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Chapter 506 Even More Arrogant
The excitement at the gate of the government office was taken away by Cui Pu in a blink of an eye.

When the people heard the news, they turned their heads and saw a group of people galloping from the city gate on fast horses.Behind them, more than 20 tall Qiang people were wearing shackles and strung together by a rope like grasshoppers, walking forward step by step.Behind this group of people, there were more than a dozen chariots and horses being driven forward slowly.

"That's our car! The car that was stolen by those gangsters!" The caravan suddenly pointed and shouted.

Both Zhan Sima and Liu Zhifu's expressions changed drastically.

Look over there again, among this group of people, a middle-aged man is sitting upright on a black steed. good.Even though there were many strong and brave soldiers in armor behind him, he was not suppressed at all when he was mixed with these people. Instead, he was set off by this group of people. She looks good, and her attire is flamboyant enough!
The whispers of the people came from my ears again——

"Who's that guy at the front?"

"Don't you know? That's the new Inspector Cui, who promised to solve the case within a month!"

"This is Cui Jieshi? God, he was born so well, his appearance is imposing, and he is not an ordinary person at a glance."

"Yes, yes, the one month he promised is only one month. It is really impressive to be able to achieve such a result in such a short time after coming to Liangzhou!"

"Cui Shishi is too powerful!"

……

But in the blink of an eye, the direction of the wind changed.The person who was still cursing Cui Pu just now changed his words immediately, and almost praised him to the sky.

As for the two people at the entrance of the government office...there are even bigger excitements to watch, so who cares about them?
The merchant was the first to chase after him, and the common people followed suit to catch up with Cui Pu and his party.

And when passing by the gate of the government office, Cui Pu, who had been looking straight ahead, suddenly turned his head and raised the corners of his lips facing this side.

Although it was only for a moment, Zhan Sima and Liu Zhifu both felt a chill rushing out from the soles of their feet, spreading throughout their bodies in an instant.Even though the sun was shining brightly above their heads, they couldn't feel any warmth.

The team walked on the street with their heads held high, and soon disappeared.Naturally, the spectators followed suit and formed a long tail spontaneously.

Liu Zhifu looked at the crowd leaving, and couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Sima, what should we do now?"

Zhan Sima looked calm: "Since the governor has already caught the gangsters, it means that we have done this! This is a great thing, and we will naturally go to congratulate Governor Cui."

"But……"

"What's wrong? Did we do something wrong?" Zhan Sima turned his head.

Liu Zhifu immediately understood, and quickly shook his head: "Of course not! This month, we are all doing our best, and we haven't slacked off for a moment!"

"That's enough. At least I have a clear conscience." Zhan Sima said slowly.

Liu Zhifu also quickly puffed up his chest: "I have a clear conscience just like you, Sima!"

The two of them were doing their own psychological construction when a soldier dressed in military uniform came over: "Zhan Sima, Governor Liu, Cui Shi ordered his subordinates to come over and invite you to come over."

"Thank you, we are planning to go there!" Zhan Sima immediately raised his smile, still so honest and friendly.

When the two of them came to the gate of the Governor's Mansion, they saw that the place was already surrounded by people on the inner three floors and the outer three floors.It turned out that after Cui Pu and the others arrived at the destination, they did not directly imprison the captured gangsters, but displayed the people and trucks at the gate for the common people to visit.

This is clearly telling everyone that they have solved the case for the real thing, and there is no adulteration at all!
Realizing this, Sima Zhan, Zhifu Liu, and the people who came after them all felt their hearts skip a beat!
They squeezed to the front with a lot of effort, and saw the caravan leader who had been furious at them before was now nodding and bowing to Cui Pu, throwing basket after basket of good words as if he didn't want money.That attitude, not to mention how humble.

Cui Pu half-closed his eyes and ignored their overtures.After listening to a few more words, he waved his hand and called his subordinates to deal with it.

The caravan leader's face changed slightly when he saw this, but he was not too angry.After all, the bandits were caught and the goods were recovered, and their losses were effectively made up for.Cui Pu is a great hero and an official, shouldn't he be allowed to be dragged by others?

Zhan Sima hurriedly walked over with a smile on his face again: "You are really talented, Governor! In just one month, you solved the case, and all of us are proud of you! You have made great contributions to this matter, We will definitely learn more from you in the future, and hope that you will not hesitate to teach us, and lead all of us to grow up as soon as possible, so that the people of Liangzhou can live a stable and prosperous life like the people of Guangzhou!"

Hehehe, just after one round was broken, he started to set up another round for him?And it's a bigger game!

Cui Pu glanced at him coldly: "Zhan Sima, you came just in time, and I just have something to ask you!"

Zhan Sima bowed his head respectfully. "Inspector Cui, please tell me."

"The government heard that because the case has not progressed in the past month, so you ran to the gate of the government office and bowed your head to admit your mistake?"

Zhan Sima's back stiffened. "Inspector, please listen to the official's explanation, there is a reason for this..."

"I don't care what the reason is. I just want to ask you, since it was agreed that it will be a month, then today is the last day of the month. The time has not yet come. Why do you admit your mistake? A month's bureau, just waiting to close the net today, looking for help everywhere, but it turned out that you didn't do your job, but ran to others to admit your mistake? Are you so impatient to let the people know that we are in Liangzhou? People in the government are idiots, can't even solve a mere case?" Cui Pu interrupted him coldly.

Every word and every word stabbed Zhan Sima's sagging back like a knife, making him unable to straighten up at all.

The people listened and nodded their heads: "That's right, one month hasn't arrived yet! The governor didn't give up, why did he give up? I've never seen such a person who destroys his prestige with his ambition!"

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Zhifu Liu quickly interrupted: "Cui Governor, please forgive me! Everyone has seen Zhan Sima's dedication these days, and he is also thinking about the stability of Liangzhou. It's just because today is the last day, but you There hasn't been any reply for a long time, and everyone is in a hurry. Xiao Liwei, the official, can't appease the people in the caravan, so I went to ask Zhan Sima to help."

"You are a magistrate, but you can't appease a few businessmen?" Cui Pu sneered, "Liu Zhifu, Liu Zhifu, do you know how many merchants there are in the entire Liangzhou? How many things will happen in a year? As a local magistrate , How many things do you have to be busy? Now, just because a few businessmen came to your door, you can’t stand it? Since you admit that you are not capable, the governor doesn’t think you need to be a magistrate!”

Liu Zhifu's originally cold hands and feet froze immediately, and his whole body stood motionless like an ice sculpture.

Zhan Sima was also taken aback by Cui Pu's words.He originally thought that Cui Pu's anger would be directed at him, but he never thought that he would shoot indiscriminately regardless of the target, and now he directly dismissed Liu Zhifu's officials!
Prefect Liu is his most staunch ally.Now this matter is mostly accomplished by the two of them working together.If Liu Zhifu is dismissed, others will see that he is useless and unable to protect himself.Who would listen to him after that?
Therefore, he must protect Liu Zhifu!

Having made up his mind, he hurriedly said: "Inspector Cui, please calm down! As the official of Liangzhou's parents, Liu Zhifu has served in Liangzhou for many years. His political achievements are remarkable and he is deeply loved by the people. This case is really special, so He is...the reason for this, Cui Jieshi, you should also be clear."

The implication is that Liu Zhifu bowed his head to those people because of the pressure from Chang'an, not because he was incompetent.By the way, he also secretly dug a hole for Cui Pu—the reason why you solved the case so quickly may be due to the favor of the nobles in Chang'an!

Cui Pu sneered: "No matter how special the case is, it's not a reason for the court to order the officials to abandon everything they should do to bow down to the common people. The government's actions will occasionally hurt the feelings of some people. But as long as the final facts prove that you are doing it for the good of the common people, The common people will understand you in the end, and will be grateful to you. However, a few words of abuse for a while can be tolerated and it will pass. If you don’t believe me, ask Master Lu, does he still hate our Liangzhou government for being incompetent?”

Master Lu, the leader of the caravan, quickly shook his head: "How incompetent are you? You are simply too capable, aren't you? We saw that the case hadn't progressed, and we were anxious, so we would naturally come to our door and say some unpleasant things. But this is also human nature! Now that the case is solved, we also know that we were too anxious before, so I will admit my mistake to you all!"

After that, he bowed and saluted.

With this bow, he blocked Zhan Sima's previous words.

Zhan Sima secretly clenched his fists.

He didn't expect that this young man could speak so well, and he could use his strength to play so smoothly!
Gritting his teeth, he simply lifted up his robe and knelt down: "Prefect Liu was indeed at fault for what happened today, and it is only natural that you should punish him, the governor. However, besides him, there are also lower officials who confessed their mistakes at the gate of the government office. I know that my ability is shallow, and I can't share your worries and labors for the governor. On the contrary, I almost dragged you down. I am also at fault. In this case, I am willing to commit the same crime as Liu Zhifu, and I ask the governor to punish you!"

Cui Pu lowered his eyes, looking at this person who pushed him further, a trace of coldness appeared on the corner of his lips.

He kept saying that he was at fault, but not guilty.But in the end, Cui Pu was made to punish him for the crime, and he was still guilty of the same crime as Liu Zhifu!This is announcing that you have the ability to dismiss us all!
This is intended to tie two people together, if you want to move you, both of you will move together, or you will not move either of them.

If the magistrate and Sima are pulled out in one go, it will inevitably cause turmoil in Liangzhou's officialdom.And in the short term, he really can't find any suitable people to replace these two positions.

This is what Zhan Sima relies on, right?

As soon as this remark came out, the whole scene fell silent.

The low-ranking officials in the back knelt down, not daring to say a word.

By keeping silent, does that mean you are on their side?
Cui Pu smiled slightly: "The governor has always heard that Zhan Sima is a good man, and the governor agrees. But today, the governor knows how good you are. Look at what you are doing now, and What is the difference between a woman? I have only seen women sharing food, clothing and jewelry together, and what you have done now has opened my eyes!"

Zhan Sima blushed, and his body became more and more stiff.Even Liu Zhifu was so ashamed that he wished he could dig a hole and get in.

Two majestic men are actually compared to women, this humiliation is even worse than before!

It seems that Zhan Sima didn't intend to let Cui Pu go, and Cui Pu didn't plan to let him go either. Now the two are fighting in public!
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Cui Pu laughing again: "Forget it, the governor just saw what you did to make trouble, and deliberately frightened you. Who knows, you took it seriously! Forget it, since it's all done It's over, and this matter is over. Liu Zhifu, Zhan Sima, you go back! First tidy up the matter at hand, and tomorrow we will try this case together."

Let them go at this time, and the humiliation will be even higher.It's as if they accepted the accusation of being a bitch!

Liu Zhifu was dissatisfied, so he wanted to raise his head to defend.However, he just raised his head, but Cui Pu had already turned around: "I went out before dawn today. I have been running around for a long time. The governor is tired, so let's rest first! Let's show these bandits and trucks for half a day, and then I will receive them." Go where they should go!"

Then he waved his hands, raised his feet and walked away.

The posture became more and more arrogant.

But now, he does have arrogant capital.

Zhan Sima gritted his teeth secretly, his face turned ashen.

And at this moment, Cui Pu suddenly turned around again.

"By the way, Zhan Sima, the governor forgot to tell you one more thing - in the future, don't do those things in the name of the governor's mansion. The governor is not dead yet! Moreover, if the governor is really incompetent , I will admit it myself. I don’t need others to help me admit my mistakes, I am not rare!”

After saying this, he smiled again: "Besides, the facts have proved that this governor is much more capable than some people, isn't it?"

Then, he finally turned around and strode away.

Leaving Zhan Sima kneeling on the spot, being looked at thoughtfully by everyone, his old face completely fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)