Wang Tuiguan was stunned. After the incident in prison, almost all his thoughts were focused on the case of the female body in the dry well. His life before the imprisonment seemed like a lifetime ago, and he couldn't even remember it for a while.
An Qingyue, who had never been beaten in life, answered for him first.
"Tan Xinren's construction team leader immediately became popular in Chunyan Tower. It was a sensitive period when Tan Xinren and Zhang Tianci were competing for the WTO project. We both thought it was such a coincidence." What this meant was that at that time we suspected that it was you. You did it, because you are Zhang Tianci’s backstage and a Taoist master. Who knows if you can perform magic tricks on villains.
Only then did Wang Tuiguan remember that An Qingyue's words were too vague, so he quickly changed his mind.
"Sir, what Mr. An means is that the timing of the death of the construction captain was too coincidental. We also doubt whether it was Tan Xinren's trick. For example, the death of the construction captain was used as an excuse to delay the project..." Xiao Feng He blurted out: "It's just force majeure." This was a tactic commonly used in contracts in later generations, so it's not surprising.
Wang Tuiguan and An Qingyue were stunned at the same time, and then talked to themselves.
"Force majeure? This word is quite new, but that's what it means." Xiao Feng smiled, picked up the fan beside him, and knocked it on the palm of his hand.
Qiaoqiao and Zhang Yunqing went shopping on New Year's Day and bought this fan as a gift to Xiao Feng. Zhang Yunqing said it was given by Qiaoqiao, but Qiaoqiao secretly told Xiao Feng that it was Sister Yunqing who bought it.
She said that other important people had things in their hands, but the master’s hands were empty. She said that the master is both a scholar and a Taoist priest, but as a young man, he cannot just hold a whisk, but must have a fan.
The piece of jade on the fan pendant was also chosen by Sister Yunqing! Xiao Feng was not in the habit of taking things, but since Qiaoqiao repeatedly emphasized Zhang Yunqing's painstaking efforts, he was too embarrassed to leave it alone.
It's quite interesting to pick it up and make gestures when you have nothing to do.
"Thinking about it now, I also think the timing is a bit too coincidental." An Qingyue's eyes lit up.
"Isn't it? What a coincidence that the construction captain died when you... ah no, the competition between Zhang Tianci and Tan Xinren was at its fiercest, isn't it?" Xiao Feng shook his head, leaving An Qingyue confused.
"I mean, as soon as Lao Wang investigated the case of the construction captain, he was implicated in the case of the female body in the dry well. It was a bit too coincidental." Wang Tuiguan quickly explained: "Sir, these two cases are not related, it's just that the case happened to arrive Here in Shuntian Mansion, that's why I took over..." The fan in Xiao Feng's hand slowly opened and closed again, and he suddenly found that this action seemed to really help him think.
"The case of the female corpse in the dry well was designed by Yan Shifan to frame King Yu. If so, then his best plan is to hand the case to Shuntian Mansion?" No one had considered this question before.
Because of this kind of human life case that happened in the capital city, people's first reaction was to report it to Shuntian Mansion.
So no one will think about whether this is the only option. In fact, no, logically speaking, if the reporter feels that the case is serious, he can report the case directly to the Ministry of Punishment, or even to Dali Temple.
Of course, these are relatively rare situations, because people are used to notifying Shuntian Mansion in advance, and gradually acquiesce that this is the most reasonable.
The problem is, since this is a case deliberately designed by Yan Shifan, with his knowledge, it is impossible to make such a common sense mistake.
Wang Tuiguan hesitated for a moment: "Maybe Yan Shifan didn't take these details into account and didn't tell the reporter specifically, so the reporter reported it to Shuntian Mansion in the usual way..." Xiao Feng shook his head, he could despise Yan Shifan in terms of character. , but will never underestimate this person in terms of insidious wisdom.
"Even if Yan Shifan drank, even if he designed a case temporarily and made some omissions, he would never make a mistake on such a key issue. We all know that the Ministry of Punishment is a force of the Yan Party, and Lao Wang, you have been arrested, and you have It’s all thanks to the small tricks of the Criminal Department.” When he mentioned this, Wang Tuiguan’s teeth suddenly gritted.
The interrogation records of Shuntian Mansion were destroyed, but the people overseeing the interrogation of the Ministry of Punishment confused the truth and said that Wang pushed the official to use torture to coerce the second housekeeper of Prince Jing's Mansion to frame Prince Jing.
In this situation with no evidence, the crime of participating in the party struggle and framing the prince was enough to have Lao Wang's house confiscated and his family exterminated.
If Xiao Feng hadn't helped, Lao Wang would have died in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and his wife and daughter would have become official prostitutes.
An Qingyue understood it at this time, plastered her apple face, and participated in the discussion seriously.
"It is indeed a bit strange to say that. Since the Ministry of Punishment obeyed Yan Shifan's words, why didn't he directly have someone report the case to the Ministry of Punishment? In that case, the entire trial of the case would be under the control of the Ministry of Punishment, and the possibility of success would definitely be greater!" Look! Looking at the puzzled eyes of the two people, Xiao Feng gently flapped his fan and said slowly: "It's probably because he wants to hunt rabbits and use this case to deal with several people at the same time." An Qingyue felt Around Xiao Feng, it's much easier to ask questions than to think about them.
"Who is the grass and who is the rabbit?"
"Wang Yu is a grass. There are more than one rabbit. I am a relatively big rabbit, but if it is just to beat me, there is no need to put the case in Shuntian Mansion." Wang Tuiguan took a breath. ,Could it be that……
"Yes, Lao Wang should be the smaller rabbit." An Qingyue still didn't understand.
"But with Yan Shifan's identity, it doesn't take so much effort to deal with Lao Wang. He can find trouble with Lao Wang elsewhere!" Xiao Feng smiled. If Zhao Wenhua or Yan Song were present at this time, they would be surprised to find that Xiao Feng's action of flapping the fan in his palm was very similar to Yan Shifan's.
"Because he is arrogant. He believes that no one can break the game he designed, even if he takes a little risk or has a few loopholes. On the other hand, it is easy to find fault with a sixth-grade promotion officer. It's easy, but it's hard to say. Lao Wang is an upright official and he keeps himself clean. It takes time to find faults. Maybe he needs to make Lao Wang miserable immediately and is not willing to wait for a while." Wang Tuiguan still doesn't understand.
"I have never had any contact with the Yan family, and I have never offended the backbone of the Yan Party. What kind of person is Yan Shifan? Why would he insist on dealing with me? Are we overthinking?"
"Because of the case you are investigating, Ma Feng's case. No matter what the reason is, he needs you to stop immediately. Think about it, since you were involved in the case of the female corpse in the dry well, you almost lost your life. Even if you finally saved your life , have you ever wanted to continue investigating that case?" Xiao Feng's words were like Hong Zhongda Lu, shocking the two of them. Neither of them had thought of continuing to investigate that case, and they had long forgotten .
Even if they hadn't been exhausted by the subsequent case of the female corpse in the dry well, just because Tan Xinren had already left the capital and Xiao Feng had become Lao Wang's savior after this period of time, they would not have thought of continuing to investigate the previous case.
"But this is all speculation. What is the relationship between Yan Shifan and Ma Feng's case? Why would he want to stop us from continuing the investigation?" Xiao Feng was not completely able to explain An Qingyue's question. He is just smarter and alert, but not really a god.
"Originally I didn't think about it, but I just went to visit Tao Zhongwen, and I thought about the expression on the face of the female corpse in the dry well. Then I looked back and thought about the unreasonableness of this case being handed over to Shuntian Prefecture, and then I suddenly thought of A question. That kind of mysterious drug that is so sought after by the rich and powerful in the capital, if there is not a powerful organization behind it, I am afraid it will not be sold for so long." This matter does not need to be explained, An Qingyue knows best, there are too many of these in the capital market, including the black market. It's over.
No matter what kind of business you are doing, as long as the goods are rare or the profits are extremely high, it will definitely involve evil forces.
Without the support of stronger forces, this business will definitely not last long. Who is the most powerful in the capital?
Apart from the emperor, there are probably only two people, Lu Bing and the Yan family. It's not absolutely impossible for Lu Bing, but the possibility is very slim. With his usual lifestyle, it seems that there is no need to risk such a thing.
The most likely one left is Yan Shifan. This reasoning, on the other hand, seems to be really ordinary, as if it is something that everyone should be able to imagine.
But An Qingyue and Wang Tuiguan were shocked beyond measure. Just from reporting the case to Shuntian Mansion, a choice that was a little questionable at best, Xiao Feng was like beads on a string, stringing together all the other clues that people had ignored.
The expression on the female corpse's face suggested that she was ill. The new ingredients in Tao Zhongwen's elixir created the captain's horse-riding style, and it was a popular drug among the powerful in the capital.
A piece of rotten wood exposed above the water was regarded as rotten wood by others, but Xiao Feng saw a fierce look on the piece of wood.
That's not rotten wood, that's a crocodile, or as people say today, a pig dragon. Probably a one-eyed pig dragon.
The question is, even if the sale of this mysterious drug is backed by Yan Shifan, does he need to be so afraid of being discovered?
