Chapter 678 The thief is caught

"Not hard at all, is it?"

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 own heart."

That being said, once Wusheng arrives at the government office, he will definitely report the matter to the higher authorities.

But he, the censor who knew about this in advance, submitted the impeachment memorial to the government office one step later. What would the civil and military officials think? What would his fellow censors think?

What would your majesty think?

Qin Yao added: "My Lords, do these imperial censors only submit memorials when there is solid evidence of a crime every time they impeach?"

Qin Yao shook her head. She didn't believe it.

It was two departments that raised suspicions and searched for evidence.

"If this is just a groundless slander, your Excellency's impeachment can also make the Crown Prince pay attention to those around him who like to spread rumors. After all, even if we take a step back, does it mean that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has done nothing wrong when such a rumor spreads?"

Qin Yao said in a righteous tone: "If this is true, should the law bow to the lawlessness? The foundation of Shengguo was destroyed by these people who despise the law!"

Having said that, "Whether to impeach or not depends on your own heart."

Censor Qi was speechless. Qin Yao had said all the good and bad things by herself. What else could he say?

Every sentence she said was "it depends on your own heart", but in fact she just wanted him to report the matter.

If he hadn't known that the family next door had just moved to Kyoto and had no roots, he would have suspected that they were the collaborators of the Princess's Mansion.

Once this matter was exposed, Her Royal Highness the Princess, who had been severely impeached by literati and scholars during this period, would almost laugh out loud.

More and more people gathered outside Qi's mansion, leaving little time for Censor Qi to hesitate.

Under the urging of the housekeeper, Censor Qi glared at Qin Yao unhappily and shouted outside: "Someone come!"

Two guards who were guarding nearby ran in immediately.

Censor Qi pointed at Wusheng and said, "Take this thief out and hand him over to the abbot to see how much he has stolen."

The guard did not dare to hesitate and immediately lifted up the warrior.

Wusheng looked at Qin Yao with gratitude, then cooperated and followed the two guards.

The two guards who knew about 60% of the truth looked at him curiously and were amazed. He could actually escape from the Black Riders of the East Palace. He must be an extraordinary person.

Wusheng smiled bitterly. Anyone who didn't want to die would struggle as violently as he did.

Everyone followed.

The Qi family opened the door and a crowd of people poured into the yard. They were all familiar faces who had been seen at Qin Yao's house in the evening.

The abbot did not come to the banquet in the afternoon, but sent someone to congratulate. However, Qin Yao and the abbot had met before when they bought the house. Everyone was very curious when they saw her in the Qi family courtyard.

Censor Qi raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and began to explain: "This thief stole something and was about to escape by climbing over the wall, but he accidentally fell in the back alley of our house. Madam Qin is very skilled in martial arts, and she caught the thief in no time."

The abbot thought this statement was a bit strange. Moreover, seeing that the warrior who was held in the hands of the guards did not seem to be panicked or frightened as if he had been caught stealing, nor did he beg for mercy, he began to feel suspicious.

But now was not the time to investigate the situation in detail. He exchanged glances with Censor Qi and saw that he nodded without further explanation, so he had to suppress his doubts.

The rest of the people didn't think too much about it. Money always moves people's hearts. Even if they knew that they had not lost anything, they still wanted to join in the fun and see how much gold, silver and treasures they could find. Who knows, they might even get a share of it.

So, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the abbot led his men to search the man personally, and more than a dozen copper coins fell out.

Liu Ji, who was mixed in the crowd, hissed softly in pain, this was just a small part of his few private possessions!

"Why is it only this little?"

"Didn't they say they found a lot of gold and silver treasures?"

"Who just said that?"

"It seems so" Hey? Who shouted?

The person who responded was a stranger who was not very familiar with the situation. It was dark at night and everyone couldn't remember what the person who leaked the information looked like.

Amid people's complaints, Liu Ji hid his achievements and fame and retreated quietly.

After Qin Yao told the owner of the monastery about the arrest process, she waited for Censor Qi to make the decision and asked the owner to send the thief to the government office the next day before leaving.

After all, he is a thief, so catching him is considered a merit. And those who like it will be very excited, so they volunteered to help hand the thief over to the authorities.

Once there is one, there will be two. Before the abbot even opened his mouth, more than ten people had already signed up to go.

In the past, when there were fewer people involved, there would be fewer problems. One or two people could just escort the thief. The owner was about to refuse, but Censor Qi secretly stopped him.

The abbot was already suspicious, and could no longer hold back. He asked the man to the side and asked quietly:

"Master Qi, what is going on? Is that thief really a thief?"

Qi Yushi knew that he couldn't hide it from him, but he didn't dare to tell him the truth, so he said cryptically:

"Don't worry about whether he is a thief or not. Just send him to the government office. It's none of your business."

The abbot wanted to ask more, but Censor Qi shook him sternly, "Don't ask anymore. It's not good for you to know too much."

The owner of the neighborhood was shocked. It was rare for Censor Qi to have any dealings with neighbors like them. The fact that he had given him a reminder showed that the matter was really not simple.

He did not dare to ask any more questions. He decided to take a dozen men with him and send the martial artist to the yamen as soon as the curfew was lifted tomorrow.

Wusheng was taken away by the monastery owner and first locked up in his woodshed. Then the man from Zhang Guizhi's family who worked in the government office was called to keep watch over him, and the matter came to a temporary end.

However, just when Qin Yao's family thought they could go to bed.

On the street outside the block where people were under curfew and no one was allowed to walk around, a team of guards suddenly entered Kuanzheng Block.

The noise caused by catching the thief here was quite loud, and it could be heard in several neighboring towns and markets. Those who were chasing the martial artist would have noticed it if they paid a little attention.

The sound of horse hooves rang out in the silent street, and the people of Kuanzhengfang, who had just finished the excitement of catching a thief and were too sleepy to open their eyes, suddenly woke up halfway.

Awang jumped down from the wall of his house, knocked on Qin Yao's door, and said solemnly: "Madam, it's the Black Cavalry 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 in 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 and agreed. Now everyone in Kuanzhengfang had seen Wusheng. He didn't believe that the Black Cavalry would dare to massacre innocent people in this fang city at the foot of the imperial city.

The door next door was knocked by the Black Knights, and then the doors of several houses near and far were knocked open.

Liu Ji's heart tightened, "Are they going to search every house?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a group of people stop at his door.

The three of them 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.