Du Qi's expression was calm as he said, "It's only right to repay a debt. Cui Yixiong killed someone, so it's only right for him to compensate. What I mean is, we should settle this matter in private. How much money should be compensated, how about you name a number? "
The death of a wanderer was a common occurrence.
The authorities did not care.
As the saying goes, if the people do not report, the authorities will not investigate. As long as no one reported it to the authorities, the authorities would not care at all. After all, it was a matter of life and death. This was not a small matter, so it was most appropriate to turn a blind eye to it.
Therefore, Du Qi hoped to settle it in private.
Li Daquan nodded and said, "Young Master Du is forthright, I admire you. This is a human life, so the price of compensation is naturally more expensive. Young Master Du, the price is eight thousand strings of coins, and this matter is settled. And this matter can be written in writing, we will no longer pursue this matter. "
Du Qi's expression immediately turned cold.
A scoundrel who died in a restaurant actually asked for eight thousand strings of coins, and even wrote in writing. Once written in writing, this matter would be confirmed. Du Qi had already understood that the other party intended to extort. But on a deeper level, what the other party's intentions were, he had not yet judged.
Du Qi shook his head and said, "Li Daquan, your price of eight thousand strings of coins is too high."
Li Daquan snorted and said, "Under Young Master Du's name, there are tea shops, restaurants and bookstores that make money. Do you still care about this little money? To you, 8,000 strings of cash is just a drop in the ocean. It's not even worth mentioning. So what I mean is, no less than eight thousand strings of coins, not a single cent less. If not, we will go to court. "
After a pause, Li Daquan threatened, "Young Master Du, you have to think carefully. Once a life is lost in this restaurant, the restaurant will be involved in a lawsuit, and it will not be good. Once the news spreads throughout Chang 'an, it will be disadvantageous for you. "
Du Qi heard this and carefully stared at Li Daquan.
Li Daquan was interesting.
Needless to say, Second Young Master Du was never a coward. He could not allow himself to be blackmailed. Especially when Li Daquan's attitude became even more unyielding, Du Qi became even more aggressive. Du Qi said, "Looks like you want to blackmail this Young Master! Fine, report it to the authorities then. Let's talk about this at the county yamen. This young master will accompany you to the end. "
Li Daquan said, "Someone, go and report this to the officials."
"Yes!"
The people around Li Daquan quickly left the restaurant and went to the Chang 'an County government near Xi City to report to the officials.
Du Qi brought a stool over and sat down.
Just like that, they waited.
However, Du Qi did not remain idle. He ordered Jin Wuque to send people to gather information. He wanted to find out more about Zhong Chuyi, Li Daquan, and the others. During this period of time, both sides were in a stalemate. No one spoke, and Cui Yixiong, who had killed someone, was also sitting there doing nothing.
After a long while, Jin Wuque returned.
After all, it took some time to travel from Yongxing City to the Chang 'an County government.
When Du Qi saw Jin Wuque, he stood up and walked out of the private room. Du Qi asked in a low voice, "Old Jin, have you found out more about Zhong Chuyi and Li Daquan?"
"Yes!"
Jin Wuque nodded.
Jin Wuque said, "Young Master, luckily, we have An Ying in the restaurant, so it was easy to gather information. Li Daquan is indeed someone from the casino. However, he has another identity. He is a scoundrel under Xie Hun. "
"Apart from that, Zhong Chuyi is also related to Xie Hun. He came to Chang 'an with Xie Hun. However, Zhong Chuyi is doing small business in Chang 'an. He is a spy. "
"The so-called gambling is a trap."
"It is done through the casino."
"Especially this casino, it is also controlled by Xie Hun. All in all, the general situation is that Xie Hun set up a trap. He let Zhong Chuyi pretend to lose money in the casino. Zhong Chuyi brought people to eat in the restaurant. Li Daquan brought people to chase after them. In the end, the current conflict happened. However, this conflict is fake. It is a show to lure our people into the trap. "
Jin Wuque said in a low voice, "Eighth Brother Zhong brought people to stop them. Someone was beaten to death. The only vicious part of this plan is that they really sent people to their deaths. They let Cui Yixiong beat them to death. "
After Jin Wuque finished speaking, Du Qi nodded. There was no problem with Jin Wuque's analysis.
This was a trap.
It was a trap. They were purposely looking for trouble.
Du Qi thought quickly in his mind. He was trying to figure out the final direction of this matter. After a round of analysis, he said, "If we talk about this purely, it is not complicated. However, even if we know the relationship between Zhong Chuyi and Li Daquan, it is useless. For the time being, it is useless. After all, we cannot connect the dots. "
It was not easy to expose this trap. After all, Cui Yixiong killed someone.
There was no way to explain this.
Du Qi paused for a moment. Then, he said, "Of course, although Cui Yixiong killed someone, it was an unintentional mistake. Cui Yixiong's motive was to separate the two parties. Now, there is one more problem. "
Jin Wuque said, "Young Master, what is it?"
Du Qi said, "The most serious problem now is that this matter will implicate Xie Zhizhou. This is a trap set by Xie Hun. This means that Xie Zhizhou also knows about it. As the county magistrate of Chang An County, Xie Zhizhou will be in charge of this case. This will make things complicated. After all, Xie Zhizhou's attitude is very important to this case. "
Jin Wuque said, "Young Master is right."
After a pause, Jin Wuque continued, "If there is no other way, then we will not care about Cui Yixiong. In short, Cui Yixiong will be sentenced according to his sentence. Young Master, you can guarantee that Cui Yixiong's family will not be in danger. This will be enough for Cui Yixiong. "
"Cui Yixiong only has an old mother in his family. Moreover, Cui Yixiong's mother was educated. She used to be from a scholarly family. However, after her family fell, she married Cui Yixiong's father. "
"Cui Yixiong's father died on the battlefield. Cui Yixiong was also drafted into the army. He suffered some injuries and retired."
Jin Wuque said, "I believe that Cui Yixiong's mother will understand our difficulties."
Du Qi said, "No matter what, we will try our best to rescue him. In short, we will try our best to protect Cui Yixiong. "
"Yes!"
Jin Wuque nodded and replied.
Du Qi and Jin Wuque were still in the room. They did not go to the private room. This was because Du Qi was still reviewing the situation and thinking about how to deal with this matter.
Since it involved Xie Zhizhou, it was not easy.
Du Qi thought about it bit by bit.
After thinking for a long time, he had a general idea. His heart gradually calmed down.
Du Qi said, "Jin Wuque, there is one more thing that you need to arrange. He had to settle this matter in the shortest amount of time possible. Maybe this will be our chance. "
Jin Wuque said, "Please give me your orders."
Du Qi said, "Since we have deduced that this is a trap, we will not be able to solve it. However, the problem is that we do not have any evidence. Therefore, the most important thing now is to investigate Zhong Chuyi and Li Daquan. "
"The more we find out about the two of them, the more confident we'll be in dealing with them."
"So, right now, mobilize the people in your hands and carefully investigate Zhong Chuyi and Li Daquan's nature, the way they conduct themselves, their personalities, and everything else."
Du Qi said, "Understood?"
Jin Wuque said, "Understood!"
Du Qi continued to think.
Time passed slowly. After noon, there was a knock on the door. A restaurant guard knocked on the door and said, "Young Master, the Chang 'an county magistrate, Xie Zhizhou, has brought his men to Yongxing City. They will arrive at our restaurant soon. "
"Understood."
Du Qi stood up.
He shook his sleeves and said, "Let's go and meet Xie Zhizhou, the county magistrate of Chang 'an county. I want to see what kind of person Xie Zhizhou is, to be able to set up such a trap. "
Du Qi believed that the person who set this trap was Xie Zhizhou. Xie Zhizhou was a vulgar person, a scoundrel. He might not be able to set up such a trap.
Du Qi went into the elegant room and waited.
After a while, he heard hurried footsteps coming from the corner of the corridor. Immediately, a tall middle-aged man with a thin face, sunken eyes, high cheekbones, aquiline nose, and thin lips entered.
This man was Xie Zhizhou.
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