Huzhou.
I wish the prefect will become more proficient in government affairs during this time.
In the past two years, Huzhou's development has been getting better and better, and its tax revenue is far ahead, making it the first state in Yun Province.
A state's tax revenue is equal to its political performance. His political performance is getting better and better. As long as he continues to work hard, he will be promoted sooner or later.
While he was busy, suddenly, the master hurried in: "Sir, Sui Shuren and Bai County Magistrate of Baiyun County are here. They said they wanted to report a case. It seems to be related to the Yangzhou crayfish poisoning incident."
Zhu Zhifu stood up immediately.
He has received too many benefits from Sui Shuren, and now, he finally has a place where he can show his strength.
He put on his official hat and walked out quickly. At the gate of the magistrate's office, Cheng Wanwan and County Magistrate Bai stood one behind the other, with a drunken man held by two government officials behind him.
Along the way to Huzhou, Liu Kui was still hungover for most of the day.
Cheng Wanwan stepped forward and handed the incriminating document to Magistrate Zhu.
Zhu Zhifu read it in a hurry, with an extremely ugly expression on his face: "What a Liu Kui, he dared to poison the village's pond and almost killed hundreds of people. It is an unforgivable crime! Someone, please take Liu Kui in and hold a court hearing." , review the case!”
The master brought two buckets of water and poured it on Liu Kui's head. Liu Kui managed to wake up for a moment or two and immediately started to make a fuss: "Why are you arresting me? Let me go. Let me go quickly, or I will find someone to kill you like this." The government office has been demolished!"
Zhu Zhifu sat on the high hall and slapped the gavel tree hard: "Your Majesty, Liu Kui, has spoken rudely. Come and put him on the instrument of torture!"
To deal with this kind of bully, the only way to get what you want quickly is to use the instrument of torture.
Two officials brought up the wooden frame, forced Liu Kui's ten fingers into it, and then pulled hard.
"ah--!"
Liu Kui screamed and rolled on the ground in pain.
Cheng Wanwan lowered her eyes and took a sip of tea. As a modern person, she did not agree with severe torture to extract a confession, but to deal with Liu Kui, a dying man, no torture instrument was too much.
Magistrate Zhu sneered: "Are you awake now? Can you answer my questions?"
Liu Kui nodded feebly: "Yes, yes, yes, whatever the adults ask, the children will answer..."
"Is it you who caused the crayfish poisoning in Lijiagou Pond?" Zhu Zhifu said in a cold voice, "You'd better think clearly before answering."
Liu Kui's hand hurt so much that he almost collapsed. He knew that if he dared to deny it, the prefect would definitely use the torture device again.
But if he admits it, the people behind him will never let him go...
He curled up into a ball: "I have indeed been to Lijiagou. That's because I have an old friend in the village. I went to say a few words to her. I didn't do anything except meet her. It can't be because I usually After doing some sneaky things, you think I poisoned people... Sir, I am wronged, I am really wronged..."
"You damn duck has a tough mouth!" Zhu Zhifu gave the master a look, and the master immediately presented the evidence. He sneered, "Then tell me, why do you hide a large number of red letter stones, which are crane-top red poisons, in your house? , said, where did this come from, and what are you going to do with it?"
Liu Kui raised his head and looked at the baggage on the case tray. It was the baggage he usually used when going out. Inside the baggage, there were dozens of packets of medicinal powder.
He has obviously used up all the medicinal powder, why is there still so much at home, what is going on...
Could it be that in order to escape guilt, that person deliberately created evidence to frame him and wanted him to take the blame?
He was so moral and even though he was severely tortured and interrogated, he didn't reveal the person behind him. But that person secretly played along with him?
"I'll recruit, I'll recruit them all!" Liu Kui clenched his fists, "It was a businessman named Wu Songbai from Huzhou who came to me and said that if I could pour the Heding Red poison into the pond in Lijiagou, he would give it to me. He gave me two hundred taels of silver during the negotiation. Later, many people in Yangzhou were poisoned after eating crayfish. I came to see him and he gave me another five hundred taels of silver... But for some reason, he Suddenly he came to me angrily and took away all my money. He also drove away my wife and concubines... Sir, he is the bad guy, I am innocent, I really am innocent... …”
Magistrate Zhu narrowed his eyes: "Come here, go find out who Wu Songbai is. If he is still in Huzhou, call him immediately to cooperate with the trial!"
The government officials immediately went to handle it after receiving the order. After asking for a long time, they found out that Wu Songbai was not from Huzhou at all. He had left Huzhou ten days ago and disappeared without a trace.
Cheng Wanwan had already guessed all this.
When the He family's affairs were exposed, all of these interlocking subordinates naturally went into hiding, otherwise the He family would not be able to survive.
I heard that after the imperial court learned about the incident in Yangzhou, it sent people from Dali Temple to Yangzhou to thoroughly investigate the case. By the time the people from Dali Temple arrived in Yangzhou, all the witnesses and material evidence that should have been wiped out by the He family would have been wiped out. In other words, even if this matter alarms the court, the He family will probably not be substantially affected. The worst-case scenario is that He Tongji will be pushed out to take the blame. Of course, the He family's reputation among the public will not be very good. That’s it.
This may be the benefit of a big family. No matter what happens, there are family members who are willing to be pushed out and used as cannon fodder.
Cheng Wanwan put down the tea cup, looked at Magistrate Zhu and said, "This case should be more or less connected with the death of Wan Guangyuan in Yangzhou. Why don't you wait for the investigators from the capital to arrive before jointly investigating the case."
Zhu Zhifu is not a stupid person. He probably guessed the twists and turns in the middle. It involves the He family, so he can only ask people from the capital to solve the case.
He looked down the hall and said coldly: "Come here, take the criminal down and keep him under strict guard!"
Cheng Wanwan nodded and said, "We really need to keep strict guard on this. This is the only witness at the moment."
When she said this, Magistrate Zhu understood that she was reminding him to be wary of someone assassinating witnesses...
Huang San'er in Yangzhou was silenced in public, and Liu Kui's life was probably not guaranteed.
"It doesn't matter if Liu Kui dies." Cheng Wanwan raised his eyes, "It is a good deal to use one life to seize some evidence that was not available in the first place."
Zhu Zhifu's eyes lit up: "Sui Shu is really tall."
Using Liu Kui as bait, he could respond to all movements by remaining motionless. As long as the person behind him made a move, he could take the opportunity to obtain unexpected evidence.
Cheng Wanwan looked indifferent.
Even if Liu Kui is lucky enough to survive, he will be convicted of beheading when the case is pronounced. In short, this person is already dead with her.
She stayed in Huzhou for one night and rushed back to Dahe Town the next day.
After entering autumn, the rain continued, and the pond that had been drained once again filled up with water, with clear waves rippling and some scenery.
It's just that this pond has residual poison. It's not suitable for shrimp farming, fish farming, or lotus root cultivation. It has to be vacant for at least three to five years. Only when the toxicity is completely reduced to a safe range can the land be restored. Put into use.
Moreover, the surrounding land was afraid that there would be some residual poison, so she simply asked Wu Xiaochui to buy all the surrounding farmland.
Since we can no longer farm, we might as well build it into a leisure village. Some wealthy families come to Dahe Town for a vacation, and they can just stay here for a few days...
