Demon detective

Chapter 36
After noon, Yanping County Government, Neitang.

The atmosphere was extremely solemn.

The county magistrate Song Zhili and the county magistrate Chen Houlu stood with their hands down in the hall. They looked extremely respectful, but they couldn't hide their nervousness. Chen Houlu even started to tremble.

Looking at the first seat, there is an official in his fifties with a round belly sitting on the side seat. It is Cai Jin, the governor of Daguan County.

The land of the Daxuan Dynasty was vast, and the administrative regions were divided into states, counties, and counties, which was equivalent to today's provinces, cities, and counties. The so-called county guards were equivalent to mayors.

At this moment, Cai Jin, the county guard, was holding Qiu Batian's indictment in both hands, carefully reading it, but the more he looked down, the tighter his frown became.

And on the front seat in the middle, sat a burly, middle-aged man with a stern face. This person was Sima Xin, who joined the army in Songzhou!
The post of joining the army of the Daxuan Dynasty is in charge of the prison of Yizhou, which is equivalent to the head of the provincial public security department. He is the third in command of the entire Songzhou, and he can be said to have a prominent official position.

Sima Xin had already learned about the incident, and now he had a livid expression on his face, obviously dissatisfied with Song Zhili's actions.

"So..." At this time, Cai Jin, the county guard, read the indictment and asked Song Zhili and the two, "The evidence is solid, the criminal confessed, and the case has been concluded?"

"Yes," Song Zhili cupped his hands and said, "Qiu Batian has committed many crimes and cruel methods, and he must be severely punished so that the grievances of the common people can be quelled!"

"But... this..." Cai Jin looked at Song Zhili, then at Sima Xin, and said politely, "Is there any objection here?"

Obviously, Cai Jin knew that Qiu Batian's backer was the high-ranking servant of the Ministry of Officials. If the case was pronounced like this, it would be difficult to explain.

It seems...

Song Zhili thought to himself, the two adults did not know that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials had been suspended for investigation.

However, with such gossip, Song Zhili naturally couldn't say it clearly. He could only shake his head and express that there was no objection to this case.

"Oh," Cai Jin glanced at Sima Xin again, and said cautiously, "This matter, this Qiu Zhennong has indeed gone too far. A small punishment should be given, right?"

what?
Song Zhili was taken aback, and said in his heart, this is a serious crime of beheading, how can he be punished a little?
"Okay." At this moment, Sima Xin couldn't bear his temper any longer, and immediately waved his hand and said, "I'm a rough man, so I won't mess around with you literati! Magistrate Song, this matter... you can handle it It's really bad!"

This……

Although Song Zhili had roots in his heart, he was a little flustered when he was criticized by his boss as soon as he came up.

Looking at Chen Houlu next to him, his face was already pale with fright, shaking like chaff.

"Why didn't you stop those who complained? Now that even Lord Inspector knows about it, how can we deal with it?" Sima Xin complained.

"Tsk tsk...that's right," Cai Jin, the county guard, complained, "You are too inexperienced, it's a big deal, you can close the door and solve it internally!"

"My lord," Song Zhili hurriedly explained, "I really wanted to solve it internally at the beginning, but Qiu Batian is arrogant, despises the government, and refuses to cooperate. We can't stop it at all!"

"Yes, yes," Chen Houlu quickly echoed, "If it weren't for the fact that Qiu Batian murdered and silenced the public, and made them mistakenly believe that our government is protecting them, those people would not turn to the county government and the state government to file a complaint, my lord. Mingcha!"

The two explained in this way that they obviously wanted to put all the responsibility on Qiu Batian.

boom!
Unexpectedly, that Sima Xin was so hot-tempered that he slapped the table and snorted coldly: "Huh! It's just arrogance! Let me ask you, even if you didn't stop the unruly people who complained, then there is no need to do it so badly, right?
"It's fine to arrest people, why do you have to post notices and parade them in the streets!?"

This……

Chen Houlu felt dizzy, and even knelt down.

However, Song Zhili blushed, obviously dissatisfied.

"I see, you guys are clearly asking for trouble! Now it's over," Sima Xin scolded angrily, "You still have to ask Mr. Inspector to wipe your ass. Tell me, what are you doing?"

"Master Sima," upon hearing this, Song Zhili turned up stubbornly and said without cowardice, "In Song's opinion, Qiu Batian despised the king's law and killed his life. If he can be excused because of his background , that’s really hard to complain about, and it’s also against my great black iron law!”

"You!? You, you, you..." Sima Xin stood up abruptly, and cursed, "What an idiot! I think you, the county magistrate, have reached the end of your term, and you are really looking for your own death. You don't know what to do, hmph..."

After speaking, Sima Xin walked away in a huff...

"Eh? Master Sima..." Cai Jin hurriedly chased him out, and after realizing that Sima Xin had gone far, he asked Song Zhili angrily, "Are you out of your mind? Even a military lord dares to contradict you." You have been a county magistrate for so many years for nothing, you really think of yourself as the master of Qingtian, huh?
"You..." He pointed at Song Zhili's nose and reprimanded, "Listen to me, this Qiu Zhennong can't move, wait until the word comes from above, and then make a decision, understand?"

"But..." Song Zhili pointed outside, "Those people who complained..."

"Fix the troubles you caused yourself," Cai Jin said angrily, "I don't care, if you can't get it right, I'll remove you first, hmph..."

After speaking, he also walked away.

This……

Seeing the direction in which the two officials left, Song Zhili's eyes were gloomy, he gritted his teeth secretly, and said in his heart: "Hmph, don't look at you two showing off your power now, when you turn around, you will have to rush to thank me!"

Song Zhili's heart was like a mirror, he knew that Sima Xin came this time not to handle the case, but to mediate.

On the other hand, the Governor of Songzhou must be actively contacting the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and everything can only be dealt with after asking the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

However, how did they know that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has become a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is difficult to protect himself!

At that time, they will know how prescient this officer is!

……

At midnight, in a room deep in the yamen, Cai Jin, the county guard, was reporting the situation to Sima Jianjun.

"Don't worry, I've already warned him," Cai Jin said, "Let them suspend the trial for the time being, and wait until we ask the Minister of the Ministry of Officials what he thinks."

"Hmph, what an elm head," Sima Xin said angrily, still in a fit of anger, "The servant of the official department dares to offend me, I really don't want to live!"

"Yes yes yes..." Cai Jin hastily echoed, "I never thought there would be such a stubborn county magistrate, don't be as knowledgeable as him, the top priority, let's suppress this matter before we talk about it! Now the most important thing The important thing is how to stabilize those troublemakers who have filed complaints so that they will stop making trouble."

"Oh," Sima Xin sighed, "It's okay for these troublemakers to complain. What I'm worried about is that they have already paraded in the streets. This is not easy to deal with!"

"That's right," Cai Jin said, rubbing his hands, "I'm afraid it will take some thinking for such a serious crime!"

"It's better...to find a reason to delay it," Sima Xin pondered and said, "Let's just say that we are still under investigation, and we can't be promoted to the court. Once we are promoted, there is no room for change."

"Understood, I understand," Cai Jin nodded, "Don't worry, I'll leave this matter to the humble official! It's getting late, Mr. Sima, let's go to bed earlier!"

After speaking, Cai Jin bid farewell and left.

However, as soon as Cai Jingang left, one of Sima Xin's men knocked on the door and entered.

"Lord Sima," the person held a letter in his hands and reported to Sima Xinhui, "I was just patrolling outside and accidentally found a letter, which said that Lord Sima should personally sign it!"

"Oh?"

Sima Xin was greatly surprised, and hurriedly took the letter and opened it.

As a result, he just glanced at the content of the letter, his eyes suddenly widened, and his mood became extremely excited...

……

(End of this chapter)