Yang Zhao's heart moved, "What do you mean, Sir, Ji Kui is very likely to destroy evidence on the grain merchant line?"
"Of course, in order to prevent the matter from being exposed, he will take risks." Liu Changqing said.
"I will send people to protect him secretly now and try to catch him." Yang Zhao said directly.
"There's no rush." Liu Changqing raised his hand to stop him, "We will interrogate Xingyang County Magistrate first, and you can make arrangements right away."
"Yes." Yang Zhao took the order and left.
It didn't take long for Xingyang County Magistrate to be invited over. On the way to the hall, he happened to encounter a grain merchant being restrained by officers and soldiers and passed by him.
Seeing him, the grain merchant instinctively shouted for help: "Master Fang..."
"Let's go!" As soon as he started to speak, the officers and soldiers gave him a hard push and took him away.
Looking at the grain merchant's back, Xingyang County Magistrate's face changed, and he stood still, his thoughts changing.
"Master Fang." Yang Zhao reminded from the side.
"Ah?" The latter came back to his senses, his face already a little ugly.
Yang Zhao observed the words and expressions, stretched out his hand again and said: "Master Fang, please, the inspector is waiting."
"Okay, okay." Jun Cheng forced a smile.
Obviously, this was done deliberately by Liu Changqing, just to let the county magistrate see the grain merchant being arrested and to make him panic.
After a while, enter the hall.
There is no doubt that Xingyang County Magistrate's mentality has changed from the moment he saw the grain merchant. He is not as calm as Ji Kui. After giving the gift, he was obviously a little nervous, and he couldn't help but secretly glance at Liu Changqing's face. .
The latter showed an attitude of not being angry and asserting himself, and without any nonsense with him, he directly picked up the sack and said in an unhurried manner: "This is the official grain bag of Xingyang. It belongs to a Tsing Yi guard named Tong Fa." I collected it from the grain dealer and this is the physical evidence."
"Following this clue, we quickly took control of Tong Fa. After questioning, Tong Fa honestly confessed that all the official rations were transferred by the county government and asked him to sell them to the hardest-hit areas. And this mastermind was... You are the noble one!"
What! ? After hearing this, the Jun Cheng's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a trembling voice: "I am wronged by this official..."
"Shut up!" Liu Changqing interrupted directly: "Now that there are all the witnesses and physical evidence, you still dare to quibble! Fang Xiangui! You are a greedy corrupt official! You fooled your superiors, secretly colluded with profiteers, and made a lot of money from the national crisis. You really deserve to die." !”
"Tell me! How did you complete these deeds secretly without telling Mr. Ji!"
Hiding it from Ji Kui? Is this setting him up as the sole mastermind? Fang Xiangui panicked, "Sir, how could the magistrate of Xiaguan District accomplish these things without telling Shangguan? It's really unjust!"
"Bold! You are about to die, but you still want to frame Master Ji!?" Liu Changqing pretended to be furious, "Here comes someone! Behead this corrupt official immediately and show it to the public!"
When dealing with Jun Cheng, Liu Changqing was obviously different from Ji Kui. Liu Changqing divided them and then used bluffs and threats to make him lose his position.
Following his order, the guards on the left and right responded and were about to step forward and drag Fang Xiangui away.
The latter reacted and immediately started shouting: "Master Liu! Even if you are an inspector, I am a dignified official of the court, and you can't just kill me!"
As he spoke, he raised his arms and pushed the guards away.
"Fang Xiangui, the evidence is conclusive now. Do you think that I can't kill a mere county magistrate of yours?" Liu Changqing stood up after snapping the case. He didn't seem to be showing off, but shouted loudly: "Yang Zhao!"
"The humble duty is here." The latter immediately came out.
"Please Wang Jian!"
"promise!"
The King of Qin's Sword was held up respectfully with both hands. Liu Changqing took it and shouted in a deep voice: "Seeing the King's Sword is like seeing a king, you are a noble person, why don't you kneel down!"
ah! ? The latter was so shocked that he didn't dare to hesitate at all. He quickly knelt down on the ground, and the cold sweat on his forehead flowed out unknowingly.
"Now, can I kill you?"
"This, this, Mr. Liu is so proud..." Fang Xiangui's voice had changed.
"Don't worry. After you are put to death, I will report the facts of the case to your Majesty truthfully. For your crime, it will be light to kill everyone in your family!" As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Changqing also handed over the Qin King's Sword, "Yang Zhao, hold on The king will use his sword to behead this dog official!"
"No!" The latter cooperated with the acting, took it immediately, grasped the hilt of the sword, and drew it out directly.
The clear and melodious sound of unsheathing sounded, and Fang Xiangui screamed in fright, and his soul flew away.
The official position of the county magistrate is not small, and it is not that easy to behead him. There are many procedures to go through, but in front of Qin Wangjian, it is different!
Looking at the sharp King Qin sword, Fang Xiangui seemed to see Xiao Yuan, who was wearing royal robes, a royal crown on his head, and nine strings of jade beads on his forehead, staring at him coldly.
His head was about to fall off, and he wanted to kill everyone in his family. He inexplicably became the only mastermind. Fang Xiangui couldn't bear it any longer and began to scream in a trembling voice: "These are not the actions of the lower official. Although the lower official was confused for a moment, but A crime that does not lead to death, Lord Liu knows clearly in front of Wang Jian..."
"The grain merchant has made it clear that it was you who ordered you to die! You still dare to quibble!" Liu Changqing shouted loudly, but he became nervous in his heart because he knew that the county magistrate was about to relent.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Fang Xiangui immediately said: "The mastermind is definitely not Xianguan. That Tong Fa is Ji Kui's person. Naturally, he obeyed Ji Kui's orders and insisted that he wanted Xianguan to be the scapegoat!"
The differentiation had an effect. Liu Changqing continued: "You keep saying that you are not the mastermind. What evidence is there?"
"Yes, yes." Fang Xiangui just wanted to survive now and kept saying: "These things were all planned by Ji Kui. He lied about the disaster and wanted to make a lot of money. In order to drag me into the trap, he even divided me. Five hundred thousand taels of silver. Now, the silver is in the cellar of the lower official's house. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to check."
"How can a county magistrate in Xiaguan District have so much money? These are all Ji Kui's corruption gains and are used to keep his mouth shut. Therefore, although Xiaguan is guilty, he will not be punished until death..."
"There is also Xingyang who is responsible for relieving the victims. He is greedy even more..."
For Fang Xiangui's crime, he only received 500,000 taels of silver from Ji Kui. It was indeed not to the point of killing everyone, so how could he possibly bear the crime of being the mastermind?
Under the king's sword and the grain merchant was arrested, these confessions are normal.
Dealing with him was much easier than dealing with Ji Kui.
Liu Changqing couldn't help but look at Yang Zhao and asked again: "What you said is the truth."
"Everything is true. How dare you talk nonsense in front of Wang Jian." Fang Xiangui's mentality had already collapsed. When he spoke, he couldn't help but raise his sleeves and wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Very good." Liu Changqing nodded, looked at Yang Zhao and said, "Go to Fang Xiangui's mansion immediately to find out where the stolen money is. At the same time, ask someone to control Ji Kui and Xing Yang."
"clear!"
