Chapter 5 It's time to take medicine
"My lord, are you okay?"
After kicking Jiang Yu away, the head constable Zhou Yuan hurried to Shen Yu's side, fearing that Shen Yu would be hurt. The county magistrate was right next to him, and if anything happened, he, as the head constable, would be blamed.
However, what surprised him was that this seemingly frail county magistrate was completely unharmed. Not to mention any injuries on his body, he didn't even breathe heavily. This strength was probably not much less than his own.
Then why did he act so shamelessly in front of the young master of the Cai family that day, being beaten up in the street and laughed at by so many people?
At this moment, Zhou Yuan also thought a lot, and a few strands of cold sweat oozed out of his forehead, but he did not show it on the surface. After all, he had seen the storms, so he naturally knew what it meant to be confused!
He was just a captain, and he just had to do his job quietly. As for how the seniors beat him, it had nothing to do with him. He just had to guard his own little piece of land, and it would be best if he didn't offend anyone.
"Don't worry, I'm fine!" Shen Yu waved to Zhou Yuan, and then looked in the direction of Jiang Yu, "Jiang Yu, the deficit in the treasury is a serious matter, you can't bear this responsibility!"
"I know that all of you are just accomplices, not the main culprit! As long as you can tell me who is the mastermind behind this, I promise to do my best to mediate and save your lives, and I will never implicate your family members!"
"Sir, there is no need to waste time talking to them!" At this time, Zhou Yuan leaned close to Shen Kang's ear and whispered, "Don't worry, sir, as long as they are in prison, even an iron man can make them speak!"
"Jiang Yu, you are so brave that you dare to assassinate an official of the imperial court!" Cai Zhong was already sweating profusely at this moment, but he forced himself to calm down. He then looked in the direction of Jiang Yu and the others, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
As soon as he finished speaking, Cai Zhong shouted loudly and rushed forward with a knife. Those who didn't know him would think that this County Magistrate Cai was so brave and passionate. However, before he could rush forward, he was pulled back by the quick-eyed and quick-handed Shen Yu.
You little brat, you dare to play tricks right under my nose? Do you think I'm just here to do nothing? I've been on guard against you for a long time!
It’s a pity that I don’t have any hard evidence, otherwise it would be better to just arrest him!
Cai Zhong was pulled back by Shen Yu, but he did not restrain himself at all. Instead, he shouted loudly, "Jiang Yu, you embezzled the treasury and then assassinated an official of the imperial court. Each of these crimes is punishable by death, and your family will definitely be implicated. This is your last chance, don't make the mistake!"
"Mr. Cai, you talk too much. Someone, take the Mr. County Magistrate away !"
"Sir, I am only trying to persuade Jiang Yu to mend his ways. What's wrong with that?" Cai Zhong defended himself while struggling to break free from the constable who was pulling him, and at the same time shouted loudly at Jiang Yu.
"Jiang Yu!"
"Ah!" As if stimulated by something, Jiang Yu, who was surrounded by several constables, rushed around like crazy. Finally, he looked at Cai Zhong seriously, and then he opened his chest directly, as if he was voluntarily offering himself to the constable's knife.
The blade sank directly into Jiang Yu's chest, blood gushed out in an instant, and the ground was instantly dyed crimson.
"Ah, ah!" Jiang Yu stared with eyes wide open, as if he wanted to say something, staring at Cai Zhong intently. It was not until Cai Zhong nodded quietly at him that Jiang Yu closed his eyes. He struggled for a moment, and then he died.
"Mr. County Magistrate, what a good trick!" Shen Yu certainly knew that Jiang Yu might be Cai Zhong's direct contact, and all the orders should have been conveyed by Cai Zhong to Jiang Yu alone.
As for the remaining storekeepers, even if they knew that Cai Zhong was related to the treasury deficit, they had absolutely no evidence. So once Jiang Yu was gone, if there was no other solid evidence, then Cai Zhong would at most be guilty of negligence!
This bastard, his methods are really cruel! Forget it, there is still a long way to go, first strip him of his official uniform, so that he has no support, and then we can take care of the rest slowly!
"System, sign in!"
"Sign in successfully, gain ten years of inner strength!"
As soon as the system's prompt sounded, Shen Yu seemed to see a ray of light pouring into his body. For a moment, Shen Yu's body seemed to be boiling.
At this moment, Shen Yu felt as if he was quietly cultivating his inner strength in the fields, working diligently. Days and months alternated, spring and autumn came and went, and ten years of hard training passed in the blink of an eye.
The strands of true energy in Dantian turned into flowing water, flowing from Dantian to the whole body through the meridians. In an instant, many acupoints in the body were opened one by one!
"Huh! Ten years of practice, a second-rate martial artist!" Shen Yu exhaled softly and slowly opened his eyes. Just at that moment, he felt like he had practiced martial arts for ten years, but in fact only a moment had passed. However, those ten years of practice were real.
With ten years of practice, he became a second-rate master in one fell swoop, and the top among the second-rate masters. Unfortunately, Quanzhen Heart Method is not the so-called martial arts, which emphasizes accumulation and gradual progress.
Therefore, his internal energy is now long and continuous, far superior to ordinary internal energy. However, it requires accumulation in the early stage, so the progress advantage is not that great. But as time goes on, with accumulation, his achievements will become higher and higher.
After leading his men back to the county government office, Shen Yu immediately began to write documents to prepare for the report. Such a big thing had happened, and he had to take the initiative to report it early to avoid being beaten to it by others.
"Sir, I heard today that you were attacked by thieves. Fortunately, you were not injured, but I think you must have been a little frightened. This is the tranquilizing medicine I made for you. Drink it while it's hot!"
Just when Shen Yu had finished writing the document, the housekeeper came in with a bowl of medicine with a flattering smile on his face.
"Okay, I got it. Just leave it there. It's thoughtful of the butler!" Nodding, Shen Yu waved to the butler, indicating that he could leave.
Shen Yu himself was a poor scholar, so naturally he had no housekeeper at home. The man in front of him was an old man in the county government, who had been here for more than ten years, and all the successive county magistrates had never driven him away.
On the one hand, he is indeed an old man in the county government, and he knows everything about Bai'an County, which can help the county magistrate to control Bai'an County more quickly. On the other hand, he is also capable.
Look at his sharp eyes. After what just happened, he came to show his courtesy. How could he be an ordinary person? If he didn't have these two skills, how could he stay in the county government? He would have been squeezed out long ago!
"Mr. County Magistrate, this medicine cannot get cold. You'd better drink it while it's hot!" Seeing that Shen Yu had no intention of taking the medicine, the housekeeper couldn't help but remind him softly again.
However, Shen Yu was thinking about the future at this time, so he was in no mood to drink any medicine. Now he took the opportunity to take down Cai Zhong and put all the storekeepers in jail, waiting to follow the clues and pull out a large number of people.
It seems that the situation is good, but in fact, it has pushed people to a certain extent. As the saying goes, even a rabbit will bite when it is cornered, not to mention that these people are definitely not good people!
Therefore, the more it is at this time, the more careful we need to be to prevent them from doing something desperate!
What Shen Yu knew now was that Cai Zhong's performance in the treasury confirmed that he was definitely involved. As for how many other people were involved, it was unknown, but it was probably inevitable.
The families in Bai'an County are intertwined with each other, and the three families and a gang control the entire Bai'an County, which is deeply rooted, and there are only a few people who can be used under his command. Although the head of the police Zhou Yuan seems to be very obedient, Shen Yu really dare not trust him 100%, and he has to rely on himself after all.
"Sir, take your medicine!" At this time, seeing that Shen Yu had not moved, the old butler next to him couldn't help but remind him.
" Why are you still here?" He raised his head and glanced at the housekeeper in surprise, then Shen Yu said impatiently, "I'll take the medicine later, you go down first!"
Although he said so, Shen Yu still had no intention of taking the medicine. Are you kidding? He didn't suffer any loss today, nothing happened, why should he take medicine? This is so miserable, isn't it asking for trouble?
At this time, Shen Yu raised his head again and found that the housekeeper was still there, with no intention of moving at all. He just looked at him quietly, and even seemed to reveal an indescribable smile.
"Mr. County Magistrate, you have to drink the medicine while it's hot. I made it for you myself!" Then, the butler took the medicine bowl in his hand and walked towards Shen Yu with concern.
"I said back off!" Shen Yu couldn't help but frown slightly, and even his voice became a little harsher. But the housekeeper didn't care at all, still holding the medicine bowl and walking towards him step by step.
"Mr. County Magistrate, it's time for you to take your medicine!"
