Hua Yitang seemed angry.
Lin Sui'an started to get angry when he invited Jin Ruo to be his partner.
The specific manifestation is that he ate twelve steamed cakes and tried to eat the thirteenth. Each steamed cake was the size of a fist. Jin Ruo was extremely shocked and said, "Fortunately he was born in Hua family. He has such an appetite." Ordinary families simply can’t afford it.”
Hua Yitang took the last bite of the steamed cake, burped, took a sip of tea, and fanned, blowing his sleeves like clouds, "How come Ling Liulang hasn't come back after being gone for so long? Will the case be investigated?"
Lin Sui'an and Jin Ruo looked at him inexplicably.
Hua Yitang: "I'm going to keep an eye on it."
Lin Sui'an made a "please" gesture.
Hua Yitang took two steps, turned back, and narrowed his eyes at Lin Sui'an, "What if he retreats and runs away? I can't beat him as a dandy who can't shoulder or raise his hands."
Lin Sui'an was a little helpless. Did he just want her to accompany him? Can't this guy just say what he wants to say?
"I go with you."
Jin Ruo wanted to follow, but was blocked by Mu Xia with her perfect business smile.
If there was no one around Hua Yitang, he was walking in the government office. The government officials passing by were afraid of avoiding him. They walked around twice until they arrived at a deserted garden. He closed the folding fan with a bang and turned around to stare at Lin Sui'an with misty eyes. Getting angry.
Lin Sui'an didn't panic at all. Hua Yitang was definitely not her opponent in a fight anyway, and she also guessed what he wanted to ask, most likely why he concealed her relationship with He Jingmen. Regarding this, Lin Sui'an planned to tell the truth. .
"I only found out about the relationship between Qianjing and Jingmen a few days ago," Lin Sui'an said. "As for Jin Ruo, today is the first time I saw his true face. I didn't deliberately hide it-"
"I am your partner."
"……ha?"
"You didn't discuss it with me."
"..."
Hua Yitang's eyes were slightly red, and he looked a little aggrieved. Lin Sui'an scratched his forehead and felt that the topic was going a bit strange.
So what this guy is struggling with is that recruiting a new person without his consent threatens his status?
"Jin Ruo's ability to identify traces will help solve the case..."
"He speaks eloquently and hides a lot. He is not worthy of the word partner." Hua Yitang said resolutely, "The so-called partner must be honest and honest with each other!"
Help, what kind of second grade speech is this? Lin Sui'an simply didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was just setting up a temporary team to solve a case to earn some extra money. Why did he sound like he was willing to sacrifice blood to live and die together as an alliance?
Lin Sui'an really wanted to give him a few words of advice: As a human being, just be happy and don't be too arrogant in everything. But looking at his serious and stubborn expression, after thinking about it, she decided to forget it. She had already lived two lifetimes, so why should she just follow the temper of a middle-aged boy?
"I was careless."
"He can only be regarded as a helper, not a partner."
"Yes Yes Yes."
Hua Yitang was finally satisfied, and continued walking while waving his fan, complaining that Ling Liulang was too boring. Lin Sui'an rolled his eyes and followed behind, turned left and right and entered another courtyard. The gatekeepers were Ming Shu and Mingfeng seemed to be relieved when he saw Hua Yitang and Lin Sui'an, and led them out of the hall window.
There was a lot of noise in the house, and Lin Sui'an finally understood why Ling Zhiyan hadn't returned home for so long. It was because he was trapped by a group of people.
This group of people included: Zhou Changping, the governor of Yangzhou, Feng Yuyi's grandfather Feng Song, Bai Shun's grandfather Bai Fan, Jiang Hongwen's grandfather Jiang Xingchang, and Yan He's grandfather Yan Yan.
Bai Fan: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu My son, the third generation of my Bai family died so mysteriously, so tragically. Ling Sizhi, you must investigate this case and give us an explanation." Woohoo, otherwise I won’t be able to rest in peace until I die!”
Yan Yan: "Three people have died in a few days. Why haven't the culprits been caught yet? How is the progress of the case? How does the government office do things?! It is clearly dereliction of duty!"
Prefect Zhou said in a sickly tone: "What Mr. Yan has said is serious. The whole government has been working hard to investigate the case. However, this murderer is extremely cruel and cunning. Zhou is really powerless. Fortunately, Ling Si has been inspecting this place. Divine soldiers descended from heaven, the safety of Yangdu depends on Ling Sizhi."
Jiang Xingchang: "Since I heard that Ling Sizhi has solved countless strange and difficult cases since he joined Dali Temple, why has there been no progress in this case until now? Do we want our children to die in vain? I will definitely write to the Minister of Dali Temple and ask him carefully How are officials selected?!”
Governor Zhou: "Don't be anxious, everyone. The case is urgent. I'm sure Ling Si will be able to give us an explanation given the time."
The four people had a clear division of labor. Bai Fan was crying and miserable, and made stern accusations about the inability to solve the case. Jiang Xingchang accused Sang and scolded Huai for diverting the trouble, while Zhou Taishou pretended to be scapegoating with Mi Ni in reality. Feng Song, in addition, said nothing and hinted with his eyes that several people were besieging Ling Zhiyan. .
Look at Ling Zhiyan again, holding a tea cup, her eyelids lowered, sipping tea slowly, and occasionally replying "Exactly, yes, what she said is true", she is as steady as a mountain.
Lin Sui'an: "Ling Si has good concentration."
Hua Yitang: "It's all nonsense, so don't pay any attention to it."
Everyone in the Feng family chatted for a while. Seeing that Ling Zhiyan had no response, they were really a little tired, so they all looked at Feng Song for help.
Feng Song cleared his throat and got to the point: "I heard that Ling Si asked Huajia Shiro to investigate the case together?"
Ling Zhiyan put down the tea cup, "Not only that, I also invited Lin Sui'an."
Feng Song: "The two of them are suspects, isn't that inappropriate?"
"I have found out that they are not the murderers."
Feng Song pretended to sigh deeply, "Ling Si Zhiyuan doesn't know anything in the east. There are many quarrels between the Hua family and the Feng family. Although the fourth son of the Hua family is smart, he is still young and energetic. If he is involved in this case, I am afraid that ...Sigh, I wish I was worrying too much.”
"Feng Gongxin is no better than Hua Yitang?"
"It's not that I judge a gentleman with a villain's heart, but this matter is of great importance and cannot be taken carelessly."
Ling Zhiyan looked at Yan Yan and others, "Do you think so too?"
Everyone said yes.
Lin Sui'an sneered inwardly. She and Hua Yitang had good intentions to help, but in the end they received malicious comments. It really fulfilled the old saying, a dog bites Lu Dongbin but does not recognize a good heart.
She was just cursing in her heart, but Hua Yitang was even more outrageous. She said "cut", kicked open the door, pointed at Feng Song's nose and cursed: "Old dog Feng who eats dog shit!"
Lingzhi almost ducked, and Feng Song turned green, "Hua Yitang, how dare you scold me?!"
"You are the one being scolded!" Hua Yitang raised her voice, "Three people have already died, and you are still here arguing about some nonsense about family grievances. It's not your son who died emotionally. Don't you feel bad, right?!
Feng Song shouted: "What did you say?!"
"And you three," Hua Yitang pointed to Yan Yan and others again, "your child's body is still cold, and the murderer is still at large. It's too late to find clues against the clock, but you still have the leisure to follow Feng Laogou to cause trouble. Do you know how many Every time you waste, the possibility of catching the murderer decreases!"
The faces of Yan Yan and others became extremely ugly.
"Hua Yitang, don't be pretentious here. Do you dare to say that you didn't have an ulterior motive to intervene in this case?!" Feng Song shouted angrily.
"My only intention is to catch the real culprit and give justice to the deceased!" Hua Yitang said sharply, "Human life is greater than heaven!"
The whole hall was dead silent.
The wind blew up Hua Yitang's clothes, and the sunlight reflected a corner of snow-white, dazzlingly bright.
Lin Sui'an stared at it blankly, feeling strangely moved in his heart.
It’s really a good second line.
"Pah, pah, pah, pah", Ling Zhiyan clapped her hands and stood up, "Well said, human life is greater than heaven." Starry eyes scanned the faces of everyone with different expressions and said firmly, "Dali Temple is investigating the case. There are rules, you don’t need to say much, just go home and wait for the news. After seven days, the truth will come to light and the murderer will be brought to justice."
"Seven days to solve the case? How is it possible?" Jin Ruodao, "Now we don't even see the shadow of the murderer!"
Lin Sui'an said: Haha.
After wasting more than an hour arguing with the Feng family, fortunately, something was gained. Feng finally relented and let Hua Yitang and Lin Sui'an intervene in the investigation. Only then did Zhou Taishou list the personnel of Liucao in the government office. After sending it over, we could finally start investigating the people inside the government office.
The table was covered with scrolls of books. Ling Zhiyan and Hua Yitang sat on one side and immersed themselves in searching. Lin Sui'an wanted to help, but soon realized that it was unnecessary. The reading speed of these two people was much higher than that of ordinary people. Hua Yitang's speed was particularly exaggerated. After Ling Zhiyan read one volume, he had already read five volumes, which was comparable to a high-speed scanner.
From time to time, bad people come in and report to Ling Zhiyan the situation of the field search:
There were no witnesses in Qinggefang.
There were no witnesses in Lingsanfang.
Searching Liuyue Tower again yielded no results.
The second wave of blanket searches is being carried out, and the latest search progress will be reported at any time.
Zhou Changping, the governor of Yangdu, was at home last night. All his servants, family members and officials can testify and have alibi.
Lin Sui'an couldn't laugh or cry. Ling Zhiyan actually believed Hua Yitang's reasoning and went to check Zhou Changping.
Ling Zhiyan sighed and frowned.
Hua Yitang closed the scroll and opened another volume: "Looking for it like this is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Ling Zhiyan: "I have to make a show of blocking Feng's mouth."
Hua Yitang raised his eyebrows: "You look dull, but you're actually quite smart."
Ling Zhiyan: "How was the investigation?"
"There are a total of 232 officials registered in the Yangdu government office. They are divided under the prefect: one each for Biejia, Changshi, Sima, and Lushi to join the army. Sima is a sinecure and does nothing all year round. He records and joins the army. The Secretary is responsible for local supervision and does not interfere with specific official affairs. The real deputy of Prefect Zhou is He Congshan, a senior official from the fifth rank. Zhou Changping reported illness last night, so he issues all government orders." Hua Yitang said, "This is He has an indecisive personality and is best at making peace with others. Under the influence of him and Zhou Changping in the Yangdu Mansion, Liu Cao has only one principle in doing things, not seeking merit, but seeking to make no mistakes."
Ling Zhiyan: "I have heard it before."
Hua Yitang: "Among the six Cao Cao of the government office, the ones directly related to this case are the Si Bing Cao and the Second Judiciary Cao. The Judiciary Cao is responsible for criminal prosecution, catching thieves and theft, and bad people belong to this Cao. The Si Bing Cao is responsible for military defense, Chuanyi, in charge of patrolling the city guard."
"The only people who can get in touch with the orders of sealing the square and patrolling the city and arranging the patrol route at the first time should be the two soldiers from the judiciary and the commander of the army." Ling Zhiyan thought for a while: "Please come over to Changshi He."
Ming Shu was ordered to retreat.
Hua Yitang stretched, stood up, turned around twice, sat next to Lin Sui'an, scooped a bowl of tea for himself, and glanced at Jin Ruo at the other table.
Lin Sui'an was really helpless. Jin Ruo was originally sitting with her, but this guy stared at her and forced Jin Ruo to change seats.
"Why are you here?" Lin Sui'an asked.
"You can see it more clearly from here." Hua Yitang said.
This idea coincides with Lin Sui'an. She and Hua Yitang did not hold any official positions. They could only be regarded as consultants at most. Interrogation was not authoritative. It was better to observe from the sidelines. The so-called bystanders could see different perspectives.
Not long after, Ming Shu hurried in with a man who was over fifty years old. He looked panicked and bowed repeatedly when he saw Ling Zhiyan. It was Chang Shi He Congshan.
"He has met Ling Sizhi. I wonder if Ling Sizhi is looking for me. What's the important matter?"
Ling Zhiyan said with a pleasant look: "I just want to ask He Changshi, when was the order to seal the twelve squares of Southeast City last night issued, and by whom?"
He Changshi: "Ling Sizhi Mingjian and He both acted in accordance with the 'Yangdu Patrol Rules' regulations."
With that said, he took out a scroll of book from his sleeve and handed it to Ling Zhiyan.
Ling Zhiyan looked at it carefully and handed it to Hua Yitang.
Lin Sui'an: "Yangdu patrol - Ge?"
what?
Hua Yitang scanned it ten times with one eye and said, "If you are right, there are things that officials always do."
Lin Sui'an translated it in his mind. The so-called "Ge" is roughly the administrative regulations that government departments need to abide by in their daily work. "Yangdu Patrol Ge" is the Yangdu City Public Security Management Regulations. It's just that the words in this regulation are too obscure. At a glance, Lin Sui'an could only understand words such as "the household registration is full of accumulation", "stability is the most important", "duties must be divided", and "each house has a clear vision".
Hua Yitang: "This grid explains how to report a vicious case in the city, who reports it, who gives the order, who delivers the order, how to seal the fort, how to patrol the city, the scope and time of the sealing, the route of the city patrol, the ratio of patrol soldiers, etc. There are detailed regulations on everything.”
Lin Sui'an's forehead twitched slightly, "You mean, all the action processes and time points of the government can be calculated?"
Hua Yitang nodded, "There may be a slight error in actual operation, but for the murderer, it is enough."
If the murderer really planned the route of dumping the corpse in accordance with this management regulation, then he would not need to contact the closure order immediately, and it would be enough to stop the corpse from being discovered.
In other words, it is possible for anyone who has come into contact with "Yangdu Xunzhige"!
Great, Lin Sui'an was overjoyed. This meant that low-level bad people, government officials, etc. could be excluded for the time being. They were not at a high enough level to see the full text of laws and regulations, and most of them were illiterate. At present, it is only necessary to investigate the high-level and interpersonal relationships between the judicial and military departments, which has greatly narrowed the scope of suspects.
Ling Zhiyan obviously also thought about it, "I wonder who formulated this pattern?"
He Changshi: "It was drafted a year ago by the two Cao Cao of Judicial and Military Affairs, and was implemented in the spring of this year after being approved by the Prefect of Zhou Dynasty."
Soon, Xu Zhengming, an officer in the army, and Li Cheng, an officer in the judicial army, arrived. When Ling Zhiyan asked about "inspection rule", they immediately started to push the blame. (Note 1)
Judge Xu: "This style was led by Judicial Cao Judge Li. I just added my signature."
Judge Li: "The main items in this grid were all written by Cao Cao, the commander of the army. I just added a few words and I dare not take credit."
"No, no, you remembered it wrong."
"No, no, it must be that Mr. Judge Xu is busy and has forgotten it."
Those who can achieve the position of judge are all human beings. At this time, Ling Zhiyan asked about "Xun Zhi Ge" and made it clear that it was related to the serial murder case. The two blamed each other and refused to admit anyone. He Changshi persuaded the two This sentence only added fuel to the fire. The two judges became more and more excited as they talked, and they were about to perform a full-scale martial arts show.
Ling Zhiyan pinched her forehead and glanced at the two judges. She didn't know if it was because he had not slept all night, but his expression became more bitter and resentful. But he didn't stop the two from arguing, and just listened quietly.
Lin Sui'an felt strange and was about to ask Hua Yitang what she thought. When she turned around, she found that Hua Yitang had come over at some point, which startled her.
Hua Yitang: "Who do you think is the most suspicious?"
Lin Sui'an: "..."
Jin Ruo put his head in: "The father said that the father is right and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law is right. There is no explanation."
Hua Yitang was quite disgusted: "Aren't you the acting head of the Jingmen? Don't you have any gossip?"
Jin Ruo: "Jingmen is not Nantianmen, and I am not a god."
Lin Sui'an: "..."
In fact, she felt that neither of them were suspects, because according to the conventions of detective stories, the real culprit in a serial murder case of this level was either a pervert or had a hidden agenda. In a film and television work, he must be a main character, an actor. They either have good looks or special features. On the other hand, these two judges are too ordinary and forgettable, and they completely lack the black halo of "villain supporting role".
Unfortunately, this reasoning cannot be expressed at all, it is too nonsense.
The two judges were still arguing and even started to argue about the details at that time.
Judge Xu: "I remember clearly that it was your judicial officer's assistant who sent me the first draft for review."
Judge Li: "I also remember clearly that when Shu Zuo sent the manuscript to Lai, it was already the final draft after your approval."
"Wait a minute!" Hua Yitang and Lin Sui'an shouted at the same time, shocking everyone.
Hua Yitang: "Who is the Shu Zuo in your mouth?"
Lin Sui'an: "But the same person?"
Ling Zhiyan's eyes flashed.
The two judges were stunned for a moment.
Judge Xu: "It seems...it's Qi Shuzuo of the Judicial Cao."
Judge Li: "If you think about it this way, it's really Qi Yuansheng."
After a cup of tea, everyone saw Qi Yuansheng, the clerk of the ninth rank of Judicial Cao Cong. He was a young man in his early twenties, with pale complexion, thin body, and beautiful appearance like a woman.
Lin Sui'an's heart suddenly sounded alarm bells.
Appeared, the black villain Halo! :,,
