When Li Xing said this, he turned to look at Zheng Mingti.
Zheng Mingti held his head high, but beads of sweat fell down his face. Then he slowly lowered his head under Li Xing's close gaze.
Of course Zheng Mingti remembered what happened later, and it could even be said that he still remembered it freshly.
Xu Meng's son Xiwa is only 13 years old this year. His mother died during childbirth, so Xiwa and his father have always been dependent on each other.
Xu Meng made a living by fishing and had nothing to do with his son. Most of the time, Xiwa played by himself by the river. Sticks, shells, and pebbles were his toys.
In Xiwa's collection, there was a red stone, the size of a leaf, red as blood. He accidentally picked it up by the river. He couldn't put it down and often took it out to play with.
This time was no exception. He was playing with stones in the corner, and Zheng Mingti accidentally noticed that as a young master of the Duke's mansion, agate, jade, pearls... were nothing to him.
He was just waiting for boredom and whim to pass the time.
Unexpectedly, Xiwa refused to give it at all. After going back and forth, Zheng Mingti was annoyed. Zheng Mingti picked up his collar and threw him to the ground.
Xu Meng came back from drinking and happened to see this scene. He was so angry that he rushed towards the two men with a harpoon.
He had been fishing all year round and had some strength, but he was no match for the seventh-grade master Qiu Zhong. He was thrown to the ground and passed out.
When he woke up again, he found that Zheng Mingti's master and servant had already left, and Xiwa's body had become cold.
For Xu Meng, it was as if the sky had collapsed. He had been in a state of confusion these past few days, as if he had lost three souls and seven souls.
He came to the county town by mistake, thinking about suing the official, but he also knew in his heart that the other party's status was too high. His father was an official in charge of officials, and in the world, who would dare to sue him.
It was only after hearing the conversation of the villagers that I had the courage to come to the lobby and talk. After finishing speaking, I knelt on the ground, as if all my strength had been exhausted.
Li Xing sighed for a long time and gave Zheng Mingti a startled look: "What do you have to say?"
Zheng Mingti was also sweating profusely and didn't say a word. Qiu Zhong beside him opened his eyes wide and rolled around, as if he was analyzing the current situation.
Li Xing asked again: "Where is the red stone now?"
Xu Meng shook his head: "I disappeared after I woke up. I think they took it away."
"Pooh."
Qiu Zhong spat heavily: "Who is my young master? What can I do with your broken stone?"
"search."
Feng Tianlei was also furious, stepped forward and searched the two of them.
"Lord Qi, there is only some gold and silver, nothing found."
"Has the carriage been searched?"
Feng Tianlei's eyes lit up and he said: "I'll come back as soon as I go down."
Not long after, Feng Tianlei ran over excitedly and presented something with both hands: "My lord, I found it. I found it under the cushion of the carriage."
Li Xing took it and took a look. It was indeed a strange object, like solidified dew. But it was indeed just an ordinary and somewhat strange stone. To the well-informed young master of the Duke's Mansion, it should be nothing.
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"This is it. My son picked it up by the river." Xu Meng said excitedly.
Li Xingliang showed it to Zheng Mingti: "Look up, do you recognize this thing?"
Zheng Mingti was trembling and did not dare to look at Li Xingdao.
Seeing that he couldn't ask any questions, Li Xing screamed in fear and took a picture of the prisoner: "Let them arrest the defendant and take the defendant down and put him in jail."
Then Li Xing issued a signature to Feng Tianlei and ordered him to follow Xu Meng to investigate the scene on the spot.
Based on the reactions from both parties, Li Xing was already 70-80% sure, but he couldn't just listen to one side of the story, nor could he rely on his own subjective judgment.
Li Xing can only be put on trial after enough evidence is collected and the matter becomes a solid case.
After announcing his resignation, Li Xing returned to his room. The Jiuhe Spirit Gathering Array was still slowly operating, gathering the spiritual energy in the world.
Li Xing took a deep breath, moved his mind around the cave, and swallowed the spiritual energy in one gulp.
Done!
The current level of aura is far from meeting my needs.
…
Zheng Mingti and Qiu Zhong were locked in a cell, which was still the same cell as before. Even the human figure on the straw was the shape of Zheng Mingti just now.
Zheng Mingti sat there, completely lost in thought, and remained silent for a long time.
"Young Master, Young Master..."
Qiu Zhong called the horse several times, and Zheng Mingti woke up as if from a dream. He raised his head dully: "Qiu Zhong, nothing will really happen this time."
Qiu Zhong shook his head and said, "Sir, in my opinion, nothing will happen this time."
"Huh?" Qiu Zhong frowned strangely.
Qiu Zhong patiently explained: "You think why the county magistrate didn't pronounce the sentence on the spot and why he locked us up first? There is room for maneuver. Maybe he is also afraid. Next time, we will be acquitted."
.”
"Is this going to happen?"
Zheng Mingti couldn't believe it.
"I think it must be."
Qiu Zhong said categorically: "Young master, don't forget that I am the minister of Gu Ming appointed by the late emperor, who supports the backbone of the Daqian Empire. Not to mention a small county magistrate, even if he is the emperor, if he wants to kill you, can he kill you?"
"
"I'm afraid... I can't kill him."
"So, why are you afraid of a small county magistrate?"
"But this county magistrate is a little different." When Zheng Mingti said this, his buttocks were still aching.
"Young master, you don't have to be afraid. No matter how courageous he is, he can't change the world." Qiu Zhong said: "You behaved very well in the lobby today. From the beginning to the end, you did not admit the murder. As long as you don't admit it, you will be killed.
So what about people, even if the evidence is abundant, as long as we don’t admit it, it didn’t happen.”
"Haha, yes, as long as I don't admit it, it didn't happen."
"Yes, what does a small county magistrate mean?"
"Not even a fart."
"Hahaha."
Mr. Hong in the next cell suddenly burst out laughing, causing Zheng Mingti and Qiu Zhong to freeze with laughter.
"Why are you laughing?" Qiu Zhong said.
"I laugh at one of you for being ignorant and the other for being inconscientious." Hong Da said, "Do you know who this county magistrate is?"
"Who is he?" Zheng Mingti couldn't help but ask.
"Not long after he took office, he caught a desperado who killed many people on his way to the office, and then he caught a flower picker, a gangster, and a barbarian spy... At that time, beheading people in Baihu County was like cutting melons. From then on, everyone in Baihu County called him
Behead the county magistrate."
Hong grew more and more excited as he talked, and said, "Do you think he will let you go?"
"Well……"
Zheng Mingti was stunned again, his heart was agitated, Qiu Zhong still kept his spirits up: "My young master is the son of the Duke of the country. Even if he has great courage, he would not dare to kill my young master. Maybe he is thinking of ways to let us out now."
Woolen cloth?"
"If you really want to let him go, why bother catching him?"
Qiu Zhong and Zheng Mingti were stunned at the same time. This makes sense.
Qiu Zhong calmed down and said, "May I ask who you are?"
"Haha, to tell you the truth, I designed this prison." Hong Da laughed.
"Since you designed it, why do you live in it now?" Zheng Mingti asked curiously.