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Chapter 505 Zhan Sima's Strategy
Ten days passed in a flash, but the case did not make any progress.

Cui Pu called the relevant responsible persons one by one for questioning, but in the end he got angry with himself.

"These bastards! They're just trying to put me off! They've discussed it a long time ago, and now they're going to deal with me together!" Back in the back hall, he cursed angrily.

Mu Jiaojiao just looked at him quietly, and waited for him to scold enough before asking: "What did they do?"

"They didn't do anything... No, they did. They did what they were supposed to do. But other than that, they didn't do anything!" Cui Pu sneered, "This group of people kept saying They wanted to do their best to help me solve the case, and they each clearly divided their responsibilities that day, as if they were in a hurry. But what happened? After I left, no news came back."

"Now, when it's my turn to ask questions one by one, they start crying, not saying that they are doing things according to the assigned tasks, but they dare not come to see me because there is no progress; I have tried my best, and they can’t do more. Anyway, it’s just the same thing—they tried hard, but it’s useless! Don’t think I don’t know, they’re just with you As usual, just walk around to meet the scene, and then come back and give me a job!"

"So, they are joining hands to resist you." Mu Jiaojiao nodded, then smiled again, "It's really not easy, offending all the officials in Liangzhou City in one go, your ability is getting better and better gone."

Cui Pu glanced at her, his eyes full of resentment: "Are you still my wife? Do you make fun of me like this? You haven't seen how anxious I am now!"

"Are you in a hurry? Why didn't I see it?" Mu Jiaojiao smiled lightly.

Cui Pu straightened his face immediately, showing an anxious look. "See now?"

"Yeah, I finally saw it. Presumably when this face appeared in front of them, they would all believe it!" Mu Jiaojiao said softly.

"My acting skills are so good, if they don't believe me, they will be blind!" Cui Pu snorted unhappily.

Mu Jiaojiao covered her lips and smiled lowly.

Cui Pu also couldn't help laughing.

At the end, he asked again: "How is the eldest lady these two days?"

Mu Jiaojiao's face immediately darkened. "What do you want to do?"

"Hey, can't I just care about my daughter?" Cui Pu quickly explained, "Don't worry, now you are going to punish her, and I will definitely not stop her. It's just that she is my daughter anyway, and I haven't seen her for so long. Talk to her well, let me know how she's doing, it's always okay!"

"She's fine." Mu Jiaojiao said casually.

Cui Pu nodded quickly. "Okay, okay, okay, then I'm relieved.

After a pause, he couldn't help asking: "Then when are you going to release her?"

"Let it go when it's time to let it go."

"It's been so long..."

"Why, do you want to accompany her?" Mu Jiaojiao immediately smiled at him.This smile is extraordinarily cold.

Cui Pu trembled and shook his head hastily: "No, no, I'm busy! I don't have time to pay attention to her, I'll just ask, really just ask." Then he quickly covered his face and ran away.

Mu Jiaojiao shook his head, then turned and entered the inner room.

"Miss." Huang Dou hurried forward with the little girl.

Mu Jiaojiao asked: "How is the eldest lady now?"

"Very good, just came back from washing the horse, and now I'm copying books." Huang Dou said.

Mu Jiaojiao nodded and walked in.

The eldest lady was dressed in homely attire, kneeling and writing under the window upright.She wrote so fascinatedly that she didn't even know who was behind her.

She didn't realize Mu Jiaojiao's existence until she finished copying a book, and quickly stood up: "Aniang."

Mu Jiaojiao looked at the obvious bruises in her eyes, then picked up the text she copied and looked at it: "Are you tired these days?"

"Tired." The eldest lady replied honestly.

"You only washed the horses all morning, and copied books all afternoon. After persisting for a few days, you feel tired? Wouldn't it be more tiring for others to guard the horses every day and be cautious all day long? As a result, others Doing things with all your heart, and being implicated and punished by military law just because of your willfulness, you don't have any thoughts in your heart?" Mu Jiaojiao said coldly.

The eldest lady was startled. "That person...he was dealt with by military law? But didn't Uncle Guo promise that I would reduce his punishment?"

"It's just a reduction, not a cancellation." Mu Jiaojiao reminded her.

The eldest lady lowered her head and said nothing.

Mu Jiaojiao asked again: "Do you accept the punishment I have given you this month?"

"I admit it." The eldest lady said, "Aniang, you are doing this for my own good, I understand it in my heart."

"Now that I understand, I will continue to punish you like this. When his injury is healed, when will he let you go out, would you like to?"

That him, of course, was Li Xiang who was beaten with a military stick because of the eldest lady.

The eldest lady nodded firmly: "I am willing."

Mu Jiaojiao nodded again. "Then you can continue to copy the book! Go to bed early after copying."

"Okay." The eldest lady nodded obediently, and sent Mu Jiaojiao out of her room.

Then, she looked back at the empty room and sighed long and faintly: "I seem to have gone too far this time. If you see him next time, then confess your mistake to him!"

In the next few days, the governor's mansion was shrouded in a cloud.Officials in the Liangzhou Mansion came in and out of the gate every day, and now they are talking about the color change of the Governor's Mansion.Such a situation was seen by the common people, which naturally aroused their speculations.

In Sima Mansion, Zhan Sima was rarely in such a happy mood.

Sitting opposite him, Governor Liu was also full of smiles: "Half a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and this case has not made any progress. Governor Cui has become more and more anxious these days! I heard that today some people I was called out by him, scolded so badly that everyone's face was blue. If this progress continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to complete this one-month period!"

"Hey, he's new to Liangzhou, and he's not familiar with everything here, but he has to boast because of his past glory. In fact, he must be very depressed." Zhan Sima lamented softly, "And he is still like this." He is young, and he is a descendant of the Cui family in Boling. I heard that those aristocratic families are the most concerned about face, if this matter is not done, it will definitely hurt his face greatly, and how will it end then! "

"How else can it end? This is my duty. Cui Jieshi can help me because of affection, and it is also my duty if he doesn't help me. Regardless of whether things can be completed in the end, I still want to thank him for his dedication this month. Yes. If Chang'an intervenes, the responsibility will naturally be on me, and it has nothing to do with him." Liu Zhifu sighed.

"Yeah, it's your job, so you shouldn't blame him." Zhan Sima nodded, "It's just that, no matter what, we are all old people who have lived in Liangzhou for many years. A case has not been solved, we have to give an explanation to the common people. Especially since the governor has intervened in this matter, we have to express it here. The new governor is young and thin-skinned, and he can't lose the reputation of the Boling Cui family, then Let me write a guilty plea on behalf of Inspector Cui and make it public!"

When Liu Zhifu heard the words, he sighed again. "Zhan Sima, you are just too good-tempered. It's obviously not your fault. In order to solve this case, you took out all the good things in the bottom of the box. You have been running around so busy these days that you have no time to catch your breath. One mouthful. In the end, all your hard work was in vain, and you still have to stand up to the people's scolding, this is too wronged for you!"

"Where is the grievance? This is what I should do as a parent official in Liangzhou. Even if I can't do something practical for the people, at least it is always okay to let the people scold or vent their anger." Zhan Sima said for the people The awe-inspiring appearance of Dayi who is willing to risk his life.

Liu Zhifu shook his head again, sighing and complaining.

In the study room, the two men were all smiling, while the people outside could not help but feel sad when they heard their sighs.

really.

Half a month later, there is still no progress in the case.At the end of the month, the people in the caravan couldn't bear it anymore, and they led people directly to the gate of the government office.

Liu Zhifu looked helpless: "Everyone, the government's ability is really limited, and this time it still failed to solve the case. You have to blame the government, this is the fault of the government."

The people in the caravan were furious, relying on someone behind him as a backer, they yelled at him.

Just as they were scolding vigorously, they heard one person yelling: "Why are you scolding at me! These days, Zhifu Liu has been working from dawn to dusk to solve this case, and everyone is exhausted. Everyone can see this. Fact. And as early as a month ago, this matter has been taken over by the governor's office, and the leading power of the case has also been handed over to the governor's office. I am the person from the governor's office!"

As soon as the people in the caravan heard this, they really came towards him.

Zhan Sima naturally had an apologetic face, and listened patiently no matter how the other party scolded him.He didn't bow to the other party until the other party had scolded enough: "This matter is indeed our governor's fault, and we deserve your scolding. I came here today to represent the entire Liangzhou government. I apologize for being incompetent and failing to protect the property and personal safety of the people."

Seeing this, the members of the caravan looked better.

When the crowd watching from a distance saw this situation, someone asked in a low voice: "Isn't that Zhan Sima? Although he is a Sima of Liangzhou, he still has a governor above him! Isn't the governor leading this case recently? How come in the end, the case was not completed, and the governor didn't say anything, but it was Zhan Sima who stood up and admitted his mistake?"

"Need to say? Just bully Zhan Sima to be honest! In order to save his own face, the new governor pushed Zhan Sima out as a shield!"

"Then Zhan Sima is too miserable."

"Yeah, the new governor is really useless. I'm just incompetent, but I didn't even dare to stand up and admit my mistake. I respected him in vain before!"

"That's right, I really think he is a brave man! Looking at it now, it's nothing more than that."

……

Hearing the whispers coming from a distance, the corners of Zhan Sima's mouth curled up in satisfaction as he leaned over to admit his mistake.

But at this moment, a noise came from a distance.

"Everyone dodge! Everyone dodge! Governor Cui arrests the criminal and returns to the city, everyone dodge!"

A series of shouts came into his ears, making the smile on the corner of Zhan Sima's mouth freeze suddenly.

To catch the criminal?What criminal?
(End of this chapter)