Although he failed to catch the female thief, after a night of thinking, Li Mi's thinking was also a lot clearer, he vaguely caught something, but it still needed to be verified, so he and Lu Chongning came to the Wu County Mansion in Suzhou City early in the morning.

Li Mi is still more interested in the county government, after all, his goal is to enter the county government as an errand boy, to become the first detective of the Ming Dynasty, this county government is his starting point!

Even so, Li Mi is not very clear about the layout of the county government, but fortunately, Lu Chongning is a student, the so-called Li Sheng is the first in the list of talents, and the small group of people who can receive the government's living allowance, so Lu Chongning is very familiar with it, and he also explained it to Li Mi along the way, after all, readers still love to show off.

Suzhou is a rich place, the county government is also more magnificent, there is a memorial arch in front of the county government, through the memorial arch is the instrument gate, after the instrument gate is the eight-character wall that posts various official documents and notices.

People say that the eight-character yamen is open to the south, and there is no reason to come in without money, and it is this eight-character wall that is being said.

Li Mi was also very interested in the various notices of the Ming Dynasty, but today he followed Lu Chongning to close the case, so he could only hold back his curiosity.

After passing the eight-character wall, you will come to a large courtyard, and there is a ring stone tablet in it, and then there is the platform, and above the platform is the lobby.

Although there are only county orders in this county, and the main book, county officials, and canonical histories are serious officials, and the others are all hired workers, but in large counties like Suzhou Wu County and Changzhou County, there are fifty or sixty people in the government alone, divided into two or three shifts to reverse duty, and there are many names of various officials.

In order to prevent these officials from favoritism and irregularities, using their power to collude with outsiders, and abusing their power for personal gain, the officials generally live in the county office, and the county magistrate and so on also live in the county office.

If you want to go out to run errands, you will usually be issued cards and tickets, and you will be sent out to help with the official and walking.

Today is the day of the announcement, and the curtain hall and the six rooms are full of people, and the bustle is not much different from the convenient government hall of the later generations.

The so-called shogunate hall is the canonical history office next to the lobby, which is the place where the canonical history helps the prefectural order to accept various affairs.

Li Mi and Lu Chongning didn't have a good time getting in, so they made a detour, passed through the lobby, and came to the first place on the left between the lobby and the second hall, which was the office of the sixth room, that is, the signing room.

Wu Yong, the clerk of the torture room, was working in the signing room, and several scribes were walking around with official documents, looking very busy.

After the processed official documents, the scribe will send them to the main store, that is, the express delivery shop, and then send them out, and then receive the official documents from above.

Although he did not enter the second hall and the inner house, Li Mi had already felt the atmosphere of this office, and the entire county government was like a tightly knit, interlocking machine, running quickly but orderly, and there was no laziness or idleness.

From this point of view, this county government is not as vegetarian as Li Mi's impression.

When Wu Yong saw Lu Chongning coming, his eyes couldn't help but light up, but when he saw Li Mi behind Lu Chongning, his face instantly turned cold again.

"Lu Maocai, you're here, my signing room is too messy, so I won't invite you to sit." Wu Yong didn't raise his head much, let alone put down his pen, and said hello while writing hard.

Lu Chongning is a showman, and Wu Yong is just a servant in the end, so it is inevitable that this approach will be a bit big, but Lu Chongning is a person who has no quarrel with the world, and he can only endure it.

Wu Yong saw that Lu Chongning did not have a seizure, so he was a little proud, and said to the scribe: "Someone come, take the file of Zhang's case, and let Lu Mao take a look, if there is no objection, let's sign and draw the charge, and the case will be closed." ”

Lu Chongning had already received Li Mi's instructions before coming here, and at this time, he took the file unhurriedly, glanced at it, and handed the file to Li Mi.

Seeing this, Wu Yong couldn't help frowning, and said to Lu Chongning: "Lu Maocai, I can remind you that this Li Mi is not a relative, and secondly, he is not a public person, so he can't let him read this file at will!" ”

Li Mi knew that after Wu Yong was humiliated by himself in public, he would never give up, let alone let himself meddle in this case, so Li Mi was already prepared.

"What did Secretary Wu say, whether Chen Shi is a witness in this case or not remains to be discussed, now even such a vague suspected witness is dead, Lu Maocai, as the bitter master, has doubts about the case, and it is also a matter of course, he doesn't know much about criminal investigation, so he hired me to help him take a look, the letter of appointment is here, do you want to take a look?"

"If Chen Shi's matter is confirmed, it will be fine, we will sign and draw the charge, but if there is another inside story, the Lu family will definitely hook up with a good lawyer, and no matter what, we will get justice!"

As soon as Li Mi said this, Wu Yong also frowned, threw away the pen in his hand, and said to Li Mi: "Good you pariah, how dare you be so unreasonable in the county government!" I, the Duke of Wu County, am dedicated to the people, I don't know how many good things I have done, how did it get into your mouth, and it seems that I am waiting for the case to be closed! ”

"This Chen Shi hanged himself in fear of the crime, and the suicide note he left has confessed to the crime, and the evidence is ironclad, this case should be closed early!"

"You should also see that the county government is very busy, I don't know how many cases have to go through the court every day, and the county master is also exhausted, and he is hungry for food and clothing, how to waste so much manpower and time on an iron case!"

Wu Yong said it righteously and awe-inspiringly, if it weren't for the fact that Li Mi had already told Lu Maocai, this show really made Wu Yong embarrassed, as if he was unreasonable.

Li Mi stared at Wu Yong, although he had a clear conscience on his face, Li Mi could still see that his heart was empty.

People don't do things that don't have benefits, even the Qingtian master who is dedicated to the public also has his own purpose, this Wu Yong wants to close the case again and again, is it really for the county government, or does he have other plans?

Regarding Wu Yong's motives, Li Mi didn't want to think too much, because he didn't come here today to quarrel with this official, let alone to expose how this official was a character.

"What Priest Wu said is very true, since everyone is so busy, let's not bother to talk about it, bother the priest to take me to inspect Chen Shi's body, if he really hangs himself, then he will close the case quickly, after all, Lu Maocai also hopes that his wife can be buried in peace..."

Li Mi was no longer entangled, and it was said that Wu Yong should breathe a sigh of relief, but he frowned and said to Li Mi and Lu Chongning.

"Secretary Li, although you are hired by the Lu family, it is reasonable for you to want to inspect the body, but... Last night, Yizhuang went to the water, and the morgue suffered damage, and the corpses inside were already unrecognizable, so there was really no need to check them..."

"What? Yizhuang Walking Water ?!!! Lu Chongning couldn't help but be shocked, his hands pressed on the table, his eyes became cold, this gentle and elegant scholar, who didn't seem to be angry at any time, looked at Wu Yong at this time, and asked urgently with a pale face.

"My lady..."

Wu Yong was also a little scared, shrank back, and sighed: "Mrs. Zun's corpse is also..."

"Forget the bastard!"

Lu Chongning, who has always been rude, scolded a vulgar swearing, his eyes were blood-red, full of tears of grief and indignation, and he slammed on the table with a bang, and the four treasures of the study jumped up, and the ink was all pasted on the table, splashing on Wu Yong's face!

These officials are the most bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, and the honest people are angry, which is usually more frightening, Lu Chongning got angry, Wu Yong was coaxed, wiped his face, and the ink was suddenly blackened, but he broke out in a cold sweat and apologized to Lu Chongning.

"Lu Maocai, you are also a Sven person, let's not use our mouths, this fire... No one wants to... It's just that this is the case, if it is helpless, it is better to close the case, and Mrs. Zun should rest in peace as soon as possible, if the case is closed early, Mrs. Zun's body will not be burned..."

Although Wu Yong was the official of the torture room, but in a panic, he showed cowardice when he spoke, and he didn't care if he didn't say it, and saying such words made Lu Chongning even more angry!

Lu Chongning snatched the file from Li Mi's hand, threw it on Wu Yong's face, and scattered the paper on the ground, but he scolded: "Settle your big case of killing a dog!" This is clearly someone who destroyed the corpse and destroyed the traces, even the blind can see it, how can you be a bad dog! ”

The literati scolding is not something that ordinary people can resist, Wu Yong was already in a loss and weak-minded, and he thought about being confused earlier, as long as he pretended to be calm and let Lu Chongning sign and draw, the future was already completed, and it was over.

Who would have thought that Lu Chongning listened to Li Mi's instigation, and he would become angry, and scolded Wu Yong with a bloody head!

At this moment, a voice came from outside the signing room: "Lu Chongning, you are also a student, why are you so aggressive, you dare to roar at the public house, you can't read the sage books in vain!" ”

Lu Chongning was a talent when he was a teenager, and was even known as a prodigy for a time, but somehow, he couldn't go further for so many years, and the most taboo thing was to be said that he had read for so many years in vain, and when he heard such words, Lu Chongning was even more angry!

But when he turned his head, his temper was gone.

Because when he walked into the torture room, it was Jian Dingyong, the old lady of Wu County!

Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang is a poor man, even if he became the emperor, he also has some hatred for officials, so he is the most severe to officials, but he is very tolerant of low-level managers, such as grassroots cadres such as grain chiefs, he has to be summoned by his parents and children every year, in Daming, the county order is the most backbone of the management personnel, the court attaches great importance to the county order, and the authority of the county order is also great.

The county order is a watermelon and sesame seeds, and the big and small matters should be decided, not to mention anything else, just talking about Lu Chongning's identity, the county order has the right to deprive it!

And the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty also has various rules, according to this rule, the county order Jian Dingyong is one of Lu Chongning's teachers, even if he has not really taught him anything, Lu Chongning must also call a teacher in a proper manner!

"The Ming Mansion is above... Please Mingjian, the clumsy Jing Xiu is wise, he has always been virtuous, and the students and the clumsy Jing are respectful of each other, but now they have suffered this great misfortune, even the corpse... Even the corpse capital was tragically damaged, how can the old parents make the students tolerate it again! ”

Jian Dingyong is also in his early forties, although he is in good shape, he is tall, majestic, and energetic at a glance.

"Xiang An, you are also an old man, you should know that I Jian Dingyong is diligent in government affairs, and has never dared to relax, Yizhuang is on fire, it is a natural disaster, who wants to be like this, you see, in order to put out the fire, how many people were burned by the officials of my county government?"

After Jian Dingyong finished saying this, he beckoned, and a few officials walked outside, and there were indeed fresh burns on their hands, feet, and faces, and after applying the ointment, it was even more terrifying.

Lu Chongning was also angry for a while, and when Jian Dingyong said this, he even called him a cousin, and then looked at those burned officials, and couldn't help but soften.

However, Li Mi, who had been watching from the sidelines, said at this time: "County master, it has been raining for the past two days, even last night, and it was also raining heavily, drizzling non-stop, in such weather, how could Yizhuang accidentally catch fire?" ”