The people who were laughed at angrily shook their heads helplessly, and were just about to say that they would bring the people in to investigate, but they happened to hear the noise of people outside the tent again, and Zhongde stood up and wanted to go out to see what was going on.

It turned out that when the people were insulting Zhong De and the others in the misunderstanding, they saw Wang Hu being brought out again with handcuffs and shackles, and the whole crowd became restless again: "Look, Wang Hu is locked, this is going to kill him!" "Don't be stupid, if you kill him, do you still need to be handcuffed? Ma is not troublesome? This clearly shows that he is just arresting him." ”......

Zhongde, who had already walked out of the tent, of course heard the discussion of the people, he walked up to Baixin and pressed his hand and said, "Don't worry. ”

When the crowd saw that the county order had arrived, no one spoke for a short time, but after a while, they might not be able to help it, so they asked Zhongde: "Lord County Order, that Wang Hu is full of evil, why don't you kill him and then hurry up, but only detain him?"

One person dared to speak up and take the lead, and the others were not afraid, and they all echoed it.

Guo Yong, who was outspoken-tempered, was still a little upset, and even felt that there was no need for officials to report to ordinary people when they did things! He directly raised his voice and said: "We have our own decision on this! Don't ask any more questions! If you say more, you should treat Wang Hu as the same crime!"

Guo Wei is Guo Yong's own brother, of course he understands his younger brother's temperament, when he heard the people question Zhong De, he guessed that Guo Yong would say something ugly, so he hurriedly reached out to take it, but Guo Wei's arm was really not as fast as Guo Yong's mouth, and before his hand could be raised, Guo Yong's words had already been spoken.

What an official has to do is to seek benefits for the people, and Guo's words can undoubtedly arouse public anger. What's more, the group is here to investigate the extermination case, if they offend the people again, they just don't answer when their own people ask, then the gains outweigh the losses.

Sure enough, Guo said a word, and the people suddenly became agitated, and Zhong De hurriedly took a step forward and said, "Don't be surprised, the county lieutenant just joked." He is only angry with Wang Hu's actions, and he has nowhere to vent the fire, so that you are implicated in this, which is really my sin. ”

As the highest magistrate of a county, Zhong De can apologize to the people, make the people feel that Zhong De is an absolute good official, and let his status in the hearts of the people unconsciously rise a notch.

"Since the county magistrate has said so, of course we don't dare to have any more grievances. We were just thinking that it was hard to eliminate our resentment when we were bullied and oppressed by Wang Hu on weekdays, and now we just see him being taken into custody. Although they were no longer angry with Guo Yong, they still couldn't help but wonder what it meant that Zhongde didn't kill Wang Hu, but just took him into custody.

Zhong De sighed, he asked himself, of course, he knew the pain of the people and the resentment against Wang Hu's domineering, if he compared his heart to his heart, and considered it in a different direction, if he was also one of the people who were oppressed, then he couldn't just want to imprison Wang Hu so simply.

Guo Yong, who had not been able to hold back his anger at the people before, also reacted at this time, and he was also very clear about the word "knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy", and when fighting a war, he needed to empathize with himself to consider, figure out, and understand the enemy's movements.

Only by knowing the difficulties of the people, solving the worries of the people, and eliminating the obstacles of the people can he be a good official!

Guo Yong stepped forward and stood side by side with Zhong De, and bent over to the people and said: "Guo Yong is rude, he has angered you, and I beg you Haihan not to worry about Guo Yong." ”

The people, who were still a little angry just now, saw that the county lieutenant wanted to apologize to his group, and the anger in their hearts suddenly disappeared, and they all bent down to bow down to Guo Yong and saluted: "The adults are serious, Fang is the one who does not know how to be high, and the words offend the dignity of the adults, and the adults do not care about the grace and me, and An can make the adults and us and other untouchables apologize." ”

As long as you are kind to them, they can repay you in every way!

Zhong De, Jiang Yi and others stepped forward to help up the people who were kneeling on the ground, and then explained to the people: "When I first started, I really wanted to kill Wang Hu, a thief who is not tolerated in the world, but I thought about it later, not only Wang Hu was involved in this matter, but also Wang De, the county magistrate of Quwei County, and Zhou Huan, the county magistrate, if Wang Hu was killed just to vent his anger for a while, then even if this matter was spread in the future, there would be no proof of death, didn't this make it clear that Wang De and Zhou Huan would get away with it?" In order to take into account the overall situation and no longer let the people be oppressed by such corrupt officials, I can only endure the detention of Wang Hu to the state capital to the state pastor, and only when there is reason and evidence, the state pastor can deal with it together with Wang De and Zhou Huan. ”

In fact, Zhong De didn't need to tell the people the true meaning of his actions, but he really didn't want to see the people frightened for people like Wang Hu, so he could only tell the actual situation to appease the people's hearts.

"Please think about it carefully, there are people with higher positions like Wang De and Zhou Huan who continue to do evil at the top, and now they are just killing Wang Hu, but they are not completely eradicated, do you dare to guarantee that the next village chief of Shuling Village will no longer be 'Wang Hu'?" At this time, Jiang Yi stepped forward and gave everyone a detailed analysis.

After Zhong De and Jiang Yi's explanation, the people suddenly realized, and everyone knelt on the ground and said, "We misunderstood you indiscriminately just now, it's really damned!"

"Well, since you feel sorry for me, then when I investigate the case of Zhou An's family murder, you must fully cooperate with me. Although he was misunderstood, Zhongde didn't have any care, he only regarded this misunderstanding as human nature, and he also rushed to take advantage of the waves to paddle.

"You must know everything and fully cooperate with your lord!" all the people stood up and praised Zhongde in their hearts for being a good official!

"Okay! With your help, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort to solve the case!" said Zhong De with a smile.

"I see that the number of people in our village is not small, so we won't go into the tent, you squeeze me, I squeeze you, let's just ask here." Zhong De looked at the more than 300 villagers, and said in his heart that he didn't say anything about going to the tent to crowd, and he had to call people in and call people out over and over again, and he didn't know how much time he had to waste.

The county order said so, and the people immediately nodded yes if they had any opinions.

"May I ask if there are any other neighbors in the vicinity of Zhou An's house besides Zhang Ying?" Since it was determined that the investigation would begin, Zhong De stopped gossiping and went straight to the point.

"Yes. A young man walked out of the crowd with his hand raised.

"I am neighbors with Zhou An, and we live behind his house, in the north. A middle-aged man said.

"I live in front of Zhang Ying's house, and I am also neighbors with Zhou An, living in the southeast of his house. A middle-aged man said.

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"Troublesome neighbors, please come out and speak. Jiang Yi looked at the people who answered one by one and said.

When the crowd shook for a while, a few people walked out, and in addition to Zhang Ying, there were seven more families adjacent to Zhou An's house, and it turned out that Zhou An's house happened to be surrounded by these eight people.

Zhou An's house is not a barren mountain or a wild mountain, and there are all human households around, there are three to five people in each family, and it is roughly estimated that when there are about thirty people around, they can all be destroyed, what a terrifying thing!

"Since you and Zhou An's family are neighbors, how is Zhou An's humanity, do you have any grudges with others?, is there usually a commotion at home?" There must be a reason for being killed, Zhong De inquired with Zhou An's neighbors.

"Zhou An and his wife are honest and kind, never cause trouble with others, as the saying goes, 'distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors', I also hold this view on weekdays, so I walk around with Zhou An's family very well, and often drink and eat together, I have never heard that he has a grudge against anyone. One of the neighbors stepped forward and said with a fist at Zhongde.

"Yes, the neighbors have lived together for decades, and I have never seen him make enemies with anyone, let alone heard him complain. The others chimed in.

Even the villagers behind echoed: "Zhou Anjia is well-known and honest in the village, and it is absolutely impossible to make enemies with others." "Yes, sir. ”......

"It doesn't look like it's a vendetta. Guo Wei Chong Zhongde said.

Zhong De nodded after hearing this, and after the neighbors' complaints and the people's certification, Zhong De also agreed that it was not a vendetta.