Fox Road Travel Notes

He took a breath: "In the past two years, in our county, we dare not say that we don't pick up things on the road or close our doors at night."

"But there are more fireworks on the streets. People live and work in peace and contentment, and petty thieves are almost gone."

"Where can the desperadoes gather together if they are still gathering to die?"

When Chen Zican heard this, his heart moved.

He hurriedly asked: "Second brother, nothing happened in the county jail, right?"

Liu Er covered his head, shook his head and said, "No, what can happen there? Not even a fly can fly out."

"Yesterday afternoon, because Qi Dalang was locked up inside, I went in to take a look."

"He has been sitting in the corner, closing his eyes and concentrating. I haven't seen him say much."

"Master Chen, don't worry, he won't cause any trouble in there..."

Chen Zican shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Although it was unclear what happened at the moment, he was vaguely uneasy.

I feel that the matter is most likely related to Qi Dalang who is imprisoned in prison.

But, is this guy really that capable?

How can a dried salted fish that looks so dead and dried in the sun be able to survive such a big wave?

"Second brother, you were standing at the yamen gate just now. Did you see or hear anything?"

Chen Zican frowned and asked.

Liu Er patted his chest: "Although our brothers were beaten out, they refused to leave. They have been guarding the yamen gate."

"If they dare to attack me and risk their lives, we can't ignore them!"

Having said this, he also frowned, thought for a while and said, "I was guarded in the back hall by them, but I didn't hear anything."

"However, the brother on duty in the prison last night said that Qi Dalang and Min Jingzong were taken out of the prison by Magistrate Ye just now."

Chen Zican said "Oh" and nodded, knowing already.

It seemed as expected, Qi Dalang Xianyu turned around.

I still underestimated him after all!

While he was thinking about it, there was a commotion at the yamen gate.

People shouted: "Master is coming out..."

"Lord County Lord, are you okay?"

Chen Zican was stunned and didn't care to say anything. He turned around and ran towards the yamen gate. Liu Er and Gao Xinzhi also quickly followed.

Chen Zican rushed outside the gate and saw that the main hall of the county government office had been opened.

Behind the public case, the person sitting high and proud was not the county magistrate Chen Zifu, but an official with a white dough and a slight beard.

The bright crystal crown on his head and the white pheasant patch on his chest all prove that he is much higher than Chen Zifu's seventh-grade Sesame Officer.

This is a fifth-grade civil servant.

Come to think of it, he must be Ye Futai from Huaiqing Mansion.

But in the hall where the prisoner originally stood, the person standing there was his brother, Chen Zifu, the magistrate of Xiuwu County.

Chen Zican took a look and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because, Chen Zifu was still standing there wearing official uniform.

Although he looked slightly embarrassed, he was still neither humble nor arrogant.

If he was deprived of his official position, then things would probably not be so easy to handle.

Magistrate Ye was condescending and looked coldly at Chen Zifu, who was standing bowed down in the hall.

"County Magistrate Chen, I have witnessed all your crimes with my own eyes and verified them one by one. Now that there are witnesses and physical evidence, what else do you have to say?"

Chen Zifu raised his head, his voice was clear and unhurried.

"Master Futai led the government servants to the county government office, expelled the officials of Xiuwu County, and detained the subordinates. I don't know which law of the court he followed?"

Magistrate Ye slapped the alarm tree and said with a sneer: "Xiuwu County is a county under my government, and I have the responsibility of inspection."

"Last night, we received a secret report that you, County Magistrate Chen, encouraged the desperadoes in the prison to shave off their braids in order to commit rebellion."

"How can I ignore such a big thing?"

"Just now, I went to the prison to check for myself, and it turned out that what he said was true."

"County Magistrate Chen, if I had arrived a little later, I'm afraid the banner of Nanming would have been hung on the top of Xiuwu County, right?"

After hearing this, everyone watching outside the county government office was shocked.

Chen Zican also trembled. As expected, the matter still happened in the prison.

He glared hard at the panicked Liu Er.

Liu Er slapped his forehead in frustration: "Oh, no, this is bad!"

He turned to the county government officers and shouted angrily: "Zhang Qian, Xu Dahai, you two are so stupid!"

A chubby government servant ran over bent over, with cold sweat on his head and face: "Second brother, I, I really don't know anything!"

"That kid Zhang Qian was taken to the back by the people from the prefect Ye..."

Liu Er narrowed his eyes, glared fiercely, gritted his teeth and said: "Zhang Qian? Okay-"

"If you feed an unfamiliar dog, you'll get a bone on the back of your head, right? I have to kill you!"

Then he kicked the fat man hard on the butt: "Xu Dahai, you useless trash, you are just a pig!"

"Tell me, you were sleeping again last night, right?"

"How many times have I told you that you only need to eat and sleep? I told you to sleep, I told you to sleep..."

While scolding, he kicked the fat man's butt several times in succession, causing the fat man to spin around in pain.

He begged for mercy in a low voice: "Second brother, second brother, it was my fault. Can you spare my brother's life and make up for it? Stop, stop kicking, oh..."

Chen Zican held Liu Er and sighed: "Second brother, it's too late for you to blame him now."

"The situation is what it is. The most important thing is to stay calm."

Liu Er's veins were pulsing on his forehead, and he stamped his feet angrily: "I, I'm sorry, sir!"

Chen Zican asked the fat man: "Brother Dahai, did you notice anything wrong last night?"

The fat man grimaced: "No, no, I slept well——"

Liu Er scolded angrily: "You are still sleeping -"

The fat man was so frightened that he jumped away and shook his hands wildly: "Second brother, second brother, I won't sleep. I'm not sleeping now!"

"I mean, I was sleeping fine, but I woke up from a mosquito bite in the middle of the night. When I opened my eyes, I saw that Zhang Qian, that guy Zhang Qian wasn't there."

"I looked and saw that the cell door was locked. I thought he had gone to the toilet..."

"Then when did he come back?"

Chen Zican cut off his words.

"I, no, don't know..." The fat man wiped his sweat, his eyes were very innocent.

Liu Er was furious and raised his leg to kick him again.

Chen Zican stretched out his hand to hold him: "Forget it, let's take a look first before talking."

In the lobby, Chen Zifu was obviously shocked by Magistrate Ye's words and did not speak for a long time.

It seemed that at this moment, he finally came to his senses and asked hurriedly: "Master Futai, are you saying that all the prisoners in the prison have shaved off their braids and want to rebel?"

"The lower officials don't understand. After repeated searches in this prison, no one found any weapons. Why did they shave their heads?"

Magistrate Ye snorted coldly and picked up a piece of porcelain from the public case: "This is the evidence found in the cell. Do you still want to quibble?"

Chen Zifu suddenly laughed.

He said in a loud voice: "Master Futai, since you said that the subordinate officials gathered to flee and attempt to rebel."

"Is it possible that the lower officials are plotting to rebel? This Xiuwu County can't find a knife, so they are going to use this piece of broken porcelain to shave their heads?"

"Is it possible that I can still let them take these broken pieces of porcelain to rise up and storm into the city?"

As soon as these words came out, not only did Magistrate Ye stare blankly on the spot, but also everyone onlookers shook their heads and cursed.

Someone from the county student members crowded in the front shouted: "This is nonsense, it's unfounded!"

"If you want to incriminate someone, why bother?"

Magistrate Ye's face turned blue and white, and he was speechless.