The police headquarters on the east side of the street.

As a brand-new institution, when the police station first came out, it was not less complained and misunderstood by the people of Dengzhou. The arresters and officials of the original Dengzhou Yamen were even more complaining and resistant, for fear that as soon as this institution came out, their original jobs would be gone.

But the results were quite gratifying for them.

Most of the arresters who had a good reputation were hired by the newly established police department. Although the rules are much stricter than before, and many bad customs and unspoken rules of the imperial era are strictly forbidden, otherwise they will be fired once verified, but correspondingly, the income of the police position has also increased a lot. In addition, there are certain benefits and guarantees during the New Year's Festival.

After doing it for a while, many fast catchers began to slowly get used to it from the initial resistance, and even felt that it was quite good now. After all, what can be done and what can't be done are clearly defined, as long as you follow the rules set above, save worry and effort!

However, it will take a little time for the people to adjust to the new affairs. Before I figured out the difference between this police headquarters and the original yamen, many people didn't dare to come to the door, and more just took a sneak peek when passing by. Since its establishment, the police have handled less than one-third of the original number of cases.

This made many police officers who were holding back their anger and wanted to handle a big case a little frustrated.

But today, things are different.

With the arrest of all the murderers in the Wushan Bloody Case, the leading figures in the entire Dengzhou, even if there are hundreds of people, have come to the patrol room of the General Bureau on Donglin Street. The originally wide courtyard has become full after accommodating many dignitaries and nobles in Songjiang. Many of them came one step late, and they couldn't even enter the compound of the patrol house, and they were forcibly blocked outside.

"Let's let go, the bitter lord is here!"

Just before the public trial was about to begin, the head of the Shangguan family, dressed in filial piety clothes, followed by a group of servants and survivors of the Shangguan family, holding the fifty-three tablets of the deceased, rushed over in silence.

Seeing the arrival of the Shangguan family, these dignitaries and nobles in Songjiang also had to separate a road and let the head of the Shangguan family enter.

"Police Chief Liu Wannian has arrived!"

"Lord Yuan Xingwei, Director of the Home Affairs, has arrived!"

With the shouting, officials from the Dengzhou government appeared one after another.

This police chief, Liu Wannian, was the chief arrester of the original Dengzhou Mansion. The new police system was formulated by Chen Wu after he described some police regulations before the crossing with him, and he combined it with the actual situation of the empire.

In the eyes of the people of this world, the police station seems to give people a refreshing feeling, and it is more fair and open than the original yamen. But in fact, without the separation of public prosecutors and procuratorates, the so-called police station is just a layer of the coat of the pre-system that has crossed over, and there is no essential difference between the inside and the Qianyuan Empire.

But even so, the policemen, who had changed into black uniforms and looked much more imposing, still attracted the attention of all the dignitaries in the courtyard. It wasn't until the pirates were brought up en masse that they turned their attention to the latter.

"Silence!"

Liu Wannian struck the bell with a police hammer, and then said according to the new police regulations: "First of all, please arrest the head...... Sergeant Wang read out the report of the case. ”

Since there is a desire to distinguish it from the old system of the empire and reflect the so-called "new dynasty atmosphere", the process of this trial will naturally be a little different. Sergeant Wang, who got up, first reviewed the facts of the Wushan bloody case with a rigorous and objective tone; then invited the bitter lord Shangguan's family to come to the stage to plead; Subsequently, it was announced that the Military Intelligence Department and the Osan Police Department would jointly investigate and solve the case.

In order to avoid accusations and controversy, the details of the cavalry rushing to the port of Quanzhou to capture the people were hidden.

"It turns out that these pirates belong to the Sea Dragon Regiment!"

The observers in the courtyard of the patrol house whispered and agreed with this more transparent interrogation method than the old yamen. Some people who have heard of the Sea Dragon Regiment even whispered to the people around them about the rumors they have heard, as if portraying the Sea Dragon Regiment as a murderer who does all kinds of evil, although it is exaggerated, but in fact, it is almost the same.

Due to the large number of people involved in the case, coupled with the fact that Zhang Shun and other Haikou were unwilling to admit whether they were alive or dead, they had to be sentenced, and the entire process of public trial lasted for two days.

However, the difficulty of the trial of this case is not high, after all, it is conclusive human and material evidence. Several survivors of the Shangguan family identified the captured pirates, and the cavalry who rushed to Quanzhou Port to complete the capture also recovered the golden tickets and some jewels and jade that they had not had time to sell. In this case, Zhang Shun and other pirates, who couldn't survive the heavy punishment, finally spat out, admitted and took turns to explain the story of the Wushan bloody case.

When the main culprits who were finally arraigned also confessed, the head of the Shangguan family, who had been waiting for this moment for too long, was filled with grief and indignation, and couldn't help shouting: "Murder pays for life!" Avenge the more than 50 unjust souls of my Shangguan family! ”

"Murder pays for life!"

Many observers who had dealings with the Shangguan family or sympathized with them couldn't help but shout.

Seeing that the situation seemed to be a little out of control, Liu Wannian hurriedly came out to stabilize the situation, and persuaded him: "It is natural to kill people to pay for their lives." However, there are other cases that remain unclarified before the verdict is pronounced. You should know that the cases committed by the Sea Dragon Regiment are far more than this one, so we have to try them all clearly, right? ”

With the new director of the bureau in charge, the observers, who were much sparser than they had been two days ago, quieted down.

"The villain is willing to recruit!"

Zhang Shun seemed to know that he was dead, and he didn't care about anything anymore, and told the cases he committed one by one.

“…… The fourth case, which was about three years ago in the winter, was targeted by the White Cotton Chamber of Commerce......"

When the name of the White Cotton Chamber of Commerce appeared, these observers, who had a certain status in Dengzhou, were obviously in an uproar. The life and death of the president of the White Cotton Chamber of Commerce are unknown, and the result is that the entire Chamber of Commerce is scattered, which makes people sigh. It's not that no one guesses that something has happened to the president. But no one could have imagined that the president of the Chamber of Commerce was actually attacked by the Sea Dragon Regiment!

"So, what about the president of the White Cotton Chamber of Commerce?"

Sergeant Wang, who was in charge of the interrogation, asked a question that everyone was concerned about.

"It's dead!" Zhang Shun said indifferently: "On the day he was intercepted, he was killed by my subordinates." ”

Zhang Shun's words fell, and among the observers, the steward of the White Cotton Chamber of Commerce screamed, and couldn't help but want to rush to the stage to beat him. There was even a person with a sad face, and hurried to the station of the White Cotton Chamber of Commerce, wanting to report the news of the surviving people.

The crowd was in an uproar.

"Silence! Quiet! ”

Sergeant Wang had to strike the hammer a few more times, first ordered someone to stop the loyal steward of the Cotton Cotton Chamber of Commerce, and then asked: "You just said that you learned that the president of the Cotton Cotton Chamber of Commerce was carrying a huge sum of money, so you sent someone to intercept him. Where did you get this news? How did you find out the whereabouts of the other party? ”

Sheriff Wang's question quickly quieted down the compound of the patrol room.

Even the angry manager of the White Cotton Chamber of Commerce couldn't help but stop and listen, wondering where Zhang Shun got the whereabouts of his own president.

"Someone deliberately revealed it to me." Zhang Shun said with a blank face.

This news has an earth-shattering energy.

The entire patrol house compound was in an uproar!

"Who is it?"

The steward of the White Cotton Chamber of Commerce was strangely angry, and asked with red eyes. Many unrelated observers also cursed, wondering who the person who secretly colluded with the pirates was.

"That person deliberately used some methods to hide his identity, but unfortunately the trick was not up to par, and I found out in three or two clicks. He is the president of the Hongwen Chamber of Commerce, Yue Hongwen! ”

The moment Zhang Shun said that name, the air in the courtyard of the patrol house suddenly condensed again. Everyone couldn't believe their ears, and even Sheriff Wang and Liu Wannian, who were in charge of interrogation, were stunned. The president of the Hongwen Chamber of Commerce, who has a lot of money and is well-known in Dengzhou and even in the whole of Songjiang, actually colluded with a gang of pirates?

That's impossible!

Many people subconsciously thought that this was a bite and a false accusation, and some of the people present were related to the Hongwen Chamber of Commerce, and they immediately got up to defend themselves. But in the corner, a voice suddenly came out: "Three days after President Bai disappeared, the Hongwen Chamber of Commerce launched a business war!" ”

With just one sentence, all voices trying to defend the Hongwen Chamber of Commerce and Yue Hongwen stopped.

The situation of three years ago was quickly excavated from the depths of memory by everyone present. Because the time is not far away, and the event is so big, almost everyone remembers it clearly. At the beginning, because no one could have thought that Yue Hongwen would do such a thing, everyone only felt that Yue Hongwen was lucky and caught up with a good opportunity. But now, three years later, revisiting this sensational business war, many people immediately found something strange.

“…… It's so suspicious! ”

"President Bai has only been missing for three days, and even the steward of the White Cotton Chamber of Commerce has not determined his whereabouts, why is the Hongwen Chamber of Commerce so determined to sell cotton cloth to suppress the other party?"

"Could it be that what this pirate leader said is true?"

"Indeed, after the accident of the president of the Baimian Chamber of Commerce, the Hongwen Chamber of Commerce was the biggest winner."

"The volume of shipments and the supply of goods have suddenly risen to more than 30%!"

More and more people are talking about it, and public opinion is frantically deflecting in the direction that is unfavorable to the Hongwen Chamber of Commerce, and a terrible storm will soon be formed. Seeing that something was wrong, the faces of several people who were friends with the Hongwen Chamber of Commerce changed greatly, and they separated the crowd and rushed out, competing to report to the master's house.

It seemed to be reminded by their actions, not only the Hongwen Chamber of Commerce, but also the forces of other major families rushed to spread the amazing news.

Everyone knows that if the Hongwen Chamber of Commerce is really involved, I am afraid that it will be wiped out!

The impact may even change the business landscape of Dengzhou and Songjiang!

However, at this time, Zhang Shun didn't seem to realize how shocking the news he threw out, and continued to say endlessly: "Since it fell into the hands of the government, I don't plan to get out alive, that's it, believe it or not." By the way, President Bai's body was buried by me in a mass grave not far away. If you send someone to dig it, you might be able to find a few things that you have with you. ”