Su Hao took people around the counties for seven or eight days, and when he returned to Luoshan County, Liu Qichang, the prefect of Runing, also arrived. Du Weiming was blocked from Xinglong Gambling House by a false confession, and could only watch Su Hao send people around to search for Haoqiang and businessmen who colluded with the gambling house. After Liu Qichang got the news, he couldn't sit still anymore, and hurriedly arranged to get off the official sedan chair and rushed to Luoshan to ask Su Haoxing about his guilt.

"Master Su, what do you mean by this?"

Standing outside the heavily guarded Xinglong Gambling House, Liu Qichang asked Su Hao with a hesitant expression.

Su Hao's face was also heavy, he stepped forward to salute Liu Qichang, and said: "Governor Liu, the official only knew when he arrived in Luoshan how bad things were in Xinglong Gambling House. There were so many dead and injured people at the scene, if you don't get to the bottom of the cause and effect, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the court in the future. ”

"Naturally, the investigation of the case is to be investigated, but you detain all the criminals in your own hands and don't let the local officials in Runing intervene, don't you believe us and wait?" Liu Qichang asked.

Su Hao said: "Governor Liu doesn't know, Su Hao didn't let Tan Zhixian and Du Tongzhi intervene, but out of the idea of protecting them. The shopkeeper of this Xinglong gambling house bit everywhere, and climbed the officials of Luoshan County and Runing Mansion, Tan Zhixian and Du Tongzhi If they don't avoid it, they are afraid that they will not be able to say it clearly in the future. ”

"Climbed all over? So, the house was also climbed by them? Liu Qichang said.

Su Hao nodded and said, "Exactly, the shopkeeper Xia of Huguang Qianzhuang said that you are his brother-in-law." ”

"Fart!" Liu Qichang jumped like thunder. Okay, Shopkeeper Xia does have a good sister who has been widowed at home for a long time, but she has already run for five, okay? Liu Qichang once went to Xia Shushen's house to drink, Xia Shushen once called her sister to accompany the wine, but she was so old. Will Liu Qichang be tempted? You can insult my personality, but you can't insult my aesthetics!

"The official has already checked this matter and determined that it is a rumor, for this reason, I have asked the shopkeeper Xia to hit 30 boards to set the record straight." Su Hao intimately introduced that it was true that Xia Shushen was beaten, but it was to force a confession, and there was this foreshadowing. After a while, Liu Qichang couldn't hold Su Hao accountable for his indiscriminate punishment.

"In that case, can the government enter this Xinglong gambling house now and meet these criminals?" Liu Qichang was too lazy to talk to Su Hao, he asked bluntly.

This time, Su Hao didn't have any stumbles. readily agreed: "Of course you can, the official will lead the way for Governor Liu." ”

Under the guidance of Su Hao, Liu Qichang finally walked into the Xinglong Gambling House, which had been closed for many days, and behind him, there were Du Weiming and Tan Yizhong of Luoshan Zhixian County, since Liu Qichang presided over it, then Du and Tan's avoidance was unnecessary.

The lobby of the gambling house is still the same as it was after the group fight. Su Hao called a gambler who participated in the fight and asked him to introduce the scene to Liu Qichang and others. According to this gambler, Xinglong Gambling House made thousands of gambles, and after being discovered, he tried to kill people. This led to violent clashes between the two sides. Su Hao also duly handed over the transcripts of their interrogations of both parties these days to prove that what the gambler said was completely true.

Judging from the results of Master Su's interrogation, Xu Rendi acted badly and used thousands of tricks to harm the people. also raised thugs to beat innocent guests, and should be severely punished according to the law! ”

After inspecting the site. The group came to the gambling house that was used as a temporary office, Liu Qichang sat down, patted the table, and said with an expression of righteous indignation.

"Lord Fuzun, this Xu Rendi is the cousin of the lower official, and the lower official has the fault of lax discipline, and he also asks the Fuzun to surrender." Tan Yizhong quickly knelt down and made self-criticism painfully.

Du Weiming sat aside, frowned and said, "In order to get rid of his crimes, this Xu Rendi actually lied that the official was also his cousin, which is really punishable." If he is to be punished, this can also be counted. But ......."

"It's okay to see far, but it's okay to talk." Liu Qichang shouted Du Weiming's words and encouraged him to say the rest of the words. Their group forced Su Hao to let them into the gambling house today, just to say this "but".

"Yes!" Du Weiming said, he turned his head to Su Hao, and said, "Master Su, please forgive Brother Yu for being blunt, what we see and see is just one side. The stakes are so high that can the parties themselves come out and talk about it? ”

"Well, it's natural." Su Hao was not surprised by Du Weiming's request, he ordered his subordinates and said, "Bring the criminal Xu Rendi up." ”

"Yes!" Several soldiers agreed, turned around and left, and after a while, they really came over with Xu Rendi. The soldiers threw Xu Rendi to the ground, and then stood majestically aside, making Liu Qichang and the others faintly feel some pressure.

"I say, I say everything!" Xu Rendi has been repeatedly interrogated many times these days, forming a fear of arraignment. After he was thrown to the ground, he quickly turned over, knelt on his knees, and shouted in a daze: "This is all made by Governor Liu, I don't know anything." ”

When this voice came out, Liu Qichang's face suddenly turned eggplant color, he slapped the table suddenly, and shouted: "Bold fanatic, look up, who is the official!" ”

Xu Rendi was stunned for a moment, raised his head, and saw Liu Qichang, Du Weiming, and Tan Yizhong in front of him, and suddenly tears and snot flowed. At an astonishing speed, he knelt and climbed forward several steps, came to Liu Qichang, hugged Liu Qichang's legs, and shouted: "Governor Liu's help!" ”

There is no need to mention the embarrassment of the officials of Runing Mansion, the shopkeeper of a gambling house in a county town is so familiar with the prefect of a prefecture, no matter how you say it, it seems that there is something hidden. Liu Qichang was ready to say something like "the government is in charge of you", but now he can't say it. If Xu Rendi shows that he doesn't know Liu Qichang, then Liu Qichang is the master of Xu Rendi, which is to handle the case impartially. Now it looks like this, and it can only be said that it is a cover-up.

"Presumptuous!" Tan Yizhong had no choice but to come out and carry the black pot, "Rendi, you just met Governor Liu once at your cousin's house, where does Governor Liu know who you are." Governor Liu came to Luoshan County today to interrogate the Xinglong Gambling House and beat up the guests. If you are not, my cousin will never protect you, and I must ask the prefect to punish you severely. If you have any other problems, speak out now, and perhaps some of your punishment will be reduced. ”

"What, Tan Zhixian, this is your cousin I saw in your mansion that year?" Liu Qichang hurriedly followed Tan Yizhong's words and said, "I really can't remember anything about Fu. ”

"That's that, I just introduced you at that time, there are so many people in the family, how can you remember." Tan Yizhong said.

The two sang and harmonized, which can be regarded as a clear up relationship between Liu Qichang and Xu Rendi. In fact, everyone present was very clear about this issue, but with such a clear-up, Su Hao couldn't use the topic to play. This is like Su Hao took Xu Rendi's confession a few days ago and said that Du Weiming was Xu Rendi's cousin, in fact, everyone knows that this confession must have been made up by Xu Rendi and according to Su Hao's intentions, but with such a paper book in hand, Du Weiming could not insist on the trial of the case, this is the so-called Yangmou.

Xu Rendi also understood the mystery of this, and he realized that Su Hao was also sitting next to him with a smile and looking at him, and there were several soldiers from the survey camp beside him, with short muskets pinned to their waists, which was a prop that made Xu Rendi feel pain when he saw it. He hurriedly let go of Liu Qichang's legs, took a few steps back, still kneeling, and kowtowed again and again: "The prefect forgives the sin, and the small people are sincere in their grievances, and they have offended the adults." ”

"There are thousands of people in the gambling house you opened, and you have killed and injured so many people, what qualifications do you have to cry out for injustice?" Liu Qichang asked indulgingly.

"Wronged, prefect Qingtian!" Xu Rendi has been looking forward to Liu Qichang to save him these days, and the rhetoric about shouting grievances has been calculated countless times in his mind, and now he is coming with his mouth open:

"The villain was framed! Xinglong Gambling House has always been known for its integrity, and has never been cheating. On that day, a few people came to the gambling house......"

Xu Rendi didn't lie completely, he told Xiong Minyang from beginning to end when he took Mo San to fish and enforce the law, and said that the dice that were smashed open by Liao Yiming were actually brought in by Xiong Minyang, and they were not the original gambling house. As for the fight, according to him, Xiong Minyang instigated the gamblers to smash and rob, and he took the guards of the gambling house to protect the property desperately, which led to the casualties.

During the process of his narration, Su Hao kept smiling slightly and did not interject. However, Du Weiming took the stack of paper and recorded it desperately, preparing to use it as evidence in the future, and bit Su Hao back.

When Xu Rendi finished speaking, Liu Qichang nodded, turned his head to Su Hao and asked, "Master Su, do you think what Xu Rendi said is true?" ”

Su Hao shook his head and said, "It's completely nonsense, not a word of truth." ”

"How so?" Liu Qichang asked.

Su Hao said: "The same question, the official also asked him, what he said then and what he said now are not the same thing at all, the official has the transcript at that time as evidence, and there is also Xu Rendi's own drawing of the charge." ”

"Governor Liu, wronged, the villain is completely tortured!" Xu Rendi interrupted Su Hao's words and shouted loudly again.

"Bending into a trick? Then those account books and books that you voluntarily handed over were also forced? Su Hao asked.

"Account book ......" Xu Rendi's heart was empty, and his voice suddenly lowered an octave, of course he knew what was contained in these account books, if Liu Qichang knew that he took the initiative to hand over the account books to Su Hao, then it would be repaid.

"You are talking nonsense, I didn't hand over those account books on my own initiative, you found them yourself." Xu Rendi decided to deny it outright.

"No, your account books are so tightly hidden, if you don't take the initiative to confess, how can we find them?" Su Hao continued to ask.

Xu Rendi said: "No matter how tightly I hide, can I stand you digging three feet into the ground to find it?" There are so many of you, how can you find it. ”

"In other words, you really have hidden these account books, and you don't want to be found, right?" Su Hao asked with a smile.

"This ......" Xu Rendi was dumbfounded, he never thought that Su Hao would be waiting for him here.