Although the court in Anxi County is not grand, it still has a lot of what it should have.
There is only a plaque with a bright mirror hanging high in front of the main hall, and under the plaque is a picture of the waves and the red sun. The county magistrate is sitting under this picture.
As the government officials waved the killing sticks in their hands and sang "Mighty", Chen Ke and the people from Lulin Village were also taken to the government office.
As for Xu Zhilan and Xinguan, considering that each other's identities need to be kept low-key, neither of them showed up at the moment.
As soon as he got to the court, he knelt down. The county magistrate then slapped the hall in shock and said, "Who are you, and what are you doing!"
It was the first time for everyone in the village to come to the county government office, and they didn't know what to say. What's more, he seemed to be frightened.
Finally, Chen Ke, who had seen the world, only took the initiative and said loudly, "Master, Xiaomin is a brother of the Chen family in Lulin Village. Xiaomin and the people in Xiaomin Village have grievances to complain!"
The county magistrate asked, "Who are you suing?"
Chen Ke whispered, "I want to sue the people in Anxi Zhendong. They killed my brother and sister-in-law! They set fire to my brother's and sister-in-law's house, so that Anxi Zhendong was implicated in the fire."
"Then they set fire to Lulin Village, so that Lulin Village was destroyed by the fire, and our group of people in Lulin Village had nowhere to go."
Hearing this, the county magistrate looked obviously slightly shocked.
"Are you saying that the fire in Anxi Town a few days ago was man-made?" The reason why the county magistrate asked about this was naturally because his daughter Yingying was also missing in the fire.
Chen Ke immediately nodded and said, "Of course it's man-made. Xiaomin watched the group of people set fire to the house. At that time, they seemed to want to chase down a boy who sneaked into my brother's and sister-in-law's house. After that, they couldn't catch him, so they A fire burned down the house of my brother and sister-in-law. Now only the memorial tablet of my brother is left. My sister-in-law was crushed to death by neatly stacked firewood last night. Finally, they wanted to burn me. I fled to my hometown, and they killed the people in my hometown again. The common people really have no way to survive, so they still ask adults to make the decision."
Hearing Chen Ke mention that a young boy was killed, the county magistrate actually believed Chen Ke's words. After all, the young boy was an undercover agent he sent. However, none of those undercover agents came back, and he already felt that Getting to Anxi Town is a big problem.
It's just that he is just a county magistrate. Although he nominally has more rights than those in Anxi Town, in fact the imperial power does not go to the countryside.
All he can control over these villages and towns is economic rights such as taxation. In fact, the legal power and other things in the village are almost all controlled by the village elders.
Of course, this situation is common among villages and towns, and the reason why he investigated the problems in Anxi Town was because he had just taken office as a new official and found that the villages below Anxi Town almost every time they had to pay taxes and grain. Sometimes, they would pay less or no taxes and grains, and the previous county magistrate would also distribute these taxes and grains to other villages in order to look good on the books.
When it comes to him, he naturally does not want to continue to protect the villages under Anxi Town as usual. He wants to force Anxi Town to pay taxes.
However, after a fight, he found that Anxi Town's energy was much greater than he had imagined.
At first, some of them tried to win over them with money, but unfortunately they didn't accept it.
Not only did he confiscate it, he then found someone to block the payment from Anxi Town. They personally went to each village to collect grain, but they had already collected the grain from each village early.
After that, they made a fuss. They wanted to go to the people in Anxi Town to get back the taxes and grains, but they didn't expect that the force in Anxi Town was greater than that of their small county. They just refused to pay the food, and then the people above actually wrote a letter asking them to stay out of the affairs of Anxi Town.
Naturally, he was unwilling to do so, so he had been secretly sending people to Anxi Town as undercover agents.
It's a pity that almost all the people he sent never returned.
So how could he not take Anxi Town to heart?
Fortunately, there are villages under Anxi Town here to appeal, and maybe I can make a breakthrough.
However, although the county magistrate was more urgent than anyone else, his words were more cautious than anyone else. He asked in a low voice, "Why do they want to attack your brother and sister-in-law? Who is your brother, and what do you have?" Evidence for all this?”
Facing the series of questioning from the county magistrate, Chen Ke only whispered, "My brother
My name is Chen Yue, and my sister-in-law is from the Jin family. They were originally from Lulin Village before, but after I sold myself at a low price and gave them a sum of money, they started a small business in Anxi Town. As his business grows, his temperament becomes weirder. The last time I came back to look for my relatives, I only heard that they had almost brought the town’s business to the extreme. Many small businessmen were wiped out by their business. In addition, my brother and sister-in-law also began to become more and more... Unfilial, that's why I went to them this time. "
"It's just that I haven't seen my brother. My sister-in-law said that he went to the county. But later I found my brother's spiritual tablet. I wanted to ask my sister-in-law what happened, but my sister-in-law was killed by Chaihe the next day. She was smashed to death. And after her death, the pursuit never stopped."
After hearing Chen Ke's words, the county magistrate's eyes immediately lit up. He had naturally heard of Chen Yue. After all, when he was in Anxi Town, he heard that this man was extremely arrogant, which led him to always think that his opponent was this person. Chen Yue, it’s just that he didn’t expect that Chen Yue would be dead now.
It seems that Chen Yue is just their agent.
"Why are they chasing you?" the county magistrate asked.
When Chen Ke heard this, he only whispered, "I don't know, but I think this matter must be related to the death of my brother and sister-in-law! Please make sure to investigate clearly."
The county magistrate only nodded cooperatively after hearing this.
After that, the county magistrate carefully questioned other people. After learning about the numerous crimes in Anxi Town, he was determined to report the matter to a higher level.
Since his boss was unreliable, he reported it to a higher level. He didn't believe that everyone here was just a corrupt person.
After leaving the hall, he went to the backyard.
The lady in the backyard who was originally in tears suddenly smiled. At this time, she was talking to a young woman.
As soon as she saw the county magistrate coming back, the lady happily said to her husband, "Master, someone is looking for you."
The county magistrate was very surprised when he heard that someone was looking for him.
He glanced at the man and woman who came to him and asked in confusion, "Who are you two? What do you want from me?".
"Master, they are the benefactors of our family. Look, Yingying is back now!" The county magistrate's wife only explained.
After hearing this, before he had time to show his more surprised side, the county magistrate heard a child with a milky voice in the room calling him "Daddy!"
Hearing this, the county magistrate was completely dumbfounded.
This was indeed his daughter, the daughter he thought was buried in the fire.
He could hardly believe that his child was actually alive.
It took him a while until the little girl came to him, grabbed his official robe, raised her head and looked at him without blinking, that he realized that this was really his daughter.
Yingying is back!
The county magistrate felt his eyes heat up, and he picked Yingying up from the ground. He said happily, "My dear daughter, I have finally met you. Tell your father how you were rescued."
When the little girl heard this, she only glanced at the young man in black clothes behind her.
Then she said in a sweet voice, "It was my uncle who saved me. He can fly. He picked me up and just picked me up from the locked yard, and then flew out."
After hearing Yingying's words, the county magistrate couldn't help but take a closer look at the two of them. From Yingying's description, the man seemed to be from the Jianghu, but their appearance really didn't look like that.
After all, how could a person living in the rivers and lakes live in such a good condition? In particular, although the woman was wearing simple clothes, she seemed to have a condescending air.
It was precisely this demeanor that made him dare not easily identify the identities of these two people.
He looked down at Yingying and said, "Yingying, tell daddy the truth, why are you locked in the yard?"
Yingying thought about the previous memory, and then whispered, "It was Grandma Luo who said Yingying was not good, and then locked Yingying in the room."
"But Yingying didn't behave badly, and Yingying didn't get into trouble. Yingying also completed the tasks assigned by her father honestly. Grandma Luo liked to play dice. She thought Yingying was troublesome, so she locked Yingying in the yard. "
I didn’t expect that he looked young, nothing
The little girl who didn't know it turned out to be a little kid, and she was like a mirror in her heart.
Hearing Yingying's words, not only the county magistrate, but also the lady became unhappy.
It seems that Yingying will be implicated in this fire, but it is not because of the actions of those people against herself and the master.
It was purely a coincidence and the negligence of the people in my own courtyard.
Aunt Luo was not from the county magistrate's parents' side. She was a dowry from the county magistrate's wife's natal family. She saw that this nanny was sweet-tongued and quick in doing things. She was worried that Yingying would go back to Anxi alone. town, so she asked Nanny Luo to accompany Yingying back to Anxi Town.
It's just that Nanny Luo knows that this person does have some gambling addiction. If not, her natal sister wouldn't be able to leave such a capable person to herself.
It's just that over the years, this Aunt Luo has indeed performed very well in front of him. Although she still can't help but take a gamble, she still knows the right amount.
If not, she would not have left Yingying to Nanny Luo. She didn't want Nanny Luo to reveal her true colors as soon as she left her side. Moreover, just to bet on these two things, she actually almost gave up her child's life. Their lives were lost in the fire. Just thinking of this made the county magistrate and his wife extremely angry.
However, considering that there are still distinguished guests, it is natural for the two of them to ignore these two distinguished guests.
The county magistrate's wife only took the initiative and said, "Sir, you stay here and entertain these two distinguished guests. I'll go and ask Grandma Luo."
The county magistrate nodded naturally when he heard this. Then the county magistrate's wife hugged her daughter and left.
