Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

Li Cunxi sat in the carriage with his eyes closed and thought for a long time.

In Taiyuan County, Bingzhou, Li Cunxi met Xiaomei for the third time and asked her this question.

Xiaomei's words were very vague at the time. Li Cunxi always felt that this matter was related to her, but also seemed to have nothing to do with her.

But it doesn't matter.

This time in Jiangzhang County, I will definitely get the answers I want.

At noon, Li Cunxi arrived at Jiangzhang and the carriage stopped outside the gate of Jiangzhang County Government Office.

The bailiffs all raised their heads to the sky and did not even look at Ma Rong, who was temporarily acting as the charioteer.

"Who are you? If you want to see an official, you have to pay some money. Otherwise, we won't let you know!"

Ma Rong took Li Cunxi's official pass and handed it to the yamen runner.

"The Censor is passing by Baofang and wants to see your county magistrate. I hope you will not be ungrateful."

Ma Rong almost spoke with gritted teeth.

He felt unhappy when he looked at these bastards.

What the hell is this? Even the Censor dares to take money.

He was well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, but still wanted to become a thief. Wasn't it because this damn world was so dirty?

Now seeing this beast, I really want to go up and strangle him to death.

The bailiff took the pass with trembling hands, took one look at it, and immediately fell to his knees in fear.

However, he was still mentally strong, so he quickly got up and bowed to Ma Rong, saying:

"Please wait a moment, my lord. I will go and inform the master."

The bailiff did not dare to mention the matter of collecting the mandatory fee again, and hurriedly ran into the county government office to inform the magistrate of Jiangzhang County, Hu Youde.

Li Cunxi lifted the curtain, got off the carriage, put his hands behind his back, and glanced coldly at the remaining yamen runners.

"You are really brave to take the censor's fee."

"I just saw that you guys are all used to it. I guess you must have been robbing the people's money a lot in your daily life, right?"

"Okay, okay, I will remember all your dog heads!"

"You must hide well and don't let me find out even a little bit about your extortion!"

"Otherwise, there will definitely be more people at the Caishikou of Jiangzhang County."

The yamen runners were so frightened that their muscles and skin became limp. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li Cunxi repeatedly.

"My Lord, please calm down your wrath for a while!"

A panting voice was heard from the county government office.

"My lord, my lord, please calm down your wrath for a while!"

Hearing the sound before seeing anyone coming, Li Cunxi looked up with a cold face.

An official who was three times as fat as Li Cunxi rushed out, sweating and panting.

The yamen runners and legal advisors behind him were also extremely anxious.

"I am Hu Youde, the county magistrate of Jiangzhang County. I am honored to meet the Supervisory Censor Li!"

"I don't know if Lord Li's visit to my Jiangzhang County is really too rude. I hope Lord Li will calm down his anger and stop fussing over such trivial matters with these bastards."

Hu Youde is obviously a person with some culture, but not very much.

His words not only failed to make Li Cunxi feel better, but made him feel worse.

Li Cunxi sneered at Hu Youde and said in a sarcastic tone:

"If Magistrate Hu says so, it is my fault."

Hu Youde was sweating profusely. When he heard Li Cunxi's tone, he felt something was wrong. He knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed to Li Cunxi:

"Master Li, that's not what I meant. I hope you can see clearly. I just said the wrong thing. I will slap myself in the face!"

Winter has not yet arrived.

The sunlight is still dazzling.

Outside the bustling Jiangzhang County government office, passers-by stopped one after another.

They looked at Hu Youde with disbelief as he knelt on the ground, raised his big hand like a palm-leaf fan, and slapped himself hard.

With the sound of slaps one after another, the fat on Hu Youde's face trembled again and again.

The yamen runners of Jiangzhang County, under the instigation of the legal advisor, knelt on the ground and slapped their opponents in the face.

Li Cunxi stood with his hands behind his back, with Ma Rong, Qiao Tai and Lu Dayou on his left and right.

The three of them all hated the officials near their homes. Seeing Hu Youde bleeding from the corners of his mouth, they felt extremely happy.

Glancing coldly at these evil officials and people in the yamen, Li Cunxi placed his hand on the hilt of the Youlan sword at his waist.

Hu Youde, who was slapping and had half of his face swollen, happened to see this horrifying scene.

He was stunned for a moment, then he fell to the ground and shouted:

"Sir, all the mistakes are my fault. Please show some mercy and forgive me this time!"

"I swear here today that I, Hu Youde, will be a good official in this life and forever, no matter what position I hold. If you dare to bully the people again, I will kill you with a sword!"

Li Cunxi continued to draw his sword, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

Hu Youde was almost scared to death!

I have sworn this oath, and yet you still won’t spare my life!

The master seemed to have thought of something, and he pulled Hu Youde's official robe and said:

"Grandpa, hurry up and swear on behalf of all of us."

Hu Youde took a deep breath and looked up at Li Cunxi.

"Master Li!"

"I, Hu Youde, swear here that not only me, but even if anyone in the government office dares to demand extra money and bully the people again, I will kill them with my own hands!"

Li Cunxi put the sword back into the scabbard and glanced at the yamen runner who was asking Ma Rong for the regular silver.

"Lock him up for seven days, without giving him food or water. If he is not dead after seven days, I will grant him the right to continue living."

"Thank you for your mercy!" Hu Youde finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Quickly, drag that man away for me. This damned beast actually dared to accept the salary. Everyone knows that I am the most honest person."

The two yamen runners quickly got up and dragged the runner who was demanding the regular silver into the county jail.

Ma Rong stood beside Li Cunxi, his eyes full of disdain.

"Humph, you still have the nerve to say that you are the most honest?"

"The bracelet on your hand is a genuine good thing. If you sell it, it's enough for an ordinary family to eat and drink for a year!"

"You are an honest official. How can an honest official wear such a big gold bracelet?"

Li Cunxi remained silent, but reached for the Youlan sword at his waist.

Hu Youde was really scared. When he saw Li Cunxi making the gesture of drawing his sword again, he quickly said with a smile:

"Sir, I have been an official for so many years, and I have to interact with people. Giving and returning gifts is even more helpless."

"This big gold bracelet of mine is just to keep me looking good."

"I have made Lord Li and the others angry today. I really deserve to die... No, I deserve to die!"

"I'll ask the master to order a table of food. I'd like to invite all of you from Songhelou to have a simple meal together."

Li Cunxi snorted and couldn't help laughing.

"Since Magistrate Hu has said so, I naturally cannot refuse your honor. In this case, I will respectfully obey your order."

"Moreover, Lord Hu is really too humble. You are a county magistrate of the seventh rank. Calling yourself a villain is really lowering your status. After all, I am only an eighth rank, right?"

Li Cunxi changed the subject and said:

"However, I came here to ask you something."

Hu Youde smiled and said, "I wonder what it is?"