Volume 3: Evil Ghosts Eat People Chapter 173 My Solution
It is conceivable that if Yonghui City is in such a bad state, the Yonghui County Government must not be much better.
Sure enough, there were only a few shabby brick houses here, and their scale was not even comparable to the county government office of Xinye County.
In order to attract the attention of the county government, Xu Zun had already sent his guard Dai Long to pass on the message. At this moment, a young official in green official uniform was leading the yamen runners waiting at the gate of the county government.
This young official was named Tian Murong, and he was the county magistrate of Yonghui County.
As the County Magistrate Tao Lang was injured by an evil spirit and was completely disfigured and seriously wounded, all matters in the county government are now handed over to Tian Murong to handle.
County Magistrate Tian was only twenty-six years old, with a fair complexion and the appearance of a child.
Seeing Xu Zun and others arriving, he hurried forward and paid his respects.
"Your humble servant, Tian Murong, the prefect of Yonghui County, was unaware that the Chief Justice had arrived. I failed to greet you from afar. I beg for your forgiveness!"
"Please stand up, please stand up," Xu Zun helped him up and said, "I learned that Magistrate Tao was injured. Thank you, Magistrate Tian, for your hard work!"
"It's not hard, it's not hard, sir...um...you are..." Tian Juncheng pointed at the purple-clothed man tied up behind him and asked, "What's going on?"
"This fellow killed someone in public, showing no regard for the law. I happened to catch him and captured him. You can investigate and punish him!"
As he said that, Xu Zun asked Hou Zhen to push the man in purple to the yamen runners, who were so scared that they retreated and dodged, extremely fearful.
"Sir, this..." Tian Murong was obviously embarrassed, but he didn't know how to start, so he simply pointed at the county government office and said, "You have come from a far distance and have worked hard all the way. Come to the county government office and rest!"
In this way, Xu Zun followed Tian Murong into the county government office and came to the lobby where the host and guest sat down.
"Sir Xu," Tian Murong said impatiently as soon as he sat down, "I have already written to the governor to inform him of what happened in Yonghui. I never thought that you would be sent here so soon!
"Sir, Yonghui is located in a remote area, and the county government is incompetent. We can't make decisions on many things!" Tian Murong complained with a worried look on his face, "Now, the county governor has met with an unexpected accident, and we are really overwhelmed. If there is any negligence, I hope you will forgive me..."
Despite sounding so aggrieved, Tian Murong actually shed tears.
"I wonder how Lord is injured?" Xu Zun asked, "Can I come and see him?"
"Oh, he is still recuperating in the county government office. His life is saved, but..." Tian Murong said, "The master's face was bitten by a ghost and was severely damaged. His mental state is also very unstable. He is in a trance most of the time every day. I'm afraid... he needs to rest well..."
"Oh... okay," Xu Zun said, "In that case, I won't bother you any more. Tell me the situation first!"
Upon hearing the question, Tian Murong immediately recounted what happened to Xu Zun and others, and there was no discrepancy between what was reported by Hou Zhen and others.
"Then..." After listening, Xu Zun asked, "Who is the manager Yan of this big warehouse? How can he have a place in Yonghui, where the power is so strong?"
"Yan Sen is from Songzhou," Tian Murong introduced. "He adopted some outsiders and initially only sold foreign goods. Later, his business became prosperous, so he built a large warehouse and became a big shopkeeper!"
"What kind of person is this person?" Xu Zun asked again.
"Very smart," Tian Murong replied, "very good at doing business. The reason he didn't clash with other gangs is because he gave them a lot of profit dividends."
"Hmm..." Xu Zun thought for a moment and asked again, "Were you with Lord Tao that day?"
"No..." Tian Murong replied, "I... um... had something else to do that day , so I didn't follow Master Tao to the dock."
Xu Zun had been observing the county magistrate carefully, and just by looking at his reaction, he knew that he was definitely not telling the truth.
"Okay!" Xu Zun stood up and said, "You immediately find the witnesses at the time, and then go with me to check the scene!"
"Oh... yes... but..." Tian Murong suddenly knelt down in front of Xu Zun and said, "Master Xu, if you want to investigate the case, I dare not obstruct you, but... I beg you to show mercy. I am only a small county magistrate. I really cannot make the decision on the matter of the Purple Mountain Sect killing people!"
"What!?" Xu Zun thought for a moment and cursed, "Asshole! You are the county magistrate, and I am a seventh-rank official of the Daxuan Hall. If someone is killed in public under your jurisdiction, shouldn't you be the one to judge?"
"Sir... Sir..." Tian Murong knelt down and said tremblingly, "I have already told you, I bought this position.
"I... I still want to live! You don't know, if I offend the Zishan Sect, I... I will die!"
"oh?"
Xu Zun realized that things were beyond his imagination. He never expected that in Daxuan, there were places that the government could not control.
Not only are they unable to govern, but they are also deeply afraid of it.
"The Zishan Sect is just a small sect," Xu Zunyan said, "Do you dare to kill an official appointed by my imperial court?"
"Sir," Tian Murong kowtowed to Xu Zun and said only four words, "It's a common meal!"
Just four short words, yet they reveal the endless danger here!
"So rampant!?" Xu Zun frowned. Zhao Yu and others couldn't believe their eyes.
No one could have imagined that a martial arts sect would dare to control the power of life and death over the government. No wonder they dared to kill people in the streets!
"Sir..." Tian Murong said in a tearful voice, "In fact, I bought this position of county magistrate from them. Tell me, how should I interrogate this person?"
"What?" Zhao Yu couldn't help but interrupt, "You can buy an official position? That's a martial arts sect!"
call……
Xu Zun sat upright on the armchair. He had only known that the people of Yonghui were tough, but he had never expected them to be so tough!
However, Xu Zun's computing power was amazing, and he was thinking about more than just the present.
The Empress Dowager specifically asked me to come to Yonghui. Could it be that... besides asking me to solve the case, there is a deeper meaning?
Did the Queen Mother already know about the situation here? Then why didn't she send an army to wipe out these forces that were interfering with the court?
Depend on……
Could it be that, behind these forces, there are things that the Queen Mother doesn't want to offend directly?
"Sir..." At this time, Ah Xiu came to report, "It has been clearly investigated. The purple-clothed murderer is called Gao Cheng, and the man he killed was from the big warehouse.
"The reason we killed him was to seize the territory of the big warehouse. Now that Yan Sen is dead, the territory of the big warehouse has almost been divided up by the two gangs and one faction!"
Damn...
Xu Zun cursed in his heart, this is simply like Young and Dangerous, are they all so lawless?
"Master Xu," Tian Murong said, "Gao Cheng is the eldest senior brother of the new generation of Zishan Sect and is highly regarded by the elders. If we capture him, I'm afraid... our county government office will be surrounded soon!"
"Damn it, isn't that a rebellion?" Zhao Yu angrily cursed, "How outrageous! How dare you besiege the county government office?"
"Yeah..." Huo Anu muttered softly, "I've already experienced it once, do I have to experience it a second time..."
"Okay, I know what to do!" Xu Zun stood up and said confidently , "Since the facts of the crime are sufficient, then killing someone means paying with one's life. This is not tolerated by the law..."
As he said this, he made a gesture of wiping his neck towards Zhao Yu: "Let's execute this high-achiever! And offer sacrifices to the flag at the same time!"
What!!?
Upon hearing this, the yamen runners, led by Tian Murong, immediately collapsed to the ground...
