Chapter 727: Power
The robber knelt down and trembled, but did not say a word.
County Magistrate Tang narrowed his eyes, glanced at the yamen runners below, and smiled faintly. "Come here, ask the county lieutenant to come again and tell him that the robber has woken up. When the suspect is found during the interrogation, he will lead the troops to capture him."
"yes."
This place was not far from the next door, and it was the second time that County Magistrate Tang sent someone to invite him, so the county lieutenant arrived not long after.
He glanced at the people kneeling in the hall and saluted County Magistrate Tang, explaining, "I am arranging winter preparations for the villages, so I am late."
Winter is coming, and for safety reasons, the county lieutenant has to make some arrangements, especially for the newly built refugee village.
These refugees were newly gathered together. In order to reduce disputes and various safety hazards, he had to arrange some people to go to the villages to be responsible for the safety of each village.
The county lieutenant has been busy with this matter recently, and County Magistrate Tang is also very concerned about it.
Therefore, he said nothing, but smiled and nodded slightly at the county lieutenant, motioning him to sit aside and listen. He said, "Other cases are fine, but here are robbers on the official road and we need your assistance, so I asked you to come and listen."
The county lieutenant bowed and replied "yes", then sat down on the chair next to him.
Only after he sat down did he realize that there were two people standing beside County Magistrate Tang, and they both looked very familiar.
The county lieutenant couldn't help but frown.
County Magistrate Tang was in no hurry to interrogate them. Seeing him looking at Bai Shan and Man Bao, he smiled and explained, "My subordinates didn't take the crime lightly. When we caught him, he was knocked unconscious. When I saw that he hadn't woken up yet, I asked Doctor Zhou from Jishitang to take a look."
As for why Bai Shan is here, does it need to be explained?
The county lieutenant didn't ask this question, but hesitated and said, "Then now..."
County Magistrate Tang smiled faintly and said, "I asked them to stay. Coincidentally, the previous robbery victim was Doctor Xiao Zhou's brother. They are family and are considered the victims, so I allowed her to stay and observe the trial."
The county lieutenant smiled and nodded, praising him: "Your Excellency has given it much thought."
The robbers looked up at Manbao in surprise, and apparently realized that Manbao was the sister of the person they robbed that day.
Manbao saw him looking at her and grinned at him.
The robber shuddered when he saw her standing so close to County Magistrate Tang. Combined with what he heard when he pretended to be unconscious, it was obvious that they were acquaintances.
This is someone with a background!
The people behind the scenes are still their parents, the officials!
The robber's face turned pale in an instant and he collapsed to the ground. Magistrate Tang didn't even need to interrogate him because he fainted with his eyes rolled back.
County Magistrate Tang: “…”
County Lieutenant: ...Didn't he just say, "Your Excellency has considered everything?" Why are you so dizzy?
The county lieutenant was very angry.
County Magistrate Tang looked at Manbao.
Manbao silently took the needle bag and went up, but this time the county lieutenant was there, so she did not prick his Ren Zhong acupoint again. Instead, she picked up a sharp needle, pulled up his right hand, found an acupuncture point and pierced it. After turning it a few times, he woke up again.
Manbao looked at him dimly and said, "Don't faint again. If you do, I'll prick your hand."
Then stare at his nose.
The robber trembled and said nothing.
When County Magistrate Tang saw He Xianwei, he laughed and said, "I didn't expect this robber to be so cowardly. If you didn't know better, you would think he was the victim."
The county lieutenant nodded and echoed, "Some people only appear docile on the surface, but are actually very fierce behind the scenes. Your Excellency has had little contact with them, so you don't know how dangerous such villains are."
Lord Tang nodded and waved his hand to let Manbao leave.
Then he banged the gavel again and questioned the robber, asking, "Tell me, what is your name, where do you live, and who else is in your family?"
The robber kowtowed and cried out, "It's unfair, sir, I really am innocent. I have no idea why I was brought here..."
Lord Tang slammed the gavel and shouted, "I didn't ask what crime you committed. I asked your name, where you live, and who else is in your family."
The robber trembled and said nothing, feeling extremely panicked.
Brother Dashu only said that whoever was caught must never give out anyone else's name, even if he died, but he didn't say whether he should tell his name when asked.
If they tell it, what if the county magistrate arrests their entire family?
Just as he was lost in thought, a yamen runner came in and reported, "Sir, the two village chiefs from Dagongling have arrived."
County Magistrate Tang smiled faintly and said, "Gag him and take him to the hall to be beaten with a stick. Be gentle with it, as we still have to interrogate him later."
"Sir, how many strokes of the cane?"
County Magistrate Tang waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Fight as you please."
The yamen runners were already accustomed to all kinds of strange orders from County Magistrate Tang, so this did not seem strange to them at all. Therefore, they quickly covered the man's mouth and dragged him out to be beaten with a stick.
When County Magistrate Tang saw that they had started fighting, he said, "Please invite the village heads in."
Those who can be village heads are generally not young, and the two village heads came in together soon.
As soon as they entered the hall, they were about to kneel down. Halfway through, they found that County Magistrate Tang had no intention of stopping them, so they could only kneel down firmly to greet him.
Both of them felt a little heavy in their hearts, and they had obviously seen the people being beaten with sticks outside.
County Magistrate Tang did not speak for a moment, and the two men lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to get up. The sound of the panel hitting the flesh seemed to hit their hearts.
The county lieutenant lowered his eyes. Lord Tang's intimidation trick was so useful that it would never get old. But he had to admit that he used it very well, because even though he knew that the people outside the hall hadn't said anything, he couldn't help but feel nervous.
Looking at the two village heads kneeling on the ground, sweat slowly oozing from their foreheads and trembling a little, he knew that the county magistrate was sure to win again this time.
Bai Shanye and Manbao looked at each other, their eyes sparkling.
County Magistrate Tang drank two sips of tea. After a long while, the yamen runner outside the door came in and reported: "Sir, he fainted again."
County Magistrate Tang: ...
He looked at Manbao.
Manbao went out quietly to wake the person up.
However, County Magistrate Tang did not ask them to beat him again, nor did he bring the man back. Instead, he let him lie on the bench.
Then his gaze fell on the two village heads. He threw the two portraits in his hands down, letting them float to their sides, and asked, "Village Head Mo, Village Head Sun, I will ask you one last time. Do you know these two people?"
The two village heads were sweating profusely, and Manbao was worried just watching them.
She felt that if these two fainted, the situation would be more serious than the robber who fainted after being beaten with a stick outside.
County Magistrate Tang was not in a hurry. Since they didn't say anything, he just waited. Anyway, he was sitting and they were kneeling. He still had tea to drink, so what was he afraid of?
After a long silence, Chief Moli finally couldn't help but whispered, "Sir, these two look vaguely familiar, but I'm old and my eyesight is blurry, so I don't remember them clearly, so I dare not recognize them."
I will start updating tomorrow, good night
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