The big guy was intimidated by Xue Pan's luxurious uniform for a while, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, and there are not many countrymen who have seen the world, in the past, except for grassroots figures such as the chief of the bao, not to mention the officials of the fifth or sixth grades, even the county lord is also rare, this is because it is the countryside of Jinling Mansion, the market is considered to have seen a lot, but Rao is so, but no one dares to come out to talk about it.

Xue Pan frowned slightly, "When I asked you to speak, no one spoke, since no one said it, then the people from the stone factory said first, how did you find the body!" ”

In addition, there is a steward who came forward and knelt down to tell the truth, saying that this stone pile is a spare in Suri, these days the wharf is going to be expanded, and the stone is in short supply, so he came to this stone pile to take stones, but he never thought that he actually dug up a corpse, and the nearby farmers heard that there were dead people here, and they came to join in the fun and watch, but they did not expect to be recognized as Chen Laosan, who had been lost for two or three days.

Xue Pan asked Chen Laosan's wife who was kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly, Chen Laosan's family thought that Xue Pan was a big official, and he must have come to uphold justice, but he didn't know that this Uncle Xue had already sat on his crooked ass, and his black heart was biased towards the evil capitalist, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "The old man is good, the villain's family was originally a tenant here......"

Although this woman has no culture, she stumbled and stumbled, but she made it clear, Chen Laosan's hometown is Fengyang Mansion, in the old years, because of the locust plague, fled from Fengyang Mansion to this place, because there is no place to live, and there is no field to plant, so in the hands of the local big family rented this river beach to farm for a living, the land of the river beach, the land is very fertile, there is no major flood, basically it is a bumper harvest every year, Xue Pan came here to build a port wharf, These outsiders who have no livelihood and can only rely on farming on the river beach to make a living are the most fierce, and Chen Laosan has a particularly strong reaction, and a few days ago he had a conflict with the local steward, and he almost got together.

Speaking of this, a few very sturdy and dark-skinned peasants on the side ran out and said loudly, "Our third child was killed by you!" They excitedly shouted to the workers and stewards in the stone factory, "When you beat him the day before yesterday, you said that when you will still make trouble, and the beating will be over?" It must have been you who watched the third child bully, so you secretly beat people to death! ”

Xue Pan frowned slightly, a little displeased, he asked the steward who was hit by a stone just now, "This thing, but is it true?" You have an argument? ”

The steward was covered with blood, and when he heard Xue Pan ask, he had a headache and knelt down very aggrieved, "The little one is also angry, every time Chen Laosan comes over, he wants us to stop work, and he is not allowed to build a new wharf, and his field will not be built for a while and a half, I said that he is unreasonable to make trouble, and if he has any trouble, please go directly to Jiangning County to accuse him, but he does not accuse, just stomp his feet and scold, and threaten the villain, etc., if he does not stop, he will go to our family for trouble with his wife and children, and the people below hear such words." , I couldn't help it, so I fought with him, but I didn't dare to say that I was going to die! ”

The woman cried and cried again, "God, these thieves have killed our masters," she threw herself on the side of the corpse covered with a white cloth, and shook it desperately, "Master, get up quickly, and take the lives of these traitors!" ”

Someone in the crowd clamored again, "You can't let it go!" ”

"Look at how pitiful the third sister-in-law is, these thieves who seek money and kill their lives must not be let go!"

Xue Pan glanced at the onlookers with different faces outside, and then felt that the matter was a little tricky, if he didn't find out the matter clearly today, he was afraid that his Xue family wharf might not be able to do it, he had always done business in the local area, and it was natural for the dignitaries and magnates to take care of it, but the local forces, including the local public opinion, could not handle it well, and the matter was still not good, and it could not be done. This is too arbitrary. ”

"This doesn't look like a good official!" Someone in the crowd shouted, "I'm afraid it's a nest of snakes and rats, with these rich people!" ”

Xue Pan was almost half angry by the fanning shouts that exploded from time to time in the crowd, and he made up his mind that these people must punish them, otherwise his Xue character would be written upside down...... Suddenly, he took a deep breath and tried not to get angry, "What's the panic!" He shouted loudly, "Since the official is here, he will give an explanation for Chen Laosan's death," Xue Pan's lightning-like gaze scanned everyone, "No matter who killed Chen Laosan, the official swears that he must make him pay for his blood debt!" ”

It seemed that in response to Xue Pan's words, a group of officials wearing uniforms lined up everyone, and when they arrived in front of Xue Pan, they hurriedly knelt down to say goodbye, Xue Pan nodded, "You have arrived?" Oh, it's Li Bantou. ”

Leading the team was Li Bantou, the prefect of Jinling, who smiled at Xue Pan and said, "When I heard that Lord Xue was dispatched, I hurriedly came, and I didn't dare to delay." ”

"Since you're here, let's hurry up and set it up, I'm here today, I can't say that I have to go beyond the bounds," Xue Pan ordered, "Check Chen Laosan's body, have you done it?" If you come, you will check it and check the cause of death first! ”

Xue Pan and the prefect of Jinling have a very good relationship, Li Bantou is not a fool, he knows that the Uncle Xue in front of him is not only generous and shrewd and capable, the whole Jinling Mansion is very grateful to him, not to mention that he is here, even the prefect is here, but also to listen to Xue Pan's opinion as a reference for acting, he hurriedly agreed, and ordered the people underground to start doing things, and Chen Laosan's family was persuaded by the village women on the side.

After checking it, he was about to say something, but there was a commotion on the side, and a group of people who also looked like servants of a wealthy family lined up everyone rudely, and there was a middle-aged man with a mouse beard and a thin middle-aged man, shaking his fan triumphantly, and he bowed his hand slightly towards Xue Pan, "Uncle Xue is polite, little old man Feng Tianliang." ”

This person doesn't call Xue Pan an adult, obviously he knows Xue Pan's details, "Who are you?" Xue Pan said, "Why are you here?" ”

"I am the housekeeper of the Feng family in Hexi."

Xue Pan pouted, "What Hexi Feng family?" I haven't heard of it. ”

The rat-bearded butler Feng Tianliang's face obviously froze, he never thought that Xue Pan would be so faceless and not give people steps. Tong Shu said a few words in Xue Pan's ear, "This Feng family is a family here, and it is also a rich family for several generations." ”