Chapter 149: Questioning
"The police, ah no, the arrest is already here, and this matter has nothing to do with me at all. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" Xiao Mu briefly recalled his failed experience of "pulling out a sword to help when the road was uneven", and found that he did not play any positive role in the whole thing, and he also distinguished the good from the bad, although the few brocade-clothed guards who pulled the big man away in the end were brought by themselves, but they acted under the command of Lin Yi.
The head catcher at the head of the head is about thirty years old, tall and burly, looks very energetic, at least in terms of appearance, he is still very passable, and he has not embarrassed the civil servants at the feet of the great tomorrow - of course, he is tall and burly, at least compared with the big man who beat the ruffian and scoundrel, this head catcher is slightly pocket-sized.
"Who's fighting here?" The catcher asked loudly as he walked into the scene.
Of course, the matter is clear, and at a glance, I know that it was the man who was pulled by several guards who beat the person lying on the ground, but the head catcher still had to shout and ask, reflecting the majesty of the government and giving a deterrent to both parties involved.
But there are also things that can't be understood at a glance, just like what kind of character this noble son is dressed up? Seeing that he is dressed extraordinarily, those guards are probably also brought by him, and I don't know if it has nothing to do with beating people or being beaten.
Now that the beaten man is dying, there must be no way to reply to the headcatcher's words, and the man who beat him like this is still trying to break free from the shackles of the guards at this time, wanting to go up again to make up for three punches and two kicks, and he has no time to answer the headcatcher's question. But since all the words of the head catcher have been asked, if no one answers, won't everyone present be charged with contempt of officials?
So it was the peddler who answered the question of catching the head, although he was not directly involved in the beating, nor was he beaten, but there was nothing wrong with him talking back, after all, the whole thing was caused by him - of course, further along, it was because Xiao Mu rewarded him with ten taels of silver, and the matter can continue to be traced forward, it can be traced back to Xiao Mu's crossing, it is obvious that if he didn't cross, Emperor Chongzhen would still be too busy to review the chapters and deal with state affairs all day long, of course, he would not be idle to wander around the streets, Of course, there will be no reward for the hawker......
"Back to the chaye, the villain's ancestors have always been selling fried stinky tofu, today the villain is doing business here, this scoundrel ate the villain's tofu instead of giving money, but slandered the villain's tofu is stinky, he ate it after his stomach hurts, for no reason blackmailed the villain ten taels of silver to catch the medicine, the villain sold originally stinky tofu, of course not, who knew that this scoundrel was going to beat the villain......"
The peddler pointed to the scoundrel lying motionless on the ground, and said respectfully to the catcher, after all, he is still a businessman, and he has seen the world every day, and he can basically explain things clearly, if he is an old farmer, he has never been out of the village in his life, and he must be so nervous when he sees the messenger, and he may have to make some effort to explain the plain.
Xiao Mu and Tou Catcher were listening, and their concerns were also very different. Especially when Xiao Mu heard the hawker's sentence "I ate the villain's tofu but didn't give money", he almost couldn't help laughing, but fortunately he tried his best to hold it back, otherwise he would definitely be regarded as mentally ill, after all, there was no such thing as "eating human tofu" in the Ming Dynasty.
The catcher listened impatiently, listened to the peddler's rambling for a long time, directly interrupted him, and asked: "You said that this person beat you, but I don't think you look like you were beaten at all, but he fell to the ground and didn't move?" ”
"Poor Mingjian, this scoundrel extorted the villain's money and couldn't succeed, he lifted the villain's stall, and was about to beat the villain, but fortunately, this righteous man rescued him in time, and the villain was not beaten." The peddler pointed to the man who had been stopped by the guards.
"Oh? Are you serious, do you dare to say that you are not lying? The headcatcher's tone suddenly became stern, and there was a sharp light in his eyes, which directly startled the peddler. Even Xiao Mu, who is a private visit to the Son of Heaven in Weifu, although he knows in his heart that this headcatcher is a role like a little shrimp to him, and he doesn't need to take him in his eyes at all, but after seeing the expression of the headcatcher, he still subconsciously feels a little nervous, of course, this nervousness is only a momentary thing, and most of them are still nervous for this vendor.
"Hui, Hui Chaye, what the villain said is true, here, all the neighbors present can testify." The peddler was cautious and nervous, and his answers to questions were a little flustered.
"Since you are not lying, then let me ask you, you said that he asked you to extort ten taels of silver, yes or no?" The catcher asked.
"It's true." The peddler replied.
"Dare to quibble!" The face of the head catcher was even more ugly, "You obviously said that you are a stinky tofu seller, how can you have ten taels of silver on you?" Even if this person is really a scoundrel, he has to find the right person to extort money, how can he ask you for money for no reason? Could it be that your stinky tofu is all inlaid with gold? ”
"You misunderstood, the villain really didn't lie, it was the guest officer who ate the villain's tofu before, felt that the villain's craftsmanship was good, and rewarded the villain with ten taels of silver, and was seen by the scoundrel, so he blackmailed me." Seeing that the catcher doubted himself, the peddler became even more anxious, and quickly explained the origin of the ten taels of silver clearly, pointed to Xiao Mu and said to the catcher.
Xiao Mu heard the vendor say that he "ate his tofu" again, and his face directly showed an ugly expression, and he said in his heart that I am also an emperor now, and there are all the beauties in the harem, how can I eat your tofu.
Of course, Xiao Mu's expression changed without escaping the eyes of the head catcher, of course, it was impossible for the head catcher to know what other meaning "eating tofu" had, and thought that Xiao Mu was a thief, and saw that the vendor confessed that he was nervous.
"He said you rewarded him with ten taels of silver, yes or no?" The head catcher asked Xiao Mu, although his tone and expression were not very harsh, but they also exerted sufficient pressure, and ordinary people would definitely be very nervous.
Xiao Mu saw the head catcher ask himself, and knew that this head catcher was now even suspicious of himself. Xiao Mu thought to himself that he was nothing more than rewarding the hawker with ten taels of silver, this amount was simply insignificant to himself, but it was too much for an ordinary Ming people, Xiao Mu didn't expect to attract so many things, and even the head catcher who seemed to be experienced didn't believe it.