Chapter 113: Capture the thief first and capture the king first

"These are the things you need. These are all I have. I'm sure you are aware of my situation."

After the three of them sat down, the beautiful woman took out a booklet from her arms and placed it in front of Lin Jinyi and Xu Shuhe.

Xu Shuhe immediately picked it up and quickly flipped through it, and then his frown relaxed a little.

He raised his eyes and said seriously, "Thank you, Second Miss. This really helped me a lot."

The woman she called the Second Miss was Huang Minyu, the legitimate daughter of County Magistrate Huang.

"I am not only helping you, but also myself." A trace of resentment flashed across Huang Minyu's face. "That man is not fit to be a father, let alone a parent official. If he hadn't favored his concubine and killed his wife, been selfish and cold-hearted, and betrayed his friends, how could my mother and I have such a hard time, and my elder brother too..."

Thinking of her elder brother who was killed by Aunt Bao a few years ago, Huang Minyu's eyes suddenly turned red and she clenched her fists. She tried her best to suppress her anger and paused before continuing.

"Aunt Bao, that Bao Kui, and even my father, all deserve to die. My brother is gone, and my mother is terminally ill. Now I am all alone. As long as you are really willing to work hard, I will cooperate with you and help you with all my strength even if I have to sacrifice my life!"

Xu Shuhe pursed her lips and nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, Second Miss. This matter also concerns my husband's life. I feel the same way as you do."

"Since we have found the second girl, it shows our determination." Lin Jinyi also spoke in a deep voice.

Huang Minyu took a deep breath, calmed herself down a little, and then nodded slightly.

Then, the three of them sat in the room for about half an hour before leaving separately.

At that time, in the county magistrate's mansion, Chen Xun, Bao Kui and County Magistrate Huang were also discussing countermeasures.

County Magistrate Huang had never imagined that Xu Shu and a young woman could be so difficult to deal with. He thought that the case could be closed quickly and the money could be made. However, he never expected that the Chen family's case would now be known to everyone in the entire Qizhou city. Today's incident also had a witness, which had confirmed that Feng had hired a killer to kill someone.

The charges against Chen Zhi, including that people died from eating at the noodle shop and that the rouge shop sold inferior products, now show signs of being overturned.

This gave County Magistrate Huang a headache.

"In my opinion, just kill Chen Zhi in prison and save yourself the trouble." Bao Kui said impatiently.

County Magistrate Huang glared at him, "You make it sound so easy. This person is gone just like that. And that Xu is not a pushover. How can she not make a fuss? I have to tell you that I am going to assess my performance this year, and there can't be any mistakes. The Chen family's matter has become a hot topic again. If anyone notices anything and reports me, or stabs me in the back, it will be a big loss!"

After he yelled like that, Bao Kui also kept silent. After a while of silence, he looked at Chen Xun viciously.

"You thought of an idea, and now it's like this, and you still don't think of a way to solve it. If you don't have a good idea, I will kill your mother, your brother and his wife. Take the IOU to your father and ask for the money! Your father will definitely be able to come up with 100,000 taels!"

Hearing this, Chen Xun's expression remained unchanged. He just raised his eyes to look at County Magistrate Huang and asked calmly.

"Sir, may I ask what the punishment should be for merchants who evade taxes?"

"The tax laws of our dynasty are strict. If the amount is small, a fine will be imposed. If it is large, all property will be confiscated and the offender will be caned. In more serious cases, the offender will be executed immediately."

Magistrate Huang answered immediately.

As he spoke, a gleam of light gradually appeared in his eyes.

After answering this question, he immediately called someone in.

"Go check the tax payment records of Chen Zhi's businesses over the years. Check carefully!"

After coming out of the county magistrate's mansion, Chen Xun changed his calmness and composure, and his eyes showed a little gloom.

The servant was puzzled, "Master, haven't you already figured out a solution? Why are you still in a bad mood?" "Those trapped in prison are easy to deal with, but the hidden dangers outside must be eliminated first." Chen Xun lowered his eyes.

He then motioned the servant to come closer and whispered something in his ear.

Floating Cloud Residence.

Zheng was waiting anxiously in the mansion. When she finally saw Xu Shuhe coming back, she immediately pulled him into the house.

He first looked her up and down to make sure she was okay, and then asked about the trial in the government office.

"The charge that Feng hired someone to commit murder has been confirmed, but the hat on Chen Zhi's head has not been removed yet." Xu Shuhe said truthfully.

Zheng looked worried. "What should we do now? The county magistrate is in cahoots with them. Even if Feng's crime is proven today, as long as he is involved, I'm afraid he can still be saved. Who knows, he can even be acquitted later."

"So we must first capture the leader. The biggest card they hold is Magistrate Huang. If I can bring him down, all problems will be solved."

As Xu Shuhe spoke, he took out the booklet from his arms and handed it to Zheng.

Although she didn't know what it was, Zheng quickly took it and looked through it carefully.

After all, he had been in business for many years, so he immediately understood the contents of the booklet after taking a quick look at it.

"The account book, this account is wrong!"

"These are some of the account books that County Magistrate Huang has used to embezzle the court's money over the years." Xu Shuhe said.

Zheng's face was filled with excitement. "This is his evidence of guilt. Where are you going to give it to? The prefectural government?"

The next level up is the prefectural government.

Xu Shuhe shook his head. "If the leader does what the leader does, the subordinates will follow suit. If County Magistrate Huang is like this, it's hard to say how the prefect will be as an official. I got this from County Magistrate Huang's legitimate daughter. She also told me that the next six months is a critical time for County Magistrate Huang's performance evaluation. Whether he will be promoted or not is very important at this time. So instead of giving this account to the prefect, it's better to give it to his competitor. I think he can make better use of it."

Hearing this, Zheng nodded repeatedly.

In addition to this account book, Xu Shuhe also learned from Huang Minyu about many things that County Magistrate Huang had done, such as bullying people, making arbitrary judgments in court, and taking human lives. These things would naturally be delivered to useful people.

If these are not enough, then we can only rely on the last trump card.

In short, Xu Shuhe has now made all preparations and is determined to get Chen Zhi out of prison safe and sound.

Firstly, humans are not plants or trees and are heartless. Secondly, now that Chen Zhi is gone, even if her mission has failed, she will be wiped out as well. She hasn’t lived enough.

So he was extremely alert and even after returning home he did not have time to rest. He was still busy planning and thinking.

Zheng felt sorry for Xu Shuhe and cooked a few side dishes herself for dinner. Seeing that Xu Shuhe enjoyed the food, she felt relieved.

After dinner, the mother and daughter sat down to drink digestive tea when the maid guarding the gate came in to report that Chen Huaiqian wanted to talk to Xu Shuhe in the study.

"My father-in-law asked me to go?" Xu Shuhe frowned.

The little maid nodded, "Yes, it was the steward beside the master who came to invite us, saying that no matter what, please give Third Young Master's wife face and make this trip, as this matter also concerns Third Young Master."

Hearing this, Xu Shuhe's eyes moved, and he immediately put down the teacup in his hand, "Got it, let someone wait for a moment, I'll be there right away."