C42 Four of them went to jail with An Ping.
An Ping and the other three came to the courtyard, and as An Ping seemed to be extremely concerned about this matter, he went to inform the owner of the inn, and that owner had to immediately inform the authorities to settle this matter, only then did the owner react, and send his subordinates to inform the official, while the two husband and wife were at a loss of what to do, squatting in a corner, putting their hands together, trembling.
Not long after, the prefect, along with the constable, and the two hundred or so yamen runners arrived at the inn. After the prefect and the constable entered the room to inspect the situation, the constable ordered the bailiff to seal the surroundings. After that, he ordered the bailiffs to carry the corpses into the courtyard and set them up in a row.
Only now did An Ping see that these ten odd corpses were the Jinyiwei s that were tailing the four. He was shocked as he widened his jade eyes and mouth, thinking, who would be so daring to kill a member of the imperial court?
The constable stepped forward to take a look and saw that all of these people had their throats slit with sharp blades. He also discovered that there were more than a dozen Embroidered Spring Sabers that had been found within the houses of the ten people. He then touched the bosom of a corpse and fished out a bronze token. It was entirely black, with auspicious clouds carved on top and bottom, and in the middle, there were three words, Jinyiwei. He was also greatly shocked. She thought to herself that this matter was extremely serious, and the lord had yet to decide on what to do. Only then did he arrive by the Prefect's side and call him over to a place devoid of people, whispering a few words into his ear.
The Prefecture Overseer heard that over a dozen of these people were from the Imperial Court's Jinyiwei. Now that something happened in the Regional Palace that he was in charge of, how could he not be terrified? Cold sweat appeared on his forehead. At the same time, he ordered all the city gates to check on the passersby, especially those with sharp blades. He also needed to bring all the martial artists to the mansion, not to miss a single one of them. If anyone dared to resist, they could do so on the spot. The constable immediately gave the order and the two hundred or so yamen runners began to move. They escorted the people there and headed towards the government.
Mo Jingtian and the other three were no exception, but Mo Jingtian was in a rush, and knew that this matter was caused by another group of bandits, so how could he be willing to do so? Seeing Mo Jingtian being so anxious, the constable thought to himself, if I can catch the real culprit, maybe I can receive the rewards and gain the recognition from the higher-ups, maybe I can go a step further, but if I can't, perhaps my black cloth hat will be broken, and my career will be ruined. He became anxious, holding a sharp blade in his hand, and went to rest at the inn last night, why don't I torture him, and force him to admit that he was the culprit? The constable steeled his heart and ordered the bailiff to tie Mo Jingtian up. Naturally, Mo Jingtian could not agree, and wanted to pull out his sword to resist, but An Ping came behind him, grabbed his wrist, and gave him a look. Mo Jingtian knew that An Ping's identity was not normal, and ignored him. The constable also felt a bit of guilt, and ordered the four of them to be brought to the government palace.
The two hundred yamen runners led the rest of the people to the official residence, and placed Mo Jingtian's group and the rest in jail, waiting for further investigation. Mo Jingtian and the other three did not panic, but the rest of the people continued to shout injustice, all the way until their voices were hoarse. What are you shouting for! "After the matter has been investigated thoroughly, I will naturally let you all go."
The constable came to the main hall and informed the Prefect of his thoughts. When the Prefect heard this, he became anxious.
"Lord, if we don't do this, I'm afraid we won't even be able to preserve our lives."
The Prefect pondered for a while, then glared at him and fiercely said, "Alright! I'll do as you say. "
Just at that moment, An Ping and the other three were waiting in the prison for a while, when Mo Jingtian started to become anxious. An Ping suddenly called for the head of the prison over, and the head was extremely unwilling, he said unhappily: "What's wrong, what's wrong?"
Although An Ping was extremely unhappy, he did not care about it at all. He took out a piece of silver and shook it at the jailer. When the jailer saw the silver, his face lit up and his eyes lit up.
An Ping dodged but he did not catch it. He said softly, "Captain, I did not take my money for free. Go, call your Lord Prison Officer over! " Only then did An Ping hand the silver in his hands over to him, and the jailer happily went over to report to Prison Lord Si Wen Ming, but under the advice of the jailer, he barely stood up and walked over to An Ping. When An Ping saw that Prison Master Si had arrived, he took out a jade token and said: "Hand this over to your Palace Lord, and let him take a look, and tell him to immediately release the four of us. Also, tell him that this matter is not to reveal anything." He then took out another silver ingot and gave it along with the jade token into the hands of Prison. When the prison heard this, he was surprised but did not dare to delay. He then hurriedly took it and left the prison, bringing the jade token to the main hall of the prefectural city.
The Prefect and the constable were discussing how to settle the case when the Commissioner suddenly barged into the great hall. He knelt down and asked, "What is it?"
"Reporting to sire, there is a person in the prison who told me to show this to sire and told sire to release the four of them immediately."
"What is it? Show me."
The Prefect took a step forward and presented the jade tablet to him. The Prefecture Overseer held the jade tablet in his hands and saw that it was completely sparkling, the white jade was flawless and it was carved from the white jade of the Venerable Ones from Jade. On the jade tablet, there was a phoenix carved onto it, and over it, there were two characters carved on it, it was An Ping.
"Why is it him!" The Prefect was startled.
"Quick, quickly tell me what else that person said!" the Prefect asked eagerly.
The head of the prison replied after some thought, "That person said to tell sire not to reveal this."
When Prefect Zhang De heard this, his heart went cold, but he still hastily sent the order, "Quickly, release those four people."
The constable was anxious as he asked, "Sir, if we let those four people go, what should we do about this case?"
"Sigh!" The two of us can only play the imperial court and pray for ourselves. Hurry up and release them! " The Prefect shouted angrily at Si Prison, causing his heart to tremble. Just as he was about to leave, he shouted, "Wait a moment, hand this over to that person. Remember, you must be careful and not neglect it!"
"Yes!" The prison guard quickly responded, then bowed and left the hall.
He did not dare to be slow and hurried his pace. He arrived in front of An Ping with a smile on his face and bowed slightly, holding the jade tablet in both hands. An Ping took the tablet and placed it back in his pocket, while the prison guard said to the head of the prison, "Open the lock!"
"Lord, this!"
"Enough nonsense, hurry up and open the lock." The prison gave the jailer a kick.
Only then did the head of the prison open the door hastily, while Si Prison smiled at An Ping, as if he was trying to flatter him.
The door opened, and An Ping said: "Sister Yue, Brother Tian, let's go."
Even if Mo Jingtian and Cheng Runyue were puzzled, they would still have to leave first. Without saying much, the four of them walked out of the prison and onto the street, Mo Jingtian thought, there's no need for me to ask, I've already asked many times, yet An Ping has never told them anything. Mo Jingtian did not speak further, he only walked silently. Just like that, the four of them did not speak further, and arrived at the inn they were staying, took out their horses and continued walking.