Chapter 624 Is it private?
County Magistrate Tang suppressed his laughter, reached out and grabbed the back of her collar, signaling her to hurry up and follow.
When she arrived outside the county government office, Magistrate Tang's driver was already waiting. He gestured for her to get in and told the driver to take her home. "I'll send someone to let you know when I have the result."
Of course, not everyone can enjoy such treatment. If other people who report the case want to know the details, they naturally have to check it themselves.
County Magistrate Tang sent Manbao to the carriage, stood at the door and watched for a while, then turned and went into the county government office, "Where is he?"
The guard was stunned and said, "He's locked up in jail."
County Magistrate Tang nodded and said, "Go and find out his name and address, and send a yamen runner to his residence to inquire."
The bailiff agreed and stood still.
County Magistrate Tang turned his head and looked at him. "Go ahead."
The yamen runner scratched his head and asked, "What do you want to ask?"
"Just asking random questions, mainly to tell people living near his home, especially his family, that he had been arrested."
County Magistrate Tang waved his hand and went back to the backyard.
The bailiffs then went to the prison to chase the man.
After a short while, he went to the backyard of the county government office with a constipated look on his face and reported, "Sir, he refused to say anything. I whipped him twice but he still didn't say anything."
County Magistrate Tang had just finished dinner and was washing his hands when he sneered, "If you refuse to speak, forget it. Just sell him to the mines as a runaway slave."
The bailiff agreed, bowed and retreated.
Without giving his name or address, the government office could directly determine that he had no household registration.
Who doesn’t have a household registration?
Even refugees have registered residence, but they are called refugees because they do not return to their hometowns, do not engage in production, and do not pay taxes. There are only two kinds of people in this world who do not have registered residence.
One is a savage, and the other is a runaway slave.
Our dynasty is relatively benevolent and most of the barbarians are resettled, but we will not be so polite to escaped slaves.
During the arrest process, deaths were not a big deal. After being caught, they were thrown directly into the mines, or made into official slaves, doing only the heaviest work every day, or sent directly to the border to be used as military slaves.
Either solution would scare people to death.
So the next morning, as soon as Magistrate Tang arrived at the yamen, the yamen runner came to report, "Sir, he's confessed everything in a hurry."
County Magistrate Tang took a leisurely sip of tea before saying, "Bring it up."
Manbao knew nothing about this. Bai Shanbao knew that she was being followed yesterday afternoon, so he told her to wait at home for Daji to come back and take her to the pharmacy early this morning.
"You're so hated, you must have offended someone without knowing it. It's better to let Daji follow you, it's safer."
Manbao was very unconvinced, "I'm obviously very popular, right?"
Mr. Zhuang stopped them and said, "Now that we've caught him, it won't be difficult to interrogate him. I'll go to the county government office myself tomorrow. Please be careful when you go out and about these few days."
He continued, "Since you and Shanbao have different schedules, have Daji take Shanbao to the prefectural school and then take you to the medicine shop. After you leave the bookstore in the afternoon, don't stay outside for too long. Just come back with Daji."
He then said to Bai Erlang and Zhou Lijun, who were sitting nearby eating melons, "You too, the assassination happened not long ago, and Yizhou City is still a bit chaotic. Try to avoid going out."
Everyone agreed.
But the next day, when Manbao, carrying his book box, climbed onto a horse-drawn carriage and was taken to the door of the drugstore by Daji, neither the shopkeeper Old Zheng nor Doctor Ji was there. The one sitting inside was Doctor Ji.
Because there were so many patients, Dr. Xiao Ji didn't have time to talk to her and just looked up at her.
Although Manbao was very curious about why Doctor Ji was not there, he glanced at the patients lined up at the door, immediately put down his backpack, took out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, placed them on the table, and went to help.
But she didn't cooperate well with Doctor Xiao Ji, and instead made things worse. Seeing that the patient behind her looked increasingly worse, Man Bao simply stopped and stopped sitting with Doctor Xiao Ji to see the patient repeatedly. She stood up and walked over to the patient...
Doctor Ji said that when patients come to the pharmacy, we should try our best to prevent them from being hurt by the seven emotions.
Doctor Ji was also seeing such a large number of patients alone for the first time, and he was very tired. After he finally saw all the patients, he poured himself a half-filled pot of tea and said, "I don't know what the county government wants to see my father and the shopkeeper about, and why they have to come so early in the morning."
"Did the shopkeeper and Doctor Ji go to the county government office?"
"Yes," Doctor Xiao Ji looked at her and said, "My father was very worried about you last night."
Just as he finished speaking, two yamen runners walked into the pharmacy. Seeing Manbao, they said, "Miss Zhou, the county magistrate wants you to go to the county government office."
Doctor Xiao Ji was startled and asked, "Why were you summoned to the county government office as well?"
Manbao comforted him and said, "Don't worry, I didn't do anything wrong. Someone else did it, and I am the plaintiff."
She turned around and greeted the two yamen runners, then asked with a smile, "Brother officer, has that bad guy confessed?"
Doctor Xiao Ji: Is the plaintiff very proud?
Besides, is it really okay for you to be involved in a lawsuit when you are so young and a girl?
The two yamen runners glanced at Doctor Xiao Ji, then nodded and said, "He confessed last night, so the Lord interrogated him in court this morning. Now he has said everything he should and shouldn't have said. The person who assigned him has been summoned to the yamen. Oh, and your husband has also gone to the yamen. Now the only one missing is you."
When Manbao heard this, he didn't even bother to review the medicinal materials again after lunch. He just waved goodbye to Doctor Xiao Ji and went out with his backpack on his back.
Daji had been waiting outside the door. When he saw her come out, he went up to her and asked her, then drove the carriage over.
Doctor Xiao Ji stood at the door and watched the four people walk away. He suddenly felt a little uneasy.
His father and the shopkeeper were summoned to the yamen. Could it be that this was related to the plaintiff and defendant?
On the way, Manbao asked two yamen runners, "I wonder who they are and why they are following me?"
The yamen runner refused to tell her in advance, saying only, "You'll know when you get to the yamen."
When Manbao arrived at the yamen, he was not taken to the court, but to the office area in the back hall, where the county magistrate usually handled official documents and received guests.
Manbao, carrying a book box, followed Daji to the back hall in confusion. As soon as she entered the door, she saw a person kneeling on the ground. County Magistrate Tang was sitting in the middle, and on his left and right were her family's Mr. Zhuang and the shopkeeper Zheng, Doctor Ji.
Manbao looked around in confusion, then stepped forward to salute Magistrate Tang, then saluted Manager Zheng and Doctor Ji. Then she ran to her husband and whispered, "Sir, are you guys together?"
Mr. Zhuang glanced at her and signaled her to listen quietly and not to act naughty.
Manbao calmed down, and Daji bowed and quietly stepped aside.
County Magistrate Tang glanced at him and then looked away, ignoring him. Instead, he looked at Manbao and said, "The matter has been investigated. Please listen to it first, and then decide whether you want to settle this matter privately or let me judge it."
Manbao glared. Can things that have already been dealt with in the yamen be settled privately?
The next update will be around 6:00 PM
(End of this chapter)
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