The longevity of the heavens begins with Mingyu Gong

Chapter 3

Li Tiaoyuan, a skinny man, is the famous criminal master of Cangwu County Magistrate. He can be regarded as the county magistrate's number one confidant.

But the old man whom he had to serve carefully today was Zhou Youliang, the sixth-rank general judge under the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Zhou Youliang's visit to Cangwu County this time was precisely for the purpose of arresting Jiangyang's bandit White Ape.

Eight years ago, a gangster wearing a white ape mask appeared in the Guangzhou government. He specialized in robbing rich and noble families, robbing the rich and helping the poor.

Later, Li Shizhen, who was the prefect of Guangzhou at that time, set up a trap to trap the white ape.

After Bai Yuan was beheaded, apart from the people who had been favored by him, they still thought of him secretly, but the people didn't dare to tell about his deeds at all.

Seven years have passed like this, and a year ago, a mysterious man wearing a white ape mask appeared again in Cangwu under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou Mansion.

In the ten miles and eight townships near Cangwu County, due to the incompetence of the government, the people have no means of living. In addition to being exploited by the government, the people are often robbed by a group of bandits nearby.

Every autumn harvest, bandits go down the mountain, rob food and kill people, doing all sorts of evil.

The leader of the bandits, the bandit name Thirteenth Taibao, had dozens of light guns under his command. Although the government had been encircled and suppressed, but apart from extorting a large amount of money from the people, he returned home without even seeing the bandits. up.

The first time Bai Yuan made a move, he broke into Dayu Ridge single-handedly and lay in ambush for two days and two nights. Finally, when the Thirteen Taibao went down the mountain to rob, Lei Ting made a move and killed him by the sword at the cost of serious injuries.

The white ape killed all the bandits in Dayu Mountain, and the cottage was also burned to the ground.

Then the white ape disappeared for three months.

Three months later, when the white ape reappeared, it was in Cangwu County.

Known as Huang Bancheng, the elder of the Huang family was beheaded by a white ape who suddenly appeared while listening to a play in a restaurant.

Then the white ape left a roll of white cloth, threw it on the corpse of Mr. Huang, and drifted away.

Some daring people took the courage to lift the white cloth, and it was written on it that Mr. Huang's crime of colluding with the bandits in Dayuling and robbing the passing merchants.

In the following six months, White Ape took action many times, especially those who had committed many evil deeds. There were fourteen counties in one prefecture under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou Prefecture. Every once in a while, there would be news of White Ape committing crimes.

The news reached Li Shizhen, who had been promoted to governor of Guangdong and Guangxi due to meritorious service, and he was very angry.

The death of the white ape under his rule was one of his many political achievements. After eight years, another white ape appeared.

In the ears of political opponents, it is inevitable to accuse him of killing the good and pretending to be meritorious.

Li Shizhen was furious, and sent his men to judge Zhou Youliang, ordering him to catch the white ape within three months.

After Zhou Youliang got the order, he took people to Cangwu County non-stop, met with the magistrate of Cangwu County in secret, and laid a net here.

Li Tiaoyuan filled Zhou Youliang's wine again, and teasingly said: "I still don't understand, why are you so sure that the white ape will be in this ambush?"

Zhou Youliang smiled and glanced at Li Tiaoyuan, lying down on the white ape, which put him in a good mood.

"In this world, there is no case that cannot be solved." Zhou Youliang picked up the wine glass, but did not drink it. Looking at the crystal liquid in the glass, he said:
"I searched through many files of Baiyuan, and found that he committed 37 major crimes within one year."

"The villains who died at his hands include traffickers, wealthy merchants, scholars, high-ranking officials and dignitaries. The government searched Guangzhou, but there was no trace of him. Have you ever thought about why?"

Facing Zhou Youliang's question, Li Tiaoyuan shook his head blankly.

"The white ape is not a god, so it doesn't need to eat or drink. As long as it is a human being, it still exists in the world. Eating and drinking will always leave clues."

Zhou Youliang shook the wine glass in his hand, and said: "I have perfected the system of self-identification. Traveling far requires guidance, and checks waist cards when entering and exiting. Especially after the white ape committed a crime, the inspection of all important roads is unprecedented."

"Even so, the white ape can still travel freely across the counties and commit crimes calmly, which only shows that he is actually hiding among us."

Hearing Zhou Youliang's analysis, Li Tiaoyuan was thoughtful.

The Qing Dynasty’s body photo sticker system, that is, the waist card, is equivalent to everyone’s identity certificate. The surname, job title, address, birth date, place of origin, height, and appearance will be recorded in detail on the front, and the licensing agency and date will be recorded on the back. Change every year.

In this era of inconvenient transportation, photo stickers are the only evidence for people to enter and exit the checkpoint. Once a crime is committed, it can be traced back to the root of the family.

For special industries, there are Funato Waist Card, Cangto Waist Card, Salt Waist Card and so on.

The government even stipulated that every province, locality, and villages and towns under Weizhou County in the prefectural government should have a chief for every ten families, and a head for every hundred families to inspect bandits and spies.

Under such a strict monitoring system, those who appear suspicious without a waist card have nowhere to hide.

After Bai Yuan committed the crime, although the counties strengthened the inspection of entry and exit, and the police even patrolled the village, there was no clue.

Zhou Youliang said proudly: "In another direction, if the white ape is hiding among us and goes in and out of the city on weekdays, with a legal identity, he will naturally be able to get away from repeated searches."

"However, when he assassinated the people in the government, he did it in broad daylight many times, that is to say, he entered the city through the checkpoints."

Li Tiaoyuan's eyes lit up, and he looked at Zhou Youliang in amazement: "Could it be?"

"The badge he holds is fake."

Zhou Youliang said affirmatively: "Guangzhou Mansion has always had to register when entering and exiting the checkpoint. I asked people to check the records of all the entry and exit checkpoints of Bai Yuan on the day of the crime. After careful screening, I found a few identities that were not on the register."

Zhou Youliang also speculated that every time Bai Yuan made a move, he fought alone, and there must be no organization behind it.

So if you want to obtain a counterfeit waist card, you must go through some dark channels.

"Imitate photo body stickers, even if the people in the government have the guts, White Ape will not look for them, so he has few choices left."

Zhou Youliang stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a mouthful of food for himself, and chewed carefully: "As for those who dare to forge photo stickers in the low class, when the government really exerts its strength, how many people will escape the search."

Pointing to the wine shop in the distance, Zhou Youliang said: "The people inside have been replaced by my people, and the whole street is covered with eyeliner. As long as the white ape appears, it is equivalent to entering an ambush."

"My lord is really clever." Li Tiaoyuan was convinced.

Upstairs in Mingyue, the two poured and drank, and the sound of gunshots and screams could be heard far away in the middle of the night.

As if sensing Li Tiaoyuan's nervousness, Zhou Youliang's eyes flashed a trace of disdain, he put down his wine glass and said, "The gunmen who came with me from Guangzhou this time are elite soldiers from the green battalion, but for martial arts masters like Bai Yuan, unless they fight He was caught off guard, otherwise the effect would be minimal."

The gun is fast at seven steps, and the fist is fast within seven steps. This is not just talk.

In this era when firearms are still very primitive, a boxer who has practiced martial arts is enough to shoot down the firearm in your hand and even kill the gunman the moment you pull the trigger.

The only way to deal with these big boxers is to take their lives.

Dozens of rounds, hundreds of rounds of firearms were fired, and no flesh and blood could resist them.

(End of this chapter)