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The Female Officer Became a Farmer After Getting Reborn-Chapter 595 - : Not What She Meant
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Chapter 595: Not What She Meant
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Li Qing looked at him. โLord Liu, I want to ask you. Do you think he will let you reach home safely after youโve seen him? I think you might as well cooperate with me and find out all the corrupt deeds Wang Ping has done all these years to make up for your mistakes.โ
County Magistrate Liu looked at Li Qing and spread out his hands. โThe account book was burned by Wang Ping. How are you going to investigate?โ
Seeing that he was suggesting that Li Qing would not be able to investigate even if he were to cooperate, Li Qing chuckled and said, โLord Liu, letโs lay out cards on the table. Look, youโve long begun to prepare an escape route. I donโt believe that you havenโt had any backup plans all these years. You can raise any conditions. Weโll discuss them.โ
County Magistrate Liu looked at Li Qing. โLord Li, I want to ask you how you dared to investigate this. Is there anyone in the capital who can speak for you?โ
So he was afraid that there would be no one behind me. Li Qing looked at him and said with a smile, โLord Liu, donโt worry. My uncle is a scholar and my brother-in-law is the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. You can rest assured now, right?โ
County Magistrate Liu looked at Li Qing as if he was looking at a fool. โIf you have such good connections, why are you still in this godforsaken place?โ
Li Qing smiled bitterly and said, โThatโs right! I regret it too! If it were a little later, I would have been near the capital. However, since Iโm already here, I canโt turn around and go back!โ
County Magistrate Liu felt that he could not easily give the life-saving thing in his hand to a rash person like Li Qing. He had to go back and discuss it with his uncle and think about it carefully.
โLord Li, Iโll go back and think about it before replying to you.โ
โOkay,โ Li Qing agreed readily. He watched him leave and said to himself, โEven if you donโt cooperate with me, I have a way to find out where the food in the warehouse went.โ
Just as County Magistrate Liu left, Wang Ping arrived. He stood at the door and looked at the busy Li Qing. He piled up a smile and said to Li Qing, โLord Li, the villagers in the county want to welcome you. I wonder if you can give me the honor?โ
Li Qing looked up at him and said with a dark expression, โMagistrate Wang and the villagers are too considerate. I havenโt officially taken office. I think thereโs no need to welcome me!โ
Wang Ping did not expect Li Qing to not even give him this bit of respect. He looked troubled. โLord Liโฆ
โMagistrate Wang,โ Li Qing raised his voice. He looked at him and said, โDonโt you know what happened in the county office last night? Do you think Iโm still in the mood to attend the banquet?โ
Wang Ping blushed. โLord, I only found out about the news this morning. Why did everything go wrong?โ
Li Qing walked up to him and looked down at him. โI still want to know why there was a mishap. It just had to be the room where I checked the accounts. Do you think he intentionally burned it down?โ
Wang Ping took two steps back and smiled awkwardly. โSir, I didnโt even go out the door when I went homeโฆ
โI didnโt say it was you!โ Li Qing interrupted him and deliberately misinterpreted.
Wang Ping hurriedly shouted, โLord Li, thatโs not what I meant!โ
Li Qing looked at him.
Wang Ping cupped his hands at Li Qing resentfully and said, โLord Li, since you donโt have the time to attend the banquet, Iโll go back to those villagers first.โ Li Qing nodded and said, โAlright, please tell the villagers on my behalf that Iโll personally thank them for their kindness when I take office.โ freewe(b)novel
โYes, Lord Li.โ Wang Ping walked out without looking back. He walked out of Li Qingโs sight and spat angrily. โYou donโt know how to appreciate favors.โ
When Li Qing returned to the back office, Ding Yi returned and reported, โMaster, Old Hu has already found the place where the two hamsters are locked up and is interrogating Old Liang!โ
Li Qing felt that the people Li Yu had helped him find were really too good. Without their help, he would have a worse time.
Li Qing cupped his fists happily at Ding Yi and said, โBrother Ding, itโs been hard on you.โ
Ding Yi smiled and shook his head. โYou donโt have to thank me. Itโs all within our scope of work.โ
County Magistrate Liu returned to the inn to discuss with Advisor Liu. After a night of hesitation, he finally decided to cooperate with Li Qing.
The next day, County Magistrate Liu and Advisor Liu returned to the government office with a ledger and said to Li Qing, โSenior Li, I wonโt hide it from you. I reached out to take some not long after I arrived. Later, I realized that something was wrong, so I deposited all the silver I received into the Four Seas Bank. Grandmaster and I have always carried the banknotes with us.โ
Li Qing took the ledger and also took out the warehouse managersโ confessions. โLord Liu, Iโll show you something too.โ
After County Magistrate Liu took documents and looked at them, he broke out in a cold sweat. He was secretly glad that he had chosen the right person to side with and handed the confessions to the puzzled Advisor Liu. County Magistrate Liu bowed to Li Qing. โThank you, Lord Li. Thank you.โ
Li Qing obtained evidence of Wang Pingโs corruption and handed over the paperwork to County Magistrate Liu. He said sincerely to County Magistrate Liu, โLord Liu, I advise you to move back to the Second Hall for a while and wait for Wang Ping and the others to be arrested before leaving.โ
County Magistrate Liu and his uncle readily agreed. Assistant Liu knelt down and kowtowed to Li Qing. โThank you for being kind and magnanimous to my Fenglin. I canโt repay your kindness. Iโm willing to testify against Wang Ping.โ
Li Qing smiled and helped him up. โThank you, Advisor Liu. With your help, it will be much easier to capture Wang Ping and the others.โ
Li Yu rode the horse with Ruyi and Ji Xiang. In four to five days, they covered most of the distance.
On this day, as soon as they came down from the mountain, the sky gradually darkened. Blinding lightning streaked across the sky, accompanied by deafening thunder. The heavy rain was about to come.
Ruyi said to Li Yu, โMadam, itโs going to rain heavily soon. Letโs find a place to hide. โ
Li Yu replied loudly, โAlright.โ
Ji Xiang, who was walking in front, pointed not far away and shouted, โMadam, there seems to be a house in front. Letโs go over and take a look.โ
The few of them rode over and saw a dilapidated courtyard in front of them.
The three of them led their horses along the moss-covered stone path through the wildly growing bushes, vines, and waist-deep weeds in the courtyard. When they reached the gate, they found that it turned out to be a mountain temple.
There were three rooms, one in the main hall and two side rooms. They tied their horses to the colonnades under the eaves. A thunderclap exploded on the roof and heavy rain fell with lightning.
The three of them walked into the main hall and saw that it was covered in spiderwebs. The originally mighty statue had become mottled. The rain kept dripping from the roof near the statue.
Ji Xiang bowed a few times to the statue. โMountain God, sorry to disturb you.โ
Li Yu turned around and came out. When she arrived at the house on the west side of the hall, she saw that the doors and windows at the front and back were tattered. There was also a dilapidated wooden table and chair inside.
Fortunately, this house did not leak rain.
Li Yu returned to the hall and said to Ji Xiang, โLetโs not disturb the Mountain God in the main hall. Letโs go to the west room. It wonโt leak.โ
โYes!โ Ji Xiang followed Li Yu out with the bag..