When the identity of the imperial envoy Xia Jingyun was revealed, Hu Dingming's previous ridiculous questions became ridiculous and absurd, self-defeating.
He stood up, his face turned green and white, but he was still fine. Some people's legs were so weak that they couldn't even stand up.
Among them were the county magistrate who had previously accused Xia Jingyun of being a wild man and wanted to beat him up with a stick, and several Baihualou guards who were obviously the most suspicious at the moment.
Xia Jingyun ignored the county magistrate and immediately ordered the Baihualou guards to be detained and interrogated separately.
Before leaving, the two insiders who had already confessed quietly looked at each other and encouraged each other.
But this futility was easily resolved after Xia Jingyun reversed a prisoner's dilemma, and confessed what happened like pouring beans into a bamboo tube.
It turned out that there was really someone else behind this incident, and the actual situation was just as Xia Jingyun had guessed.
The owner of Baihualou secretly arranged for the killer to hide in the room in advance, and then led the three people into the room. Then when the time was right, he came out and killed Long Ziwang with one blow, and then framed the blame on Ye Mingfeng!
The truth was instantly clear. Such efficiency and results made the onlookers excited.
He deserves to be the number one scholar, and he deserves to be the imperial envoy!
There is indeed a gap between the No. 1 scholar and the fourth one!
"Baihualou!"
After hearing the results of the interrogation, Long Zhengqing slammed his chair and gritted his teeth and said, "I will not be a human being until I take revenge for this!"
"Oops!"
Bai Yunbian suddenly said: "Will those people watching outside the door go to report the news? What should I do if the real murderer escapes?"
Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "Don't panic. I have already asked my guards to guard Baihua Tower. Lord Bai can immediately line up a team of soldiers to support."
Such a calm and careful arrangement once again made everyone sigh, no wonder he can be an imperial envoy.
Bai Yunbian also looked at him resentfully and silently gave him instructions.
Then Xia Jingyun ordered that Liu Yumei, Mr. Long, and Mr. Ye's guards be imprisoned, and they were interrogated carefully to see if they had colluded in private to deliberately frame Ye Mingfeng. These were trivial matters that did not require Xia Jingyun's personal intervention.
As for the uncle and nephew from the Hu family, he hesitated for a moment, but then let them go.
Hu Dingming was also stunned, and then he seemed to have thought of something. He smiled proudly, cupped his hands perfunctorily, and left with Mr. Hu.
Looking at the other party's leaving figure, everyone in the venue was thinking.
Most people think that the imperial envoy is afraid of the power behind the Hu family. This kind of matter can be ignored. If the Hu family is found to be the mastermind, can they still pretend to be deaf and dumb? It's better to pretend that this level was not expected at this time and let the owner of Baihua Building lose his life.
Thinking of this, instead of despising Xia Jingyun, they felt that Xia Jingyun was mature and sensible.
Being young and successful, having ambitions as high as the sky, and moving forward with determination may sound enthusiastic and satisfying, but in their opinion, it is not the mentality and means that a person who achieves great things should have.
Seeing that Xia Jingyun had no intention of arguing with him, the county magistrate came to Bai Yunbian in a low voice and said, "Your Excellency, the Hu family is clearly related to this matter. What about the imperial envoy?"
"Are you teaching him how to do things?"
Bai Yunbian snorted, without even thinking about it, this piece of shit is definitely holding it back!
Xia Jingyun walked over, stretched out his hand to help Ye Mingfeng up, and said warmly: "You have been wronged these days."
The man in front of him was obviously young, maybe even younger than himself, but when he said these words, Ye Mingfeng couldn't help but feel a sore nose, red eyes, and choked with sobs: "Thank you, sir, for clearing the grievances of the common people."
Xia Jingyun patted the back of his hand gently, "Speaking of which, the murderer who secretly plotted against us was too cruel and insidious, but luckily he was solved safely and you were innocent, so you still have to trust the Yamen and believe in justice."
He looked at the crowd who had not dispersed outside the door and said loudly: "Both I and Mr. Bai will work hard to enforce the law impartially and strive to be fair and just. If there is any negligence, please remember to remind us in time, haha!"
The leader told a joke, and everyone laughed whether they were in agreement or sincerely, and the laughter resounded throughout the small county government hall.
Xia Jingyun continued: "Today's matter is over here. The subsequent trial will continue by the Yamen. If you feel there is any injustice, you can point it out. If there are no problems, let's leave now. It will be almost noon soon. The head is not small.”
Everyone then dispersed with a smile, spreading the news that the imperial envoy was so handsome and powerful to all parts of the county.
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The dilapidated cottage on the outskirts of Chuning County.
Several men were sitting in a room that was barely complete, eating, drinking and chatting around a table.
Although this place is desolate and dilapidated, and many people have died, but they are all men who lick blood from their swords, and no one will take this seriously. The eerie feeling is actually a rare coolness in the hot summer.
A man picked up the wine bowl, took a swig, and asked, "Mr. Yuan, after convicting that young master of the Ye family today, what are we going to do?"
Mr. Yuan sat upright and said, "The next step is to let the five elders speed up the pace of seizing power. At this time, the Ye family is upset and Long Zhengqing is at the deepest hatred. Let them unite and slowly pass. The Elders will seize the power of the Cao Gang, and it is best to force the Ye family to make some foolish moves and lose their support, and then we can stand behind the fifth elders and slowly control the Cao Gang."
He smiled and said, "We spent so much effort and did not hesitate to take out the chess piece of Baihua Tower that our lord specially arranged in Huai'an County. We have lived up to it after all! There are tens of thousands of members of the Cao Gang, as long as we give the order, It can be used by us, and great things can be expected!”
Someone else hesitated and said, "The fifth elder of the Caobang doesn't seem to be an obedient person. Can it be done then?"
Mr. Yuan nodded confidently, "We have many ways to control people. What's more, if he is stubborn, just kill him and replace him with an obedient one. There are many people who are willing to be this gang leader, even if it is a puppet gang leader."
Everyone raised their wine bowls and said, "The leader is wise!"
After drinking a bowl of hot wine, a man calmed down and said hesitantly: "Boss, I heard that Xia Jingyun will also go to Longshou State in the near future. Will it ruin our good deeds?"
Mr. Yuan shook his head, "Not to mention that he will go back to Longshouzhou City first. By the time he gets here, all the Cao Gang is in my hands! What's more, I think Xia Jingyun is nothing more than this. The reason why the lord stumbled in the first place was because he was careless. Take him seriously, now that we have figured out his situation, even if he comes to this dead end, he will be helpless and helpless. "
Mr. Yuan chuckled, full of confidence, "He came just in time. I was worried that he wouldn't come. I want to see how he can deal with this dead situation that I personally laid for him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a noise outside, and then a burst of footsteps arrived.
No one was panicking. It was windy outside. If anyone came here and there was no movement, it must be one of our own.
A man rushed into the room and said anxiously: "The boss is in trouble!"
Mr. Yuan frowned slightly, "If you have something to say, please say it. Don't panic."
The man ignored the request and said directly: "Xia Jingyun suddenly arrived in Chuning County, exposed our plan, cleared Ye Mingfeng's name, and then arrested Lao Jiang from Baihualou."
"What?"
Mr. Yuan stood up with a look of disbelief on his face.
Almost all the beautiful ideas in his heart were shattered, and his ambitious heart fell to the bottom in an instant. His heart was full of fear. He finally realized the pressure and difficulty that his lord faced when he faced Xia Jingyun.
At this moment, he even began to doubt whether this dilapidated cottage was safe.
"Let's move into Huai'an County City first and make arrangements before Xia Jingyun does!"
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other in shock.
The chief helm of the Caogang is in Chuning County. You can go to Huai'an County to arrange things. To put it bluntly, you are just running away, and you can do it in such a fresh and refined manner.
But no one questioned this decision. Xia Jingyun was so evil that he had to stay far away to sleep!
In another village on the outskirts of Chuning County, Cao Sijin, the fifth elder of the Cao Gang, was dancing a broadsword in the courtyard.
His body is quite burly, shirtless, and his knotted muscles naturally show a domineering aura, while his majestic face will make many weak-minded people subconsciously choose to awe and follow him.
And his development in the Caogang over the years has also proved this. Since joining the gang, he has quickly emerged as a prominent figure. In less than twenty years, he has become an inner disciple, a deacon, a helmsman, a hall master, etc. After passing a series of levels, he successfully became one of the five elders of the Cao Gang and stood at the top of the Cao Gang's power.
A few days ago, this group of people who claimed to be Qin Weizhong's traitorous party found him and said that they would conspire to do something big.
He didn't believe those nonsense at all, but when he saw that they were talking about something decent, and he happened to lack a good brain to help with some advice, he just went along with the flow, agreed to them, and then instigated them to do something that was inconvenient for him to do. .
No, the results are still very significant.
If he can really successfully drive a wedge between the third child and the gang leader, on his end, including the fourth child who has always supported him and the second child who was secretly attracted by him, plus the third child, he will have four votes, and the Cao Gang will have the power. It's already within easy reach.
After he has secured the power of the Cao Gang, he will look for an opportunity to call these people over. If they can treat him as dogs, he will accept them. If he doesn't want to, he will chop them down with a knife. He has tens of thousands of strong men in his hands, so there is no need to worry about big things. No!
As soon as he thought of this, he held the knife, full of pride and high spirits.
"master!"
The housekeeper suddenly broke in and said, "It's not good!"
"Why are you so nervous?"
"The Imperial Envoy suddenly came, solved the murder plot designed by the gang, cleared the gang leader's suspicion, and now has arrested the owner of Baihua House!"
Cao Sijin frowned, and just as he was about to speak, the concierge ran in again, "Sir, someone has sent a letter. I must hand it to you personally."
Cao Sijin reached out and took it, opened it and read: When a strong enemy arrives, clear the head and tail, lurk quickly, and do not underestimate the enemy.
The signature is a yuan character.
"Cowardly trash!"
Cao Sijin tore up the letter with disapproval and snorted, "I know these useless tricks are unreliable!"
He turned around and went to his concubine's room. He vented his irritation by contradicting her, put on a pair of clean clothes, rode out of the village on horseback, and went straight to the fourth elder's house.
Since these homeless dogs cannot be relied on, you still have to rely on yourself!
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At this time, in the backyard of the county government office, which belonged to the private courtyard of the county magistrate Bai Yunbian, Xia Jingyun and Bai Yunbian were sitting in the main seats, Ye Wenhe and Ye Hongluan, father and daughter of the Ye family, were sitting on the left, and Long Zhengqing was sitting on the right. A secret conversation is taking place.
Xia Jingyun said: "I take the liberty of keeping you here because there are still some circumstances surrounding this matter. I want to talk to you. I ask for your forgiveness."
Ye Wenhe immediately said: "My lord, you are serious. You helped my son clear his grievances and also helped my Ye family a lot. The whole Ye family is grateful. A small thing is not worth mentioning."
Although Long Zhengqing was not overjoyed, he still said: "My lord, help me find the real murderer. I feel the same way, but if you want to drive, you can give me your orders."
Ye Hongluan didn't speak, but looked at the man who had made a magical comeback and rescued his eldest brother without hesitation.
Xia Jingyun took the initiative to start the topic: "Elder Long, do you know that I went to your house with the guards two days ago?"
Long Zhengqing was stunned, and Bai Yunbian said at the right time: "The method presented by the junior in your clan that day could not be said to have come from Master Xia's hand."
Long Zhengqing suddenly realized, "I'm just wondering why my junior suddenly has such ability and can speak such words."
Xia Jingyun waved his hand, "Elder Long, do you know why I went to your house in disguise?"
Long Zhengqing frowned slightly, "I really don't know what your lord is saying."
Xia Jingyun looked at him, "Who did Young Master Long meet in the suburbs of the city late at night four days ago? So much so that you didn't even hesitate to hunt down the person who accidentally saw this scene in Xichu County?"
Long Zhengqing was shocked when he heard this, and his expression changed drastically.
The first update, I will try to post more than 10,000 words today.
(End of chapter)
