Du Qi saw that Xie Zhizhou did not say anything for a while. He smiled gently and said, "Magistrate Xie, you don't need to summon them. All the guards of my restaurant, including Eighth Brother Zhong, who is in charge of the restaurant, are outside the county government. They are all waiting for your summons. County Magistrate Xie should at least ask about it. "
Xie Zhizhou was furious. He slammed the gavel on the table and said, "Du Qi, don't make irresponsible remarks. The people you brought are naturally under your command. They are in cahoots with you. It's meaningless to interrogate them. "
"Oh, so that's how it is!"
Du Qi said, "Based on this, Cui Yixiong's one-sided statement is useless. After all, Cui Yixiong's words are not valid. However, Magistrate Xie believed Cui Yixiong's words and said that I ordered Cui Yixiong to do it. You even said that I said something arrogant. But Magistrate Xie, why are you so sure that I'm the suspect? "
Xie Zhizhou froze when he heard that.
Du Qi targeted him over and over again, and his words were extremely sharp, causing him to be unable to withstand it for a time.
"Summon all the guards of your restaurant."
Xie Zhizhou gritted his teeth and gave the order.
After the soldiers passed the order, Eighth Brother Zhong and the rest of the guards entered the restaurant. At this time, Cui Yixiong's mother was among the crowd.
This was the person Du Qi had asked Liu Jian to bring along.
In fact, Cui Yixiong's mother was already here, but Du Qi did not let her in. He let Cui Yixiong's mother in, but he did not let her in to persuade Cui Yixiong.
Du Qi looked at Eighth Brother Zhong and the others and said, "Magistrate Xie, you can interrogate them now."
Xie Zhizhou slammed the gavel on the table and began the interrogation. However, all of them denied it. Du Qi did not tell them to beat the troublemakers to death. Du Qi's arrangement was to protect the restaurant.
That was all.
Whether it was Eighth Brother Zhong or the others, they all began to criticize Cui Yixiong when they answered Xie Zhizhou's question. They said that Cui Yixiong had gone against his conscience and slandered Du Qi.
One by one, they stepped forward. Cui Yixiong kept his head lowered, not saying a word.
Cui Yixiong's mother was outside and saw this scene. She didn't know that Cui Yixiong had betrayed Du Qi without being tortured, so she didn't know that Cui Yixiong had betrayed Du Qi. She thought that Du Qi had said that Cui Yixiong might have been tortured, so she thought that Cui Yixiong was framing Du Qi. She was very anxious.
However, Du Qi didn't say anything, so Mother Cui didn't step forward. She just watched the scene.
When the dozens of people finished speaking, Xie Zhizhou's face turned ashen.
The reason was very simple. Eighth Brother Zhong and the rest of the people were unanimously criticizing Cui Yixiong, and Cui Yixiong had completely turned into a bear. He didn't even dare to say a word. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was a problem.
Du Qi said, "County Magistrate Xie, now that you have interrogated them, what do you say?"
Du Qi faced Xie Zhizhou without the slightest fear. In any case, he was now a fifth-grade official. Moreover, even if Du Qi didn't have this official position, he wouldn't be afraid in front of Xie Zhizhou.
Xie Zhizhou said in a deep voice, "Du Qi, I've already said it before. Their words are not enough to be relied on! Because these people are simply not enough to prove that you didn't say these words. "
Du Qi shook his head and said, "It seems that County Magistrate Xie wants to link this murder to me no matter what! I really don't know how many bribes County Magistrate Xie received to target me. "
He turned around and nodded at Liu Jian.
Liu Jian immediately asked Cui Yixiong's mother to come out.
However, when Cui Yixiong's mother came out, the yamen runners at the door went forward to stop her.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "This old madam is Cui Yixiong's mother. I was the one who invited her here. If any of you dares to stop her, get out of my way. "
The yamen runners didn't stop her anymore.
After Cui Yixiong's mother came in, Cui Yixiong, who had been kneeling on the ground without saying a word, finally turned around. He looked up at Cui Yixiong's mother with a guilty look on his face.
In particular, his expression was even more perturbed.
Cui Yixiong was a very filial person. He was very respectful to his mother and Mrs. Cui. It was precisely because of this that Cui Yixiong's reaction was so big when Mrs. Cui appeared.
Xie Zhizhou's expression changed when he saw this.
Things had gone beyond his expectations.
It had even developed in a way that he couldn't control.
Mrs. Cui walked in front of Du Qi and bowed respectfully to Du Qi. Then, she looked at Cui Yixiong. Her voice was slightly choked and trembling. She said, "Dalang, raise your head."
Cui Yixiong raised his head, but his eyes were wandering. He didn't dare to look at Mrs. Cui's eyes.
"Look at me!"
Mrs. Cui's voice was even a little hoarse and stern. Her voice wasn't loud, but her words seemed to weigh a ton. Cui Yixiong's wandering eyes finally fell on Mrs. Cui.
"Mother!"
Cui Yixiong called out weakly.
In front of his mother, although his mother was a kind mother, Cui Yixiong was actually in awe of her.
A kind mother was also a strict mother.
Mrs. Cui gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice, "Son, do you still remember that your father died on the battlefield nine years ago? You were still young at that time, and we didn't have any money at home. We went to borrow money, but there was no one to help us. "
"I remember!"
Cui Yixiong lowered his head and answered.
Mrs. Cui continued, "Do you still remember that six years ago, there was a drought and we didn't have any harvest? We wanted to borrow some food, but we didn't get any. In the end, we had to beg for food with hungry stomachs."
"I remember!"
Cui Yixiong said again.
Although Madam Cui's hair was white, her eyes were incomparably bright. She continued, "Do you still remember that three years ago, after you returned from the battlefield and got injured? Originally, we arranged a marriage for you. However, the other party disliked your injury and thought that it would be difficult for you to support the family. In the end, the marriage was rejected? "
"I remember!"
Cui Yixiong answered, gritting his teeth.
He knelt on the ground, his hands were clenched into fists, and his expression was very sad.
Mrs. Cui continued, "We lived together, and we used to be homeless. We used to be lonely and abandoned. But since you met Young Master Du, it was different."
"Young Master Du gave you a chance to eat, and he allowed you to live in Chang 'an."
"Now, what have you done?"
"You actually framed Young Master Du. No matter what your reason is, you shouldn't frame Young Master Du. I have always taught you that you should repay the kindness of a drop of water with a gushing spring. You should have a conscience as a person. "
Mrs. Cui's words were very harsh. She continued, "But now, you are an accomplice to the evildoer. Think about it, what you have done, are you worthy of Mother's teachings, worthy of Young Master Du's help? "
Cui Yixiong's expression changed again and again.
Facing Mrs. Cui, Cui Yixiong could no longer maintain the line of defense in his heart. He could lie to anyone, but he would never lie to his mother.
Although Cui Yixiong's hands were shackled, he still lowered his head and kowtowed. He said, "Mother, I was wrong, I was wrong. I am worse than a pig or a dog. I was blinded by lard and framed Young Master Du. Mother, all of this is my fault, it's my fault! "
After he finished speaking, he was already wailing.
The sound of crying echoed in the hall.
Xie Zhizhou finally couldn't maintain the expression on his face. His face was gloomy, but there was a trace of anxiety in his expression. Because the situation had developed to this point, which was completely favorable to Du Qi and extremely unfavorable to him.
This made Xie Zhizhou very worried.
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