In the Daqing Dynasty, the mayor was usually elected by the village head of Li Zheng in the village under his jurisdiction or directly appointed by the higher-level county officials. There is no rank below the county official, which means that the mayor is not even a minor official with the last rank. Not only can he not be in charge of the population tax under his jurisdiction, but he also has no power to judge the case.

However, the mayor also has the power of the mayor. As long as there are no lawsuits or major cases within the scope of the jurisdiction, trivial matters such as theft and fighting will be resolved by the mayor. Of course, if the solution is not done well or the amount involved is huge, you must ask the next level, that is, the county government affiliated with it.

On the surface, being a poor town mayor seems to be a thankless thing, but in fact, as long as you establish a relationship with the official family, the accumulated connections can bring great benefits to the mayor, which is not something that ordinary people can understand.

Take the mayor of Taoyuan Town, Zhao Kun, for example. Although he has been in the position of mayor for forty years and has almost no chance of further growth, his youngest son has obtained a quota for admission to the county school because of his relationship, even if he did not pass the scholar, he would get a place for admission to the county school. Maybe he will pass the Jinshi in the future, which makes those poor students who study hard in poor families envious.

In addition, the entire Taoyuan Town has a small half of the industry surnamed Zhao, and half of the remaining ones are closely related to those surnamed Zhao even if they are not surnamed Zhao. It can be said that in Taoyuan Town, Mayor Zhao is the local emperor of this place. If he wants to be with anyone, then as long as he stays in Taoyuan Town for a day, he will definitely not have a good life.

However, just like this person who stomped his feet and was about to shake three times in Taoyuan Town, he encountered something very unsatisfactory when the New Year was over.

"Master, everyone outside said that you are a good mayor who is selfless and dedicated to serving the people. Today, the civilian girl dared to bring her younger brothers and sisters to sue Liu Qiang, a Taoyuan Town person, for stealing. Please ask the mayor to investigate clearly."

Mayor Zhao specially set up a town hall for office, and there were already people who were attracted by Yue Niang's crying. Sang Ye stood in the hall and respectfully explained to Mayor Zhao that Brother Qiang, that is, Liu Qiang, the whole story of "stealing", including the episode where she accidentally injured someone when she was "fear".

Regardless of whether Mayor Zhao is selfless and dedicated to serving the people, these two big hats are first labeled, and no one is unwilling to listen to good things.

"Tsk tsk, Liu Qiang is really bold. He goes to someone else's house to steal things in broad daylight, and deserves to be beaten!"

"Yes, it's worth it! Just a scum who steals all day long and relies on the mayor's nephew to tease the big girl and the little wife everywhere, so bad that he is so bad that he is so tired of it. God will take him away."

"Hmph, good people don't live long and harm for a thousand years. The bad guy named Liu has the nephew of the mayor as his backer. This time the bad guy must be the three siblings."

""

The onlookers heard about Yue Niang's pitiful life experience on the way, and they felt full of sympathy for the little girl. Especially when they learned that Liu Qiang didn't even let go of such a poor girl, they were even more angry.

At this moment, they were all talking and scolding Liu Qiang. If he were present, he would have to be scolded in person. This shows that Liu Qiang did not do good things on weekdays, which has long aroused public anger.

When she heard the people's discussions, a smile appeared on the corner of Sang Ye's mouth from the angle that no one saw. She deliberately made the matter big, and everyone in Taoyuan Town knew about it. She just didn't want Mayor Zhao to fool this matter, otherwise in the end, as these people guessed, the unlucky one would be their "three sisters and sisters".

"Silent! Silent!" These discussions came into Mayor Zhao's ears. He was so angry that he shouted, hoping to drive all the troublemakers out again.

The reason for saying that again was that he had ordered to be chased once before, but his subordinates had only about a dozen servants, so he could not drive away almost half of the people in the town. In the end, all of these people gathered around and even accused his nephew.

Isn’t it just accusing him of accusing him?

"Stop talking, stop talking, all quiet down. Let's see how the mayor deal with this matter first!" The people wanted to know how Mayor Zhao would deal with this burglary incident, but gradually became quiet down. They all hoped that Mayor Zhao would be fair and strict, and they would take Liu Qiang's bad embryo to the county jail to teach him a good lesson.

Seeing this, Mayor Zhao calmed down and looked at Sang Ye standing in the hall and asked in a deep voice: "You said Liu Qiangren entered."

Is there any evidence of his burglary?”

When Sang Ye heard this, he said in confusion: "Minister girl, the younger brother and sister of the Minsheng girl have seen it with their own eyes. Isn't this just evidence?"

Mayor Zhao snorted and said with a sneer: "This is just what you siblings say. How can I know if you have a rift with Liu Qiang and deliberately frame him?"

As if he was stimulated by Mayor Zhao's remarks, Sang Ye said excitedly: "Master, if you don't believe it, you can send someone to the house of a young lady's sister to explore if there is a bloodstain in the yard, and whether there are signs of being dragged on the snow along the road. You can also find the neighbors who sent Liu Qiang to the clinic to verify. If the female lady has a false statement, she will let the mayor punish her."

Sang Ye's words made the people outside the hall agree: "Yes, Mayor Zhao, I want to know if what this young lady said is true. Wouldn't it be clear if you send someone to the Du family's yard to see it?"

"Yes, yes, if the surname Liu really didn't steal, how could he mess with people for no reason? Do you think the surname is easy to mess with?"

"Oh, stop talking. Mayor Zhao wanted to favor Liu's surname. He said this on purpose to make this little lady retreat!"

"Oh my god, this is too dark! If Mayor Zhao really planned this way, wouldn't he be afraid of being angry with the public? This Liu's unethical thing would have been enough to go to prison."

""

Mayor Zhao looked dark when he heard this, and knew that he would not send someone to the Du family to see it. I am afraid that these people really thought that he was partial to the snake and rat surnamed Liu.

For the sake of the future, even though Mayor Zhao knew that Liu Qiang was the tyrant of his nephew, he couldn't openly favoritism, so he casually clicked the two clerks as the case handlers and explained: "You guys in the hall go to the Du family to see if it's as they said."

"Yes, master." After hearing the order, the two servants hurriedly came to Sang Ye and others and signaled them to lead the way.

Worried that Liu Qiang would come here to bite after getting the news during this gap, Sang Ye thought about it and said to Sang Yu and Yue Niang: "You two take them to your house to see, I'll stay here to wait for your news."

"Well, let's go now." Sang Yuyue Niang didn't ask any more questions, and obediently took the two servants of the Zhao family out of the hall and walked out of the way where the Du family was.

Most of the onlookers wanted to go to the scene to see it, so they left the scene and followed Sang Yu and others in a dark way.

The remaining half of the people were worried that the mayor would make things difficult for the complaint. As they stayed to see him, they really believed that Mayor Zhao and his "good" nephew who was ignorant of personnel.

I have to say that after living in the town for many years, the people are indeed very clear about the nature of Mayor Zhao. Mayor Zhao did ask Sang Ye not to hold Liu Qiang responsible for burglary, otherwise once Liu Qiang's charge is confirmed, how good will his nephew, who is good friends with Liu Qiang, have a good reputation?

Maybe it made people think that Liu Qiang relied on his nephew and his nephew, who dared to steal in broad daylight with his uncle, and even caught someone on the spot.

This is definitely an unbearable thing for Mayor Zhao, who is desperate for face and is determined to hide his peace.

There are so many people present at the moment, and Mayor Zhao can't even speak to Sang Ye in private. He stared at the people outside the hall in anger, and secretly scolded these people for having nothing to do when they are full and like to meddle in other people's business.

Seeing that Mayor Zhao's face was extremely ugly, Sang Ye thought for a moment and guessed the reason. He couldn't help but be glad that he took the right step and took the initiative to speak out for him. Otherwise, it would be possible that Mayor Zhao would be embellished.

There was silence in the town hall, and the two servants who were waiting to go to the Du family to collect evidence. But at this moment, a noise suddenly came from outside the hall, and a uglied voice like a crow rushed into everyone in front of the hall: "Master, please make the decision for the common people!"

The people standing on the outermost side were startled by the sudden sound. They followed the sound and saw a group of four people walking in with a door panel. When they looked closely, they saw that the one carrying the door panel was not someone else, but it was Liu Qiang who had just been despised by them and wanted to beat him up and "steal" who was "investing".

"Mr. Mayor, the little people are wronged. Please

Be the decision for the common people!" Liu Qiang, who was carried to the center of the lobby and bandaged a circle of white cotton in his head, pretended to be weak and turned down from his class, kneeled on the ground and begged Mayor Zhao to make decisions for him.

"That shameless thing, you dare to shout for justice!"

A sigh suddenly burst out from the crowd. They had already confirmed the fact that Liu Qiang was "stealing" in their hearts. They all wanted him to be punished soon. Now that they heard that Liu Qiang had the face to complain about his injustice, they were all angry.

"It's over. Mayor Zhao won't favor this second-rate guy, right?" someone asked worriedly.

"Hmph, let's watch here. As long as the two servants use them to verify the physical evidence later, if the mayor really favors the dogs surnamed Liu, he will also ask us if they are willing." Someone rolled up his sleeves and said bluntly.

This sentence instantly received a response from others: "Well, this idea is good. We have so many eyes staring at it. I think Mayor Zhao is not so stupid and dares to openly favor Liu Zasai."

At this moment, Mayor Zhao no longer cared about what others said. When he saw Liu Qiang crying for injustice, he suddenly became energetic and said hurriedly: "What kind of injustice do you have? Come on."

When Liu Qiang looked at Mayor Zhao's face, he knew that Mayor Zhao was leaning towards him. He looked at Sang Ye proudly, with deep malice flashing in his eyes: "Go back to the mayor, Xiaomin was injured by this trick girl for no reason. In order to shirk the blame, this trick girl deliberately framed Xiaomin and burgled, begging the mayor to make decisions for Xiaomin."

Chief Zhao glanced at Sang Ye, coughed dryly and asked, "Sang, Liu Qiang said that you hurt someone first and false accusations later. Do you have something to say?"

Sang Ye felt that he was so angry that he didn't even look at Liu Qiang. He said calmly: "When returning to the mayor, the young lady has never known this person in advance and has never made any grudges. If he hadn't entered the house to steal, how could the young lady hurt him? As for the injury, the young lady said before that it was caused by mistake. In addition, I would like to ask the eldest son, if there is a thief who dares to steal in the palace, will the family let him do whatever he wants or shock him to stop him?"

Of course, it was shocked and stopped. Not only did it stop it, but it also wanted to beat the thief who didn't even know his parents. See if he dared to offend the Tai Sui Master! Mayor Zhao thought silently in his heart, but asked Liu Qiang: "You have heard what Sang said, do you have something to say?"

When Liu Qiang heard this, he looked up at Mayor Zhao. Seeing that Mayor Zhao was actually winking himself, his eyes were rolling around. The next moment, his forehead suddenly touched the ground and shouted: "Your Majesty, the town master, Xiaomin is guilty, Xiaomin did not tell the truth just now. Please forgive me."

This scene did not escape Sang Ye's eyes. A strong sense of anxiety flashed through her heart. Before Mayor Zhao answered, he said to Liu Qiang first: "A man surnamed Liu can eat and not talk nonsense! If you attempted to steal, you will be beaten at most. If you commit something else, it will be useless for you to kowtow at that time."

When Liu Qiang met Sang Ye's cold eyes as if he was looking at a dead person, he subconsciously shivered. The words he had just thought of were not even brave enough to say them.

Seeing this, Mayor Zhao said dissatisfiedly: "Sang, don't obstruct the mayor from handling the case."

A harmless smile appeared on the corner of Sang Ye's mouth and said guiltily: "It's a folk girl who is unruly. I hope the mayor will atone for his sins."

Seeing that she was tactful, Mayor Zhao did not pursue the matter in public, and then asked Liu Qiang: "What does it mean that you said you didn't tell the truth to this Mayor?"

Liu Qiang touched his head that was aching, and was about to say something, but his mind unconsciously appeared in his cold eyes as if he was as cold as an evil ghost. He was speechless for a moment and forgot what he wanted to say.

Mayor Zhao looked at Liu Qiang who was a mute at the critical moment and was immediately angry. He was about to continue asking questions when he suddenly found a servant in the family hurried into the hall and walked towards him. He asked unhappily: "What happened?"

The servant didn't say anything clearly, but just attached it to Mayor Zhao's ear and whispered something.

After hearing this, Mayor Zhao's face changed. He looked at Sang Ye inexplicably and said to the servant: "You go back and have someone serve you well. Mayor will arrive later."

The servant didn't dare to say much, and hurried down after saluting Mayor Zhao.

Afterwards, Mayor Zhao gave a few instructions to the servants who were staying in the hall. Without saying anything else, he hurriedly entered the inner hall from the side door beside him, leaving behind a confused onlooker.

Many.

Thinkingly, Sang Ye looked at Liu Qiang coldly, who was also confused, and felt relieved.

After waiting for a while, the mayor Zhao came back. The people outside the hall were a little impatient and the discussion became louder and louder. Some even suggested beating Liu Qiang out of the anger he had suffered in the past.

But after all, it was at the mayor's house. He hit people with his nose but didn't take the mayor seriously. These people just heard it, but no one really rushed up to beat Liu Qiang.

Just when everyone thought they had to wait for a long time, Sang Yu and Du Yueniang, who were taking their servants to collect evidence, came back. The two servants also came back. Not only did they hold the shovel that was missing, but also brought a burly man back.

This big man is nothing else. He is the one who picked up Liu Qiang in a coma on the roadside before and was about to send Liu Qiang to the clinic to see the doctor.

Someone recognized the man and asked in surprise: "Old Song, why were you brought?"

Old Song glared at Liu Qiang fiercely and said with a bad look: "It's not this rags, I really want to beat him to death!"

When everyone heard this, they felt energetic and asked: "Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

Lao Song did not hide it and immediately told the matter from beginning to end.

It turned out that Liu Qiang woke up from a coma on his way to the clinic by Lao Song. At that time, his face was covered in blood. Lao Song, who was determined to save people, could not recognize it. It was not until Liu Qiang woke up that he saved the gangster who was everyone shouting to beat him. He immediately threw Liu Qiang on the ground, cursed "unlucky" and left.

Besides, Liu Qiang was thrown into the snow and ice in the middle of winter. Liu Qiang covered his bleeding forehead and hated Sang Ye and others who were hurting him to the core.

After hatred, he didn't dare to let the blood on his head flow like this, so he found a clinic nearby and threatened the old doctor to treat his wounds.

After the wound was treated, Liu Qiang gathered a group of friends to go to the Du family to find the place. He had already agreed to tie Sang Ye and Du Yueniang to an uninhabited place to humiliate him.
Chapter completed!