In front of a small flower garden outside the east value room, Liu Gongcao stood with his hands in his hands, facing a red remnant flower in a daze.

Hearing the footsteps, he turned around, there was no smile on his face, and his tone was also light: "Qi Dutou, I gave you the waist card for the arrest service, but I didn't let you toss the city gate guards and the big families in the city in the middle of the night." ”

"I know that I can't hide it from Lord Liu."

Qi Jingzhi saluted the young Gongcao with a fist: "I didn't dare to make a mistake, but there are still some tricks in the case of Li Jiayuanzi's cave, and I urgently need to find Li Huang to inquire clearly. ”

Hearing this, Liu Gongcao's face showed a little irritability: "I thought it was a small case that was not worth mentioning, but I didn't want to think that after only three days, someone died, and he was still the head of a rich family in the county!" ”

"Okay, although Qi Dutou has the courage to fight tigers, he is too young and inexperienced, so I will find another case for you to practice."

Qi Jingzhi hurriedly shook his head: "I'm here to close the case this time, the case of Li Yuan's cave smell has been investigated, this and Li Huang's death are two different things, and they can't be confused." ”

Liu Gongcao didn't expect to say this, and suddenly looked suspicious: "How do you say it?" ”

"I was about to tell Lord Liu that there was a silver cellar under the garden that Li Huang had newly bought, and there was a silver cellar in it, which had been removed by me. Oh, the silver ghost is attached to the silver cellar, and the silver smell will be emitted on the body, preventing outsiders from approaching. ”

"As for Li Huang, he had a strong smell of shame on his body before he died, which was very different from the silver smell, and Li Huang's henchman butler could also testify, in short, there was another murderer in his death."

"It turned out to be a silver man...... Qi Dutou's knowledge is extensive. ”

Hearing what the young man said clearly, Liu Gongcao's face was slightly pale, he lowered his head and muttered for a long time, but still waved his hand: "Li Huang's matter has not yet been decided, and there is no news of the servants and servants I sent to the Li family early in the morning, so let's press it." If it's really two different cases, it's not too late to close your case. ”

Qi Jingzhi nodded: "This is as it should be." It's just that there is still a small matter in the case of Yinling that is not easy to deal with, and I have to ask Lord Liu to decide. ”

"I went back to the city overnight after getting rid of the silver man, and the things in the silver cellar were not touched, and Li Huang suddenly died, and the huge Li family was in a mess, and I didn't find the time to inform the ......"

Qi Jingzhi paused, suddenly handed over the oil paper bag in his hand, and said: "This is the baked cake that has just come out of the pot, it is hot, this early in the morning, Lord Liu will pad it first." ”

The young Gong Cao glanced at the young man, hesitated a little and took the oil paper package, and said with praise and sarcasm in his mouth: "Wealth is moving, Qi Dutou is young, and he is familiar with the rules of sharing the benefits of officialdom. ”

Qi Jingzhi shook his head: "It's not the rules of officialdom, it's the Law of Great Qi." ”

"Huh?" Liu Gongcao was obviously a little surprised.

Qi Jingzhi immediately coughed lightly and recited: "According to the "Great Qi Law", if you dig up buried things in official and private land, listen to and accept them. If there are antique artifacts, bells, sigils and other abnormal things, they will be sent to the official within 30 days. Violators shall be given eighty rods, and their things shall be put into office. ”

"Yes, there is this one." Liu Gongcao saw that this young man had moved out all the "Great Qi Laws", and he knew that he would be wrong before.

He immediately restrained his expression and said without being salty or indifferent: "The law makes it clear, since the garden has been bought by the Li family, the things that are dug up in it after that, as long as they are not abnormal, will belong to the Li family. You let the Li family report to the official on their own, where do you still need the official to decide? ”

Qi Jingzhi smiled at the corner of his mouth, and immediately shook his head after hearing this: "My lord said that he was joking, once this matter is seen by the official, the Li family will have to shed its skin if it does not die." According to the article just now, it is probably like this in the end......"

He cleared his throat and said in a dignified tone during the trial of the old city god: "The Li family conceals abnormal things and does not report them, and they should be severely punished according to the law!" Most of the goods in the silver cellar have already been secretly transported away by the Li family, and they must be recovered according to the law! ”

"What? The Li family is so greedy and stubborn, dare to ignore the law of the country and hide it? Come on, immediately confiscate their industrial assets to fill the treasury! ”

Seeing that Qi Jingzhi said it so bluntly, and the methods he talked about were even more rude and ruthless, Liu Gongcao was displeased: "It's ridiculous!" That's how you taught Master Meng? The princes of the counties and counties are all honest and self-disciplined people, how can they be so blatant and lawless? ”

He paused, and his tone softened slightly: "Even if there are really one or two black sheep among them, who want to take the opportunity to exploit the Li family, it is also a matter for the local yamen." These words, Qi Dutou can't say anything to this official! ”

"How can you not say it?"

Qi Jingzhi put away his smile and said with a straight face: "This article just now only applies to the situation where the Li family discovered the silver cellar by themselves, if it is discovered by an outsider like me...... According to the law, those who have won the land in others will be divided among the landlords. In other words, the contents of the silver cellar should be half as much as mine! ”

"However, the reason why Qi went to the Li family's garden was to investigate the case as an investigator under the command of the commander of the town demon of Huaide County, which means that my half should belong to the Captain's Office!"

Qi Jingzhi's words were a little twisted, but the meaning was clear.

After Liu Gongcao listened quietly, his face had long since lost his anger, but he was not happy, but his brows were tightened.

He glanced deeply at the young man in front of him, and his tone was quite complicated: "You have gone around in such a big circle, do you want the Demon Suppression Commander to come forward to support the Li family?" The Li family is not a small family, Li Huang has some roots in the county, where can he use it......"

Seeing that Liu Gongcao was silent before he finished speaking, Qi Jingzhi knew that the behavior of the officials in this county town was no different from what he had guessed.

He chuckled and said: "Yes, if Li Huang, the head of the family, is still there, naturally there will be no big problem, but now that Li Huang is dead, the Li family is in a mess again, and it is a piece of good fat at the eye." Hey, the county guard who destroyed the door and the county order that broke the family, is it an empty word? ”

"Instead of cheapening those greedy and lawless officials, it is better for us to do things according to the law and take half of what we deserve. How hard did the adults of the Demon Suppression Governor's Office work for the birth and death of the people? Why don't you take such pure silver? ”

Liu Gongcao raised his eyebrows, obviously moved, but still a little hesitant: "It's good that you have the heart to repay, and this thing is not difficult to do, but the Demon Suppression Academy has always been detached, and if it is not necessary, it will never be involved in the affairs of the court and the locality. ”

Qi Jingzhi shook his head again: "Let's obviously act according to the law, no one can find fault, there is the captain's office to watch, no matter what the county thinks, they can only follow the law together, at least the appearance will not be too ugly." ”

In this way, the Li family is preserved, and they are naturally grateful, and the government office has benefited, and everyone must be good for adults. As for the disadvantages, hey, it's just offending a few county officials, and since the Demon Suppression Courtyard has always been detached, it's nothing to think about. ”

The young Gong Cao Deng was amused by the youth: "Your upper lip touches your lower lip, you say it lightly, but you offended a few officials?" That's it? Tell me, what do you have to gain from this? ”

"And since there is silver in the silver cellar, there will be no less silver in it. I don't want to be tempted to put so much white money in front of me, just to hand over a beautiful name? ”

Qi Jingzhi suddenly bowed down, bowed deeply to Liu Gongcao, and said in a deep voice: "That Yinling is a five or six-year-old little girl, who was tortured in every way after her father gouged out her eyes, and was finally buried alive in the silver cellar......

"She has been in the silver cellar for an unknown number of years, although it is not from her heart, but I don't want to cheapen these black-hearted dog officials with these silver soaked in blood and tears!"

"The lords of the Demon Suppression Courtyard shed blood and sweat for the people to subdue demons and eliminate demons, whether it is to use this silver to supplement the family, or to compensate the bereaved families of the martyrs, it is good to recruit more people and give more rewards, so that there are fewer innocent souls in this world!"