Hearing this, Zhou Hu burst into tears, crying while shouting, "Brother, I'm sorry for you."
Zhou Long, on the other hand, glared at Nie Chen angrily and said,
"You are responsible for all this, and you still have the nerve to blame us? Aren't you going to kill our heads?"
"Asshole! Shut up!"
Zhou Ping walked over angrily and slapped Zhou Long on the face.
"Hey, Mr. Zhou, calm down."
Nie Chen sat on the chair again and said to Zhou Long,
"Okay, since you said that all of this was caused by me, how about we discuss it?
First of all, the cause of the matter is that you beat up the waiter. As a county guard, I saw you committing murder on the street, shouldn't I arrest you?
If I don't arrest you, then others will commit murder on the street and beat anyone at will. Should I arrest you or not? "
"I...should catch him."
"Okay, then I'll arrest you, your brother will give me money, and I won't accept bribes, right or wrong?"
"You did the right thing."
"You hurt people in the street. I forgive you for the crime of attacking me. According to the law your brother said, I chose the lightest punishment for you. The country cannot be established without it. As a county guard, I will punish the murderer who beats people. , right or wrong?”
"You... did the right thing."
"Okay, then after I punished you, I didn't embarrass you again, and I didn't charge you a penny, but you came to assassinate me in the middle of the night and assassinate a good official who enforces the law impartially and does not take corruption or bribery. Are you doing the right thing?"
"……wrong."
"From beginning to end, did I do anything wrong in this matter?"
Zhou Long was left speechless.
Indeed, if you think about it carefully, Nie Chen seems to have been enforcing the law impartially. They were used to being arrogant and domineering, so they were a little uncomfortable meeting a good official all of a sudden.
"Well, Mr. Zhou, now I understand why there are so many corrupt officials in the world. It is easy to be a corrupt official, but it is difficult to be an upright official.
Just like what happened today, if I took your money and let them go, they wouldn't hold a grudge against me, and they wouldn't come to assassinate me.
When a corrupt official takes bribes, he can make a fortune; when an upright official enforces the law impartially, he is in danger of losing his head. No wonder the world is so chaotic. "
Zhou Ping listened to Nie Chen's words and clutched his robe tightly with his hands, struggling constantly in his heart.
He hoped that Nie Chen could let his brother go this time, but in this case, Nie Chen would not be a good official who enforced the law impartially.
But if Nie Chen was selfless, he and his brother would both die.
After thinking about it, Zhou Ping knelt on the ground and said,
"Master Nie, I am their elder brother. I did not teach them well. They did stupid things. It is all my fault. I am willing to dedicate all my family wealth to pay for their sins, and I am willing to sacrifice my head to pay for their sins." To die for them, you may imprison them two, or exile them to the army, I just ask you to spare their lives."
"Brother! Don't do this. If you die, we will die. We did it."
"Brother! Get up quickly."
Nie Chen did not help Zhou Ping up this time, but said leisurely,
"Mr. Zhou, if money can atone for sin, then can all the rich people in the world know the law and break the law and become lawless? This is the source of the world's troubles."
"grown ups……"
Zhou Ping burst into tears.
"Mr. Zhou, you should know what I want. This time, you don't ask me. I am begging you once. Please, for Weihu County, for Dafeng, and for the people of the world."
Zhou Ping raised his head and looked at Nie Chen with tearful eyes, then lowered his head and said,
"Zhou Ping... meet my lord!"
Hearing this, Nie Chen smiled, quickly helped Zhou Ping up, and said,
"Mr. Zhou, please wake up quickly."
Zhou Ping stood up and said,
"Thank you, Lord, for not killing me. These two foolish brothers of mine..."
Nie Chen suddenly slapped his forehead and said,
"Oh, I suddenly remembered that the appointment from the imperial court has not been issued yet. Now, I am just an acting county guard, not a real county guard. Therefore, the crime of assassinating a third-grade official is Forget it."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ping immediately clasped his hands in thanks, and then said to Zhou Long and Zhou Hu,
"You two bastards, Mr. Nie has forgiven you and spared the lives of our whole family. Why don't you thank me quickly?"
"Thank you, Master Nie."
Zhou Long and Zhou Hu were sincerely convinced this time.
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"Mr. Zhou, you should also know the character of your two brothers. I have forgiven them this time, but what about next time? What if they go to beat people in the street again and cause trouble?
By then, you will also be an official of the county governor's office. Is it possible that I will still favor the two of them and bend the law for personal gain? "
"Please don't worry, my lord. After I return, I will whip them myself and confine them to their homes. They will never be allowed to go out again."
"Forget it, if you can control them, they won't fight all day long and come to assassinate me in the middle of the night.
If you ask me, I'd better take them with me and watch them personally.
I don't have a bodyguard around me yet. Although they are impulsive, they are also brave. They are the most suitable to be my bodyguard captains.
The two of them have always stayed with me, not only to protect me, but also to keep an eye on them and prevent them from bullying others. In this way, Mr. Zhou doesn't have to worry. "
Hearing this, Zhou Ping was startled and subconsciously looked at Zhou Long and Zhou Hu.
Zhou Long was surprised and said,
"We both want to kill you, but you still dare to take both of us with you?"
"Isn't that all a misunderstanding? You two have also realized your mistakes. I believe you will change your ways. You can't. I didn't make any mistakes, so you two must chop off my head, right?"
Hearing this, Zhou Long and Zhou Hu were moved to tears. This feeling of trust was something they had never gotten from their eldest brother.
"Your Majesty, please accept Zhou Long (Zhou Hu)'s obeisance!"
"Please get up quickly."
Nie Chen felt happy and helped the two of them up.
"Okay, you go home and rest first. Come to the county governor's house to see me tomorrow morning. Mr. Zhou, you will be the county magistrate for the time being and be in charge of all government affairs in the county. Zhou Long and Zhou Hu, you two will start tomorrow. Be my guard and go home."
"Thank you, my lord!"
The three of them held their hands together and were about to walk out when Nie Chen suddenly shouted from behind,
"Don't forget to bring a new quilt back to me tomorrow. These two guys damaged my quilt and you have to compensate me."
Hearing this, the three brothers of the Zhou family burst into laughter.
"As commanded."
After the three Zhou brothers left, Nie Chen stood up, stretched and said,
"The whole night's work has not been in vain. You all should go and have some rest. There shouldn't be any danger tonight."
After speaking, Nie Chen also walked towards the bedroom where Weng Qiuchan slept. This was the place where Liu Hu used to live. Weng Qiuchan felt uncomfortable living here, so they didn't live here.
