The Trick of Longevity, Paper-cutting Becomes a Spirit

Chapter 138
morning.

In Dinghezhou City, the four gates are locked and no one is allowed to enter or leave.

After a short period of panic, as Fang Qiaonian began to act as an agent for the government affairs, orders were issued one after another, at least the county government temporarily stabilized.

The county magistrate Lin Shangzhen died suddenly, and Fang Qiaonian, the county seat, naturally became the head of the county.

Of course, this was only temporary, after the fact, Fang Qiaonian had to wait for an official document from the Ministry of Officials before Fang Qiaonian could officially become a county magistrate.

However, it is also possible that the Ministry of Officials will re-appoint a county magistrate, so Fang Qiaonian can only continue to be his thousand-year-old second child.

Of course, Fang Qiaonian didn't want to see this.

Therefore, when Fang Qiaonian rushed to the county government office and stabilized the situation, the first thing he did was not to check the scene, not to detect the assassin, but to immediately write a secret letter, hand it to his confidant family, and rush to the city gate. Before being locked, Pegasus left the city.

Fang Qiaonian's home is not here.This letter was written to his family.

In addition to brief greetings and an introduction to the situation he is facing today, the letter contains more content:

How much money to send to XX.

What items to send to XX, how to speak.

……

After finishing this most important task, Fang Qiaonian announced his promotion.

In the county government, those who were on duty and those who were not, even those who asked for leave in advance, all rushed here.

One should be the arrester, yamen servant, pawn, master book, county lieutenant...

Except for those who died in the back hall, almost all of them have arrived.

Fang Qiaonian sat in the main hall for the first time in his clothes, and looked at the staff members standing below the hall, and said, "Tell me, have you done the on-site inspection?"

Everyone looked at each other, and finally the county lieutenant came out and said: "My lord, the scene has been inspected. There are 18 dead people. In addition to the county magistrate Lin and Master Qi Yun, there are also the county's head arresters." Yizhi, three fast arresters from this county, and four yamen servants. The remaining nine are all Mr. Lin's private servants."

The so-called private servants are Mr. Lin's own servants.

Although they are family servants, they have another formal title called "family generals".

However, at Master Lin's level, he naturally cannot have a family general formally established by the imperial court, so he can only privately raise some strong ones for his own use.

No need for the county lieutenant to say, everyone understands.

The deceased were all close friends of County Magistrate Lin.

The county lieutenant hesitated for a moment when he said this, and said: "Judging from the situation at the scene, there seems to be no trace of fighting. The 18 dead seem... It seems that all of them committed suicide."

"Suicide?"

Fang Qiaonian was taken aback, and then sneered, "Do you believe what you say?"

When the county lieutenant heard this, an embarrassed expression appeared on his face, and he said, "My lord, from the scene, there are no traces of fighting, nor signs of outsiders breaking in. Almost all the dead died from their own weapons... Or hands..."

"Oh?"

This time, Fang Qiaonian was really surprised.

He asked again, "Has Wu Zuo done an autopsy?"

The county lieutenant immediately replied: "No. The matter is of great importance. Sir, you'd better see the scene with your own eyes before moving the corpse?"

Fang Qiaonian couldn't help cursing inwardly after hearing this.The county lieutenant is in charge of public security and arresting robbers, and it is his duty that a homicide occurred.However, he didn't go to examine the corpse, but he just waited for his own arrival to make up his mind.

However, the death of the county magistrate is no small matter.

If the county lieutenant is a dumbass and just does the job, then it's none of his business.

It's a pity that the county captain is not only a stunned young man, but also an old fritter, and he just left the body still, waiting for him to decide.

In the courtroom, in front of everyone, as the temporary magistrate of a county, he naturally couldn't say anything.

Fang Qiaonian didn't answer him, but asked again, "Who else was there besides the 18 dead in the county government last night?"

The county lieutenant replied: "There are also three yamen servants on duty, and an old man who is the gatekeeper."

Generally speaking, the county government is not only the office, but also the residence of the county magistrate.If the county magistrate lives in Yazhong, then all his family and relatives will live in with him.

However, Lin Shangzhen has a different residence in the city and does not live in the Yamen.After the yamen was dispersed, there was naturally no one in the yamen.

Fang Qiaonian patted the gavel and said, "Bring them up for questioning first."

The county lieutenant hesitated for a moment, then said: "These four people...these four people..."

"how?"

The county lieutenant turned his head and glanced to the side, and said, "Yu Butou, it's better for you to talk back."

A chubby man wearing headhunting clothes came out and replied: "My lord, it took us a whole morning to find the four of them. The four of them...the four of them...all of them crazy."

"crazy?"

Fang Qiaonian was taken aback and fell into silence.

What happened in the county government last night was obviously not simple, which can be seen from the identity and location of the deceased.

However, all the people in the county government were either dead or crazy, and none of them survived, which was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Fang Qiaonian paused, and then asked, "Is martial law in the city?"

The county lieutenant replied: "The four gates have already sent a message that everyone is strictly prohibited from entering or leaving. Your lord...do you order to close the city gate?"

"Well……"

Fang Qiaonian thought for a while, then took out a stick, and said, "Close the four gates, the city is under martial law, and no one is allowed to let go."

"Yes."

A yamen servant picked up the stick and ran out immediately.

Fang Qiaonian turned his head and glanced at the master book, and said, "Immediately write a document and send someone to Huliu City to report to the governor."

The master hesitated for a moment, then said: "Sir, should we check it out first, and then report after we have a general idea?"

Fang Qiaonian laughed angrily, and said, "You are so brave. How dare you not report to the sheriff immediately when something like this happened, huh? Besides eyebrows, what you see and hear right now are eyebrows. "

"Yes, yes, the next official will do it immediately..."

Fang Qiaonian glanced at the crowd again, and said, "The evil happening in the city right now requires the concerted efforts of all the lords. From now on, everyone in the yamen is not allowed to ask for leave, and must wait in the yamen."

"Yes, my lord."

Seeing this, Fang Qiaonian nodded in satisfaction, took out two more sticks, and called out: "Go, drive all the people on the street home, and don't go out without reason; the inns, brothels, and casinos in the city will be thoroughly inspected. All foreigners need to be carefully interrogated."

"Yes."

Fang Qiaonian raised his eyes and asked again, "Is Wu Zuo here?"

The county lieutenant replied: "All the officials in the city are here."

"Okay, let's go and have a look."

After Fang Qiaonian finished speaking, he got up, left his seat, and walked down.

He didn't take a few steps before he noticed the county lieutenant's expression was different, so he couldn't help but stopped and looked at him.

The county lieutenant came over, leaned into Fang Qiaonian's ear, and whispered, "My lord, the deceased's appearance...is really not very good-looking, your lord must be mentally prepared."

Fang Qiaonian gave him a contemptuous look, and said loudly, "You have been on business for more than ten years, and you are still afraid of mere corpses?"

After finishing speaking, he flicked his sleeves and strode forward, shouting, "Lead the way ahead."

The layout of Dinghezhou county government office is similar to that of many county government offices.

From the beginning of the gate, Xiangli is divided into three entrances, namely the lobby, the second hall and the inner house.

The second hall is the daily office of the county magistrate, and the inner house is used by the county magistrate to live and meet private guests, also known as the back hall.

The place where the incident happened was in the main hall of the back hall.

The main hall is divided into two rooms inside and outside.

A yamen servant led the way, Fang Qiaonian followed closely, and the county captain and others followed Fang Qiaonian.

The yamen servant who walked in the front bypassed the barrier of the main hall, came to the side pass, pointed inward, and Qiao Nian said, "My lord, please—"

Fang Qiaonian wiped the skirt of his shirt with his hand, and walked in with his head held high.

Then, Fang Qiaonian, who strode into the back hall with only a "hiccup", swayed and fell to the ground with a "plop".

fainted.

(End of this chapter)