Demon detective

Chapter 2 Digging a Pit
Half a month ago, the small policeman Xu Zhen offended this immediate boss.

At that time, Cheng Xiao, the head catcher, got the news that Jia Yi, a merchant in the cattle business in Yanping County, bought five cattle at one go this year, and planned to sell them out during the busy farming season to make a fortune.

From this, Cheng Xiao became malicious and let Xu Zhen sneak into the cowshed late at night with poison to poison one of the cattle!

As soon as the cattle die, Cheng Xiao can confiscate Jia Yi's remaining four cattle in the name of rinderpest, and then secretly resell them.

However, what he didn't expect was that Xu Zhen, who was kind by nature, couldn't bear to do it, and replaced the poison in advance, which caused a big oolong when Cheng Xiao led people to catch the cattle the next day, and the scene was very embarrassing.

It is conceivable, can Cheng Xiao not bear grudges against Xu Zhen?
For half a month, he arranged Xu Zhen everywhere, but Xu Zhen suffered a lot.

Even, Xu Zhen, who is now a time traveler, wonders whether his time travel is also because of this?
As the saying goes, you can't die and don't wear it. Did Cheng Butou kill the original Xu Zhen, which led to his time travel?

"Xu Zhen!" At this moment, Cheng Xiao's sullen order made Xu Zhen turn his thoughts back to reality, "You also know how important this case is. If Qiu Batian can't be summoned, the county magistrate will blame you. Don’t be an arrester!”

"Yes," an older policeman next to him said sarcastically, "Our Xu Kuaishou is an upright man, and he is the most suitable person to summon Qiu Batian!"

The catcher was Chen Tiefeng, an old fritter from the yamen arresting room, and also Cheng Xiao's best friend.

If Chen Tiefeng hadn't been on a business trip last time, he wouldn't have given Xu Zhen the job of poisoning the cattle.

Now, under the instigation of Cheng Xiao, not only Chen Tiefeng, but almost all the policemen began to squeeze Xu Zhen out, making Xu Zhen's situation difficult.

"I..." Xu Zhen asked, "I go alone?"

"Yes!" Cheng Xiao nodded.

"Isn't this against the rules?" Xu Zhen objected.

"Hmph," Cheng Xiao sneered, "here, I am the rule! Are you going or not?"

This……

Xu Zhen was furious secretly, but couldn't get angry.

Cheng Xiao made it clear that he was digging a hole for himself. With Qiu Batian's power, he would naturally not accept the county government's summons. Not only would he not be able to do this job, but he would also offend Qiu Batian.

Once he failed to summon Qiu Batian to the hall, then Cheng Xiao would have reason to file a complaint with the county magistrate and encourage the county magistrate to fire him.

that……

"How is it?" Cheng Xiao continued to beat, "If you dare not go, just say it, it's not ashamed! But the ugly words come first, and I want to tell the old man truthfully."

What Cheng Xiao meant was that if he disobeyed his orders, he would also file a complaint.

Depend on……

It was only then that Xu Zhen remembered that Song Zhili had glanced at himself when he gave Cheng Xiao a wink just now.

It seems that his situation is not only difficult, but even the county magistrate is not welcome, no wonder Cheng Xiao dares to arrange himself so blatantly.

Ugh!
Xu Zhen was able to become this little policeman thanks to his uncle who was the head of the county government prison.It was an errand that my uncle managed in many ways and worked so hard to get it. It was not easy.

Like other feudal societies, although catching fast is a cheap business, but relying on various extortion and extortion, the income is still quite considerable, which many people dream of.

It's not that Xu Zhen is so greedy for this career, but he has one breath, and he doesn't want to lose so uselessly.

"Okay!" So Xu Zhen gritted his teeth and agreed, "I'll go!"

"Oh?" Cheng Xiao was slightly surprised, and then laughed triumphantly, "Hahaha, okay, then I'll wait for your good news!"

"Little Xu," Chen Tiefeng said hypocritically, "If that Qiu Batian dares not accept the summons, you should just arrest him! Hahaha..."

After finishing speaking, the two of them laughed loudly, looking forward to how this little policeman Xu Zhen would make a fool of himself and be kicked out by them...

……

Qiu Batian runs an inn and restaurant, and Zuixianju, the largest restaurant in Yanping County, is one of his properties, and he also lives here on weekdays.

In the afternoon, Xu Zhen came to the gate of Zuixianju early, but did not go in. Instead, he sat down at the tea stand opposite and ordered a bowl of hot tea and a few snacks.

He was thinking hard, how to get Qiu Zhennong to accept the summons and go back to the Yamen with him?
Da da da……

At this time, a donkey cart pulling coal stopped in front of him.

The two coal drivers had just finished delivering the coal and were thirsty, so they stopped here to drink a bowl of hot tea.

Seeing that Xu Zhen was wearing a police uniform, the two suddenly showed a bit of fear in their eyes, and quickly chose the table farthest from Xu Zhen to sit down.

Xu Zhen took a sip of the hot tea, and scanned his eyes intentionally or unintentionally.

However, the two coachmen were covered in cinders, their faces were covered with stains, and their clothes were covered with large patches and small patches, which showed that their lives were difficult.

Look at the little donkey pulling coal again, drooping its head listlessly, as if it was about to be crushed by the overload of work.

However, donkey dung balls fell behind, making the air suddenly cloudy.

ho...

Xu Zhen looked at the plain and unpretentious ball of donkey dung, and let out a helpless wry smile.

What a real world, what a "hardcore" time travel...

Over the past few days, Xu Zhen tried his best to examine himself, but the result disappointed him completely.

There is no system, no library, no grandpa, no luck, not even a noble status.

No money, no power, no connections, no friends, no friends, no parents.

In this world, there are only three valuable things about myself:

One is the ancestral house left to him by his parents; the other is the child bride-in-law left to him by his parents;

Perhaps, my job as a police officer can also be counted as one, but now it seems that it is difficult to keep it?
Thinking of this, Xu Zhen's thoughts turned back to the case.

Being good at observing words and expressions, he recalled the expression of Song Zhili, the county magistrate, before he left the hall: the pupils were slightly tightened, the tip of the nose was raised, and the lips were tight. This is a typical expression of ulterior motives.

It seems... this County Magistrate Song is very shrewd!
The reason why he put the plaintiff in prison was obviously to control the situation within the county government. As long as the old man couldn't get out, it wouldn't cause an uproar in the outside world.

In this way, when Xu Zhen went to summon him, Qiu Batian knew that the old man was suing in the county government.

Of course Qiu Batian will not accept the summons, but will clear up the relationship, and finally find Song County Magistrate here.

At that time, if he sells favors to Qiu Batian again, not only the benefits will be indispensable, but also the responsibility can be pushed away.

What a wishful thinking...

No wonder, County Magistrate Song hinted that Cheng Xiao would send a small catcher like himself over quickly.He was just acting as a messenger, and if he couldn't be summoned, Magistrate Song could use himself as a scapegoat.

At that time, if Cheng Xiao and his gang make trouble again, I'm afraid it will be difficult to keep my job, right?

OK……

These old foxes...

Just as I thought of this, I saw the door of Zuixianju suddenly opened, and a group of people came out from inside.

A few burly servants were in the lead, followed by a bloated middle-aged man in a red robe.

This man was holding a grape in his mouth, and in such a cold weather, the front of his chest was actually open, exposing the wire-shaped protective heart hair.

Through the crowd and the arrogant and surly attitude of this person, Xu Zhen already judged that this person should be one of the four villains in Yanping County——Qiu Batian!

According to Xu Zhen's previous inquiries, Qiu Batian basically went out at You hour every day, and went to play in several nearby flower houses or Jiaofangsi.

At this moment, all the servants are surrounding Qiu Batian and looking around at the door, as if they are waiting for the carriage from the backyard to come.

it is good!
Xu Zhen took a deep breath and strode forward to meet him.

Before he got close, Xu Zhen shouted loudly:

"Boss Qiu, where are you going?"

Hearing someone calling, everyone hurriedly turned their heads to look at Xu Zhen. Although they saw that Xu Zhen was wearing a police uniform, the servants still guarded their master vigilantly.

"Oh?" Qiu Batian with a grape in his mouth pushed aside the servant and asked curiously, "Who are you?"

"Boss Qiu, don't you know me?" Xu Zhen hurriedly clasped his fists and introduced himself in a confident manner, "I'm Chen Tiefeng, the Yamen's catcher!"

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(End of this chapter)