Hearing Zhou Feng's words, Zhao Dai's forehead was immediately covered in sweat. He said in a trembling voice,"I don't know about this."
Zhou Feng was silent for a moment. However, at this moment, his silence was already seen as shrewd. This silence made people's hair stand on end. After a long time, Zhou Feng said,"How could you not know? Many of the household registration records that were originally in the yellow register were stolen by you. The seventy-five households of the Li family, weren't they all dead because you borrowed the disaster? But in fact, they are still alive and well. Do you want the county to personally take you to the Li family?”
Pa da…
A drop of sweat dripped from Zhao Dai's head to the ground. Looking at Zhao Dai's forehead, he was actually sweating profusely.
Zhao Dai looked at Zhou Feng's cold expression and suddenly felt fear in his heart. He no longer dared to force himself. He hurriedly knelt down and hurriedly said,"This lowly official was negligent.”
"Negligence?" When Zhou Feng heard Zhao Dai's words, he looked at him playfully. Then, he swept his gaze across the crowd below the stage and said loudly,"As a household official, my responsibility is to check the household registration of the people. A single oversight had actually caused thirty thousand people to slip up! How could such a big crime be forgiven? Men, capture him and beat him with thirty sticks. If he doesn't die, the officer who beat him will be sentenced to death. This county will spare this Officer Zhao and use the officer who beat him to pay with his life!”
The bailiffs looked at each other in dismay. Then, they heard Zhao Dai's cry of injustice.
However, Zhou Feng's face was cold and unmoved. All that was revealed on his face was killing intent.
Everyone was as silent as cicadas in winter. They had never thought that the newly appointed county magistrate would be so swift and decisive. They watched as Zhao Dai was dragged away, and then they heard extremely painful cries coming from the torture chamber next door. All of them were as quiet as cicadas in winter, not even daring to breathe loudly.
"Zhang Dai will be removed from his position. From now on, Chinese official Yan Yu will temporarily replace him as the official of the Ministry of Revenue!”Zhou Feng seemed to be stating something unimportant.
Hearing this name, everyone had a look of astonishment. They had actually never heard of this name before.
After everyone, the person at the end of the line heard Zhou Feng's words and raised his head even more in shock. His eyes were filled with disbelief.
Was the county lord calling him just now?
The county magistrate knew his name?
"Yan Yu." Zhou Feng frowned when he saw that this person had not come out yet. Then, he shouted again.
"Yes!" Yan Yu hurriedly stepped forward and bowed,""Greetings, Magistrate."
"Yes." Zhou Feng was obviously satisfied with his performance and said,"I have a rough understanding of your situation. You are quite knowledgeable, but because you have a grudge against Zhang Dai, you have been suppressed by Zhang Dai all year round, so it is difficult for you to be promoted. Today, I have asked you to replace his position.”
Hearing Zhou Feng's words, Yan Yu was in disbelief. The shock and ecstasy on his face could no longer be contained. He did not expect that he would be able to make a comeback today. Not only was his superior who had always bullied him removed, but he had also taken his place.
Yan Yu felt that it was unreal for such a once-in-a-lifetime event to befall him.
Yan Yu hurriedly restrained his emotions and bowed again. His tone was filled with excitement, causing his words to tremble."I thank the county lord for his kindness.”
"Yes." However, Zhou Feng merely nodded expressionlessly and allowed him to leave.
"Qian Yue, where is Officer Qian?" Zhou Feng pondered for a long time and heard Zhao Dai's miserable cries from the room next door. When his voice gradually became weak and began to weaken, he called out the next person's name.
Qian Yue, in charge of the punishment room, in charge of the county's punishment name. To put it simply, it was the handling of all cases, thorough investigation, and execution.
When he heard Zhou Feng call his name, a fat man in a literary suit below the stage was so scared that his face turned pale.
"Big, big, big…My lord." This man with the surname Qian was obviously mentally weak. Zhou Feng had only said his name before he fell to the ground and even started to stutter.
Zhou Feng stared at him and fell silent.
However, this silence, in Si Li Qian's eyes, was simply torture in pain.
After a long while, Zhou Feng said,"Last year, what did you say about the murder case of the strongman Chen Fan?"”
Qian Yue's face instantly turned pale as he stammered,"" This…I don't know, I don't know…No, no, no, I know, I know. He…He was a rebel in the past. He joined the Yellow Turban Army, bullied the villagers, and killed people. From then on, he fell into the weeds. I sent people to search for him, but they failed repeatedly…"
After Zhou Feng heard this, he immediately slammed the table with a wooden plank, scaring Qian Yue off the stage.
Zhou Feng sneered,"Nonsense, is it Suo Nabuu?" Chen Fan is a member of the Chen family. It's not wrong to take advantage of his fellow countrymen or kill someone. The Baoding government has issued an official document to arrest him. It's easy for you to arrest Chen Fan. However, because you're afraid of the Chen family's power and have secretly accepted bribes from the Chen family, you made a careless move and let Chen Fan off, right?”
Hearing Zhou Feng's words, Qian Yue felt as if he had been struck by lightning and collapsed to the ground.
Among the people from the aristocratic families sitting in the hall, there were clearly people from the Chen family. One of them heard Zhou Feng's words and his face suddenly turned pale.
All of this was seen by Zhou Feng without batting an eyelid, but his expression was still cold and he did not show anything.
There was another deathly silence, and the air seemed to be filled with killing intent.
Everyone knew that Zhou Feng was sharpening his butcher knife.
Suddenly, Zhou Feng said sternly," Chen Fan's case is just the tip of the iceberg. There's also the case of the mother and son of the Jiang family dying unjustly, the case of the Zhang family being massacred in the West Mountain, and…you're an official of the torture chamber. Which of these cases didn't have your hands? People like you can't be forgiven even if they die a hundred times.”
Qian Yue was like a pile of mud as he lay on the ground, shivering. Cold sweat broke out on his face, forming a small puddle on the ground.
Immediately after, Zhou Feng cast his gaze toward a person from the Chen family.
It was the person whose face had turned pale just now.
When he saw Zhou Feng looking at him, his heart skipped a beat nervously. He knew that something terrible was about to happen.
"Men! Capture the criminal, Qian Yue, and Chen Fan!”
Under Zhou Feng's order, a team of armored soldiers suddenly rushed in from outside the door. All of them were armed and aggressive. As soon as they entered, they went to the Chen family and pulled Chen Fan out.
"Lord County Magistrate, please spare my life!" Terrified voices filled the hall. It was Qian Yue and Chen Fan begging Zhou Feng in unison.
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