Not only was Yang Zhou stunned, but Fu Yunlang next to him was even more confused.
He stared at Wen Xiaoyun with his eyes wide open.
Legend has it that Wen Xiaoyun is not only a genius in solving crimes that is rare in a century, but also an expert in identifying people's hearts.
The stories about him are more like gods and legends than the last. Why is it that when I come here, I can’t hear any good words or see good people?
Could it be that he acted too calmly and calmly just now, and did not let Wen Xiaoyun notice Fu Yunlang's dissatisfaction with Dian Shi Yangzhou?
But compared to this, Fu Yunlang was more worried about how it would end in a while.
If Wen Xiaoyun really turns out to be a pewter spearhead this time and fails to help him hold Yang Zhou back, Lin Nan may be in danger after he is imprisoned.
Of course, he also knew that Lin Nan was not completely innocent. He would definitely not be able to get away with the crime of selling stolen goods.
But if the charge of selling stolen goods really goes down, Lin Nan will definitely be labeled as a bandit who slipped through the net by Yang Zhou.
Fu Yunlang knows this very well.
In fact, in the Lin Nan case, Yinnuo quietly greeted Fu Yunlang from the moment he started following and investigating.
Later, he unexpectedly discovered that Lin Nan was actually involved in the bandit's stolen goods business, and reported him as soon as possible.
Although Fu Yunlang was completely suppressed by Hu Yang's two families and did not dare to make any big moves on the surface, he still had some time in Teng County. He looked through some household documents, checked some testimonies, and inquired about some information.
Yes, it can still be done.
After informing him of the news, Yinnuo continued to investigate the case outside. Fu Yunlang also quietly started his own investigation work.
After carefully reviewing all the files of the Lin family, he sent his old man to inquire about various situations of the Lin family, and finally determined that Lin Nan was not a bandit, but just an ordinary profiteer.
But it doesn't matter if they are not mountain bandits. What is important is that as long as such people have had any connections with mountain bandits, as long as they go through the interrogation of the Teng County Yamen, they will be judged as mountain bandits without exception.
Fu Yunlang has experienced many such examples, and he understands the Yang family's methods very well.
There was even an extreme example that makes me tremble with anger even now when I think about it.
When that case occurred, Fu Yunlang had not yet been transferred to Teng County as county magistrate.
That time, Dian Shi Yangzhou led a group of fast-moving soldiers to encircle and suppress the bandits, but they failed and only captured two young bandits who were inquiring about the news.
Catching two is better than none. So Yang Zhou asked people to tie up the two young bandits and escort them back to the Yamen. He himself searched the surrounding mountains and forests several times to see if he could catch a few more.
The detectives escorting the traffickers took a shortcut back to the city. As they passed a house down the hill, they saw a middle-aged man standing at the door of his house with his hands in his sleeves, smiling silly and watching the fun.
When the two young bandits saw the fool, they suddenly became furious. They turned around and said to the policeman who was watching them, that the man on the left who was leaning on the door frame and smiling at them was also a bandit! Because of an internal dispute, they took some of them down the mountain and hid them.
Now. Now I see that all the old nests on the mountain have been confiscated by the Yamen, and I am gloating and watching the fun.
The yamen officer turned his face and looked at his companion. Without saying a word, he quickly made a decision and stepped forward to lock up the unfortunate guy who was watching the fun.
The unlucky guy naturally refused to plead guilty. He was complaining and trying to run away all the way. The few policemen who came out to lead him were not enough. Now that he saw that the guy was still causing trouble, two people went up to him and used knives.
The long sword in the sheath was beaten hard.
In this way, the unlucky guy became a bit more honest. After being brought to the county government, he wanted to repay his grievances to the county magistrate, saying that he was not a bandit at all.
He just stood at the door and watched the excitement.
This case is actually very simple to investigate. But the strange thing is that the county magistrate and Yang Dianshi at the time actually decided that the man was a bandit. Not only that, they also sentenced him to death together with two other bandits.
Naturally, the farmer refused to plead guilty to the crime. What awaited him was rounds of increasingly cruel punishments.
After several rounds of severe torture, the farmer finally couldn't stand it any longer and confessed his identity to the bandit.
With this in place, all subsequent steps went very smoothly.
After the Yamen finalized the case, it was reported to the imperial court for review, and the imperial court submitted it to the Supreme Lord Zhu for approval. After Zhu approved the case, it was a solid case of questioning after the fall, and there was no room for turning around.
The next year, Fu Yunlang took office normally.
In the early days of taking office, he did not pay attention to this case because if you only read it from the text, there was no flaw in it.
Since it is a false case from the ground up, it must have been manipulated in every aspect, and there will be no flaws that a discerning person can see through at a glance.
Later, according to the handover procedure for new officers, Fu Yunlang had to go to the prison to inspect various prisoners. He saw the farmer who was tortured until he almost lost his human form.
The farmer didn't know where he got the news. He knew that Xinzhi County was coming to inspect the prisoners today. As soon as he saw Fu Yunlang, he went crazy and banged against the door pillars to cry out to him.