The night was silent and deep, and the silence next to the well was terrifying.

Whether it was the officials present or the people of Sunjiazhuang, everyone was peeking at Zhang Jingxu's expression, obviously worried that he would suddenly become angry.

After all, anyone can see that Zhang Jingxu's face was extremely gloomy, especially at the moment when the little scholar dissipated, there were tears in the eyes of the county magistrate.

Who is he crying about?

Obviously, it is a little scholar who has dissipated between heaven and earth.

This is like an elder witnessing the death of the younger person he admires the most, and the pity and reluctance in his heart can easily turn into anger.

Thankfully, the fears did not arise.

Zhang Jingxu stood next to the well for a long time, enough for a cup of tea.

In ancient times, a cup of tea lasted about ten minutes, and after such a long time, Zhang Jingxu seemed to have finally calmed down.

He turned around slowly, his eyes were a little cold, he slowly raised his hand, pointed at the four villagers, and ordered: "Arrest them, take them back......"

The officials immediately stepped forward, took out the chains and shook them slightly, and with a clinking sound, the faces of the four villagers were as pale as dirt.

"Spare your life, spare your life, I have eighty ...... in my house"

"Shut up!"

Zhang Jingxu didn't wait for them to plead, and directly let out a broken cry, and said sharply: "Do you feel worthy of this kind of deceptive and soft-hearted rhetoric?" ”

He forcibly pressed the fire in his heart and said: "Since ancient times, there is an old saying that those who kill pay for their lives, and those who owe debts pay for their money. There is a law in the imperial court, and great evil will not be tolerated......"

Speaking of this, his tone stopped, and he seemed unwilling to talk to the villagers anymore, and shouted at a few officials: "What are you still doing in a daze? Lock them up for me. ”

Li San reacted the fastest, directly stepped forward and kicked a villager, and locked it with a wave of the chain.

The other officials hurriedly also took action, locking the other three people with chains, and deliberately used ruthlessness when the lock was taken, and the three people who were directly strangled rolled their eyes.

"Ahem... Ahem..., Rao... Spare your life..."

"Catch... Lord Headcatcher, please spare us. Sun Yunhe... When he left, he interceded for us......"

It's okay not to say this, but saying it makes Zhang Jingxu's eyes cold.

He slowly looked down, stared at the four villagers begging for mercy, and said almost word for word: "You are wrong, he is not leaving, but dissipating into heaven and earth, and he has no chance to be reincarnated." ”

The four villagers cowered and bowed their heads, not daring to look directly at Zhang Jingxu's eyes, but they still wanted to beg for mercy.

It's a pity that Zhang Jingxu didn't pay attention to them anymore, and waved his hand directly at Li San and the others, and said, "Pull them down, and they will all be escorted back to the city later." ”

"After returning to the city, don't go to the prison, you will take care of it directly at the gate of the county government, and I will immediately ask the county order to ascend to ......the court as soon as it is dawn."

After a pause, he suddenly said, "I'm in a bad mood right now, and I want to keep my ears clean and clean." If I hear any more noise, it will be a dereliction of duty on your part. ”

Li San and the others instantly understood, and immediately grinned, and said: "Don't worry, I promise to make your ears clean, if these four people dare to make a snort, we will immediately pull out their tongues......"

These perennial characters who have been fighting in the public gate are the best at dealing with all kinds of sorabs begging for mercy from criminals, and they each pulled out their waist knives at the moment, held them viciously in their hands, and scolded fiercely: "If you hear it, you are not allowed to make a sound, otherwise you will blame the grandfathers for not having long eyes, and first greet you with a ruthless blow on the door of your head." ”

Sure enough, the fierce gods and evil spirits are very effective, but the harmony and whispering are not enough to deter.

However.

Maybe it's because the intimidation is too harsh......

Suddenly, I just heard, 'poof'.

Followed by!

There was a stench in the air!

But a villager was so frightened that a fart came out of his crotch.

……

"Fuck, you dare to provoke?"

The officials were suddenly furious, waved their scabbards and smashed them viciously, and scolded angrily: "You are not allowed to make a sound just now, you dare to do it against your grandfathers." Mahler is a, and he can't find death. ”

The villager was smashed in the eyes, but he didn't dare to talk back, but he just opened his mouth pitifully, and explained in fear: "Poor master, I didn't dare to do anything against you. I was just... I just farted ......"

He just let out a fart!

But the official kicked him directly and kicked him down again, and said sharply: "Fart? Fuck you! You can't make a sound, even if you fart. If there's a next time, the ass will stuff you with stones......"

"Huh? Stone? The villager shuddered with fright, and his face turned pale in an instant.

He really wanted to cry without tears, and begged in a low voice: "I don't want to have a next time, but I can't hold it back because I'm afraid." ”

The officials didn't care about him, he pretended to be pitiful, and waved his scabbard fiercely, and said with a cold smile: "Hold it back, that's your business, grandfathers don't care about this, we will smash you when we hear the sound." ”

From beginning to end, Zhang Jingxu has been a cold observer, he did not stop the officials from making things difficult, but he could show a kind of connivance.

There are many poor people in the world, but there are also hateful things about poor people, especially some people who are extremely selfish, and they can't be deterred by forceful means.

So, it's better to be ruthless!

Besides, this can be regarded as a breath of relief for the little book.

The child is all good-natured and doesn't want the people to be punished, but Zhang Jingxu is not like this, he can be both good and evil.

……

At this time, Li San approached Zhang Jingxu and asked in a low voice, "Uncle Zhang, what should I do next?" There is still some time before dawn, shall we go back to the city or wait and go? ”

The kid stopped talking, and then spoke again, obviously the next words were the original intention, only to hear him whisper without warning: "These four villains who participated in the killing of the little scholar, we don't need you to say that we know that they will definitely be arrested." But in addition to these four people, there are more than 100 people in Sunjiazhuang......"

The implication is self-explanatory, they only have about a dozen servants, and it will definitely be unrealistic to arrest the whole village.

As for why the whole village was arrested?

It's nothing more than Zhang Jingxu's words.

During the previous interrogation, Zhang Jingxu once said that these villagers were all guilty.

So Li San kept it in mind that this guy really planned to arrest the whole village.

In the face of such loyal and motivated subordinates, Zhang Jingxu said that it would be false if he was not pleased, but he did not encourage Li San, but asked meaningfully: "If the whole village is arrested and returned to the county government, what impact do you think this will have in the city?" ”

Li San almost didn't think about it, and said with excitement on his face: "That's naturally a sensation, anyone who sees it will give a thumbs up, praising you for only the first day of taking office, and solving a big case in just one night." ”

"No, you're wrong!"

Zhang Jingxu shook his head slowly, and said earnestly: "They won't praise me, but will scold me for being a wicked official." ”

Li San was obviously stunned.

Evil officials?

It's not a good reputation.

Once a person in officialdom is involved, don't think about promotion within three or five years.

However, why do the people in the city scold Uncle Zhang for being a wicked official?