Dressed as cannon fodder and vowing to kick the heroine’s head off

Based on the information provided by Xiaohua, Gao Cheng quickly sent someone to investigate.

Above the lobby, of course it cannot be based solely on one person’s words.

Gao Cheng asked Aunt Hu's daughter and got some information through her.

Put together, it is roughly:

Once upon a time, Xiaohua's grandfather had been in business for many years, and the family's income was somewhat modest.

Later, he gradually handed over the business to Xiaohua's father. But his eldest son, Aunt Hu's man, was not favored and did not receive any attention because of his gambling habit.

Five years ago, Xiaohua's father went out to buy goods, and encountered bandits on the road, and suffered an accident.

No lives were lost, and the goods were robbed, resulting in heavy losses.

However, most of the payment for the goods was made on credit. In order to repay the payment, Xiaohua's grandfather emptied all the family's savings and still owed a lot to others.

Half a year later, my grandparents passed away one after another, said to be due to depression.

Xiaohua's family used to live in a small courtyard that her father had just built before his death. It was a birthday gift to Xiaohua.

After his father died, in order to repay the debt, my mother embroidered day and night and asked Aunt Hu to sell it. At first, I had some loose money coming in, but then I was asked to save it together to sell it, and then... the last time, it was said that the embroidered items were taken away.

The mother was hit again. Her health deteriorated and her eyesight became worse and worse.

Finally, the creditor came to collect debts, and Aunt Hu's man came to negotiate and took away the only small yard, saying that he could find a way to pay off all the debts.

The penniless Xiaohua and her mother had no choice but to move out and rent their current small house.

The house was finally transferred to Aunt Hu's man, but I don't know whether he used it to pay off debts.

Gao Cheng looked at the investigation results handed over by his servants and looked up at Xiao Hua.

"You said the house was occupied by your aunt, is it still the case now?"

"The little girl went to visit some time ago and happened to see my aunt coming out of there. I asked the surrounding neighbors and they all said that my aunt comes here often and she probably lives in this yard. Your Excellency, I can send someone to check."

Gao Cheng didn't say anything and directly asked the Yamen to investigate.

If it is true, it must be severely punished.

Seeing that what Xiaohua said was reasonable, Gao Cheng's attitude became serious.

"You said your father was murdered. Is there any evidence? Or, why do you think so?"

"The news of my father's murder was informed by my uncle. He has always been in the gambling house and never cared about my father's whereabouts. Why did he know about it first? This is one of the reasons. Furthermore, after my father passed away, my uncle went to More time in the gambling den. It’s like I suddenly got a windfall. That’s not normal.”

"Well, you, go check out her uncle's daily expenses in the gambling house and the source of his money..."

As Xiaohua became more suspicious, the top management sent people to investigate one after another.

Aunt Gao's daughter was so frightened that she couldn't understand how Xiaohua could remain calm and comfortable in front of the county magistrate.

The investigators didn't come so quickly, so Gao Cheng asked Xiao Chenyi: "Sir, if you don't mind, could you please go to the backyard and take a rest?"

"Okay." Xiao Chenyi stood up, took Yun Xi and others, and followed Gao Cheng to the backyard of the Yamen. That is where Gao Cheng and his family currently live.

Go through a long corridor and turn around to reach the gate of the Yamen's backyard in front of you.

Gao Cheng took them to the wing next to the study and then stepped back.

The backyard was not big and there were no empty rooms. After Xiao Chenyi and Yun Xi rested in the wing, Yun Si and the others were arranged in the corridor.

An hour later, someone from Gao Cheng came to shout that the investigation had results.

Xiao Chenyi and Yun Xi walked side by side and slowly walked towards the Yamen lobby.

Under the corridor, a girl with long sleeves and fluttering flowers walked towards her, Gao Mande, Gao Cheng's eldest daughter.

Seeing Xiao Chenyi, she was stunned: "Who brought you in?"

"Of course it's Magistrate Gao." Yun Si stepped forward and said proudly.

Seeing this, Gaumande turned around and got out of the way.

Looking at Xiao Chenyi passing by him, Gao Mande's eyes were filled with surprise.

"Ah!" Xiao Chenyi had just passed by when he heard an exclamation from behind him.

"Girl, what's wrong with you?" Gao Mande fell to the ground. Before Xiao Chenyi could come to him, Yunliu stopped him and held him up.

She pushed Yunliu away angrily: "Don't you know that men and women can't communicate and accept each other?"

Yunliu asked suspiciously: "Could it be that I watched the girl fall down in front of me and didn't care?"

Xiao Chenyi was holding hands with Shi Ran, walked over, and said something to Yun Xi, which made Yun Xi giggle.

"Why are you laughing?" Gao Mande's maid angrily opened her hands and blocked Yun Xi and the others.

"You dare to laugh at my lady? Apologize!" the maid pointed at Yun Xi's nose and said.

Yun Xi stepped forward and slowly took her hand away: "Anyone who dares to point at my nose is like this..."

"What..." As soon as the maid said two words, she was slapped four or five times by Yun Xi.

"You...who are you? Dare to hit me?" The maid jumped in anger, covered her face and shouted, "Wait for me!"

After saying that, she stamped her feet, turned around and ran away, leaving behind her delicate young lady.

She walked so fast that Gaumande couldn't even call her in time.

Yun Xi looked at her fleeing back in surprise: Was she... calling someone, or was she escaping?

No matter what, it will not affect her progress.

Several people finally arrived in the lobby.

Xiaohua and her cousin were already there, still kneeling. Aunt Hu was put on a stretcher and was now lying next to cousin Xiaohua.

Seeing Xiao Chenyi coming over, Gao Cheng hurriedly offered to take his seat, but Xiao Chenyi suppressed him with his eyes.

The results of the investigation are clear.

Since the house was transferred to Xiaohua's uncle, it has never been transferred to anyone else.

In other words, the so-called using the house to pay off the debt did not happen.

And her uncle, as she said, suddenly had a lot of money after her father passed away.

Every day's entrance and exit in the gambling house starts at five hundred taels.

This is really different from his previous practice of up to twelve taels of principal per day, and everyone in the gambling house knows it. It won't take long to find out.

Not only that, he also rented another house and raised an outhouse.

In other words, on the surface, Aunt Hu and her daughter rented in a slum near Xiaohua's house.

In fact, her uncle had been living in the yard given to her by her father. He still had money to rent a good yard and raised an outhouse and two sons.

You know, when my grandfather was here, they were not separated.

All the family money was used by my grandfather to pay off debts, and everyone was poor together.

Uncle, a person who has been idle for a long time, cannot have so much money.

No wonder Xiaohua really thinks about it, anyone else would be suspicious.

Aunt Hu was tortured with a cane and the pain was so unbearable that she was unable to argue.

Her daughter is not timid or stupid, and does not know how to distinguish for herself.

The case was decided quickly.

Xiaohua's yard was brought back as expected.

As for whether the uncle was involved in the murder of Xiaohua's father, because it has been a long time, no evidence can be found for the time being, so it can only be kept as a mystery.