Chapter 1230 The Little Boy (Xiao Li) Comes to the Yamen Again!
Baishanzhou is the largest sea and land county in the southeast of Xianyan Kingdom. The whole state contains four counties, among which Xijin County, which is closest to Liangjiang River, is the most barren.
Xijin County has a total of 121 villages under its jurisdiction, and Heishui Village and Baisan Village are just the most inconspicuous among them.
The tax revenue is not much, and the people are not many, but because it is close to the coast, it is still a bit of a success. At least they have not defaulted on the annual taxes.
The county magistrate of Xijin County is a ninth-grade sesame official. Ever since he came to serve in this remote and remote place, he has always behaved himself, contacted the gentry, wealthy businessmen, and the soldiers stationed in the county. He considered himself to be a well-rounded person. Although I don't expect that one day I will be able to go to Beijing in front of a saint and be promoted to a few ranks, I can still find a job in my position.
He developed Xijin County, which was called "Wharf County" by the dignitaries in the south of the Yangtze River in the early years, in a decent way. A few years ago, he even got a plaque personally awarded by the officials for "good governance".
The county magistrate of Xijin County is named Song. He has held the position of magistrate of Xijin County for twelve years. It can be said that he has been here since the imperial examination high school.
Magistrate Song has been having a headache recently, so much so that his two most beloved concubines take turns pressing it every day, but they can't get the pain right.
This headache first originated from a female corpse in Baisan Village.
Huang Erbao, the daughter of a fisherman's family.
When the body was brought to the Yamen, County Magistrate Song didn't think it was a big deal, but he still invited a widower to do an autopsy according to the rules, either to find out something or to give an explanation to the family of the deceased.
In fact, the first time he saw Huang Erbao's body, County Magistrate Song concluded that Huang Erbao had hanged himself. There was no other reason. The red circle around his neck showed that he had hanged himself. Today's little girls will get into trouble if they are a little stressed. He wanted to live or die, and the female relatives of his family also liked to do this, crying, making trouble, and hanging themselves.
Huang Erbao had obviously reached a dead end. Although I don't know what made her commit suicide, there was no need to pursue her since everyone was dead.
Magistrate Song, who was already a veteran, was so good that even when he was doing the autopsy, he had time to think about whether it would be better to have boiled meat or pan-fried herring for lunch after class.
And it was just as he imagined.
After a short autopsy, the experienced police officer gave a definite answer, yes, it was suicide, and the case could be closed.
Magistrate Song muttered to himself, "Sure enough," he picked up the gavel and planned to conclude the case... But the villagers of Baisan Village started to make a fuss.
The next development made County Magistrate Song, who had old arms and legs, feel exhausted.
The villagers of Baisan Village did not accept the autopsy results of their work. Then, they introduced a little boy who was younger than the youngest son of Magistrate Song's family. The little boy kept nagging for an hour, and finally forced Song County to Order, a thorough investigation must be carried out!
Magistrate Song is very angry. Just check it if you say so? Who is the official and who is the citizen?
Then County Magistrate Song almost understood what it meant to force the people to rebel...
Yes, those villagers in Baisan Village made the matter big. They even passed small notes at the gate of the county government office, saying that the county government office did not do anything. They also shouted about "Fei Shuang in June" and that they would die in peace.
He also said that Huang Erbao's body would be put on display at the gate of the county government office. He also told people everywhere that if Huang Erbao came back to seek revenge in the first seven days, he would go to the government office!
Magistrate Song was so angry that he wanted to arrest all these unruly people!
But people are smart. If you catch him, he will run away. If you chase him again, he will simply sit on the street without getting up, crying and howling, and then attract more passers-by to point and point.
After all, he cherished feathers and kept them perfect for twelve years. He was about to retire in two years. Magistrate Song did not dare to touch those earthen jars with his piece of porcelain. Then he agreed, check it out.
Although he said it was an investigation, because he felt uncomfortable, Magistrate Song really didn't do anything practical. He didn't even send a single yamen officer out. He made it clear that he planned to use the "drag" tactic.
But the terrible thing is that the sharp-tongued little boy, the naughty kid who the people in Baisan Village call him "Brother Liu", doesn't want the help of the yamen, and he doesn't want the yamen to make the decision. As soon as the county magistrate relents, he and a group of people will do it. Checked it out.
After a few days, he actually found out that Huang Erbao was related to Sun Ershao, the wife of Sun Yuan's wife.
That relationship.
However, Yuan Sun was his "old friend". Magistrate Song did not dare to sit idly by anymore and had to intervene.
But he couldn't just put the Sun family under suspicion, so he just waited and watched, planning to help the Sun family again when he had the opportunity.
While Magistrate Song was thinking about the collusion between officials and businessmen, Brother Liu took dozens of villagers from Baisan Village and caused a fuss in the Sun family. Finally, they found the body of Second Young Master Sun.
When it came to the life of the young master of the Sun family, Magistrate Song finally realized the seriousness of the matter.
On one side, the villagers of Baisan Village forced him to give Huang Erbao justice, while on the other side, Sun Fushang, the mother-in-law of Sun Yuan, cried and shouted asking him to find the real culprit for his son.
Magistrate Song had two heads, one big and one big, and then, with his precise gaze, he aimed at the little boy known as the "little soul boy".
Maybe, this kid really can discover something else?
Thinking like this, Magistrate Song couldn't wait any longer. He changed his previous attitude of fighting against Taiwan and began to seriously get close to and build a relationship with this little boy.
After all, he was a child, so the other party easily let go of the past and revealed many clues to the case to him.
Magistrate Song was very happy and felt that everything was going for the better and the case would be solved soon.
But at this time, the little kid came to the Yamen again, and the first thing he said to him was: "Your Excellency, County Magistrate, I found another corpse. It will be delivered tomorrow morning. You can find someone to pick it up."
"What?" Magistrate Song was dumbfounded and his voice was trembling: "Little ancestor, what do you think happened to you?"
The neatly dressed and upright-looking little boy raised his head and said matter-of-factly: "Someone died on the mountain last night, on the mountain behind our Heishui Village. The deceased's name was Gao Huai, and he was a villager in Four Seasons Village. But He left the village a long time ago and made a living in the county."
"Gao Huai?" Magistrate Song, who has always had a chaotic private life and knew some pimps, immediately bulged his eyes: "Is he dead?"
The fair little boy glanced at him and raised his eyebrows: "I just went to Sun's house again and got news that Gao Huai seemed to have a very good relationship with Mr. Sun during his lifetime."
No, Second Young Master Sun is also a person who likes to look for flowers and willows, so Gao Huai has many ways to do this.
Magistrate Song was thinking about it and asked, "Are you trying to say that Gao Huai's death is also related to the two previous murders?"
"Who knows." The little boy smacked his lips and said in a meaningful tone: "People I knew happened to die one after another. The chance of coincidence is not high, and the condition of Gao Huai's death was only a little better than that of Sun Ershao. .”
Magistrate Song immediately thought of Second Young Master Sun's meaty appearance, and his face turned pale.
The little boy added: "I have some opinions. Is the magistrate free at the moment?"
Magistrate Song, who had already left the court and planned to go home to take his concubine, hesitated for a moment, then nodded dryly after a while: "I'm free."