The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

A group of yamen runners searched Zhang's house but found no clues. After all, they didn't know what they were looking for.

Xie Shuting had nothing to do, so she walked into the main hall and took a quick look. With just one glance, she saw something fishy in the spirit tablet on the ground.

When Song Zhen split the spirit tablet, a small book came into view. Xie Shuting picked it up and glanced at it, which shocked her.

Xie Shuting took a deep breath and tried to calm her restless heart. She handed the book to Xie Tingwen beside her and said, "Father! Take a look at what is written here."

"Yeah!~"

Xie Tingwen took the book with a strange expression and looked at it carefully. After a moment, his face became extremely ugly.

"This... this is an account book. Could it be that..." Xie Tingwen said with a trembling voice. In addition to shock, there was also a hint of joy in his words.

"Account book?" Everyone looked sad when they heard this. They thought it was something extraordinary, but it turned out to be just an account book.

What they never expected was that the amount of silver and money recorded in this account book was as high as 50,000 strings of cash, and even the burial place of the silver and money was recorded clearly.

And all this was known to only Xie Tingwen and his daughter, who had seen the account books.

Xie Tingwen pondered for a moment, then ordered, "Come here! Surround Zhang's house. I want to try the murder case of Zhang Lei from a year ago."

"Yes!" the yamen runners responded and quickly guarded each room.

The escorts looked at each other, and when they saw Song Zhen nod, they quickly left Zhang's house. After all, there were government officials present, so it was not convenient for them to get involved too deeply.

The father and daughter quickly returned to the county government office. After sending away the attendants, they began to look through the files that had been prepared in advance. After a thorough review, they had a preliminary understanding of the case.

According to the files, the sealing of Zhang's residence was not as rumored in the market. Although it was a suspected homicide case, the dead person was a beggar.

Based on the death of a beggar, County Lieutenant Liu Qing led the yamen runners to detain Zhang Lei and seal off Zhang's house. The family members of Zhang's house recorded in the case file were also mysteriously missing.

Looking at the thin case file in her hand, Xie Shuting stretched out her slender fingers and tapped the table rhythmically, thinking: "Father! The family members of the Zhang residence are missing, so whose body could the body in the flower garden belong to?"

"Missing? Dozens of people can disappear just like that. Those in the flower garden must be Zhang's family." Xie Tingwen's tone was full of no doubt.

Xie Shuting obviously knew this, but she could only be convinced by evidence. She then looked at the account book beside her and said, "This money is in the flower garden of Zhang's house. What do you plan to do with it, father?"

"Of course we will clear Zhang Lei's name and return the property to him." Xie Tingwen said without comment.

Xie Shuting shook her head. She always felt that this case was a bit strange. There were too many details that were not connected, which meant that the chain of evidence was incomplete and the killer's motive was unclear.

She couldn't even figure out what role Liu Qing played. If she had a preconceived notion that Zhang Lei was innocent, it would obviously be impossible.

If it is really confirmed that the corpses under the flower garden belong to the Zhang family, then Zhang Lei must have some unspeakable secret to have his entire family wiped out.

Thinking of this, Xie Shuting said meaningfully, "Father! This fifty thousand strings of silver may be an opportunity for us."

Xie Tingwen naturally understood what his daughter meant. Laigu County now had a tax deficit of 47,000 guan. If these 50,000 guan were really used to fill the deficit, it could be said that many problems had been solved.

"But......"

"Father! No buts. If Zhang Lei is innocent, we can return the money to him. If Zhang Lei is guilty, this money is probably just for us." Xie Shuting said with a smile.

Xie Tingwen hesitated for a moment, looked at his daughter's determined eyes, and then shouted to the outside of the door: "Someone come!"

Sun Cheng had been waiting outside the door for a long time. When he heard Xie Tingwen's call, he quickly pushed the door open and leaned in, saying, "Sir! I am here."

"Immediately arrange for someone to investigate Zhang Lei's case. I want to know everything immediately."

"Yes!~"

Sun Cheng responded but did not leave. Instead, he raised his eyes and looked at the father and daughter in front of him. Xie Shuting had already seen through his hesitant expression.

"Master Sun, is there something wrong?" Xie Shuting asked with a playful smile.

Sun Cheng looked at Xie Tingwen with some fear when he heard this, but seeing a hint of anger between his brows, he did not dare to hide it and quickly leaned over and said, "Sir! Zhang Lei went crazy half a year ago. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to try this case."

"Crazy?" Xie Tingwen asked in shock.

Xie Shuting was relatively calm. She pondered for a moment and then asked, "When did you go crazy? Why did you go crazy?"

"this......"

Sun Cheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and found it difficult to respond for a moment. After all, he was the head of the Criminal Court, and an unconvicted prisoner went crazy in the prison, which was a serious crime for him.

Seeing Sun Cheng remain silent for a long time, Xie Tingwen shouted angrily: "Tell the truth, why did Zhang Lei go crazy?"

Sun Cheng knew he couldn't hide it anymore, so he knelt down and said, "Sir! When Zhang Lei was first imprisoned, he was interrogated by the county lieutenant every day. Every time he was sent back to the prison, he was covered in bruises. There was nothing I could do to stop this."

"It's Liu Qing again." Xie Tingwen clenched his fists as he spoke, his words filled with hatred.

However, Xie Shuting heard something else behind his words. Considering Liu Qing's intention to arrest Zhang Lei and interrogate and torture him every day, he must have something to ask for.

Thinking of this, Xie Shuting glanced at the account book next to her, and suddenly she had a strong feeling in her heart that Zhang Lei's identity must be extraordinary.

"you......"

"Master Sun! Go investigate Zhang Lei's life first. Master Xie needs to know everything." Xie Shuting said, "Father, please don't be angry. This case is not a simple one."

Seeing Xie Shuting raise her eyebrows intentionally or unintentionally, Xie Tingwen immediately understood what she meant and said in a softer tone, "Go down and investigate Zhang Lei's life first, and we will discuss this matter later."

Sun Cheng looked at Xie Shuting with gratitude, then leaned over and saluted Xie Tingwen, saying, "Thank you, sir, for allowing me to make amends for my crime. I will do it right away."

Xie Shuting couldn't help but laugh when listening to Sun Cheng's words. Although this man was just a clerk, he was well versed in the ways of officialdom.

His words "make meritorious service while serving a crime" put an end to Xie Tingwen's idea of ​​settling scores later. Xie Tingwen naturally saw through Sun Cheng's plan and waved his hand helplessly, which was a disguised promise.

After all, Xie Tingwen didn't have his own team at the moment, so he could only choose to endure Sun Cheng's plot. Besides, according to what he said, Zhang Lei's madness was not his fault.

"Thank you, sir."

Sun Cheng thanked him, then walked dejectedly to the main hall of the government office and beat the drum to represent the assembly. The remaining yamen runners heard the urgent drumbeats and quickly ran out of the class room and assembled in the yamen square.