Chapter 38 The Wu family is fully responsible

Chapter 38 The Wu family is fully responsible

Ma Su was assassinated. Regardless of whether the assassination was successful or not, it would cause commotion throughout Longxi.

You must know that Ma Su is now the backbone of Longxi County. From the county magistrate to the head of Guizhou, the reason why they dared to go against the local nobles was because of the confidence given by Ma Di.

Once everyone learns of his assassination, these beliefs will be shaken, and turmoil and unrest are inevitable.

So after catching the assassin, Ma Su's first order was to block all news and not let anyone know about his assassination. At the same time, Yao Hu sent a message to Li Mu, telling him that the county guard was almost assassinated.

Li Mu was shocked after receiving the news. He didn't care about anything and hurried back to the county town with his people.

When Li Mu returned to the county government office and saw that Ma Su was only slightly injured, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ming Gong, it's great that you're okay. I really don't know what to do if something happens to you." Li Mu sighed and bowed respectfully before sitting down.

"It's all my fault. I didn't expect that the other party would intercept my messenger."

Li Mu had confirmed before coming that the warrant in the assassin's hand was the messenger he sent back to the county to remind Ma Su. As a result, the messenger was intercepted and killed on the way before being delivered, and the warrant was also taken away and used to assassinate Ma Su.

If something really happened to Ma Su, Li Mu would have to bear at least 80% of the blame.

"It doesn't matter, this is not your problem." Ma Su waved his hand nonchalantly and said gently.

"It's all because the assassins are too cunning. Who would have thought that they dared to intercept the messenger and their goal was to assassinate me?"

"The result is good. I'm fine. The assassin was also caught."

Hearing this, Li Mu suddenly frowned, keenly feeling that something was wrong.

"Ming Gong, have you recruited an assassin? Who made him assassinate you?"

Li Mu frowned and asked, his expression becoming very unpredictable.

"No, the assassin is obviously a dead soldier. No matter how he is interrogated, he will not be recruited at all." Hearing Li Mu's question, Yao Hu answered with a bitter smile.

"I have used all the torture instruments and all the punishments, but I can't make her let go. In other words, she has a desire to die and is not afraid of death at all. I am tied up and worried that I will die."

"What can you do with those toys? Are you going to pry open the mouth of a dead man?" It's not that Ma Di is looking down upon him, the punishments in this era are really too simple.

Not to mention that the cannons developed by the ancients were burnt, there was no such punishment as being quartered with five horses. Basically, in addition to being whipped with a whip, I was beaten with a stick. This method will not satisfy the interest of some people in future generations.

You still want to interrogate with such little strength?

"You can't do this. I'll tell you guys a few tricks to make him suffer even if he doesn't come out on trial."

Ma Su thought for a while and decided to mention these people, so he spoke.

"You set up a cell with no light or sound inside. Then put the assassin in there. No one can see him except the regular jailer who goes in to feed her every day."

"And even if she is forced to eat, there shouldn't be much noise. Just control it and don't let her seek death."

"Oh, by the way, if he still refuses to speak, you will tie up the prisoner and then cut him into pieces bit by bit. Starting from the legs, cut them off one by one..."

Listening to Ma Su's description, the expressions of Yao Hu, Li Mu, and others changed from stunned, to thoughtful and horrified, to silence. In the end, everyone looked at Ma Su with only fear in their eyes.

What are the governor's thoughts? The more he listened, the more panicked he became.

"Mr. Shui Jing of Jingzhou used to say that those who understand current affairs are heroes. I think this criminal law should be able to pry the assassin's mouth open, right?"

Finally, his mouth was dry when he said it, and Ma Su reluctantly ended it.

"Ahem... Mr. Ming, I think these criminal laws are a bit..." Li Mu didn't know what to say.

"Terrifying!" Yao Hu added.

"The Sheriff is born to do this. As far as the criminal law is concerned, I bet no one would dare to lie in front of the Sheriff."

It's hard to say how many people can survive the county magistrate's interrogation.

"Let's go to the trial. A dead soldier can enter the county government and set fire to the archives room. It is indeed not caused by ordinary people." Ma Di narrowed his eyes and suddenly said inexplicably.

Yao Hu and Li Mu were stunned by Ma Di's words, and they couldn't figure out what they meant.

But soon, they heard Ma Su continue to say,

"Our county government has been in chaos these past two days. Anyone can jump out and cause trouble. First, I don't know who set fire to the archives room. Now, even the Wu family has jumped out and sent people to assassinate me."

"Do they really think that I, Ma Su, am so easy to die? Just send any tribesman to kill me!"

After hearing what Ma Su meant, Li Mu suddenly understood and showed a knowing smile.

"Yes, what Ming Gong said is true. The Wu family is so arrogant that they dare to assassinate the official of the dynasty! It's time to teach them a lesson, otherwise the people in the world will think of our Han Dynasty."

"They are slapping the Prime Minister in the face, we must not let them go!"

Ma Di's meaning was obvious. No matter what the assassin found out during the interrogation, she was the culprit who set fire to the archives room.

The assassin who assassinated Ma Di could only be a member of the Wu family in the dungeon who had not yet had time to execute him.

The Wu family is fully responsible for this matter!

"Ming Gong, what a great idea!" Yao Hu quickly figured out the key to all this. In fact, the most important thing is how they can take advantage of it.

The Wu family is basically dormant now, pretending to be dead and not using any killer moves. It would be great if we could take this opportunity to force them again and let them show their weaknesses.

"But don't act too aggressively. Try not to push the Wu family to a dead end this time." However, this time Ma Su suddenly spoke and persuaded them not to be so aggressive. As soon as these words came out, Li Mu and Yao Hu all looked at Ma Su in astonishment, with some disbelief in their eyes.

You are not Ma Su at all, who are you?

Seeing the looks in these two people's eyes, Ma Su shook his head helplessly.

"You don't know that this assassin's purpose is absolutely impure. In other words, I suspect that he doesn't intend to kill me at all, but has other motives."

"She was obviously a dead soldier, and she had enough time to kill me before you rushed in. But she strangely stopped assassinating me, and turned around to escape from the county government office where all the soldiers were. After failing, she immediately wanted to commit suicide."

"This is weird. It's not what someone who wants to send me back...send me to die can do."

After hearing Ma Su's words, Li Mu, who had always been sensitive, also realized that something was wrong.

"Is that so? There does seem to be a problem, and there may be a huge conspiracy in the middle!"

"That's right, and judging from the current time and the reaction of the aristocratic family..." Ma Di squinted his eyes, a chill flashing in his eyes.

"I'm afraid a third force has entered the situation!"