allonlinenovel Chapter 254 Method
Chapter 254 Method
"I have a way to find out who is telling a lie, but it's a secret method. I can write it down and give it to you for reference."
County Magistrate Zhong ordered Constable Xu Yan, "Quickly prepare paper and ink for Mr. Su."
Constable Xu Yan waved his hand, and immediately the other yamen runners worked together to prepare paper and ink and brought tables and chairs over.
Constable Xu stood in front of Su Yu and said, "Mr. Su, please come in."
The more Constable Xu looked at Su Yu from a close distance, the more he felt that this young man was so handsome and fair-skinned, so white that it glowed and looked as transparent as if it were a jade carving.
Su Yu quickly wrote down the method and the people he suspected. Of course, he did not let go of County Magistrate Yang and Constable Han. It was obvious that these two people were up to something.
After Su Yu finished writing, he blew on the paper. After it was dry, he folded it and handed it to the constable beside him.
In fact, the method is very simple. Just put vinegar and oil in a pot. The boiling points of the two are different. Vinegar will boil at about 50 degrees Celsius, but the boiling point of oil is as high as about 280 degrees.
So when a large amount of vinegar is placed in an oil pan, when the vinegar and oil are mixed and heated, the vinegar will boil first, absorbing a large amount of heat, thereby preventing the oil from heating up. In addition, the bubbles produced by the boiling vinegar will hinder the transfer of heat to the oil surface, forming an insulating layer, which further reduces the transfer of heat to the skin.
Constable Xu took the paper and quickly handed it to County Magistrate Zhong, who unfolded it with great anticipation.
The words that caught his eye immediately made his eyes light up. The words were so free and elegant. He had never seen such a font before. It was really a good font. But now was not the time to appreciate the font. He tried hard to calm down and then began to read the content.
I was fascinated by it as soon as I saw it. It was indeed a good method. Not bad, not bad. This kid is quite smart.
He called the constable Xu Yan to his side. Xu Yan bent down. County Magistrate Zhong covered his mouth with his hands and whispered a few words to Xu Yan. His voice was so low that even County Magistrate Yang, who was not far from County Magistrate Zhong, could not hear a word, let alone others.
"Did you hear it clearly?"
"Understood, sir. I will do it right away."
Everyone was very curious about what the magistrate was keeping secret.
After a while, I saw a group of constables setting up two oil pans in the middle of the square, and a fire underneath the pans. After a while, the oil in the pans began to bubble, and the full oil seemed about to overflow at any time. Gradually, as the temperature rose, white smoke began to rise from the pans.
Among the crowd, people began to talk again.
"Isn't this going to fry people?"
"Nonsense, how could a case be judged like this? County Magistrate Zhong is a good official, how could he impose such harsh punishment on a prisoner?"
Lord Zhong said: "Now there are two oil pans. If a liar puts his hand into the oil pan, his hand will be burned immediately. The honest person will not be burned. He has the protection of God."
Lord Zhong asked the woman in the hall, "Mrs. Guo, are you willing to give it a try?"
The old woman was not at all panicked. She said loudly, "As long as you can give justice to my old man and my poor daughter, I am willing to give it a try."
Lord Zhong then asked Constable Han Guang and Su Yu, "Han Guang, Su Yu, Wang Qiang, what about you? Are you willing to give it a try?"
Constable Han Guang was really panicked this time. That was a wok of oil. Even if he didn't die, he would be crippled. When did County Magistrate Zhong become so cruel?
Furthermore, this woman kept saying that he was colluding with Liu Ermaizi, but he had done so many bad things that it was impossible for her to remember just one or two. What if God knew about it and stopped protecting him?
"Sir, that's a wok of oil. Even if I have a clear conscience, if I put my hand there, I would be crippled or killed. Please forgive me, sir. I really don't remember what the woman said."
Su Yu said: "I am willing to give it a try, and I have a clear conscience."
Old Man Wang also said: "I am willing to give it a try."
County Magistrate Zhong saw everyone's reactions and had a rough idea in his mind, "Okay, come here, take them down to the frying pan. First, take those three Liu Ermaizi, and then test Constable Han."
These words frightened Constable Han so much that he shouted hurriedly, "Sir, no, Sir Zhong, I am a constable in the yamen. How can I continue to work if my hand is broken?"
County Magistrate Zhong waved his hand, and immediately the bailiffs dragged everyone away.
County Magistrate Zhong also followed him out of the hall. He wanted to see it all with his own eyes. He also wanted to see if Su Yu's method was really effective.
In the large square, Liu Ermaizi and the other two had just finished being beaten with boards. Before they had recovered from the pain on their buttocks, they were dragged like dead dogs by the yamen runners in front of a smoking oil pot.
Liu Ermaizi was so frightened that he wet his pants again. "Sir, no, no, sir, I plead guilty, I plead guilty, I don't want to go into the frying pan, sir."
Under the dark eaves, the secret guard Anhuo was lying in an inconspicuous place, watching intently. Hey, this guy is really evil-minded. He can even think of such a way to trick people. I usually underestimate him, but if this guy puts his hand in, will nothing happen?
The frying pan in front of him instantly broke down Liu Ermaizi's psychological defenses. He cried and said, "Sir, sir, it was me who forced Madam Tao. Madam Tao disobeyed me, so I set the fire... It was also me who harmed Old Man Guo and his daughter. It was all my fault. Wuuuuuu... I know I was wrong."
His spineless words made County Magistrate Zhong a little disappointed. He had not yet tried whether Su Yu's method of using vinegar and oil would work.
Ah Fei was also frightened by the boiling oil pan, "Sir, although I followed the boss, I didn't kill anyone. It was the old man who was depressed and banged his head against the wall. At most, I helped him a little."
Although Biao San is stupid, he also cherishes his life. "Yes, yes, at most we follow the boss to keep watch. We usually just collect protection fees. We don't kill anyone."
County Magistrate Zhong asked sternly, "What protection fee? When did Taohua County ask you to collect protection fees?"
So, Biao San told everything he knew, "We worked for Constable Han, and all the money we received was given to Constable Han. It was Constable Han who settled the matter of Old Man Guo's family for us."
Seeing that everything had been told to him, Ah Fei was no longer afraid. He was just a younger brother after all and did what he was told. "Yes, we are Constable Han's younger brothers. In addition to collecting protection fees from the vendors' stalls on West Street, we also help Constable Han collect taxes from the tenant farmers in the countryside, and we give the extra money we collect to Constable Han."