"Pan Tou." Song Yang finally gave the answer, and then turned his eyes to look at the young detective: "If I guess correctly, after the murder of the corpse exterminator is solved, the next case you want to investigate is
, it’s called ‘Where Are the Six Official Horses Gone’.”
The little catcher said "Ouch" and stared at Song Yang with a look like "You are so amazing": "How did you know?"
"It's not difficult to guess." Song Yang smiled and continued: "There are only three official horses in Yanziping's Yamen. The reason couldn't be simpler. Pan Touer colluded with county officials and colleagues to embezzle public funds and use the horse money allocated by the court.
It was privately divided; not only those official horses, but you also saw how dilapidated our Yanziping county government office was. The money allocated by the court to repair the government office every year was also embezzled by them; there was also a building that should have been built in front of the town.
There is a stone building archway marked with the place name, but there is no... If you do a little research on these cases, you will be able to find out the truth. By then, no one from top to bottom will be able to escape, and they will all be arrested and imprisoned."
"But I want you to understand one thing," Song Yang suddenly changed the subject, and the topic diverged: "Local government officials are privately funded by the government, and they only have ten taels of 'industrial silver' every year. On average, that's less than a day."
Thirty big bucks can barely provide enough food and clothing for one person, but there is no way to support a family. Therefore, the profession of police officers has never been clean. They embezzled public funds at the top and exploited the people at the bottom. However, Yanziping was too small and too remote, and the government officials had problems.
This, and more than this, when I was a child, I would go crazy and just open the door and go in to eat when I was hungry. When I grew up, how could I try to take advantage of these neighbors? Pantouer and the others were occasionally domineering and overbearing in the countryside and towns.
Yes, but there is no such thing as robbery or blackmail. And if the residents of the town really encounter something, they will never hesitate to use their strength."
"The government officials in Yanziping were reluctant to deal with the villagers, but they also wanted to make money, so they focused on the public funds allocated by the government. Not all public funds were embezzled. They embezzled horse money, but did not use the funds for water control and dam construction.
"They took the money to repair the yamen, but they didn't use the money to divert the canals for irrigation; they took the money to build the stone building arch, but they didn't use the money to open up the mountains and open up wasteland."
Song Yang exhaled a long breath: "That's how it is. All officers who embezzle public funds should be arrested, but before you handle this case, you must first think about one thing clearly: Are you handling the case for the sake of handling the case? Or are you handling the case for the sake of Yanzi?"
It’s the folks on Pingshang who handle the case.”
Ren Xiaozhou frowned: "Is there any difference?"
Song Yang responded: "The difference is not big, it's just that: the current batch of government officials are corrupt but they also love this town; after getting rid of them, the next batch of new government officials will be corrupt but don't love this town."
Ren Xiaozai thought for a while, and finally nodded and smiled: "I know." After saying that, he rolled his eyes and said impatiently: "It's such a long talk about such a small matter, you are very long-winded."
Song Yang also laughed: "I'm not afraid of being wordy, as long as I can explain things clearly."
Pan Tou'er is not a qualified official, but to Yan Ziping, he is good enough, and he can even be said to have said: Having him as the head catcher is the blessing of the town... The barbarian's footsteps are fast, and at dusk,
Song Yang, who was lying on the stretcher, had already seen Yanziping from a distance, and then saw Pan Tou'er, who had received the news, and a group of men hurriedly coming towards him.
The person responsible for escorting the barbarian didn't care who was coming towards him. As soon as he saw someone approaching, he immediately raised his heavy mallet and shouted sternly, warning the person to retreat immediately. But this time, before Song Yang could say anything, Ren Xiaozai sat up and became angry.
Said: "Don't be rude to Pan Tou'er!"
The barbarians were stubborn in doing things. They had previously said that they were 'escorting them home', so they had to send the two of them home before they were done. Even though they had arrived outside the town, they refused to hand over the stretcher to the official.
No matter how he cared, he watched Song Yang grow up and felt relieved when he saw him return safely. Naturally, he would not care about the barbarians and led people to follow them. When he was happy, he naturally couldn't help but ask what happened.
Song Yang completely skipped the whole process, saying only that the barbarian team arrived that night and took the two of them into custody while chasing the murderer. Later, they caught up with the murderer and the two sides fought fiercely. He and Ren Xiaoping were also injured and trapped in the mountains.
Not long ago, I was found by another group of barbarians and the misunderstanding was clarified.
Ren Xiaoqiao just listened from the side and did not interrupt.
Unexpectedly, Pan Tou'er pointed at the box and a large number of moon blades: "What are these?" Ren Xiaoqian quickly said, "This is a gift from Shanxi Man." Such a domineering person.
Weapons, even if they are "just and honest", they are not willing to let them be confiscated...
Soon everyone entered the town and sent Song Yang home first.
The door was locked and there was no one at home. Song Yang's heart sank. The blade of grass he had stuck on the door lock before leaving was still there, but it had turned yellow. Doctor You never came back... After opening the door, there were more than a dozen in the yard.
Dogs and seven or eight cats swarmed up to him, and the small courtyard immediately became chaotic. There was a dog hole in his yard. When the owner couldn't feed the cats and dogs, they would go out to look for food on their own, so there was no need to worry that they would starve to death.
Ren Xiaoqiao smiled and said, "Good fellow, don't you feel tired of raising so many beasts?"
Song Yang responded casually: "They are all wild cats and dogs without owners. My uncle thought they were pitiful, so he adopted them." As he spoke, he ordered the barbarian to put the machine, including the wooden box, and the wrapped moon blade in the house.
Ren Xiaoyu was sitting on the stretcher, looking at Song Yang's home with curiosity, and soon discovered something new. He pointed to the only big tree in the yard and said: "Why are there so many lines on the tree trunk? Who painted it?"
What are you here for?"
Song Yang was absent-minded and ignored it, but Ren Xiaoqian quickly figured out the answer and said with a smile: "This is a 'height ruler'! You Zuo gave it to you to record your height? Your uncle loves you very much."
Maybe it's a lifelong plan and hard work; maybe it's the feeling of 'depending on each other' that comes from living in seclusion in a foreign land; or maybe it's the natural feelings that come from watching your baby grow up day by day. In the fifteen years since I settled in Yanziping, especially
The imperial doctor treated Song Yang very well.
Doctor You has a dull temper. No matter how much he likes Song Yang, who has been with him since childhood, he will not be as affectionate as other parents and adults, let alone teach his children the principles of life. He just spends money, which other children have.
, my baby must have it; what other children can’t eat, my baby must eat. As for whether Song Yang cares about this, he doesn’t care.
The little money Wu Zuo earned was almost all spent on Song Yang.
In addition, others are not allowed to say anything bad about Song Yang, otherwise Shou Zhugan will look for others to fight with a scowl... Fortunately, Song Yang has had a life experience. If he were an ordinary child,
I have long been pampered to a great extent by Dr. You.
Moreover, since Imperial Physician You hid his identity and never revealed his medical skills, he taught Song Yang all his skills without any concealment, which shows how much he loves Song Yang.
If not, Song Yang wouldn't have to run back to the town to meet his 'uncle' before escaping together.
In the past, Doctor You would occasionally go out for a walk, sometimes to the edge of the mountains to collect medicine, sometimes to the big town ahead to have sex with prostitutes, but he only went away for seven or eight days at most, and never like this time, when he hasn't come back for more than half a month...
...Just when Song Yang was confused, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and Doctor You came back strolling back with two black bags under his eyes and a small baggage on his back.
There are barbarians and officials in his house, standing in a mess in the courtyard. Doctor You was stunned at first when he saw so many people. Then he looked again and found that Song Yang was injured and lying on a stretcher. His skinny face immediately changed.
He changed and stepped forward quickly: "Why are you injured?"
He is a first-rate famous doctor. After briefly diagnosing the pulse, and looking at the wound, he immediately understood that Song Yang was injured. The veins on the old man's forehead were exposed, and he looked like "I haven't killed anyone in three days": "Who hit you?
"
Doctor You didn't look like anything was wrong at all. Song Yang was relieved at first, and shook his head with a smile. Just as he was about to speak, Ren Xiaozai on the side interrupted him and said, "You were not at home, and he was running errands with me, and something unexpected happened."
…”
Before he finished speaking, Doctor You flew into a rage, completely indiscriminate, and roared: "Song Yang has a good body and mind, how could something happen to him? You are the one who got him involved, right?"
If Pan Tou'er's quick eyesight and hands hadn't stopped him quickly, Doctor You would have jumped over and grabbed Ren Xiaozai's face. Song Yang was now powerless and could only loudly persuade him, but his 'uncle' didn't listen and just wanted to rush forward.
This made Ren Xiaoqiao very angry. The little girl was usually very majestic, but when it came to a quarrel, she couldn't say anything. She held her breath and gritted her teeth for a long time, and finally she just said bitterly: "You...
You are sick!"
Doctor You jumped to his feet: "Not only am I sick, I also have fire pliers, a bone-cutting knife, a willow coffin, a Feng Shui cemetery, a spiritual place and incense candles prepared for you, but I don't have the medicine to save your life!"
Even Song Yang was dumbfounded and murmured in his heart: Where did he learn this?
Doctor You was so furious that he not only allowed the little catch to escape, but also scolded Pan Tou'er and the barbarian to run away. Still still angry, he chased him to the door and cursed a few times, then turned around and went back to the house, grabbing
Song Yang's wrist was consulted again and he was ready to treat his baby nephew's injury.
Song Yang smiled bitterly: "The little agent was indeed confused, but she didn't harm me. On the contrary, she helped me a lot. Without her, I might not have been able to come back alive."
Doctor You was stunned and raised his head: "Did I scold the wrong person?"
Song Yang affirmed: "The scolding was wrong."
Doctor You threw away Song Yang's wrist, stood up and turned around to leave: "I'll go check on his leg injury first, and you can treat it when I come back."
The old man left as soon as he said so. Song Yang smiled bitterly: "I've seen her legs, it's fine, but we have some urgent matters that we need to discuss quickly..."
Doctor You didn't look back at all, and said, "There is nothing more urgent than repaying a favor!" and hurriedly chased him out.