Chapter 678 The Thief Is Caught
"It's not hard at all, right?"
Qin Yao shrugged and looked at the troubled Qi Yushi with a smile: "As for whether you want to impeach me or not, it all depends on your heart."
That being said, once Wu Sheng arrives at the Yamen, he will definitely report this matter.
But he, the censor, who knew about the matter in advance, delayed the Yamen one step before submitting the impeachment details. What would the civil and military officials think? What would fellow censors think?
What would His Majesty think?
Qin Yao added another sentence: "My lords and censors, is it true that every impeachment is only successful if the evidence of the crime is solid?"
Qin Yao shook her head, she didn't believe it.
There are two departments that raise suspicions and search for evidence.
"If this matter is just a groundless slander, your impeachment can also make the prince pay attention to those who like to spread rumors in time. After all, if there is such a rumor spread, His Highness the prince is not wrong at all. ?"
Qin Yao said in a righteous and awe-inspiring tone: "If this matter is true, should the law bow to the law? The foundation of the Sheng Kingdom was destroyed by these people who despised the king's law!"
Having said that, "Whether to impeach or not depends on your own heart."
Qi Yushi was speechless. Qin Yao had finished all the nice things to say by herself. What else could he say.
They kept saying "Look at your own heart", but actually you wanted him to bring this matter up.
If he hadn't known that the family next door had just moved to Kyoto and had no basic connections, he would have couldn't help but wonder if they were under the auspices of the eldest princess's palace.
Once this matter was revealed, Her Royal Highness the Princess, who had been so impeached by scholars during this period, almost laughed out loud.
More and more people gathered outside Qi Mansion, leaving little time for Qi Yushi to struggle.
Under the steward's urging, Qi Yushi glared at Qin Yao angrily and shouted: "Come here!"
Two nurses who were guarding nearby ran in immediately.
Qi Yushi pointed at Wu Sheng, "Take this thief out and give it to the boss to see how much he stole."
The nurse didn't dare to hesitate and immediately picked Wu Sheng up.
Wu Sheng glanced at Qin Yao gratefully and followed the two guards cooperatively.
The two guards who knew about 60-70% of the truth looked at him curiously. They were surprised that he was able to escape from the black knight in the East Palace. He was also an extraordinary person.
Wu Sheng smiled bitterly. Anyone who didn't want to die would struggle as fiercely as he did.
Everyone then followed.
The Qi family opened the door, and people poured into the courtyard. They were all familiar faces they had seen at Qin Yao's house in the evening.
The shop owner did not come to the banquet in the afternoon, but sent someone to congratulate her. However, Qin Yao and the shop owner had met before when they bought a house. Everyone was curious when they saw her in Qi's courtyard.
Qi Yushi raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet and explained: "The thief stole something and was about to climb over the wall to escape. He accidentally fell down in the back alley of our house. Madam Qin is very skilled in martial arts and caught the thief in a few seconds."
The shop owner thought this statement was a bit strange, and seeing that the martial artist who was being held in the hands of the nursing home did not look as panicked and frightened as he did after being caught stealing, nor did he beg for mercy, he felt suspicious.
But now was not the time to study the situation in detail. I looked at Qi Yushi and saw that he nodded without any extra explanation, so I had no choice but to suppress my doubts.
The rest of the people didn't think so much. Money always attracts people's hearts. Even if they know that they have a lot of things at home, they still want to join in the fun and see how much gold and silver treasures can be found. Maybe they can get a piece of it back.
So, under the spotlight of everyone, the owner of the workshop led people to search him personally, and "crackling" shook out more than a dozen copper plates.
Liu Jirou, who was among the crowd, hissed slightly in pain. This was only a small part of his few private rooms!
"Why so little?"
"Didn't you say that a lot of gold and silver treasures were found?"
"Who said that just now?"
"It seems like" Huh? Who was shouting?
It was an unfamiliar face that was not very familiar to him. It was dark at night, and everyone couldn't remember what the person who tipped off the information looked like.
Amid people's complaints, Liu Ji hid his merit and fame and retreated silently.
After Qin Yao told the boss about the arrest process, he waited for Qi Yushi to make the decision and asked the boss to send the thief to the government office tomorrow before leaving.
After all, he was a thief, and if he was caught, he would be considered a meritorious deed. And he was so lively that he volunteered to help bring the thief to the government.
If there is one, there are two. Before the owner of the shop opened his mouth, there were already about ten people signing up to go with him.
Usually, when things like this happen, there are fewer people and less trouble. Just one or two people can escort the thief. The shop owner was about to refuse, but Qi Yushi secretly stopped him.
The shop owner was already doubtful, but now he could no longer bear it. He asked the person aside and asked in a low voice:
"Master Qi, what is going on? Is the thief really a thief?"
Qi Yushi knew that he could not hide it from him, but he did not dare to tell him the truth and said in a cryptic way:
"Don't worry about whether he is a thief or not. Just send him to the Yamen. It's none of your business."
The shop owner wanted to ask again, but Qi Yushi shook him seriously, "Stop asking. Knowing too much is not good for you."
The shop owner was shocked. Qi Yushi rarely had any contact with neighbors like them. To be reminded by him showed that things were really not simple.
He didn't dare to ask anymore. Anyway, he took a dozen people with him and sent the martial artist to the Yamen as soon as the curfew was lifted tomorrow.
Wu Sheng was taken away by the owner of the shop, and he was first locked up in his firewood shed, and then he called a man from Zhang Guizhi's family who worked as a yamen servant to guard him, and the matter came to an end for the time being.
However, just when Qin Yao and her family thought they could go to bed.
On the street outside the block where people were not allowed to walk under curfew, a team of guards suddenly entered Kuanzheng Block.
The noise of catching thieves here was quite loud, and the noise was heard in the neighboring blocks. Those who were chasing Wusheng would have noticed it if they paid a little attention.
The sound of horse hooves rang out on the quiet street, and the people of Kuanzheng Block, who had just finished catching thieves and were too sleepy to open their eyes, suddenly woke up half of their spirits.
Awang jumped down from the wall of his house, knocked on Qin Yao's door, and said solemnly: "Madam, it's the Black Riders from the Prince's Mansion."
The door of the study next door opened gently, and Liu Ji came up stealthily in a robe, looking worriedly at the direction of the door:
"How come they came so quickly? If Wusheng is discovered, wouldn't all our efforts tonight be in vain?"
Qin Yao waved her hand, "It's not a waste of effort, at least we won't be silenced."
Liu Ji thought about it, yes, now everyone in Kuanzhengfang has seen Wusheng, he doesn't believe that the Black Riders dare to massacre innocent people in Yifang City at the foot of the imperial city.
The door next door was knocked by the Black Riders, and then the doors of several families near and far were knocked open.
Liu Ji's heart tightened, "Are they going to search for people door to door?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a team of people stopped at his door.
The three looked at each other and had a tacit understanding.
Liu Ji walked quickly to the backyard where the children lived. Awang immediately hid in the darkness. Qin Yao took a deep breath and came behind the gate.