County Magistrate Gao rewarded Qin Tianming with a single room. Qin Tianming quickly showed his courtesy and said:
"No need to worry, no need to worry. As long as you have a private room to sleep in tonight, and at least don't listen to Datongpu's snoring, and don't smell the extremely smelly Daxia country's beriberi, I'll be content. Magistrate Gao, I and I You have made a life-and-death decision and must solve one case a day, so I want to ask, which murder case will be waiting for me next?"
Magistrate Gao actually had already made plans in his mind as to which case the next case would be.
But he didn't want to trouble Qin Tianming too much and wanted him to rest for a day before talking.
Because the next case is very difficult and cannot be solved without adequate sleep and strong logical reasoning.
Magistrate Gao was worried that Qin Tianming would not be able to solve the case and would eventually die.
It was a pity that this person died, so he didn't want to show off his cards in a hurry.
Gao Buwei shook his head and said:
"No rush, no rush, you have a good meal first, and let's put the case aside for a while, but, alas, alas,"
Although Gao Buwei said he was not in a hurry, the expression on his face betrayed him.
It seems that this person has great difficulties.
Qin Tianming did not dare to neglect and hurriedly expressed his position:
"Mr. Gao, you are my savior. If you have any difficulties, just tell me and I will risk my life to help! Even if it is a case that gods cannot solve, I, Qin Tianming, will give it a try."
These words are a bit big, but Qin Tianming knows very well that he has just arrived in Daxia and if he wants to survive, he must please these characters. Otherwise, even if he solves the case, he may die miserably. .
Before Qin Tianming finished speaking, Gao Buwei sighed and said:
"There are no outsiders here. There are only a few brothers including you and Master Tan. They are all my confidants, so I won't hide it from you. Qin Tianming, I'm afraid I won't be an official for long, so no one will take care of you in the future. , if you want to survive, you Qin Tianming can only rely on yourself."
Qin Tianming's worries were somewhat justified. It seemed that the county magistrate Gao Buwei's situation was not good either.
Qin Tianming asked anxiously:
"Why did Magistrate Gao say this?"
Before Magistrate Gao spoke, Master Tan beside him said:
"Qin Tianming, you don't know yet? County Magistrate Gao is no luckier than you. He also issued a military order with the Imperial Envoy Xu Ruhai. If all the backlogged cases in Qiandong County cannot be resolved as scheduled, he will also die!"
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Stone horse? !
When Qin Tianming heard this, his scalp went numb and he said:
"Is there such a thing!? You also signed a military order with Xu Ruhai?!"
Magistrate Gao raised a glass of wine, drank it, threw the glass to the ground, and said angrily:
"I am extremely unlucky even if I am not a high-ranking official. I just came to Qiandong County to fill a vacancy. Unexpectedly, the imperial court would record Shima prisoners at this time. Daxia Kingdom has not recorded prisoners for thirty years. Suddenly, an imperial minister was sent, and Qiandong In the county, more than a dozen people were hanged in front of the county government office late at night. The court was furious. Not only was my black hat in danger, but my life was also involved! Do you think I was unjust or not? I really died unjustly!"
Qin Tianming felt that this matter was strange, so he stood up and asked:
"What on earth is going on with this end-of-year prison sentence you're talking about?"
Master Tan Laosi sighed and explained:
"As a citizen of the Great Xia Kingdom, you should be aware of the important event of detaining prisoners at the end of the year. In order to reduce the number of unjust cases, the imperial court sends officials to various places at the end of each year to inspect prisons, interrogate death row inmates, rectify unjust cases, and at the same time check the public sentiment. Check whether local officials are corrupt and punish them according to law."
"How to punish?"
Qin Tianming asked quickly.
Master said:
"If there are one unjust cases in the county government, the court officials need to be held accountable; if there are three unjust cases in the county government, the county magistrate and county lieutenant need to be separated; if there are more than ten unjust cases in the county government, all county government officers must be dismissed and they must be removed one by one. Hold accountable!”
Qin Tianming frowned and said:
"It seems the punishment is quite severe."
Gao Buwei took over the topic and said:
"The end-of-year incarceration of Daxia Kingdom has not been implemented for thirty years, but this time the new emperor came to the throne and suddenly started this kind of thing, just in time for me to catch up, do you think I am unjust?"
Qin Tianming really couldn't help County Magistrate Gao with other matters, but Qin Tianming was still quite confident in solving the case.
In his previous life, he solved numerous cases, large and small, and had rich experience.
In order to comfort Magistrate Gao, Qin Tianming immediately expressed his position:
"Magistrate Gao, the court is angry, isn't it because we have an unjust case in Qandong County? As long as we set things right, clear up the unjust case, and make Qandong County the best in the world, the court will be happy, and you and I will be out of trouble, right?"
Master Tan Laosi sneered a few times and asked:
"Qin Tianming, you are too naive. You don't understand the situation at all. Do you know how many unjust cases have been accumulated in Qandong County in the past thirty years?"
Qin Tianming said with confidence:
"Based on historical practice and population calculations, in the thirty years since the establishment of the county, a maximum of more than 300 important cases have been accumulated. That's it, there will be no more!"
Hey hey hey,
Hey hey hey,
The county magistrate Gao Buwei and the master shook their heads and sighed at the same time.
Qin Tianming was a little surprised and said:
"According to modern criminal law calculations, a small county like yours, Qiandong County, has at most a few hundred thousand people, and the number of cases in thirty years will not exceed 300. I am confident in this."
Magistrate Gao waved his hand and said:
"Qin Tianming, you think too simply. If only that were the case, I wouldn't be so worried that my head turns gray overnight."
Qin Tianming turned his eyes and looked carefully. As expected, County Magistrate Gao looked haggard and ugly, as if he was seriously ill.
The master looked at Qin Tianming sideways and said:
"Qin Tianming, if you visit our Gandong County case warehouse, I think you will be speechless!"
Qin Tianming asked in surprise:
"Master Tan, how many backlogged cases do you have in Qandong County?"
"More than 10,000 cases!"
The master said calmly.
"More than ten thousand cases!?"
Qin Tianming's heart was indeed broken.
If what the master said is true, he might as well surrender and let the county government let him forget it.
More than 10,000 unjust cases were solved in three months. Isn’t this a joke?
At this moment, Qin Tianming suddenly lost the joy of solving two cases in a row, and said nervously:
"Master, please don't scare me? I am the person who signs the life and death certificate. If there are so many cases, not to mention three months, but three years, we may not be able to solve them all."
Qin Tianming was a little confused, as if the end was coming.
The master smiled and said:
"Qin Tianming, I am a master. I have worked in the county government of Qiandong County for thirty years. I don't know anything about it? Do you think I am a liar to you?"
The sincere look on the master's face made Qin Tianming dare not doubt him.
Alas alas,
Qin Tianming was so frightened that he slapped his head and said repeatedly:
"If this is really the case, my life is at stake, my life is at stake!"
County Magistrate Gao Buwei let out a long sigh, stood up and walked around a few times, then put his mouth to Qin Tianming's ear and whispered as if to comfort him:
"Qin Dazhuzuo, the matter has come to this, are you worried that it will be useless? I'm not worried, so what are you worried about? There are so many lice on your body that it doesn't itch. What are you afraid of? Do you understand?"
Qin Tianming shook his head and said:
"I have made a life-and-death pledge with you. If you cannot solve all the unjust cases in Qiandong County within three months, you will definitely die. My Lord, why am I not worried?"
County magistrate Gao Buwei said:
"Qin Dachuzuo, even if you are a god, you still can't solve more than 10,000 cases in three months, so in fact you are already dead. However, you must also know that although our country of Daxia is corrupt, there are some advantages. It’s because of the darkness that we can take advantage of it, do you understand?”
Taking advantage of a loophole? Go through the back door? This is not the case in history.
Is there some truth in this?
Qin Tianming was extremely nervous and said:
"My lord, Qin Tianming is stupid and doesn't understand what you mean?"
County Magistrate Gao Buwei looked around, then lowered his voice and said:
"Qin Tianming, you are new here and don't understand the situation here. Although there are more than 10,000 backlogged cases in Qandong County, there are only a few major cases related to the reputation of the imperial court. What's more, these cases have been accumulated over many dynasties. If it is true, If you think about it, won’t it implicate those adults who left Qandong County and have become imperial officials?”
Qin Tianming was confused and said quickly:
"In that case, please ask Mr. Gao to point out a clear path!"
Gao Buwei looked at the master sideways and said:
"As the head of a county, of course I can't explain these truths to you. I have Master Tan here. He can explain it to you in detail. You will understand it after listening to it. Do you understand?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Tianming hurriedly turned back to look at Master.
The master picked up a cup of tea, raised his head and took a sip, and then said slowly:
"Qin Dachuzuo, it seems that you are not very smart and do not understand our country, Daxia. If you want to survive in Daxia, you must become smart and worldly. Don't you understand these principles?"
Of course, being clever and sophisticated was very useful in that dynasty, not just in Daxia.
Qin Tianming still understands this.
But Qin Tianming was really not sure about the specific methods used by that dynasty to curry favor with his superiors.
Qin Tianming touched his head and said:
"I'm new here and I really don't understand what's going on here. As long as it keeps me alive, I won't hesitate to do anything for you two adults."
The master was happy and said:
"There's no need to be a cow or a horse. As long as you achieve great things in the future, don't forget that I, my master, can do it."
And accomplish great things?
It would be good for me, Qin Tianming, to save my life.
Qin Tianming said hurriedly:
"Master, please don't make any detours, okay? Please show me a way to survive!"
The master smiled calmly and said:
"Qin Tianming, in fact, it is very simple to keep you alive, but if you don't understand the general trend, it will be difficult to say. For example, there are countless unjust cases in our Daxia country, which can be said to be as many as the sand in the Ganges, or as numerous as a cow's hair. If you really want to crack this There are so many backlogged cases that you won’t be able to handle them even if you are exhausted, so you have to analyze the situation, cut out the complicated and simplify, and you will naturally be able to get everything done.”
Qin Tianming said repeatedly:
"Appreciate further details!"
The master raised his glass to Qin Tianming, then emptied the wine inside and said:
"Did you see it? The wine in this wine glass is just like all the cases in our Qiandong County. It looks a lot and full, but as long as you master the skills and gently touch it, all the wine will come out, leaving only an empty wine glass in your hand. Qin Tianming, I can only give you this metaphor, I can’t explain it too clearly.”
What the master said was cloudy and foggy. Qin Tianming was so anxious that he was sweating and said:
"Master, your metaphor of a wine glass is too profound. I, Qin Tianming, have always been dull in these aspects. Please tell me clearly, Master, so that I can do what you want! I will definitely be grateful if I survive in the future!"
