From the Valley of the Wicked to the Town of Demons

Sun Shangshu of the Household Department had just finished washing, but instead of going to rest, he came to the study, lit two candles, opened an official document, and read it carefully.

Although he is in a high position, he is still diligent. The household department is in charge of the world's money bags, and his burden is not light.

"Tomorrow is your birthday, and you still don't forget your official duties. Everyone in the world thinks you are greedy for ink, but they don't know that you have worked so hard for the people of the world until your temples are gray."

A voice suddenly sounded, but Sun Shangshu didn't take it seriously, and continued to read the official document. After reading it, he dipped his pen in ink and wrote a comment.

"I don't care what people in the world think, I just know that I will live up to the grace of the saints and the books of sages that I have studied hard in my cold window."

Sun Shangshu raised his head and looked at the man in black in the corner.

The two looked at each other, not avoiding each other's eyes, and were faintly confronting each other.

"You know who I am and why I'm here."

The man in black asked faintly, a steel knife was out of its sheath in his hand, and against the candlelight, there was a faint cold light.

"I don't care who you are, but I also know why you came here today. I believe that I will live up to the people of the world. Even if I am assassinated, I will be killed by a treacherous villain in an upright manner, and I deserve to die."

Sun Shangshu had no fear, and spoke righteously.

"You are so bright and aboveboard. Three years ago, you embezzled 200 million taels of disaster relief funds from Yizhou, resulting in starvation everywhere. You have lived up to the people of the world? It's a big joke."

The man in black said coldly, and then took a step forward, pointing at Sun Shangshu with the tip of his knife, with murderous look in his eyes.

"The 200 million disaster relief funds were indeed embezzled by me, but the imperial court has difficulties with the imperial court. The flood disaster three years ago did not only affect Yizhou. The four prefectures were affected by the flood peak, but the imperial court treasury bank Limited, if you save Yizhou, you will not be able to save the other three states."

Sun Shangshu sighed, it seemed that he had no choice but to do this.

"Hmph, full of nonsense, today I will eliminate harm for the world."

After the man in black finished speaking, he immediately stepped forward and slashed at Sun Shangshu's neck with a single knife.

"Come on, there are assassins."

Sun Shangshu is not a weak scholar with no power to restrain a chicken, he also served as a soldier in his early years.Immediately, he slapped the table, and the wooden table flew up out of thin air and hit the man in black.

boom!
With a knife, the wooden table was split into two halves, but Sun Shangshu took this opportunity to rush out of the study and came to the inner hall outside.

The majestic Minister of the Household Department of the Wei Dynasty, it is impossible to have no guards at home. He shouted loudly, but found no movement outside.

"Stop shouting, the entire Shangshu Mansion has passed out."

The man in black walked over at a leisurely pace, looking at Sun Shangshu as if looking at a dead person.

"Hmph, you thief, even if you kill me, you can't escape the court's arrest. Do you know what crime is for assassinating a court official?"

Sun Shangshu reprimanded loudly, and at the same time stepped back, slowly touching the edge of the door.

"Crime? What is the charge for killing a greedy dog ​​who fishes and eats people?"

The man in black still approached slowly, as if he was not worried about Sun Shangshu's escape.

"Hmph, thief, you are treason."

After Sun Shangshu finished speaking, he immediately turned around and opened the door, and rushed to the corridor connecting the inner and outer halls.

As a result, the scene in front of him made him dumbfounded, and he saw the servants and guards in the corridor standing there quietly, their eyes were dull and lifeless, as if possessed by evil spirits.

"You, what kind of evil magic did you use?"

Sun Shangshu has been in court for decades, and he also knows some strange things, so he immediately knows that this person is not an ordinary warrior.

"When you die, you will know."

The man in black had already come to him at this time, put away the steel knife in his hand, and snapped his fingers, and the servants and guards rushed up and chopped him into pieces.

The next day, many high-ranking officials and famous officials from the capital gathered in front of Sun Shangshu's mansion in the household department to celebrate his birthday. As a result, it was already high in the sun, but the gate of the mansion did not open for a long time.

Everyone felt that something was wrong, so they sent someone to report to the officials, so the admiral of the Nine Gates sent a team of patrols out, climbed over the wall, and opened the door bolt from the inside.

As a result, everyone was shocked when he was admitted to the hospital. There was not a single person alive in the entire Shangshu mansion, and Lord Shangshu was chopped into pieces. His identity could only be judged from his clothes and some features.

The ruling and opposition parties were shocked, and the capital was shocked.

Hubu Shangshu has a high position and authority, and he is a real court official. His whole family died suddenly overnight, and except for Shangshu, everyone was unscarred, as if he died in his sleep.

Most importantly, it was learned from the criminal department's arrest and inspection scene that the person who killed Sun Shangshu was actually the guards in the mansion, but these people also died, without any anger.

The case is complicated and confusing, and the Ministry of Finance is a place with many events, and the relationship is extremely complicated. Various rumors are flying all over the capital, and it is impossible to distinguish for a while.

When the emperor learned of this, Longyan was furious and ordered the three courts to try the case together. This was a pain for the three yamen, because there was no clue at all about the case.

In order to prevent the emperor from being held accountable, the three divisions reached an agreement, saying that this matter is too strange, it may not be caused by humans, it is very likely to be caused by demons, so...

It directly dragged Zhenyaosi and Shenchuangmen into the water.

Ever since, the joint trial of the three divisions has become a joint trial of the five divisions.

Shangshu's mansion was very lively, the demon guard Yulin guards, the criminal department's arresters, the inspectors' inspectors, the black-robed guards of Dali Temple, and the god arresters and iron arresters gathered together.

Cui Hong looked at the situation and couldn't help shaking his head. So many government officials came together to check the scene, interfering with each other, and things with clues may become clueless.

"My lord, I didn't find any traces of demons, but the assassin's methods are indeed strange. They can manipulate people's minds, use them, and kill Sun Shangshu."

A bronze guard ran to Cui Hong and reported the situation.

"Monsters are not the only ones who can control people's minds. There are countless strange people in the world, and there are countless people who can do this."

Cui Hong knew that Sanfa Division had pushed this job over, and he was angry, so he was ready to push it out immediately.

"There are indeed a few strange sects in Jianghu who can control people, but there are not many who can control so many people and commit murder with sharp blades and sticks."

An iron catcher from the God's Catchment Gate spoke, and three flames appeared on his armguard, which showed that his status in the God's Catchment Gate was second only to the four gatekeepers.

Like Zhenyaosi, Shenchuangmen is also the court's yamen, and the ranks of the two are equivalent, except that one is in charge of demon affairs and the other is in charge of Jianghu affairs.

The fish-scale guards of the town demon division are divided into copper guards, iron guards, silver guards, and golden guards.The same is true for the God Catchment Gate. The iron catchers under him are divided into catchers, catchers, head catchers and door supervisors. The top one is also called the Zhenfushi.

Cui Hong is the silver guard of the town demon division, and this iron guard is also the head catcher of the god catcher, the status and rank of the two are equal.

Just when the two had faint intentions of confrontation, there was a noise at the door, and when they turned their heads to look, they found that it was Sun Shangshu's nephew, who had brought someone into a dispute with the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

"This boy, he still doesn't know how to restrain himself. His backer is gone, and he is still so arrogant. He really doesn't know how to live or die."

Cui Hong had a very bad impression of this kid, so seeing him clashing with the Ministry of Punishment, he was about to watch the excitement.

But the head catcher of the god catcher had other plans, and immediately called someone over to find out the situation, and then called the eldest nephew over.

Now that the case is complicated and confusing, if you get more information, you get more information. Although this person is annoying, he is a person who is closely related to Sun Shangshu after all.

The identity of the assassin is the most crucial point in this case. Perhaps something can be obtained from this kid.