Chapter 180: Officials Make Things Difficult for You
Cui Li was sitting on the ox cart with a dejected look on his face.
Cui Minglin also hung his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Mo Jiuye thought it was better to have less trouble than more, so he planned to pass by them quickly so as to avoid any arguments.
Unexpectedly, just as the ox cart passed by them, Cui Minglin looked up and saw Mo Jiuye.
Cui Minglin asked loudly: "Why are you here? Are you here to see my cousin make a fool of himself?"
Cui Lizheng and several other members of the Cui family on the ox cart also saw Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran.
Everyone's eyes fell on them.
A member of the Cui family who looked unfamiliar asked, "Brother Lin, could this be the exiled prisoner who was assigned to our Xiling Village yesterday?"
The man's tone clearly showed disdain for Mo Jiuye and his wife. They had now arrived in the northwest and were no longer exiled prisoners.
Except that they cannot leave Yuncheng without permission, they are no different from the common people.
Mo Jiuye glanced at the man with cold eyes and said nothing.
The person who spoke shuddered instantly when he saw the cold light.
He also heard that the exiled prisoners who came this time had bad tempers and the headman's family did not get any benefits.
However, in his heart, the dignity of being a member of the Cui family cannot be lost, otherwise, how will the Cui family gain a foothold in Xiling Village in the future?
Thinking of this, the man jumped off the ox cart and pointed at Mo Jiuye and shouted:
"What are you looking at? If you keep looking, I'll dig out your eyes."
Mo Jiuye was too lazy to waste words with such a person.
There was a loud "snap" sound, and the driver's whip hit the man hard.
Cui Lizheng saw that his tribesmen wanted to confront Mo Jiuye head-on, and intended to stop them, but his movements were not as fast as the young man's.
Seeing Mo Jiuye raising the whip in his hand, he shouted, "Cui Liang, get out of the way."
As a result, his reminder was still too slow, and the whip had already hit Cui Liang hard.
For someone who has practiced martial arts for many years, even if this whip has not been integrated with internal strength, the force it exerts on a person is incomparable to that of ordinary people.
Cui Liang screamed in pain, "Ah... You dare to do this in broad daylight? Is there any law?"
Mo Jiuye sneered: "Do you still know the law?
"You, the Cui family, relied on your relative who was the county magistrate to bully others in Xiling Village. Why didn't you heed the law?"
At this time, there were already many spectators around.
They didn't know the relationship between the two quarreling parties, but even so, they could see that it was the people on the ox cart who provoked first.
It goes without saying that such people must have bullied others a lot in their daily lives.
Therefore, when Cui Liang mentioned the law and was criticized by Mo Jiuye again, the audience all laughed.
Cui Liang was unconvinced and pointed at Mo Jiuye and shouted, "You hit someone in the street. I'm going to sue you at the government."
Mo Jiuye sneered: "I heard that the county magistrate of your Cui family was seriously injured. How can he care about you at this time?"
Hearing this, Cui Liang suddenly felt a little unsure.
It happened that several officials had just come out of Cui's house. Cui Liang rolled his eyes and ran over quickly.
He pointed in the direction of Mo Jiuye and said to the officer, "Did you see that man? I suspect he was the one who injured the county magistrate. Arrest him quickly."
Hearing that the person who stabbed the county magistrate had appeared, several officers surrounded Mo Jiuye with weapons in their hands.
Seeing that Mo Jiuye was about to be humiliated, Cui Liang immediately revealed a wicked smile.
The officers surrounded the mule cart, and someone recognized Mo Jiuye at a glance.
Yesterday at the government office, the Mo family did not give County Magistrate Cui any face at all, so they were deeply impressed by Mo Jiuye.
If you think about it carefully, it's not surprising that they hold a grudge against County Magistrate Cui for making things difficult for them yesterday, and they really have the motive to hurt others.
Thinking of this, the officer said loudly: "You will follow me to the yamen and cooperate with the investigation now."
Mo Jiuye didn't move at all.
"What did I do that requires me to cooperate with the investigation?"
"Stop talking nonsense. I suspect you are the one who hurt the county magistrate." The officer did not allow any explanation and stepped forward to arrest the man.
Mo Jiuye pulled He Zhiran and dodged to the side nimbly, easily avoiding the dirty hands of the police.
The officer was furious when he saw this: "How dare you evade arrest? Your crime is even more serious."
He knew Mo Jiuye's past identity. As someone who had led troops on the battlefield, he must be very skilled. Although he spoke in a tough tone, he did not dare to act rashly again.
Mo Jiuye's face was completely dark at this moment.
He first glared at the Cui family, then looked at the official and asked in a deep voice:
"So-called catching a thief and seizing stolen goods? What evidence do you have to prove that I was the one who harmed County Magistrate Cui?"
In fact, the police didn't suspect Mo Jiuye at all.
County Magistrate Cui said that there were five people who committed the crime last night, all of them were masked.
He also saw the people who came to the Mohist School yesterday. There were only two men, and the rest were women. It was impossible for five people to come together to commit the crime.
However, the county magistrate was hot on their heels and insisted that they find the murderer within three days.
It goes without saying that the five people who dared to sneak into the official's home late at night to commit crimes could not be ordinary people.
It would take three days, let alone three years, to catch such a person.
Therefore, the officers thought of catching a few scapegoats and closing the case as soon as possible.
The moment they saw Mo Jiuye, they had this thought.
Not to mention how many men there are in the Mohist School, just because they had an unpleasant argument with County Magistrate Cui yesterday, they can use this as an excuse to arrest people.
When they get to the government, they will not be given any chance to plead guilty or not, so the case can be closed sooner.
Mo Jiuye had long seen through the thoughts of these officials. How could he possibly do as they wished?
The police have ulterior motives when arresting people, so how could they have any evidence?
Then he looked at the officers behind him. There were only four of them. He was afraid that he would not be able to deal with such a person who had been on the battlefield.
Just as the officers were thinking of a countermeasure, another team of officers came running from the other end of the street.
There seemed to be at least six or seven people in that group, and if they got together, there would be more than ten people.
The official suddenly felt emboldened. He shouted to his running companions, "Run faster! The man who hurt the county magistrate last night is here."
Unexpectedly, the officers who rushed over did not help to capture Mo Jiuye, but instead informed the other party breathlessly.
"Hurry, go back to the yamen now. The new county magistrate has arrived."
This news was rather sudden. The officer who wanted to arrest Mo Jiuye was stunned for a moment when he heard it, then he called a few people behind him and ran to the county government office, not caring about Mo Jiuye at all.
When the onlookers heard that a new county magistrate had arrived in Yuncheng, they all ran over to watch the fun.
The place suddenly became deserted.
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran also wanted to see who the new county magistrate was, but before leaving, they had to deal with these ignorant members of the Cui family.
Mo Jiuye picked up the whip again and walked slowly towards the ox cart that the Cui family was riding in.
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