12 Jiahe Mysterious Case (1)
Although Jiahe Town is bustling on weekdays, most of them are businessmen who have settled temporarily. There are only a few hundred residents of this town who have lived here for more than three generations. During the ancestor worship last night, it was these people who went to the ancestral hall. At present, the people from the Criminal Investigation Department have brought back several highly suspected persons and are about to interrogate them one by one.
When Yun Zhi followed the two officials passing by the corridor, he passed by a group of people. Two of them were wearing the robes of the criminal prosecutor, and the person they were restraining in the middle was a young man who looked like a young man. The appearance is sloppy and seems to be a bit garbled. When Yun Zhi passed by, he heard the words in his mouth: "Retribution, it's all retribution..."
Yun Zhi recognized him as the young man who laughed crazily after the first thunder struck the mayor last night. After taking two steps, he couldn't help but turn around and look at him. He saw that his steps were smooth and steady, which was not consistent with his appearance. , and doubts arose in my heart.
The official beside him started urging him, so Yun Zhi turned around and continued to follow them forward.
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Jiahe Mansion is not a big government office. There are only five people in total, including the chief secretary of Shangguan. The town is usually peaceful. Even if there is any big event, less than sixty miles to the northeast is the capital city of Luozhou. The adults from the hospital arrived quickly in an hour or two, not to mention that there was a group of Gyeonggi Guards stationed less than twenty miles west of the town.
Anyone traveling from north to south who dares to make trouble in Jiahe Town will be slapped in the face of Luozhou, the capital of Yuandu.
This is the first time such a big thing has happened in Jiahe Town since the founding of Dayuan in the 113 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. This sudden slap in the face also brought with it the theory of ghosts and gods. Many people were stunned.
Although Lu Shenjun didn't want to believe in any kind of punishment from gods and ghosts, everyone below him was more panicked than the last one. But this is actually not to blame for them. Most of these people are from the side families of Luozhou aristocratic families. They were thrown by their families to the Criminal Investigation Department for training. Few of them have real abilities. The few he picked out and brought with him were already the ones with the best qualifications in the Criminal Investigation Department.
Originally, he could have talked about some ancient wisdom to scare them, but now these young masters saw with their own eyes the thunder that fell on the mayor that day. Coincidentally, the number of times the thunder fell was no more, no less, just right. five times.
The number "five" is very sensitive to Jiahe Town today. Five days ago, there were five murders and five people died. Anyone would subconsciously feel that the five thunders were punishment for the murderer. Including Lu Shenjun himself.
So he interrogated the young man under the altar who shouted "retribution" overnight. Unfortunately, the man couldn't say anything except that he insisted that the mayor was the murderer of the five murders. There was no evidence. The other townspeople were completely opposite to him. Almost everyone said that the mayor was a good man, and they also cited numerous examples to prove it.
Lu Shenjun interrogated it all night, and the parents of the town residents wrote down more than thirty pages. At dawn, he decided to go back to the scene to look for clues. After opening the door, a group of people rushed in. A middle-aged and slightly fat man came forward and knelt down in front of Lu Shenjun. Behind him were three or five men and women dressed in different clothes. They looked like people who had been doing business on the streets all year round.
Two junior officials from the Criminal Investigation Department ran in behind this group of people. Both of them looked confused, shouting urgently, and opened their arms to stop the group of businessmen. Lu Shenjun knew when he saw them. The two of them must have been taken advantage of while they were taking a nap outside.
After entering the door, this group of people shouted that they knew the perpetrators of the five murders, and took out a blood-stained money bag as evidence. They insisted that the three women and two men who came to the town together five days ago committed the crime, and asked Lu Your Excellency handled the case impartially and arrested several people. They were talking all kinds of nonsense, and it took Lu Shenjun a while to understand who the gang they were talking about was referring to.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Shenjun sent someone to capture the man.
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The two officials led Yun Zhi to the door of a quiet wing and opened the door. Lu Shenjun was sitting at the table drinking tea, looking leisurely. Seeing someone coming, he raised his hand to pour another cup of tea and pushed it forward gently.
"sit."
Lu Shenjun didn't even raise his eyelids from beginning to end. Seeing his demeanor and tone, Yun Zhi had already guessed it, but he still pretended not to know anything and greeted him as Lu Yunzhi should.
"Second brother, why do you want to put us in jail so early in the morning!" Yunzhi was slightly annoyed after sitting down.
Lu Shenjun smiled softly, raised his eyes and stared at her, "If it were the Lu Yunzhi before, he would not ask such a stupid question."
Yun Zhi was startled and screamed inwardly, but Lu Shenjun said again: "I guess he still has some lingering illnesses after falling into the water several times before. Let's go back and find a doctor to take a look again."
It sounded like he was trying to make up for her, but Yun Zhi didn't dare to accept his words easily. As long as she remained silent, he wouldn't be able to get evidence to "convict" her.
Lu Shenjun lowered his head and took a sip of tea. After tasting it carefully for a long time, he said, "Are you still planning to go back?"
Yunzhi lowered his eyebrows, tightly grasped the corners of his clothes with his fingers, and replied in a low voice: "I want to find my sister first."
Lu Shenjun paused while pouring tea, "Did you run out to find your sister?"
Yun Zhi quietly raised her eyes and saw that his expression was slightly confused. She had obviously misunderstood, but this was exactly the result she wanted. She hummed softly and said nothing more.
Lu Shenjun was silent for a while and sighed: "The matter of eldest sister is your own, Your Highness, so why are you in a hurry?"
Yun Zhi actually only understood half of what he said, but she didn't dare to ask what "in a hurry" meant, so she had to remain silent.
"But it's not a bad thing. Even if His Highness catches up with the eldest sister, he may not be able to persuade her to come back. If you go, you can really help."
He was explaining for her again. Yun Zhi hid the surprised look in his eyes and looked up. Lu Shenjun had put down the tea cup, put his hands on his forehead and rubbed it gently. His eyes were closed tightly, and his eyebrows were deeply furrowed, as if he was extremely tired. .
After a while, Lu Shenjun stood up, said, "Just rest here," and left.
Yun Zhi hurriedly followed quietly to the door and listened for a while against the door panel to confirm that no one was outside. Yun Zhi sat back at the table, picked up the tea that he had not dared to drink just now, and drank it in one gulp.
Then she let out a long breath of relief.
She didn't know if she had been completely exposed just now, but since Lu Shenjun didn't say it openly, she just continued to pretend not to know.
Yun Zhi was bored and his thoughts were flying around.
Sometimes he thinks about his sister, sometimes he thinks about Lu Yunsheng who suddenly disappeared in the palace, sometimes he thinks about the cousin he has never met but was implicated by him, and sometimes he thinks about whether Shinsui can cope with it if he stays alone in the palace courtyard? Thinking about everything I saw last night, where was Ayu called? How long will it take for Pei Shun and Xiao Yi to be released?
I don't know how long it took, but the door to the room was pushed open, and it was Ayu, followed by Pei Shun and Xiao Yi.
As soon as Ayu came in, he sat down next to Yunzhi without saying a word. He picked up the teapot and took a big sip. He raised his sleeves to wipe the corners of his mouth and smiled at Yunzhi, who was full of surprise. Before Yunzhi could ask anything, he Then, he began to tell what happened after he was taken away from the prison in the morning.
"You don't know how much Mr. Lu has gone too far! He actually asked me to be a widower!" Ayu was so angry that his cheeks bulged.
Pei Shun and Xiao Yi also sat down respectively. Hearing this, they were surprised and asked, "Doesn't Jiahe Town and the Criminal Investigation Department even have a single official?"
Ayu said: "Originally, there is! They said he was sick. He was the man who fell next to the mayor last night. Remember, he is the widow of Jiahe Town!"
Yunzhi asked: "You are not the only doctor in Jiahe Town, why do you need to be asked to go?"
A Yu looked helpless: "A few days ago, Aunt Zhang's big yellow dog died. I happened to pass by, so I said that the dog must have eaten something unclean to kill. As a result, Aunt Zhang followed her everywhere. People say I can determine the cause of death..."
Then, she suddenly changed the topic and lowered her voice, "But, I really saw something this time! Did you know that the five people who died earlier had a tattoo painted on different places on their bodies? The same runes! Do you still remember the thing the mayor held in his hand yesterday when he was offering sacrifices to heaven? I took a sneak peek and found that the runes engraved on that thing were exactly the same as those on those people!"
While she was talking, she took out a box of ointment, took out a small amount with her fingertips and applied it on the back of her hand. As the ointment was spread, a rich orchid fragrance quickly filled the whole room, which Yun Zhi had never smelled before. Being used to such a strong aroma, I choked and coughed twice. But when Ayu held up another stick of ointment and asked her if she wanted some too, seeing the anticipation in her eyes, Yun Zhi did not refuse. Fortunately, the fragrance did not last long before dissipating.
"So, the deaths of those people are really related to the mayor?" Pei Shun frowned.
Ayu put away the ointment box and shook his head, "I don't know this, but it must be related to their ancestral hall. I heard that that thing is the treasure of Jiahe Town and has always been enshrined in the ancestral hall." As he said, She changed her tone of persuasion again, "Do you want to know the truth?"
Pei Shun saw through her thoughts at a glance, "Do you want us to accompany you to the ancestral hall?"
Ayu blinked at him, "Yes, you and Mr. Lu have a close relationship. If you want to go, Mr. Lu will definitely not stop you!"
Ayu had already pulled Pei Shun to his feet. Yunzhi quickly waved his hand, "Forget it, I won't go. You can go." She didn't want to face Lu Shenjun's scrutinizing gaze again.
Xiao Yi also said: "I'm not going either."
Pei Shun wanted to sit back after hearing this, but Xiao Yi raised his hand and pushed him. Yun Zhi also secretly used his strength, so the two of them were pushed out of the door. Everyone was standing outside the door, and there was no other choice. But when Ayu came up to pull his arm, he frowned and dodged it.
Only Yun Zhi and Xiao Yi were left. The two looked at each other in silence. After a while, Xiao Yi pointed to the door and said, "Going to the street for a walk?"
Yunzhi thought for a while and nodded: "Okay."
