Chapter 281 Captain Jiang surrenders
Little Gu had her hair grabbed by her head and was unable to struggle. Her fat body rolled and crawled on the ground, cursing non-stop.
Madam Yun cursed back at the same time, but she didn't let go at all and dragged the man out of the side yard in one go.
Captain Jiang glared at Song Liyun with a sullen face: "Miss Song, this is your elder. You just watched a servant being humiliated without saying anything. Don't you feel that you are being unfilial?"
Song Liyun also looked at him coldly: "Captain Jiang, this is a case, and you are so stupid as to let yourself be fooled by an ignorant village woman. You have lost face for decades. Aren't you ashamed?"
"you……"
Captain Jiang had been stumbling repeatedly in Baolinju, his voice trembling with anger. "Don't be so arrogant just because you have the garrison to back you up. The government has its own ways to deal with you, a troublemaker!"
Song Liyun nodded calmly and said, "Making things out of nothing, forcing confessions under torture... whatever other methods you have, tell me all! Maybe I can choose one I like!"
Captain Jiang was sent out because he was a well-known figure in Songfeng County and he was always arrogant.
He had been feeling frustrated all day and had been ridiculed by Song Liyun repeatedly, which completely enraged him.
Captain Jiang did not draw his sword, but raised his hand and smashed the sword and sheath together at Song Liyun's back.
The official sword and its sheath weighed more than five pounds. If Captain Jiang hit it with such force, Song Liyun would not only break a rib but also suffer a lot of bruises and physical pain.
This is just the basic operation used by yamen runners and constables to deal with unruly people when enforcing the law. There are more powerful means behind it.
But now the situation is different.
In a flash, Song Liyun quickly retreated to avoid the attack of the waist knife. At the same time, a one-meter-long wooden stick as thick as a thumb appeared in her hand.
The waist knife was only a foot long, but the more than one-meter-long wooden stick was pressed against Captain Jiang's throat the moment it appeared, and the thin tip of the stick pricked his skin and caused pain.
Captain Jiang was so frightened that he didn't even see where the wooden stick came from.
Although it was just a thin stick, the feeling of it being pressed against the throat was no less than that of a knife.
It seemed as if the other party only needed to move forward an inch to pierce his fragile throat.
Compared to Song Liyun's slightly more flexible movements, Captain Jiang is a real kung fu expert.
He was horrified and stepped back quickly, but Song Liyun followed him like a shadow, with the wooden stick always at his throat.
"How dare you hurt an official appointed by the imperial court?" Captain Jiang roared.
Song Liyun snorted coldly: "When did I hurt you? Do you have any evidence?"
"You are holding me hostage right now! I will beat you to death, you daring and unruly person."
With the cushion of retreat, Captain Jiang had already drawn the knife in his hand. With the knife in hand, he became bolder and slashed at the wooden stick.
Song Liyun let go of the knife before it struck, and the wooden stick was broken by Captain Jiang's touch.
Why is it so light?
Captain Jiang's knife strike was effective, but he felt a sinking feeling in his heart: the feeling at the point of contact of the blade was not right, it was too light.
Before he could react, a strong wind blew from behind.
Captain Jiang swung his sword back, barely managing to neutralize the incoming attack.
He looked up and saw who was coming, and immediately shouted angrily: "You are resisting the judge, are you trying to rebel?"
The person who came was Han Ming. He was holding a long military sword in his hand, looking majestic and murderous.
He first saved Song Liyun from danger with a single blow, and then followed up with another: "Han will not rebel, nor will he allow others to commit banditry under the guise of government."
Captain Jiang had fought Han Ming before, and knew that this man was his equal. He did not dare to be careless at this moment, and could only defend himself with his sword: "Nonsense, you are hiding a long sword, you must be a thief."
The yamen runners from Qili County also joined the fray, shouting, "You from Songfeng County have come to Qili County to act wildly, and you even dared to kill someone in front of the county magistrate! You're breaking the law knowingly, and your crime is even more severe!"
This was no longer the case yesterday where Han Ming and Xue Zhuang only blocked and captured people. The Qili County yamen runners were also officials and attacked without restraint.
Captain Jiang had no help and had to fight two opponents alone. He was defeated in just three rounds and dropped his sword.
At the gate of the side courtyard, County Magistrate Jiang stood with his hands behind his back, his face as cold as ice: "Breaking into people's homes under the pretext of investigating stolen goods, and then killing people under the pretext of resisting the law, this is how Songfeng County handles cases!
Come, arrest these thieves and send them back to Songfeng County for punishment."
Captain Jiang was very anxious. If he was arrested as a thief and thrown into jail, and then sent back to Songfeng County for investigation, even if he was found not guilty, it would be a huge disgrace and he would even lose his job.
When he thought about how he would lose his job and how he would not be able to support his two elder parents, his wife, two concubines, and five children, Captain Jiang's knees weakened and he fell to his knees: "Sir, spare me! It was the officer who was wrong! The officer was just attacked by a stick and needed to protect himself."
"It was the Song family who attacked the messenger first. Your Excellency, please understand!" After saying this, he kowtowed.
Song Liyun picked up the "wooden stick" with her toes and kicked it next to Captain Jiang: "You mean I'll use this to attack you?"
"Yes! You use this...eh eh eh..."
Captain Jiang's eyes widened as Song Liyun crushed the wooden stick with her toes, and it broke into pieces.
That's not a wooden stick, it's clearly some kind of straw.
Captain Jiang rushed over and picked up a section. It was light and broke with a pinch.
He was frightened by a piece of firewood and resorted to knife-wielding.
Captain Jiang had a mouthful of blood stuck in his chest, his face turned ashen, he pointed at Song Liyun but couldn't utter a word, his whole body was like a skin bag with a hole in it, he wilted in an instant!
He was originally an official sent from Songfeng County. To a certain extent, Jiang Feng could not restrict his freedom of investigation. On the contrary, he needed to actively cooperate.
But now there is no stolen goods, no witnesses, and the suspect is being coerced. If he wants to get away with it, he must declare the case a false accusation and compensate the victim.
This Song family member just blackmailed me!
You are handing yourself over to someone else and being manipulated.
Jiang Feng looked at Song Liyun with admiration, and his liking for her rose to a higher level: What a smart woman.
Since Song Liyun has set a trap, how could Jiang Feng miss it?
He didn't give Captain Jiang a chance to argue. "Song is just a woman. Even if she was holding a knife, let alone picking up a stick of firewood, Captain Jiang wouldn't be able to act rashly. I will record this in the file."
Captain Jiang felt extremely miserable and could only admit that it was his own fault for being reckless and not seeing clearly.
Song Liyun sneered in her heart: What she was using was rapeseed stalks.
It was long enough, as thick as a thumb, and grayish-white in color, like a wooden stick, which was just right for making Captain Jiang make a mistake in his anger.
Now that I have checked the front and side yards, I know that there is no stolen goods in Song Laoer's house as I imagined.
Song Lao Er has already given up, but little Gu is getting anxious.
If the stolen goods could not be found, not only would his property not be recovered, but he would also have to go back to Songfeng County and go to jail.
At this moment, she didn't care about her disheveled hair and was only focused on finding some clues.
After all, little Gu was a woman and was very careful. When Lord Jiang had already left Baolinju and the Qili County yamen runners began to return to the county yamen to announce the closure of the case, she dug out a cotton jacket from the doghouse behind the gate.
(End of this chapter)
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