A knife in love

Chapter 1209

When Qin Laowu said this, his voice trembled slightly.Li Qiufeng had experienced the strange experience of Jingxin Temple under Hutou Rock and the ancient battlefield of Changping, and he has long ignored these ghost stories.Xiao Dong works in the Firearms Bureau of the capital, although he is only a petty official, he has a very high status. When he goes out to do business, officials and wealthy businessmen from all over the country are extremely flattering to him, and they always sneer at these strange talks.Only Zhang Shi traveled far and wide to do business, and he always respected ghosts and gods.Therefore, after hearing the strange things Qin Laowu said, I felt somewhat convinced.

Qin Lao Wu continued: "If it's an ordinary case, the famous criminal master can handle it by himself. But if someone dies, the matter can't be hidden. The master and the arrester reported the matter to the county magistrate, who was shocked and turned pale. Immediately beat the drum, summoned the farmer's wife and her husband's family to the yamen, and interrogated them carefully, trying to find clues. But after two days of interrogation, nothing was found. The county magistrate had no choice, so he ordered the dispatch of arresters. Patrol on Motian Ridge every night.

"It's okay for the clerks in the yamen to scare the people quickly. I heard that the county magistrate wanted them to inspect Motianling, and everyone was so scared. But the county magistrate has already issued an order, and no one dared to disobey it. From that day on Every night, there are two policemen patrolling along the official road from Motianling to Dongliao County. It's just that these policemen are afraid of death, and most of them walk in a panic after dark, and then return to the county to drink Gambling went.

"However, just over a month ago, another merchant selling medicinal materials disappeared in Motianling. Later, his headless body was also found in the valley. It is said that the body was tied to rattan, and the shape was extremely terrifying. Motian Two people were killed in Liaoyang, and even Liaoyang Magistrate's Yamen heard about it, so they sent people to the county magistrate's Yamen in Dongliao County to ask what happened. The case was reported to Liaoyang prefect's yamen and Liaodong governor's yamen. The prefect's yamen and governor's yamen sent back official documents, ordering Dongliao County to arrest the murderer as soon as possible and close the case.

"After the county magistrate received the official document, he didn't dare to delay. He didn't care about his foot injury, so he called the master and the head catcher, and asked everyone to solve the case within a time limit, otherwise they would beat everyone. After the master and the head catcher returned, they arrested the official Gather together quickly, claiming to catch the murderer as soon as possible, otherwise everyone will die together. These police officers also know that if they don't solve the case as soon as possible, not only will their jobs be lost, but their buttocks will also be smashed to pieces. Liao County was disturbed.

"But in the midst of the turmoil, another major incident happened on Motian Ridge. One night, two policemen went to patrol the mountain. But before they reached the top of the mountain, a carriage suddenly came from the mountain. The two policemen At the beginning, they didn't pay much attention to it. They just thought it was strange that someone dared to walk on Motianling at night. When the two of them avoided it, they found that the person driving the car was the robber who was beheaded on the top of Motianling. Big Shocked, the two were about to draw their swords when they saw a flash of cold light, and the head of one policeman flew in the air. Seeing this, the other policeman fell to the ground in fright and fainted.

"When the arrester woke up, he saw darkness all around him, and there was no shadow of a carriage. The arrester didn't even care to check where his companions had gone, so he fled back to Dongliao County and went straight to the magistrate's office. But he panicked. When he beat the big drum in front of the yamen in a panic, he was exhausted and fell to the ground and passed out. The Tolerance, who was awakened by the sound of the drum, hurried out of the yamen to check and rescued him.

"After the arrester woke up, he told what had happened on Motianling. Everyone was stunned and stared at each other, not knowing what to do. Later, Mr. Xingming and Mr. He also rushed over. At first, they thought that A policeman spoke nonsense and beat him up. However, the policeman insisted that it was a ghost who killed the murderer. In desperation, everyone went to Motianling overnight to look for another policeman. They found it in a valley halfway up the mountain. After finding the headless corpse of the fast catcher, everyone knew that something was wrong, they fled back to Dongliao County in a hurry, and woke up the county magistrate from his sleep.

"The magistrate of the county knew that the arrester was killed quickly, and that the murderer was actually the murderer who was beheaded. He didn't believe it at first. But seeing his most trusted criminal master and He catcher nodded again and again, he couldn't believe it. This case is too serious. Strangely enough, he had no choice but to ask his master to write the official document and send it to the Yamen of the Liaoyang prefect and the governor of Liaodong early the next morning, and at the same time strictly ordered He Butou to lead the tolerance police to arrest criminals inside and outside Dongliao County. The arresters were so frightened that they refused to patrol Motianling again after being beaten to death. Chief He had no choice but to report to the magistrate. The clerk of the magistrate's office persuaded the magistrate not to force the police to be too hasty, otherwise These people piled up their picks, and things got out of hand.

"The magistrate of the county knows that the police officers are already scared. If I force them to patrol Motianling again, these people will definitely not do it. If these people are scared away and I am the only one left, this official will do it." He couldn't go down anymore. Therefore, he had to cancel the order to patrol Motianling at night, but asked the police to patrol carefully in the city to prevent traitors from making trouble.

"Later, it was said in the city that a Zhongkui Temple had to be built on the top of Motianling in order to suppress the evil spirits and restore the peace of Dongliao County. At first, it was just a street talk, and later this rumor spread into the yamen. At that time, the official document of the county magistrate had been delivered Liaoyang magistrate's yamen and Liaodong governor's yamen, but the official document was returned, and he was reprimanded by the magistrate and governor for being 'cowardly' and strictly ordered to solve the case within a time limit, otherwise he would be locked up and taken to Liaoyang mansion for questioning.

"The magistrate of the county was frightened when he received the reply. It was the time when there was great chaos. I heard that to suppress the evil spirits, a Zhongkui Temple must be built on the top of Motianling. The masters who came to the yamen discussed with the officials. These masters and officials knew that if the county magistrate fell, everyone would end badly, and they were all scratching their heads in anxiety. At this time, they heard that building a temple can suppress evil spirits, just like the county magistrate Thoughts, they cheered up. Several people thought to themselves, if the county magistrate presides over the construction of the temple, there will be lucrative water to be harvested. Why didn’t I come up with such a clever plan that kills two birds with one stone?”

When Qin Laowu said this, Zhang Shi, who was a little terrified, shook his head and said, "Old Qin, your words are a bit too mysterious. How can the private discussions of the county magistrates spread to the common people? Besides Some people want to enrich their own pockets by building temples, it’s just their own thoughts. It’s unbelievable that you can find out?”

Li Qiufeng and Xiao Dong both thought, Qin Lao Wu's words were clouded, and eight out of ten sentences were unreliable.You Zhang Yuanwai is also a man with seven orifices, and you actually believed Qin Laowu's nonsense, which is ridiculous, ridiculous.

I only heard Qin Lao Wu say: "I don't know anything outside the staff. Dongliao County is a big place, and the relatives and friends of those people in the yamen are in the city, so they went back and told the story, and spread it to the market, but they didn't know it." It’s not surprising. As for them wanting to make money by building temples, aren’t officials big and small all over the world thinking this way? Why is there such a thing?”

Zhang Shi thought about it, so he nodded helplessly.

Qin Laowu went on to say: "After the county magistrate and several masters, headhunters, and the book office made a big plan, they thought about how to build the temple. The county magistrate said to everyone that the yamen had no money in the first place, and even gave you money. The teacher's book office doesn't even pay enough salary. If you report the construction of the temple to the Liaoyang government and the Liaodong governor's office, you won't get the money or you will be reprimanded. So how to get the money to build the temple? Let everyone think of a way.

"As soon as everyone heard that they wanted to find a way to get money, they were all in high spirits. Someone proposed to set up a card to collect taxes, but someone objected immediately. Because although Dongliao County is a border town, Dongyi and Daming have never had any contact, let alone open it. In the mutual market, there are very few business travelers. Even if a checkpoint is set up, no money can be collected. Some people say that the autumn grain harvest will be harvested in a few months. You might as well sell the old grain in the granary and use the money earned from selling grain to repair Temple. The magistrate of the county was furious when he heard this, and cursed at the book office who came up with the idea. He said that if he tampered with food storage, if the court found out, it would be a capital offense."

When Qin Lao Wu said this, he paused for a while, and then whispered: "But I heard from the people that the grain stored in Dongliao County has long been sold by the county magistrate and the master. If the grain is to be sold for money, the county magistrate embezzles the grain This is the reason why he was furious and resolutely refused to sell grain."

(End of this chapter)