Chapter 40
"This subordinate is incompetent, please punish me, Lord Marquis ~"
Li Chengnan also felt that something was amiss after hearing this, but he really could not think of any other problems. He couldn't help but bow.
"Sigh, you're a muddle-headed official after all this time. You're another person who's been studying until you're stupid.”
Pang Yu knew what kind of person this fellow was when he saw his appearance. This guy didn't collude with the evil gentry to prey on the common people, but he seemed like a muddle-headed official. Thinking about it, it made sense. These people were always talking about poetry. If you asked them to go to the brothels to recite poems, they would be at ease. If you asked them to solve cases and do economic development, they would be dumbfounded.
"Zhou Qingbai was in the prime of his life, without any illness or pain. His sudden death must have been caused by someone else. Zhou Qingsong was not falsely accusing him, but there was something fishy about this case. However, Zhou Qingbai's wife was a weak woman. It would be difficult to kill a young man in his prime, at least not so easily. However, Zhou Qingbai was not injured, which meant that the method of killing must have exceeded the imagination of superhumans.”
Pang Yu paused for a moment before continuing,"However, if it was someone else, like some other male, who attacked Zhou Qingbai in a surprise attack and heavily hit him on the head, that might not be the case.”
At least Pang Yu himself knew several ways to kill a person instantly by hitting the head without leaving any external injuries. This kind of method was seen quite often in those detective movies and TV shows in the future.
"Does Lord Marquis mean that Zhou Qingbai was killed by someone else, or perhaps another man? But Zhou Qingbai was in his prime, so who could kill him without a sound? As a result, not a single scar was left on his body?”
Li Chengnan found it hard to understand.
Pang Yu couldn't be bothered to listen to him. He looked at Zhou Qingsong and said,""When you blocked the road just now, you said that your sister-in-law had an affair with someone else? With whom?"
"A tyrant surnamed Hu from Zhongmu County. I think his name is Hu Xiba ~"
Zhou Qingsong said after thinking for a moment.
"Hu Xiba? What an interesting name."
Pang Yu chuckled and looked at Li Chengnan.""Do you know Hu Xiba?"
"Lord Marquis, I know this person. He doesn't work in this county, but he runs a brothel called Nian Nujiao ~"
Li Chengnan said. He knew this person.
"Someone come!"
Two Imperial Army soldiers walked in.
"This general is here, please instruct me, Lord Marquis ~"
"En, immediately bring 500 men and go to Nian Nujiao. Capture all the brothels and women in Nian Nujiao.”
"My people don't know the situation in Zhongmu County. Send a few people to lead the way." Zhou Qingbai's death was something he would know once he captured Hu Xiba.”
"This Marquis, I'm afraid this is somewhat against the rules of the Imperial Court, right?”
Li Chengnan asked hesitantly.
"Are you stupid from studying? You are an official of the imperial court, am I not? I'm not an official of the Imperial Court, so don't try to trick me with your tricks.”
Pang Yu rolled his eyes and stretched his back as he said,""Alright, I'll go to the posthouse to sleep first. This case will be reopened tomorrow. I've been traveling all day today and I'm exhausted.
Oh right, Zhou Qingsong, follow me to the posthouse. Don't be silenced again.”
"I'll send you off at the next pass ~"
..............
The next day, Pang Yu slept until the sun was high up in the sky. He woke up, but Wang Rou had already woken up long ago. The food had already been prepared for him.
Looking at Wang Rou walking around the room, Pang Yu felt a little helpless. Last night, he had thought that he could eat the Prime Minister's daughter in advance, but Wang Rou had refused no matter what and insisted on marrying her.
Fine, he would be left alone in the empty room.
"Rou 'er, sigh, your husband had a hard time last night. I heard that there's a brothel in Zhongmu County that's not bad. Why don't your husband go to Nian Nujiao for the night?”
After putting on his clothes, he saw Wang Rou setting up the bowls and chopsticks. Pang Yu sat on the stool and said with a bitter expression.
" Bah! Shameless! If you dare to go, I'll tell Daddy!"
Wang Rou rolled her eyes at him.
"Sigh, I don't think my father-in-law will say anything about this. I heard that my father-in-law was also a romantic scholar and a frequent visitor to this brothel. Now that you mention it, I might go to the brothel with my father-in-law one day.”
Pang Yu chuckled. It seemed like there were not many scholars in Great Song who did not go to brothels. He did not believe that his father-in-law would not go to brothels.
"Ah, I'm ignoring you. You're so bad ~"
Wang Rou pouted and sat down.
"Women don't love men if they're not bad! If you ignore me, I'll ignore you ~"
As he spoke, he carried Wang Rou and sat her on his lap, chuckling.
"Don't you have something to do today? Go and do your business after eating ~ I'll leave first.”
Wang Rou's ears were about to turn red. She couldn't stand it when she was like this in broad daylight.
"Tsk ~ How feudal, but I like it ~"
Pang Yu chuckled. This ancient woman was really conservative. She was just sitting on his lap. She didn't do anything and was just talking to him. What was this in the future? If you looked at them holding hands, it might be a normal relationship between a man and a woman.
After dinner, he slowly walked out of the room.
"Lord Marquis, last night we captured all of Nian Nujiao's men. However, there were too many people, so I was locked up in the prison of the county government.”
A military commander came to Pang Yu and cupped his fists.
"Okay, let's go to the county government.”
........
When he arrived at the county office, Pang Yu was surprised to learn that early this morning, the county magistrate, Li Chengnan, had left with his men. It seemed like he was going to open the coffin for the fourth time.
Pang Yu didn't mind. It seemed that this kid had understood last night that Zhou Qingsong wasn't falsely accusing him. Zhou Qingbai's death was too strange.
When he arrived at the cell, he saw that there were many women and men in the cell.
"Lord Marquis, those men are Hu Xiba's subordinates. Last night, when we went there, we happened to meet Hu Xiba who was indulging in his love, so we captured him together.”
The commander of the military capital said as he followed Pang Yu.
"Alright, let's start with Hu Xiba. Take him out and we'll interrogate him alone first.”
As Pang Yu spoke, an Imperial Army soldier found a chair and placed it beside Pang Yu. He did not stand on ceremony and directly sat down.
Hu Xiba was a robust man in his thirties, and he was dressed in gorgeous clothes.
"Lord Marquis, it's this Hu Xiba. He's in Zhongmu County, plundering the people's wealth.”
Looking at Hu Xiba, Zhou Qingsong pointed at him.
"Alright, don't interrupt."
Pang Yu waved his hand and said,"Call the bailiffs over and beat him with twenty sticks first." I'll ask after I'm done."
"What right do you have to arrest me? You're breaking the law!"
Hu Xiba shouted at Pang Yu when he was caught.
Pang Yu ignored him. Two bailiffs came over with killing clubs and hit his butt again and again. At first, he was still able to hold it in and not scream.
However, he couldn't hold it in any longer. A sound like a pig being slaughtered rang out, and it was quite terrifying.
After the twenty kills, Pang Yu asked slowly,""Hu Xiba, let me ask you, did you kill Zhou Qingbai?”
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