Xu Zun's "heroic deeds" of causing a scene in Huaxianglou have spread throughout the streets and alleys of Xinye County.
Everyone inside and outside the town is talking about this matter, and the popularity has even surpassed that of the Iron Coffin Unsolved Case.
Inside the vegetable market.
"What kind of immoral thing is this?" The vegetable seller and the steamed bun seller chewed their tongues, "He's still a county captain! I really don't understand how Master Shen could fall in love with such a thing?"
"That's right," the steamed bun seller said while chewing sugar cane, "I heard from people that Lieutenant Xu dated a different woman every day and slept with all the married women in Xinye County!"
"Really? Why didn't I know?" The grocery shopping lady fell into deep thought.
"I mean young and beautiful, young and beautiful!" Auntie Steamed Bun quickly corrected, "I didn't say you..."
A certain wealthy family.
"Really, really," the maids were spreading gossip, "that confused county lieutenant called Chun Niang's name in the end! She is that You Dalang's wife!"
"Oh," another one echoed, "What kind of husband and wife are these? How shameless! No wonder You Dalang killed his wife..."
"Oh, speaking of killing, it's really a sin!" the little maid said firmly, "I heard someone said that Chun Niang is pregnant with children, and they are twins. It's a sin..."
Huaxianglou.
"Alas!" the old lady complained while holding the broken vase, "this damn Lieutenant Xu, the money he gave me was not enough to compensate for my vase! If I had known better, I shouldn't have let him in that day. Having a son-in-law can kill people.
We need to make a rule from now on that no one who has a son-in-law can enter!"
"Poor, pitiful..." The beauty with smoky makeup shook her head behind the screen and sighed, "What will our Lord Xu be like after he goes back? It's really pitiful, I really want to see..."
In the Yamen.
"Hey, have you heard?" Unlike the public, the police officers are secretly spreading positive energy, "Master Xu is such a man, he actually took a bite of Huo Wangwang that day! Let me tell you, I have wanted to do it for a long time.
If you do it then, you just don’t have the courage!”
"Come on, you only saw the dog eating meat, but you didn't see the dog being beaten!" Another said, "After Mr. Xu bit him, Huo Anu beat him so hard that his appearance was completely disfigured!
"I even heard..." He lowered his voice and said, "After Xu County Lieutenant was dragged back to the Shen Mansion, he was made a eunuch by them! Mr. Shen will let him serve in the palace in the future..."
"Ah?" Someone grinned in fear, "It's not that exaggerated, is it?"
"It's over, it's all over now!" said the previous police officer, "Master Xu is over, our case is over too! The case is so difficult to investigate, how can we solve it if Master Xu is not here?"
"Ahem!" Another one said, "You think the case would have been solved if he was here? Wouldn't everything be the same in the end?"
Several people were chatting happily, but suddenly they saw a familiar figure coming out of the inner hall. It was exactly what they were discussing - Xu Zun!
"ah!?"
When they saw Xu Zun, several people felt as if they had seen a ghost, and one of them almost knelt down!
"Master Xu?"
The police officers rushed over and were surprised to see Xu Zun intact, with only some scratches on his face.
"You're back? Are you... okay?"
One of them even went around behind Xu Zun to observe carefully, but still found nothing unusual.
But Xu Zun's face was glowing red and he was even more energetic than before.
In the eyes of all the detectives, Xu Zun must be on crutches, with his head and arms covered with bandages, and his appearance was beyond recognition in order to be worthy of the heated discussion they just had.
"It's okay, it's okay," Xu Zun smiled slightly, "We are all a family. Once we explain it clearly, it will be okay! I told you that I only went to Huaxianglou to investigate the case that day, haha..."
Xu Zun smiled like this, and all the detectives felt even more uncertain. They all looked at Xu Zun's lower body, wondering whether the rumor of entering the palace was true?
"Sir," one of them asked with concern, "are you sure it's enough to just explain? Are you not being kicked out or having your engagement annulled?"
"Haha," Xu Zun laughed again and asked, "Have you all heard that I bit Huo Wangwang?"
"Yeah!" Everyone nodded vigorously.
"Then you really want me to bite you, too?" Xu Zun's expression suddenly changed, frightening the policeman.
Several people finally realized that they shouldn't gossip and quickly shut up.
At the same moment, the county magistrate Qiu Yongnian, the county magistrate Luo Wanwan, the master Yao Jin, and a group of government servants all came out of the inner hall and hurried towards the gate of the government office!
When passing by Xu Zun, Qiu Yongnian patted Xu Zun on the shoulder. Xu Zun did not speak, but followed them outside.
"You guys, hurry up!" Behind him, the head catcher Zhao Yu waved to the catchers and shouted, "Hurry up and call everyone over, the governor is here!"
"ah?"
The detectives were shocked. Although they were mentally prepared, they still became nervous involuntarily.
"Captain Zhao," someone in the crowd reported to Zhao Yu, "Bai Xiaolong and Lu Qing have gone somewhere. They were not there just now!"
"It doesn't matter," Zhao Yu waved, "I asked them to go to Qijiawu! Leave them alone and quickly go out and line up!"
"yes!"
After the police officers walked out of the yamen gate and lined up their teams in public, they saw flags flying in the distance, horses hooves forming, and a team of people approaching from a distance!
As the group of people arrived at the gate of the government office, Magistrate Qiu quickly led the crowd to one of the carriages, bowed and saluted, and greeted the carriage.
Three people in official attire stepped out of the carriage, one was relatively young, one was almost middle-aged, and the third was slightly older.
Xu Zun only recognized one person, and the youngest one was Taimin, the governor of Shangyuan County. He had come to Xinye County to inspect the work before.
Judging from the official robes, the slightly older man should be Li Yan and Li Wensheng, the governor of Tangzhou!
Li Yan was also a Jinshi Hanlin. He once served as a Beijing official in the Ministry of Personnel and was later promoted to the governor of Tangzhou.
A county governor is equivalent to a mayor, and a governor is equivalent to a high-ranking official. Xu Zun was a little curious, who was that middle-aged man?
Judging from the official uniform on this person, he should be lower in rank than Li Yan, but when he got off the bus, he was the last one to get off, and Li Yan personally guided him, showing a very hands-on attitude.
oh……
From this point of view, this middle-aged man should have a good background!
"Xinye County Magistrate Qiu Yongnian welcomes you all!" Since he was a disciple of the Emperor, Qiu Yongnian only bowed and saluted, but did not kneel down.
The Daxuan Dynasty respected metaphysics and did not have strict etiquette requirements. Therefore, Luo County Prime Minister and others, like Qiu Yongnian, all bowed and saluted to show respect.
"Well," Governor Li Yan nodded slightly, pointing to the middle-aged man and introducing him, "Let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Chen Taiji, the Censor of the Ministry of Punishment who advises on criminal cases!
"The iron coffin case is of great importance. I have reported this case to the Holy One, and the Holy One has sent Mr. Chen to supervise the case with full authority. You must cooperate with Mr. Chen unconditionally and must not slack off in the slightest. Do you understand?"
"Yes!" Qiu Yongnian and others accepted the order, and then they all saluted Chen Taiji, "I have met Mr. Chen!"
"Everyone, please get up, please get up!" Chen Taiji symbolically helped Qiu Yongnian up and said, "Magistrate Qiu, please don't be polite. The governor also said something stern. Chen is grateful for God's grace to supervise the case and must work hard."
, live up to the holy hope.
“Everyone,” he said to everyone, “Although His Majesty has not formally issued an edict, he has already given an oral message to Chen!
"It can be seen that His Majesty attaches great importance to the Iron Coffin case. He also hopes that all colleagues will cooperate with Chen, so that we can find out the truth together and uncover those evildoers with malicious intentions!"
"Yes!" Qiu Yongnian quickly expressed his sincerity, "We will do our best to live up to the holy hope!"
"Hahaha, that's good, that's good!" Chen Taiji nodded with satisfaction.
"Sir Chen," Li Yan, the governor, pointed at the Yamen, "It's been a tiring journey, so let's go in and talk in detail!"
"well!"
While talking, Chen Taiji followed Li Yan towards the Yamen, but when he passed by Xu Zun, he suddenly stopped.
"Huh?" He looked Xu Zun up and down and asked, "Are you called Xu Zun?"
