"Brother," Ma Wu immediately knelt on the ground, bursting into tears, "There is still a mother who needs to be taken care of at home, not to mention that my nephew is still young, and my sister-in-law may not be able to make a living on her own. Why do you have to worry so much about trivial matters?"
When Ma Si saw his brother looking like this, he couldn't help but feel a little pity, his eyes sparkling.
Ma Wu wiped away his tears and looked at him with a pair of red and swollen eyes: "Brother, look at what they have beaten you into..."
"If you are afraid of trouble, just go back..." Ma Si gritted his teeth and endured his grief.
Ma Wu quickly held his hands: "Brother, you admit your mistake, they just locked you up for three to five days. They didn't care about Jiang Inspector's face? I don't think it will cause too much trouble. Secretary Wei also said, Those things are inconclusive, and these words are obviously meant to let you off the hook. You don't have to hit the wall to be considered a hero by keeping a low profile and biding your time."
Ma Si was not a hard-hearted person either. Thinking of his poor wife, children and mother, and fearing that the younger brother in front of him would also be imprisoned for his own sake, he finally couldn't bear it.
He struggled for a long time, then looked up to the sky and sighed, clapped his brother's hand and said, "I figured it out. For the sake of our Ma family, I have to rein in my stubborn temper. There is no other way, just... admit it once." "
"Brother!" Seeing that his brother finally gave in, Ma Wu grabbed Ma Si's clothes and hugged each other in tears.
"Are you willing to come out?" Wei Chong walked towards the door of the room and saw Ma Wu, covered in scars, walking out slowly.
"Master, it's for my brother's sake," the horse catcher's tone was still full of anger, "Who is willing to bow down to something worse than a beast like you?!"
"You!" The cell leader picked up the water and fire stick and looked at Wei Chong beside him.
"No need," Wei Chong snatched the stick from the cell leader. "Since he promised to speak, he would be careful to beat someone to death for a good thing. That would be a big disaster."
"Come here, take a seat!" He turned around and ordered.
The east is white. Wei Chong jumped out of the car and hurried into the yamen. He put his hands behind his back and held Ma Si's confession. There were bright red fingerprints on it.
Following his footsteps, the confession was handed into another's hand, he crossed a threshold, closed the door, and the light dimmed suddenly.
Wei Chong dusted off his clothes and sat crookedly on the imperial chair, waiting for the question from his confidant scribe.
The clerk looked up and down, smacked his lips, frowned and asked: "Secretary Wei, this stubborn donkey doesn't do anything. Look at what he said, 'Mou has never been corrupt or bribed, nor is he good at creating cliques. People are talking nonsense. What kind of confession is this? It’s difficult to convict like this. Why are you so confused?"
Wei Chong smiled confidently and took the confession: "Although he doesn't admit to these things, we can ask people to come and accuse him; we asked and asked, you see, we are just waiting for his words: "But I am willing to stay in the cell. Wait for a while and accept the official's review. In this way, I can do whatever I want. This Ma Si is also missing a brain..."
"Bookmaster Wei is still smart..." The clerk laughed, "What crime do you want to sentence him to?"
Wei Chong made no secret of it and showed a ferocious face: "I want him to die!"
"Death?" The clerk's face turned pale. "These crimes are not worthy of execution. You won't..."
"I want to let his head fall to the ground in a dignified manner," Wei Chong immediately interrupted his thoughts, "Why is the crime not enough? Isn't it the crime of gathering a party? Okay, let's add more than a dozen or more than thirty people, say He 'gathered a party just for a petty official, which is extremely harmful to the country and must be severely punished', and the death penalty may be mentioned."
The little official suddenly came to his senses, clapped his hands and said, "It seems that Ma Si is bound to die! Mr. Wei, please teach me what to do. I will do my best to serve you no matter how dangerous it is!"
Wei Chong closed his eyes and leaned on the chair tiredly: "I've been very busy all night, and I haven't had a day to rest for a long time. Let me lie down for a while, and we'll talk about it later in the evening."
"Then you can rest for a while and exit first." The clerk stood on tiptoes carefully, turned around and left the room, closing the door gently.
It seemed like Nanjing was going to have a peaceful day, but that dull bang made something latent stir up a stir. The first person to be awakened was Wei Chong, the secretary of Wei, who was lying in the room. He quickly opened his eyes, looked around, immediately lifted the quilt, found the fire cover in the dark, lit the fire, and looked at the self-ringing clock in the corner - yes, it was the first watch.
"Hu Shangshu!"
The lights in the palace brightened almost instantly, as if welcoming the only rare visitor. Hu Qi pushed open the door of the official office, and the rare visitor came shouting.
"Hu Shangshu," Wei Chong bowed hastily, "please mobilize some soldiers from the palace and put them under my command temporarily."
"What are you using it for?" Hu Qi knew the matter was urgent and spoke quickly.
Wei Chong waved his hands anxiously: "Hu Shangshu, this is not the time to hesitate! I need to capture Ma Si's gangsters to make him a serious crime!"
Seeing how anxious he was, Hu Qi nodded helplessly: "Okay, let's transfer two hundred people. What do you think of the book office?"
"That's enough!" Wei Chong clenched his fists tightly.
Two hundred people lined up and left the palace in unison. Wei Chong now had an army that could be used. He proudly summoned the crowd and preached in an impassioned tone: "Everyone, Ma Si, this extremely vicious criminal, still refuses to obey the law. We need to find out all the accomplices. Because of the Ma Si forces. It's very wide, Nanjing will be in danger, so there is no delay, you must understand! First go to the Inspection Department to arrest Mao, then go to the barracks to find Secretary Cai, and... these four people must be captured!"
Jiang Tian heard dogs barking in the wild. The dog barked for half an hour, just like his current state of mind. Even though everyone was asleep and the night was quiet, the moon was obscured by thick dark clouds. He raised his head and stared at the sky, and Wei Chong's footsteps were getting closer and closer.
"Son of a bitch, open the door!" The leading soldier walked up to him and kicked the door hard several times.
"Who?" Jiang Tian was in the courtyard and suddenly became excited.
The soldier moved out of the way and asked Wei Chong to come forward: "I heard this voice, is it Jiang's inspection, right? Wei Chong, I am only here to investigate the matter of horse capture, I have no other intentions, please don't worry."
"The horse catcher has been captured by you," Inspector Jiang saw his officers and soldiers being awakened by the knocking on the door and gradually walking into the courtyard. "I'm afraid there is nothing left to investigate."
"Inspector Jiang! It's not that I don't give face," Wei Chong's tone became more severe, "There is indeed an accomplice in this company!"
"I hope Secretary Wei will stop beating around the bush and tell me his name!" Jiang Tian's eyes widened in anger, and the two sides immediately became antagonistic.
Wei Chong coughed a few times and spoke slowly: "Captain Mao. Do you have this person?"
Inspector Jiang looked at the brothers behind him, his anger uncontrollable.
