jdhmnovel Chapter 165 What is the crime?
Chapter 165 What is the crime?
"Hey! There are three little beauties here!"
"Come on, go on, go home and play with your brother."
Shen Mingzhu was almost disgusted to death by this greasy man. She was about to teach this disgusting guy a lesson, but Yun Hong, who had a hot temper, kicked the playboy directly.
"Who do you think you are? How dare you act wild in front of me?"
Shen Mingzhu folded her hands and watched from the side. Yun Hong was very skilled in martial arts and beat the greasy man and his men so hard that they cried and fled.
Shen Mingzhu gave Yunhong a thumbs up: "Not bad! Yunhong, you played well."
Yun Hong returned to Shen Mingzhu embarrassedly. A beggar kindly reminded Shen Mingzhu and the others:
"Girl, you are from other places, right? You should leave Pushuang County as soon as possible, otherwise."
Shen Mingzhu asked with interest: "Uncle, what's wrong?"
She gave the old beggar a copper coin, and the old beggar sighed and said:
"You just beat up the eldest son of Xu Zhubo's family. If you don't leave here quickly, you won't be able to leave Pu Shuang County."
"Is the eldest son of Xu Zhubo's family so powerful?"
"That's not true. Our Pu Shuang County is controlled by the four major families. Young Master Xu has been doing evil things in the county and robbing women for a long time."
"Girl, I advise you to leave here quickly, otherwise, if you are caught by the Xu family, it will be very miserable."
"Over the years, I don't know how many young girls have died at the hands of these young masters."
Shen Mingzhu understood what the old beggar meant. Her eyes were deep. She gave the old beggar two copper coins and left with Yun Qing and Yun Hong.
Shen Laosan was drinking tea leisurely in the lobby of the yamen. After more than an hour, several people from the yamen finally arrived.
Leading the group was the county magistrate Zhao Youde, the chief clerk Xu Tongchuan beside Zhao Youde, the county lieutenant Li Guohai, and the head of the police Qiu Guangze. They came together as if they had made an appointment.
When several people saw Shen Lao San sitting in the hall of the county government, they were stunned at first, then they looked at each other and saluted Shen Lao San.
"Greetings, His Excellency the Magistrate."
Shen Lao San asked calmly: "Who are you?"
"I am Zhao Youde, the county magistrate, and this is the chief clerk..."
Shen Lao San said kindly: "Everyone please sit down!"
Zhao Youde and the others observed Shen Laosan and snorted in their hearts when they saw that he was not only young but also seemed very kind.
There is no hair on the mouth, and the work is not stable.
I heard from above that although this new county magistrate passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer, he is a fool.
So Shen Ruhai offended the royal family and was demoted to this remote place.
Humph, with their four major families in Pu Shuang County, even if Shen Ruhai is a dragon, he has to crawl under them.
After spending the whole morning interacting with these people, Shen Ruhai had already understood the situation in Pushuang County.
Now in Pu Shuang County, due to the serious disaster, it has not rained for three months. Rivers have dried up in many places, and crops in the fields have been sun-dried to death. The entire Pu Shuang County is deserted.
Shen Ruhai felt a chill in his heart. Suffering from the disaster was one thing, but was he also afraid of being exploited by these people?
At the Xu family, Master Xu had his legs broken by a woman and was lying on the bed howling. Madam Xu was furious and asked the servant who followed Master Xu:
"Who is so desperate that he dares to hit my Kuan'er? Someone, come here! Bring me a weapon and go avenge my son."
As soon as Shen Mingzhu walked to the door of the inn, she was surrounded by a group of people, led by a middle-aged woman.
The middle-aged woman surrounded Shen Mingzhu and the others in a threatening manner, and fiercely ordered her subordinates:
"Beat them, beat these three bitches to death."
At Mrs. Xu's command, her subordinates holding sticks rushed towards Shen Mingzhu and the others.
Shen Mingzhu stood on the steps of the inn, without moving, and watched coldly as the two maids kicked a thug away.
Madam Xu saw that dozens of her own thugs were quickly beaten down by her two maids, Yunhong and Yunqing.
She was so angry that she pointed at Shen Mingzhu and cursed: "Where did you come from, you little bitch, to dare to run wild in Pushuang County?"
"Today, I will let you walk into Pushuang County alive and carry you out of the county."
After Madam Xu finished scolding, she ordered her subordinates: "Go and tell the master that someone broke the eldest young master's leg. Ask the master to send someone to arrest these little bitches."
Yun Hong put her hands on her waist and said disdainfully: "Who are you pointing at? Do you know who the person in front of you is?"
"It's really lawless. They actually let people arrest us. Where are they taking us? Are they taking us to the county government office?"
"Is the county government owned by your family? You can arrest people just like that. It's really funny."
Mrs. Xu became very angry when she thought of her son lying in bed.
She couldn't win the fight, and she was so angry that she could only engage in verbal battle.
"You little bitch, if you have the guts, don't leave Pushuang County."
"I'm telling you today, although the county government is not owned by my family, my master is the highest-ranking official in the county. You beat someone up and you still want to escape? Die!"
Shen Mingzhu asked: "How high of an official position does your master hold? Isn't the highest official in the county the magistrate?"
"Is your master the magistrate?"
Madam Xu put her hands on her hips, looking like she was going to make trouble for you later, and said mockingly:
"Humph, I don't know where these wild girls came from, but they don't even know my master."
"I'm going to tell you today that although my master is not a county magistrate, he exercises the power of a county magistrate. Even if a new county magistrate comes, he must listen to my master, otherwise..."
Shen Mingzhu said "oh" and raised her eyebrows and asked, "What else is wrong?"
"Otherwise, go ask who is the boss of the entire Pu Shuang County? We are in Pu Shuang County, and the emperor is far away. Even if the county magistrate comes, he has to listen to the words of our four major families."
As soon as Mrs. Xu finished her words, she was greeted with a loud slap in the face.
"Pa", the slap was particularly loud.
Shen Mingzhu even felt Mrs. Xu's face. Hiss! It hurts!
Mrs. Xu had never expected that someone would slap her in the face in the street. She was about to curse when she saw that the person who hit her was her husband. Mrs. Xu opened her mouth but did not dare to speak.
At this time, Shen Laosan came out and asked Madam Xu with a sneer:
"You just said that the new county magistrate will have to listen to your husband. I am very curious, who is your husband? He has more power than your majesty."
When Shen Laosan put the hat on Xu Tongchuan, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
He immediately knelt down and said, "Sir, don't listen to the words of this ignorant woman. This is simply not true."
Xu Tongchuan wanted to curse. How could this woman with long hair and little knowledge say such things in the street?
Isn't this sending him into the fire?
Shen Ruhai didn't buy it. He snorted coldly, walked to Shen Mingzhu's side, and questioned Xu Tongchuan:
"Mrs. Xu just said that the entire Pu Shuang County is controlled by your four major families. Even if the county magistrate comes, it will be useless. Is that true?"
Shen Ruhai's voice was not loud, but it was majestic, which frightened Zhao Youde and the others so much that they were sweating profusely. They immediately saluted and said,
"I dare not. There is no such thing. This woman is just talking nonsense."
Just kidding, if they dare to admit it, their death will be not far away.
Shen Ruhai ignored them and turned to ask Shen Mingzhu: "Zhuzhu, this woman didn't hurt you, did she?"
Shen Mingzhu smiled sweetly: "How could that be? Daddy, how could these good-for-nothings like them hurt me?"
Shen Mingzhu changed the subject and asked, "Dad, what is the crime of beating a fifth-rank county lord personally appointed by the emperor?"
"Just now, this fat woman not only sent people to beat me, but also wanted to put me, a county lord personally appointed by the emperor, into jail."
"What crime should she be charged with?"
Shen Mingzhu's cold eyes swept across the entire audience, scaring everyone into silence.
Mrs. Xu widened her eyes in disbelief. This little girl turned out to be a county lady with a higher official position than her husband?