Chapter 1628 Mr. Qian, now at ease
Just as Shu Yu had said, the county government no longer held hearings because it was too late.
However, the suspects were still detained somewhere. Zhang Qing was locked up by the officials, while Shu Yu went straight home.
The next day, as expected, the first case that Lord Xie interrogated was Zhang Qing's theft case. Shu Yu got up early, dressed herself up, and had someone tidy up the Liang couple. Led by the officials, she arrived at the county government office.
This was Shu Yu's second time participating in the case, and she was already quite familiar with driving.
As was customary, Lord Xie quickly ascertained the cause and course of events.
Actually, this is not a big deal. It's an ordinary theft case. In the past, it would have been easy to handle. Zhang Qing would have just compensated the Liang couple double for their losses.
Otherwise, if the wealthy and powerful Mr. Qian were implicated, even if he were punished, it would be a trivial matter for him. If he sought revenge afterward, it would be the ordinary farming couple, the Liang family, who would suffer the most.
Although Lord Xie adhered to the doctrine of the mean, he was not a bad person at heart. While he wanted to get to the bottom of a case and help the people, he would advise the victims to stop if it would cause them more trouble later. This had always been his way of dealing with people.
This time was different. Shu Yu was watching closely, and she was going to buy all the sunflower seeds that the sunflowers produced. She was clearly going to go against Master Qian, and Master Xie was definitely on her side.
Therefore, he took Zhang Qing away again and set the case for retrial on another day. He then wrote an official document and sent it to the Donggu County government office to summon Master Qian.
It seems like a big fuss, but Lord Xie thinks that Lord Lu Xiangjun seems quite excited.
At this time, Donggu County was not peaceful. Although Master Xie had bribed Zhang Qing to steal sunflower seeds, he was in a hurry this time.
Last time, Zhang Qing delivered the sunflower seeds in just one day, but this time, two or three days had passed and they still hadn't arrived, so he sent someone to Jiangyuan County to check.
Instead, the man brought news that Zhang Qing had been arrested, which shocked him so much that he spat out a mouthful of water early in the morning.
It is said that it was Lu Xiangjun who personally reported it to the authorities. Master Qian was a little dazed and paced back and forth in the room, but he quickly calmed down with the comfort of his attendants.
"Don't worry, sir. So what if Lady Lu reports it to the authorities? Can her influence reach all the way to Donggu County? This isn't a big case. Just send some good tea to the magistrate of Donggu County. He's on good terms with you, so he'll definitely help you stop it. If all else fails, we can go to the Zhang family, give them some money, and make Zhang Qing confess to the crime. It's just theft; money can settle it."
Master Qian thought it made sense; he was just scaring himself. What was Lu Xiangjun anyway?
I heard that she used to have a good relationship with Lord Xiang of Jiangyuan County, but now that Lord Xiang has left, she's just a lowly peasant girl. Does that mean everyone will give her face?
Besides, Zhang Qing didn't steal her family's sunflower field.
Once Master Qian felt relieved, he immediately instructed his servants to prepare the finest tea and went directly to the county government office.
When he came out again, there was no trace of worry on his face.
Da Zhuang and Ying Dong, who were not far away, exchanged a glance. "It seems that the boss's guess was indeed correct."
The two of them arrived yesterday, and not only did they find the Qian family's workshop, they also sneaked in to see the interior decoration.
The oil pressing equipment was indeed installed inside.
So they went back and spread that rumor.
(End of this chapter)
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