Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 113
[Chapter 113 Female Assassin]
When Lin Xiu arrived at the Qingli Division, he found two constables posting something on the outer wall of the Qingli Division.
He walked closer and found that the two people posted a wanted poster.
On the wanted poster, there was a picture of a woman.
The woman was not very old, and looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. She had almond eyes and a beautiful nose, and her appearance was extremely beautiful. Her hair was not tied up, but tied high behind her head, looking very heroic.
The amount of silver reward on the wanted poster was amazing.
A full 100,000 taels of silver.
Lin Xiu remembered that the court had an upper limit on the amount of reward for wanted criminals, which was about ten thousand taels. Even for the most vicious bandits, the official bounty would not be higher than this number.
The reason why the woman’s reward was so high was that many powerful people in the capital, including the Earl of Zhongyong and the Earl of Wenchang, added five thousand and ten thousand to it.
Their families all had children who died at the hands of this female assassin.
The woman on the wanted poster was the female assassin that Lin Xiu had admired for a long time.
Her most recent achievement was that she stood up for a prostitute who was forced to death in the Qingli Division and killed Zheng Jian, the son of Wenchang Bo. This unscrupulous behavior completely angered a group of dignitaries headed by Zhongyong Bo and Wenchang Bo. Wenchang Bo alone offered a reward of 50,000 taels, vowing to catch the female assassin.
Lin Xiu sneered. Not to mention 100,000 taels, even if they increased the reward to 1 million taels, it would be useless.
Her ability is invisibility. Among the gourd brothers, although the sixth baby is not very powerful in combat, he is definitely ahead of the seventh brother in terms of difficulty.
You can’t even see others, let alone catch a fart.
If she hadn’t failed in an assassination and was forced out of shape by a powerful magician, people still don’t know what she looks like.
But speaking of it, this female assassin is really beautiful, especially her heroic spirit, and she has the temperament of a chivalrous woman.
Lin Xiu asked for a wanted order for her and planned to take it back for collection.
In the Qingli Division, just as Lin Xiu walked in, Liu Qingfeng came out of a government office. When he saw Lin Xiu, he smiled, strode over, and said, “Lord Lin, I just have something good to tell you. Congratulations to Lord Lin on his promotion!”
Lin Xiu was surprised and said, “Promotion, what promotion?”
From Liu Qingfeng, Lin Xiu learned that he had been promoted.
From a clerk in the case library, he became the head of the arrest department, from a small official of the ninth rank to a small official of the eighth rank.
Before, Lin Xiu might have refused.
Because this official position is very busy, and the civil servants of Daxia are not of high status. Even the third and fourth ranks are just dogs doing things for them in the eyes of the powerful, let alone the eighth rank.
Lin Xiu is the son of a second-class earl, and even the doctor has to give him face. Isn’t it much better than a small head?
But this time, Lin Xiu did not refuse.
If he was just a small clerk, he could only watch helplessly when encountering certain things.
Although the position of the chief official is small, the power is not small. In many cases, he can even exercise the authority of the doctor.
Hearing that Lin Xiu was promoted, Liu Qingfeng was even happier than him and said, “It is really a waste of talent for Lord Lin to be a clerk. Your ability can only play a real role in the arrest department.”
Lin Xiu said, “I still have to practice on weekdays, and I am afraid that I don’t have much time in the yamen. Most things still depend on Lord Liu. If there is anything that you can’t handle, come to me…”
Liu Qingfeng smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Lord Lin, I won’t bother you on weekdays. For those cases that I am not capable of investigating, please help me…”
Although Lin Xiu’s promotion was decided, the official appointment has not yet been made.
He sat in the case library, flipping through a file in his hand.
This is a detailed case file that he asked Liu Qingfeng to record in person in Pinfang Tower yesterday.
In this file, in addition to Zheng Jian’s unshirkable responsibility for Chen Yu’s death, there is another person who cannot escape blame.
The second son of Huang Guogong Mansion, Huang Tao.
It can even be said that Zheng Jian is just a dog, and the real culprit is Huang Tao.
When the doctor tried the case yesterday, he did not mention Huang Tao at all, because it was useless to mention it.
The Huang family is a third-class duke family like the Xue family. There is a concubine in the harem who is a high-ranking concubine, a daughter of the Huang family, a brothel girl. Not to mention that she committed suicide, even if she was killed by Huang Tao himself, the Qingli Division could not punish him.
The laws of Daxia are to restrain civilians and are useless to the powerful.
But Chen Yu’s revenge must be avenged.
This man, Lin Xiu must kill him.
With his current status and strength, it is naturally impossible to do anything to Huang Tao openly, and even secret means are useless.
Lin Xiu thought about using the prince’s hand.
But on second thought, the prince couldn’t even kill him, let alone kill the grandson of the third-class duke.
This useless thing can’t be relied on at all.
Lin Xiu was not in a hurry. He was not afraid of the crown prince, so Huang Tao was naturally nothing. Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. There is no opportunity now, but it does not mean there will be no opportunity in the future. As long as he is patient, he will always have a good opportunity to kill him.
When leaving the Qingli Division, Lin Xiu saw two constables talking to an old man at the door.
When passing by, he casually asked, “What’s wrong?”
A constable said, “Replying to Lord Lin, this old man said that his family’s land was occupied by the landlord, and he wanted the government to help him, but our Qingli Division does not care about this kind of thing…”
The Qingli Division specializes in handling criminal cases, and indeed does not care about these civil disputes. If the Qingli Division is responsible for trivial matters, they will not be able to handle it.
The old man’s eyes dimmed when he heard this, and he said, “I went to the North City Yamen, but they said I had no evidence. I also went to the West City Yamen, but they said it was not a case under their jurisdiction and they didn’t care. I also didn’t know which Yamen to go to. That was the only grain-producing land in my family. If it was gone, my family would starve to death next year…”
The powers of these Yamen in the royal capital were somewhat unclear. It was common for the Yamen to pass the buck to each other, and for the people to not know where to seek justice.
Lin Xiu said, “It’s not easy for the people to live. The old man is here
now, so you two should help him.” The two constables looked bitter. This was not their duty. They were about to leave the Yamen, and they had to accompany the old man on a trip. It was so cold, it would be better to stay at home. Who would want to run around outside…
Lin Xiu glanced at the two men, took out two pieces of silver from his sleeve, and said, “This is your errand, this is the dispatch fee.”
When the two heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up and they immediately took the silver.
These two pieces of silver, at least two taels each, were their monthly salary.
Compared with money, running errands is nothing. The two men immediately smiled and said, “We will do the errand that Lord Lin has assigned us!”
Money is just a number to Lin Xiu.
He does not have too high requirements for life. The 1% profit of the wine shop every month is enough for the Lin family to live a comfortable life. What’s more, there is a perfume shop that is about to open. He will have more and more money in the future. Anyway,
these are earned by the rich and powerful. Most of the money of the rich and powerful is earned by exploiting the people. This can be regarded as taking from the people and using it for the people. Lin Xiu does not feel sorry at all.
In the cold wind, the old man knelt on the ground tremblingly and said, “Thank you, sir, thank you, sir, you are a good official…”
After hitting a wall in several government offices, this is the first good official he met today who is willing to help him.
Lin Xiu was very happy to be called a “good official” by the people.
He still felt a little guilty about Miss Chen.
If he had redeemed her earlier or later, things would not be like this now. Helping people like her within his ability can be regarded as a kind of self-salvation for Lin Xiu.
After all, his life is not just about cultivation.
Loving the people you love and doing what you want to do is the meaning of life.
With the silver given by Lin Xiu, the two constables seemed to be injected with chicken blood. One of them said, “Come on, old man, where is your home? I will carry you back and we will talk about it in detail on the way…”
At this time, a figure suddenly walked out of the Qingli Division. Liu Qingfeng glanced at the two of them, snatched the silver from their hands, and said, “It’s all over the yamen, what are you still doing here, do what you should do…”
The two were shocked when they heard this.
Lord Lin had just been promoted to the head of the department, and happened to be on the same level as Lord Liu. Could it be that Lord Liu was suppressing him?
On weekdays, the two seemed to have a good relationship…
Both of them were Liu Qingfeng’s subordinates, so they naturally did not dare to disobey Liu Qingfeng’s orders. Such a good job was gone. Although they were reluctant in their hearts, they still left obediently.
Lin Xiu looked at Liu Qingfeng and said in surprise, “Master Liu, what are you doing…”
Liu Qingfeng walked to Lin Xiu and said, “These guys are spoiled on weekdays. They only work hard when they see money. We can’t spoil them like this…”
Lin Xiu said, “We’re going to leave the court soon. We can’t let them make a wasted trip. Master Liu, if you let them go back, what about this old man?”
Liu Qingfeng stuffed the silver he had taken back from the two constables into his sleeves and said with a smile, “Anyway, I have nothing to do when I leave the court. I can do this job. I don’t need them. Old man, where do you live? If you have any grievances, we can talk while walking…”
Lin Xiu looked at Liu Qingfeng’s back as he left with the old man on his back, and was stunned.
The two constables not far away were also dumbfounded.
“Damn, the boss doesn’t let us do it, but he wants to take the money for himself!”
“How shameless!”
“I was careless!”
“How can there be such a shameless person!”
…
After Lin Xiu came to his senses, he just smiled and walked towards the direction of the Lin Mansion.
Liu Qingfeng’s salary is not low. He is an eighth-rank official, and he gets 20 taels of silver per month, which is enough for a family of five to live a very comfortable life. However, his mother is ill and needs to buy medicine every month, so there won’t be much silver left.
Lin Xiu discovered today that many of the detectives in the Qingli Division are not lacking in sense of justice, but they are just too lazy to meddle in other people’s business.
If some silver can be given out every month to stimulate them, it will greatly stimulate their enthusiasm, and they can help solve most of the difficulties encountered by the people.
He did these things as a way to accumulate virtue for Miss Chen, hoping that she can be reborn into a good family in the next life and not suffer in this life.
After returning home, Lin Xiu planned to plan this matter carefully.
He came to his room, closed the door, and turned around, but his expression was slightly startled.
When he came in just now, there was clearly no one in the room.
But after he closed the door, there was suddenly a figure beside the table.
It was a woman, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with an oval face, very beautiful appearance, and her hair tied high behind her head. At this moment, she was sitting on a chair, crossing her legs, and looking at Lin Xiu with interest.
Thank you Mei Zixian for the reward of ten thousand regardless of the consequences.
(End of this chapter)
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