"Uncle, you keep looking into my eyes, do you notice anything?"

There was a sad emphasis in the voice of the head catcher Li Qing, who definitely revealed his true feelings: "My nephew has been a head catcher in Yishui County for four or five years. You always come to report to the official every year, and all the cases of Tiger Tiger are followed.

You have been to the village twice, and this time is already the third time. Do you always think your nephew is stupid?"

Even though the old patriarch was as thick-skinned as a city wall, he couldn't help being questioned like this by a junior. The old man's face turned red and he said slightly apologetically: "My dear nephew, it's true this time, a tiger is really coming!"

"Why don't you believe what I said?"

Not to mention that the county government arrested Li Qing, the county government's leader. Even a government servant who had worked in the county government for four or five years would break out in a cold sweat when he heard that old man Li from Baizhang Village came to the county government to file a complaint.

Seeing Old Man Li was as frightened and uneasy as seeing the god of plague, and he was so nervous that his heart was pounding. He was deeply afraid that he would be dragged away to the mountains and forests for another month or two. No one could bear this kind of torture.

In fact, hunting a tiger is a good thing, but there are worse things than this.

After all, when I took people up the mountain to hunt tigers, I never encountered a real tiger. Not even tiger fur. Naturally, no one would be injured. I just need to live in the mountain forest for a while, and I can go hunting with the hunters in the mountain forest. It's luck.

It's okay to fight tooth festivals, bully herbivores, etc. But being in the wild for ten and a half days is unbearable for ordinary people.

There are worse things than this. For example, strongmen appear and kill people in the village. People in Baizhang Village often disappear mysteriously in the mountains and forests, and there is no other possibility except death. It is enough to make unwarranted accusations that strongmen cross the border and kill people, but it is a hardship for the county.

Yamen servants and policemen in the Yamen.

It's really hard to catch a strongman.

Is there anyone who can say both?

Anyway, the old patriarch has no idea whether there are strong men?

For police officers, it is their duty to protect the environment and the people. As long as a strongman appears, robs homes, kills, and steals goods, no matter what the case is, the general order and the county magistrate will keep a close eye on the government officials and police officers. Often they will issue an order.

He ordered the prisoner to be arrested and brought to justice within the time limit. But the old patriarch could not tell clearly what the prisoner looked like, so he pretended to be confused and dealt with a portrait randomly, but no one dared to take the prisoner in the portrait seriously.

But we have to arrest people, right?

Not only that, if the criminal cannot be caught, the detectives will be in trouble. The old man was so angry that he had to wait for a while and ordered the arrest again. The case was not over until the case was solved.

This can cost your life. If you can't catch the criminal, the days of the police are like years. The three squads of government officials are tossing around the county like crazy. Sometimes they are lucky, such as catching a fugitive who committed a crime elsewhere. Simply put Baizhang away

All the cases in the village were blamed on the other party. Anyway, there were too many lice to bite people, so the government officials had many ways to get the criminals to plead guilty.

This is a happy situation for everyone.

The main reason why the eldest and second eldest men are obsessed with solving the case is that the rate of solving the case will be directly related to the promotion of the gents. As long as the eldest man takes the case and does not solve the case, the eldest man will not be able to sleep.

The old man can't sleep, how dare the government servants stay awake until dawn? If the old man had been in Yishui County for a longer time, he would have been able to understand the rules of Baizhang Village. However, officials in the Song Dynasty had a three-year term, and there were often officials

He was transferred while he was in office, so that the new boss didn't even know there was a fraud involved, and he foolishly fell into the trap of the mountain people.

As for punishing the old patriarch?

He was not afraid of the old man at all. When people in Baizhang Village complained to the officials, they were all old men over seventy years old.

Why is this?

Because the people in the village also know that lying, especially deceiving officials, will lead to lawsuits and jail time. But once the criminal is over seventy... it will be different. Sixty is an old man, seventy is an old man, if this is more than seventy

Not only does the imperial court provide an old man with money and food subsidies every year, but another benefit is that even if the old man lies to the government and breaks the law, as long as it is not a serious crime such as murder and rebellion, no one will have trouble with an old man, not even the eldest man.

Even if he knew the truth, he just laughed it off. Even if the old patriarch lied to the government, they would not deal with him. Instead, they would treat him as an old fool and let him go.

This is his greatest asset. He is seventy and has nothing to fear.

"Come on, uncle, you always beat your chest and say that there are real tigers. But who has seen the tiger?"

Li Qing's tone was full of resentment, but in the end he miraculously stamped his feet and said: "Forget it, a tiger is a tiger, it's better than a criminal. If it's a human life lawsuit, the entire third class of government officials will be in trouble."

"No one died this year." The old patriarch said quietly: "But maybe we won't report the crime in the future. Maybe my Baizhang Village will become developed?"

Li Qing became angry when he heard this. With your background in Baizhang Village, you are already extremely poor and yet you are still rich. How can you be a liar? He snorted coldly, expressing his firm disbelief.

The old patriarch asked curiously: "Do you believe it?"

"I don't believe it, but I can only coax myself to believe it." At this point, Li Qing could not wait to squeeze a few tears out of his eyes to appear appropriate.

The old patriarch wanted to make it clear to Li Qing, because this year is different from the past. The tiger is real and easy to find. If it is the same as in previous years, the government officials will build a shack to live in the forest next to the village.

The tiger took it in his mouth, and his sin was even greater: "My dear nephew, don't dare to be careless, it's really a tiger. This time is different from before..."

Seeing that Li Qing didn't believe him even if he wanted to kill him, he suddenly became anxious and waved to Li Kui: "Kui Wazi, come here."

Li Kui was really bored. Seeing the old patriarch summoning him, he hurried over and said in a loud voice: "Third uncle, what's the matter?"

The old patriarch sent Li Kui to Capt. Li and said, "Kui Wazi was the first villager to see the tiger. Then all of us in the village saw it. Kui Wazi, please tell the old man, Capt. Li doesn't believe it."

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Li Kui's suspicious eyes flashed across the faces of the old patriarch and the head catcher Li Qing, and then he roughly guessed the reason. He didn't criticize it, and nodded: "Yes, uncle, this is true. Tigers come from the east and stay in the village."

We can’t leave the hilltop to the west. That hilltop is the ancestral graveyard in the village. Who would dare to joke about their ancestors?”

Indeed, no one dared to carry their ancestors out and make such a joke. Only then did Li Qing believe what the old patriarch said.

But his eyes were always looking at Li Kui's body, and suddenly he reached out and pinched Li Kui's shoulder, and lightly hit Li Kui's chest with his fist a few times. His body was as good as copper skin and iron bones, and he was born to practice martial arts.

He also developed a love for talents and secretly sighed in his heart: "He is really good material for being a detective. Wouldn't he be buried in a remote place like Baizhang Village?"

Thinking of this, he unexpectedly developed a love for talents and asked Li Kui: "Li Kui, I, as your uncle, will make a master for you and recruit you as a catcher. The catchers are divided into catchers and fast hands. The fast hands go to find out the news, and the catchers

Arrest the criminal. But you are a practicing master. Being a fast player is too trivial. Catchers usually have few tasks. If you are in the county, you can have other livelihoods without delay. You can easily make money and food. As for,

I don’t need you to take care of your relationship with the county government. I’ll let you be a police officer. I’ll treat you as an uncle and give you a greeting gift. What do you think?”

According to Li Qing's calculation, Li Kui naturally had no reason to refuse after receiving such a huge offer.

But what puzzled Li Qing was that Li Kui looked at the old patriarch hesitantly at first, and then saw the latter also looked surprised. Naturally, he understood that it was Li Qing's love for talents.

Naturally, he has no reason to resent others who are kind-hearted. Even if he hates being a policeman, he will not offend others and say nothing.

Li Qing thought that Li Kui didn't want to leave the people in the village, so he might as well be a good person and stick to it: "Not only you, but also Li Quan and I will kill him. He is a big man, and he is also a good material for a police officer."

On the contrary, it was Li Kui who was in trouble. Li Qing's kindness was difficult to refuse, but it went against his original intention.

If he could just forget it, but if Li Quan had someone to take care of him in the yamen, he would be able to become independent.

Just as he was hesitating, the old patriarch said: "Originally, I wanted Li Kui to enter the public gate, but he was unwilling. As for Li Quan, he is the village guard of Baizhang Village."

Li Qingwen heard that Li Quan was a fool and immediately lost interest. But he became curious about Li Kui. Could it be that he had a better plan?

So he asked, "My dear nephew, have you thought about it? This is a good business?"

"Young man, I think it's good to be a scholar!" When Li Kui talked about his ambition, he naturally couldn't show any timidity and said proudly with his chest raised.

Li Qing looked around at Li Kui for a while. The dress of a mountain boy is normal and not out of the ordinary, but you have two big axes stuck in your back and you still want to pretend to be a scholar?

If you hadn't known the truth, I would have arrested you and questioned you as a gangster.

Hahaha--

"My nephew... my nephew is so interesting! Haha——"

Seeing Li Qing staggering around with a smile and no image, Li Kui felt so angry in his heart! Is it wrong for me to want to be an official? Is it wrong to want to live a better life? Being so angry, Li Kui immediately forgot about the occasion and said harshly: "I want to do it."

I can't guarantee that I will be a Jinshi. But being admitted to the imperial examination in a state is just for fun. With the imperial examination status, you can't be regarded as a scholar?"

To raise a child?

Are you considered a scholar?

It definitely counts!

It is not difficult for those who cannot be officials to become officials. Especially those who live in the countryside are basically country squires. When local officials take office, they will also be invited, asked about the place, and given courtesy.

At this moment, Li Qing was really frightened by the black boy in front of him, but he suddenly remembered what his father said: "There are no good people in Baizhang Village?"

Suspicions suddenly arose.

He asked: "Is it so easy for you to pass the state's Jiejie test?"
Chapter completed!