Chapter 2905 Interrogation
They have already entered the county government office. Can County Magistrate Dong still ask them to run away?
Three people are attacking one person. With so many helpers around, can they run away?
Jia Dalang struggled hard, roaring, veins bulging on his face. Even when he was being pressed to the ground by two people, he still managed to raise his head and glared at Bai Shan with resentment, "You did it on purpose, you did it on purpose, ah——"
His eyes were red and his hatred for Bai Shan was almost overflowing.
Bai Shan looked down at him and said, "Lock him up in jail!"
He glanced at the other five people, then pointed at the one with a terrified face and trembling the most and said, "Interrogate him first!"
County Magistrate Dong waved his hand, and the bailiffs locked up the men and dragged them to the jail, leaving only one person behind.
Song Zhubu, who had already left the court and was about to leave, probably heard the roar coming from the hall and ran over excitedly to watch the fun, "The master is back?"
Bai Shan was also a little surprised to see him, "Is Song Zhubu healed?"
Song Zhubu: "...Thank you for your concern, my lord. I am now well."
This is not good. Bai Shan recommended Zhao Ming as the acting chief clerk. Originally, he could still keep his composure, but two days ago, County Captain Dong brought back Bai Shan's handwritten letter and directly transferred Inspector Song from the city, saying that bandits appeared in the countryside below and wanted Inspector Song to lead troops to suppress the bandits.
This sounded obviously false, but County Captain Dong said that if Inspector Song was also unwell, he would lead the troops out of the city and hand him over to County Magistrate Bai.
The county magistrate is the highest official in a county, and finance, civil affairs, and military affairs are all under his control.
County Magistrate Dong had no authority to replace the troops in the inspector's hands, but Bai Shan could.
Dong Xianwei, who brought back the official seal of Bai Shanyin and stamped the document with the official seal of Fang Xiancheng, also had the power to temporarily take over.
Mr. Song finally took a step back, not wanting to make things too awkward with Bai Shan, so he asked Inspector Song to take the troops and County Lieutenant Dong away, and Chief Clerk Song also returned to the county government office and began to do his own job.
Unfortunately, at least half of the power that was supposed to be his was taken away.
Part of it was held in Bai Shan's own hands, part of it was taken over by County Magistrate Fang, and part of it was divided among Zhao Ming.
In such a short period of time, half of the people in the household department were won over, and some were transferred away, and the remaining two were his confidants.
Song Zhubu was almost regretting his decision. Seeing Bai Shan at this moment, he felt hatred and a little timid. He turned his gaze to the man who was pressed to his knees on the ground and asked curiously, "Who is this person?"
Seeing the man being arrested, Zhou Man turned around and said to Bai Shan, "I'm going back first. You can interrogate him slowly."
Bai Shan nodded and looked at Daji, "You should also take your people back to rest."
Zhou Man asked him, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "Let's have something lighter. I want to drink winter melon and dumpling soup."
"I'll let Sister He do it when I get back." Zhou Man took his luggage, said hello to Song Zhubu, and nodded to Dong Xianwei before leaving.
County Magistrate Fang had already left the yamen. He was frightened by the roar that shook half the street and ran back to the yamen. He ran into Zhou Man just as he entered the gate. He paused for a moment and immediately bowed. "Sir Zhou, are you and the county magistrate back?"
Zhou Man nodded, "They are in the lobby."
She did not go back to the backyard through the small door because their horses were still in the county government office, so she led her own horse in through the corner gate.
The hostess returned, and the backyard immediately came alive. The kitchen heated up the water, and Wu Yue and Jiu Lan took Zhou Man's luggage and began to rummage through the boxes to find new clothes for her, and to prepare a bath and a wash...
At the front yamen, Bai Shan asked most of the yamen runners to retreat, and then he responded to Song Zhubu's words, "These are bandits."
Song Zhubu widened his eyes. Could it be that there really were bandits in Beihai County?
The person who was pressed to his knees on the ground turned pale and blue, and his whole body was shaking even more violently.
Bai Shan had the gate of the county government office closed, then he slammed the gavel and said to everyone, "There are many bandits, and these are just a few of them. Therefore, the news cannot be leaked. The matters of today's interrogation must not be spread outside. If anyone spreads it..."
He looked at everyone sternly, and paused when he glanced at Song Zhubu.
Song Zhubu immediately said, "Don't worry, sir. I will keep this a secret."
The yamen runners present all responded.
Bai Shan then withdrew his gaze and looked solemnly at the person lying on the ground. He waved his hand to let the two yamen runners who were holding him down let him go.
The bailiff immediately let go and retreated cautiously, but did not walk away immediately.
But the person lying on the ground was limp and had no strength left in his fear. Not to mention escaping, he couldn't even get up and kneel down.
Bai Shan then grabbed the gavel and slammed it hard, shouting, "Feng Dashan, at this point, why don't you confess everything you've done?"
Feng Dashan trembled and said nothing.
Bai Shan sneered, "Do you think the county can do nothing to you if you don't speak up? Dajing Village is so remote, do you know why the county went there for inspection? The county went to you."
Feng Dashan looked up in surprise.
"This county has received a secret report that you are causing trouble in the village, pretending to be bandits and robbing villagers. Tell me, how many people are there in your group, and what are your names?"
Feng Dashan didn't believe it, "This is impossible..."
"Why is it impossible? If no one reported it, how did the county know about this? You think it's perfect, but don't you know that too many people will leak information? Do you really think that all of you can keep it secret? If they can keep it secret, can their families also keep it secret?"
Feng Dashan thought about what Bai Shan said, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He fell limply to the ground again.
Many people knew about that incident, and not all family members knew nothing about it. Who knew who reported it and who leaked the information?
Seeing Feng Dashan still hesitating, County Lieutenant Dong glanced at Bai Shan. After receiving his signal, he ordered someone to bring up some torture instruments, threw them aside, and asked him, "Which one do you want to try first? Anyway, whether you confess or not, we all know your crime. Why are you still unwilling to accept the punishment?"
Under the coercion of Bai Shan and County Magistrate Dong, Feng Dashan finally confessed tremblingly, but he still kept it to himself and refused to say too much.
After Bai Shan captured these people, he confessed that they were all involved. As for the others, he confessed a few more after his fingers were pinched, and he said he didn't know the rest.
He said, "Brother Dalang brought these people here. They're not just from our village, there are people from other villages too. They covered their faces when they came, so I don't know who they are. I really don't know."
Bai Shan frowned when he heard this and asked, "How many people are there among you?"
"I don't know. Only Dalang knows about this."
"Are you really unaware, or are you pretending not to know?" Bai Shan sneered, "You two went out to rob together, how could you not know how many people were traveling with you?"
County Magistrate Dong also kicked him and said angrily, "You're trying to fool us, aren't you?"
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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