Yu Zhi turned his head back, his eyes no longer had the unbearable lust of the young man, but he looked at Guo Shuer with a serious face, as if the naked woman in front of him was a red and pink skeleton.
"Let me introduce you again. I am Yu Zhi, the director of the Supervisory Office. Under the orders of Mr. Jiang Qing, I investigated the murder of an official who went north to take office."
Guo Shuer also covered up the shyness on her face and said, "In that case, you should know my identity."
Yu Zhi nodded and said: "Guo Xian, the daughter of Guo Yongnian. According to the records in the file, you died two years ago."
Guo Shuer recalled the scene two years ago. Two years was not a long time, but it was so difficult to recall it.
A look of pain appeared on Guo Shuer's face, her brows were furrowed, and her pale face became even paler. Some memories are like razors. If you hold them tightly, they will scratch you.
Yu Zhi sighed and continued: "I have seen the files of Guo Yongnian's family. It records that you died in the belly of wild beasts in the forest. There are also traces of being dragged by wild beasts on the carriage. I already know some of the reasons."
How did Yu Zhi know about it?
Naturally, I learned about it from Guo Shuer when I was doing Liang Shangjunzi in the middle of the night.
Yu Zhi continued: "What I want to know is, since you escaped from the tiger's mouth for two full years, why didn't you report the matter to the official? As long as Beiliang Mansion knows the truth, they will definitely not sit idly by... ..."
"Report to the official?" Guo Shuer smiled sadly. She once reported the case to the police, but what she got was not protection, but another pursuit.
"You officials are colluding with each other and have been colluding with Cangshan for a long time. How can you touch a huge Jianghu sect for the sake of dead people? The Chu Dynasty knows how to weigh the pros and cons. This is a deal that is not worth it."
Yu Zhi frowned slightly, and even felt that Guo Shuer's words made sense.
Now only Guo Yongnian's family is dead. If Cangshan is really wanted to be blamed, hundreds of thousands of people may die. This is indeed a bad deal.
But when Yu Zhi thought about it carefully, he felt that this statement made no sense.
Guo Shuer continued: "I wandered around for a few months after I escaped from the tiger's den. Then I heard that Kyoto sent people to investigate the matter. I knew this was an opportunity to redress my injustice. So, I have been waiting for the person from the Inspectorate. s arrival."
Waiting is the longest time, far from passing like a dog in white clothes.
Guo Shuer skipped those months when she lived on the streets without enough to eat, skipped the days when she was bullied among beggars, skipped the days when she covered her face with coal to cover up her beauty.
"However, when I waited for the man to arrive, I saw Qi Zhengchu entering his residence. At that moment, I knew that the so-called revenge could only rely on myself."
Yu Zhi asked: "Who are the officials sent from Kyoto?"
Guo Shuer said: "Bai Zishi. That man's name is Bai Zishi, and he is also from the Inspectorate."
Yu Zhi nodded, he knew this Bai Zishi. This person was the first person sent by the Inspectorate to Beiliang Mansion to investigate the matter. He also attributed the death of three members of Guo Yongnian's family to the beasts.
Bai Zishi is now the censor of Youqiandu, the fourth rank of the Supervisory Academy.
At that time, there was only one case involving Guo Yongnian, and Bai Zishi was also aware of it. After he attributed the death of Guo Yongnian's family to an accident, he returned to Kyoto to resume his life. Because this was the only case, the Inspectorate did not raise any suspicion about Bai Zishi's investigation.
Yu Zhi thought for a while and said: "Maybe Bai Zishi and Qi Zhengchu are just old friends. Just seeing Qi Zhengchu entering and leaving Bai Zishi's residence does not prove that the two are secretly colluding."
Yu Zhi was not arguing for Bai Zishi. Yu Zhi had never had a good impression of people named Bai, such as Bai Yu and Bai Li.
As far as the matter is concerned, what Guo Shuer saw cannot prove anything.
"Of course I know that all this may just be my conjecture." Guo Shuer said, "In the next few days, I dropped a secret letter at Bai Zishi's residence. The content of the letter was very simple. There is another hidden reason behind the death of Guo Yongnian's family. , the murderer is actually from the Northern Sect."
Guo Shuer was very smart. She did not point out that the murderer was Qi Zhengchu and others, but instead used the Northern Sect instead. She just wanted to see Bai Zishi's reaction and verify her suspicion.
"Then what?" Yu Zhi asked.
In the file, Bai Zishi's investigation did not mention such a thing. This was obviously something Bai Zizhen deliberately concealed.
"That night, Bai Zishi told Qi Zhengchu about the matter, and the two discussed it all night at Bai Zishi's residence. I know that Bai Zishi knew the truth, but he also buried the truth deep in his heart." Guo Shuer said.
Yu Zhi looked at Guo Shuer with pity, and the despair at that moment flooded into Guo Shuer's heart again.
Her parents were killed, and those who sought justice also acted as a swindler, which made a weak woman feel extremely desperate.
Bai Zishi...Yu Zhi kept this name in his mind. "Don't worry, if your parents' case is left in my hands, there will naturally be good results."
Yu Zhi's eyes were sincere, and his clear eyes were serious as never before. He was making a promise to a woman.
Guo Shuer was stunned. No matter how difficult the moment was in the past two years, she never shed tears. Now the tears in my eyes can no longer stop.
What I fear most is the sudden concern from strangers.
Under the moonlight, the girl nestled on the shoulder of the strange boy and cried out in pain. The suffering and grievances of the past two years have turned into tears.
Yu Zhi didn't ask again, even though he had many questions in his mind. But the Inspection and Inspection Yuan has taken charge of the responsibility of supervising hundreds of officials. There has been a mole under the supervision of the Inspection and Inspection Yuan, let alone other places?
Guo Shuer did not seek help from the magistrate of Beiliang Prefecture, nor did she return to Kyoto to complain... Obviously she no longer trusted the so-called imperial court.
Yu Zhi saved her twice, which is the best proof of gaining trust.
The rising sun was rising, and the girl had fallen asleep deeply in Yu Zhi's arms, with a smile on her lips. Perhaps in the dream, she was still the bright girl in the midsummer two years ago, and she and her parents were by her side.
This is the best dream I have had in the past two years.
...
In Qiu Mansion in Kyoto, Qiu Ruoruo looked out the window and saw that one morning, the morning light passed through the window and fell on the files on the desk.
The wax torch turned into ashes, depleting the light for a whole night and adding to Qiu Ruoruo's tiredness for a whole night.
The study door was pushed open, and Qiu Yu came to Qiu Ruoruo with a bowl of red dates and white fungus soup.
"father."
"My good daughter, I'm tired after a long night. I'm going to drink this bowl of red dates and white fungus soup."
Qiu Yu loves Qiu Ruoruo very much. He only has such a daughter, and she has been the apple of the eye of the Qiu family since she was a child.
Qiu Ruoruo took the bowl and smiled. "Dad, you do it first. My daughter happens to be looking for you if she has something to do."
Qiu Yu was confused and said, "Drink this bowl of soup first. I've seen you lose weight in the past few days. Let's just say that it's not worth it for you to work so hard for that boy Yu Zhi."
"Dad!" Qiu Ruoruo shouted coyly.
"Okay, okay. Dad won't tell me." I don't know what's so good about that kid, letting you follow him like this. "
Qiu Yu has always been dissatisfied with Yu Zhi. How can my woman associate with the shame of asking? Isn’t this self-degradation?
Qiu Ruoruo took a sip of sugar water. She was really tired after not sleeping all night.
"Dad, do you know Bai Zishi?"
Qiu Yu looked at the file on Qiu Ruoruo's desk, which happened to be the investigation results of Bai Zushi's first return to Beijing.
"Bai Zishi is a distant relative of the Bai family. However, in the past two years, with the support of Bai Wanqian, the Minister of Household Affairs, he has developed well in the Inspectorate and has also obtained some official positions. This man has many thoughts and is very deep in the city."
Qiu Yu is the commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division and is responsible for the security of Kyoto. He is the one who knows the best about Kyoto, especially the disputes between some officials. Of course, this benefited from Liu Ying's "informant information".
"Two years ago, Bai Zishi went to investigate the case of Guo Yongnian's family. After repeated investigations, he only found the cause of death. At that time, everyone in the court thought it was an accident. It wasn't until multiple murders of officials occurred in the past two years that the court realized what was going on. Something was wrong. Jiang Qing also took it seriously, and that’s why he made several unannounced visits.”
Qiu Ruoruo nodded, took over the conversation, and said: "This case has been dragged on for two years, and the only speculation is that it is related to Cangshan."
Qiu Yu said: "This is the difficult part. The officials from the Supervisory Office who went to investigate found nothing. Either they died from bandits or from the mouths of wild beasts... Everyone knows that this is a pretense."
No one would doubt the investigation by the officials of the Inspectorate, but if the truth is covered up, they can only find these cover-ups.
"If these things are not accidents, and Cangshan really did it secretly, then these investigations will be useless from the beginning." Qiu Ruoruo said.
Qiu Ruoruo paused and scratched Bai Zishi's name with her pen.
"So the first investigation is probably the most important."
Only the first time the Inspectorate sent people to investigate, the following times were conducted by different officials to investigate secretly. Beiliang Mansion did not receive any news. But the investigation results are just a cover-up. This shouldn't be the result.
Qiu Ruoruo had a bad idea, if the Beiliang government also helped cover up the truth.
"Dad, I have to go to the Inspectorate."
...
It was already noon when Guo Shuer woke up, the sun was just right, and the spring breeze blew slowly from the window.
Guo Shuer was lying on the bed, put on new clothes, and her face was scrubbed clean, as if nothing happened last night.
Suddenly, Guo Shuer hugged her shoulders with her hands, and a blush appeared on her face.
Did he change these clothes?
Everything last night was not a dream, there really was such a thrilling scene, and there really was such a young man who saved her.
"Are you awake?" Yu Zhi pushed open the door and saw Guo Shuer in a daze.
Guo Shuer looked at the stranger young man in front of her and murmured: "Li... no, Yu Zhi?"
Yu Zhi had returned to his original appearance. He put the food in his hands on the table and said, "Come and eat something."
Yu Zhi's original face was much more handsome than the plain Li Zhi, which made Guo Shuer unable to react for a moment.
"The clothes I'm wearing..."
"Of course..." Yu Zhi said calmly, "I didn't change it. I called the girl and cleaned you up. This all costs money."
Listening to Yu Zhi's fussy tone, Guo Shuer stood up, sat next to Yu Zhi, and said seductively: "So what if you changed it? You haven't seen it before?"
When Yu Zhi heard this, the food in his mouth spurted out. Guo Shuer was indeed the first woman Yu Zhi saw her body...
"Eat, eat." Yu Zhi wanted to bury his head in his rice bowl.
