Chapter 565: Hiding a Lowly Status Is Like Hiding Official Property

When Na Chengxiang Zhou She saw that Wang Yue and others were about to leave, he and a few scoundrels got angry and started fighting. However, they were no match for Wang Cai, Wang Jing, and Wang Ke, and they were knocked to the ground within a few seconds.

It's just that this is Zhou She's territory after all. Wang Yue, Xu Zhizhou and his party were surrounded by county government officers before they left Huating County.

Wang Yue and Xu Zhizhou glanced at each other. Both of them had black lines on their foreheads. They didn't expect that the gangsters could actually call the guards.

Wang Yue immediately made a decision to see what the situation was like with this county magistrate. He had won a lot of county magistrates recently, and one more would not be too much.

But Xu Zhizhou was very depressed. What kind of little brother are these? The matter between Yang Yunpan and the navy has not yet come to an end. This seemingly stable county magistrate turned out to be seeking death with Wenwen.

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In the county government office, Zhou She, with a bruised nose and swollen face, saluted the county magistrate and said with a sad expression, "This man, with a group of men, dared to force his way into my house in broad daylight, intending to steal my wife, and asked the county magistrate to make the decision. "

After the county magistrate waited for Zhou She to finish speaking, he didn't even ask about the situation. He slapped his hands in shock and yelled angrily, "You can't be a troublemaker. You can plead guilty!"

Wang Yue saw that the Huating County Magistrate was so partial to Zhou She, so he looked back and forth between the Magistrate and Zhou She. He thought that Zhou She was a gambler. It was impossible for the Huating County Magistrate not to know, so why did he defend a gambler so much? Woolen cloth?

Could it be that Zhou She and the county official conspired to do something?

But if there is a conspiracy, it shouldn't be like this. After all, although Zhou She used to be a traveling businessman, now his family is really poor. What's strange is that such a gambler can actually have a good house.

Is there any connection between Zhou She and the county minister?

What connection can a gambler have with a county official?

In order to make money, the Qiantang County Magistrate was able to set up a port privately. Several Mingzhou County Magistrates followed suit. Didn't Wang Yue, the Wenzhou County Magistrate, also develop piracy in order to develop?

Thinking of the relationship between government and business in the Northern Song Dynasty, and Huating County was not a coastal area, he suddenly looked at the county magistrate. Could it be that all the casinos in the county belonged to the county magistrate?

If this is really the case, it would make sense.

This Zhou She is eloquent and has a good appearance. It must be very easy to seduce some lowly women who want to be good.

You must know that there is a poem called "The young people in Wuling are vying for their heads, and there are countless red ribbons." Those women from Yueji are not wealthy.

If those women followed Zhou She and brought money to Huating County, wouldn't it be equivalent to entering the county magistrate's pocket?

The more Wang Yue thought about it, the more he felt that this possibility was too high. It was simply a quick way to get rich.

The magistrate of Huating County saw Wang Yue ignoring his answer and looking directly at him, as if he had seen through him in an instant, which made him very uncomfortable.

In order to embolden himself, the magistrate of Huating County slapped the wall hard and shouted angrily, "How dare you despise the court? Come here and give me thirty slaps!"

After the magistrate of Huating County finished speaking, he took out a token from the table and threw it towards the ground.

Wang Cai didn't expect the county magistrate to be so arrogant. With a wave of his long sword, he knocked back the token and it just fell into the lottery tube. He didn't want the token to fall to the ground, after all, it represented the imperial court.

Xiuzhou Zhizhou Xu Yong really couldn't stand it anymore. He didn't expect that an honest subordinate in front of him would be so useless.

He was afraid that if the Huating County magistrate continued to act like this, he would lose another magistrate under his command, so he quickly said, "What a powerful official!"

Magistrate Huating saw that Wang Cai had just knocked back his token, and subconsciously wanted the government officials to take action, but when he heard this familiar voice, he immediately gave up.

When he saw the person clearly, he quickly got down from his official chair, walked quickly to Xu Yong, bowed and said with a charming smile, "President Wan'an, when will you come to Huating?"

Xu Yong was a little angry. He was afraid that the magistrate of Huating County would make another mistake, so he said straightforwardly, "It doesn't matter when I come. The key is why you are so confused. Who is Zhou She? Do you really have no idea?" ?”

The Huating County Magistrate trembled. He didn't expect Xu Yong to say that. But thinking that he was already in deep trouble, he could only grit his teeth and say, "I really don't know, sir."

Wang Yue rolled his eyes at the Huating County magistrate. This man would not shed tears until he saw the coffin. He said disdainfully, "Since you don't know, why can't you even close the case? Just because Zhou She complained, you didn't even try him. It’s not logical to immediately want me to plead guilty, isn’t it?”

The Huating County Magistrate nodded and bowed to Xu Yong, but not to Wang Yue. He didn't know Wang Yue's identity, so he immediately scolded, "You have no right to speak in front of the governor!"

Xu Yong sighed in his heart. It seemed that this subordinate could not be saved. Didn't you see that you were just here with him? He introduced him very indifferently, "This is the newly promoted young minister of Dali Temple. According to His Majesty's decree, officials in both Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces must be under his control."

When the magistrate of Huating County heard what Xu Yong said, he didn't expect that Wang Yue had such a big background. Thinking of the male top officials Wang Yue had captured in Mingzhou, his feet weakened and he collapsed on the ground.

Wang Yue ignored him and just said to Xu Yong, "Since I have been invited to the county government, I will use the county government to review Zhou She's case. There will be no problem."

Xu Yong thought that it was indeed the case, but Wang Yue hadn't started to investigate Xiuzhou Navy's affairs until now. He had given him enough time to deal with the tail, and had given him enough face. Now he couldn't force himself to come forward, so he nodded and said, " As it should be.”

Wang Yue was not polite, walked up to where the Huating County Magistrate had been, took the baggage handed over by Wang Cai, changed into his official uniform on the spot, and then sat down in an upright manner.

Just like the magistrate of Caiting County just now, Wang Yue was also shocked and said angrily, "Zhou She, if you don't recruit me from the ground, how long are you going to resist?"

Zhou She's face turned pale. He had abducted several lowly women without any trouble. He didn't expect that the Song Yinzhang he abducted this time turned out to be a tough one. But you have such a background, why didn't you redeem yourself earlier? Isn't this a scam? !

Thinking of this, Zhou She was very unwilling and gritted his teeth and said, "The common people don't know what they have committed."

Wang Yue had known this for a long time. He asked with a smile, "You specially abducted low-class women and used good deeds as a bait to defraud money, and you still don't admit it?"

Zhou She heard that Wang Yue was testing whether he had abducted other women, so he quickly denied it and said, "Song Yinzhang came to Huating with me himself and has nothing to do with me!"

Wang Yue knew that Zhou She would not admit it, so he said in a cold voice, "I just thought she came with you, but when I went to take her, you already knew that Song Yinzhang was a bitch, and I took her away at that time , but you blocked it, I think you know it by this time! Every lowly woman is the property of the local government, and you are hiding the government property privately. This crime is not unjust to you, right?"

Zhou She was unchangeable. It was he who still brought people to complain after knowing that Song Yinzhang was a lowly girl. There were many witnesses to this fact. Xu Zhizhou was also present, so he could not deny it. In addition, he saw the county magistrate. With those ferocious eyes, he nodded in frustration and said, "The common people plead guilty!"

Wang Yue laughed when he heard his confession. He came one by one. He was not in a hurry. He said to Wang Cai, "Let him draw the pledge!"

Zhou She looked at the contents of the document and found that there were no malicious additions or deletions. Then he pressed the ink pad with his finger and stamped it in frustration.

After Zhou She's painting was taken into custody, Wang Yue said, "You knowingly and maliciously concealed a lowly woman. It can be calculated as stealing government finances. According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, for the crime of theft, the total amount of stolen money and stolen goods exceeds five guan (one thousand qian)." Those who are consistent) will be put to death, and those who are not satisfied with the five guans will also be sentenced to 20 canes and serve for three years. Song Yinzhang is the leader of Jiangnan Pipa. Her value is not just the five guans!"

Zhou She's face turned pale when he heard this. He originally thought that possession was just a minor crime. As long as he was bitten to death, he didn't know that Song Yinzhang was a lowly person before. My life!

When Zhou She heard that Wang Yue was going to sentence him like this, he immediately became anxious. He quickly said, "The common people deny it. I just hid it privately and did not steal it!"

The Huating County Magistrate was also afraid that Zhou She would bite him in a hurry, so he quickly said, "Wang Shaoqing, the Song Dynasty did not secretly hide low status, so just follow the precedent of punishing theft!"

Wang Yue rolled his eyes at the Huating County Magistrate. It seemed that the Huating County Magistrate had a big problem. He said disdainfully, "I am currently reviewing the case. If you have any objections, you can wait until the details of this case are reported and go to Dali Temple to make a serious complaint. To investigate this case, you can just beat the drum."

The magistrate of Huating choked. He glanced at Zhou She and said, "I have done my best to benevolent and righteous. Of course, it is impossible for him to go to Beijing to ask for a review of the ball for Zhou She. After all, the review went to Dali Temple again, and it was still in the hands of Wang Yue. That's not the case." All the hard work is in vain!

As for Deng Wengu, he didn't want to be beaten first.

Zhou She didn't expect that an official could act like a rogue, which made him very angry. Anyway, in the rogue's heart, he could act like a rogue, and it would be harmful to others to act like a rogue.

Just when Zhou She was anxious, he saw Gu Pan'er comforting Song Yinzhang, and immediately said angrily, "I don't accept Wang Shaoqing's trial of the case. Moreover, the woman with you is Song Yinzhang's sister. You two are close. You should avoid suspicion.”

Wang Yue knew that the relationship between Zhao Pan'er and Song Yinzhang could not be concealed. He had known that someone would tell it, and he had been waiting for someone to tell it, but he did not expect it to be Zhou She.

You know, since Wang Yue wants to be the magistrate of Huating County, he must first establish his authority and then raid the casino. He has already established his authority by convincing the county magistrate just now, but the casino is a normal business and he cannot just search it without any reason. .

Fortunately, now that the time has come, Wang Yue said with a smile, "Okay, since you said so, let's put the matter of Song Yinzhang aside for now, and let's find out how many lowly women you have killed over the years. Well, I don’t believe that Song Yinzhang is just the first one.”

Wang Yue's words made Zhou She and Huating County Magistrate tremble violently, and other onlookers also started talking.

You must know that when Zhou She has money, he will eat, drink, whore and gamble. Everyone in Huating County knows him. In the past, he also brought a lowly girl to Huating. When the other party ran out of money, he said they had run away.

But think about Zhou She's gangster friends, can a weak woman really run away?

Thinking of this, among the onlookers, Zhou She could not stand it for a long time, and shouted with all his strength, "Wang Qingtian is wise, Zhou She has brought five women to Huating this week."

But as soon as this person finished speaking, someone else immediately retorted, "It's not five, it's six!"

The onlookers kept updating the number of lowly women Zhou She brought to Huating County, and the faces of Zhou She and the Huating County magistrate became increasingly ugly.

Wang Yue looked at the pale Zhou She and said with a smile, "Zhou She, tell me, how much money have you defrauded in total?"

Zhou She thought that Wang Yue was just trying to make sure that Wang Yue had convicted him of fraud and that it was Song Yinzhang's revenge. He quickly resorted to means, "I didn't defraud them of their money, they all gave it to themselves."

Wang Yue knew that Zhou She would not admit it, so he smiled and said, "Do you think everyone else is a fool? Then where are these women now!"

When Zhou She was asked about these women, her face turned pale, but she still insisted, "Run away!"

Wang Yue glanced at the Huating County Magistrate and saw that the Magistrate was also sweating on his forehead, so he slapped the gavel, making both of them tremble. Then he scolded, "You are still talking nonsense. It seems that you are missing." The coffin will not shed tears. Come here, beat me until he gives in. Wang Cai, take someone to bring me the account books of all the gambling houses and pawnshops in Huating County. Wang Jing, take someone to bring me the account books of all the gambling houses and pawnshops in Huating County. Bring all the gangsters here to me."

Zhou She was pushed to the ground, looked at the board that was about to be hit, and shouted angrily, "Wang Shaoqing, you are deceiving the world and stealing your reputation, and you are in vain. Is it possible that you were beaten into submission?"

The surrounding people were also talking a lot. After all, hearing is false and seeing is believing. The fight started before the results were announced. It was not as magical as the rumors said.

Wang Yue didn't care. He said in a very cold voice, "This matter is related to your life. You can take as many blows as you want without even saying a word. Guess, in a while, some of your friends will... Not telling the truth like you!”

When Zhou She heard what Wang Yue said, he felt like he was mourning for an heir. However, he still had a bit of luck. No one knew where those women were buried by him. Moreover, he deliberately said that there was a lot of locust trees in that place, even the people who went up to the mountain to cut firewood. Very few.

But what Zhou She didn't expect was that after his friends came, they saw that the pale-faced county official no longer had the majesty he had before, so they sold him decisively. Not only did they tell him about his cheating marriage to get more money, It was also confirmed that he deliberately seduced a lowly woman.

After Wang Yue waited for them to take fingerprints, he continued to ask, "Originally, you are all guilty of the same crime. Seeing that you have reported merits, each of you will get twenty big blows in a while, and it will be over. I have another question here, which of you If you can speak out, you can save ten boards.”

Zhou She's friends originally thought that twenty boards would cost half a person's life. Suddenly they heard that there was such a good thing, and they quickly asked, "What's the problem? Just ask the adults! You guys must know everything and tell us everything." of."

Wang Yue did not look at them, but looked at Zhou She and said with a smile, "Outside Huating County, when Zhou She avoids you, where does he often go? Or where does he not go at all? You are not allowed to go either. of?"

Zhou She's friends thought for a long time and named several places, but Wang Yue ruled them out. According to Guan Hongfeng's words about the criminal's safe range, either the distance was inappropriate or the environment was inappropriate, until they named a haunted place at the foot of the mountain outside the city. After walking into the woods, Wang Yue laughed.

Wang Yue left Wang Ke, Zhao Pan'er and others to wait for Wang Cai to come back to check the accounts, and then went to the haunted and gloomy forest with the Huating County Magistrate and the prefect Xu Yong.

Looking at the hillside from a distance, he could see at a glance that there were several big trees that were more lush than the surrounding ones. Wang Yue pointed at those trees and said, "Give me three feet of ground around these trees!"

The government officials in Huating County and the people who came to watch did not understand what Wang Yue meant and why Wang Yue did what he did.

Wang Yue did not explain, but said mysteriously, "You will know when it is dug out."

In fact, after digging, everyone actually found out that there were corpses buried under these big trees. After inspection, it was confirmed that they were all women.