Huang Pizi did not expect that Huang Shan would ask him about intercepting Liu Erya.
For a moment he hesitated and did not dare to answer.
After all, after he was attacked by Liu Ruyan again, he turned around and killed the big dog to vent his anger.
If he accidentally gets involved in killing the big dog, I'm afraid Huang Shan won't be severely punished.
He was going to find Big Dog first, and the Yellow Poison brothers would reunite again.
Seeing that Huang Pizi was hesitant and unable to answer, Huang Shan took the opportunity to speak again.
"Huang Pizi, what were you thinking about when you stabbed the big dog to death?"
"Is it the joy of revenge, or something else?"
When Ming Dechang heard this, he was about to give a slap in the face, but he heard his master cough lightly.
Immediately, Master Ming quickly invited Ming Dechang to the back hall of the county government office. Zhao Captou saw this and wanted to follow him to have a look, but was turned away by Master Ming.
Seeing that the county magistrate and his master temporarily went to the back hall to discuss, the officials in the main hall also signaled to each other with glances.
"Huang Yingxiong, what do you mean?"
"Then the villagers were not killed by bandits?"
Previously, Capt. Zhao only glanced at the big dog's body. Hearing that the village chief said it was killed by bandits, he didn't take a closer look.
Now that Huang Shan suddenly mentioned this matter, Capt. Zhao was immediately ready to step forward and take a closer look.
At this time, the county magistrate and the master happened to come out of the back hall again, and Capt. Zhao could only stand there and listen to the order.
"Huang Shan, I allow you to ask, but please don't ask for anything!"
"Now that the witnesses and physical evidence are there, it's a certainty that you privately held weapons."
"You can't change it even if you mess around."
After saying this, Ming Dechang waved his hand to the government officials to take Huang Pizi away.
Huang Pizi, who was originally frightened and uneasy, quickly kowtowed to Ming Dechang and called Ming Dechang the great master of Qingtian.
Ming Dechang's face was not at all happy when he heard this, but instead became more and more livid.
Huang Pizi, who came out of the county government office, breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and handed over his two good friends to the government office.
"Brothers, there's nothing to do. I won't stay with you any longer."
"I'll invite you two brothers to a brothel to have fun someday!"
The two government officials immediately became happy and happily sent Huang Pizi away.
Huang Shan, who was above the lobby, looked at Ming Dechang, who was ashen-faced, cupped his hands and chuckled.
"Master Qingtian, I don't know how to judge me?"
Ming Dechang heard the ridicule and dissatisfaction in Huang Shan's words, and then waved his hand.
"Captain Zhao, first take the prisoner Huang Shan into custody."
"After the county reports to the superior, a separate sentence will be announced!"
After saying this, Ming Dechang glared at his master angrily, then rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the back hall.
The master of the Ming family also looked aggrieved. He was obviously thinking about his master's family, but he made his master's family angry.
So he glared at Huang Shan fiercely again and followed Ming Dechang's steps towards the back hall, seemingly to apologize.
Capt. Zhao watched the two men leave, waving his hand to signal the constable and the government officials to withdraw.
He personally escorted Huang Shan to the prison.
"Huang Yingxiong, do you think Huang Pizi, who reported you, took advantage of the chaos and killed the villagers in the same village?"
Huang Shan shrugged and said helplessly: "So what can we do?"
"There are no witnesses or physical evidence, so my words look like random talk, right?"
Capt. Zhao also smiled helplessly, and then told the jailer guarding the prison to treat Huang Shan well.
The jailers were eager to try after hearing this.
"Brother, don't worry!"
"I'm going to burn the soldering iron right now!"
Zhao Captou punched the jailer on the shoulder.
"Who asked you to entertain me like that? Huh?"
"This is Huang Yingxiong who shot Chen Er, the mountain cleaver."
"I also have an old relationship with the county magistrate."
After learning about Huang Shan's origins, the jailer was immediately in awe and repeatedly expressed that he would take good care of Huang Shan.
Capt. Zhao nodded, then clasped his fists at Huang Shan and left.
Huang Shan glanced at the cell with only thatched floor and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
In my previous life, I was diligent and honest.
This is also our first time to sit down.
Huang Shan sat casually on the ground, unable to help but make plans for his future.
On the way here, I asked Capt. Zhao that in this situation, I might be assassinated and sent into the army.
If he had good connections, or if he was lucky and the emperor granted a general amnesty, he might be able to end his labor service in a year or two.
Thinking of this, Huang Shan couldn't help but think of Lin Jiaotou's Fengxue Mountain Temple.
Thinking that Coach Lin was short of breath, Huang Shan sighed repeatedly.
At this moment, Huang Shan heard the cell door being opened suddenly, waiting for him to look up.
He saw that Ming Dechang had changed into regular clothes and was standing in front of him with a food box.
"My dear nephew Zishan, why should you sigh?"
Hearing Ming Dechang address himself with a bit of intimacy.
Huang Shan also stood up and held his hands, then smiled bitterly.
Ming Dechang motioned to the jailer to move the chairs and placed a table of wine and food directly in the cell.
"Zishan, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that when you were in the lobby just now, it looked like you were climbing randomly."
"Some things just don't get done when the people don't let the officials do it."
"No one is calling for injustice for the villagers who were killed. The government will not take the initiative to investigate the matter."
Upon seeing this, Huang Shan planned to say a few more words about his speculation, but was stopped by Ming Dechang.
"Okay, let's not talk about business anymore."
"I came to you this time because I want to talk to you about my affairs with your Huang family."
Huang Shan glanced at Ming Dechang after hearing this. He didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Ming Dechang's gourd, but looking at the table of wine and food, Huang Shan ignored the etiquette and immediately started eating.
Ming Dechang looked at Huang Shan who was immersed in eating, showing a warm smile, and his thoughts suddenly returned to the past.
"Back then, I, Ming Dechang, was just a poor scholar, while your Huang family was a famous and wealthy family in the county."
"Your father and I met at a poetry gathering. At that time, he was uneducated and unskilled, but he insisted on being arty. After being ostracized by others, he came to talk to me."
"Over time, he and I became friends. When he learned that my family was poor, he often helped me."
"It's a pity that my talent, Ming Dechang, is limited. I studied hard for many years before becoming a candidate."
"During this period, your father sent me money and food under the guise of visiting me from time to time."
"After I was admitted to the Juren Examination, I unexpectedly got the opportunity to replace my official position, and that's when I started my official career."
"But your Huang family has been involved in a big storm!"
While Huang Shan was eating, he listened to Ming Dechang recalling the past. Hearing this, the speed of picking up vegetables with chopsticks in his hand suddenly slowed down.
"Master Ming, why did my Huang family go astray?"
Ming Dechang let out a long sigh, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
"Have you heard about the fire in the arsenal in the capital?"
"Uh uh..."
Seeing Huang Shan but not knowing it, Ming Dechang put down his glass and smiled bitterly.
"An accidental fire broke out in the arsenal in the capital, alarming the emperor, who sent people to investigate the fire thoroughly."
"Only found that the number of ordnance in the arsenal was wrong."
"So a corruption case was discovered. After investigation, it was found that there were serious problems with the crossbows, arrows, armor pieces and other ordnance that were handed over to the capital every year."
"Your family is a big blacksmith in Cao County. Your family is responsible for the arrows and armor pieces that the county submits to the court every year."
"But after the investigation was carried out, your family became one of the many scapegoats."
"After this case, I resigned from the official position, but was appointed by the imperial court as the parent official of my hometown."
"The imperial court rarely appointed local officials as parent officials."
Having said this, Ming Dechang stopped talking and turned to look at Huang Shan.
"Zishan, I will tell the superior about your righteous deeds of shooting the gangster Chen Er and protecting the people of the village."
"At that time, if you get mercy from Shangguan, you may be able to get a lighter sentence."
