Chapter 370 Exposed
Liao Xing originally thought that he had successfully burned the evidence left by the Gong family and had won the matter, but Zhu Lan's words made him feel uneasy again.
Meet someone? Who?
Liao Xing secretly calculated that now Shopkeeper Zhou should have left Yunzhou City as he said, so who else could do something bad to him?
But Zhu Lan's tone always made him feel uneasy.
Ding Wangyuan looked at him seriously, "Liao County Magistrate, please come in."
Liao Xing forced a smile. A group of people followed Zhu Lan in a certain direction.
On the way, Liao Xing deliberately slowed down and fell behind the team quietly.
He took advantage of no one's attention and whispered a few words to the person next to him.
For some reason, he always had a bad feeling in his heart. To be on the safe side, it would be safer to ask for help from the Bo's Mansion.
The follower heard the order and responded in a low voice. He carefully looked around and when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, he lowered his head and quietly left the team.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he felt a force coming from behind his collar, pulling him back.
"Where are you going?" a female voice came from behind him.
He was startled and turned around suddenly, only to meet Zhu Qingyan's sinister smile.
"I...I have to go to the bathroom urgently."
Zhu Qingyan smiled and said:
"Hold it."
Then he stuffed him back into the team.
Under the guidance of Zhu Lan, the group came to the inn where they were staying.
Ding Wangyuan gave an order and his men sealed off the inn. Then he took Liao Xing and followed Zhu Lan in.
Zhu Lan went straight to the room next to his own. Before he opened the door, he heard the flirting voices of a man and a woman coming from inside.
Zhu Lan pushed the door open, and the two people in the room were stunned.
Zhou Yang was sitting at the table holding a disheveled young woman. The woman was holding a peeled grape in her hand and was about to feed it to him.
The grape is green and juicy.
When Liao Xing saw this scene, his face turned even greener than the grapes, and his eyes almost spit fire.
This damn idiot... Didn't we tell him to go out and stay out of the spotlight?
How come you are here!?
idiot!
Greedy and stupid thing!!
I am going to be killed by him this time!!!
Hong'er was so frightened by the scene that she quickly put on her clothes and stepped aside without saying a word.
Zhou Yang was still standing there in a daze. He didn't recognize Ding Wangyuan, but he recognized Liao Xing behind Ding Wangyuan at a glance.
"Liao... Lord Liao, how could you..."
Liao Xing closed his eyes speechlessly, suppressing his anger. He could only pretend to be unaware and said in surprise:
"Zhou Yang, why are you here!?"
Zhou Yang obviously hadn't realized what was going on. Thinking that Liao Xing was his own man after all, he forced out an awkward smile and said, "Lord Liao, listen to me, that day when the wine was——"
"Zhou Yang! How dare you bribe the prison boss and escape from prison? You are so audacious!
The prefect is here, I advise you not to take chances and talk nonsense!"
Liao Xing felt like he was really about to collapse.
Why would the young master hire such a fool to do this?
It's simply not enough to accomplish anything, but it's more likely to cause trouble!
Hearing the word "prefect", Zhou Yang was stunned. He stared at Ding Wangyuan blankly and couldn't say a word.
"Zhou Yang?" Ding Wangyuan recalled the name. "I remember that your name was in the file reported by Jiayu County two days ago."
As he spoke, he looked at Liao Xing, his tone intimidating without being angry.
"Liao County Magistrate, if I remember correctly, this person should be in the county jail under your jurisdiction right now, right?"
Liao Xing wiped the sweat from his forehead and his mind was working rapidly.
"Reporting to the Lord, this person is from a wealthy family. I think he must have bribed the jailer of the county government with money, so, this is how he was able to change his fate."
Ding Wangyuan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked Zhou Yang: "Is it so?"
Zhou Yang glanced at Liao Xing nervously, knowing that Liao Xing had the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion behind him.
Even if I offend the prefect, I would never dare to offend the uncle!
"Yes... the county magistrate is very perceptive. It is because I cannot bear the hardship in prison that I..."
Seeing Zhou Yang admit it, Liao Xing breathed a sigh of relief and also knelt on the ground to confess:
"My Lord, this illegal and disorderly incident happened in the county jail. I will investigate it when I get back.
I have failed to discipline my subordinates and failed to control them strictly. I ask the prefect to punish me."
A sneer flashed in Ding Wangyuan's eyes. He was not a fool. How could he not hear that Liao Xing was evading the main point?
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, called one of his men, and asked, "Yesterday you just counted the number of prisoners in the various counties of Yunzhou. Are there any prisoners missing from the prison in Jiayu County?"
"Your Excellency, I have checked carefully and the actual number of prisoners is consistent with the records in the files."
Ding Wangyuan frowned, pointed at Zhou Yang and asked Liao Xing:
"Liao County Magistrate, since this person escaped from prison, who is in prison now?"
Liao Xing tried to remain calm and answered, "I really don't know. It must be the prison boss's doing. I will arrest him and interrogate him when I get back!"
"It's my father...That's my father!" Gong Shao in the crowd suddenly shouted excitedly.
He pushed through the crowd and knelt in front of Ding Wangyuan, begging him with tears in his eyes to rescue his father.
Ding Wangyuan immediately ordered someone to take Gong Shao to the county jail to check.
After Gong Shao left, Ding Wangyuan's gaze fell on Zhou Yang and Liao Xing again. He naturally didn't believe that a small jailer could cause such a big thing. The two men in front of him must be arrested and interrogated.
Ding Wangyuan looked annoyed and was about to speak when Zhu Lan suddenly walked up to him and whispered something in his ear.
After hearing this, Ding Wangyuan looked hesitant and hesitated for a while, as if he was trying to judge whether Zhu Lan's words were credible.
Finally he nodded.
He looked at the two people kneeling on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Such a serious mistake has occurred in the county jail. As the county magistrate, Lord Liao has no choice but to take responsibility. This government requires you to find out the cause of the matter within seven days, severely punish the relevant people, and write a letter of apology and send it to this government."
Liao Xing was overjoyed when he heard this.
Earlier, the young master said that this Ding guy was difficult to deal with and asked him to be careful in everything. It seems that the young master was too cautious.
I was able to fool him with just a few words. It seems that Magistrate Ding is just like that!
As for holding him accountable... the prison boss was his crony, and he had always turned a blind eye to all the benefits he had received in private over the years.
Now, it's time for him to repay.
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