Chapter 487 488. Punishment
Xu Mutou didn't want to explain so much, but when everyone asked him how much the lost items were worth, he had already reported a high number. If he concealed it now, the number would not match.
Still thinking about how to get out of here? The head of the police over there started to repeat himself, asking him what valuables he had brought with him.
He quickly calmed down and reported it again.
"Can you tell me what you are going to do with this thousand taels of gold?"
Xu Mutou, "Because of the hasty decision, I want to buy some leather materials..."
"It's spring now, and you're just starting to buy leather?"
"No, not all of them. I also want to see if there are any valuable medicinal herbs. As you know, these herbs are all underpriced."
“Oh, so you are a drug dealer?”
“…”
"Bring out your drug dealer's pass and let me see it."
“…”
"When I ask you a question, answer it truthfully."
"...I just came up with this idea before I left. I thought if I came across something valuable, I could keep it for my family."
"Oh," one of the villagers laughed, "You didn't bring it at all, did you? You're trying to blackmail us by making up a story."
Magistrate Wu turned to Cao Lei and asked, "What's the matter with this box of jewelry worth thousands of gold?"
Cao Lei, "...Xiaolu has another small home in Huacheng, and this is going to be given to my wife and children there."
Looking at this reason, it was really impeccable. The men present looked at him with understanding, and couldn't help feeling a little proud.
I have to thank my brain for being useful. Unlike that guy named Xu, he actually found such a lame excuse. Let's see how he's going to make it up.
Jin Qianqian, "I know that this place is not far from the Flower City. If you want to find out, why don't you ask someone to find out. It will only take some time to see if what this person said is true?"
Cao Lei, "..." How could a servant like him have a mistress? He miscalculated.
Magistrate Wu had been staring at his expression and had noticed the subtle change. He was relieved and said, "Madam Gu, what you said makes sense. This way we can confirm whether what they said is true."
Cao Lei: “…” Damn it.
Magistrate Wu said, "In that case, none of you can leave the county for a short time. Now follow me to the government office and stay there first."
Having said that, he waved his hand and asked the bailiff to take the man back.
"Sir, we are the victims." Xu Mutou shouted.
"Yeah, it was clearly us who lost the things, so why did they bring us to the county government office?"
"Weren't you thinking about getting the things back before? How can you not cooperate with the county's investigation?"
The merchants who only lost a small amount of things immediately waved their hands and said, "Sir, maybe I remembered it wrong before. I must have accidentally left it on the road.
Besides, I only lost two sets of knives, so I don’t dare to trouble you anymore.”
"This is what I have, but it's just some small things like Juanhua, not worth a few silver coins, I must have remembered it wrongly."
…
You must be kidding. It's just a small thing. If they really stay in the county government office, not only will they lose the money they spent on the dart, but they don't know how much time they will have to spend going back and forth, and how much money they will have to spend.
It is true that they wanted to reduce some losses, but they are not ignorant. Not to mention that the things cannot be recovered, the time wasted in the process is enough for them to make up for the losses.
Besides, is it so easy to get into the county government? If you get in and can't get out, that would be really fatal.
If someone doesn't want to get involved, the county magistrate won't force it.
However, he must bring these two people who suffered the greatest losses back to the county government office, as there are too many suspicious points about these two people.
Cao Lei, "Your Excellency, I also think that the thief may have stolen something and left the village, and it is possible that he cannot be found. I am willing to accept my bad luck and will not pursue the matter any further."
"I just consider myself unlucky." Xu Mutou also said.
County Magistrate Wu said, "No, such a daring villain has appeared in our jurisdiction. This is something we cannot tolerate. It's okay for others, but you two have lost the most property. I think you also want to get the lost property back."
Xu Mutou: "..." No, please let me go.
Cao Lei, "..." I'm done for now. I shouldn't have been so smart. Where can I find a home now?
Jin Qianqian, "The county magistrate really loves the people like his own children. I think with the help of the county magistrate, we should be able to dig out the thief and give justice to everyone present.
I was dragged into this for no reason, and now you all should give me an explanation.
Now let's talk about this false accusation. How do you plan to deal with it?"
"Mrs. Gu is right. According to the law, this false accusation should be punished with 20 strokes of the cane. Since Mrs. Gu is a government official, the punishment should be doubled."
Jin Qianqian nodded in understanding, "In that case, I will follow the law and go to the county magistrate to handle it impartially."
"Of course," Magistrate Wu immediately asked the village chief to find a few benches. The few people who had been clamoring loudly before had been pulled out by the guards under Lin Dapeng and thrown directly in front.
They cried out that they were wronged and tried to break free, but how could Lin Dapeng and his men let them succeed? In just a few moves, they were pinned firmly on the long bench.
Seeing how powerful the guards under Madam Gu were, Magistrate Wu knew that these people had really pissed him off. At his nod, the constables under his command started beating them with sticks.
The villagers in this small mountain village had never seen such a scene before, and they couldn't help but cover their buttocks and move away from it.
Cao Lei and the others just couldn't figure it out, even though everything had already been arranged.
What went wrong? Where did all the valuables go?
Even though they were acting under the cover of night, he and Xu Mutou followed personally. They hid the things in the bushes behind the house and returned to their lodging together.
They were involved from the beginning to the end, and it was impossible for anyone to do anything under their noses.
Could it be the villagers in these villages?
But that's not true, the village had already been searched thoroughly by them using these excuses.
As the sticks came down one after another, Cao Lei had no mind to think about all these things. He just felt his head going black and white, and he just wanted to quickly escape from this suffering.
As the punishment drew to a close, blood had seeped into the clothes and bedding of these people, which once again made people feel terrified.
Someone secretly looked at Jin Qianqian, only to see her staring straight ahead without changing her expression. They secretly smacked their lips in their hearts, thinking that officials were indeed not easy to mess with.
As the last stick sounded, the guards of the ancient mansion loosened their hands instantly. These people were now too weak to struggle and lay there with pale faces.
Jin Qianqian's calm face made it impossible to tell what she was thinking at the moment. "Since the matter is over now, I will not disturb Lord Wu from investigating the case."
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