Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 367 A Misunderstanding (Gritting Teeth
Although the county magistrate is a low-level local official in the officialdom, he is no small figure in the local area. Except for the fact that he has no military power, everyone has to listen to him.

The magistrate came with his bailiffs, and they definitely couldn't continue beating. If they continued to disobey, it would be considered contempt for the law, and they would all be thrown into jail.

"Stop it! How can you fight here?"

Listening to the lines, it sounds like an attempt to stop a fight, but the wording is very sophisticated.

The magistrate said, "What a disgrace!" instead of "Is there still law?"

What is the meaning of "how shameful" is that it is not decent. You will be punished by being forced to drink three glasses of wine. As for the latter, then it has to be handled in a fair and impartial manner.

This is the difference.

The magistrate obviously didn't want to offend anyone, but then again, why would the magistrate run to the silk factory in the middle of the night?

As soon as the bailiffs arrived, the servants from both sides who were fighting retreated to the side obediently, revealing Yang Yiyi who was holding Master Liu down.

"Oh! Master Liu! I am a little late, please bear with me."

Then he shouted to Yang Yiyi:
"Who are you? Let go of Master Liu!"

Yang Yiyi was still a little reluctant, but Qin Yan pulled her and signaled her to let go.

Thanks to Yang Yiyi's mercy, Master Liu was not seriously injured, and Qin Yan was quite active in helping him up.

Young Master Liu snorted angrily. He had other important things to do right now and had no time to bother with Yang Yiyi. He would deal with her later.

Then he said:
"Your Excellency has arrived at the perfect time. I have a serious case to report."

"Master Liu, what grievances have you suffered? Let's talk about it when we return to the city..."

"No, the evidence is here. It's too late to go back to the city."

From this, one could tell that the magistrate was summoned by Master Liu.

Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan investigated the murder case at Wen and Qing's houses as if they were visiting each other, but they did not hide it from anyone. Not only did the servants and maids of the two families know about it, but they also did not cover their comings and goings without any cover.

If Mr. Liu had any spies, he would naturally know that his plan had the risk of going wrong. It can be said that he made preparations for both scenarios.

Feeling that the plan might fail, he came in the middle of the night and called out the county magistrate, quickly shifting the blame to the Wen family.

After all, the place where the tribute was hidden was near the Wen family silk factory, and even the reason was prepared.

Although Silk City is named after silk, the weavers' skills are not very good, and the silk they weave are not top-notch. The Wen and Qing families have long wanted to hire a few weavers at high salaries to study how to improve the weaving level.

Under this premise, it was reasonable for the Wen family to secretly obtain the tribute silk as samples for research.

Although it was a bit far-fetched that it was not found in the Wen family's warehouse, the magistrate did not dare to offend Master Liu. The person who reported it and conducted the subsequent investigation must be someone from the salt transport envoy who was responsible for purchasing supplies for the palace. In other words, he must be Master Liu's man, and whatever was said at that time would depend on his opinion.

Although being ambushed was a bit unexpected, the magistrate arrived as expected, which was a good opportunity to catch the criminal red-handed.

"The things are just below the hillside. They are 10 rolls of tribute silk."

When he heard that it was a tribute, the county magistrate was also shocked.

He didn't know what the inside story was, but he had to give face to Mr. Liu's father, a third-rank official. If it was really a tribute, it would be no joke.

"Those tributes were obtained by the Wen family through trickery. I came here to investigate for my father's sake, but was stopped by these people. I hope the magistrate will investigate this matter."

Clear observation?

The word "danger" seemed to be flashing over the magistrate's head.

If the tribute was really hidden, not only would the Wen family be in trouble, but he, the county magistrate, would also be charged with failure to supervise properly. He would forget about promotion and might even be forced to retire and return home.

"Master Liu, is there any misunderstanding here..."

"My Lord, if you don't believe me, please come and see with me."

The magistrate didn't want to look at it, but since things had come to this point and he was in front of everyone, he had no choice but to look at it.

The servants were left on the hillside, and the people involved in the case had to follow the magistrate and Master Liu down.

A group of yamen runners used tools to pry open the huge stone, revealing the blocked iron gate.

Young Master Liu took out the key and said:

"This is the key I found from the Wen family. When I open it, the magistrate will know it at a glance." The blame was also put on the Wen family. Wen Peng wanted to argue angrily, but was stopped by Tang Lianyu.

With a county magistrate, he had a backer, and Master Liu opened the iron gate proudly.

"Mr. Magistrate, please..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a buzzing sound and a large black bowl flew over and hit the smug Mr. Liu.

The bowl was quite large and it hit him on the head, making him dizzy. At the same time, a sticky and smelly substance spilled all over him.

This made the people around them quickly step back half a step, for fear of being stuck to them.

Looking closely, there was no offering inside the door. It was just a simple mechanism similar to a seesaw. When the door was opened, the bowl at the other end would be thrown out and hit the person who opened the door in the face.

"It's a pity it's not shit, but braised shrimp paste, otherwise I would have thrown shit all over your head."

"Sister Yang, that's bloody."

"Really? It's almost the same anyway. You still have to use something smelly to beat a dog."

Braised shrimp paste is made from unsold small shrimps and fish. Some people love to eat it, while others avoid it because of its stench.

The braised shrimp paste made by modern technology is low in salt and has a less strong smell, but the braised shrimp paste made by the real traditional method has a taste...

Let’s put it this way, even dry toilets have to have it tattooed on the back.

Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan were making sarcastic remarks in the background, while Master Liu, who was covered in sarcastic remarks, was almost furious.

“You, you guys…!”

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't come over here! I'm not a fly and I don't like shit!"

The lock that Master Liu placed here was specially customized by him. The locksmith patted his chest and guaranteed that it would be impossible for anyone to open it unless they had the key.

He saw that the boulder was pushed open and the door and lock were intact, so he thought it was safe. After all, he could not have imagined that Qin Yan was actually a thief from the Sixteenth Village. For the thief from the Sixteenth Village who was best at being a thief on the roof, the lock was only a little difficult to open.

The smell of the marinated shrimp paste was so unbearable that the magistrate had to step back and try not to pinch his nose:

"Mr. Liu, where is the tribute you mentioned?"

"They were here originally, it must be them...!"

"Don't spit blood on me. We just heard that someone wanted to steal things when the silk factory was closed in the middle of the night, so we waited here. No one knew there was a hole here. Could it be that Master Liu wanted to treat the braised shrimp paste as a tribute?"

Qin Yan's words made Master Liu breathless. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but the strong smell became even more unbearable.

But then again, I can vent my anger, but I really can't do anything about this Young Master Liu right now. After all, I don't have any evidence to accuse him.

So at this point, everyone had almost let out their anger, so Wen Peng, the master of the Wen family, tried to smooth things over:

"My Lord, this may be a misunderstanding. The two ladies were invited by me to help catch the thief. Maybe Mr. Liu checked wrongly and bumped into each other accidentally, causing the Lord to make a wasted trip. If the Lord, the County Magistrate, does not mind, I have prepared a feast at home. Take a look..."

What could the magistrate think? He was still confused and had no idea what was going on.

But as a veteran official, the county magistrate also vaguely sensed that something was amiss. Thinking of the deaths in the Wen and Qing families, and the fact that this Mr. Liu had explicitly or covertly hinted to the county magistrate to suppress the matter, he thought there must be something fishy going on.

However, since the Wen family is willing to smooth things over, no matter what the hidden secrets are, it can be easily glossed over.

For the magistrate, this was the best outcome.

So he said:

"Mr. Liu, this is just a misunderstanding. How about you let it go?"

Young Master Liu was so angry, but there was really no other way. Now that the evidence for framing him was gone, he would be a clown if he continued to hold on to it.

What else?

He stamped his feet and said, almost gritting his teeth:

"What happened today was just a misunderstanding..."

You can see that he is very, very reluctant.

(End of this chapter)