The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

After receiving Xie Tingwen's order, Sun Cheng immediately gathered a group of people in the front yamen. With the rhythmic beating of drums, the yamen runners who stayed in the classroom quickly gathered.

Sun Cheng stood on the steps, glanced at the yamen runners, and said in a dignified voice: "Everyone, go and investigate Zhang Lei's deeds immediately, and report everything to me."

The yamen runners looked at each other in bewilderment, not understanding what Sun Cheng meant. Just as they were confused, a clerk in clerk's uniform slowly stepped forward and said, "Sir! Is this Zhang Lei, the former grain merchant from the east of the city?"

Sun Cheng nodded approvingly, he knew this person. Ever since Qian Ming was dismissed by Xie Tingwen, all the affairs of the Household Department were temporarily handed over to him. Although he was still a clerk, he was generally considered to be one of the leaders.

"What Zhang Wenshu said is correct. It was Zhang Lei who was arrested by County Lieutenant Liu a year ago. Everyone should collect his deeds as soon as possible."

At this point, Sun Cheng raised his voice slightly and shouted, "Who else doesn't understand?"

"I understand." The yamen runners immediately clasped their fists in agreement.

"Go down and get ready!"

Sun Cheng waved his hand to disperse the crowd, and then looked at Zhang Wenshu with approval and said, "Zhang Yuan! Director Qian has been dismissed, so I think the position of Director of the Household Department must be yours. Perform well."

"How dare I? I'm just simply counting the money and grain." Zhang Yuan responded with a smile, then stroked his hand and said, "Sir! I'll go and take a look too."

Sun Cheng nodded in agreement, watched the other party leave and then left the county government office. After all, one more person means more strength, and his life is now in the hands of Xie Tingwen.

What happened in the front yamen did not arouse Xie Tingwen's interest, but Xie Shuting took a glance through the door and window, and just this one glance seemed to let her catch something.

"Xi'er!"

"I'm here." Lian Xi responded hurriedly, and as she spoke she pushed the door open and stood at the door.

Xie Shuting looked at the back of the former clerk who was about to leave and said, "Go follow that clerk and see what he is investigating and who he is in contact with."

Lian Xi only took one look at the other person and understood what he said, and quickly responded, "Yes!"

Xie Tingwen watched Lian Xi leave, and combined with the conversation between Sun Cheng and the clerk, he couldn't help but wonder, "Shu Ting! Did you notice something strange about this?"

"Father! I think the six yamen officials all know that I want to open a private school. Although Laigu County is not big, it is easy to find a house in a place. But the house I found is Zhang's. The other party's intention is very clear. They want to use me to uncover the case."

Xie Tingwen nodded approvingly, and then pondered, "Speaking of this matter, perhaps someone really did it on purpose. Qian Ming was dismissed by his father, and the position of the head of the Household Department is vacant. If it is as you said, this clerk must have something on his mind."

"So I asked Xi'er to follow and see if they are a friend or foe first."

"You are so clever and eccentric." Xie Tingwen chuckled. Although his words were somewhat helpless, he was more relieved.

After seventeen years of companionship, Xie Shuting was raised by her grandfather since she was a child and had few ties with her father. What's more, Xie Shuting's appearance is 90% similar to his mother.

Whenever he saw Xie Shuting, Xie Tingwen couldn't help but think of his late wife. He has been chaste for more than ten years and has never remarried, which is why he can win the respect of his two children.

The father and daughter drank countless cups of rock tea, and only rushed back when the morning glow cast its last rays of light into the evening.

After entering the room, Lian Xi forced himself to suppress his thirst, leaned forward and saluted, saying, "Miss! This clerk is the one who burned paper behind the government office on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month."

"I know about this, so I let you go with me."

While Xie Shuting was talking, she poured a cup of tea and handed it to Lian Xi, saying, "Drink some water and tell me something I don't know."

"Hehe! The young lady is really smart."

Lian Xi drank the tea in one gulp while chatting and laughing, then moistened her throat and said, "Zhang Yuan is a clerk in the household office. I followed him for most of the day. He first went home, then went to the Han family grain store and stayed there for half a day before going home. I didn't dare to follow him too closely, so I only heard a few words."

"Oh!~"

Xie Shuting's eyes lit up and she quickly asked, "What did they say?"

"Zhang Yuan said, 'It's done,' and the grain merchant Han Qi inexplicably replied, 'We don't know Mr. Xie's background yet, so let's wait and see.' And that was the end of it." Lian Xi said with a frustrated look on his face.

Xie Tingwen couldn't help but fall into deep thought. These two irrelevant words could not bring any substantial help to the case, and he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

On the other hand, Xie Shuting's brows gradually relaxed, and her fingers tapped the table rhythmically. She thought for a moment and whispered, "Father! Now I can prove two things."

"Those two items?" Xie Tingwen couldn't help but wonder.

"First, the other party is not an enemy but a friend; second, the information they have is far beyond what we can see, and there may be surprises."

Xie Shuting's meaningful words brought a brief silence into the study. Xie Tingwen was silent for a moment and suddenly seemed to think of something.

His eyes lit up, and he said with an understanding expression: "The other party wants to see if I am willing to be an enemy of Liu Qing, and with my current status, I cannot touch Liu Qing's backers."

"That's right! The other party must have seen my father's performance in the Caojiazhuang case, but they don't dare to put all their hopes on my father, so they can only wait and see."

Lian Xi listened to the conversation between the two, and his expression changed again and again. Seeing that the two were silent, he immediately interrupted and said, "Miss! Take the clerk and interrogate him. Isn't everything clear now?"

"Naive!" Xie Tingwen replied, picked up the teacup, took a sip and said no more.

Lian Xi was retorted by Xie Tingwen, and her originally happy mood suddenly seemed a little depressed. Xie Shuting noticed something strange and shook her head helplessly to explain the truth.

"If torture can get results, why do we need the county government? Confessions obtained through torture are somewhat credible. Besides, the other party is on the same side as us. At present, we only need to find out Zhang Lei's identity to break the deadlock."

"Oh!~" Lian Xi muttered in response, then tactfully retreated to the door.

Xie Tingwen took a sip of tea, still worried about Xie Shuting's guess. As of now, both father and daughter are still unclear about Liu Qing's background.

Liu Qing was locked up in a mansion and guarded by the Fuwei Escort Agency. Only a few people who were traveling with him knew about this, and no one had noticed that Liu Qing had been missing for half a month.

Xie Tingwen said with a hint of worry: "Shu Ting! The key to this matter lies with Liu Qing. And your father has not received the document from the Ministry of Justice yet. I am afraid that someone will interfere in the interrogation now. Do you have any solution?"

"Now that things have come to this, let's lure the snake out of its hole and take advantage of the situation to commit violence." Xie Shuting said meaningfully, and the smile on her face was indeed chilling.