Chapter 247

As soon as Ye Xiaotian saw that Magistrate Hua had returned, he quickly walked up to him. His hopeful eyes first looked at Su Xuntian's face, but when he saw Su Xuntian's listless appearance, the little bit of hope in Ye Xiaotian's heart immediately dissipated.

Ye Xiaotian said, "Magistrate Hua, but … is there no cure?"

Hua Qingfeng shook his head and sighed.

Su Xuntian felt that hiding the truth made him feel guilty to this brother-in-law, so he said unhappily, "I'm going to see my sister." After saying that, he walked away with his head down. If his poison hadn't been cured yet, this kind of reaction was really normal, so Ye Xiaotian didn't think too much about it and just sighed in disappointment.

Seeing this, Hua Qingfeng comforted Ye Xiaotian, "You don't have to worry too much, I have asked Miss Zhan in detail and found out that this poison is called the crazy poison, but it's actually not very appropriate. It will only occasionally make people lose control of their emotions, but it's not very serious. When it acts up, it's like … acting crazy … cough, don't think too much, just let nature take its course."

Ye Xiaotian nodded, but because he was depressed, he didn't say much. Magistrate Hua said, "When I brought Xuntian to visit Miss Zhan, I saw a lot of people outside the main hall. What happened?"

Ye Xiaotian then told him about the case of Xu Lin beating someone to death on the street. Magistrate Hua heard this and was furious, he said sternly, "In broad daylight, a small local ruffian actually dared to beat someone to death, really lawless. Has the murderer been arrested and brought to justice?"

Ye Xiaotian said, "After the murderer beat someone to death, he immediately left home. He must have known that he had caused a big trouble. I have sent people to arrest him, but they haven't caught him yet … "

Magistrate Hua said, "Arrest him! Tomorrow, draw a picture and put up posters everywhere. We must arrest this murderer and bring justice to the people and the clear sky of Hulu County! "

Ye Xiaotian suddenly met a bosom friend and said happily, "Magistrate Hua is right. I guess the murderer is most likely hiding in Qi Mu's house. If we still can't catch him tomorrow, I will bring people to search Qi Mu's house."

Magistrate Hua suddenly changed his expression and said in shock, "Qi Mu? What does this have to do with Qi Mu? "

Ye Xiaotian explained, "I heard that this Xu Lin is Qi Mu's subordinate, so he is very arrogant in the streets."

County Magistrate Hua's countenance changed several times. He said in a deep voice: "The law and order in this county have always been good. Now, there is a quarrel in the neighborhood and someone is killed. There must be something fishy about this. We can't just listen to one side of the story. We have to be cautious, cautious, and even more cautious. "

Ye Xiaotian was puzzled and said, "Magistrate Hua, you mean …"

Magistrate Hua said, "I will ask County Magistrate Meng to handle this matter. It is very tricky. Don't get involved."

Ye Xiaotian was silent for a while before replying, "This lowly official understands."

Ye Xiaotian knew that Magistrate Hua is afraid of Qi Mu. So he didn't tell Magistrate Hua that he had sent people to arrest the murderer. He thought, 'When I arrest the murderer tomorrow, I will let Guo Family beat the drum and cry for justice. Even if you want to keep the peace, what can you do?'

Seeing that Ye Xiaotian listened to his advice, County Magistrate Hua secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He hurriedly said, "You've worked hard today. Because of your hysterical laughter, even your throat is hoarse. Go back and rest. I'll send someone to bring you something to moisturize your throat.

At this time, Xu Lin, Brother Xiang, and a group of local ruffians, who had killed someone in the county town and committed a murder case in the Green Mountain Ravine, had just returned to the county town. They were discussing where to play after they presented the tiger pelt to Master Qi. Suddenly, someone called out, "Brother Xu?"

Xu Lin looked up and recognized it was a ruffian who lived in the same alley as him. He usually followed him around and was considered as a little brother. But because he was only 13 or 14 years old, he couldn't work for Qi Mu. Otherwise, when he joined Qi Mu, Xu Lin would have brought him along.

Xu Lin saw that it was an acquaintance, so he smiled and said, "Kid, where are you fooling around?"

The ruffian came closer and said with a secretive expression, "Big Brother, where did you go? The authorities went to your house to look for you."

Xu Lin was startled and said in surprise, "Why are the authorities looking for me?"

The ruffian said, "You still don't know? Fatty Guo was beaten to death by you! "

Xu Lin was indeed ruthless, but at that time, Guo Lifeng was only vomiting blood. Xu Lin didn't expect him to be so weak and couldn't help but be stunned. When Brother Xiang and the others saw this, they mocked him and said, "Big Brother Xu, you have a lot of guts. What are you afraid of? Don't forget, you are now Master Qi's man. The authorities are just going through the motions. What can they do to you? "

"Tch!"

Xu Lin sneered disdainfully and glanced at them. He said arrogantly, "What am I afraid of? I just didn't expect that Fatty Guo to be so weak, so I was a bit surprised. "

The ruffian said, "Also, also, that constable went to your house to look for you. Because you weren't there, he got into an argument with your sister. Later on, they even fought."

Xu Lin said angrily, "Fought? Who fought with my sister? "

The ruffian said, "It's Class Leader Zhou, that taciturn gourd that won't make a fart. Hehe! He was scolded by your sister, so he flew into a rage out of humiliation and started a fight with your sister. "

Xu Lin said, "How is my sister?"

The ruffian said, "Of course she's fine. Who could let her suffer? When I came out just now, she was majestically scolding Liu's second daughter. She said it was because of some hairpin. "

When Xu Lin heard this, he couldn't help but feel a bit guilty. The Liu family's Second Young Lady had an ambiguous relationship with him. Two days ago, he promised to give Second Young Lady Liu a piece of jewelry. Because he was short on money, in order to please Second Young Lady Liu, he stole a hairpin that he had given to his younger sister and gave it to Second Young Lady Liu. He didn't expect that his younger sister would find out.

Brother Xiang had always been interested in Xu Xiaoyu. When he heard that the constable and Miss Xiaoyu fought, he scolded, "When did the officials of Gourd County become so daring? Brother Xu, it's not that I want to cause trouble, but you're a well-known figure in Gourd County. Your sister was beaten, and you pretend to be deaf and mute? If it were me, I wouldn't be able to tolerate it. "

The other ruffians joined in, "That's right Brother Xu, you can't just let this go. Otherwise, where will your Brother Xu's face go?"

When Xu Lin heard this, he said, "Of course not! It's just that bastard with the surname Zhou. Brothers, since we have nothing to do, let's go teach him a lesson! "

The group of ruffians immediately turned to Zhou Siyu's house. The ruffian was so excited that the pimples on his face popped out. He hurriedly went to watch the show …

…

Naturally, Ye Xiaotian didn't know about these things. At night, he drank the throat and lung nourishing medicine that Magistrate Hua sent over and drank it. In the middle of the night, he laughed a few times for no reason. When the sun rose, the symptoms of his strange laughter had disappeared. Ye Xiaotian felt a lot more relaxed.

Ye Xiaotian packed up and went out. Just like a few days ago, Li Yuncong and Su Xuntian stood by his side like door gods, but this time, there was an additional tycoon. When Law Tycoon saw Ye Xiaotian, he immediately presented a big ingot that was worth 50 taels of silver. He smiled and said, "Brother, here is the silver, not a single copper coin less. Should we go and choose the location of the shop?"

Ye Xiaotian was still thinking about the constables who arrested Xu Lin last night. He didn't know if they had completed their mission, so he didn't have the mood to accompany the tycoon. He took the silver and said to the tycoon, "There are still some things to be done in the yamen. If you're not in a hurry, you can come with me to the yamen first. If you're in a hurry, you can go and look for a few places that you like first. I'll go with you later. "

The tycoon said straightforwardly, "There's still one more month. No hurry, no hurry. I'll go with you to the yamen first."

The four of them went to the front street to have breakfast. This time, Ye Xiaotian learned his lesson and didn't mention treating them anymore. Tycoon, on the other hand, was someone from the Polar Four Seas. He generously took on the role of treating them. After breakfast, they strolled along the way to the yamen.

As soon as Ye Xiaotian entered the yamen, he saw Ma Hui and the others yawning and listlessly standing outside the door. When they saw Ye Xiaotian, they immediately came up to him. Ye Xiaotian asked, "Did you catch Xu Lin?"

Ma Hui shook his head with a bitter expression. "Sir, we've been keeping watch for the whole night, but Xu Lin didn't come back at all."

Ye Xiaotian frowned and said, "He didn't come back for the whole night? Could it be that he ran away to escape punishment? "

Ma Hui smiled awkwardly. "Sir, if he really ran away to escape punishment, then that's great. At least it shows that our yamen still has some prestige. I'm just afraid that … I've asked around. Xu Lin eats, drinks, and gambles. There's nothing he won't do. Usually, he's drunk and won't return home. It's hard to say if he didn't spend the night in a brothel last night."

Ye Xiaotian nodded and said, "All of you, go back and rest. Take a nap first. As long as he didn't run away, then we'll catch him. I'll send some people to look for him."

Ma Hui and the others agreed and went their separate ways. Ye Xiaotian said to Su Xuntian, "Ever since you've been following me, I've never seen you do anything serious. First, you escaped from the Wong Tai Sin Ridge while drunk. Then, you escaped from the countryside while laughing. No matter what, it's your turn now. Take a few people with you to investigate Xu Lin's whereabouts. Arrest him as soon as you find him. "

Su Xuntian thought to himself, My brother-in-law already told you to stay out of this matter. Do you really think that you're the Warden of Hulu County?

However, Su Xuntian had never listened to his brother-in-law. Now that he wanted to be Ye Xiaotian's brother-in-law, he had to curry favor with his brother-in-law. Moreover, he didn't think that the consequences of catching a local ruffian would be too severe. Thus, he readily agreed and ordered a few constables to follow him out of the door.

Daheng, who was carrying his school bag, looked at Ye Xiaotian and said, "Big Brother, if there's nothing else, can we leave now?"

Ye Xiaotian said to Li Yuncong, "Let's go together?"

Li Yuncong said with a straight face, "I'll listen to your orders!"

"Then let's go!" Daheng said happily. He carried his school bag and skipped towards the county government's main gate …

Green Mountain Valley, Green Mountain Ridge. Among the green fields, there were two new graves.

Hua Yunfei knelt in front of the graves. His tears had already dried up.

The ashes of the paper money were blown by the wind and fluttered in the air like black butterflies.

Hua Yunfei poured the last bit of wine in the wine pot on the ground in front of him. He pulled out the short knife from his waist and pressed his five fingers on the ground. Suddenly, he cut down with force. Blood dripped down and a finger was left on the ground. However, Hua Yunfei didn't seem to feel any pain. He didn't even frown.

After making the oath, he took out a piece of white cloth and slowly wrapped it around his little finger. Then, he sheathed the bloody knife back into its scabbard. He took his hunting bow and ran towards Hulu County with hatred.