Chapter 328: Quick Closure
The Second Young Master of Qi was anxious. How could he wait for the trial results?
If the trial result is really decided, it will be difficult to change it!
Although my uncle is a Tongzhi, it is impossible for him to break the law knowingly. There are many competitors in the officialdom. What if someone uses this to make a fuss about him?
Some things can be done in secret, but they must never be seen in the light.
If the case is closed, my uncle will definitely not care about it anymore.
He must see Lord Lu.
But he couldn't shout out in public, "My uncle is Fan Tongzhi!" Wouldn't that be even worse?
The Second Young Master Qi was so anxious that he repeatedly bowed to the officers and said, "Please be kind, officers, and let me see Lord Lu. I have important evidence to give to Lord Lu, and I must hand it to Lord Lu in person. My eldest brother is innocent!"
Captain Yu strode out of the yamen and kicked him so hard that he screamed and fell out heavily. He held his stomach and bent over like a shrimp, no longer having the strength to shout.
"Your Qi family isn't the one guarding the yamen. Who gave you permission to make such a commotion here? Do you really think you can do whatever you want just because you have some money? If you really had evidence, why didn't you say it from the beginning? You're clearly using this as an excuse to try to sneak into the yamen and bribe our superiors!"
"We are upright and honest people, and we are busy with official duties. How can we have the time to play these little tricks with you? Get out of here now! If you don't get out, I will punish you with a stick! Get out!"
The second son of the Qi family was in so much pain that his vision was still blacking out. He was so angry and anxious after being scolded that he opened his mouth but had no strength to speak.
The Qi family's lackeys were terrified and hurriedly helped him up, with one of them carrying him on his back and running away.
The yamen runners in Qingshan County are so abominable! If this happened in Qingyang County, they would have executed him long ago.
The gangsters bribed by the Qi family's housekeeper also began to act.
But unfortunately, some of these hooligans were usually under the control of Captain Yu. The leader had already received instructions from Captain Yu, so how could he dare to say anything?
They promised everything, accepted the money, but didn't do anything. They even tipped off Captain Yu, who then sold them out.
Another group of people wanted to do the job for money, but they were refuted by the people as soon as they opened their mouths.
"Nonsense, that's not the case at all. It's obviously like that."
"Where did you hear this rumor? Isn't it immoral? Madam Shanci was bestowed by the Emperor, how could she be interested in such a filthy thing? Don't you know that Madam Shanci once jumped off a cliff to follow her husband? We all know it! She also swore not to remarry, and you didn't know that? Then what do you know?"
"I wonder if you accepted money from the Qi family to deliberately slander Madam Shanci? How vicious!"
"Oh my god, it's possible! I heard the Qi family is here."
The hooligans doubted their lives.
One mouth could not distinguish between several mouths at all, and in the end, he was so angry that he had to flee in disgrace.
Some of them encountered people who were brave, had a strong sense of justice, and were quite powerful in the city. They suspected that they were bribed by the Qi family, which was really hateful, so they called on the neighbors to take the people away and send them to the government.
Captain Yu was overjoyed. He was waiting to arrest someone soon, using the excuse that he had received a report from the public that someone had slandered Madam Shanci.
I didn’t expect it to be so easy!
Of course, people still have to be arrested.
After capturing a few leaders and shouting to their subordinates, the little Luo Luo below naturally didn't dare to say a word.
It was just right. They followed the clues and arrested the Second Young Master Qi and the Qi family steward together, and reported to Magistrate Lu.
County Magistrate Lu became even more furious.
"It's so lawless! So rampant!"
At first glance, it was clear that he had no good intentions in visiting him.
He ignored them and resorted to devious means to try to smear Madam Shanci.
Even if she was Madam Shanci, who was personally conferred the title by the Emperor, once such dirty water was thrown on her, it would be impossible for her to completely clear herself.
County Magistrate Lu admired Xu Zhichun and Liang Mingxuan. He would never allow Xu Zhichun to bear a stigma and then let Liang Mingxuan be attacked. He immediately ordered Shao Shiye to handle the matter, and the government officially stepped in to clear Madam Shanci's name.
The matter was reported, and all the thugs who spread the rumors were taken to the downtown area for public display. The Qi family's housekeeper and several Qi family servants were forced to step forward as scapegoats and admit everything.
Butler Qi had no choice but to admit it. The thugs had pointed out him and the Qi family. The situation was urgent, and they hadn't done anything to cover it up. They thought that with rumors everywhere, who would think of them? They were not locals, and they would leave in a day or two at most and would never see the thugs again.
Who would have thought this would happen?
The money they used to bribe the gangsters was also searched out. There was no way those unemployed vagrants could have so much cash on them. Now that they were caught red-handed, if they refused to confess, County Magistrate Lu could torture them.
Once torture begins, few people can endure it.
They were disgraced, and the second young master of Qi was not much better off. He was detained in the county government office and could do nothing.
He didn't even have the chance to speak to Lord Lu alone, nor did he have the chance to say "My uncle is Fan Tongzhi"!
When Fan Tongzhi's trusted aides, dressed in casual clothes and accompanied by an attendant, hurriedly entered the city in a low-key manner the next day and went straight to the county government office to ask to see County Magistrate Lu—
Well, you came just in time.
The case was just closed.
Qi Tong and Qi Gui confessed everything after being beaten with a stick, and the eldest son of the Qi family also admitted it with a pinch of his nose.
What else? If he didn't go back, he would be tortured to death by the pain.
And there was no one to change the dressing on the wound on his leg.
At first, he was arrogant and brought up the matter of Fan Tongzhi, but County Magistrate Lu simply ignored him.
County Magistrate Lu hated this kind of bullying the most.
They are taking advantage of their power to bully others. How can this be tolerated?
If he compromised immediately, what kind of person would he be? With so many people in the government watching, wouldn't he, the county magistrate, have any dignity?
He had originally planned to hold a public trial tomorrow. Since he was a relative of Fan Tongzhi, maybe Fan Tongzhi's people would come tomorrow. So he could hold the trial on the same day. As long as he got the result earlier, what would happen to Fan Tongzhi?
Would Fan Tongzhi bury a bomb for himself by helping his wife's cousin's son gain official reputation?
It seems that his Qi family is not worth this much.
Young Master Qi must have thought of this later and secretly regretted it.
Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world.
It would be too easy for County Magistrate Lu to cripple his leg. After all, his leg was already injured. County Magistrate Lu could just say that it was a flare-up of his leg injury or that his physical condition was not good. What did it have to do with him?
As for why he was arrested?
Oh, he is a suspect, is there anything wrong with arresting him?
In front of Fan Tongzhi's staff, the evidence was conclusive and clear.
County Magistrate Lu harshly denounced the eldest son of Qi and his family, leaving Fan Tongzhi's closest aides visibly embarrassed.
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