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Chapter 304 Fa-rectification on the spot, as a warning to others!
Soon, the shackled Yuan Shikun was brought up in a daze.

Seeing that it was indeed Yuan Shikun, Cao Sijin subconsciously tightened his hand on the armrest of the chair.

Ye Wenhe did not carry out the interrogation work himself, but handed it over to the head of the Law Enforcement Hall.

The leader of the law enforcement hall is a middle-aged man in his 40s. He stood on the stage, looked at Yuan Shikun, and said coldly: "Who are you? What's your name, and where are you from?"

After Yuan Shikun was punished by Xia Jingyun, his whole person looked depressed and defeated, as if he had lost the power to live, and was just like a walking corpse. Hearing this, he said indifferently: "Yuan Shikun, come from Zhongjing."

Seeing Yuan Shikun's cooperative appearance, the fifth elder's heart tightened again, and he cursed secretly, "What a waste! He can't even withstand torture!"

"What is your connection with our Cao Gang?"

"I came from Zhongjing, so I wanted to achieve something. So I set my sights on the Cao Gang. The Cao Gang has a large number of people and is extremely rich. The most important thing is that the Cao Gang is currently having a power struggle, so I looked for He fell in love with Cao Sijin, the fifth elder of the Cao Gang who was always ambitious."

There was an uproar below, but many people sneered, thinking to themselves, sure enough, just like the previous rumors, they were throwing dirty water on the fifth elder.

"and then?"

"I proposed to Elder Cao that I could help him seize the power of the Cao Gang and made a detailed plan for him. Elder Cao was also very interested in our proposal and asked us to show our skills first. So, we First, he proposed to him a plan to win over young gang members on the pretext that the world was about to be in chaos and the Cao Gang had great potential. He also designed words for him. This plan went very successfully, and many young people who had no brains were bewitched by him. Then We personally designed several conflicts and asked him to lead his men to kill corrupt officials. This seemingly passionate but stupid behavior made his status among the young gangsters higher and higher."

The noisy voices gradually disappeared, and everyone listened quietly.

The leader of the Law Enforcement Hall asked: "So, the recent turmoil was arranged by you and the Fifth Elder?"

The Fifth Elder immediately interrupted, "I object! Mr. Xia, Gang Leader, if you want to punish me, don't bother so much. Just convict me directly. How can you ensure the fairness of a criminal's confession with such obviously inducing words?"

The Fourth Elder immediately agreed, "Yes, with such inducement, doesn't it seem like a deliberate frame-up? Please be aware of this!"

The second elder said slowly: "I think it needs to be discussed."

Cao Sijin glanced at Ye Wenhe provocatively, but Ye Wenhe ignored him and glared at the head of the Law Enforcement Hall speechlessly. He couldn't handle this!

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly and said, "Okay, this interrogator, please be careful that your words are fair and you must not use any misleading words."

The head of the Law Enforcement Hall nodded quickly and asked again: "Then what is the background of these turmoils?"

Yuan Shikun had no interest in these people biting dogs, and he completely gave up his thoughts of struggling. He said numbly: "These turmoils were instigated by me and my companions, and aroused conflicts between the two sides. The first time was Elder Cao himself. Sit in charge and send your cronies to take the lead. But for the rest, we don’t need to do it ourselves. There will naturally be a passionate fool who uses knives and guns."

"Then what do you mean by acting like this?"

"This is my advice to Elder Cao. Now that the people in the world are in dire straits, he can naturally win the support of all those who are dissatisfied with the status quo by making such a gesture. In this way, he can use these people to seize the power of the Caogang. At the same time, things are going like this If something is committed in the name of the Cao Gang, someone from above will naturally blame the gang leader and punish him, and then he can use the excuse of the gang leader's incompetence to seize power."

Everyone below heard another uproar. Since Yuan Shikun had already decided to break the pot, he did not hide it. He continued: "Not only that, we also have other plans. After inciting several rebellions, I feel that When our own strength is sufficient, we start to plot against several elders, and the first target is the third elder."

"I first pretended to be a subordinate of Zhou Mu, secretly met with the third elder, and tried to win him over. However, the third elder and his son both supported the gang leader, so we launched the second plan. Through the relationship with Baihualou, we set up an ambush in advance. A good man managed to kill the third elder’s son and put the blame on the gang leader’s son to drive a wedge between them.”

The gang members below exploded again and talked a lot.

The head of the Law Enforcement Hall immediately asked: "Did you do this or was it conspired by others?"

Yuan Shikun said indifferently: "I am an outsider. How can I arrange such a thing so accurately? We all discussed it with Elder Cao, and he and I discussed the entire plan together."

Cao Sijin looked solemn, knowing that he could not let Yuan Shikun talk like this. He was about to get up regardless of the suspicion, but the person next to him moved first.

The fourth elder, Han Changyan, suddenly stood up and asked sternly: "Lao Wu! Didn't you say that you contacted Mr. Yuan and the others just to let them help seize power, and wouldn't it harm the interests of the gang? How could you conspire with them to kill the third elder? Where is your son! Do you know that according to gang rules, this is a capital crime! How can you do this!"

Cao Sijin was confused.

Everyone below was also confused.

In the entire scene, except for Xia Jingyun and Ye Wenhe, everyone else was stunned.

what's the situation?
Aren’t the Fourth Elder and the Fifth Elder the same person?

What does it mean?
Does this mean that the Fourth Elder doesn’t know about this?

No, does this mean that everything Yuan said before is true?

Is he really in cahoots with the fifth elders?

Are all these things about killing imperial officials true?
If someone else said it, it might be false, but that was the Fourth Elder!

Wearing a pair of trousers with the fifth elder, the fourth elder who stood firmly together!Could what he said be true?
Cao Sijin was also stunned for a short time, and immediately realized that the fourth son of a bitch had betrayed him!
He looked at Ye Wenhe suddenly, and then looked at Xia Jingyun, you are so cruel and vicious!
Immediately, he began to prepare words to retaliate, but after trying hard, he found that he didn't know how to refute for a while.

Because everyone knew that he and the Fourth Elder had a very good relationship and were partners in advancing and retreating together. Faced with such accusations from his partners, he could not defend himself.

At this time, just as Xia Jingyun said before, those suppressed voices began to fight back crazily.

"Look, this is what you call a great hero!"

"For the sake of self-interest, he did not hesitate to harm the interests of the gang and killed the court officials. Now he is killing the son of the elder just to gain power! Are these people worthy of being called heroes?"

"Whatever he was framed for, it was all because he was afraid of spreading the news! Look at how both the imperial envoy and the gang leader didn't bother to talk to him!"

"You are being fooled around by others, and you are still being cheered by others. Aren't you the hot-blooded and stupid young people he calls you!"

"What am I talking about? Although the gang leader is gentle, he is at least upright. How much better than this kind of villain who looks heroic but is actually sinister and vicious in his heart!"

"I've said it a long time ago, how could a divine figure like the Imperial Envoy do such a frame-up thing!"

Hearing these words, many of the people who originally supported the Fifth Elder were shaken, and the remaining ones wanted to fight back, but they were drowned in the overwhelming ridicule and cursing.

After all, the fifth elder was not a mediocre person. After a brief moment of confusion, he immediately said in a deep voice: "Han Changyan, when did I collude with this thief? Maybe you have done too many bad things, and you remember it wrong!"

There is an implicit threat in his words, if you don't change your words, I will tell you all those shitty things about you, don't let any of us think about it!

But Han Changyan was making calculations at this moment, and seeing that the situation was already established, and there was no possibility of changing his words, he immediately clasped his fists towards Xia Jingyun and Ye Wenhe and said: "Master Xia, the leader of the gang, this is a crazy man, and he does not hesitate to collude with outsiders to take advantage of the gang and massacre the imperial court. Official, you disrupted the order of water transportation, and even attacked the gang members, seriously violating the gang rules! Please kill this gangster immediately to set an example for others!"

Although Long Zhengqing had known the truth two days ago, when the matter was brought up again, his heart was still full of grief and anger. He burst into tears and said: "Master Xia, leader of the gang, please kill this beast and rectify the country's laws and regulations to comfort me." My son is in the spirit of heaven!”

Below, a few men's confidants who had received orders in advance shouted: "Kill him! Kill him!"

Gradually, people around him started shouting, and they shouted in unison, just three words: Kill him!

Cao Sijin looked pale, and Xia Jingyun said coldly: "Now that the case has been found out, come here, please tie up this animal and execute him on the spot to serve as a warning to others!"

"Yes!"

After several deep shouts, Chen Fugui led several guards forward.

Cao Sijin knew he was going to die, so he wanted to escape.

Such behavior once again confirmed his crime.

Chen Fugui snorted coldly, and with a few punches and kicks, he knocked down Cao Sijin, who relied on his own prowess in martial arts.

"Master Xia, no!"

Cao Sijin wanted to say something else, but a piece of rag blocked his mouth, and then tied him up and knelt on the stage.

Xia Jingyun stood up, faced everyone, and said loudly: "Water transport is what you all rely on for a living, and it is also one of the important lifelines for the imperial court to transport money and grain. It is worthy of our joint protection. Without the support of the imperial court, water transport will be gone. Order would not be as prosperous as it is today; but equally, without your hard work, the court would not be able to start, and it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Therefore, when it comes to water transportation, the court and you are not opposites, but two sides that coexist in one body. One prospers, one loses all, and there is no one party that can squeeze the other party forever and enjoy the benefits alone."

"The Cao Gang has elders and gang leaders. The imperial court is in Chuning County, and there is also a water transportation chief, as well as local county magistrates. If you have any problems, you can ask them to solve them. As an imperial envoy, I am also the Secretary of the Ministry of Accounting and Cangbu In the next three days, if you have any questions, you can come here to hand in the petition, or come to dictate in person. I can't promise anything else for you, just promise two things. Within these three days, all I will give you a clear answer to the complaints placed on my desk, and I hope this answer can satisfy you! At the same time, in the previous chaos of the Cao Gang, only the chief culprit was punished, and no one else was held accountable."

"I hope that in the future, the imperial court and the Caobang can work together to create prosperity and stability for water transport!"

The cheers that filled the sky were like thunder on the ground, lasting for a long time.

Xia Jingyun stood amidst the cheers with a calm expression. When the sound gradually subsided, he solemnly ordered, "Today, in front of you all, the evil thief will be executed on the spot, and the blood of the chief culprit will be used to commemorate the souls of the innocent people who lost their lives in the turmoil! Use the order of the first culprit to warn those who are ambitious in the future! Execution!"

Two executioners who had been arranged in advance came out.

They stood behind Cao Sijin and Yuan Shikun respectively.

Yuan Shikun, who was already like a walking corpse, immediately started struggling after discovering that he was the one being executed. "Xia"

Before the words were spoken, the sharp knife fell and two heads fell to the ground.

And the overall situation of the Caobang was completely stabilized under these two swords.

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