After a not very fierce ideological struggle, Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang stood up feebly and spoke highly of the thoughts expressed by Yi Ming, although the expressions on their faces were as ugly as their dead mothers.
"Since Brother Zhou is short of money recently and needs this money, as brothers, we will help you. Take these 26,000 taels of silver." Deng Tong's heart was bleeding, but his mouth was very Said generously.
Xia Dezhang was not far behind: "As long as Brother Zhou is happy, the money is nothing. If you need anything, just ask.
Not to mention the 26,000 taels of silver, even if it is the 3,000 taels of silver that Deng and I inspected for ourselves, as long as Brother Zhou opens your mouth, I, surnamed Xia, will offer it to you with both hands without saying a word. "
After hearing what Xia Dezhang said, Deng Tong suddenly had an ominous premonition. He immediately winked at Xia Dezhang and told him to stop talking, but it was still too late.
Zhou Yiming borrowed the donkey from Poxia and thanked me: "Thank you two brothers for your generosity. This is very polite of me.
The twenty-six thousand taels of silver from the dead brothers, plus the six thousand taels of silver from the two of you, make a total of thirty-two thousand taels. Add to that my five thousand taels of silver, and the total number is thirty-seven thousand taels of silver.
With this money, the brother finally feels a little safer.
Thank you, brothers. When the money arrives, please escort it to my home personally. After all, the amount is huge. If I send someone else to deliver it, if something goes wrong on the way, I will have to ask my two brothers for it. How embarrassing. "
Xia Dezhang was petrified on the spot and almost died suddenly. He was a shameless person and had seen shameless people, but he had never seen anyone as shameless as Zhou Ming.
He and Deng Tong had given all the stolen money to Zhou Ming. However, this boy was still not satisfied and did not follow the rules at all. He was just being polite, but this boy accepted the order without any hesitation.
Thinking of working with a greedy person like Yi Ming in the future, tears flowed down from the corners of Xia Dezhang's eyes.
Originally, he had 8,000 taels of silver to take from the bounty plus the stolen money, but now it turned out to be better, forget it if he couldn't get the 5,000 taels of stolen money. The 3,000 taels of bounty he was supposed to get was also stolen by Zhou Minghei. .
At this time, Deng Tong was so angry that he almost vomited blood and died. On the one hand, he blamed Xia De for talking too much, and on the other hand, he was surprised by Yi Ming's greed.
From now on, if I have this person in charge of the Chengnan Inspection Office, I, the top leader, will never have a good life. Looking at today's situation and Yi Ming's greedy appearance, no matter whether it is black or white, the benefits obtained will be I'm sure I won't be able to keep any points, and everything will go into Zhou Ming's pocket.
Deng Tong was in despair, but he was in the Zhou Mansion and did not dare to show it. He still had to force a smile. He even planned to give Zhou Ming some advice later and introduce to him which house in the southern district of the city was worth the price. Cheap and good quality.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Zhou Ming suddenly put away his smile, his face changed, and he stared at Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang sharply.
"At this moment, my two brothers must be scolding me fiercely in their hearts, right? They're calling me a greedy villain, and they're calling me a bastard who is unjust for profit."
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang, who were guessed about the central matter, were horrified and quickly denied it.
"Brother Zhou, what are you talking about? You and I are brothers who share life and death. We don't take this little money seriously."
"Yes, between brothers, your money is my money. Even if Brother Zhou takes all this money, it will not be given to outsiders."
Hearing the loopholes in the words of the two people, Zhou Yiming continued to do bad things and said with a smile: "Since the two brothers have said so, I won't hide it anymore. In fact, even if the money is in my hands, I still have it." She is not well-off either. After all, you two know that my wife is a lady of the family. She is used to living a wealthy life and spends a lot of money.
If it's convenient for you two brothers, can you come up with some silver coins and help me solve my urgent need? "
As soon as these words came out, Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang completely broke their defenses, and all of a sudden they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Brother Zhou, how have we offended you? Just punish us, but don't play tricks on us again."
Only then did the two of them realize that it was a lie that Zhou Ming was so greedy for money just now. He wanted to take this opportunity to teach them both a lesson.
The two regretted it endlessly. In fact, they should have thought of it a long time ago. Zhou Ming, who had a strong sense of justice, could withstand huge pressure and kill Yan Shikuan and Feng Shiying at the critical moment. How could such heroic spirit be compromised by this? Benefit destroys conscience.
The two of them lay on the ground with runny noses and tears, unable to get up.
Zhou Yiming sneered: "You two are not too stupid.
To tell you the truth, since you just said that you wanted to embezzle the pension of your dead brother, I have wanted to kill you.
After this crisis, although the court did not give us a higher promotion in our official positions, at least we saved our lives, and the court also rewarded us with a large sum of money.
Compared to those brothers who lost their lives, you two should be secretly happy with these gains. "
Facing Yiming's reprimand, Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang were speechless, because everything Yiming said was true. Those brothers made the biggest sacrifice in this case. The two of them were just worried for a few days.
If they are humane superiors, even if the court does not allocate funds to support the families of these brothers who lost their lives, as superiors, they have the responsibility to take care of them.
But the two of them are not interested in taking care of the family members of their dead brothers. Instead, they want to rob their pensions. This is worse than a pig or a dog.
Thinking of this at this time, the two people were filled with shame and did not dare to raise their eyes to look at Zhou Ming.
"We have a life-long friendship, but this doesn't mean that I, Zhou Ming, will do these dirty things with you." Zhou Ming said coldly, "I won't tell anyone what happened just now, because I think Shameful.
Similarly, if you two want to hang out with me in the future, you'd better get your conscience back. Otherwise, one day in the future, I find that you have relapsed. My heart may be soft, but the hand holding the knife will never be soft. "
Zhou Yiming's words were very serious, and he meant to tell Deng Tong and the others that if they make similar mistakes next time, he may kill them without mercy.
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang quickly admitted their mistake: "Brother Zhou, it was just the two of us who were confused for a moment. Don't worry, we will follow you from now on. We will do things honestly and will never tarnish your name."
"You two don't have to rush to promise me anything. I won't believe these empty words. It depends on your performance." There is still no smile on Zhou Ming's face. "As for the money, after it arrives at the Yamen, you It's best to send them to me immediately. I will personally deliver them to the families of the dead brothers one by one.
If I find this piece of silver and there is a slight mistake, you are the only one asking. "
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang agreed repeatedly and did not dare to neglect in the slightest.
Although the two of them had seen how powerful Zhou Yiming was before, they always thought that he was a young man whose resourcefulness and thinking would definitely not be comparable to theirs. However, at this moment, the two of them really realized a problem, that is Zhou Yiming is really not a mortal. If the two of them want to survive in the future, they must not have any different intentions in front of him.
When the two people left the Zhou Mansion, they were all crying. This was not because they felt sorry for the money, nor because they resented Zhou Ming, but because they regretted that they should not come to the Zhou Mansion.
Not only did this trip not bring any benefit to the two of them, it almost cost them their lives. The most important point was that they had just had a good relationship with Yi Ming. After this time, there was a rift. They wanted to To repair this crack, I don’t know how much effort and care it will take.
A few days later, Dali Temple completely completed the disappearance case, and the victim women were taken home by their respective families.
Homeless Chuni stood at the door of Dali Temple Yamen, looking at the bustling streets and her companions being taken away one by one, with mixed feelings in her heart.
Seeing how pitiful she was, a little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old next to her said to Chunni when she was going home with her family: "Chunnier, is someone coming to pick you up? If you have nowhere to go, why not come home with me?" "
Of course Chun Nier knew that the little girl had good intentions, but she was looking forward to that person coming to pick her up, so she smiled and shook her head and refused: "Yes, Brother Zhou promised me that he will come to pick me up."
The little girl thought Chuni was stupid. The policeman named Zhou Yiming was now a well-known person in the streets. How could he still keep his promise to a little girl in mind.
The little girl felt helpless towards Chuni, shook her head, and left with her family.
The weather was still cold at this time, and the cold air made Chunnier, who was wearing thin clothes, shivering. Looking at the pedestrians coming and going, she was at a loss. Thinking of her grandmother, tears filled her eyes.
A few lazy men wandering the streets had long since set their sights on Chunni, who was alone. They planned to attack her as soon as she left the entrance of the Yamen of Dali Temple and walked to a quiet place.
The sun was getting higher, and Chuni, who couldn't wait for Zhou Ming, smiled bitterly, walked down the steps in despair, and walked towards the alley.
The few lazy men smiled slightly and felt that business was coming.
At this moment, the sound of horses hooting pierced the silent sky, and a carriage stopped in front of Chunni.
"Chun Ni'er, your sister-in-law and I went to help you buy clothes. Your sister-in-law was too involved and forgot the time, which made us all late. I'm really sorry."
Zhou Yiming jumped off the carriage, walked up to Chuni, touched her head and smiled.
Lin Ajiao also stepped out of the carriage, holding a new suit of clothes and placing them in front of Chunni. She said, "The size is just right. It will look good on you. Look at my eyes, I'm better than you."
Lin Ajiao glanced at Zhou Ming and said proudly.
"In this aspect, I am naturally not as good as my wife." Zhou Ming hurriedly felt ashamed.
A few lazy guys who had been eyeing Chun Ni'er just now, after seeing Zhou Ming, carefully identified her, and suddenly ran away.
Because one of them had come out to watch the excitement on the night the disappearance case was solved. He knew Zhou Ming and knew that if Zhou Ming didn't run quickly, his head would be in danger if Zhou Ming got angry.
