Chapter 249 The Dandy Disease Attacks
"Lead the way!" The governor said in a very unfriendly tone.
Zhou Huaining suddenly became angry.
Damn it!
If I hadn't been this unlucky county magistrate, if you dared to speak to me like that, I would have beaten you until your eyes were black!
"Since the Governor suspects me, I will not go in!" Zhou Huaining clasped his hands in front of his chest and looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle.
"You!" The governor wanted to explode, but he finally held back.
He said patiently, "I don't doubt you, I'm just worried that you're young and inexperienced, and you've been deceived by the bad guys without even realizing it!"
Zhou Huaining pointed to the sky and said, "Governor, I may be young, but I'm not stupid. Which villain could be capable of such a thick lightning bolt and such a loud thunder?"
The governor didn't want to argue with him and went up the stairs. "The coroner will know the truth of the matter after he examines it!"
Seeing Zhou Huaining like this, the governor felt more and more that Zhou Huaining was hiding something.
This famous playboy in the capital, what kind of outrageous thing can't he do?
Maybe he was the one who killed the prefect and the academician!
The governor was a little excited.
If Zhou Huaining was the murderer, how could Marquis Wuping still have the dignity to live in this world? Wouldn't the Marquis Wuping's Mansion be overthrown?
"You don't have to come in. I'll go in by myself!"
The governor had just taken a few steps when Zhou Huaining caught up.
The governor glanced at him and asked, "Didn't you just say you couldn't come in?"
Zhou Huaining said seriously, "I thought about it and decided it would be better for me to come in. Otherwise, if someone wants to frame me and tamper with the corpse, I'll be in trouble!"
"You!" The governor was so angry that his face turned black.
But even though I was angry, I didn't dare to do anything to him.
This devil is at least a county magistrate appointed by the emperor himself.
Moreover, although the governor and the Marquis of Wuping were in different camps, he was at least a second-rank official.
It’s better not to fall out with each other before Zhou Huaining’s murder is confirmed.
The governor went into the room and looked at the bodies of the prefect and the academician.
Zhou Huaining: "Isn't what I said wrong? It's terrible, isn't it? It looks like a burnt shit-stirring stick!"
Governor: “…”
I endure it.
The governor ordered a coroner to perform an autopsy.
Zhou Huaining sat down at the door, crossed his legs and hummed a little tune, completely regaining his original dandy look.
He had already made up his mind that the governor would find fault with him no matter what, so he simply didn't bother to pretend.
"County Magistrate Zhou, come and have tea with this Governor."
"No, I'm so angry I can't even drink the wine, let alone tea."
The governor took a deep breath and asked, "Zhou Huaining, what are you so angry about?"
He should be the one who is angry, right?
No subordinate has ever dared to be so rude!
"I'm angry that no one sees Xianchuan County's efforts," Zhou Huaining said, leaning lazily against the doorframe. "Xianchuan County suffered the least losses in the snowstorm, but I haven't seen a single word of praise. I don't know if some people are blind or deaf."
The governor said patiently, "This is the fault of the prefect. I have never heard him mention this matter."
"It doesn't matter!" Zhou Huaining trembled his legs. "Anyway, I don't want to be a county magistrate at all. Governor, why don't you help me and dismiss me immediately? Let me return to the capital and be the free and unrestrained playboy I once was!"
The governor was so angry that he felt dizzy. "Aren't you injured? Why don't you go back and lie down?"
"No, I can't leave!" Zhou Huaining shook his head. "My eyelids have been twitching lately. My premonition tells me that someone wants to harm me. I'd better be careful!"
The governor was so angry that he didn't want to talk.
You little bastard, wait until the coroner comes out with the results, and then we’ll see how you can still be so arrogant!
An hour later, the coroner came out.
"How is it?" The governor looked expectant.
"Your Excellency, the Governor, the two gentlemen inside were indeed killed by lightning, not by any criminals."
"Wow! How about it? How about it? Do you believe it now?!" Zhou Huaining jumped up.
The governor was incredulous. "They were really killed by lightning? Two people were struck by lightning at different times, and the others were unharmed. How is this possible?"
"I'm certain," the coroner said. "Most of the skin on the two men inside was charred, but some areas were left with tree-like scars, known in ancient texts as 'lightning lines.' These are unique scars found on those struck by lightning and cannot be faked. Furthermore, the two men suffered ruptured heart vessels, caused by lightning passing through the heart and damaging the heart vessels. Therefore, the cause of death for the two men could only be lightning."
"Thanks to you two good coroners, I have been spared a lot of trouble! Here, this is a reward for you!" Zhou Huaining took out a banknote and gave one to each of them.
The two coroners were delighted and said, "Thank you, County Magistrate!"
The governor stood up and said, "In that case, you two gentlemen, please do not worry about the death of County Magistrate Zhou. I will submit the memorial truthfully."
"Okay." Zhou Huaining said nonchalantly, "If you are alright, Governor, I have official business to attend to, so I will not accompany you."
"Accompany me to the examination hall," the governor said. "I heard there were many rioters yesterday, the people banding together to assault the imperial officials. This matter cannot be left unchecked, otherwise where will the authority of our officials be? We must make an example of them today to scare the monkeys so they won't dare to do it again!"
Zhou Huaining: "Are you sure you want to do this, Governor? My predecessor was trampled to death by the common people!"
"That's why I brought over a thousand soldiers." The governor sneered, "The so-called untouchables are to be trampled underfoot. No mercy should be shown to them, otherwise they will climb up the ladder!"
…
There were more people in front of the school examination hall than yesterday.
Because there were also candidates from two neighboring counties who came to Xianchuan County to take the Tongshi exam, their families all rushed here today after hearing the news that the chief examiner was corrupt yesterday.
Seeing that the examiner had been changed, everyone felt much more relieved and was now discussing enthusiastically what had happened yesterday.
After all, today’s victory is due to yesterday’s courage and unity.
A burst of hurried footsteps was heard, and thousands of officers and soldiers rushed forward and surrounded the people.
"What happened?"
"Where do so many officers and soldiers come from?"
The governor entered the city early today, and many ordinary people did not know that the soldiers had entered the city.
A group of soldiers led the way and surrounded the governor.
"The Governor is here, why don't you kneel down?"
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