"Ahem!" Von Delin suddenly coughed a few times.

Only then did they remember that there was also a policeman from the Guangzhou Mansion in the house, and they immediately reined in their voices. Although everyone is not very respectful of them now because of the flood of police in Guangzhou, it is better to be restrained in front of a high-ranking policeman who is likely to be the head of the police station or the patrol team-the second child of the tea house calls him an adult, so they guess like this. One of them paused, remembered that the conversation was about the son of the shopkeeper who had just walked in, and asked him, "Is there any sign outside that they are used to collect and cut animals in addition to creating cripples and even animals, and are they engaged in witchcraft?" ”

"The notice outside didn't say that they were engaging in witchcraft, as if this was a big witchcraft case, not a case of harvesting and mutilation. It is only said that they collect living souls and refine souls, and they combine 'great medicine', and they do not create cripples or animals,......。 In addition, there are no perpetrators of the witch Gu case in this public trial, because the facts of the witch Gu case are still unclear, and the interrogation is not among the public trials this time. The shopkeeper's son said.

"In my opinion, those refined souls are used to engage in witchcraft! But the people who engage in witchcraft and the people who collect and cut are not the same group, so these people who are harvested and cut can now be questioned and beheaded. ”

"Ask? Since the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, harvesting and cutting is the sin of Ling Chi's execution, how can it be beheading. ”

"Whether it's a case of harvesting and cutting, or a witch case, these are all cases that have been strictly forbidden in previous dynasties, Guangzhou City, as the largest city in Guangdong, has so many people, even if it is not easy to do these on the sea skin outside the city."

"That's natural, of course, there are high-ranking families in the city who are manipulating this matter behind their backs." This person suddenly said mysteriously: "Do you know that the Gao family's compound was surrounded by soldiers from the guard four days ago? ”

When everyone saw him so mysterious, they thought they would tell some secret, but when they heard that it was this, they were disappointed and said, "Who doesn't know this? On that day, hundreds of people surrounded the Gao family's compound, and after a while, they arrested thousands of people from all over their family, and thousands of people had to see it, what is this? ”

"Yes, there are still people in the Gao family who are serving as waiters in the capital, and the whole family has been arrested, they must be involved in these two cases, what is there to say?"

Seeing that everyone was saying this, this person couldn't help but say, "Then do you know that not only the Gao family is one of the masterminds behind the scenes, but there are also several big families in the city who collude with the Gao family to do this?" ”

Everyone was still not surprised when they heard this, but said with a curious expression on their faces: "Which big families are that?" ”

"Yes......" The man opened his mouth to say a word, suddenly paused, pretended to be unfathomable, and said, "I dare not say this." ”

"Cut~, I don't think you know." The others were a little disappointed and said deliberately.

The man, who seemed to like to show off in front of everyone, blushed when he heard this, and said, "How did I not know! My second sister-in-law's mother-in-law's brother's nephew is a reporter in the Guangzhou Police Department, and the two of us have a good relationship, and he told me, but how can I say such a big thing on such an occasion? ”

The others were still disdainful, and one was about to say something, when he suddenly turned his head sideways and saw Feng Delin sitting aside, and said: "I said you better not brag, there is a police officer here, be careful to arrest you back to the police station in the name of spreading rumors." ”

The man also noticed Feng Delin who was drinking tea and eating on the side at this time, and hurriedly leaned over and whispered: "This police officer, my family does have relatives who are recording at the police headquarters, it is Li Minghui, for the sake of his face, I also asked the police officer to be busy talking back." ”

Feng Delin originally sat on the sidelines and listened to their nonsense, and had no intention of getting involved: during the meeting, Li Zhizhi and Qian Tongju specially confessed that it was impossible for the people to say that such a big case was not allowed to be said by the people, and the so-called blockage was better than negligence, and all the police officers saw that the people were talking about the two cases, as long as they did not violate other provisions in the "Da Ming Law", they should not care.

The two of them even told the police below from time to time to reveal some details to the people, satisfying the people's 'thirst for knowledge', and the province talked nonsense every day.

But now this braggart suddenly found himself at this time, and let himself help him to lie.

Von Delin wanted to refuse. Although the General Police Department does have a record named Li Minghui, and he is still a talent from Guozijian, he will not offend him; But this person's relationship with Li Minghui is already very far away, and he is bragging just now, he should not be very close to Li Minghui, there is no need for him to help this person fulfill this lie.

But when the words came to his lips, he suddenly thought of the words that the emperor said softly when he followed Qian Minglin to see the emperor recently, and changed his mind and said: "Indeed, as he said, there are several big families in Guangzhou City who are involved in this matter. ”

Hearing Feng Delin say this, everyone immediately had eight or nine points of belief: one person said this, and another person said this, he was still a policeman, and everyone couldn't help but believe it.

Everyone hurriedly came up and asked. Feng Delin didn't dare to say more, and prevaricated casually. When he had eaten his fill, he immediately got up and left the tea house.

After he left, everyone talked for a while about how many big families in Guangzhou City would also be involved in the matter, because everyone did not dare to mention the name of the specific family, so they quickly changed the topic and talked about the execution three days later.

"In such a big case, I heard that there are thousands of people involved in the Caisheng Cutting Case alone! This is not counting the people of the Gao family. At least a few hundred must be killed! Kill it, and there must be no blood on the river beach! Lao Wang, who opened the crude medicine shop next door, was very excited when he said this: "Except for the main culprit Ling Chi, as soon as he gave an order, the skulls of hundreds of other people who committed the crime rolled down, and the river was red!" ”

He said so loudly that his face turned red with excitement.

Others said that Li Zhaocha and Governor Liu wanted to drive all the prisoners into the river and drown them alive. This immediately sparked a debate, what if one of the prisoners was very watery? Some people said that they must send boats to watch, and when they saw a man who was good at swimming, they poked them with their spears. Others say that it is better to have a bag of stones tied around everyone's neck. The crowd fought for red faces and red ears, and foaming at the mouth.

"That's not what I've heard, it is said that the emperor also hates them deeply, and wants to treat them in the way of others, and also cast witchcraft on them so that they will not be able to rest even if they die!"

Then some people said that they would behead all the big bones on the captured sea skins from top to bottom.

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In the southern corner of the entire tea house, there are two people who look like scholars, who have been here since Feng Delin first entered the tea house, and have been quietly listening to the people in the tea house without saying a word, only moving their eyebrows when Feng Delin spoke before leaving. However, at this time, when everyone heard a lively discussion about the execution of the prisoners, one of them, who looked younger, about thirty years old, said to the person opposite: "Brother Bai, do you think you will really kill so many people in three days?" ”

The person he called Brother Bai looked to be nearly forty years old, with a beautiful beard on his chin, and he heard the words of the person in front of him and said, "Brother Gu, how can the government be so stupid, although these big-boned people and horses are hateful, most of them are just a group of pitiful insects. It is about the routine that the first evil must be dealt with and the coercion will not be investigated. Mei Yi will definitely not survive, and may even be Ling Chi, and the rest of the people are estimated to be exiled. ”

"This is a case of witch Gu, according to the "Da Ming Law", it is necessary to behead all the houses and wipe out the nine clans, right?" Brother Gu said.

"Whether it is the law of the former Yuan or the Ming Dynasty, even the crime of witchcraft has not implicated the nine clans, and it will never be like this." Brother Bai said.

Brother Gu may still not believe in this, but he doesn't care about it, it's just a start. He said two more gossips and said: "Because the Gao family is one of the masterminds behind the scenes, their family is at least full of beheadings, and the nine clans will also be implicated; But there are other families in Guangzhou City who are involved in this matter, and I don't know if the involvement is deep, if it is discovered by the Jinyi guards or the police, I don't know how His Majesty will deal with it. ”

Brother Bai smiled faintly and said, "My old lady passed away three years ago, and I am not yet forty years old, so I won't think about what will happen after I get old so early; You've seen a few of my brothers, and there's nothing special about it, and I'm in charge of it; As for the other heads, your family hasn't had much to do with them. ”

This white brother's name is Bai Wenyu, and he is the head of another big family in Guangzhou City. Some of their family members are now serving as Wupin officials in the capital, and they have distant relatives in the guard house in Guangzhou, and they are married to the Hua family, which is now very powerful in the Guangdong military, and the power of the whole family is still above the Gao family.

That Gu brother is a member of the Gu family, one of the three major merchants in Guangzhou, Gu Mingying.

The relationship between the Gu family and the Bai family is like the relationship between the Li family and the Gao family, and the Gu family gives the Bai family some silver money every year in exchange for the Bai family's protection of their own business.

The reason why the two of them meet here today is also related to the two recent big cases. After the Gao family was arrested, the small people and small households in Guangzhou did not feel that the big families were very frightened, for fear that one day hundreds of soldiers would suddenly surround their houses, rush in and raid and take away all their family members, from masters to servants.

This is not unfounded. Of course, there is no family like the Gao family that has been involved in these two big cases, but there is more than one person who has bought "big medicine", whether it is a stillbirth, an aphrodisiac or other medicine. If the government finds a middleman and learns who the people who buy the medicine are, they won't be able to eat and walk away.

Bai Wenyu's words just now were to assure Gu Mingying: No one in our family will take such a "big medicine", and they will not be involved in a case like witch Gu; Even if some side branches of the family did this, it was not the sin of the Zhulian Nine Clans, it was fine.

As for why the two of them are talking in such a place today and not in the courtyard of one of the houses, it is because the wind has been so tight recently, and the two of them chose such an ordinary tea house in order not to become the target of the government's attention, pretending to meet by chance.

Hearing Bai Wenyu's words, Gu Mingying relaxed a little and said, "That's good, that's good, it's best if nothing happens." ”

"Speaking of which, this Li family is awake, abandoned the Gao family at a critical moment, and went to the palace to report to the emperor, the family has now received a lot of benefits, and it has been remembered by His Majesty, and when the witch Gu case is clearly announced, he may still be rewarded by His Majesty, it is worthy of being a business person, and the calculation is clear."

"But I can't complain about the Li family doing this. I heard that the Gao family has indeed asked for money too hard in the past few months, and their family is estimated to be unable to bear it; Besides, I can climb the high branches of the emperor, and if I am the head of the Li family, I may not be able to do so. But their family's approach is still uncomfortable. Bai Wenyuyun said lightly.

But Gu Mingying heard what he said, but he couldn't be as calm as him. "Yes, yes, Brother Bai is right." He said in a loud voice.

Gu Mingying, as the head of a big family, was certainly not a fool, he heard it, Bai Wenyu was warning him. However, the Gao family is special, and no one can be tempted, so Bai Wenyu said the second half to appease him.

The two said a few more words, and Gu Mingying paid for the settlement and dispersed.

As soon as Gu Mingying returned home and took a sip of tea, one of his cousins, Gu Yanjie, who is also his right-hand man who is now in charge of the entire family, came over and asked, "Big brother, what did Bai Wenyu say?" ”

"What else can he say, naturally he soothed me coldly," Gu Mingying sneered: "Even if someone in their family is really involved in these two big cases, will they still tell me?" ”

"And he's bound to knock and knock me. The more times like this, the less they can afford to show weakness. Sure enough, I said a few words with the implicit threat of the Li family's affairs, and I had to pretend to be sincerely afraid to cooperate. ”

"It's hard work, big brother." Gu Yanjie said: "What can the eldest brother see? ”

"Although Bai Wenyu will definitely cover it up, the eldest brother has repeatedly checked and feels that their family should not be involved in these two major cases." Gu Mingying recalled the situation at that time, Bai Wenyu's every move, and said.

"That's good." Gu Yanjie said: "As long as the Bai family will have nothing to do." ”

"That's not good." Gu Mingying showed an indescribable expression and said: "Even if their family is not involved in these two big cases, it doesn't mean that their family will be fine." ”

"This," Gu Yanjie didn't quite understand.

"Look at it, now Daming is still fighting with Annan, the witch Gu case has not been interrogated clearly, and the emperor is still not free; Waiting for these things to become clear, it is difficult to say whether there will be anything in the Bai family, but there will definitely be waves in Guangzhou again. ”

"Big brother, will this wave involve our family, not the Bai family?" Although Gu Yanjie didn't understand what he was talking about, he still asked worriedly.

"No, the government won't do that." Gu Mingying showed a sneer: "What's the benefit of involving our family?" It has to be an official eunuch......"

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Bai Wenyu, who returned to the family at about the same time, also said to his family: "The Gu family has been dealt with by me, but it's hard to say what will happen to our family." These days, you must be cautious, and no one can be offended. ”

Most people said yes, but his second son, who was only in his early twenties, said, "Dad, aren't the two big cases already over?" Why be so cautious? ”

Bai Wenyu glanced at his second son, knowing that he really shouldn't understand, instead of pretending to be confused; But even though all the people here are clansmen, and they can't fully open the skylight to speak, who knows if any of them will have other thoughts in mind? So he just said sternly: "You don't understand what you said, just do it." If I hear that you have done something bad outside, I will not spare you! But in my heart, I had already decided to wait until my family was together in the evening to explain it to him.