Chapter 41 Chapter Forty-One

The magistrate decided to kill people to silence him.He wanted to use the confessions of the gangsters as evidence to kill Bai Qinruo.Last night, he had already seen Bai Qinruo's sinister intentions. This scheming relief committee member did not cooperate with him sincerely at all, he was just acting.Naturally, he is also acting.If Pachino wanted to hold him steady, he also had to hold Pachinruo steady.Now, Park Ching-ruo has undoubtedly miscalculated.After dawn, he won a whole morning, and he had the confessions of the bandit leader Ruan Dacheng and six or seven rebels in his hand.During the hurried interrogation, Bo Qinruo was under house arrest and could not step out of the gate of the county government.

There is no doubt that Patchino must die.The question is just how to die?It would be too blatant to ask his subordinates to chop him up with a single knife, and there will definitely be a lot of trouble in the future.In addition, Bo Qinruo was still holding the fatal Qingzhaitang notebook in his hand. If he didn't get this notebook, he would have to pay for his life if he killed him. After lunch, the magistrate thought over and over again, and finally decided that before killing Bo Qinruo, he should get the notebook as much as possible, and even if he couldn't get it, he had to find out the whereabouts of the notebook.There are many ways to kill people, and it is not necessary to use a knife—even if a knife is used, it is not necessary to do it here blatantly.

After making up his mind, the magistrate invited Bo Qinruo to meet him in the signing room, and when they met, he said to Bo Qinruo with a bitter face: "Brother Bai, something is wrong! Those gangsters and thieves all have confessions. The statement, what is on the confession statement is not good for you! I think it is not beneficial to continue the trial like this, so I will stop the trial. I want to discuss it with you first, and figure out a way that can be explained to both the superior and the inferior!" The magistrate's face was full of clouds, his forehead was melancholy, and his voice was sincere and moving.

"Brother, let's take a look at these confessions! After reading it, I will help the old man make up his mind." The magistrate took out a roll of confession form from his wide sleeve, put it on the square table in front of him, flicked it lightly with his thick and short fingers, and flicked it in front of Bo Qinruo. Bo Qinruo unfolded the statement and looked at it one by one. His face changed a little, and he shouted: "These stubborn bandits are all lying and hurting people! Back then, they accused Chen Rongjun of treating the people cruelly and stealing money. They were the ones who conspired against them; now that they have failed, they are talking nonsense in order to clear themselves up, so it can be seen that what they confessed is definitely not the truth!"

The magistrate sincerely sympathized with Bo Qinruo, and echoed again and again: "Yes! Yes! These thieves are indeed extremely bad, extremely evil! I have punished the old man, but they will not change their words. How can this be? Is that right? I originally wanted to cut them down first before Master Futai knew about it, but there are too many people involved, I’m afraid I can’t kill them, I’m afraid I can’t kill them all!” Bo Qinruo asked rhetorically, "In my adult's opinion, what should I do?" The magistrate is very humble: "I listen to you, my dear brother! As long as it is good for you, my dear brother, and can avoid the court's investigation, I can do whatever I want!"

Bo Qinruo said coldly: "Your Excellency must have a solution?" The magistrate hesitated and said: "Is there a way? It's not that there is no way. It's just that my brother and I have to take some risks!" "Adults, please guide the villains." The magistrate moved his shiny meatball-like forehead across the table, and said in a very confidential way: "Thirty-six strategies are the best!" "escape?" "Yes! It's not too late, you have to change your disguise and leave immediately, escape from the border of Linjiang Mansion, wait until the limelight passes and things are clarified before making sense! You are originally a member of the investigation and relief committee, and this matter has nothing to do with you."

Bo Qinruo was startled, and immediately thought of the many deadly traps behind this escape word.As long as he escapes, he will not be able to clarify the framing words of the bandits, and his life's future will be ruined.In addition, he was even more worried that the magistrate would use his tricks and send people to hunt him down while he was escaping.He absconded in fear of crime and was killed by the pursuers. As a matter of course, the court sage and Lord Futai couldn't say anything. He will not be fooled by this, he believes that as long as Mr. Futai arrives, as long as the dog magistrate in front of him is taken to prison, everything can be clarified.Master Yu Lianrong of Futai knew him well, and the imperial majesty was extremely wise.

The magistrate thought that Bo Qinruo was moved, and said: "Before you leave, my brother must give me the Qingzhaitang notebook in your hand! I promise you ten thousand taels of silver, I will not let it go." Bo Qinruo waved his hand and said, "Not busy, I don't intend to run away from my humble position!" The magistrate was startled, and asked in surprise, "Why?" Bo Qinruo said cunningly: "If I run away, won't I implicate you, my lord?" The magistrate patted his chest and stamped his feet, very loyal: "I am not afraid!" Bo Qinruo smiled and said: "Then there is no need to run away. Now the confession of the gangsters is indeed not good for me, Bo, but if the three courts confront each other and the matter is clarified, it may not be good for you, my lord, right? In this critical situation At that time, we still need to help each other! What does your lord say?"

The magistrate was like a deflated ball all of a sudden, unable to cheer up, the luster in his eyes faded, and he smiled awkwardly: "Yes! Yes!" "So, the confession of the thieves?" The magistrate gritted his teeth and growled: "Of course it doesn't count! The magistrate will punish you again! They must tell the truth. If they framed you, brother, they framed me!" Bo Qinruo seemed to be greatly moved, and even said: "Your Excellency is brilliant! Your Excellency is brilliant!" That night, the magistrate hosted a banquet for Bo Qinruo.The master failed in one plan, and made another plan, and decided to poison Bai Qinruo to death with poisoned wine during the banquet. The master thought that this plan was perfect.Although the threat at noon was a failure, the master has also figured out the fact that the notes of the Qingzhai Hall are in the hands of Bo Qinruo, not in the hands of others.As long as Bo Qinruo is poisoned to death, even if the notebook cannot be found, it will not pose any serious threat to him for a while.After Bo Qinruo was poisoned to death, he could create a scene of suicide by hanging from a beam, and when he reported to Lord Futai, he could use the gangster's confession as proof that he committed suicide in fear of crime. Once Pachinko died, there would be no troubles.

There were not many people eating wine, apart from the magistrate and Bo Qinruo, there were also two aides brought by the magistrate.At first, Bo Qinruo shied away from feeling unwell and refused to come, but later, he was forced to come by that aide.Just in case, he brought his trusted servant Li Xing. Li Xing is a smart and alert person. Ever since the magistrate entered the county government last night, he felt that something was wrong. He vaguely felt that Mr. Bai was surrounded by a mass of murderous aura.In the afternoon in the study, I saw Master Bai counting the days with his fingers, and he was still talking about Master Futai Yu Lianrong, so he boldly stepped forward and asked:

"What embarrassment is there, Mr. Bai?" Bo Qinruo nodded, then shook his head, but didn't say anything. Li Xing said again: "Maybe the little one can help the adults a little?" Only then did Bo Qinruo lower his voice and say, "Li Xing, there is one thing you must remember. If I die before Lord Yu arrives, no matter how I die, it will be the murder of a traitor!" Li Xing knelt down in fright: "My lord, explain your words more clearly!" Bo Qinruo was about to speak, but saw Wang Tang and a Jinkou Yamen servant stepping in. Bo Qinruo immediately changed his face, and said angrily: "Bold slave, how dare you talk back to me, you can't fight me! Go, hurry up!" Go and bring me the confession from the thief last night, and hand it over to the magistrate!" Seeing this, Li Xing knew that Mr. Bo could not trust Wang Tang, so he pretended to be guilty, stood up, and retreated obediently. Later, this afternoon, Li Xing never had the opportunity to contact Mr. Bai alone again. However, he already understood the fact that Mr. Bai Qinruobo was in a dangerous situation right now, and he might be killed at any time.Therefore, he also thought of himself, and he decided that as long as Mr. Bai died, he would not escape bad luck.When the gangsters were besieging the Yamen, Wang Tang didn't dare to behead Chen Rongjun, but relying on the justice of the world and his loyalty to Mr. Bai, he beheaded the old dog with a single knife. Killing a regular seventh-rank magistrate is probably a capital crime! When he went to drink with Master Bai, he secretly carried a protective dagger in his arms, ready to fight for Master Bai and himself at any time. The atmosphere at the banquet was not bad. Seeing that Bo Qinruo brought Li Xing with him, the magistrate did not show the slightest displeasure. On the contrary, he broke the official rules and asked Li Xing to sit at the table. Li Xingkou said he didn't dare, and voluntarily carried the pot to refill the wine for the magistrate and Mr. Bai. The magistrate is really a good man, he forced Li Xing to sit down, and said that Li Xing killed Chen Laogou and put an end to the chaos, and he did a lot of credit! The banquet started, and the magistrate first proposed to have a toast to suppress the bandits. Bo Qinruo noticed that the wine in his glass and the wine in the magistrate's cup were poured out of the same jug, and he watched it poured out with his own eyes, so he raised his glass and clinked with the magistrate's cup without hesitation. With a loud noise, he raised his neck and drank it all in one gulp. "Eat vegetables! Eat vegetables!" The magistrate is very enthusiastic. "Eat! Eat!" Bo Qinruo was also extremely polite. The magistrate's ivory chopsticks reached into the jellyfish plate and picked up a piece of wet jellyfish.Bo Qinruo also took a piece from the jellyfish plate.But Li Xing was not interested in jellyfish, so he stuck his chopsticks into a sea bowl of braised pork, picked up a piece of braised pork belly and put it into his mouth. The magistrate chewed the jellyfish very loudly, and said with a whimper, "This riot is really caused by Chen Rongjun's corruption and perversion of the law! Even if this Chen is not killed by you, the imperial majesty will not tolerate him. He must be punished for the crime of coercion!" Li Xing was a little moved, and said sincerely: "What the master said is very true! The county magistrate surnamed Chen is indeed nothing! The master didn't know something. After the flood, the people of Jinkou were really miserable! That day, the young one followed Mr. Bai Entering Jinkou County, I saw a woman singing and selling herself! Mr. Bai couldn't stand it anymore, so he gave the woman all the fifty taels of silver he had with him!" "Oh, there is such a thing? Ah! Ah! Brother Bai, you really love the people like a son!" While talking, the magistrate sipped his wine self-consciously: "Drink! Brother Bai, drink more! You have worked hard enough these two days!" Bo Qinruo also took a sip of the wine, and said flatteringly: "Lord Zhu worked harder! If you didn't arrive in time with the officers and soldiers and wiped out the bandits, how could I have time to drink here at this moment? Master Zhu has worked hard!" "Where! Where! Brother Bai, you have won the prize, you have won the prize! Come! Eat vegetables! Eat vegetables!" The prefect's target this time is a bowl of sea cucumber. Bo Qinruo also went towards the sea cucumber. While they were chewing sea cucumbers, the wine was refilled again. When the white-faced scholar-like servant refilled the wine, Bo Qinruo watched the movements of his hands. After drinking a few more cups, the magistrate said: "Brother Bai, as soon as you come to my place to make love, the old man hears that you have a deep knowledge and talent. How about we recite some poems today by drinking?" Bo Qinruo hurriedly said, "Don't dare! Don't dare!" An aide beside the magistrate said: "Brother Bai, don't be humble. Today is a beautiful moonlight, how about singing a bright moon poem?" The other one also said femininely: "Very good! Very good! Let's use the moon as the topic!" Bo Qinruo thought about it for a while, and suspected there was fraud in it, but it was not good not to sing. The magistrate needs a harmonious and warm atmosphere, and he also needs such an atmosphere. He covered his wine glass with his hands, stared at the dishes on the table, pondered for a while, and said: "Thanks to Master Zhu and everyone for their praise, I will just make up a few random words, my lord and my dear friends, don't laugh at me." After finishing speaking, he chanted: "A round of bright moon, the silver storage plate, the ancient city of Jinkou is still dark at night." "Okay! The beginning of the sentence is extraordinary!" The magistrate slammed praises. Bo Qinruo chanted again: It's not evenly divided, how can I still go to the evening cloud. There are thousands of photos at the door, and the green trees are heavy and the shadows are cold. Fu made the stars and made the moon, and the light stayed for thousands of years to be watched by others. "it is good!" "wonderful!" "Excellent!" "Eat the vegetables! Eat the vegetables!" the magistrate advised at the right time. Bo Qinruo picked up a piece of jellyfish and ate it. While eating the jellyfish, the voice of the magistrate still rang in his ears. He felt that what the magistrate said was not "eat vegetables! Eat vegetables", but killing talents!Kill talent!At this moment, something happened to Li Xing.The hand that raised the glass shook, his head tilted, his body couldn't hold it up, and with a "plop", he and the chair fell down together, and his mouth and nose bleed immediately. The magistrate was shocked, he never expected that his servants would be so incompetent, they didn't poison Bo Qinruo to death first, they brought down Li Xing first!The old man's face changed color, he stood up to cover up and said: "This slave must be drunk! Quick! Call someone to take him out, pour some vinegar, sober up!" When the magistrate said this, Bo Qinruo got up and left his seat in time, and rushed to Li Xing's side. With trembling hands, Li Xing took out the useless dagger from his arms, and said something hoarsely: " My... my lord, hurry... let's go!" The dagger fell to the ground loudly. Bo Qinruo quickly grabbed the dagger, stood up abruptly, and turned around quickly... A banquet turned into a bloody fight in the blink of an eye!