Master Yuan said in a low voice: "Master, the case of the dog, you have bothered a lot, seeing that you are injured in the trial, the humble position is very admired, this time the master is seriously injured, the humble position originally wanted to buy some chickens and ducks to send to the master to make up for your body, but I am afraid that I will not like to buy it, or those silver taels, give the master yourself and let the people buy some chickens, ducks, fish and meat to make up for the body." There are not many silver taels, a little heart, and please smile at the master. ”

Meng Tianchu glanced at the silver in the box, it was all ten taels and one ingots, and it was neatly stacked, and he knew at a glance that it was a full two hundred taels of silver! Equivalent to RMB 200,000.

Ha, two hundred taels of silver to buy chickens and ducks, how many do you have to buy, Meng Tianchu thought to himself, this old boy is really good at talking, smiled and arched his hand and said: "Lord Yuan, you are too polite, but this silver, contemptible people can't accept it." In Ling Lang's case, the contemptible people will enforce the law impartially, put forward specific handling opinions, and how to judge in the end, and also learned that the county adults will decide, and the contemptible people will not be able to make the decision. ”

Lord Yuan was anxious, and said in a low voice: "Master, we are all people who understand, so we won't go around the bend, and the county magistrate of the criminal name matter is not very clear, and it is not all up to you to make up your mind." Besides, in the afternoon, the county magistrate had already said that this case is all up to you, so how to deal with this case, that's not a matter of your words? ”

Speaking of this, Master Yuan sighed again and shook his head, "Alas! There is only one son under the knees, and he has just gotten married, and this incident happened, and he has not left us any descendants, if... If my son is put to death..., alas! Poor Yuan family is about to die... In the future, when I die in humble service, I won't even have a short tablet..."

Lord Yuan choked up and couldn't continue, and old tears flowed down. stretched out his sleeves, wiped the corners of his eyes left and right, sobbed twice, and said: "Yuan knows that you are also very embarrassed, master, and don't dare to be overly extravagant, as long as you can leave my son's life, it is enough..."

The punishment of the Ming Dynasty was divided into five types: flogging to death, in addition to the death penalty, the exile was the heaviest, but it was only to leave the homeland and serve labor in the exile land for a certain period of time. At the end of the three to six years, you can generally return to your hometown, and compared with the current life sentence, the period is shorter in terms of deprivation of liberty, and there is still hope. Therefore, Yuan Zhubo asked for his son's life at the minimum, thinking that when the time came, he would spend some money to escort the officials of the soap subordinate and the Liusu, and in a few years, he would be able to come back.

Meng Tianchu sighed: "Master Yuan doesn't have to be sad, since you are so concerned about Ling Lang's case, anyway, you are also the adjutant of the Yamen, so I can give you a straight talk." After contemptible review, various evidence shows that Ling Lang was a manslaughter, and when he was drunk and unknowing, he accidentally pressed Lin Si to death. Therefore, after paying the ransom, you can release the person. ”

Lord Yuan Bo was overjoyed, stood up, and bowed deeply: "Thank you... Thank you Master for your life..."

Meng Tianchu was weak in his waist, couldn't stand up and returned the salute, waved his hand and said: "Lord Yuan is serious, this is the true original appearance of the case, even if Lord Yuan doesn't come to give gifts, the contemptible person intends to write a verdict like this." Therefore, Lord Yuan should take back this silver tael. ”

Yuan Zhubo was already happy that the wrinkles on his face were piled together, thinking that Meng Tianchu made this verdict of course due to the credit of this box of silver taels, Meng Tianchu said that the return of the silver taels was just a show to show impartial law enforcement, and waved his hand again and again: "No, no, sir, this is just a little contemptible heart, there is no other meaning, you must stay." It didn't affect the master's rest, and Yuan took his leave. "Get up and salute again, for fear that Meng Tianchu will pull him to return the gift money, so he will turn around and leave.

Meng Tianchu sighed: "Lord Yuan, if you don't take the gift money away, the contemptible people will not care about this matter, and let the magistrate decide for himself." ”

Master Yuan was so frightened that he quickly stopped, turned around, and looked quite embarrassed: "Master, you are..., Yuan really just expressed a little heart, never..."

"It is true that the contemptible person is a little short of money now, but the gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way, if this money is linked to the contemptible person's position, it is suspected of taking bribes, even if accepting bribes is not against the law, but it is not okay. So, Lord Yuan, please take it back. ”

Seeing that Meng Tianchu's words were categorical, Lord Yuan Bo was grateful in his heart, and was about to explain and take back the silver two, when the voice of the porter Han came from outside the door: "Young master!" Shopkeeper Lin visited. ”

Lord Yuan sighed, a little flustered, looking around to find a place to hide, Meng Tianchu pointed to the small box full of silver on the tea table, and then pointed to the screen next to it. Master Yuan Bo understood, hurriedly picked up the box of silver, and quickly hid behind the screen.

After he hid it, Meng Tianchu said, "Please let him in!" ”

After a while, the porter Han walked in with Shopkeeper Lin and bowed deeply. Meng Tianchu gave up his seat, Shopkeeper Lin sat down on the guest seat, first said a few simple greetings, Feiyan came in to offer tea, and after exiting to cover the door, Shopkeeper Lin whispered: "Master, I took the liberty to come to visit, knowing that Master was injured the day before yesterday and didn't dare to stay for a long time, let's make a long story short." I came here to express my gratitude. With that, he took out a piece of paper from his bosom and put it on the tea table.

Meng Tianchu had already thought of this, and he helped the master find out the real culprit who killed his daughter, this Lin shopkeeper is a number one big businessman in Hangzhou, to express his gratitude, which is reasonable. It's just that this is probably not his main purpose, the main purpose should be to come to Yuan Tiehe, his baby daughter was killed by Yuan Tiehe, unless Yuan Tiehe fought for his daughter, otherwise, I am afraid that this resentment in my heart will not come out, this gift must be to buy Yuan Tiehe's life.

Meng Tianchu is curious now, how much price is this Lin shopkeeper going to pay to buy Yuan Tiehe's life? Master Yuan bid two hundred taels of silver, what is written on this piece of paper by Shopkeeper Lin? Is it a silver ticket? Or is it a title deed? I didn't open it, and it's not easy to guess.

Shopkeeper Lin patted his palm on the piece of paper and said: "Master, this is the deed of a small restaurant in Hangzhou. Please laugh at it. Tomorrow, I will call the account office to come to the house and handle the formalities and hand over. ”

Ha, there is a gift and a restaurant, it is really strange, think about it, what I lack now is living money, send one hundred two two hundred taels, will eventually be spent, there is this restaurant, but it is a source of money, and I will not worry about running out of money in the future. It's just that this kind of money is probably not easy to get.

Meng Tianchu didn't break his intentions, just smiled faintly, and arched his hand: "Shopkeeper Lin, contemptible people solve the case, it's all a matter of duty, how can I still accept your gift, and it's so valuable." ”

Shopkeeper Lin said in a low voice: "If the master says this, he will see the outside, the case of the little girl, Mr. Duolao has bothered." This is just a slight expression, and there are still many places to rely on the master in the future. ”

Speaking of the topic, Meng Tianchu thought to himself, this Lin shopkeeper is rich, and the restaurant he sent out is probably not a tavern, but a five-star hotel, but for a wealthy businessman like him, what about a five-star hotel? It's just a little drizzle.

Meng Tianchu gently pushed the stack of papers over, put on a righteous and strict look, and smiled coldly: "Shopkeeper Lin, you want Yuan Tiehe's life when you give a contemptible restaurant?" Hehe, buy a life, a restaurant is a little less, even if you add all the property of your Lin family, it is not enough..."

Shopkeeper Lin looked a little embarrassed, and interjected: "Master, you..."

Pushed away the bribe of a five-star restaurant, which made Meng Tianchu feel a lot of pride in his chest, his tone was even colder, he waved his hand, and said: "If you use all your family property, plus your head, then I'm afraid you can buy Yuan Tiehe's life - killing people pays for life, you kill Yuan Tiehe, despicable people kill you, one life for another, how about it?" ”

Shopkeeper Lin blushed, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Meng Tianchu continued to say coldly: "Since this matter has been mentioned, the contemptible people may as well say it bluntly, the contemptible people have found out that Ling Yan was mistakenly killed by Yuan Tiehe, and Yuan Tiehe's crime can be redeemed and exempted from punishment according to the law." Therefore, I am afraid that your wishful thinking will come to naught. ”

Shopkeeper Lin hurriedly said: "Is this true? ”

"Humph! Contemptible people never joke around. He took out the judgment drafted by Murong Yuxue from his arms, and raised his hand: "The contemptible person has already prepared the judgment, and the contemptible person has said that he will definitely handle this case impartially." ”

Meng Tianchu stared at Shopkeeper Lin, wanting to see his embarrassed and disappointed expression, but he didn't expect Shopkeeper Lin to show a look of relief on his face, and said: "Master, you misunderstood, the contemptible people never thought of asking the master to kill Tiehe to avenge the little girl, for the little son-in-law Tiehe, if it is really the situation that the master said, I will be relieved, alas... It is indeed very sad to lose a middle-aged daughter, but since it was an accidental death, it is no wonder that others, it is the life of a little girl..."

Meng Tianchu was very surprised: "You... Didn't you send me this restaurant to sentence Yuan Tiehe to death so that I could avenge your daughter? ”

Shopkeeper Lin shook his head: "This gift is really grateful to the master for solving this case, and I want to get closer to the master in the future, and I have no other intentions." As for Tiehe, alas, I have been friends with his father for many years, and when I first heard the bad news that my daughter was killed, I was really in pain. I thought it was Tiehe who did it, at that time, I really thought that even if I scattered all my family wealth, I would cut this thief with a thousand knives, avenge my daughter, and solve the hatred in my heart. ”

At this moment, I heard a soft sound behind the screen, presumably Master Yuan listened to the words of the shopkeeper Lin, and his mood was agitated, and he couldn't help but make a sound.

Shopkeeper Lin didn't pay attention, just hung his head and sighed and continued: "In the afternoon, after listening to the master's explanation, there is a feeling that Tiehe should have accidentally crushed the little girl after being drunk and asleep, and he has been friends with his father for many years, Tiehe also grew up watching below, don't look at his big fat man's rude appearance, but he is kind and kind, he beat the little girl last night, and my Lin family is at fault first, and I shouldn't hide this matter, so, alas..., now it's okay to find out, since it was an accident, I won't blame Tiehe." Another purpose of taking the liberty of visiting tonight is to tell the master this idea..."

Speaking of this, Shopkeeper Lin looked gloomy, got up slowly, and arched his hand: "Master, I'll leave below." ”

"Shopkeeper Lin! You should take back the deed formalities of this restaurant. ”

Shopkeeper Lin bowed deeply with a desolate expression: "My daughter is also dead, what can I do if I want so much property?" Master, you just accept it, you solved this case with injuries, so that Zai Xia knew the truth about the murder of the little girl, and Zai Xia was very grateful, I just wanted to express my heart, and I had nothing else to do. ”

Meng Tianchu saw that he was pitiful, thinking that he didn't want anything from him, he was purely grateful, this restaurant was not a bribe, and he was just about to use the money, so he nodded at the moment: "Okay, then thank you for the shopkeeper Lin, and please mourn and change." ”

Subsequently, Meng Tianchu loudly called the porter Han to come in and sent the shopkeeper Lin in addition to the internal office.

After Shopkeeper Lin left, Master Yuan slowly walked out from behind the screen with the small box of silver, and stood there, looking out of the door, stunned and didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he slowly turned his head and put the box of silver on the table, his voice was a little hoarse: "Master, Yuan... Yuan was very ashamed... Please leave this little bit of heart..."

Meng Tianchu shook his head firmly: "To be a man must be principled, my principle is that what should not be taken, resolutely not take it (of course, you are not welcome to take what should be taken)." The purpose of you sending this silver is to intercede for your son, so this silver is a bribe, I can't ask for it, but don't worry, I won't judge indiscriminately because of this matter, and I will still enforce the law impartially and make a judgment recommendation to the county magistrate. ”

These words made Yuan Zhubo ashamed, and he saluted deeply: "Thank you, master, then Yuan has resigned, and in the future, he will be able to use Yuan's to go to the soup and go to the fire."

Sending away Yuan Zhubo, Meng Tianchu was very happy, this case was not solved in vain, and he earned a restaurant, haha, it's really cool. called Xia Fengyi, Feiyan and Murong Zhenxue and told them about this matter, and the three of them were also happy for Meng Tianchu, especially Xia Fengyi.

After another conversation, Murong Yuxue said goodbye and went back.