Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 281 No, buddy. Can you do it?
Lin Chong was filled with anger. He was the only one in the Lin family who passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. He came here mainly to ask his uncle and aunt for a share of the family property, but judging from the attitude of his family, it didn't seem like they had that intention.

The Lin family is a wealthy family, with businesses spanning weaving, agriculture, and sericulture. There are also many weaving estates outside the city. If his family can provide some support, then I will naturally be able to rise to the top.

What? Nephew is not a son? If he doesn't rely on this promising nephew, then why does he rely on that useless son?

The old man and his wife were so upset that they invited two charlatans to their home. How could they do such a thing just because they were rich? Seeing that those two were invited to the family dinner, their status must be quite high, and I guess they were given a lot of money on weekdays.

There are scammers like this all over the streets. If we don't find a way to catch them now, when will we catch them?
So Lord Lin came to the provincial government office in a rage. Because he was an official, everyone knew him after reporting, so they were relatively polite to him. However, he was not qualified to meet the county magistrate directly, so the person who was arranged to receive him was an equivalent official in the government office.

He angrily described the incident in which his uncle's family encountered a scammer, which immediately attracted the attention of the government, who immediately organized manpower to investigate the actual situation.

Unfortunately, Jiangnan Road is different from other places. The power of local officials has been severely compressed. If we have to blame anyone, we should blame the cage plan that Xia Daosheng proposed to Lao Guo before. The core of the plan is to reduce the power of grassroots officials to the lowest possible level, ensure that they have power within their authority and deprive them of power outside their authority.

In the past few years, every official was showing off his power. But in recent years, it is no longer the case. There are censors everywhere in the entire Jiangnan Province. If anyone abuses his power, the people can go to the censors to file a complaint. Once the truth is found, the entire government office will be implicated.

Didn't they say before that Zeng Ming's number of censors was too large and had caused dissatisfaction in the court? Now... the magistrate of Renxia County has assigned him nearly 300 people in batches. There are at least five in a county, and there are even more than ten or twenty in a prefecture. These people are just looking for trouble and have nothing to do. If you want to enforce the law violently now, you really have to think twice...

It is said that Xia Daosheng is likable. When the old man Gao Shilian wanted money, he would help him make money. When Zeng Ming wanted fame, he would help him gain fame. Who would mess with such a person in the court?

The current situation is that these grassroots clerks are now very nervous when doing their work, and even the tone of their voices has become softer. What's more crucial is that those inspectors can still report on matters based on hearsay... As a result, the work style of these old yamen ruffians has improved.

So when this incident happened, we must investigate it instead of just arresting people directly.

After hearing this news, Lin Chong was also stunned: "Why can't we just arrest people? There is no such logic in the world."

"Alas, Master Lin, you don't know something." The clerk who received Lin Chong sighed deeply, "Does Master Xia Daosheng know?"

"Of course I know him. He is the most popular celebrity in Jiangnan Road, but I have only heard of him but never met him. I was planning to visit him in Fuliang, but I heard that he was demoted, so I can't disturb him for the time being."

"Lord Xia launched a policy a few years ago. Now there are 27 inspectors in Changsha City, all in the Censorate Office not far from the headquarter. If these people knew that we arrested people without any explanation, it would be a big deal."

"This... is outrageous."

"Master Lin, Master Lin, it's hard to say..." The receiving official waved his hands repeatedly: "The people like it. Some time ago, Governor Guo came to ask about this matter. The people are particularly happy. He even wants to expand the inspection office."

"I don't understand what's going on in this place, but if you were restricted everywhere before you became an official, and you're still restricted everywhere after you become an official, then isn't it a waste of your time?"

"Who says it isn't?"

The people sent over were led by the chief constable of Changsha. After all, it was an incident that happened in the home of an official in Beijing, so the standards were naturally higher.

The chief constable led thirty constables to the Lin family. After knocking on the door, they were quite polite. After all, the Lin family was a well-known family in Changsha who were good at doing good things. They had done a lot of things like building bridges and paving roads, and their reputation was quite good.

So when he arrived at the hall, he just sat on the guest seat and chatted with Master Lin with tea in his hand: "Master Lin, the main reason I came this time was to verify what Master Lin said. He said that your family had provoked a liar. We went to check it out. If there is nothing wrong, we will go back."

"Then thank you for your help, Chief Constable. My nephew has caused you a lot of trouble."

"The duty lies."

The master of the Lin family couldn't stop him. He came to the door politely and said he wanted to verify it. That was his job. The old man was also educated when he was young, and he had experienced the most glorious time of the Lin family. How could he not see whether the other person was a liar?

Go ahead and check it out.

So he brought the chief constable to the back house, where Xia Lin was writing a plan for the young master's literary activities to make friends, and Lao Zhang was explaining the Laozi and Zhuangzi's techniques to the young master.

At this moment, Old Man Lin came with the chief constable. He asked the chief constable to wait outside for a moment, then he went in and said to Xia Lin and Lao Zhang, "Gentlemen, I'm really sorry, but my nephew... well, he actually reported it to the police. The constable is here to verify it with you two. I'm really sorry, I'm sorry..."

As he spoke, he took out two two-hundred-liang notes and placed them on the table: "I am sorry, gentlemen."

Before Xia Lin and Lao Zhang could say anything, the young master had already exploded: "That damn Lin Chong is plotting to take our family property, and now he's the first to complain? He wants to get my master? Daddy, don't stop me, I'm going to beat him to death with a stick!" But the next moment Xia Lin's ruler had already slapped him on the butt: "Don't be surprised when things happen, don't panic when you encounter danger. When the enemy comes, we will fight back, when the water comes, we will block it with earth. How can you keep your mouth shut and fight and kill! Be quiet, and go and have a rest first."

The young master rubbed his skin but didn't dare to shout anymore. He just followed the old man out the door.

At this moment, the chief constable pushed the door open and walked in. He first bowed to Xia Lin and Lao Zhang, then said with a smile, "I'm sorry to offend you two talented men. I'm here on official business, and I hope you can cooperate with me."

Xia Lin, who had his back to him, turned around, stood up and bowed to him: "It's my honor, thank you for your hard work, Captain Xiong."

"No...Pfft..." The chief constable wanted to say that it was not hard and it was within his job duties, but after seeing Xia Lin clearly, he could only say one word, and the rest turned out to be nonsense.

"Master Xia?"

"Hello, Captain Xiong. It's been three or four years since we last met." Xia Lin smiled and sat down. "Please take a seat. If you have any questions, just ask. This is Zhang Zhongchun. Captain Xiong should have heard of him."

The bear hunter's head wasn't buzzing anymore, because his blood pressure had spiked and he was in a state of paralysis.

How could he not know Xia Lin? When he was in Poyang County, he and Ma Zhou were colleagues, both jailers. Later, because of Xia Lin's incident, Ma Zhou was promoted, and he was promoted too. Now Ma Zhou is almost a fourth-rank official, and he has also got a position as the chief constable of Changsha County.

What does this mean? This means that when immortals fight, they fart and let these people inhale it, which can help them advance to the next level. But now he, who can ascend to immortality by smelling farts, is asked to investigate the immortal who farted?
"Oh my..." Captain Xiong, who was sitting nearby, was fidgeting: "Master Xia, look, the flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. Oh, if I had known it was you, I would have come here in vain."

Xia Lin waved his hand and said, "It's my duty, but I hope Captain Xiong can keep it a secret for the two of us. I've been demoted, and it's not easy to find a job to make a living."

"Master Xia, you are joking. Since there is nothing wrong, I will go back and reply."

"Thank you, Captain Bear."

"Your Excellency is very polite...very polite."

The chief constable walked back out of the door trembling with fear. He felt a chill all over his body and didn't feel better until he saw the sunlight outside. He raised his hand to block the sunlight and took a deep look at the sky.

Huh... I've lived another day. I'm really awesome.

When he left with his men, the chief constable's face turned livid. When Master Lin saw him off to the door, he also looked worried. He knew why, but Master Lin did not. After seeing him off, he hurried back to the backyard and even took two thousand taels of silver.

"Gentlemen, please leave quickly. The government may come to arrest us soon. This is because our nephew is ignorant. Thank you for your guidance these days."

Xia Lin waved his hand and said, "It's okay. We've already finished talking. Mr. Xia is familiar with medicine. He just felt the pulse of the captain and said that he had kidney failure. You said he looked bad. Think about it, which man would be able to look good when he heard that his kidneys were not in good condition."

"Oh?"

After hearing the result and seeing that the two gentlemen looked as usual, Mr. Lin felt relieved. He quickly asked the servants to bring tea and cakes to calm the two gentlemen.

He didn't take the money, saying it was money for the gentleman to calm down. Mr. Zhang took it with a smile without saying anything.

But at this moment, Captain Xiong was cursing as he walked. In fact, he knew in his heart that Xia Daosheng would not do anything to him. Firstly, he was polite enough and it was his job. Secondly, that person was too disdainful to deal with a constable like him. The only problem was how to report to Xia Daosheng when he returned.

Lord Xia said not to sell him. He knew that a person's greatest ability was not to speak out great truths but to keep his mouth shut. But the question was what excuse should he come up with?

He was feeling depressed all the way, and just when he was about to return to his place, he saw the most difficult guy in the world running towards him.

"Uncle Xiong, have you found the person for me?"

The one who spoke was Wu Ning, the one who would never have a peaceful day. When Lao Xiong saw her, his heart skipped a beat. He had promised before to help the young lady find someone, and now that the person had been found, would he dare to say anything?

But he was a man who could be the chief constable after all. He suddenly changed his mind, waved his hand and told his subordinates to disperse, then took Wu Ning to the side and said, "I want to tell you something, don't tell anyone."

(End of this chapter)