In Shunyi County Government, fist-sized paper money was floating all over the floor.
The mourning hall in Zhangzhi County is located in the center of the county government compound. A woman, dressed in mourning clothes, cried in front of the mourning hall and wailed in the dark.
Xiao Chen sat next to the stone lion at the entrance of the yamen, holding a grass root blown by the cold wind in his mouth, staring blankly at the sun in the sky.
I have been a member of Jinyiwei for five or six years, and I have handled not only 1,000 cases, but also 800 cases.
However, there has never been a case as frustrating as today.
In the Jinyi Guards, everyone nicknamed themselves Xiao Chen, the Quick Sword. However, no matter how fast the knife was, it could not save Zhang Zhixian’s life. Listening to Mrs. Zhang’s hoarse wailing in the courtyard, a deep sense of guilt lingered in her heart.
Xiao Chen's mind.
The accidental death of a court official must be reported step by step. The death letter from Zhang Zhixian was rushed to Changping Prefecture at noon yesterday.
As usual, all those present must wait for superior officials to arrive and take notes before deciding to leave or stay temporarily.
With someone like Xiao Chen, as long as he shows Dongchang's Plum Blossom Order, he can take full control of everything.
But he didn't.
Firstly, he did not want to disclose his identity as the captain of Dongchang, and secondly, he felt guilty towards Zhang Zhixian, which made him unwilling and still dealt with the matter aloof.
A rapid sound of horse hooves sounded in the street.
A dozen men dressed as government officials, riding tall horses, galloped towards the county government office.
In the middle is a white horse, on which sits a middle-aged man wearing the official uniform of the magistrate. He glanced at the yamen of Shunyi County, raised the whip in his hand, and whipped the good horse hard on the crotch.
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In a blink of an eye, the team had arrived at the yamen gate.
The two Shunyi government officials at the door had quick eyesight and quick hands. They hurriedly stepped forward to block the white horse in the middle and took the reins in their hands.
Without the magistrate of the Shunyi County Government, only Cao County Magistrate was left standing alone at the door of the government office, with one knee on the ground: "Shunyi County Magistrate Cao Wang, I sincerely welcome the magistrate."
"Get up." Na Zhizhou waved his hand gently, jumped off the horse, "Let's go in first."
Arriving in front of the mourning hall in Zhangzhi County, I reached out and picked up three incense sticks from the side of the incense burner, lit them on the white Qian Liang (white candles used for sacrificial purposes) with flickering flames next to me, and bowed.
"Brother Zhang Xian, we agreed to go back to Jiangnan to celebrate the New Year this year, but you take the first step. Take care of yourself there, and I will light incense candles for you during the New Year."
After saying that, he bowed again, put the incense into the incense burner, turned around and walked into the county government hall.
In the lobby, four government officials holding water and fire sticks stood on each side. Seven or eight police officers in black cloaks stood next to the government officials.
In the middle, on two worn-out door panels, were two corpses. They were the man in black and the police chief.
After checking around the two corpses, the magistrate walked directly to the seat of the Magistrate's Hall and sat down.
"Isn't there another person involved in the fight? Where is he?"
Cao Xian Cheng, who was standing aside, hurriedly moved to the center of the lobby and said, "Let me tell you, Lord Magistrate, that young man is at the gate of the county government office."
"Bring it in."
"Yes." Cao Xian Cheng responded, and then waved to a police officer.
After a while, Xiao Chen was brought into the lobby.
"Who is here?"
"Qinghe Store Chen Xiao." Xiao Chen deliberately reversed his name.
"Qinghe store is a hundred miles away from Shunyi County. It's the Chinese New Year. Why did you come all the way to Shunyi County?"
"Two murders occurred in Qinghe store, and the residents of the town are panicked. The purpose of my coming here is to hope that the county government will go and check it out and put up a notice to calm the people, so that the people can feel in the mood for the New Year." Xiao
Chen said calmly.
“Those two cases have not been handled by other government agencies, so why do you still come to Shunyi County to ask for the notice of peace of mind?”
"It has been dealt with, but the public has not been informed. Now the whole Qinghe store is in panic, and people are staying behind closed doors in broad daylight, so I came to the Shunyi County Government Office."
"I didn't see it. You are young and you know how to be considerate of the people. I already know the details of Zhang Zhixian's case. Although you didn't succeed in saving people, you hurt them first. The merits and demerits are equal to each other, so you can go back."
Na Zhizhou raised his right hand and waved twice towards Xiao Chen.
"What about the peace notice at Qinghe Store?" Xiao Chen asked softly.
"Cao Xian Cheng, please draft a notice now and ask him to take it back." Looking at Cao Xian Cheng in the hall, Na Zhizhou said.
Cao Xian Cheng's face turned pale and he hesitated: "Sir, I know nothing about the Qinghe Store, so how can I start writing about it?"
Zhizhou was stunned for a moment, and then roared: "Trash, you can't even write a notice to calm the people. How did you, the county magistrate, get to be the county magistrate for so many years?"
Hearing the other party's roar, Cao Xian Cheng trembled: "The villain knows his mistake, the villain knows how to write, the villain will write it now."
Turned around and ran out of the lobby.
Xiao Chen held the blade in his hand and stood motionless in the center of the lobby.
Dongchang's handling of the Qinghe store has never been reported to any government. However, Master Zhizhou said that other officials had handled it. Where did this news come from?
Just now, the Prime Minister of Cao County hesitated and said that he knew nothing about the Qinghe Store, but Mr. Zhizhou roared.
Obviously, he realized that he had made a mistake and was just trying to attract other people's attention by roaring.
Zhizhou above, although he was sitting upright, felt a chill on his back.
The young man in front of him was able to compete with the Jin Yiwei's dead men, and his skills were obviously extraordinary.
Although Dongchang has already intervened in the Qinghe store matter, judging from the clothing and weapons, this person should not be the captain of Dongchang.
Besides, if he was really the captain of the East Factory, he had already been sitting in his seat, so how could he stand here and let himself ask questions?
Thinking of this, the governor let out a long breath.
Not long after, the county magistrate Cao gasped and ran into the lobby.
"Sir, the notice to calm the people has been prepared."
"Leave it to him and let him take it back to Qinghe Store and post it himself."
"Isn't this appropriate?" Xiao Chen smiled faintly, "How can I, a common citizen, be qualified to post government notices?"
Na Zhizhou's face turned red and he seemed about to get angry.
After looking at the Liblade in Xiao Chen's hand, he suppressed the fire again.
"Cao County Magistrate, arrange for two government officials to go to Qinghe Store to post notices together."
"Yes." Cao County Cheng responded hurriedly.
Looking at Xiao Chen who had no intention of leaving, Na Zhizhou frowned: "I have ordered two government officials to post notices at Qinghe Store, aren't you still worried?"
"I'm not worried, but I'm wondering if the residents of Qinghedian asked the two government officials about the specifics of the case, whether they could answer it." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"That's all," Na Zhizhou waved his hand, "Cao Xian Cheng, just go to Qinghe Store yourself."
