After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife married the living devil

"Snapped!"

County Magistrate Dong slapped Dong Beicheng in the face and shouted, "I'm asking you one last time, did you take it?"

County Magistrate Dong used all his strength to slap Dong Beicheng. Dong Beicheng's cheek swelled up quickly and his face was full of disbelief.

"Brother, this time it's really not my fault! Even if I have the courage of heaven, I dare not take so much silver from you! That's not ten or a hundred taels, that's thirty thousand taels. I don't even know that you have so much silver, where can I get it!"

Magistrate Dong was half lying on the light brown bunk bed, looking at his good-for-nothing brother with vicious eyes and breathing rapidly.

He said intermittently: "Then tell me yourself, besides you, who else would know that there is a secret compartment in my study? I didn't even tell your sister-in-law! If not you, who else could it be?"

Dong Beicheng, this pampered playboy, had tears in his eyes, which was rare. It seemed that he was really wronged.

"Brother, it really wasn't me. You taught me to help you entertain Huang Batian, and I did it for you. I haven't even spent the five hundred taels you gave me that day. I've been staying in Chunfeng Garden these past few days and haven't been anywhere. If you don't believe me, ask Sister Meixiang! I haven't even been to the county government, how could I take your money!"

Before, County Magistrate Dong was just a small county magistrate in Hua County, who could not make much money. It was only after he came to Yunlong County to be the county magistrate that he worked hard to accumulate this little wealth.

His face turned pale and he couldn't accept it for a moment, but he didn't know who took it. He could only think of the prodigal Dong Beicheng.

"If not you, who else would have the guts to take my money?"

"How should I know this!?"

Dong Beicheng couldn't help but cry out loudly. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind: "I know! It must be Li Yanqi, it must be him! He is taking revenge on our Dong family!"

"Li Yanqi?"

County Magistrate Dong looked at Dong Beicheng with sinister eyes.

"Even if you set up a militia, it didn't hinder him. Because of you, a loser, his patrol camp became more prosperous. Those things have been exposed long ago. I also wanted to give him a beautiful daughter for nothing. Why would he take revenge on the Dong family?"

County Magistrate Dong asked suspiciously, "Are you trying to find a scapegoat for yourself?"

"Brother, it's really not, it's, it's, it's, it's..."

Dong Beicheng's eyes were dizzy. He glanced at County Magistrate Dong secretly and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Magistrate Dong observed his expression and knew that he had something to hide. He immediately pounded his fist on the bed and shouted angrily, "What did you do again? Did you go to provoke Li Yanqi again? Tell me!"

After saying this, County Magistrate Dong started coughing violently, unable to catch his breath, and his face turned purple.

Dong Beicheng was so frightened that he quickly picked up the tea bowl on the bedside, fed him a few sips of tea, and patted and caressed him, and he finally recovered.

He was afraid that he would really piss his brother off, so he spoke hesitantly.

"Two days ago, I entertained Huang Batian. A waiter at Hehuan Terrace talked to Huang Batian... "

County Magistrate Dong was so anxious that his eyes almost popped out. He snatched the tea bowl from Dong Beicheng's hand and poured all the tea on his face.

He shouted angrily, "What on earth did you say? If you dare to tell me a lie today, I will immediately use the family law of my ancestors to beat you to death!"

"He said that Li Yanqi's wife was the most beautiful woman in Yunlong Town, which aroused Huang Batian's interest. He even said nonsense, saying that Li Yanqi's wife was a beautiful woman in distress who was taken by him. I saw that Huang Batian was very interested and would not stop until he got her. I didn't want to offend him, so I didn't stop him. The eldest son of the Liu family wanted to explain, but I didn't let him say it."

As he said this, Dong Beicheng was afraid that Magistrate Dong would really use family rules to punish him, so he immediately defended himself.

"I am doing this for my elder brother and Yue'e! Yue'e is the daughter of a county magistrate. Are you really going to let her be Li Yanqi's mistress? This is a good opportunity to get rid of Li Yanqi's wife."

"Besides, if Lin Yanyu really wins the favor of Master Huang, then with Master Huang's status, it won't be a loss to follow him! I really didn't take the money, so..."

Dong Beicheng wiped the tea off his face and looked at County Magistrate Dong cautiously.

"Could it be Li Yanqi?"

After hearing this, County Magistrate Dong wished he could beat Dong Beicheng to death.

He was so angry that he was shaking all over, pointing at Dong Beicheng: "You beast, you, you, you are confused!"

County Magistrate Dong couldn't help but lie on the bed with tears streaming down his face. "You know he has many spies in Yunlong County. Do you think you can hide these little tricks from him? Beicheng! You've made me suffer!"

At this moment, the steward of the county government rushed in in a panic, shouting, "Oh no! Oh no! County Magistrate!"

Dong Beicheng was so angry that he had no place to vent his anger. Hearing this, he frowned and yelled, "What the hell, you are making such a fuss, you old fool, are you trying to scare me to death?"

"Mr. County Magistrate, everything in your private vault is gone!"

As soon as the housekeeper finished speaking, without waiting for anyone to pass on, Mr. Liu from the county government rushed in.

"Mr. County Magistrate! I have something to report!"

County Magistrate Dong's face turned pale, and cold sweat had soaked through his shirt. He had a bad feeling, but he still asked with hope: "Did the grain transport officer from the prefecture leave with the grain?"

Master Liu ruthlessly shattered Magistrate Dong's last hope.

"No, sir, please prepare yourself mentally first."

Master Liu did not dare to look at County Magistrate Dong's pale face, he put his hands in his sleeves and bowed his head, saying: "I am responsible for the inspection of grain and grass. Huang Batian has not come to me to hand over and inspect the grain and grass. I was surprised and sent the yamen runners to check the grain and grass, and found that all the grain and grass had disappeared.

Master Liu paused and continued, "I originally thought that Huang Batian took the body away, but today the yamen runners received a report from someone living downstream of the Yunlong River, saying that a body was found in the river. I sent the yamen runners to check..."

Having said this, Master Liu raised his head and glanced at Magistrate Dong's expression, then immediately lowered his head in fear.

"I found out that they were Huang Batian's men. I summoned all the yamen runners to check along the river. They found Huang Batian's body. I was at a loss for a moment. The county magistrate was ill in bed, so I wanted to ask the county lieutenant for advice. Who knew, who knew that when I went there, the patrol camp had already been deserted..."

Dong Beicheng clapped his hands excitedly and shouted, "I told you! That silver must have been taken by Li Yanqi! This guy is so bold that he even dared to kill people from the prefecture for a woman!"

Dong Beicheng became more and more excited as he spoke. He stood up and said, "Master Liu, why don't you send someone to arrest this guy right away? The officials in the prefecture will be so happy! My brother will have no worries about getting promoted and getting rich!"

Master Liu raised his gentle face, which was full of sarcasm.

"Excuse me, Master Dong, do you know where Li Yanqi has gone? Who are you going to assign to arrest Lieutenant Li? Are you going to rely on the hundred or so runners in the county government?"

Mr. Liu said with a serious face, "Let me be frank with you. Although County Lieutenant Li is the culprit, do you think the county magistrate can escape the state government's accountability for this kind of thing?"

There was one thing that Master Liu didn't say, and that was that Magistrate Dong might be in danger of losing his official position!

Upon hearing this, Dong Beicheng subconsciously looked at County Magistrate Dong.

But Magistrate Dong was seen with drooling mouth and nose, his mouth crooked and eyes slanted, and his hands trembling like chicken claws.

Dong Beicheng was so frightened that he stepped forward and shook County Magistrate Dong vigorously, shouting repeatedly: "Brother, what's wrong with you, brother, don't scare me!"