At midnight on the next day, hunters at the foot of Cuiyun Peak Mountain in the south of the capital went up to the mountain to hunt. They found a male corpse in the grass and hurriedly reported it to the official.
After Cuiyun County Government received the report, it immediately sent a police officer and a group of detectives to investigate the scene. The deceased, who was in his forties, was stabbed through the chest from behind and died on the spot.
However, Cuiyun Peak was not the scene of the first crime. Someone obviously killed someone elsewhere and then dumped the body on Cuiyun Peak.
During the autopsy, it was found that the deceased, Jiang Qinghe, a landlord in Cuiyun County, had lived in the capital for a long time and died two days ago.
The catcher asked around and heard that a few days ago someone from Qianqiu Zhiku in the capital had come to inspect the fertile land under Jiang Qinghe's name, so the catcher rushed to Qianqiu Zhiku at noon.
After questioning, the catcher learned that Jiang Qinghe had mortgaged the farmland under his name to Qianqiu Zhiku and borrowed 100,000 taels of silver, so he concluded that the case was a murder for gambling.
However, no clues were found after careful investigation. It was impossible to verify Jiang Qinghe's whereabouts after leaving Qianqiu Quality Warehouse, and naturally the first scene of the crime could not be found.
No valuable clues could be found at the scene. While the headman was distressed, news came from the county government that someone reported that traces of the ring-eyed leopard, a gangster and bandit, were found near Cuiyun Peak. Therefore, the ring-eyed leopard was determined to be the murderer. , ordered the head catcher to arrest this person as soon as possible.
Although the head catcher thought this matter was very suspicious, he knew that it was extremely difficult to find clues in the capital, and that if he was not careful, he might offend someone. After receiving the order from the county government, he happily led a group of catchers back to Cuiyun County and posted the list everywhere. Capture the ring-eyed leopard.
After the arrester left, Manager Lu led Lin Mo and seven or eight others to Cuiyun County to formally take over Jiang Qinghe's property that was mortgaged in Qianqiu Warehouse.
However, when they arrived at the property, there were already more than a dozen people waiting there, each of them staring fiercely at Lin Mo and his party.
Lin Mo raised the contract in his hand and imitated Su Shi and said lazily: "Qianqiu Zhiku is here to take over the property, please get out of the way."
Seeing the group of people looking at him like an idiot, Lin Mo stopped talking nonsense, put away the contract, waved his hand, and then took the lead and rushed out.
There seemed to be a lot of people on both sides, but the conflict ended quickly. Lin Mo and others defeated the many with less, and easily knocked down more than ten people from the other side to the ground.
At this time, the tenants who rented the fields stood aside to watch the excitement from a distance. Lu Tian announced loudly: "From now on, this field belongs to Qianqiu Zhiku. If there are still short-sighted people who dare to fish in troubled waters, these people will be their fate."
After showing off their power, Lu Tian and Lin Mo knew that their performance was over, so they went back with a group of people waiting.
Shortly after they left, Tian Wenhao came to the Cuiyun County government office to complain, and filed a complaint against Qianqiu Zhiku in the name of Dongyuan Zhiku, saying that Qianqiu Zhi had forged the contract to occupy the property, and used his power to commit murders and indulged servants. Many people were injured.
County Magistrate Qiu Buwei knew that the Dongyuan Quality Storehouse was the property of the eldest prince, so he did not dare to neglect it and invited Tian Wenhao to the back hall to inquire in detail.
After careful questioning, Qiu Buwei just wanted to resign immediately and go into seclusion, because he knew that this matter was not something he could interrogate at all.
Although Qianqiu Quality Library has just opened, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this quality library is aimed at Dongyuan Quality Library. As for Su Shi of Qianqiu Quality Warehouse and Bai Jiangchuan of Dongyuan Quality Warehouse, they don't know what grudges they have. They are now bitter enemies. Su Shi also threatened to close Dongyuan Quality Warehouse within three months.
If Su Shi was the only one behind Qianqiu Zhiku, Qiu Buwei would not be so panicked, but everyone knew that the word Qianqiu was written by the emperor, and the emperor also deposited one million taels of silver in Qianqiu Zhiku with great fanfare.
The meaning makes everyone feel profound and can't help but think about it.
But the incident did occur on his property boundary, and the property the two parties were disputing also belonged to Cuiyun County, so he could not avoid the lawsuit no matter how hard he tried.
Qiu Buwei is no longer thinking about how to keep his black hat. No matter who loses or wins in this lawsuit, he is afraid that he will not be able to save his head.
After he took the complaint with trembling hands, as soon as Tian Wenhao left, he slumped down on the Taishi chair.
The master hurriedly walked to his side and kept cheering for him. Qiu Buwei said sadly: "Xiao Chong, I'm just afraid that I will die here."
Chen Xiaochong was still calm at this time. He thought for a moment and said with a wry smile: "The county magistrate does not need to be so pessimistic. The situation is not yet desperate."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Buwei perked up and grabbed his hand and asked, "Xiao Chong has a plan to save me?"
Chen Xiaochong sighed: "This matter actually has nothing to do with the county magistrate. It's just that Dongyuan Zhiku and Qianqiu Zhiku regarded this place as a battlefield, and the county magistrate was innocently involved in this battle."
Qiu Buwei said dejectedly: "Why don't I know this? It's just that when gods fight, mortals suffer. I can't escape this disaster no matter what."
Chen Xiaochong shook his head and said: "This matter is not without improvement. I have read Dongyuan Zhiku's complaint. It mainly focuses on the dispute over the land under Jiang Qinghe's name."
Qiu Buwei suddenly looked shocked: "Just after Jiang Qinghe's body was discovered, Qianqiu Zhiku and Dongyuan Zhiku started fighting. Could it be that..."
Chen Xiaochong had obviously thought of this section a long time ago. He sighed: "We don't need to pursue the death of Jiang Qinghe anymore. Just leave it to the Jianghu grass bandits."
Qiu Buwei nodded hastily: "Exactly."
Chen Xiaochong continued: "As for the dispute between Dongyuan Zhiku and Qianqiu Zhiku, as long as the county magistrate handles it properly, it may not affect itself."
Qiu didn't listen and asked hurriedly: "Xiao Chong, how should I handle it appropriately?"
Chen Xiaochong said calmly: "The key to this lawsuit is the settlement. Now both parties are holding contracts, saying that the property is theirs. Since there are two contracts, one contract must be false."
"As for who is true or false, the county magistrate will leave it to the judge of Riyo, and the county magistrate will just close the case according to the judgment of Riyo. In this way, even if the losing party blames Riyo, it will naturally not anger you, the county magistrate. ”
After hearing this, Qiu Buwei was overjoyed and said, "Xiao Chong, this is a very good plan. I will write an official document right now and invite the people in charge of the appointment to attend the court hearing."
Chen Xiaochong shook his head again and said, "The county magistrate doesn't need to do anything extra."
Qiu Buwei asked in confusion: "Why is this?"
"How could the two warring parties not know that making an appointment with the Secretary is the key? Since both sides have decided to go to war, how could they not prepare everything in advance? I believe that if the county magistrate does not fix the book, then the people who made the appointment will also appear in the court. .”
"So what the county magistrate has to do at this time is to invite both parties to go to court tomorrow. As for how to judge the case, it depends on who wins and who loses in court tomorrow."
When Qiu Buwei heard this, he was slightly startled: "The trial will be held tomorrow? Don't we need to verify it?"
Chen Xiaochong smiled bitterly and said: "Dongyuan Zhiku and Qianqiu Zhiku have obviously decided to decide the outcome this time, so we still need to verify it? I believe that countless evidence will be put in front of the county magistrate in court tomorrow. .”
