"My lord is here, be quiet! Be quiet!"
The front of the yamen was full of noise, when an officer on the steps suddenly shouted loudly, and immediately opened the way in front of two official lanterns with the word "Hua". out.
"Master Zhixian is out!"
The front of the county government office suddenly became quiet, and many people had never seen the countenance of the magistrate, so they all looked around curiously. Hua Qingfeng stood still on the steps, pretending to be majestic and stern, and said: "You are so daring, you have so much courage! In the middle of the night, gather in front of the Yamen, what do you want to do!"
The steps were quiet for a while, there was a slight commotion in the camp of the Li clan, and they recommended a person to answer the question. Just middle age.
He went to the nearby place and knelt down to Hua Qingfeng, and said loudly: "Caomin Li Mubai, I have seen the elder. Caomin's nephew Li Yanting was drinking in the 'Toad Palace' today, and suddenly he was caught by the county government office and led a group of hooligans. I was taken away. The arrester Su didn't have your arrest ticket from the county magistrate, and he was not a public official in the yamen, but he abused his power and arrested my people. When I come to the county yamen tonight, I just invite you Master, you upheld justice for our Li family."
"oh?"
Hua Qingfeng glanced at him, seeing that the Li clan still knew they were afraid of the authority, their originally uneasy mood was relieved, and he stroked his beard and said: "Who saw Su Butou arrest Li Yanting, what was the situation at that time?"
Hua Qingfeng originally thought that if the person was not present, she could send someone to find him, so that it would delay enough time, but she didn't expect that person to be a member of the Li clan, who was also gambling there at the time, so Li Yanting As soon as something happened, he immediately rushed back to report.
At this time, when he heard the inquiry from the magistrate, the man quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Li Yanju, a grassroots man, I have seen the elder!" He told Hua Qingfeng what he had seen from the beginning to the end.
The Li family had already discussed it on the way when they came here, and they never mentioned gambling. Li Yanting's participation in gambling is just a trivial matter, but it is a big matter for a public to support a gambling shop, which is a big matter of using power for personal gain. Buy their account. If the county magistrate is ignorant, then bite Su Xuntian out and see who is more ugly.
Hua Qingfeng listened very carefully, and took the trouble to ask and verify some details. This made Li Mubai and Li Yanju suffer, and their knees became numb. After finally asking about the process, Hua Qingfeng said casually: "This county is clear about this matter, but it is not the same as what you said."
Li Mubai bravely said: "If so, please show me, the elder, I don't know what crime Li Yanting has committed."
"cough!"
Hua Qingfeng cleared his throat, and suddenly raised his voice and said: "Get rid of the idlers and others, the people of the Li clan are waiting in front of the yamen, and bring the two of them to the yamen to talk!"
After Hua Qingfeng finished speaking, he turned around and left. Those good people who came out to watch the fun in the middle of the night were naturally dissatisfied with this result. The Li clan didn't know what Hua Qingfeng wanted to do, and they were also clamoring endlessly. The master just called the two of them into the room to talk, if they dare to make noise, they will be dispersed with sticks!"
Having said that, they didn't dare to really fight with sticks and sticks. Li Mubai was well-informed and courageous, so he pulled Li Yanju up and followed Hua Qingfeng into the yamen.
Hua Qingfeng didn't take them to the lobby, but just randomly found a signing room in the front office. After entering, he sat up and said in a deep voice: "This matter is confidential, and now I tell you two to know it. People must keep their mouths shut, and if they leak, they will be severely punished!"
Li Mubai and Li Yanting looked at each other, seeing the county magistrate's solemn expression, they couldn't help feeling uneasy: "Could it be that Li Yanting really committed some crime?"
Hua Qingfeng said: "A few days ago, the county sent people to sweep up the 'One-stop' bandits. At that time, I got the news that some people in our county had fornicated with the bandits and secretly passed on the news to them. Although the 'One-stop' bandits They were wiped out, but their eyeliner was never caught, so the county once secretly ordered Su Butou to investigate secretly.
These days, Su Butou has checked some people one after another, but ruled out their suspicions one by one. Today, Butou Su reported to the county that he had obtained new clues. A person named Li Yanting was a serious suspect, and he would look for an opportunity to investigate this person. "
When Hua Qingfeng said this, the faces of Li Mubai and Li Yanju changed greatly. This is a crime of conspiracy. To Li Yanting, this is a major crime of beheading. If this crime is proved, the entire Li family will be implicated .
Li Mubai couldn't be calm anymore, so he said anxiously: "My lord, Li Yanting has always been safe..."
Seeing that the members of the Li clan were panicked, Hua Qingfeng calmed down instead, and said in a deep voice, "This county hasn't finished yet!"
Li Mubai immediately shut his mouth tightly, Hua Qingfeng said: "The county said that Li Yanting was only suspected, and he was not convicted. Since he is suspected of being a bandit, of course he should be investigated. But if he is arrested publicly Once the news is leaked, if there are other people involved in the bandits, they will definitely scare the snakes. That's why Su Butou acted in secret, and in order to hide the eyes and ears, he brought some rogues, and did not use the people in the official family."
The two members of the Li clan held their breaths and listened to Hua Qingfeng's words, and then Li Mubai said cautiously: "My lord, Li Yanting's family has a lot of money, and they often lend money to make small profits. It's what people are anxious about, but some When a person needs money urgently, he is grateful to him, but when he pays back the debt, he hates him to the bone. It is inevitable to slander and slander. The so-called gangsters must be retaliated by these people with hatred, punish him, and ask the elder to uphold justice."
Hua Qingfeng said: "Whether Li Yanting is guilty or not needs to be investigated. If Li Yanting is indeed wronged, the county will naturally not add more crimes for no reason. After the investigation of the injustice, Su Butou will quietly release him. Who would have thought that your people would be like this?" There is a lot of fanfare, but the county needs to think of a reason that will not be suspicious."
Li Mubai and Li Yanju couldn't help feeling impulsive after hearing this, Hua Qingfeng pretended to think, thought for a while and said: "Well, this county should think about it, if Li Yanting is really not the bandit's eyeliner, how should he explain to others that he was arrested by Su?" The arrest of the head. The two of you should appease the clansmen to go back, and you are not allowed to cause trouble for no reason.
Then you all went to the big prison. In order to prevent leaking the news, Su Butou took him there for questioning. If Li Yanting is guilty, the two of you should assist the government in persuading him to surrender, telling the truth early can still reduce the guilt. If not guilty, the two of you can also tell him about the difficulties of the county and keep secrets for the county together. Since you are a good citizen, you should assist the government to get rid of the violence and bring peace and tranquility to the place. "
The two agreed, and retreated in despair.
Hua Qingfeng saw that he had explained according to the method Su Xuntian said, and the Li family really seemed to be dying down, so she couldn't help being secretly happy: "This coaxing and scaring really frightened them. Ye Xiaotian is a bit crooked." .”
He is a bookworm who is naive, but he doesn't know that Ye Xiaotian's method is the usual trick used by the prison bosses to bluff and deceive.
The members of the Li clan waited anxiously outside the yamen, when they suddenly saw two clansmen coming out of the county yamen in good order, they breathed a sigh of relief and surrounded them one after another.
The two men were tense, and did not answer the constant inquiries of the people who came up to them. They hurried to the most senior and oldest person present, and let the other people avoid it first, and then confessed to the Huazhi County. The elder whispered again.
The elder couldn't help becoming nervous when he heard this, Li Mubai said to everyone: "My fellow clansmen, it was a misunderstanding that Li Yanting was arrested. The two of us will go and see him right away. If there is nothing wrong, we will take him with him tomorrow morning. Go back, everyone go back."
A clansman couldn't help asking: "Uncle Mubai, what did the county magistrate tell you, and why Yan Ting was arrested, you should explain it clearly."
The elder of the clan scolded loudly: "Shut up! Mu Bai has always been prudent in doing things. Since he said that to you, he has his reasons. Alright, everyone go back, if there is anything, let Mu Bai handle it , you all go back."
As soon as the old man opened his mouth, the members of the Li family had no objections, and immediately dispersed in whispers. Li Mubai and Li Yanju stayed in front of the county yamen, and when the clansmen dispersed, two gentlemen rushed over and led them to the prison.
The prison is located to the west of the county government. The general prison is integrated with the building of the county government. However, it was only three or four years ago that Hu County was changed to a system of officials. In the past, the local Han people were managed by the inspection department. At that time, the prison was built beside the west city wall. When the county government was built, in order to save money, it took over and used the original prison of the inspection department, so it was not with the county government.
However, Hu County is not big in the first place, and the distance to go here is only a few streets. Soon they came to the prison. The prison guard saw that it was someone sent by the county government. , Let them enter the hall prison, and send a jailer to accompany them.
The six of them couldn't move forward, and when they passed through a courtyard, there was a burst of shouting and cursing in front of them, because in the dead of night, the clash of weapons could still be heard. The two gentlemen were taken aback, and hastily drew out their waist knives, and the jailer who was leading them also drew out their knives, pretending to scream, "No, something happened!"
The three walked forward quickly, Li Mubai and Li Yanju were a little nervous, they wanted to retreat but there was no one to lead the way, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and run forward with the three gentlemen.
Turning around in front, there is a corridor, the corridor is not a straight line, it is not long in front, and then there is a turning, at this moment, swords, swords and shadows are seen on the wall in front of them, flashing endlessly, it is obvious that someone is fighting in the corridor, and they are killed by the lights on the wall Reflect the figure on the wall.
The figure on the wall in front of the corridor kept twisting and turning, and there was a person lying on the ground, but the clothes were ordinary people's casual clothes. It was silent, as if he had died, and there was a gentleman beside him, who was with a prisoner in prison. The subdued wrestled together.
The three gentlemen who came accompanying Li Mubai and Li Yanju immediately raised their knives and rushed forward. Li Yanju was just an ordinary citizen. Even though Li Mubai had seen some worldly things, he had never seen such a thing as escape from prison. I dare not retreat.
Su Xuntian hugged the corpse of a condemned prisoner, and was rolling all over the ground with both wrists clutching the corpse, as if he was fighting and fighting. Suddenly, three men rushed over and chopped the corpse with their knives. The blood flowed out of him. all over. Li Yanju only felt his face wet, and he stretched out his hand to wipe it, it was full of blood splashed, he rolled his eyes in fright, and immediately passed out.
Su Xuntian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, quickly threw the dead body away, and shouted: "Quick! The prisoner escaped from prison, go and help!"
Those three gentlemen "hacked" the "prisoner who escaped from prison" and immediately rushed towards the corridor. Li Mubai stood tremblingly, and saw the figures fighting on the wall became more and more intense, because the three new troops joined , quickly ended the battle, and the figures still standing on the wall looked like jailers in official uniforms and soap hats, and he was relieved, until then he realized that his crotch was wet, and he was so scared that he peed on his pants .