Ripe Town 繁城之下 Episode 6

Zhang Jizu and the mysterious middle-aged man discussed the murderer's next goal. From catching Leng Wuji, teaching Master Wang, to hanging Chen Wang's body, the three people have not changed their identities for twenty years. They want to find out the secrets between the three people. The answer to the conspiracy must be found twenty years ago. There are two people who are in similar situations to the three people who died tragically. Zhang Jizu said that he and his senior brothers would make them the objects of attention. The mysterious man asked whether he was still proficient in his previous business. Zhang Jizu replied: put out the lights at three o'clock and don't smell the chicken at five o'clock.

Based on the rumors, Capt. Xia planned to investigate several murder cases starting from the monkey demon. Weizhi County summoned the half-immortal who was selling monkey demon-suppressing charms at the market. It was originally a weird rumor, and the half-immortal only used it to make some money. To make ends meet, I didn't expect the county magistrate to take it seriously. The half-immortal just thought it was ridiculous and made up some more bizarre stories. Wei Zhixian couldn't find any clues, so he prepared to torture him to confess. The half-immortal finally told what he thought was the truth.

Most of the monkey monsters that are popular nowadays are one of the White Lotus Sect's Wusheng Laomu Sect, which belongs to the Wukong Sect. All the monkey performers in the rivers and lakes belong to this sect. They can fly high above the eaves, pick up objects from the air, and have some extraordinary skills. , dressing up as a monkey to burglarize a house is purely a pretense. If a person is caught stealing, he will be reported to the police, but if he sees a monkey, he will regard it as a strange story and be afraid to go into details.

The miracle doctor Cheng Yizhi found Zhang Jizu and asked if he had reported his affairs to Xue Juren. Zhang Jizu told Cheng Yizhi not to have anything to do with Xue Juren. Cheng Yizhi was worried that Qu Sangen would discover the secrets in the prescription. It was said that the pharmacy he opened It was already perfect, let alone a small catcher, even a skilled doctor would have a hard time seeing the clues, but Cheng Yizhi was still unavoidably worried. Zhang Jizu comforted Cheng Yizhi, saying that the talismans posted all over the city were the final answer, so there was no need to worry too much.

Lu San, who was beside Xia Captou, had traveled around the world for many years and confirmed the half-immortal's statement. Xia Captou then signaled Lu San to lie in wait for a few days where the monkey demon was infested, waiting for an opportunity to capture him.

Cheng Yizhi accused Qu Sangeng of extorting money from him and reported him to the magistrate. Wei Magistrate usually relied on Cheng Yizhi for medical treatment and was always partial to others. However, Qu Sangeng calmly defended himself and explained that the money he received was a tip from Cheng Yizhi. He was reluctant to part with the money and donated it to the temple's merit box, and even left Cheng Yizhi's name on it. Cheng Yizhi couldn't quibble, so Wei Magistrate had no choice but to let him go.

When the time set by Capt. , after beating all the agents, Xia Baotou asked Qu Sangeng to hit Gao Shicong himself. Qu Sangen used all his strength and hit Xia Baitou hard on the leg.

Xia Captou ordered his staff to punish Qu Sangeng. Song Chen happened to be passing by and suggested that Qu Sangeng be dealt with according to the procedures, so Qu Sangeng was taken into custody first.

When Xia Captou saw that Song Chen was against him, he asked Master Xie about Song Chen's background. Master Xie told Song Chen’s past.

Song Chen's original name was Song Zhongqiu. He was a great talent who was famous all over the south of the Yangtze River more than ten years ago. His calligraphy and paintings were very valuable. He was known as a child prodigy when he was young. He was a scholar at the age of sixteen. He ranked first in the provincial examination at the age of nineteen. He won the Xie Yuan and went to school at the age of twenty-eight. He rushed to Beijing to take the exam, and won the Huiyuan in the first exam. However, when it came to the palace exam, because he had met the examiner, he became a victim of the struggle among the court officials. He was sent to prison on the charge of malpractice for personal gain. After suffering all kinds of torture, he was once The examiner turned over again, so Song Chen was overturned. The emperor gave Song Chen many positions to choose from, but Song Chen only chose Dian Shi. It is not surprising that Song Chen used many interrogation methods later on, as he had experienced them all himself.

What Master Xie didn't know was that after Song Chen was released from prison, he ordered his body to be tattooed with a canine. It is a ferocious and cruel animal that symbolizes revenge.

When Xia Captou learned about Song Chen's past, he didn't dare to get entangled any further. He just wanted to solve the case as soon as possible and give Nie Tai an explanation as soon as possible.

Song Chen still could only go to Cuihua Tower to find Chun Xing for entertainment when he was depressed and irritable. Chun Xing did not understand what Song Chen was going through, so he could only accompany Song Chen to get drunk. After Song Chen was drunk, he loved to practice calligraphy. Since he only had two fingers left on his right hand, Song Chen often wrote with his left hand in the Yamen. But in front of Chun Xing, Song Chen tied up his sleeves and used the thumb of his right hand as a writing pen. Calligraphy is unparalleled.

Zhang Jizu told the mysterious man that the monkey demon often appeared in the place where he stayed recently, as if he knew his plans in advance. Lu San did his homework and arranged many traps, and finally caught the monkey demon.