Xie Zhizhou's heart sank.
Originally, he wanted to gloss over Li Daquan's matter. As long as Du Qi wasn't around, when he was brought to trial, it would just be a formality. He could just close the case.
The problem was that Du Qi brought it up, so it was not easy to deal with it. Especially since it was a public trial in front of so many people, it was impossible for Xie Zhizhou to fool them.
With only Du Qi watching, with Du Qi's ability, it was impossible for Xie Zhizhou to go easy on him during the trial.
Xie Zhizhou was unwilling. He said in a deep voice, "Du Qi, I naturally have to interrogate Li Daquan. But it's not early today, so it's not suitable for the trial. Therefore, I won't interrogate Li Daquan today. "
Du Qi said, "There's no time like the present. It's not too late now! Could it be that there's a secret between Magistrate Xie and Li Daquan, so Magistrate Xie doesn't want to interrogate him? "
"Ridiculous!"
Xie Zhizhou scolded coldly.
He raised his head and said loudly, "Du Qi, you can doubt my mistakes. But you can't doubt my conduct. I don't agree with your doubts. I reserve the right to submit a memorial, so I won't argue with you about this matter. You can leave now! "
"Wait!"
Du Qi shook his head and said.
Du Qi now had the upper hand, so it was impossible for him to let Xie Zhizhou go easily. Next, Du Qi wanted to counterattack.
Xie Zhizhou said, "Du Qi, what else do you want to say?"
Du Qi said, "As far as I know, Li Daquan is free and unrestrained now, and he's still doing things in the casino. I also heard that when Magistrate Wang was in Chang 'an, there was no such person as Li Daquan. Even if there was a casino, the casino was not like Li Daquan now. Magistrate Xie, you still want to let Li Daquan be free and unrestrained. Could it be that you want to let him escape? "
"Guards!"
Xie Zhizhou gave the order.
Immediately, a yamen runner stepped forward to receive the order.
Xie Zhizhou's expression was cold and solemn as he ordered, "Go and arrest Li Daquan immediately."
Du Qi smiled and said: "County Magistrate Xie, don't fail to catch him. If they didn't catch the culprit, this case would become a mystery. At that time, there will be a backlog of murder cases in your hands. Tomorrow, it would be published in the Daily of the Tang dynasty. This isn't good news for you. "
Xie Zhizhou's expression changed again.
He knew about the Daily Newspaper of the Tang dynasty.
This newspaper was under the control of Du Qi, and there were updates every day. Many things were recorded in the newspaper. And it was said that even His Majesty the Emperor had to read this newspaper every day.
In such a case, once the Tang dynasty's Daily News published it but Xie Zhizhou didn't handle it properly, it would be extremely disadvantageous for him.
Xie Zhizhou ordered, "You must take down Li Daquan. If you don't take him back, then I'll kill you." You guys don't need to work anymore. "
"Yes!"
All the yamen runners answered in unison.
Xie Zhizhou said, "Withdraw!"
"Wait!"
Du Qi spoke again.
Xie Zhizhou was a bit impatient. He opened his mouth again and said, "Du Qi, what do you mean by this?"
Du Qi said, "What can I mean? I just want to see this Li Daquan. At that time in my restaurant, Li Daquan was arrogant, domineering, and unscrupulous. He even threatened me. Now that he's been caught, I want to see what kind of expression he has. So, County Magistrate Xie, please postpone the withdrawal and let me see Li Daquan first. "
If it were someone else, Xie Zhizhou would have directly driven him away. The problem was that Du Qi was different. On one hand, Du Qi's official rank was the same as his, and Du Qi also had a noble title.
Moreover, Du Qi also had a token from the Emperor. To some extent, Xie Zhizhou couldn't afford to provoke Du Qi.
In fact, in Chang 'an City, under the Emperor's feet, there were as many influential people as dogs. Anyone could be an influential person. Xie Zhizhou couldn't afford to offend such people.
Fortunately, Xie Zhizhou had connections in the Eastern Palace.
However, Xie Zhizhou couldn't say this directly, or he would be easily attacked.
Xie Zhizhou no longer paid attention to Du Qi and waited quietly.
Time passed little by little.
The commoners who were watching from the outside were still watching. These nosy people didn't feel bored at all. They were carefully discussing what happened today.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye.
The yamen runners escorted Li Daquan in. Li Daquan looked confused. He couldn't believe that he was caught, so he shouted, "County Magistrate Xie, why did you catch me? I didn't kill anyone. The one who killed was Cui Yixiong. Why did you catch me? "
When the people saw Li Daquan, they were excited. There was a good show to watch.
When Du Qi saw Li Daquan, he said lightly, "Li Daquan, we meet again. Last time, I said we'll wait and see. I didn't expect you to be caught in the blink of an eye. Every dog has its day, and it's my turn this year! "
Li Daquan glanced at Du Qi, then looked at Xie Zhizhou again and shouted, "County Magistrate Xie, why did you catch me? I'm a law-abiding person. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to do this. "
"Shut up!"
Xie Zhizhou ordered loudly.
Following Xie Zhizhou's order, although Li Daquan shut his mouth, he still straightened his neck and had an unconvinced look on his face.
Du Qi said lightly, "Li Daquan, Cui Yixiong has confessed everything. Cui Yixiong owed money to your casino, so he was threatened by you and cooperated with Zhong Chuyi to put on a show with you. Then, he killed Chen Fa and accused me. Everything had come to light. So, you can't escape now. "
After a pause, Du Qi looked at Xie Zhizhou again and said, "County Magistrate Xie, since this case is involved, Zhong Chuyi must be punished. Since Zhong Chuyi was part of the conspiracy, he had to be punished. I think we should also send people to catch Zhong Chuyi. "
"Men, catch Zhong Chuyi!"
Xie Zhizhou ordered again.
In fact, he didn't want to talk to Du Qi, but he couldn't ignore Du Qi. So, he could only give the order.
Li Daquan was stunned when he saw this scene.
What should he do?
What should he do?
Li Daquan panicked, but the problem was that Cui Yixiong had confessed everything. He couldn't escape, so he could only let Xie Zhizhou deal with him.
However, Li Daquan knew the relationship between Xie Zhizhou and Xie Hun. Although Li Daquan felt wronged on the surface, he felt at ease in his heart. At least Xie Zhizhou was here.
Xie Zhizhou said in a deep voice, "This involves the punishment of Li Daquan. Because of Zhong Chuyi and the lack of relevant evidence, Li Daquan will be detained. For the time being, Li Daquan will be interrogated another day. "
"Men, take him away."
Xie Zhizhou gave a strong order.
He arranged for someone to bring Li Daquan over and even arranged for someone to bring Zhong Chuyi over just to shut Du Qi up. After doing such a thing, he wouldn't be willing to be Du Qi's puppet. He wanted to interrogate Li Daquan now.
The situation was unfavorable for him now.
He had to stall for time.
Then, he would have an opportunity.
Du Qi was not surprised when he saw Xie Zhizhou's plan. He just looked at Xie Zhizhou meaningfully and said, "Magistrate Xie, today's matter will come to an end. However, the mountains are high and the rivers are long. There's still a long way to go. Let's take it slow! "
"Farewell!"
Du Qi shook his sleeves and turned to leave.
After Du Qi left, Eighth Brother Zhong, Mother Cui, and the rest of the people left, leaving Xie Zhizhou sitting on the main seat in the hall.
Xie Zhizhou's heart was burning with anger.
Du Qi had ruined the first thing he did when he was appointed as the magistrate of Chang 'an. Moreover, his plan to deal with Du Qi was ruined because of this. In fact, he had been humiliated in today's interrogation.
Xie Zhizhou grabbed the gavel and threw it on the ground, venting the anger in his heart. He didn't care about the attitude of the yamen runners and went straight to the backyard. Next, he had to prepare for Du Qi's counterattack.
Xie Zhizhou knew that Du Qi must know something, so Du Qi would definitely counterattack.
Therefore, he had to be prepared.
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