I am the county magistrate in Liaozhai

Xiong Xiong?Xiong Xiong, magistrate of Jinhua County?

Cheng Jin couldn't help being surprised and said, "How do you know that I'm investigating Xiong Xiong?" He only learned about this from Huang Jiulang yesterday, because he was too young, so he had to ask Li Yong to pass the news to General Yang Shen .

Tao Zui and General Yang should have no friendship.

"... Li Yong told me." Tao Zui resolutely sold Li Yong.

Oh yes, I almost forgot Li Yong's big mouth. Looking at it this way, the friendship between the two monsters is much deeper than he thought, but: "Did he not tell you the reason?"

Intoxicated, the tip of his tongue was full of bitter taste, and the wounds of the past were reopened, which hurt a lot more than he imagined: "No."

Cheng Jin frowned slightly, and said: "Actually, I am not investigating him, but he is involved in a life lawsuit. I am on the same level as him. Jinhua County is far richer than Tangxi, so I have no ability to investigate him."

"What life lawsuit?" Tao Zui asked in shock.

But Cheng Jin didn't continue to say: "You care about him so much, could it be possible that he once had kindness to you?"

It is not uncommon for monsters to repay favors. He really just guessed casually, but he did not expect that Tao Zui was so excited, he stood up straight away, and his voice was much louder: "Of course not! A ruthless person like him, How could you be kind to me!"

"He has an old grudge with you?" Cheng Jin asked tentatively.

Reveling in silence for a moment, sat down and nodded silently.

"So, you want to report the crime to me?" But Xiong Xiong has met him before. He looks ordinary, and his talents are also ordinary.

Tao Zui shook his head when he heard the words, the matter between him and his mother happened 20 years ago, besides... mother didn't want him to seek revenge: "No, I'm sorry, I was too excited."

"It's okay, between you and my friends, why should you be so polite." After Cheng Jin finished speaking, he said, "In that case, what do you want to say to me?"

"Will he die?"

"Who? Oh, you said Xiong Xiong. If he is convicted and the relevant evidence can be obtained, he will definitely not be able to be an official. Besides his fame, his descendants will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination. As for his life, it depends on the government. Why did the adults break it?"

"Why? Is there room for change?"

Well, let's talk about the regulations of this dynasty: "Generally speaking, if it is not a treason or a heinous crime, the trial of ordinary officials has to go through a lot of procedures from the local to the central. It's justifiable', he has someone who speaks for him in the court, so there is a certain chance that it will become a migration sentence."

Tao Zui couldn't say he was happy, nor could he say he was unhappy, so he waited for a long time before opening his mouth: "...Thank you."

"However, most officials commit serious crimes, and most of them are persuaded to end it on their own." To be honest, Cheng Jin doesn't like this privilege, but he is not the maker of the rules. If he wants to change, he probably can only take the path of rebellion. It's time to go, but obviously, he doesn't have the ability to rebel, "But if Xiong Xiong is convicted, he will most likely die."

Because once his senior brother knows the news of Zhou Taishi's death, he will never let Xiong Xiong go. Maybe this case will be set as a model, and Xiong Xiong will be executed after being escorted to Beijing.

Hearing this, Tao Zui couldn't help feeling a little dazed: "Is he going to die?"

Cheng Jin didn't respond any more, the state of intoxication today was too wrong, he kept asking him about Xiong Xiong, but if he didn't know, he thought Xiong Xiong was his father.

"Although I don't know what's going on in your heart, but if it makes you unhappy, don't think about it today, get a good night's sleep, and when tomorrow comes, if you want to talk, I'm all ears." After finishing speaking, Cheng Jin A hand knife slashed on Tao Zui's neck, knocking the demon unconscious.

He didn't give up, and rushed out immediately: "What did you do to Mr. Tao?"

"He's in a bad mood, lest he spoil my house's wine, let him sleep for a while." After Cheng Jin finished speaking, he said, "You came just in time, take your Mr. Tao back to the house, if not, go to Pan Xiaoan help you."

Buqi immediately picked up Mr. Tao. After becoming a demon, his strength has increased a lot, and the grown man lifted it up easily: "No, I can do it."

"Okay, you can." County magistrate Cheng reached out and touched Buqi's head, "You should go to bed early, or you won't grow taller."

Buqi was so angry that he jumped up, if it wasn't for Mr. Tao who was afraid of fainting, he would have jumped up: "I will definitely grow taller than you! Just wait!"

Oops, how funny.

**

One day later, it was the 29th year, the weather was beautiful today, Cheng Jin had nothing to do, so he organized a house cleaning, everyone had a share, even the big goose was wrapped in a small apron.

"Where's Ah Cong?" Mao Mao probed his head.

County Magistrate Cheng had an itchy hand, and pushed the cat's head back with his palm: "Ah Cong is already preparing the noodles, and some snacks need to be prepared in advance. After you finish cleaning, you can help him."

"Really? Is there a whole fish feast?"

Cheng Jin shook his head cruelly: "No, but there are squirrel mandarin fish."

"Okay, wait until tomorrow, I'll catch a big fish!" Maomao shouted happily, "Oh yes, that bamboo spirit ran away again."

... as expected.

"You said that he has become a demon, so why worry about this and that all day long? It's fine to let go of the unhappy things, unless there is a problem with his cultivation."

"I can't tell." Cheng Jin said casually.

"That will be troublesome. It is not easy for a demon to practice. A demon like him who thinks too much may go astray and go astray."

Cheng Jin was surprised: "So serious?"

"Of course, being a demon is much more carefree than being a human, but Heaven's restraints on a demon are much greater than yours. It's like repaying a favor. Have you ever heard of a man repaying a favor to a demon?" Mao Mao said in a rare serious way, "No , only monsters need to abide by the karma of repaying gratitude, and you people don’t need it.”

Cheng Jin leaned on his chin and said, "It seems to be true."

"So, can you let me repay my favor earlier? Just like that red fox, show me the way." Mao Mao saw the needle.

"Well, I can't do anything about it." Cheng Jin spread his hands and said, "I bought the red fox and released it without my knowledge, but you are not, you are self-inflicted, you can't live."

Maomao stomped his feet and got angry. He knew it would turn out like this. Back then, he would never transform into a female body to play tricks of seducing scholars. Who knew... these days, scholars are still so hard-core.

"Forget it, I have plenty of time to spend with you."

Cheng Jin couldn't help but rua a cat's head: "Maybe the opportunity will appear soon."

Maomao: ... I have no hope in this life.jpg

After cleaning in the morning, County Magistrate Cheng ordered cats and cats to post Spring Festival couplets and peach talismans. That's what the demon is good at, and it saves the effort of moving ladders.

"How's it going, isn't it?"

Cheng Jin nodded in praise: "Not bad, not crooked."

Mao Mao was about to say a few witty words, when Li Yong's voice came from behind: "Oh, it's the Chinese New Year again in the world. It's so festive, I like it."

"How did you come?"

Li Yong took out a letter from his cuff and handed it to Cheng Jin, but he said to Maomao: "You are here, why can't I come?"

Cheng Jin took the letter and saw that it was written by General Yang, so he bid farewell to the two demons and went back to his study to read the letter.

Seeing Cheng Jin leave, Li Yong grabbed the Jinhua cat and asked, "Has Tao Zui been here?"

"Let go of me! You let me go! Your body odor has caught me!"

"I think you are asking for a fight!"

Pan Xiaoan couldn't beat him, so he could only beg for mercy: "Don't hit me, don't hit me, it's okay if I made a mistake. He came here and talked to Cheng Suansuan for a long time."

"what did you say?"

Maomao ran away with her head in her arms: "Then how do I know, Cheng Suansan is so scary, I dare not eavesdrop."

"Really?"

"It can't be truer, what did I lie to you for?"

Li Yong took the folding fan and tapped his palms. Using a folding fan in the winter probably made him demon: "Okay, let's trust you for now. Then I'll ask you another question, how does he look?"

"What's the matter, just like that..."

As for Liyong's cat-and-cat talk, Cheng Jin has already read the letter sent to him by Yang Shenjiang. Most of it is about Xiong Xiong's resume information, and some of it is Zhou Taishi's recent investigation.

Xiong Xiong is from Longyou, Quzhou. He came from a humble background. He is a Jinshi in his mid-thirties and is now fifty. If there is no promotion, he will probably retire as a county magistrate.It is worth mentioning that the wife this person remarried was the concubine of the Taitai University of Shaanxi Province, and the reason why Zhou Taishi was relegated was because he offended the Taitai Master of Shaanxi Province.

But killing someone just to vent his anger for his father-in-law?Xiong Xiong doesn't seem to be such a stupid person, besides, his wife is only a concubine, so there is no need to kill people just to please.

But when it comes to the mansion of Shaanxi Province, Cheng Jin once heard from his senior brother that when he was last year, there were officials who jointly impeached this person, but later it was dismissed because of insufficient evidence, but from his senior brother's tone , this Futai is not a good bird.

Thinking of this, he found Zhu Fengnian and asked him to go down and ask Zhou Taishi, the new mascot of the underworld.

"Just ask Shaanxi Daofu Taiwan?"

Cheng Jin nodded: "Yes, just ask this."

Zhu Fengnian immediately went down to the underworld, he is the ghost of Tangxi government office, and the ghost messengers will not make things difficult for him, soon he arrived at the gate of the judge's hall, and met Zhou Taishi.

"How did you come?"

Zhu Fengnian saluted respectfully, and then said: "My lord, let my subordinates come down to ask you about the Shaanxi Daofutai."

Zhou Lin originally looked relaxed, but after hearing the words Shaanxi Daofutai, his face became solemn: "He only asked you to say this, right?"

Zhu Fengnian nodded.

Zhou Lin was silent for a moment, thinking that it's no wonder that Fu Chengshu is such a precious junior. With this thought, he is really not an ordinary person.Speaking of which, when he went to Shaanxi Road as an errand, Fu Chengshu advised him not to go.

But at that time, he still went with a heart, and later he was relegated due to business, and he had no face to believe in Fu Chengshu, but he didn't expect that he would still trust Fu Chengshu.

"My lord, how soon can I contact Fu Chengshu?"

Nie Xiaoqian, the female ghost lady who just passed by: ... I have a bad feeling.