Chapter 13 The Big Man Appears Everyone in Longchang County knew that Jiang Liu doted on his children extremely, and Gou Zi’s death was almost a foregone conclusion. Chen Huaian gently shook the flute in his hand. He didn't expect that he would encounter such a thing. He guessed it was because he had broken the dog's defense this morning, but the main reason was the bucktoothed man's instigation. Chen Huaian felt helpless. He felt that he always met some weirdos who liked to make trouble. Jiang Liu was about to swing the gavel again, but it suddenly broke into two pieces, as if God wanted Gou Zi to continue speaking. The people in the audience looked at the official board that was torn in half and couldn't help but be shocked. "This is such a huge crime that even God can't stand it." "Let him speak!" Someone shouted, and the crowd echoed loudly, "Let him speak!" "Let him speak." …… The shouts of the people outside the yamen were getting louder and louder. The yamen runners who wanted to go and disperse the crowd fell to the ground inexplicably, covering their legs in pain and groaning on the ground.
The instigator of all this is naturally Chen Huaian. Although he had a conflict with Gou Zi today, he was unwilling to let the truth be obscured by haze. However, he was very curious as to why Jiang Liu had not yet taken action. He was the county magistrate, and the people's commotion would really damage his reputation and dignity. Moreover, if he was not a good official and was just a local tyrant, he could have forcibly shut up the people and there would have been no need to let Gou Zi make trouble in court. "Is it because this place is heavily guarded by the imperial court?" Chen Huaian said in his heart, but then he shook his head gently, rejecting this conjecture. If this is true, if his son is in trouble, he can just kill the dog, why bother opening a court? He is the county magistrate of this county, and Chen Huaian doesn't believe that he has not managed his relationship with the imperial court in private. Suddenly, Chen Huaian thought of a possibility, that is, "an important person is coming", a character that even the imperial court's heavy troops have to obey his orders, otherwise, Gou Zi would have been sentenced before he could say so many words. If no one with a higher rank than him came here, he would not need to judge Gou Zi like this. He could just accuse him of murder and execute him without asking him why he killed people. Chen Huaian's expression became playful at this moment, and he looked at Jiang Liu in the lobby as if he was watching a play. Although he couldn't see it, he could guess it. At this moment, Jiang Liu's face looked uglier than if he had eaten a fly. Gou Zi also saw the expression on Jiang Liu's face and thought that he was helped by God, so there was no fear on his face. Maybe he was a bully this morning, but now, he dared to look Jiang Liu in the face! "Your son told me this himself. But you are so cruel that you actually changed your son's bones and appearance just so that he could survive." Gou Zi said in a mocking tone that Jiang Liu really wanted to sentence him to death directly, but he didn't dare to do so now. Just as Chen Huaian thought, a "big shot" was coming. "Don't talk nonsense! I have lived my life in incorruptibility. Even if my son made a mistake, I would treat him equally without any selfish motives." "Besides, I didn't say that he was my son. Don't lie!" Jiang Liu spoke righteously, but the people outside the door did not believe him, and Chen Huaian did not believe him even more. "Oh, the daughter of the Lin family was harmed by your son. Your son fell in love with her beauty at first sight and tried every means to get her, but the daughter of the Lin family never agreed, so your son used forceful means to possess her." "The daughter of the Lin family couldn't stand this humiliation, so she hanged herself. This is the truth of what happened back then." "Also, when your son told me about this, his face was full of vulgarity. Even I felt sick when I saw his appearance." Gou Zi said in a cold voice that he only wanted to pull Jiang Liu into the water before he died, because it was his son who made him go on this path, and he had no place to vent the hatred in his heart, but he felt that pulling Jiang Liu into the water was a sure-win business. One is a beggar and the other is a county magistrate. No matter how you look at it, he is not at a disadvantage. Chen Huaian felt that the dog was a little different, which surprised him.
From the initial provocation, to the killing in anger, to dragging Jiang Liu into the water, he didn't seem to care about life and death at all. Logically, this kind of person should be most afraid of death... Chen Huaian didn’t know what Gouzi was thinking at first, but it didn’t matter now. He felt that Gouzi was not a bad person, but might have been led astray by Jiang Liu’s son Jiang Pu. "He's being unreasonable. Someone, come! Drag him away and give him fifty lashes. I don't believe that I can't cure his bad habit of talking nonsense!" The people outside the yamen accused Jiang Liu after hearing what he said, but Jiang Liu remained unmoved and threw out the order to execute the verdict. However, those yamen runners looked at each other and did not dare to step forward. The reason was very simple. They were also afraid that they would suddenly collapse to the ground like the previous yamen runners. But facing Jiang Liu's official authority, they had to obey. However, Chen Huaian did not take action this time. He felt that the big shot had already arrived. There were a few special figures in the crowd, with very special temperaments. Although they tried their best to hide, they could not escape Chen Huaian's perception. Even though he could only see half a meter, it did not affect Chen Huaian's ability to notice them. The moment they appeared, Chen Huaian noticed them. He wanted to know how this important person would react to this matter. If this important person didn't care about this matter, then it could only prove that this dynasty was not far from destruction... The reason why Jiang Liu had not taken action yet was because of that big shot, but the big shot had not shown up yet, which made him bolder and he stopped pretending. Jiang Liu is not stupid. The reason why he has delayed until now is to test the reaction of the big shot. If he has not come yet, everyone will be happy for him. But if he has come and has no reaction after hearing about his actions, it proves that the big shot does not care about these. There is an element of gambling in Jiang Liu's move, but he has no other choice today. Jiang Liu was betting on whether that big shot would show up. He handled the case under pressure from the people. If he wasn't afraid of that big shot who might show up at any time, he would have already finished the case. As for how he handled it, he didn't care so much because he was not a good official who cared about the people... Gou Zi smiled bitterly at the verdict. If it weren't for Jiang Pu who fanned the flames and made him provoke Chen Huaian, perhaps none of these things would have happened. If he were given a chance, he would never make such a mistake, but there is no medicine for regret in the world, and no chance to start over. The people outside the gate complained about the injustice on his behalf. He was a great scourge. Jiang Pu had done more than one thing that made them angry and humiliated. In Longchang County, Jiang Pu was a big cancer that everyone wanted to eradicate... "What are you still standing there for? Didn't you hear the order I issued?" Jiang Liu's voice was very cold, a kind of murderous coldness. Chen Huaian looked at Jiang Liu in the hall. Although he couldn't see clearly, it didn't affect the direction he was looking. He turned his head slightly, looked at a woman, and whispered softly: "Why don't you take action?" "stop!" As a clear female voice sounded, she walked out of the crowd. Chen Huaian smiled faintly, "It's not too late." The woman had a dignified face, slender and bright eyes with upturned eye corners, a straight and plump nose, a tall figure, a majestic temperament, and her every move showed confidence and courage. (End of this chapter)