Chapter 685: Where are the criminals?
The master and the apprentice said one thing after another. They completely forgot about Bai Zhi’s existence. She was so embarra.s.sed that she blushed with shame. Fortunately, the carriage stopped shortly after, and she hurriedly got off the carriage.
A cool breeze blew on her face, which extinguished the heat on her face. As soon as she jumped out of the carriage, the guards in the Yamen, who was guarding the gate, immediately pointed to her and said: “Who is it? You can’t park here, go away quickly!”
At this time, Dongfang Mu and Hu Feng got out of the carriage one after another. When the two guards saw Dongfang Mu, the arrogance on their faces disappeared without a trace. They quickly showed a smile on their face and bent their waist: “Master Dongfang, why are you here?”
Dongfang Mu snorted, looked at the two, and coldly said: “How about it? My Dongfang family’s carriage stopped in front of this capital government office. Which national law did I violate?”
The two guards bent over to make amends, but Dongfang Mu ignored them and led Hu Feng and Bai Zhi directly in. The two guards didn’t dare to stop them. They only let someone take the shortcut to inform Prefectural Magistrate Yin.
Prefectural Magistrate Yin was talking with Chu Feng and Pei Qinghan in the hall. At this time, someone hurriedly reported: “Daren, Master Dongfang is here.” Prefectural Magistrate Yin’s complexion drastically changed. He immediately got up, and said anxiously to Pei Qinghan and Chu Feng: “Your Royal Highness, Houye, please leave for now.”
Chu Feng also felt that it was inappropriate to meet Dongfang Mu right now. He planned to go to the back hall with Pei Qinghan, but he heard Dongfang Mu’s voice from outside: “Where is his highness, Prince Xiao going?”
Chu Feng sighed, turned around helplessly, and bowed to Dongfang Mu: “Teacher Dongfang!” Dongfang Mu coldly snorted: “His Royal Highness calling this old man master, I can’t afford it. His highness should just call this old man by his name.”
Dongfang Mu strode into the hall, followed by Hu Feng and Bai Zhi. Prefectural Magistrate Yin and Pei Qinghan had never seen Hu Feng before. However, after looking at him and found him somewhat similar to Prince Xiao, they immediately thought of one person, and both of them looked surprised.
Chu Feng could hardly sustain the smile on his face, but he still managed to keep it up: “Teacher Dongfang must be joking. Even Imperial father still calls you ‘teacher’, so how can this younger one call you by your name? Besides, this younger one and Xiayan will be engaged in 2 days. By then, you will be my grandfather.”
Dongfang Mu snorted again but didn’t say anything more on this matter. He turned to look at Prefectural Magistrate Yin and said coldly: “This old man sent two people here today, how about the people?”
Prefectural Magistrate Yin’s complexion became more and more ugly. He quickly glanced at Chu Feng and Pei Qinghan, and said in a trembling voice: “Answering back to Master Dongfang, those two men committed suicide because they were afraid of their crimes.”
Both Dongfang Mu and Hu Feng’s complexion changed, as their hearts were swallowed by anger: “Committed suicide because they were afraid of their crime? How did you commit suicide? You should explain it to this old man clearly.”
Prefectural Magistrate Yin wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and dryly said: “Master Dongfang, the two committed suicide by hitting the wall. It’s only natural that they should be held responsible for their crime, so they killed themselves to avoid the suffering of flesh and blood.”
Bai Zhi pulled Hu Feng’s sleeves and said in a low voice: “I want to see their corpses.”
Hu Feng nodded, and immediately said to Prefectural Magistrate Yin: “Where is the corpse?”
Prefectural Magistrate Yin busily said, “It’s burned!” Hu Feng was furious: “Burned? You burned the suspects as soon as they died? What are you trying to hide?”
Prefectural Magistrate Yin’s back was covered with cold sweat, and he felt that his knees were getting soft, that he could hardly stand. “Your highness, I know what you mean. But if a suspect died, and no family wanted to claim the bodies, they will naturally be burned!”