Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 454: The Night Finally Passes
Even Jin Yu didn't expect that the person who helped him shout "Wait a minute" was actually Hu Wenzhi, one of the three people he framed.

Old Hu was also a very astute person. He saw at a glance that the main purpose of Master Wei's rush to have Jin Yu slapped in the face was not to punish this villain, but to make Jin Yu shut up quickly so as not to drag him, the Wei surname, into the water.

This... is just that Mr. Wei is a little too hasty, and we need to help him slow down.

"Master Wei, please forgive me for being rude." After stopping Captain Liu, Hu Wenzhi bowed to Master Wei and said slowly, "There are still many details in this case that are not clear. If we slap Jin Yu in the face and make him speechless now, it will inevitably delay the investigation. Therefore... I hope that Master will show mercy and postpone the beating for now. It will not be too late to beat him again after the matter is investigated."

The man said this in a dignified and reasonable manner. In addition, Hu Wenzhi and Sun Huang were in the same group. Even if Master Wei didn't know his background, he didn't dare to offend him rashly. So Master Wei could only smile awkwardly after hearing this and replied, "Oh... Mr. Hu, you are right." Then he turned around and said to Captain Liu briefly, "Captain Liu, um."

This "hmm" was not made by grinning, but by coming out of the nose. While making the sound, Mr. Wei also raised his chin. What he meant was that he wanted Captain Liu to do what Mr. Hu said. I will not repeat the original words.

Captain Liu understood and loosened Jin Yu's collar again, then put down the board in his hand.

Jin Yu, who had escaped the disaster, immediately collapsed and gasped for breath.

But who would have thought that just as Jin Yu relaxed for a few seconds, Huang Donglai on the other side said, "Don't worry, the atmosphere has come to this point. If you don't want to spank his mouth, you can spank his butt. His butt can't talk, right?"

Ladies and gentlemen, this is just Brother Huang being mean.

And he didn't expect that his casual behavior would give Master Wei a better opportunity.

"Yes! Yes, Mr. Huang is right. Someone, come here!" When Master Wei heard this, his eyebrows were filled with joy. He quickly said to the several yamen runners beside him, "Did you all hear it? Pin down this guy surnamed Jin and beat him! Beat him until Mr. Huang is satisfied."

According to Master Wei's idea, if Mr. Huang did not "know his business", he might not realize that he had to stop until Jin Yu was beaten to death; at that time, Jin Yu would not be able to speak carelessly, and Huang Donglai would also bear certain responsibilities.

Some people may ask after seeing this, what does it mean to be knowledgeable?
It's very simple, it's just a matter of "eyesight". You have to be able to tell whether the yamen runners who are carrying out the caning are really beating or just pretending...

With three or two swings, the skin and flesh were torn apart, and blood and flesh flew everywhere. This was a real fight.

More than a dozen sticks landed with crackling sounds, but there was no pain at all. This was a fake hit.

In addition, in real fighting, there is also a "secret" trick, which we will see in the following example...

This can also be said to be a craft.

The people who are most proficient in this skill are undoubtedly the caning officers in the army and the court, because military sticks and court canes sometimes become a part of implementing political means, and the consequences of beatings are of great importance, so a certain amount of room for operation must be guaranteed.

For example, suppose there is a general who is good at fighting. Before a battle, he made a military order, but he accidentally messed up. But the marshal still needs him later. What should he do? Say "It's just a boast, why take it so seriously"? And then everyone will pretend nothing happened? That won't work. He has to save face. How can he convince others after saying that?

Therefore, it is necessary to play out a "Zhou Yu vs. Huang Gai" game to show an attitude to the soldiers in the army, especially those low-level soldiers with the highest mortality rate.

At times like this, the executioners must have some skills with their hands. What if two people with poor skills accidentally beat the executioners to death or maim them, and the show becomes "Executing Ma Su with tears", then who will fight the rest of the battles?
Similarly, those who were in charge of beating officials in court had to have more refined skills, otherwise, that group of generally old and weak civil servants would most likely die.

It is said that the best in this business can "hit the sole of a shoe silently, peel off a layer of skin at a time, and hit a watermelon with a clapper, leaving the red flesh intact."

Of course, the yamen runners under Master Wei have not reached this level yet. After all, they usually just deal with ordinary people, and there is no need for them to train to that level.

However, they still have some "skills".

Take beating the maggot for example. From the master's excited state when he gave the order, the bailiffs understood it - the person is going to die, and it is best to do it covertly so that Mr. Huang cannot see it for a while. By the time he realizes something is wrong and orders a stop, the person is already too late to be saved.

This is the "darkness" in the "real fight".

"Yes! Master."

After Master Wei gave the order, several yamen runners stepped forward, quickly dragged Jin Yu to an empty space aside, and pinned him down. The two men in charge of the caning quickly picked up the Fire-Water Merciless Sticks and took their respective positions.

"Master! Spare me! Spare me..." Jin Yu was making his final struggle, shouting for mercy at the top of his lungs.

puff--

But the first stick fell quickly, interrupting his shout.

I don't know if you have ever been beaten like this... In fact, when a person suffers a really heavy blow, especially a blunt blow, he or she often cannot shout out at the first time; those characters in film and television works who can continue to scream while being beaten, or can even speak lines with a sad face, are basically for dramatic effects.

Jin Yu was one of those people who was hit on the flesh by a stick. His chest immediately felt congested, and the muscles and nerves throughout his body... were tightening in response to the severe pain, causing his breathing to stop temporarily.

Theoretically, if there was no second stick, then after a few seconds, as his body went from being extremely tense to being slightly relaxed again, the pain would spread from the hit part and then be highlighted, and the brain would begin to secrete a variety of chemicals to relieve the pain... At this time, he would almost be able to scream or say a few words.

However, the reality was not so gentle. The two yamen runners' sticks came fast and hard...

Puff, puff, puff... In the blink of an eye, it came again... Not two, not three, not four, but five sticks; each hit did not sound very loud, only making a muffled sound, but each hit was full of hidden power, which could kill the person.

Jin Yu was used to being a bully in the village, so how could he have been beaten so badly? After these few blows, he didn't even scream, only a few groans came out of his mouth, but his tears, snot and urine were out of control and flowed all over the floor...

"Enough! Stop!" Although Huang Donglai had good eyesight, it was a little late for him to call for stop; mainly because he did not expect that these guys would be so cruel and Jin Yu's body was so weak.

When he finished speaking, the bailiffs were smart enough to take advantage of the inertia and hit him twice more before they slowly stopped.

Looking at Jin Yu again at this moment, he had already fainted with his eyes rolled back, and was breathing out more than in.

"Heh... this guy really can't stand being beaten. He actually fainted." Seeing the result, Master Wei began to act like a spoiled brat, "Master Huang, what do you think... how should we deal with him now?"

Huang Donglai was cursing in his heart at this time: "Fuck me, this old fox is really treacherous. There's no fun to be had now."

"Hmm..." Huang Donglai hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Then I think, since we have already caught the criminal red-handed tonight, we might as well fulfill Mr. Jin's wish and let him be Cao Le to the end."

At this point, Huang Donglai decided not to "play" with Master Wei anymore and planned to leave.

"Mr. Huang is absolutely right." Mr. Wei immediately took advantage of the situation and looked at Liu Li, "Captain Liu..."

"I'm here." Liu Li responded with a fist salute.

"Now that the true identity of the great thief Cao Le has been revealed, you should know what to do next, right?" Mr. Wei did not want to say too many specific implementation details in front of Sun, Huang and Hu, so he spoke like this.

Liu Li also understood this. Even though he was not clear at the moment, he had to explain it clearly. Anyway, he would take the people away first. If there were other questions, it would not be too late to ask the grandfather after Sun, Huang and Hu left.

"I understand. I'll do it right away." After Liu Li said this, he ordered the bailiffs to drag Jin Yu away, but not to go through the door he had just entered, but to take a detour from the other end of the back hall and take him directly to the cell.

He himself said hello to Mr. Wei and walked out of the gate.

Immediately afterwards, a commotion was heard outside, followed by the sound of fighting. It was obvious that the bailiffs were capturing Jin Yu's accomplices who were waiting outside.

As we mentioned in the previous article, most of that group of people were hooligans and petty thieves, but there were a few fugitives who changed their names and had murder cases on their hands... When they saw that the situation was not right, they resisted.

Of course, Captain Liu is no pushover... I can't say that his martial arts skills are that high, but he can still do some damage to these thugs who have no internal energy at all.

That was the end of what happened that night. After Shuang Xie and Lao Hu took back their luggage, they went back to the inn.

The next day, Master Wei withdrew the wanted order for Cao Le and posted a notice, declaring that Jin Yu and his gang were the "big thief Cao Le" and that all the related persons had been imprisoned and were awaiting their fate.

Jin Yu's home, as well as all his property, wives, concubines and servants, were all sealed up or detained by the government. Anyway, with just one sentence "investigate witnesses and stolen property", Master Wei had the final say on how to define and distribute them later.

Judging from the result, the final winner of this farce that night was not Shuang Xie, nor Jin Yu, but Master Wei - he not only saved himself, making Sun Huang Hu suffer a loss, but also took the opportunity to swallow up Jin Yu's property.

He even gained some support from the people.

Because the common people knew very well that Jin Yu was definitely not the Cao Le who "robbed the rich to help the poor", but the county magistrate accused him of being Cao Le and helped the real Cao Le win the lawsuit. Objectively speaking, he did a good thing and eliminated a harm to the village.

At this time, no one would mention it again... In the past, Jin Yu was able to run rampant in the village largely because of Master Wei's bribery and protection.

There will also be people who will take the initiative to speak up for Master Wei, saying that the master may have been deceived by a villain in the past, and now that he has come to his senses, he should just deal with Jin Yu.

In short, less than a month after the matter was settled, Jin Yu himself died of illness in prison, and his motley crew were either killed or imprisoned, while his wives, concubines, slaves, etc. all scattered.

As for how Mr. Wei used the wealth he amassed this time to establish connections and was transferred back to Beijing half a year later...that's a story for another time.

In addition to this incident, there is another thing worth mentioning. The real Cao Le, that is, the top performer of Xinghui Tower, "Qian Meimei", for some unknown reason, also left Shanghai County not long after.

From then on, she changed her identity and was no longer an "employee" under Boss Ding. Instead, she restored her original surname and started to wander the world on her own under the name "Cao Weiler".

Will she appear in the journey of the two after that? We will discuss this later.

(End of this chapter)