GBP Chapter 1829 The Imperial Court Has Sent Here
Chapter 1829 The Imperial Court Has Sent Here
A group of people returned to the county town, but the county magistrate mistook them for his own people and asked happily, "Where are the bodies of those three people? Why didn't you bring them back?"
As soon as he finished asking, he saw the figures of Chen Changli and others, and his expression suddenly changed, "Why are you still alive?"
"Are you so surprised that we are alive?" Wan Shufang couldn't help but sneer when she heard his words.
The county magistrate saw that she was so powerful and seemed to have the confidence to challenge him, and his eyes were filled with shock.
"Are you the county magistrate?" Lin Zhen looked at the man in front of him with a simple and honest face, and raised his eyes slightly, and asked someone to arrest him, "Come here, arrest him for me."
"I'm the county magistrate, a seventh-rank official. Who are you? How dare you arrest me!" Hearing Lin Zhen's words, the county magistrate felt confused.
Lin Zhen immediately revealed his identity: "I am the leader of the Imperial Guards. I am here to look for Duke Rong on the orders of His Majesty. I don't want to run into you chasing after Duke Rong."
"He is really Chen Changli!" Hearing Lin Zhen's words, the county magistrate's face suddenly changed, and then he said in a cold voice, "Even if he is Chen Changli, he cannot arrest me without my superiors' permission, otherwise it would be considered as disobedience."
His voice got louder as he spoke: "You helped him to arrest me, are you trying to join him in a rebellion?"
"I think you are the one who really wants to rebel." Lin Zhen heard the county magistrate's words, as if he had heard a joke, and sneered angrily, "Who in the world doesn't know what the Duke of Rong is?"
Cui Shi was immediately furious and said, "You knew that he had a close relationship with His Majesty, but you led people to hunt him down. I'm afraid you want to hide your crime."
"Don't waste time talking to him, just arrest him and find out how many people he has harmed during the years he has been the county magistrate." Chen Changli's voice was extremely cold. He didn't give the county magistrate a chance to react and went to arrest him.
The county magistrate was furious: "You are a noble, I am a civil servant, you are bullying me and poisoning me..."
Hearing that he was still trying to intimidate people in the name of civil servants, Wan Shufang was so angry that she tore a piece of her sleeve to cover his mouth, "Stop talking nonsense!"
"In order to convince you, I can also ask someone to invite the imperial envoy." Seeing the county magistrate struggling, Lin Zhen kicked him angrily, saying in a sarcastic voice, "An imperial envoy has been patrolling here recently, and he can't tolerate any sand in his eyes. With him here, I wonder how you can still make a fuss?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he ordered his men to rush to invite the imperial envoy, while he himself led his soldiers to surround the county government office.
Chen Changli asked Cui Shi to protect Wan Shufang and went to block the chief clerk.
The two of them worked well together, and in less than two hours, the county town had changed dramatically.
The trembling people were so frightened that they hid in their homes, not daring to go anywhere. Only when there was no more noise outside did they cautiously come out and gather in groups of three or four to discuss the situation.
"What happened before? Why is there so much noise?"
"Is the county magistrate trying to scare us again?"
"Are the county magistrate and the chief clerk trying to force us to death? Oh, God, please open your eyes and look at us. If this continues, we really won't be able to survive."
When the people finally spoke, they were so sad that they couldn't help but pray to God for mercy.
"Good news, it's good news!" Someone came running over and said happily, "The court has sent people to arrest the county magistrate."
"The court has sent people? Is that true?" The people were all frowning. They didn't expect someone to bring good news at this time. They were shocked and suspicious.
After all, the county magistrate had done something similar before. Some people believed it and went to report the case to someone else, but they were killed by the county magistrate as traitors. They were even forced to see their bodies.
Since then, their future has been hopeless and they have been like the walking dead.
"This time it's real. The constables who often bully us have been arrested." The visitor had a look of excitement on his face. It was obvious that he had found out the news clearly and then came to tell everyone.
"Was he really caught?" Some people still didn't believe it, simply because the county magistrate had done so many things to deceive people that the "wolf cry" effect was fully demonstrated on them.
"He's been arrested! The county magistrate has been arrested. Haha, we have finally welcomed the great judge." At this time, some people ran over happily.
When people around heard it, they hurriedly chased after him to ask, and when they got the exact result, they all ran frantically to the county government office.
They want to witness this incident with their own eyes so that the family members who were killed can rest in peace.
The people took action and soon gathered outside the county government office. At this time, all those who were in cahoots with the county magistrate and others were arrested.
They were suppressed in the lobby, feeling the hateful looks of the people, and they were filled with resentment.
How dare these untouchables watch their fun? Aren’t they afraid that they will kill their entire family?
Resentment and malice emerged in their eyes and were soon noticed by the people.
They were so angry that they threw some rotten vegetable leaves on the people's heads, and they gnashed their teeth, as if they wanted to pounce on them and bite off a piece of flesh.
"Before, it was because God was blind that you were allowed to live until now. Now God has opened his eyes, and my family's revenge can be avenged."
"You really deserve to die! Woohoo, Dad and Mom, the crooked officials have been arrested. Once they die, you can finally rest in peace."
The people were very excited, as if the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time finally burst out at this moment.
Wan Shufang stood in the lobby listening to their sorrowful words, and she became more and more disgusted with the county magistrate and others. "The corrupt officials deserve to die!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Changli and Lin Zhen came out with a group of people.
"Shufang, there are some women in the backyard. Most of them were captured by the county magistrate. Now they are all a little emotionally broken after learning about the county magistrate. You should go and see them." Chen Changli spoke quickly when he saw Wan Shufang.
"I'll go check out the situation now." Hearing this, Wan Shufang hurried to the backyard.
Before she even walked in, she heard a wailing sound. It was like she had caught a glimpse of hope in despair, but she was unwilling to believe it.
"The county magistrate's crimes are too numerous to list, so when the imperial envoy arrives, he will have nothing to lose but his head." Wan Shufang stayed outside for a while before going in. "Once he dies, not only will you be able to get revenge, but you will also be able to gain true freedom."
"It's you, how come you are here?" As Wan Shufang walked in, a man with a dazed look in his eyes suddenly shuddered and walked towards Wan Shufang.
"Did you recognize me?" Wan Shufang's heart started beating wildly when she saw the person coming towards her.
"Your eyes are very special. They reflect me clearly without any disgust or aversion." The woman looked Wan Shufang up and down, and replied after a moment.
She was the county magistrate's favorite woman, so she was able to live outside.
Wan Shufang had wanted to get information from her before, but she reminded her of the exposure.
Now that the two of them met under such circumstances, the woman had mixed feelings. "Are you from the court? Did you come to me before to get evidence of her guilt from me?"