When Huang Donglai and Lei Buji came to the county government office, Sun Yixie had already finished interrogating Sun Ling.
Under Brother Sun's "up and down" questioning and intermittent punches and kicks, Sun Ling finally couldn't bear the humiliation and took action.
He had no choice but to trick him. After all, Sun Yixie knew that he was a fake from the beginning. With such a trump card in hand, even the most brilliant liar would have to be found out. Not to mention an ordinary ruffian like Sun Ling.
Like "How much does a carp cost" and "How much does a pound of potatoes cost" (In our universe, potatoes were only introduced to the Central Plains from the coastal areas at the end of the Ming Dynasty. The setting of Da Zhao lasted longer than the Ming Dynasty. , so it has become popular at this time)", "How many temples are there in Hangzhou", "How big is the West Lake", "How many courtyards does Sun Mansion have" and so on.
How could Sun Ling, a native of Ruyang County, answer such questions?
Furthermore... Sun Ling, who considers himself a martial arts practitioner, was beaten, bluffed, and even used sleeping skills by Sun Yixie, the "county prince" during this interrogation. You are Let him continue to pretend, but he can't pretend anymore.
So Sun Ling admitted that he was not Sun Yixie, but was just using his name to deceive.
But...he still had a chance and wanted to expose the matter of stealing the money tonight. After all, the money was not stolen from the master's house by him, but in an "accident" In addition, he also talked about the matter of swindling and cheating. Not only did he avoid the important and neglect the easy, he did not fully explain it, he also put all the main responsibility on Huang Jun's head, as if he was at most an accomplice or even coerced. The same.
How else can we say that these gangsters are not worthy of sympathy? Such people will not shed tears until they see the coffin; in that country, criminal investigation methods were still very backward, and it was difficult to collect physical evidence, or even witness. In an era where evidence collection takes a lot of time and labor costs, if you solve the case according to the ideas of modern criminal investigation and trial, and then give him a "civilized law enforcement", many cases will not be able to advance at all.
There may be some of the ordinary people who are more honest and responsible. When they get to the court, they will be told everything by the master, but those ruffians and unscrupulous people are shameless and do what they can. , at this time... "Execution" is the most effective and reasonable method of disposal.
Of course, what kind of person, what kind of situation, and what kind of punishment should be imposed all require the experience of the person who decides the case.
If you meet a good official, you are lucky, but if you meet a weak official who will torture everyone indiscriminately, then all kinds of torture and unjust, false and wrongful convictions will come.
Sun Yixie is obviously not a good official, and he is not an official at all, but since he knows what Sun Ling is about, it doesn't matter... just do it.
For the real "execution", he does not need to be involved, the government officials on both sides will do it.
In fact, there is no need to hit the gangsters with a plank, just a stick is enough. Even if there are really heroes, few of them can withstand them.
Sure enough, as soon as he used the stick, Sun Ling immediately became honest; he not only explained what happened tonight, but also how he and Huang Jun robbed Zhu Chao and how they deceived Liu Zhuang The villagers, and a whole host of other sneaky things were accounted for.
However, the master beside him didn’t remember a single word of the crimes he mentioned...
From the beginning of Sun Yixie’s trial to now, the master just pretended to be on paper. It was just a matter of recording a confession, because he knew that the person in front of him did not need to be put into the case at all, so there was no need to write a confession for him to sign.
This is indeed the case. When Sun Ling's body and mind were tortured to the point of collapse, Sun Yixie felt that it was almost done, so he got up and went to the next door without saying a word.
After a while, Mei Chiyang walked out of the room next door.
As soon as he arrived, the masters and government servants in the back hall quietly withdrew.
Before Sun Ling could figure out who this person was and what he wanted to do, Mei Chiyang had already walked over, picked him up, and smiled at him: "Boy, my voice , do you still recognize it?"
Sun Ling certainly had some memory of the voice he heard under the bed not long ago, but he couldn't think of this "Mei" who stole the master's money. Why does "ye" appear here.
"Huh...you still don't understand?" Mei Chiyang smiled and said, "Well, if you think about it slowly, you will eventually understand."
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After a while, it was still the back hall.
At this time, Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai and the county magistrate were the only three people left here, and the rest of the people had gone out.
This county official’s surname is Zhang. I can’t remember his name. It’s no offense.
"Young Master Sun, Young Master Huang, did you handle this matter tonight...did you consider it comprehensive?" When the matter is over, Mr. Zhang will have to say a few words to take credit.
Actually, he didn't do much. The people under him were cooperating with the work. He just watched a show.
"Mr. Zhang understands justice and is considerate in his work. Huang admires him." Of course, it doesn't cost anything to praise this guy. Huang Donglai doesn't care about saying this.
"More than that?" Sun Yixie also followed this idea and further boasted, "I see that the city of Zhoukou is in good order, stable and prosperous. It is obviously that Mr. Zhang has managed it well. It can be seen that our Mr. Zhang is He's a man of great ability!"
"Hey~ Hey, how can Zhang be so virtuous? You two deserve it," Mr. Zhang said in a humble tone, but his face was already smiling. "The two young heroes are also young heroes. At such a young age, they can be appreciated by Master Yun and Master Shui. Zhang can't compare to you."
What is mutual flattery in business? This is the standard template. The two parties don’t need to be very familiar with each other. Just pick something nice to say. As for the truth or falsehood, it doesn’t matter. We are not colleagues anyway, so it’s okay if we say something wrong.
After Mr. Zhang said this, the three of them looked at each other and laughed. The atmosphere seemed very happy.
"Uh..."But after a few seconds, Mr. Zhang still spoke in a slightly lower tone and continued, "But... Zhang still needs to remind you two of something."
What Mr. Zhang wanted to remind them was, of course, The incident of "letting outsiders pretend to be imperial officials to interrogate prisoners" just now cannot be publicized everywhere.
"Hey, Mr. Zhang, don't worry." Sun Yixie knew what he was going to say and responded directly, "We will never tell anyone what happened tonight. As for the leader of Mei Dazhai, he is also a member of Green Forest Road. A well-known man with a surname, he will tell you the truth... Even if you force him to hold a knife to the secret, he will not let it out, so don't worry."
What he said is right. Just a little too full, but not important.
It's hard to say whether Mei Chiyang is that reliable, but one thing is certain, Mei Chiyang is at least more reliable than the Master Zhang in front of them - that's enough.
If Mei Chiyang and Mr. Zhang were arrested at the same time today, and they were forced to confess their affairs with a knife held to their necks, it would be 100% that Mr. Zhang would take the first step.
As the saying goes, if there are many people who slaughter dogs for justice, there are more people who are unfaithful and scholars. In most cases, it is fair to say who has the soft bones.
"Oh~ Mr. Zhang is relieved with these words from Sun Shaoxia." Mr. Zhang nodded, "Uh...and, Huang Shaoxia, what do you think I should do with Huang Jun's body?" "
At this time, Huang Donglai had already told Sun Yixie, Mr. Zhang and Mei Chiyang about Huang Jun's death.
After hearing this, Mei Chiyang was stunned for a long time. On the surface, he didn’t have much reaction. He said in his heart: "I originally thought that Sun Yixie was ruthless enough, but I didn’t expect that the young master of the Huang Clan was so cruel. He's so crazy... He can't kill people with a nod of his head, and he can't be too extreme in doing things... I'd better stay away from this kind of person."
Since Huang Jun is dead, there is no need for Mei Chiyang to be here. After staying too long, he immediately resigned from these people, took Sun Ling with him, and went to join his subordinates. As for how he left Zhoukou early the next morning, and how he took Sun Ling back to Yingcheng to give birth to a child. We won’t go into details about Zhu Chao, the sworn brother who “brought out” his energy. As long as you know that Sun Ling did not escape death in the end.
Now, being asked this question by the county magistrate, Huang Donglai thought for a while and replied: "In my opinion, just think that he lost his footing and drowned. Anyway, according to what Sun Ling said, he and Huang Jun had already tricked his whole family to death, and his relatives all regarded them as savage beasts and had cut off all contact with them. No one would come to investigate."
"Well..." Mr. Zhang. He said, "Indeed, early tomorrow morning, I will send a few people to wait near the east garden. As soon as the body is discovered, it will be disposed of quickly to avoid causing any commotion."
"Zhang Your Excellency is indeed thorough and meticulous in handling matters, and is very capable." Sun Yixie added a compliment at the right moment.
"Haha..." Mr. Zhang waved his hand, and then said, "Zhang is just doing his job. Of course...if the two young heroes can be beautiful for me on the Jin Yiwei side, A few words..."
TheseMost of the people who serve as officials in Dashu want to have a good relationship with Jin Yiwei. The "good words" like Master Zhang said are not asking Jin Yiwei to help them get promoted and make a fortune. They just ask these spies not to come. Just do it yourself.
"I understand! I understand." Huang Donglai agreed without thinking.
In fact, how could he speak kindly to others? They and Jin Yiwei were just using each other, but this relationship looked like a conspiracy to outsiders.
But after Mr. Zhang received this perfunctory reply, he smiled happily and took it seriously: "Okay! Okay! Mr. Zhang will keep Huang Shaoxia's kindness in mind, and if there is an opportunity in the future, he will definitely repay it! "
It is a coincidence that just half a month after this incident, Mr. Zhang received a transfer order and was promoted.
This matter has nothing to do with Sun and Huang... But this adult feels that it does, and it is directly related, because the time and things seem to match up.
This is good. He is grateful to Shuangxi...especially to Huang Donglai who made a promise to him...but he really can't find any opportunity to "repay" those two people. What to do? Say a few nice words to others and publicize their deeds.
But the matter of interrogating Sun Ling at night was not in accordance with the king's law, so he couldn't say it, so he focused on another matter...
Just like that, less than half a year later, The story of Huang Donglai's "manhole murder" became a household name.
Later on, as he traveled more and more through evil, some people even thought that Huang Donglai had a self-created unique martial arts, which could use his internal power to control feces to attack others. This made people in the world panic, but that was another story...
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After dealing with the "fake double harmony" issue, Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai and Lei Buji will return to their original schedule.
They came out of Luoyang this time and their destination was Wuchang.
According to the original plan, they planned to go to Xuzhou first, and then go all the way through Luohe, Zhumadian, Xinyang... and so on, going straight south to Wuchang.
But because of Sun Ling and Huang Jun's appearance, they took a slight detour to Zhoukou, disrupting their original route, so now they have to go southwest from Zhoukou to Runan.
They still drove a carriage or took the official road. This time they went smoothly. They didn't encounter anyone who blocked the road and made trouble. Two days later, they entered Runan City.
This time we entered the city, it was lively again - in Runan City, there were people playing.
The showdown here is completely different from the "arena duel" in which Zheng Mukai Geshi was mentioned in the previous article; that one was, to put it bluntly, a fight between two people, while this one... was similar to an "open challenge" Game".
There are many ways to display the ring. There are those who use martial arts to make friends, some who gather for gambling, some who compete with each other to attract relatives, and some who set up silver to win rewards. Of course, there is also one who uses the reward as bait. , intending to rely on this pretense to establish authority.
Today’s arena belongs to this last category.
That pendulumThe person who challenged him was a tyrant in Runan City, named Song Xiang.
This man is seven feet tall, with broad shoulders and a round waist, a pair of inverted eyebrows, slanting into the sky, a pair of tiger eyes, clear white; a broad nose, a big mouth, a fat head, and big ears. This appearance, The whole thing gives people the feeling that the facial features are very large and protruding.
As the saying goes, love comes from the heart. Song Xiang's character is indeed consistent with his face. It can be said to be domineering and aggressive.
If you mention Song Xiang’s name in Runan City, anyone can tell you a few bad things he did, but the people are helpless...
There is no doubt that this guy has a backer.
What is the backer? eunuch.
Please note that it is not a eunuch, but a eunuch, that is, a more powerful eunuch.
And this Song Xiang’s ancestor came from a scholarly family, and was descended from eunuchs...
You want to ask why eunuchs have descendants? It's very simple. You can adopt him or adopt him as your biological father. Isn't Cao Cao's father the adopted son of the eunuch Cao Teng?
This Song Xiang's great-grandfather was the adopted son of a certain great eunuch in the court. After several generations, although the old eunuch died, the relationship between the Song family and the court continued. The eunuch forces have always maintained a very close relationship.
Of course, if you want to say that the person who is really powerful and powerful, it must be Song Xiang's father, who is the head of the Song family.
This Song Xiang... is a typical second-generation ancestor. He is not good at reading, but his martial arts is passable. Although his martial arts skills cannot defeat the masters, he can bully and bully the common people. The general crop handle style is enough.
Based on this ability, Song Xiang bullied men and women all day long in the land of Runan, preying on the common people. Today he beats the boy from the boss's family, and robs the girl from the west's family tomorrow... Some people Those who were seriously injured and disabled by him, or even died later, or the girls of some families who were raped by him and hanged themselves, all ended up doing it with a little money.
Even though Song Xiang has caused many deaths, the local officials can only make peace with him because they dare not take care of it and have no way to take care of it. If you, the county official, dare to take Song Xiang's life today, If you shut it down or even hit it, Song Xiang's father might be able to make you lose your hat tomorrow.
He is such a bastard. Recently, I don’t know if he has been overpowered or something. He actually wants to imitate that Sui and Tang Dynasty Shi Danai and have a "hundred-day challenge" in Runan City to show off. His own martial arts skills are superb.
And he was even more arrogant than that Shi Danai. He dared to set up two big flags and hung a couplet on the side of the ring - punching the colorful tiger in Nanshan and kicking the dragon in Beihai.