Cure the cold-faced general by solving crimes

Chapter 52 My heart is confused again

Of course I admire him. Not only the head of the family admires him, but also Jiang Xihe and the people of Ping'an County admire him.

The leader of Qingfeng Village is named Wang Minghu. He was once a member of the Weiyuan Army under the Ministry of War. When Pei Zhizhao campaigned in the northwest, he was actually among them.

However, Pei Zhizhao is a general and Wang Minghu is just a small soldier.

Wang Minghu had heard of Pei Zhizhao's reputation, but had never seen him.

Four years ago, after Pei Zhizhao swept through the northwest, only ten thousand troops were left to continue fighting. The remaining soldiers were ordered by the court to return to their places of origin. It was at that time that Wang Minghu left the Weiyuan Army.

The imperial court suddenly disbanded the team, leaving Wang Minghu homeless and with nowhere to go. The pension money given by the imperial court was all spent, and Wang Minghu had nowhere to put his martial arts skills.

Turning into a bandit was the worst decision he made that year.

Pei Zhizhao didn't know how he negotiated with him. Three days later, the imperial court issued an official document appointing Wang Minghu as the Pavilion Chief of Ping'an County. He was a ninth-grade official and was responsible for the security of the official roads of Ping'an County.

The robbers from Qingfeng Village under him once again joined the military department and settled in Ping'an County when there was no war. Every day, more than a dozen people would follow Wang Minghu to maintain official order. When there was war, they would join the army when called upon.

The people were shocked.

How can robbers come to protect everyone's safety?

In order to show the public, Wang Minghu turned over the proceeds from Qingfeng Village, and led a group of brothers from Qingfeng Village to kneel at the city gate for two days to accept the rebuke from the people.

Pei Zhizhao wrote an official document and posted it on the city wall, detailing Wang Minghu's experience and repentance.

After two days of wind and rain, the kind-hearted people accepted Wang Minghu's confession. Instead of wasting his martial arts, it was better to serve the court.

On Wang Minghu's first day in office, all the people passing by accepted his help. The people in Qingfeng Village were not the most evil people to begin with. They were given an opportunity to do good, and they all tried their best to do things.

Five days later.

Jiang Xihe sat in the carriage and looked outside for a long time. It was not until he walked out of the jurisdiction of Ping'an County that he turned back and said with a smile, "Master Pei is still awesome. The official road is so safe now. It couldn't be better to have Wang Minghu and the others to help passers-by. .”

Pei Zhizhao put down the book in his hand with his usual indifferent expression, "Wang Minghu is not a heinous person. If you can give him a chance to be a good person, you can't push him into the abyss of evil. Qingfeng Village has strict rules in recent years. He Like a sergeant, he requires his subordinates to do so. Although it is robbery, he must be principled and not touch the bottom line. Morally speaking, his character still has merit."

Jiang Xihe recalled Pei Zhizhao's words and remembered something, "I met Huzi before setting off this morning. He was the kid who tricked me into going to Qingfeng Village to deliver a message to me. Do you still remember him?"

Pei Zhizhao recalled that he had the impression, "That child was quite smart. When we broke into Qingfeng Village, he was the first to realize that something was wrong. He also wanted to report the news to Wang Minghu, but he was caught by the Korean side."

"Yes, that's him. He told me this morning that several children of similar age in Qingfeng Village went to the school run by An Xiucai. He vowed to study hard and become an official in the future. Sir, what kind of arrangement do you have? It’s the best.”

Pei Zhizhao took it indifferently and said, "Instead of letting them fall and continue to be robbers, why not give them a chance to change their ways?"

Jiang Xihe thought that Huzi regarded Pei Zhizhao as a role model, and patted her heart and promised her, "Sister, just watch, I will know a lot of words soon, I will take the scholar test, and become a good official like Lord Pei in the future. "

When the car dealership came out of the official road, Jiang Xihe's worry came to his mind again, "Master Pei." Jiang Xihe looked timidly.

Pei Zhizhao saw that she was worried about this trip again, "I know you have read some books on autopsy, but just reading is not enough. This is a rare opportunity, so you should go to Tongshan Mansion to study."

Jiang Xihe twitched his lips, but still had no confidence, "Sir, do you really think I can do it? I was enthusiastic at first, thinking that autopsy was very simple, but only after I entered the door did I realize that there is a lot of knowledge in it. Just a stab wound, from the shape of the knife edge You can determine many possible injuries.”

Pei Zhizhao smiled slightly, "You still say you can't do it? You can say this, you have read the contents of the certificate." Being praised by Pei Zhizhao, Jiang Xihe felt a little happy in his heart, but after the small happiness passed, he still had the same feeling. Faintly worried.

Pei Zhizhao advised, "There is nothing difficult in this world. It just depends on whether you want to do it. However, no one has ever been willing to do this kind of business."

Pei Zhizhao didn't say the next sentence, you are a little girl, can you really accept this?

"Where is your lord? Are you willing to let me do it?"

Pei Zhizhao thought about it and replied, "No one is willing to do it. It does not mean that it is not good. On the contrary, it plays a decisive role in the investigation of the case. So if you say you want to do it, I fully support it."

"However." Pei Zhizhao changed the topic, "This is a difficult road to walk. It's dirty, smelly, and disgusting. It also requires carefulness and boldness. I'm afraid you can't do it if you are so worried."

Jiang Xihe was persuaded by Pei Zhizhao.

"So you have to seize this opportunity and see with your own eyes whether you can accept the autopsy. If you can't accept it, wouldn't it be good to go back to Ping'an County and continue to be your lawyer?"

Jiang Xihe liked hearing Pei Zhizhao say these words. The worries in his heart dissipated little by little, and his fighting spirit became high again. "Sir, did Master Mu say that in the letter? What are the results of the autopsy?"

"The deceased died of suffocation." Pei Zhizhao said slowly, "The corpse was thrown into the Qingshui River and floated down the river to Ping'an County downstream. If it hadn't been for waterlogging in the west of the city and Yang Guangkun and the others were repairing the river, it would have been impossible to find the corpse. The corpse continued If you go downstream, you don’t know when you will be discovered.”

Jiang Xihe counted the days and found that more than half a month had passed since Yang Guangkun and the others found the body and Han Fang sent the body to Tongshan Mansion for autopsy. "Sir, who is the deceased?"

"Master Mu didn't mention it specifically. We found out in the past."

Jiang Xihe was very lucky, "Fortunately, the deceased was not from Ping'an County. If there were a life-threatening lawsuit, adults would have to worry about it."

Jiang Xihe knew that he had drank the calming soup recently and his sleep had improved a lot.

Wanting to return to the case, Jiang Xihe felt that something was not right, "Sir, there is also suspicion on the deceased's side. You said that the person had been missing for more than half a month, maybe longer. Why didn't the family look for it? Are they here to claim the body now? ? Is it later?"

Pei Zhizhao agreed with this idea, "Master Mu didn't say much in the letter. We just sent the body to Tongshan Mansion for autopsy. We didn't expect that the deceased was actually from Tongshan Mansion."

Jiang Xihe thought of another question, "Sir, I will go with you..."

Pei Zhizhao hesitated, "Are you worried about your identity?"

Jiang Xihe smiled and said nothing.

Pei Zhizhao, "I had a relationship with Mr. Mu many years ago. You don't have to worry about this. In addition, what I said to you before counts. I am very serious about my relationship and I am very serious about you. You will follow me on this trip." Just be around.”

Jiang Xihe's face suddenly turned red.

Why do you mention these words again? She could have gotten along with him calmly, but then her heart became confused again.

The carriage was already stuffy, but now Jiang Xihe felt even hotter.

(End of this chapter)