The door was open, but the door was sealed by the government office. In the name of protecting the crime scene, outsiders were not allowed to enter.
Xia Jingyun could only peek in from the door.
The furnishings in the room are not complicated. Facing the door is a luxurious screen wall decorated with dragons and phoenixes.
Then, just like an ordinary banquet place, there is a main seat in the center against the screen wall, and guest seats on the left and right sides.
There is an open space in the middle, which is where the oiran is supposed to be, chatting about music and making love, and dancing to find out where the shadow is.
The curtains are light and gauze, with a touch of pink, creating an ambiguous and warm atmosphere.
In the room, there happened to be a table with things on the main table and the left and right tables. It must have been where Mr. Long, Mr. Ye and Mr. Hu were sitting that day.
The three table tables are still as they were when the crime occurred, and the leftovers on them are probably rotten.
"What's behind this screen wall?"
Xia Jingyun hugged the oiran and asked curiously.
The oiran woman looked at Xia Jingyun's handsome profile even with his beard, her cheeks were slightly red and she said, "What else can you do!"
Oh, you!
Xia Jingyun suddenly realized that this was a temporary emergency place where firewood and fire briefly collided.
"Is this a bed?"
"Oh, it's just a soft couch. Why do you keep asking this?"
The oiran pretended to be shy and wondered if Xia Jingyun had any strange habits.
Xia Jingyun's eyes swept across the room again, "Are there any windows in here?"
"Yes. Look there."
The oiran pointed to the two transom windows hidden behind the curtains in the left and right corners, "The owner opened such windows in order to prevent thieves and was afraid of disturbing the distinguished guests."
Xia Jingyun looked at the two one-foot square windows with a wooden stick standing between them, "Does this mean that there is no way that someone can climb in through the windows to commit murder and then escape through the windows?"
The oiran nodded, "Isn't it? And there were so many people guarding the door, so everyone said that Mr. Ye must be the murderer. Who knows if he was still pretending to be stupid and said he was drunk. Could it be that he was Mr. Long? Did you stab yourself to death with a knife?"
Xia Jingyun took another look at the room, memorizing the furnishings and details, and nodded, "Let's go back to the room!"
The oiran couldn't help but feel her heart tremble when she heard this. She held his arm affectionately and said, "Okay, let me serve you well."
As soon as he took a few steps, Chen Fugui ran over quickly and said a few words in Xia Jingyun's ear with a serious face. day!"
After saying that, he left, turned around and took two steps, took out a small ingot of silver from his arms and put it into the other party's hand, "This is for you!"
After saying that, he took the guard Tengteng downstairs.
The oiran looked at his back and stamped her foot bitterly, "Is this cold silver what I want?"
Xia Jingyun naturally didn't know that his charm after putting on a beard could make the oiran, who was accustomed to dancing with guns and sticks, fall in love. He walked out of Baihua Tower with his thoughts full of thoughts, and saw a fiery red horse carrying a flaming figure. A beautiful girl came galloping under the scorching sun.
The horse stopped in front of the Baihua Building as if it was connected to its heart. The girl on the horse jumped off the horse lightly, threw the reins to the boy at the door, glanced at Xia Jingyun, and looked away for a moment. Went straight in.
What a sassy girl!
Xia Jingyun secretly praised him and asked the people around him, "Excuse me, who is this girl in the building?"
"Shh!" The man trembled in fright, "This is Ye Hongluan, the daughter of the Ye family of the Caobang family, the second young lady of the Ye family, known as Yanzhihu. If those people in the Caobang group heard what you said, they would be thrown into the trap. There are fish feeding in the river!”
Xia Jingyun immediately understood what the other party was doing there, and smiled a little sheepishly, "I'm a foreigner, and I don't know the big shots. It's a joke. Is this Miss Ye very popular in Caogang?"
"Absolutely." It was noon, the sun was blazing outside, and there wasn't much business inside, so the boy had the time to say a few more words, "The Ye family has been passed down to the current generation of Gang Leader Ye. Gang Leader Ye has a kind-hearted temperament." , but the men of the Cao Gang are all licking blood from their swords, and some of them cannot be suppressed. Fortunately, the second lady came out and subdued many people with her martial arts skills. Now she is leading a group of young men from the Cao Gang to suppress bandits everywhere. Who in Huai'an County doesn't know Yan Zhihu's name!"
Xia Jingyun nodded, looked at each other with Chen Fugui, thanked him and left.
While walking on the road, Chen Fugui carefully reminded: "Sir, the mess between you Miss Qin and Miss Su has not been solved yet!"
Xia Jingyun immediately said angrily: "What are you talking about! I only want to solve the case, how can I have so many crooked ideas?"
Chen Fugui whispered: "I remember Young Master once said that humans are similar to cats. Their hair will explode only when their feet are stepped on and hurt."
Xia Jingyun broke through the defense on the spot.
Also breaking through was Baiyun Bian.
Returning to the government office with unparalleled prestige in a short period of time, he immediately arranged matters related to the investigation.
After waiting for instructions, everyone was busy. When he had a little free time, he couldn't help but recall the bright red in his mind.
It was youth that was flying freely, it was surging vitality, and it was also a rare throbbing in his heart.
He recalled what happened at that time, and suddenly thought, when he was forced to ask her, and his stammering tone, would it make her feel that he was weak?
Why! Why was it that I was so obsessed at that time that I was suddenly confused!
Baiyunbian, Baiyunbian, where has your usual arrogance gone?
It's okay, I believe that with her sharp insights at that time, she must not be such a superficial person.
Her calmness and impassioned attitude in breaking into the Ye Mansion single-handedly must have rippled through her heart.
Next, as long as he pursues the victory, a happy marriage will most likely be possible!
Hey, speaking of opportunities, isn’t this a good opportunity?
If Young Master Ye is really not the murderer, as long as she finds out the truth, she will definitely shed tears of gratitude!
Moreover, during this process, there are also many opportunities for contact.
Bai Yunbian had some strange thoughts running through his mind, and finally they converged into one: he wanted to rescue his uncle!
Of course, the premise is that Mr. Ye is really not a murderer.
Then he will be able to embrace the beauty, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law will definitely appreciate and support her very much. The family will be harmonious and beautiful, and with Caobang's help, his career here will definitely be fine.
Maybe when I leave office, I can still hold a fat boy in my arms.
snort! Then I'll let you, Xia Jingyun, do it again!
However, this is the case with most things in this world. Beautiful plans often fail in the first step.
Just when Bai Yun was thinking about what to name his son, the three people who came back one after another, and the news each brought made his heart beat lower and lower, and the more it broke.
The captain who went out to inquire about the news said that Mr. Ye and Mr. Long have both fallen in love with a girl recently, and they are using their own methods to win the beauty's heart.
But Mr. Long had a favorable position in this battle because his family background was far inferior to Mr. Ye.
It is impossible for the Ye family to let Mr. Ye marry the daughter of such an ordinary family, but the Long family can, so between being a wife and a concubine, the girl naturally made a choice. After all, the Long family is not bad. .
The reason why Young Master Ye didn't catch up with the Long family's birthday banquet was actually because he took advantage of the fact that Young Master Long was definitely not around to find the girl and ask for answers.
Therefore, Mr. Ye may have a grudge because of this, and if he gets a little more stimulation and gets drunk, it is entirely possible for him to do such a thing.
Now, I have a motive.
Then, the headman who went to interrogate the relevant persons and compile the confessions came back to report. According to everyone's witnesses, it was indeed true that only Mr. Ye and Mr. Long were in the room at the time of the crime, and there was no back door or window in the room. It is also impossible to get in and out. There are only two possibilities before and after the union, either Mr. Ye killed him, or Mr. Long committed suicide.
Later, the county magistrate who was sent to the Long family to inquire about Mr. Long's love and grievances during his lifetime also came back and reported that Mr. Long was planning to marry the girl in a few days, and he had only been promoted to helmsman recently, so he was waiting with great ambition. When he took office, there was no possibility of suicide.
Then, several people talked about Mr. Ye. He was also a good young man who was diligent in learning, knowledgeable and courteous. However, for some unknown reason, he began to live a wild life, wandering around in the romantic world. He often behaved absurdly. This behavior was not surprising. .
Bai Yunbian was dumbfounded.
No matter what, if you personally betrayed someone's own son or brother for the crime of murder, can you still expect others to recognize you as your uncle and husband?
And under the constraints of the education he received since childhood and his pride, he has never had the idea of exculpating himself for selfish reasons.
Well, it seems that this is not my destiny.
Bai Yunbian sighed and stood up, "Let's go with me to interrogate Ye Mingfeng!"
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Outside Chuning County, there is a dilapidated cottage.
Originally, there was a group of short-sighted bandits here. They felt that the mountains here were good, and it was close to the Caobang Headquarters. There were many people coming from the south and the north, and there was plenty of oil and water, so they set up camp here and tried to grow.
But they only thought that they were close to Caobang so they could attack, but they didn't expect that Caobang would not let them go if they were close to Caobang.
So, just after they robbed two groups of people, Ye Hongluan led the young masters of the Cao Gang to encircle them and wipe them out. The stronghold they had worked so hard to build also collapsed along with their dreams.
But there are several men hiding in the already abandoned village.
Sitting in the main seat among the crowd was none other than Mr. Yuan, who was now leading the remnants of the Qin family to make trouble.
A subordinate reported: "Boss, Bai Yunbian just personally led people to arrest Ye Mingfeng and take him into the county government office."
Mr. Yuan nodded with satisfaction and said jokingly: "Very good. This person finally lived up to our expectations of him. He is a good official."
Everyone laughed together.
"Now that the game has been set, I saw that Xia Jingyun arrived. Faced with the crime that his good brother personally convicted, will he turn over, and how can he turn over!"
Mr. Yuan smiled proudly and said: "If he turns over, the future of Baiyunbian will be in danger. We can also let Xiao Fengshan take part in his crime of favoritism. If he doesn't turn over, Long Zhengqing will just be a son like Ye. Wen He's rebellion is a certainty! We can turn the Cao Gang upside down! When the time comes, we can simply kill him to avenge the young master, and at the same time force Xiao Fengshan to revolt!"
Everyone was excited when they heard this, and they all said: "The leader is wise!"
Mr. Yuan was full of ambition, "Everyone, troubled times are about to arise. It is a good time for us to show our talents. If you and I work together, glory and wealth are right before our eyes!"
Everyone cheered loudly!
——
On the official road hundreds of miles away from Chuning County, a huge motorcade slowly rolled over the ground.
The heavily armed guards watched the surroundings vigilantly, guarding the carriage in the middle.
After this convoy, about two or three miles away, there was also a lone carriage on its way.
Also like following.
On the carriage, there was an old and silent coachman with a long sword sitting under him.
As the car curtain swayed with the bumps, you could vaguely see a young man lying half-lying inside.
The young master is holding a booklet in his hand.
The book records in detail all of Xia Jingyun's experiences known to outsiders since his birth.
He looked at it carefully, not missing any inconspicuous word.
What's interesting is that, whether it's the huge motorcade in front or the lonely carriage behind, the people in the car have never shown their faces.
——
"Sir, the facts of this case are very clear. How about closing the case?"
In the evening, in the county government office, the county magistrate opened his mouth to persuade.
Bai Yunbian sat at the table and rubbed his head.
When Ye Mingfeng was interrogated just now, the other party knew that he knew that he would not use torture, so he was confident or something. He kept saying the same words over and over again, "I didn't kill him, I fell asleep drunk, and I ran away because I was afraid."
When Bai Yunbian talked about his entanglement with that woman, Ye Mingfeng did not deny it, but said that he had too many women to kill his long-time friends because of it.
Judging from the current situation of all parties, all the evidence points to Mr. Ye, and the entire evidence chain is complete, and there seems to be no need for him to delay it.
The staff sent by his father had not arrived yet, and he did not even have anyone to discuss with.
I don’t know what that bitch is doing, so he sneaks over and doesn’t come to meet me.
He sighed and said, "Send the order to attend the ceremony tomorrow."
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In Ye Mansion, Ye Hongluan was sitting with her parents, their expressions solemn.
After combing through the case and Ye Hongluan talking about the on-site investigation he went to today, the three of them all felt a little desperate about the case.
As close relatives, they certainly believed that their sons and brothers would not kill so brazenly, but outsiders would not think so, and all the evidence did not support their thinking.
Mother Ye looked sad and looked at Ye Wenhe helplessly, "Master, what should I do? Do you really want Mingfeng to bear such a serious crime?"
Ye Wenhe sighed, "If all the evidence believes that he is the murderer, he is the murderer. At this point, we are riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off!"
Ye Hongluan stood up and walked to the window. Her red clothes looked at the setting sun, but it couldn't hide the melancholy in her heart.
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"Sir, are you still thinking about it?"
Chen Fugui finished a set of punches outside the door and came in dripping with sweat. He looked at Xia Jingyun who was still standing by the inn window and asked with concern.
Xia Jingyun hummed softly and looked out the window blankly.
His instinct told him that this was an obvious frame-up, but he still couldn't figure out how the other party did it.
If you can't figure it out, then Mr. Ye's guilt will be confirmed.
Although he didn't know what the other party's purpose was and what his plan was, it involved Baiyunbian and Caobang, the primary purpose of his trip. He couldn't just watch the other party's plan proceed so easily. Go down.
Chen Fugui fetched some water and wiped himself all over. He put on his clothes and came to Xia Jingyun's side. He also looked out in a dignified manner.
Feeling a stove coming next to him, Xia Jingyun, who had been thinking for a long time to no avail, smiled and looked at Chen Fugui who was staring out the window, "What are you looking at!"
Chen Fugui pointed towards a small oasis in the middle of the river, "Look at those birds. One of them is quite beautiful, with a touch of red on its back."
Xia Jingyun looked in the direction of his finger and saw rippling blue waves on the river. Egrets were rising and falling in groups on the island in the middle of the river. Sure enough, there was a bird with a touch of red on its back, leisurely flying there. Squatting.
However, as a large ship passed by, the sailor's shouts made them all flap their wings and fly towards the other side. Among the birds, Xia Jingyun actually lost the red bird.
He suddenly froze, and the scenes of the case flashed through his mind. He immediately patted the window and said excitedly: "I understand! I understand!"
(End of chapter)
