However, the county magistrate is not young and inexperienced, and he will not listen to what others say about his drinking and belief. Now that he is here, he must see the imperial envoy with his own eyes no matter what.
Following Li Jizu, the county magistrate came to the inner hall and saw Han Du sitting behind the table, already dizzy from drinking.
The county magistrate was immediately relieved. It seemed that the imperial envoy was a drunkard. He quickly put on a flattering smile and stepped forward to pay homage: "I pay my respects to the Imperial Envoy."
Han Du didn't seem to hear the Xian Cheng's voice completely clearly. He raised his head unsteadily and glanced at the Xian Cheng with his eyes wide open. He immediately smiled and said with vague words: "You are, who are you?"
"Your Majesty..." The county magistrate was about to introduce himself.
Han Du suddenly waved his hand, interrupted him, and said: "You came just in time to drink with me."
The county magistrate's words were suddenly choked on his throat, making him feel uncomfortable. I only know how to drink all day long, why would the emperor send such an imperial envoy here?
Feeling contempt in his heart, on the surface the county magistrate still looked flattered, and politely declined: "Xiaguan has always been a heavy drinker, and he cannot compare with the imperial envoy, so I might as well spare my life."
"Don't drink?" Han Du's eyes widened and he approached the county magistrate. The smell of alcohol was all over his body, and he almost made the county magistrate sneeze.
The county magistrate repeatedly begged for mercy and turned to say: "Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, I have important matters to come here this time."
Han Du pretended to be bored, sat back unsteadily, and sighed: "What's the matter? Tell me~"
The county magistrate glanced at Han Du cautiously, and when he saw that Han Du ignored him at all, he said, "That's it. When the imperial envoy came to Liyang, he was supposed to stay at the county government office. But your visit was too sudden yesterday. The county government has not had time to clean it up for you. Therefore, I can only make you live in this house."
"I'm not wronged. I think it's good. I'll live here. Who would live in a shabby county government office?" Han Du raised his eyes and said deliberately.
If you continue to live here, we will all be on tenterhooks all the time. But judging from this person's desire for pleasure, I'm afraid he is also an easy person to deal with. It's amazing, the bigger price you spend on him is... The county magistrate smiled and persuaded again: "Although the county government office is a little dilapidated, this is the law of the imperial court and cannot be changed. Please forgive me. .”
From then on, the word "Fadu" came out of the man's mouth. Han Du didn't know why, but he always felt extremely disgusted. If they still knew the word "law", how could they dare to exploit the people like this?
Too lazy to argue with the county magistrate, Han Du agreed. "Okay, but it's getting late today, so I will move there tomorrow."
"Thank you for your understanding, sir. I will resign." Seeing that the goal was achieved, the county magistrate did not stay for long. Those people were still waiting for him to bring the news back, and they had no time to waste here in Handu.
Li Jizu saw off the county magistrate and returned to Han Du. He saw Han Du sitting on a chair with his back upright and still a little bit drunk.
Li Jizu approached and asked in confusion: "Master Hou, they want us to move into the county government office. They clearly want to put us under their noses and monitor us. Why did Master Hou agree to them?"
Han Du smiled, took a sip of tea, and said, "Do you think that if we continue to stay here, they won't be able to monitor us?" "They are local snakes. They didn't react yesterday, so they gave us a chance." .Now that they have realized it, even if we live here, we will still be monitored by them."
"Since it's all surveillance, why don't I go to the county government and let them monitor me? That way, they can rest assured."
"But if this is the case, how can we secretly investigate the case?" Li Jizu said worriedly.
Han Du waved his hand, "There is no need to investigate. The evidence Jiang Shi left us is very detailed. This alone is enough to make them die without a burial place."
Seeing that Li Jizu had no doubts, Han Du smiled and said, "Besides, I want to see Li Ang. It is much more convenient to live in the county government office."
Early the next morning, the county magistrate came with the county government officials to help Han Du move into the county government office.
Seeing that the imperial envoy was so obedient, the county magistrate didn't think much and went to report to those people.
And Han Du also held a banquet in the county government office as always, letting the soldiers take turns eating and drinking, and it was very noisy. At night, Han Du and Li Jizu suddenly came to the prison.
The cell leader saw the imperial envoy suddenly coming. Before he could figure out what was going on, Han Du walked into the prison. The prison head suddenly came back to his senses and was suddenly in front of Han Du.
"Get away!"
The cell leader glanced at Han Du for a few times, gritted his teeth and stood still, asking in a deep voice: "What do you want to do, sir?"
Han Du raised his eyes and shouted sternly: "I want to interrogate the prisoner Li Ang. How dare you, a cell leader, block my way and why don't you get out of the way?"
The cell leader gritted his teeth and his heart skipped a beat, but he still stood in the middle and said, "No one can interrogate Li Ang without a warrant from the county magistrate."
As he said this, he winked at a jailer. When the jailer saw him, he turned around and walked towards the prison.
Han Du shouted sternly: "I am an imperial envoy. If you want to interrogate whoever you want, you can interrogate whoever you want. Get out of here!"
This was the second time Han Du told him to get out, but the cell leader still stared at Han Du with a fierce look and refused to take a step back.
In this case, Han Du took a step back and turned his head to signal to Li Jizu.
Uh-huh! Phew!
The sound of Li Jizu unsheathing his sword and the sound of the prisoner's neck being cut off appeared almost at the same time.
In the past, the prison boss was used to being domineering in Liyang County. He never dreamed that there would be someone in this world who dared to kill him, and they would kill him with such hesitation and understatement, it was like crushing an ant.
One word of disagreement and everyone's head falls to the ground!
The strong smell of blood rushed straight into the heads of all the jailers. They were so frightened that they trembled. They never thought that the adults they used to try their best to please would die so suddenly and quietly.
Even the jailer who had just been ordered into the prison by the cell leader was too frightened to move a step further. He was deeply afraid that if he took one step, the next moment would come.
It's just a cell leader. It's really not difficult for Han Du to crush an ant. As long as necessary, kill will be killed!
Han Du walked towards the prison again, and this time no one dared to stop him.
Arriving at the deepest part of the prison, Han Du looked at a man wearing prison clothes and disheveled hair sitting inside. Unable to see his face clearly, Han Du shouted softly, "Li Ang?"
When Li Ang heard this, he subconsciously raised his head. When Han Du saw his reaction, he knew that he was Li Ang. Turning around, he motioned to the soldier, "Open the cell door."
The soldier stepped forward with the key he had just snatched from the jailer's hand, and opened the cell door with a clatter of iron chains.
Han Du walked straight in and looked at Li Ang in front of him.
Han Du hadn't asked yet, but Li Ang couldn't help but tremble when he saw Han Du. He said in surprise: "Marquis Zhenhai?"
"The Beauty of the Sun and the Moon"
Hearing Li Ang's words, Han Du couldn't help being surprised, and asked with a smile: "Do you know me?"
Li Ang did not answer Han Du, but lowered his head and said to himself: "I didn't expect that the emperor would send the Marquis of Zhenhai here. It seems that the emperor really takes this case seriously. Those frogs in the well have been arrogant in Liyang for a long time. Listen, After receiving too many compliments from others, I really thought I was so great. Now, everyone is going to die. Hahaha, it feels so good to be able to drag them to die together!"
Han Du touched his chin and looked at Li Ang. This man had fallen into hysterical madness. He has such a great reputation, and just seeing him coming, did he scare him like this?
Li Jizu asked someone to find a stool for Han Du. Han Du immediately sat down and said to Li Ang: "Tell me, what is going on in this case and who are the people who colluded with you?"
Li Ang suddenly raised his head, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes. I couldn't help but ask: "May I ask Lord Marquis, how did the emperor convict the subordinates of the crime?"
At this point, is this guy still not giving up? Han Du smiled and said: "Great Ming Law, embezzled sixty taels of skin and used it as grass. People like you will destroy the nine tribes."
"What if the lower official confesses?" Li Ang looked at Han Du with hope.
Han Du smiled slightly and said two words, "Same."
"Hahaha..." Li Ang laughed maniacally, "If you recruit someone, you will die, if you don't recruit someone, you will die. Since the results are the same, why do you think the official would recruit someone?"
"No~" Han Du shook his head and said: "The result is different. If you don't do it, only your nine tribes will die. If you do, you can drag the nine tribes of the people who colluded with you to die together. On the road to Huangquan, that's fine too. Don’t you have someone to keep you company?”
Li Ang suddenly fell silent, even though he had long known that he was dead. But there is still a glimmer of hope that his family will be safe and sound. But the moment he saw Han Du, all his hopes were shattered.
Han Du has a world-famous reputation. In addition to his great military exploits, he is also a good investigator. When he was in the capital, he heard that Han Du repeatedly solved strange cases. The emperor sent Han Du to deal with them, but Han Du himself felt that he was overkill.
Seeing that Li Ang remained silent, Han Du sighed and stood up, "Forget it if you don't say anything."
Li Ang finally reacted. He looked up at Han Du who was about to turn around and leave, and said quickly: "Wait!"
Han Du turned around and looked at him quietly.
A very deep wry smile appeared on Li Ang's face, which was covered by his hair. Asked: "When the Marquis came to Liyang, he didn't even hide his identity. Aren't he afraid of being recognized?"
Han Du smiled and shook his head slightly and said, "It seems that they don't even know me."
Li Ang smiled miserably, "What a bunch of losers who sit in a well and watch the sky. After being emperor for a long time, they thought they were real emperors. I actually believed their lies and collaborated with them. It is really not unfair at all to end up like this... ..."
