They were two servants wearing linen clothes and carrying white cloths on their arms, sitting next to Lin Ji.
The two spoke in very low voices, but they could not avoid Lin Ji's prying eyes.
"Why are you so cruel? The old man is over eighty years old and he still suffers such a big crime."
"Who says it wasn't... They starved to death alive. I saw it when I went to collect the bodies. Both the old man and his wife were very thin and dry."
"I don't know if the monster in our house has been solved yet. This matter has caused a lot of trouble..."
"The monster has been making trouble for so long and it's okay. Our master is still too cruel. He is his own father and mother."
Hearing this, the two of them seemed to realize that Lin Ji was nearby. They glanced at Lin Ji subconsciously and shut up.
Lin Ji was not ready to give up.
"Are you two servants of the Zheng Mansion?" Lin Ji walked over and asked directly.
The two servants looked at each other, got up and left.
"Stop." Lin Ji slapped his token on the table.
Naturally, the two servants did not know the chief arrester, Jin Zhanling, but this did not prevent them from realizing that the man in front of them was an official.
"Sir, we two are indeed servants of the Zheng family."
"You just said... how did the second elder of the Zheng family die?" Lin Ji narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling a little unbelievable in his heart.
"I... don't... know about this."
"Bold, is it easy for me to be fooled as an official? If you don't recruit from the truth, I will take you to the Yamen for punishment."
"Sir, he died of hunger... After a monster appeared in our back garden, the master ordered the whole family to move out of the back garden, except for the two elders who lived next door to the back garden." The two finally became a little scared. Tell the truth.
"Also, the master doesn't let us deliver food to the second elder, and he doesn't let the second elder leave the back garden. He said that we have already provoked monsters and we cannot let them harm more people."
The two servants talked to each other and explained the general matter.
Hearing this, Lin Ji let out a long sigh of relief and lost all appetite for noodles.
"Come with me to the Yamen." Lin Ji stood up and was about to leave.
The expressions of the two servants suddenly changed.
"Sir, we didn't commit any crime!"
"You can't wrongly accuse a good person. We just told the truth."
"I'm not asking you to accuse me. Stop talking nonsense and follow me to the Yamen." Lin Ji glared, and the two servants immediately followed Lin Ji without saying a word.
Soon, Lin Ji came to the government office with two servants of the Zheng family.
After asking the yamen servant to arrange a room for the two Zheng family servants to stay, Lin Ji ducked into his study in the side hall.
He probably had a clear idea of the Zheng family's affairs at this time.
But it was precisely because of this that he found it incredible.
"No wonder the plant spirit said that he did not harm anyone. It turns out that the two elders were not killed by the spirit, but their son Zheng Yunxuan starved to death!"
There was absolutely no possibility that the two servants were lying. They had no idea that Lin Ji was listening to their conversation at first.
"It is really unconscionable to starve your parents to death...but why do you do this?"
Lin Ji frowned.
If a poor family really cannot afford to support their parents, there are some lame reasons for doing this.
But the Zheng family is by no means a poor family. They have seven or eight shops in the city and live in a big house. How can they not be able to support two old people?
"Unless... Zheng Yunxuan knows what is going on in his backyard and knows that it is the work of the Tian family!"
When he thought of this, Lin Ji's thoughts suddenly became clear.
"Yes, that's it! I think Tian Jiufeng was the first one to arrive before I came here. Maybe Zheng Yunxuan had already reported it before he came to the government office to report to the official!"
"The Tian family is the mastermind behind this, Zheng Yunxuan is the gun in the hands of the Tian family, and I am the target."
Lin Ji finally sorted things out.
With this premise, there is an explanation for Zheng Yunxuan's murder of his two elders.
"What a cruel heart! Since the Tian family asked the Zheng family to help, they will definitely not let anyone from the Zheng family die... After all, it was just a grass and tree monster, and the Tian family had no intention of killing anyone in the first place!"
"That guy Zhou Ying also said before that the Zheng family just moved to Liangcheng not long ago."
"So Zheng Yunxuan deliberately killed his parents, just to show the Tian family that he paid a heavy price for doing things for the Tian family? Or is it to further cling to the Tian family?"
After figuring out the joints, when Lin Ji thought of Zheng Yunxuan's cautious expression again, he felt a sense of fear subconsciously.
Not fear, but shock.
What a ruthless character.
"A nest of snakes and rats is really hard to deal with." Lin Ji narrowed his eyes slightly.
He was not prepared to end this matter easily from the beginning. If the Tian family dared to plot against him, he would naturally want to take revenge.
Now there is just one more Zheng family.
"Come here!" Lin Ji shouted outside.
"Master Lin." Several government officials walked in, including Zhou Ying.
Lin Ji saw Zhou Ying and threw his token away.
"This is my Golden Killing Order. Take this token and go to the Tian family to get someone!" Lin Ji said coldly.
Zhou Ying's eyes widened.
"Sir, Tian family?"
"It's the Tian family."
Zhou Ying shrank his neck, but seeing Lin Ji's serious look, he didn't dare to talk nonsense.
"Sir, who should I take?"
"What is the name of the head of the Tian family?"
"Tazawa."
"It's just him. Catch him and throw him into a prison. He will be interrogated in court tomorrow morning." Lin Ji waved his hand.
This matter is not trivial. Although Zhou Ying intends to cling to Lin Ji, he still has to ask clearly.
"Sir, do you need to report to the inspector before going to court?"
Liangcheng is the capital city of Liangzhou. Generally speaking, cases in the city are interrogated by the prosecutors and then reported to the Ministry of Punishment.
Lin Ji naturally knew these rules. Although he basically did not deal with officials other than Jian Tiansi, this common sense was still clear. But if monsters were involved, it was a different matter.
"No, the Tian family is involved in instigating monsters to harm people's lives. This matter is not under the jurisdiction of the inspector." Lin Ji shook his head and said, "Master Zhan is not here. If such a thing happens in the city, I should personally interrogate it."
"Go get someone quickly." Lin Ji urged.
"As ordered." Zhou Ying saluted quickly and left with a group of government officials.
...
Tianfu.
In the lobby, the head of the family, Tian Zechuan, was sitting on the main seat with a calm expression.
Next to him is his younger brother Tian Zeming, and below him sits Tian Jiufeng, the deputy chief arrest officer of Liangcheng.
There were only these three people in the lobby, and in the open space in the hall, several boxes were neatly placed.
"Then Lin Ji is so powerful. Our Tian family took the initiative to show kindness, but he still dared to refuse like this? Does he think that a sixth-grade chief arrester can cover the sky in Liangcheng with one hand?" Tian Zechuan patted the chair fiercely. armrest.
Tian Zeming, the second master of the Tian family, shook his head and said: "Brother, we were at fault in this matter, and someone caught us..."
"So what?" Tazawa sneered, "Is it possible that he still dares to use it as an excuse?"
"I think Mr. Lin is really brave." Tian Jiufeng sighed softly, stood up and bowed slightly to the two elders.
"Father, second uncle, we must not neglect this matter. Lin Ji is different from the previous chief arresters. He is not someone to be trifled with."
"Jiufeng, why are you..." Tazawa was halfway through his words when the sound of chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded outside.
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Ying walked in with a group of government officials.
"Master Tian, Mr. Lin has ordered you to go to the Yamen."
