Zhu said he bowed politely, but his expression was half-smiling and said: "Zhu said, I have seen Jiang Captou."
Jiang Hongdao: "Zhu said? Never heard of it. This is the place where the government office is located. People waiting to leave quickly."
Zhu said he didn't pay attention to Jiang Hong's reminder and said, "What if I don't leave?"
Jiang Hong straightened his chest and stood in front of Zhu Shuo, saying, "Then I have to send you away."
Facing the imposing Jiang Hong, Zhu Shuo said, "Jiang Baotou is so magnanimous. But why didn't Jiang Baotou ask clearly if I was just waiting around?" Zhu said looking at Jiang Zhixian who was looking aside.
Jiang Zhixian said: "Yes, Ah Hong! When something happens, you have to ask clearly first. This is the master I recruited, Mr. Zhu said."
Jiang Hong murmured in a low voice: "What are you capable of? You still call me sir, thinking you are Zhuge Kongming."
Jiang Zhixian hurriedly said: "Master Zhu, what did you mean by what you just said?"
Zhu said: "If the predecessors don't leave, how will the descendants come?" Then he glanced at Jiang Hong.
When Jiang Hong heard this, he thought Zhu said this before talking about his uncle Jiang Zhixian, so he asked, "What do you mean by this?"
Zhu said: "Jiang Captou, why are you excited? I am talking about the new magistrate. If the original magistrate is not dead, why is the new magistrate here?"
County Magistrate Jiang said: "Master Zhu means that the death of the previous magistrate is related to the appointment as magistrate."
Zhu said: "I don't know if it's related at the moment, but I think everyone present knows what he did after he took office as the previous magistrate."
The government servants who were checking the household registration in the household registration room lowered their heads and remained silent, as if they had not heard anything. Zhu Shuo glanced around and saw Hua Feng staring at Zhang Xiaohai's message. Then he walked up to Hua Feng and said, "This gentleman seems to have discovered something."
Hua Feng nodded and said, "I seem to have some clues about this Zhang Xiaohai."
Hearing this, Jiang Hong pushed Zhu Shuo aside and said, "Oh? Vice-President Hua, please speak." Jiang Zhixian saw this and glared at Jiang Hong. But Zhu said he didn't seem to care.
Hua Feng said: "There is a Qingfeng Gang in Shaanxi. There is a man named Zhang Xiaohai in their gang, who seems to be from Xinyang. Later, something happened, and he left the Qingfeng Gang and has not been seen since. Speaking of which, , one of the purposes of my trip is to find this person."
Zhu Shuo asked, "Have you seen what he looks like?"
Hua Feng said: "I have never seen him, but as far as I know, his appearance is very consistent with the appearance in the household registration file. I wonder if they are the same person. Unfortunately, we We have too few clues now.”
Jiang Hong then remembered that he had surrendered a weapon a few days ago, and said: "Deputy Leader Hua, a few days ago, when we were arresting bandits, we surrendered a weapon. I wonder if you can take a look?"
"Weapon? Okay." Hua Feng said.
Jiang Hong said: "Then let's leave now."
Zhu said at this time: "Wait a minute."
Jiang Hong said angrily: "Where did you get so many things?"
Zhu Shuo asked the government official who was checking the household registration: "This is what happened to Zhang Xiaohai. There is also Li Chunlin, what happened to him? How come he disappeared in Xinyang County? Does anyone know where he went? Where?"
The yamen servant thought, after all, no one would remember what happened a year ago so vividly. "How about asking the senior government officials to see if they have any impressions." Zhu Shuo said to Magistrate Jiang.
Jiang Zhixian nodded and said: "That's fine. By the way, where is the young bandit? Have you found any information about him?" Jiang Zhixian asked the government official in front of him.
The yamen servant replied: "Back to your lord. We haven't finished sorting it out yet. As far as we can tell, there are about a hundred people who are not in our Xinyang County, but there is no information that matches that boy. Moreover, I I was there at the time, and from what I heard, the young man’s accent didn’t sound like our local accent in Xinyang.”
After hearing this, County Magistrate Jiang thought for a moment and said, "I know. I have worked hard on you these past few days."
The yamen servant said: "This is the kind of work we do, there's no such thing as hard work or not."
Jiang Zhixian and Zhu Shuo showed admiration to these government officials. Jiang Zhixian then said to everyone: "Ah Hong, take Deputy Leader Hua to take a look at the weapons you captured that time to see if there are any clues. Master Zhu and I will go and ask others to see if we can Asked about Li Chunlin."
Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Hong said, "Okay!" and left with Hua Feng and Yuanhao. After going out, Hua Feng said to Jiang Hong: "Jiang Captou, you seemed a little rude just now."
Jiang Hongdao: "I hate seeing this kind of people the most. They look kind on the surface, but they don't know how much they are hiding in their hearts. Isn't it just because I have read a few years of books that I pretend to be like someone who hasn't read them? I also know a lot of words. ! However, it is still practical to use fists." Jiang Hong clenched the fist in his hand.
Hua Feng said: "You can't say that. Martial arts can bring peace to the world, and literature can rule the world. Only by possessing both civil and military skills can great things be accomplished."
Although Jiang Hong didn't want to hear these truths, he still respected Hua Feng very much after all. He said, "Vice-leader Hua, I understand. Let's go see the weapons I captured."
After Jiang Hong and others left, Magistrate Jiang apologized to Zhu, "My nephew doesn't know how to get along with others. Please don't take offense, Master Zhu."
Zhu said: "Not knowing how to get along with others is a small thing, and being arrogant is a big deal. If he continues to be like this, he will definitely suffer in the future."
Jiang Zhixian said: "I will strictly discipline them when I go back. By the way, our county government has two senior foremans. Let's go ask them and see if they find anything." Zhu nodded and followed. Jiang Zhixian went to find Lao Zhang and Lao Chen together.
First, I found Old Chen. After asking about Li Chunlin, Old Chen shook his head and seemed to have no impression of the matter. Then County Magistrate Jiang found Lao Zhang and asked: "Old Zhang, do you know that there used to be a man named Li Chunlin in our county." As soon as Li Chunlin's name was mentioned, Lao Zhang immediately said: "I know. He is a good gambler. , for gambling, he owed Mr. Guo Er five hundred taels of silver. So Mr. Guo Er filed a lawsuit with the Yamen. This is a definite matter, what else can be investigated, just pay back the debt. Then Li Chunlin had no money to pay back, and finally , I had to sell my house and land to Mr. Guo Er."
After hearing this, Magistrate Jiang said, "That's it. Do you know where that other person went?"
Lao Zhang said: "I don't know about this."
After hearing this, Zhu asked, "Does Yamen Zhang still remember so clearly what happened a year ago?"
Lao Zhang looked at the young man who was speaking doubtfully and said, "Who are you?"
Jiang Zhixian said: "This is my new master."
Lao Zhang suddenly realized and said: "It turns out to be the master. I'm disrespectful. I didn't expect the magistrate to find such a young master."
Zhu said: "There is nothing to say about my age. It's just that why does Zhang Yamen remember so clearly what happened a year ago?"
Lao Zhang was stunned for a moment and explained: "Well, I was in charge of this matter at the time, so I remember it more clearly. Moreover, I often warn my grandchildren about this matter so that they don't get involved in gambling. Well, that's it. of."
Zhu said he was dubious about Lao Zhang's statement, and then said: "That's right. Thank you Zhang Yamen for telling me the inside story."
County Magistrate Jiang asked: "Old Zhang, we suspect that the bandit Jiang Hong captured a few days ago is this Li Chunlin. Do you have any impression of this person?"
Lao Zhang tweeted: "It's been more than a year, I don't remember exactly what he looks like."
Jiang Zhixian was a little discouraged and said: "Okay. You have nothing to do here, Lao Zhang, you go ahead." Lao Zhang resigned.
Zhu Shuo looked at Yamen Zhang who was leaving and said, "Sir, I think there is something wrong with this person?"
Magistrate Jiang asked in surprise: "What's the problem?"
Zhu Shuo frowned deeply and said: "I can't explain clearly, but I think this matter must not be that simple." After thinking for a moment, Zhu Shuo said to Jiang Zhixian: "Since the county government handled it at that time, there must be records, Jiang Zhixian Can you take me to check it out?"
Magistrate Jiang said: "Okay, let's check the records at that time."
Jiang Hong took Hua Feng to a utility room, found the knife Zhang Haiwei was using among some debris, and walked up to Hua Feng with the knife. Hua Feng looked at it and said to Yuanhao beside him: "Yuanhao, do you have any impression of this knife?"
Yuanhao looked at it carefully and said, "Isn't this the kind of knife Qingfeng used for them?"
Hua Feng smiled happily and said decisively: "It seems that the robber is Zhang Xiaohai."
Next to a mountain spring outside Xinyang City, two buckets filled with water were placed on the ground. Li Yu, who was next to the bucket, was resting on a stone next to the spring. Li Yu has not paused since morning. He used Qinggong to go back and forth between the mountain spring and the bamboo house as quickly as possible. He has been busy for almost two hours, but only six of the eighteen tanks of water have been filled. water. Li Yu complained: "This water tank is really loaded. One tank of water is almost eight buckets of water. Master, you have gone to work in the city. Let me come and fetch you water here! Hey! Yo." At first, Li Yu was quite motivated, thinking of getting some water and resting early, but as time passed, his body became more and more tired and his speed became slower and slower. After taking a short rest, Li Yu picked up the two buckets that had already been filled with water, and then cheered himself up, saying, "Isn't it just fetching water? You can still trouble me!" Then he used Qinggong, Run towards the direction of the bamboo house.
Back in the kitchen, when Li Yu was pouring water into the water tank, he suddenly heard chatting and footsteps. Li Yu stuck his head out and looked outside. I saw several government officials a few feet away from the bamboo house, searching in groups nearby. In this lonely mountain forest, a bamboo house was very conspicuous. It immediately attracted the attention of the government officials and they walked towards the bamboo house.
