Reselling 200,000 stone of grain, this matter fell on his head Zhang Qiang, it was a death, and this matter could not be answered.

Seeing Zhang Qiang's hesitation, Chen Xiaoting immediately said: "Chop off two of his fingers, I'll see how long he can be hard!" ”

To cut off his fingers, Zhang Qiang had never mixed in the road, and then he looked extremely frightened.

Ten fingers connected to the heart, what it feels like to cut off two fingers, Zhang Qiang didn't even dare to think about it,

When the lieutenant held his hand with a knife, at the moment of raising the knife, Zhang Qiang finally confessed: "My lord, I said! ”

Chen Xiaoting beckoned, and the captain who raised his knife retreated, but his eyes were still murderous.

Zhang Qiang was originally a scholar, but later failed in the scientific examination for many years, and he had no money and no way to bribe the examiner, so in the end he achieved nothing and was destitute.

Just now, his trembling and panicked appearance is not the slightest bit of a literati.

But he is a person who values his life more than anything else, and of course he can't stand Chen Xiaoting if he wants to cut off his fingers.

"Say it!" Chen Xiaoting picked up the teacup again.

Zhang Qiang gasped a few times before he said, "My lord, it has nothing to do with me at this time!" ”

Hearing this, Chen Xiaoting's face suddenly sank, and he scolded: "Are you kidding me?" ”

Seeing that Chen Xiaoting was about to be angry, Zhang Qiang hurriedly explained: "The villain didn't mean that, listen to me, adult!" ”

Chen Xiaoting was still not kind to his eyes, and Zhang Qiang said under his forced gaze: "The matter of transporting the Yamen to dump grain, the villain is just a microphone!" ”

"If there is grain to be transported in the yamen, they will find the villain and let the villain go to the black market to find it, and there will be someone who can eat the grain!"

At this time, Chen Xiaoting asked: "So much grain, it must have been smuggled away in batches, who is the person you contact the most?" ”

Zhang Qiang had already let himself out, and at this time he simply said: "It's Uncle Tian Chang Tomita, the fleet and fleet under him are the largest, and he takes on the most work!" ”

Chen Xiaoting nodded, and now the two sides are comparative, and things are moving forward in the plan.

So then he asked, "The last question, who is the one from the yamen who connects with you?" ”

This question is very critical, but Zhang Qiang did not disappoint Chen Xiaoting, and replied: "It's Liu Yangyou!" ”

Liu Yangyou, this name Chen Xiaoting is very unfamiliar.

Before he was in the transfer envoy yamen, there were more than 20 people in charge of the officials, and he had almost all the names of them.

But this Liu Yangyou, Chen Xiaoting has never heard of it.

"Liu Yangyou, are you sure that he is on an errand in the yamen in transit, or are you just lying to you under a false name?" Chen Xiaoting's face was not good.

The knife was across his neck, which made Zhang Qiang not dare to hesitate at all, and immediately explained: "My lord, this Liu Yangyou is indeed on an errand in the yamen!" ”

"Then why hasn't the official seen him?" Chen Xiaoting said coldly.

At this time, Zhang Qiang replied: "Because ...... This Liu Yangyou hasn't been to the yamen for more than three years! ”

Hearing this, Chen Xiaoting was very puzzled, since he was on an errand in the yamen, why didn't he go to the yamen for three years?

When things go wrong, there must be demons, Chen Xiaoting immediately asked, "What's going on?" ”

Zhang Qiang replied: "Liu Yangyou suffered from a serious illness three years ago, and although he was cured later, he relapsed from time to time, so the errand was also intermittent, and he simply didn't go later!" ”

The transfer envoy Yamen still has such a person, Chen Xiaoting is really knowledgeable, no wonder he can't find out among the officials in the yamen.

It turned out that the people who really jumped up and down had never been in the yamen.

"Tell me about this Liu Yangyou's background!" Chen Xiaoting said indifferently.

At this time, Zhang Qiang asked, "My lord, can you release the villain later?"

Zhang Qiang is not stupid at all, he knows that this is the last time he has use value, and now he will have no more chips without talking about the conditions.

Chen Xiaoting smiled and said, "As long as you explain honestly, this official will not embarrass you!" ”

This answer was ambiguous, and Zhang Qiang said with a bitter face: "Adult, as long as the villain lives!" ”

Chen Xiaoting's face couldn't help but sink, and he said coldly: "Your affairs can only be decided, and now you only need to answer my questions to determine your life and death!" ”

At this time, Liu Jianping couldn't stand it, so he stepped forward and kicked it and said, "Hurry up!" ”

Kicked to the ground by this kick, Zhang Qiang screamed in pain, and he was not gagged at this time.

"Shut him up!" Chen Xiaoting frowned.

The two lieutenants held Zhang Qiang down, and then stuffed the cloth ball back again, and the wailing in the courtyard stopped.

Then Chen Xiaoting reprimanded Liu Jianping: "Let you be careful, don't make a fuss, forget?" ”

Liu Jianping couldn't help but bow down and said: "My lord, I know my mistakes!" ”

In fact, this is not to blame Liu Jianping, he has been investigating the case today, and it is just a matter of grinding and chirping when he encounters Tian Changfu, why is Zhang Qiang playing with flowers?

So Liu Jianping couldn't get angry, so he kicked it over.

At this time, Chen Xiaoting clenched his hand into a fist, and several lieutenants immediately stepped forward after understanding, and beat Zhang Qiangling as a sandbag after he came.

The wails rang out again and again, but they couldn't reach far because of the blockage of the cloth, at least not in the courtyard if they stood a little farther away.

Zhang Qiang likes the three holes of cunning rabbits, so his wife and son are not here, otherwise Chen Xiaoting can force him to comply faster.

Seeing that the beating was almost done, Chen Xiaoting stopped: "Okay, take down the cloth ball when he stops calling!" ”

After waiting for two minutes, Zhang Qiang's screams gradually stopped, and he no longer looked human.

"Zhang Qiang, this official will give you another chance, and honestly tell Liu Yangyou's background!" Chen Xiaoting said coldly.

Immediately, a captain stepped forward and took off the cloth from Zhang Qiang's mouth again.

Zhang Qiang was lying on the ground at this time and did not move him, his ability to resist attacks was limited, and he was already very tenacious before he fainted at this time.

After a while, Zhang Qiang said: "My lord, Liu Yangyou was originally a transfer envoy and a yamen planner, and later recuperated at home due to illness, so he lived in Xinghe Lane in Dongcheng!" ”

In fact, as long as Liu Yangyou's name is known, Chen Xiaoting can also find out the other party's information, but how can it be as fast as it is now.

Knowing what he wanted to know, the stone in Chen Xiaoting's heart fell again, and his heart was a little lighter.

At this time, Chen Xiaoting asked again: "Then why did Liu Yangyou find you?" ”

Zhang Qiang was out of breath at this time and replied: "Because, the villain used to be a classmate with him, and after his imperial examination was hopeless, he entered the yamen and became a clerk!" ”

Zhang Qiang is almost forty years old this year, which means that Liu Yangyou is about the same age.

But such a small official really has the ability to steal the 200,000 stone grain in the regular closing position?

Chen Xiaoting felt that it was impossible, because if he wanted to transport the grain from the regular closing position, he needed to sign and draw a lot of procedures in the middle.

In other words, even if you find out this step and know Liu Yangyou's name, you can't say that you are very close to the truth.

There must be someone behind Liu Yangyou, and the three officials in the transfer envoy yamen can't escape from the same thing as this matter.

"Someone, take this person back to the prison of the Thousand Households, no one can visit without my order!" Chen Xiaoting beat him coldly.

In fact, Zhang Qiang wanted to shout "spare his life" for himself, but at this time he was seriously injured and couldn't shout at all.

After Zhang Qiang was dragged away, Chen Xiaoting drank all the tea in the cup, and then said with a smile: "Let's go, go to Xinghe Lane in Dongcheng!" ”