County Magistrate Liu tidied up his official uniform, cleared his throat, walked to Li Yi, and said with a smile: "Li County Lieutenant is so absorbed in solving the case that I really admire him. If today's incident is spread, I am afraid that I, Anxi County
It will also be a lot more peaceful.”
When they met for the second time, Magistrate Liu was still unsure of Li Yi's character, but as long as he was a human being, there was no one who didn't like to hear flattery. A flattering flattery would always bring a lot of distance between him and Li Yi.
"Lord Liu, you have given me too much praise." No matter what, Magistrate Liu was his superior, so Li Yi couldn't stand still, so he smiled and cupped his hands, and said very modestly.
He had been sullen just now, but now he suddenly smiled, which made Magistrate Liu a little flattered. He thought that Magistrate Li didn't seem like one of those noble playboys, and he couldn't help but feel slightly happy and said: "
There is still an important case to be resolved at the moment. If Lieutenant Li has nothing to do, why not sit down and continue watching. If necessary, you can also give me some advice."
Magistrate Liu's words were very polite. If the person in front of him was County Lieutenant Zhou, he would probably have said lightly, "Old Zhou, I have important things to do, so I will leave this case to you."
"I'm not allowed to go home for dinner until the sentence is over..." Then, you can go to the back hall to drink tea and have fun with your concubine...
He has to be so polite when speaking to his subordinates. After being a county magistrate for many years, this period of time can be regarded as the most aggrieved time for him.
Fortunately, Li Yi is not an ignorant person. In the future, when meeting in the same county government office without looking up, he still has to establish a good relationship with Magistrate Liu. After all, he is the boss here in name.
"This is the duty of a lower official. It's good to familiarize yourself with it in advance. If it can help you, that would be great." Li Yi smiled and sat on his seat again.
Magistrate Liu nodded, feeling very relieved. He immediately sat back in the hall and slapped the wooden door again, "Bring someone to commit the crime!"
The young prince Li Xuan was sitting next to Li Yi, turning his head to look at him from time to time, but hesitated to speak.
He really wanted to learn the skill of how to read other people's minds, but he was worried that once Li Yi opened his mouth, he would feel uncomfortable for several days. He was unable to make a choice for a while, and was extremely conflicted.
At this time, Li Yi was feeling depressed. He had read a lot of books about micro-expressions and FBI investigations in the past few days, and he used them so quickly. Could it be that all of this was destined?
After a while, a government officer came in escorting a middle-aged man. After making him kneel in the hall, he said loudly: "Sir, bring the suspect!"
Magistrate Liu slapped the gavel with a loud bang and said loudly: "Zhao Fang, I am here to ask you again whether you were responsible for the arson at Jinxiu Buzhuang!"
Half a month ago, the Jinxiu Cloth Shop in the city was burned down. Although no one was injured or killed, all the cloth in the shop was burned down. Shopkeeper Wu of the cloth shop suffered heavy losses.
After many investigations, the identity of the suspect was finally pinned to the shopkeeper of another cloth shop not far from Jinxiu Cloth Shop.
The two cloth shops are not far from each other, so there is naturally a competitive relationship. Not long ago, Jinxiu Cloth Factory developed a new type of cloth, which was very popular in Qing'an Prefecture. The threshold was almost crushed by customers, while another shop not far away
Buzhuang is naturally indifferent, watching others get rich, and his mood is probably no different from that of Liu Zhixian when he saw Zhou Xianwei suddenly promoted to the position of prefect.
Jealousy is very scary. Everyone is selling cloth. Why is your business better than mine?
In addition, there was a lot of personal grudge between the two of them, so in the dead of night, a dark moon and a high wind, shopkeeper Zhao quietly came to the door of Jinxiu Cloth Village and set a fire...
Then he became famous himself.
Shopkeeper Zhao is angry and County Magistrate Liu is worried. The case is not big or small. Logically speaking, both of them are businessmen with low status, so Magistrate Liu doesn't have to worry about handling it.
But the shopkeeper of Jinxiu Cloth Shop is Lord Tongpan, so Magistrate Liu will have to think carefully.
Although Zhao Fang is the most suspected, the evidence is actually not conclusive. It cannot be used in some severe cases, non-human homicide cases or other serious cases. The use of such torture instruments must be reported to superiors, the mark must be verified, and it must be limited to one case.
The same prisoner may not use it more than twice, otherwise it will be treated as torture to extract a confession.
A few days ago, Mr. Fu Zun personally sent people to the county government office to announce that the court meeting was approaching and it was also the time when censors from various places were most active. These people had nothing to do and wandered around the streets to learn about the official administration situation from the mouths of the common people.
I thought about catching these officials, if the punishment was improper and they were called cruel officials, which would damage the government's performance, he, the county magistrate, would not have a good life in the coming year.
"Your Majesty, it is clear to you that the common man was wronged." Zhao Fang said in a leisurely manner, "The villain did not set the fire, so he is innocent."
The result was the same as before. Seeing Zhao Fang's indifferent expression, County Magistrate Liu became a little angry and said angrily: "You are a bold and unruly person, do you really think that I don't dare to torture you!"
Then Zhao Fang knelt down in the hall and didn't say a word. He said that he should be tortured if he wanted to. Suffering a small amount of physical pain was nothing. If he was found guilty of arson, his guilt would be huge.
Magistrate Liu picked up a red punishment sign with an angry look on his face and was about to throw it out. Suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He immediately waved his hand and the punishment sign fell to the ground. He said coldly: "Prisoner Zhao Fang set fire for no reason. The evidence is
It’s true, and you still dare to deny it...someone, drag him out and kill him!"
The officials were stunned when they heard the explanation. They looked at Magistrate Liu and then at Li Yi. The magistrate is learning and applying it now...
Li Xuan curled his lips when he heard this. This kind of thing seemed novel the first time, but a little boring the second time.
Li Yi was also stunned for a moment, but he found this the county magistrate interesting.
Hearing the words "dragged out and beheaded", Zhao Fang's expression changed at first, and he subconsciously wanted to speak. But when he looked up, he saw the expressions on the faces of the government officials and was suddenly shocked. Knowing that this
The county magistrate was afraid that he was intimidating him. A county magistrate did not have the power to control life and death.
He knelt straight and said loudly: "Sir, even if you beheaded the villain, he didn't set fire to it."
This gesture really made him look like he had been wronged and would rather die than surrender.
When County Magistrate Liu saw this, the expression on his face froze. After being stunned for a moment, the anger in his heart was almost uncontrollable.
Why was the same trick so effective when Lieutenant Li used it just now? When he said it in one sentence, the person would kowtow and use it, but when it came to him, it was useless at all?
Is this looking down upon him, County Magistrate Liu?
Seeing the officials around him unable to help but smile, Magistrate Liu became even more angry. When he had already decided to execute him, Magistrate Li stood up leisurely, bowed to him, and said: "Human life is at stake."
God, what my lord is doing... I'm afraid it's inappropriate."
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