When they heard that the other party said they were going to search them, everyone who was already full of resentment immediately exploded. Others' things were robbed, but instead of catching the thieves, you showed off your power to them.
"Search me? Why do you search me? My uncle is the boss of Zhangji Trading Company!" A man living in the Tianzihao room suddenly said dissatisfied. He came to Lingshan County to do business this time, but now the business has not been completed, but instead It was extremely unlucky that something like this had happened.
"Yes, why should I search you? If you had this time, you would have caught the person already!"
Everyone said something to each other, making the catcher's face look as angry as a pig's liver, which alternately turned black and red under the light of the torch.
If it was just an ordinary robbery, they would naturally go to arrest the thief. However, the identity of the person who was robbed today is a bit special. He is a figure from the state capital. The county magistrate attaches great importance to it. The thief has been arrested, but in order to do a good job , Fulai Inn can’t relax either.
Although he also knew that the possibility of there being an accomplice of the thief in the inn was very small, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and come here in order to avoid being blamed.
"Hmph! Don't tell me that your uncle is the boss of Zhangji Trading Company. Even if your uncle comes today, he still has to search!"
"What are you still doing?"
"Search for me!"
The police officer snorted coldly, and several government officials around him rushed out immediately, pushed the young man to the ground, and regardless of the other person's howling and cursing, they searched him forcefully, and finally found twenty taels of silver and some more from the young man's body. Bits and pieces.
No evidence was found that the other party was related to the thief. The police officer looked at the middle-aged man in Chinese clothes in the corner. When he saw that there was no movement from the other party, he immediately waved his hand and began to search the next person.
Although there were a lot of people in the yard, most of them were weak people. They were forced by a group of police officers with knives and could only be searched obediently.
There were a lot of silver, copper coins, snacks, medicinal materials, bottles and cans, and other miscellaneous things, but nothing related to the thief was found.
Soon, a group of detectives came to Xu Ying and others with fierce expressions. They might be a little more polite to the guests who lived in the Tianzihao room, but when Xu Ying faced Xu Ying and others, they were a little bit polite. No good temper at all.
Wearing linen clothes full of patches, he is very old and worn. At first glance, he looks like a man with muddy legs from the countryside.
"Unpack your baggage!" scolded a government official.
Although they were kicked out of the room, Xu Ying and others brought their baggage and salutes with them. In order to cause unnecessary trouble, their weapons were placed in the room.
Xu Maocheng's face darkened. On the battlefield, they were not afraid even if they faced the enemy. Today, they were scolded by a few brats. The anger in his heart was almost uncontrollable. At this moment, Xu Maozu stopped in front of him, for fear of Xu Maocheng. Do something impulsive.
"Master, we are here to buy things. We just came to the city today, and we don't know any thieves at all. By the way, I am an acquaintance with Chang Wei, the leader of the yamen, and I gave him a gift not long ago. He's a pheasant!" Xu Ying stepped forward and said with a smile on his face.
As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. He has already seen that the other party searching for thieves here is just for the middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes. As long as he cooperates with the other party, basically nothing will happen.
Hearing Chang Wei's name, the yamen servants' expressions changed slightly. They were both in the "fast class" yamen, so they naturally knew Chang Wei and he was their boss. Since Xu Ying and others knew Chang Wei, they had to give him some face, otherwise when the time comes Chang Wei gave them small shoes, which made them uncomfortable.
As the saying goes, the county magistrate is not as good as the current manager, and the immediate boss is the most difficult to deal with.
"Open the baggage!" The yamen officer looked a little better, but he still had to check Xu Ying and the others. After all, another squad leader was still watching at the scene.
Xu Ying frowned. If he could help it, he wouldn't want to open the baggage. After all, there were eighty taels of silver in his baggage!
He still understands the principle of keeping wealth private.
But the other party pressed too hard, and he had no choice. Xu Ying and others could only open the baggage. At first, the yamen servant was a little careless, but when they saw the white money in Xu Ying's baggage, their expressions suddenly changed.
"Take it!"
With a loud shout, several government officials immediately surrounded Xu Ying and the four of them. Not only Xu Ying was stunned, but the expressions of the people around him changed drastically.
Is there really an accomplice of the thief?
When the policeman watching from the side saw this movement, he immediately drew out the scimitar from his waist and rushed straight towards Xu Ying and the others.
"We didn't break the law, why are we being arrested?" Xu Ying looked extremely ugly and pulled out a hatchet from his waist.
Although this is a county town, and going against the government is probably a dead end, he can't just surrender.
"What's going on?" The policeman walked over quickly and said with murderous intent on his face.
"Team leader Li, he has a lot of silver in his baggage, estimated to be eighty taels of silver." The officer who just searched for Xu Ying said excitedly.
"oh?"
"It's really you?" The agent's face was full of excitement. His name was Li Quan, and like Chang Wei, he was an agent of the yamen and the squad leader!
He was a little excited at this moment. He was just showing off, but he didn't expect to really catch the thief.
This is a great achievement, maybe he can get another promotion!
"What are we?"
"This money is all our own!" Xu Maocheng couldn't bear it any longer, and he opened Xu Maozu's hands and said with a gloomy face.
"Hahaha, your own, you are so poor, I will give you shit if you can get eighty taels of silver!" The government officer who just searched him had completely forgotten what Xu Ying said just now. He only thinks about his great achievements now. pieces.
"Wait a minute, sir, this money really belongs to me. I came to the county this time to buy a batch of crude iron. The eighty taels of silver were all prepared by me. The token for the iron and stone management rights is here. If you If you still don't believe it, you can ask the boss of Jinshiyuan, I even ordered goods from him during the day!" Xu Ying walked forward quickly, although he really wanted to have a slap in the face and make the guy eat shit.
However, in order to reduce some trouble, he still revealed all his plans to come to the county.
Seeing the Black Iron Order, Li Quan frowned, and he recognized that the token in Xu Ying's hand was genuine with just a glance.
If the other party really came to the county to buy crude iron and had eighty taels of silver on him... it seemed to make sense. After all, iron was not a cheap thing.
The most important thing is that if the other party can get the management rights of Tieshi, there must be something behind it.
trouble! ! !
"Sir, I remembered that when they came to stay in the hotel during the day, they came with the three thieves!" At this moment, the waiter from the inn suddenly squeezed in, pointed at Xu Ying and the three of them and said flatteringly.
He didn't hear what Xu Ying said. He only heard that Xu Ying had eighty taels of silver on him. Others didn't know, but he knew that the distinguished guest had lost eighty taels of silver. Thinking about it during the day, wasn't that right? An accomplice?
