Chapter 112: Murder
The county commander glared at Ruan Linlang, his eyes were full of anger: "Miss Ruan, although you have a noble status, it is not right to treat the people like this, you should leave with me quickly." β
Ruan Linlang raised her eyebrows: "What are you talking about?" My father and I came to Hongxian to serve the people, how did it come to your mouth, but I acted like bullying them? β
As soon as the county order came, the people immediately hid far away, looking very afraid.
"If you didn't finish talking just now, keep talking!" Chen Qingwu ignored him, staring at the people with his eyes.
But where do they dare to speak, one by two burying their heads, eager to find a hole to get into!
The county commander's face was almost green: "In front of me, you still plan to coerce the people?" Miss Ruan, I think you should leave with me! β
He has a strong attitude, and the group of people behind him are still eyeing him, if they don't agree, it is estimated that he will take some measures.
Ruan Linlang definitely couldn't follow the hard fight, she and Chen Qingwu glanced at each other, and both of them decided to leave.
After getting into the carriage, Ruan Linlang looked at the scenery outside, and suddenly said: "County order, there is something I don't understand, can you answer my questions for me?" β
When the county magistrate saw her straightforward eyes, his heart couldn't help beating, this little girl would always do things that made him frightened!
"You say it's what it is!" His tone wasn't very good.
Chen Qingwu twisted her eyebrows, no one could talk to her in such a tone.
However, Ruan Linlang saw the fluctuations in his emotions in advance, and signaled with his eyes: Don't mess around.
"Why is the county so nervous about you, and how do you know I'm here so coincidentally? All of this seems to need an explanation, right? β
Ruan Linlang raised her eyebrows slightly, the meaning of which was obvious, that is, she was asking bluntly: Are you a thief?
The county order was completely stiffened, and he comforted himself in his heart: he was used to seeing strong winds and waves, how could he be frightened by a little girl!
"I happened to be doing something nearby, and a citizen came to me to complain!" The county magistrate seemed to have confidence all of a sudden, snorted coldly, and looked at her.
"I could turn a blind eye to the things you did in the past, but this time, Miss Ruan, you are too much!"
As soon as the words fell, Chen Qingwu couldn't help but help her speak.
"County Order, please also pay attention to your words and deeds."
"Who are you?" The county magistrate looked at him and asked with a frown.
Ruan Linlang replied with a smile: "He is the son of General Chen, Chen Qingwu, I advise the county commander to be careful when talking to him, after all, he is tall and big, and he doesn't have a lot of weight to move." β
She said this very casually, but her warnings and reminders could be heard.
After hearing the words of the general, the county commander's expression became solemn: "Didn't the emperor only order Lord Ruan to come to Hong County to investigate, why did even the people from the General's Mansion come?" β
At first glance, he was worried, Ruan Linlang knew his psychology very well, so he deliberately said: "Do you still need to ask, it must be that the emperor attaches great importance to this situation, so he sent batch after batch of people." β
"If this matter is not resolved as soon as possible, maybe the emperor himself will come in person!"
Although Ruan Linlang's words were relaxed, the county magistrate was in a cold sweat when he heard it, and he didn't say anything more.
She continued: "Actually, I'm still curious, if the prefectural order doesn't appear, what will they say next? It's really exciting! β
There was an overtone in her words, and those present understood it as soon as they heard it.
The county magistrate glared at her: "I haven't said much about what Miss Ruan has done, let's wait for Lord Ruan to understand this matter before making a decision." β
As she spoke, Ruan Linlang couldn't help but stick out her tongue.
This person is really naΓ―ve enough, and he has to make a small report on everything, but it doesn't matter, it's definitely not her who has a weak heart anyway.
Chen Qingwu was not satisfied.
He stared coldly at the county order: "Pay attention to your attitude, they are officials sent by the imperial court, you should give more understanding and help, instead of interfering with their affairs." β
"Also, let me remind you one more thing, everything they do here will be reported back to the capital, if there is anything that displeases the emperor, your black gauze hat will be taken off for you sooner or later."
Compared with Ruan Linlang's relaxed tone, Chen Qingwu was indifferent and very intimidating at the same time, the two of them were red and white, making the county order not up or down, and they were embarrassed.
Secretly, Ruan Linlang squeezed her eyebrows at Chen Qingwu, meaning: Yes, you, since you understood what I meant so quickly, the two of us cooperated awesomely!
A car is silent.
On the other side, Ruan Qingchen also searched the yamen with his subordinates, they browsed the previous files, and suddenly, his subordinates took one of the files and handed it to Ruan Qingchen.
"Lord Ruan, if you look at these things, I always feel that something is wrong when they are connected."
"What's going on?"
Ruan Qingchen watched while his subordinates reported: "I found that in this small Hong County, there is no rich family, no matter how poor the place, there should be one or two families with a little rich, which seems a little unreasonable." β
"Another point is that over the years, some families have been inexplicably involved in some murders, resulting in the whole family being imprisoned, and no one has survived."
"I've carefully investigated every detail of these families, and found that their common trait is wealth, which is a bit too strange."
Every word he said made Ruan Qingchen's brows furrow even tighter, it seemed that there were a lot of things hidden in this small Hong County.
Things are not as simple as they seem, but there is something huge hidden under the surface.
"You find out all these files, and when I have time, I will personally look at them, where is their property after these people are imprisoned!"
Money, that's all that matters.
Sure enough, Ruan Qingchen asked the point, and his subordinates' eyes lit up, and they immediately went to check: "It is said that it is charged to the treasury." β
"In this way, you will immediately fly the pigeon and return to Beijing to check whether this sum of money has really been charged into the treasury."
Many years have passed since these events, and it must be difficult to investigate again, and there is no guarantee that the evidence from that year will still be preserved.
Ruan Qingchen thought about it, and didn't have a clue for a long time.
He twisted his eyebrows: "I have kung fu, I want to go to the county order's house to sit." β
"By the way, who's in his family?"
"Back to Lord Ruan's words, there are two wives and a son and a daughter in the county order's family, son Hong Qiang and daughter Hong Hui, but it's just ......"
Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, Ruan Qingchen hurriedly asked, "It's just what?" Let's talk about it. β
"I've just listened to rumors, and I don't know if it's true."