An hour ago, it was a sunny winter afternoon.

When the county magistrate Mu Shi was singing and playing with several wives and concubines at home while eating hot pot, a servant stumbled in and opened his mouth and shouted, "It's a big deal, it's a big deal!" ”

Mu Xianling has long been accustomed to the startling of a few officials on weekdays, but at the moment of beauty, how can he not shake his majesty? He immediately asked, "What's all the fuss?" If it's still a trivial matter, you can be careful with your skin. ”

The official replied tremblingly, "Someone has rebelled!" ”

"Are you sleepwalking? This peaceful and prosperous world, Lang Lang Qiankun" Mu Xian Ling did not finish speaking, and suddenly felt a boiling voice outside.

The official didn't know what the county commander was thinking, and he continued to report what he had seen and heard, "It's true!" There are five or six hundred of them, and they are now outside the yamen, and if you don't show up again, I'm afraid they will storm the county ya. ”

"This" Mu Xianling's wine glass immediately fell to the ground, and several wives and concubines all looked at him with frightened faces, which made him finally have some manliness, so he stubbornly said, "The old man will meet them." ”

Mu Shi's home was behind the second hall of the county government, just a stone's throw away from the gate of the county government, but he walked for half a cup of tea before coming to the scene, and at this time, the five or six hundred people wielding sticks at the door were already a little impatient.

Although Mu Shi is over fifty years old, where has he seen such a formation? He saw that the five or six hundred people outside did not take a step into the county yamen, and finally plucked up the courage to speak, "The old man is the county commander of this county, and when you are waiting to storm the yamen, do you know that this is a big crime?" ”

One of the first people defended, "I'm just here to ask the county magistrate to administer justice, how dare I go against the government?" ”

When Mu Shi heard that these people were asking him to uphold justice, he was relieved, and finally sorted out the idea of solving the matter, so he asked, "Are you the leader of these people?" What are you doing here today? ”

The man who spoke just now clenched his fists and replied, "Student Zhai Rang, please ask the county order to hand over the gangsters of Zhangjiachuan Company." ”

Mu Shi listened to Zhai Rang's inexplicable request, and muttered puzzledly, "The people of the Zhang family's boat line? Where are there any people from the Zhang family boat line in my county government? ”

"What if there are any of them in the county office?" Zhai Rang thought that Mu Shi was pretending to be confused or delaying time, so he asked-for-tat.

Mu Shishi didn't know that the people from Zhang's boat line had already hid in the county office, so he said forcefully, "What if there are no people in the yamen?" ”

Five or six hundred people were enthusiastic behind him, and Zhai Rang finally lost the patience to fight with the old county order, and immediately shouted anxiously, "We will search it ourselves!" ”

After saying this, Zhai Rang immediately squeezed past Mu Shi's side and went to the back house of the yamen, and the people behind him naturally followed him, and they also entered the yamen with sticks.

Mu Shi thought about his wife and concubine at home, but it was too late to stop him, but fortunately, these people didn't treat him as a person, they just had a little collision with him, but it was the words of the little official next to him who scared him away.

- "The people from the Zhang family boat line did come in, there were more than 30 people in total, and Sun Gongcao brought them in. ”

As if to confirm the officer's statement, there was already a shout, "I've found them, they're all here!" ”

"Don't!" When the Mu Xian Commander shouted to stop them, their anger had already fallen on the more than thirty people with the sticks, and then a scream rang out, and they let out their last cry in the face of violence.

If you knew today, why did you bother in the first place?

When Mu Xian Ling came to the scene after the violence with the help of the yamen, the five or six hundred people had already swarmed the yamen, leaving more than 30 corpses on the ground, as well as blood and brains splashed all over the ground.

The back house of the yamen is like a hell on earth!

Su You's face was cloudy, he couldn't have imagined that the leading brother of that gang of thugs was Zhai Rang! And he also blew himself up before killing someone.

Maybe he didn't think about the result of the crowd's excitement, right? Maybe he just wanted to punish them and end it as soon as they got through, right?

But this power of the people is a double-edged sword, and if it is used a little off, the blade will be directed towards itself.

"Let's go and see it!" When Su You heard this, he couldn't believe that what he heard would be the truth, but would Mu Shi deceive himself with a lie that was so easy to debunk?

"Okay." Mu Shi nodded in agreement, but he couldn't move half a step.

After seeing the misery of hell on earth, who has the courage to feel it again?

Su You could understand Mu Shi's state of mind at this time, and after standing up, he waved his hand to Mu Shi and said, "Mu County's order is waiting here, I'll come when I go." ”

Although Mu Shi was very reluctant to see the scene of violence again, although he was very willing to obey Su You's instructions and wait in the seat, how could there be a Shangguan who went to work and the lower official was drinking tea? So he struggled and hurried a few steps to Su Youtou, and the group walked towards the side courtyard.

"It's inside." Mu Shi pointed into the courtyard, but his eyes didn't dare to look inside.

Su You nodded and stepped into the courtyard.

How do you describe the scene in front of you?

If Picasso had been here, he would have made another painting, Guernica, to depict this indescribable misery and brutality. But Guernica's post-bombing depictions are far less than one percent of the scene in front of them.

Delacroix's "The Massacre on the Island of Chio" may be a glimpse of the horror of the hell on earth, but the massacre is nowhere near as bloody, terrifying, and desperate as this courtyard embodies.

In the middle of the courtyard, a bare arm stretched upright to the sky, as if its owner was dying and was questioning the heavens—but the heavens were silent.

Su You covered his mouth and almost coughed dryly, Lai Yanbei and Xia Ziwei turned their heads and closed their eyes, even Wang Bodang, the master who usually takes murder as a child's play, turned his head and couldn't bear to look at the miserable scene.

Su You turned around, returned to the second hall where he had just drunk tea without moving, and after taking a sip of tea, he asked Mu Shi solemnly, "How does Mu County Ling plan to solve this matter?" ”

Mu Shi replied with a flattering smile, "Su Yushi is here, and the lower officials all listen to Su Yushi's arrangement." After saying this, Mu Shi's heart finally relaxed, and with Su You's visit, this hot potato can be regarded as finding the master.

According to Su You's idea, it is naturally handled impartially and investigated to the end.

But Mu Shi has Mu Shi's statement, Lu Zhongsu has Lu Zhongsu's hope, and at this time it involves the Zhangjia Boat Company, but I am afraid that there will be far more involvement than what I see now.

While Su You was pondering, Mu Shi suddenly said, "By the way, I almost forgot to tell Su Yushi, and the lower official has already reported the situation at noon to Zhang Yuanjun in time." ”

"Oh?" Su You was stunned for a moment, he naturally knew that the Zhang envoy Jun in Mu Shi's mouth was Zhang Xin, the county guard of Pengcheng County.

In other words, Yang Guang originally hoped that he would make a secret visit to Zhang Xinming, but he didn't expect that because of Zhai Rang's impact on the county government, they would soon face each other.

"If that's the case, then let Zhang Yuanjun handle this matter." After Su You said this, he was a little excited.

Mu Shi only replied "yes", but his eyes were secretly observing Su You, he wanted to know what Su You was thinking at the moment, and he wanted to guess the purpose of Su You's trip, but it was uncomfortable, but he didn't dare to speak.

Su You looked at him and stopped, although he didn't know what he was thinking, he didn't want to take over this mess, he just hoped that Zhai Rang and the others would hurry up to Wagang, but he said, "If there is nothing wrong with Mu County's order, the official will go back to the inn first." ”

Mu Shi hurriedly got up and said respectfully, "Congratulations to Su Yushi." ”

After Su You and the others left the yamen, Lu Sheng saw the people sent by Lu Zhongsu, and under his response, Su You easily came to the largest inn in the county, and Lu Zhongsu had already arranged the wine and food in the room.

It's time to eat, but after passing through the county government's back house, several people don't seem to be able to eat.

When Lu Zhongsu came, he had the idea of rushing, but after the accident, he also felt that the matter was really big; He was also preoccupied at this time, although there was good wine and food on the table, he couldn't eat a few bites.

After eating, when Lu Zhongsu wanted to leave, he heard Su You say, "Senior Lu, take a sip of tea before leaving?" ”

Lu Zhongsu nodded, he also knew what Su You meant, to be honest, the meal just now was too depressing, although he had the heart to ask Su You about the results of the handling of Zhai Rang and the others' impact on the yamen, but he didn't know how to speak.

But if he really wants to leave, how can he be willing?

Sitting in front of the coffee table, Su You poured tea and said straight to the point, "This matter is a little tricky." ”

"I've heard they've all run out of town, so what's the trick up to?" Lu Zhongsu also knew that human life was at stake, but he still looked at Su You lightly on his face.

Su You nodded, "Do you know this Zhai Rang?" ”

Lu Zhongsu's face changed, and he said noncommittally, "Sure enough, this kid is a brainless person, and I actually only have a relationship with him, he was originally the Fa Cao of Dongjun, and after being fired because of the unevenness, he began to wander in the market, and often looked for some work on the dock. ”

Su You didn't expect that Zhai Rang was originally a civil servant, a civil servant who went to the dock to move bricks after being laid off, but what made him fall here?

"Do you mean to say that Zhai Rang and those people are not relatives of the bitter master? Instead, they were hired? Su You's eyes lit up, and after asking this, he said slowly, "As long as the owner of the matter refuses to admit that these people have anything to do with their family, as long as Zhai Rang is not caught by the government, then this matter will be over." ”

Lu Zhongsu also smiled bitterly, "What Mr. said is, after all, there are too many people offended by the people of Zhangjiachuan Xing, and now that they have been killed, it should be a matter of looking for a needle in a haystack to find the murderer." ”

Su You nodded, but there was a bad premonition in his mind.

Su You was about to ask about Lu Zhongsu's future plans, but saw Lu Sheng push the door in a panic; When Lu Zhongsu was about to reprimand his son's rudeness, Su You asked with a smile, "Brother Lu, what's the matter?" ”

Lu Sheng nodded to Su You, but asked Lu Zhongsu, "It seems that there is a fire on the other side of the dock, could it be that something happened to our ship?" ”

"What did you say?" Lu Zhongsu's face turned pale, and he hurriedly walked to the window.