Chapter 117: The Legend of Niu Qiang (2)

After killing all the enemies, Niu Qiang walked straight up the mountain. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

In a short time, he climbed the highest mountain and stood with his sword in his hand. At this time, all kinds of thoughts came to his heart, and he was thinking about where his future path was.

I can't go back to my home, because it will affect my parents, and if I go away, I am also worried that my parents will be implicated.

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally decided to go to the county town and turn himself in.

The plan had been decided, and no longer hesitated, he threw the firewood knife in his hand into the deep valley, turned around and went down the mountain.

When he arrived at the bottom of the mountain, Niu Qiang found a stream to wash away the bloodstains, and then sneaked into a villager's yard, took clean clothes and put them on, and then rushed to the county seat.

At this time, Fangshui County had already exploded. The famous Zhao Wanjin and Zhao Sanye were killed, and it was rumored that the murderer was a little-known country descendant. Police officers all over the city. Except for the patrols, they basically set off to go to the scene of the crime. But no one expected that Niu Qiang, the murderer, was on his way to the county seat.

Niu Qiang entered the county seat to ask for the road and went directly to the police station. The police station was empty, and only a few were left on duty. Niu Qiang saw them and said directly: "It was I who killed Zhao Bancheng, and now I surrendered myself." ”

When the policemen heard this, they couldn't get used to it for a while.

A policeman asked, "Since you killed someone, why didn't you run away?"

Niu Qiang said: "One person does things and one person does it, I don't want to affect other people." ”

The police believed it, and took Niu Qiang into custody.

That night, the police chief personally interrogated Niu Qiang.

The director asked, "Why did you kill Zhao Wanjin and Zhao Sanye?"

Niu Qiang said: "He secretly hid arms with the intention of rebellion. ”

In fact, Niu Qiang's idea is very simple: the Zhao family's wealth is very powerful, and it is impossible to turn the tables with his own ability.

But he still remembered the story that the old people used to tell that since ancient times, rebellion was a great crime. Then, only by placing a crime of rebellion on the head of the Zhao family can there be a glimmer of life.

The director asked again: "I'm asking why you killed Zhao Sanye?"

Niu Qiang still replied: "He secretly concealed arms with the intention of rebellion." ”

After a night of interrogation, there was no progress, and even though torture was used to extract confessions, Niu Qiang still answered the same sentence.

Murder is a big case, not to mention that there is not just one, but more than a dozen, which can be regarded as a heinous bloody case. The director did not dare to be proficient, so he reported the results of the interrogation to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate's surname is Fan, and the large number is Fan Wenlong. He was originally a showman from the previous dynasty, but some people say that his show was bought with money.

County Magistrate Fan has a very strong relationship with Zhao Sanye, and many people know about it. This kind of iron is not only manifested in friendship, but also in interests. How many gifts Zhao Siye has given to County Magistrate Fan in private, no one can say.

Although Zhao Sanye is dead now, the people of the Zhao family are still there. Zhao Sanye's two sisters are married to big families in the county, and the entire relationship network of the old Zhao family is not something that can be explained in one sentence or two sentences.

Therefore, the county magistrate directly approved the eight words 'murder pays for life, and the autumn queen asks for beheading' on the official document.

At this time, the warlords were fighting, and the county magistrate had the final say in a county seat. The county magistrate said to kill, then he had to kill. Therefore, the death penalty of Niu Qiang was thus decided.

Although Niu Qiang was imprisoned, the news of the Zhao family's private possession of arms slowly spread, and there is no way to know who came from it.

The Zhao family is a big family in Fangshui County, but it does not mean that there is only the Zhao family in Fangshui County. Some other small and medium-sized families in the county are used to being bullied by the Zhao family, and they usually dare not speak out.

Now that Zhao Sanye is hanging, his son is young, and the influence of the Zhao family has been greatly affected, which makes those small and medium-sized families see hope. So they were ready to join forces and bring down the Zhao family together. As the saying goes, shrimp has a shrimp road, and crabs have a crab road, and everyone worked together to stab the news to Long Xinghai, the overseer of the three provinces.

It is really a lot of money that can be made of money, and it can be destroyed and destroyed. It's just one person to talk about it, but there are too many people to talk about it, which arouses the vigilance of the Dragon Overseer.

The Dragon Overseer is a man with a heroic appearance, sword eyebrows and sideburns, and a Confucian general. But those who know him well know that this Overseer was born in the army, so the most taboo thing is to support the self-respecting local heroes.

On this day, the Overseer summoned his close lieutenant.

The overseer said: "In the last two days, I heard a news that there is a Zhao Wanjin in Fangshui County who is secretly hiding arms and intends to rebel?"

The adjutant said, "I've heard the news too. ”

The Overseer said, "How can the so-called empty ground come to the wind? You take a company of people to Fangshui County and check it out for me." ”

The adjutant said, "Overseer, please forgive your subordinates for speaking out. A little person like Zhao Wanjin is just a prestige in a small county, and I'm afraid he won't be able to make many waves. Overseer, why do you have to send out your own men and just call the local police station to report it?"

The Overseer said: "If you are a local tyrant, rich and landly, it is easy to collude with local officials, and it is difficult to get definite information if you don't personally send someone to investigate." ”

The adjutant said: "Since they colluded, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to get real evidence." ”

The Overseer said, "I'd rather kill the wrong guys!" That's why I told you to take a company of men with you." ”

The adjutant immediately straightened his chest and bowed, "Don't worry, the overseer, his subordinates promise to complete the task!"

Adjutant Ma got the order and immediately went to the barracks to order a company of men and horses to rush to Fangshui County.

Who is Adjutant Ma? That's one of the Overseers' reds. When the county magistrate and others got the news, Adjutant Ma had already arrived at the gate of the county office. Hearing the report of his subordinates, County Magistrate Fan hurriedly took a group of officials and officials out to greet him. Adjutant Ma was also not polite, and as soon as he entered the county office, he directly occupied the throne of the county master.

The county magistrate said: "I don't know if General Ma is here, does he have any business trip?"

The adjutant said: "I have been ordered by the Overseer to investigate the case of Zhao Wanjin's illegal possession of arms. ”

When the county magistrate heard this, his souls were all gone! Why do you say? The reason is very simple, Zhao Sanye has already been killed by Niu Qiang, and this Adjutant Ma did not say that he would investigate and handle the murder case of Niu Qiang, but that he would investigate and handle the case of Zhao Wanjin's illegal possession of arms.

The county magistrate was sweating profusely and frightened, but he finally calmed down, pondered the language carefully, and then replied cautiously: "General Ma, the Zhao Wanjin you said has been killed by the murderer Niu Qiang, and the evidence of this Niu Qiang's murder is conclusive, and he has been sent to prison, and he will be beheaded after the autumn." Zhao Wanjin is the landlord and Niu Qiang is his tenant, and the matter is purely an ordinary dispute arising from land lease, and the case has been closed. As for talking about the secret possession of arms, I have never heard of it, so it must be hearsay. ”

The adjutant said: "How did I hear that a shell gun was found at the scene of the murder? As you know, the county magistrate, this shell gun is strictly forbidden to be possessed by private individuals." ”

The argument that private possession of this shell gun is strictly forbidden is not an alarmist statement by Adjutant Ma. Because the shell gun has the characteristics of fast rate of fire, fast reload, and high close-range lethality compared to the rifles held by ordinary soldiers, it has always been only allowed to be possessed by the Overseer's guard companies and officers at all levels, and ordinary soldiers are not qualified to equip it. Once the Shell Gun is captured on the battlefield, it must be handed over to officers at all levels, who then hand it over to the Overseer's Office for disposal.

Although the rules are like this, many local tyrants everywhere have secretly bought such weapons. As long as it is not used in public and is not reported, no one will track it down. Zhao Sanye's shell gun was originally a personal collection, if it wasn't for Niu Qiang to kill him, he wouldn't have taken it out and used it. What's even more tragic is that he was actually killed by Niu Qiang, so the pistol was exposed.

The gun was originally lost at the scene of the murder, and later the county magistrate Fan also returned the gun to the Zhao family. But now Adjutant Ma wants to investigate this matter, and it is obvious that there is an insider who has revealed the news.

As the saying goes, there is no turning back when the bow is opened, and County Magistrate Fan can only go all the way to the dark now.

He said: "General Ma, this shell gun can't be bought with money, he Zhao Wanjin is just a small character, where can there be such a contraband as a shell gun." ”

Adjutant Ma said: "But I heard that this Zhao Wanjin is known as Zhao Bancheng, and his style is not small." You said that Zhao Wanjin couldn't have contraband, so did you take someone to search it?"

County Magistrate Fan's voice trembled slightly: "Zhao Wanjin is a benevolent person, he is a well-known Zhao Dashan person, how can I search his home." Humble, lowly thinks, there is no need for this at all. ”

Adjutant Ma is not stupid, he can't see the county magistrate's panicked demeanor. So he said: "Is it necessary, it's not up to you to decide now! Immediately arrange someone to lead the way, I will lead people to search the Zhao family." ”

The matter has come to this point, and the county magistrate Fan has nothing to do. Adjutant Ma brought a whole company of professional soldiers over, and he didn't have a chance to play tricks.

So the county magistrate personally led the way to Zhao's house.

The Zhao family did not live in the county seat, but in the suburbs. After leaving the east gate of the county seat, he arrived at the Zhao family's compound, and a company of soldiers surrounded the compound.

It is said that it is a compound, and it is called that since a long time ago. The current Zhao family compound can be said to be a castle. There were walls, sentry posts, and even two patrolling house slaves.

The people of the Zhao family saw that hundreds of soldiers surrounded the compound, and hurriedly reported it to the wife and the young master. Where did a group of women get the idea? The end result was that they didn't dare to open the door or the gun.

Adjutant Ma was impatient to wait, so he called the county magistrate to shout at the door. The county magistrate shouted for a long time, and finally persuaded the door to open, and a company of soldiers swarmed up and directly occupied the Zhao family compound.

Adjutant Ma sat in the hall drinking tea and waiting for the report from his subordinates. After a while, after the search was completed, a large number of contraband items were found from Zhao's house.

Adjutant Ma said with a smile: "Hey, this Zhao family not only secretly conceals arms, but is also suspected of drug trafficking, this time the general has made a great contribution!"