Damn it! The man in black clenched his fists, took a deep breath and left.
When she noticed that the man was leaving, she called Ai Xiang again and asked her to invite Grandpa Geng and Li Da over to discuss important matters.
By the way, the next day, when Zhao Zhengshen was still nestling in his concubine's gentle home, Mo Lan took Lao Geng to the government office.
Mo Lan picked up the drumstick and poured spiritual power into it, only to hear a "bang!" sound that spread throughout the entire government office.
Zhao Zhengshen was so frightened that he bounced up and there was another loud noise. Zhao Zhengshen hurried out with the yamen servants. He happened to see the drum and its frame at the yamen entrance falling apart with a hammer from Mo Lan.
The flying sawdust almost hit his eyes, but fortunately he fell to the ground in time and was not seriously injured.
Zhao Zhengshen wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Master Qin, Master Qin..." Mo Lan pretended not to hear him shouting and stood in front of the "ruins" with a look of disgust on his face, "Why is this drum so unbeaten? It’s broken.”
"Ahem, young master, County Magistrate Zhao is out." Lao Geng reminded her at the right time.
Mo Lan pretended to be surprised, "Oh, you came out so soon? I'm sorry, the drums were so loud just now that it made me deaf. By the way, the little yamen servant at the door said you were still sleeping, but I didn't believe it. , it’s already been three o’clock in the day, Mr. Zhao loves the people like a son and is honest in government, how can he still be sleeping at this hour! So I beat the drum to cry out for you! "
The corners of Zhao Zhengshen's mouth twitched, and he turned helplessly to look at the young yamen guard who was guarding the door today and shouted angrily: "Who gave you the courage to frame this officer? Come on, take him down!"
She turned to Mo Lan and smiled like a dog, "Young Master Qin is here to see me at this time, but what are your orders?"
He remembered everything that Tu Kui reported when he came back last night. He originally planned to ignore Qin Jiyan no matter what he did, and would show his attentiveness when he was needed.
But it happened that he came to the door early in the morning. He couldn't be here to raise an army and ask for guilt.
"Oh~ I haven't used my breakfast today yet. Mr. Zhao, who said that the Zuihua Diao in your house is very good, not as good as us..." Mo Lan touched his chin and raised an eyebrow at Zhao Zhengshen.
Zhao Zhengshen ordered the yamen to carry up the two sedans, lifted up the curtain of the one in front, and respectfully invited Mo Lan in, then ran to the back, cleared his throat, and said, "Let's go!"
Zhao Mansion
"What!?" Zhao Zhengshen stood up from his position. Even if this kid wanted to catch the black bear, he still wanted him to go with him! He also said that he should be used as bait if necessary.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao. Mr. Black Bear intends to capture him to honor my grandfather. Unfortunately, he came out this time without telling his family."
"Don't worry, after the matter is completed, I will naturally go to my cousin to put in a good word for you. I believe that my grandfather will also look at you with admiration. What's more, the black bear has caused harm to the hometown. In addition to it, Mr. Zhao also has an official reputation. It's not a good thing." Mo Lan drank the wine happily, the wine in the dog official's house was really good.
Zhao Zhengshen wiped his sweat again: "Since Mr. Qin has spoken, I will naturally do my best and do my best."
Mo Lan put down the wine glass in his hand and smiled harmlessly: "Then thank you Master Zhao! But Master Zhao always breaks out in cold sweats, so he still needs to pay attention to replenishing himself." After saying that, he walked out of the Zhao Mansion.
If Master Liu Heli hadn't stopped him, Zhao Zhengshen would have wanted to scold his mother at all costs.
"Go, call your father!" Seeing Mo Lan walking away, Zhao Zhengshen was so angry that he was out of breath.
Liu Heli responded quickly and left the government office.
Liu Mansion
"Go away! You still have the nerve to come. When I saw how pitiful you were, and your parents died at the hands of bandits at a young age, I accepted you as my adopted son. I also treat you sincerely and treat you as my own son. But look at what you have done in these years? Helping the tyrants to do harm, and working as a villain! That high-ranking official from the capital? I think he is also a dog official!"
Liu Yuanwai was so angry that he trembled and fell down on the imperial chair. Mrs. Liu quickly stepped forward to give him some relief.
"Father is teaching you a lesson, but Mr. Zhao insists on seeing you. For the sake of the whole family, father should go. By the way, I have already buried the body of the person you sent out to deliver the writ of paper last time. Father, please don't be confused again in the future. "
Liu Helis was polite and scholarly, holding a folding fan in his hand and saying respectful words, but the fan in his hand kept fanning, as if he was a man in power, not even in the winter. Know whether he is cold or not.
After speaking, he left Liu Mansion.
Liu Yuanwai knew that the dog official would not look for him except for money, so he hurried to Zhao Mansion with five hundred taels of silver.
After waiting for three days, Zhao Zhengshen led a group of people to the Kelaifu Inn. Mo Lan stood in the corridor on the second floor, holding a chess piece in his hand, throwing it into the air and picking it up again. He did this repeatedly. It seemed that he was getting bored after waiting for a long time. .
Zhao Zhengshen stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Haha, Mr. Qin, I have brought you here, and the trap on your drawing has been prepared."
Zhao Zhengshen was speechless. He thought it was some kind of powerful agency. When he took a good look, it was just a tree, but it was not as dense as usual. Anyway, he was not looking forward to catching the bear.
"Not bad, you are very efficient at work. I am optimistic about you. By the way, I heard that Mr. Zhao and Master Liu are about to get married. Congratulations!"
"Of course, as long as everyone catches the black bear, Liu Yuanwai will marry the two daughters to me, hehe!" Yan Sandao said impatiently.
A cold snort came from the crowd, which made Mo Lan notice him. He was a slightly fat old man, wearing a dark yellow member's hat with a large piece of bright jade on it. He had a cold face at the moment, and the corners of his mouth were The mustache trembled up and down.
Mo Lan didn't say anything. She had not been idle these past three days, asking around about the situation of the black bear and the interpersonal relationships in Qingying County.
Zhao Zhengshen, the magistrate of Qingying County, has been an official here for fifteen years. Although he has not done any serious evil, he is greedy enough and even became a local emperor.
Liu Heli, the adopted son of the Liu family, unexpectedly learned his identity after the death of the Liu family's father three years ago. He left the Liu family and became Master Liu today.
As for the Liu family, they had business dealings with the Shen family, an imperial merchant, twenty years ago and became the richest man in the area. However, they severed their business ties with the Shen family three years ago for unknown reasons.
Afternoon
A group of people came to Black Ridge in great force. It was winter at this time. The black bear usually slept in the cave. When it was really hungry, it would break into people's homes in the middle of the night and steal livestock.
You must know that in this era, a pig or a cow was the main source of income for a family. Sometimes, people who did not have livestock in captivity would be invaded by it and would eat people.
I met a woodcutter on the road and heard that they were going to hunt bears. He kindly tried to persuade him, but seeing that there were so many of them, he refused to listen and had to shake his head and leave.
Mo Lan ordered people to dig three large pits on the road where the black bear must pass. The first two were only one foot deep, and the third was more than five meters deep. He placed the triangular inverted canopy he asked Zhao Zhengshen to build below, and placed a hole above it. Set up a net and put a layer of grass on top.
Mo Lan poured some honey on it and activated his spiritual power, and the fragrance of honey spread out.
Zhao Zhengshen looked at her doing all this with disdain. What kind of clever trick did he think it was? Isn't it the most primitive animal trap?
But she didn't know that after dispersing the honey, she added the incense she had worked on over the past few days on it. As long as the beast lowered his head and smelled it, he would be tricked.
Looking around, Mo Lan immediately felt defensive when Liu Heli and Yan Sandao were nowhere to be seen.
After a while, Lao Geng came back with a red face and a thick neck.
"Grandpa Geng, how are you?"
Lao Geng clenched his fist and coughed lightly: "Young master, it's better not to know. Anyway, it won't hinder our trip."
Soon, night fell, and the black bear came out following the incense, but its shape was a little strange.
I saw it cautiously approaching the first pit, stepping on it, and quickly stepped back. Then after repeatedly confirming that it was just a small pit, it continued to move forward. It sniffed the second pit, and just when it was about to When approaching the third pit.
Yan Sandao suddenly rushed out, rolled around and came face to face with the black bear. He was so frightened that he fell back, fell into the trap, and was pierced by the sharp spear.
The black bear turned around and ran away. Before he could take two steps, his footsteps faltered and he fell straight to the ground. Two pairs of shoes were exposed, and the animal skin hung loosely on his body.
Sometimes, it is the person who is wearing the skin of an animal, and sometimes, it is the person with the face of a human and the heart of an animal.
early morning. Qingying County, which was originally peaceful, suddenly became excited at this moment!
"Hey! Did you hear that? Yan Sandao died. I heard that his death was extremely strange. He and Mr. Zhao accompanied some high-ranking official from the capital to catch black bears in the Black Ridge, but they fell into a trap. Here, he was stabbed to death!"
The small tea shed at the city gate was now full of people and noisy.
Some of these people had been bullied by Yan Sandao on weekdays, or their family members had been bullied by him. When they heard that he was dead, they all clapped their hands and cheered.
Some people even said that God couldn't stand it anymore and sent him to hell.
When Mo Lan and his party came back, they couldn't help but frowned when they heard these words, God? I'm afraid someone did it on purpose.
There is a pair of eyes staring at Mo Lan's carriage. Very good. You are the one who takes the blame. You are the one who pretended to be the Qin family. You are also asking for your own death.
Someone suddenly said in the tea shed, "Do you think Yan Sandao's death may be related to the man from the capital? After all, the thief had done evil every day before, and God never accepted him. If that is the case, then Zhao Sir..." The man said half of his words, leaving people to guess.
Zhao Zhengshen, who was sitting in the carriage, suddenly clenched his fists! It really depends on whether he has the ability to kill him.
yamen
"Quiet!" Zhao Zhengshen was sitting on the Grand Master's chair, holding a gavel in his hand, with a serious look on his face. People who didn't know better thought he was a selfless and upright official.
Downstairs, a couple was shackled and kneeling together. The woman was a little delirious, while the man looked as if he was dead.
"I would like to ask you why you pretended to be black bears in Black Ridge. You and your wife have been sentenced to death by this officer for a long time. You dare to wear bear skins and disturb the peace of the people. Those who disappeared on the mountain were killed by you and your wife. Those who seek harm will be punished for it!"
