Lin Sheng naturally couldn't confront anyone, because what he said was completely fabricated.
So he said to Wan Kongshan with some impatience, "If you have something to say, wait until we get to the county office."
He then gave a wink to the person behind him and whispered, "Take him away!"
Although Wan Kongshan felt a little flustered, he was more suspicious than anything else.
Without a word, the constables took him away. He struggled for a while, but it was no use.
"Why are you arresting me! Let me go!" At this moment, a crowd of onlookers had gathered on both sides of the road.
Some people knew Wan Kongshan and wanted to help him, but they were afraid of ending up like him.
Soon, Wan Kongshan was taken to the government office.
Meanwhile, in Lan Hai Village, as everyone was busy at their doorsteps, a neighbor suddenly burst in, panting heavily.
"It's terrible! You must go and see! Your family's Kongshan has been arrested by the county government!"
"What?!" Zhang Xiu was mending clothes for several children when she heard this. She immediately stood up, not even feeling the pain when she accidentally pricked her finger with the needle.
"Brother Wu, what exactly happened?!"
Upon hearing this, Wan Suizhou, who was inside the house, hurriedly came out, a look of anxiety on his aged face.
"I can't explain exactly what happened, but you should all go and take a look!"
Zhang Xiu was completely at a loss.
She wondered why she and her husband, who had been living honestly and peacefully since arriving in Lanhai Village, had been arrested while they were at Wankong Mountain.
"Don't panic! Don't be flustered! Dad's here for you!"
When Wan Suizhou came to his senses, he saw that his daughter-in-law was so anxious that tears were welling up in her eyes, so he quickly comforted her and told her to calm down.
"No matter what happened, we have to go there ourselves to find out."
Upon hearing Wan Suizhou's words, Zhang Xiu swallowed back her tears of anxiety and quickly nodded in agreement.
Just before leaving, Wan Suizhou went into the house again, and it is unknown what he put in his arms before he hurriedly went out with Zhang Xiu.
Meanwhile, Wan Kongshan had already been captured and imprisoned by Lin Sheng.
From the moment he was arrested, Wan Kongshan felt something was wrong.
If he has really committed some crime, regardless of whether it is true or false, he must go to the main hall for the county magistrate to investigate and question him thoroughly.
Only when the evidence is conclusive can a person be imprisoned.
But the constables who arrested him today clearly skipped many steps and wanted to put him directly into jail.
Wan Kongshan, after careful consideration, naturally refused.
Once he's in jail, it will be very difficult for him to get out.
He is not the kind of person who bullies the weak and fears the strong.
So the moment he was locked up, he struggled desperately and resisted to the death.
"You have no evidence whatsoever, why are you arresting me! Let me go! I want to see the magistrate!"
Wan Kongshan roared with all his might.
His voice attracted the attention of many inmates in the cell.
At first, everyone was curious, disdainful, or even looking forward to a good show.
The criminals imprisoned here include genuinely bad people, as well as some pitiful people who have lost all hope of survival because they offended someone.
Some people, once locked in a cage, will, like Wan Kongshan, claim they are innocent and hold onto hope of getting out.
But after a vigilante trial, almost all of them gave in.
So these people also wanted to see when Wan Kongshan, this newcomer, would compromise.
Wan Kongshan struggled, his cries hoarse.
He was strong, and normally two jailers couldn't hold him down at all.
Lin Sheng was both annoyed and angry.
The county magistrate is on duty today. If this gets to his ears, things will be difficult to handle.
The next moment, he punched Wan Kongshan in the stomach.
"Damn it, I'll teach you to yell again!"
Wan Kongshan felt a sharp pain and curled up in agony.
To frighten him, Lin Sheng ordered his men to torture him, hoping to force him to confess his crimes.
The constables who followed him were also quite familiar with the matter, and they immediately started punching and kicking him.
Wan Kongshan clutched his head, groaning in pain.
The criminals watching the spectacle shook their heads and sighed, thinking that it wouldn't be long before this man would resign himself to his fate, just like them...
Wan Suizhou and Zhang Xiu hired a horse-drawn carriage and hurried all the way to the county government office.
Just as the two were about to plead for justice for Wan Kongshan, two constables at the door stopped them.
Just as Lin Sheng had done countless times before, he had already given instructions to the county government.
Even if the family members have grievances, they have nowhere to appeal.
"Get out of the way, you bystanders! Don't get in the way! Get out of here!"
The two tried many methods, but were still stopped.
Zhang Xiu felt sorry for her husband and tried to rush inside without thinking, but was pushed out by the constables at the door and fell to the ground.
Wan Suizhou rushed to help her up.
At this moment, Zhang Xiu finally couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears: "Father, what are we going to do..."
Just as the two were frowning in worry, a small blue sedan chair swayed slowly behind them.
Seeing Zhang Xiu weeping on the ground, a slender hand lifted the curtain at the sedan chair window, revealing half a face inside.
"What happened?"
As soon as the woman spoke, the constables' faces immediately showed a hint of respect, and they stepped forward to reply, "Greetings, Madam. She is merely a relative of a criminal who has come to cause trouble."
The woman addressed as "Madam" was Xia, the wife of the county magistrate.
She had come to the county government office to deliver food to the magistrate when she happened to witness this scene.
However, when she heard the constable say that Zhang Xiu and Wan Suizhou had come to cause trouble, a hint of displeasure appeared on her face.
What annoys her most are the families of some criminals who, despite committing crimes, keep pestering people at the county government office.
Just as she was about to wave goodbye and continue walking, Zhang Xiu, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly got up and rushed towards Madam Xia: "Madam, please let us see the magistrate, my husband is innocent..."
Xia frowned, but before she could speak, the constable quickly separated the two of them.
Perhaps because he felt guilty, he acted like an adult.
Upon seeing this, Xia's face immediately showed displeasure: "No! You are here to relieve the people's worries and solve their problems. If you were to lay a hand on the people, wouldn't you become thugs and hooligans!"
The constable dared not disobey, but did not want Zhang Xiu and Wan Suizhou to cause trouble, so he could only threaten them with his eyes.
At this moment, Madam Xia had already gotten out of the sedan chair and was preparing to go to the county government office.
After much deliberation, Wan Suizhou finally called her to a stop.
"Madam, may I have just one sentence to say?"
Xia stopped in her tracks. She looked at Wan Suizhou and saw that he had an extraordinary demeanor. He didn't seem like the kind of troublemaker she was looking for, so she nodded and agreed.
But Wan Suizhou didn't say anything else. He simply took out a jade pendant from his pocket and carefully handed it to Xia Shi.
"If you trust me, Madam, please give this jade pendant to the magistrate. After he has seen it, he will want to see me."
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