Chapter 1830 New Discovery
Chapter 1830 New Discovery
Wan Shufang nodded without hesitation: "I do have this idea, but plans cannot keep up with changes."
When the woman heard this, her eyes became numb and even a little desperate.
Wan Shufang noticed this and quickly said, "Don't worry, we will resolve the matter of the county magistrate and prevent him from continuing to harm the people."
"Have you found the evidence?" the woman asked anxiously when she heard this.
"We are looking for it." Wan Shufang recalled Chen Changli's expression and found that he seemed a little worried.
Hasn’t any evidence related to the county magistrate been found?
This thought suddenly popped up in Wan Shufang's mind, and her heart began to beat wildly.
"In fact, I have been investigating this matter during the past few years that I have been with the county magistrate, but I found that the county magistrate is very vigilant and will not let anyone find any suspicion."
The woman carefully examined Wan Shufang's expression and confirmed that they had not found any evidence of her crime. Her heart sank.
The county magistrate was a cancerous remnant of Da Jing. He was best at disguise. After Dayong conquered the world, he deliberately disguised himself for a while and deceived the emperor's people.
The girl still had parents and relatives at the time. She came here from another county to live with her relatives, but she was favored by him and ended up with her family broken up.
She hated the county magistrate, but she had no way to take revenge, so she could only plan hard beside her enemy.
After several years, she gained nothing and was almost in despair.
Now that she learned that the county magistrate had been arrested, she felt both anticipation and despair, because no evidence had been found yet.
"Don't worry." Wan Shufang listened to the woman's words, understood her thoughts, and immediately comforted her softly, "There will always be loopholes in a hundred precautions, so what we have to do next is to find evidence..."
"You think too simply." The woman looked melancholy.
The other women stopped crying and stared at Wan Shufang in puzzled eyes.
After a moment, they looked at each other, and seeing the confusion and resentment in each other's eyes, an idea emerged in their minds.
They all stepped forward and said, “We are willing to help.”
When Wan Shufang heard this, she frowned slightly, as if she wanted to say something.
The woman smiled. "We all know more or less what the county magistrate did, so if we think carefully, we can piece together some truth from the county magistrate's words. At worst, we can serve as witnesses."
When the woman finished speaking, her eyes lit up, and hope began to float in her heart.
Wan Shufang quickly smiled and said, "Having witnesses is enough. After all, the county magistrate has done too many things. If we all join forces to sue him, it will be enough to make him pay for what he has done."
After she finished speaking, she began to ask each woman about her experiences.
If it were before, the women would only feel extremely painful when thinking about their own experiences, but now they become particularly excited when they think that the county magistrate will be dealt with.
They spoke out their hidden pain, and by the end they all burst into tears.
They all had families, but they happened to encounter the devil, the county magistrate, which led to their families being broken up and they had to endure humiliation and serve him.
The corpses of some people with weak psychological endurance have long been piled up into mountains, too numerous to count.
But the county magistrate was still arrogant and domineering, robbing anyone he saw. They really felt like they were living in hell.
If it weren't for the desire for revenge, they probably wouldn't have been able to hold out for long.
Wan Shufang was listening at the side and couldn't help but tears welling up in her eyes.
"This county magistrate is really a despicable person. We must sentence him to death to do justice to the souls of those who died in vain."
The woman wiped away her tears and said in a choked voice: "There is someone behind him, so we have to cut the Gordian knot quickly, otherwise if things drag on, he will be rescued by someone."
When Wan Shufang heard about this, she said, "I will go to Chief Lin right now and ask him to deal with this matter as soon as possible."
Then she thought of what the women had just said and asked, "Do you know where the magistrate buried the remains? If we can find the remains, we can execute him now."
"I know." A woman said quickly after hearing this, "The county magistrate bought a house in the outer city. The bodies of the dead women are likely buried there, because once the chief clerk beat a man to death in front of the county magistrate, and the county magistrate ordered him to send the man to that house."
"Where is the exact location?" Upon hearing the clue, Wan Shufang's face was filled with uncontrollable excitement.
"I don't know either, I just know it's Zaohua Lane in the outer city." The woman shook her head.
"That's enough." Wan Shufang went to find Chen Changli and told him what happened. She added, "Those women have suffered very miserably. After this incident is over, I hope His Majesty can send someone to take care of them."
Chen Changli nodded and said, "I will write a letter to His Majesty right now and ask him to send someone else. It would be best if we could use the county magistrate to purge all the cancer in the officialdom."
As he spoke, he went about his business. At this time, Lin Zhen found the money that the county magistrate had embezzled.
Looking at the official silver that filled the entire cellar, Lin Zhen was so angry that his breathing became rapid and his eyes were red. "This is the official silver that His Majesty sent down to help the people. I didn't expect that it was all swallowed up by corrupt officials."
"Lord Lin, this matter is too serious. We have to report it to the emperor." His confidant was also shocked and suggested immediately.
Lin Zhenshen agreed: "It is indeed necessary to report it. By the way, send someone to urge the imperial envoy to come as soon as possible."
After he finished explaining, he took the official silver out and found Chen Changli to tell him the truth, "There are nearly 100,000 official silver coins here, all used to help the people."
"Not only did the corrupt official not take a penny, he also plundered the people, so that a total of one million yuan was dug out from the cellar. But this number is also my estimate. I think the county magistrate plundered more money than this."
Chen Changli gasped: "There is so much money."
Although he had some guesses about the county magistrate's greed, he felt that his guess was not even one-tenth as accurate as the corrupt official's.
"Lin Zhen, have someone buy some of the things the people need, distribute them to the people, and tell them about this matter."
"During this period, please pay attention to whether there are people with strange behavior among the people. I suspect that there is a group of people hiding among the people, either preparing to rescue the county magistrate or trying to transfer the money privately."
After Chen Changli finished his instructions, he went to find Cui Shi and once again asked him to inquire about the news among the people.
Cui Shi agreed immediately and got to work.
After two days, the people of the entire county knew that the county magistrate had embezzled money and kept them in the dark, which made them hate the new dynasty.
The people were immediately furious. Not only did they run to the county government office and curse at people, they also tried their best to throw all kinds of dirty things at them.
"You are the parasites of the country, leeches sucking blood from people. I really want to tear you into pieces."
"Everyone, hit them hard. It would be best if we could beat them half to death."
"You dogs, when you go to hell, the King of Hell will torture you and vent his anger on us."
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