Detective in the Red Chamber

"Isn't that right, people say in private that they are 'knowledgeable' friends!"

The two women talked to each other, and what they said became more and more unbearable.

Wei's face was full of disgust when he heard it, and he was about to scold Sun Shaozong a few words, but suddenly remembered that Shui Rong had entertained Baoyu and others with his concubine, so he swallowed the words forcefully.

When the two women stopped talking, she walked back and forth in the room for a few steps, flung Yuebai's long sleeves abruptly, and shouted, "Stand back, everyone! Keep asking what you need to know, and report back when you have any new news! "

As if they had been pardoned, the two women hurriedly got up on the ground, bowed their bodies and backed away.

Wei Shi silently knelt and sat back in front of the Yaoqin, fiddling with the strings of the qin with one hand.

"Miss."

At this moment, a maid timidly came in from the outside, and carefully reminded, "Miss Biao has been waiting in the flower hall for a long time, look..."

After being reminded by her, Wei Shi remembered that there was still such a thing, and hurriedly ordered someone to invite Xia Jingui to come and talk.

Xia Jin was waiting impatiently in the sweet-scented osmanthus hall, she had cursed countless times, but when she heard that the concubine was inviting, she immediately put on a smile.

He greeted the maid all the way, and when he reached the door of the piano room, he even hurried a few steps, and let out a clear and clear laugh like a girl, "Cousin~ We've been away for a few months, but I really miss me!"

In fact, both of them are in the capital city. If relatives who really want to know each other, how can they not see each other for a few months?

Wei sneered inwardly, but it was not easy to show it. He got up and took a few steps outside, and said apologetically, "I just heard the report about your second brother, and I didn't realize that it took so long. Sister, don't worry about it." Take it to heart."

Not long ago, Xia Jingui gloated over what happened to Wei Ruolan.

But at this moment when she heard about 'Second Brother', her bright little face immediately turned gloomy. She covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and said in a weeping voice, "It's a pity that my family can't do anything, otherwise it will be a disaster." It is desperate to go bankrupt, but also to rescue the second brother!"

This was what Wei Shi said, his heart moved, he took a closer look at Xia Jingui, and thought to himself, could it be God's will?

The Xia family and the Wei family are cousins, Xia Jingui and the Wei family siblings have played together since they were young, but because they are often tricky, they are not welcome by the Wei family siblings.

But ever since Wei's marriage to the Beijing Prince's Mansion, all this has changed - Xia Jingui is obedient, gentle, charming and enchanting in every way in front of Wei Ruolan.

Because she was originally a one-in-a-million beauty, she was so careless and gracious, naturally fascinated Wei Ruolan, and almost married her.

However, Mrs. Wei despised her pretentiousness and condescension, and saw that she was a romantic in her bones, and she didn't seem to be serious, so she made a decision to break up the two, and later planned to tell Shi Xiangyun to Wei Ruolan as his wife.

It is precisely because of this that the relationship between the two has been alienated a lot in recent years.

Even now, although Wei Shi still looks down on her, her good looks are not fake, and what is even rarer is her perseverance towards Wei Ruolan...

Thinking of this, Wei gritted his silver teeth, waved his hands back to the left and right, and pulled Xia Jingui to sit opposite each other on the low table on the east side.

After hesitant to speak several times, he finally asked, "Sister really wants to save Brother Lan?"

Xia Jingui didn't know what she was up against, but she had just uttered big words about ruining her family, how can she take it back now?

Especially the Xia family is in trouble now, and they are about to rely on the power of the Beijing Palace to overcome difficulties, how dare they offend her?

So Xia Jingui nodded hastily like pecking rice, and said earnestly, "As long as the second brother can be saved, the younger sister is willing to do anything!"

"That's good! There is an excellent opportunity right now!"

As Wei Shi spoke, he propped up his two long legs on the cushion, leaned his body to Xia Jingui's side, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Even though Xia Jingui was full of flamboyance, he couldn't help being shocked when he heard her unbelievable words.

Jiang Zhen shook his head like a rattle, and said, "How can this be done? How can this be done?! Could it be that my sister wants to push me into the fire pit?!"

"Good sister!"

Mrs. Wei grabbed Xia Jingui's wrist, and said with burning eyes, "If Brother Lan gets away by chance, I'll let him marry you—if he dares to be ungrateful and care about anything, just come and find me, and I won't let him go." Repent!"

If Xia Jingui was really devoted to Wei Ruolan, this promise might be of some use.

But now that Wei Ruolan's future is ruined, even if she is lucky enough to escape, it will be difficult for her to return to her post--like Xia Jingui's temperament of chasing highs and lows, how can he still look up to him?

The reason why he said 'deep affection' just now was just to flatter Wei Shi.

So after hearing this promise, Xia Jingui spat a few times in his heart, and was thinking about how to tactfully refuse, when a thought flashed through his mind——Of course Wei Ruolan is abolished, but Lord Sun is in full swing!

I heard that he is still the most trusted person of the prince!

The prince is the empress's own flesh and blood...

As for the big and small things in the palace, how many of them are the empress's grievances?

Thinking of this, she showed a sad and timid face, pressed half of her red lips with her white teeth, thought for a while, and then said decisively, "Although I am not a woman of three virtues, I also know the truth of sticking to one end. , even if I can save my second elder brother from escape, I don’t dare to climb up to my second elder brother with the height of a broken flower and a willow tree, I only hope that my sister can be the master, let that... let that grandson recognize this marriage!"

Chapter 655

"Second brother!"

Just after five o'clock in the afternoon of Youshi, Liu Xianglian picked up the curtain and entered the back room. Seeing Sun Shaozong leaning on the high-back chair, as if he was resting with his eyes closed, she couldn't help but reminded, "It's time to go to the office. Look at us. Yes or no……"

It seems that it will be difficult for him to adapt to the status of this master for a while - as a staff member, how could he be eager to urge his boss as soon as he gets off work?

But this is not a big problem, let him slowly understand it.

Sun Shaozong got up slowly, took out half a page from under the paperweight, stuffed it into Liu Xianglian's hand, and then walked out.

Liu Xianglian glanced at it in surprise, and saw that what was written on the paper seemed to be a classification standard - the incidents of gathering and fighting with more than ten people were gradually classified and refined according to urban and rural areas, number of people, and consequences.

"Second brother, wait for me!"

Liu Xianglian was a little surprised, and hurried a few steps to chase out the door, and walked side by side with Sun Shaozong along the stone road.

Shaking the note in his hand at Sun Shaozong, he asked curiously, "When Yang Zhiming was punished in the afternoon, I thought you were going to use his established rules to operate, but now why are you making such a note?"

"What about Yang Zhiming?"

Sun Shaozong snorted, and said, "Are there any rules spit out from his mouth that are not connected with the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Criminal Justice? If this killing power stick is really beaten, it will hit the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Criminal Justice in three or two sticks." head!"

"Don't say that I'm new here, even if I've established myself, this lawsuit will be difficult to fight—especially your brother and I are not well-established, I'm afraid I won't be able to get into the eyes of those clear people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

When Liu Xianglian heard this, she couldn't help but change color, "So, isn't that person surnamed Yang harboring evil intentions?!"

"Whether he was intentional or not, I can't tell for the time being—so I just punished him a little bit. As for whether this person can be used, we'll see later."

As Sun Shaozong said, he pointed to the note in Liu Xianglian's hand, "Don't think too much about it. Starting tomorrow, first, together with Zuo Sizheng Tang Weishan, will classify for me the cases in which more than ten people have gathered to fight with each other in the last three years. tidy up."

Liu Xianglian heard what he said solemnly, but became more and more curious, and even asked what is the use of sorting out these things.

However, Sun Shaozong refused to make famous words, and only said "you will understand in due time", and then walked out of the east corner door on his own.

It's not that Sun Shaozong is playing tricks, it's because he hasn't figured out what to do, it's just that he has some immature thoughts.

According to the results of Sun Shaozong's inquiry this afternoon, Dali Temple is the last of the three legal divisions, and has almost become a vassal of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which has lasted for 30 to [-] years.

It may not be so easy to completely reverse this declining trend in a short period of time—especially since Sun Shaozong is only the second in command right now.

Therefore, instead of competing for power and profit with the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Criminal Justice based on the old framework, it is better to find another way-first pick up the powers that the three legal departments should undertake but have not undertaken, or have insufficient responsibility, and then use this as a foundation, and then gradually expand influence.

Of course, Sun Shaozong still needs to think about how to do it. After all, he is a criminal investigator, and there is still a procuratorate separated from the court system.

Since this business is not very proficient, it is even more necessary to work hard and think of everything that can be thought of in a leisurely manner, so as not to make people laugh and lose their prestige.

The book is back to normal.

Sun Shaozong went out of the east corner gate, and was about to call Zhang Cheng to drive the carriage over, but suddenly saw a few people sitting on the opposite tea stall, the leaders were Qiu Yunfei and Wang Zhen.

Sun Shaozong rushed over immediately, and before everyone stood up to greet him, he asked in a deep voice, "Did you show your head but didn't hold it down? Or is there something else wrong?"

It's no wonder that Sun Shaozong came up to ask such a question. Several people looked dejected, and even Liu Xianglian could see that things were not going well.

Wang Zhen was the most anxious, so he didn't care about his dignity, so he rushed to say, "My lord, the team leader surnamed Wei and Chief Wang Bao are both dead!"

Murder?

This is fast enough!

It seems that the mastermind behind the scenes was prepared to kill people to silence them early in the morning, otherwise they would never have been so straightforward.

Sun Shaozong tapped Qiu Yunfei with his chin, "Tell me carefully, what's going on."

Qiu Yunfei hurriedly told the story.

But he said that while he was putting pressure on Daxing County, a dozen dragon guards seconded from the Gunpowder Bureau started monitoring Wei Shougen and Wang Baochang who surfaced.

The reason why the people who seconded the Gunpowder Bureau was mainly because they were worried that the servants of the government office would be recognized - besides, when it comes to leanness and confidentiality, the Dragon Guards are better.

In the afternoon, as soon as Wei Shougen came out of the gate of the county government, he was watched by the Long Guards, who followed him alternately all the way to a remote courtyard near the west city.

The leading General Banner was about to set up observation points in front and back, in case Wei Shougen would escape from his shell, when he suddenly heard him screaming a few times inside,

The general flag didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly ordered people to climb over the wall and enter to investigate quietly.

As a result, when he got outside the window, he found Wei Shougen's dead body on the spot.

After that, several dragon guards blocked the scene and reported to Wang Zhen.

Speaking of this, Wang Zhen hurriedly interjected, "I got the news from the lowly position, so let someone send a letter to Chief Wang Bao immediately, and ask them to take down Chief Wang Bao directly, so as to avoid any accidents - who knows, it's still a step too late, then Chief Wang Bao He has also encountered an accident, and his death is similar to that of Bantou Wei, who entered a remote house and died screaming."

Qiu Yunfei went on to continue, "I got the news from Wang Huwei, so I sent Governor Qi and Zhao Wuwei to inspect the two sites respectively, and thinking that the second brother was about to leave the office, I simply dragged Wang Huwei over to report. "

Listen to the two talk about the cause and effect.

Sun Shaozong pondered for a long while, and then said, "Although the mastermind behind the scenes has not been found out, since there is a fatality, Shuntian Mansion intervenes, and it will be a success."

"Besides, in just a few hours, two people were killed. Even if it was premeditated, it is inevitable that some clues will be left—so the current situation is actually not too bad."

Speaking of this, he immediately ordered, "Yunfei, go to the county government office immediately, and investigate who Wei Bantou had contacted in the county government office before his death—as for the job of inspecting the scene, leave it to me! "

In just over an hour, the news of Qiu Yunfei's pressure is unlikely to spread widely.

Therefore, it wasn't Wei Shougen who took the initiative to reveal the news to the mastermind behind the scenes, or the mastermind behind the scenes was also hiding in the county government.

After listening to Sun Shaozong's words, Qiu Yunfei immediately understood, nodded in agreement, rolled into the carriage like a ball, and rushed to Daxing County Yamen.

The remaining Liu Xianglian, Wang Zhen, and the two Dragon Guards of the Gunpowder Bureau, under the leadership of Sun Shaozong, rushed to the nearby Xibianmen—the scene where Wei Shougen died unexpectedly.

Chapter 656 Cult? 【superior】

The winding dirt road and the uneven gates.

Although the theoretical structure is not stereotyped, what falls into the eyes is full of mottledness and loneliness.

Sun Shaozong hadn't been to the slums near Xibianmen for two years, and now he revisited the old place, but he really didn't see any changes.

It seems that Jia Yucun's commendable political achievements have not benefited here.

It is also understandable that Jia Yucun mainly takes care of the upper-middle class in the city; the secondary focus is on the abjectly poor refugees who have no place to stand.

Relatively speaking, the slums, which are close to the ground, but barely able to support their families, have become neglected groups.

"grown ups!"

As he was evaluating Jia Yucun's political achievements, the Long Guard who led the way looked around for a long time before finally pointing to one of the alleys and shouting, "This is it!"

Sun Shaozong went out from the car window, and saw a small stone tablet about an inch high standing at the entrance of the alley, which was less than Zhang Xu wide.

tsk~

It was actually the former residence of Wei Juren.

This is a popular custom in Beijing. If a noble son is born in that humble family, an inscription will be erected in front of the door when the whole family moves.

This is not to show off deliberately, but to nail down one's own style of writing, so as not to wander to other homes indiscriminately when no one is 'supervised'.

Ordinarily, such 'former residences of the nobles' are generally not rented out or sold to others—and the murderer is unlikely, and would specifically choose to commit crimes in his ancestral residence.

But when he got closer, Sun Shaozong felt relieved again, because looking at the broken appearance of the stele, he might not be a Juren of this dynasty - if the wealth is less than three generations, it would be normal for the ancestral house to fall into the hands of outsiders .

Less gossip.

Before the carriage came to a complete stop at the entrance of the alley, Zhao Wuwei came out with a few servants to greet him, and the master and lord shouted.

Sun Shaozong got out of the carriage, saw that those who were lucky enough to be with Zhao Wuwei were familiar faces, so he called out their names one by one, and then he entered the alley surrounded by the flattered crowd.

"How's the site survey going?"

"Return to your lord."

Zhao Wuwei slanted his shoulders, and said in a respectful voice, "I have checked inside and out several times, the back door is locked, it seems that no one has entered or exited there for at least a few months, and there are only traces left by us on the wall. "

"It can basically be concluded that when Wei Shougen was killed, the murderer was not there..."

Others were fine, but Liu Xianglian couldn't help questioning, "How could Wei Shougen be killed if the murderer wasn't there? Do you want to say that he committed suicide?"

Just as Zhao Wuwei was about to explain, Wang Zhen on the side hurriedly said, "It seems that the trap was set up in advance."

"Yes."