After a bumpy ride, the carriage stopped in the county town.
"Get off the car and enter the Yamen!"
After Yang Captou got out of the car, he shouted loudly, and a group of policemen pushed Lin Xiao out of the car.
Lin Xiao lost her balance and almost fell down, but fortunately Zhao Qian who came with her helped her in time.
"Thanks."
Lin Xiao cast a grateful glance at Zhao Qian, and then followed Yang Captou towards the Yamen.
In the yamen, a group of police officers were sitting at attention. When they saw Captain Yang and others walking in, they immediately stood up to greet them.
"Meet the boss!"
Seeing so many people saluting him, Yang Captou was secretly happy, but he pretended to be serious and reprimanded with a straight face:
"Everyone, sit down!"
The detectives respectfully said:
"Thank you, boss!"
Yang Bao nodded, sat on the main seat, glanced at Lin Xiao with a pair of tiger eyes, and said in a deep and fake voice:
"You, who is your surname and where do you live? Tell me honestly!"
Lin Xiao sneered in his heart, this Capt. Yang is actually a guy who knows how to put on airs. He dares to take the job of the county magistrate, and his courage is not ordinary!
"Lin Xiao, a native of Linjia Village, Jiuzhou Town."
Lin Xiao replied calmly.
"Lin Xiao, do you know what you have committed?"
Yang Captou raised his eyebrows.
"I don't know."
Lin Xiao answered without hesitation.
"I don't know?"
Yang Captou's face darkened and he said angrily:
"Thirteen members of the Shi family died of poison after taking a bite of the salt you made. They died tragically. Can you plead guilty?!"
"No!" Lin Xiao said lightly, "The salt I made is not poisonous, and the deaths of the thirteen members of the Shi family have nothing to do with me!"
"How dare you deny it?"
Hearing Lin Xiao's words, Yang Captou became furious, slammed the table and stood up, saying:
"I think you won't cry until you see the coffin!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and two government officials on the side immediately rushed toward Lin Xiao with their killing sticks.
Lin Xiao frowned when he saw this.
"stop!"
At this time, Zhao Qian gave a sharp shout.
The two government officials stopped moving forward, but still did not put down the killing sticks in their hands, staring at Lin Xiao fiercely.
Zhao Qian glanced at the two government officials with cold eyes:
"Your Jiuzhou Town's Yamen is really weird. Before the county magistrate comes on stage, the arrester can't wait to start lynching?"
The two government officials looked at each other, hesitating whether they should listen to Zhao Qian or not.
At this time, Yang Captou said:
"Who are you?! Are you tired of obstructing justice over and over again?"
"Haha! I'm tired of living?!"
Zhao Qian couldn't help but laugh, raising his head and laughing.
"Are you kidding me?!"
Yang Baotou's anger rose, he pointed at Zhao Qian and cursed:
"Let me tell you, if you offend me today, I don't care which family you belong to, you are dead!"
Yang Captou thought Zhao Qian was a dandy disciple of some family, so he didn't take Zhao Qian seriously at all.
"Do you really think I have no background?"
Zhao Qian's smile faded, his eyes flashed with a cold light, and he asked calmly:
"Do you know who I am?"
"Who?"
Mr. Yang looked careless.
"He is Mr. Zhao from the capital!"
Before Zhao Qian could answer, he saw the county magistrate running in quickly from outside the Yamen with an anxious look on his face.
"master!"
Yang Captou quickly stood up and stepped forward to greet him.
The county magistrate gave Yang Captou a cold look, then with a smile on his face, he bowed to Zhao Qian with a flattering expression:
"Master Zhao, I wonder why you have time to come to our Jiuzhou Town?"
Zhao Qian glanced at the county magistrate contemptuously:
"Master Xiao is so powerful that he can handle cases by hand!"
"I don't believe in any misunderstandings. I only believe that seeing is believing."
Zhao Qian snorted coldly, then moved his eyes to Yang Captou who was behind the county magistrate, and said sarcastically:
"Master Xiao's right-hand man is really eye-opening!"
After hearing this, Mr. Yang's face changed slightly.
How could he not know that Zhao Qian had a special status and was not someone he could afford to offend, so he immediately hit the snake and followed the stick, saying with a flattering smile:
"Sir Zhao, the villain is too blind to see the mountains, and has offended many times. I hope you will not remember the villain's faults and forgive the villain this time!"
The county magistrate also spoke up and said:
"Master Zhao, please don't take it personally. This matter is all your fault."
Zhao Qian sneered and said:
"You both made mistakes, why not accept the punishment together!"
Upon hearing these words, the county magistrate's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and the smile on his face instantly froze at the corner of his mouth.
He knew very well who Zhao Qian was, and if he really wanted to punish him, he would definitely not be able to escape the blame.
The countenance of the county magistrate changed greatly, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy.
"Please spare my life, Mr. Zhao! I really know my mistake!"
The county magistrates all knelt down to beg for mercy, and Capt. Yang and other police officers, as well as the government officials, naturally followed suit and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Zhao Qian looked at everything in front of him indifferently. He didn't care whether the people in front of him truly repented or pretended to repent.
As long as someone dares to bully him, then don't blame him for being rude!
"I don't care whether you are sincerely repentant or a hypocritical apology. Now, what should I do if you falsely accuse my little brother of making poisonous salt and killing people?"
Zhao Qian flicked his sleeves and said coldly.
When the county magistrate and Chief Yang heard this, their faces turned pale and they kowtowed quickly.
"Master Zhao, this matter is indeed the negligence of the lower official. I will have someone deal with the matter immediately. Please calm down, Master Zhao!"
The county magistrate said with a wry smile.
"Leave it to you? Haha! I'm afraid my little brother's nine lives are not enough for you to chop him off."
Zhao Qian said sarcastically.
"Master Zhao, I will interrogate you strictly and I will never unjustly accuse any good person!"
The county magistrate gritted his teeth and said.
"Um."
Zhao Qian nodded lightly and glanced at Yang Captou again:
"You bitch, I'll leave this matter to you. If you fail..."
Having said this, Zhao Qian's eyes suddenly became sharp, and his whole body exuded cold murderous intent.
Yang Captou was trembling all over and promised again and again:
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I will definitely handle this matter!"
Yang Captou knew what Zhao Qian meant by what he said. If he messed up this matter, Zhao Qian would definitely not be able to spare him!
At this time, Zhao Qian waved his hand, and a servant-like person behind him stepped forward.
The servant took a secret letter and handed it to Capt. Yang.
"open to take a look!"
Captain Yang took the secret letter, opened it, and immediately understood that Lin Xiao was most likely to have been wrongly accused.
Here is the anatomical information of the thirteen members of the Shi family and their economic status.
They are a notoriously poor family in Shijia Village. They almost always live on wild vegetables and bran bran. How can they afford wild boar meat and rice?