Lin Fangyuan kowtowed to Xiaosi several times, and his thanks seemed extremely sincere.
Xiao Si then showed a satisfied expression, nodded and said: "Okay, stop knocking. After I caught Cao Shangfei, I interrogated him strictly. He confessed that he had stolen five hundred taels of official silver not long ago. It is hidden in Wu Shan’s home in your county. This imperial envoy must recover this money. Wherever Wu Shan is, I will get it immediately!”
Lin Fangyuan stood up hurriedly and said: "Yes, yes, sir, Wu Shan is inside. I will send someone to arrest him immediately and make him spit out the stolen money."
As soon as he heard that this matter had nothing to do with him, he immediately felt relaxed, with the wind at his feet, and he walked into the lobby in three or two steps.
"Come here, arrest Wu Shan immediately!" He ordered sternly.
"yes!"
The government officials immediately rushed forward, flicked the iron chains, and tied Wu Shan and his wife tightly.
Wu Shan and his wife were shocked and did not dare to resist. They just shouted that they were wronged.
"It's unfair, it's unfair! May I ask why you want to arrest the little people? The little people are wronged!"
"Bah, Wu Shan thief!"
Lin Fangyuan pointed at Wu Shan and shouted: "You colluded with Jiangyang's gangster to make him fly into trouble overnight, and you also hid the stolen money for him. You committed such an unforgivable felony and you dare to claim that you were wronged! Come on, you guys go to Wu Shan's house immediately to search. Be sure to There must be no mistakes in finding stolen money!”
The government officials loudly received the order, rushed out of the government office, and rushed to Wu Shan's home.
"What...what a gangster? W-what a night fright grass...grass or something, Mr. Lin, what are you talking about, can't the common people understand?"
Wu Shan and his wife were shocked. One was scared to death, and the other was confused.
The two of them looked at each other with confusion and fear on their faces.
This was the first time they heard about this overnight fright, and what the hell was that gangster!
"Humph, do you still dare to pretend to be confused and think that I am a fool? To tell you the truth, Jingfengcao Shangfei was captured by the Imperial Envoy that night. He had already confessed the crime of harboring stolen money to you two. Why are you still here? Want to quibble?"
Lin Fangyuan became angrier and angrier as he talked. He walked up to the publican and slapped him hard.
"Why don't you tell the truth about how the two of you colluded with Jiangyang thieves and hid stolen money! If you tell a lie, you will be severely punished!"
"Kneel down, kneel down! Let's do this for real!"
Two government officials wielded their canes and struck Wu Shan and his wife hard on their knees. They suffered severe pain in their knees and fell to their knees.
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What to recruit
Wu Shan and his wife opened their mouths wide and could not even feel the pain in their knees. They felt as if they had been struck by lightning or fell into a nightmare. They were all confused.
They only knew that a disaster was coming, but they didn't know how they got involved with some criminal thief.
When did you ever hide stolen money
When he thought of this, Wu Shan suddenly came back to his senses.
"My lord, my lord, I am really unjustly accused! I have never known any criminal robbers, and I have never harbored stolen money. I am unjustly accused!" He kept shouting that he was unjust, and knocked his head loudly.
When the people saw this sudden change, they were all stunned.
How is this going
Liu Shi also stared at this scene blankly. He was already prepared to be beaten to death with a cane, but unexpectedly, the two government officials who were holding him down to prepare for execution let go of him and ran over to hold him down. When he hit Wu Shan and his wife, the cane did not fall on his buttocks, but hit the legs of the two people.