Du Qi was mentally prepared. He made some arrangements and waited quietly. He did not wait long before some runners came in. However, the yamen runners who entered were very respectful when they saw Du Qi.
The leader of the yamen runners was actually promoted by Wang Minzhi. Therefore, he did not act presumptuously when he saw Du Qi. He said seriously, "Young Master Du, please come with us. Please come with us. County Magistrate Xie invites you to go. "
"Okay!"
Du Qi nodded and replied.
He left the restaurant with the three runners and went to the county office near Xi City. Because it was a little far away, the runners came here on horseback. Now they were going back on horseback, while Du Qi took a carriage.
Although it was a little far away, it did not take much time. When Du Qi arrived at the county office in Chang 'an, he found that the gate of the county office was surrounded by people.
Many people were there.
They were all here to watch the show.
They were here to watch Xie Zhizhou interrogate Cui Yixiong.
Xie Zhizhou did that on purpose. He did not block the news of the interrogation. Instead, he made it public and allowed the people in Chang 'an to watch. That was why it was so big.
Even though most of the people at the entrance of the county office could not see what was going on inside, countless commoners were watching with excitement. Even though they were listening to the interrogation, they felt that it was interesting.
Especially when Cui Yixiong identified Du Qi, the scene was even more heated. Many people were talking and looking forward to Du Qi's arrival. That was because Du Qi had just made a meritorious service.
Du Qi was a fifth-grade official in the court, and he had a title of nobility.
Therefore, the people were watching with great interest.
When Du Qi got out of the carriage and walked into the county office, the people watching spontaneously made way for him. However, the people's eyes fell on Du Qi as if they wanted to see through Du Qi.
They were very excited.
Dressed in a white robe, Du Qi strode into the hall of the county government and saw Cui Yixiong kneeling on the ground with chains on his back. A cold glint flashed in Du Qi's eyes.
He treated Cui Yixiong well.
In the beginning, when Cui Yixiong killed someone, Du Qi promised that he would take responsibility until the end and ensure that Cui Yixiong would come out safely. Even if he met with Cui Yixiong's mother, Du Qi would guarantee that Cui Yixiong would return safely and that Cui Yixiong would continue working in the restaurant.
However, Cui Yixiong was actually with Xie Zhizhou. No matter what the reason was, since Cui Yixiong did not confess to Du Qi under torture, to Du Qi, it was already a betrayal.
"Pa!"
Suddenly, Xie Zhizhou, who was sitting on the main seat, slammed his gavel.
His voice was loud and piercing.
It was even more shocking.
Xie Zhizhou, in particular, was sitting at the very top. He was wearing an official's robe and looked very dignified. Xie Zhizhou sitting at the top naturally gave people a lot of pressure, which made people unconsciously timid.
However, Du Qi's expression remained the same.
This was child's play.
It was not worth mentioning.
"Wei!!! Wu!!! "
At this moment, the guards on both sides of the hall, holding Wu Wei Cudgels in their hands, quickly struck the ground and shouted mighty words. In the end, this was a kind of method to establish authority and intimidate the criminals in the hall.
However, Du Qi was not afraid at all.
For Du Qi, this kind of thing did not affect him at all.
Du Qi stood still and did not even salute. He just walked to Cui Yixiong's side and looked down at him from above. Cui Yixiong looked very simple and honest. However, in Du Qi's eyes, he was detestable. No matter what Cui Yixiong's purpose was, whether it was out of helplessness or not, it was a pity.
Cui Yixiong lowered his head and did not look at Du Qi.
"Pa!"
Another sound of gavel rang out. Xie Zhizhou slammed the gavel. Everyone's gazes gathered on Xie Zhizhou. Xie Zhizhou scolded, "Who are the suspects in the hall? Kneel down when you see me."
Du Qi sneered in his heart when he heard that.
Xie Zhizhou was really interesting.
He was really good at playing dumb.
He was not a suspect from the beginning to the end. However, Xie Zhizhou identified Du Qi as a suspect when he came up. In fact, Xie Zhizhou did this on purpose. He wanted to make Du Qi a suspect.
In particular, he wanted Du Qi to kneel down and put pressure on Du Qi. He wanted Du Qi to completely lose his fighting spirit in the hall and be led by the nose by Xie Zhizhou.
Unfortunately, Xie Zhizhou thought too highly of himself.
Because it was impossible for things to go according to Xie Zhizhou's plan. Du Qi had his own considerations.
Du Qi looked outside the hall and saw a circle of commoners in the distance. Countless people were staring at Du Qi. They were looking forward to hearing what Du Qi would say.
Du Qi retracted his gaze and looked at Xie Zhizhou. He lightly said, "County Magistrate Xie, you said that I'm a suspect the moment you came up. You also said that I have to kneel down when I see you. Then, I want to ask you, what crime did I commit? "
"You ordered Cui Yixiong to kill Chen Fa," said Xie Zhizhou. "Li Daquan is the witness, as well as countless people in your restaurant. Don't tell me you want to deny it?"
Du Qi snorted and said, "I ordered him? How did I order him?"
There was a touch of coldness in Xie Zhizhou's eyes. He continued, "You once told the guards of the restaurant not to be merciful to anyone who came to the restaurant to cause trouble and to beat them to death. You also said that you're from King Qin's Mansion and have His Majesty's support. Even if you beat someone to death, there's no problem and you don't have to worry. "
After a pause, Xie Zhizhou said, "Because of your words, Cui Yixiong disregarded everything and killed Chen Fa with one punch. Don't tell me you want to deny this matter? I'm the County Magistrate of Chang 'an. I'm very observant. How can I wrongly accuse you? It's impossible. "
Du Qi said, "This is the first time I've met someone who praised himself for being observant. You, Xie Zhizhou, are the first, the first person to be so shameless. "
"How dare you!"
Xie Zhizhou slammed the gavel and shouted loudly.
Du Qi said, "How am I bold? What's wrong? Don't you have the right to let people speak in such a big Chang 'an County? Don't tell me this Chang 'an County belongs to you, Xie Zhizhou? If that's the case, why do you need to interrogate me? Just convict me directly. "
Xie Zhizhou's expression was calm, but a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "Du Qi, you're trying to quibble and pester endlessly. If that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite. "
Du Qi said, "How are you going to be impolite?"
Xie Zhizhou waved his hand and ordered, "Guards, arrest Du Qi and detain him. How dare you be so arrogant in this Chang 'an County? I won't tolerate your arrogance. "
The guards had already been ordered.
They were going to arrest Du Qi.
If Xie Zhizhou convicted Du Qi, even if he couldn't punish Du Qi, it would have a great impact on Du Qi. That was why Xie Zhizhou was so aggressive.
Du Qi faced the approaching guards and took out the token given by Li Yuan from his sleeve unhurriedly. He said, "This is the token given by His Majesty. Who dares to act rashly?"
Xie Zhizhou was stunned.
How could Du Qi have a token that was bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor himself? Even if Du Qi won the Emperor's trust, it was impossible for him to have the token given by His Majesty.
In fact, it was Xie Zhizhou who didn't investigate the situation clearly. Of course, only a small group of people knew that Du Qi had the token given by Li Yuan, and those who knew didn't publicize it.
Even the East Palace didn't mention it.
The East Palace thought that Xie Zhizhou would consider it.
But who knew that Xie Zhizhou himself didn't investigate carefully, so when he saw the command medallion bestowed by Li Yuan, Xie Zhizhou was caught unprepared. He hurriedly got up and saluted the command medallion, then sat down.
Xie Zhizhou was the county magistrate of Chang 'an.
After he calmed down, he didn't order the guards to come forward. However, Xie Zhizhou also said in a deep voice, "Du Qi, don't think that you can do whatever you want with the token given by His Majesty."
"Hahaha …"
When Du Qi heard this, he laughed out loud.
His laughter was full of mockery.
His laughter was full of disdain.
This laughter entered the ears of many commoners who were watching outside. When the commoners saw this situation, they roughly understood that Du Qi had probably been wronged.
Because Du Qi's reputation was good, and Du Qi had never shown his cowardice, and Du Qi was reasonable. On the contrary, Xie Zhizhou pressed on step by step.
Therefore, the people had a rough judgment.
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