Someone died in the mountains of Anning Village. Even if it is strange, the government has to take care of it.

Chu Xiao had just finished drinking a bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine in the form of sugar water when several yamen runners came over to the clinic.

"Who is the hunter Yan Zhenshen from Anning Village, and who is his husband Chu Xiao?" asked the leader.

There are only four people in the entire clinic now, three men and one boy. Looking at their body shapes, is there any need to ask?

Chu Xiao curled the corner of his mouth. This guy was either mentally ill or he just wanted to show off his power.

"I am Yan Zhenshen, a hunter from Anning Village." Yan Zhenshen stood up and saluted the man.

"Okay, you two come with me to the yamen." The man looked arrogant and ignored Chu Xiao who was still lying on the bed.

"My husband was frightened, and the doctor said he needs to stay in bed to recuperate." Yan Zhenshen looked at the man and said, "Besides, we don't seem to have done anything wrong, so we don't have to go to the government office, right?"

"Your husband is involved in a murder case." The man said, "Murder is a serious crime."

"Do you have any evidence?" Yan Zhenshen said directly, "If it is considered murder just by chance, then my husband was not the only one who saw it."

“But he was the only one there at the time.”

Yan Zhenshen was neither humble nor arrogant: "That's because my husband went to look for the dog. I think everyone in the village should be able to testify to this."

The man was very angry. He had just been transferred from the provincial capital to Anning County. He was already very angry, and now he met someone who didn't take him seriously.

"Stop talking nonsense and take the person away from me." The man waved his hand, looking very impressive.

When the yamen runners following behind him heard this, they looked at each other, and no one moved for a moment.

This newcomer didn't know the situation clearly, but almost all of those who had been working in Anning Town knew these two people.

This person is a relative of Lord Lu, the commander of the Anning Town Guard. If he really committed a crime, they would arrest him, but that person was clearly killed by lightning. What does it have to do with this young man?

If they ignore the young man's health and take him to the county government office, and something happens to him, they will probably lose their jobs.

Seeing that no one moved, the leader's face darkened.

"Why haven't you taken action yet?"

"Brother Chu is ill. Just ask whatever the county magistrate wants to ask." At this time, a man who had been a constable in the yamen for more than ten years said something.

He was an old man in the yamen, and he felt that he couldn't let this county magistrate who came out of nowhere suffer a setback as soon as he arrived, so it would be better to give him some reminders.

"As long as he's not dead, take him away from me." The county magistrate didn't listen at all. He was really like a new official who started with three fires. He was afraid that this fire would burn himself.

"Oh, County Magistrate Feng is so arrogant."

After hearing the report from his men who stayed in Anning Village, Lu Zhicheng wanted to come and see how Xiao Ge'er was doing.

After all, this pregnant girl can't stand being frightened. If anything happens, it will be very harmful to her health.

He didn't expect to hear that they were going to arrest people as soon as he got here. He couldn't understand what the county magistrate was thinking about all day long. He didn't even calm down after being demoted. He was so happy all day long. Wasn't he afraid of being dismissed from office and going home to farm?

County Magistrate Feng could not help but frown. This Lu Zhicheng was only a seventh-rank guard commander. He would have ignored him in the past, but now...

Even if he looked down on them, his current official rank was not as high as theirs, so he could only turn around and bow: "Commander Lu."

"No need." Lu Zhicheng waved his hand and ignored County Magistrate Feng. Instead, he asked Yan Zhenshen, "How is Xiao Ge'er?"

"I was frightened and just drank the pregnancy-preserving medicine." Yan Zhenshen didn't want to cause trouble to Lu Zhicheng, so he said, "My husband is really inconvenient, why don't I go with you guys."

Lu Zhicheng smiled and said, "It's good that you're okay."

As he said this, he turned and looked at County Magistrate Feng: "I wonder what crime the two of them have committed?"

"Whether he is guilty or not, we will know after the trial. Is Commander Lu trying to use his power for personal gain?"

Although he holds the official position of commander of the guard army, solving cases has nothing to do with them. He does not believe in anyone being killed by lightning.

Where did the thunder come from on such a sunny day? It might be some kind of trick.

Thinking of this, County Magistrate Feng looked at Yan Zhenshen with a gloomy face, "The yamen will punish you with twenty strokes of the cane if you don't obey the summons during the trial. If you still want to find excuses, you can only learn a lesson first."

Daxia does have such a rule, but as for those who do not obey the summons, the government already has evidence and it is basically set in stone.

Only a lazy county magistrate can beat people without any explanation. Besides, only the county magistrate can exercise this power in a county. Even if the prefect comes here, he cannot just beat people up.

This means doing your job well. As for matters concerning other people's territory, even if you hold a high position, you must inform the local county magistrate. Otherwise, it would be considered as abuse of power and you could be reported.

"Mr. Feng, you may have forgotten that you have no right to blame others now."

Lu Zhicheng was not afraid of offending this man, even if he was reinstated in the future, he would not be on the same side as their general.

Not to mention that it is easy to be demoted, but it is very difficult to be promoted.

County Magistrate Feng's face darkened, "Commander Lu, you are openly favoring them."

Lu Zhicheng shrugged: "They haven't done anything wrong, so how can you say they are partial to them?"

This was the first case that County Magistrate Feng had taken over since arriving in Anning Town. If the county magistrate were to judge the case, he would most likely keep the matter quiet. After all, this kind of thing was so mysterious that everyone would treat it as an accident.

But if he wants to return to the capital, or even to Kyoto, he must perform better than others. If the murderer is found in this case, it will always be noticed by the higher-ups.

If we knew how to stop thunder, it would be a great achievement.

There were already some people gathered outside the clinic, all of them were there to watch the fun. After all, there were only a few officials in the county, and there were two in this clinic.

However, most people didn't know what was going on, so they started asking others what happened.

There was actually someone in this group of people who knew about it, and he explained it to them.

"How many evil things must one do to be struck to death by lightning?"

"That man was killed by lightning. Why are they still trying to arrest him? Could it be that the people inside know magic?"

"Those who know magic are all capable people. Why would they stay in our small county?"

"So, the government is just trying to arrest random people to take the blame?"

……

The county magistrate of Anning Town is still a man who abides by the law. However, the stories handed down from ancient times show that there are many unjust, false and wrong cases. Of course there are quite a few.

Why most ordinary people don't go to the county government when they have problems? To put it bluntly, they are afraid that small things will become big, and they will suffer in silence and have to go to jail.

The biggest problem is lack of trust in government.

The people outside were talking noisily, and County Magistrate Feng's face became uglier and uglier. The trial hadn't even started yet, so why were they arresting people to take the blame?

What an ignorant people.

"Don't talk nonsense. There is no thunder in a clear sky. We can only know whether it is true or not after the trial."

Suddenly, everyone was frightened and shut up.

At this time, a man in a crescent-shaped robe walked out of the crowd and said, "Daxia law stipulates that summons and punishments must be issued by the highest law enforcement officer in a county. If a subordinate violates the master's robe, he must be caned 30 times. In serious cases, he must be caned 50 times and dismissed from office and never employed again."

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