Chapter 192 Death without Evidence
"Sir, the yamen guarding the back door came to report that a large group of people came to the back door of the yamen, saying that they came specially to report Fenfangyuan!" He came to report on Saturday.
Report?
Oh, I would really put myself in a good position. It was obviously because I learned that Li Kuanzi and the others had come to surrender. Seeing that they couldn't cover up what happened in Fenfangyuan, they were afraid of being implicated, so they hurriedly surrendered.
"Master Han, go and bring them...wait!" County Magistrate Kang stopped Master Han again, and finally made a very correct decision: "Go and bring the surrendered benefactor on the 16th. Han Master, Secretary Guan, you two should quickly leave the city gate and meet up with Captain Yang and others to go to Fenfang Courtyard together.”
Why is this?
Didn’t Lieutenant Yang County already take most of the soldiers from the military station?
Kang County Magistrate waved to them, waited for Han and Guan to come to the judgment table, and pushed a piece of paper to them.
Master Han was just stunned when he saw the content on the paper.
But Secretary Guan was shocked and a little angry... It seemed that he had done such an important thing. Why didn't Magistrate Kang tell him earlier? !
It is estimated that County Magistrate Kang did not believe Jiang Dalang at all, but he was afraid of what might happen, so he temporarily sent them as representatives of the county magistrate to go to the scene to avoid being held responsible later!
Guan Shuli suppressed his anger and said in a calm voice: "I'll go right now... Master Han, let's go to my house to get the horses."
The Yamen has no horses, but The Guan family has it.
"Hey." Master Han hurriedly followed. After leaving the Yamen, he hurried to Guan's house.
The Guan family is in the main alley of the next street, and we will be there in half a quarter of an hour.
Because there were eldest girls around, Secretary Guan did not enter the house directly. Instead, he knocked on the door and asked his servants to report the matter. After the girls evaded the situation, he took Master Han to fetch the horse.
Master Han looked at the servants of the Guan family who were serving the horses, and said to Secretary Guan: "Brother Guan, how about taking your family's Yuxing and Youyu with you? They are very capable and can protect us at critical moments."
Although I don’t know where the Guan family came from, the family has a deep background and the male and female servants are even more powerful than the Kang family.
Guan Annong refused: "The county is not peaceful now, let them stay and protect the family... Brother Han, don't worry, if you really encounter Xizuo, I can protect you."
The Six Arts of a Gentleman, He has learned everything.
"Okay, then Brother Laoguan will be here." Master Han did not force him, but he was lucky enough to help him get on the horse.
Guan Annong got on his horse and said to Youxing: "Go back and tell my grandmother that I have to rush to Fenfang Courtyard in Xiangnan Town. It will probably take two or three days to come back, so don't worry, old lady."
< br> Mrs. Guan learned that he had returned home and rushed over. After hearing this, she said: "You are so young, you are so long-winded, and you have to explain everything. Go quickly, grandma. My bones are still strong, nothing will happen to me."
Guan Shuli said with a smile: "Grandma, I am already thirty this year, how can I still be young? You should be careful and don't be too willful. Climb high and low."
Old Madam Guan's name is quite dignified outside, but only they know that her grandmother loves gossip and often climbs ladders and walls to listen to people's quarrels. Son.
Mrs. Guan said: "You still know that you are thirty? Why don't you hurry up and have children? If you don't get married, you will become an old man."
Secretary Guan ignored her at all and only said one sentence : "Grandma helped inform the Qin family that the Qin family's case has been cleared up, and that the Qin family was falsely accused by the Fang family. The Fang family also They had committed the evil crime of selling relatives and cousins into prostitutes, and they had been arrested. At the very least, the whole family was beheaded. Village Chief Qin and the others were fine and were not tortured. I guess they would come to Guan's house to pick them up before dark." As she said this, she seemed to be very concerned about the Qin family's affairs, but her tone was extremely businesslike and completely devoid of emotion. Mrs. Guan was very disappointed.
Guan Shuli said: "Grandma, don't make random guesses. It's not what you gossiped about. If you don't believe it, you can ask Mr. Han. Every time we go to the ghost village, it's the same as the two of us. Go."
Old Mrs. Guan snorted dissatisfied: "I know, I know, you go and do your errands quickly, don't be an eyesore in front of the old woman. The old woman is annoyed when she sees you now. You are not as cute as when you were a child. .”
Secretary Guan smiled and said again: "Grandma, there has been chaos in the county recently. Remember to close the door tightly. If you find anything wrong, report it to the official immediately."
After that, he greeted Mr. Han and rode out of the house. Together we ran towards the county gate.
I was very lucky to catch up with Yang Xianwei and the others, and told them about the matter that Kang Xianxian asked them to go to Fenfangyuan.
Yang County Lieutenant said: "Okay, let's leave now, we can't delay any longer."
He also told Qian An and the others: "Keep the city gate, and if you encounter a benefactor who surrenders, , first check their identities, register them, and then open the city gate together to send them to the Yamen after a certain number of them have been collected, so as not to be taken advantage of by the fleeing gangsters. "
"Yes!" Qian An and several soldiers guarding the city gate responded, fearing that the fugitives would sneak into the county.
But Jiang Dalang was very sure that the sheepskin-masked man and Yan Tuozi would not come to the county. They must have bypassed the county and gone to the mountains... The leather-masked man always wanted to cover up, not make trouble.
But if the man with the leather mask is really a mastermind of an enemy country, then the most fearful thing is to cover it up!
"Let's set off!" Yang County Lieutenant gave the order and rushed to Xiangnan Town with the soldiers from the Division of Soldiers. They galloped for more than an hour, and the sky was completely dark before they arrived at Xiangnan Town.
Yang County Lieutenant took out a roster and said: "Arrest people according to the roster, including the scribes and officers from Silifang, the head of the village in Xiangnan Town, and the doctors who have been to Fenfang Hospital for treatment. Doctor Guan, arrest them all!”
These people are suspected of not reporting what they knew.
“Yes!” Gong Zongqi and the others held torches and swords, and rushed to various parts of Xiangnan Town according to the addresses written in the booklet, rushing into the scribe’s house, the servant’s house, the house chief’s house, The village chief's house dragged them out while they were eating or sleeping and tied them up.
"Master Jun, Master Jun, I am wronged...our Ma'an Village is so far away from Fenfangyuan, it really has nothing to do with our village!"
Bang bang bang!
The soldiers held up iron rods and beat the village chief of Ma'antun hard: "You from the same town must have heard about Fenfangyuan, but you haven't reported it to the police for so many years. What happened today? You deserve this calamity!”
However, in the countryside, the villagers were very united. General Gong Qi was afraid that the villagers would make trouble, so he said softly: "The county magistrate is a good official, and the masterminds have been caught. He will order your arrest just for questioning." , if you cooperate well, you will be released in a few days. If you dare to entangle the villagers in resisting, it will be a crime to destroy the village, and the government troops will come to destroy the village!"
This?
The village chief of Ma'antun said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, I will cooperate... Second brother, go tell your fourth uncle quickly and ask him to tell the people in the village to stay at home and don't come to help. !”
“Hey!” Ma Er responded and hurriedly climbed up the wall and shouted towards the neighbor’s house: “Uncle Fourth, my dad is fine, we are fine. Our village is fine, we won’t be imprisoned... The military men just want to take my father for questioning. Don’t beat the gong to gather the villagers. Let everyone stay at home!”
Mr. Ma! After hearing this, Si hurriedly asked his sons to put down their hatchets and hoes, and replied: "Okay, I will tell our villagers right away."
The people in the village were not willing to cause trouble, so after learning that the mastermind had been caught and the village would not be implicated, the villagers were obedient and refused to come out.
(End of this chapter)