If Yu Huantong, the bachelor of Qiwen Pavilion, was beaten up at the beginning, no one could have expected this.
No one would have thought that Yu Huantong would be beaten a second time just an hour later.
However, this is nothing to be alarmed about.
What was shocking was that the news came out early the next morning.
It was said that a group of bad guys entered Yu Huantong's house last night, tied up all the people in the house, and beat them one after another.
Among them, a medical officer who came to treat Yu Huantong was particularly miserable. He was forced by the gangsters and gave Yu Huantong two big-eared melon seeds.
As soon as this came out, everyone in the court was shocked.
A bachelor of Qiwen Pavilion was beaten at his door. This was intolerable in terms of the court's dignity and the court's legal system.
The emperor ordered the governor of Geling Prefecture, Qin Jiguo, to investigate the case strictly. If nothing could be found within ten days, then he would not need to investigate anymore.
The case was transferred to Dali Temple, and Xumi Pianruo, the young minister of Dali Temple, took over it personally.
Qin Jiguo directly took the blame and resigned. This allowed him to resign himself, which was the greatest dignity left for him.
Xumi Pianruo laughed when he heard about this. If this matter had nothing to do with the general who acted unconventionally, he would not believe it even to death.
Someone wants to make the water in Geling City even more turbid. Lin Ye's countermeasure is to make it completely turbid.
The bigger the case, the angrier His Majesty becomes, and the angrier His Majesty gets, and the deeper the investigation becomes.
Xumi Pianruo felt that Lin Ye was afraid of nothing. He was not afraid of investigation, but how many people in the city couldn't stand investigation?
Most cases involving courtiers are handled by Dali Temple, and Xumi Pianruo, the young minister of Dali Temple, is a newcomer promoted by the emperor.
Thinking about it this way, things become interesting.
Is the emperor really angry?
No, the emperor is not angry. It is too late for the emperor to be happy. There was no reason to check, but now there is.
Qin Jiguo is really unlucky. As the governor of Geling Mansion, he should be the chief official of a city, and his rank is not low.
But this is the capital, and what he says as a governor really has no weight.
Bite the bullet, Qin Jiguo led his men to visit Yu Huantong's home.
Yu Huantong was lying on the bed, the gauze wrapped around his body tighter than the zongzi leaves.
Except for the exposed nostrils and eyes, the rest of the body is basically covered.
Qin Jiguo had also met Yu Huantong, but if you asked him if he was sure that this person was Yu Huantong, he wouldn't dare to guarantee it.
Can't see it, can't see it at all.
The injuries that Yu Huantong received when he was beaten were all external, as much external as possible, with no internal injuries at all.
With his face covered, his head should look bigger than normal.
Before coming, Qin Jiguo was still thinking that he couldn't lose his composure, but Qin Jiguo never expected that his mother would be so big, it was ridiculously big, and it didn't look in harmony with his body.
"Bachelor Yu?"
Qin Jiguo let out a soft cry. Although he was depressed, he couldn't help but want to laugh when he saw Qin Jiguo like this.
Yu Huantong reluctantly agreed.
Qin Jiguo said: "I came to investigate the case of the attack on Bachelor Yu on His Majesty's orders. Did you see the appearance of the people who blocked Bachelor Yu's carriage on the street at that time?"
Yu Huantong immediately said: "I met Lin Ye that day. Although the person who beat me had his face covered, his clothes were the same as Lin Ye's."
Qin Jiguo: "So Yu Xueshi can conclude that the one who beat you is Lin Ye, the general of the Cowardly Army?"
Yu Huantong: "The figure and clothing are exactly the same."
Qin Jiguo asked again: "Then, when the murderer hurt the bachelor, what weapon did he use?"
Yu Huantong: "My boots."
"Um?"
Qin Jiguo was stunned.
Yu Huantong said sadly: "As soon as he got in the car, he took off my boots and hit me in the face with my boots."
The corners of Qin Jiguo's mouth twitched.
After a moment, he forced himself to say in a serious tone: "Well, according to the rules of investigation, I have to take back the murder weapon used by the murderer."
When he said these words, he couldn't help but think... If His Majesty asked him, what would he say?
His Majesty asked, is there any progress in this case?
He replied that although the murderer had not been found, the murder weapon had been found.
His Majesty said, submit it for a look...
Qin Jiguo asked someone to put away the boots. He didn't know what the attacker was thinking. After beating him with his boots, he put the boots back on.
People who dare to violate the law still have a little courtesy...
What Yu Huantong didn't say was that the man who beat him said thank you when he put his boots back on.
It was because of these two words that Yu Huantong was not sure whether it was Lin Ye or not, and the sound was not very similar.
But there was no way he could be wrong about his figure and clothing.
"What else does Bachelor Yu remember?"
Qin Jiguo asked again.
Yu Huantong didn't speak, and his face was still wrapped, but for some reason, Qin Jiguo seemed to see clearly the grief and indignation on Yu Huantong's face through the layers of gauze.
And shame, absolute shame.
The guy who beat him was indeed a bit polite. He used his boot to beat his face to a bloody pulp, and then said politely... Please turn over, there is really no place to hit his face. Don't you want me to spank you?
How the hell could you say this?
Shame, so shameful.
He turned.
How dare you not turn over? If you don't turn over, you might be beaten to death on the spot.
Seeing that Yu Huantong was silent, Qin Jiguo was embarrassed to ask further questions.
So he changed the question: "Can the bachelor recognize the people who broke into the bachelor's house last night?"
Yu Huantong said: "I can't recognize them. They are all dressed in black and their faces are covered, so they can't see their faces."
Qin Jiguo hummed, asked a few more questions casually, and then stood up to leave.
Because he has determined that he really can't find any useful clues about Yu Huantong.
Just after coming out of Yu Huantong's home, his men hurriedly came to report that two bodies were found in the ditch south of the city.
Qin Jiguo's heart skipped a beat, thinking not those two passers-by.
Couldn't it be?
When I arrived at the place, I saw that the two corpses were already stiff, and they had been killed for at least a day.
Judging from the killing techniques, they were absolutely professional. Both people were killed with one knife, and the wounds were both in the heart.
The chief arrester of Geling Prefecture, Yue Naixin, looked embarrassed and helpless.
He looked at Qin Jiguo: "Sir, this... this is indeed a bit too much."
Qin Jiguo asked: "You are exaggerating because you are sure that the person who beat people is General Lin Ye? Is he the one who killed people?"
Yue Naixin said: "Besides him, there is indeed no one who fits the case. The general was angry with Yu Huantong's younger brother Yu Huannian. Yu Huantong went to the general to explain that he might have said something that should not have been said. , made the general angry again, so the general beat Yu Huantong in anger, it is more reasonable to think this way."
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Qin Jiguo pointed at the two corpses: "The general beat someone to vent his anger, and then risked his own future to kill two passers-by?"
He looked at Yue Naixin: "Is this still reasonable?"
Yue Naixin said: "Of course I know it's unreasonable, but whether I'm thinking about this matter for you, or for your own consideration, I can only try my best to trick the general..."
He lowered his voice and said, "Sir, you and I still have to be officials in Geling."
Qin Jiguo sighed.
Yue Naixin's worries are not unreasonable. Those people dare to target a general, but dare not target a small government official?
"If Your Majesty asks, I think it's better for you to tell the truth."
Yue Naixin said: "How to convict the general is up to His Majesty."
Qin Jiguo shook his head: "Based on this, do you think we can convict the general?"
He sighed, turned around and left: "You and I should go back and prepare our resignations. If we can resign smoothly and safely, you and I can burn incense."
More than an hour later, Guanyi.
Lin Ye was sitting there drinking tea, and Xumi Pianruo was sitting opposite him, looking at him from time to time.
"General, I heard there has been some progress in the case."
"Um."
"The general doesn't seem to be interested in this case?"
"Um."
"This case is actually strange. When Yu Huantong was beaten, the murder weapon used by the murderer was actually Yu Huantong's boots."
"Um."
Xumi Pianruo looked down at Lin Ye's boots, and Lin Ye was also quietly sipping tea.
Xumi Pianruo said: "General, I heard that the two passers-by were killed."
Lin Ye: "Yeah."
Xumi Pianruo's face became sad: "General, this case will definitely not be found out by Geling Mansion. Sooner or later it will fall into my hands. Can't General help me?"
Lin Ye looked at him.
Xumi Pianruo said: "If the general beats Yu Huantong, just tell me and I won't report it. I know it in my heart and it will be convenient to arrange something for the general."
Lin Ye looked at him.
Xumi Pianruo sighed.
At this moment, a law guard from Dali Temple came in from outside, walked to Xumi Pianruo and said in a low voice: "Sir, something happened."
Xumi Pianruo glared at him: "Say it directly."
Na Luwei said quickly: "I just received a report saying that Yu Huannian was beaten, and the beating was quite severe."
Xumi Pianruo looked at Lin Ye subconsciously. Lin Ye still had an expression that had something to do with me. I was just sitting here.
Xumi Pianruo stood up: "I still have cases to investigate, so I won't disturb the general. I'll take my leave."
Lin Ye: "I won't give it away."
Xumi Pianruo left Lin Ye's residence and asked the person who reported the news: "Where was Yu Huannian beaten?"
"Sir, on the way to the Ministry of Rites today, Yu Huanian was dragged into an alley with a sack and beaten."
Xumi Pianruo: "How are you?"
Lu Wei replied: "I don't know yet. It is said that it looks very miserable. When the news was reported, the medical officer did not arrive."
Xumi Pianruo nodded: "Lead the way and go have a look."
At this moment, two more law guards came over, leaned over and said, "Sir, we found something."
One of them said: "On the day Yu Huantong was beaten, a man named Gao under General Lin Ye went to buy sacks."
Another person said: "Just now, my subordinate went to the shop again and asked, and the man named Gao also bought a sack today."
Xumi Pianruo's footsteps stopped.
He looked back in the direction of Guanyi and said to himself, General, General, if you really play like this, something will really happen.
He asked the owner of the shop to be taken back to Dali Temple, and then he hurried over to see the beaten Yu Huanian.
After arriving, the medical officer was examining Yu Huannian. Overall, the beating was severe, but not fatal.
Xumi Pianruo asked the medical officer: "Can you tell what the murderer used as the murder weapon?"
The medical officer glanced at Xumi Pianruo, then at Yu Huanian, and then at Xumi Pianruo. The meaning in his eyes was... Sir, are you blind?
The shoe marks on the face are not a question of whether it is dirty or not, but the swollen lines on the face are shoe marks.
