Seeing the Beihai Navy escorting a group of beggars into the city, many people in the city felt strange and wondered why the Beihai soldiers had caught the beggars. The beggars who were begging on the street were so frightened that they ran away when they saw this scene.
, for fear that the Beihai soldiers would capture him too.
The brigade returned to the county government office, which had been transformed into a military control committee. The deputy company commander who led the team reported the situation to Li Bi, the head of the military control committee, and praised Cao and Guo very much.
Li Bi was very happy to be able to get both the stolen goods and the stolen goods. He first ordered the bandits to be imprisoned and prepared to be tried again after the New Year. Then he said thank you to Cao and Guo for their hard work.
Cao Guifu had been a government official for many years and spent a day wandering around with the Beihai Navy. He found that these short-haired soldiers were not as scary as the previous rumors. The officers and soldiers spoke very kindly and followed the rules and regulations. There was never any bullying of the people along the way. Compared with those
Green Camp is more than a little bit stronger.
"It's not hard for a villain! I've only been working as a errand for many years with some meager skills. I usually dislike people who steal wealth and harm lives. I am really lucky to be able to serve you."
Guo Yu also hurriedly bowed and said the same thing.
Li Bi nodded and said: "You two will be under the jurisdiction of the Military Control Commission for the time being, and will be responsible for arresting thieves and chasing down fugitives. The interrogation of Yang Kui and others will be left to you. Be sure to find out where the bodies are buried.
If you don’t have enough manpower, you can come to me.”
Cao and Guo were overjoyed when they heard this and were about to kneel down to express their gratitude when they heard Li Bi say again: "The rules and regulations of our Beihai Town are different from those of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. King Zhao has always loved the people like his own son. Since you are serving Beihai Town, you cannot make any false accusations."
To catch corrupt people, you need to find the person responsible and pay bribes to make money, otherwise the national law will not tolerate it!"
"I don't dare!" Cao and Guo knelt down and kowtowed hurriedly.
"Beihai Town has a vast territory. Anyone who has not committed a murder case will be sent to the far north to chop down trees and mine coal. They will not be able to come back for three to five years."
Li Bi was a county magistrate under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. Although he was a corrupt official in the past, he was well aware of the dirty deeds of the subordinate officials.
You must know that those who could be detectives in ancient times were all smart, smart, strong and brave people, and cowardly and incompetent people could not do it; otherwise, not only would they be unable to maintain social order, but they would also be punished or even imprisoned if they failed to complete the tasks assigned by their superiors.
The problem is that if they are astute, they must be cunning on the other side. What's more, this group has inherited it from generation to generation, corrupts the law, embezzles money, and fools their bosses all in the same way.
But at the moment, no one from the Public Security Police Department has arrived, so these two people have to be used, so he gave them a "killing stick" and trained them before calling them up. After that, he wrote a note and asked them to come back.
People come to go through the entry procedures on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
Cao Guifu and Guo Yu left the gate of the Military Control Commission with lingering fears, thinking that the "Tai Zun Master" of the Military Control Commission seemed to be a master who was not easy to fool. Compared with Cao Guifu, Guo Yu couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
It’s hard to make money.
In a blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Guo Yu arrived at the door of the Military Control Commission early in the morning and saw that Cao Guifu had already arrived. Because it was too early, the door had not yet opened, so the two of them chatted under the stone steps outside the door.
Got up.
Guo Yu was young, and he came to work as a hunter just to make money. Li Bi's words had frightened him so much that he was worried that if he only received six taels of labor and food silver in the future, he would not be able to survive. In these days, cities and towns
Residents live in a family of four or five, with most three generations living under one roof. Five qian per month is simply not enough to support the family.
Cao Guifu comforted him by saying that the most important thing now is to handle the case well, and there is no point worrying about anything else. If you don't want to do it, you have to finish the case before resigning.
In fact, both of their families own land outside the city. They hire people to farm and collect rent, and they also have shops in the city. Now that they are working as errands again, those brothels and casinos will give a sum of money every month for their care.
There is no need to worry about food and clothing.
The two chatted for a while while burning incense, and then the door opened. Following the guard's instructions, they first went to the former clerk's office to go through the entry procedures. The person who received them was a clerk from the Military Control Commission who was a veteran, waiting for him at the door.
After filling in the personal and family information of the two people on the registration form, Guo Yu finally couldn't help but ask about their salary.
The clerk said with a smile: "Our Beihai Town is different from the Qing Dynasty. In the past, you would not be able to support your family with the money you earned. Besides, we pay monthly salaries. Capt. Cao has been on duty for many years and has rich experience. His salary is the same as that of a second-level police sergeant."
, the basic salary is 25 silver dollars per month, and there are also allowances, bonuses, holiday expenses, etc. I can’t say the exact amount. But if you get it all, it will be no less than 40 yuan per month.”
"ah?!"
Cao Guifu and Guo Yu were immediately shocked. It is now well known in Jiaodong that five Beihai dollars are combined into one tael of silver. After a little calculation, they can actually get one hundred taels a year, which is more than under the Manchu rule.
More than ten times.
Guo Yu quickly said: "Sir, how much can a villain take?"
The document pointed to an item on the registration form and said: "You have been working as a police officer for only three years and five months, so you are tentatively classified as a second-level police officer. The monthly basic salary is 12 yuan, and there are allowances and bonuses for holidays.
Calculate separately."
Guo Yu didn't know what "holiday allowance" meant, but he calculated quietly and found that he could get at least 20 taels a month, which would be more than 20 taels a year, which was several times more than before. Thinking of this, he
The eyes he looked at Cao Guifu were filled with envy.
After the clerk explained it, he asked the two of them to go next door to take photos for making certificates. Cao and Guo followed a clerk to the next door in confusion, and made a lot of jokes because of the fill light and visor in the room.
After taking the photo, the two returned to the room where they had registered before, and waited for about a stick of incense before finally getting a work permit with a sling and a hard leather case.
Cao Guifu and Guo Yu didn't understand what a work permit was. In the past, the county government issued fire-seal waist badges, and they could only be issued to officials with formal establishment. The two of them picked it up curiously and took a look, only to see that the front was full.
It was dark blue, with a white gear ring and five-star badge embossed on it. However, when I turned it over and looked at it again, I was immediately frightened and turned pale, and I screamed in surprise.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Guo Yu stammered: "Uncle Cao, this, is the person above this, is it me?"
Cao Guifu was also frightened. Nothing else. The above picture of himself was so detailed that he could even see the few exposed nose hairs and the fire boils on the corners of his mouth. To say that this was a painting, he was so good at it.
Who could draw it so clearly? Both of them couldn't help but think of the scene next door where the clerk held a strange black box and asked them to stand in front of a curtain.
The clerk and several clerks were all happy when they saw this. They had also experienced this in the past. So they all raised their work certificates hanging around their necks and said: "See, everyone in Beihai Town has one. From now on, the city and the city will
People from all villages are required to take photos and archive them."
"Take...take pictures?"
The clerk then briefly explained to the two of them what a "photo" was, and told them that it had nothing to do with magic, magic or magic. He also said that the Public Security Police Department also had a lot of magical equipment used to solve crimes and catch thieves, etc.
You can see the people you send when they arrive.
Cao Guifu nodded blankly, then raised his hands and said, "May I ask, sir, what is the Public Security Police Department?"
The document said: "We in Beihai Town have a dedicated department responsible for solving crimes and arresting thieves, arresting smuggling and arresting thieves. It is called the Public Security Police Department. From now on, you both will be assigned to the Public Security Police Department of Ninghai Prefecture, and all personnel and salaries will go from there.
"
"Is that the Ministry of Justice or the Yamen?"
"More or less, I don't know what the Ministry of Justice and the Division of Justice do. I've finished all the work here, you can go and do your work."
After hearing this, Cao Guifu hurriedly reached into his arms, took out a piece of broken silver weighing five coins and put it into the clerk's hand. Guo Yu followed and took it out. When the clerk saw this, his face immediately changed and said: "You guys
What are you doing? We don’t have such rules in Beihai Town, so put it away quickly!"
The two were shocked by each other's attitude. The clerk knew that they did not understand the system of Beihai Town, and it was the first day of reporting, so he said in a gentle tone: "I'm not being pretentious, our Beihai Town is different from previous dynasties.
.My family has fifty acres of land, and the annual income from the land alone is enough for food and clothing. You will all understand gradually in the future. I have also heard about that group of old melon thieves. You go and get started as soon as possible.
The family members who reported the crime will be given an explanation."
After hearing this, Cao Guifu and Guo Yu's faces felt a little hot, so they bowed to the clerk and said, "Yes, I am dedicated to serving the public, but I am ashamed of myself. We will definitely do our errands attentively in the future."
After the two came out of the backyard, Cao and Guo discussed it and divided their work. The experienced Cao Guifu went to the prison room to interrogate Yang Kui and others in person, while Guo Yu went to find the family members who had reported missing and asked them to identify them.
After seeing the stolen goods, Guo Yu knew how many bowls of dry rice he could eat, so he dashed off and trotted away.
Cao Guifu went straight to the prison cell in the southwest. When he arrived at the door of the prison yard, the soldiers standing guard with guns carefully checked the ID hanging around his neck and compared the photo with the person before letting him in. Cao Guifu said in his heart that he would just go with it.
This way, it is impossible for outsiders to sneak in.
It is said that after the Beihai Navy captured the four counties of Jiaodong and established the Military Control Commission, the first people to feel that things had changed were the prisoners in the county jails. Because they could not understand the system of Beihai Town, the behavior of the jailers also restrained a lot. Those who relied on
Their prison bosses did not dare to go too far, and the usual blackmails and insults were much less common.
The military control committees in various places did not take any action to break down the prison cages and release all the prisoners. You must know that the officialdom of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties had not been corrupted to a particularly serious extent. Although there were people who were wrongly accused in the cells, most of them were prisoners.
If a murderer is released, it will only cause trouble for himself, so he must be treated differently.
According to the records in the criminal chamber and the prison, those who were imprisoned for tax arrears, those who had no conclusive evidence and the case was not serious, those who were imprisoned for litigation, and those who were sued for borrowing usury loans and could not repay them, were all released.
Those who remain in detention are either guilty of murder, grave robbing, deception, abduction and other crimes, and need to be carefully screened.
However, the system in Beihai Town is such that the administrative chief generally does not interfere with the judiciary. Specifically, here in Ninghai Prefecture, Li Bi will naturally not be too meddlesome. The screening work will only begin when the Public Security Police Headquarters sends people.
The first person Cao Guifu interrogated was naturally Yang Kui, the leader of the Laogua thieves. The interrogation room used the former warden's office. Yang Kui was brought in and was already wearing heavy shackles and shackles, weighing fifty kilograms.
"Yang Kui, I haven't seen you for a few days. Have you thought about it?"
"..."
"What's the matter? Do you dare to do it but dare not say it? You are a man even if you tell me where the person is buried and you will suffer less."
"..."
No matter what Cao Guifu said, Yang Kui just didn't match it and put on a posture of "If I don't speak, it's hard for the gods to strike." Upon seeing this, Cao Guifu sneered and said: "Do you think the government won't use torture if there is no supporting evidence? Tell the truth.
Nen, the family members of those missing people will be here soon to guide the stolen goods. When the time comes, the witnesses and material evidence will be there, so don’t blame Nen for holding a stick!"
When Yang Kui heard this, he was so shocked that his heart became confused, and a dense layer of oily sweat broke out on his forehead. According to the provisions of the "Qing Law", in any major case involving banditry, human life, rebellion, etc., the principal culprit or
If the accomplice still refuses to tell the truth after careful investigation, he will be punished with a stick.
A later writer wrote a novel called "Sandalwood Punishment", but there is no official record in history. It is probably the author's interpretation. However, the clamping stick in the Qing Dynasty had another name, and it was called "Sandalwood Boots".
When this thing was used, it was not like what was shown in later movies and TV shows, where only three large wooden sticks were threaded through a rope to clamp the ankles, and the prisoner would cry and scream and do anything.
A real clamping stick is usually made of poplar or willow wood, three feet long, with an iron chain running through the middle. When using it, the stick should be held upright and supported by one person, then the prisoner's feet should be placed in the middle, and then the three feet should be tightened.
Then, a guard will hold a three-foot-four-inch hardwood pole, stand it on the prisoner's tibia, and hit it hard with a wooden hammer.
In just a few strokes, the bones will be comminuted and fractured. If you want to increase the prisoner's pain, you will also put stone chips between the sticks and pull them with a little force, and the prisoner will suffer abnormal pain. Generally, as long as this trick is used, no one will
If you can bear it, you will definitely answer every question and make a move when you ask for help.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, Yang Kui also understands very well that as long as he speaks out one thing about what he has done, he will not be able to help but reveal it all, and the long embankment of a thousand miles will collapse in an ant nest.
It couldn't be dealt with any more. So he thought for a while, raised his head and glanced at Cao Guifu, then lowered his head and sighed: "The villain is wronged. Those things were originally picked up. Since someone came to recognize them, they naturally returned them, just like the villain."
What do people do?”
After hearing this, Cao Guifu couldn't help being furious, but he couldn't get angry. After that, he successively interrogated a dozen other beggars, but they all couldn't answer the questions. When he was pressed, he said the same words as Yang Kui said.
After that, Guo Yu came to him with a depressed look on his face and said that he had found several victims in the city and had them identify the stolen goods, but none of them belonged to them.
Cao Guifu knew that this matter was difficult to handle. So he took Guo Yu to the custody room and asked to see Li Bi. He explained the situation and let the chief officer make the decision whether he could be used to clamp the stick.
Li Bi also had a headache after hearing this. You must know that according to the customary law of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, punishment cannot be used without supporting evidence. Yang Kuifei said that the things were picked up, so it cannot be considered as evidence. Even the Manchu and Qing Dynasties had a spirit of caution in punishment. Beihai
Naturally, the town cannot use torture as soon as it comes.
"Alas! I don't know how those ruthless people in the Public Security Police Department try cases. I heard that everyone who falls into their hands will be punished. But after their torture, they are all physically intact, but their spirits look tortured."
Li Bi walked back and forth in the room several times, thinking hard for a long time, and suddenly remembered a case he heard about when he was in Gansu Province, so he excitedly clenched his fists and said to Cao Guifu and Guo Yu: "My officer
I have an idea, you guys can do this..."
As night fell, a group of beggars in the cell were having fun, when suddenly someone came from outside the door and took Yang Kui out. When he arrived at the prison's official room, Yang Kui couldn't help but be startled. He saw candlelight in the room.
Tongming, Cao Guifu sat behind the desk, with a playful smile on his face. There was another person sitting next to him, with a stack of white paper in front of him. On the two long benches in front of the desk, there was also a
On the auxiliary door panel, against the wall, there were several buckets of water. In addition, there were three burly soldiers.
"Yang Kui, I'll give you another chance to tell the truth, and I'll make sure you suffer less when you go to the execution ground."
"..."
Seeing that the other party still didn't speak, Cao Guifu nodded. Guo Yu stepped forward with a smile and removed Yang Kui's shackles. Several Beihai soldiers rushed forward and pressed Yang Kui to the door panel, and then tied him with ropes and cloth.
His hands, feet and head were tied tightly, making it difficult to move at all.
Yang Kui was shocked. He knew that this was going to be torture. Before he could think about it, a soldier from the Northern Navy stretched out his hand and pinched his chin. Then he stuffed an oil funnel mouth made of iron into his mouth, and then used it like iron pliers.
He held it tightly with his big hands. At this time, Guo Yu came over with a bucket of water, scooped up a full bucket with a gourd ladle, and poured it in along the funnel.
Yang Kui's nose flapped uncontrollably, and the veins on his forehead were exposed, and he was ready to resist, but who knew that Guo Yu controlled the flow of water very slowly, so he didn't choke much, and a ladle of water went into his stomach in the blink of an eye.
.He said in his heart that this is it? What a fart!
However, at this time Guo Yu took another scoop, and when he drank it, he continued to take another scoop. In this way, after only one meal, a bucket of water went into Yang Kui's stomach...
..
When Yang Kui drank the third bucket of water, he couldn't drink it anymore. Lao Gao's belly was bulging, as if he was pregnant with Liujia. He struggled desperately not to drink, but the three Northern Navy soldiers were extremely strong.
, Guo Yu poured water faster and faster.
Finally, when the third bucket of water was poured in, Yang Kui couldn't hold it in any longer. He shouted at the top of his lungs: "I'll move! I'll move all!"
In the following time, Yang Kui hesitantly explained all the cases he had committed before, including the time of each case, the name of the victim, the place where the body was buried, and who his accomplices were at that time, until the fourth watch. He was responsible for recording.
People wrote one after another, and finally they wrote a full pile.
On the morning of the next day, the Beihai navy from Ninghai Prefecture and Haiyang County quickly dispatched, and according to Yang Kui's instructions, thirty-one corpses were recovered from twenty-six locations. Everyone who saw the scene was shocked.
As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused a sensation in the entire Dengzhou Prefecture. Li Bi wanted to publicize it, so Cao Guifu and Guo Yu became known as the "Magic Catchers". The families of the victims came to the door one after another with gifts to express their gratitude. However, because of their employment, Cao Guifu and Guo Yu became famous.
After the warning at that time, they did not dare to take away any property. They only said that they worked for Beihai Town and handled cases and caught thieves, so they should not be thanked. So these suffering masters found someone to make a plaque and beat gongs and drums.
When he arrived at the door of the Military Control Commission, he called Mr. Qingtian directly.
More than ten days later, even Dengzhou Prefecture, which was under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, heard about this incident.