Chen Jingke was not surprised by the appearance of the police officers. Officials in the yamen were beaten in their own yamen. If the people above did not show up, there would be a real problem.
Either to regain the situation for the colleague who was beaten, or to apologize to the other party and settle the matter. In the end, the matter must be resolved on the spot, and the trouble cannot be made outside.
When Bai Lifu saw that it was indeed the young master from Zixiaoguan, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. He really didn't want to come over to deal with this matter and cause trouble for nothing.
But the county magistrate, the chief registrar, and others were unwilling to embarrass this person, so they used the excuse that he was familiar with the real person in Zixiaoguan and pushed the matter to him.
The official level was overwhelming, so he had to bite the bullet and come over.
However, as a person who has been in the officialdom for such a long time, he does not feel sorry for himself. Since the matter has come to his head, why not turn from passive to active? He has already thought of countermeasures on the way.
When he saw Chen Jingke, he pretended to be surprised and said: "I've seen real people, three gentlemen. I said I heard magpies chirping early this morning, so it turned out that I was going to meet a noble person."
Cheng Huailiang and the other three just bowed their hands in a symbolic gesture and didn't even bother to talk to him.
Although Chen Jingke was in a irritable mood, he could reach out his hand to avoid hitting the smiling man. He forced out a smile and said, "Captain Bai, you're being polite. Are you here on official business?"
"I was ordered to inspect various places and happened to come here." Bai Lifu explained, and then asked doubtfully: "Are you going to buy slaves?"
When the subject of human trafficking came up, Chen Jingke's mood became bad again. He had little interest in talking and said perfunctorily: "Yeah."
Seeing this, Bai Lifu was overjoyed and became even more determined about his plan, but he pretended not to know anything on his face and said: "Oh, why bother you to go there in person for such a thing? Say hello to me and I will send him to you."
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"These Ya people are used to doing dirty things. If you are not careful, you will fall into their trap. You won't be able to buy a suitable slave at a high price."
"But it's not a big problem since you haven't left Yaxing yet. I'll ask Zhao Mulezi to exchange a batch of better ones for you."
Hearing this, the bought slaves panicked, especially the woman who hugged her daughter tightly and stared at Chen Jingke for fear that he would agree.
Naturally, Chen Jingke would not take his words seriously, nor was he interested in changing the situation. He said in a neutral tone, "No, I'm very satisfied with these people."
Everyone behind him breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Lifu took advantage of the situation and said, "Oh, as long as the real person is satisfied."
Then he looked around again, frowned and said unhappily: "Where's Zhao Mulezi, he didn't come out to see off the real person? He really regards himself as a person, right?"
An official glanced at Chen Jingke secretly and whispered: "Zhao Yaren is ill and has difficulty moving, so he didn't come out to see off the nobles."
Bai Lifu said angrily: "That's nonsense. I saw him at the Yamen this morning and he was fine. Tell me what's going on."
Chen Jingke watched their performance quietly. He wanted to see how Bai Lifu planned to deal with this matter.
The official glanced at Chen Jingke secretly again and described what had just happened.
His words were impartial and he didn't add any extravagance. After he finished speaking, he stood aside without saying a word.
After hearing this, Bai Lifu became furious and said, "Zhao Mulezi is really a courageous dog. He dares to use his power for personal gain and harm people's lives."
"I've heard some rumors before and I still don't want to believe it. I didn't expect him to dare to do this. He is so bold. Come here, tie up Zhao Luozi and take him back to the Yamen."
"Here." Several detectives rushed directly to the backyard without any hesitation.
You must know that although Yaren's status is not as good as that of the head catcher, there is no direct affiliation between the two parties. It is obvious that he has obtained certain authorization when he dares to directly take people.
After arranging these, Bai Lifu said apologetically: "I'm really sorry for letting you see such a shameful thing. I will report it to the Ming government truthfully, let Zhao Mulezi be punished as he deserves, and give you an explanation."
Chen Jingke sneered and said, "You don't need to apologize to me. I'm not the one who was harmed. I'm just a white man. How dare I ask you officials to explain it to me? Just think of how to explain it to His Majesty."
Hearing this, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Bai Lifu's forehead. Although he wanted to take the opportunity to kill Zhao Mulezi and please Chen Jingke, he did not want to alarm the court.
There is a saying that goes well, if you kill all the officials in the world one by one, some of them may be unjust, but if you kill every other one, there will definitely be fish that slip through the net.
From the county magistrate to the ordinary officials in Wannian County, few are clean, including him, Bai Lifu.
He wanted to kill Zhao Mulezi not for the sake of justice, but because he was interested in the other party's property. When ransacking a house, turning ten thousand into one hundred was a routine operation.
If you really attract the emperor's attention and do a little investigation, many people will lose their heads.
He didn't know whether Chen Jingke had the ability to prompt the emperor to investigate Wannian County, but he knew that the other party was definitely capable of spreading today's events to the emperor's ears.
that's enough.
There is a high probability that the emperor will not take action against Wannian County because of such a trivial matter, but no one dares to bet on that small probability, so he must find a way to calm this matter down.
"Master, please calm down. I promise that I will report the truth to the Ming government, find out all Zhao Mulezi's crimes, let him receive the punishment he deserves, and give everyone justice."
Bai Lifu's posture was very low, almost like pleading: "Please, Master, for the sake of my usual respect, please spare us this time and don't disturb the palace."
Chen Jingke also knew that Li Shimin would most likely not go to war over this kind of thing, because it was already part of the current order.
Dealing with the bad-tempered man named Zhao Mulezi and then beating up the officials of Wannian County is already the limit. It is impossible to disturb order, at least he does not have the qualifications now.
So he walked down the slope and said, "Okay, I'll give you this face, but if I hear about something similar happening in Yaxing again, don't blame me for being rude."
Bai Lifu said hurriedly: "Master Xie is magnanimous. Don't worry, this kind of thing will never happen again in the future."
Chen Jingke said nothing more, turned around and walked out the door with others. Bai Lifu didn't stop until he got him outside the door.
Just then, a group of four people came from a distance, apparently one master and three servants.
Chen Jingke, who was in a bad mood, did not notice that the expressions of Cheng Hualiang and Qin Yandao changed when they saw these four people. Yuchi Xunyu was stunned for a moment and wanted to say something, but was stopped by the two of them.
The two sides just passed each other, with expressions of relief on the faces of the three of them.
But Bai Lifu didn't know this. He was watching Chen Jingke and others leave when he happened to see these four people, and a flattering smile suddenly appeared on his face:
"Hey, isn't this Wang Langjun? What kind of wind has brought you here?"
The leader, a young man in his twenties, glanced at him sideways and showed no interest in talking to him.
A servant stood up and said arrogantly: "Who are you? You are worthy of talking to my husband. Call Zhao Mulezi out. Is the maid he promised my husband half a month ago ready?"
A look of frustration appeared on Bai Lifu's face, but he lowered his head and did not dare to be seen.
At this time, Chen Jingke had not gone far and heard their conversation clearly. He stopped when he heard the words.
