Red Dust Daqian

Chapter 111 Zhou Sen Kills

There is a song called "Women are Tigers". Zhou Sen really understood it at this moment and felt that why would he provoke tigers, and several of them at that.

Zhou Sen, curled up on the ground, felt that Xiangcao, Shen Qianrou, Shen Yueer, and Li Ninger were all in a rhythm, taking turns to do it with no intention of stopping. When would it end?

At this time, someone finally knocked on the gate. The sound was unprecedentedly loud. Normally, no one would knock on the gate of Qianmu Hall so fiercely. Everyone was confused and didn't know what was going on, so they stopped what they were doing and stopped beating Zhou Sen.

Zhou Sen didn't care how loud the knocking was. They finally stopped. Thank God, thank those knockers for saving him.

While everyone was still confused, the gate was forcibly opened, and a group of officers armed with sharp weapons rushed in. Then a man dressed as a head of the police came from behind the officers and stood in front of Zhou Sen, Xiangcao and others.

The head of the police asked Zhou Sen, "Who is Zhang Mumu here?" Zhou Sen looked at the head of the police in confusion and replied, "I am Zhang Mumu. What do you want from me?" The head of the police scolded him, "You bold thief, you must kill someone and pay with your life. Capture him immediately."

As soon as he finished speaking, the yamen runners surrounded him, ready to arrest Zhou Sen. Xiangcao, Shen Qianrou and Li Ning'er all stepped forward in a hurry, blocking the yamen runners and angrily said, "Nonsense! What a thief, you must pay with your life, you must have the wrong person!"

Zhou Sen was also a little confused. Murder? Thief? How could that be possible? The guards must have made a mistake. Zhou Sen asked doubtfully, "Brother Captain, can you explain it more clearly? There has never been a murder. They must have made a mistake."

The head constable said disdainfully: "Are you kidding me? I'll take you to the government office and torture you, and then we'll know." The head constable didn't take the woman who was blocking his way seriously at all, and was ready to take Zhou Sen away by force. At this time, Zhao Tiezhu and others also rushed over and stopped the bailiffs from continuing to arrest people.

Seeing that Zhou Sen's group had more people, the head of the police did not want to cause a conflict and cause injuries to the yamen runners, so he eased the situation and explained to Zhou Sen and others: "Someone reported that the reporter Zhang Mumu hid in Qianmutang after killing someone. We are here to arrest him. If Qianmutang does not want to get into trouble, it should not stop the government from handling the case."

Seeing that no one backed down, the head of the police continued to explain: "The deceased is the son of Ouyang Changshi's family, Ouyang Zongxin, are you sure you can afford to offend him?"

Ouyang Zongxin is dead, that's impossible. Zhou Sen was heartbroken when he heard the news. No wonder he was involved. But he just pulled Ouyang Zongxin's leg, he shouldn't be dead. Did he pierce the aorta and bleed to death? Or died of tetanus, that's impossible. This dagger is usually well preserved and not rusty at all. Besides, tetanus infection won't kill so quickly, it's only morning and afternoon.

Ouyang Zongxin was dead, no matter what, it was difficult for Zhou Sen to stay out of it. After all, the other party was a government official, and Zhou Sen was afraid of affecting Qianmu Hall, so he asked Shen Qianrou, Zhao Tiezhu and others to withdraw.

Murder is no small matter, and the victim is Ouyang Zongxin, the eldest son of the chief secretary. If he is taken away like this, if he is really identified as the murderer, he will definitely die.

In this situation, Shen Qianrou and Zhao Tiezhu were unwilling to follow Zhou Sen's orders and stay out of the matter. The soldiers wanted to take Zhou Sen away by force, but Xiangcao, Shen Qianrou, Shen Yueer, Zhao Tiezhu and others were ready to protect Zhou Sen to the death.

At this moment, a group of archers surrounded the courtyard wall and aimed at everyone. If a conflict broke out, Zhou Sen would definitely not be able to escape. Most importantly, Xiangcao, Shen Qianrou and others might also lose their reputations. Qianmu Hall's industry in Jiangxia Prefecture would also be wiped out.

Zhou Sen didn't want to see his people get injured or killed, and he knew very well that he couldn't engage in a head-on confrontation at this moment, so he threatened Xiangcao, Shen Qianrou, and Shen Yueer with his own life and forced them to retreat.

Zhou Sen thought about it and decided that the only people he could rely on were Huaxi Shrine or Li Qi from the Plum Blossom Division, but he couldn't contact Huaxi Shrine at the moment. Li Ning'er was there, so he could ask her to notify Li Qi and give it a try. He hoped that Li Qi from the Plum Blossom Division would help him out for the sake of their alliance.

Zhou Sen, who held out a glimmer of hope, looked at Li Ning'er and pleaded, "Miss Shui, I believe I really didn't kill anyone." Li Ning'er nodded, and Zhou Sen continued, "But the one who died now is the son of the Chief of Jiangxia Prefecture. I'm afraid they won't handle the case impartially and force the crime on me, then I'll be doomed. Now only your brother can help me. I hope Miss Shui can ask your brother to help me, maybe your brother can save my life. I don't ask your brother to be partial to me, I just want to find out the truth."

Although it was a matter of life and death, Zhou Sen only asked Li Ning'er for help and did not reveal the name of Meihuasi.

As soon as Zhou Sen finished speaking, Shen Qianrou turned around and almost knelt down to Li Ning'er. Fortunately, Li Ning'er immediately helped Shen Qianrou up. Shen Qianrou begged Li Ning'er to forgive the misunderstanding and help her. Xiangcao and Shen Yue'er also turned to Li Ning'er for help. Li Ning'er had no intention of doing so. Seeing Zhou Sen being wrongly accused, since everyone had made a request, Li Ning'er agreed. She turned around and left Qianmu Hall.

The case involved the governor of Jiangxia Prefecture, and the county magistrate did not dare to intervene in the case. Zhou Sen was taken directly to the governor's office by the yamen runners. Xiangcao and the Shen sisters were worried about Zhou Sen, so they followed him to the governor's office.

Zhou Sen was taken directly to the court. The court was soon surrounded by people watching the excitement, and the playboys and servants who were chasing Zhou Sen were already in place, waiting for Zhou Sen to be escorted in.

A moment later, the governor Zhu Deling, the chief secretary Ouyang Changzong, who was Ouyang Zongxin's father, and the legal advisor Ma Piwen, also came to the court. The yamen runners carried a corpse wrapped in white cloth into the court, and it was probably the dead Ouyang Zongxin who was wrapped in it.

After the officials were seated, the yamen runners shouted, "The court is open." When the master saw Zhou Sen not kneeling, he angrily scolded him, "You bold thief, why don't you kneel before your superiors?" Although he had been in Daqian for decades, Zhou Sen still had not formed the habit of kneeling, so he refused to kneel on the grounds that Taoists do not bow when they see a courtesy.

What Taoist priests don't kneel down? The lawyer Ma Piwen didn't care about that. He ordered the yamen runners to beat Zhou Sen until he knelt down. Fortunately, the governor Zhu Deling didn't care about these vulgar etiquettes and waved the yamen runners to withdraw, saving a dying man from kneeling down.

Since Zhou Sen did hurt Ouyang Zongxin, many people in the teahouse saw it and were willing to come out to testify. The playboys and servants insisted that Ouyang Zongxin was stabbed to death by Zhou Sen.

Therefore, this trial is basically just a formality to convict Taoist Zhang Mumu.