The shopkeeper who only drinks is called Lu Ruiming, who spent most of his savings two years ago to buy a property in Daxing, the capital, and sent his wife and children to the capital, and he stayed alone to support the restaurant.

Only drinking is handed down by his family, he doesn't want to break it in his own hands, the restaurant has been passed down for more than 100 years, if it is broken, he feels sorry for his parents and grandparents.

But he also knew that Da Chu was like this, and no one could say when a small county like Tang County would be attacked by the Liukou.

Even if next door is Liu Chongxin's hometown of Laihu County, those thieves will be in a hurry when the food and grass are in short supply in winter, and they may come over.

In the past two years, a few guys and chefs in the back kitchen have accompanied him, and most of them have to go home at night, but fortunately, Yu Jiuling still lives here, and he is not so lonely.

After three glasses of wine, Lu Ruiming's face turned slightly red.

"What the fuck is that's it."

Lu Ruiming slapped the table and scolded.

Everyone was stunned, and their hearts said that why did they come from such a sentence?

"It is said that the burnt knives we only drink are authentic, the taste is pure, the wine is fragrant, and the strength is awe-inspiring, but in fact, it ...... It's just that it is not mixed with water, and the wine sold at other homes should be mixed with half of the water in a jar of wine, which can have a forked taste. ”

Yu Jiuling said: "Shopkeeper, you have drunk too much." ”

"Many?"

Lu Ruiming said: "I don't know how strong my own wine is? You're underestimating me too much. ”

He looked at Yu Jiuling and smiled, "If I am ten years younger, I can put you all here...... When I was a child, my dad taught me how to make wine, and I would steal wine when I had nothing to do, and my dad thought that the procedure was wrong, and he always produced less wine than before. ”

He said loudly: "After drinking too much, I thought that I should be a chivalrous hero. ”

His tone changed suddenly, a little more sad.

"At that time, there were no thieves, and the people were still living a good life...... I don't know why, but later the imperial court added more and more endowments, until the people didn't have anything to eat......"

Yu Jiuling said: "Shopkeeper, you really drank too much." ”

"I didn't!"

Lu Ruiming said: "I know the amount of alcohol I drink...... Am I right, you all know it, where did all the money in the court go? Why do you want to take the money out of the people's pockets all the time? ”

Yan Qingzhi said: "Shopkeeper Lu, you drink less." ”

At this time, a few people came in from outside the door, and looked inside, only Li Diudiu was at this table, because there was a sign of today's free guests hanging outside, and they felt panicked drinking and suffocating in the box, so they sat in the lobby, and those people looked a little bad as soon as they came in, and their hands were on their waist knives.

Ye Zhuzhu, who had never been drinking, frowned slightly, and said softly to Xiahou Zhuo: "It's someone from the Detective Affairs Department, it should be related to Mr. Yuming's case, don't act rashly." ”

The guards of the Detective Department came in, led by a military chief, who looked at everyone and said, "Who is Lu Ruiming, the shopkeeper of this restaurant?" ”

Lu Ruiming hurriedly got up and said, "Go back to the official, I am." ”

The chief of the guard squinted at him, and then ordered, "Come with us now, the Detective Department has something to ask you." ”

Lu Ruiming was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Official, what's the matter?" ”

"Why do you talk so much!"

Chief Siwei reprimanded angrily: "Don't be long-winded, come with us now." ”

Lu Ruiming didn't know why he was found by the people of the Detective Affairs Department, in fact, he was a little unlucky, last night he followed Li Diudiu and they wanted to persuade not to take Yu Jiuling away, but when he encountered Mr. Yuming's matter, he was curious and watched it lively for a while.

Not long ago, the Detective Affairs Brigade sent Yan Jiuji into the city and ordered people to be arrested and questioned, and some people said that Lu Ruiming, the shopkeeper who only drank alcohol at that time, was present, and it was also found that Mr. Yuming had been to drink in only drinking several times before.

Xiahou Zhuo got up and was about to speak, when Ye Zhuzhu pulled his clothes and signaled him not to reveal his identity for the time being.

Before Xiahou Zhuo could speak, Yan Qingzhi got up and said: "This lord, here is the teaching of the Four Pages Academy in Jizhou City, and the shopkeeper Lu is my friend, he hasn't done anything, right?" ”

"What happened to the Four Pages Academy?"

Chief Si Weiwu's face became ugly, and he stared at Yan Qingzhi's eyes and said, "Do you think that the identity of a poor teacher can prevent the Investigation Department from handling the case?" If you are nosy, you should also see if you have enough weight and don't trap yourself in it. ”

Yan Qingzhi was slightly angry.

"It's okay, it's okay."

Lu Ruiming said: "The official just sent me over to ask, and I didn't do anything, don't worry, I'll go back when I go." ”

He tidied up his clothes and walked out, walked a few steps and then turned back and said, "Jiuling, greet several gentlemen." ”

Yu Jiuling said: "Shopkeeper, I'll go with you." ”

Chief Si Weiwu said angrily: "You are grinding and chirping like this, do you want me to lock people up? ”

Lu Ruiming hurriedly leaned over and said: "Don't dare, don't dare, the official is angry, I'll go with you, this kid is young and ignorant, the official doesn't pay attention to him." ”

He turned back as he walked and said, "Jiuling, also take care of business." ”

After speaking, he glanced at the counter, and Yu Jiuling immediately understood that the shopkeeper was asking him to take care of the money.

Ye Zhuzhu and the others from the Investigation Department took the shopkeeper Lu away and said: "There should be nothing wrong, he has nothing to do with Mr. Yuming, maybe it's just a routine question, maybe Mr. Yuming has been here to eat and drink before." ”

Yu Jiuling said: "I really came, Mr. Yuming likes my family's burning knives, and praised me for being smart, I remember that Mr. Yuming once wrote a poem before praising our family's burning knives and wine." ”

It's good that he didn't say this, everyone's faces sank after hearing this, but Yu Jiuling didn't feel that there was anything wrong.

The county hall hall.

Yan Jiuji sat on the chair and looked at the kneeling people below, all of whom had crossed paths with Mr. Yuming.

"That."

He raised his hand and pointed at Lu Ruiming and said, "Bring it over for questioning." ”

The two guards went up and kicked Lu Ruiming: "Step forward!" ”

Lu Ruiming hurriedly knelt and crawled to the nearest place, and said with a pale face: "What the adults want to ask, the grass people will know everything." ”

Yan Jiuji asked: "I heard that Mr. Yuming often went to your restaurant to drink before, are you familiar with him?" ”

Lu Ruiming said: "Actually, Mr. Yuming has not been here much, only five or six times, most of the time his disciples came to buy wine and bring it back, so Caomin and Mr. Yuming are not familiar with each other." ”

"Let me ask you, Mr. Yuming was drinking in your restaurant, did he ever get drunk?"

"Yes...... There have been twice. ”

Yan Jiuji nodded after hearing this: "That's it, this person is one...... Mr. Yuming drank too much wine in his restaurant, and when he talked about how many silver taels he had at home, this person had bad intentions, he opened a restaurant, and had many dealings with some thieves on the rivers and lakes, so he conspired to break into Mr. Yuming's house and loot, and killed a lot of people. ”

Hearing this, Lu Ruiming's face instantly turned extremely pale, and he kept kowtowing and said: "My lord, the grass people are wronged, the grass people and Mr. Yuming are not familiar with each other at all, and he has never said anything in the grass people shop, and the grass people really don't know what happened to the thieves in his house." ”

Yan Jiuji snorted coldly and said, "I don't expect you to confess so easily...... Come on, go to the punishment! ”

As soon as he gave the order, two guards went over, one of them grabbed Lu Ruiming's hair and pulled it back, Lu Ruiming's face was raised, and the other guard pulled out an iron plate and slapped Lu Ruiming's face left and right, and after a few strokes, the blood on Lu Ruiming's face began to fly wildly.

The few people kneeling next to him were all stunned, and they all shivered as if they were sifting chaff.

Yan Jiuji looked at those people and asked, "You see, the thief is so hard-mouthed, he has conclusive evidence but still refuses to admit his guilt, do you also want to learn from him?" ”

The men immediately shook their heads, almost peeing their pants in fright.

"Has anyone testified against him?"

Yan Jiuji asked again.

The few people kneeling in the hall of the county government are all doing business, some are selling cooked food, some are selling dim sum, some are selling dried fruits and preserved fruits, and they are familiar with Lu Ruiming on weekdays.

Yan Jiuji saw that no one spoke, so he casually pointed to one of them and said: "This person harbors criminals, knows but does not speak, it is the same as the felony of homicide, he will be punished, and he will be killed." ”

The other guards went up, pressed the merchant to the ground and began to beat violently, they had already understood the meaning of Yan Jiuji's words, so they attacked extremely ruthlessly, and after a while, the man was beaten out of breath, and he bled to death.

Yan Jiuji got up, walked over to those people and turned around and asked, "Is anyone willing to testify against this heinous sinner now?" If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about your own family, and if you cover up criminals like this, you will not end well. ”

"I ......"

One of the merchants trembled and said, "I will testify against this man, he ...... It was because he learned that Mr. Yuming's family had a huge amount of money, so he colluded with a group of thieves. ”

Yan Jiuji smiled and said: "The one who knows the times is Junjie, you are a smart person, so let me ask you, how do you know?" ”

The man shuddered as he replied, "He...... Tried to pull me in? ”

Yan Jiuji snorted: "Reasonable." ”

He turned around and instructed: "The accomplice has identified the principal offender, sign and draw the ...... for the accomplice."

He paused, and looked at Lu Ruiming's face had been beaten, the flesh and blood on both sides of his face were blurred, and the corners of his mouth were opened, but Yan Jiuji didn't seem to be satisfied, he pointed to Lu Ruiming's mouth and said, "The tongue was pulled out...... You have all seen that he bites his tongue in order to hide his crimes. ”

After saying this, Yan Jiuji returned to his seat and sat down, looked at several county officials who were frightened and silent, and said, "Several adults, you have also seen it, haven't you?" ”

The officials in Tang County nodded their heads again and again.

"Yes, yes, this thief is so vicious that he bites off his tongue and tries to kill himself."

Yan Jiuji smiled and said: "Since this is the case, then the matter of Mr. Yuming's house having a thief is full of human and material evidence...... By the way, what about the physical evidence? ”

Tuan Zhiyuan Infinite, who had just come back not long ago, stepped forward and said: "Dozens of weapons brought back from the humble position, which were found in the thief's house, and there are still blood stains on the weapons, so the evidence of the crime is conclusive." ”

Yan Jiuji snorted and then ordered: "Go ahead, go to that restaurant and see if there are any thieves who have slipped through the net." ”

Yuan Infinite immediately responded: "Humble obedience!" ”

[When I couldn't speak in the book review area that day, I didn't care to code words, I kept brushing and brushing, and I couldn't see a new message every time, and I really had a feeling of falling out of love at the time, I thought, I should be inseparable from your coquettishness, ah...... Love makes people sink, only collection can be saved. 】