Demon detective

Chapter 46
In the inner hall, the county magistrate Chen Houlu paced back and forth, still anxious and restless.

"Master Song..." He sat upright in the middle, closed his eyes and rested his mind, Song Zhili asked calmly, "So... Is it all right? That Sima joins the army, and our Lord Chancellor, don't you think so? Are you chasing us again?"

Song Zhili seemed to be thinking about his own affairs, he didn't pay attention to Chen Houlu's words, and didn't even open his eyes to look at him.

squeak...

At this time, Cheng Xiao closed the door and said to Chen Houlu: "Master Chen, we should have passed this level. Think about it, Lord Inspector is communicating with the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Once he finds that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has fallen, then There is no reason to cover up this Qiu Batian anymore.

"At that time, not only will they not pursue it, but they will think that we did the right thing and did a good job!"

"Hmm..." Chen Houlu was a little relieved, and echoed, "When the time comes, Lord Sima will also admire us, oh no, he will admire us, Lord Song. It's really... really great... Huhu..."

He couldn't hold on anymore, and sat down on the chair, panting.

"Master Song's attempt to win in danger is really wonderful," Cheng Xiao took the opportunity to flatter him, "I heard that those villagers who followed the complaint are now praising Master Song, saying that Master Song is the Qingtian who defies power and pleads for the people Where is the Grand Master!"

"Yes, yes, yes," Chen Houlu quickly echoed, "This can be said to be a blessing in disguise. Since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people win the world. Maybe Master Song's promotion is in sight!"

boom!
Unexpectedly, as soon as the words were finished, Song Zhili suddenly opened his eyes and slapped the table hard, startling the two of them.

"Where is Xu Zhen?" He asked Cheng Xiao, "Where is he now?"

"This..." Cheng Xiao recalled, shook his head and said, "I didn't pay attention? It seems... I saw him in the court just now, and his injury should have healed."

"Hmph, this self-righteous bastard," Song Zhili gritted his teeth and said, "I almost fell into this official's doom! I'm also delusional, how could I believe his nonsense in a daze?"

Oh……

Only then did Cheng Xiao and Chen Houlu realize that Song Zhili was angry with Xu Zhen. If they hadn't believed Xu Zhen's reasoning and thought it was a political struggle, they wouldn't have been in such a dangerous situation.

"This guy must be afraid that you will scold him, so he's hiding somewhere!" Cheng Xiao hurriedly said, "I'll catch him now and teach him a lesson!"

After saying that, Cheng Xiao turned around and wanted to leave.

"Slow down," however, Song Zhili stopped Cheng Xiao and said, "Forget it, leave him alone, this matter is also up to me, I shouldn't believe his nonsense so easily."

"My lord, this is impossible!" Cheng Xiao said hastily, "Xu Zhen is so arrogant and self-righteous that he almost killed us all. You can't let him go lightly!"

"Yes," Chen Houlu agreed with a serious face, "Even if he is not given some punishment, at least he should be expelled from the yamen. Although he is a little clever, but being too clever can be very harmful!"

"Okay," Song Zhili waved his hand and said, "We'll talk about Xu Zhen's matter later, it's useless to find him, anyway, he's no longer a member of our team."

Oh……

Only then did Cheng Xiao feel a little satisfied, Song Zhili obviously meant to expel Xu Zhen.

He had long regarded Xu Zhen as a thorn in his side, and now that he finally got his wish, he immediately felt much happier.

"By the way," Song Zhili thought of something, and asked Cheng Xiao, "What happened to Butler Qiu? Did he and Pan Wending discuss it in advance?"

"It's not like that," Cheng Xiao replied, "Looking at their reactions, it's not like they know each other."

"That's strange," Song Zhili said, "This trial is not a public trial, how did he get in?"

"Well..." Cheng Xiao guessed, "Maybe they got in with those who complained? There were so many people at that time, and they didn't check their identities carefully!"

"Tsk tsk..." Song Zhili frowned, "But that old man is disabled, so he should be more eye-catching, right?"

"Then...Okay," Cheng Xiao said quickly, "I'll check it out later."

"Well," Song Zhili stretched his brows and said back to the topic, "There is no turning back when we start the bow, since our momentum has been built and our positions are all clear, we must do this well.

"Chen Xiancheng," he said to Chen Houlu, "you write another notice to inform the people that anyone who sues Qiu Batian will be accepted by the Yamen."

"Yes!"

"Cheng Butou," he instructed Cheng Xiao again, "I will leave the interrogation to you. Every case must be thoroughly investigated and not neglected."

"Yes!"

"After we have cleared up all the cases, we only have to wait for two things," Song Zhili said proudly, "One is Qiu Batian's execution, and the removal will be quick.

"As for the other one, after Sima Xin and the others heard the news of the dismissal of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, heh heh, I see how they will face this official, heh!"

"Then..." At this time, Chen Houlu remembered something and hurriedly reminded, "Master Song, what are you going to do with that Pan Wending? That Ailian's body..."

What Chen Houlu meant was that only a few of them knew that Ailian's body was fake, and that Pan Wending replaced Ailian with a dug up corpse.

In other words, Pan Wending never killed anyone, and his charges were limited to framing Qiu Batian.

Although Old Man Li's death was caused by his instigation, but in the Daxuan Dynasty where the law is not sound, there is no such crime at all.

Now Qiu Batian is already a street mouse full of evil, so as long as a living Ailian appears, Pan Wending will be released without charge.

"Pan Wending said that," Chen Houlu reminded, "As long as he is alive, he will write a book and biography for you..."

In an ancient society with underdeveloped information, writing a book and setting up a biography is undoubtedly an excellent way to spread fame, which is of great benefit to Song Zhili's official career.

"Hmph," however, after thinking for a few seconds, Song Zhili snorted coldly and said, "Sitting in the prison, he can still write a book for me.

"This guy is also to blame, without him, we wouldn't have gotten into such a big trouble.

"I caught the murderer for their Pan's family, and I am worthy of him enough, let him stay in the prison first!"

When speaking, Song Zhili's eyes flickered with imperceptible sternness.

His thoughts are far-reaching, how can Chen Houlu and Cheng Xiao keep up.

In fact, Song Zhili had thought of this a long time ago. Once Pan Wending was acquitted, he would definitely take over Zuixianju.

But if he is a murderer, then Zuixianju will be confiscated.

If it is confiscated, it will obviously benefit me more...

bang bang bang...

Unexpectedly, at such a time, the door of the room was suddenly knocked heavily.

Among the county yamen, the one who dared to knock on the door so hard could only be the superior leader.

Cheng Xiao hurriedly ran over to open the door, and sure enough, he saw two officials standing outside the door, they were Sima Xin, who joined the army, and Cai Jin, the governor of the county.

The faces of the two officials were dark, obviously the visitors were not friendly.

Song Zhili hurriedly stood up with Chen Houlu to greet them, and bowed to salute.

"Go out first," Cai Jin waved Cheng Xiao, "close the door."

"Yes!"

Cheng Xiao didn't dare to say much, so he quickly exited and closed the door outside.

This……

Seeing such a scene, Song Zhili and Chen Houlu first looked at each other, and both of them realized that something was wrong at the same time.

At this time, Sima Xin didn't intend to sit down and talk. He went straight to Song Zhili and said, "Magistrate Song, you are so courageous that even I have to admire you!"

"This..." Song Zhili didn't know whether it was a compliment or a derogation, so he hesitated on the spot, not knowing how to respond.

"I'm too lazy to break up with you," Sima Xin said with a sigh, "The Minister of the Ministry of Officials sent word that he had severed his relationship with Qiu Zhennong a year ago, and there are family documents to prove it.

"So the case about Qiu Zhennong has nothing to do with him, you must handle it impartially, without favoritism, whether you are guilty or not, whether you kill or rave, it is all up to your county government to decide!
"How...do you understand?"

"Oh..." Song Zhili nodded habitually at first, and then he realized something, and suddenly he was struck by lightning, and asked in surprise, "Official... Is the servant of the official... all right?"

"Nonsense, what can he do?" Sima Xin said coldly, "After this Beijing inspection, he will enter the cabinet and be promoted to the third rank."

"Ah?" The two county magistrates staggered in shock, Song Zhili's voice trembled, "This...how is this possible?"

"What's impossible?" Sima Xin said, "My brother from the same family works in the Ministry of Officials. Qiu Shilang is familiar with personnel affairs and is well appreciated by Minister Qian. How can this be fake?"

"Ah?" The two county magistrates were startled again, Chen Houlu swayed and collapsed on the spot.

"Congratulations, Mr. Song has fulfilled his wish," Sima Xin said in front of Song Zhili, "Don't worry about Qiu Batian's backstage anymore, let's do it well! Both of us and Mr. Governor are 'proud' of you !"

He intentionally bit the word "proud" very hard.

what……

This time, Song Zhili couldn't hold on any longer, he felt dizzy, and followed Chen Houlu to collapse...

……

(End of this chapter)