"The person who reported it to the official is... is..."

Before the officer on duty could finish speaking, a figure walked straight in.

"County Magistrate Wu, you are fine."

When the visitor spoke, his voice was joking.

"Gu Feng?"

Lu Xuan narrowed his eyes, "What are you doing here?"

"Of course I'm going to complain on behalf of the county magistrate."

Gu Feng smiled.

He dragged someone out from behind him. Lu Xuan took a closer look and saw that it was the tea stall owner he met after his first day in the city.

The old man's body was covered with bruises, his breath was very weak, and his body was covered with dust. It was obvious that he was dragged back by Gu Feng.

Gu Feng arched his hands:

"On the day the county magistrate entered the city, I drank tea at this old man's stall. I didn't expect that this untouchable was so bold that he actually stole the county magistrate's money!"

He took out half a bloody silver ingot from his arms and weighed it twice:

"Our brothers from the Qingxian Society beat him for a long time before we made him hand over the money and helped the county magistrate recover his losses."

Lu Xuan looked at him and said nothing.

"This man is full of lies. He actually said that the silver ingots were given to him by you, the county magistrate. The magistrate magistrate actually gave silver to untouchables. Do you think this lie is ridiculous?"

Gu Feng clasped his hands and smiled:

"We also ask the county magistrate to order this person to be brought to justice."

At this moment.

A lot of people have gathered outside the county government office.

They are all local people nearby.

After hearing the conversation between Gu Feng and Lu Xuan, they both started whispering.

Lu Xuan looked at the tea stall owner lying on the ground with weak breathing and sighed.

"According to the laws of Dakang..."

Lu Xuan's voice was calm:

"If a mortal criminal is over sixty years old, he must be tried in a closed court when the case is adjudicated... This case is not suitable for a public trial."

After hearing his words, some government officials immediately ran to disperse the surrounding people and closed the gate of the county government office.

"Taking care of things."

Lu Xuan pondered for a moment and then said:

"I wonder which brothers helped this county recover its property?"

Gu Feng said in a relaxed tone:

"Of course they are brothers from the Gu family, the He family, and the Bo family."

"But……"

Lu Xuan frowned:

"I obviously lost a whole ingot of silver...how come I only have half a piece left in my hand?"

Gu Feng was stunned.

He looked at the silver ingot in his hand and then at Lu Xuan.

Above the high hall, the county magistrate spoke leisurely:

"Could it be that...the brothers of the Bo family took my money?"

The expression on Gu Feng's face froze.

Then the body started to tremble slightly.

He is the steward of the Gu family and has a high status in the Qingxian Association. At this time, he already understood what the county magistrate meant.

"This, this..."

Gu Feng was about to explain a few words when he heard the county magistrate say:

"If it's not the Bo family, is it the He family?"

Gu Feng took a deep breath:

"There may be..."

"When I took office, I heard that Qingxian City produced a kind of fine wine, and I wanted to take a jar back and bring it to my mentor."

Lu Xuan raised the official seal in his hand and placed it in front of him to examine it.

"Maybe... there really is a brother with dirty hands and feet."

Gu Feng has regained his composure:

"Please allow me to go back and ask the head of the family for an order to investigate."

"Can."

Lu Xuan nodded:

"Lu Ping, take this old man down first to treat his injuries. As for taking care of things...where is Li Ming?"

"My subordinate is here."

Li Ming stepped forward.

"If you break into the court without being summoned by the official, you will be punished with a cane for thirty years according to Dakang law."

Lu Xuan said calmly, "I just want to take care of my own affairs and obey my authority in urgent matters... Then I will subtract ten sticks."

"Wha, what..."

Gu Feng's eyes widened.

Lu Xuan didn't look at him and threw the token on the table casually:

"Fight."

………………

Qingxian City, the Gu family's residence.

"Master, things...that's how things are."

Gu Feng lay on the bed, hissing.

After receiving twenty canes, he looked quite miserable.

The servants in the county government office have been lying flat for a long time. They have never done the job of beating people, and their skills are all rusty.

It was the first time I heard the magistrate's order, and everyone was gearing up, showing off the power of the yamen.

Gu Feng's buttocks and both thighs were beaten to pieces. He didn't dare to sit or lie down, so he could only lie down on the bed.

"Sir, what does this person named Wu mean?!"

Gu Feng felt resentment in his heart, "If he spanked me, wouldn't that be a slap in your face..."

"Crack!"

Gu Yang was furious when he heard this. He picked up the feather duster on the side and slapped Gu Feng's wound hard:

"You know nothing!"

Gu Feng screamed in pain, tears streaming down his face.

Gu Yang snorted, threw the feather duster aside, and sat down at the table in the room.

He poured himself a cup of tea with a smile on his face:

"Well done, well done! If he hadn't beaten you, my master would have thought that this man had other thoughts."

Gu Feng: "Ah?"

Gu Yang paced around the room with his hands behind his back:

"This new magistrate has a temper and is bargaining with the county.

You entered the court without his permission and made it clear that you didn't take him seriously. He beat you, but he was responding to me, asking me to take good care of my dog."

"Then he said before that he wanted the Bo family to pay him back... doesn't he want to join forces with us?"

Gu Feng's head was spinning, "Then shouldn't he show favor to us?"

"The only ones who buy things are those who dislike them."

Gu Yang confidently said:
To be continued...