Chapter 388 We are here to investigate the case, not to have fun!
Song Wang took out some silver, but it was of no avail, and he said a lot of nice things.
They still refused.
He took out the token.
"Minister of Justice Song Wang is here to investigate the case. I ask for your cooperation."
The villagers knelt hurriedly on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Sir, what do you want to ask? We really don't know. Please spare our lives."
Those who come here simply want to know what happened to the Bai family and the Cai family in the past.
Before, government officials came to investigate.
They cooperated very well, but were still severely beaten.
Later I found out that the Cai family deliberately sent people to test me, and anyone who dared to mention what happened back then would have no good ending.
Jiang Jing looked at their faces and saw fear and panic. This incident happened more than ten years ago, but it remained in their hearts for a long time. Someone must have brought it up repeatedly.
County magistrate?
No, it's impossible.
Before the Cai family was exterminated, they had great influence in Yongjiang. Ordinary government offices did not dare to reinvestigate the matter. Besides, the case had already been settled and no one was trying to overturn it.
It can only be that Cai Qi is afraid of what information they will reveal.
He kept testing, intimidating and torturing me.
"The Cai family was wiped out."
The two people kneeling on the ground looked at each other and hesitated, but they had heard the story of the boy who cried wolf many times, with various reasons, to sum up, weren't they all tests?
Huang Shi shook his head: "Sir, we really don't know anything."
Suddenly, an anxious shout came from the village.
"Help! Xiaobao fell into the water!"
However, the water was flowing rapidly and they were about to be swallowed up, so no one dared to go into the water easily. Just as they were thinking, an outsider flew into the village using light skills, and they had no time to stop him.
The Huang brothers came to their senses and quickly chased after him.
"Sir, you cannot enter."
Plop—
Jiang Jing jumped into the water, used a heavy object to catch up with the child and grabbed his hand. Song Wang threw down the rope and worked together with the villagers to pull them up, with heavy rain falling on his face.
It's very cold.
The boy hugged his mother tightly for warmth.
Huang Shi knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you for saving my son's life. However, you two adults are really not allowed to enter this village."
Jiang Jing bent down and helped Huang Shi up, a smile on his face. He looked at his soaked clothes and said, "Can you lend me a piece of clothing? This is really uncomfortable to wear."
Hearing this.
Everyone in the village's expressions changed.
Jiang Jing recalled that Cai Qi had used the excuse of heavy rain to enter the Bai family. Taking advantage of his drunkenness and the fact that it was late at night, he had evil intentions towards the women of the Bai family.
But his good deeds were ruined.
In a rage, he killed the entire family.
He pulled out the sign.
"Dali Temple, Jiang Jing."
Are people from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice here?
Huang Shi whispered something in the village chief's ear. The village chief suppressed his confusion and signaled Huang Shi to take the two of them to change clothes. He then ordered people to go to the county town to inquire.
I didn't expect this to happen.
The Cai family was really wiped out.
Jiang Jing changed his clothes, but everything was quiet. He held an umbrella and met up with Song Wang. "Let's go back first."
The wooden door was opened and the villagers gathered under the shed, seemingly discussing something important.
I heard two adults coming out.
The village chief took the lead and knelt on the ground: "I have a humble request. Could you two please stop investigating the murderer of the Cai family? If it is really someone from the Bai family, then, then it is excusable."
This incident is about a "good guy" killing a "bad guy" and thus becoming a "bad guy".
Should we cover up for the person or punish him severely?
Song Wang and Jiang Jing can hide it.
But the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court are not allowed to do so.
Jiang Jing pondered: "It's extenuating, and the guilt will be reduced, but do the other members of the Cai family deserve it? Should those innocent people also be killed?"
The village chief lowered his head, not knowing what to say.
Yes, no one deserved to die. It’s all Cai Qi’s fault. He deserved to die.
"I understand," he said. "That day, someone saw a fire starting near the Bai family's residence. We bravely went to take a look secretly. We saw a girl and a boy, who must be a couple."
Jiang Jing asked, "Did you see what it looked like?"
The village chief shook his head. "Based on their age, if anyone from the Bai family survived, it would have been their youngest daughter, Bai Yueyue, who was quite impressive. The man, on the other hand, seems frail and coughs constantly. It's possible he caught a cold from the cold weather these past few days."
When we left, the rain had subsided a lot.
By the time they returned to the other side by boat, it was already late.
They were temporarily staying in the county magistrate's mansion, but when the two of them entered and saw a woman in revealing clothes, they immediately rushed out.
Bang!
The two looked at each other.
Song Wang sneered: "You only do this kind of thing."
Yingying and Yanyan walked out, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying in unison: "The night is cold and lonely, so let me serve you!"
Jiang Jing returned to the house, took out his luggage, looked straight ahead, and said coldly.
"Please tell the magistrate that we will find a place to stay. If you dare to bring up this kind of thing again, don't blame us for being rude. We are here to investigate, not to have fun!"
Leave with an umbrella.
Met the county magistrate at the door.
He met the county magistrate and repeatedly pleaded guilty.
Jiang Jing said: "If you have daughters, cherish them well. They are not tools for you to please others."
"Sir..." the county magistrate hurriedly caught up.
Only the two sisters were left shivering in the yard.
Yanyan rolled her eyes and heard laughter coming from the side: "Sister, what are you laughing at? You're being despised, and you're still laughing."
Yingying asked, "So, would you rather have a man with a smooth tongue choose you, or would you rather have a gentleman despise you? Didn't you hear what that gentleman said, that if you have a daughter, you must cherish her well?"
Her eyes were filled with love, and she stared at the place where he left, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.
It was only when her sister dragged her into the house that she shyly lowered her head and smiled softly.
Yanyan smiled and said, "That's true. These two young masters have shown us great respect. If we were married by them, we would definitely be very happy. However, it seems that Young Master Jiang is about to get married, and the girl is from the Li Mansion."
I have also heard something about the marquis's daughter.
Thinking of this, Yingying felt a sharp pain in her heart. She clutched her chest with tears in her eyes. "Could it be that girls from humble backgrounds like us can only be toyed with by others, without even the slightest right to choose happiness? Even if I become a concubine?"
Yanyan sighed, "That Miss Li seemed to have said that he was not allowed to have other women, let alone concubines, not even a bed warmer."
Yingying's eyes flashed with dissatisfaction: "Why is she so jealous? As long as Lord Jiang is willing, she can't stop him."
"Sister." Yanyan held her hand worriedly, "Don't do anything to offend the adults."
The inn was small, so the two of them got a superior room.
And this position can see the direction of the Cai family very clearly.
midnight.
Jiang Jing seemed to hear some noise. He stood up and saw a man in white sneaking towards Cai's mansion. He climbed out, knocked on Song Wang's window and said to him.
"I'll go take a look, you stay."
Song Wang was worried: "Let's do it together. There's a difference between killing one official and killing two."
Jiang Jing said: "For them, there is no difference."
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