Li Zhong responded politely: "I'm here late at night. I hope the Chen Dong family won't take offense. The main reason is that an adult wants to say a few words to the Chen Dong family, so..."
Li Zhong turned around, intending to introduce him to Su Jin, but suddenly realized that there was no one behind him. Su Jin did not follow him, and there was no one behind him except for a few accompanying government officials. Welcome to reading
Chen Dongjia said: "Which sir?"
Li Chong hurriedly asked the Yamen servant: "Where is Mr. Su?"
A government official said: "In the yard, they are circling the cart."
Chen Dongjia's expression changed and he said hurriedly: "Then invite this gentleman in quickly? What's so good about a big car? I can't afford to offend this gentleman for neglecting him."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Jin came in from the door with a laugh, holding something in his hand, clasping his fists and saying loudly: "Dong Chen, I have been looking up to you for a long time, please excuse me."
Chen Dongjia hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "What are you talking about, this gentleman? Two adults can come to my humble house, but I can't even invite you. How can I say anything to disturb you?"
Li Zhongdao: "Chen Dongjia, this is Mr. Su, the special food envoy appointed by the emperor. I'm afraid you don't know him."
Chen Dongjia's eyes widened, and he said after a long while: "That's it...that's Mr. Su who wiped out the Bagong Mountain bandits, distributed food relief in Yangzhou City, and cracked down on profiteers?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "The Chen Dong family is well-informed. They are far away, but they know the world's affairs."
Chen Dongjia said with a smile: "The name of Special Envoy Su has been spread throughout the states on the Huainan Road. Who doesn't know the name of Su Qingtian? Although I am just a commoner, the name of Special Envoy is passed down from mouth to mouth. How can I not know it?"
Su Jin laughed loudly and said, "Don't Mr. Chen's family plan to invite me and County Magistrate Li to sit down?"
Chen Dongjia hurriedly said: "Oh, look at me, I'm such an old fool. You two adults, hurry up and sit down. Someone, please make some tea!"
Su Jin smiled and said: "There is no need for tea. Today Magistrate Li and I came to visit unexpectedly. We have some things to ask Mr. Chen's family. We will just say a few words and then leave."
Chen Dongjia said sincerely: "My lord, please inquire, I will tell you everything I know."
Su Jin sat down on the big carved chair and said: "Very good, as long as you are willing to cooperate, I will definitely give you praise. I just arrived in Tianchang today. Why do you come here? Does the Chen Dong family know?"
Chen Dongjia bowed and said: "This... how can an old man know about official affairs?"
Su Jin said: "You might as well take a guess."
Chen Dongjia rolled his eyes and thought for a long time and said: "I'm sorry for my stupidity, but I can't guess it."
Su Jin laughed loudly and said: "Dong Chen's family is not stupid, they just don't want to talk about it. It doesn't matter, I won't embarrass you. This afternoon, County Magistrate Li called you and several other dealers to the county government for questioning.
, is this possible?"
Chen Dongjia said: "It is true, but I didn't do anything to help the county magistrate. I feel very ashamed."
Su Jin said: "It seems that you didn't say a word in the hall. I don't know if you have something to say that you don't want to say openly, or if you have other considerations."
Chen Dongjia waved his hand and said: "It's not that there's nothing hard to say, but I don't have anything to say at all. The county magistrate asked if he had received any big orders at the end of last month. He said that someone hired more than two hundred cars to drive, and I
Chen Kee Automobile Dealer's business has been bleak recently, so I can't tell lies and deceive people."
Su Jin nodded and said, "Of course you can't tell lies, but it's also wrong not to tell lies about what you've done."
Chen Dongjia hurriedly said: "My lord, this old man cannot bear this."
Su Jin smiled and said: "You deserve it. Let's not beat around the bush. I will give you a chance. You can answer my question properly. As long as you tell me honestly, I will not only not embarrass you, but also help you."
Please reward me for your merit; but if you don't speak well, I am not someone to be trifled with."
Chen Dongjia lowered his face and said coldly: "I thought this gentleman came to Chen Ji to understand the public sentiment, but it turned out that he came to scare people. I, Chen Ji, have always been law-abiding and do business, pay donations and pay taxes.
Yes, although businessmen treat people with a smile, they are not masters who can be manipulated by others."
Su Jin nodded and said: "These words are worthy of being righteous, but they sound familiar. By the way, there is a businessman named Feng Jingyao in Yangzhou City who once said this to me. But do you know that he is now
What does it look like?"
The flesh on Chen Dongjia's cheek twitched, and then he said: "Who is Feng Jingyao? Forgive me for being ignorant, but I don't know him."
Su Jin sneered and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't know him. I might as well tell you about this man's miserable situation. This man was once the richest man in Yangzhou City. He was usually very prosperous, and even the state government couldn't do anything to him. But now he is being taken advantage of by me."
Locked in a cell, his whole body was beaten to pieces, and one of his fingers was cut off. His beloved woman committed suicide in front of him. She is now crazy and is no different from a beggar on the roadside. Don't you think so?
Very miserable?"
Chen Dongjia had an unnatural expression on his face and said in a trembling voice: "It is very tragic, but there are many tragedies in the world. I am an old and common man. I don't care about others. I just care about living a safe life myself."
Su Jin said: "Only sweep the snow in front of your own door and don't care about the frost on other people's tiles. It's good to protect yourself wisely, but if I really have nothing to do with you, I won't come to see you in the cold wind. Let's get back to the topic.
I still ask you this question, and how you answer it is up to you. I will never kill someone with a stick. I always leave some opportunities for others. I hope you can seize this opportunity."
Chen Dongjia remained silent, with a calm expression on his face.
"At the end of last month, did your car dealer take over a single business? That business was to send someone to send a car to smuggle a batch of grain out of Yangzhou City. Let me tell you, this batch of grain is the one who is going crazy.
The food that Feng Jingyao secretly hoarded was also a life-saving food for hundreds of thousands of people in Yangzhou. As long as you tell where this batch of food was taken and hidden, it will be regarded as a great achievement of yours. The purpose of this envoy is to find the food, but not
I want to cause trouble for you."
Chen Dongjia opened his mouth to answer, but Su Jin stretched out his hand to stop him and said: "Don't answer in a hurry, you have to think clearly."
Chen Dongjia stroked his beard and said slowly: "I have already said that there is no such thing. I don't even know what you are talking about. Feng Jingyao, let alone having business dealings with him."
Su Jin said coldly: "Are you sure?"
Chen Dongjia paused and said: "Sure..."
Su Jin sighed and said: "You are stubborn, stubborn, or shameless, so don't blame me."
Chen Dongjia said proudly: "I have lived for a long time, what has happened? I have heard a lot about injustice in the world, but I didn't expect that I would also encounter it. I want to see how the government framed good people."
Li Chong saw that Su Jin was going berserk and was afraid that he would do something outrageous. If this guy got angry and came up to torture and extract a confession without any evidence, that was not what a court official should do, even if someone died.
It's a big trouble, and people won't just let it go if no one is killed.
So he hurriedly said: "Brother Su, it's better to find out more about this matter."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Brother Li, do you think I have wronged him? Haven't you always wanted to know how we can find this person who transports food? Just stand aside and watch this person reveal his true form."
Li Chongxin said: "If you are trying to extract a confession through torture, I will stop you even if you have no idea. No matter whether it is public or private, I will not sit idly by." So he sat aside with his mouth bulging and remained silent.
Su Jin turned to Chen Dongjia and said, "Chen Dongjia, are you really not telling the truth?"
Chen Dongjia said: "What I said is the truth."
Su Jin said: "Okay, I don't understand why you people can't shed tears without seeing the coffin." After saying that, he stretched out the fist that had been clenched since entering the door, spread it out in front of Chen Dong's house, and asked: "Look
What's this?"
Chen Dongjia glanced at it and said in shock: "This is... this is..."
Su Jin turned his hand over, and the objects in his hand fell to the ground with a crackle. He said with a smile: "Don't Chen Dong's family even know rice? People say that officials are not diligent enough to distinguish between grains and grains. Is it possible for Chen Dong's family to do business?
Is this the case too?”
Chen Dongjia said coldly: "Of course I recognize the rice, but I don't know how many grains of rice have anything to do with this matter?"
Su Jin said: "Of course it does matter, because these rice grains were found on the cart parked in your yard just before I entered. It was obviously used to pull grain. When did Mr. Chen's family bring out the grain?
?”
Chen Dongjia's eyes rolled around and he suddenly shouted: "It's a frame-up, it's a frame-up. Where did the food come from on my cart? You must have sprinkled it when you came in."
Su Jin spat in his face and cursed: "Will I come to frame you? You think that everything is perfect, and the remaining grains of grain in the car have been cleaned up, but you have forgotten that although the big car cannot speak,
But it can be interrogated; you have done a good job of hiding it, but you are not strong enough. Come, light a torch and bring this person to the courtyard. I want to show him personally that the big car can also talk."