kvmb Chapter 120: Follow-up
Chapter 120: Follow-up
"So, rich people deserve to be scammed or blackmailed? Or do rich people no longer belong to the people of the Great Zhou?" Chu Ci was not moved at all.
It even vaguely pushed the people present to the opposite side of the entire Great Zhou.
At this time Fan Jingrui knew that Chu Ci was really angry. The brother and sister looked at each other, and hurried to Chu Ci's side, stopping the rushing yamen runners on the left and right.
Being stopped, the three yamen runners looked anxious, but they were secretly relieved in their hearts.
With this premise, even if you are fined, at least your life can be saved.
Therefore, although the three yamen runners still maintained the posture of rushing forward, they did not actually use much strength.
"Ah--" When the county magistrate Chen Jingting arrived, he heard his father's scream from afar, and a severed finger flew straight towards his face.
Chen Jingting originally thought that the informant was exaggerating, but when he saw the severed finger, he was really shocked: "Doctor, go get the doctor!"
Then came anger, boundless anger.
In the area under their jurisdiction, their own
My father's fingers were chopped off. Isn't this a blatant mockery of my own incompetence?
Even so, Chen Jingting did not let his anger get to his head.
He pushed through the crowd and bowed respectfully, "I am Chen Jingting, the magistrate of Lingao County. I wonder what misunderstanding you two have with my father that led you to do such a cruel thing to him?"
Put the blame on someone else? They are indeed father and son.
Chu Ci was about to speak when Fan Jingrui reached out to stop her and took a step forward. "Master Chen, you came here in a hurry, so I guess you don't know about your father's fraud and forced sale of poisons in the street, right?"
It is said that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Chen Jingting thought that Fan Jingrui would give him some face after all.
Unexpectedly, Fan Jingrui did not play by the rules at all. He intended to prove Old Man Chen's guilt right from the start. Even if he did not answer well, he might be implicated.
In a flash, all kinds of thoughts flashed through Chen Jingting's mind. In the end, he held back. "Well, I'm usually busy with official duties and I've neglected my family's affairs."
He is still a man who can bend and stretch. Chu Ci heard this and a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes. But he didn't stop talking: "Husband, if I remember correctly, the reputation of the official's family will also affect the evaluation, right?"
Fan Jingrui sometimes felt that as long as his wife didn't use her bad taste on him, it would still be very interesting.
He coughed falsely, not only did he not refute Chu Ci, but he also made Chu Ci's words more beautiful: "Mr. Chen, don't be angry. My wife is also thinking about you. After all, you are such a good official who is dedicated to serving the people. It would be a pity if your family were implicated."
Chen Jingting: …
After a long time, Chen Jingting finally held back his breath. "Thank you both for your consideration. I have benefited a lot from your words. Why don't you two follow me back to the mansion so that I can ask you for more advice."
Haha, are you sure you want to learn from me, and not just plan to close the door and beat the dog?
Fan Jingrui also understood Chen Jingting's thoughts, "Don't bother, we are just seeing injustice and we have to hurry on our way, so we won't bother you, Master Chen."
Chen Jingting was naturally unwilling to be rejected. He wanted to persuade her again, but Chu Ci dropped a bombshell: "The doctor is here, why don't you go and care about your father who has lost too much blood?"
Our dynasty governs the world with filial piety. No one knew about his relationship with Old Man Chen before, but now Chen Jingting really doesn't dare to be too presumptuous.
So Chu Ci admired the amazing facial expression change. Chen Jingting was still looking frustrated in the last second, but in the next second, his expression changed seamlessly to one that looked as if his father had died. "Doctor, doctor, please check my father's finger. Can it be reattached?"
"This..." The doctor looked embarrassed, and after a long while he said, "It's not difficult to connect it, but it will easily fester. It will easily endanger your life. Do you want to connect it?"
The doctor cleverly kicked the ball back to Chen Jingting.
Chu Ci knew the cause of the festering, but why would she help? She simply turned to Fan Jingrui and said, "Husband, Qianyan, there is nothing for us to do here, let's leave."
This time when Chu Ci left, no one dared to stop him.
However, no one present, including Chen Jingting, knew that Chu Ci's departure was just an illusion.
After arranging the room in the inn and deliberately asking for two buckets of water, Chu Ci pulled Fan Jingrui out through the window and went directly to Chen Jingting's study.
However, after searching for a while, nothing was found.
Chu Ci was puzzled: "It is said that like father, like son. Could Chen Jingting be the exception?"
Fan Jingrui shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. This study is too clean. It's as clean as if it was specially placed here for decoration."
Hearing this, Chu Ci became excited. "It's not here, so guess where Chen Jingting would hide it?"
Fan Jingrui smiled bitterly: "My wife, I am not a god. Everyone has different habits of hiding things. I know nothing about Chen Jingting, so I really can't guess."
Chu Ci thought: I thought that having the brain of my cheap husband could save some energy for "Xing'er", but it seems that I was overthinking.
But it was impossible to let him go so easily. "Well, wait for me outside. I'll search around again."
Fan Jingrui also knew Chu Ci's ability, and he had no objection when he heard it, "Okay, I'll go outside to keep watch, you be careful."
Chu Ci nodded, and then asked "Xing'er" to start scanning.
The study is spotless.
Bedroom, not found.
Chen Jingting's wife's bedroom also had no extra items.
Just when Chu Ci began to have doubts again, a series of rapid beeping sounds came from a desolate courtyard in the backyard of the government office.
Following the guidance of "Xing'er", Chu Ci finally found a secret passage behind a mural.
This secret passage did not lead to any courtyard in the mansion, but led directly to a brightly lit courtyard diagonally opposite the county government office.
Chu Ci was also here and saw the Chen father and son who were completely different from those during the day.
"Have you found out the identity of that woman?" Although Old Man Chen was pale due to excessive blood loss, his murderous aura could not be faked.
Chen Jingting lost his hypocrisy during the day and his face was gloomy. "No, but according to Liu Li and the others' description, the long sword that woman took out later should be the Imperial Sword. You can be considered to have saved your life today."
"I was indeed careless." Old Man Chen stared at his severed finger, the unwillingness in his eyes fleeting. "The last time the master wrote to me, he said that the woman was very good at planting. Could that poisonous... konjac have some effects that we don't know about?"
This father and son know themselves very well!
As expected, there are no fools in this world, and all of my abnormalities have long been noticed by people with ulterior motives.