Chapter 103 Fishing in troubled waters
"Youth breeds hope, and youth breeds a better tomorrow."
"The flaming youth is as colorful as flowers, the flaming youth is as brilliant as poetry..."
Song Boxian had a dark look on his face at this moment. This was the first time he had come to a brothel to investigate a case.
And this opening statement, which was like a manuscript, made Song Baixian almost stop clapping along with him.
"Old cousin, are you sure you brought me here to investigate the case?"
After Lou Zaixing finished applauding, he then said with a mysterious look on his face: "It's both investigation and entertainment. What do you think, old cousin, I can call one over for you?"
Song Boxian's mouth trembled, he looked at Liu Zixi who was watching the program on the stage with great interest, and then whispered: "You fucking want me to be kicked off?"
Lou Zaixing laughed and leaned into Song Boxian's ear: "This Qinyuan Building is famous for its many programs in the Qinhuai River. Most of the people who come here come to watch the performances, so they paid a ticket." , if you buy a cup of wine, tea, etc., you can hang out until twelve o'clock at night, and the ticket price also includes lunch and dinner in the brothel, it's a great deal."
"What the hell does this have to do with my investigation?"
Lou Zaixing stared at the stage with squinted eyes and said to himself: "Here, the private room at one o'clock on the third floor above..."
Song Boxian looked in the direction of Lou Zaixing's finger.
"That private room belongs to Xie Wenhui..."
Song Boxian's heart moved and he looked at the private room carefully. It was no different from other private rooms upstairs.
"I told you before that the noble circle is a whole circle. Although some nobles from each family do not know each other at all, and some are very familiar with each other, they are inseparable from each other and form a whole circle;
Regardless of whether you are a prince or a hereditary son, as long as you are a distinguished person, there will be many people in this circle who can know you;
Although each honorable person is in his own small circle, there is still no escape from it;
Although that guy may look polite on the outside, in essence, that guy is a polite scum. In their circle, private evaluations of him are mixed. "
Song Boxian felt that his old cousin was indeed capable of getting things done, so he said: "You mean, Han Juan was killed by Xie Wenhui?"
Lou Zaixing frowned: "Although there is no direct evidence, people in this circle have their own opinions. Privately, who doesn't understand what is going on?
He is a hereditary noble, and his family is a high-ranking cabinet official. Isn't it easy to kill a little person with no roots? "
Although Song Boxian himself is a member of the Xungui family, he still couldn't help but gasped when he heard this: "Just go to Zhongzhou and check it out?"
Lou Zaixing thought for a moment: "Are you confused? Do you think he can really take the head to Zhongzhou after he kills someone?"
Song Boxian nodded. Although Xie Wenhui's family had a background, Ming Dynasty's customs system was unique. Customs?
Song Boxian frowned. He knew that although the customs in this era was subordinate to the Ministry of Household Revenue in terms of taxation,...
"Old cousin, maybe you are wrong..."
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Xu Jiaying was preparing to interrogate Xie Wenhui suddenly when she received Song Boxian's call. After learning the news, she immediately asked Song Boxian to return to his base quickly.
"I remember Han Juan's birthplace is which prefecture in Zhongzhou?"
"Java County, Java..."
"I was reminded of this today," Song Boxian said with a serious look on his face: "Our customs system in the Ming Dynasty is its own system. Although it is under the Ministry of Household Affairs, it is directly under the responsibility of the cabinet;
In other words, if Xie Wenhui killed someone, cut off his head, and transported it to Java or other places, would it be true? "
"I know what you want to say."
Xu Jiaying took a deep breath and said with a solemn expression: "Xie Jingdong is the Associate Minister of the Cabinet. It is not a problem for him to directly interfere with the customs. There is nothing wrong with using the customs to establish relations. However,
If you want to hide something from the customs, it can be easily done by two factories and one guard, let alone within them. If I were Xie Jingdong, I would look for other people, not within the customs. "
"Using the name of two factories and one guard is better than customs." Wei Xinlan interjected.
Song Boxian was discouraged when he heard this, but he still said: "What if Xie Wenhui didn't send the head away, but buried it at home?
Or..."
"We have also considered this point," Xu Jiaying frowned: "This is actually the key point of the entire case. If the head cannot be found, then the case will be dead. This is why the Shangyuan County police cannot solve the case."
"Why don't you torture that guy?"
Xu Jiaying immediately shook her head and objected to Wei Xinlan's suggestion: "Although the superiors issued an official document to thoroughly investigate the case, they did not clearly tell us to what extent we can exercise our power. Besides, Xie Jingdong's identity is not ordinary. If the cabinet is caught, we will investigate and torture him to extract a confession." , don’t lose everything when the time comes.”
Song Boxian touched his bald chin: "Old Wei, how about we go to Xie's Mansion?"
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"Xie Wenhui is just the second son. Xie Jingdong's eldest son, Xie Wenguang, is the magistrate of Yingcheng County, Jiuzhou Prefecture, Yingzhou."
"Is he so powerful for a hereditary noble?"
Wei Xinlan pursed her lips: "The Xie family has been very smart since their ancestor Xie Xiance was born. Even though Xie Xiance was a military commander, he was outstanding in the field of treatment later on;
After following Wei Guogong and others to pacify Jiaozhou, he was very powerful in pacifying and suppressing the rebels in Jiaozhou. Moreover, let me tell you, Xie Wenguang was actually admitted to the Imperial College. After graduation, he was directly appointed because of his outstanding performance. He became a county magistrate in Yingzhou;
Judging from the information I checked earlier, he has been the county magistrate in Jiuzhou Prefecture for 7 years. If nothing happens, he should be promoted this year. "
"Prefect?"
Wei Xinlan shook his head: "According to the rules, he is the prefect. However, you also know who his father is. Even if he is transferred to the ministry as an official, it is an easy and normal thing."
At this time, Song Boxian remembered what Lou Zaixing said to him: Your honor, it is not that simple. If you are determined to wade through troubled waters, you must be prepared for the backlash...
As they spoke, they had already arrived in front of the Xie Mansion. Except for the two housekeepers and the second young master who were taken away, the Xie family was still in good order. After all, in this noble family, in addition to the chief housekeeper, there were other housekeepers in charge. , there can be no chaos.
While getting off the car, Wei Xinlan said casually: "I heard that Xie Wenhui's current wife is from Champa Prefecture, and her family is still the county magistrate of Champa Prefecture."
Entering the Xie family again, there were not only Song Boxian and Wei Xinlan, but also four Tiqi from the same team.
"Why are you people here again?"
Wei Xinlan narrowed his eyes, but he frightened the second housekeeper who was currently in charge of the Xie Mansion. He had clearly seen what happened to the two big housekeepers. The barbarian from Jin Yiwei in front of him was unreasonable and would slap people at every turn.
Seeing this, Song Boxian took a step forward and said in a deep voice like Wei Xinlan: "Come here, I want to ask you, does your young master go out often recently?"
The housekeeper quickly shook his head.
Song Boxian thought for a while, then asked him to lead the way, and went straight to the courtyard where Xie Wenhui was.
After entering the courtyard gate, two Tiqi were ordered by Wei Xinlan to stand on both sides of the arch, and they went straight in and out. The remaining four of them entered the courtyard. Following Song Boxian's instructions, they began to carefully search the courtyard for any traces of soil disturbance.
However, considering that the case has been going on for three years, there may not be any clues at all.
Song Boxian and Wei Xinlan walked forward and happened to meet Xie Wenhui's current wife, Li.
Song Boxian stepped forward and bowed his hand politely towards Mr. Li: "Thank you, Madam. Nice to meet you."
Li nodded reluctantly.
Song Boxian asked again: “I wonder where Mrs. Xie’s family is from?”
Mrs. Li didn't speak, but her maid said, "My wife is from Champa City."
"Oh... Li Yuanqing is Mrs. Xie's father?"
Li was stunned, and then nodded.
Song Boxian said again: "Mrs. Xie should know that we are from Jinyiwei, so we also have some tricks in terms of information. Recently, I heard from brothers in Chameng Prefecture that Magistrate Li Yuanqing seems to be a little unclean. I wonder if Mrs. Xie knows about this." matter?"
"You're talking nonsense..."
Ms. Li was very anxious, but before she could speak, the maid next to her retorted: "My master is clean and honest. He doesn't even accept gifts from manufacturers during holidays. Over the years, my young lady has been married. At that time, I received the betrothal gift from the young master’s family.”
When Song Boxian heard this, he didn't speak. Suddenly, he had an idea and made a calculation, so he nodded: "Well, we will find out about this matter, but what you said doesn't count;
By the way, Mrs. Xie, when did you and Xie Wenhui meet? "
Li said softly: "My husband and I met three years ago."
"I heard that you just got married recently?"
"yes..."
As he spoke, Song Boxian cupped his hand towards Mrs. Li: "Mrs. Xie, please forgive me. I know that Mrs. Xie is pregnant now, so I won't care too much about Mrs. Xie. Please feel free to do it yourself."
After finishing speaking, Song Boxian walked around the hospital as usual, and then after learning that there was no progress, he and Wei Xinlan left with others.
"Old Song, do you have eyebrows?"
"Go back and tell me..."
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"Going to Champa Palace?"
Xu Jiaying frowned when she heard this: "Are you alone?"
Song Boxian nodded: "The goal of our small flag team is not small, and if my guess is correct, there is a possibility that our small flag team, or the entire Baihu Office, may be under surveillance."
"so what?"
"I'm a new member of the Jinyi Guards. It's Chinese New Year now. I can use the name of traveling to quietly go to Champa Mansion to investigate the case. As soon as I have any clues, I'll tell you right away."
"You said you might be under surveillance. If you go to Champa, what if you really find clues and are in danger?"
Song Boxian nodded and took a deep breath: "I'll find someone to go with me. Then, I need Captain Xu to give me the supporting documents for this investigation and everything I need."
Xu Jiaying looked at Song Boxian and said after a long time: "Why are you working so hard?"
Song Boxian thought for a while: "For Captain Xu to be promoted, for Lao Wei to become a small flag or general flag..."
When leaving, Song Boxian secretly said: "For my own sake..."
