It turns out that Kong Chao was also a ruthless character. In order to continue to make money, he actually came up with the idea of murdering the imperial official.
Moreover, his methods were subtle and not easy for others to detect. Outsiders only thought that the county magistrate drank too much and died accidentally while taking a concubine.
But no one expected that the county magistrate, who seemed to have no powerful background, was actually a gentleman respected by the prince. The prince did not believe the cause of the county magistrate's death. He knew that the county magistrate was not a womanizer and was not a drunkard, so he sent people to investigate and even served incognito.
I went to Liuzhou County and found out.
But Kong Chao had already heard the news and ran away. He changed his name and came to the north to continue his thin horse business.
"The official arrest document was issued before. It was probably due to the change in the DPRK that allowed him to be free for three years. Otherwise, he should have been arrested and brought to justice long ago." Zhou Hai said with some emotion.
The change in the court means that the emperor in Beijing has been changed. It is said that several princes have died, and it is not known whether the prince who reversed the case for the county magistrate is still alive.
This kind of felon who has official arrest documents is also a felon who murders the imperial officials. It is a great achievement to catch him, and it will add a lot of points to Mr. Zhou's political achievements during his term of office.
So before Bai Banxia and the others came, Zhou Hai lamented to his wife: "This little thing about Miss Bai looking for a younger sister can actually lead to a big case. It's so unexpected."
Mrs. Zhou was also overjoyed, "I think this girl Bai is a lucky star. I heard she hasn't gotten engaged yet, and she is steady in everything she does. I think she can control my brother-in-law."
But Zhou Hai shook his head, "With Ayang's virtue, how can he compare with my cousin? I'm afraid that Miss Bai will look down on him."
"That's true." Mrs. Zhou felt regretful, "Otherwise, let Ayang try, even if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter."
When Zhou Hai pulled back his thoughts, he saw Bai Banxia frowning and looking a little more solemn.
"Perhaps there are not only changes in the DPRK, but also someone behind Kong Chao," Bai Banxia said.
Who does the thin horse business supply to? He dared to murder even the imperial officials, but who gave him the courage if he didn’t ask for help? How did he escape from being hunted by the prince when no one gave him a pawn? And he could also change his name.
The surname continues to be in the horse slimming business.
Zhou Hai's heart skipped a beat, it might not be ordinary people involved.
"Your Excellency, please think carefully and stop immediately if you can't touch it. Only when a good official is alive can he make better decisions for the people." Bai Banxia lowered his voice and said.
Zhou Hai was shaken and nodded in agreement, "I'll go make arrangements for official matters first. You two will also be witnesses during the interrogation. I will ask someone to summon you later."
When he hurried out of the house, he realized that his underwear on the back was wet with cold sweat. Bai Banxia was right to remind him that the case must be reported, but the investigation should not be too deep. It was not something that a small county magistrate like him could afford.
"Only when a good official is alive can he make better decisions for the people."
This sentence coupled with Bai Banxia's cold voice kept swirling in Zhou Hai's mind. He felt that it was really incredible that this girl had such knowledge at such a young age.
If you are a man, if you pass the imperial examination, you will definitely enter the court and become an official. It is not impossible to be named a marquis and worship the prime minister.
Think about his immature brother again, what can he do to impress other girls?
Bai Banxia chatted with a few girls for a while, and then someone came to summon them and asked them to go to the county government to testify.
The person who came was none other than his third cousin Zhang Tonglin. He had a saber on his waist, and he was pretending to press the saber with one hand. His chest was straight, and he looked very powerful at first glance.
But when I see Bai Banxia's eyes, I always feel a bit like a monkey.
"Third cousin, you are so majestic." She said with a smile.
Zhang Tonglin saw that Bai Banxia was laughing at him, and said with a serious face: "My cousin, I'm at work. I can't laugh. You should be more serious."
"Pfft... you are really serious." Bai Banxia laughed even harder, "Okay, okay, we will follow you now."
Along the way, Bai Banxia asked him some information. He was currently living and dining in the county government office, and he took one day off every seven days, which was equivalent to the modern practice of taking six days off and one day off.
"Have you accomplished anything recently?" Bai Banxia asked.
Zhang Tonglin scratched his head, "Even if I run all kinds of errands, there is no chance to make meritorious deeds. Finally, you didn't take me with you, so the credit goes to Brother Taurus."
Bai Banxia gave him a roll of her eyes, "You can't keep up even if I take you. I'm looking for a horse to drive away. If you were looking for me too, wouldn't you be there?"
"Forget it, forget it, I don't have that life, just run errands honestly." Zhang Tonglin shook his head and said.
Qi Zhen, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke, "Only by observing and studying more carefully can things get better."
"Did you hear that? Pay more attention. Soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers. If you don't pay attention, you are just running errands and doing your best. You won't be able to change your attitude when the time comes. The only one who will be embarrassed is yourself." Bai Banxia agreed.
"Okay, okay, I understand." Zhang Tonglin's shoulders slumped. He obviously went out in a majestic manner, but he was taught by these two people in turn.
He couldn't help but muttered: "You two sing in harmony, you really are a husband and wife singing together."
Bai Banxia kicked him directly. The pain was so painful that he grinned and yelled: "You are beating an official, you are going to get slapped."
Qi Zhen glared at him, "You try?"
Oops, this protective posture is so scary. Zhang Tonglin shrank his neck and said, "I'm just kidding. If I dare to hit my cousin, my whole family will beat me to death. Besides, I can't bear to do it."
"Stop talking so much, and learn to be more polite, and make fewer mistakes." Bai Banxia glared at him.
The husband sings and the wife follows, but she doesn’t know how to use the words and talks nonsense.
When they arrived at the Yamen, Kong Chao was being interrogated in the hall. He had become quite depressed after not seeing him for a day. But when he saw Bai Banxia and Qi Zhen, the hatred in his eyes almost turned into arrows and shot towards them.
If it weren't for these two people, how could he have fallen into the hands of the government? How could that one official catch him?
Zhou Hai asked questions, and Bai Banxia and Qi Zhen answered one by one, proving that Kong Chao resisted arrest and wanted to sneak attack and kill the official.
A note was written next to it, and the two of them signed it and signed it.
After that, Kong Chao was taken away. Zhou Hai said that the case of Ya Po and others breaking into the house and injuring everyone in the Bai family would be interrogated in the afternoon, and the Bai family would be invited to attend.
Zhang Tonglin took the initiative and said he was going to run errands, and then left like a gust of wind.
Withdrawing here, Bai Banxia and Qi Zhen took Xiaocao back to the stall first.
When the time was almost up and the ingredients were almost sold, Bai Tian and Zhang Lingzhi also closed up their stalls and went outside the county government office to hear the trial.
Du Sanniang, Hu Zi and Yu Yu also got the news and went over to watch the fun.
On the other side, Zhang Tonglin brought Bai Shan, Mrs. Li, the old man, and Dr. Xu to the county government office. The old lady refused to come because she had a back injury and was inconvenient to go out.
"Your grandma doesn't like to go out." The old man explained when he met Bai Banxia.
"It doesn't matter, it's enough for you to be here." Bai Banxia didn't care too much about this. Whether the old lady came or not would not have much impact.
Soon Zhou Hai was promoted to court, and Zhang Tie was asked to bring Yapo and his thugs to the court.
"Your Excellency, you are wrong. We are serious businessmen. We took the deed of sale to pick up the person, but they refused to hand over the person." Ya Po shouted, "Look, I even scratched my son's face!"
