It has been more than ten days since Yi Shuyuan came to Yuanjiang County. In the first few days, he was conscientious and meticulous. After taking a break for the first time, he returned to Xihe Village and started working again, and his state became more relaxed.

Although there are no colleagues to talk to, there is nothing nonsense, and there is no supervision from superiors. Yi Shuyuan's work is completely self-conscious, but the main premise is to at least maintain an appropriate progress. When asked by the county magistrate or county magistrate, etc.

Can show results at a certain stage.

However, it is now the early stage of compilation. Yi Shuyuan's main job is to understand the basic content through reading, not only from the county, but also from surrounding documents that have been included.

It was already late at night, and an oil lamp was placed on the corner of the table, illuminating the desk but not the entire library.

Yi Shuyuan was sitting in front of the desk with his coat on, reading a book called "Notes on Landscapes". This book roughly included some famous mountains and rivers throughout the Dayong Dynasty. Although many of them were relatively general, it was still considered a comprehensive book.

This is a rare geography book in this library.

"Haha~~~"

Yi Shuyuan yawned and saw that the room was a little dark, so he took off the paper lampshade and used a bamboo clip to lift out the wick a little. As the flames grew stronger, the room suddenly became brighter.

"Huh...huh..."

The wind started blowing outside the house, and Yi Shuyuan also felt a chill, and couldn't help but tighten the clothes around him.

"Dong dong dong dong dong dong..."

In front of the Yamen, there was a sudden sound of drums. Yi Shuyuan was slightly startled. He subconsciously put down his book and stood up. He grabbed the lapel of his coat and walked to the door, and opened the door of the library.

"Huh...huh..."

The wind blew Yi Shuyuan's hair swaying, and the sound of the drum became more and more obvious.

"Dong dong dong dong dong dong..."

It's so late that the county government can't beat drums to summon the officials, so someone beats drums to complain about grievances?

Yi Shuyuan suddenly became interested, and quickly put on his coat, and then gently closed the door of the library. He had never seen a real ascendant in his two lives. Not to mention that he was not asleep yet, even if he was already lying down, he might be able to do it.

Get up and take a look.

Of course, it is allowed to watch the yamen hall, and ordinary people can watch it from a certain distance, not to mention that Yi Shuyuan is also a yamen official now.

When Yi Shuyuan walked through the corridor, he saw that several dormitories were already lit with candlelight. Hearing the voices and yells inside, he knew they must be the Yamen servants of Zaoban. These people were going to stand on both sides of the court, and now they were all standing on both sides of the court.

Get dressed quickly and get up.

However, in reality, if the drum sounds, in theory, all the government departments that hear it will have to send people there.

Yi Shuyuan didn't care that there were so many people. He walked quickly and arrived at the front courtroom ahead of many others. There were already people from the strong squad who were on duty at night holding lights in the courtroom.

"Mr. Yi? Are you still awake?"

Several officers in the court were wondering who the person who suddenly came from inside was, and someone recognized Yi Shuyuan, but the other person was not someone Yi Shuyuan knew, so he had to hold his hand and smile.

"I was editing articles in the library late at night. I had never seen drumming before, so I came to take a look. After all, there are many cases included in the county annals."

"Mr. Yi, you are really attentive. Who doesn't want to sleep this late at night..."

Several other officers also bowed to Yi Shuyuan. After all, the superiors valued this person very much. Yi Shuyuan naturally returned the favor one by one. Then he curiously followed the two officers to the main entrance and watched them remove the latch and open the door.

“Boom, bang, bang…”

With a deep sound, the main door of the Yamen slowly opened, and the people who were playing the drum gradually stopped.

The light inside the court hall illuminated the drummer, and people outside also looked inside through the gradually opening cracks in the door. He saw the government servant who opened the door, and of course Yi Shuyuan standing behind the door.

"Who's drumming here?"

The yamen servant burst out with a loud roar, obviously he had practiced his skills, but at this moment, Yi Shuyuan had opened his eyes slightly, and the pupils in his eyes were slightly dilated.

The drummer was about thirty, his body was shivering slightly from the cold, and his face was slightly pale, but although he looked a little uneasy and nervous, his voice was still loud.

"Sir! The grassroots are from Dujia Village on the Ejiang River. I want to sue Jiangzhou businessman Jia Yuntong for raping and killing a village girl——"

The drummer shouted these words and saluted Yi Shuyuan. Yi Shuyuan quickly stepped aside and explained.

"I'm not an adult. The adults haven't arrived yet."

Two government officials also went out, one on the left and one on the right, to "invite" the person into the door and shouted sternly.

"Wait here, your Excellency will be here soon!"

But at the moment when the drummer was led into the gate by two government officials, a faint light flashed away, and a white shadow was directly bounced away from the drummer.

"ah......"

With a woman's exclamation, the white figure fell to the ground a foot outside the gate.

Yi Shuyuan stepped back to the side of the door and looked at the man playing the drum, but he glanced outside the door inadvertently.

It was a woman in white clothes, her pale face was tinged with blue, and there was a hidden wound on her forehead bleeding red and black blood. After she was ejected, she immediately stood up and wanted to enter the court.

Brush~

Another white light lit up.

"ah--"

The woman screamed and was thrown away again. This time she fell further, directly onto the street. She struggled to get up again and quickly approached the court door, but she didn't dare to take a step. She just looked around in panic, then helpless.

The ground lingers in front of the door.

The moment he opened the door, Yi Shuyuan saw the woman and the drummer standing together. At that time, Yi Shuyuan never thought about this situation. Just a moment of intuition and visual impact made him

I understand what a woman is.

Yi Shuyuan was a little scared, but he couldn't help but pay attention to all this, and he didn't choose to leave. At the same time, he was also thinking about why he could see ghosts?

With this doubt, Yi Shuyuan looked at the others. It was obvious that the other government officials could not see the woman at all. Even the drummer was looking around as if looking for something, but even his eyes were scanning the direction outside the door.

It seems that the woman has never been seen standing there.

He couldn't see it either? Yi Shuyuan felt something strange in his heart.

At this moment, a burst of footsteps came from behind the yamen. Soon, two rows of yamen servants holding water and fire sticks trotted into the court. After a while, an official wearing official robes and a black gauze hat was standing in front of an official in uniform.

Accompanied by Confucian scholars, he strode into the court.

As the magistrate sat down, the master also sat on the small table on the side to prepare for recording. Yi Shuyuan wisely retreated to the area outside the hall, and tried to keep himself calm, but he still couldn't help but notice the woman not far away from him out of the corner of his eye.

.

Some yamen servants and even police officers from the periphery also came one after another during this process. No one was polite and just waited quietly in the area outside the hall. After beating the drum, more than half of the people in the yamen came. Yi Shuyuan felt that if Wu Minggao

It doesn't mean that you live far away, but you can still come if you hear it.

Soon, the gavel in the hands of the county magistrate also fell heavily on the public case.

"Pa~"

"Ascending to the Hall!"

Two rows of fire sticks were pointed towards the ground: "Duh duh duh duh duh duh..."

"mighty--"

The magistrate of Yuanjiang County, whose surname is Lin, has been in office for two years. He has a thin beard and a thin face. He is looking sternly at the drummer who was brought up from the hall.

"Who plays the drum? What is the complaint?"

If it is a trivial matter, the drummer will definitely be beaten first, otherwise the entire Yuanjiang County Yamen will not agree if it is disturbed.

The drummer was obviously a little distracted, looking around.

"Pa~"

"Everyone in the hall, please answer quickly, otherwise you will be served with water, fire and sticks!"

The drummer shivered and mustered up the courage to raise his hands and shout.

"The common man is Du Fang, a native of Dujia Village on the Ejiang River. I want to sue Jiangzhou businessman Jia Yuntong for raping and murdering civilian girls. Jia Yuntong defrauded many women from good families in the name of doing business, and even used other methods to rob them. Some people couldn't bear the humiliation and were killed.

His persecution leads to death, please make the decision——"

In fact, there is no need to kneel down to see the official in the court here, but at this moment Du Fang became excited as he spoke, and immediately knelt down after speaking.

"Please make the decision, sir!"

It was windy at night, and the candlelight in the court hall flickered slightly even with a lampshade. When the county magistrate looked at the person in the hall, he clearly looked like a young ordinary farmer.

Jiangzhou? This is no longer a cross-county, but a cross-state? What about the witnesses and physical evidence? The murder occurred within this county, right? Magistrate Lin frowned, but he still planned to ask clearly.

"Where is the Jiangzhou merchant now? Who was killed by him, and what is his relationship with you?"

"More than one person was killed. The villain only knows one person. His name is He Xin. He was originally from Luoxian County, Wuzhou. He was kidnapped from Wuzhou by the evil businessman. After his death, his body was buried in Eshui. The evil businessman's boat is now parked in

Your Excellency, please send someone to arrest the county pier, and we will surely bring that evil businessman to justice!"

Thanks to the book he had read before, Yi Shuyuan immediately thought of Wuzhou, where the E River also passed. The ship might have come all the way from Wuzhou along the E River.

The county magistrate frowned when he heard this. The person in front of him hadn't explained the details yet. Of course, he couldn't just ask the county government to send someone with just one word.

"What is your relationship with the deceased?"

Du Fang, who was kneeling on the ground, hesitated for a moment and said truthfully.

"It doesn't matter..."
To be continued...