The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

The father and daughter discussed the feasibility of this matter in the study, and finally, according to Xie Shuting's opinion, they called Sun Cheng to the study.

Sun Cheng just stepped in. When he saw Xie Shuting, his heart sank and he said to himself, "Why is Miss here too?"

It was nothing more than fear in Sun Cheng's heart. After spending half a month together, he felt that the young lady in front of him was much more difficult to deal with than the master.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly bowed and said, "I greet you, my lord and my lady."

"Yeah!~"

Xie Tingwen nodded, then looked at the empty seat beside him and said, "Master Sun, please sit down and talk."

"I am very humbled. If you have anything to say, please feel free to ask me to do it." Sun Cheng stroked his hands and said. After all, he didn't dare to be on the same level as Xie Shuting, for fear of being targeted by Xie Shuting.

Xie Tingwen stopped forcing him and asked loudly, "Master Sun! You are in charge of the prison. I wonder if the charges against the prisoners in the prison during Liu Qing's tenure are true?"

Sun Cheng's forehead suddenly broke out in sweat. He had already prepared himself for Xie Tingwen to pursue him in prison, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

After Liu Qing was executed and all the yamen runners were purged, they immediately started to reorganize the prison.

As the second in command of the county prison, it was naturally difficult for him to escape suspicion. He immediately raised his eyes and glanced at the two people sitting on the main seat.

Seeing that the other party did not show any abnormality, he calmed down and said, "Your Excellency! In addition to Zhang Lei, Zhang Yuan and the Ten Evils of Mangdang Mountain who are waiting to be executed, there are a total of 132 other criminals, and their crimes are..."

"What is the charge? Is there any evidence?" Xie Tingwen asked coldly.

Sun Cheng's legs softened upon hearing this, and he knelt down with a plop. He complained with a haggard face, "Sir! These things were not done by me. They were all arrested by people sent by Liu Qing. I...I can't interfere."

"Crack!~"

Xie Tingwen slammed the table in anger and asked coldly, "Tell me the truth and tell me what's going on."

"When Liu Qing was serving as the county lieutenant, he was collecting money on a large scale. If anyone disobeyed, he would be charged with a false crime and thrown into jail. Zhang Lei was also charged with murder and was locked up in a cell." Sun Cheng said tremblingly.

"Are those 132 people also like this?" Xie Shuting couldn't help but wonder.

"No no no..."

Sun Cheng waved his hands hurriedly and said, "Not all of them. I have forgotten the exact number. Most of them were convicted of kicking widows' doors, digging up graves of ex-wifes, drinking postpartum milk, beating people blind and mute, and so on."

Sun Cheng's voice became weaker and weaker, and he obviously didn't want to say such a bad thing. After all, if this was true, Liu Qing had made great achievements in public security.

Xie Tingwen couldn't help but twitch his lips. He glanced at Xie Shuting beside him, as if to say, "Are you sure you can use these people?"

Xie Shuting also raised her eyebrows helplessly, then looked at Sun Cheng and said, "Whether these prisoners are innocent or guilty, do you have all the evidence of their crimes? Or do you have confessions and signed confessions?"

"Your Excellency, most of the evidence has solid evidence and has been signed," Sun Cheng said with a bow.

Xie Tingwen frowned slightly and asked with a strange look, "What do you mean by 'most of the signatures'?"

"This……"

Sun Cheng hesitated for a moment, stroked his hand and said, "Sir! There are a few street thugs who often tease decent women. They know that what they have done is not punishable by death, but they do it without any scruples."

"Why, you can't find evidence for such a small matter? I'm afraid I have to reconsider the ability of the Criminal Court to do its job." Xie Tingwen's face darkened and he said a little angrily.

Sun Cheng did not dare to delay after hearing this, and hurriedly leaned forward and said, "Sir! It is not that I do not want to close the case, but when Liu Qing was the county lieutenant, I was not allowed to close the case."

"Why is this?" Xie Shuting couldn't help but wonder.

"I don't know about this either. But Liu Qing once said that if these people were thrown out, they would disturb the stability of Laigu County, so he asked me to put them in the cell and also asked me to go over and give them some advice when I have time."

While Sun Cheng was talking, he raised his eyes from time to time, observing the emotional changes of the father and daughter in front of him. After all, he didn't know what the father and daughter were thinking.

Xie Shuting couldn't help but sneer when she heard this and said, "This Liu Qing is quite interesting. On the one hand, he wants to be a good official, but on the other hand, he takes human life lightly. It's a pity that he can't get anything good from both ends."

"Yes, yes, yes. Miss is really smart. I think so too." Sun Cheng agreed repeatedly.

Xie Shuting ignored Sun Cheng's compliment, but looked at Xie Tingwen, raised her eyebrows and said, "Father! These people may be of great use."

Sun Cheng was caught inadvertently by Xie Shuting's action, and his heart sank. He said to himself: "These guys are probably going to be tricked."

Xie Tingwen was silent for a moment and made a decision in his heart. After all, he could feel that his daughter might have other plans.

Immediately! He looked at Sun Cheng who was kneeling on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Master Sun! The 132 people imprisoned in the prison, no matter how serious their crimes are, give them a chance."

"Yes, I will go right away..."

Sun Cheng suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Xie Tingwen in confusion and said, "Sir! What do you mean by giving them a chance?"

"Verify their charges, whether they are proven or not, and have them serve in the county government, and let Captain Cao take charge. If they commit crimes while in office, I will punish them for multiple crimes. Go down and pass the message!"

"Yes yes yes!~"

Sun Cheng kowtowed like crazy and responded repeatedly: "I understand. I will go down and arrange it right away."

Sun Cheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and left the study room trembling with fear. But he was very surprised that a prisoner could be an official, and he thought it was unheard of.

"Shu Ting! What are you going to do with those hooligans?"

"Father! One bad apple can spoil the whole barrel. We've given them the opportunity, but if they can't grasp it, then there's no point in keeping them. After all, sometimes killing a chicken to scare the monkey is a last resort."

As Xie Shuting spoke, she took a sip of tea from the cup. Her calm and nonchalant tone surprised Xie Tingwen.

He always felt that his daughter was sometimes too cold and indifferent to human life. He wanted to lecture her, but when he thought back to the past, he felt relieved.

If it weren't for Xie Shuting's character, they would not have been able to enter Laigu County and would have been killed by Liu Qing in the red maple forest.

Xie Shuting gently put down the teacup, bowed and said, "Father! I have something else to do, so I will take my leave first."

"Yeah!~"

Xie Tingwen nodded and said, "You can go down! Your father also has some official documents to deal with."

Xie Shuting apologized and left, and Xie Tingwen returned to the desk again to review the tax situation of the three townships and seven villages. After all, it would be time to pay taxes in half a month.