When Huang Donglai and Lei Buji came to the county government office, Sun Yixie had already finished reviewing Sun Ling.
Under Brother Sun's "up and down" questioning and intermittent punches and kicks, Sun Ling finally couldn't bear the humiliation and got a move.
He couldn't help but tell him, after all, Sun Yixie knew from the very beginning that he was a fake. With such a trump card, even the clever scammer would have to be judged, let alone an ordinary gangster like Sun Ling.
Like "how much does a carp cost", "how much does a pound of potatoes cost (in our universe, potatoes were introduced into the Central Plains from a coastal area in the late Ming Dynasty, and the Dazhong setting was longer than that of the Ming Dynasty, so it was popularized at this time), "how many temples are there in Hangzhou", "how big is the West Lake", "how much does the Sun Mansion enter the yard", etc.
How could Sun Ling, a native of Ruyang County, be able to explain such questions?
Furthermore... Sun Ling, who regarded himself as a martial artist, was often beaten and frightened by Sun Yixie, the "county magistrate", during this interrogation. He used his sleeping skills. Even if you asked him to continue pretending, he could not pretend.
So, Sun Ling admitted that he was not Sun Yixie, but just used his name to deceive him.
But... he still took a lucky mentality and wanted to expose the money that stole the money tonight. After all, the money was not stolen from the master's house, but was taken care of by the "accidental" situation. In addition, he also said that he not only avoided the important things and did not give a complete explanation, but also pushed all the main responsibility on Huang Jun's head, as if he was at most an accomplice or even coerced.
Otherwise, these gangsters are not worthy of sympathy. Such people just don’t cry until they see the coffin. In that era when criminal investigation methods were still very backward, it was difficult to collect physical evidence. Even the collection of personal evidence would take a lot of time and labor costs. If you judge the case according to the modern criminal investigation and trial ideas, and then give him a "civilized law enforcement", many cases would not be able to advance at all.
Ordinary people may have the more honest and honest people. When they arrived at the hall, the master and the official in the town were told everything, but those gangsters and troublemakers were shameless and would be rude if they could. At this time... "suspension" is the most effective and reasonable way to deal with it.
Of course, what kind of person, what kind of situation, and what punishment should be taken, all require the experience of the person who judges the case.
If you meet a good official, you will be lucky. If you meet a stupid official, you will be punished by anyone without discrimination. All kinds of complaints will come, and false cases will come.
Sun Yixie was obviously not a good official, and he was not an official at all, but since he knew what Sun Ling was doing, it didn't matter... let's do it.
The real "torture" is not necessary for him to go, and the yamen runners on both sides will take action.
In fact, there is no need to hit the gangsters, just hold the stick on them. Even if a hero is really here, there are not many people who can withstand it.
Sure enough, when he used a stick, Sun Ling became honest immediately; not only did he explain what happened tonight, he also explained how he and Huang Jun robbed Zhu Chao, how he deceived the villagers of Liuzhuang, and a lot of other stealing things.
However, the master next to him didn't remember a single word of the crimes he said...
Since Sun Yixie's trial started, the master has just pretended to record confessions on paper, because he knew that the person in front of him did not need to be included in the case at all, so there was no need to write the paper for him to write a note.
This is true. When Sun Ling's body and mind were tortured to the point where he almost collapsed, Sun Yixie felt that it was almost done, so he stood up and went to the next door without a sound.
After a while, Mei Chiyang walked out of the next room.
As soon as he arrived, the lords and yamen runners in the back hall all retreated silently.
Before Sun Ling could figure out who this person was and what he was going to do, Mei Chiyang had already walked over and picked him up, smiling at him, "Boy, do you still recognize my voice?"
Sun Ling had a little impression of the sound he had just heard under the bed not long ago, but he could not think of why the "Master Mei" who stole the master's money appeared here.
"Ha... don't understand yet?" Mei Chiyang smiled, "Well, if you think about it slowly, you will understand."
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After a while, it was still in the back hall.
At this time, only Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai and the county magistrate were left here, and the other idle people had already gone out.
The county magistrate's surname is Zhang, so I can't afford it, so I can't do it.
"Sun Shaoxia, Huang Shaoxia, what's going on tonight... I'm doing it pretty thoroughly?" After the matter was over, Lord Zhang wanted to say a few words to seek credit.
In fact, he didn't do anything. It was his subordinates who were cooperating with him. He just watched the show.
"Mr. Zhang is very wise and considerate in his work. Huang admires it." Of course, it doesn't cost much to praise this guy. Huang Donglai didn't care about saying this.
"More than that?" Sun Yixie also followed this meaning and further whispered, "I see that Zhoukou City is orderly and stable and prosperous this time, and it is obvious that Lord Zhang has good governance. It can be seen that we Lord Zhang are talented people!"
"Hey~hehe, how can Zhang be so good? You two have too much award." Mr. Zhang said a humble person, but he had already smiled on his face. "The two young heroes are also heroes and teenagers. You can be appreciated by Lord Yun and Lord Shui at such a young age. Zhang can't compare to you."
What is commercial mutual bragging? This is the standard template. Both parties don’t need to be familiar with each other. Just choose the good ones. As for the authenticity, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, we are not a colleague, so it’s okay to say something wrong.
After Lord Zhang said this, the three of them looked at each other and laughed loudly, and the atmosphere seemed very pleasant.
"Uh..." But a few seconds later, the Lord Zhang still spoke a little deeper and continued, "But... Zhang still has something to remind you."
Lord Zhang wants to remind them that the matter of "let outsiders pretend to be officials in court to judge criminals" cannot be promoted everywhere.
"Oh~ Lord Zhang, don't worry." Sun Yixie knew what he was going to say, so he responded directly, "We will never spread the story tonight. As for the Master Mei Dazhai, he is also a famous and surnamed man on the Green Forest Road, he will say the secret... He promised to keep, even if you force him with a knife, he will not leak it. Don't worry."
His words were a bit too full, but they were not important.
It’s hard to say whether Mei Chiyang is so reliable, but one thing that is certain is that Mei Chiyang is at least more reliable than the Lord Zhang in front of them - that’s enough.
If Mei Chiyang and Lord Zhang were arrested at the same time today, and were also held on his neck with a knife and forced to explain the matter, then Lord Zhang would have to take action first.
As the saying goes, there are many people who slaughter dogs, and most of them are scholars who are unfaithful. In most cases, there is a common argument for whoever has a weak bones.
"Oh~ Zhang will feel relieved with the words of Young Master Sun." Mr. Zhang nodded, "Uh... And Young Master Huang, what do you think I should deal with the body of Huang Jun?"
At this moment, Huang Donglai had already told Sun Yixie, Lord Zhang and Mei Chiyang about Huang Jun's death.
Mei Chiyang was stunned for a long time after hearing this, but on the surface he didn't react much, and said in his heart: "I originally thought that Sun Yixi was already cruel enough, but I didn't expect that the young master of the Yellow Sect was simply crazy... I just killed people just by placing them on the ground, and I can't do things too well... I'd better stay away from such people."
Since Huang Jun is dead, there is no need for Mei Chiyang to stay here for too long. He immediately resigned with these people, took Sun Ling with him, and met with his subordinates. As for how he left Zhoukou early the next morning, and how he took Sun Ling back to Yingcheng to relieve his brother Zhu Chao, we won’t talk about this, as long as we know that Sun Ling didn’t escape and die in the end.
Now that the county magistrate asked this, Huang Donglai thought about it and replied, "In my opinion, just think that he had fallen and drowned. Anyway, according to what Sun Ling said, he and Huang Jun had already killed the whole family, and their relatives regarded them as beasts and had cut off contact with them. No one would come to investigate."
"Well..." said Zhang, "Indeed, tomorrow morning, I will only wait a few people near the Dongyuan Garden. As soon as the body is found, it will be quickly disposed of so as not to cause any commotion."
"Mr. Zhang is indeed thorough and meticulous in his work, and is amazing." Sun Yixie also said at the right time.
"Haha..." Lord Zhang waved his hand and then said, "Zhang is just doing his own job. Of course... If the two young heroes can speak a few good words for me at the Jinyiwei..."
Most of these people who are officials in Dashi want to have a good relationship with the Jinyiwei. Similar to the "beautiful words" mentioned by Lord Zhang, they do not ask the Jinyiwei to get promoted and make money, but just ask these spies not to deal with them.
"I understand! I understand." Huang Donglai agreed without thinking.
In fact, he would not give others good words. They and the Jinyiwei are just using each other's relationship, but this relationship looks like a collusion to outsiders.
But after receiving this perfunctory reply, Mr. Zhang smiled happily. He took it seriously: "Okay! OK! Zhang keeps the kindness of Young Master Huang in mind. If you have the chance in the future, you will definitely repay it!"
It was a coincidence that just half a month after this incident, Lord Zhang received a transfer order and was promoted.
This matter has nothing to do with Sun and Huang... But Adult Zhang thinks it is, and it is directly related, because time and things seem to be in line.
Now, he is good at Shuangxiu...especially to Huang Donglai who gave him a promise...that was grateful, but he really couldn't find any opportunity to "repay" those two people. What should I do? Say some good things to say to others and promote their deeds.
But the matter of Sun Ling at night was not in line with the law of the king, so he could not say it, so he focused on promoting another thing...
In this way, in less than half a year, Huang Donglai's "murder to death" was well-known.
Later, he became more and more evil in time. Some people even thought that Huang Donglai had a unique martial art that he created, but he controlled his shit to attack others with his internal strength, which made people in the world panic, but that was also a story...
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After dealing with the "fake double-heartedness" matter, Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai and Lei Buji had to return to their original itinerary.
Their destination was Wuchang this time.
According to the original plan, they planned to go to Xuzhou first, then pass through Luohe, Zhumadian, Xinyang... so they went straight south and directly to Wuchang.
But because of Sun Ling and Huang Jun's departure, they took a little walk to Zhoukou and disrupted the original route. So now they have to go southwest from Zhoukou and run to Runan.
They were still driving the carriage or walking on the official road. This time they went well and did not encounter any other people who were blocking the road. Two days later, they entered Runan City.
This time I entered the city, it was lively again - someone was posing in Runan City.
The striking here is different from the "ring duel" of Zheng Mukai Ge Shi in the previous article; that, to put it bluntly, the two made a fight, and this... is similar to the "open challenge".
There are many ways to play the game, including those who make friends through martial arts, those who gather gambling at the opening, those who compete for martial arts to attract marriage, and those who set up silver to grab rewards. Of course, there are also those who use reward silver as bait and plan to establish their authority by using this pretentious move.
Today's ring belongs to this last one.
The person who was fighting was the dominant man in Runan City, named Song Xiang.
This person is seven feet tall, with wide arms and round waist, with a pair of upside-down eyebrows, slanted into the sky, and a pair of tiger eyes, with clear whiteness; a wide nose, large mouth, fat head, and big ears. His appearance gives people a feeling that his facial features are big and protruding.
As the saying goes, appearance comes from the heart, Song Xiang's character is indeed consistent with Nian's face, and it can be said that he is domineering and aggressive.
If you mention Song Xiang's name in this Runan City, anyone can tell you a few unethical things he did, but the people can do nothing about it...
There is no doubt that this guy has a backer.
What's the backer? Eunuch.
Please note that it is not a eunuch, but a eunuch, that is, a more powerful eunuch.
And the ancestor of Song Xiang was the scholarly family and the eunuchs...
You have to ask why the eunuch has a descendant? It’s very simple. Can you adopt or accept a relative? Isn’t Cao Cao’s father the adopted son of eunuch Cao Teng?
Song Xiang's great-grandfather's generation was the adopted son of a large eunuch in the court. After several generations, although the old eunuch died, the Song family and the eunuch forces of the court have always maintained a very close relationship.
Of course, if you really have the strength and power, it must be Song Xiang's father, and that is the leader of the Song family.
Song Xiang... is a typical second-generation ancestor. He has not read the book, but he is still good at martial arts. Although his martial arts are not as good as masters, it is enough to bully the common people and ordinary crops.
Relying on this ability, Song Xiang bullied men and women in the Runan world all day long, beating the people, beating the boy from the home today, and robbing the girl from the west tomorrow... Some people were beaten seriously injured and disabled by him, and even died later, or some girls from some families were ruined and hanged by him, and in the end they were all used to make some money.
Although Song Xiang has even made many lives, local officials can only mix up because they dare not control it, and they cannot control it. If you, a county magistrate, dare to block Song Xiang or even beat him, then Song Xiang's son tomorrow might be able to lose your black hat.
It’s just such a bastard. I don’t know if it’s over or something recently. He actually wanted to follow Shi Dana, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and have a “100-day raid” in Runan City to demonstrate his martial arts skills.
Chapter completed!