The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

In the main hall of the county government, Xie Tingwen summoned clerks from the six yamen to discuss the case of the corpse hidden in Zhang's house. With the explanation of Sun Cheng, the head of the criminal yamen, the case gradually became clear.

But what made Xie Shuting even more confused was that the expression of Zhang Yuan, the clerk in the Household Affairs Office, clearly showed that he was trying to hide something, or it could be said that the inside story he knew was the key to solving the case.

Xie Ningzhi also noticed Xie Shuting's strange expression. Thinking back to what Sun Cheng had just said, he glanced at Zhang Yuan and had an idea in his mind.

"Master Sun! Have you checked the population of Zhang's house, or the identity of the deceased with six fingers on his foot? This feature should be easy to check!" While Xie Ningzhi was speaking, his expression was fixed on Zhang Yuan.

Because when Sun Cheng mentioned the six fingers, Zhang Yuan's expression had a subtle change. Now Xie Ningzhi brought up the old matter again, just to find out Zhang Yuan's background.

Sure enough, when Zhang Yuan heard Xie Ningzhi raise the question about the "six fingers", his eyes suddenly changed, and his fear was difficult to conceal.

Just from this point, Xie Ningzhi knew that this matter must be related to him. Xie Shuting also noticed something strange and nodded approvingly at Xie Ningzhi.

Xie Tingwen, who was sitting at the main seat, had a full view of the interaction between the brother and sister. He smiled in his heart and said, "Two sly guys."

After hearing Xie Ningzhi's question, Sun Cheng was silent for a moment, then stroked his hand and said, "Master! Although the matter of the six fingers is a breakthrough point, the information is too vague."

Xie Ningzhi naturally knew that this matter was difficult to investigate, but he just wanted to test Sun Cheng through this question. Now that he got the result he wanted, he also gave Sun Cheng a way out.

"In that case, let's discuss this matter later. I wonder if Master Sun knows how many masters and servants there were originally in the Zhang family?" Xie Ningzhi asked with a playful smile, and at the same time his eyes involuntarily looked at Zhang Yuan.

"You need to ask the people in the household office about this." Sun Cheng looked at Zhang Yuan with an apologetic smile and said, "Zhang Shuwen! Do you have any records of the Zhang residence?"

"Ah!~"

Zhang Yuan hurriedly responded, looking at the strange looks from everyone around him, and immediately stepped forward and said, "It seems to be fourteen, no, it seems to be..."

"How many?" Xie Tingwen asked coldly.

Zhang Yuan panicked and answered repeatedly: "There are five masters in the Zhang residence, one of whom is Zhang Lei's biological mother, a concubine, two children, and fourteen servants."

"There are nineteen bodies in total. It seems that the skeletons under the flower garden of Zhang's house are Zhang Lei's family members." Xie Shuting said this and suddenly changed the subject: "I wonder how Zhang Shuli knows so much about the Zhang family?"

"This... small, small is..."

"Did Clerk Zhang hear it from Zhang Lei's brother-in-law Han Qi?" Xie Ningzhi asked suddenly.

Zhang Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, and he kept agreeing, "Yes, yes, yes! I heard this from Han Qi when I was helping him."

Seeing Han Qi's fearful expression, everyone at the scene looked at each other in bewilderment. Only Xie Tingwen's three children knew the inside story.

Seeing Zhang Yuan's expression, Xie Tingwen knew that he could no longer force him, so he immediately changed the subject and said, "Captain Cao! Go and arrest Han Qi, and start the trial tomorrow."

"Yes!" Cao Zhen bowed his head and responded.

"The heads of the Household Affairs Office, the Works Office, and the Criminal Affairs Office, go and immediately investigate all those with six toes on their feet, whether they are dead or alive or missing, and file a detailed record."

"Yes!" Sun Cheng and Wang Lang responded in unison.

Zhang Yuan still stood in the corner like a lost soul, until everyone in the main hall left. Then he came to his senses, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and quickly walked out of the yamen.

Just as he left the yamen, a graceful figure followed him from a distance. It was Xie Shuting's personal maid Lian Xi.

In the front yard of the county government office, Xie Tingwen led two little followers into the study, and Uncle Qin closed the door and stood guard at the door.

As soon as Xie Tingwen sat down, Xie Shuting asked in confusion, "Father! Why is there no connection between the clues in this case when the trial starts tomorrow?"

"Alas! There is nothing I can do as a father at this moment. You guys just take a look!" Xie Tingwen sighed helplessly, and while speaking, he took out the official document and handed it to Xie Shuting.

Xie Shuting took it and opened it without hesitation to browse through it. Her heart sank and she said, "Is this what the Ministry of Justice meant, or..."

"It's strange here. According to the document format, it is undoubtedly from the Ministry of Justice. But later Liu Qing will be taken to Quzhou Prefecture for trial. This matter is a bit intriguing." Xie Tingwen was also quite puzzled.

The official document he submitted to the Ministry of Justice had already clearly stated the charges. Just for the charge of murdering an imperial official, Liu Qing and his entourage should be killed, not to mention colluding with bandits and robbers to commit unjust acts.

However, the document issued by the Ministry of Justice only stated that the "Three Evils of Mangdang Mountain" would be beheaded for public display, while Liu Qing's execution was to be sent back to the government office for trial.

Xie Ningzhi took the document and glanced at it, with a hint of anger between his brows, he said: "This is really too rampant, this is obviously a cover-up."

"Ningzhi! Be careful with your words." Xie Tingwen reminded in a cold voice.

His eyes were full of depth as he looked at Xie Shuting and said, "Shuting! Now the arrow is on the string and must be shot. If we want to dig out the person behind this, we must lay a heavy bait."

"So my father gave the other party half a day to tip off?" Xie Shuting smiled. Only then did she understand her father's intentions.

Xie Ningzhi came back to his senses when he heard this. He scratched his head slightly embarrassedly and put the document on the desk with a well-behaved expression, which made Xie Shuting burst out laughing.

"Haha! Brother! That's not the case."

"How can you make fun of your brother? Stop it." Xie Ningzhi glared at Xie Shuting with pretended anger, and then stopped talking.

"Okay! I won't tease you anymore."

Xie Shuting couldn't help but giggle, then turned her gaze to Xie Tingwen and said, "Father! How are you going to judge this case?"

"First, we need to find out why the entire Zhang family was massacred. Now that Zhang Lei has gone crazy, we can only find a breakthrough from Han Qi."

"Yeah!~" The brother and sister nodded approvingly and said yes repeatedly.

"Secondly, what role did Liu Qing play in this? As long as these two points are understood, the case will be clear, so we must hurry."

"I agree with what father said. Sun Cheng from the government office has been subdued by father. At least one of the remaining people is involved with the government office. This time we should be able to clear up the county office, and father can sit in the office peacefully in the future."

"What I said makes sense, little sister." Xie Ningzhi quickly agreed.

Xie Tingwen just collected his thoughts, glanced at Xie Ningzhi, and said with a hint of anger: "You are a rebellious son."

When Xie Shuting heard Xie Tingwen's furious words, she brushed her forehead helplessly, turned around and left the study. Accompanied by the crackling roars behind her, Xie Shuting knew what was going on without having to think too much.

"Oh! It's really uncomfortable to be urged to get married!" Xie Shuting sighed secretly, but inexplicably thought of Yan Shuang in her heart.