In the magistrate's house in Yuncheng County Yamentang, the county magistrate Liu Yaochen sat behind the case with a slight frown, listening to the clues of the case reported by his two guards, but his heart was in a mess.
This period of time was really difficult for him. A major case of the birthday card being robbed occurred in the county for no reason. This pair of county magistrate Liu, who had finally made some achievements in the county, was expected to be promoted after the investigation. The blow is quite severe. If there is no clue to the case, let alone promotion, even the black veil on the head may not be able to be saved. You must know that this birth date was given to Taishi Cai by Liang Taishu.
In the past two days, officials from the state government and even the local road had sent people to supervise the investigation. Liu Yaochen, who was overwhelmed, could only transfer the pressure to the officials below, forcing them to search for clues everywhere, but after several days, they found nothing. . Just when he was worried about this and couldn't get a sound sleep for several days and nights, Song Jiang suddenly came to report that he had clues about the robbery of the birthday card.
But before he could be happy for too long and asked about the reason, Liu Yuan also came to report that there were also relevant clues about the case. What made Liu Zhixian even more troubled was that the clues given by the two men turned out to be completely different! This made him not know who to believe, or that no one's words could be trusted.
As a county magistrate who had served here for three years, Liu Yaochen already had a deep understanding of his two detainees. Although these two people are his subordinates on the surface, in fact, in terms of popularity and power in this county, they completely overshadow him, and he also knows that Song Jiang and Chao Gai, Liu Yuan and Ji Yang are not on good terms. shallow. Now the two of them actually insist that the other is the mastermind of the birthday gang's robbery case. No matter how you look at it, they look like they are attacking each other and defeating the whistleblower.
The two guards were arguing in front of County Magistrate Liu, but no one could prevail. At this time, Song Jiang suddenly changed the subject: "County Magistrate, I think you should listen to the person who complained before you can make a correct decision. "
"That's right, let the two people who reported the complaint come in and give a reply." Magistrate Liu finally understood and quickly spoke. The officer who was standing by went out and called the two people waiting outside to come in.
At this time, Sun Tu and Zhang Chuan outside the door were staring at their luck. Zhang Chuanquan did not expect that this hateful boy would ruin his good deeds here, and his eyes were naturally full of anger. If he had not known that he was in the county government, he would have taken action long ago, but now he could only stare at him fiercely. But Sun Tu was not threatened by him at all. He also stared at him and whispered after a moment: "Zhang Chuan, do you know what you are doing? Once the case is verified, I am afraid you will not be able to escape the trap of an accomplice of the robber." It’s a crime.”
"You fart!" After hearing these threatening words, Zhang Chuan became even more angry and immediately replied: "When you get out of the Yamen, we will see if I can do anything to you!" Now that he has Liu Yuan as his backer, he is really not afraid of offending him. Song Jiang.
"Then it depends on whether you have the chance to leave the county government." Sun Tu looked confident and confident, making the other party nervous for a while.
At this moment, the guard inside called them in to answer the question. After the two looked at each other, they immediately entered the public room. But after meeting the local magistrate, the two people's reactions were completely different - Sun Tu seemed calm and calm, and although he knelt down to salute, he was neither arrogant nor humble, but Zhang Chuan, who had always been arrogant, suddenly became a little aggressive at this time. He was frightened, his body was trembling and he couldn't say anything. He stumbled when he said "the common people pay homage to the county magistrate".
Liu Yuan's heart suddenly sank when this contrasting performance fell in the eyes of Liu and Song. Only then did he remember that Zhang Chuan was just a street gangster after all, and he was most afraid of the government. Things were really going to be bad.
Liu Yaochen immediately said to the two of them: "Please tell me everything you know about the robbers in detail. Don't miss anything!"
"Yes, the grassroots opened a hotel in the west city of this county..." After seeing Zhang Chuan's hesitant expression, Sun Tu rushed back to speak, and clearly repeated the speech that he had discussed with Song Jiang and the others. Come out - how did I hear someone drunk mention that they had seen a suspected birthday treasure in Ji Yang's home? How did I hear someone mention the comings and goings of the villagers before and after the Jijiazhuang case? His worries and concerns, as well as his final determination, were all expressed.
After hearing these words, Magistrate Liu kept nodding his head, and he already recognized Sun Tu's public spirit and performance. Then, he turned his attention to Zhang Chuan and said with a little disgust: "Zhang Chuan, how did you know about this?" Naturally, he was not happy with this rogue who had a name in the county.
Zhang Chuan, who was already nervous, became more and more panicked at this time, and could only stammer: "Cao...Caomin also heard that Chao Gai had appeared at the time of the incident... appeared in the west area of the city, and he had always interacted with people in the world. From the very secret, I think he must be responsible for this case."
"That's all?" Liu Zhixian glanced at him dissatisfied and asked, "Is there any conclusive evidence?"
Zhang Chuan was completely speechless this time. He didn't prepare so much when he was arranged to come to the county government to report. Fortunately, Liu Yuan explained to him in time: "County Yin, Chao Gai is from Dongxi Village in this county. His sudden appearance in the west of the city when the crime occurred is very suspicious. Moreover, there are people who have seen him at the crime scene." . As for the evidence, as long as you send someone to search, you will definitely get something. So I think that the county governor should immediately send someone to search." As he said, he looked at Song Jiang again: "But Song Yasi's behavior is not good. You are so decisive, as soon as I heard someone complained, I sent Lei Dutou to Jijiazhuang!" This is giving Song Jiang eye drops.
Sure enough, the face of Liu Zhixian, who was originally leaning towards Song Jiang and the others, changed slightly and said: "What Liu Asi said is somewhat reasonable. Since there is suspicion, it should be investigated carefully. Is Zhu Ding in the county government?"
Immediately, someone went out to spread the message. After a while, a man with the same military attaché uniform, long beard hanging down his chest, and a majestic appearance came in. He cupped his fists and said, "I have seen the county magistrate, what are your orders?" This man was serious. It was Zhu Dian, another infantry commander in the county, who was known as the Beautiful Bearded Master.
Magistrate Liu immediately ordered: "You will lead your troops to Dongxi Village to fetch Chao Gai, and then have someone search his home carefully to see if there are any clues about the robbery of the birthday card! "
"Follow the order." Zhu Tong responded with his hands expressionlessly, and then hurriedly exited the door. It wasn't until he walked out the door and turned around that a trace of uneasiness appeared on his face. He had a close relationship with Chao Gai. What would he do if he was really found to be the culprit behind such a major case? But he did not dare to protect and delay, so he could only gather his troops and head towards Dongxi Village in a hurry.
But Song Jiang inside the room was frightened for a while. If they hadn't discovered Liu Yuan and Ji Yang's conspiracy early on, Chao Gai might have been framed this time and would have been doomed. Zhang Chuan on the side calmed down a little. Ji Yang had told him before that he had been prepared by Chao Gai's side, and as long as the government sent someone to investigate, they would be able to find irrefutable evidence.
Now, Tina and the people searching for the suspect were sent out, and all the things that needed to be asked were asked. Liu Yaochen didn't know what to do anymore, so he asked people to put Sun Tu and Zhang Chuan aside and wait until the case was found. Let’s talk about further development.
At this time, the fact that the two guards had a fight in front of the county Yin under the pretext of the birthday card being robbed had spread to everyone in the government. Seeing these people coming out, all the officials were full of curiosity, especially about the young man Sun Tu. They were even more interested in Lang. They felt that he was so bold that he dared to confront a figure like Zhang Chuan head-on. They kept talking privately for a while.
Amid everyone's anxiety and expectation, the time came to noon, and suddenly there was a burst of noise in front of the county government office. Then, a group of officers and soldiers escorted more than ten people in, and the first one was Dutou Leiheng.
Song Jiang, who was waiting for the news, heard that Lei Heng was back. He quickly dropped the official documents in his hands and rushed over to find out: "Is there anything gained in Lei Dutou?"
Lei Heng cupped his fists and responded: "As Song Yasi said, I found some clues in Ji Yang's village, but Ji Yang was not in the village, so I could only take his two sons Ji Fang, Ji Chang and several stewards. The person came to deliver a message."
"That's good, let's go and report to the county magistrate right now!" Song Jiang suddenly perked up after hearing this, and quickly led the way, leading Lei Heng and the others inside.
After listening to Lei Heng's report, especially after seeing the brocade box and a set of jade wine vessels placed in the brocade box, Liu Zhixian's expression suddenly changed: "This... is indeed the birth date. One of the treasures that was robbed in Gangzhong! Was it found from Jijiazhuang?"
"That's right. When I wanted to bring Ji Yang for questioning before, everyone in his village still tried to obstruct him in every possible way. It wasn't until his subordinates found this thing in his home that they didn't dare to cause trouble again. Just because Ji Yang is not here now , so I only took these few people here to wait for the county governor's decision."
County Magistrate Liu no longer hesitated, and immediately shouted: "Bring all the relevant prisoners to court!" At this time, he was almost convinced that the case was closely related to Ji Yang, and even the entire Jijiazhuang, so he even called him The attitudes are completely different.
After several people from Jijiazhuang were brought to the court, they immediately called out Qu Lai: "The county magistrate is wronged. The common people have always done their duty and have never done anything illegal, let alone robbing the birthday card." Things are coming..."
"Hmph, the evidence is conclusive and you still dare to talk cleverly in front of me. Do you really think that I am confused? Come on, take these prisoners out and beat them hard. I want to see how long they can keep their words!" Liu The county magistrate has long been driven into panic by this robbery. Now that there is a breakthrough, he naturally wants to get to the bottom of it, even if the Ji family has always been somewhat famous in the county.
At that moment, several government officials jumped on them and dragged the people who kept complaining outside. After knocking them down, they mercilessly pulled up the boards. Such a serious case, and in front of the county magistrate, they did not dare to hold back. After just a few hard blows, the Ji family members screamed in agony, but the blows on their bodies did not stop.
Seeing this scene, Liu Yuan became more and more frightened. The other party actually found evidence of the crime. If the Ji family admitted the crime despite the pain, wouldn't it be... But in such a situation, he did not dare to do anything else. After intervening, the only hope is to find the same clues in Dongxi Village, thus muddying the water!
Thinking of this, he looked anxiously at the county government gate again, expecting Zhu Dian to bring people back quickly...