Chapter 512: Hitting a wall
Li Yanqi sat on the ground with his arms folded and screamed loudly: "Murder, County Magistrate, you saw it with your own eyes, this is how they bully people."
Tang En sat in the court and slammed the gavel on the table. The yamen fell silent instantly.
"Gu Yanchen, Ran Qingxuan, do you two admit your guilt?"
"I don't know!" The two men stood there neither humble nor arrogant, which instantly angered the county mayor Qian Ming.
"How dare you! The county magistrate is asking you questions, why don't you two kneel?"
The two remained motionless.
"What crime have we committed?"
"What crime?"
Qian Ming took a few steps forward and said, "Last night, the county magistrate's house was robbed. I suspect it was you who did it."
"If you say so, then it is so. Show me the evidence."
"How dare you! Under the supervision of the county magistrate, there has never been such a heinous theft in Luocheng. You exiles have just arrived and something like this has happened. Who else could it be but you?"
"Oh, so there is no evidence?"
Qian Ming naturally knew that there was no evidence, so if he wanted to punish them, evidence was not important.
"You are so bold to make such a sophistry. You are totally disrespectful of the law."
"Someone, call me."
The Gu family suddenly became nervous, but Gu Yanchen was not a pushover. He pulled Ran Qingxuan to the side and easily avoided the hand extended by the officer.
The officer's face changed, and he angrily shouted, "How dare you evade? This is an even greater crime."
"If you dare to step forward, he will be your fate."
Gu Yanchen glanced at Li Yanqi, and the officer's footsteps paused.
These two men not only had a tough attitude but were also very skilled. After a moment's thought, the officer looked at the county magistrate, meaning that he would make the decision.
Gu Yanchen didn't want to worry his family, so he glared at Magistrate Tang and said in a deep voice, "Catch the adulterer and the couple, catch the thief and the stolen goods. Since you suspect that the burglary in the Magistrate's Mansion was done by the two of us, then produce evidence."
In fact, Tang En did not suspect the two of them of the theft in his house, because four men in black were discovered after stealing things last night, and he and Qian Ming watched them run away.
Those men in black were of burly build, but the man from the Gu family was tall, much taller than those thieves.
In addition, one of the men in the Gu family is disabled, so the crime cannot be pinned on them at all.
But early this morning, County Magistrate Tang asked Qian Ming to immediately track down the thief. But how could someone who dared to enter the county magistrate's mansion to steal be an ordinary thief...
This reminded Qian Ming of the wanted order issued by Shuangling City in Beijing. That gang of thieves also specialized in stealing from government offices.
If they are really the same group of people, let alone tracking them down immediately, it would be impossible to find them even in three to five years.
Coincidentally, this morning his second brother Qian Shun came over and said that his family was bullied by the Gu family. He wanted to close the case early, so he wanted to arrest the two as scapegoats.
After all, given their family's skills, the charges could barely be pinned on them.
The couple had long known that it was Qian Ming who had arrested them, and with the addition of the Marquis of Zhenbei being there, they felt very confident.
"We are standing right here. You can bring us evidence to prove that we are the thieves."
"If you can't produce it, you are deliberately framing me."
"Yes, if you don't produce evidence, you are deliberately looking for trouble with our family."
"Bring out the evidence, bring out the evidence quickly."
The three families all knew the reason for the incident and could no longer contain their anger...
"How dare you, a bunch of unruly people, disturb the court.
Come here, bring them all in together and give each of them twenty lashes of the cane. ”
Seeing that the police were about to come out to arrest people, the Marquis of Zhenbei could no longer endure it.
"Today I want to see how you, as an official, investigate a case..."
"Who dares to disturb..."
"Bang..." The sound of a bench hitting the ground was heard, and Tang En's fat body was shaking. It was very appropriate to describe him at this moment as a buttocks peeing.
Everyone present was shocked at his behavior and looked at the person who spoke in confusion.
"Lord Zhenbei, what brings you here?"
Tang En had a flattering smile on his face and rolled in front of Duan Yinghe like a ball of meat.
Duan Yinghe stood there motionless, but the expression on his face was enough to show that he was very angry at the moment.
"If it weren't for your evil winds, how could I be blown here?"
Not only was Tang En sweating profusely, but even Qian Ming was shaking with fear.
Duan Yinghe was escorted into the court and looked at the two people standing in the hall.
"They are right. Everything depends on evidence. What evidence do you have to prove that they were the ones who robbed the county magistrate's mansion?"
Originally, Qian Ming was looking for a scapegoat and deliberately had people arrest the two. Now, where can he find evidence?
Tang En looked at Qian Ming inquiringly, and a trace of guilt flashed across the latter's face.
Duan Yinghe snorted coldly: "I think it's just making something out of nothing."
"Yes, yes, I didn't find out the truth, but County Magistrate Qian said he had information about that gang of thieves, so I ordered them to arrest them. It has nothing to do with me..."
"Tang County Magistrate...you..."
Qian Ming looked at Tang En in shock, cursing him in his heart.
Seeing the criticism pointed at him, Qian Ming panicked instantly.
"No, no, no, this is all a misunderstanding. I will let you go now."
Ran Qingxuan and Gu Yanchen took advantage of the situation to hide and did not let the bailiffs remove their handcuffs.
Qian Ming was frightened in the morning, and seeing this, he personally took the key and prepared to open the door for the two of them.
"Wait, since the Marquis of Zhenbei is here, there are some things I must make clear in front of you."
Duan Yinghe was originally on the Gu family's side, and seeing this, he signaled him to speak if he had anything to say.
Gu Yanchen looked at Tang En and Qian Ming who bullied his family one by one, but he never expected that the two of them had no remorse at all, and their eyes were even full of warnings.
Ran Qingxuan kept sneering in his heart. These people would not cry until they saw the coffin.
"I would like to ask the Marquis of Zhenbei to help me settle down in Yongfeng Village. The Zheng family in the village not only prevented us from buying a house in the village, but also warned the whole city not to sell any building materials to us."
"As a result, my family can only sleep in tents now. Even if we are lucky enough to buy building materials from the merchants at the dock, no one dares to build a house for us because of the threats from the villagers."
"You're talking nonsense. This is not true."
Qian Ming was very excited. Duan Yinghe knew his relationship with Qian Lizheng, but he didn't say it out loud.
"How dare a mere village head be so arrogant?"
Ran Qingxuan deliberately wiped away his tears and said, "The reason why Cun Lizheng dared to be so rampant is entirely because of his son."
"His son?"
Following his words, Ran Qingxuan said, "Yes, his son is the county magistrate of our county. The Qian family relied on their son being the county magistrate to not only prevent us from building the house, but also broke the legs of the two heads of the families who sold us the house. They are now lying in bed and dare not move."
Duan Yinghe was unaware of this, and after hearing it, he felt that the Qian family was lawless.
"Good, it's really good. I fought to the death to guard the North Gate, but I ended up raising a bunch of lawless people like you."
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