Half a month ago, young detective Xu Zhen had offended his immediate boss.
At that time, head catcher Cheng Xiao received news that Jia Yi, a merchant in the cattle business in Yanping County, bought five cattle this year and planned to sell them out during the busy farming season and make a fortune.
Cheng Xiao became so evil that he actually asked Xu Zhen to sneak into the cowshed late at night with poison and poison one of the cattle!
As long as the cow dies, Cheng Xiao can confiscate Jia Yi's four remaining cattle in the name of rinderpest, and then secretly sell them back, claiming to the outside world that he has slaughtered the sick cows, and thus make a fortune.
However, what he didn't expect was that Xu Zhen, who was kind-hearted, couldn't bear to take action and actually replaced the poison in advance. As a result, Cheng Xiao made a big mistake when he led people to catch the cow the next day, and the scene was very embarrassing.
It is conceivable that Cheng Xiao could not bear to hate Xu Zhen?
For half a month, he arranged Xu Zhen everywhere, but Xu Zhen suffered a lot.
It even makes Xu Zhen, the current time traveler, wonder if his time travel was also because of this matter?
As the saying goes, if you don't die, don't wear it. Did Cheng Captou kill the original Xu Zhen, which led to his time travel?
"Xu Zhen!" At this moment, Cheng Xiao's gloomy order made Xu Zhen turn his thoughts back to reality, "You also know how important this case is. If Qiu Batian fails to summon him, the county magistrate will blame you. Just stop being a policeman!"
"Yes," an older policeman next to him said sarcastically, "our Xu Kuaishou is an upright man, and it would be most appropriate for him to summon Qiu Batian!"
This agent's name is Chen Tiefeng, a seasoned veteran of the Yamen's arresting office, and Cheng Xiao's best friend.
If Chen Tiefeng hadn't been out on business last time and poisoned the cattle, he wouldn't have left it to Xu Zhen.
Now, under Cheng Xiao's instigation, not only Chen Tiefeng, but also almost all the police officers began to exclude Xu Zhen, making Xu Zhen's situation difficult.
"I..." Xu Zhen asked, "Am I going alone?"
"Yes!" Cheng Xiao nodded.
"Isn't this against the rules?" Xu Zhen objected.
"Hmph," Cheng Xiao sneered, "I am the rule here! Are you going or not?"
this……
Xu Zhen was secretly angry, but couldn't get angry.
Cheng Xiao made it clear that he was digging a hole for himself. With Qiu Batian's power, he would naturally not accept the summons from the county government. Not only would he not be able to complete his job, but he would also offend Qiu Batian.
Once he fails to summon Qiu Batian to court, Cheng Xiao will have reason to complain to the county magistrate and encourage the county magistrate to fire him.
That……
"How about it?" Cheng Xiao continued to hammer away, "If you don't dare to go, just tell me, there's no shame in it! But the ugly talk is ahead, and I want to tell the truth to the old man."
What Cheng Xiao meant was that if he disobeyed orders, he would also file a complaint.
Depend on……
Xu Zhen then remembered that Song Zhili had glanced at him when he gave Cheng Xiao a look just now.
It seems that his situation is not only difficult, but even the county magistrate doesn't want to see him. No wonder Cheng Xiao dares to arrange himself so blatantly.
well!
Xu Zhen was able to become this young catcher thanks to his uncle who was the head of the county prison. It was a job that my uncle took great pains to find. It was not easy.
Like other feudal societies, although being a courier is a lowly profession, relying on various extortion and extortionate extortion, the income is still considerable, and many people can only dream of it.
Xu Zhen wasn't that greedy for this career, but he didn't want to lose like this.
"Okay!" So Xu Zhen gritted his teeth and agreed, "I'll go!"
"Oh?" Cheng Xiao was slightly surprised, then laughed proudly, "Hahaha, okay, then I'll be waiting for your good news!"
"Xiao Xu," Chen Tiefeng said hypocritically, "If Qiu Batian dares not to accept the summons, you might as well arrest him! Hahaha..."
After saying that, the two laughed loudly, both looking forward to how Xu Zhen, the little catcher, would make a fool of himself and be kicked out by them...
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Qiu Batian runs an inn and restaurant. Zuixianju, the largest restaurant in Yanping County, is one of his properties, and he also lives here on weekdays.
Xu Zhen arrived at the door of Zuixianju early in the afternoon, but did not go in. Instead, he sat down at the tea stall opposite and ordered a bowl of hot tea and a few snacks.
He was thinking hard about how to get Qiu Zhennong to accept the summons and go back to the Yamen with him?
Da da da……
At this time, a donkey cart pulling coal stopped in front of us.
The two coal cart drivers had just finished delivering the coal and were very thirsty, so they stopped here to drink a bowl of hot tea.
When the two saw Xu Zhen wearing a police officer's uniform, their eyes suddenly showed a bit of fear, and they quickly chose a table farthest away from Xu Zhen and sat down.
Xu Zhen took a sip of hot tea and glanced around intentionally or unintentionally.
But the two coachmen were covered in cinders, their faces were stained, and their clothes were covered with large patches covered with small patches, which showed that they were living in embarrassment.
Look at the little donkey pulling coal, its head drooping listlessly, as if the overload of work is about to crush it.
However, balls of donkey dung fell from behind, making the air suddenly become turbid.
Ho...
Xu Zhen looked at the plain donkey dung ball and let out a helpless smile.
What a real world, what a "hardcore" time travel...
In the past few days, Xu Zhen tried his best to examine himself, but the result was that he was disappointed.
There is no system, no library, no grandfather, no luck, not even a noble identity.
No money, no power, no connections, no friends, no parents.
In this world, I only have three valuable things:
One is the ancestral home left to him by his parents; the other is the child bride left to him by his parents; and the other is his biological uncle who is a prison chief in the county government!
Perhaps, my career as a detective can be counted as one, but now it seems that it is difficult to keep it, right?
Thinking of this, Xu Zhen's thoughts turned back to the case.
Being good at observing words and expressions, he recalled the expression of County Magistrate Song Zhili before he retreated: his pupils were slightly tightened, the tip of his nose was raised, and his lips were tight. This was a typical sign of ulterior motives.
It seems...this Magistrate Song is very smart!
The reason why he put the plaintiff in prison was obviously to control the situation within the county government. As long as the old man could not get out, it would not cause an uproar in the outside world.
In this way, when Xu Zhen went to summon him, Qiu Batian would know that the old man was complaining at the county government office.
Of course Qiu Batian would not accept the summons, but would smooth out the relationship and finally find Magistrate Song.
When the time comes, if he sells favors to Qiu Batian, not only will there be benefits, but he can also shirk responsibility.
What a wishful thinking...
No wonder Magistrate Song would hint to Cheng Xiao to send a little catcher like himself here. He was just serving as a messenger. If he couldn't be summoned, Magistrate Song could use him as a scapegoat.
At that time, if Cheng Xiao and his gang add insult to injury, it might be difficult for him to keep his job, right?
OK……
These old foxes...
Just when I thought of this, I saw the door of Zuixianju suddenly opened, and a group of people walked out of it.
The first ones were several burly servants, followed by a bloated middle-aged man wearing a red robe.
This man had grapes in his mouth. In such a cold weather, the placket of his chest was open, revealing the wire-like hair that protects his heart.
Through the crowd gathered around him and the man's arrogant and surly attitude, Xu Zhen had already judged that this man should be one of the four villains in Yanping County - Qiu Batian!
According to Xu Zhen's previous inquiries, Qiu Batian basically went out at midnight every day to play in several nearby flower houses or Jiaofangsi.
At this moment, all the servants were surrounding Qiu Batian and looking at the door, as if waiting for the carriage in the backyard to drive over.
good!
Xu Zhen exhaled heavily and strode forward to greet him.
Before he could get closer, Xu Zhen shouted loudly:
"Boss Qiu, where are you going?"
Hearing someone calling, everyone hurriedly turned to look at Xu Zhen. Although they saw that Xu Zhen was wearing a police officer's uniform, the servants still guarded their master vigilantly.
"Oh?" Qiu Batian, with grapes in his mouth, pushed aside his servant and asked curiously, "Who are you?"
"Boss Qiu, don't you recognize me?" Xu Zhen hurriedly clasped his fists and introduced himself vigorously, "I am Chen Tiefeng, the policeman of the Yamen!"
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