Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 181 Officials and Thieves

Sikong Zhaixing first confessed to Ma Kongqun about stealing the disaster relief money, then turned to Jin Jiuling and sneered: "Since Jin Datou has eyes like lightning, he can follow a few clues to find me, a little thief, how come he didn't find the stolen disaster relief money?" In fact, we only have 800,000 taels of silver, and we don’t want to find out the big thieves who took the bulk of it!”

Xue Bingshang was a little confused: "You said you only stole 800,000 taels, who took the other one million taels?"

Lu Xiaofeng already understood the key and her face became a little ugly.

Jin Jiuling also had an ugly face, but it was from Sikong Zhaixing's demeanor and tone that he discovered that this thieves, who was at the bottom of the contempt chain of the world, had an unusual relationship with people like Ma Kongqun.

Ma Kongqun still had a smile on his face and asked, "Girl Bing, that's a good question. Who took the other one million taels? I'm also a little curious!"

Sikong Zhaixing said bitterly: "Of course they are those corrupt officials who are squeezing their bones and sucking their marrow! I heard that the imperial court had given out money for disaster relief. I was afraid that some unscrupulous thieves would take action and ruin the reputation of our profession, so I followed them secretly. Escort, but found that the 1.8 million taels of silver had been withheld from the moment it was taken out of the warehouse. Less than a hundred miles away from the capital, only 800,000 taels were left.

"I was hit by natural disasters and man-made disasters, and my family was destroyed and I was homeless. If I hadn't been lucky enough to meet my master, I wouldn't have died in that ditch. I really can't bear to see the victims' life-saving money being wasted like this. I was exhausted, so I took action and took away the remaining 800,000 taels."

Ma Kongqun asked again: "Where is the money now?"

Sikong Zhaixing looked a little embarrassed: "I have taken the money to the grain store under the name of 'Wanma Hall' and used it all to buy grain. My uncle's subordinates are really heroic in doing things. They know that I buy grain for For disaster relief, not only did we take the initiative to reduce the price by 20%, but we also promised to be responsible for transporting it to the disaster area and distributing it to the victims."

Ma Kongqun laughed loudly: "You little thief, you sold the stolen goods on my head!"

Lu Xiaofeng on the side laughed and scolded: "You thieves, why do you think of asking me to help you when you have such a hard job? Why don't you come and invite me to be happy together with such good things!"

Xue Bing stood up and walked to Sikong Zhaixing, saluted him seriously and said, "I'm sorry, I just misunderstood you!"

Ma Kongqun looked at Jin Jiuling, who was starting to feel a little restless, and said with a meaningful smile: "Don't worry, Jin Captou. I have a close relationship with Monk Dabei, and I was also fortunate to eat several vegetarian meals cooked by the bitter melon master. Looking at them In order to save my face, I won’t kill someone and silence them…”

As soon as the four words "kill and silence" came out, Jin Jiuling's hair stood on end. He subconsciously exerted force in his hand and actually crushed several of the white jade bones of the folding fan in his hand.

He threw away the fan with a wry smile, stood up and held his hands towards Ma Kongqun and said, "This matter is indeed caused by Xia Meng Lang. Because he was eager for merit, he ignored the hidden secrets. Please forgive me, the hall master."

Ma Kongqun said with a smile: "Captain Jin is his responsibility, so how can I criticize him harshly? However, how to resolve this matter requires a word from you, Captor Jin."

Jin Jiuling said with emotion: "Brother Sikong knows how to plead for the people when he is in the world, but he is a member of the public servant, how can he not take the responsibility? The case was settled here. He only said that I was incompetent and couldn't find any clues despite all my efforts. , at worst, it’s just a matter of taking off this official robe and not getting angry.”

Lu Xiaofeng and Xue Bing immediately looked at this person with admiration.

Sikong Zhaixing's face was full of emotion, but he had some guesses in his heart. He felt that if he hadn't been in front of Ma Kongqun today, the matter might not have been settled so easily.

Ma Kongqun shook his head: "Since Jin Captou is such a good friend, how can I embarrass my friend? Come on!"

As soon as he called, someone quickly walked in and waited for his orders.

Ma Kongqun said: "Go and get the eight hundred thousand taels of silver notes."

The visitor didn't hesitate for a moment, turned around and left with a promise, and soon presented a large, thick envelope in front of Ma Kongqun. Ma Kongqun took the envelope and pulled out half of the contents. Sure enough, it was a thick stack of banknotes.

He put the banknote on the table next to him and said calmly: "Sikong Zhaixing is my junior. I paid back the silver he took and asked Capt. Jin to take it to settle the case."

Jin Jiuling did not expect such an unexpected surprise, and hurriedly saluted again: "Master, you are so righteous, I am very grateful!"

Then, at Ma Kongqun's signal, he stepped forward and took the banknote in his hand.

Ma Kongqun asked with a smile: "May I ask how Mr. Jin intends to close the case when he returns?"

Jin Jiuling smiled and said: "Now that the lost silver has been recovered, other things will naturally be easy to talk about. I can always find an excuse to get through it."

Ma Kongqun shook his head: "I thought the case should not be concluded this way..."

Jin Jiuling had a bad premonition in his heart, and asked with a reluctant smile: "I wonder what Hall Master Ma has to say?"

Ma Kongqun slowed down his speech, with a serious look on his face, which was obviously not a joke: "The imperial court issued one million eight hundred thousand taels. Since Jin Captou is responsible for the case, he must recover all the lost silver before the case can be concluded. Within ten days, I hope to see Mr. Jin personally escort the full amount of 1.8 million taels of disaster relief money to the grain store of Wanmatang in the disaster area to buy grain, and I will still sell it at a price that is 20% lower than the market price."

"This...how is this possible? I'm just a little detective!"

Jin Jiuling's face turned a little pale, and he felt that the banknote in his hand was as hot as a soldering iron.

Ma Kongqun said with deep meaning: "Jin Baotou can't do it, but there must be someone who can do it. Anyway, I just want to see this result. And this result is my biggest concession. If there are still people who are not satisfied, then You are forcing me to get mad and flip the table!"

Jin Jiuling's face turned cold and his tone was cold: "Master Ma, does he know who you are threatening? Do you really think that with high martial arts skills you can do whatever you want?"

Ma Kongqun raised two fingers:

"First, it's not that you can do whatever you want if your martial arts is high, but that you can do almost anything you want if your martial arts is as high as mine. Believe it or not, as long as I don't openly rebel, I will go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony above the little emperor's head. After a few steps, he could only pretend to be generous and laugh it off."

"Secondly, I don't just rely on martial arts. When it comes to connections in the officialdom, it may be a little difficult for me to get someone to be promoted. But it's not too difficult to get someone to lose their official position or even lose their head."

Jin Jiuling immediately thought of Ma Ji, who was said to be a close family friend of Ma Kongqun, and who was given the title of Marquis of Weiyuan to the governor of Liaodong. He also thought of Ma Jiuling, who was a life-and-death friend of Ma Kongqun. Although he was in the world, he had many classmates and fellow villagers. "Xiao Li Tanhua" in the court could not find a single word to refute.

When Jin Jiuling left with a gloomy face, Sikong Zhaixing came up and asked, "Uncle, how do you conclude that Jin Jiuling is related to those officials who were greedy for money for disaster relief?"

Ma Kongqun muttered: "Look at what he is wearing, does he look like someone who lives on that little salary? And since those officials who are greedy for money are going to put the blame on you, the one who comes to handle the case is naturally someone you can trust." people."

Lu Xiaofeng on the side sighed: "Master Xinshu, whether he is an official in the court or a monk, he has always been said to be upright and noble, but there is such an unscrupulous person under his disciples."

Xue Bing said bitterly: "Thanks to me, I thought he was a good guy just now, now I just want to reward him with a few injections!"

(End of this chapter)