Su Qingluan said, took something out of his arms, threw it on the ground and saw that it was a dark blue purse embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns.
The purse made a "clang" sound when it fell on the ground, and it turned out that there was some money in it.
Su Qingluan pointed to the purse: "There should be a few taels of broken silver in it - speaking of it, the liar just stole more than a dozen taels of silver, right?" Su Qingluan raised his eyes and looked at Madam Xi.
At this time, Mrs. Xi had already taken out all the money that had been stolen from the liar. She counted it, and even counting the scattered copper plates, there were twelve or three taels.
Su Qingluan sneered: "Including the money in my purse, there should be almost twenty taels - it doesn't matter if you don't have any. I'll go to my parents' stall later to get some."
While saying this, Su Qingluan kept looking at the liar who was wriggling like maggots on the ground with half-smiling eyes but unable to break free.
The three strands of the liar's beard, which were originally immortal, had been rubbed together with the soil on the very dirty loess ground, and became hardened into one piece. They looked very messy and desolate, and could not be seen at all. She looked as graceful as a fairy before.
The liar seemed to have thought of something, his face changed, and the muscles on his cheeks began to tremble and twist with fear: "You... what on earth are you going to do, you bastard?!"
"I don't do anything, but if according to the laws of this dynasty, if the theft, deception and misappropriation of property reaches a certain amount, it can't be solved by something as simple as whipping, right?"
In fact, the so-called "whipping" is not really whipping with a "whip", but spanking with a stick. It's just that this kind of torture instrument is relatively thin and the damage is relatively small. After being bedridden for ten and a half days at most, the person who has been whipped can return to his original state and go to the ground for activities.
However, if the amount of property is large enough, it is not as simple as being beaten. The higher level also includes cane punishment and exile. The exiled people will definitely go to guard the border or do hard labor. Although this is not a death sentence, there is a saying that "in ancient times, how many people have fought in battles", which is basically equivalent to a reprieve of execution.
In short, once a large amount of other people's property is misappropriated due to theft or fraud, it is very likely that there will be no return because of the punishment.
Although the liar did not know how much money he had defrauded before he would be sentenced to "exile", it did not prevent him from knowing that there was such a law.
This person usually only cheated and cheated, and did some sneaky things. He didn't have the courage or ability to do anything serious and evil, so naturally he never thought that he would suffer the pain of exile.
So when he heard Su Qingluan's words, he immediately understood what the other party wanted to do and struggled: "You lied! I didn't take...the money is not mine!"
"Is yours very important?" Su Qingluan picked up her purse casually, pulled the drawstring on it loose, and scattered the broken silver and scattered copper plates there with a flip of her hand. In front of the scammer, "You pretended to be a Taoist priest and came here to swindle. It is obvious to the neighbors that you have indeed defrauded the money."
So how much money can be defrauded, as long as Su Qingluan cooperates with the Liu family to make a confession, the Liu family has been able to catch the doctor in Huichun Hall in recent years, so for them, a few taels of silver is not an insurmountable astronomical figure, no It will arouse anyone's suspicion, but it can make the liar "more guilty."
In fact, it’s the liar’s fault. Originally, if he had not created a "half-fairy" persona for himself, kept a low profile, and lacked third-party witnesses, the case would have fallen into a deadlock of "the public is justified and the mother-in-law is justified."
Unfortunately, this person initially wanted to gain the trust of Yagyu Sheng and Xi Niangzi, and he had a strong sense of style. Basically, he wanted to clear the streets and clear the way for the red carpet - even though there was no red carpet.
When they arrived at Liu's house, they were dancing to the gods and offering sacrifices, all of which was seen by many neighbors. Now that Su Qingluan has uncovered his scam, these neighbors watching the excitement are the best witnesses to this person's deception.
It's really God's way of reincarnation. Who will God spare?
Seeing that the liar turned pale with fright, Su Qingluan knelt down, pulled the other person's hair condescendingly and smiled: "Of course, you can also have other choices, as long as you confess who your accomplice is."
"Accomplice?" Madam Xi frowned when she heard this, "But Girl Su, the only one who came here from beginning to end today is this Taoist priest with a sharp nose?" Well, it seemed that Madam Xi was also very angry, and she didn't say anything at all. "Master", "god".
Su Qingluan released the liar's head, turned around and looked up at Mrs. Xi: "Have you never thought about why your Uncle Liu, who was recovering well, suddenly took a turn for the worse and is now being casually 'exorcised'? , it suddenly got better again, isn’t this a coincidence?”
Liu Yuniang raised her eyebrows when she heard this: "Qingluan, do you mean that the charlatan who treated my father before was also a liar?"
Su Qingluan nodded: "And he should be this person's accomplice, but he may really have two tricks - it is more convenient and easier to win people's trust with half-truths and half-lies. The most important thing is, I suspect that the reason why Uncle Liu's legs became numb and weak was because of the temporary effects of some drugs that this man secretly used."
"So my dad's legs didn't 'get better' today, but 'returned to their original state' - because the quack didn't 'diagnose' my dad today, and naturally he didn't have the opportunity to get close enough to do anything to my dad's legs! "
Su Qingluan snapped her fingers: "Yun Niang is so smart! What's more important is that this liar is here to 'exorcise evil spirits' today. If he can accurately calculate the time when the medicine will take effect, he can make Uncle Liu's legs after he 'do it' As he gradually gets better, everyone naturally has more faith in him as a 'master'!"
What makes Su Qingluan even more secretly angry is that from the symptoms described by Liu Sheng and Mrs. Xi, it is possible that Liu Sheng's legs were smeared or secretly drugged and forced to take some nerve-numbing drugs. .
Thanks to the "experience" of treating diseases in his previous life, Su Qingluan has a considerable understanding of these psychotropic anesthetic drugs. One of the most important points is that even though the control of these anesthetic drugs is relatively loose, Sedative-hypnotic drugs can also cause addiction and withdrawal reactions after being used in large amounts and multiple times.
What's more important is that improper use of this kind of neuronarcotic drug will cause the body to produce various symptoms of neurotoxicity. Although most of them are temporary, they will still be uncomfortable for a while. For example, it will slow down intestinal peristalsis and cause constipation, stimulate the gastrointestinal tract and cause vomiting, etc.
Thinking of the pain he suffered due to the side effects of these drugs in his previous life, and thinking that in this era there is absolutely no monitoring of drug dosage, let alone controlling the minimum effective dosage, Uncle Liu's body had no idea how much damage he had suffered, and Su Qingluan was filled with hatred. Itchy.
This is even more hateful than the over-treatment in the previous life - because it is purely to deceive!
Thinking of this, Su Qingluan felt even more angry.
Sometimes, it is easy for people to fall into certain blind spots when they are in a confusing situation. After all, Mrs. Xi and Yagyu Sheng have really traveled around the world and come into contact with people from all walks of life. After Su Qingluan said this, they reviewed the whole story and found many things worthy of doubt and scrutiny.
But because I was eager to recover, I fell into the trap of a liar. And looking at the liar's brilliant expression, they knew that even if Su Qingluan didn't hit the mark, it was still pretty close.
Knowing that now was not the time to get angry, Su Qingluan took a deep breath and continued to ask: "How about it, if you want to, do you want to go to the county government to surrender and plead guilty? You know, surrendering and pleading guilty will reduce the penalty. "
The reason why Su Qingluan had a certain degree of understanding of the lower limit of severe punishment and some of the legal provisions was because of the law books he borrowed from Mu Xingzhi and gnawed at them.
At this time, Mrs. Xi also came over and stepped on the liar's shoulders condescendingly, making him unable to move: "Speaking of you, you are a soft-spoken person who refuses to admit that your brother who is a charlatan is a member of the same profession. I expressed brotherly loyalty. However, I wonder if your 'brother' will be like you?"
"You...what do you mean by that?!" After hearing Madam Xi's words, the liar couldn't help but struggle. However, Madam Xi's feet were so good, and her weight advantage continued from top to bottom, making her lose her temper. The force is lighter. So after struggling for a long time, the man could only continue to eat dirt with his face down, unable to see the facial expressions of the people above his head.
Mrs. Xi kept her foot on the liar's shoulder and sneered: "Whether you want it or not, we will send you to the county government office to report to the official. Then we will naturally tell the county magistrate about your situation." He is a 'brother' among doctors. I just don't know if your brother can promise to be as secretive as you and not confess you in order to get away with it."
Liu Sheng also answered: "I heard that the county magistrate is honest and approachable. We can suggest that you two be interrogated separately. I wonder if you can uphold the morality of your brothers and live and die together without a cross-talk confession." Woolen cloth?"
Su Qingluan said in her heart that it was indeed Lao Jianghu. This was simply heart-breaking words!
In fact, the point of Yagyu's words was not whether the Liu family, who were once civilians, could successfully "admonish" the county magistrate, but to let the liar know that there could also be a "separate interrogation" method.
This kind of "interrogation" does not even require the use of harsh punishments, it is simply a psychological trick - without crossing words at all, can two people keep a common secret while threatening their own safety.
It is already very difficult to simply advance and retreat together, not to mention that there is another very fatal condition for this "liar alliance" - being the first to confess and betray the other party can reduce the punishment for yourself.
So how likely is it that a liar who wants to do evil things will risk being betrayed and even more guilty by keeping the secret and not telling the other party?
