Suspect in Jinling

The high-pitched erhu sound exploded in the dilapidated tavern where fish and dragons were mixed together, and the drumbeat was like a heartbeat. In the night in the west of the city, no one knew who was singing Yiyang tune.

Yu Daijiao is in a good mood tonight. She has just grown up, Ying Tianfu doesn't allow her to drink, so she sneaks to the west of the city to drink, the cramped tavern is full of men and women, the air is full of the smell of wine and sweat, the musician sitting in the corner Repeating a short song back and forth, the tone is urgent and urgent, the high ground is undulating, frivolous and debauched.

"Second Brother Jin, your beard looks even better!"

Yudai squeezed out of the room with a charming smile. She had just been bouncing around for a long time, feeling a little drunk, and looked at Jin Chizi, joking with raised eyebrows.

Jin Er laughed, leaned down, and asked, "Want to touch 嚒?"

The little girl willow leaves with curved eyebrows and cherry mouth. Hearing this, she immediately stepped closer and reached out to touch his long beard. The fine stubble of the beard was like a hedgehog, and it tightly covered half of the red tattoo. The tactile sensation is extraordinary, Yu Daijiao opened her pure and wild eyes, touching and commenting in novelty.

Suddenly, a huge force pushed the door open from the outside with astonishing momentum!When everyone turned their heads, they saw a white-faced man in an official uniform, staring at the room with his eyes wide open and out of breath——

Yu Daijiao was startled, she immediately withdrew the hand that was touching Jin Chizi, and blurted out softly: "Jiang Xing...zheng?"

The night is like brocade.

Walking in the west of the city was difficult, stumbling and stumbling, I don't know which foot would be missed, Jiang Xingzheng picked up Yu Daijiao from the west of the city, each got on a horse at the intersection, and returned to the east of the city with a bridle.Jiang Xingzheng was preoccupied, but Yu Daijiao was in a good mood. The long street was long and the city was under martial law tonight. Only by following Jin Yiwei could he cross the street without headaches. He hummed a light tune, singing happily all the way.

"Jiang Xingzheng, why do you think I came to the west of the city to look for me?" Yu Daijiao asked.

Jiang Xingzheng: "It's not safe tonight, I'll take you back."

Yu Daijiao was puzzled, "Not safe? Why not safe?"

Jiang Xingzheng said frankly: "The secretary of the town government has grasped the action rules of 'Ghost Seeing Sorrow', and speculates that he is likely to act tonight."

Yu Daijiao rolled her eyes and asked in surprise, "Why are you still busy with the 'Ghost Seeing Sorrow' case?"

She thought that Jiang Xingzheng was already busy enough looking for Honglian's tattoo. Ying Tianfu has not locked up a few people so far, but the town government secretary arrested five or ten people a day. If most people in the west of the city hadn't been greeted in advance, Jiang Xingzheng would not It may not be possible to come out with all beards and tails.

Jiang Xingzheng pondered for a while: "I can't say the specifics, but new clues have been found in the 'Ghost Seeing Sorrow' case, and Shangfeng asked me to take charge of this case."

Yu Daijiao chuckled softly: "Shangfeng? It's not your Master Lu who hides when he sees something hard."

Yu Daijiao was thinking about Kuang Jian's words, and couldn't help testing his tone.

Jiang Xingzheng just shook his head when he heard the words, and said nothing more.

Yu Daijiao pretended to be naive and asked: "Then you must be very busy tonight, you have already caught 'Ghost Seeing Sorrow'?"

"No." Jiang Xingzheng sighed, "He probably won't act tonight."

It was rare for Yu Daijiao to express her agreement consistently.Yes, I can't act anymore, "Ghost Seeing Sorrow" is busy cooking raw rice tonight, how can he have time to kill people?

Thinking of this, Yu Daijiao suddenly covered Jiang Xingzheng's hand holding the rein.

Jiang Xingzheng was startled, and turned to look at her with a shocked expression.

Yu Daijiao: "There was your sister in the past, and there was the Hu Ye case later. I know you have a deep prejudice against the Taiping Sect, but the Taiping Sect is not a heretical cult, and I didn't do anything shameful—what I did , so far I have a clear conscience, but I feel sorry for causing you to be suspended."

Jiang Xingzheng had always avoided talking about the Taiping Sect with Yu Daijiao, but her sincere tone and the last sentence "I'm sorry" were beyond his expectations.

For a moment, he even forgot about the imperial horse, and only remembered looking into Yu Daijiao's eyes.

Yu Daijiao clenched the back of his hand, and said sincerely: "I heard from Aunt Jiang that it is because of the help of noble people that you can be reinstated so quickly and be reused. I don't know if it's convenient. I want to come to the door to thank him personally. .”

She has already asked Sha Xiangyue about the case of the transfer department. Although he only said a few words, it is enough to outline the huge shady scene of the court. She knows that if this kind of greed and giant beetle are not eliminated, the country will inevitably be destroyed. , Ying Tianfu is walking on thin ice and struggling to find evidence. Jiang Xingzheng knows the mastermind behind it, but he doesn't want to expose it, but uses the shady to make his way up. This makes her somewhat disdainful.

"What? Is there any difficulty?"

Yu Daijiao looked at Jiang Xingzheng, trying to get that person's name out: "If that nobleman has no time to see me, it's the same if I go to thank his wife. I'm familiar with Jinling Neifu, who's wife is it?"

A person can have fame and fortune, but apart from fame and fortune, there should be a conscience.

Facing Yu Daijiao's questioning, Jiang Xingzheng dodged in embarrassment, and pulled his hand away: "Jiaojiao, don't ask."

Yu Daijiao was unconvinced and wanted to say more, but suddenly he thought of the scene where Jiang Xingzheng rushed into the tavern in a hurry. At that moment, his chaotic expression was not fake, which made people feel some sympathy for no reason: He must be terrified. Thinking that ghosts will take action tonight, and the Taiping Sect is a group of people full of evil, he can't find himself, he must first suspect that the plan has been leaked, and then suspect that he is being coerced, he dropped his official duties, and just went deep into the dilapidated west of the city. What kind of mood are you looking for yourself?

"That's all," Yu Daijiao stopped forcing him, and said relaxedly, "If you don't want to say it, just don't say it, and tell me when you are willing to say it."

Anyway, it wasn't at this moment, she put her legs together and briskly rode her horse.

The streets in the city are spacious and flat, and Jiying Lane is approaching in a blink of an eye in the midst of horseshoes. When Yu Daijiao looked up, she saw a familiar car in front of her house: bright metal, chrome-plated horse bridle, black leather A golden silk sash was tied under the roof, and Yu Daijiao was overjoyed, and softly called: "Father is back!" After saying that, the bright little girl immediately urged the horse to go forward, and when it came to the driving place, it scrambled to the ground. With a jump, he climbed into the carriage in twos and threes, lifted the curtain and got in.

Jiang Xingzheng followed her, a trace of ominousness flashed in his heart for no reason, he looked down, and saw in the dark night, the moonlight shining on the bright stone road, drops of black dots from far to near, until the majestic frame A deep puddle formed at the base——

His heart trembled, and he was about to call out, but he heard the jade belt in the carriage scream hoarsely, and said hoarsely: "...Daddy—Daddy!"

Cicadas chirping in a sultry, gloomy sky.

In the gloomy morning, heavy clouds pressed down, causing waves of nausea and vomiting. Yuyue dragged his heavy steps to lead people from Yingtianfu into the hospital.

The driver of the Yu Mansion had been moved to the courtyard, Kuang Jian got the news, took Sha Xiangyue across the threshold quickly, walked in, and hurriedly exchanged glances with the fourth master who had arrived at the scene early.

In order for the government to investigate the case, Yu Sinian's body was still lying in the carriage, and the floor of the carriage was dripping with blood.

Kuang Jian let out a heavy breath, boarded the car, and checked the condition of the body: "Judging from the neck struggle, Master Yu should have been stabbed suddenly in his sleep, with fatal wounds on his chest. The boning knife cut into the heart and killed him with one blow... The murder weapon is too common to be traced back to the source. Do you have any clues?"

Si Ye: "Records from the Zhengyang Gate in the east of the city. Yusinian entered the city in the middle of Haishi, and he was fine at the time. The identity certificate he took with him was verified by the city gate guard... Judging from the blood that flowed from the carriage, Yusinian should be He was killed in Wutiao Street Lane to Qitiao Street Lane of Jiying Lane. The body of his coachman was found in the wellhead canal. The murderer must have killed them both, and then dressed up as a coachman and drove Yu Sinian's carriage to the gate of Yu Mansion. Around [-]:[-] a.m. Yu Daijiao and Jiang Xingzheng returned home, they ran into Yu Sinian's carriage and found his body."

corpse……

Suddenly, the hearts of the few people present seemed to be gouged out by this word, and a clear pressure came from the inside towards the chest.

Kuang Jian took a deep breath, suppressed the surging vibration, and continued what he said just now, "Yu Daijiao and Jiang Xingzheng were the first to find out, so what did they move in the car?"

The fourth master was shocked when he heard the words, and lifted the curtain of the car: "What is missing?"

Yuyue became nervous, and hurriedly said: "The two of them didn't move at all. Last night, my little girl was so hurt that she passed out. To prevent disturbance, Jiang Xingzheng made arrangements for her to drive the carriage into the yard, and left after the investigation. gone."

Kuang Jian came out with a package, put out the identity certificates, letterheads, and road guides, and then looked at Si Ye and Yu Yue: "The briefcase is missing."

Officials of the patrolling court must carry official documents with them when they go to the foreign government. Now the rest of the documents are still there, but the official documents are missing, which can only show that the murderer killed for the official documents.

Kuang Jian looked at Yuyue: "Are you sure Jiang Xingzheng and your sister didn't touch anything in this car, are you?"

Yuyue nodded vigorously: "Definitely."

Kuang Jian lowered his head and packed up the package, and said softly: "The clues to the murderer are there. Your father worked in the Patrol Court as a picket officer. His killing is likely to be due to the investigation of the local major officials in Huai'an Mansion. The problem, now as long as we find out what his official documents involve, we can find potential targets."

Yuyue looked at Kuang Jian uneasily, and asked timidly, "Are you looking for father's briefcase? I still have the same one at home. I'll take it to the catcher for reference?"

Kuang Jian shook her head and handed him the package: "No, even if you find the important things in the bag, they must have been taken away."

Yuyue was at a loss: "Then..."

Kuang Jian: "Master Yu should record all the documents in the inspectorate. I will go to the inspector's office later and ask them to go to Huai'an Mansion to retrieve them."

Yuyue hurriedly bowed, and bent his back deeply: "Xiaosheng, I'm so sorry for Kuang's arrest—!"

The 17-year-old boy suddenly suffered a big change after losing his father. His face was depressed and his will was depressed. He looked like a reed that could be blown down by a gust of wind. on Kuang Jian.Sha Xiangyue stood in a corner of the yard silently, leaning against the wall and watching them.Kuang Jian gave a low "um" and said calmly, "I will try my best."

There were still visitors in the Yufu, Jiang's parents heard the bad news, hurried to the door, brought the doctor and several capable servants, when Yuyue heard the news, he immediately said he was rude, and ran to the porch to receive them, leaving fourth master and Kuang behind. Jane continued to inspect the scene in the courtyard. Fourth Master stood beside the carriage and thought for a moment, then suddenly said: "I'm afraid this matter is not that simple."

Kuang Jian looked up: "What?"

The fourth master narrowed his eyes, "I know Yu Si Nian better, he has a very cautious temperament, if he returns to Jinling on business, he will firstly not drive at night, and secondly, he will bring guards and entourage - if it is really sensitive and urgent, he will not be fully armed , will never go on the road easily - I am only afraid that he came back privately last night - he sent me a letter five days ago, saying that he has something important to discuss with me about the Wu Guan case."

The fourth master was concerned about it just now, but he was confused. He didn't expect this level. Now that he was thinking about it, he realized that he might not be able to find the key clue even if he went to the governor's office.

Kuang Jian was slightly surprised, but she didn't expect such a thing: "A face-to-face discussion? Didn't you always pass it back in the fish tube before?"

The pace of postal delivery is already private enough. It will be delivered in one day and one night. It costs five taels of silver to go to Jinling from Huai'an Mansion. What important clues can be found in the old case?Yu Sinian actually wants to come back in person?

Fourth Master lowered his voice: "He didn't specifically say what he found, and he didn't even tell me when he would come back. He only said that we must discuss it face to face."

"That is to say, what is in the briefcase is actually Wu Guan's relevant evidence?"

Kuang Jian was terrified: "He checked this old matter, who else knows?"

"That's the problem!"

The fourth master lowered his voice, his tone anxious: "Yusinian is a veteran in the investigation, and this kind of sensitive case will not be publicized, the scope of the leak is only a few, you, me, and him, and no one else! "

Kuang Jian frowned: "No. Yu Daijiao also knows."

The little girl was still angrily arguing with him about what he said in the room: "I'm not stupid, I have eyes to see and ears to listen... Fourth Master went to my house to find my father, and I knew it right then." You all know who 'Ghost Seeing Sorrow' is, and I also know that my father is helping Ying Tianfu to investigate the life of the little master craftsman. Say it's bad for you."

"She overheard you talking to Master Yu."

After Kuang Jian finished speaking, she immediately denied it: "But her biological father is investigating this matter, and she has no reason or opportunity to disclose it to the outside world."

The fourth master pinched the mountain roots helplessly, feeling particularly heavy, "Let's ask her when she wakes up. Isn't there anyone else?"

Kuang Jian looked at Fourth Master with complicated eyes. He knew that if it was found that Yu Sinian's death was related to Wu Guan's case, it would mean that they involved Yu Sinian and killed him.

"No, there is one more person who may know." Kuang Jian suddenly spoke with a murderous look.

The fourth master was startled by him and raised his head, his spirit was tense, and his thoughts were all frowned between his brows——

As Kuang Jian spoke, she raised her head solemnly, not looking at Fourth Master, but at Sha Xiangyue who was leaning far away against the wall——

On a messy rainy night, he once told Sha Xiangyue that he knew about the Hu Zhao case, the Huai'an Mansion, his origin with the Taiping Sect, and that Sha Xiangyue was born in the third year of Xuande. The fifth son of the prefect Wu Guan.

From a distance, Sha Xiangyue felt Kuang Jian's gaze, and looked over suspiciously——

Sha Xiangyue is wearing a very light purple dress today, with a curvaceous posture and a docile demeanor. Kuang Jian has always felt that Sha Xiangyue is not human. At first glance, he looks like a flower, like a grass, like a moon. Chaos and silence, looking at it against the white wall, it is a little sad, and it seems that the clouds are calm and the wind is breezy, which is beyond words.

Kuang Jian's throat slid slightly, and he lowered his voice: "I once said a card to Shaxiang Yueyue, and I didn't say it in detail, but with his intelligence, he will definitely know that Ying Tianfu's people have made comments on his family background. He was with me last night, so it is impossible to commit the crime, but judging from the time, if he disclosed it to the Taiping Sect after that, and then sent special personnel to follow it to Huai'an Mansion, and assassinated him on the way back to Jinling in the year of Yu Si, It's not..."

Kuang Jian hadn't finished speaking, but suddenly his heart was shocked: Why?

Didn't they just do the most intimate thing in the world?That kind of strong resentment and inexplicable anger that he was not aware of, it seemed that as long as there was a little suspicion, he could connect all the murders with Sha Xiangyue deeply, but he knew that Sha Xiangyue was not Will do that, he won't hurt Yu Daijiao, just like he won't hurt himself, besides, when it comes to the pain of bereavement, no one will understand the despair better than him, how could he get rid of Yu Daijiao's father Yusinian...?

The fourth master also realized something at this time, and looked at Kuang Jian with a complicated expression. At this moment, Yuyue hurriedly folded in from the moon gate with the hem of his clothes: "Fourth master, Kuang catcher, there is another situation that Xiaosheng forgot Said..." The 17-year-old thin boy ran too fast, his whole body was like a bamboo pole covered with clothes, he rushed to Kuang Jian, out of breath, and said: "My brother-in-law Jiang Xingzheng said to me before leaving Overwhelmed his doubts, he said that Taiping Sect's "Ghost Seeing Sorrow" murders often occur on the night of the 21st, is this also a way to solve the problem..."

Kuang Jian gave a perfunctory hum, walked away from Yuyue and walked towards Sha Xiangyue with a cold face, and said forcefully, "Come here, help me with the details of the case."

Kuang Jian's voice was unusually heavy, Sha Xiangyue was taken aback, and pointed at herself lightly: "Me?"

Immediately afterwards, as if he was afraid that he had heard it wrong, he pointed to the driver again: "It's convenient?"

Kuang Jian didn't answer, walked over sternly, and wrapped his arms around his shoulders involuntarily——

The briefcase with the golden webbing was already soaked——

The briefcase that Kuang Jian and Siye were discussing was found by Jiang Xingzheng in the ditch near Jiying Lane two hours ago, but the materials inside had already been cleared out by the murderer, but Jiang Xingzheng could not give up. The thing he pretended was the reason why Master Yu was killed, so he rushed to this secret house in the west of the city early in the morning, knelt outside the door desperately, and only asked to see Master Tang.

"Master Yu Sinianyu was killed last night in the patrol courtyard. It is related to the inspection of the yamen and the dignity of the court. The subordinates request the right to handle this case!"

The sky and the earth were dark, and compared with the sunshine when he asked for an interview last time, Jiang Xingzheng stared at the strange figure behind the veil, his eyes never blinking.

The yamen of the Xunyuan is still too high for him. He doesn't have the confidence to govern the Jingping area of ​​Jinling, and he doesn't have the authority to govern the yamen of Jinling. Whenever he thinks of Yu Si Nian's death and the slight movement of the carriage, he will Blood flowed down the shaft, and my heart felt extremely sad.He couldn't believe that his fourth-rank father-in-law died so silently. When he and Yuyue were moving the carriage in the middle of the night, they dragged the carriage to the mansion with the hard and heavy wheels. He removed the body of his father-in-law and couldn't take off his coat to cover him. He obviously had the right to try and apprehend the case, but he could only wait for other yamen to investigate. Fierce anger surged in his chest.

"Xiao Jiang, let's not talk about this..."

Behind the curtain, came a drawn-out, somewhat thin, male voice.

There is no human voice here, only the scorching cicadas chirping frequently in my ears: "Yesterday you surrounded the homes of several household officials with great fanfare, and you caught ghosts and are worried?"

This question was like a needle, Jiang Xingzheng couldn't help bouncing his body, and said solemnly: "Not yet, but the Yusinian case must have something to do with the Taiping Sect. He said, acting so recklessly and rebelliously is due to the heresy of the Taiping Sect, and the subordinates have found some clues so far, as long as they contact the Patrol Academy and follow the clues, they will not worry about not being able to find the thief's flaws."

Everything in Yusinian should be registered in the Xunyuan. Even if the one in Jinling doesn't have it, the one in Huai'an Mansion will record all the objects and materials in his official documents. As long as he can get the right to handle the case, Jiang Xingzheng will have the confidence to find out. clues.

The person behind the curtain did not speak for a long time. Judging from the outline revealed by the curtain, it was a short old man with narrow shoulders and a long neck. Knee: "Insufficient hearts, snakes swallow elephants."

After a long time, a word came from behind the curtain.It turned out to be such a sentence.

For a moment, Jiang Xingzheng couldn't tell whether it was anger or humiliation, and he knelt on the spot blankly.

The voice of the person behind the scenes was gentle and gentle, but he spoke quite directly: "You already have Honglian's case in your hands, and you want to catch ghosts and see sorrow, and want to take another case?" Jiang Xingzheng was about to distinguish, the man continued. : "I know you are sad, but don't mess up the order. Yu Sinian is your father-in-law, and it is not suitable for you to entrust this matter to you. It is better to let experienced officials of the garrison yamen take charge of the matter of patrolling the court. You Take care of our family's errands and relax."

Jiang Xingzheng was stunned, this person who laughed at his father for three hundred yuan, Hu Ye, Hu Zhao, Pang, Chu, and Xie Bin had all been attached to him, he thought that because of his initiative to warn and share his worries, he could get a Verbal promise... It turns out that the grief of the family members of the deceased is not worth mentioning in the eyes of these people, so it is so, so it is.

Jiang Xingzheng accepted the reality calmly, pretending that nothing happened, and retreated politely.

For a moment, the veil was blown up and then lowered, and the quiet room returned to tranquility.

The sharp knife was withdrawn from the back waist of the eunuch Tang Guanda, and a tall middle-aged man walked out from behind the huge pear-blossom armchair. He was about 40 years old, with slightly white temples, and he was handsome.

"I haven't seen you for a long time." Tang Guan raised his head, not flustered at all by coercion.

The uninvited guest had well-defined features and a rather handsome appearance. He had arrived long before Jiang Xingzheng came. When the two were reminiscing about the old days, they heard that a little friend was visiting, so they summoned him to listen.

The man stretched his posture, sat directly opposite Tang Guan, clasped his fingers, "That Xiao Jiang has some skills, but he made a mistake, what Yu Sinian lost has nothing to do with the Taiping Sect, but with you and Wang Zhen. "Speaking, the thin layer of silk and satin on the tea seat was uncovered, and it was the official document that Kuang Jian and Jiang Xingzheng were both struggling to find.

The murderer took away the official document, in other words, whoever has the official document is the one who killed Yu Sinian.

Tang Guan also didn't need Jiang Xingzheng to track down the murderer, because the murderer was in his house.

"Master Tang, let's make a deal."

The man made a gesture of invitation in a chic manner, staring at Tang Guan, a piece of emerald jade was clearly visible on his thumb: "Eleven years have passed, I should take it back, my things."