There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 11 Ding Dianshi’s counterattack
  "Master Youtang, what should we do now?" Wang Tongchun, the squad leader, asked anxiously.

As soon as Lin Feng took people to raid Zhao Guangqing's home, Ding Yingqi immediately summoned his team to figure out how to deal with it.

Dian Shi was originally in charge of criminal matters, so the leader of the arrest squad had always been his staunch confidant. He had arrested and exploited people, tortured and blackmailed prisoners, and had done all kinds of crimes.

"The top priority is to destroy the evidence. While Lin is not here, you immediately go to the county magistrate's house to look for the account books. If you find them, destroy them immediately. There will be no evidence." Ding Yingqi arranged.

"This is a good idea!" Wang Tongchun immediately arranged for two of his confidants to steal the account books.

Then several people waited anxiously in the room.

After a while, the prison guard came back. When he entered the door, he said, "We have searched the county magistrate's house, but we can't find it."

"Have you looked carefully?"

"The county magistrate's office is not big. We have found all the places where we can put things. They should have taken them with them." The two government officials replied.

"It seems that the person named Lin has been prepared. Once there is physical evidence, there must be no more witnesses, otherwise it will be difficult to escape guilt. It seems that Zhao Guangqing can't be saved. He must not be allowed to speak." Ding Yingqi said.

"I sent someone to warn him not to talk nonsense." Wang Tongchun continued.

"Childish! Only dead people in this world will not confess. For the sake of the brothers, the only choice is to sacrifice Secretary Zhao. Just say that we will take good care of his family and let him go on the road with peace of mind." Ding Yingqi was vicious enough and immediately thought of Kill and silence.

"Isn't this too sorry for Brother Zhao?" Wang Tongchun also drank wine together many times and felt embarrassed to do anything.

"There's nothing we can do about it. It's better for one person to cry than for everyone to cry. Besides, he embezzled so much tax money and will have to sit in jail even if he doesn't die." Ding Yingqi is still hard-hearted.

"Understood, I'll arrange it right away." Wang Tongchun's sympathy was also very limited. In the face of the interests of people like them, brothers were nothing, and they could betray me as well.

As soon as Lin Feng returned to the county government, he immediately went to see Magistrate Zhang and reported: "The county magistrate, we copied about 50 taels of silver from Zhao Guangqing's house. In order to stabilize the strong class, a total of taels of silver were given to them as a reward." , I didn’t ask for permission in advance, I hope the county will forgive me.”

"Damn it! Yuanshan, I'm not talking about you. A small official could be greedy for so much money, which is more than twenty times the annual salary of a seventh-grade county magistrate like me. It's really hateful!"

Magistrate Zhang gets angry when he thinks that an official has been greedy for more than a thousand taels in a few years, but his annual salary is less than 40 taels.
  "Yuanshan, you gave 50 taels to Zhuang Ban, but you didn't take any of it yourself. You are really dedicated to the public, and you have done a great job!" Magistrate Zhang has been in charge of the county government for many years, so he naturally has some tricks. Zhuang Ban also has his informants, and he has already done it in time. Reported the situation back.

"County Lord, we have to interrogate Zhao Guangqing as soon as possible. He is probably not so bold as a clerk. The money embezzled is not worth it, and there must be accomplices." Lin Feng continued.

"Okay, we need to find out the person behind it." The two people were discussing.

"Report, eldest sir, second lord, news came from the arrest squad that Secretary Zhao hanged himself in prison." An official came in and reported.

"What! The person died just after being arrested in the morning? Go to the prison to check." Magistrate Zhang gave the order and went to the county prison with Lin Feng.

When several people came to the prison, they saw a rope hanging from the beam of the cell where Zhao Guangqing was being held, and Zhao Guangqing had already been hanged on it.

When Wang Tongchun, the leader of the squad, saw Magistrate Zhang approaching, he quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I was not strict with you. I didn't expect that Secretary Zhao committed suicide as soon as he entered the cell. I hope you will forgive me."

Lin Feng stepped forward and took a closer look, and saw a look of horror on Zhao Guangqing's face, which was definitely not a normal sign of hanging.

So, Magistrate Zhang whispered in his ear: "Zhao Guangqing definitely committed suicide. Be careful of them jumping over the wall in a hurry."

Magistrate Zhang nodded slightly and said: "Is it a suicide after checking?" "Sir, the condition of the deceased is consistent with the characteristics of hanging, and it is indeed a suicide." The prisoner replied.

"You guards were too careless. The head of the squad will remain in office until the next step." In order not to irritate this group of daring desperadoes, County Magistrate Zhang did not order severe punishment on the spot.

"Thank you, sir!" Wang Tongchun, the squad leader, knelt down and said.

Lin Feng and Magistrate Zhang had just returned to the county government lobby when they heard a commotion outside the door.

"What's going on?" Magistrate Zhang asked.

"Back to the county magistrate, Zhao Guangsheng's family came to the door crying, saying that the county government had tortured Mr. Zhao to death and they wanted to go to the state government to accuse us." The concierge returned.

When Lin Feng heard this, he realized that he was killing people and silencing them, inciting family members to cause trouble. Ding Dadianshi's series of combo punches were very coherent, and his counterattack was quite ruthless.

"County Lord, please step aside for a moment and let your subordinates handle this matter." Lin Feng said to Zhang Yingjie that he had caused this matter himself and he must deal with the aftermath for his leader.

"Okay, Yuanshan is still responsible, so I'll leave it to you. Don't let him go to the state government to cause trouble." Magistrate Zhang was most afraid of affecting his assessment.

"Please rest assured, Lord County." Lin Feng said.

When Magistrate Zhang went to the back hall, Lin Feng asked his disciples to bring in Zhao Guangqing's family members.

After a while, a woman in her thirties wearing sackcloth and mourning rushed in while crying, shouting that Lin Feng should pay for his life.

"Bold shrew, this county government lobby is not the place for you to run wild, come on!" Lin Feng slammed the table and shouted loudly.

"Mighty!" The government officials on both sides shouted in unison and stamped their killing sticks. The majesty of the county government still temporarily suppressed the woman.

"I don't want to live anymore. You beat my officials to death, and you want to beat me to death again? You ransacked the house and took away all the money. Anyway, my children and I can't survive." The woman started to act violently.

"Listen, woman, Zhao Guangqing has just been found to have embezzled tens of thousands of taels of tax money. He died in prison before the investigation of the case started. Who is so anxious to let him die? Who will benefit from his death? ?
  Does Zhao Guangqing, a clerk, have the guts to be greedy for so much money? You yourself saw the house ransacked, and only a small part was recovered. Who gave the rest of the money?
  We also just received the news that Zhao Guangqing hanged himself. Who told you to make trouble? Think about it. Lin Feng asked repeatedly.

When the woman on the ground heard this, she rolled her eyes a few times, stopped crying, and shouted: "God damn these people, they want to kill people and silence them!" It seems that she is not stupid.

"Yes, it's clear that they killed people to silence them, put the blame on the county government, and encouraged you to make trouble, just to use you as a gunman." Lin Feng further advised.

"It must have been Ding Yingqi who did it. My officials always listen to him." The woman said decisively.

"Evidence, our county government needs evidence to handle cases. So, you go back and look for any other evidence first. As for your family's difficulties, I will personally sponsor you 10 taels of silver, which is enough to live for a few months. You can take care of the children first when you go back. Okay." Lin Feng said and took out 10 taels of silver and gave it to the woman.

There is no way. Solving the problem of petitioning and causing trouble is the same in ancient and modern times. It is impossible not to give some money. Besides, it was Zhao Guangqing who committed the crime. He didn't leave any living expenses after ransacking his house, which was indeed too much.

"Sir, you are a good person. I believe you. I will look for evidence when I go back. If I find it, please let me make the decision." The woman stood up and took the silver and said.

"Okay, the evildoers will definitely be punished as they deserve." Lin Feng promised.

　In order to congratulate the successful signing of the work, two chapters tonight.

　　
  　
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