After hearing Jin Shuzhao's words, Du Zhongxiao was stunned. After a while, he said, "Is there such a thing really? With one sentence, I recognized that there was something wrong with my medicinal materials and paid the money obediently. The husband over there died in an unknown way, and the wife lived in someone else's house for several years. There was such a ridiculous family in the world! There was no written contract in the middle and no witnesses, and it was a confused case! - But, this confused case had several lives! Kongmu, this matter is not small, can you understand? There should be no difference!"

Jin Shu summoned: "The woman is still in the front hall, and the official asked again. The country folks were born to have never dealt with the yamen, and were deceived and scared by others. What they might think. If this is true, Tao Shiqi would not have recognized the wrong person, but killed his enemy with his hands."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "That day I was watching on the street. Tao Shiqi's eyes were clear, and he didn't look like he recognized the wrong person. But Tao Shiqi didn't understand the truth very well, but he just recognized the enemy. Kongmu, you immediately go to Wenzhou City, transfer Tao Shiqi's files first, and let us check it carefully. Also, send someone to inform the county magistrate of this county and bring people to inspect the village."

Jin Shu summoned Yingnuo and asked in a low voice: "The official wants to capture Ma Meng?"

"This matter should not be reckless. Ma Meng is rich and powerful, and has many farmers under his command. We are not in a good position. If one is not good, he will openly resist arrest, so the matter cannot be settled. Let the county magistrate come to inspect the village first, call Ma Meng for other things, and then we will deal with it calmly."

Jin Shu summoned him and bowed, "The official is thoughtful, so the official will do it now."

Recently, there has been no peace on Jingxi Road. Not only Zhang Hai from Shaanxi Road has fled, but Shao Xing of Guanghua Army led Xuan Yi to cause hundreds of troubles, which has caused peace in several states. Don’t think that a village cannot cause a big deal. Du Zhongxiao doesn’t want to make a big news because of himself.

Jin Shu summoned him out, and Du Zhongxiao paced back and forth alone, thinking about the Tao Shiqi's case. Before leaving the city, Tao Shiqi confessed that several years ago, Lu Yuhou returned to the city and raised money everywhere for several days. Later, one day, his father suddenly committed suicide by hanging his beam, and the money raised disappeared with Lu Yuhou. At that time, the official reported to the official and the result was that he committed suicide because he owed money, and the matter was finally left unresolved.

Now that I think about it, the story recorded in the case of the state is inconsistent with what Tao Shiqi said. Because I have been in the old age, no one else has ever proved that Tao Shiqi was wrong or nonsense. It is precisely because the previous case cannot be explained clearly that Tao Shiqi has been in the judiciary and cannot be finalized. Zhao Yan was cautious and refused to take it in such a confused way, and the case was dead.

Now, if Ma Meng was involved, Lu Yuhou killed people for money, and the prefecture and county officials would tamper with each other, Tao Shiqi's statement would be very credible. However, if this case was to be turned over, there were too many people involved, and Du Zhongxiao had to act cautiously.

After returning to the case, Du Zhongxiao sat down and sighed. When he first came to this world, Du Zhongxiao lived a difficult life, and he got to this day step by step. He was very cautious. If ordinary officials received this kind of news, most of them would ignite the inspectors' troops and kill them all the way to catch the horse. The first thing Du Zhongxiao thought of was that he could not force the horse to rebel, and he could not do anything with a little possibility. Even if it lasted for a long time, Du Zhongxiao would use the safest method. Because force the horse to rebel, it would affect his career, and he might be thrown into another list by the upper class. Why should Du Zhongxiao come to this? In this era, there are too many things that kill officials and rebels at all times. Not to mention Liangshan in history, it has happened frequently in recent years.

The war in the northwest continues, and the taxes in the mainland are heavy. In recent years, the high incidence of cases has been. In addition, the army has been transferred to the northwest, and the local military strength is much weaker than before, so the army itself is unstable first.

Ma Meng relied on his financial resources to raise many farmers in the village, and there were many desperate people in the village, so they should not be taken lightly. More importantly, Ma Meng has been operating locally for many years, and many officials in the prefectures and counties colluded with him, and the people in the government were not so reliable. This is what Du Zhongxiao had to consider, and he did not dare to make things rashly, so as not to be unable to deal with it after something happened.

After receiving the news, County Magistrate Cheng hurriedly brought his men to the inspection camp to meet Du Zhongxiao.

After the salute, Du Zhongxiao said: "The county magistrate, there is a Tan Erniang nearby. She came to report to the official and said that she was occupied by the local big family Ma Meng and had been living at home for several years. Her son Tao Shiqi killed people on the street in the city of Zhou, but she was afraid that there was another secret. This case is very implicated and must not be separated from the place."

County Magistrate Cheng bowed: "As long as you follow the instructions of the festival, you will be given the orders."

Du Zhongxiao nodded, stood up and went to the front office with County Magistrate Cheng.

Tan Erniang had been anxious to wait there. When she saw Jin Shu summoning two officials in, she hurriedly walked forward and said, "Official, I secretly came out of my own residence and didn't dare to stay for a long time. If I had no questions, I would go back first. It was not too early, so I would have to cook for a few people."

County Magistrate Cheng said in a deep voice: "What are you anxious about? You are in the government office, who dares to speak too much? Don't you live in Mameng Village? There are people in his village, so why do you need to go back to cook!"

Seeing that the official looked bad, Tan Erniang was a little panicked and took a step back and said, "The people who reported to the official have always lived in the Buddha temple outside the official Ma Da, and have never lived in the village. There were three guests in that Buddhist temple yesterday, and they were as fierce as a terrifying person, so they dared not neglect."

After hearing this, County Magistrate Cheng looked at Tan Erniang and said, "I have been an official here for two years. I have never heard of Ma Meng's Buddhist temple. Did you tell lies and deceive me? You are a woman who has been locked up for many years. Why did you come to report to the official today?"

Tan Erniang felt even more panicked when asked, and whispered: "Officer Ma said it was my family who raised the money. When I paid back the capital, I would naturally let me return it to my home. Yesterday I heard from the guest that my son had made a mistake in the state and had to come to the yamen."

County Magistrate Cheng had to ask again, and Du Zhongxiao stepped forward to stop him and said to Tan Erniang: "You said you live in the Buddha Temple, where is the Buddha Temple?"

Seeing the young official's face, Tan Erniang became more courageous and said, "When I return to the official, there is a few miles away from the Buddha's temple, deep in the reeds in the north. It was originally used by Ma Daguanren's mother to chant Buddha's name. Later, his mother passed away, and there was only one old nun there."

Du Zhongxiao's heart moved, why do you have to go to such a hidden and remote place when chanting Buddha's name? I'm afraid that my home will not be quiet, so I'd just build a temple at the entrance of the village. I remembered the rumors that Ma Mengduo took in the despair in the world, and guessed that there was a den.

Motivating Tan Erniang not to panic, Du Zhongxiao said to her: "Don't panic, everything is decided by the yamen, no one can do anything to you. Tell me what the three guests who came yesterday looked like, what they usually do, and what they say."

Tan Erniang said, "They are all so fierce that I dare not listen to what they say." After thinking about it, he led the Zhuangke to the Fo Temple with Gong Sigong and others, and said what he did until today.

Du Zhongxiao listened, nodded repeatedly, and said to County Magistrate Cheng: "County Commander, in your opinion, are these people a little embarrassed? I guess they mostly did something illegal to hide there. Yesterday I sent someone to Mamengzhuang to count the young and strong people, so he hurriedly sent the people there, thinking that they were afraid that people would see it. Why not do this? Take some archers to the Buddha Temple and arrest those people for trial first before talking about it."
Chapter completed!