Chapter 855
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Ten days later, Cheng Yeran held a preliminary test, which was a written test to screen out a group of people who could not write and had poor comprehension and logical abilities.
Because it was a written test, he did not open it to the public. Instead, he set up a very formal examination room, with examiners and soldiers patrolling back and forth to check if there was anyone cheating.
However, these questions were set by Cheng Yeran, so there was no way to cheat in advance.
Constables from several counties also came to take the exam. Lord Lin wanted to find out the exam content in advance, but Cheng Yeran was too tight-lipped. After his test papers were produced, he asked the printers to take their tools to the yamen, where they would eat and live. He personally watched the printers print, and the printers were not allowed to go out for a few days after the exam.
Lord Lin was speechless. It was a selection of constables, not an imperial examination. Why was he making it so strict?
The constables around him were all sold positions, unlike Cheng Yeran who were selected through examinations.
On the day of the exam, all the candidates were a little confused after entering the exam room. They thought Cheng Yeran asked them to write an essay, but they couldn't do it. They could read and recognize characters, but they could only recognize characters and could not write essays. If they could write essays, they would have taken the imperial examination.
Their families had made them learn to read and write in the hope that they would have more options and be able to find more respectable jobs. However, with the current economic situation in the city, jobs are in short supply. Even if they can read and write, they can only do manual labor or work in the service industry. There is no point in being able to read and write.
Many of their next generation children no longer read books, unless they want to take the imperial examination.
Many people wanted to back out and leave when they heard about the written test, but they were afraid that Lord Cheng would punish them if they didn't come after registering, so they had no choice but to come. If they really couldn't do it, they would just sit there for a whole day and take a break.
There were two papers in total. The first one was full of words, with no place for them to write. They were all confused. Then they looked at the second chapter. There was a long story on the left, and then there was a question on the right - [Who is the murderer? Write down the clues and evidence]
Cheng Yeran stood in front, looking at the confused candidates below, and explained the contents of the first page, "The first page is multiple-choice questions. Each question has four options, and only one option is correct. Please tick the option you think is correct."
Only then did they understand and looked at the questions carefully. They found that the questions were quite interesting and did not require them to write essays. Many people lowered their heads to read the questions, thinking that they were too easy.
However, some people cannot read at all, or can read very little, so they scratch their heads and finally answer the multiple-choice questions with blanks, leaving the following big questions blank.
The multiple-choice questions at the beginning account for a total of 70 points, and the big questions at the end account for 30 points. A score of 60 points is a passing score, and you can take part in the next round of exams.
In other words, if you are lucky and guess 60 points of multiple-choice questions correctly, you can also take part in the next round of exams.
Cheng Yeran feels that good luck is also very important. If you encounter a very difficult case in the future, if there is someone with good luck, you may be able to solve the case by chance.
He also set a time limit for the exam, and there was no waiting time for those who couldn't finish writing, thus screening out a group of people with bad luck.
More than half of the detectives from Lord Lin and Xia Xiaowu's side were eliminated.
Cheng Yeran also comforted Lord Lin and the others, "It's okay, I will send someone else over, and they will be better than the constables you originally had."
In fact, he wanted to shuffle everyone around and then redistribute them.
Lord Lin and Xia Xiaowu were speechless, thinking that Cheng Yeran was just trying to sideline them. First he asked someone to watch them punch in, and then he wanted to replace all the people with Cheng Yeran's own people. Wouldn't they be watched by a group of people and unable to do anything?
They turned to look at the new county magistrate, wanting to pull him together to resist, and then they saw the new county magistrate smiling foolishly. He was quite happy?
The two were speechless. This new county magistrate didn't seem very smart. However, he was lucky because he followed Cheng Yeran every day and looked at him with admiration. Cheng Yeran never targeted him.
After the first round of exams, Cheng Yeran asked them to wait ten days to come back for the exam time.
Because of limited space and a large number of examinees, the exam needs to be spread over several days and several scripts are provided so that other examinees can also come and watch.
Cheng Yeran did the publicity in advance and even wrote it in the daily newspaper.
In fact, there is very little news in this place. It is impossible to publish a newspaper every day like in the capital. Sometimes, there is not even one in a week.
However, Cheng Yeran saw that their attitude had improved a lot compared to when he first arrived, so he did not make things difficult for them. He gave them time to improve slowly.
After the news of the open examination spread, many people wanted to come and take a look. Although their daily lives were difficult and they had no time for entertainment, this kind of free entertainment was still acceptable to them.
Especially since Cheng Yeran chose a time in the evening when everyone is off work and free, they can come and watch.
Cheng Yeran chose the evening. The exam lasted for an hour and it was almost dark when it was over. He chose this time not only
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It was not only to make it convenient for people to come and watch, but also because he wanted to create an atmosphere. The dark sky also increased the difficulty, and one had to be very careful to find the truth.
Cheng Yeran organized everyone into teams and asked them to compete on different days. They could also go there in advance to check out other people's competitions.
He set up an audience area on site that can accommodate dozens of people. It is on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition to chairs, there are also standing rooms, so it can accommodate a lot of people.
On the day of the exam, quite a few spectators came.
There are ten people taking the test today. The content of the script is: The old lady of the house died today. The people in the house include the housekeeper, the maid, three sons and daughters-in-law, and a teenage granddaughter.
Everyone has a motive for committing the crime. The maid was slapped in the face by the old lady yesterday, the housekeeper was fined by the old lady, the three sons are looking forward to the old lady's death so that they can divide the inheritance, the daughter-in-law is also resentful of the old lady because of her favoritism, and the granddaughter is going to get married next month. The man she is marrying is a paralytic, and the old lady is marrying her granddaughter to him to repay the favor.
However, Cheng Yeran did not give out these clues. The only clue he gave was that someone had died in the house. He asked them to investigate the clues themselves, interrogate the NPCs, and deduce the clues.
After investigating for a long time, the deadline had come, but they still hadn't found any clues, let alone who the murderer was.
Cheng Yeran looked at them in disbelief. They had clearly answered the questions well on the test paper before, so how come they failed during the on-site practice?
Yesterday, Shen Yuntang played this script-killing game and quickly found the murderer. Even Cheng Zhao found a lot of clues. How could they be worse than a few years old kids?
They said to Cheng Yeran dejectedly that the question was too difficult and no one could answer it.
One of the candidates said to Cheng Yeran, "Sir, you asked us to find the murderer, but it's pitch black here and we can't see clearly."
"If a murder happened in real life and it was dark, would you have to wait until daytime to investigate the case? What if someone destroyed the scene at night? Do you have to consider the time, environment and location when investigating a case? Today you said it was dark, but next time you will say the road is difficult to walk, and the next time you will say the corpse smells bad? I've said before that being a detective is not that easy. If you want to use public money to eat and drink and get by, then you've made a wrong idea." Cheng Yeran said.
The man was very ashamed and wanted to back down. He really just wanted to get by. This job paid well and was prestigious, and he could get the protection of the prefect if he encountered any problems. But he never thought that this job would require hard work.
The other people had similar ideas. They wanted to pass the exam quickly and then just muddle through the rest of their lives. When problems arose, they would push them to others and he would hide behind them.
Another person said to Cheng Yeran aggrievedly: "Sir, you said that we can ask them, and you also said that they may not tell the truth, so how can we investigate the case?"
Cheng Yeran asked him: "If a murder happened in real life, and you asked the murderer whether you killed him, would the murderer be able to tell you clearly?"
He still wanted to argue: "If it were real life, we could arrest the murderer and torture him severely, but you just said that we cannot torture them severely."
"In reality, we can't torture them. What if that person is not the murderer and he can't hold on and is forced to confess under you? The purpose of setting up the assessment for you is to select the truly smart and responsible constables. We don't need to torture them, but use wisdom to find evidence and the murderer." Cheng Yeran was really worried. A group of people were eliminated in the exam before, so they wouldn't be wiped out this time, right? What if he couldn't recruit even a single constable?
Just when he was worried, the people around him applauded.
The onlookers watched for a long time, but they couldn't figure out who the murderer was. They also thought that Lord Cheng was too strict and was deliberately making things difficult for them. But now after listening to Cheng Yeran's words, they realized that Lord Cheng always thought about the people and that Lord Cheng was a good official.
The common people were happy, but the candidates who were taking the test were not satisfied. Some of the candidates who were watching were also backing off. They were also discussing, "It's impossible to find the murderer. It's too difficult. How can such a difficult task exist in reality?"
"Who said it's impossible to find the murderer?" A voice suddenly came from the audience. The voice was very nice, like the male lead in an idol drama.
Everyone's eyes turned in the direction of the voice. Cheng Yeran also turned his head to look, and saw a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old sitting in the middle of the audience. The man's skin was a sickly pale color, but his temperament was like that of a nobleman. His clothes were also rather luxurious, but different from those of aristocrats. His family should be in business.
The young man was pushed out by the servants behind him, and everyone realized that he was in a wheelchair.
Seeing him like this, Cheng Yeran thought of a TV show he had watched before. He couldn't help but ask the boy, "Your legs can't walk?"
The boy raised his feet and moved them. "Sure, but I'm afraid of getting my shoes dirty."
After he finished speaking, he took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth, then coughed violently for a while. The servant behind him was a dark-skinned strong man who didn't say a word, as if he was a deaf-mute.
Cheng Yeran understood that he was frail and sickly, and didn't have the strength to get up and walk, and his mouth just deserved a beating.
Cheng Yeran asked him: "Tell me, what did you see?"
Shao Jian first told some clues he saw, such as the old lady's expression. He realized that Cheng Yeran had someone put makeup on her to make her look like she had died from charcoal smoke.
"Before the assessment began, the adults had someone read a story background, and the word winter was mentioned in the background, so I am more certain of the cause of her death." The boy pointed to the clothes of the NPCs and said, "They are all wearing winter clothes. Their clothes are winter clothes, and there is no cotton filling inside, because it is summer now. It is also because it is summer that these people easily overlook that the story background is winter. No one noticed this, only extremely smart and meticulous people can notice this."
Cheng Yeran: “…” Is this the legendary King of Force? I have never seen anyone praise himself so expressionlessly.
Shen Yuntang, who was sitting next to him: I have seen it.
Cheng Yeran asked him to continue, and the boy immediately picked out all the loopholes in the NPC's words, and connected all the clues together. He also guessed that the old lady wanted to marry her granddaughter to a paralytic, and the granddaughter did not want to marry him, so she planned all this. If the old lady died, she would have to stay at home to mourn and would not have to marry him.
He also noticed a detail: the paralytic might not live long and urgently needed someone to marry him. If he missed this year, he wouldn't be able to marry him.
After he finished speaking, he asked Cheng Yeran: "Master Cheng, is my guess correct?"
"This is not called guessing, this is called analysis. It's well-reasoned and very smart." Cheng Yeran applauded him, and the people around him also applauded.
Cheng Yeran asked him, "What's your name? Are you interested in being a constable?"
"My name is Du Fengchen," Du Fengchen said, and then coughed for a while, "Can I be a constable with my appearance?"
"You have intelligence and can solve the case. If you need to do physical work, you can direct others to do it." Cheng Yeran was just a little worried about his health. "It's just that your body can't last long.
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"What if not?" Du Fengchen asked.
"I can invite a doctor from the capital to treat you." Cheng Yeran has met many doctors with superb medical skills in the capital in the past few years, so it should not be a problem to invite one or two of them over.
Du Fengchen couldn't help but chuckle, "Since Lord Cheng said so, there is no reason for me to refuse. Besides, my body is not that weak. If I were that weak, I wouldn't have come out."
Cheng Yeran gave him a form and asked him to fill in the information and report to the yamen tomorrow.
Cheng Yeran turned his head and looked at the constables. They all looked strong. It would be a pity if they were eliminated. However, their brains were not suitable for the position. "We are still short of jailers. If you want to be one, wait for notification and take the jailer assessment."
Their eyes lit up instantly. As long as they could work in the yamen, that would be fine. Besides, being a jailer sounded much easier than being a constable. As long as they didn't have to use their brains, that would be fine.
"Sir Cheng, I have another request." Du Fengchen looked like he would not come unless you agreed.
Cheng Yeran is short of people right now and he is a person who loves talents. His attitude is not very arrogant, he just likes to show off. And his pretense is not greasy at all. He looks like a sickly handsome man and is not annoying. This also fits his original idea of recruiting a group of handsome detectives to stand by his side to show his status.
He asked generously: "You can ask for anything as long as it's not excessive."
"I don't want to wear the constable's clothes. Can I just wear my own?" Du Fengchen asked.
Cheng Yeran nodded, "Okay."
Cheng Yeran appointed him as a constable, but he had to have a probation period. During the probation period, he was asked to solve the theft problem in the city. If he solved it well, he would be retained, and he would also find patients for him to treat and give him a salary increase.
Du Fengchen was not interested in a salary increase. He had been weak and sickly since childhood, and his family thought he was useless. Although he acted arrogantly, he just wanted to prove himself that he was a useful person, even better than his brothers and sisters.
In the following days, the remaining groups were assessed again. Some of them were more capable. Some of them found the murderer, and many of them found clues. Those who found clues but not the murderer were also kept by Cheng Yeran.
Cheng Yeran was short of manpower, and he believed that these people were smart but lacked experience, and they would be fine after a few years of training.
Cheng Yeran assigned people according to their performance. He did not keep all the good ones by himself, but divided them into four groups. He appointed the best ones as team leaders, with each leading a pair. The three team leaders took their teams to work in the county government office, and the remaining team worked in the government office.
He also appointed a team leader for the team in his own government office. Du Fengchen was the commander-in-chief, managing these four teams.
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