The first work of the imperial prison

All the people involved in the case were once the guests of Mrs. Yao?

With the matter of the bed curtains, the relationship with the ordinary bustard customers is really different. The regular customers that the girls pick up may not be careless, and they must know a lot about each other's situation.

"Oh, the two factory owners are different. They just want to, but they don't have enough energy." Shen Jiang pointed to the names of R&F and Ban Hean, and added, "But they said before that they didn't know Mrs. Yao well. They don't often go to these places, but they don't. They clearly treat Mrs. Yao differently. The commander and I have found out two things. For some seemingly troublesome 'trivial matters', they let Mrs. Yao go. water."

Ye Baiting pondered: "Among all of them, Miss Yao seems to be the most capable?"

Shen Jiang raised her eyebrows: "It's nothing, without her, these people wouldn't be able to get together!"

Imperial merchants, high-ranking officials, father-in-law, and people who have not yet become high-ranking officials, have no connections, and don't know where to find opportunities... These people gather together, but there is no need for a place where everyone can go, and there is no need for too many thresholds ?

The things under Lady Yao's hands are definitely more than that simple.

Qiu Suqing tapped his knuckles on the table: "Let's talk about the case first."

Shen Jiang nodded, and wrote down two dates on the small whiteboard: "Tang Gui first, and Fan Moyu second, the two murders were half a month apart, the process and result are very similar, even the way the suspect was present and the reason for his appearance They are all similar, the previous one was for Fang Zhizhu, Shangguan Jiang Jihong was invited, Wei Shili was ignored, and the latter was for Wei Shili, Shangguan Jiang Jihong was also invited, but Fang Zhizhu was ignored, two times before and after At the wine bureau, Wei Shili and Fang Zhizhu came to the flower boat with the reason of "occupation", and asked Jiang Jihong to have a private chat, but they failed twice, Jiang Jihong was drunk, and the two deceased were drunk one after another. The guests of the bureau, the two factory owners broke in by accident, and Pan Lu, who was looking for opportunities by himself, tried every means to get in, and wanted to expand his network..."

"The timeline is similar. After the deceased left, everyone left the scene and were all suspects. In terms of the method of killing, the commander and I have found subtle traces at the scene, and after restoration, it is basically certain that the deceased died in the same way. , all stood at the stern, were shot in the back by the murderer on the third floor and died..."

"The murderer in this case must be very familiar with the situation on the ship, and he can easily get the crossbow in the barn. This kind of shooting has been played on the boat, and he will not be on it again in a short time. No one has been in the barn. The crossbow When was it lost? The murderer used it up and put it back, or hid it outside at all. There is still no definite answer. Because the two deceased were obviously addicted to Wuxiang, they suspected that Huachuan also operated a business of selling Wuxiang. , but the ship is very clean, and no traces have been found so far. We suspect that this place may only be for sale, and there is no black incense hidden in it. The real delivery point for bulk black incense goods may be there... the scene is like this."

Ye Baiting's eyes were pondering, and Wu Xiang has not been searched until now. It is basically a fact that there is no storage on the ship. How did this sales chain come about? Does it depend on people to carry it?

When I had this question just now, Qiu Xunqing gave the answer: "I had someone carefully salvage the water area where the flower boat docked that night. It was not very convenient due to the flow of the river, but I still found some things."

"what?"

"The three sachets made of light green gauze look exquisite and small, and can be used as decorations, but the contents, I asked my old husband to look at them, and the result has just come out. It is the black incense soaked in water."

Ye Baiting's gaze paused: "Someone threw it in?"

He and Qiu Yiqing were at the scene that night. Since the murderer committed the murder, he probably didn't want to make a real deal with the deceased. He was just using it as an excuse to lure and arrange the direction of the deceased, not necessarily the others... There was an accident on board, and Jin Yiwei happened to be there. The case is still being investigated in a hurry, so what should these people do, are they worried or afraid?It's okay if it's just a murder case, but if Jin Yiwei finds other clues, he needs to search...

No matter how valuable this thing is, it must be discarded. Throwing it quietly into the water is almost the best way you can think of.

Shen Jiang nodded heavily: "That's right! I followed the line given by the commander, and based on the confessions of other guests, I found two people who had such sachets before, but I only caught them, so I asked roughly. , these people have nothing to do with this case, they know very little, only know that there are people who occasionally sell things on the boat, they have faces, they don’t have any special features, and they often change them, so they can’t draw portraits, it’s hard to identify people, and the clues can’t be gathered. Ask them whether this matter is related to the flower boat, and whether it has anything to do with the girl and the old bustard on the boat, let alone know..."

These people are very cunning!

Ye Baiting looked at Qiu Yiqing: "So this matter...has been settled? Is Lady Yao the middleman of Wuxiang Chain?"

Hatred and Suspicious Green Jaws: "That's right. The digging and contacting of 'big customers' must go through her, but when it comes to 'buying and selling goods', she herself does not participate. There is a special person in charge of 'strategy'. She I may know all the buyers, but the buyer does not know that she is a member of the seller, and she will not come to her directly when necessary, but follow the agreed mark and find the line dedicated to contacting her."

Ye Baiting was thoughtful: "Thinking about it this way, Miss Yao is an excellent hunter."

Not only do they know how to manage a romantic place, they are smart and wise, they are also good at discovering targets, judging human nature, and classifying potential customers, which ones have a bottom line and are just here to play, and which ones are stupid and looking for excitement, and can be used for business or use. I am unwilling to be reconciled, I have a little ability, and I am only short of Dongfeng, I can use it to recommend other places...

She doesn't only have this flower boat in her hands, she operates the Wuxiang chain, and probably also involves buying and selling officials. Such a person, with the third prince, can't be lowered.

"Yan Rouman...can you get in?"

"It's going well."

Qiu Yiqing poured a cup of tea and pushed it over to Ye Baiting: "Didn't you doubt the direction of your motives before? What kind of difficulties might Mrs. Yao have encountered? She did make a mistake in the past two months and lost a batch of goods and money. Responsible for finding it back, it should be that the deadline is approaching, she is a little impatient, she needs someone to help her deal with a few troublesome guests, she needs the power of the government, the general power of the official uniform is not enough..."

Ye Baiting understood, Yan Rouman happened to have the halo of 'befriending Jin Yiwei' on Yan Rouman's body, so she was able to cope with Yao's urgency.

Shen Jiang stroked his chin, and added a stroke to Mrs. Yao's name: "Then this one is very suspicious. It's not difficult to kill people in a hurry. She has done so many tricks on the flower boat, and she is very good at playing." , although I don't know how good her archery skills are, and she has never shown them in front of others, but she is pretty good at throwing pots."

Ye Baiting pondered: "...Pan Lu said that Tang Gui was the guest of Mrs. Yao, and they have maintained a relationship for the past two years. Is it because of the word 'silver'?" Here, it is appropriate to borrow some turnover..."

Without the help of Yan Maoman, this time the matter of 'goods' cannot be solved, and the 'payment' can at least find a way to meet the emergency.

If it was this direction, the murderer was Mrs. Yao, and if the key secret was leaked, she would have to be killed to silence her... The motive was very strong, maybe Fan Moyu was also the reason.

Qiu Yiqing said: "After investigation, Fan Moyu and Lady Yao had in-depth contacts. It was a few years ago, and there was no intersection recently."

So this direction has been checked, right?

"Don't worry, young master, don't we still have a line, 'official position sale'?"

Shen Jiang winked his eyes: "Some things are too confidential, and I'm afraid they will be robbed. I didn't write them down on the paper and bring them back. I'm afraid the young master doesn't know about them. The commander has already checked them out. Banquet, these are not the point, the point is the official position!"

Ye Baiting immediately looked at Qiu Yiqing: "Huh?"

Qiu Yi's green fist came to his lips, and he coughed: "That's right."

The commander is reserved and never asks for credit, so Shen Jiang took advantage of him: "You don't know, young master, when the late emperor was in power in the early years, the imperial court was not very popular. This 'official position trading' is not small, and even If you pay a little price, you can’t send serious officials. Because of the huge consumption, the first thing the officials do after they are in place is to collect money. At least they have to pay back the capital first, right? The noble concubine and the empress dowager of the past have done everything to fight, and the two factory owners also have a lot of thieves in their hearts. How could they think that the common people outside are all looking at the silver in front of them, and the colorful flowers a few steps away. It's going to be effective from top to bottom, making a mess of smoke, or our emperor won't be so difficult to govern after he ascended the throne..."

Seeing the commanding officer's expression getting more and more serious, Shen Jiangqing coughed twice, not daring to discuss Tianjia any more: "Anyway, this is how it got up, the two factory owners are definitely not innocent, why do you treat them as money back then?" Earn money, don't believe they don't know anything, but later, after our emperor came to power, he stared at the strict governance, and these things became less and less. The common people and serious officials were of course happy, but for these people It's just that the road is narrow and there are few ways to make money, can they be willing? So in private, I still have some thoughts..."

Ye Baiting blinked: "The source of this matter is actually the father-in-law in the palace?"

Qiu Yiqing snorted, with a dissatisfied expression.

Shen Jiang don't understand too much: "The old oily man who has lived to the point of wrapping himself up, there are ten thousand tricks to push the pot, everyone knows what's going on, but they can't catch their handles, can't pinch them. With serious evidence, there is no conviction."

Ye Baiting: ...

"Then they and the third prince..."

"I've tried it," it's the key point, Qiu Xunqing did it very carefully, but found nothing, "They don't seem to know the existence of the third prince, or they are very vigilant and understand that they know a lot 'It's not a good thing, so I deliberately avoided it, and only pointed out once or twice when it was convenient for me and felt suitable, and I didn't participate much."

Ye Baiting understood, as expected of a veteran, he only made money and never got involved in dangerous things.

"But if you are not careful, during the participation process, you will find that something that cannot be known by others has been leaked..."

Shen Jiang could answer for the commander: "Then kill and silence, the two of them will never be ambiguous!"

Ye Baiting's eyes fell back to the whiteboard, and the names of the three officials: "Ms. Yao is responsible for hunting for prey, collecting customers, such as the deceased, such as Pan Lu, sorting out those who are seeking official positions separately, who don't understand the operation process, or There are some problems that are very troublesome to operate, so I ask people who are good at this to give advice, such as the two factory owners, but the final implementation has to go through the official department—"

"No matter how the money is divided in the middle and how the cooperation comes about, these three will be the ones who finally sign the dispatch document and bear the greatest responsibility. Once things are exposed, the people in front will not be the most worried, they will be more serious. urgent."

Then they will be more urgent than anyone else in the matter of 'resolving subsequent troubles'.

So now the question is...

"Who really got involved in this matter? The doctor Fang Zhizhu, the servant Wei Shili, or the Shangshu lord Jiang Jihong himself?"

Jiang Jihong has the greatest power, and he must be the last to sign, otherwise he will fail, but all the processes in the middle are run by the lower people. How can the superiors remember so many people's names? Basically, it only depends on whether the materials are in compliance. No problem, who prepared these reasonable and compliant materials, and who ran the errands?

Qiu Xingqing knew what he was thinking: "I checked it with someone, and it's not very clear."

The work contents of Wei Shili and Fang Zhizhu overlapped, and even due to competition, the two would grab each other's jobs. The emperor's business confirmed that the official department did not participate much, but Fan Moyu's appointment of officials, including the previous Pan Lu's promotion, the scope of work of both of them is somewhat delicate, but Shangguan Jiang Jihong doesn't seem to interfere at all.

But no matter whether he intervenes or not, he is the last line of the bureaucracy, and he can't get around this doubt.

It's just that this man's city is extremely deep, and Jin Yiwei's operation time is still short, so no strong evidence has been found for the time being.

After hearing what he said, Ye Baiting discovered another thing: "So Pan Lu lied to us before... It's not that he doesn't know people from the official department at all. It's done, he went to the wine bureau, maybe to thank you, or there are other reasons."

But it's definitely not without thinking. When he sees an opportunity, he wants to hit him. He has an idea and plan in his heart.

Why is he lying?If it's just to hide this point, it doesn't seem necessary.

Ye Baiting looked at Shen Jiang: "You said just now that these so-called wine bureaus are the trading venues for official positions?"

"It doesn't count," Shen Jiang shook his head, "This kind of thing is definitely impossible to trade on the spot. If you give me money to write a note, it is at most a chance to try to pull a line. Everyone sit down and talk, respond, and exchange eyebrows." Fan, at most mention what kind of position you want, whether you have enough money, and if you don’t have enough money, what you can use to fill it up, so you know it well, and the real deal must naturally be done behind the scenes and in private.”

Ye Baiting pondered: "Can it be confirmed that in this case, there are only two deceased persons, plus one Pan Lu, and this 'deal' has been made. As for the official positions of Wei Shili and Fang Zhizhu, is there any possibility of private manipulation?"

Wei Shili has just been promoted recently, Fang Zhizhu has never competed before, but he has a lot of momentum, and he may not be able to do so in the future.

Shen Jiang took a breath: "That's how it goes...Even the official positions of officials can be bought, and the murderer hiding behind is the only one who controls all of this?"

"Not necessarily."

Ye Baiting's side face reflected the candlelight, his dark eyes spread out, and it was meaningful: "If he has the heart, who will he train to be his own? He is in a high position, if he receives this kind of business, he can issue an order to let the people below Fucking someone, he can still keep a leaf out of his body, if something happens, he can push the blame..."

"If something happens, let the subordinates solve it themselves. It's okay to kill people, or silence them?" Shen Jiang wrinkled his nose, "If that's the case, this old man is really bad!"

Ye Baiting thought about it for a while, but still felt something was wrong: "But the two deceased in this case have Wu Xiang in common, and it seems that they did not disclose the official trade. If so, there is no need for the Ministry of Officials to intervene, and it will increase the suspicion of exposure."

But Qiu Xunqing said: "I checked carefully and asked the factory owner. This kind of transaction has been tightened three months ago. They are very vigilant and very afraid of being discovered."

three months ago...

Shen Jiang said to this time: "Isn't it after the imperial examination fraud case? Then they should be afraid! If we can break one of his paws, we can break the second!"

"So this is really the place of the third prince?" Shen Qianhu rubbed his fingers, thinking carefully, "Not only there are fraudulent imperial examinations, but also the bureaucracy buying and selling officials, there are flower boats, and there are Longfeng Commercial Bank, Wuxiang Buying and selling, and even the sailor that the Eighth Prince mentioned before... With so much power in the dark, accumulated up to now, what does he want to do, rebel!"

Don't you just want to rebel?

Ye Baiting took a closer look at these routes, and they actually complement each other. Wuxiang trading can bring huge sums of money, enough money can buy up troops in remote areas, and even train private soldiers. Wuxiang is covered up by various businesses in Longfeng Commercial Bank, becoming more and more secretive , transported to the capital by water, and spread out along the flower boat entertainment field, looking for more prey, sorting out ranks, or simply buying and selling relationships, or subduing transactions, bewitching and tempting to be your own, and slowly , there will be more people from your own faction in the court, and it will be easier to do various things, spread a huge net, if someone in the middle repents or quits, it's simple, isn't this thing of Wuxiang used to control people?

If you are disobedient, I will make you obedient. If all the value is drained, if you can’t use it, you can go to die. Die far away, silently, and there is no such person...

What a perfect chain isn't it?

Listening to the young master's analysis, Shen Jiang was dumbfounded, and poked his finger at the names on the whiteboard: "You said these people had such a miserable life when they were young, and they have never seen any dangerous situation. Why do they have to jump into the fire pit? I know all of them. Check it out, before encountering the 'big turning point' and getting promoted and getting rich, it is not as hard as it was when I was a child, I have a small world of my own, and there is obviously a more stable and safer way to go, why on earth!"

Ye Baiting's eyes reflected the candlelight: "Because the lack of people's hearts grows infinitely. All the hard work at the beginning was just to get enough food and clothing. After eating a full stomach, I wanted to eat well. There was no shortage of property around me, and I wanted to win people." Respect... Once the hearts of the people are dissatisfied, there is no end to the matter."

Some adults may be tempered by the world, tired, and bearish, while others have thicker skins. The world is full of filth, and everyone is the same. As long as the price is right, why can't they trade?

or……

Ye Baiting looked down at the file in his hand, there were things that Qiu Yiqing and Shen Jiang had found in the past few days.

Some people may not be particularly eager, but relatives around them are more urgent.For example, the elders in the family are not in good health and can’t last long, and they just want to see their children succeed; for example, the wife is always excluded by the wives in the circle, and she is cold-eyed when she goes out, and she is a little disheartened; for example, the daughter is always envious of others... …

Some things are just because I have experienced it before I know how hard it is. Now that I have the conditions, it’s not that I can’t find an opportunity to fight, why not take another step forward?

Even if these people hesitate, are vigilant enough in their hearts, and don’t want to take this step, those experienced hunters will see that there will always be various ways to push you, persuade you, seize your psychological weakness, and use the real situation to provoke and lure you. In short, to facilitate the final transaction...

The relationship between them doesn't have to be close, as long as the inner motivation is enough.

"But the most important thing is to look at the exact evidence." Ye Baiting finished his understanding, and finally said, "Some people in this case have very straightforward doubts. For example, the two factory owners are the timeline. Fang Zhizhu is in the room on the third floor. Something was left at the scene, obviously he was there, Pan Lu lied, the motive behind it is unknown, the room where Jiang Jihong slept that night was very confusing, it was the closest to the murderer’s room, even if he had something to do with the girl, it’s perfectly fine After a quick back and forth, Wei Shili was also drunk, but I was very confused about the two empty wine jars in his room. Did he enter the room drunk or did he get drunk after entering the room? These are two concepts—— Have you found this question?"

Shen Jiang nodded: "Check it! Wei Shili is dishonest. Don't look at him as a dog, but he is actually cunning. He doesn't show his drinking capacity. Some people say he is deep, some people say he is shallow. I asked him a lot. Only when there are many people can he be basically sure. He is a heavy drinker, so he went back and repeatedly questioned the girl who wanted to serve him. The girl made it clear that Wei Shili was indeed too drunk when she tried it in the past. She didn't try that place as soon as she entered the room, she always had to chat and flirt, but as soon as she leaned over, Wei Shili pushed her away in a daze, disgusted with her smelly body, not fragrant enough..."

"Guess what, this girl didn't say it before, but it's actually a bit hard to say. She has body odor, and she is more or less taboo in this line of work. She found a secret method and used medicine on weekdays. Almost no one discovered it, but she herself was right." The word "smelly" is very sensitive, and it is despised by others. I have to self-examine immediately, and quickly go to the back of the curtain to wipe my body with water, and re-apply the face powder...Because I wiped it carefully and focused, I didn't pay attention to the people in the room, and Wei Shili went out. , She can't guarantee that this process, according to her own confession, will take about a cup of tea."

The time is not too long, but for a murderer who has murder experience, it is enough time.

So Wei Shili really can't get rid of the suspicion.

Ye Baiting pondered for a moment, and said: "Fang Zhizhu, did you put on the veil at the murder scene, whether it was intentional or not, whether it was alluding to something, no one knows, Pan Lu... This person is very strange. He has the most contradictions, and he can always appear in front of us in various ways and for various reasons. It seems that he wants to say everything, and he has a lot of words, but he doesn't really disclose any key information. What is he thinking? Say it, or don't want to say it?"

Qiu Xunqing: "At present, we only found the existence of 'official position trading', the real evidence has not yet been obtained, and Pan Lu should know how to trade."

"He must know, otherwise how did he get promoted?" With the clues in his hands, Shen Jiang could confirm the matter.

"His behavior of approaching us repeatedly seems to want to reveal the matter, but he is still hesitating to wait and see, isn't he afraid? If he is afraid, why dare he go back on his word? If he repents, why don't he just run away? Or ... He can't run away, knowing how others will retaliate against him? Has he seen similar methods?"

The more Ye Baiting said, the brighter his eyes became: "What's more, why did he say that Wei Shili or Fang Zhizhu had brought things to Shangguan Jiang Jihong in the two drinking games before and after, but Wei Shili and Fang Zhizhu himself said no, Explain that after dealing with the matter explained by the boss, go back and answer - did he hear it wrong, or did he hear it right, and someone else lied?"

The ink in the blue eyes of hatred spread out: "Why do we have to think about the two lines separately, what if they did the same thing?"

Ye Baiting's expression was slightly cold: "Then the matter will be serious."

"Why is it so big? What's the matter? Which thing?" Shen Jiang didn't understand, and scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously.

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes: "We speculate that all these chains are planned by the third prince. He has different threads in his hands. He works in multiple ways and assigns people to do special things. Then these people don't know each other. ? Is there a time when they cooperate? Is there a time when they need to surround each other and help deal with the follow-up?"

Qiu Xunqing: "Even if there is a multi-pronged approach, and there is a person who is dedicated to the task, there is still a need for someone who will take care of everything. The third prince himself has to take care of everything, so his true confidant will definitely not just take care of one thing."

Ye Baiting: "If these people who have reached a certain position know who each other is, there is competition and cooperation, and occasionally they need to communicate with each other, then why can't those who do 'official positions' touch Wuxiang?"

Shen Jiang's eyes widened suddenly: "Sir, what does the young master mean, is it possible that Wei Shili and Fang Zhizhu really gave something away? The thing they gave away was Wu..."

"That's right, it's Wuxiang!"

Ye Baiting's brain turned quickly, and he stood up abruptly: "No, if that's the case, Pan Lu has already revealed his secret, and he may be in danger!"

Qiu Yiqing picked up the Xiuchun knife and strode out: "Squad A is ready to go out with this envoy to find people!"