The people of the city are now in for a good show to watch.
"There are strange things every year, but this year is the newest one. Guess what?"
A scholar in the restaurant was standing on a table surrounded by guests and said excitedly:
"Just as the officers left the city to arrest the murderer, they were grouped together and captured by the censor. Do you think this is rare?"
The onlookers immediately echoed: "This is not only rare, it's outrageous!"
The scholar was very proud. "What's so weird about this? There are even weirder things. A dignified imperial censor was mistaken for a murderer. Tsk tsk tsk tsk."
This suggestive sound aroused people's curiosity and urged the scholar to explain the reason quickly and stop keeping people in suspense.
The scholar calmly raised his hand to signal for everyone to be quiet, and then said in a pretentious tone:
"The night before yesterday, a mysterious fire broke out at the posthouse at Wushili Slope outside the city, burning the posthouse to ashes. I heard that the body of the postmaster was not found, as it was burned to ashes."
"The government received a tip-off that someone had deliberately set fire to the post station, so they immediately headed outside the city to capture the culprit who had escaped. Unexpectedly, they caught the inspector Wang Jin!"
Having said this, the scholar deliberately paused to keep the audience in suspense before continuing:
"Coincidentally, Lord Wang had an expert by his side. He single-handedly captured more than a dozen soldiers who mistook Lord Wang for an arsonist, and even strung them all together and brought them to the prefectural government office. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, you didn't see that scene with your own eyes. Lord Garrison was so frightened that his face turned pale."
The audience asked anxiously: "What happened in the end? Although it was a misunderstanding, he was still the imperial censor. Not only was he framed by the officers and soldiers, but it also made our local officers and soldiers look incompetent. I think the censor will not let him off easily."
The scholar nodded heavily, his tone carrying a hint of satisfaction, "Of course I won't let them off easily, nor should I let off these mediocre officers and soldiers who only know how to plunder the people and do nothing!"
"At the request of the prefect and the garrison commander, the death penalty was spared, but the punishment for life was not. They were all dismissed from their posts, beaten with thirty sticks, and imprisoned for three years."
When some people heard about this punishment, they curled their lips in dissatisfaction. It was not an immediate execution, which was too light a punishment.
The scholar took everyone's reactions into consideration and thought that this outcome was quite good.
How could the illiterate common people know the twists and turns of officialdom? The leading officer is the garrison commander's brother-in-law, and the rest of the officers and soldiers are all relatives. If the prefect really wants to kill them, I'm afraid his subordinates will make a big fuss.
Even this was achieved only when the Inspector-General personally sat in the court and brought up the saint's case.
Inside the official residence.
Wang Jin sat at the table with a grim face.
Qin Yao stood behind him, holding a pile of meat and vegetables in her hand, looking at the garrison commander sitting opposite Wang Jin, listening to his cryptic words that ordinary people could not understand, and eating with relish.
Anyway, it all comes down to the same excuse, it's all a misunderstanding, adults shouldn't think too much about it, it's just the young people who are stupid and ignorant that do things like mistaking adults for murderers.
But don't treat him, the garrison commander, as an enemy just because the young people are ignorant.
Wang Jin sneered, "The garrison commander must be disappointed to see me alive, right?"
The villain in my heart responded: I am the arsonist, but what can you do to me!
The garrison commander was visibly startled, then waved his hands, "No, no, Your Excellency is joking."
Knowing that no matter how polite he was, Wang Jin would not be able to let go of his guard, he changed the subject and asked tentatively:
"I heard that Lord Wang brought back a lot of evidence from Kaiyang County this time."
Before she could finish her words, she heard a loud "bang". Qin Yao seemed to have accidentally smashed the empty plate in her hand.
"Sorry, my hand slipped." She said awkwardly, and quickly squatted down to pick up the broken pieces.
Wang Jin sighed helplessly, "Let the servants clean it up."
He turned around and asked the waiter to come and clean up quickly. He also asked Qin Yao if she was injured. Without waiting for her answer, he urged people to send her to the hospital.
Qin Yao looked at her own clean hands without any scratches and thought, "At least act more realistically!"
Because both of them were injured, the doctor was on standby at the residence and arrived quickly.
So, the garrison commander was left aside.
When Qin Yao and Wang Jin looked back, the man had already left angrily.
"The entire Zijing Mansion has been deeply infiltrated. Now you are openly holding a grudge against the garrison commander. He must be worried that you will return to the capital and report him. Are you sure you can really make it to the capital alive?" Qin Yao asked doubtfully as he put down his trouser legs.
The wound on her calf would have healed on its own if the doctor had come to see her later.
Wang Jin touched the gauze on his arm. The wound inside was itchy, but he didn't dare scratch it hard. It would be fine if the itch couldn't be stopped, but it would make him upset instead.
He suppressed his annoyance and rolled his eyes at Qin Yao: "Can you say something auspicious?"
Qin Yao: "Then I wish you good fortune and prosperity."
Wang Jin: “.”
"Seriously, when will your support arrive?" Qin Yao asked seriously.
Wang Jin also answered seriously: "I don't know."
Logically, someone should have come to inform him in the past two days, but there was no news for two whole days.
Qin Yao frowned and guessed, "Could it be that he was killed on the road?" She made a stop gesture.
Wang Jin immediately denied it: "Impossible."
"Wait for two more days. You will continue to live with me in the official residence during these two days." Wang Jin was a little embarrassed and said pitifully, "I am afraid of the dark at night. Can you keep watch for me?"
"Sir, this is another price." Qin Yao said seriously.
Wang Jin sighed and thought, forget it, he had no money to pay now and his budget had already been emptied.
"You must take good care of the evidence!" Wang Jin warned very seriously before they parted.
Qin Yao couldn't help but be curious, "What's in the box? Even the garrison is asking about it. Is it something deadly?"
Wang Jin hummed, "It can indeed be fatal."
I'm afraid she'll be scared to death if I tell her.
Qin Yao curled her lips, "Ha!"
As night fell, Qin Yao could only sit on the big wooden box, looking at the bustling street outside the window. She thought to herself, it would be great if there was takeout. At least she could have something delicious to reward her stomach and kill this boring time.
In order to keep an eye on the wooden box, Qin Yao never left the official residence, and when night fell, she didn't even leave the room.
When it comes to professionalism, Wang Jin admires her more than anyone else, so he fell asleep soon.
In the middle of the night, the sound of iron hooves suddenly came from the street outside the official residence.
Uniform, cold and solemn.
The sound came from far away and finally stopped suddenly in front of the gate of the official residence.
Qin Yao thought that the person who was going to pick up Wang Jin might be on the way, so she never expected that someone would come to her so soon.
She leaned out of the window sleepily.
On the tall black military horse, the female general in red military uniform raised her eyes sharply.
When their eyes met, both of them were shocked.
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