The other two men looked at the leading man and said, "Brother, what should we do?"
The leading man turned to look at the two of them and said: "Don't confess even if you kill me. Remember, we just robbed the money that the children had begged for. We don't know anything about the rest. Don't confess even if you kill us!"
Another man asked in a trembling voice: "What if I do it?"
The leading man glanced at him and said, "I'll spend the rest of my life in this prison!"
It's a pity that there are no eavesdropping devices in this era, but if there were such devices, it would be a crime...
Outside the prison
After listening to Xu Qing's strategy, Su Qian asked: "Is this method feasible?"
Xu Qing smiled and said, "Let's try it. It doesn't cost anything to try..."
After the officer guarding the cell put Su Qian and Xu Qing in, Xu Qing looked at the officer guarding the cell and said, "My lord has an order to detain the three of them separately. It's best to keep them far apart."
After the officer was done with his work, Xu Qing walked into a cell, looked at the person incarcerated here and said: "The county magistrate has an order. If you confess at this time, you will be a tainted witness. Not only will your crime be pardoned, but you will also receive ten liang."
Get the bounty of silver!"
The man's voice trembled: "Sir, the villain who should be recruited has already confessed. The villain just drove those children to beg for money for the villain. The villain doesn't know anything about the rest!"
Xu Qing looked at him and said: "If the two of them had confessed first, one of them would have received the ten taels of silver and been acquitted. The people above are paying special attention to this case. I heard that the prince was alarmed. He wants to be punished."
Deal with it severely! Think about it, one of the three of you left with ten taels of silver, but you have to stay and behead him, is it worth it? It’s not worth it!"
After Xu Qing came out, Su Qian also came out of a cell. She looked at Xu Qing and said, "I have told them your story, but if someone confesses, who will pay the ten taels of silver?"
Xu Qing laughed and walked out, and Su Qian followed.
Walking outside the prison, Xu Qingcai said: "Ten taels of silver? What ten taels of silver? How can the words of a young policeman count? I am not a county magistrate..."
Su Qian was stunned for a moment when she heard Xu Qing's words, and then woke up.
At this time, the sound of drumming came from the gate of the county government office. This was not because someone wanted to redress an injustice. Dagu in this era did not yet undertake this business.
The sound of drums at this time means that it is time to clock out and go home.
Xu Qing heard the sound of the drum and smiled and said: "It's time to go home and have dinner."
Su Qian said: "What about the three prisoners?"
Xu Qing said: "Let's wait and see tomorrow. I don't believe how strong the trust between their group of accomplices can be?"
Su Qian nodded and said, "Remember the poetry meeting in half a month, and prepare for it in the next few days."
Xu Qing nodded and said, "I understand."
When they just reached the gate, Liu Ji and Li Dong immediately surrounded them.
Liu Ji first said: "I can't believe that, Xu Qing, you actually work with the county magistrate's daughter!"
Li Dong was also envious and said: "That's right, that female catcher is actually the daughter of our County Magistrate Su. You said that if you let this female catcher say something nice to Magistrate Su, you might just get promoted on the spot!
Coupled with these few achievements, I can at least be promoted and become a head catcher!"
Liu Ji glared at Li Dong and scolded with a smile: "You are quite ignorant, what kind of official promotion? You only know how to get promoted! What's the benefit of being a head catcher?! If you take down that female head catcher, you will be the Su County Magistrate."
My son-in-law! Isn’t this worth more than being a head catcher?”
Li Dong shook his head and said: "How is it possible? The situation in Xu Qing's family is like that. If you don't have money or power, you can only be a door-to-door son-in-law even if you get it... The child doesn't have his surname, so it's better to marry an honest man.
Where is the girl who is responsible..."
Liu Ji patted Li Dong on the shoulder: "You are really young and don't know how good a rich woman is. You mistake beautiful women for treasures. If you become the son-in-law of the county magistrate's family, you will have no worries about food and drink. I will be happy to do this to me."
Damn it, it doesn’t matter if the child has my last name or not? It doesn’t matter whether the child is mine or not!”
Xu Qing covered his forehead on the side. These two people have such rich imaginations. There is nothing wrong with their horoscopes...
At this time, Su Qian also came out of the county government office. She looked at Xu Qing and said, "What are you three mumbling here?"
The three people quickly waved their hands and said: "No, no, no, it's nothing..."
Su Qian looked at Li Dong and Liu Ji, then turned her attention to Xu Qing and frowned slightly: "What? Are you still thinking about whether to go to Piaoxiang Courtyard in the evening?"
Xu Qing shook his head quickly and said sternly: "My subordinates will never go to that kind of place, it's impossible!"
Su Qian snorted softly: "I just want to remind you that you are a public employee of the Yamen. What does it have to do with me whether you go in private or not?"
After saying that, Su Qian turned around and left.
Xu Qing assured that Su Qian was really overthinking it. Although Li Dong and Liu Ji usually talked about Piaoxiangyuan, in fact, neither of them, including themselves in the previous life, had ever actually operated it.
Each one's mind is more mature than the other, and each body is more pure than the other.
As for why it is pure?
Because of poverty...
Where is Piaoxiangyuan?
A famous brothel in Yongzhou City.
Agents like them can't afford to go there even once a year, even if they don't have to pay for food and drinks.
It's just that I can enjoy my addiction in private.
Among the three, the only one who can afford to go is Xu Qing. As for Li Dong and Liu Ji?
It's better to just find a girl and get married...
After eating something casually with Li Dong and Liu Ji on the roadside, Xu Qing went home.
It is impossible to go to Piaoxiangyuan, not in this life.
It was a gold-spending kiln for rich people.
Besides, Xu Qing never likes to trouble others when he can solve things by himself.
When Xu Qing opened the door, he saw Su Qian walking in the yard.
Seeing Xu Qing walking in, Su Qian frowned and asked, "If you let me go and don't go home, where have you been?"
Xu Qing was stunned and said: "Subordinate... I just ate something casually with Liu Ji and Li Dong at a roadside stall..."
Su Qian walked past Xu Qing and twitched her nose, and then the voice of the question became calm again: "I see, those two people who talk about Piaoxiangyuan every day are not gentlemen, so you should keep a distance from them.
For the best..."
Xu Qing shook his head and said: "They were just having fun. How could they go to a place like that? By the way, boss, why did you come to my subordinate's house so late?"
Su Qian was startled when she heard Xu Qing's question. After a long time, she said: "I...I came...to...want to get the manuscript you wrote this morning. The plot was well written. I want to read more."
Several times, I just didn’t expect you to come back so late..."