Chapter 28: Forced into the water
Chapter 28 Forced into the water
Chu Nanzhi also asked Sun Xiancheng to fetch some major criminal case records from the county government in recent years.
After checking and browsing, except for the tax and bank cases a few days ago, there is no record of large-scale gangs committing crimes, and most of them are homicides caused by neighborhood disputes.
The major cases of robbery and looting can all be traced back more than ten years ago, when Lin Jinxiao's father was in office.
At that time, the sea bandits of Dongsang Kingdom repeatedly violated the ban, and later the imperial court sent troops to conquer them. Now the Dongsang sea bandits have been eliminated for many years.
In recent years, the coastal defense has been stable, the government in the county is clear, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, and there are few villagers who fall into bandits in various villages, so there are no large bandit groups around Luyan Port.
After Chu Nanzhi checked all the files, Sun Xiancheng suddenly said:
"For the past two days, this old man has been thinking about whether Ren Yazi broke into the mansion and kidnapped Mr. Zhao's young man, and sold him elsewhere."
After thinking for a while, he was actually proud of his reasoning, nodded and laughed:
"After all, it is a child of a rich family, with delicate skin and tender meat, maybe it can be sold for a good price."
"You pig brain, you are all vegetarians in Zhao Mansion's nurses."
Before Chu Nanzhi could speak, Magistrate Hu first denied his idea:
"If Ren Yazi did it, why would they risk their lives to go to Zhao's house to rob his husband, there are no children in the county town, unless there are some people with ulterior motives who hate deeply."
Paused, he hated iron for being weak, pointed at Sun Xiancheng and cursed: "You, you, this life is doomed to end up in this position."
After being accused, Sun Xiancheng closed his mouth in aggrieved manner, not daring to suspect any more.
Chu Nanzhi looked at the two arguing, it was interesting, and secretly laughed.
Judging from his face, Sun Xiancheng is at least ten years older than Hu County Magistrate, but he is still scolded by the county magistrate, which shows that he is a bit useless in the county government.
It's really crushing people to death.
However, as the county magistrate said, Sun Xiancheng's reasoning seemed absurd and funny, no wonder the county magistrate was so disappointed in him.
If the child is lost on the street, it is still possible to suspect what Ren Yazi did.
Large families like the Zhao family probably hired a lot of housekeepers. If Ren Yazi went to other people's homes at night and could steal people away silently, how incompetent these nurses would be.
I'm afraid, it's time to fire.
Therefore, she is more inclined to suspect Hu County magistrate.
But after thinking about it again, this possibility still cannot stand scrutiny.
After all, he is a ten-year-old living person, so it is a bit outrageous to disappear quietly in the house.
For the time being, it can only be regarded as a direction of suspicion.
While thinking about what the county magistrate said just now, while carefully flipping through the file, Chu Nanzhi suddenly asked:
"It is recorded in this file that when reporting the case, the people in the Zhao Mansion only said that Mr. Xiao Lang was missing. Why did Mr. Zhao come to re-report the case two days ago, saying that Mr. Mr. Xiao Lang was robbed by bandits?"
"It's not that the old guy is worried that I won't try my best to find someone for him, so he deliberately made up such nonsense to fool people and put pressure on me."
County magistrate Hu smiled wryly.
Sun Xiancheng seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said: "The old man heard that Mr. Zhao was not at home on the day when the case happened, and he just came back from other places two days ago. Seeing that Mr. Xiao Lang disappeared, he went to the county government to reapply in person. case."
"Why is such important information not recorded in the file?"
Chu Nanzhi was a little speechless.
It seems that there are still many omissions in the middle.
It is inevitable to think about it. After all, not everyone in the entire county government is dedicated to their duties. There are always a few black sheep who neglect their duties.
County magistrate Hu, however, looked puzzled: "Whether Mr. Zhao is at home or not has anything to do with Mr. Xiao Lang's disappearance. I heard that his stepwife, Mrs. Yu, is a shrewd and capable person, even if Mr. Zhao is not at home." , and kept the whole house in perfect order, this woman's shrewdness is even praised by the prefect Wu of the county."
"In this way, no one should dare to enter the mansion to rob Mr. Xiaolang."
Chu Nanzhi's eyes were fixed on the dossier, and her thoughts were a little confused.
After thinking for a while, she asked again: "Is the Zhao Family Mansion getting along well?"
County magistrate Hu pursed his lips and nodded slowly: "It is said that they are extremely harmonious. The step-wife has no children, and he loves the heirs of the original wife very much. The mother is kind and filial. I am afraid that everyone in Luyan Port knows this."
Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi inadvertently frowned.
The more peaceful the surface, the deeper the hidden contradictions.
There is no need to use professional knowledge on this point, just relying on her years of experience in reading novels and a woman's sixth sense, she can imagine:
The big family fights for favor in the backyard, the stepmother has no children, and they use all means to fight for property.
Just these, men tend to ignore.
But associations without theoretical basis are all nonsense, and she dare not talk nonsense.
This is the professionalism of a criminal policeman.
Seeing that it was getting late, she was worried about the little ones at home, and feared that something might happen to Lin Jinxiao's body in anxiety, so she said to the county magistrate and county magistrate:
"The woman has a general understanding of this case. The children at home are still waiting for the woman to come home. The woman will leave first."
Looking at the file on the desk, she was afraid that the county magistrate would be suspicious, so she deliberately said:
"Can the women take these files home and study them carefully?"
Of course she also knew how she could take such files out of the government office.
It's just for the heart of the county magistrate.
Unexpectedly, County Magistrate Hu took it over and handed it to her without hesitation: "This file was originally copied by the official last night, and Mrs. Chu can take it home with confidence."
Paused, he nodded again and added: "But Miss Chu, after reading it, remember to bring it back to the county government office tomorrow, so don't lose it."
"Tomorrow?"
Chu Nanzhi looked surprised.
Is this really treating yourself as a temporary worker in the system?
County Magistrate Hu laughed leisurely: "Of course, didn't I say before that Mrs. Chu would investigate this case for me, and that I would take care of all the expenses in the process of handling the errands. Didn't Mrs. Chu forget that?" Could it be that Mrs. Chu can conclude the case just by looking at the file?"
Grandma has a leg, he just pulled himself into the water.
However, she is indeed willing to help.
After all, this is my job in my previous life.
She is not a person of this era, and the rules and regulations of staying at home are nothing to worry about for her.
What's more, her current identity is just a rural woman, not a young lady raised in a deep boudoir.
Since I don’t have such a good life, I have to go out to earn money, and I can’t rely on the original owner’s mother to support me one day.
Seeing her refusal to agree, County Magistrate Hu suddenly became concerned, and hurriedly said:
"It's actually my negligence. I heard that Dalang's leg injury is still serious, and there are children at home who need to be taken care of. It's really not thoughtful of me to let Mrs. Chu run around for me. So I ordered my wife Send two considerate maids to help take care of the house, so Madam Chu can rest assured."
"Ahem."
County magistrate Hu hadn't finished his earnest words when he was interrupted by Cheng Sun's cough.
County magistrate Hu reacted quickly and immediately realized that he had said something wrong.
The relationship between this woman and Lin Dalang and his wife was not harmonious. If I send a maid to serve, I am afraid that it will be difficult for her to handle the case at ease. After thinking about it, I quickly changed my words:
"Oh, oh, Li Sanlang, who is in the lower reaches of this county, is a fellow villager of the Lin family. Why bother to look far away? This person has been doing nothing all day long, fishing in troubled waters in the county government. It's been a few days without a clue, just looking at it. I'm taking money from my official."
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the magistrate, and ordered:
"Sun Xiancheng, you go and tell that Li Sanlang, tell him not to come to the county government office tomorrow, and think about it at home, and punish him to take care of the Lin family Dalang's family by the way, when the case is solved? Come to the county government to order Mao."
After hearing this, Sun Xiancheng nodded in satisfaction, and secretly gave the county magistrate a thumbs up.
It's just that it hurts Chu Nanzhi.
After finally reconciling the conflict with Li Ce, he lost his job by visiting the county government by himself.
I'm afraid if she goes back like this, not only Li Ce's family will hate her, but even Lin Jinxiao will hate her even more.
She was about to protest against Magistrate Hu with resentful eyes, but she saw him face her with a big smile:
"But Miss Chu, don't worry. Although Li Sanlang is thinking about his mistakes at home, he will not lose his salary as an official."
So, Chu Nanzhi's anger that had just risen gradually turned into helplessness.
He is not punishing Li Ce, it is obviously putting pressure on himself.
But in the entire county government, except for those high-ranking officials, the rest of the small officials are hired by the county magistrate independently, and whether they want to stay or use them is all a matter of his words.
What can she do.
Last night, my grandma gave me a dream, saying that I want something for Chinese New Year.
I asked her what she wanted.
She said she just wanted to order a recommendation ticket.
(end of this chapter)