Jiang Juan finally told Ding An everything she knew, hoping that Ding An would arrest everyone in the Hu family quickly and clear Chu Yi and Shen Luzhu's innocence as soon as possible.
"You mean, your ex-husband saw the Chu family's printing plate from you, and then told the Hu family about it. It was the Hu family who made the paper money that is the same as a banknote?"
Jiang Juan nodded desperately: "Yes, it's all made by the Hu family. They have been causing trouble to their cousin's shop for more than a day or two. They also found people to steal things from their cousin's workshop before, and they also found someone. Those of us who work in the shop just want to take advantage of my cousin's paper money business!"
"Do you have any evidence for these things?"
Jiang Juan shook her head in embarrassment: "Those who made banknotes for the Hu family and Wang Tiecheng, I have gone to find them, but they all refused to admit anything to the Hu family, and some even said directly I don’t know the Hu family. My father said that they must have been threatened by the Hu family. They are on the same boat as the Hu family. If something happens to the Hu family, no one can escape, so they are all helping the Hu family to hide it! "
Ding An nodded thoughtfully: "It's just me and Yaya over there. It's not convenient to take you there. You can stay at Aunt Luo's house for now. I'll come back after I report to the county magistrate tomorrow." Looking for you."
After hearing this, Jiang Juan stood up and bowed deeply to Ding An: "Thank you, Brother Ding! My cousins are kind to me, and they must not harm them because of me!"
Ding An looked at the thin woman in front of him. When he first saw her, he felt that she was timid and timid. He would not dare to speak even if he kept a straight face.
That day she came forward to ask about Chu Yi and his wife. She thought it was the best effort a person of her temperament could do, but she didn't expect that she could do this to become a benefactor for her cousin. Not only did she not talk to everyone related to this matter, but she also came to the county seat alone, which she had never been to before, which really made Ding An look at her with admiration.
I originally wanted to ask how much kindness Chu Yi and his wife had towards her, but then I thought about it and thought that this matter had nothing to do with the case after all. I was afraid that it would involve other people's family affairs, so I gave up.
Early the next morning, Ding An reported everything to Magistrate Xin as promised. Although the Yamen had long targeted Huang Liang and Hu Shun, only Liu Er could testify that it was Huang and Hu who brought the fake banknotes to them. There was no other evidence outside the grocery store.
Now the clues provided by Jiang Juan can make sense of all the previous illogicalities. However, she is a relative of one of the suspects. There is no evidence for what she said and it cannot be completely believed. Several adults have studied it again and again. Decided not to let go of any clue easily, and planned to send Ding An to lead people to Zhutun Village to explore the truth.
Ding An also made a special trip back to Da'an Hutong before setting off, firstly because he might have to entrust Yaya to Aunt Luo for a few days, and secondly to inform Jiang Juan of the news.
"Your Excellency has decided to divide the troops into two groups. One group will continue to pursue the case as planned, while the other group will be sent to Zhutun Village to explore Wang Tiecheng's background."
"Really? That's great. When will the officials leave? I can lead the way!" Jiang Juan didn't expect to get the news so quickly. As long as the officials are willing to check Wang Tiecheng, she believes it won't take long. It will prove the innocence of my cousin and sister-in-law!
"I will take people to Zhutun Village in a moment. I was just going to ask you if you want to go back with us. By the way, you can also help us show the way to Wang Tiecheng's house."
"Brother Ding, it would be great if you take someone with you!"
Although she has only been in contact with Ding An for a short time, he took her cousin away last time, but after these two days, Jiang Juan knew that Ding An was someone she could trust.
Jiang Juan was alone when she arrived, and it took her a whole day to find the gate of the county government. It was a lot easier when she returned. She took the county government's carriage and drove straight to Zhutun Village. When she arrived on the road outside the village, she arrived. It only takes half a day.
Jiang Juan didn't bother to go home first to make sure she was safe, so she took Ding An and others straight to Wang Tiecheng's house. It was already mid-afternoon, and it was the time when the farmers were preparing dinner in winter. Every household in the village had smoke coming out of their chimneys. There were wisps of green smoke, and the Wang family was no exception. The only difference was that the gate to the courtyard was not ajar or open like other houses to make it easier to hold firewood. It was still closed as before.
One of Ding An's policemen stepped forward and patted the Wang family's courtyard door: "Is anyone home?"
As the beating sound continued, one after another, neighbors went out to check, but the door of the Wang family was still closed. If the Wang family's chimney could not be vaguely seen from outside the courtyard, it would still be smoking. I'm afraid someone will believe it if it's not true. There is no one in the Wang family.
Ding An was pacing outside the door, and suddenly stared at the pile of firewood outside the door, lost in thought for a while. Then he stepped forward, took out the firewood in his arms, lit a few firewood and threw them into the Wang family yard.
When the other men saw this, they immediately understood. They stepped forward and threw a few more firewood. Then they continued to bang the door of Wang's house vigorously and shouted: "Is there anyone? Your house is on fire!"
The villagers on the left and right were stunned at this scene, but because of the official uniforms they were wearing, they did not dare to make any mistakes. They only dared to hide behind the door and whisper: "Isn't this arson? What a big deal the Wang family has committed. Now, you can’t just set someone’s yard on fire! I went to the Hu’s house in Wufang Village a few days ago. Didn’t I just kick in the door and get in? Why don’t you just kick in the door today?”
"That's an official in the yamen. They kick down the door or set fires. We ordinary people can't control it? Besides, do you think this Wang family is a good person? Who of the nearby families has not been punished by the Wang family? My youngest son has stolen something, and his parents always refused to admit it. They were forced to help others to collect some money! And his little daughter-in-law, you don’t know why she came back to her parents’ house? That’s it. People, are you still feeling distressed?"
"Why do I feel sorry for his family? I'm afraid that if no one comes out of the Wang family, the fire will get bigger and we will be affected again!"
"You can't die. There are so many people here watching, how can you!"
Ding An didn't want to do this, but the Wang family was different from the Hu family. Hu Shun and Huang Liang had evidence that they were indeed involved in the sale and transportation of counterfeit banknotes. Regardless of whether they did it or not, they were confirmed to be criminals. But this Wang Tiecheng was different. Even the theft was an attempt. If people didn't come out on their own, they really couldn't break in, so they had to think of this method.
As the firewood that had been thrown in burned more and more intensely, bursts of black smoke gradually appeared in the courtyard of the Wang family. After a while, someone seemed to be sprinkling water to extinguish the fire. Then, with a "clang", the door of the Wang family's courtyard opened. open.
Wang Tiecheng stood in the door and cursed: "That bastard is tired of living, isn't he?"
After saying that, I realized that there was actually a group of officials standing outside the gate of my courtyard, and Jiang Juan was standing behind me! Wang Tiecheng was instantly frightened and hurriedly wanted to close the courtyard door and hide back. But the door that the officials had finally opened opened, how could he easily close it again!
In the courtyard of the Wang family, the fire had been extinguished by Old Man Wang and the Queen Mother. At this time, several officials filed in and completely blocked Wang Jian and the others in their courtyard.
Ding An looked at the young man with a gloomy face: "Wang Tiecheng, right? We are from the county government, and we are looking for you to verify the situation."
Wang Tiecheng glanced fiercely at Jiang Juan, who was standing behind the officials. Just as he was about to speak, Ding An slapped him hard on the shoulder: "I'm asking you a question. Where are you looking?"
Ding An's hand was so strong that he almost collapsed on the ground after being slapped. Wang Tiecheng did not dare to make any mistakes and responded honestly: "Yes, sir, I am Wang Tiecheng, it's me."
"Okay, then let me ask you, do you recognize Huang Liang and Hu Shun?"
"No……"
Before Wang Tiecheng could finish speaking, Ding An slapped him down again: "We'll talk about it after we think about it."
"I recognize... I was beaten by both of them before."
Ding An didn't expect this to happen, so he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Because of what?"
Wang Tiecheng raised his head and took a look, then pointed at Jiang Juan behind everyone: "It's because of her. It's all because of her, sir. Don't listen to her nonsense. That woman hates me to death and is deliberately trying to harm me." of!"
"Oh, who told you that she was the one who found me? What unreasonable thing did you do to make a woman hate you so much?"
"I...I didn't do anything."
Ding An doesn't intend to deal with Wang Tiecheng at the moment, and he doesn't ask too much about his previous actions. The most important thing now is to use him to find Hu and Huang: "Since you know Huang Liang and Hu Shun, you should know that we Why did I come to see you today!"
"I really don't know, I..."
Ding An lowered his head and whispered to Wang Tiecheng: "Don't worry, I just want to solve the case as soon as possible. As long as I can successfully catch the main culprit, I don't care much about other petty thefts. Do you understand?"
Wang Tiecheng seemed to understand but nodded hesitantly.
"I'll give you two days. I'll come back to you at this time next time. Then you can tell me carefully whether you know or not!"
Upon hearing that the official didn't seem to have any intention of arresting him, Wang Tiecheng nodded in agreement.
After Ding An said these words, he turned around and led his detectives out of the Wang family's yard in full view of everyone. Jiang Juan saw that the officers did not arrest Wang Tiecheng, but just said a few words and withdrew. It was really inappropriate. Understanding why, he hurriedly ran forward to catch up with Ding An.
"Brother Ding! Brother Ding!"
When he was out of sight of the Wang family, Ding An stopped and stood by the roadside waiting for Jiang Juan to catch up. He said to her who was out of breath after chasing her: "Miss Jiang, don't worry, just leave this matter to me." Give it to me, and the government will definitely find out the truth, and will not wrongly accuse a good person, nor let any bad person go!"
"But……"
"Believe in the government! It's been two days since you left home. It's better to go home quickly so as not to worry your family."
Ding An refused to say more, and Jiang Juan had no other choice but to go home first. During the two days away from home, she had been thinking about Chu Yi and Shen Luzhu, but she didn't miss them much at home. Xiaobao, but now the further she walked towards her home, the more Jiang Juan felt that she missed Xiaobao so much that she even speeded up her steps unconsciously.
When Aunt Cui saw that her daughter had finally returned home, she was so excited that she almost shed tears: "You kid, why did you just leave without saying a word! Just tell my mother-in-law, and she can still stop you." Can't you help Ayi and the others with their work? Why don't you ask Aquan to accompany you? Tell me, if something happens to you, how can I survive!"
Jiang Juan hugged Xiaobao, whom she had not seen for two days, and let Aunt Cui complain: "I'm sorry, my daughter has made you worry."
At this time, Ding An and his party also came to a family named Tian in Zhutun Village. This Tian family is Ding An's aunt's house. Aunt Ding is also Ding An's only elder in the world. Today, he will be in Zhutun Village. Staying overnight in the village, Ding An simply took his men and stayed at Tian's house.
After dinner in the evening, Ding An chatted with his aunt in the house and talked about Jiang Juan and Wang Tiecheng. Only then did he learn about Jiang Juan's previous experience from Aunt Ding's mouth, and suddenly he regretted that he had not taught her a lesson just now. That bastard Wang Tiecheng!
