Half a month ago, young detective Xu Zhen offended his immediate boss.
At that time, the head catcher Cheng Xiao received news that Jia Yi, a merchant in the cattle business in Yanping County, bought five cattle this year and planned to sell them out during the busy farming season and make a fortune.
Cheng Xiao became so evil that he actually asked Xu Zhen to sneak into the cowshed late at night with poison to poison one of the cattle!
As long as the cattle died, Cheng Xiao could confiscate Jia Yi's four remaining cattle in the name of rinderpest, and then secretly sell them back, claiming to the outside world that he had slaughtered the sick cattle, thus making a huge fortune.
However, what he didn't expect was that the kind-hearted Xu Zhen couldn't bear to do it and actually replaced the poison in advance. As a result, Cheng Xiao made a big mistake when he led people to catch the cow the next day, and the scene was very embarrassing.
It is conceivable that Cheng Xiao could not bear to hate Xu Zhen?
For half a month, he made arrangements for Xu Zhen everywhere, but Xu Zhen suffered a lot.
It even makes Xu Zhen, the current time traveler, wonder if his time travel was also because of this matter?
As the saying goes, if you don't die, don't wear it. Did Cheng Captou kill the original Xu Zhen, which led to his time travel?
"Xu Zhen!" At this moment, Cheng Xiao's gloomy order made Xu Zhen turn his thoughts back to reality, "You also know how important this case is. If Qiu Batian fails to summon him, the county magistrate will blame you.
Just don’t be a policeman anymore!”
"Yes," an older policeman next to him said sarcastically, "our Xu Kuaishou is an upright man, so it would be most appropriate for him to go and summon Qiu Batian!"
This agent's name is Chen Tiefeng, a seasoned veteran of the Yamen's arresting office, and Cheng Xiao's best friend.
In this way, when Xu Zhen went to summon him, Qiu Batian would know that the old man had complained to the county government.
If Chen Tiefeng hadn't been out on business last time and poisoned the cattle, he wouldn't have left it to Xu Zhen.
At this time, a donkey cart pulling coal stopped in front of us.
good!
Xu Zhen exhaled heavily and strode forward to greet him.
He was thinking carefully about how to get Qiu Zhennong to accept the summons and go back to the Yamen with him?
Da da da…
However, balls of donkey dung fell from behind, making the air suddenly become turbid.
Once he fails to summon Qiu Batian to court, Cheng Xiao will have reason to complain to the county magistrate and encourage the county magistrate to fire him.
In this world, I only have three valuable things:
Being good at observing words and expressions, he recalled the expression of County Magistrate Song Zhili before he retreated: his pupils were slightly tightened, the tip of his nose was raised, and his lips were tight. This was a typical sign of ulterior motives.
Through the crowd gathered around him and the man's arrogant and surly attitude, Xu Zhen had already judged that this man should be one of the four villains in Yanping County - Qiu Batian!
When the time comes, if Cheng Xiao and his gang add insult to injury, it will probably be difficult for me to keep my job, right?
Xu Zhen took a sip of hot tea and glanced around intentionally or unintentionally.
well!
Xu Zhen was able to become this little catcher, thanks to his uncle who was the head of the county prison. It was his uncle who worked hard and worked hard to get a job, which was not easy.
"Xiao Xu," Chen Tiefeng said hypocritically, "If Qiu Batian dares not to accept the summons, you might as well arrest him! Hahaha..."
Ho...
"Oh?" Cheng Xiao was slightly surprised, then laughed proudly, "Hahaha, okay, then I'll be waiting for your good news!"
These old foxes...
"How about it?" Cheng Xiao continued to hammer, "If you don't dare to go, just tell me, there's no shame in it! But the ugly talk is ahead, and I want to report it to the lord truthfully."
That……
It seems that his situation is not only difficult, but even the county magistrate does not want to see him. No wonder Cheng Xiao dares to arrange himself so blatantly.
"Hmph," Cheng Xiao sneered, "I am the rule here! Are you going or not?"
this……
What a wishful thinking...
What a real world, what a "hardcore" time travel...
Before he could get closer, Xu Zhen shouted loudly:
Xu Zhen then remembered that Song Zhili had glanced at him when he gave Cheng Xiao a look just now.
"Okay!" So Xu Zhen gritted his teeth and agreed, "I'll go!"
It seems...this Magistrate Song is very smart!
The reason why he put the plaintiff in prison was obviously to control the situation within the county government. As long as the old man could not get out, it would not cause an uproar to the outside world.
There is no system, no library, no grandfather, no luck, not even a noble identity.
When the time comes, if he sells favors to Qiu Batian, not only will there be benefits, but he can also shirk responsibility.
Cheng Xiao made it clear that he was digging a hole for himself. With Qiu Batian's power, he would naturally not accept the county government's summons. Not only would he not be able to complete his job, but he would also offend Qiu Batian.
…
OK……
Xu Zhen is not that greedy for this career, but he doesn't want to lose like this when he has a chance to survive.
Of course Qiu Batian would not accept the summons, but would smooth out the relationship and finally find Magistrate Song.
Just when I thought of this, I saw the door of Zuixianju suddenly opened, and a group of people walked out of it.
One is the ancestral home left to him by his parents; the other is the child bride left to him by his parents; and the other is his uncle who is a jailer in the county government!
No money, no power, no connections, no friends, no parents.
"I..." Xu Zhen asked, "Am I going alone?"
This man had grapes in his mouth. In such a cold weather, the placket of his chest was open, revealing the wire-like hair that protects his heart.
When the two of them saw Xu Zhen wearing a police officer's uniform, their eyes suddenly showed a bit of fear, and they quickly chose a table farthest away from Xu Zhen and sat down.
"Yes!" Cheng Xiao nodded.
Look at the little donkey pulling coal, its head drooping listlessly, as if the overload of work is about to crush it.
Two coal cart drivers had just finished delivering coal and were very thirsty, so they stopped here to drink a bowl of hot tea.
"Isn't this against the rules?" Xu Zhen objected.
No wonder Magistrate Song would hint to Cheng Xiao to send a little catcher like himself here. He was just serving as a messenger. If he couldn't be summoned, Magistrate Song could use him as a scapegoat.
According to Xu Zhen's previous inquiries, Qiu Batian basically went out at midnight every day and went to play in several nearby flower houses or Jiaofangsi.
In the past few days, Xu Zhen tried his best to examine himself, but the result was that he was deeply disappointed.
What Cheng Xiao means is that if he disobeys orders, he will also file a complaint.
Depend on……
Xu Zhen looked at the plain donkey dung ball and let out a helpless smile.
Now, under Cheng Xiao's instigation, not only Chen Tiefeng, but almost all the police officers have begun to exclude Xu Zhen, making Xu Zhen's situation difficult.
Perhaps, my career as a police officer can be considered one, but now it seems that it will be difficult to keep it, right?
Thinking of this, Xu Zhen's thoughts turned back to the case.
After saying that, the two laughed loudly, both looking forward to how Xu Zhen, the little catcher, would make a fool of himself and be kicked out by them...
Xu Zhen was secretly angry, but he couldn't get angry.
Xu Zhen arrived at the door of Zuixianju early in the afternoon, but did not go in. Instead, he sat down at the tea stall opposite and ordered a bowl of hot tea and a few snacks.
Qiu Batian runs an inn and restaurant. Zuixianju, the largest restaurant in Yanping County, is one of his properties, and he also lives here on weekdays.
At this moment, all the servants were surrounding Qiu Batian and looking at the door, as if waiting for the carriage in the backyard to drive over.
Like other feudal societies, although being a courier is a lowly profession, relying on all kinds of extortion and exorbitant extortion, the income is still considerable, and many people can only dream of it.
"Boss Qiu, where are you going?"
But the two coachmen were covered in cinders, their faces were stained, and their clothes were covered with large patches covered with small patches, which showed that they were living in embarrassment.
The first ones were several burly servants, followed by a bloated middle-aged man wearing a red robe.
Hearing someone calling, everyone hurriedly turned to look at Xu Zhen. Although they saw that Xu Zhen was wearing a police officer's uniform, the servants still guarded their master vigilantly.
"Oh?" Qiu Batian, with grapes in his mouth, pushed aside the servant and asked curiously, "Who are you?"
"Boss Qiu, don't you recognize me?" Xu Zhen hurriedly clasped his fists and introduced himself confidently, "I am Chen Tiefeng, the policeman from the Yamen!"