The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 639 Corruption

"Qilin Guard?" Steward Liu looked at his young master in confusion, then his eyes widened suddenly, "Yes, it belongs to the Duke, Qilin Guard?"

"No, yes, he, he is the Lord?" The second son of the Shi family was already trembling and his face was pale.

"Hmph, do you still recognize my Qilin Guard?" Lin Yifan sneered, "Someone, arrest them for me."

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers next to him immediately rushed forward and restrained the second son of the Shi family and Steward Liu.

"My lord, please forgive me, the villain will never dare again!" The second young master of the Shi family was so frightened that he burst into tears and wailed tremblingly.

Butler Liu was even weaker, with a look of despair on his face. He knew that this time he was doomed.

No matter how much they begged, Lin Yifan waved his hand lightly, "Let's go to the county government office."

After a while, everyone came to the front of the county government office. Seeing so many people approaching, the county government office servants immediately felt like they were facing an enemy. They drew out water and fire sticks and blocked the entrance of the county government office to guard.

Lin Yifan didn't want to embarrass the county government, so he immediately ordered Niu Dali to show his token.

When Niu Dali showed the token of Qilin Guard, he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is here in person, why don't you back down?"

As soon as the yamen servants saw it, they immediately withdrew to both sides, and they all bowed together: "I pay my respects to my lord."

Lin Yifan said "Excuse me" lightly, and then led people into the county office.

After Lin Yifan walked into the trial hall and sat on the main seat.The officials of the county government just got the notice from the servants, and rushed here in a panic.

Looking at the soldiers with the Qilin Guard logo everywhere, everyone walked into the hall tremblingly, looked at the young man on the main seat, and immediately bowed in unison: "The humble class pays homage to the Duke."

An official next to the county magistrate glanced slightly, and the two kneeling on the ground in the hall were startled, and their faces immediately darkened.

Lin Yifan looked coldly at the officials below and remained silent for a long time.Everyone bowed, and did not dare to stand upright without the words of adults, but after a while, sweat began to sweat slightly on their foreheads.On the one hand, it is physically uncomfortable, and on the other hand, it is terrified.

"Excuse me." Lin Yifan finally spoke.

Only then did everyone straighten their bodies and carefully survey the surrounding situation.

"The humble magistrate of Nanhua County, Qiao Zhang, didn't know that your lord came to this county, but you couldn't go far to welcome him, so please punish him." Qiao Zhang gritted his teeth and stood up.

"If I don't come, I don't know that there are such nasty things under the county magistrate Qiao." Lin Yifan sneered.

A hint of doubt appeared on Qiao Zhang's face, and he asked cautiously: "I don't know the lowly position, please let me know."

"Shuwan, tell magistrate Qiao why I came here." Lin Yifan snorted coldly, and immediately asked Lin Shuwan to tell everyone what happened today.

Lin Shuwan immediately stood up and told the whole story of today.

After everyone heard about it, they couldn't help looking at the judge beside the county magistrate.

Qiao Zhang was even more startled and angry. Regardless of Lin Yifan's presence, he yelled at the official next to him, "Zhang Tongtao, as a judge, did you really accept bribes from the second son of the Shi family?"

Zhang Tongtao was so frightened that he was trembling all over at this moment. Now that things had happened, he knew that his affairs had been exposed, and no matter how much he tried to quibble, he could not cover up his crime.

Hearing a "plop", Zhang Tongtao knelt on the ground, kept kowtow, and begged in a mournful voice: "My lord, please forgive me. I have been convicted of my crime. I beg my lord to spare the guilty minister for the sake of my life and death for Hengshan." Bar."

Lin Yifan frowned, and asked in a deep voice: "You said you were born and died for Hengshan? So you used to be a member of Hengshan's army?"

"Yes, yes. The guilty minister followed your lord when he was dormant in Hengshan." Zhang Tongtao showed a gleam of joy on his face, and immediately nodded and said, "The criminal is originally one of the bandits in Hengshan. Fortunately, My lord recruited me, changed my mind, and went through more than ten battles. Later, I retired due to injury and served as a patrol inspector as a team leader. Later, I was transferred to a civilian job, and gradually accumulated meritorious service. I was promoted to a judge. My lord, the guilty minister really knew that he was wrong. , must make amends."

Lin Yifan's face was gloomy, and a trace of pity flashed in his eyes.There are not many old people who fought with him back then.But the one in front of him did such a thing. "Say, how much money did you collect from the Shi family?"

Zhang Tongtao glanced at Lin Yifan slightly, seeing that he was not angry, he felt relieved immediately, and immediately said truthfully: "The guilty minister, the guilty minister accepted them, two, 200 taels."

"200 taels is enough to buy you? You are really cheap." Lin Yifan glared at him angrily. Now the salary at Hengshan county level has already been raised to 500 taels a year.As a county magistrate, he has an annual salary of at least 300 taels, which is enough for him to have enough food and clothing.But I didn't expect that even so, he still knew the law and violated the law, which is really hateful.

However, Lin Yifan didn't believe that Zhang Tongtao only accepted a bribe from the Shi family once.Now he couldn't help wondering whether this Tongtao had been embezzling and bribery for ten years?Is the entire county government involved with him?And he can have a magnanimous official career, is there a bigger mouse on top of it?

"I'm going to give you a chance now." Lin Yifan looked at him coldly, "Confess all about your corruption and bribery over the years, and I will punish you lightly. Otherwise, once I find out, you will be punished. Don't blame me for being ruthless."

Hearing this, Zhang Tongtao couldn't help but tremble slightly.How can I confess?What he did, even if he died ten times, it would not be too much. "My lord, my lord, my lord, my lord, it is true that I only accepted the bribe this time, please learn from me, my lord."

"Oh? You choose not to admit it, right?" Lin Yifan shook his head in disappointment. From the change in his expression, he could already tell that he lied. "Niu Dali, control everyone in the county government, and not let anyone go."

"Yes!" Without saying a word, Niu Dali immediately ordered the Qilin Guards to control all the county government offices.

Qiao Zhang watched himself and the others being guarded, with a look of sadness on his face.He could also see that Zhang Tongtao's charges were probably not limited to the crime of accepting bribes in front of him.Even if he didn't participate in it, a poorly supervised evaluation is enough to make his official career hopeless.

After escorting everyone away, Lin Yifan walked back and forth with a gloomy expression, and immediately ordered Niu Dali to send someone to inform Chen Dengke, ordering him to send important members of the Overwatch Council to investigate Zhang Tongtao's crimes.At the same time, secretly ordered the shadow guard to go to the places where Zhang Tongtao had worked in Hengshan, thoroughly investigate the information during his tenure, and find out the crimes he committed over the years.

As for Mr. Gu's matter, it is no longer an important matter.However, he bribed officials and was suspected of killing his maidservant, which constituted a serious crime, so how could he let it go easily.Lin Yifan immediately ordered Qilin Wei to put him in prison and interrogate him severely.

(End of this chapter)