mtl008 Chapter 424 Confusing right and wrong
Chapter 424 Confusing right and wrong
Zong Que lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced outside.
There weren't many pedestrians on this street, so the sound must have come from another street.
Hearing his voice, Pei Ji, who was driving the carriage, pulled his horse to a stop, looked towards the street, and asked a shop assistant nearby, "Young man, could you tell me what's going on over there?"
The waiter, seeing that it was a passerby, casually replied, "They said two pirates landed, and the officials just passed by!"
Pei Ji turned to Zong Que in the carriage and said, "Young Master, the officials have already left, so there shouldn't be any problems. It's almost time for our appointment, shall we go?"
Zong Que withdrew his gaze from the window and paused slightly. He had just arrived in Yingzhou. He had received news that Yangyang had left Jiangnan Prefecture and headed south. He wondered if she had arrived yet.
"Let's go." He drew the curtains and gave a soft reply.
Pei Ji drove the carriage away from the street.
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Lu Yangyang never expected that those pirates would be so bold as to dare to openly attack with so many people around!
Just as Lu Zhan was about to be dragged away, Lu Yangyang hurriedly called out, "Qingqing!"
Wen Qingqing understood and immediately released Xiao Guai.
Little Guai disappeared into the crowded throng in a flash.
In the blink of an eye, a scream came from the crowd. Lu Yangyang found the direction, quickly went over, pulled up Lu Zhan who had fallen to the ground, and looked at the person who had just dragged Lu Zhan away.
Before she could even check on the person, the man had already grabbed his own neck with both hands and quickly stopped breathing.
Lu Yangyang quickly turned to look at Lu Zhan: "Are you alright? Is anything bothering you?"
Lu Zhan shook his head, still feeling somewhat shaken.
Seeing this, the people around made way for him, and Constable Chang, with a stern face, led his constables to chase after them.
Upon seeing the dead body on the ground, Constable Chang sternly questioned, "Young lady, you keep claiming these people are pirates, but you haven't presented any evidence yet. Yet you allowed your friend to release a poisonous snake in the street, causing someone to die. In full view of everyone, how do you explain this? Please come with me to the government office!"
Wen Qingqing stared at Constable Chang in disbelief: "Wow, you're blatantly lying! Didn't you see that this person just took the opportunity to poison that pirate accomplice and even took our little brother hostage? You're supposed to be a constable in the government office, how can you be a constable? Even if you can't investigate cases, you should at least be able to open your eyes!"
Constable Chang, his face dark, shouted, "You say he poisoned him, so he poisoned him? Who saw it? It was clearly you who poisoned that person from the very beginning, and he died from the poison. Maybe you were the one who poisoned him, trying to frame someone else. After being exposed, you killed him to cover it up! Otherwise, why would you carry poisonous snakes and poison with you?"
"You, you, you!" Wen Qingqing was speechless, her cheeks puffed up with anger. She had never seen such a shameless person who twisted the truth so blatantly, and this person was even a government official! It was simply outrageous!
Wen Qingqing quickly looked to Lu Yangyang for help.
Lu Yangyang was almost laughing in anger. She finally understood completely. She had been wondering how the people who were delivered to the yamen at noon could be seen on the street in the evening. It turned out that these people were all in cahoots! Even if they weren't in cahoots, this so-called Constable Chang must have received a bribe or some kind of order. In short, he just refused to admit that these people were pirates!
"Officer Chang, you can let us go into the government office with you if you want, but there is one thing I must make clear," Lu Yangyang looked at Officer Chang and then glanced at the crowd of onlookers: "Everyone, listen carefully, you can judge for yourselves what is right and wrong."
Constable Chang's face grew increasingly grim, but in front of so many people, as a yamen runner, he couldn't just tie up Lu Yangyang and the others and take them away!
Lu Yangyang pointed to the corpse on the ground and said, "Any doctor at any clinic can tell you that he died from a deadly poison that kills instantly upon contact with blood. The person he just poisoned also died from it. As I mentioned earlier, our merchant ship encountered pirates at sea last night. Fortunately, we escaped with their help, and we captured two survivors. However, before we could interrogate them, they committed suicide. I have already examined their bodies, and the poison they ingested was indeed the deadly poison that kills instantly upon contact with blood. After we disembarked at noon today, we encountered the pirates from last night again at the dock. We tied them up and took them, along with the bodies of the two pirates from last night, to the yamen. We request that the yamen thoroughly investigate the origins of these pirates to warn passing merchant ships. We also hope that the imperial court can send someone to eliminate the threat of pirates."
"Everyone saw what happened next. The pirates we delivered to the yamen at noon appeared on the street with their accomplices that very evening. After I caught them and had someone report it to the authorities, you, Constable Chang, obstructed us time and time again, refusing to admit that these people were pirates. I tried to show you the evidence, but you refused to believe me. Later, the pirates themselves confessed that they were pirates and were killed by their accomplices, and you tried to pin the blame on me again."
"Captain Chang, let me ask you a question: if these people are indeed pirates, and they have come ashore and are hiding in Yingzhou Prefecture, can you bear the responsibility? Is the safety of Yingzhou Prefecture up to you?"
Lu Yangyang spoke clearly and logically, explaining the events in great detail. Not only was Constable Chang speechless, but even the onlookers couldn't help but start discussing it.
"What this girl says makes sense. If pirates really do land, but none of us know, who will be responsible if something happens?"
"Didn't the government used to crack down on pirates the most strictly? Why are they making excuses and refusing to investigate now?"
"Could it be that Constable Chang is colluding with the pirates?"
"That's hard to say. Otherwise, why would someone who was delivered to the prefectural government office at noon suddenly come out in the evening? Even if it's been verified that they weren't pirates, shouldn't they at least give an explanation? Since when did the Yingzhou prefectural government start handling cases like this?"
"That man admitted himself to being a pirate, how could that be false?"
"The two men died in exactly the same way! My God, have these pirates gone this crazy? How many accomplices do they have? If the government doesn't do anything about this, won't Yingzhou Prefecture be in chaos?"
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Seeing the growing speculation around him, Constable Chang knew that if he let the situation continue, it would become even more difficult to control. He had no choice but to clasp his hands in apology to Lu Yangyang.
“Miss, our government office is busy with many affairs every day. Perhaps our subordinates have been negligent in this matter. I will order someone to take the two bodies and the survivor back with me and report the whole thing to our superiors. We will definitely give you an explanation. What do you say?”