happy fisherman

Chapter 348
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With tears in his eyes, the magistrate of the county brought the thieves to the court, because they were stolen by others, so the magistrate immediately convicted the thieves.

Beibei raised her brows speechlessly. If she knew that someone could get the stolen goods, she wouldn't need to waste a herb. If Jiang Xingle knew that the herb didn't come in handy, she would definitely be scolded for prodigal or reckless.

Just when Beibei was distracted, the county magistrate had already settled the case. As for the property, he was going to issue a notice to ask people from all shops in the city to come to the county government office to claim it in the evening.

"Wait!"

Qiao Qiongyan yelled, bringing Bei Bella back to her thoughts, and the county magistrate was about to cry when she saw Qiao Qiongyan stand up.

"Miss Qiao, I wonder if you have any other orders?" The county magistrate asked with a sad face, where is the majesty of being a parent official.

"My lord, are you closing the case like this?" Qiao Qiongyan glared at the magistrate in displeasure.

How could the magistrate of the county fail to hear the question in Qiao Qiongyan's words, but several principal criminals have already pleaded guilty, so if he didn't close the case like this, would he still be sentenced?

The county magistrate didn't dare to guess the meaning of the aunt under the hall, rolled his eyes, and asked tentatively: "If the case is not closed like this, what does Miss Yiqiao mean?"

Qiao Qiongyan took a few steps forward, walked under the case of the magistrate of the county, stared straight at him, and asked coldly: "My lord, these criminals just said that the stolen goods were only stolen in the past two months. The goods will be cleared every three months, so what about the stolen money they got from selling the stolen goods in the past two years?"

The magistrate's heart skipped a beat, and he unconsciously looked at Jin Cheng standing on the left side of the hall, panic flashed in his eyes.

Last night, when he and Jin Cheng saw the mountain of stolen goods, they were so distressed that they couldn't eat. The two of them stared at each other for a whole night. Finally, Jin Cheng had a flash of inspiration and proposed to interrogate a few prisoners in private first. See if you can pry something of value out of their mouths.

Unexpectedly, such an interrogation really allowed them to interrogate a sum of stolen money.

But...but he obviously made a deal with these habitual thieves last night. As long as they don't tell about the stolen money, he will answer them, lock them up for a few months, and send them out of An County after the wind blows. .

Thinking of this, the county magistrate couldn't help but look at Jin Cheng again. Could it be that he slipped his tongue?
Jin Cheng in the hall was also frightened into a cold sweat by Qiao Qiongyan's words. He glanced at Qiao Qiongyan, and suddenly remembered that when he brought his men to the courtyard outside the city yesterday, the two thieves had already been tied up, and the two His whole body smelled of smell, and his pants were wet, while the people from the General's Mansion were standing in the yard with their chests crossed, looking like they were watching a good show.

He didn't think much about it yesterday, but after hearing Qiao Qiongyan's words now, Jin Chengcai realized belatedly that before he and his subordinates arrived, the general's people probably had already interrogated them!
Thinking of this, and looking suspiciously at the magistrate, Jin Cheng bit the bullet and walked to the middle of the hall, cupped his hands and said to the magistrate: "Master, it was too late to put the stolen goods away last night, so I didn't dare to disturb you, so I forgot In order to report the stolen money to the lord, I beg the lord to forgive me!"

When he said this, Jin Cheng's heart seemed to be hacked into pieces, but he knew that the matter of the stolen money had been exposed, and if they didn't make it public, Miss Qiao would not give up.

Hearing this, the magistrate's body trembled, as if he understood something.

"Oh?" The county magistrate pretended to know about it just now, and said, "I ordered you to report it quickly!"

After finishing speaking, the county magistrate secretly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. Although the stolen money was almost squandered by these few people, it was enough for their entire county office to spend for a month or two.

Thinking about the confiscation, the magistrate only felt pain all over his body.

But the magistrate of the county obviously thought too well. When Jin Cheng talked about the stolen money, Qiao Qiongyan said: "My lord, Beibei and I spent a lot of money and energy to catch these habitual thieves for you." , I will not ask your county government for a county reward today, so you can take this stolen money as compensation and pay it to Beibei."

"Compensation... Compensation?" The county magistrate thought he had heard wrong, and stared at Qiao Qiongyan in amazement, even his tongue was tied.

He... When did he offer a reward to help him catch these habitual thieves?

Hearing this, Jin Cheng also took a deep breath, this Miss Qiao won't even let go of such a small amount of stolen money? !

After Beibei listened to Qiao Qiongyan's words, she looked at the magistrate with a smile, waiting for his reply.

It has to be said that Qiongyan really understands her more and more, she even knows that she wants to kill these thieves.

"Yes, compensation!" Qiao Qiongyan said as a matter of course.

The magistrate took a few breaths before saying cautiously: "Miss Qiao, it stands to reason that the stolen money should be confiscated if there is no owner."

"It stands to reason?" Qiao Qiongyan sneered when she heard this excuse, and said, "It stands to reason that without Bei Bei and me, you wouldn't be able to catch these thieves in the Year of the Monkey!"

The magistrate's face turned blue and then pale at Qiao Qiongyan's words. On the one hand, he was annoyed that Qiao Qiongyan stretched his hand too far and intervened in his court affairs.

After thinking about it, the county magistrate felt that there was no need to annoy this aunt for such a small amount of stolen money.

After figuring it out, the magistrate looked at Qiao Qiongyan pitifully, hoping that she would give him a step down, but Qiao Qiongyan obviously didn't understand the gloomy eyes of the magistrate.

The county magistrate gave Qiao Qiongyan several winks, and just when Qiao Qiongyan wondered if he had cramps in the corners of his eyes, Jin Cheng said in a timely manner: "My lord, I think Miss Qiao's words are quite reasonable. Everyone worked together to capture these thieves and brought them to justice. There is no credit but hard work. I also propose to give this stolen money as a reward to Miss Beibei."

After hearing Jin Cheng's words, the magistrate's eyes were filled with tears. At the critical moment, he was the only one who could be relied on!
After Jin Cheng said these words, he looked up at Beibei with a guilty conscience, and saw that she was slightly curling her lips, looking at him with a half-smile, Jin Cheng's face burned, and he hurriedly looked away.

Although it is shameless and embarrassing to turn black and white in front of the person involved, Jin Cheng does not regret saying so.

After all, he is also the government's head catcher, if it is spread that he can't even catch a few thieves, it will be even more shameless!

Moreover, he is not the only one who will be ashamed at that time, maybe the entire government office will be affected.

"Okay, according to Miss Qiao and Catcher Jin's proposal, I will reward Miss Beibei with the stolen money!" The county magistrate found the steps and quickly issued an order to save trouble.

(End of this chapter)