Chapter 219 Case of smuggled salt Chen Deng's marriage

Under the bright mirror.

22-year-old Chen Deng, dressed in official robes, sat in the center of the hall, looking down with a solemn face. On both sides of the hall were strong government servants holding water and fire sticks.

There were two groups in the audience. One group was composed of five majestic men with fierce eyes and a reckless air.

On the other hand, an old couple and a woman were lying on the ground crying. A pale corpse lay on the ground.

Accompanied by a burst of "powerful~wu~" sounds, the hall started.

Snapped!

A startled sound.

"Who is in this hall? What grievances are there? Who should I sue?"

"Sir, the little old man is from Lizi Town outside the city. Li Wan, the little old man wants to sue these gangsters from Dulonggang! They killed my son! Wuwu!" The old man cried miserably.

Chen Deng watched indifferently, his eyes unwavering.

He has been a parent officer for a long time and is no longer the innocent child he was when he was just starting out.

No matter who is in the audience, he will never make any judgments.

Because he has already come to the conclusion that right and wrong cannot be determined by strength or appearance.

Women and children may also be cannibals!

Reason is the best option.

"What about you? What's your argument?"

One of the five strong men said directly, "Yes, it was us who did it, but we can't blame us entirely. We brothers were drinking in Dulonggang, but it turned out that the woman, yes, his wife, was a pawn. We, the brothers, are just playing prostitutes."

"But his man showed up out of nowhere and said that we were adulterers and wanted to take us to court. He was so angry. If he really wants to be adulterers, can the five of us be together?"

"Pure slander!"

"In the end, we lost our minds and killed the man while pushing him. Who would have thought that he hit the corner of the table, ugh."

"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, I am the leader. It's up to me to cause trouble."

Five adulterers?

This is a bit too explosive...

For a moment everyone looked at each other.

Then the next moment, many people turned their attention to the woman who was still crying.

The woman was stunned, "No! I, how could I do such a thing? Mom and dad, believe me, I have never done anything sorry to Li Lang."

The two old men looked gloomy and uncertain.

The voices of the people around him became louder and louder.

If you listen carefully, they are basically saying that this woman has no shame...

Chen Deng on the stage seemed to be waiting for something and did not rush to a conclusion.

soon.

A man dressed as a police officer ran in and whispered something to Chen Deng.

Chen Deng's expression changed.

Snapped!

"Come on! Arrest all these men!"

? ? ?

The faces of several men suddenly changed, they took out daggers from their arms and started to kill.

result.

The surrounding government officials came up with water and fire sticks, and suppressed several people with three blows, five divided by two.

Vaguely, it can be seen that the methods used by these government officials have obvious traces of the military, and they seem to be using the methods used by Wei Shuao's soldiers to join forces to subdue the flesh and blood realm.

Chen Deng stood motionless on top and glanced at her, "Take down that woman too."

? ? ?

People around were surprised. Even the two old men hurriedly tried to protect their daughter-in-law, but the government officials didn't care about this and held her back and pressed her to the ground.

Don't wait for the people outside to comment.

"Hmph, the five of you appear to be gangsters and hooligans who hang out in Dulonggang, but in fact you are salt dealers who specialize in transporting private salt from the coastal areas of Ouyue County to Hexia County to make huge profits. The reason why you just He admitted to the murder, but he didn’t want to be searched any further and was afraid of being discovered.”

"Yes and no!"

Chen Deng shouted angrily with a loud voice.

The men's faces turned pale, "You are an official, and you have two pronouns about the word "official". It means what you say it means. It's obviously an adultery case, but you insist on saying it's smuggling, haha. You, Mr. Chen, are also a bit picky."

Chen Deng's face darkened.

The expressions of some of the government officials below also changed. They took out the water and fire sticks in their hands and hit the man in the mouth with great force.

boom!

A mouthful of rotten teeth and blood fell to the ground.

The people around looked at each other, but did not speak. They were not very sure what the situation was now.

"act recklessly."

Chen Deng was shocked again.

Soon, several more detectives came in, bringing some people with them.

Several men suddenly started struggling.

"These are your family members. They have all been recruited. The salt you saved was also found in the cave. Do you need me to bring the salt over and show it to you?"

None of these women and children spoke, but their eyes were full of evasion when they looked at their men.

Seeing this, the five men became desperate and stopped moving.

"My lord, my lord, if this happened, little old man, little old man, can you take my daughter-in-law home?"

The two old men next to him asked cautiously.

"Haha, don't you want to know how your son died?"

Chen Deng didn't have the habit of selling things off, so he said directly.

"That rude man was right. It was your good daughter-in-law who secretly hooked up with the Jianghu people and businessmen in Dulonggang. Your son was indeed there to catch the rapists, but we detected signs of poisoning from your son. , I also found the ingredients in your kitchen. If the predictions are correct, it’s your wife who poisoned me.”

"This! This! This!"

The two old men were stunned with shock, but when they saw the surprised and horrified look on their daughter-in-law's face, there was nothing unclear about them.

"It's you! I killed my son!"

For a moment, the county government was filled with sorrow.

And the people in the courtyard were looking at each other.

I really don't know how to describe this drama.

It's not the same as what they expected, such as the bully bullying the girl or the vicious woman.

This kind of reversal is a bit challenging for their straightforward thinking.

Finally, praises for Chen Deng began to appear in groups of three or two.

Soon.

Five men and a woman were pressed down.

Chen Deng followed.

In the cell.

Chen Deng looked at the old jailer.

"Pry their mouths open. I want to know who they are working for behind the scenes, where their supply channels are, what roads they are taking, and what bases they have."

The gray-haired old jailer grinned, "Don't worry, County Magistrate, it will take half an hour."

Chen Deng didn't say anything else, just nodded, and sat next to him.

The jailer was startled, "Sir, the cell is dark, why don't you go out and wait?"

"It's okay, just half an hour."

The jailer smiled, "Hey, sir, you can wait."

After that, he walked towards the depths of the cell with a grin.

Looking at the other person's back, Chen Deng's eyes were deep.

He shouldn't have guessed.

This jailer is indeed not simple, and he doesn't know what his identity is.

As a county magistrate, he must of course find out who his subordinates are.

And this jailer is the abnormality he found under the clues.

"Don't think about it, he is my man."

A voice sounded.

Chen Deng was startled, and his five fingers were already clenched into a fist.

But he saw Chen Nuo walking in from outside the cell, looking at him with a smile.

"Clan leader."

Chen Deng immediately stood up and saluted.

Chen Nuo waved his hand.

"Clan leader, why are you here?"

"Nothing, I'm going out for a while, so I came to see how you are doing."

"Now it seems that you are doing well and you are at ease."

Chen Nuo praised.

A smile appeared on Chen Deng's face.

For him, it is the greatest honor to be praised by the clan leader's cousin.

"Okay, Aden, since you are so outstanding, it would be unreasonable for me not to use you. From today on, you can handle the matters reported by Fengming County and Panyu County. If there are things you cannot decide, come and ask me."

? ? ?

I am the magistrate of Tianhe County. Isn't it important enough?

Chen Deng had a momentary illusion that the clan leader wanted to be lazy?

No, no, no.

Impossible.

In just a moment, he stopped this disrespectful idea. Over the years, the clan leader's achievements have been obvious to all.

Now that the clan leader has made more use of me, I should be happy.

"Thank you for your trust, clan leader, I will do my best!"

"Call me cousin."

"... Thank you cousin."

"Yeah."

Seeing that Chen Nuo had no intention of leaving, Chen Deng asked, "Cousin, who are those people inside?"

Chen Nuo nodded slightly.

"There is not much well salt produced in our southern border. In many cases, we still need to rely on foreign salt. Find out this group of people, and then we can do this business."

"Okay, cousin."

After saying this, Chen Nuo patted Chen Deng on the shoulder, "Okay, let's not talk about this. By the way, you are 22 years old. Do you have any girls you like? If not, I will designate one for you."

"Don't learn from your brother, he is a jerk."

"If you don't get married, your aunt should come to me."

Chen Deng looked embarrassed, but recovered in an instant, "Cousin, I don't care, as long as he is not a fierce person. Please help me, cousin."

Chen Nuo thought for a while, "How is Miss Zhang? She is 28 years old. Her grandfather was once a third-rank official, and her father was also a county magistrate. I heard that she is well-educated and well-mannered. She can barely be considered a scholar." (28 means 16 years old, not 28)

"Cousin, where is her family?"

Chen Nuo smiled, "They just moved here two years ago and have settled in Nanliang County in the southern border."

Nanliang County!

Chen Deng's eyes lit up, he understood something, and said with a bow, "It's up to the clan leader."

Chen Nuo didn't correct Chen Deng's address here, and nodded with a smile.

That Miss Zhang's family is certainly not that simple.

During the six years of locust plague, I don't know how many former official families fell into poverty. In order to survive, they could only go south to Hexia County, or even to the southern border of Hexia.

And the Zhang family is such a family, with a prosperous literary vein, and many capable officials, and even the martial vein is not too bad. There is still an old man in the bone realm in the family, and the family style is also good, which is absolutely a good match.

As for what the Zhang family thinks?

This is what the Zhang family wants.

In this chaotic world, this is still the territory of the Chen family. If they want to be stable, they must seek the protection of the Chen family.

And the Chen family also wants to use their civil officials for their own use, and by the way, increase their influence in the three counties of Nanliang. The two sides can be said to hit it off.

This matter is naturally nothing.