Chapter 6 Love you, my wife!
"My respect for you is like a surging river, endless..."
“No, no…”
"If you were to become an official, you would definitely be a capable official in the court."
"Thank you, thank you. You were very clever just now, sir."
"Alas, it is far inferior to the young master."
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In the court, Steward Wu watched the young master and the Chang'an County Magistrate going back and forth, his face showing a confused and stunned expression.
If he had not watched the young master grow up and was familiar with every part of his body, he would have thought that the young master had been replaced.
The young master of today and the young master of the past are not alike in any other way except in appearance.
After the thin man with the goatee confessed his guilt, he quickly wrote a confession. Li Nuo looked at the magistrate of Chang'an County and asked, "How does Lord Pei intend to sentence this man?"
In modern times, the crime of theft depends on the amount of theft. If it is a small amount, the punishment may be detention or control. If it is a large amount, the offender may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment or life imprisonment.
Among them, if the theft is more than 3,000 yuan, even if the amount is large, the maximum sentence is up to three years in prison.
If the fine is between 300,000 and 500,000, it means more than ten years or even life imprisonment. Of course, in later generations, if nothing unexpected happens, the maximum sentence is about twenty years.
The magistrate of Chang'an County thought for a moment and said, "According to the Daxia law, if a thief does not obtain any property, he shall be caned fifty times; if he obtains property, the property shall be converted into the amount of silk and he shall be caned sixty times for one foot, and one more level shall be imposed for each piece of silk he obtains; if he obtains five pieces of silk, he shall be sentenced to one year of imprisonment, and if he obtains more than fifty pieces of silk, he shall be sentenced to three years of imprisonment and exiled three thousand miles away... Nowadays, a piece of silk costs two hundred coins, and the amount stolen by this thief is far more than fifty pieces of silk, so he shall be sentenced to three years of imprisonment and exiled three thousand miles away..."
As Li Nuo expected, the laws of this world, Daxia, are not lightly punished for crimes of large-scale theft.
Although theft may seem to be of low risk, it is actually extremely harmful to public security. In this era, if the property that a family depends on for survival is stolen, it is possible that someone will die, and there is a high possibility that good people will be forced into a desperate situation.
When Li Nuo saw the Chang'an County Magistrate finish writing the verdict, he could not hide the joy between his brows.
There was another page added to the code. After the female assassin, the portrait of the goateed thief appeared on the second page of the code.
And the numbers on the cover of the code changed again.
"Name: Li Nuo."
"Lifespan: 11 days."
He only added two days to his sentence for catching a female assassin, but six days for catching a thief. Three days were added to his sentence for three years of imprisonment, and three days were added for exile three thousand miles away. After Li Nuo's experiments, he added one day for every thousand miles of exile. The maximum exile allowed under the Daxia law was three thousand miles, and any more serious punishment would be death penalty.
I don't know how many more days the death penalty can be added...
Now it seems that some things are already very clear. It doesn't matter if Li Nuo himself is related to the case. As long as he is involved in the case, he can get the life bonus of the code.
However, it is still unknown to what extent one is involved.
Li Nuo couldn't wait to continue the verification. After all, eleven days passed in the blink of an eye. He had to handle more cases to keep this second life that he had worked so hard to get.
He looked at the Chang'an County Magistrate and asked, "Master Pei, do you have any other cases?"
The magistrate of Chang'an County looked helpless. This young master was addicted to judging cases. He hadn't even had lunch yet. But he didn't dare to say anything. There were still a few cases in the yamen that hadn't been judged yet, so he let him have his fun...
A quarter of an hour later, Li Nuo looked disappointed.
There were indeed a few cases left in the Chang'an County Court, but they were all cases with solid evidence, and only the cases that had been sentenced were left. For such cases, even if he wrote the verdict himself, the numbers in the "Code" would not change at all.
He was still too optimistic. It seemed that in order to increase life expectancy, even if he didn't have to be involved in the case, he still needed sufficient involvement.
The magistrate of Chang'an County took the judgment written by Li Nuo and praised: "Young Master's calligraphy is so beautiful. I'm afraid few people in Chang'an can match it..."
He found that he had still underestimated Li Nuo.
Using "beautiful" to describe his hairpin-flowered small regular script is far from enough. Just talking about hairpin-flowered small regular script, there may not be anyone in the whole Chang'an who can write better than him. This not only requires a long period of practice, but more importantly, talent.
I always thought that the son of the Dali Temple Minister was a fool, but today I found out that he is not only smart, but also has beautiful handwriting.
However, this kind of elegant and graceful hairpin-flowered small calligraphy is usually learned more by women. For men, it seems a bit feminine. If a man writes hairpin-flowered small calligraphy, he will probably be ridiculed by people.
It seems like Li Nuo has a female soul who is good at calligraphy in his body.
Not to mention the Chang'an County Magistrate, even Li Nuo himself couldn't believe it.
He had never learned calligraphy before, let alone hairpin flower small regular script, but the words he wrote according to the verdict of the Chang'an County Magistrate were so delicate and beautiful, and he even deliberately wrote it a little ugly...
Li Nuo laughed and said, "I just practiced randomly..."
It is indeed not normal for a fool to write such beautiful words, but he is a soul traveler and has no handle on him. Even the old man cannot keep an eye on him all the time.
What's more, even if Li Nuo said that he was not their young master, they would not believe him...
This hairpin flower small calligraphy is not important. What is important is that he cannot take shortcuts. In these eleven days, he has to personally and deeply participate in more cases in order to survive in this world.
A moment later, at the gate of Chang'an County Government, Li Nuo waved to the Magistrate of Chang'an County and said, "Sir Pei, if there are any cases in the next few days, please let me know..."
The magistrate of Chang'an County smiled and said, "Of course, of course..."
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After seeing off the giant Buddha, the Chang'an County Magistrate sat back in his chair, rubbed his face, and forced a smile for so long that his face became stiff.
I don’t know what’s wrong with this young master. He is addicted to trying cases.
A beautiful woman came out from behind the screen, stood behind him, gently held his shoulders, and asked curiously, "Master, who was that person just now? You were so careful..."
The magistrate of Chang'an County waved his hand and said, "Oh, let's not talk about it. It was better to be a magistrate in other places before. Everyone had to act according to my mood. Now I have been transferred to Chang'an and my rank has been promoted several levels. It seems that everyone has to act like a grandson. When will this life end..."
The woman didn't say anything. The magistrate of Chang'an County changed the subject and said, "However, that Li Nuo really impressed me. I didn't even expect that interrogation method. He is indeed the son of that man. His calligraphy with flowers in the hairpin has a hint of the style of a great scholar..."
The woman asked, "What is the interrogation method?"
After a moment, the woman was surprised and said, "If it is a made-up lie, it would be difficult to tell it backwards. Is there such a thing?"
"It's normal for you women to not understand these things. Let your husband explain them to you." The Magistrate of Chang'an said proudly, "If it is really something you did, even if you recall it backwards, it will not be wrong. But if it is a lie made up on the spur of the moment, it will be difficult to recall it completely..."
The beautiful woman thought for a moment and asked, "A few days ago, you said you went out to investigate a case and came back very late. Tell me what you did that day in reverse order..."
The expression of the Chang'an County Magistrate froze and cold sweat began to break out on his forehead.
Then he smiled and said, "Oh, that was a few days ago. I have long forgotten about it..."
The woman's tone became dangerous: "Master, your memory is not that bad. Let me remind you that you came back and read a book in the study for a while, drank two cups of tea and fell asleep. No matter what I did, you didn't react..."
"That day, I was so tired..."
"Nonsense, you can't even remember a single thing. Did you go to the brothel again? You lied to me that you were investigating a case!"
"I don't!"
"Then say it, say it backwards!"
"I……"
"You are so good Pei Zhe, you must have been to a brothel. What's the matter? Can't you be fed enough at home? Why do you go out to eat secretly every day?"
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Walking out of the Chang'an County Government Office and standing on the street, Li Nuo sighed slowly.
If nothing unexpected happens, he should be safe within these eleven days.
But that may not be the case after eleven days.
He has already instructed the Chang'an County Magistrate that he hopes he will be given more cases in the next few days.
It would be better to have a few more assassins. It’s okay to get injured, what’s important is to save your life.
As soon as this thought popped into my mind, I suddenly heard Butler Wu's loud shout.
"Master, be careful!"
Li Nuo raised his head and saw a flash of light in the distance, which came in an instant.
Butler Wu stood a little further away, the inner energy in his body exploded, and he completely gave up on defense. All the inner energy swept towards Li Nuo, but it only slowed down the speed of the arrow by half.
A black feather arrow shot straight into Li Nuo's forehead.
Li Nuo had already seen the dark arrow with a metallic luster, and could clearly smell the scent of death.
No need to wait until eleven days later.
The next moment, the arrow would pierce his head.
He closed his eyes, wondering if he would be back in that small office when he opened them again.
A moment later.
There was no pain as he had imagined, and his mind was still functioning normally.
Li Nuo opened his eyes.
The sharp arrow head was less than an inch away from his forehead.
But this distance of less than an inch is an insurmountable chasm.
A white and slender arm appeared in Li Nuo's eyes.
Because the distance was so close, Li Nuo could even see the light fuzz on her arms.
The figure who had always stood silently behind Li Nuo and never spoke a word appeared beside him at some point.
The feather arrow was held tightly in her hand.
Li Nuo breathed a sigh of relief, with only one thought in his mind.
Love you, my lady...
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