Volume 4: The Struggle for the Emperor] Chapter 39 The sound of horse hooves
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The big shopkeeper Heng Rongchang was walking quickly on the river bank. ""
Before the eleven bones had been dug out, and when Lin Xi resisted the law and refused to go to the peak to hand over the documents, the old man in yellow shirt had already turned around and walked away quickly.
Because he knew very well that although he had already explained some things, because others responded too quickly and because of the intervention of the Military Supervisory Office, the things he explained had to be done faster to be effective.
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A shocking case came to light.
Almost all the people who witnessed the whole process of Lin Xi's case can easily think of what kind of crimes these people in Yingoufang committed.
In order to satisfy some people's preference of molesting good girls, they robbed women of the people, and there were far more cases than previously suspected. Some of the cases of missing women that occurred elsewhere were just not linked to Yingoufang.
Bribing officials...Qinghe Town's arrest bureau refused to accept the case...Killing the family members of the women who investigated the matter...Sending people to assassinate and arrest...the accumulation of just one or two of these would be enough to commit Lingchi's first crime!
However, many people know that there is more to it than that.
The door to the Donggang Town Governor's Mansion has been closed.
Governor Dong was sitting on the governor's chair. He had been in the frontier army for twelve years and had seen a lot of blood. Not to mention eleven bones, even one hundred and eleven bones were piled on top of him.
He could remain motionless in front of others, but this was not with the border army, but within the Yunqin Empire where he lived and worked contentedly behind the border.
His hands trembled slightly from time to time, showing that his heart was not as calm as his face.
However, this is much better than Lien Chanshan who stands below him.
Lien Zhanshan could no longer see his usual composure, and his face was extremely pale, as if he had seen an invisible knife hanging over his head, ready to fall at any time. ""
"Sir, we must not let him be published."
Suddenly, the senior official directly under Lin Xi raised his head, looked at Governor Dong with all his strength and said.
Governor Dong was originally extremely angry because of Lin Xi's actions. Now when he heard Lien Zhanshan's words, he couldn't bear it anymore and shouted loudly: "Then what do you want? Do you want me to do it again?"
Are you instructing some people to assassinate him? You have to understand that Mr. Xu may not be able to save his son now, let alone us!"
The hall was silent for a moment, Lien Zhanshan could not make a sound, but his body began to tremble unconsciously.
Seeing Lien Zhanshan's appearance when faced with a major incident, Governor Dong couldn't help but feel a little disgusted at the subordinate he usually liked. He didn't even want to say anything more, but he knew that if he didn't explain clearly at this time,
, maybe the people below me will do something stupid, making things even more out of control.
So he suppressed his disgust and said in a deep voice: "Lien Zhanshan, don't forget that this matter involves not only the two of us, but more people from the Zhengwu Division! Compared with them, we are not at all
No matter what, even if he is guilty, it will be much lighter. And which of those people is a fool? We know that we cannot let Lin Xi be released, and they naturally know it too."
"And..." Governor Dong took a deep breath. After a slight pause, he looked at Lien Chanshan, and a sinister look emerged on his face: "It's just a piece of paper from the Military Supervision Office.
Why did Wei Xianwu need to bring his troops here in person? It’s not like you don’t know Wei Xianwu’s rank and identity as a practitioner. Now that he’s here and left so calmly, do you think he will easily bend in front of such a kid?”
"These people from the Zhengwu Division and some hints from above, it is not difficult to win against Lin Xi, but no matter how we win, this major case cannot be erased and it does exist, so for us,
The only thing we can do is to do nothing." Governor Dong looked at Lien Chanshan and said sternly: "We can only watch what they do...the more they do, the more punishment we will suffer when the inspection comes.
It will be heavier!”
"Why does he dare to do this..."
Lien Zhanshan's mind went blank, just echoing a sentence like this. ("") He knew that no matter what the final result of this matter, I'm afraid it would not be of any benefit to him. He just regretted it very much. If he had to do it again
Given the opportunity, he tried his best to prevent Xu Chengfeng from launching the assassination by the river.
It's a pity that he didn't regret taking the medicine.
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In the arrest room, Lin Xi had Gao Zhe's account book in front of her.
Each of the confession transcripts was marked with red handprints, which looked extremely shocking.
In front of him was an official announcement document with the ink still wet.
With the witnesses of the kidnapped women, Gao Zhe and others, and the unmistakable physical evidence such as corpses, there is no doubt about the Yingoufang case and it can be clearly concluded.
According to the laws of Yunqin, two official documents are required to make the arrest and determination of the case clear. One is to report the case, state the facts of the case and apply for execution approval. The other is to publish the list to let the public know the whole story of the case, and how the arrest will be sentenced. If the case is reported to the public
After the final approval, the arrest ward will issue an official document stating the final case and decision. If there is a major life-or-death case, the execution date will be announced.
The reason for such regulations is to allow the public to supervise and review arrests and the actions of higher-level officials, in order to achieve light.
At this moment, the contents of the announcement document that Lin Xi had just finished recording were even more shocking than the red handprints of the witnesses.
A total of twenty-eight women were captured for the pleasure of wealthy businessmen and officials...Eleven were killed, four were trafficked, and thirteen were imprisoned at the time of the crime.
There were three related murders.
The bribes totaled more than 50,000 yuan, and initially fifteen officials were involved...
Arrests in Qinghe Town... Qinghe Town Shuzhong... Yanlai Town Police... Yanlai Town Supervisor... General Zhengwu Division...
Mr. Zhang was sitting in front of Lin Xi.
He looked at the shocking handwriting and official titles that Lin Xi had just written. When he saw that Lin Xi had finally finished her work and was just waiting for the ink to dry, he asked aloud: "You really have no other option?"
"No." Lin Xi looked at Mr. Zhang and shook his head. While thinking, he said seriously: "To be honest, I have a medal that can be used to scare people, but according to Yunqin law, you must have two medals to scare the prisoner.
The military can't take us away. Of course I have a backer...but in Yunqin, any backer must also put the law first."
After a slight pause, Lin Xi looked at Mr. Zhang and continued to say seriously: "Having the courage to do such a thing, and even after the truth came to light, those people from the Zhengwu Division still dared to do it, it only shows that the assassin and Xu Chengfeng were
The military status of some people is indeed real, and this case should be handled by the Military Supervisory Office. In the final analysis, even if I am a member of the Holy Spirit and want to fight, I am afraid I can only go to the Military Supervisory Office and then fight to find out the truth. I have no choice but to
I was taken out of Donggang Town. The only thing I can rely on to fight them now is that my backer will not let anything happen to me on the way. Also, I still have a flag on me, a big favor, which can at least make me happy.
I will protect you and deal with these people in the future. But I am not sure how quickly this favor will be responded to if I take out this thing now... Maybe we will suffer some losses in a short period of time."
"I understand what you mean." Mr. Zhang nodded, "Just like some officials along the way have no way to do anything to us, no matter how powerful the people above are, they are just dragons crossing the river, but the officials here are running amok.
The shrimps and crabs may have done some extremely courageous and helpless things before the power from above comes down. So even if you have someone to rely on, you are still in great danger."
"You are right. If the government orders can be followed and all the officials in this place can behave obediently, then the emperor does not need to be so worried. Xu Chengfeng and Yingoufang have so many officials involved in the case without further investigation.
It shows that these officials are more courageous than we thought, and it directly affects the heads of many of them. There is nothing they can't do." Lin Xi looked at Mr. Zhang and nodded, saying: "We are indeed in danger.
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"Come on, we agreed to drink three glasses of wine after we get ashore. I'll offer you a bowl of wine."
Looking at Mr. Zhang, whose expression had become completely calm, Lin Xi smiled and said.
There was no alcohol in the arrest room.
But on the way back to pick up the official document, Lin Xi specially bought a jar of wine and two large bowls.
Although these Jianghu men did some things that made him dissatisfied for the sake of face, some of the things they did in the past two days, especially the spirit and backbone of the Dragon King on the River, were enough to deserve his respect.
"good."
Then Lin Xi handed over a bowl of wine. Mr. Zhang smiled and wanted to drink it all in one gulp, but when he opened his mouth, a mouthful of blood rushed into the wine bowl, staining the entire wine bowl red.
He had never recovered from his old illness, and he continued to use his soul power to control the ship. Coupled with the fatigue of a day and a night, his body could no longer bear it, and a mouthful of blood flowed out.
What Lin Xi didn't expect was that although his body stiffened, he felt that Mr. Zhang was not in danger of his life, but this mouthful of blood also made him feel again that Mr. Zhang was in bad health. He put down
He picked up the wine bowl and frowned deeply: "How could you be injured like this?"
"A few years ago, I met a practitioner who had hidden his face in the river. He didn't say a word but I fought with him. Although I injured him, I suffered a big loss and hurt his lungs. I still have to fight with him.
Not yet." Mr. Zhang shook his head, put down the wine bowl, and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid I won't be able to drink the wine today. Otherwise, if something happens on the way, not only will I not be able to help, but I will have to take care of you.
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"I'll take this jar of wine with me on the road."
Lin Xi nodded, smiled again, picked up the official documents and pen and ink on the case, and strode out of the small courtyard where the arrest room was located.
According to the laws of Yun and Qin, his official announcement of the results needs to be checked by the Ministry of Education to see if there are any errors in the wording. He brought the pen and ink with him to show that he was deliberately making things difficult. If the wording was wrong, he could change it on the spot.
I can't hold him for long.
As for the other official document, Lin Xi knew that it would definitely be in the hands of Lien Zhanshan and others for a while, so he didn't even submit it yet.
Just as he walked out of the small courtyard of the arresting room, Lin Xi raised his head. The early summer sun was a bit dazzling, making him squint his eyes slightly.
"It came so quickly."
He shook his head slightly and whispered to himself.
In the river wind, there was the faint sound of iron hoofbeats.