The first work of the imperial prison

"What! You met Fang Zhizhu!"

Shen Jiang lamented that this was really fate, the official who handled the case met the suspect: "At that time, maybe we can make an alibi for him?"

"Can't prove it."

Ye Baiting shook his head: "It wasn't long before the commander and I got on the ship, and during a dance, bloodstains were found on the deck, and someone shouted."

The distance between the front and back is very close. If Fang Zhizhu is the murderer, he has enough time to commit the crime.

"I asked about the person who yelled," Shen Jiang said with a solemn expression, "it was the person who went to the warehouse and wanted to get the sundries. He said it was a gust of wind and smelled blood. He saw the blood stains on the deck in a blink of an eye. When I looked outside, I saw the dead man and shouted—"

"I've repeatedly confirmed that it's just a coincidence. That person is just serving the dishes on the first floor and cleaning the dirty waiter at any time. He has limited status, no chance to go to other places, and is busy all night. The time when the accident happened , he has an alibi."

Ye Baiting nodded: "Let's take a look at the murder weapon."

"The bows and crossbows in the room on the third floor are now clear. They were made from local materials. They were originally things on the flower boat. If the murderer can get them, he must be very familiar with the situation on the boat, including where the warehouse is, how to open it, and where the light is. The darkest, which way can go quickly... If not, the murderer's identity must be very high, and these things can be obtained just by using his identity to crush."

Among these related suspects, the one who is most familiar with flower boats must be Mrs. Yao, but customers who frequent the flower boat business and come too many times will also know this information.

Qiu Yiqing: "Wei Shili, Jiang Jihong, Pan Lu, I have checked them all, they are all regular customers and come here often."

Shen Jiang sighed: "If you don't come here often, I'm afraid there are only two father-in-laws. Can they rule out this case?"

"Not necessarily," Ye Baiting thought for a while, "As the two factory owners, if you really want to use this place to kill people, you don't need to come here and familiarize yourself with it in advance. It couldn't be easier to get these things. Find someone to find out, draw the blueprints and present them. That's it."

Shen Jiang is a bit languid, but no one can rule it out...

Qiu Su's green knuckles tapped on the table: "Good at shooting."

This is the key, the murderer must be a person who is proficient in archery and has a good aim. After checking this, many things can be clarified.

Ye Baiting said again: "The guests on the third floor..."

"Master, do you want to say that the scope is too large to be locked?" Shen Jiang chuckled, "I have read all the notes you asked people to bring, and I have found out this point! This lady Yao is very cunning, For the sake of Tachibana's rules, I made an example before, and severely punished a small official who was not convinced and wanted to go up to the third floor. Everyone knew that she had a backer, and that she had fun, and it was okay to mess around with girls. , but you have to be very cautious when going upstairs..."

He waved his hand: "So our murderer this time must be among these people on the third floor, there is no other possibility!"

"excellent."

Ye Baiting boasted, and Shen Jiang's chest immediately puffed up, which was called a pride: "That is! I am the young master and the commander!"

"There is also a motive... Why did the murderer have to kill?"

Ye Baiting shared with Qiu Yiqing and Shen Jiang the details he noticed and the direction he thought of during the autopsy, including the point of 'judgment': "The murderer may have used the point of 'Wu Xiang' to know that the deceased Drug addiction... We need to pay special attention to whether this flower boat is in the trafficking chain, as well as the location of the murderer himself."

Shen Jiang frowned and thought: "In this case, our suspects are all officials, and their ranks are not small. Would you use this?"

This direction of his thinking, Qiu Yiqing is affirmative: "Most officials are sober, and the most important word on them is 'self-interest'. Being calculated, it is difficult to personally touch this poisonous thing."

Ye Baiting understands that the smarter people are, the more they can see through the appearance, know what is behind things, and what they will bring. They may use things like this to control others, but they will not let themselves be infected, because it is not related to their own The demands are contradictory.

So among the suspects, is someone being plotted against, or... this thinking direction is contradictory, and it's not because of Wu Xiang, but something else, which Jin Yiwei hasn't realized yet?

Ye Baiting lowered his eyes and thought deeply.

Thinking about the people on the third floor last night, it’s okay for Pan Lu to come up eagerly. This is a person who has sharpened his head and wants to go up, but the two factory owners also came. Their identities are that they will casually participate in other people’s banquets , just to show off face?Minister of the Ministry of Officials... The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six ministries. It is in charge of all matters related to the appointment, dismissal, transfer, promotion and appointment of officials. The power is not ordinary.

Is this banquet really just a promotion banquet?During the dinner, it was really just drinking and celebrating. Will we discuss something else?

"Also," Qiu Yiqing finished the tofu nao and put down the bowl, "Pan Lu lied."

Ye Baiting paused, but after a while, he came to his senses: "That's right... When we asked the question earlier, he said that he came here to find opportunities, in order not to make mistakes, he also conducted various researches, and tried his best to understand personal preferences during the meeting. He knew it well, but when we asked it later, he shook his head again, saying that he just bumped into it by accident, and he didn't know who the guests were..."

Inconsistency must be a lie.

"He's the one who saw something."

At that time, the two factory owners were from the palace, and they themselves were very careful about their whereabouts, so they couldn't easily expose them to others. I'm afraid they didn't know about it except for these two. Everyone else, this Pan Lu, knew that he was not a simple person. .

"Okay, I'll check!" Shen Jiang ate up the porridge in the bowl, wiped his mouth, and said with pride, "Is this guy slippery? Let him see how master is!"

Feeling that time was limited, Ye Baiting sped up his speech: "Ms. Yao, is there a problem?"

Qiu Suiqing's head: "Yan Rouman's place, I looked for it privately, and she suspected that Mrs. Yao was related to the Wuxiang sales chain, but she didn't have any evidence in hand, most of them were based on intuition and guesswork, so she decided last night. Only then will I personally board the ship and want to try it.”

"She planned to take this opportunity to see if she could follow Mrs. Yao. Even if she couldn't, at least take a look at the flower boat. If she had the opportunity, she would search and search to see if she could find any evidence, but she didn't expect that There was an accident, and before she had time to move, someone died on the boat, and then Jin Yiwei sealed off the scene, and she couldn't even move."

Ye Baiting figured out Yan Rouman's plan almost immediately. When the business on the flower boat is the busiest and there are the most people, it is not so conducive to action, but it is good for observation. It will be more convenient to carry out a similar search operation later, when it is quiet, who knows that luck is not very good...

After a discussion, the timeline was almost analyzed, and breakfast was finished.

Shen Jiang pushed the bowl away: "Then I'm leaving now? Next, I will investigate and visit outside. By the way, I will ask the directions just now. If there are more things, I will ask the young master to analyze them!"

Ye Baiting looked at the shaggy sunrise in the sky: "Don't you want to rest for a while?"

"Take a rest, rest, it's dawn, and people are out for activities, it's time for me to perform!"

Shen Jiang raised his hands up and stretched his waist: "Don't worry, young master, I'm amazing. I won't be tired from this kind of work. I'm a thousand households now!"

Stretching halfway, seeing the commander's expression, he quickly withdrew his hand, coughed twice, and looked serious: "Then what, try Qianhu! Anyway, I know to take care of myself, and I will find a place to squat for a while when I am tired, young master Don't worry about it, it's just that I'm afraid I'll be running outside these two days, and I won't be able to come back. If I have any clues, I'll send it back. If the young master is free, I will analyze it for me, give me pointers, and then let someone bring it to me. In this way Save time... Anyway, your two words are not afraid of being exposed, and others will not be able to recognize them if they want to steal the secret!"

Ye Baiting: ...

He really wanted to press this Qian with a blank face, try Qian Hu, and ask him seriously and coldly, what means that his two handwriting is not afraid of being exposed, and whether it is good to say in person that other people's handwriting is ugly and so rude. Before she could say anything, Shen Jiang ran away in a hurry, leaving behind her back in the distance.

It's better to command.

Qiu Yiqing squeezed his hand: "It's beautiful. The baby's handwriting is beautiful."

Ye Baiting: ...

It takes a lot of heart to say that.

Although your face is so serious, your eyes are smiling!You are clearly laughing at me!

But if you have to force people to admit that your handwriting is good-looking, with real feelings and sincerity, it seems a bit too much...

After Ye Baiting finished eating the last Wangkou Tofu Nao, he pushed away the bowl, feeling lost.

Qiu Yiqing took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth: "If you really care about this issue, I will teach you later."

"I don't really care about it. Didn't Shen Jiang say that my words don't need to be specially encrypted, so others can't intercept them?"

Ye Baiting forcibly pulled back his respect, and said something serious, he didn't seem to care about it, but Qiu Xinqing knew that most of his work was tiresome, he had to practice every day to write well, he was very enthusiastic about solving cases and doing autopsies, You can do it day and night, and the next thing is...

"It's okay, as long as your man writes well."

"Huh?" Ye Baiting suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Qiu Yiqing was very calm: "Whoever dares to laugh at you, let him come to me for comparison."

Ye Baiting: ...

Although the momentum of this support is very strong, it seems a bit shameless.

It's okay to be shameless, he likes it!

"Okay," Ye Baiting smiled sweetly, "If anyone wants to bully me in the future, just throw the commander out to scare him!"

"Throw?"

"Otherwise? Hug?" Ye Baiting looked at Qiu Yiqing's figure, and then opened his sleeves to look at the obviously much thinner arm, "I can't even hug her."

"Don't hug A-Ding."

Qiu Yiqing reached out and hugged Ye Baiting: "I will hug Ah Ting."

Not only hugged, but also hugged and walked into the room!

Ye Baiting was shocked: "It's daytime!"

And there's still a case outside, don't you have to do business!

"What's Ah Ding thinking?" Qiu Canqing dressed in a serious manner, "It's a pity that Ah Ting can't get what he wants, and there's too little time."

Ye Baiting looked down at his arm: "...then you are?"

"As for the Wuxiang chain, I need to find my brother-in-law immediately. Your post-mortem work here is over. You should sleep well and rest for a while."

"No, I can wait for Shen Jiang..."

"It will take time for his clues to be fed back, and it is the same here. There will be no new news coming in in a short time. Why don't you recharge your batteries and wait until the afternoon, and follow me to the official department for questioning."

"Go to the official department to ask questions..." Ye Baiting looked at Qiu Yiqing, his eyes lit up, "You want to take me with you?"

Qiu Yiqing: "If you are good."

"Then do you want to rest for a while?"

"You know my physical condition. It's just a night of sleepless nights. I'll be fine. And... I'm already taking medicine."

"But that medicine..." Ye Baiting remembered the smell that was wafting in the yard just now, and frowned, "It seems very bitter."

The blue eyes of hatred slow down slightly: "Then Ah Ting, would you like to comfort me and make me sweeter?"

Ye Baiting looked up at him: "How sweet?"

Qiu Yiqing lowered his head and approached: "...that's it."

Ye Baiting just realized, no, this dog man wants to take advantage, he has already been kissed on the lips.

A light kiss, gentle and tender.

"Worry about me, why not bless me."

Qiu Yiqing's deep voice fell in his ears: "Since you came to me, I have been lucky."

Ye Baiting's heart softened, look at the deceptive words, the commander knows it again!

He pondered for a moment: "Master Yan... Did he teach you something?"

Qiu Suqing's footsteps paused slightly.

Ye Baiting just laughed: "Master Yan has a free and unrestrained temperament. Although she agreed to cooperate with us and help us with things, she is very sincere, but her temper can't be changed. You said that you have consulted her in private, and she will definitely not agree with you." Jin Yiwei is like Jin Yiwei. He asks questions and answers questions. He is disciplined and strict. , The case is solved, and even big things can't be difficult, but this is not good, you can't please your partner, don't let people run away with others someday... Did she teach you to kiss me? You have to speak nicely? And Nothing else? Like the bed—"

Qiu Xunqing put him on the bed and kissed him.

"...some things cannot be postponed, you are not allowed to act like a baby."

Kissed each other, rubbing against each other's lips, reluctant to leave, it can be seen that it was very hard to endure.

Ye Baiting knew that he was busy, but acting like a baby was too much, so he didn't act like a baby, and he didn't ask for sex!

"Go, go, I'm going to sleep!" He turned around, facing Qiu Xingqing.

Qiu Xunqing picked up the thin quilt, covered Xiao Zuo Zuo, looked at the thin back facing her, like a cat losing her temper, slightly hooked the corners of her lips, and gently rubbed Xiao Zuo Zuo's head before turning and leaving .

Don't worry... don't worry, their days are still very long, and not long after, all crises will be resolved, the world will be settled, he will marry Xiao Wuzuo, and have a long life to live.

After staying up all night, Ye Baiting was indeed very tired. He fell asleep after lying on the bed for a while, but this time he did not sleep soundly. There are loopholes that he skipped, which details and information clues he didn't dig out, what should be paid attention to later...

The moment he woke up, his eyes were straightened, a little dazed.

It seems that I found something in my dream... what is it?Why did you forget it as soon as you woke up!

"Tsk tsk... come on, good dog, eat this..."

Not far from the bed, Ye Baishao was squatting on the ground teasing the dog. He didn't turn his head when he heard the sound: "A Ting woke up? Hurry up and eat, I asked the doctor before, you can eat some spicy food now, here's I made your favorite twice-cooked pork, it’s going to be cold if you don’t get up.”

Ye Baiting was refreshed, got up immediately, dressed and washed.

The dog greeted him with a whimper, probably the food brought by his sister was so delicious, its eyes were shining, its mouth was full, and the young master he liked the most didn't even bother to stick it.

Ye Baishao couldn't love her more, she patted the dog Mao Mao: "It's so obedient..."

Let the head be touched, and the paws be played with, and it will not be too aggressive when it comes to licking people. It seems that it will hurt people. Press it lightly on its back, and it will not move. When it tilts its head to look at you, your heart will Can be sweetened...

"No wonder those two little magic stars like it!"

"Wang!"

"You are so obedient... Did the two little kids bully you? Let me tell you, although they are both human, those two little things are not to be loved. If they are not obedient, they will grab your hair, bully you, and force you You wear a small skirt...a small skirt is fine, you should look good in it." Ye Baishao's face was very serious, and he told the dog seriously, "Don't wrong yourself, don't spoil them, you know?"

Ye Baiting laughed at this, she felt sorry for her sister, the twins are too mischievous, occasionally causing troubles without intention, she did not know how many times she came to the door with the twins to apologize to others, this time even the dog started to feel sorry for her, so she didn't Think about it, can a dog understand?

Ye Baishao thought seriously, and asked his younger brother: "You said... Should I have a dog in my place? When I passed by Baihua Lane before, I saw a very good rhubarb raised by an old lady. Should I go and ask someone?" Want a cub, send it to Xuanfeng for two days, please go home and raise it?"

"Woof!" The dog's barking was quite timely, as if it understood and agreed.

Ye Baishao's eyes lit up immediately: "Look! It answered!"

Ye Baiting: ...

"Wow! Wooow! Wooow!"

The dog was still barking at Ye Baiting, with that leering attitude, that way of holding his head high, he was extremely proud, as if saying, it's nothing, I'm just an ordinary, well-trained, the highest achievement, who was named General Dog Task dogs.

Ye Baiting calmly ate with chopsticks: "Okay, as long as you're not afraid of your rhubarb getting angry, bring it over and play with Xuanfeng for a while."

Ye Baishao was even happier, and rubbed Xuanfeng's head: "Then you eat slowly, I'll go first."

Even though he was facing the dog, Ye Baiting knew that the words were addressed to him: "Sister, don't you want to sit down for a while?"

Ye Baishao turned around: "I know you are busy, so it's inconvenient to disturb me, and I can't take care of business matters, but you should pay attention to your health, sleep less when you are busy, and eat well, and make yourself sick again." Now, it's not you who will feel uncomfortable when you look back, sister can't replace you, you know?"

Ye Baiting looked at the vegetables in the bowl: "...um."

"Then I'm leaving."

My sister turned around very simply, the pomegranate skirt was sunny, showing off a rose-like color, beautiful and tight.

Ye Baiting suddenly felt reluctant: "Sister——"

"Huh?" Ye Baishao turned to look at him.

"The heat is unbearable these days, aren't the twins going to be on vacation soon?" Ye Baiting missed them a little bit, "If you're busy there, send them to me."

Ye Baishao smiled: "Aren't you busy?"

"Not necessarily at that time," Ye Baiting's eyes slightly rolled, "Even if I was busy, wouldn't there be General Dog and the Jinyiwei who took turns off? They are both noisy and noisy. They are actually very cute, and everyone in Beizhen Fusi likes them."

"Okay, then I won't be polite to you, let's go!"

Ye Baishao turned around, her back was slender, the corners of her skirt fluttered, and she leisurely blended into the bright sunlight.

These ordinary and tender moments in life can always make people feel healed, and they can't help but hope that the world will be clear, without so many difficulties and darkness.

This is what it means to work.

Ye Baiting withdrew his gaze and ate seriously.

After finishing the meal, clearing the table, and clearing his mind, Qiu Xunqing came back: "Come with me."

Ye Baiting looked at the sky outside, it should be just after noon, and at the beginning of the hour: "Now? Have you eaten yet?"

"Well, I ate on the way."

This time, Qiu Yiqing didn't even ask any questions, and directly whistled Xuan Guang to come over. The two rode together and went to the Ministry of Officials.

The case has been investigated so far, and the basic relevant people have been questioned on the flower boat, including the two factory owners, but only the three officials, the servant Wei Shili and the minister Jiang Jihong are drunk, can't wake up, and can't ask anything. , the doctor Fang Zhisuke, although he had been to the scene, he left early without asking, this time it happened to be together.

The Ministry of Officials seems to be ready. It may be that they have received the news that the commander is coming, or they may have seen the development of the case. They expected someone from Beizhen Fusi to come. The servant and the doctor, the three officials of the official department were ready, even the tea was served, they saluted each other, and quickly invited them to sit down.

Ye Baiting glanced across the hall.

The oldest of the three is Jiang Jihong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He looks about 40 years old, nearly 50 years old, and he is usually well maintained. There is no gray hair on his sideburns. There is authority.

Wei Shili, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, who was the host of the flower boat banquet yesterday, was much younger. He looked 27 or [-] years old. He had gone from drinking yesterday, put on his official robes, and washed his face clean to see his true colors. The long eyes are narrow, the nose hangs like a gall, and a face can be described as jade-like, rich and handsome. Drinking so much wine yesterday is simply a waste.

He has a fluffy aura about him, which may come from his confidence in being promoted, or from his confidence in himself. He is very sharp, but he is definitely not stupid. He looks like a smart person.

As for Fang Zhizhu on the other side...he is two years younger than Wei Shili, unlike what Pan Lu said, the age difference between the two is very obvious, but in fact it is not obvious, Wei Shili is two years older in maturity, Fang Zhizhu added Somewhat ordinary, his appearance is not outstanding, because of the pearls and jade on the side, it contrasts a bit ordinary, but he is very good-looking, if you look at him more, you will feel that there is a kind of gentle gentleman in him, humility and kindness, and he is amiable.

The positions of several people are also very delicate.

It is still the same sentence, no matter how big the room is or how wide the hall is, the guest and host seats are guaranteed. This is the official office, and Shangshu Jiang Jihong's official rank is not low, so he naturally took the host seat. This is the guest of honor on the same level as him The seat was given to Qiu Xunqing.

Ye Baiting sat at the head of Qiu Yiqing, and Jiang Jihong sat at the head of the newly promoted official minister, Wei Shili.

Among all the people present, Fang Zhizhu had the smallest official position and the smallest weight, so he had no seat and could only stand, but he stood between Jiang Jihong and Wei Shili, looking very considerate, in case the Shangguan had any needs. Can help, but the ranking of the position is very delicate, it seems that compared with the newly promoted servant, he has a closer relationship with Lord Shangshu.

Qiu Yiqing didn't talk nonsense: "It seems that Mr. Jiang knows why this envoy is here."

Jiang Jihong shook his head: "The accident last night, I am very sorry, but last night was a rare joy, I drank a few more glasses, I am very drunk, I don't know if I can help, but the commander will laugh at me."

It was hard for Ye Baiting not to look at Wei Shili. If you want to laugh, the posture of this guy who took off his clothes and rolled up under the quilt yesterday is more bold and unrestrained, which is really unforgettable.

Wei Shili cupped his hands: "Last night, the flower boat was entertaining, and I wanted to celebrate the promotion, but I didn't expect it to hurt everyone. I feel very uneasy in my heart. If the commander has anything to say, feel free to ask, and I will definitely answer you. .”

She looked free and easy, unrestrained and generous, completely different from the rough temperament of drunk and sleeping on the bed last night, she looked like a different person.

Ye Baiting thought for a while, and asked simply from him: "What does Master Wei think of Fan Moyu?"