newbobooks Chapter 1832 Give him an advantage
Chapter 1832 Give him an advantage
Cui Shi readily agreed and continued to be busy. Chen Changli took people to find the imperial envoy and handed the matter over to him.
At this time, Lin Zhen came over with Wan Shufang and said solemnly, "Your Excellency, the entire county is empty. To be precise, that dog official has firmly controlled the lives of the people, and some wealthy families have colluded with him to control the lives of the people."
"Hasn't the problem of the big households been solved?" The imperial envoy was a middle-aged man who looked very serious.
"When we arrested the county magistrate, we also arrested the wealthy families who had colluded with him, so that they wouldn't be allowed to go on the road when he was executed. But the strange thing is that the money we collected from their homes was not as much as the money the county magistrate had embezzled."
"The most hateful thing is that their confessions are inconsistent. It seems as if they were ready to die the moment they were arrested."
When Lin Zhen said this, his brows twisted into knots unconsciously.
As the leader of the Imperial Guard, he had dealt with many things, both in the previous dynasty and the new dynasty, and had never seen such a strange thing.
The imperial envoy heard his story and immediately became alert: "How could such a thing happen? It seems that there is more than just someone backing this crooked official."
Wan Shufang nodded: "I thought so too. Unfortunately, after Lord Lin and I realized this, we went to look through the confessions. We found that although the confessions could not connect a single thread, they still proved the county magistrate guilty."
After she said this, a cold light flashed across her eyes, "The county magistrate and the wealthy family are both dead at this time. I'm afraid some things will be gone without evidence."
The imperial envoy looked hesitant, as if he had something to say, but was hesitant and did not dare to speak freely.
Chen Changli saw this and said quickly: "The county magistrate is like a mountain pressing down on the people. If he doesn't die, the people will be in panic, and those hiding among the people will use them to achieve their own goals. Therefore, executing him and the wealthy families who exploit the people is the best choice at this moment."
Upon hearing this, Wan Shufang glanced at the imperial envoy and said, "We all think so, so..."
"You two have misunderstood." The imperial envoy felt a little amused after listening to what the couple said.
Seeing his serious face full of smiles, Chen Changli put his hand to his lips and coughed a little embarrassedly, "Ahem, what do you think?"
The imperial envoy said with a straight face: "My idea is that the county magistrate thought he was the mastermind behind everything, but in fact, everything he did was condoned by others. That's why those wealthy people who colluded with him died with him and put all the blame on him."
"The person behind them must be someone extraordinary. We have already alerted the enemy. So if we want to find this person, we have to put in more effort."
He paused for a moment, looked at Chen Changli, and then continued.
"You two must not interfere in the investigation, otherwise the real person behind the scenes will hate you."
Chen Changli is not only a duke, but also the emperor's cousin. If he interferes in this matter, it will only make that person fight with him to the death.
The imperial envoy was different. He was a counselor who came to Yongzhou City after it was stabilized. He was best at vicious schemes, but he never revealed this. He only let others know that he was the emperor's aide and did not give much advice.
He is here to deal with the person behind the scenes, which shows that he is an expert in his field.
"My Lord, my idea is to end the matter of the county magistrate here. I will continue to track down the people related to him, and you and your wife should hurry back to Yongzhou City."
Chen Changli wanted to refute, but when he saw the imperial envoy's expression that did not tolerate rejection, he began to ponder his intentions and soon figured it out.
He smiled in relief: "I didn't think this matter through properly. Fortunately, you reminded me. Otherwise, if we continue to stay here, I'm afraid we will attract a lot of people's attention."
The imperial envoy saw that he understood what he meant, and immediately smiled and said, "In fact, with you two here, this matter can be better resolved. Unfortunately, this matter is complicated and thorny, which makes it difficult."
"But once His Majesty knows what happened here, he will definitely send someone to take over. When the time comes, I will cooperate with the investigation and make it easier for you and your wife."
Chen Changli said quickly: "After your Majesty's people arrive, my husband and I will return to Yongzhou City."
The imperial envoy did not refuse his kindness and happily agreed, "Okay."
The two had a good understanding and were capable, and soon all the problems in the county were solved by them. However, the news from Xingyun Town forced Chen Changli to take Wan Shufang there.
On the way, he told Wan Shufang about the situation: "Xingyun Town is a kidnapping town. All the people living there are human traffickers. The few townspeople are smokescreens thrown by the traffickers to cover up their own crimes."
"Many outsiders who don't know the truth will be deceived by the illusion and fall into their hands and be sold by them."
"According to our people, this situation in Xingyun Town has been going on for many years, and the county magistrate has made a lot of money from human trafficking."
"Because human trafficking is so profitable, he also sold some of the people in the county, which is why some people feel hopeless in life and are like the walking dead."
"They live only to give birth to children for the county magistrate to sell. If they are no longer valuable for reproduction, they will become slaves and be beaten to death by the violent and cruel wealthy families."
When Chen Changli said this, there seemed to be flames in his eyes.
"It's too easy for the county magistrate to be executed like that. I should have let the people go up and stab him."
Wan Shufang felt so angry just by listening to his description.
She unconsciously thought of the woman who was bullied by the county magistrate, and her eyes slightly reddened: "This man called him a beast, which is an insult to a beast."
After that, she took a long time to adjust her mood, and then asked Chen Changli: "Are we rushing over to save people now? Is there something that involves us and needs us to deal with it?"
Chen Changli's tone was very helpless: "According to the report from the spies, Xingyun Town will deliver the goods this month, and the number of people will be several hundred. However, they did not find the so-called goods in Xingyun Town, and they got themselves involved in the investigation."
"Did something happen to them? Or are they going to be sold as commodities?" Wan Shufang's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, as if it was going to jump out of her chest.
Chen Changli's face was solemn: "I don't know the situation either. I'm rushing over now just to rely on the knowledge of those we met in the town before to find clues."
When Wan Shufang heard what was going on, she became even more nervous, "But we didn't find anything before. If we go there now, I'm afraid it will be the same as before."
As she spoke, she quickly grabbed Chen Changli and said after a moment's thought: "Aren't those people involved in human trafficking? We can send some people in disguise as outsiders, and then we can blend in. This way, we can catch them off guard."