chewing dragon

Chapter 66

In front of a small flower garden outside Dongzhi's house, Liu Gongcao stood with his hands behind his back, staring at a red residual flower in a daze.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, he turned around, there was no smile on his face, and his tone was also light: "Qi Dutou, I didn't give you the badge of the police officer, so you can toss about the city gate guards and police officers in the middle of the night. A big family in the city."

"I knew I couldn't hide it from Mr. Liu."

Qi Jingzhi bowed his fists to this young meritorious Cao: "I didn't dare to do anything wrong, it's true that there is still some work to be done on the case of the strange smell in the Lijiayuanzi cave, and I urgently need to ask Li Huang for clarification. The fox pretended to be the tiger, but I didn't expect him to die strangely."

Hearing this, Liu Gongcao's face showed a bit of irritability: "I thought it was a trivial case, but after three days, someone died, and he was the head of a wealthy family in the county! "

"Well, although Qi Dutou has the courage to fight tigers, he is too young and inexperienced. I'll find another case for you to practice."

Qi Jingzhi quickly shook his head: "I'm here to close the case this time. The case of the strange smell in Li Yuan's Catacombs has been investigated. This and Li Huang's death are two different things and should not be confused."

Liu Gongcao didn't expect this to be said, and suddenly showed suspicion: "How do you say it?"

"I was about to tell Lord Liu to know that there was a silver cellar under the garden that Li Huang newly bought. There was a silver ghost in it, and I have eliminated it. Oh, a silver ghost is a ghost attached to the silver cellar. Smelly, to prevent outsiders from approaching."

"As for Li Huang, before he died, there was a strong fishy smell on his body, which was completely different from the smell of silver. Li Huang's confidant butler can also testify. In short, there is another murderer in his death."

"It turned out to be a gangster... Qi Dutou has a lot of knowledge."

Hearing what the young man said clearly, Liu Gongcao's face turned pale, he lowered his head and pondered for a while, then waved his hands: "The matter of Li Huang has not yet been settled, and I have not heard back from the fan servants and assistants I sent to Li's house early in the morning. , we have the right to press it. If it is really two different cases, it will not be too late to close this one."

Qi Jingzhi then nodded: "This is what it should be. It's just that there is still a small matter in the case of the banker, which is difficult to deal with. I have to ask Mr. Liu to make a decision."

"I went back to the city overnight after getting rid of the silver gangster. Nothing in the silver cellar was touched. Li Huang died suddenly again. The huge Li family was in chaos. I didn't find the time to tell you about it..."

Qi Jingzhi paused, then suddenly passed the oiled paper bag in his hand, and changed the topic: "This is a pancake that has just been baked, and it is still hot. It's early in the morning, Master Liu will put the cushion first."

The young meritocracy gave the young man a glance, hesitated for a while, and took the oiled paper bag, and said with a mixture of praise and sarcasm: "Wealth touches people's hearts, Qi Dutou is young, and the rules for sharing benefits in official circles are not good." Very familiar."

Qi Jingzhi shook his head: "It's not the official rules, it's the "Great Qi Law"."

"Huh?" Liu Gongcao was obviously surprised.

Qi Jingzhi coughed lightly immediately, and recited: "According to the "Great Qi Law", if you dig up buried objects in official private land, you will accept them. If there are ancient vessels, bells, tripods, seals and other unusual , sent to the official within [-] days. Violators, eighty sticks, and their belongings into the official."

"There is this one." Liu Gongcao saw that the young man had brought out the "Law of Great Qi", so he knew that he had made a mistake earlier.

He immediately restrained his expression, and said in a neutral tone: "The law makes it clear that since the garden has been bought by the Li family, any things dug out of it afterwards, as long as they are not abnormal things, will belong to the Li family. You let The Li family will report to the official by themselves, so where is the official decision needed?"

There was a smile on the corner of Qi Jingzhi's mouth, and he shook his head immediately after hearing this: "My lord, you are joking, once you see the official about this matter, the Li family will lose their skin if they don't die. According to the one just now, it will probably end up like this..."

He cleared his throat, and imitated the majestic tone of the old Chenghuang when he tried the case: "The Li family concealed the abnormal things and did not report them, so they should be severely punished according to the law! Most of the treasures in the silver cellar were secretly transported away by the Li family." , but also according to the law to recover!"

"What? The Li family is so greedy and stubborn, daring to ignore the laws of the country and hide and refuse to hand over? Come on, immediately confiscate their property and family assets to fill the treasury!"

Seeing that Qi Jingzhi said so straightforwardly, and the methods he talked about were even more brutal, Liu Gongcao was very displeased: "It's ridiculous! That's what your master Mencius taught you? , How can you be so blatant and lawless?"

He paused, and his tone softened slightly: "Even if there are really one or two black apples among them who want to take the opportunity to exploit the Li family, that's a matter for the local yamen. Qi Dutou can't say these things to me!"

"Why can't you talk?"

Qi Jingzhi put away his smile and said sternly: "Just now, this article is only applicable to the situation where the Li family discovers the silver cellar themselves. If an outsider like me discovers it...According to the law, those who gain from the land of others will be divided among the landlords. In other words, there should be half of what is in the silver cellar!"

"However, the reason Qi Mou went to the Li family's garden was to investigate the case as a policeman under the command of the Demon Captain of Huaide County Township, that is to say, my half should belong to the Captain's Office! "

Qi Jingzhi's words are a bit convoluted, but the meaning is clear and distinct.

After Liu Gongcao listened quietly, the anger had long since disappeared on his face, but he was not happy either, instead his brows were frowning.

He took a deep look at the young man in front of him, and his tone was quite complicated: "You have made such a big circle, do you want the Lieutenant's Office to come forward to support the Li family? Then the Li family is not a small family, Li Huang There are some foundations in counties and counties, where is the use..."

Seeing that Liu Gongcao kept silent before finishing his sentence, Qi Jingzhi knew that the officials in this county and city were acting in the same way as he had guessed.

He chuckled and said: "Yes, if Li Huang is still in charge of the family, there will be no serious problems, but now that Li Huang is dead, and the Li family is in chaos again, it is a very good piece of fat. Hey, Miemen Is it just empty words for the sheriff of the county and the county magistrate of the family?"

"Instead of taking advantage of those greedy and lawless officials, why don't we act according to the law and get half of what we deserve. The adults in the Zhenmo Duwei's office have worked so hard for the people? Why don't you take such clean money? "

Liu Gongcao raised his eyebrows, obviously moved, but still hesitant: "It's good that you have the heart to serve, and this matter is not difficult, but the Department of Town Demon Academy has always been detached, and will never interfere with it unless necessary." Regarding court and local affairs, there is no need for us, the Chief Lieutenant’s Office, to fight against the county and county officials and forcefully divide this hot fat.”

Qi Jingzhi shook his head again: "We are clearly acting in accordance with the law, and no one can find fault. With the captain's office watching, no matter what the counties and counties think, they can only follow the law. At least the appearance will not be too ugly. .”

"In this way, the Li family is preserved, so I am naturally grateful. The government has benefited from it, and everyone must think of you. As for the disadvantages, hey, it's just offending a few county officials. Detachment, even if you think about it, it’s nothing.”

The young Gong Cao was instantly amused by the youth: "Your upper lip touches your lower lip. You said it lightly. You just offended a few low-ranking officials? Pay it off? Tell me, what can you gain from this matter?" benefit?"

"Since there are silver minions guarding the silver cellar, the amount of silver in it must not be small. You don't feel tempted to put so much white silver in front of you, just to hand in a beautiful certificate?"

Qi Jingzhi suddenly bowed solemnly, bowed deeply to Liu Gongcao, and said in a deep voice: "The silver gangster is a five or six-year-old little girl. After being gouged out by her own father, she was tortured in every possible way, and finally buried alive in the silver cellar... ..."

"She has been guarding the silver cellar for countless years. Although it was not out of her own heart, I don't want to cheapen the money soaked in blood and tears to a few unscrupulous officials!"

"My lords in Zhenmoyuan cast down demons and eliminate demons for the common people, shed blood and sweat, whether you use this money to supplement your family, or give compensation to the bereaved families of martyrs, just recruit more people, give more rewards, so that there are fewer people in this world. Innocent souls are also good!"

　It may be that this book is slow to heat up, the plot is not refreshing enough, or it may be that the number of words is small. Everyone is raising books. In short, the collection has been increasing, but the proportion of follow-up reading is very low. If there is no improvement this week, it is estimated that it will be streaked on the shelves soon. , so, call for follow-up support!

　　
　
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