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Chapter 298 Lame Man
Standing outside the door was a man of indeterminate age. His figure was a little thin, but he was not short, but he was very thin, with his bones sticking out. He was wearing a mask with only one pair of eyes exposed, but there were obvious scars at the corners of the eyes. , looking like burns.

Wearing a robe that was washed white, holding a few books in his hand, just looking at his temperament, he was very elegant. He couldn't help laughing when he heard Xuzhou's words, but his voice was a little hoarse, as if he had been smothered by something. He said: "I found a few more books on medicinal herbs, and I will show them to adults."

Xu Zhou's eyes became brighter: "Mr. Lu, you really came too timely. I was talking about that stupid thing with my lord, and I thought that what the lady said must be reasonable. Maybe she really knows something, but my lord Just refuse to..."

"Xuzhou!" Yao Zongping walked out at some point, and his face darkened when he heard Xuzhou's words, "What are you talking about? Why don't you hurry up and investigate the case?"

Xu Zhou rubbed his head, not daring to refute, so he quickly agreed, greeted Mr. Lu, and left in a hurry.

After the door was closed, Yao Zongping's calm face barely looked better. He took the books bound by ropes from him, and complained: "Your health is not good, and the school finally has a day off. Don't you What are you doing here? I found the book and put it away to let them pass a message, so I’ll go there at night?”

Mr. Lu also walked with a limp, and shook his head lightly: "I don't care, I have nothing to do, come and have a look. What is the lady that Xiao Xu just said?"

Yao Zongping had just put the book on the table and was pouring water for the other party, and he almost poured it out, so he quickly settled down, a complicated light flashed in his pupils: "It's nothing, just a few outsiders, if you insist that they know , I don’t look like it, but they are just a few businessmen, and they don’t know how to solve crimes, how could they know who the murderer is at a glance?”

Yao Zongping put the cup aside and sat down on the right side of Mr. Lu.

"This case is difficult to solve?" He looked at the pile of desks, turned his head, and looked at Yao Zongping.

Yao Zongping looked at the scars at the corners of the eyes under the mask of the other party, but his eyes were still clear and transparent, with compassion for the world, as if no matter how much harm others did to him, he would not hate or complain, but he couldn't do it: "It's a bit tricky, but there are some clues. When we find out what kind of grass it is, maybe we can get another clue. You're not in good health, so go back and rest quickly."

Mr. Lu smiled: "I can't quarrel with you, let me see, maybe I can help you a little bit."

Seeing that he didn't mention that matter again, Yao Zongping agreed, but the two of them hadn't stayed in the study for a while to read the collection of herbs brought by Mr. Lu, when there were hurried footsteps outside, followed by Xuzhou's knock on the door Voice: "My lord! It's not good, you go and have a look, there was a commotion at the gate of the city, someone insisted on leaving the city and was stopped, that person insisted on breaking in, and there was a commotion, Xiao Liu accidentally hurt that The head of the person, that person is going to die and live, what should we do?"

Xuzhou was impatient, and he said everything in one go. Yao Zongping was irritable, so he stood up immediately and shouted: "Didn't I tell you to watch carefully? If you dare to make trouble, just arrest him as a suspect!"

Xu Zhou cried out from outside with a mournful face, "My lord, you can't do it. It's our famous squire Liang Yu from Yuanhe Town. His aunt is seriously ill and he has to go out of the city to see her for the last time. This servant of the Liang family is confronting the servant of the yamen. The problem is, is the Liang family really If you make a fuss, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."

Their Yuanhe Town was not big in the first place, and there were only so many yamen servants in the yamen, not as many as the Liang family's servants. This was really a hard fight from the other party. If something happened to him, he couldn't afford it.

Yao Zongping was so angry that he blew his beard and stared round: "Waste! They are all a bunch of waste!"

Grabbing the official hat, he was about to go out, but was stopped by Mr. Lu, "I'll go with you."

"What are you going to? It's a mess. I'm seriously injured. I'll go back as soon as I go. You go back first. I'll be back when I'm done working at night."

But Mr. Lu shook his head stubbornly: "I know Mr. Liang. Several of his sons are in my school, and they still respect me a little bit on weekdays. I'll explain the truth and stop arguing. You are too impatient. , if you are really afraid of being a murderer, find two yamen servants to follow, this master Liang will not let go of this huge Liang family and run away."

Yao Zongping thought about it and gritted his teeth: "Okay, then you go with me."

On the other side, Chu Qing and the others waited for a few days, but they were unable to bring Yao Zongping over. Tianyi was anxious first: "Master Yao is really holding his breath, he won't really disbelieve Madam's words, right?" ?”

Li Tianxiao glanced at him, but he was much calmer than Tianyi: "No, I sent someone to follow. I heard that he has been looking for books about plants and herbs for the past two days. I'm afraid he's paying attention. So far, I guess I want to find out for myself.”

Chu Qing nodded: "But he should be able to bear it soon." She hadn't been able to remember what that herb was, but after thinking about it for the past few days, she came up with some clues, but it's not confirmed yet. .

Because she was not sure about the situation of the deceased and Yuanhe Town, she was inconvenient to act hastily, so she could only wait for Yao Zongping to subdue for the time being.

The secret guard who went to the gate of the yamen to inquire about the news came over at this moment: "Your Majesty, something happened at the gate of the city, Lord Yao rushed over with his people."

Chu Qing was stunned for a moment: "What happened?"

The dark guard told about Liang Yu's matter, Chu Qing pondered for a while, looked at Li Tianxiao, and decided to go over to have a look as well.

Since the other party is still unwilling to give in, they will walk around for a couple of laps and remind them.

When Chu Qing and his party arrived at the gate of the city, they saw several circles surrounded by the inner three floors and the outer three floors, and a male voice came from inside: "Why can't it be done? Why can't it be done? I, Liang Yu, are here After all, Yuanhe Town is a respectable person, how could he be a murderer? My lord, you can’t do this, I have done a lot of practical things for Yuanhe Town these years, if you keep me like this, if I...if I can’t see As for my aunt, how can I feel at ease? I was raised by my aunt when I was a child, the grace of giving birth is greater than God, I just left the city..."

That big man actually choked up, Chu Qing's eyebrows jumped when he heard it, but this man is a filial man.

Yao Zongping's voice came over immediately, "The precedent cannot be set, and I understand you, but what if others follow your example, what if the murderer is let go?"

At the beginning, Yao Zongping thought Mr. Lu's words were good, but when he came here and saw so many people, he felt that it was wrong. What if someone learns this way in the future, what should we do?Do you want to let Liang Yu go and not let others go?This can't be justified.

When Liang Yu heard this, she became even more anxious: "I'll go for half a day, half a day! My whole family is here, can I still run?"

Yao Zongping said patiently: "It's not a question of whether the official suspects you or not. Once you set a precedent, if the 'murderer' follows your method, how will I explain it?"

Liang Yu was annoyed, and the two groups started to quarrel again.

When Chu Qing and his group squeezed in, they saw Yao Zongping's yamen servant standing on one side, and a man in his 30s standing on the other side with his servants, but someone was pressing the wound on his forehead, full of anger Yes, it's no big deal.

On Yao Zongping's side, he was probably pissed off. A gray-robed man dragged him and said something. Yao Zongping looked a lot better, so he waved his hand.

Chu Qing looked curiously, and looked at the gray-robed man twice more. Seeing the mask on his face, he couldn't help but be moved, but before that, Liang Yu's problem had to be solved first.

Chu Qing saw that the two sides were in such a stalemate, and if the stalemate continued, he was afraid that it would be dark this day, so he said directly: "Actually, I have a solution that has the best of both worlds."

Her voice was clear and crisp, and when she opened her mouth, everyone looked over. Yao Zongping saw Chu Qing and his party, and their already dark faces turned completely dark.

Yao Zongping obviously knew Chu Qing and his party. If Yao Zongping didn't open his mouth, the yamen servants didn't dare to open their mouths.

On the other hand, Liang Yu's attitude was very good. As soon as Liang Yu heard that he had a solution, he immediately removed the veil on his forehead, walked quickly to Chu Qing, and said excitedly, "What can you do?"

Chu Qingdao: "Since Master Yao is worried that this case will be inappropriate in the future, it is better for Master Yao to list a condition. If someone wants to leave the city, it is indeed a last resort. Then, apart from this point, there are still other conditions. You have to obtain the fingerprint signatures of a hundred people in Yuanhe Town and plead for their orders before you can leave, otherwise, you will not be able to meet the standards and you will not be able to leave the city, I don’t know what to do?”

Chu Qing just listened for a while, and she also heard that Liang Yu is a squire, who has done a lot of good things for Yuanhe Town on weekdays, which should be very popular, and it should not be difficult to get a hundred signatures.

Sure enough, Liang Yu's eyes lit up immediately, and when he turned his head, he saw Yao Zongping snorting: "What do you think, my lord?"

Yao Zongping thought about it and felt that this method was indeed good. It was not easy for others to get a hundred signatures. This would not only solve Liang Yu's matter, but also prevent others from talking about Liang Yu's affairs. It was the best of both worlds.

Mr. Lu next to Yao Zongping also took another look at Chu Qing, and then nodded to Yao Zongping.

Yao Zongping's face was still a bit ugly, but he still complied, and asked the yamen servant to beat the gongs and drums, and then yelled: "Everyone has heard it, are there 100 people coming out to plead for Master Liang now? If there are [-] people, because It is true that Mr. Liang has a situation, so I will let him out, what do you think?"

Naturally, everyone had no opinion, and there were no special circumstances. Generally, no one would think of going out of the city at this time.

Therefore, Liang Yu immediately asked people to sign for him. Chu Qing was not mistaken, this Liang Yu was indeed popular, and they were all collected in less than half an hour. After they were handed over to Yao Zongping, they were released.

Before Liang Yu left, he looked at Chu Qing and his party gratefully, saying that he would treat them with gratitude when they came back, and left in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)