webnovelfull Chapter 186 Why not start with Ma 5
Chapter 186 Why not start with Ma 5
Wu Baopi's face turned pale, his eyes darting around like rats. After thinking for a while, he said fiercely, "Wait! As long as we don't go out, they won't be able to find us.
After we get through this disaster, we can slowly deal with them."
The Huihai County Government Office was brightly lit until dawn.
The entire county government office was turned upside down, but no trace of Wu Bapi and his son was found.
The morning light penetrated the mist and lit up the night sky of Huihai County. The tired crowd then escorted Master Du and others to the Ningzhou government office, with a petition written by a righteous scholar.
Li Yuer and a few others hid nearby, observing everything secretly.
Li Erlang said, "Yu Baoer, what should we do now? It's such a pity that we didn't catch Wu Baopi and his son."
Li Yuer said: "They must be hiding. There must be a secret passage or dark room."
Li Laosan kicked the stone lions in front of the county government office. "Are we going to let them go like this? They will definitely take revenge on the people in the future. This pair of dogs is rotten to the core. They will never stop eating shit."
Li Yuer's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, "Even if we send them to the Ningzhou government office, they may not be dealt with fairly."
"Even after all this, we still can't punish them?" Li Laosan roared in disbelief, "Even if we file a lawsuit, we can't bring them down?"
Li Yuer stopped talking. There were so many dirty things in the officialdom. The white gloves and evil forces were just like the father and son of the Wu family.
Li Yuer thought of the Kongming lantern and asked, "Are there any traces of the flying lantern?"
Li Erlang shook his head and said, "It's all burned. We have searched the area nearby. It should be fine."
When Li Yuer designed the Kongming lantern, he made some tricks inside it and put a candle in it. When the candle burned out, the last flame would touch the lampshade which was coated with a layer of oil and it would instantly burn up and burn out before the Kongming lantern hit the ground.
She would not let the Kongming lantern fall to the ground and leave evidence.
"Come on, let's go back."
After staying up all night, coupled with the high mental tension, cold and fatigue, they were already exhausted.
The Li and Cai family members did not sleep all night and kept the lights on. Old Mrs. Cai was so frugal that she lit two lamps in front of the statue of Mazu and did not allow the lights to be turned off.
In ancient times, it was a bad omen if the lamps used to worship gods went out.
When it was dawn, Li Yuer and the others finally came back.
Old Mrs. Cai let out a sigh of relief and almost fainted.
Li Meir's eyes turned red from crying. She was afraid and blamed herself. If something happened to her family because of her, she would have been better off stepping forward at that time. It was better to die one person than the whole family.
"Grandma, I'm finally able to come back to see you. You don't know how much I..."
Before Li Erlang could finish his words, Li Yuer pinched the soft flesh on his waist hard. "It hurts!" Li Erlang screamed and jumped high into the air.
"Li Yu'er, that's enough! I'm your brother! Your dear brother!"
Li Yuer ignored him. To ease the atmosphere, she smiled and said, "It's okay. There will be no danger for the time being."
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Cai Junyi frowned and repeated, "For now."
Zhao, Fan and Zhang served the meal which had been warmed on the stove all night.
Li Erlang and Li Laosan began to eat voraciously. These young boys were good eaters. After they finished two large bowls of rice in a row, they finally recovered.
"Finally alive."
After Li Erlang had eaten his fill, he let out a long sigh and began to recount what had happened in the county town last night.
Cai Chengping was horrified when he heard this. "So, Magistrate Wu and his son haven't been found yet?"
Li Laosan nodded, "I don't know if he escaped through a secret passage or hid himself."
"Do you think the prefect will punish them?" Guo Qingran asked worriedly. She had heard a lot about the darkness in the officialdom.
Mr. Cai said: "According to the laws of this dynasty, the prefect can judge, arrest and impeach the county magistrate, but the final decision on how to deal with him must be reported to the higher authorities, and the impeachment memorial will be submitted to the emperor through the Ministry of Personnel, and the emperor will make the final decision."
"What a hassle!" Li Erlang sighed, "This kind of corrupt official who takes human life lightly should be executed right away."
Cai Junyi finally understood what Li Yuer meant by "temporarily".
"I'm afraid the night will be long and full of dreams."
Cai Junyi's words made the atmosphere, which had been somewhat relaxed, tense again.
Li Yuer took a bite of the red bean cake. It was crispy on the outside and glutinous on the inside. It was one of her favorite cakes. You could tell at a glance that it was made by Li Meir.
This pastry looks simple, but without a modern pressure cooker, it takes a lot of time to steam the red beans, and without a grinder, crushing and mashing the red beans is even more troublesome.
How could Li Yuer watch such a good sister get into trouble?
She said casually, "Then find a way to make sure they never get a chance to turn things around."
There is an old saying: Attack you while you are ill.
If we don't take advantage of the public outrage and kill the Wu family father and son completely before they have the ability to fight back, when are we waiting to take action?
Cai Junyi's eyes darkened and he said, "I'm afraid there are other forces behind the Wu family father and son. As the saying goes, if you pull out a carrot, you'll bring out the mud. In order to keep the secret, they will definitely protect Magistrate Wu."
Li Yuer finished eating, put down the chopsticks in his hand, took the handkerchief handed to him by Li Meier, wiped his mouth and said: "Isn't there a saying that only the dead can keep secrets?"
Li Yuer has always been paying attention to the developments in Huihai County, but it was none of her business in the past, so she didn't pay too much attention to it.
"Think about it carefully. From the initial confession at the dock to trick people into going to the mine, to the beggars in the town being taken to the mine, to the semi-strong laborers like Shitou being sold to the mine by the matchmaker, to the prisoners in the county jail being sent to the mine, to even Da Mao, Er Mao, San Mao being tricked into going to the mine by Ma Wu, all these things, which one does not point to the same goal?"
"What goal?" Li Laosan asked puzzledly.
Cai Junyi smiled knowingly, "It's a mine."
Li Yuer gave him an approving look. It seemed that his cousin was not a bookworm who was ignorant of the ways of the world. On the contrary, he was quick-witted, tactful but not worldly-wise. Such a person was truly suitable for the officialdom.
"That's right. The mine belongs to the imperial court. Logically, Magistrate Wu only needs to abide by his duties and complete the tasks assigned by the imperial court. Is it necessary for him to be so active?"
Cai Junyi continued: "So, there must be a ghost here."
Li Erlang was a little confused, "What the hell?"
Li Yuer and Cai Junyi looked at each other, and Li Yuer continued, "Iron mines have always been important military supplies that the imperial court has been closely guarding. The imperial court must be very familiar with the details of each iron mine. Even if there is oil and water, it won't be too much, so what does Wu Bapi want?
If we want to catch Wu Paopi and his son, we must know ourselves and our enemies. If we want to know the inside story of the mine, we must start with someone who knows the inside story. It would be better to start with Ma Wu."