Chapter 88 (Please read) Breaking into the inner office at night
Yongshun County gradually woke up after the last alarm.
The rain last night made the ground very wet. I don’t know which restaurant’s wine flag was blown to the ground by the wind and was covered with mud.
A fast horse broke through the early morning silence and rushed into the long street.
"Drive!"
The sound of the horse's hooves made everyone raise their eyebrows. Before they could see the situation clearly, they were wet by the rain splashed by the horse's hooves. Passers-by were so angry that they cursed.
After the horse rushed to the gate of Yongshun County Government, the rider suddenly pulled the reins and stopped.
The clerk at the door yawned and adjusted his official uniform. Leng Buding was so shocked that he took a breath and yelled angrily.
"What are you doing! How dare you ride a horse in front of the county government office at your own risk!"
The man driving the horse fell heavily from his horse, and his head hit the ground with a bang.
The man quickly got up from the ground and grabbed the sleeve of the Yamen.
"The County Magistrate..." His face was horribly white, as if he had been greatly frightened, and his teeth were chattering. "Please tell the County Magistrate quickly, something happened to Mr. Liu!"
The government official was stunned for a moment, then recognized that he was a servant of the Huang family, and quickly ran into the county government office to report.
Soon.
Huang Laosan hurriedly walked out, his belt still hanging on his shoulders, and said in disbelief: "Huang Donkey, tell me clearly, what happened? Where is Lao Liu and others!"
Huang Donkey knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Master, Master Six is gone!"
"Yesterday Mr. Liu went into the mine and never came out. This morning when the miners started working, they found that all the people on patrol were missing, so they rushed to look for them. They all found corpses piled up in the mine tunnels at the bottom of the mine. They all looked like they were dead.
It’s miserable. And Mr. Liu, he..."
"What's wrong with him? Tell me quickly!" Huang Laosan asked eagerly.
Huang Luer's voice became hoarse, "Sixth Master was covered with stab wounds, and his body was hung under the mine. His head... his head was missing!"
"What did you say!" Huang Laosan couldn't believe it, and his eyes suddenly turned black.
"It's true, sir."
Huang Laosan was shocked and angry, and grabbed Huang Donkey's collar, "Then all the patrols in the mine are dead? Not a single one is alive?"
Huang Donkey nodded with a sad face.
"What about the miners? Did any of the miners die?"
"Not a single miner is missing. They stopped working after Mr. Liu came yesterday and stayed in the village without going out."
Huang Laosan turned pale and discolored, loosened his fingers, pointed at him and shouted loudly: "What do you do for so many people, and how do you protect Lao Liu?"
Huang Luer said in fear: "When Mr. Liu went to the mine, the children were not allowed to follow him, and there were more than a dozen people in the patrol team, but I didn't expect..."
Huang Laosan took two steps back and fell on the threshold, "Why are they all dead? Is it a ghost asking for their lives?"
After a moment of silence, he heard Huang Donkey still crying, and immediately cursed, "You're still crying! Send people to investigate quickly. Everyone at home and in the county government are involved. We must find out who did it as soon as possible!" After receiving the order, Huang Luer and the government officials turned around to inform the others.
After hearing the news, the landowner hurriedly walked in.
But before he could speak, Huang Laosan grabbed his arm.
"Old Tian, it's them!" Huang Laosan raised his head, his face turned pale, "It's them, it must be them!"
The landowner asked in confusion: "Who is it?"
Wang Pingchuan!
Ye Wenchang!
Huang Laosan opened his mouth, but was stunned. He suddenly pushed the landlord away and returned to the inner office without saying a word.
At noon, a government official strode over.
"Sir, it's not good!"
Now that Huang Laosan heard this "bad", his nerves became tense and he subconsciously asked: "Who died again?"
"It's not that people died," the Yamen replied, "it's Fuding Tower. Fuding Tower burned down for some reason, and... oh, you'd better go and see for yourself!"
Is there water leakage in Fuding Tower?
Weird things happened one after another, and Huang Laosan had no choice but to brace himself.
"Ask everyone who is still in the Yamen to follow me!"
Fuding Tower is located in the center of the county. You can see the thick smoke billowing from a distance, and the people watching the excitement stand in the distance and point.
But when Huang Laosan and his people arrived, the entire Fuding Tower had been burned to the point of collapse.
Someone in the crowd shouted: "Look, it's here again!"
Huang Laosan subconsciously raised his head, his body tensed suddenly, his official hat slipped from his head, and he stepped on it.
In front of Fuding Tower, where the wine flags once flew, a foot-long mourning flag was blown by the wind.
Above the mourning flag, seven large characters are written.
"If you do too much injustice, you will surely die!"
Everyone was in an uproar!
Everyone turned their attention to Huang Laosan.
The fire burned so strangely, and the seven big characters on the mourning flag hinted that the Huang family had done something unjust.
Huang Laosan was supported by the cadre, with a panic-stricken look on his face, "Quickly...quickly put out the fire, and pull down the cloth flag!"
Before he finished speaking, the once prosperous Fuding Tower collapsed in front of everyone!
The mourning flag was thrown into the fire and burned out in a moment.
Huang Laosan's face was gloomy, he was panting rapidly, ordered the government official to deal with the aftermath, turned around and strode away to the county government office.
Among the crowd, a pair of eyes stared closely at his fleeing back.
......
The patrol was destroyed, Huang Fu was killed, water broke out in Fuding Tower, and there were strange mourning flags.
Like a man-eating net, it is approaching Huang Laosan step by step.
Huang Laosan had a guilty conscience and always unconsciously thought about ghosts asking for his life. After returning to the county government, he felt restless.
He suddenly realized that when he entered the county government office so proudly, he was just looking for trouble for himself.
Huang Laoliu was fighting with him for power and profit in the family, and if he died, he would die.
But why is there flooding in Fuding Tower?
What does the mourning flag mean?
Could it be that the people in the north want to settle the matter afterwards?
Then wouldn’t my own life be in danger?
"Someone is coming, someone is coming! Where is the person?" Huang Laosan stood in the inner office and shouted.
The master hurriedly ran out, "Sir, everyone has been sent out."
"You, you, hurry up and call everyone back. They are all guarding the Yamen. You are not allowed to move around without permission."
The master responded and turned around to leave.
Huang Laosan stood up and saw that the night was getting darker and darker. He quickly returned to the inner office and lit the oil lamp with trembling fingers.
"Someone must be trying to kill me. I have to... report it to the state capital immediately."
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His voice was trembling, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, and seeing that the window was still open, he walked over tremblingly.
As soon as his fingers touched the window, a black shadow fell from above and settled in the center of the window.
It’s a face.
A face with skin and flesh on the neck turned out and blood dripping from the window right in front of him, looking at him with an expression of reluctance.
Huang Fu!
Huang Fu's head was tied with a rope and his hair was hung in front of the window.
Huang Laosan took a deep breath and opened his mouth reflexively. He was about to shout but was blocked by someone from behind.
He reacted and struggled hard, but his arms couldn't use any strength. The person who came was extremely powerful and pushed his body to the ground.
A dagger slammed into his ear, cutting Huang Laosan's scalp.
"Ugh! Woohoo!!"
The severe pain made Huang Laosan whimper. He lay on the ground and opened his eyes wide, and saw a masked man.
The man's hair was messy, his eyes were sinister, and he smelled of blood.
"Anyone who commits unrighteousness will be punished by his own death."
As soon as the man spoke, Huang Laosan understood instantly.
It’s the one who burned down Fuding Tower!
The man's voice was very low, and the dagger gently rubbed the wound.
"Huang Laoliu dug mines and dug canals, spread rumors and punished people. You Huang Laosan became a respected person and sat in the county government. The two brothers are very prosperous."
Huang Laosan's whole body was cold and he stared at the man in surprise.
"Want to know who I am?" The man paused, "I am Pi Xiu's old friend."
After saying that, the man stared at Huang Laosan's face, seeing every detail clearly.
Unfortunately, there is no desired result.
The man frowned in disappointment, "Huang Laoliu deserves to die. As for you..."
The man grabbed the shoes on the ground and stuffed them into Huang Laosan's mouth, then punched him in the chest.
"I have been traveling around the world for many years, and what I cannot stand the most are corrupt officials like you."
"Measuring the land and exploiting the people? Do you think everyone in the world is easy to bully?"
As the man spoke, he put Huang Laosan's legs on the edge of the bed. Without waiting for his reaction, he lifted his feet and kicked his knees violently.
Just two clicks were heard, Huang Laosan's legs twisted extremely inward, and blood spurted out like arrows.
A broken cry escaped from Huang Laosan's throat, and he rolled his eyes.
"Remember, if you let me know in the future that you dare to do evil and bully the people again, Huang Laoliu will be your fate."
Stimulated by the tremendous pain and fear, Huang Laosan's vision went dark and he fainted completely.
The man heard the footsteps of the government official in the distance, and without further delay, he jumped out of the window.
Not long after, the inner office heard several hysterical screams.
The man kept walking and left the county government office in a familiar manner.
Half an hour later, the man found an abandoned house to smear the story. His tall body suddenly bent down, he took a few hard breaths, pulled back the black cloth covering his face, and peeled off the blood-stained night clothes, revealing
A scarred body.
The man who broke into the inner office at night was Zhao Jin.
Zhao Jin recalled that Huang Laosan had no reaction to that "Pixiu", which shows that Huang Laoliu's words were true.
He is not afraid that his identity will be discovered, but he is worried that Huang Laosan will cause trouble in Huating Academy.
"North..."
The root of all trouble lies in the north!
Zhao Jin quickly treated the wound and changed into clean clothes, then lit a fire and burned the night clothes.
He observed that there was nothing unusual around him, quickly walked out of the abandoned house and disappeared into the dark night.