Lord of the Desert

Chapter 54
The night of September [-] was not peaceful for many people in Jinhai City.

The yamen of the city guard's mansion, Hong's house, Jiaotong hall and other places were brightly lit, and discussions continued.

As for the Fang family who suddenly lost Shaodong, they were even more enraged, shrouded in suppressed anger.

Relying on the confessions of the two maids and the witnesses of some guards, in the eyes of these "victims", the context of the matter could not be more clear.

First, Hong Fan and Fang Zhiwu had a dispute because of the living Qi Dan, then they were alone in the private room, and finally it was the former's saber that penetrated the latter's heart.

The deceased was fatally shot, and the criminal was caught on the spot.

This night, many things happened.

The head of the Fang family personally led people to the city guard's mansion, inspected his son's body with red eyes, and went to the Jiaotong hall after weeping silently.

The layout of the private room is clear.

There is only one door, separated by a bead curtain.

As a meeting place, the windows facing the quiet back street are claustrophobic, so wall-like shrubs are planted outside.

The wooden wall was intact.

On this basis, if you want to go through the window quickly and communicate silently after killing someone, even the warriors in the Chaos Realm cannot do it.

Looking at Jinhai City, excluding the Hong family and government agencies, there are not even five fingers who can do this.

As for Hong Fan himself, it was another focus.

The Fang family, and even most of the people on the stage in the city confirmed his identity during the turmoil tonight.

This Hong family concubine is the new Xingjun.

Under the thick night, there were more joys and sorrows.

Only the Patriarch of the Fang family's anger remained blazing.

The sand world can certainly be designed by people.

But it may also be the reason for Hong Fan's unscrupulousness.

On the other hand, Tian Liu of the Chengshou Mansion lived up to Hong Fan's entrustment, and insisted on waiting at the gate of the small courtyard until Aunt Liu returned with an empty basket after selling the pods.

When most of the matter was explained, the latter dropped the basket by mistake and didn't have the heart to pick it up.

"Guan Ye Ming Jian, my young master will never kill anyone!"

She repeated these words back and forth in a trembling voice at first, and after a while she heard that her young master had been detained by the city guard, and finally recovered herself by swallowing hard.

Only then did Tian Liu carefully relay Hong Fan's words.

"Today's new article", "Qi Zuo Jian", "Wearing Master Craftsman"...

Aunt Liu murmured a few key words, and the panic on her face gradually receded, replaced by ignorant determination.

"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"

After writing it down thoroughly, she remembered that she hadn't said anything yet, so she quickly took out a handful of money from her pocket and stuffed it into the catcher's hands.

Before the other party could refuse, Aunt Liu had already gone to the small courtyard in three steps at a time.

Therefore, Tian Liu had no choice but to carefully put dozens of big money stringed up with ropes, old and new, into his arms, and left with a sigh.

As a fast yamen servant, he has seen countless life and death partings in half his life.

But every time I see sincere and sincere feelings, my heart is always moved.

After a cup of tea, Aunt Liu took the thesis that Hong Fan had just finished at noon, wrapped it up carefully and hid it in her bosom, and took the dozens of taels of silver that the young master gave her, and after hastily worshiping the Bodhisattva, she went straight out.

As for dinner or something, I have long forgotten.

It's a pity that it was already dark when we arrived at Qizuo Prison, and except for the guards on duty at night, everyone else had already left the yamen.

It was night, and Aunt Liu huddled in the street corner outside the yamen for the whole night.

At the same time, the activities of the top members of the Hong family were naturally more orderly and efficient.

Except for Hong Pan, who was stationed in Xijing, the state capital, and Hong Wei, who was in the army in the guard, the other six high-level officials above the Hunran Realm all gathered.

Nothing more than two words - guarantor.

Selfishness is the nature of local tyrants.

Not to mention that Hong Li and Hong Wu didn't believe that Hong Fan would kill people on the spot because of fighting for the pill. Even if they did, the Hong family couldn't allow their Xingjun and the Fang family boy to exchange lives.

In the six-person meeting, one task was assigned.

Buying gifts, visiting separately, mediating lawsuits...

Even Hong Ming was sent out of the city to contact non-local family members in case of irreparable last-ditch.

The rooster sings dawn, and the sky is broken.

The next day, I heard that Zhongguan went to the office early in the morning, but was suddenly rushed out by a servant woman with disheveled hair and who looked like a woman.

After a long while, Master Wen understood the reason, and hastily browsed the warm paper, fully understanding the seriousness of the matter.

After rejecting Aunt Liu's dozens of taels of loose silver, he strode into the yamen, not only did he not have the haze of getting up early, but on the contrary, he was full of brazenness.

For others, the Jiaotongtang incident was to murder Hong Fan's life.

From Wen Zhongguan, this is to cut off his hard-won future.

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September [-], noon.

Jinhai city guards the prison.

In the dark foyer, several jailers were chatting about simple meals.

"When I came here today, I heard from Ah Si that all the errands in the Jiaotong Hall have been completed; Mr. Hong avoided the whole process."

Said a young jailer with his sleeves rolled up.

The "errands" here refer to "send errands" and "sell errands", which are roughly the process of arresting personnel and collecting evidence.

"So fast? It's only been two days!"

The second person stopped his chopsticks and said in surprise.

"The one who died was the eldest son of the Fang family. He was already preparing to take charge. How many pairs of eyes are staring at him in the whole city!"

The oldest third person laughed.

"Those who dealt with it above, it is said that they haven't slept much in the past two days, and it is estimated that they will go to court (judgment) soon."

He clipped a piece of pig's ear and added another sentence.

Although these jailers have little power, it is not difficult to deal with the families of prisoners, and basically they will not lose meat.

"I think there are rumors in the city that the witnesses and the evidence are complete, and the sentence should be beheaded!"

No.1 said again, which immediately attracted laughter from his colleagues.

"How can it be so easy?"

The oldest third person shook his head.

"If you want to sentence an ordinary person to exile, the city guard will have to report it to the state shepherd, let alone the death penalty? They will all be sent to the emperor's feet for verification!"

"Besides, the young master who came in this time has a different identity."

He glanced inside as he spoke.

If it was usual, the jailers would inevitably have a small drink.

But these few days because of someone's existence, they had to work extra hard.

In the cell, Hong Fan without chains sat quietly on the wooden bed, listening to the discussion outside clearly.

Compared with the prisoners next door who were in panic all day long, his mind was still calm.

It's not that Hong Fan is indifferent to life and death, but he knows that there is a high probability that his life will be safe.

The crime of murder does not involve the unforgivable "ten evils", at most it is beheading the prisoner.

According to the consistent process, it needs to go through three levels of review: city, state, and central.

Coupled with his status as a star king, even if he is sentenced to death, he must be sent to Shenjing for approval by the Ministry of Punishment and even the emperor himself.

It's just a program.

Hong Fan is the Xingjun of the most powerful Hong family in Jinhai.

The death of the eldest son of a second-tier family is a big deal in Jinhai City.

But it is far from enough to frighten the Hong family.

The so-called tyranny always puts the interests of the clan first, and the national court second.

If there is really no other way, the Hong family can rob prisons and prisoners, and send Hong Fan to another place with another identity.

As long as no hard evidence is left behind, there is nothing the city guard can do - it should be noted that there are many Hong family officers in the Jinhai city defense department and the Shakou guard.

In a word, to completely suppress or even destroy a powerful family, it is necessary to have a powerful external force to intervene.

PS: Tomorrow is the operating officer's birthday, so update it early.

(End of this chapter)