Chapter 97: Are my people easy to use?
hiss.
Magistrate Zhang pretended to be calm, but his bent hands betrayed his inner unrest, and his attention was focused on Jiusu.
"So, Miss Jiu, how do you think we can get rid of this tiger?"
"If you want to kill a tiger, you have to strike directly at its vital points," Jiusu said. "I'm absolutely certain that the man didn't die from drinking wine. The truth will be revealed tomorrow in court. This incident must be related to Wang Daozhi. Then, Your Excellency can charge him with abuse of power for personal gain and send him back to Lingcheng."
County Magistrate Zhang's expression changed slightly.
Jiusu's eyes darkened slightly. Something was wrong. The county magistrate's reaction was not right. Could it be that the corpse was also related to the county magistrate?
Oops, I was careless.
She lowered her eyes, a chill in her air. "I have one more important thing to tell you, Your Excellency. The higher-ups have taken a liking to Jiang Jing. In a few days, the imperial edict awarding him a reward will arrive here. If anything happens to Jiang Jing, Lingcheng will definitely be held accountable. Your Excellency thinks the prefect, or Wang Daozhi, will be the first to take action."
County Magistrate Zhang sat blankly on the wooden chair.
The person above him? The Emperor? The Crown Prince? Prince Chang? He couldn't afford to offend any of them. "If Jiang Jing gets into trouble in Suming County, I'll definitely be held responsible. But even if they're targeting Jiang Jing, concealing the truth seems like a small matter, right?"
A gleam of light flashed in Jiusu's eyes.
Officials are indeed all old foxes.
"I can only reveal this to you, sir. This matter is very important, a matter of national importance, greater than heaven. Moreover, we cannot grow wings and fly away, so there is no benefit in deceiving you, sir."
Magistrate Zhang slapped his chest with a look of shock.
I keep imagining the identities of the people above, and is Jiang Jing just a fugitive?
He thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll cooperate with you."
The sky outside has turned cloudy.
[Congratulations to the host for passing the 'Worship the God of Wealth' and obtaining the Blood Replenishing and Refreshing Pills. They have been placed in the backpack.]
A gust of wind blew by.
Blood-replenishing and mind-refreshing pills?
She stopped in the courtyard, clutching her chest, which was filled with a bad feeling, and turned to ask, "Sir County Magistrate, can I go see Jiang Jing? I'd like to get some details from him. That way, perhaps my chances of success will be better."
County Magistrate Zhang didn't believe it, but what could he do?
He curled his lips and said, "Miss Jiu, please come with me."
The jailer was dozing against the wall. When he saw the county magistrate coming, he stood up straight. Suddenly he remembered something and hurried to stop him. "Sir, why are you here? If you have anything to say, just tell me to go."
"Get out of the way." County Magistrate Zhang was already feeling annoyed.
He kicked the prison open and rolled his eyes. He was the county magistrate, and the prison was like his home. He could come whenever he wanted and do whatever he wanted. Did he need a petty yamen runner to intervene? He was really too bold and didn't think things through at all.
The prison was still following beside, nodding and bowing, as if trying to stop him.
"Sir, if you have anything to say, just tell me..."
"hiss…"
A pained sound was heard in the distance.
Jiusu's breathing stagnated slightly. The sound of whips startled her awake. She followed the sound and walked away quickly.
At this point, County Magistrate Zhang also came to his senses. He grabbed the jailer's ears, dragged him forward, and asked, "You bastard, tell me, what are you hiding from me? You're sneaking around like that, and if you don't tell me, I'll kill you!"
The yamen runner trembled and said, "The county magistrate..."
Bang!
With one whip, the skin and flesh were torn apart. The force was strong and cruel enough.
There were dishes and wine on the table in front.
Jiang Jing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, staggered to his feet with the help of the wall, his vision blurred, and he fell down suddenly, but it was not the hard ground. A familiar smell hit his nose. He forced himself to stay awake and opened his eyes to look.
“Asu…”
"Jiang Jing! I'm here, don't be afraid." Jiusu used her body to support him, took out the pills she had just obtained, and stuffed them into his mouth. She thanked the God of Wealth again in her heart. She glanced at him coldly and said, "Wang Daozhi, are you resorting to lynching?"
Wang Daozhi's hatred grew stronger and stronger. He ordered, "Come here, hold her down! She actually obstructed public affairs and broke into the prison!"
For a long time, no one came forward.
"Where are the people? Someone come!"
He turned around and suddenly met Zhang Tu's deep eyes.
Magistrate Zhang smiled meaningfully. "Your Excellency Wang, you are so impressive! Are my men doing well? Do you have any further instructions? I am at your service."
Wang Daozhi slowly calmed down and hurriedly explained.
"My Lord County Magistrate, you are really embarrassing me. I am just a small county magistrate. How can I compare with you? This is my humble offer. Since you are so busy with your official duties, I wanted to help you with the interrogation first.
I didn't expect this lowly convict to be so ignorant and refuse to confess, even though he made a bit of a noise."
Magistrate Zhang snorted coldly. Did he take him for a fool? He smiled and said, "Really? Thank you for your hard work. I thought Lord Wang was seeking revenge."
Wang Daozhi quickly flattered, "How dare I, how dare I."
The bracelet lit up, revealing the word poison.
Jiusu looked around and her eyes fell on the food on the table. The words "execution meal" suddenly appeared in her mind. She said coldly: "This food is poisonous, Wang Daozhi, you clearly want to poison Jiang Jing!"
Magistrate Zhang took out a silver needle from his sleeve.
Sure enough, the silver needle immediately turned black, but his face was even darker than the silver needle. "Great, very good, Lord Wang, you're even skipping the trial and helping me solve the case directly, right?"
Wang Daozhi frowned. He could tolerate the sarcasm, but why was Zhang Tu so angry? How clean was this bastard?
But there's nothing he can do about it, because he's inferior to others.
Pulling Zhang Tu aside, he half-flattered, half-threatened, "Master Zhang, what are you doing? As long as you don't get in my way of killing Jiang Jing, I'll definitely repay you greatly after I succeed. Besides, weren't you involved in this as well?"
Magistrate Zhang countered, "Do you have any evidence? I was only helping you find the drunken victim. I thought you were trying to investigate the case, but I didn't expect you were trying to frame someone."
After saying this, he didn't care how dark Wang Daozhi's face was.
He silently took a few steps back and stood next to Jiang Jing and Jiusu.
Wang Daozhi understood everything and decided to throw in the towel. "Zhang Tu, are you trying to hinder my good deeds? Believe it or not, I'll tell the prefect that you're just pretending to obey me but secretly disobeying me! You don't even care about me!"
"What's wrong with me being aboveboard?" County Magistrate Zhang chuckled. "But Lord Wang has been so arrogant and domineering since his arrival that he doesn't even take me seriously. He even abuses private punishment and poisons people. I want to ask, do you respect the law, God, and the prefect?"
The two men confronted each other.
Each look was more ferocious than the other.
Wang Daozhi pulled out a dagger and stabbed Jiang Jing.
Before he could take a step, he was pinned to the ground by the yamen runners. "Zhang Tu! You think you are a good person? Bah! You are talking to me in a fair and upright manner. You are ruining my business. The prefect will not let you go!"
Magistrate Zhang bent down and slapped Wang Daozhi's face, which had been rubbed to the ground. "You'd better take care of yourself first. Take him away and keep him under close watch. Once this case is concluded, I will report the truth to the prefect!"
With cooperation, you will naturally not stay in a messy prison.
Jiang Jing moved to a clean place and lay on the wooden bed with a pale face.
The doctor felt his pulse and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Ah! The wound is too severe. Fortunately, he took medicine in advance, so he is still alive. Otherwise, even the gods would be useless. Change the dressing frequently and rest for half a month and he will be fine."
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