The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion
Chapter 304: Mourning and Revealing the False Compassion of a Nun [(1)]When it came to the emotions of this young man, they would come and go quickly.
Just now, due to his first encounter with the dark side of society, Jia Baoyu's emotions were extremely low. In the blink of an eye, he heard that the female prisoner was shouting injustice outside, and he immediately became excited again.
He was rubbing his hands and preparing to go out with Sun Shaozong to clarify right and wrong. Unexpectedly, Sun Shaozong hesitated a bit and turned his head back inside.
Baoyu was momentarily dumbfounded and hurriedly chased in, only to see Sun Shaozong sitting back behind the table, blowing the tea stems floating from the celadon cup with a leisurely appearance.
“Second Brother.”
Jia Baoyu became increasingly puzzled and exclaimed, "There are people shouting grievances outside. Why do you act like you have nothing to do?”
Sun Shaozong smiled slightly, lowered his head, and took two sips of tea before calmly saying, "Why are you in a hurry? The people who should be here at the moment are not all here yet. How can you tell right or wrong by just listening to one family's words?”
“Besides, there are over a hundred people from all levels of the Criminal Department. Do they still need me to personally attend to everything?”
Before he could finish speaking, Cheng Rixing came in and reported, "Master, Lord Lin has come forward to inquire about the situation with those female prisoners.”
Sun Shaozong waved helplessly and said, "If you want to listen, go out and listen. Don't create trouble with me.”
“Thank you very much for your understanding, Second Brother.”
Baoyu arched his hand with a smile, and then he darted out like a monkey.
When he reached the courtyard, he saw several women who looked like mud monkeys kneeling in front of Lin Delu, crying and complaining. Their bodies were sticky and greasy, and he didn't know what they were contaminated with.
Lin Delu saw that it was Jia Baoyu coming out from inside, so he stood up and saluted. Baoyu quickly frowned, gestured to him not to speak up, and quietly approached to listen.
He then heard the women complaining, "I said this was not appropriate, but the Young Abbess insisted on letting those three prostitutes out. Moreover, she has the warrant of the Assistant Magistrate.”
“When the lewd nun came out the first two times, she was honest and even talked and laughed with us.”
“Who would have thought that this time, when she saw an opportunity, she wanted to harm someone?"
“Thanks to my quick hand and eyes, I hugged the lewd nun around my waist, and that's how the Young Abbess didn't get hurt.”
“We saw the lustful nun struggling fiercely, scratching and biting recklessly, so we came forward together to help. We didn't know how it happened, but the lustful nun suddenly had a miscarriage.”
“Such a big child; it fell to the ground with a flesh-like thud, and the amniotic fluid and blood were splashing.”
"At that time, the sisters were all in a panic. Who would have thought that the crazy nun took the opportunity to pick up the baby and send it to the Young Abbess?!"
“Oh my goodness, there's still the umbilical cord attached to it. With a hard delivery, half of it even comes out of the water.”
“It scared the Young Abbess.”
“We quickly pulled the crazy nun apart and tied her up. After finishing the task, we were just about to go and see the Young Abbess, but unexpectedly, the Assistant Magistrate arrived.”
“The Assistant Magistrate, after seeing that the Young Abbess has been scared that she seems like she has lost her soul and been stained with dirty things, said that we are not doing our job properly and are about to be reformed.”
“To be honest, can you blame us for this?”
“We wanted to defend a few words, but a good whipping came straight from the Assistant Magistrate's subordinates.”
“We are wronged, Lord Lin.”
Upon hearing this, Jia Baoyu and Lin Delu realized that the sticky substance on their bodies was actually a mixture of amniotic fluid and blood from pregnant women.
Lin Delu frowned and took a half step back, saying in a deep voice, "Not to mention whether what you said is true or false. Now that you come to the gate of Lord Sun to complain about injustice, are you going to sue Assistant Magistrate Wei for a verdict?”
“No, no, no.”
“How dare I sue the Assistant Magistrate?”
“I am just asking for the favor of Lord Sun, not to fire us.”
Right.
A group of temporary workers who couldn’t even be considered serious officials—how dare they accuse Wei Ruolan of his unrightful behavior? Coming here to complain about grievances was just a reluctance to part with their job.
Several female prisoners obediently responded and retreated to one side on their knees.
“Second Master Bao, let's…”
“What a group of mischievous women.”
However, as soon as Lin Delu was about to invite Baoyu in, he heard a sharp cry coming from outside the courtyard door, and then Wei Ruolan stormed in angrily.
Before the arrival of the person, the scolding sound of carrying a gun and a stick filled everyone's ears, and he said, "You guys have neglected your duty, causing that nun to die without saying anything. Even Lady Miaoyu almost encountered an accident! If I don’t punish you severely, it would have been an extralegal leniency. How dare you come to the Criminal Justice Department to turn black into white?”
As he spoke, Wei Ruolan approached with a murderous aura. He looked at the woman on the ground coldly and said, "Do you think I would not dare to kill you?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe shouted to kill her, and behind him were several healthy servants swinging their horse whips with a clattering sound. They were scared, and several female prisoners kowtowed like garlic, saying, ”We don't dare.”
Wei Ruolan raised his eyebrows again and pointed to the door, shouting, "Since you don’t dare, why don't you get out of here.”
With this sound, three out of the five female prisoners got up and ran out, while the remaining two refused to leave. Instead, they banged their heads and turned their mouths over to plead, "Please forgive me! I can’t lose this job! Please forgive me!”
But when the temper of Young Master Wei Ruolan rose, could he care about it so much?
Seeing these two women, his threat turned into a breeze in their ears. He immediately rolled up his sleeve and ordered in anger, "Someone, tie these two wicked women and send them to prison for custody.”
The left and right attendants suddenly agreed, carrying a whip and waiting to pick up the person.
“Brother Wei, I think we should…”
“Wait a minute.”
Baoyu saw that the two women were pounding their heads and bleeding blood, and his heart felt a bit unbearable. As he was about to plead for their mercy, Sun Shaozong suddenly lifted the door curtain and exited the hall. He asked in a deep voice, "I don't know what charges you would impose on these two people, Assistant Magistrate Wei.”
Wei Ruolan had already guessed that Sun Shaozong would definitely be unable to resist appearing, so upon hearing his questioning coldly, he was not very flustered.
He tilted his nose slightly and sneered, "Isn't this accusation obvious? Of course, it's corruption and dereliction of duty that led to the early death of the prisoner in charge.”
“Is there any evidence?”
“The body of that lewd nun is material evidence, and Lady Miaoyu is the testimony.”
Not to mention, Wei Ruolan's mouth was still quite sharp, and there was not a trace of disadvantage in the dialogue.
At that moment, a woman suddenly walked in outside the gate, dressed in a peach-patterned lady's skirt with a blue background and a cherry red tie, with a butterfly knot on her slender waist. She appeared playful and bright.
The only thing that was not very appropriate was the chest. The two tightly raised mounds, with Sun Shaozong's sharp eyes, even showed some indescribable details.
And this woman was not someone else, but the witness, Miaoyu!