"Who are you?" At the foot of the stone steps outside the He family's house, the leader of the group asked with bright eyes, his right hand on his waist and his left hand on the handle of the knife. This person asked when he saw the unfamiliar face of He Nan.
You won’t know if you don’t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it. There were more people outside than He Nan had expected, and they all looked like hooligans. They had sticks, nails, rakes and other weapons in their hands, and they all held torches in the other hand, reflecting the bright sky.
He Nan folded his arms in his sleeves, his face was calm, but his tone was overwhelming: "You haven't answered my question yet."
"Haha..." The man laughed dryly, looked at Wei Kui and Yan Chunlai next to He Nan carefully, and then responded: "I am the policeman Hong Jiao from Xuanyang County... …Someone reported that the owner of this house had committed a lawsuit, and the county magistrate sent me to arrest him.”
"Oh?" He Nanke rolled his eyes when he heard that, "Who reported it to the official? When did he report it to the official? What happened? What is the evidence?" He Nanke became excited when he mentioned the lawsuit. His professional project was dismissed in a few words.
"Little brother... This is our yamen's matter. There is no need to report it to you, right? You'd better mind your own business." Hong Jiao's face suddenly darkened and he said in a bad tone.
"Haha..." He Nan snorted, and his face turned cold: "Firstly, you are not wearing official uniform, secondly, you are not under arrest, and thirdly, you have so many thugs with you. Who knows whether you are a real catcher or a fake catcher? You're talking nonsense, you said you committed a crime when you committed it? Is the Yamen run by your family?"
He Nan's rapid-fire rhetorical questions made the atmosphere extremely depressing. Every word he asked was like a sharp arrow piercing Hong Jiao's heart - he was indeed an agent of the Xuanyang County Yamen. But he really couldn't produce any evidence to prove it.
When arresting criminals, the Shengguo police officers needed the local government to write down an approval document approving the arrest. It's just that this process is sometimes too cumbersome, so officials across the country tacitly skip this step, which is an unspoken rule.
However, this rule is clearly recorded in the "National Law", and it is quite difficult to deal with it if it is really used as an excuse, especially when the wrong person is arrested in an unjust, false, and wrong case, and the arresting officer is very quick to do so. There is a possibility of being beaten down.
How many of the tens of millions of people in the prosperous country have read the national laws? How many masters can there be? Not to mention ordinary people, even police officers like Hong Jiao had not even glanced at him, so at this time, he was choked by the expert He Nan. What's more, Ya was not sent here by the county magistrate at all, but someone else.
"What a sharp-tongued boy..." Hong Jiao couldn't get the upper hand with his words, and his momentum could not be weakened anymore - he knew that the longer the stalemate with the boy in front of him lasted, the more detrimental it would be to his own morale.
There were two choices before him: one was to let his subordinates delay the intrusion of these people, and the other was to retreat for the time being and think about it in the long term.
There are more than forty people against three, how can there be any reason to be afraid?
Hong Jiao waved his hand, and these local ruffians swarmed forward. The men he brought today are all well-known idle gangsters in the county. Usually the gangsters bring some money to the government, so Hong Jiao just covers these people and turns a blind eye to what they do. Close one eye and let them roam the countryside bullying men and women. Occasionally, when I encounter something that is inconvenient for the government to come forward to solve, or that requires manpower, I will call them to stand up.
It's just that he couldn't figure out why that stout man was more excited than his men, the scoundrels who loved to fight cheaply.
In the next moment, Wei Kui gave Hong Jiao an answer.
Wei Kui carried the thick door bolt and rushed forward, knocking several rogues to the ground with just one sweep.
What a big man, fighting from left to right, but no one can be his opponent. These rogues are all bullies who bully good and fear evil. Where have you seen such a battle? When he met a fierce man who was countless times more ruthless than himself, he immediately softened. No one dared to approach after being defeated by Wei.
"What a fierce warrior..." Hong Jiao couldn't help but sucked in a breath of cold air, but he could only think about these words in his heart, saying them to destroy his family's prestige.
"Don't worry about him, rush into the yard and capture the leader of their family!" Hong Jiao is not stupid either. He and Wei Kui and other tough men like Wei Kui are just wasting their time in front of the door to increase casualties. Bullying the few with more and catching the target is the only way. Right path.
"Who dares to stop the government from doing its work? Anyone who disobeys or shows no respect will be killed immediately!" He even moved out of the government office to endorse himself.
I just didn't expect that Wei Gui was blocking the door like a door god. He was really the one who guarded the gate, and no one could open it.
Hong Jiao was also very impatient. He was about to draw a knife to boost his morale, but when he touched his waist, he found it was empty.
In the next moment, he was lifted into the air by Yan Chunlai and landed directly on the stone steps of the He family mansion. His neck was held by the opponent with his own saber.
"Whoever takes one more step forward, I will chop your head off!" Yan Chunlai naturally cannot kill people on the street. These words are undoubtedly meant to scare these rogues, but the effect is very significant - these people rely on Hong Jiao and the other policemen were careful. If the other party was really ruthless and chopped off Hong Jiao, people like themselves would be involved. Even if they were tied together, they would not be able to withstand the life of this official.
"If you don't want to die, get out..." He Nan took a step forward and said to everyone: "Don't even think about tipping off the news. If someone comes to harass you again tonight, then I will really chop off your heads." When the time comes, you can fight for his life together; if you just stay calm, I will let him go."
Upon hearing He Nan's words, many rogues showed hesitation on their faces. If he really left, would Hong Jiao remember this incident later? If they don't leave, will these desperadoes - yes, they are just a group of gangsters in the county town, but they know that these three people in front of them really dare to kill people - will they do it together?
He Nan understood what these gangsters were thinking at a glance, and winked at Yan Chunlai, who knocked Hong Jiao on the back of his neck and knocked him out.
"You are afraid that he will come to settle accounts with you later. Now that he can't see it, you can just leave." He Nan smiled softly. He saw many people's faces showing an expression of relief after constipation was relieved.
These gangsters retreated in twos and threes with a suspicious attitude. After finding that no one was chasing them, they ran away like crazy. Some people left directly, while others did not listen to He Nan's advice and ran straight to the county government office. .
"Ananda..." He Nan stopped in front of the door and looked for a while, then turned and entered the courtyard. Unexpectedly, Yu Ruyi helped her aunt out. Her aunt's eyebrows were full of worry: "What's going on?"
He Nan quickly waved his hand behind him, signaling Yan Chunlai not to expose the official: "It's okay, drive them all away. Auntie, let me help you go back to your room to rest."
He Ni didn't notice anything unusual and thought it was just a quarrel as usual. Her face was full of apologies: "Ananda, today was supposed to be a happy day for our family reunion, but it was ruined by these people. Already..."
He Nan held her aunt's shoulders and said comfortingly: "It doesn't matter, it will all pass."
"All these bullshit things - I will solve them one by one." He Nanxin said, his free hand clenched tightly, and veins popped out on his arm.
While He Nan was sending several elders and juniors back to their rooms to rest, Wei Kui grabbed Hong Jiao's hair, lifted his head, and followed He Nan's instructions to drag Hong Jiao to the courtyard while avoiding everyone's sight. 's warehouse.
He Nan's move was also because he didn't want his family to see his inhumane and cruel methods. After all, they were ordinary people who lived and worked in peace and contentment. Unnecessary exposure to these dark corners would not do them any good and would only add to their worries.
The "dirty work" in Shanhe Mansion has always been led by He Nan. It was because Li Zhanchun fell in love with He Nan's unusual ruthlessness and unconstrained creativity that he handed over all these tasks to him. Go and do it.
Of course, He Nan has different interrogation strategies and attitudes towards different prisoners, and does not just rely on "execution" to win. In fact, He Nan was very shameless in surrendering to torture. For him, torture was just a means rather than an end, and not every prisoner on trial was suitable for this method.
For example, when dealing with those people who live alone, we must use reason and gain; when dealing with ordinary people, we must use their fear to intimidate; when dealing with corrupt officials, we must punish them severely and not give them any time to breathe. .
In this way, the method of interrogation and the art of controlling people have a lot in common, and the most important core point is-how to break through the opponent's defense.
No matter how high a person's martial arts skills are, there will always be a "cover door" on his body, and the so-called cover door is an insurmountable weakness and a fatal handle. As long as the shield door is broken, no matter whether it is indestructible or heaven and man are one, the outcome will be a dead end.
Be gentle when dealing with hard-core people, be gentle when dealing with cowards and weaklings, promise money to those who love money, lure them with beauties to those who are in love with sex, promise them to commit crimes and meritorious deeds to those who are greedy for life, and constantly put pressure on them if they are afraid of death... Congratulations Nan is not a person who likes to abuse torture, but every time he uses punishment is so appropriate.
People are like this, and so are all things. There is no so-called "flawless" thing in this world, and if it is not perfect, it will have flaws - He Nan's keen insight, which is born with hard training, is to defeat others. The magic weapon that "shrouds the door" in the heart.
He Nan walked into the warehouse, lit two candles and stood on the ground, then blocked the door with his backhand. The warehouse suddenly became dark, leaving only two clusters of flames flickering quietly.
"Okay... let's talk now." He Nanji slapped Hong Jiao awake after he fainted, and stared at him with both eyes. "What on earth are you here for."
Hong Jiao licked his lips, took a deep breath and said: "I am a detective and I know the interrogation process very well, but now I am the one on trial... To be honest, I am doing what I am doing today. This is not the first time, but this is not my original intention. I am also entrusted by others to do things with money."
"If you can offer me the same price, I will tell you everything." Hong Jiao is a very slippery person. This is almost a common characteristic of county-level officials, or most bureaucrats and most people. . Their meager salary is obviously not enough to match their expenses, so "grey income" is their main source of income. Of course, there are many people who hold huge amounts of wealth but are still greedy and plucking their feathers.
Although this official may not necessarily have much wisdom, he has developed some cleverness in dealing with people over the years in the Vanity Fair - he knows that acting stoically in the face of this situation will not do him any good, but instead reveals Negotiations are best served by an attitude that is tentatively skeptical but also sincere. In fact, he was not prepared to tell the truth at all. He had even made up the lie he was going to say in his mind for a while, and how to pretend to be true, but in fact, false and couldn't be more false, cautious and sincere. appearance.
"Hmph..." He Nan's face flickered under the candlelight, but it was obviously not a good expression: "Did you know? You are not the first person to bargain with me, and some of them even I was offered a position as a sixth-grade official in the dynasty and several thousand taels of silver..."
Although He Nan's words cannot be believed true or false, when he was serving in Shanhe Mansion, a bureaucrat with some power and wealth did offer him such a condition, asking him to perjury on his behalf - now that guy should He has been sent to southern Xinjiang to grow tea.
"What I mean is that you have no right to argue with me. If you tell the truth, then at least you can save your life, and maybe your hat. But if you are not honest, after a while you will rather go Die." Contrary to Hong Jiao, He Nan was really sincere, at least the people present could not see a single flaw in his face.
Seeing the hesitation on Hong Jiao's face, He Nan struck while the iron was hot: "Actually, I can guess what kind of person instigated you to do such a thing. But you have to think about it carefully - if you really If you get out of my place intact, will the people above you trust you again? Can you really get your share?"
Hong Jiao glanced at He Nan with a complicated expression: "You continue."
Seeing Hong Jiao's performance, He Nan was sure that his strategy to attack people's hearts had achieved initial results, so he said in one breath: "If my guess is correct... you should have been ordered by someone with a higher official position than you, and He did this for a relative or friend who wanted to occupy the Zhang family's medicinal material industry. This group of uneducated and aggressive gangsters have become chess pieces in your hands. Officials, businessmen, The three gangsters are colluding with each other, and their friends are colluding..."
"Is that right?" Under the candlelight, He Nan's expression was extremely strange.
What's even more strange is Hong Jiao's expression. He was shocked beyond measure, but on the surface he still had to look disapproving, but the inseparable answers hit his chest like a heavy hammer, making him almost unable to hold back. The fear in his heart revealed such a twisted and weird expression.
"You...you..." Hong Jiao breathed heavily. He really didn't know how the other party made such a judgment - this should have been a secret.
"Do you want to ask me why I know so much?" He Nan grinned, "I know much more than you think."
Just when He Nan was sending her aunt back to her room, He Ni was still forced to admit it by her nephew - she was a woman and had no power. She really couldn't think of any other solution, so she could only give up hope. He placed his trust in his nephew, who was talented and had seen a lot of the world.
According to her, about two months ago, a businessman named Song Wuyan came to visit and wanted to purchase the Zhang family's property. The capital of Zhang Xueshi's establishment in Xuanyang County and his becoming a wealthy businessman here was the medical clinic and the matching pharmaceutical industry. There was no reason to be reasonable with others, so he flatly refused. Zhang Xuesh originally thought that after he refused, the other party would not be able to talk about it with a shameful face, so he did not remember it. However, soon one of his pharmacies was disrupted by someone - first they threw dog blood, feces and other things, and later Then they blocked the door with sand and stones, and finally it turned into a group of scoundrels who came to the door to make trouble. They insisted on saying that their medicine had killed people. During the dispute between the two parties, Zhang Xuesh had his head broken - what this group of people did Everything is to force him to be unable to do business and transfer it at a low price.
Zhang Xueshi owned a medical center and three pharmacies. More than a month later, they were seized and taken away by others, leaving only the medical center and the smallest pharmacy struggling to survive. You can imagine with your armpits that Song Wuyan was behind this, and he actually demolished and rebuilt two pharmacies without three hundred taels of silver. A few days ago, he came to the door again and said hypocritically: "Anyway, your remaining two businesses can't continue to operate. Why don't you resell them to me? You can also exchange some money and change your profession to continue living."
He said so, but the price he offered was outrageously low, and he said it in a flattering way: "Who in the county doesn't know that your stall was smashed? I'm already very considerate of it for the small amount of money I paid. You guys!"
All the aunt knew was that this businessman was secretly manipulating all this, and the rest was no longer clear, but He Nan knew that one businessman alone could not create such a big disturbance. After all, judging from Zhang Xuesh's status, he is not someone to be bullied. So there is only one truth - behind this businessman, there must be someone with a strong foundation in Xuanyang County who is in control, and he has a huge influence. The possibility is that he is a bureaucrat.
"Just say what you say, but if there's anything that doesn't match what I know..." He Nan lit the tobacco by candlelight, as if he didn't take Hong Jiao seriously.
He only said the first half of the sentence, but he felt that Hong Jiao could understand the meaning of the second half.
At this moment, Wei Kui seemed to be in tune with He Nan. He stretched out his hand and gently pushed out Hong Jiao's hands that were tied behind his back - this force would not break his wrists, but it was enough to make him feel the great feeling. of pain.
Big beads of sweat dripped down Hong Jiao's temples and fell onto the ground, leaving two mud stains. Hong Jiao finally couldn't stand it anymore. Although he had reservations, he still told him a lot of unknown information.
It turns out that the businessman Song Wuyan was the one who arrested Di Shiyuan in Xuanyang County. When Di Shiyuan was working as a small catcher under He Lei, he had a problem with He Lei, and they even got into trouble in the end. When He Lei was dismissed by the new county magistrate, Di Shiyuan was not implicated because of his low status. Furthermore, because of his old feud with He Lei, the new county magistrate identified him as a candidate to win over, so he was promoted to the position of head catcher. .
Although Di Shiyuan was very proud of being a head catcher back then, He Lei, who had a problem with him, plummeted and became a farmer. However, He Lei's reputation is much higher than that of the current head catcher. In addition, the relationship between the He family and the The Zhang family's in-law relationship still made him hate it with itch, but he just had no reason to do so.
Until his son Song Wuyan returned home from doing business, the two hit it off - Song Wuyan could take advantage of Di Shiyuan's official power to expand his business, and Di Shiyuan could not only teach He Lei a lesson but also benefit from it. Taking a piece of the pie can be described as a strategy that kills three birds with one stone.
This Hong Jiao was a police officer who was promoted from the government office by Di Shiyuan. He always obeyed Di Shiyuan's instructions and even accepted Song Wuyan's benefits, so he led the gang of scoundrels he gathered to harass Zhang Xueshi's business. However, he did not often appear in this matter. He always acted as an official and pretended to "hit fifty boards each", but in fact he protected the actions of these gangsters. Today, it was because of Di and Song. When he was about to close the net, he came to the door in person and made up the cliché "taking medicine to kill people", but he happened to catch up with He Nan returning home.
Hong Jiao did reveal Song Wuyan's name. After all, this was something everyone knew. He originally wanted to take over the title of "collusion between government and businessmen". As soon as he said, "It was Song Wuyan and I who colluded," He Nan took out a long and thin wooden stick and stuck it between his fingers. .
"You're not worthy yet." He Nan only replied to the other party with these four words. It wasn't until Hong Jiao said Di Shiyuan's name like pouring beans from his bamboo tube that the wooden stick was withdrawn from his fingers.
However, Hong Jiao himself was not very clear about the specific relationship between Di Shiyuan and Song Wuyan and how they would divide the spoils, so he only said what Bao Zhun'er said, "It seems that Di Captou and Song Wuyan have known each other before."
Although He Nan did not reveal the whole story, the known information was enough for him to put together the whole story. He finally asked Hong Jiao this question: " Did the magistrate of Xuanyang County know about this?"
Hearing this, Hong Jiao immediately shook his head like a rattle: "I don't know clearly, and I don't dare to talk nonsense." Unknowingly, Hong Jiao's courage had been drained away, and he couldn't even address himself. Lowered, he now realized He Nan's ruthlessness.
"Hmm..." He Nan's thoughts boiled. It is said that his uncle is also a famous person in Xuanyang County. It is impossible for the county magistrate to know nothing about such a big thing. He just doesn't know that Di Shiyuan was his idea. , the county magistrate turned a blind eye to this and only focused on profiting from it, or did he have the instructions of the county magistrate behind him?
