Chapter 10 Preemptive Strike (Part 1)
Just after the hour of Mao, Liu Yuan, the county magistrate, had already sat in his signing room early. He seemed to be looking through the official documents at hand, but in fact his eyes kept glancing out, as if he was looking forward to something.
Since he agreed to Ji Yang's request in Heshun Tower yesterday, he seemed very excited and had not fallen asleep almost all night. He rushed to the county government before dawn today. Because he knew very well that this was a great opportunity for him to stand out. As long as he made contributions in this birthday robbery, he could stabilize Song Jiang, who was also the guard, and seize more power.
However, Liu Yuan, who is well versed in the officialdom, was not blinded by this, so he did not take the initiative to make a fuss, but arranged a good show. It was almost time for those actors to come on stage.
At this moment, two figures rushed in from outside, which made Liu Yuan, who was already expecting, suddenly stood up and greeted him. In terms of cultivation skills, he was still a little lacking. But when he came to the door and planned to pretend to ask what happened, he found that the two people who came in were going straight to the signing room belonging to Song Jiang. This changed his face suddenly. Is this the other party looking for the wrong person?
At this time, the county corps officer leading the way had already stopped in front of the half-closed door and reported to the inside: "Adminton, Sun Tu, the owner of the Sun family hotel, came to report that he had clues about the robbery of the birthday gift..."
"Hmm?" Liu Yuan's face changed even more when he heard this. He remembered clearly that the person he arranged to inform was Zhang Chuan, so why did he change him?
Just when he was suspicious, Song Jiang's voice had already come from the room: "You come in and talk."
Yu Dayong, who was obviously nervous, looked at Sun Tu beside him, then gently pushed the door and entered the signing room with Sun Tu. Until this time, Yu Dayong was still a little confused and could not keep up with Sun Tu's rhythm. For some reason, he suddenly changed the robbery who was accused of the evidence. He came to the county government early this morning and insisted on attracting him to see Song Ai Si... He could not guess everything. If the other party had not repeatedly emphasized that this matter was of great benefit to his family, he would not have dared to obey his orders.
However, compared to this, Liu Yuan was still more nervous and hurriedly stepped forward to listen to what Song Jiang would say to them.
"You said there were clues about robbing the murderer of the birthday gift. Do you think this is true?" This was Song Jiang's voice. Then, a slightly immature voice rang out: "This is exactly what the words of the Ai Shi said. Yesterday, I accidentally learned from a drinker that he had seen the treasure in the birthday gift a few days ago. Because it was of great importance, I dared not hide it, so I came to sue."
"There is such a thing. Has that person ever mentioned where he saw the treasure?" Song Jiang asked anxiously.
"It was at the home of Ji Yang, the owner of the Ji family. He once mentioned that it was a wine pot and glass carved from a whole piece of jade, which was extremely exquisite."
Liu Yuan, who was eavesdropping outside the door, suddenly changed his face when he heard this. Why did things change like this? Before he could come back from this shock, the door in front of him had been opened, which made him feel surprised and exposed him to Song Jiang. He could only smile awkwardly and greet him: "Song Aisi..."
"Liu Aisi, I believe you have heard what this person told me. Then Ji Yang dared to do such evil deeds in broad daylight, and his crime is unforgivable!" Song Jiang did not pursue him for eavesdropping, but said righteously.
Liu Yuan was already a little panicked at this time and said, "Song Aisi, Ji Yang has always been a good person, how dare he do such a thing? I think there must be some misunderstandings in this, or someone is framed and framing the situation." As he said that, he stared at Sun Tu with a careful look, as if it was a threat.
Sun Tu didn't care about the other party's terrifying eyes that wanted to swallow him, and Song Jiang said even more stubbornly: "This matter is very important, and it is related to the major case of the birth gift robbery. As long as there is a clue, no matter who is going to investigate it!" As he said that, he looked at Liu Yuan, who was still waiting to say something, squinted his eyes slightly, and threatened, "I've heard that Liu Aishi, you have been very close to Ji Yang. Do you want to protect him?"
This sentence fell into Liu Yuan's ears and suddenly sterned his heart. He immediately swallowed the words to his mouth and said solemnly: "Song Ai Si is so serious. I just don't want to wrongly accuse a good person..."
"Hmph, you have to be questioned before you can know if you are a good person. Come and go and invite Lei Dutou." Song Jiang took the opportunity to issue an order.
Yu Dayong, who obviously felt the solemn atmosphere, dared not stay. He quickly agreed and ran out. After a while, he brought a tall and mighty man back. It was the county that was full of thunder.
When Sun Tu looked at the future Liangshan hero curiously, Song Jiang had already ordered with a solemn expression: "Lei Dutou, someone has now told the Ji Yang in Jijiazhuang is closely related to the thief who robbed the birthday gift the day before yesterday. You also asked you to bring people to capture it, and you must search carefully and not miss any important evidence."
Before Lei Heng could respond, Liu Yuan said anxiously again: "Shi Si Song, are you too fucking with your own proposition? You should report this to Liu County before becoming a district office?"
"Now that Liu Magistrate Liu is still in the Houya, maybe he has not yet risen. He is urgently in power and should take the thief first." Song Jiang thrust hard.
Song Jiang, who has always been easy to speak, suddenly became so tough, which made Liu Yuan unable to deal with it. He could only say with a face: "Song Ai Si, you should know Ji Yuanwai's identity. If you act so recklessly, you can't afford to take it anyway!" This was his last excuse for saying it. After all, people in the officialdom have always wanted to make no mistakes before they want to make meritorious service.
Song Jiang didn't accept his trick at all and replied: "If there is any mistake, I will apologize to the magistrate. However, Liu Aisi, you obstructed him so much, but are there any ghosts in your heart?"
"You..." Liu Yuan was speechless. When he said this, he could no longer stop him. Seeing this, Lei Heng clasped his fists at Song Jiang, then strode out. As the head of the county's troops to take the thief, he just acted on orders. As for the dispute between the two guards, it was difficult to interfere.
Watching Lei Heng leave, then he heard a hurrying footsteps heading towards the door. Liu Yuan's face suddenly turned ashen, and at the same time, he kept sweeping back and forth with resentful eyes on Song Jiang and Sun Tu. At this time, he had already guessed some inside story. I'm afraid that all of this in front of him would be the same as his arrangement, and he had planned it long ago!
Song Jiang ignored this ugly colleague at all, and just greeted Sun Tu and walked to the back yamen. After he took his own initiative to send someone to Jijiazhuang to get people, he still had to report to County Magistrate Liu.
Just as Liu Yuan was hesitating whether to follow him and complain to the county magistrate, several more people suddenly arrived at the second hall. As soon as Zhang Chuan saw Liu Yuan, he said anxiously: "Liu Aishi, the young man had just received a huge news. The one who robbed the birthday gift in broad daylight was Chao Gai from Dongxi Village..."
Liu Yuan, who should have been very happy about this, looked gloomy at this moment. Why did the people he arranged come so late and he was completely taken advantage of!
Then, he stared at Zhang Chuan who was a little confused: "Come on everything you know quickly." The process you should go is still necessary.
At this time, Song Jiang and Sun Tu had already turned along the road paved with bluestone, and a faint smile appeared on the latter's face.
"What is Sanlang laughing?" Song Jiang accidentally caught a glimpse of the smile and asked casually.
"I'm laughing at you. Zhang Chuan is a thug. You can tell the flaws when you open your mouth." Sun Tu replied.
"Is that right?" Song Jiang looked at Sun Tu meaningfully, and nodded again: "That Zhang Chuan's mind and strategy is naturally far from comparable to your Sun Sanlang."
Just this glance gave Sun Tu a feeling that his mind was completely seen through, which made him feel tight. But Song Jiang did not mean to continue this topic, so he could only stop talking. However, there was one thing he knew clearly that Song Aishi in front of him was much smarter than he thought.
Just as the two of them came to the distance between the Second Hall and the Houya with a strange atmosphere, a middle-aged official in public uniform walked out of the moon gate in front. When he saw Song Jiang, he was obviously stunned: "Song Aishi, why are you here?"
Chapter completed!