Chapter 93 Capture
When Liu Erni heard that something happened at her parents' home, she panicked and rushed to her parents' home without caring about anything else.
When the Gu family members arrived at the Liu family's door slowly, they saw a group of police officers holding chains and dragging Liu's mother and several brothers out.
"This is our own money. I took it back. It's not stealing! It's not stealing!" Liu Erni's eyes turned red with anxiety.
Gu Mingda looked at the team in shackles and found that the Liu family was not actually the main group.
The real master was Zhang Guangzong, who was tied up and even had his mouth blocked so he couldn't shout at all.
"Brother Gu, it's okay if they don't hand over the money now. Once they enter the yamen, they will be beaten with dozens or hundreds of boards and they will have to confess even if they don't want to!" Captain Chen said to Gu Mingda with a smile.
Gu Mingda bowed to Captain Chen and said, "Thank you, Brother Chen. Our house was robbed and my mother is worried. If the money can't be found, she won't know how upset she will be."
Captain Chen said in front of everyone: "Brother Gu, you are too polite. Forget about other things, but can we not pay attention to your matter?"
Gu Mingda thanked him again, then turned and deliberately asked, "Brother Chen, just now you said to beat him with a stick. After dozens or hundreds of sticks, will he still be alive?"
Captain Chen also understood and replied, "Don't worry, we never beat people to death randomly. After so many beatings, the person will be beaten half to death. At most, he will be disabled and go home to wait for death. We will never let anyone die in the county government office."
These words fully demonstrate the cruelty of the yamen's punishment.
Not only did the Liu family members get scared, but even Zhang Guangzong, who was tied up nearby, was shaking like a sieve.
Liu Erni was also anxious, and said to Captain Chen: "Let's just return the silver to the Gu family. Please don't send my mother and my brother to the government office. I beg you."
Captain Chen did not answer, but just looked at Gu Mingda.
Liu Erni turned to beg Gu Mingda: "Second brother, please be kind, we are all family, please spare my mother and my brother!"
Gu Mingda did not answer immediately, but turned around and looked at Gu Laosan.
Liu Erni was no longer able to care about Na Jiao, and said, "Third brother, if you want a divorce, then divorce. I will return the money to you. You cannot let my mother and my brothers go to the government office. For the sake of our marriage, you should quickly ask the second brother to release them..."
Liu Erni signed the divorce agreement on the spot, and forced Liu Laonian to pay back thirty taels of silver to the Gu family.
Gu Mingda pulled Captain Chen aside and muttered to himself for a long time before Captain Chen reluctantly waved his hand and said, "Forget it. For Brother Gu's sake, since this family has returned the money, let it go."
The Liu family members regained their freedom and felt like they had escaped a calamity. Now they looked at Gu Mingda with fear in their eyes.
Previously, they were still hoping for a lucky break, thinking that they would start selling tofu again after Gu Mingda left the village. But now, seeing that Gu Mingda could release them just by telling the yamen runners, they no longer dared to make things difficult for the Gu family.
Not only the Liu family, but also the surrounding villagers' eyes on the Gu family changed as a warning to others.
The tied Zhang Guangzong also struggled frantically.
Mrs. Cai, who was in a disheveled state, squeezed in from the crowd, pounced on the ground and knelt down at Gu Mingda's feet.
"Son-in-law, son-in-law, please help me and think of a way to save our Guangzong! I can only count on you, son-in-law!" Mrs. Cai cried like a ghost howling.
Gu Mingda dodged to the side immediately, and then skillfully pulled his mother, Old Lady Gu, to the front.
Old Mrs. Gu happily accepted Mrs. Cai's kneeling worship.
At this moment, Mrs. Cai felt as uncomfortable as if she had swallowed a fly. She originally wanted to morally blackmail Gu Mingda by making him kneel down as a son-in-law, but now she had to kneel down to her equal relatives.
Old Lady Gu even tried to bully her: "You also know that you are an incompetent stepmother and have been mean to my Yunniang, right? If you don't want to pay compensation and kowtow to apologize, I will take the blame for her. If she can't get over it, I can help you persuade her."
Mrs. Cai raised her head and looked at Mrs. Gu with fierce eyes. She said, "Our two families have a bad relationship. My son is going to jail. Is it your son's fault? The police all listen to your son. It must be your son's instructions!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the way the villagers looked at Gu Mingda changed from awe to real fear. Zhang Guangzong was different from the Liu family. The Liu family really took the money, but the Zhang family did nothing during this period of time. Just because of their bad relationship, they were framed by Gu Mingda and imprisoned.
Gu Mingda could naturally understand what the people around him were thinking, so he raised his voice slightly and asked Captain Chen: "Brother Chen, although my brother-in-law and I have a bad relationship, I can't just ignore him. I don't know what he has done wrong that you have to take him to the county government office?"
Captain Chen also cooperated and said, "Your brother-in-law is a big deal. The county magistrate specifically asked for his arrest. It is said that he has committed a serious crime in the county. Instead of worrying about him, you might as well think about whether he will implicate you!"
As soon as these words were spoken, even the "county magistrate" was brought up, directly clearing Gu Mingda of suspicion of frame-up.
Mrs. Cai was also dumbfounded. The police arrested people as soon as they entered the house. They had no idea what taboo they had violated. Now that they learned that it was the county magistrate, they suddenly felt despair.
Captain Chen pretended to be serious and said, "The county magistrate is always strict in his duties. Brother Gu, you don't need to plead for mercy anymore. The county magistrate is still waiting. We will go back first!"
Seeing her son about to be taken away, Mrs. Cai no longer cared about morally blackmailing Gu Mingda and crawled after him.
As the group walked along, Mrs. Cai followed them.
Although Mrs. Cai was always mean, the old lady, who was in a mess and lagging behind, looked really pitiful.
Captain Chen was not a wicked person. He turned around and said, "Old woman, your son has committed a serious crime this time. You should go back and look after your grandson. Just live your life well in the future."
After hearing this, Mrs. Cai wiped away her tears and said, "My grandson is not my own. Without my son, I have no hope."
After hearing this, several yamen runners suddenly looked at Zhang Guangzong with sympathy.
Captain Chen pulled off the cloth tied around Zhang Guangzong's mouth and said, "Your crime this time is too serious. There's basically no chance you'll come back. Tell me what you want to say."
From beginning to end, Captain Chen did not say what crime Zhang Guangzong had committed. He only repeatedly emphasized that the matter was very serious. Zhang Guangzong himself had done a lot of bad things in private. Hearing this, naturally a bunch of messy speculations arose in his mind.
"Mom, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!" Zhang Guangzong shouted to Mrs. Cai.
Mrs. Cai also started to cry. She came to her son's side and rubbed his old hands repeatedly.
"Mom, come here, I have something to tell you." Zhang Guangzong said.
Mrs. Cai followed his instructions and moved closer, putting her ear close to Zhang Guangzong's mouth.
"We have some money hidden in the hole under my bed. I've put a brick on top of it. Take the money and go to Dongmen Street in the county. Find a man named Ren Liu and ask him to help me get out."
Mrs. Cai was shocked when she heard this. As an old lady, she usually ordered people around at home, but suddenly she was asked to do such a big thing, so she immediately hesitated: "I... I... I have only been to the county a few times, I am afraid..."
Zhang Guangzong felt annoyed when he heard this. Logically speaking, this kind of thing would be best handled by Gu Mingda because he was familiar with the government office. However, the two of them did not have a good relationship, and Zhang Guangzong was afraid that Gu Mingda would do something bad behind his back.
"Then you can ask Xu Wu to do it." Zhang Guangzong said.
Xu Wu was not an outsider, he was the husband of Mrs. Cai's youngest daughter.
Seeing that she didn't need to show up, Mrs. Cai nodded immediately and said, "Okay, I'll go find him today."
As it concerned his own life and death, Zhang Guangzong was more cautious than anyone else. He grabbed Mrs. Cai and gave her repeated instructions.
Captain Chen looked up at the sky and saw that the two were talking endlessly, so he urged them, "Did you agree to leave? We have to go back to the county today. We can't dawdle any longer!"
Mrs. Cai burst into tears again: "My son, what will you do without your mother..."
Zhang Guangzong looked down at the chains on his body, gritted his teeth, and whispered, "If the money is not enough, sell the gold treasure to Ren Liu. It can at least sell for seven or eight taels of silver. Remember?"
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