20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 23 The thief blossoms (please read it, don’t keep the book)
The temple fair at this time was already quite lively, with not only vendors gathering and pedestrians coming and going, but also a lot of Mao Zibing who were responsible for supervising the work and guarding the railway construction in the west.

Hu Biao from the Changfeng Escort Bureau and a team of escorts were originally patrolling the streets here to share the security work for the government.

But ever since he found out about Jiang Chenghai from Mrs. Feng, Head Hu has been secretly keeping an eye on the beggars in the city.

Now I happened to meet Lao Cui. Seeing that he was accompanied by a child of thirteen or fourteen years old, I felt suspicious, so I immediately went over to meet him.

Hu Biao's face has distinctive features and a photographic memory.

Jiang Xiaodao recognized the big gap-toothed man at a glance, but when he looked at the big red face next to him, he was clearly the nurse who looked after Wang's house that night, and his mind suddenly became confused: How did these two people get there? Went together?

As the saying goes, those who come are unkind and walk with a sense of wind pressure.

Hu Biao stood in the middle of the street and shouted: "Hey! Those two beggars, come here!"

With a shout, the surrounding pedestrians immediately looked sideways.

Lao Cui rolled his eyes, still pretending!

"Son, is the official here?"

Jiang Xiaodao froze on the spot, not knowing how to reply for a moment.

Hu Biao immediately ordered: "Second Qiang! Come and identify him, see if he is this kid?"

The big red face walked up to Jiang Xiaodao, looked left and right, suddenly widened his eyes, raised his hand and opened his mouth!

"You little bastard! I know you even after turning into ashes, why the hell are you pretending?"

There was a "pop" sound, and the people around, regardless of men, women, old or young, immediately formed a circle, standing on tiptoes, stretching their necks, and watching the fun.

Among the crowd of onlookers, there were even two Mao Zibing, standing there with cigarettes in their mouths and spears on their shoulders, shouting: "Du, Du, Du, Du!"

After Jiang Xiaodao got hit, his mouth stopped crooked and his eyes stopped squinting. He just covered his cheek and cursed: "Where did you come from, a bastard and a weakling, beating your father in the street?"

"Hey! You're so stubborn, aren't you?"

The two strong men were about to fight again, but Hu Biao stopped them.

At this moment, several police officers from the government heard the sound and rushed over. Seeing this, everyone hurriedly moved out of the way.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way! Let me see, who is itching to make trouble like this during the Chinese New Year?" The leader of the squad pushed aside everyone, squeezed in and looked up, "Hey, Mr. Hu, Have a great New Year!”

Hu Biao calmly raised his hands and clasped his fists: "Bandou Li, happy New Year!"

When Jiang Xiaodao saw this, he was upset. The two of them seemed to be friends at first glance, and he would most likely be used as a scapegoat by Da Hua Ya Zi.

Thinking about it, under the Qing Dynasty, all three classes of government officials were classified as lowly, and their salaries were so small that even their livelihood was a problem, and they all relied on extorting bribes and extortion to survive.

Most of the people who do this job are extremely boring people, and they are even turned gangsters themselves, so they often have close relationships with people in the world.

Bantou Li smiled and asked: "Boss Hu, why are you still fighting with these two beggars?"

Hu Biao replied: "Not long ago, a thief was recruited into the royal residence in Nancheng. Two strongmen from our Changfeng Escort Bureau testified that it was these two people who did it!"

Everyone exclaimed.When Lao Cui heard this, he immediately waved his hand: "Wait a minute! Mr. Hu, I have nothing to do with this! I have been working for 40 years, and I have never done anything sneaky, so don't spit on others! "

But Team Leader Li smiled and rubbed his hands: "Old Hu, our Yamen also knows about the theft of Wang's house, but they didn't report it to the official. It's really hard for me brothers to get involved."

These words are aimed at Hu Biao. If he wants the Yamen to come forward, he can’t do it without oil and water!
As the saying goes, the yamen door opens to the south. If you have no money, don't come in!

The reason why Wang Youcai, a wealthy man in Nancheng, did not report to the official was because he did not lose much; secondly, he wanted to save some face for the Changfeng Escort Bureau, but most importantly, Wang Youcai did not intend to alarm the Yamen at all.

It turns out that people who work as errands in the yamen also have a way to make money along the way. The jargon is called "thief blooming".

Whenever there is a theft case in various prefectures and counties, and the owner reports it to the government, the people on duty at the government office will immediately, in the name of arresting the thief, put all the surrounding residents into prison cells, and even confiscate the so-called "stolen items" in a grand manner.

Those innocent people are tortured in the squad room all day long. If they want to get out, they must bribe the yamen officials of each squad and take care of them before they can see the light of day.

If your family is poor and you don’t have the money to smooth things over, then just wait and be the scapegoat!
Either being hit by a board, or standing in a cage, or even being killed by a knife in vain, it is also causing the sky to be unresponsive and the earth and the earth to be ineffective!
Even if there is such a smart and decisive good official, how can ordinary people see it?As soon as they enter the squad room, it can take as little as one or two years, or as many as three to five years. You can't even see the county magistrate, so how can you redress their injustice?
Moreover, the government officials not only wanted to take advantage of the defendant, but also exploited the plaintiff to the fullest extent. Only after they had eaten both ends would they be considered defeated!
Now that the case is solved, the master's political achievements have been enhanced, and the government servant's livelihood has been resolved, the master is still the master of Qingtian, and the policeman is still a smart and good policeman!Everyone is happy!

Wang Youcai lost two thumb rings. Although he felt distressed, for him, it was just a drop in the bucket and he naturally did not want to offend his neighbors.

If he doesn't report to the official, the yamen will naturally be unprofitable.

Of course, Hu Biao understood this, and he immediately said: "Don't worry, Bantou Li, Wang Youcai won't sue the officials, I will sue! It's not for anything else, just to get back the place that Changfeng Escort Bureau lost! All the fellow villagers are here too." Listen to my words, when people are in the world, there will always be times when they make mistakes, but our escort agency will never suffer the consequences of being dumb, and we will definitely give an explanation to our boss! We also ask you to take more care of our business in the future!"

His words caused the onlookers to applaud and applaud.

The reputation of Changfeng Escort immediately improved.

"It has to be Changfeng Escort Agency! They are so capable!"

"Yeah, it's been so long, I thought I couldn't catch this little thief!"

"Let's go! Follow us to the government office to watch the fun!"

Bantou Li was also very happy to hear this: "With the words of Mr. Hu, that's easy to say! Hey, you two, come with us!"

As he spoke, they were about to cuff the two of them.

Lao Cui was so anxious that tears came out, and he hurriedly said: "Misunderstanding! What a misunderstanding! Catch him, not me. This red-faced brother, you are seeing him, not me!"

The second strongman scolded: "Stop pretending! You two are on the same team, one is a cover-up, the other is stealing, just trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain!"

Jiang Xiaodao saw that the situation was out of control. As soon as he entered the Yamen, he had to shed his skin even if he said nothing, so he immediately started struggling: "Wait! I have something to say!"

Captain Li sneered: "If you have anything to say, let's talk about it in the Yamen!"

"Just say it right here!" Jiang Xiaodao pulled his neck and yelled, "You big gap-toothed man, you are so fucking unjust. You were the one who stole the things from Wang's house that night, and you said you would pay me [-]-[-]. Now you Use me as a scapegoat! Fuck you!”

"Big gaping teeth?" Hu Biao was stunned and asked, "Who is he talking about?"

The second strongman said hesitantly: "It seems... it should... be you..."

(End of this chapter)