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After a moment of hesitation, she returned her attention to the previous question: "What about the hint?"
Ye Ming did not answer directly, but asked: "Do you think the middle-aged woman's concern for her daughter is true or false?"
Luo Xiling recalled seriously: "It doesn't look like acting."
Praising her with a look that said, "Your IQ is still worth saving," Ye Ming said, "I asked the woman who lost her daughter.
The middle-aged woman did have a beautiful daughter, who also grew up under her care.
Then, the possibility of framing us has been basically ruled out."
"Then, why did you call the police to arrest us?"
"Senior sister, we should report to the police here." The voice of a girl came from the cell next door. It was obvious that they were also paying attention to the conversation between the two.
Ye Ming sighed: "Why report to the police... Is there a possibility that her daughter is indeed missing?"
"But didn't we see her daughter before we left?"
"Yes, so the time of disappearance is after we left."
"Ah?" Luo Xiling was shocked, "The demon went there just after we left?"
"right."
"Wait." She frowned, "If that's the case, the officer can ask the woman and find out that we are innocent, right?
After all, we have been with the woman since we came out, so we have an alibi!"
"The guard is sure that it wasn't us who did it."
Hearing this, one of the four men in the nearby cell got excited and said, "Why are you arresting us?!"
Luo Xiling also said anxiously: "Brother Ye, please tell me quickly!"
Ye Ming was very melancholy: "You guys let me say it?"
"Oh." After realizing that they had been talking non-stop and not giving the other person a chance to explain, the five of them quieted down.
Organizing his thoughts in his mind, Ye Ming began to explain to everyone: "The middle-aged woman's daughter is missing. It was done by a demon. We can infer this.
The process is not complicated, so the officials can do it too.
In fact, the moment the leader of the police saw us, he knew that we were wronged.
Then why did he bring us back?
One of the reasons is to take the blame.”
At this point, the five people understood.
The evildoer has been committing crimes for a long time, causing widespread public resentment. The government is unable to catch the murderer and is at a loss as to what to do.
Suddenly, several outsiders were linked to the case. Who else should we arrest if not you?
Whether or not to put all the blame on the six people will be discussed later.
It would never be wrong to lock up these people here and keep them as a retreat.
If the evildoer is caught by then, they will naturally be cleared of their grievances. If he is not caught... there is no need to elaborate on the consequences. Those who understand will understand.
After sorting out the cause and effect, Luo Xiling flew into a rage: "Fuck the dog official, he actually dared to kill Liang and take credit for it, I'm going out and chop him up!"
Ye Ming turned the manual over and faced her: "If you harm a mortal life without reason, you will be deducted points."
"Fuck, he's going to use me as the scapegoat, and it's still for no reason?"
"He didn't explicitly say he wanted to kill Liang to take credit for his crimes, but he had this intention in mind. These are two completely different concepts."
She squatted back in the corner indignantly: "Do I have to wait until he is about to chop off my head before I can fight back?"
"Not really. As long as his movements show this tendency, or he speaks bluntly, you can kill him with one sword."
"Locking me up isn't a trend?"
"Now that someone has accused us of a crime, it is reasonable for him to keep us in custody temporarily."
Luo Xiling pursed her lips and said, "This is different from what I thought. I want to fly my sword and fight the evildoers in the sky, while a bunch of people on the ground look up in amazement.
Really...Brother Ye, is it so troublesome for Master to go down the mountain?"
"Uh..." Ye Mingyu choked for a while, and said very implicitly, "When Immortal Xu goes down the mountain to do things, he usually does what he wants."
"What do you mean?"
"Do whatever you want."
"Damn! Only the governor is allowed to set fires?!"
"You can protest to Asahi-sennin when you return."
"Let's set fire to it."
Lowering her head from the bottom of her heart, she said sullenly, “What should we do now?
A demon who is in jail and is catching wool."
"The evildoer has appeared."
"Ah? Where?" Luo Xiling and the four people next to her jumped up together.
"This evildoer seems to know the rules of the mountain gate very well." Ye Ming flipped through the manual, "He knows that the mountain gate disciples are not allowed to hurt mortals without reason during their training.
So after we left the middle-aged woman’s home, they arrested her daughter, asked the woman to report us to the police, and had us thrown into jail, restricting our movements.”
After saying this, Ye Ming blamed himself a little: "Our ancients' attire is too simple, and the clothing is very different from the local style. I guess I was seen through by the evildoers when I went out this morning. I was too careless."
The concept of ancient costume is very broad.
The clothing style of each dynasty has its own distinctive characteristics, and the differences are so great that they can be distinguished at a glance. Not all long robes are ancient costumes.
Luo Xiling heard it, stood up and walked over to comfort him: "Brother Ye, don't say that.
When we got to the town, you took care of everything by yourself, and we couldn't help you at all."
Ye Ming shook his head and brought the topic back on track: "If nothing unexpected happens, the evildoer has discovered us and is probably near us now."
"Spying on us?"
"Hmm." He closed the manual and asked in confusion, "What on earth does the monster want to do?
Since we've noticed someone coming from the mountain gate, we should either run away or give it a try. What's the point of locking us up in jail?
He is familiar with the mountain gate, and he should know that we can’t really be beheaded by the government. I can’t figure it out…”
The young man in the next cell hesitated and said, "Could it be that he is planning something, and it just so happens that he cannot leave Jinshui Town at a critical moment, and he is worried that we will interfere with him?"
"It's possible." Ye Ming replied invigoratedly, but then felt something was not right.
It's right that he and others were locked up, and it's also right that mortals cannot be harmed without reason, but there are conditions.
There is nothing to do outside, so you can stay here. If the evildoer shows his tracks, Ye Ming will definitely order a prison break.
I'm sure the monster also knows this.
"What on earth does he want to do..." Ye Ming lowered his head and thought for a moment without any result. He decided to put it aside for the time being. "Forget it. Let's talk about it when someone comes."
"Who are you waiting for?" Luo Xiling asked curiously.
"Official, here they come."
In the darkness at the end of the corridor, a thin figure slowly walked out.
The five people looked over and saw that it was the leader of the officers who had arrested them in the evening.
He walked to the fence on Luo Xiling's side and clasped his hands together: "I'm sorry for the inconvenience."
Ye Ming stood up and walked over: "Did Jian see it?"
"Saw."
"That's easy." He stood there and pondered for a while. "The evildoer's intentions are unclear for now, but it doesn't matter. As long as it can't help committing crimes, it will show up sooner or later."
The leader of the police officers bent his waist and said, "Just give me your orders to beat them up."
"Tomorrow morning you will announce to the townspeople that you will execute the six evildoers who have brought disaster to Jinshui Town on the execution ground."
He thought he had heard wrongly, and subconsciously raised his head, his eyes stunned: "You are officials appointed by the court, how can this be allowed?"
"Just do as you're told."
“But this…” The leader of the officials opened his mouth and hesitated. Seeing that Ye Ming had made up his mind, he had no choice but to cup his hands and said, “I will report to the county magistrate now.”
When everyone retreated into the darkness, Luo Xiling asked in surprise: "Brother Ye, what's going on?"
"Remember when I asked you to pull your sword out of its sheath a little before I handed it over?"
"remember."
"The blade of the Moonlight Sword is made of crystal, and is completely translucent. There is spiritual energy flowing inside it. As long as the official is not blind, he will know that it is not an ordinary item.
That way, he won't doubt the note I left."
"Where did you put it? What did you write?"
"Put it in your sword cloth bag and tell them that we are a confidential department that came to conduct a secret investigation. We just happened to come across this matter, so we are responsible for handling it."
She nodded in understanding, and then asked, "Why did you ask him to announce our execution?"
"Knowing that we were going to be beheaded, could the evildoer resist going to the scene to confirm the truth?"
"Brother Ye is awesome!"
Ye Ming didn't care about the flattery, but frowned: "The only thing that confuses me is... why the county magistrate is not here..."
After thinking for a while, he couldn't come up with any conclusion due to limited clues, so he put it aside.
"Rest." Ye Ming squatted down and gathered the hay. "You sleep on the bed and go to bed early. Tomorrow will not be peaceful."
"Oh."
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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Toby was walking between the bookshelves in the library, while Misha was sitting at the long table in the middle, flipping through some unknown book.
“I just asked the administrator, and these are the only books on magical creatures available.” Leon walked out from behind the bookshelf, holding more than a dozen thick popular science books on magical creatures in his arms.