In the public room of the county magistrate of the second hall of Yuncheng County, Liu Yaochen, the county magistrate, sat down behind the case, frowned slightly as he listened to the two subordinates reporting clues of the case, but his heart was in a mess.

This period of time was really hard for him. There was a major case of robbing the birthday gift in the county for no reason. This would be a serious blow to Liu Magistrate, who had finally made some achievements in the county and was expected to be promoted after investigation. If the case had not been clueless, let alone the promotion, even the black veil on his head might not be able to be kept. You should know that this birthday gift was given to Mr. Liang Zhongshu and Master Cai.

Two days ago, the prefecture and even the officials on the road sent someone to supervise the investigation of the case. Liu Yaochen, who had eaten enough, could only pass the pressure on the yamen servants below and force them to search for clues, but after a few days, he found nothing. Just when he was anxious about this, he had not been able to sleep well for several days and nights, Song Jiang suddenly came to report that he had clues about the robbery of the birthday gift.

But before he could be happy for too long, when he asked about the situation in detail, Liu Yuan then came to report that there were clues related to the case. What made Liu Zhixian feel even more troublesome was that the clues reported by these two were completely different! This made him not know who to believe, or who said it was untrustworthy.

As the county magistrate who served as an official for three years, Liu Yaochen had already had a deep understanding of the two subordinates. Although these two were their subordinates on the surface, in fact, in terms of the people in the county who wanted power, they would completely overshadow themselves. Moreover, he knew that Song Jiang, Chao Gai, Liu Yuan and Ji Yang were all very close. Now they insisted that the other party was the mastermind of the birthday gift case, and no matter how they looked, they seemed to attack each other and surpass the culprit.

The two guards were in front of Liu County Magistrate Liu's words and I could not gain the upper hand. At this time, Song Jiang suddenly changed the subject: "County Magistrate, I think it's better to listen to the advice of the person to make the right decision."

"Yes, let those two people who told me to come in and reply." County Magistrate Liu then understood a little and quickly spoke. The officer who was guarding the side went out and asked the two people waiting outside to come in.

At this time, Sun Tu and Zhang Chuan outside the door were staring at their luck with big eyes. Zhang Chuan didn't expect that this hateful boy would ruin his good deeds here, and his eyes were naturally full of anger. If he hadn't known that he was in the county government, he would have started to fight, but now he could only stare at the other party fiercely. But Sun Tu was not threatened at all and stared at the other party with his eyes. After a moment, he whispered: "Zhang Chuan, do you know what you are doing? Once the case is verified, you may not be able to escape the charge of a robber's accomplice."

"You fart!" After hearing these threatening words, Zhang Chuan became even more angry and immediately replied: "When I leave the yamen, I will not do anything about you!" Now that Liu Yuan is the backer, he is really not afraid of offending Song Jiang.

"It depends on whether you are dead or not." Sun Tu looked confident and determined, and he made the other party nervous.

At this moment, the servants inside said they went in and replied. After looking at each other, they immediately entered the public housing. However, after seeing the local county magistrate, the reactions between the two were very different - Sun Tu seemed calm and composed, although he knelt down and bowed, he was neither arrogant nor humble. Zhang Chuan, who had always been arrogant, suddenly became a little scared at this time, and his body trembled and said it was like a stumbler when he met the county magistrate.

This contrasting performance suddenly sank into Liu Song and the other two's eyes. He then remembered that Zhang Chuan was just a street rogue after all, and was most afraid of the government. Things were going to be bad.

Liu Yaochen immediately said to the two: "You should explain what you know about the robbers in detail, and there must be no omission!"

"Yes, Caomin opened a hotel in the western city of this county..." After seeing Zhang Chuan's hesitant expression, Sun Tu started to speak first and clearly retelled the words he had discussed with Song Jiang and the others before - how did he hear people drunk and mentioned that he had seen a suspected treasure in the birthday gift in Ji Yang's family, and how did he hear people mention the visitors of the village before and after the incident in Jijiazhuang, and even expressed his previous worries and concerns, as well as his final determination.

After saying this, County Magistrate Liu kept nodding, and he already recognized Sun Tu's public intention and expression. Then, he turned his eyes to Zhang Chuan and said with a little disgust: "Zhang Chuan, how do you know about this?" He naturally had no good intentions about this rogue who was famous in the county.

Zhang Chuan, who was already nervous, became more and more panicked at this time and could only stutter: "Cao...Caomin also heard that Chao Gai appeared at the scene... appeared in the west of the city, and he has always been close to people in the world. I think this case must be his cause."

"That's all?" Liu Magistrate looked at him dissatisfiedly and asked, "Is there any conclusive evidence?"

Zhang Chuan was completely speechless this time, and he was not prepared so much when he arranged for him to report to the county government. Fortunately, Liu Yuan explained to him in time: "County Magistrate, Chao Gai is from Dongxi Village, the county, and suddenly appeared in the west of the city at the time of the incident. Moreover, someone had seen him at the scene of the incident. As for evidence, as long as someone was sent to search, there would be a harvest. So the humble official thought that the county magistrate should send someone to search immediately." As he said that, he looked at Song Jiang again: "But Song Ai Si was really decisive in his actions. When he heard someone complained, he sent Lei Dutou to Jijiazhuang!" This was giving Song Jiang an eye drop.

Sure enough, Liu Magistrate Liu, who was originally inclined to Song Jiang and others, changed his face slightly and said, "What Liu Aisi said is somewhat reasonable. Since there is a suspicion, we should investigate it carefully. Can Zhu Tong be in the county government?"

Someone went out to pass the message. After a while, a man with a military officer's uniform, long beard and a majestic appearance came in and said with a fist, "I have seen the county magistrate, I don't know what instructions?" This person is Zhu Tong, another infantryman in the county, known as the beautiful bearded man.

County Magistrate Liu immediately ordered: "You will lead the troops of Bendu to Dongxi Village to bring Chao Gai, and then ask someone to search his home carefully to see if there are any clues about the robbery of the birthday gift!"

"Abide by the order." Zhu Tong bowed his hand expressionlessly, and then quickly left the door. It was not until he turned out that there was a hint of uneasiness on his face. He had a good relationship with Chao Gai. What should he do if he really found out that he was the culprit behind such a big case? But he did not dare to shelter the procrastination, so he could only order all his troops and head towards Dongxi Village in a hurry.

Song Jiang in the house was scared at this time. If they had not seen through the conspiracy between Liu Yuan and Ji Yang and others early in the morning, Chao Gai might have been framed and robbed this time. Zhang Chuan, who was standing aside, was a little calmer. Ji Yang had told him before that he had prepared for Chao Gai's side, and as long as the government sent someone to investigate, he could find ironclad evidence.

Now, Tina and the people who searched the suspects were sent out, and they also asked what they should ask. For a moment, Liu Yaochen didn't know what to do, so he asked someone to arrange Sun Tu and Zhang Chuan aside, just to wait for the case to develop further.

At this time, the case of the two escorts being robbed in front of the county magistrate was already known to everyone in the state. Seeing these people coming out, all the officials and servants were full of curiosity, especially the young man Sun Tu, they were even more interested in him. They thought he was so bold that he dared to fight against someone like Zhang Chuan head-on, and they kept talking privately for a while.

Amid the anxiety and expectation of the crowd, it was noon when a noise suddenly came from the county government. Then, a group of officers and soldiers arrested more than ten people and walked in. The first one was Dutou Lei Heng.

When Song Jiang, who was waiting for the news, heard that Lei Heng had come back, he quickly threw down the official documents in his hand and rushed over to find out: "Has Lei Dutou gained anything?"

Lei Heng clasped his fists and replied: "As Song Aisi said, I found some clues in Jiyang's village, but Ji Yang was not in the village, so he could only take his two sons Ji Fang, Ji Chang and several people in charge of the business."

"That's good. Let's go and report to the county magistrate!" Song Jiang suddenly felt excited when he heard this, and quickly led the way, led Lei Heng and the others in.

After listening to Lei Heng's report, especially after seeing the brocade box and a complete set of jade wineware placed in the brocade box, Liu Zhixian's face changed: "This... is indeed one of the treasures that were robbed in the birthday gift! Did it find it from Jijiazhuang?"

"That's true. When Bei Zhi asked Ji Yang to ask questions before, everyone in his village still obstructed him in every way. Until his subordinates found this thing in his home, they did not dare to cause trouble again. It was because Ji Yang was not here now that Bei Zhi only took these people to wait for the county magistrate to fall."

County Magistrate Liu no longer hesitated and shouted immediately: "Bring all the relevant prisoners to me!" At this time, he was almost sure that this case had a great relationship with Ji Yang and even the entire Jijiazhuang, so even the title was completely different.

After the Jijiazhuang people were brought to the court, they immediately called Qu Lai: "The county magistrate is wronged, Caomin and others have never done anything illegal or illegal, let alone doing something like robbing the birthday gift..."

"Hmph, the evidence is solid, you dare to speak cleverly in front of me. Do you really think that I am confused? Come on, take these criminals out and beat them up heavily. I have to see when they can speak stubbornly!" County Magistrate Liu was forced to be anxious by this robbery. Now that there is a breakthrough, he naturally needs to investigate it to the end. Even if the Ji family has always had some reputation in the county, he can't take care of it.

At that moment, several yamen runners rushed over and dragged the people who kept calling for justice outside. After pressing them down, they pulled up the board without mercy. In such a serious case, they dared not have any effort in front of the county magistrate. They just slapped hard, and the Ji family screamed, but the boards hitting them did not stop.

Liu Yuan was even more frightened when he saw this scene. The other party actually found evidence of the crime. If the Ji family members were in pain and admitted their crimes, wouldn’t that be... But under such circumstances, he dared not interfere. His only hope was to find the same clue in Dongxi Village so as to muddle the water!
Chapter completed!