Chapter 263: Acting with Effort within the Rules
After carefully questioning Pan Youan about his background and sending Siqi back to wait for news, Sun Shaozong did not rush to the crime scene.
After all, he had been sent out of Beijing on an assignment. Even though the Zhili Governor's Office was now deserted, he should first go back and hand over his official duties before dealing with other matters.
Besides, he was a fifth-rank official after all. If he rushed to the scene and competed with the county constable for the limelight just because a little maidservant begged him, wouldn't that be a great loss of status?
So after Siqi left, he ordered people to rush to Wumiao Street and told Jiang Laoqi to guard the scene and not to destroy the evidence by any rash actions; at the same time, he asked Zhang Cheng to harness the carriage and go straight to the government office.
No conversation along the way.
When I arrived at the government office and inquired, I found out that Han Anbang was not in the yamen at the moment. I heard that he had gone to the Ministry of Revenue to negotiate about this year's financial allocation.
So Sun Shaozong went directly to Jia Yucun.
When Jia Yucun saw that it was him, he was naturally as cordial as ever and welcomed him into the living room hand in hand.
After the host and the guest sat down, he exchanged a few words with Sun Shaozong, then sighed: "Han Fuyin originally wanted to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but who knew that by mistake, you, my brother, would accomplish a great feat - with your good fortune, I don't know if I will call myself 'your humble servant' when I see you in a few years."
Hehe~
He said this as if he was still looking forward to that scene, but after experiencing the imperial edict incident, didn't Sun Shaozong know about his fanaticism for fame, wealth and power?
If that day really comes, Jia Yucun will probably be respectful on the surface, but secretly make a doll and curse himself!
After chatting for a while, Jia Yucun smiled and said, "My brother is injured, and your brother will be married in a few days. There is no need to rush to the yamen. Your criminal law department is as solid as a rock. Even if you delay for a while, there will be no mistakes."
"I do think so."
Sun Shaozong smiled bitterly and said helplessly, "Last night, a servant of Rongguo Mansion was killed and robbed on Wumiao Street and his body was thrown on the street. His relatives asked my eldest sister-in-law, who was not married yet, to come forward and asked me to investigate the matter thoroughly."
As he said this, he spread his hands and said, "I may not give face to others, but I really cannot refuse this favor."
In front of Jia Yucun, Sun Shaozu naturally would not admit that he was asked by a maid to investigate the case, so he casually blamed Jia Yingchun.
Although Jia Yingchun may not know that Siqi came to ask for help until now, given her rumored timid nature, she probably would not take the initiative to deny such a statement.
When Jia Yucun heard what was going on, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "If that's the case, I won't keep you any longer. You'd better go and settle the case quickly so that your brother can happily marry my second sister."
The book does not elaborate.
Sun Shaozong came out of Jia Yucun's courtyard and arrived at his own Criminal Law Department. As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he saw a crowd of forty or fifty officials, led by Lin Delu, lined up like a fan.
Seeing Sun Shaozong coming in, they all bowed in unison and said, "Welcome back, Lord Zhizhong! Congratulations on your outstanding achievement!"
Sun Shaozong just raised his sleeves slightly and said reservedly: "You all have worked hard, there is no need to be polite in front of me."
"Thank you for your hard work~!"
All the officials flattered him in unison, and then they adjusted their posture from 90 degrees to about 150 degrees. As for those who straightened their spines completely, not even a single one of them did.
Otherwise, everyone would like to be a leader!
Sun Shaozong took a quick look and found that almost all the officials of the Criminal Law Department were here, the only ones missing were Wei Ruolan and Qiu Yunfei.
"grown ups."
Seeing him looking around, Lin Delu hurried forward to report: "When Judge Wei heard that you had come to the government office, he suddenly felt unwell, so he left on the pretext of illness."
What a good "just heard about it" and "suddenly felt unwell", it was almost like saying that Wei Ruolan couldn't afford to lose, so she deliberately avoided him.
However, since the "real boss" was not present, Sun Shaozong was too lazy to beat the fallen dog. He just nodded slightly and ordered: "Governor Lin and Captain Zhao stay, and the others can disperse first - we can't delay the official business of the government just to welcome me."
Then everyone returned to the east courtyard.
Lin Delu was about to report in detail the major and minor events of the past few days, but he heard Sun Shaozong say, "Last night, a servant in Rongguo Mansion was killed near Wumiao Street. You go to Wanping County and take over the case to the mansion. I will take over and handle it personally."
Hearing that it involved Rongguo Mansion, Lin Delu naturally did not dare to neglect it. He hurried to the front and drove the carriage straight to Wanping County Government Office.
After he left in a hurry, Sun Shaozong asked Zhao Wuwei, "How is Qiu Yunfei doing recently?"
"Reply to the master's question."
Zhao Wuwei hurriedly reported with his shoulder tilted flatteringly: "Since the eighth day of the first lunar month, when he was forced to surrender to Judge Wei in front of everyone, Lord Qiu has been listless and has no energy at all - but he seems to have improved a little in the past few days."
It seems that this incident is a greater blow to Qiu Yunfei than the last time he was beaten up in the street by Feng Ziying.
After all, he only lost in terms of force that time, but this time even his family background, which was the basis for his arrogance, was ruthlessly crushed by Wei Ruolan, and there was no hope of revenge in sight. It was normal for Qiu Yunfei to be depressed because of this.
"Go call him over, and bring a few capable people with you to investigate the scene with me."
Sun Shaozong gave a casual order, but went inside first and took out the two official reports that he had accumulated over the past half month. In the past half month in Tianjin Prefecture, he could not see the only newspaper of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he really felt like something was missing.
After folding the two official reports and putting them in his sleeves, Sun Shaozong walked out of the main hall leisurely, and saw Qiu Yunfei and several constables already waiting in the yard.
But when this kid saw Sun Shaozong, he had a stern face and looked bitter and resentful.
Obviously, he also harbored resentment towards Sun Shaozong, the instigator of the fight.
But seeing that no matter how unhappy he was, he still bowed obediently, it was considered that he had made some progress.
"Let's go to Wumiao Street."
Sun Shaozong called out and led everyone out.
When they arrived at the government office, Qiu Yunfei was about to call for his servants to bring his carriage, but Sun Shaozong stopped him and pointed to his carriage without question, saying, "Come with me in the same carriage. I have something to tell you on the way."
Qiu Yunfei opened his mouth as if he wanted to refuse, but after hesitating for a while, he climbed into the car with a stern face.
Sun Shaozong also got into the car, but was in no hurry to speak. Instead, he took out the official newspaper from his sleeve and read it with relish .
Qiu Yunfei originally had a cold look on his face, but after waiting for a long time and still seeing Sun Shaozong not speaking, he began to fidget like a monkey, and finally couldn't help but sneer: "Now that old... now that I have lost face, that guy surnamed Wei has also come to nothing, and it can be said that he has taken advantage of your intention!"
After hearing this, Sun Shaozong looked him up and down with disdain, which made Sun Shaozong even more angry. He then sneered, "How much is your face worth? You are clearly losing your father's face and the face of your enemies!"
"you!"
Qiu Yunfei was so angry at this that he jumped up and hit the back of his head on the carport with a bang.
He bared his teeth but didn't care to cry out in pain, he just glared at Sun Shaozong and said, "Sun, what the hell do you mean? You want to see our enemy make a fool of himself, do you think you are worthy?!"
"It's nothing. I just want to remind you that you brought this upon yourself."
Sun Shaozong said calmly: "If you hadn't always disregarded the king's laws, how could I have had the opportunity to sow discord? If you hadn't always disobeyed the rules and let people get a handle on you, how could General Qiu not be able to withstand the pressure and have to bow to the King of Beijing?"
"you……"
"Do you think that everyone else has to follow the rules, but you are the only one who acts recklessly and is the most arrogant and proud? Little do you know that such behavior is simply stupid to death in the eyes of those who are interested!"
"Just think about it, if the person Wei Ruolan wanted to target was you instead of me, would he be satisfied with just making you bow your head and surrender? Don't be naive!"
"If he comes up with any sinister ideas, it will be enough to make you suffer or even lose your life!"
At this point, Sun Shaozong patted Qiu Yunfei on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Although the rules and laws are often no match for the powerful families, only by learning to act within the rules and laws can you maintain power and wealth - don't forget, General Qiu will eventually grow old one day."
Qiu Yunfei seemed to be thinking for a while, but suddenly turned his head and looked at the roof of the car at a 45-degree angle, and said, "What's the point of you telling me this? I don't want to be a high-ranking official!"
This arrogance...
"Master, we've arrived!"
