When Zhou Lang walked quickly into the official hall, someone was already talking on Zhao Cheng's side.
"Inspector, these are all rumors..."
Fang Zhonghe's voice sounded inside, and Liu Lang stopped.
"It was Fan Jianglin who was dissatisfied with the pension. He first asked me for more money and silk. I am not saying that I was reluctant to part with the money and silk. I could give them all my money, but this is the rule of the court after all. I gave it to someone else.
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"So he spreads rumors everywhere? That you are trying to seize power and defraud rewards?"
The sounds in the official hall came through the doors and windows, and the clerk in front of the door looked at Liu Lang.
Zhou Lang raised his hand to salute him, and the clerk hesitated for a moment, raised his foot and went in. Soon he heard Zhao Cheng's voice coming from inside.
"Come in."
Seeing Liu Lang coming in, Fang Zhonghe bowed and left.
"I will investigate this matter strictly. People's hearts are agitated after the war. We must pay attention to comforting them. You can go ahead." Inspector Zhao said.
Fang Zhonghe responded, nodded slightly to Liu Lang and left.
"What's the matter?" Zhao Cheng looked at him and asked.
After that time, Zhao Cheng became a little closer to this subordinate and junior.
"It's about Linguan Village." Zhou Lang said.
Two days ago, a man named Fan Jianglin scolded Fang Zhonghe in front of the government office for taking merit and pretending to receive rewards. Although he was driven away by the soldiers and officials at that time, not only did the matter not end there, but private rumors became more and more popular.
many.
It is said that Fang Zhonghe didn't want to defend Linguan Village at all. He was persuaded by a few people to stop it and agreed to defend it for an hour. However, Fang Zhonghe ran away before half an hour, which caused the troops to lose morale and led to the failure of the defenders.
There were only a few soldiers, only the twenty or so who defended the city until the end and died.
Fang Zhonghe confuses right and wrong, hides his own crime of escaping in battle, and uses the merits of the brave men who defended the city for himself. He is really a scum. If the court uses such villains, it will definitely cause great trouble.
Longgu City said it was big or small, and this kind of lively gossip quickly spread throughout the city, causing a lot of discussion.
This kind of thing was not a glorious thing, so Zhao Cheng, who was patrolling the West Road, had to call Fang Zhonghe to ask.
"Fang Zhonghe said that the injured soldier was dissatisfied with the pension and maliciously slandered him." Zhao Cheng said.
This kind of thing is not unheard of. There are always many ruffians in the army. They are afraid of death during the war and care about their merits after the war. They bully the weak and stir up trouble to prevent the world from being chaotic.
"Why don't you ask Fan Jianglin, sir?" Zhou Lang said.
Looking for the wounded soldier to ask? He, the patrol inspector, personally questioned the wounded soldier? This is not a question, it means the attitude of the government office.
As long as this wounded soldier is called for questioning, no matter what the result is, it will at least show that the government believes the rumor, which means that Fang Zhonghe has become suspicious.
This kind of thing is not good.
Although Liulang is young this time, he is a son of an official, so he must understand this truth.
Zhao Cheng looked at Liu Lang and smiled for a moment. It seemed like that was the case.
"Do you recognize him?" he asked.
Liu Lang responded yes, not hiding anything.
Zhao Cheng nodded, as expected, that's why he said that things in the world don't concern him. Only when they concern him would he step forward and take care of him. He paced back and forth a few steps.
"Do you think what he said is true?" he stopped and asked.
"He doesn't tell lies." Liu Lang stood up straight and said without hesitation.
He answered so simply.
If he doesn't tell lies, doesn't that mean Fang Zhonghe is telling lies?
Even people I know can’t make such a straightforward conclusion, right? According to the rules, you shouldn’t hesitate to say that I don’t know, so I want to ask the Lord to take the trouble to make a decision, and then he will think about it, persuade and appease, and then Saturday Lang will say it again.
Request, and then he will decide whether to give him this face...
Facing Liu Lang who didn't follow the routine at all, Zhao Cheng didn't know what to say.
"And I believe that under the circumstances at that time, these brothers will definitely not abandon the city, and they will definitely defend until the last moment." Zhou Lang continued, with a solemn look on his face, and the hands hanging by his sides clenched unconsciously.
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"Liu Lang." Zhao Cheng turned around again, stopped and looked at him and said seriously, "Life or death is uncertain on the battlefield, and swords and arrows have no eyesight. Anything can happen."
Zhou Lang nodded, cupped his fists and saluted.
"So please summon Fan Jianglin for questioning," he said, "so that Sir Fang can be cleared."
Zhao Cheng looked at him and remained silent.
Liu Lang also clasped his fists and bowed still.
The room fell into stasis.
In fact, it would not be good for him if this matter really broke out. After all, he was partly responsible for the mistakes in the pre-war arrangements. It is the best ending for this matter to be solved happily now.
Zhao Cheng looked at the young man who was bowing motionless in front of him.
It turns out that they recognized each other, and it seems that they have a close relationship. Then during the last war, he insisted on photographing the reinforcements and it was probably because of these people...
What the supervisor said that week may not be...
Mr. Chen…
Then gamble again?
"Okay." Zhao Cheng nodded and said, "Then let's ask, it will not be good for the other party if the trouble continues like this."
"Thank you, sir!"
Liu Lang bowed deeply and gritted his teeth.
Thank you, sir! Thank you!
When the door of her home was knocked open, Fan Jianglin's wife was a little scared when she saw several elite soldiers from the government office.
Have you finally angered the officials? Are you going to be arrested?
"Are you looking for me?" Fan Jianglin stood up on crutches in the yard, looking at his wife with an indifferent expression, "You pack your things and go to your fourth uncle's place."
When they first decided to start a quarrel, the two brothers had some disputes.
"We agreed that we will share the blessings and the hardships together. Why didn't you let me do this?" Xu Sigan said, "When I was bullied, you were not afraid of those officials who came to complain for me. Why? Now three people
Brother, they are all like this, do I still need to take care of my official status to avoid trouble? What is the use of my official status!"
"Fourth brother, if you want this official position, you can still use it a lot." Fan Jianglin said, "I am just a small soldier now. If I make a big fuss, I can attract the attention of the officials and won't cause too much trouble. At most, I will be imprisoned.
Just get up, but if you make trouble, you are making trouble in the official body. This is something that cannot be tolerated by the top officials. I will open the way and you will follow up. Making this matter cause trouble is our purpose. Besides, now
There are only two of us brothers left, and my wife is nothing more. If the man is gone, we will go all the way. There is still a little one at Bangchui. If something happens to you and me...it's just that relatives will hate each other and enemies will be happy, so,
Let’s take our time, let’s do it individually.”
Xu Sigen looked at him with red eyes.
In the past, Xu Maoxiu was the one who thought carefully and made arrangements and decided what to do when something happened. They brothers could save their worries and just do their best. Now that the third brother is gone, the eldest brother has stepped forward.
"Okay, I understand, I listen to my elder brother." He nodded, "Let's take our time."
The baby's cry interrupted Fan Jianglin's distraction. The soldiers looked solemn and motioned for him to follow them.
"Da Lang." The daughter-in-law held Fan Jianglin and cried.
"Who is looking for me? What's going on? I won't go until you tell me clearly," Fan Jianglin said.
Anyway, he is already a scoundrel in the eyes of the government, so let's stick with him to the end.
"Inspector Mr. Zhao invites you to come over for questioning." The soldier said without hiding anything.
Sir Inspector! Fan Jianglin was startled, then overjoyed.
Xu Sigen also got the news and rushed over to accompany Fan Jianglin to the inspection hall in person.
"The inspector actually asked about it." Fan Jianglin was very excited, "It's better now..."
"Yes, the inspector actually asked about it." Xu Sigen was also very excited. Although he had not been an official for a long time and was an officer of the Qun Mu Supervisor, he still knew some of the rules of the officialdom.
He somewhat understood what it meant to be questioned by the inspector.
What a surprise! I didn’t expect it to be so easy and so fast!
It must be the blessing of the brothers’ spirits in heaven.
Xu Sogen took a deep breath and helped Fan Jianglin up the steps and into the official hall. When they entered, Zhou Zuolang walked out of the official hall from the side door and glanced at the two people who were helping each other and heading in.
"This is the frostbite plaster my sister gave you..."
"..This is the Dragon Boat Festival sachet sent to you by my sister...to repel mosquitoes..."
Liu Lang lowered his head and exhaled heavily, "My sister gave it to me. That stinky woman never regarded him as an elder brother. He must have regarded himself as a younger brother."
He has never seen this Xu Maoxiu once, and now he can't even remember what he looks like.
Liu Lang exhaled a heavy breath, raised his feet and strode away. (To be continued)
