"Dad, what are you asking me to pull Gongsun over?" Zhou Cheng asked a little puzzled.

"Invite him to the restaurant for dinner!" Glancing at his son, Lao Zhou hurriedly explained, "Isn't this Lord Gongsun who hasn't eaten dinner yet?" They have helped us so much just now, so we have to thank you for it. ”

"Dad, are you sure that your grandson will still come?" Zhou Cheng said with some skepticism.

Although Gongsun Jian said that he came here to eat at night, but what happened just now, maybe Gongsun Jian would not be hungry for a long time, or go to other places to eat at night.

Therefore, Zhou Cheng was really a little skeptical about whether Gongsun Jian could come.

Hearing his son's words, Lao Zhou was angry and wanted to give his son a head up, but just as he stretched out his hand, he slowed down his movements again.

When my son grows up, I must save some face for him!

Therefore, he originally wanted to pat his head, so he directly put his hand on Zhou Cheng's shoulder and said with a smile:

"You don't care if he comes, as long as your words are delivered, everyone will be happy to come, but if they can't come, at least our thanks will be delivered."

Zhou Cheng naturally didn't know that his head had escaped just now, although he was a little unaccustomed to his father's behavior of patting his shoulder, he could only bear it stiffly.

After all, who made Lao Zhou his father?

"That's okay, Dad, I'll go to the Criminal Division's Office and wait for Lord Gongsun!"

Maybe it was because he was a little uncomfortable being patted on the shoulder by his father, Zhou Cheng hurriedly ran out of the store.

"Slow down, Lord Gongsun is still trying the case over there? No hurry! Seeing his son running out, Lao Zhou habitually shouted in the back.

Although Zhou Cheng heard his father's shout, for some reason, he was in a weird mood today and didn't go back to his father as usual.

On the other side, after bringing Xiong Yan into the torture room, Gongsun Jian swaggered on the chair, took the tea brought by Wei Peng, took a sip, and looked at Xiong Yan who had been tied up over there, Gongsun Jian chuckled.

"Execution!"

There was no superfluous nonsense, just two words, and several officials in the torture room understood the meaning of Gongsun Jian.

"My lord, Lord Gongsun, the little ones have been recruited, don't torture them!"

Xiong Yan over there didn't expect Gongsun Jian to be tortured as soon as he opened his mouth.

Originally, he thought that before interrogating the prisoner, he would ask if the prisoner would be recruited. But he never expected that Gongsun Jian would not play his cards according to common sense, and he would torture himself as soon as he came up.

"Your Excellency."

The official holding the torture instrument over there, seeing that Xiong Yan was about to recruit, quickly stopped the movements in his hand and turned his head to look at Gongsun Jian.

It's a pity that Gongsun Jian didn't even raise his eyelids, and still drank the tea in the cup slowly.

Just when the official wanted to ask again, Wei Peng, who was beside Gongsun Jian, said directly angrily: "You kid is not bright at all!" The adults didn't say stop, you just used your punishment. ”

"Hey, the little one understands, I understand."

Hearing Wei Peng's words, a cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the servant, and he hurriedly nodded at Gongsun Jian.

With the water-stained leather whip in his hand swinging hard, Xiong Yan's original pleading expression instantly became distorted.

And the heart-rending cry even made the dogs of the surrounding residents bark wildly.

Unlike Xiong Yan, who was almost disillusioned here, Gongsun Jian on the side seemed to be drinking tea very calmly, and even when he heard Xiong Yan's screams, he smiled and nodded.

Of course, Gongsun Jian's heart is very normal, and the reason why he will smile and nod when he hears Xiong Yan's scream.

In addition to the revenge for Xiong Yan who almost put his life in danger just now, there is another important reason, that is, the system actually issued a task at the moment when the whip was waved.

"Ding, the mission is released, Yan Xiong, a person from Chenzhou, killed seven people in a row and committed a tragedy, how to deal with it?"

"Choose one, let Yan Xiong go, get fifty taels of gold, and minus 1 in popularity."

"Option two, arrest Yan Xiong, GPA +3, popularity +7."

"Yan Xiong? Bear Rock! ”

Just thinking about it for a while, Gongsun Jian understood that the real name of the person named Xiong Yan in front of him was Yan Xiong.

Of course, for these two choices, Gongsun Jian did not hesitate, he must have chosen the second, after all, compared to the first fifty taels of gold, the reward for choosing the second is richer.

And not to mention the unprecedented political performance points and popularity points, just seeing the crimes he committed, Gongsun Jian was not ready to let him go.

If the Yan Xiong in front of him was just stealing something, then Gongsun Jian might choose the first one, but Yan Xiong committed a murder case, and it was such a cruel murder case.

Then of course Gongsun Jian will not let him go.

Although Gongsun Jian doesn't think he is a good person, he still has a little conscience.

As the whip fell, Yan Xiong over there was already miserable.

Do you feel it, no whip fell, Yan Xiong, who came back to his senses over there, quickly cheered up and cried at Gongsun Jian: "My lord, my lord, I have recruited whatever you ask, please don't torture again." ”

Hearing his words, the official who had just picked up the new torture instrument over there was not sure about his idea for a while, so he glanced at Gongsun Jian's side.

But seeing Gongsun Jian shake his hand at him, the official instantly became a little lost, and reluctantly put the torture instrument back.

Different from the mood of the servants, Yan Xiong's mood was much better, and he even grinned happily.

I didn't care that this was the torture room of the criminal department.

Gongsun Jian didn't care about his mood, because it wouldn't be long before this guy would definitely cry.

Therefore, Gongsun Jian looked directly at Wei Peng beside him, and said slightly: "Old Wei, go get a pen and paper, and prepare to write down the confession." ”

"Pen and paper!"

Wei Peng was shocked in his heart, unlike Yan Xiong, who was tied up, as a deacon of the Criminal Division, Wei Peng knew very well that if he generally needed to record his confession, the things he committed would not be small.

"Is it true that the adults want to convict this Xiong Yan of a felony?"

Wei Peng muttered in his heart.

Of course, on the surface, he definitely didn't dare to go against Gongsun Jian's wishes, so he quickly and respectfully walked out of the torture room.

Yan Xiong, who was tied there, naturally didn't know the meaning of the pen and paper to record the confession, and he thought that this was a normal process, so he was always happy there.

Although he threatened Gongsun Jian just now, as long as he carefully admits his mistake and accompanies some silver taels, then Gongsun Jian should let himself go.

Just when Yan Xiong was fantasizing, Wei Peng finally took a pen and paper and stood beside Gongsun Jian with a solemn face.

Seeing this, Yan Xiong felt a little wrong, after all, he felt that he hadn't committed any major crimes, so he didn't need to be so serious, right?

"Your Excellency, don't condemn me! I just extorted a little silver taels, and besides, didn't I pay them back? Yan Xiong looked at Gongsun Jian pitifully.

He hoped that Gongsun Jian would not really let him squat in for a few years, although his matter had not yet reached Yongzhou, but he estimated that it would not take long.

Then I really won't be able to run away at that time.

So he hoped to use his pitiful eyes to make Gongsun Jian's heart soften.

It's a pity that he didn't want to think about it, if Gongsun Jian was a soft-hearted person, would he still directly punish Yan Xiong as soon as he came?

"Let's be honest." Gongsun Jian didn't raise his eyelids, and he popped out such a sentence.

Actually, this is a pit dug by Gongsun Jian for him, just thinking about giving him another big punishment, after all, he has committed such an angry thing, and it is impossible to get better.

Therefore, no matter how Yan Xiong answered, and even confessed his case in Chenzhou, then Gongsun Jian would not let him go.

"My lord, the little one just blackmailed the shopkeeper of the small Zhou restaurant, five taels of silver, that's all, my lord." After thinking about it for a while, Yan Xiong hurriedly spoke.

It's a pity that after hearing his words, Gongsun Jian was unmoved, and still didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Yan Xiong's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said: "That's right, that's right, the little one offended the adult just now, I hope you don't blame it!" ”

After speaking, Yan Xiong raised his eyes and secretly looked at Gongsun Jian.

Seeing that he still didn't speak, Yan Xiong gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, and hurriedly spoke: "My lord, the little one is willing to donate fifty taels of gold to the criminal department." ”

"Fifty taels of gold!"

As soon as Yan Xiong's words came out, everyone present gasped except for Gongsun Jian.

Fifty taels of silver, converted into white eyes, that's a full five thousand taels!

There are more than 100 people in the whole criminal department, and the annual income is less than 1,000 taels, and this Yan Xiong actually wants to donate enough money to everyone in the criminal department for five years.

How could they not be shocked, how could they not be moved?

Therefore, after they were shocked, they hurriedly looked at Gongsun Jian with hopeful eyes.

After all, Yan Xiong's matter can be big or small, and if you add it together, you will be sentenced to two months in prison at most.

In a small way, the extorted money has been returned, and as long as you apologize in the future, then this incident can be regarded as not happening.

Of course, in the end, these still depend on Gongsun Jian's meaning, after all, Yan Xiong was suspected of attacking the imperial court officials just now!

If Gongsun Jian pursued this matter, then Yan Xiong would definitely have to go in for a few months.

But if he didn't pursue it, then Yan Xiong would donate fifty taels of gold to the criminal department.

This kind of business is how to calculate how not to suffer losses, and everyone in the criminal department and the officials present hope that Gongsun Jian can agree.

After all, although Yan Xiong said that he was nominally donated to the Criminal Division, in the end, the money would definitely go into the small treasury of the Criminal Division.

When the time comes, the bonus will be awarded at the end of the year, and the fifty taels are also among them.

It is precisely because of this that everyone who wants to get more money at the end of the year naturally does not want Gongsun Jian to refuse.

It's a pity that Gongsun Jian, who was watched by everyone with the light of hope, shook his head and snorted coldly, "Yan Xiong, you better explain the matter honestly, otherwise no one will be able to save you." ”

Over there, hearing Gongsun Jian call his real name, Yan Xiong's face changed several times, and then he hurriedly said, "My lord, there is really nothing to hide from the little one." ”

This Yan Xiong is also smart, and he didn't mention the name, after all, if Gongsun Jian was called wrong, if he reminded him, it was very likely that this Gongsun Jian, who was called the Iron Mouth Divine Judgment in Linlang County, would be noticed.

Therefore, instead of struggling with the problem of name, he now feels that the most important thing is to go out.

"It seems that you don't cry when you don't see the coffin!" Sneered twice, Gongsun Jian stared at Yan Xiong over there. "I guess, I don't need to remind you about the things in Chenzhou, right?"

"Chenzhou!"

Seeing that Gongsun Jian suddenly mentioned Chenzhou next door, the people in the criminal department were a little confused.

After all, what is being done now is Yan Xiong's alleged assassination of Gongsun Jian just now, but how did Gongsun Jian mention Chenzhou?

Is there something they don't know about here?

For a while, the people in the criminal department fell into deep thought.

"Wait, Yan Xiong, you are Yan Xiong!"

Suddenly, Wei Peng, who was beside Gongsun Jian, opened his eyes wide, and pointed at Yan Xiong in disbelief.

"Deacon Wei, who is Yan Xiong?" A deacon beside him who was on duty tonight asked curiously.

Not only him, but several other officials in the torture room also looked at Wei Peng curiously.