As the saying goes, if someone makes meritorious service, someone will naturally be unlucky, and the relationship between the two is often interdependent.

Adjutant Ma made meritorious contributions, but the Zhao family and County Magistrate Fan were unlucky. As soon as Adjutant Ma gave the order, the Zhao family was raided, and everyone was detained. As for County Magistrate Fan, he was convicted of colluding with traitors and disregarding human life, and was dismissed!

Although the evidence is now available, the report still needs to be written. Adjutant Ma spent another whole day reviewing the file and interrogating the relevant personnel, and only then did he sort out the whole case clearly.

In the end, Adjutant Ma began to write an investigation report, and the Zhao family's rebellion was basically finalized. However, this case is also related to an incidental case, that is, the Niu Qiang murder case.

If you want to conclude the Zhao family's rebellion case perfectly, then you must try the Niu Qiang murder case together. So Adjutant Ma began to interrogate Niu Qiang in person.

Adjutant Ma sat in the county magistrate's office, and no officials were arranged to jury. This kind of trial is actually very informal, and more like looking for witnesses to cooperate with the investigation. It can be seen from here that this Niu Qiang murder case has actually been set in advance by Adjutant Ma.

Niu Qiang was taken to the office, and the soldiers he brought with him saluted Adjutant Ma, and went out with the door closed. There were only two people left in the entire office, Adjutant Ma and Niu Qiang.

Adjutant Ma said, "Sit." ”

The bull stood still.

Adjutant Ma said: "If I tell you to sit down, you can sit down! ”

So Niu Qiang moved over the stool and sat down.

Adjutant Ma shook his cigarette in front of Niu Qiang's table, but Niu Qiang was still motionless. Adjutant Ma took out one and lit it himself, and then pushed the whole pack of cigarettes and the foreign fire in front of Niu Qiang.

The adjutant said: "Young man, don't be nervous, the Zhao family has been raided." ”

Niu Qiang still didn't speak. The adjutant added, "But your case is not closed yet." ”

Niu Qiang looked indifferent.

The adjutant said helplessly: "I have helped you so much, why don't you say something? If you really don't cooperate, it will anger me." If you really me off, believe it or not, I will shoot you directly, you don't have to wait until after the autumn!"

Niu Qiang then said, "What do you want me to say?"

The adjutant said: "This is like a word! How can there be a reason for a judge to ask a case and answer himself! Boy, who taught you kung fu?"

At this time, a trace of confusion flashed in Niu Qiang's eyes, but then he shook his head and said, "No one taught me." ”

The adjutant said, "Self-taught?"

Niu Qiang said: "Sort of." ”

The adjutant didn't believe it at all, and directly denied it: "You coax ghosts, right! No one teaches you kung fu, can you kill a dozen of them at a time?"

Niu Qiang said: "There is really no one to teach, that is, I usually work in the fields, go up to the mountains to hunt, and practice my strength casually." ”

The adjutant said, "Don't lie to me?"

Niu Qiang said: "Countryman, where can you afford to hire a master." ”

When the adjutant heard this, he felt that Niu Qiang's words were quite reasonable, so he stopped dwelling on this issue.

He asked again: "It's just that you killed Zhao Wanjin, why do you want to kill a group of his subordinates?"

Niu Qiang thought for a while and replied: "Someone told me before that I should be thorough in doing things, and I can't leave my hands and feet behind. ”

The adjutant said, "Who told you?"

Niu Qiang thought about it carefully again before he said, "I can't remember, I forgot." ”

The adjutant didn't see that Niu Qiang was lying, so he changed the subject: "Then why didn't you kill Zhao Wanjin's friend at that time?"

Niu Qiang said: "I just have a grudge against the people of the Zhao family, he is not from the Zhao family, I can't kill him." ”

The adjutant said, "Do you know who he is?"

Niu Qiang said: "I don't know. ”

The adjutant said: "He is the second master of the Chen family in this Fangshui County." Of the dozen or so people you killed that day, four of them were still Chen Erye's subordinates. However, Second Master Chen is righteous, not only did he not accuse you, but also testified for you, saying that Zhao Wanjin's subordinates beat you first. ”

Niu Qiang shook his head and said, "The housekeeper scolded me, and I was the one who did it first." ”

The adjutant thought to himself that this Niu Qiang was too honest! Fortunately, Zhao Wanjin had found evidence in this case, and it had already been completed as an ironclad case, and it was impossible to overturn the case.

The adjutant said, "Well, I understand all of this. Your case is basically confirmed, but you just need to complete the formalities one last time. Here are two reports for you to take a look at. If that's all right, sign it. ”

Niu Qiang said: "I don't read much, and I don't know so many words. ”

The adjutant said, "Then how are you willing to sign?"

Niu Qiang said: "You only need to tell me two things, and I will sign it immediately." ”

The adjutant said, "You say." ”

Niu Qiang said: "How is my parents, what happened to the rhubarb and silver bars that were robbed by Zhao Bancheng?"

The adjutant said, "Your parents are safe. As for the two dogs, when I took someone to Zhao's house to raid the house, they hadn't eaten for several days, and they were dying of hunger. But I've ordered someone to send you to your house with a dog and a cage. ”

When Niu Qiang heard this, he didn't hesitate anymore and signed his name on the report.

After signing, the adjutant said, "Take it." ”

Niu Qiang pushed the report to Adjutant Ma. Adjutant Ma said again: "There is also smoke." ”

Niu Qiang pushed the smoke and the fire together. The adjutant lit one and asked, "Really?"

Niu Qiang said: "I won't. ”

Cigarettes are fashionable things, and every time Niu Qiang enters the city, he can see those rich people with cigarettes in their mouths, very spirited. In fact, he also wanted to smoke it, but it was because of a cigarette that day that he caused so much trouble, so he is now taboo about cigarettes.

The adjutant said, "I can't learn it." It's refreshing, and it's harmless. Ever since the Overseers banned it, it has become popular among the upper echelons. ”

Niu Qiang said: "I'm just a countryman, and I don't have money to play with this luxury. ”

The adjutant said: "Young people, don't be presumptuous, in fact, I am not from a big family. You know, most of the people who serve in the army are poor families, and how many rich people can serve as soldiers?"

Niu Qiang thought for a while and asked, "Why are you helping me like this?"

The adjutant said, "You are wrong. The one who helped you was not me, it was the Overseer. The Overseers personally ordered this case to be investigated, and I made a warrant in front of the Overseer, and if I didn't get to the bottom of it, he would have cut off my head. ”

In fact, Adjutant Ma did not tell the truth. Because what Long Overseer really values is only the Zhao family's rebellion, not the Niu Qiang murder case. As for Niu Qiang's life or death, the Overseers didn't care at all. Those families in Fangshui County who have enmity and conflict of interests with the Zhao family only care about whether the Zhao family can be overthrown. As for Niu Qiang, he is just a pawn in this action to bring down the Zhao family. Now that the Zhao family is finished, the chess piece of Niu Qiang is naturally dispensable.

But why did Adjutant Ma say this? This just reflects Adjutant Ma's shrewdness.

The reason why he was trusted by the Overseers and became a popular man under the Overseers was not a fluke. As the saying goes, high merit will shock the master, and high merit will be jealous, and Adjutant Ma's cleverness is that he does not take credit. That's why he put his affection for Niu Qiang on the Overseer.

But he was not wrong in saying this, because the person who ordered the investigation was indeed the Overseer himself. And the Niu Qiang murder case and the Zhao family's rebellion case are implicated in a relationship of codependence and coexistence.

Niu Qiang asked, "Then why did the Overseers help me?"

Adjutant Ma smiled and said, "Look at what you said! The Overseer is a member of the party, the parent of the people. If he knows where there is a grievance, of course he will take care of it. ”

Niu Qiang was silent.

The adjutant said again, "How old are you?"

Niu Qiang said: "It's almost nineteen." ”

The adjutant said, "You have such good skills, if you can join the Overseer's account, why can't you soar? ”

Niu Qiang said: "I am a mountain baby, I haven't thought so far." ”

The adjutant said: "The so-called good man is ambitious in all directions, and the sea and sky are open to me." You have such strength, why do you have to nest in a ravine until you die of old age?"

Niu Qiang said: "I said, I am a mountain baby, I really don't have such lofty ambitions." ”

The adjutant continued, "The Overseers are in dire need of talent. Even if you don't think about your own future, you should help the Overseers and your country, right? ”

Niu Qiang said: "Sir, you think too highly of me. In fact, I am just an ignorant country boy, how can I be as useful as you say. ”

The adjutant said, "You don't need to call me sir, just call me Adjutant Ma, I'm just an overseer." Niu Qiang, listen to me, do you know what I think of you?"

Niu Qiang said: "I don't know. ”

The adjutant said: "My comment to you is sixteen words: disloyalty and filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, wisdom and bravery, and no ambition." ”

Niu Qiang was dissatisfied and asked, "Why am I unfaithful and unfilial!"