Chapter 299 The Light of Righteousness
Cheng Yaoyao said: "No, wait a few more minutes and keep calm."
Secretary Tang came over with a smile and reminded them: "Be enthusiastic, remember to smile and show all eight teeth."
Zhong Jialing and Cheng Yaoyao cooperated by showing their eight teeth. Secretary Tang was very satisfied and said, "Yes, that's it. Very good. We will do the same when we see President Luo later."
Fubao rode past them on his horse and was about to speak, but Cheng Yaoyao pointed at her watch, so she had to wait patiently.
There were crowds of people everywhere. Lu Qingyun and Geng Qiaoju, with the children from Gengjia Village, stood behind the welcoming team.
Huang Qing also came. He carried the two smallest children on his shoulders and tried to squeeze forward.
Geng Qiaoju had just put a child on a tree when she turned around and saw an old man grabbing a child who was passing by him and slapping the child to the ground.
Geng Qiaoju asked angrily, "What are you doing?"
The old man asked, "What? Did he touch my clothes? This is top quality material. Can you villagers afford to pay for it?"
Lu Qingyun heard the quarrel and looked at the time nervously. He was hesitating whether to go forward when Gu Meng squeezed in from the outside with two documents in his hand. "The investigation order and arrest warrant have arrived."
"Okay!" Lu Qingyun took a last look at the time, "It's twelve o'clock, let's not wait any longer. You go find Commander Fu, I'll be there soon."
The old man was still yelling at Geng Qiaoju and the children, "What's wrong with beating people?" He pointed at Huang Qu, who was riding a horse not far away, and said arrogantly, "I'm Commander Huang's father. If you talk to me again, I'll beat you too."
As he raised his hand, he suddenly heard a woman behind him say, "Does Huang's father have the right to beat people up at will?"
The old man turned around, but before he could see who was coming, he was slapped in the face.
With a snap, everyone around looked at him. Geng Qiaoju was startled, her eyes full of worry, "Qingyun, you..."
The old man covered his painful face and trembled with anger, "Just wait, I'll call my son!"
Lu Qingyun said disdainfully: "Go ahead, I am the daughter of General Lu, I don't know what you, the father of Commander Huang, can do to me."
Everyone exclaimed, and before the officials in front could react, Gu Meng had already rushed to the front.
The guard in charge of security stopped her, and she shouted, "Let me go, I'm looking for Commander Hu."
Fu Bao turned his head and said loudly: "Let her come over, she is my guard."
Ma Youguang, who was waiting calmly, suddenly felt a pang in his heart. He remembered Gu Meng. She was with Miss Qin and the others in the square that day. She was Commander Hu's guard, and Miss Qin was...
While everyone was wondering, Lu Qingyun also came out from the crowd.
She worked in the General Office in Peking. Many provincial officials present had dealt with her before, and they all stood up to welcome her, saying, "Isn't this Director Lu from the General Office? When did you come to Jiangnan?"
Lu Qingyun glanced at Ma Youguang and said, "I went to the south with President Luo for an inspection and have been here for some time."
Ma Youguang's face turned pale. Governor Sun, not knowing the inside story, glanced at him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Ma Youguang was breathing rapidly, feeling that disaster was imminent, and was unable to speak for a while.
He suddenly thought of Huang Qu, his nephew, his life-saving straw.
He calmed himself down, walked towards Huang Qu and waved his hand, only to see Liuzi dismounting and walking towards him with Huang Qu.
Huang Qu: "Uncle, why do you look so pale? Are you feeling unwell?"
Ma Youguang said in a trembling voice: "My heart is not feeling well. I want to go home first."
"Ah?" Huang Qu was puzzled. President Luo was coming soon. Why would he go back home at this critical moment?
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Ma Youguang was sweating. Seeing Liuzi holding the pistol at his waist, he smiled and ordered him, "Go back and wait. There might be a surprise."
Ma Youguang was helpless. He returned to his seat in a daze. He looked around and felt like his soul was no longer in his body.
He didn't know what Gu Meng and Fubao said, he just saw Fubao nodded.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Meng walked up to the podium prepared for the welcome ceremony, picked up the microphone, and read aloud the document in his hand.
Ma Youguang was in a trance, his ears seemed to have started to fail. He vaguely heard something about the State Council General Office's No. X investigation order, personally sending an investigation team to secretly visit Yi County. President Luo was personally the team leader, Zhong Jialing and Cheng Yaoyao were deputy team leaders, investigating the case of corruption, bribery, and favoritism of Yi County Magistrate Ma Youguang...
When Ma Youguang heard this, his legs began to shake. Everyone's eyes shot over at him like arrows. He looked over blankly and saw Secretary Tang, who was as shocked as he was.
Secretary Tang stood in front of the welcoming team in a daze, as if he was nailed there.
Zhong Jialing and Cheng Yaoyao dropped the banners in their hands, pushed him away, strode to the podium, and read out the arrest warrant for Ma Youguang.
Secretary Tang fainted on the spot. When Ma Youguang heard the words "conclusive evidence, arrest immediately", he suddenly felt a surge of strength in his body, "No, I can't just surrender!"
The city gates were now all blocked, so he stood up and ran into the city.
Huang Qu shouted, "Uncle!"
Liuzi immediately put his gun to his back and said, "Captain Huang, you'd better not make any noise or move. Otherwise, you will be treated as a traitor."
Ma Youguang fled in panic in full view of everyone.
Bang! Fu Bao fired his gun into the air and shouted, "Running away is considered resisting arrest and will be shot immediately."
She was about to shoot when she suddenly saw two familiar figures appear in the direction where Ma Youguang was fleeing.
Ma Youguang fell on the road and looked up to see Feng Qi and Luo Jiu riding tall horses towards him.
Fu Bao glanced at the saber that flashed a cold light and shouted, "Marshal Feng, Ma Youguang resisted arrest!"
Feng Qi understood, she drew out her saber, and slashed Ma Youguang's neck, blood splattering.
Ma Youguang, the corrupt official who had dominated Yi County for thirty years, died on the spot and his body lay on the street.
There was silence for a few seconds, and suddenly there was a thunderous roar.
The people of Yi County had suffered from Ma Youguang for a long time. They broke through the fence, kicked and beat his body, and wished they could eat his flesh and drink his blood.
Luo Jiu took a look and continued to urge his horse forward.
A group of officials were waiting in front of the horse. Luo Jiu got off the horse, glanced at everyone, and went straight to Governor Sun who was retreating repeatedly.
Governor Sun was just about to take advantage of the crowd to hide behind him when he suddenly heard Luo Jiulang say, "Governor Sun, come up to the stage and speak."
Governor Sun looked embarrassed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "President Luo, please... let me go..."
Feng Qi grabbed his shoulders and brought him over, then kicked him onto the stage, "Go up."
Luo Jiu looked at Governor Sun with cold eyes, and said to everyone: "I have been secretly visiting County Magistrate Ma's home for a few days. Half an hour ago, I met Governor Sun. He gave me a talk about being an official. Governor Sun, I ask you to repeat it in front of all your colleagues and the people of Yi County, and share your experience of being an official."
Governor Sun wanted to curl up into a ball at this moment, and said timidly: "I was wrong, let me go, let me go."
Luo Jiu said coldly: "Let you go? Why didn't you let the people here go all these years?
You knew that the people of Yi County were living in dire straits, but you turned a blind eye to it for the sake of your official hat. Do you think you can sit back and relax if you didn't participate in the division of the spoils? Aiding the tyrant is equally unforgivable.
Come, take him away, investigate him, and sentence him strictly."
Governor Sun was dragged away, and the crowd once again erupted in deafening cheers.
Luo Jiu said to everyone: "This trip to Yi County has opened our eyes. Under the new government, there are evil officials like Ma Youguang who harm the people. We will never tolerate it.
From now on, I will personally lead the investigation team to find out all the criminal facts of Ma Youguang and his accomplices, and make their criminal facts public.
I have not been in Yi County for a long time, but I know that you have suffered a lot of grievances and encountered many injustices.
I want to tell you that now is the time for you to seek justice and revenge. From now on, everyone can hand their complaints directly to the investigation team.
We will be here to seek justice and reckoning for all the people.
From now on, the reporting hotline of the Peking General Office will be answered by someone 24 hours a day. People from all over the country, no matter what injustice you have encountered, can call the General Office.
From now on, there will be no case that cannot be filed, and no injustice that cannot be redressed.
No official can cover up everything.
Fairness and justice will surely be spread to every corner of the country, without exception."
"Good!" Thunderous applause broke out from the crowd.
Some people are crying, some people are laughing. Those who are crying and those who are laughing are all happy.
The investigation was very cumbersome, so Beijing sent another 50-person investigation team to work with them to handle the matter.
All the relevant people were suspended from their posts for investigation. Their homes were searched and they were investigated. It was a big deal.
Secretary Tang became a tainted witness. He knew almost all of County Magistrate Ma's secrets. He sat in the interrogation room and confessed everything honestly.
Half a month later, the case could finally be declared closed.
Governor Sun was detained for serious dereliction of duty and is awaiting trial in court.
Other relevant personnel will be imprisoned or sentenced. Those who seriously accept bribes or cause loss of life will be shot in the street.
The executioners deliberately arranged for these corrupt officials to be shot in Yi County. When the people saw the corrupt officials being executed, their hatred was finally somewhat alleviated.
The people from the Farmers’ Association helped to clear out the gentry and landlords around Yi County and demolished all the ancestral halls, large and small. The entire Yi County was given a new look.
Sister Lu was going to take her people back, so Luo Jiu and others went to the station to see them off. In the farewell team, Luo Jiu saw Geng Qiaoju again.
Geng Qiaoju was actually a little shy when she saw her, and said embarrassedly: "I misunderstood before and said a lot of things I shouldn't have said."
Luo Jiu smiled and said, "Why are you talking about these? They are just trivial matters, don't take them to heart. Are you okay in Gengjia Village? Is your work going well?"
"It's going smoothly. The villagers are different now, thanks to the comrades in the farmers' association. The school will be completed in the next two days, and the children will have new classrooms soon."
Geng Qiaoju took a few steps closer and whispered, "Those people don't dare to abandon babies anymore. Sister Lu shot six people who abandoned children in public."
Luo Jiu was startled, and Sister Lu stepped forward, "President Luo, I'm here to return the gun."
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