For Li Mi, being able to become a fast catcher is the first step in his career and the beginning of a success, perhaps in the eyes of others, catching fast is not a good job at all, but Li Mi still spent a lot of effort to get it.

However, this novelty quickly dissipated, because catching fast is just his means, the county government is just his platform, and his real ambition is to be the first detective!

The complicated personnel relations in the county government will cause some obstacles, but Li Mi does not have too many worries.

Although Xing Zhutou also wanted to beat Li Mi, it was not too much, because Li Mi had a friendship with Xiang Mu, and there were some active minds in the county government, and he had already begun to want to tie up Li Mi.

Even if some people don't believe that an unknown person like Li Mi will have a deep friendship with Xiang Mu, Jian Dingyong's attitude towards Li Mi also makes them dare not be too presumptuous towards Li Mi.

Because Li Mi got the consent of the county magistrate the next day, entered the torture room to retrieve the relevant old case files, and began to investigate the dozen or so old cases.

These old cases were all handled by Wu Yong before, but now that Wu Yong has left the torture room, and the new officials have not yet taken office, Xing Zhutou has taken over the investigation of these cases.

Because the bitter lord came to make trouble twice in three days, and constantly condemned the Zhang family in the market, the Lu family and the Zhang family also sent people to put pressure, hoping that the government would investigate as soon as possible, return Zhang's innocence, and punish those who slandered and slandered-for-tat.

The two sides quarreled with each other, and the county government was not at peace for a day, and Xing Zhutou had long been anxious, so he was more welcome to investigate Li Mi.

Jian Dingyong's attitude on this matter was also beyond Li Mi's expectations, although he did not give Li Mi the position of the official of the torture room, the next day he issued a Zhu ticket, and let Li Mi be fully responsible for this matter!

It is really unconvincing to let a newcomer take charge of such a big case, and it is also a great pressure on Li Mi.

But Li Mi wants to be a tolerance, isn't it just to continue to do criminal investigation, isn't the current task to investigate the Japanese killers!

Although these county officials and officials were a little sneering, and there were some intriguing things in their eyes, waiting to see the excitement, Li Mi didn't care, but plunged into the torture room and flipped through the files of the old case.

Li Mi is a person who can endure loneliness, especially after taking over the case, he is easy to indulge.

Although the room was extremely hot, and the moldy dust from the files made people's noses itch and sneeze constantly, he also gained a lot, because these old cases were really full of loopholes!

Just when Li Mi was in good spirits for his gain, a servant walked in and said to Li Mi.

"Catcher Li, the official of the government is here, and he wants to ask about the case, and the county master asked you to go to the flower hall to accept the comparison..."

"The magistrate of Suzhou Mansion?" When Li Mi heard this, his heart suddenly tightened, and then he understood everything!

No wonder Jian Dingyong so readily put himself in charge of this case, no wonder Xing Zhutou didn't have any objections, no wonder the officials looked at him with sympathetic eyes!

According to the "Great Message" formulated by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the provisions of the "Da Ming Law", there is a time limit for the county government to do things, three days for small matters, five days for medium matters, and ten days for major matters.

This so-called "comparison" means that when the time limit is reached, the higher-level officials come down to inspect the completion of official duties, and if they cannot complete it on time, they will punish the officials and officials!

And the officials are relatively noble, and they are hindered by the problem of face, so this kind of punishment usually falls on the officials of Xu, that is to say, Li Mi has become a man who carries the blame!

According to the rules of handling cases in the Ming Dynasty, unless it is a major case, a case of rebellion or the like, local cases are usually handled by the magistrate.

If there is a grievance inside, it will be retried by the government of the direct government, such as Wu County and Changzhou County, if there is an objection to the result, or it cannot be handled, it will be handled by the Suzhou prefect.

If it cannot be resolved, it can be handled by the court and the court will be considered the final trial.

In order to prevent the occurrence of unjust cases, the Ming Dynasty's Metropolitan Procuratorate set up a patrol press, usually served by the imperial historian, patrolling the place, and if an unjust case occurred, the court would overturn the case.

Before Yuan Keli was deposed, he was the position of the imperial history inspector, that is, the official position of clearing up unjust cases for the people.

If you can't even deal with it according to the court, you can also go to the capital to beat the drum, which is commonly known as the sue for the emperor, which will be handled by the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, or the three divisions will be tried, or even interrogated by the emperor himself!

Of course, Emperor Wanli hid in the palace and didn't ask about government affairs, and it was a little unrealistic to want him to ask the case in person.

Zhang's case was not a shocking case, but more than a dozen old cases were brought out, and the bitter owners of these old cases joined forces and almost caused mass unrest, and it was impossible for the Suzhou government not to ask.

This Wu County and Changzhou County are attached to Guo County, and the county government and the Suzhou government are both in Suzhou City, and there is no need to spend any leg time, and it is not uncommon for the Suzhou government officials to come to inquire about the progress!

Li Mi couldn't help but smile bitterly, after all, he still thought about this errand too simply, thinking that he could handle the case wholeheartedly, but who thought that he would have to carry the black pot inexplicably.

However, from another point of view, these cases are no longer ordinary murder cases, and they also involve the problem of the Japanese and the criminals, which should be a big case that endangers local stability, and should have been handed over to the higher authorities and handled by the Suzhou government.

At least that's what Li Mi thinks, even if the Suzhou government magistrate beats his ass to pieces, it's impossible to make a clue, right?

In addition, he is the person who knows the inside story best, and he knows the whole case better than anyone in the county government, so he is not afraid of this official to "compare".

Seeing Li Mi's hesitation, the official thought that Li Mi was scared stupid, so he couldn't bear it, so he comforted Li Mi.

"Catcher Li, you have peace of mind, that is, you want to hit the board, and the one who started is also our county government's own brother, and it will be over after a vague moment, and after this board, the county master will definitely make up for you in the future, isn't it a blessing in disguise?"

Although this servant was also well-intentioned, Li Mi couldn't help but scold Jian Dingyong, the old fox, what was the blessing of misfortune, and this misfortune was also given by Jian Dingyong!

"Thank you, little brother, for reminding me, I know." Li Mi smiled and thanked him, then picked out a few files, and walked out of the signing room.

The Liucao Signature Detention Room is on the left and right sides of the lobby, which is also to facilitate the office and receive the people's cases and appeals, so Li Mi quickly walked to the lobby.

In ancient times, the yamen didn't make a lawsuit every day, and if you wanted to file a lawsuit or something, you needed to accept it during the notice date.

Generally speaking, the notice day is every 369 days of each month, of course, there are some diligent and clear, and the notice day will also increase appropriately.

In a large city as densely populated as Suzhou, whether it is Wu County or Changzhou County, there are more public announcement days.

Fortunately, today is not the day of the announcement, and there is no one in the hall except for the county officials.

At this time, Jian Dingyong and Song Zhiwei, the governor of Suzhou Prefecture, sat in the hall, and when they saw Li Mi coming, Jian Dingyong introduced to Song Zhiwei.

"Song account, this is the secretary Li who is in charge of the case."

The accountant can also be regarded as the honorific title of the magistrate, because the magistrate is in charge of the criminal name, praises the dictionary, and if you have to convert it, it should be regarded as the director of the local audit bureau and the president of the court.

Officials similar to Beijing or Shuntian Mansion are six-rank officials, and pushers like Suzhou Mansion are also seven-rank officials, on an equal footing with Jian Dingyong.

The government usually also has the saying of "four mansions", one is naturally the prefect, the second is the same knowledge, the third is the general judgment, and the fourth is the official.

Because of the responsibility for the name of the criminal punishment and the responsibility of checking the money and grain, although the official is listed as the four prefectures, others seem to be the four leaders of the government, but the authority is very great, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is second only to the prefect.

Li Mi didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and glanced up slightly, this official Song Zhiwei was also in his early forties, with a goatee and a small birthmark on his neck, which was also impressive.

"The villain has seen Song Tuiguan." Li Mi stepped forward and bowed with his fists in salute.

Song Zhiwei looked Li Mi up and down, and then asked Li Mi, "You are Li Mi?" It's not the first time this official has come to the county office, how can you be so faced, could it be that you are new? ”

As soon as Song Zhiwei said this, Jian Dingyong became nervous, if Li Mi was not interested and told the inside story, Song Zhiwei must have known that he had arrested Li Mi as a scapegoat temporary worker!

Li Mi was also annoyed in his heart, thinking that Jian Dingyong really valued himself and supported himself, who knew that he just wanted Li Mi to come to the top cylinder!

However, people in officialdom can't help themselves, if you don't carry this pot, don't plan to continue to do it in the future.

On the contrary, if he comes down by himself, he will really be responsible for this case in the future, and Jian Dingyong will not dare not support him Li Mi!

Thinking of this, Li Mi also nodded and said: "The villain has been working as an errand in the county office, and has been following the county master to investigate the case, and the county master felt that the villain was available, so he promoted the villain to be fully responsible for the case..."

As soon as Li Mi said this, Jian Dingyong's stretched neck also retracted, smiling, obviously very satisfied with Li Mi's performance.

However, Li Mi also laid a foreshadowing in his words, and in front of the Song Tuiguan of Suzhou Prefecture, he said that he Li Mi was fully responsible for this case, and Jian Dingyong couldn't deny it in the future.

Song Zhiwei nodded, and didn't seem to care about this detail, but went straight to the point and asked Li Mi.

"Well, since you are in charge, then the official will ask you directly, those bitter masters have already cried to the torture hall, so noisy, the face of the yamen needs to be good-looking, now that the three days have arrived, what progress has been made in the case?"

There is a stipulation in the "Law of Officials" in the "Da Ming Law" that if the official document is not completed on time, the delay will be punished by 50 lashes for one day, and one degree will be added for three days, and the punishment for crimes will be 40 lashes, and the chief officials will be reduced by one grade.

Even if the official documents were not completed on time, they had to be beaten, and the officials were also affected, so it is no wonder that the scribes of the county government have been working hard all day long.

And even writing an official document that is not completed on time will be punished, let alone investigating such a thing.

Song Zhiwei came to compare this time, but I was afraid that he didn't have much hope of solving the case, and he came here completely to play the board!

It's just that he saw that Li Mi was young and jerky, and he was afraid that he also knew that Li Mi was temporarily taken out of the top tank to receive the board, and seeing Li Mi's small body, he inevitably felt some sympathy.

The people in the lobby were even more full of regret, some people gloated, and some people frowned, looking very concerned about Li Mi, such as Master Qian.

This also made Li Mi gradually unable to understand this Shaoxing master.

However, Li Mi didn't plan to be spanked, otherwise he wouldn't have picked these files over, although no one in the entire lobby looked down on him Li Mi, but Li Mi was not beaten casually!

"Back to Lord Tuiguan, the whole case has been torn up clearly, and there are only a few doubts left, if you can get the guidance of Lord Tuiguan, the case will be solved a few days ago!"