Chapter 237: Court Trial (1)
Qinghe County Ya.
Zhou Tiegui took a few of his subordinates and three witnesses to the place where Ertang Chen County ordered mediation to deal with ordinary cases, but he didn't find anyone, and he found the study of Santang's daily office, but he still didn't see Chen County's figure.
He couldn't help frowning, and a bad premonition vaguely rose in his heart, less than half a cup of tea after retreating, where could Chen Xianling go?
Immediately, he instructed Mazi and Ma Mian and others to keep an eye on the three witnesses and stay outside the study to wait, while he led the thin monkey to the back garden of the county government to look for people.
Whenever Chen County makes him irritable and doesn't want to work, he will hide in this small garden to drink tea and breathe. Today's case has been tried, and it must not be happy, since there is no one in other places, Chen County Ling must have gone to the garden to calm down.
It's a pity that something really went wrong today, and Zhou Tiegui ran away in vain again - in the small garden where you can see your head at two or three glances, there is no trace of Chen County's order at all.
"Could it be that today's incident made the master go back to the backyard to rest?" He muttered, a little hesitant in his steps.
"Boss, it's better if the master is dizzy! This matter can be big or small, only by adding fuel to the fire, after the matter comes out, it will not be put aside. Skinny Monkey analyzed.
"Well, that's right...... Let's go to the backyard and ask for a meeting! Zhou Tiegui didn't think much about it, waved his hand, and led the thin monkey to continue towards the backyard.
The matter has come to this point, and he can't afford to retreat, support the bold and starve to death, he even has done a good job of fake road guides and household registration, and can only poke things in one go, and he has to pull Zhao Shixiong off the horse.
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At this time, the backyard of the county government was already scolding, crying, shouting, and the sound of the board was ringing together, and it was really a state of chickens flying and dogs jumping.
It was the county order's wife Wu who scolded people, and it was Chen County's two favorite concubines who cried to death, Aunt Qiao and Aunt Man, as for the shouts and the sound of the board, it can be imagined that they are those who are unlucky.
The names of the two aunts, although they are like dusty women, and they are no longer young, they are the two most blessed among the dozen or so aunts in the backyard of Chen County Ling-they gave birth to the only two living concubines of Chen County Ling, and they are also the two youngest sons of Chen County Ling, the eleven-year-old Fourth Young Master and the eight-year-old Sixth Young Master.
Chen County Ling is now forty and six, and has given birth to a bunch of children, except for those who died young, there are still two sons and three concubines, and one concubine and three concubines. Although the two sons-in-law have not yet started a business, they have both started a family, and the eldest daughter and the eldest daughter have also married early, and now there are four minors left in the family - two young masters, the third lady who is about to die, and the seventh lady who is just running.
"Sir! Hurry up and save Brother Shu'er, he must have run into a crutch! β
"Master, let the catchers go and find Brother Hao!"
Chen Xianling returned to the backyard in a panic, and as soon as he stepped into the bright room of the main room, the two aunts who were crying so much that their hearts and intestines were broken rushed over as if they saw a life-saving straw.
"What are you crying about? Can crying bring people back?! He looked at the two tearful aunts with angry faces, but he was anxious and unbearable in his heart.
"Sir! The two little concubines had already been interrogated, but they didn't say anything useful, and the board was still playing. The county magistrate's wife, Wu, also greeted her with a look of trepidation.
She was conflicted.
Although if something really happened to those two concubines, there would be fewer two people fighting for the family property with her son in the future, but if she behaved too inactive as a mother-in-law, she would definitely be the first to be suspected.
"What's going on now? If you don't make it clear, you don't find them, what's the use of you just beating them to death? Drag someone up first, and talk about what's going on! Chen Xian Ling sat calmly in his seat, but the anxiety between his eyebrows could not be concealed.
Previously, he was in a bad mood because of the incident, and he only felt that his luck was extremely unfortunate, and he hid in the back garden after retreating, wanting to steal a moment of leisure. It's a pity that before he could take two breaths of anger, a panicked little guy came in front of him and said to him tremblingly, the fourth young master and the sixth young master were taken away on the way to the academy.
He froze in place, thinking he had misheard.
Then I thought that there had been half a hundred disappearances in Qinghe County in the past year, so could it be that some unsightly villains kidnapped his son? If that's the case, then it's really bold to break ground on the head of Tai Sui, and he is impatient to live!
Chen Xianling was furious, it seemed that he had been doing nothing for too long, and these Diao people didn't take him seriously one by one!
After a while, the five subordinates who had been temporarily dismissed from half of the board limped into the house with pale faces, and explained the matter in a sobbing manner.
The matter was very simple, a few of them escorted the young masters to the academy, and after walking more than halfway, they encountered two carriages that collided together and blocked the road. Seeing that the car would not be able to pass for a while, and that place was not far from the academy, they left one person to watch the car, and the other four escorted the young master through the alley towards the academy.
Who knew that as soon as he turned out of the alley, it was dark in front of him, and he was unconscious with them, and when he woke up again, he found that the two young masters were gone.
After hearing this, the goatee on his chin was cocked, his chest was undulating, and his eyes were red.
Damn villain, he really ate the guts of a bear's heart and a leopard, and dared to target his son!
I'm afraid that the carriage on that street was arranged a long time ago.
And these damn stupid little guys, they didn't even see the people in the two carriages clearly, so he now has to send someone to check little by little, what a delay in time?!
However, it has not been an hour since the incident happened, and the most important thing at the moment is to quickly block the way out, and then ask someone to find it carefully.
Chen Xian ordered the bruises on his forehead, and he got up to return to the front office, but he listened to the next person, and Zhou Zhu was about to find someone urgent.
Before Zhou Zhukuai opened his mouth, Chen County Ling was already happy and said: "Tiegui, you came at the right time, there are important things in this county that you need to do!" You go and inform the people of the Zhuang class now, close the city gate and strictly investigate, only allow you to enter and not go out, and hurry up to order all the people in the fast class, search the whole city, and be sure to find the two young masters back! β
Seeing that Zhou Zhu was confused and wanted to stop talking, he hurriedly explained: "Just now, the fourth and sixth children in this county met a villain on the way to school and were kidnapped by the street!" Zhao Shixiong went to Hengzhou to investigate the clues of the missing case, and you are responsible for this search - this county vows to wipe out these hateful rats hiding in the shadows! β
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Chen County's two sons were taken captive!
The careful planning of Zhou Zhukuai and the thin monkey, Jiang Bantou's hard performance, Jiang Han's, and the unsolved cake recipe case all have to stand aside.
Whoever dares to bother Chen Xianling with other affairs before the two young masters are found is itchy, the skin on his body is itchy, he has sat under his butt for too long, and he doesn't want the head on his neck.
Half a day has passed, and the two young masters haven't even heard a word.
Zhou Zhukuai and the others were in a hurry, Jiang Bantou was worried, and the Jiang Xie family, who were left aside without knowing it, were becoming more and more panicked, and Jiang Han, who couldn't wait for the doctor, sat on the gong bucket that He Bantou kindly found for her, and he was already pulling a Buddha to ascend to heaven and a Buddha to be born.
A day has passed, and the person has not been found.
The scheming thin monkey didn't dare to say much about Zhou Zhukuai, and Chen Xianling had long since lost his initial good face for Zhou Zhukuai, and he picked his nose and eyes at him, so he had to scold the waste in person.
In this case, how could Zhou Zhukuai be in the mood to come up with any schemes, he had a pair of red eyes like a fierce wolf, and he couldn't wait to dig three feet into the ground in Qinghe County and dig out the two young masters.
In the evening, when he walked into the study of Chen Xianling's office again without any gain, Chen Xianling said even more dissatisfiedly, "If Zhao Shixiong is here, even if he can't find anyone, he will definitely be able to find clues!" βγ
This sentence was like a candle that lit a cannon battle, and as soon as he got out of the study, he vented all the fire in the nest for two days on the thin monkey and others.
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In the main room of the backyard of the inspection department of Luoxia Town.
The morning sunlight shines through the open window, gilding the six or seven kinds of breakfast on the table of the eight immortals with the ruyi pattern pear wood with a faint golden light, making the color of these foods more bright and attractive, and people can't stop spilling saliva at a glance.
Standing behind Lord Shen, Chu Wu glanced at the master who was holding chopsticks for a long time and did not move, as well as Lu Tong, who was completely unconscious of eating, sleeping, or speaking, swallowed his saliva to soothe his stomach in silent protest, and quietly moved away from the table.
The two unconscious masters were discussing the affairs of the Jiang family and the affairs of the county government, and Lu Tong smiled without sympathy: "...... That week, I should be going crazy now, it is said that there have been complaints in Qinghe County in the past few days. β
"The people only dare to discuss in private, who dares to touch the county order for this kind of thing?" Lord Shen said lightly.
"It's too stupid to catch fast that week, I can't find anyone for three days, people must be out of the city, why don't you know to expand the search range outside the city?"
"It's not outside the city."
Lu Tong put the chopsticks on the table, his eyebrows drooped, and said: "Hey, you are so uninteresting, in vain I have to dig out my heart and lungs for you, but you are hiding - what if I tell me where people are hiding?" Am I going to give this secret out? β
Lord Shen was silent, and the chopsticks he was holding finally reached for a piece of fried rice cake.
Seeing that he was stubborn, Lu Tong also picked up the chopsticks again, picked up the half-eaten buns on the plate, took a bite hard, and threatened vaguely: "If you don't say it, don't say it, next time you don't want me to do things for you!" β
Suddenly, cunning flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly ate a piece of egg cake in two bites, took two sips of tea and rinsed his mouth, and after cleaning it up with satisfaction, he drank half a cup of tea, and said as if unintentionally: "I heard that Jiang Xiaoer made a big joke when she was tried in the county hall this time, do you know what kind of ugliness she is?" β
Lord Shen turned a deaf ear.
Lu Tong was completely unaffected, and said to himself: "I heard that she pulled a on her crotch in the court!" - Hahaha, it's really embarrassing! He laughed and leaned over to Lord Shen, "It's unimaginable that a girl was pulled into the public court in front of everyoneββ everyone!" He laughed and gave a thumbs up, "Your taste is truly unique!" β
Lord Shen took the chopsticks in his hand, and the food in his mouth was neither swallowed nor spit, only a pair of gloomy eyes, and his teeth clenched to look at Lu Tong, who was laughing uncontrollably......
What does this matter make him say?
When it first reached his ears yesterday, he was stunned for a long time, and he didn't know how to describe his mood until now.
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Komatsu came back at noon, and with him, there was also Liu Dakang, who was in a hurry.
"We have identified key clues to the disappearance. This matter involves a lot, not only Fang Gao, but also some big families in Fucheng...... I accidentally met Komatsu in Fucheng the day before yesterday, and he had already told me everything about the Jiang family - that was my master, I couldn't just ignore it, and it happened that the matter of the disappearance case had to come back to report, so I came back early on my own initiative. As soon as they met, Liu Dakang took the initiative to explain to Lord Shen.
Several people rushed to Qinghe County, and as soon as they entered the city gate, they met Zhao Zhutou and others who came back from Hengzhou in a hurry.
Zhao Zhukuai said to Liu Dakang with a solemn expression: "I should have come back the day before yesterday, but the person sent by Lord Shen happened to be staggered with me, and it was already the second day when I saw him, and then I hurried back - I hope your master and they didn't suffer anything." The disappearance case this time is indeed very involved, and it is no longer something that our county can handle alone...... I'm afraid it's not something that our Shaozhou Mansion can handle...... Let's hurry back to the Yamen, settle the affairs of the Jiang family first, and then think carefully about how to report the situation we found with the county magistrate. β
At the same time, Zhou Zhukuai also received clues and found two unconscious sons in a well of a broken temple in the county town.
The cake recipe matter, there is nothing to dwell on here.
Zhou Zhukuai and the others knew that the time had gone, and silently rested their thoughts, Yun Niang confessed that she was not the Zhu Chen Xie family, and the county magistrate really asked for proof, and the road guide and household registration transcript that Xiao Song worked hard to get back also came in handy, and the cake recipe was saved, and the Xie family was sentenced to blackmail and imprisoned, waiting for the Xie family to take the money to redeem it.
As for the problem with the cake, because Zhou Zhukuai and Jiang Bantou and others were all involved in the case, and Chen Xianling, who had just been frightened, was preparing to concentrate on investigating the disappearance case, so no one mentioned such trivial matters again, and the plate that was still stained with croton powder was privately handed to Zhao Zhukuai by He Bantou.
The case is over, and the three members of the Jiang family, who have been detained in the county government for three days, can finally go home, but Jiang Han's embarrassing deeds have also been spread one by one.
It's really a good thing not to go out, and bad things to spread thousands of miles!
Along the way, as long as they meet people they know, they will get a few sneering or disdainful glances, plus some pointing fingers behind their backs.
Jiang Han, who has always been psychologically strong and thick-skinned, also felt that he had no face to see people this time, so he hid at home and didn't go out, and even the teahouse simply missed work.
The Jiang family's disaster has come to an end, but the battle in the county government has just begun.
On the day the case ended, the saucer was quickly delivered to Chen County Ling by Zhao Zhu.
The plot reversed, Zhou Zhukuai, who originally wanted to calculate people, instead lifted a stone to shoot himself in the foot, and sent Zhao Zhukuai to the position of the head catcher.
After experiencing some fright, Chen County Ling finally discovered the value of Zhao Zhukuai, and without hesitation, he immediately appointed him as the new head catcher of the county government.