Shen Qixian smiled bitterly and nodded:
"This is because he is older now. He used to be able to solve more than twenty cases a day."
Song Cheng looked surprised and blurted out:
"How many people would have died unjustly?"
After saying that, he immediately realized that what he said was inappropriate and quickly waved his hand to explain:
"Brother Shen, don't get me wrong, Song made a slip of the tongue..."
"Brother Yanhou, there is no need to explain. Shen understands that his father-in-law has always had a paranoid self-confidence in solving cases, and no one can persuade him."
Shen Qixian was also a little helpless.
Song Cheng asked: "In other words, if I come to file a complaint, the Lord Zhizhou will personally try it?"
Shen Qixian nodded, and seeing Song Cheng's desperate expression, he quickly said:
"Although my father-in-law is a little bad at solving the case, he has always targeted the former court Yan Qingtian. His style is good, his life has always been frugal, and he has never accepted bribes. At least there is no need to worry that he will be bribed by the Guo family."
After hearing this only good news, Song Cheng's expression softened a little, but he still had no confidence in this complaint.
After staying in the mansion for a while, Shen Qixian personally sent Song Cheng and Ye Ming away.
After leaving the government office, an exaggeratedly fat cat jumped out, walking very uncoordinatedly.
Ye Ming easily picked up the "fat cat" and held it in his arms for a while to torture him.
The fat cat had a look of despair on his face, while Song Cheng didn't know why:
"Mr. Yang, this cat?"
"This is Lei Ling."
"Miss Lei Ling..."
Song Cheng rubbed his eyes. After not seeing her for a day, what had Lei Ling eaten to make her look like this?
Lei Ling turned pale in anger and stepped towards Song Cheng's face.
No longer paying attention to Lei Ling's question, Song Cheng asked:
"Mr. Yang, next I want to visit the Guo family at night and try to find the jade and blue bottle.
I don’t think Lord Zhizhou, no matter how confused he is, wouldn’t dare to make arbitrary judgments after seeing this thing, right? "
Hearing this, Ye Ming smiled and said:
"It's not necessary. The most important thing for you now is to go to the bookstore and buy a copy of "The Case of Yan Qingtian"."
"Huh? How does this relate to what I'm going to do?"
Song Cheng was a little puzzled, and then said to himself as if he thought of something,
"By the way, is it because of Master Zhizhou? Right?"
Ye Ming smiled and said nothing, Song Cheng looked happy and rushed to the bookstore.
Seeing Song Cheng leaving, Ye Ming got on the donkey again and headed towards Guangqu Lake in the city.
Guangqu Lake was originally a small lake in the city. After many rounds of expansion and being connected to Zejiang, one of the two major rivers in Xu State, it developed into a famous scenic spot in Shanyi Prefecture and even Pingzhou.
There are many boats and cabins on the lake, where dignitaries and dignitaries often swim and drink. Businesses such as brothels will not abandon such places. The boats are full of orioles singing and dancing on the boats.
Come to the shore at night and see a young man repairing the boat.
"How much money do you make these days?"
The young man who was repairing the boat felt a little strange when he saw Ye Ming and casually replied:
“A hand-to-mouth existence.”
Ye Ming smiled and said: "I will give you a sum of money, do you want it?"
"silver?"
The young man looked at Ye Ming, who was dressed in rags, with suspicion.
"No, find someone else."
Ye Ming ignored what he said and continued:
"Your little sister is seriously ill, and it's time to spend money. How can you treat her illness if you don't have money?"
When the young man heard this, he looked at Ye Ming in surprise:
"How do you know about my family's situation?"
"You can tie three pieces of driftwood behind the boat, and I guarantee you will earn fifteen taels of silver tonight."
Ye Ming didn't answer his question, just said this.
After speaking, he remained silent and just waited for the young man to make his own decision.
The young man looked at Ye Ming, wondering about this person's depth, but he really couldn't imagine what this person was trying to do to him. Could it be that he was just teasing?
After thinking for a while, the boat was repaired by him.
When the young man saw a log not far away, he tied it behind the boat and pushed the boat into the water.
Ye Ming got on the boat very familiarly, sat in the boat shed, and leisurely watched the scenery on the lake.
Although I didn't see him opening his eyes, he was indeed admiring the scenery.
The young man was a little surprised by Ye Ming's behavior, but he didn't say much. He just thought that when he got off the boat, he would go and ask for the fare.
There are many large boats on the lake, but the young man's small boat with a "tail" is very inconspicuous.
He specializes in the business of taking passengers on lake tours and helping people board large ships. It is an inconspicuous small business.
After half a day, except for Ye Ming, we only received two guests. Several other people who wanted to get on the boat were disgusted by Ye Ming, who was dressed in tatters on the boat, and were unwilling to get on the boat.
If ordinary people encountered this situation, they would have kicked people out long ago.
But the young man was an honest man. He didn't think about driving away the guests, he just lamented his bad luck.
In the evening, when lanterns are hung high on the river, it really becomes lively.
From a distance, you can see a group of young men wearing silk and satin, with jade hanging from their waists, smiling and boarding the largest flower boat on the river bank.
The man walking in the middle like stars holding the moon is Mr. Guo Congwen.
The young man looked at this group of people from a distance and said softly:
"Hey, whatever they have on them is enough to treat my little sister's illness."
Ye Ming smiled and said: "That's not necessarily true, they also have worthless things on them."
"Do they have anything worthless on them?"
"conscience."
"If I were as rich as them, I probably wouldn't have a conscience."
The young man shook his head, held the oar, and continued sailing.
After Guo Congwen and others got on the flower boat, they had sex with prostitutes in the boat, and they were so happy.
The group of people had a great time, and soon everyone became drunk.
At this time, one of the young masters said to Guo Congwen:
"Mr. Guo, you are the leading figure in our Shanyi Mansion. Why are you getting engaged now?"
Guo Congwen still maintained some manners. Hearing this, he smiled and said:
"The family arranged it, and they are a good match."
"What a good match. If you ask me, the other party is not worthy of you, Mr. Guo."
"Yes, that's right!"
Several other young masters also made noises like this. One of them shook his body and said:
"If you ask me, how can a mortal be worthy of marrying a great man like Mr. Guo? He has to be a god!"
Others heard this and agreed.
Someone suddenly shouted:
"In my opinion, only Empress Jiang Shen from Zejiang is worthy!"
After saying this sentence, the scene immediately became silent.
Although the young masters present are accustomed to being lawless, they have been worshiping Empress Jiang Shen since they were young. Even if they are drunk now, they dare not say such bad things about Empress Jiang Shen.
The man himself was stunned, and then slapped himself with a big mouth:
"I made a mistake. I'm sorry. Everyone, it was me who made a mistake. Empress Jiang Shen is the most noble. How can we and other mere mortals be worthy of her!"
As he spoke, he slapped himself in the mouth.
But when Guo Congwen heard this, his expression became unhappy. In his mind, no one could disobey him, not even gods.
When he heard the young man say that he was not worthy, his face darkened and he slowly said:
"Who says she's not worthy? She's just a little Goddess Jiang. If I give her face, she is the Goddess of Jiang. If I don't give her face, she's not even qualified to be a bed-warming maid for me!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked, and many young masters were so frightened that they even woke up from drinking.
Someone immediately said:
"Mr. Guo, you drank too much and started talking nonsense. Come on, apologize to Empress Jiang Shen!"
Others also tried to persuade Guo Congwen to apologize quickly.
But who is Guo Congwen? Ever since he was a child, nothing as unpleasant as today has happened.
Seeing so many people admonishing him, Guo Congwen not only did not apologize, but stood up, strode to the bow of the ship, and read to the river in the distance:
"The God of Zejiang is a female, living in a high palace in vain to be ashamed of others.
Once tied to the door of the house, he will be knocked upside down and then write a letter of rest! "
After that, he raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp.
When everyone heard this, they were shocked and tried to persuade Guo Congwen to bow down and apologize quickly, but Guo Congwen refused to obey and instead laughed and said:
"What nonsense, Lady Jiang Shen? It's just the government fooling you stupid people. If there is a god in the world, let him show up!"
As soon as Guo Congwen finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly blew up on the originally calm river. The boat in the lake was shaken by the wind, and even the ship several feet high looked like it would roll over at any time.
Everyone on the flower boat was blown over and fell onto the deck. Some of the unlucky ones fell directly into the river.
Guo Congwen was also hit by the sudden strong wind and hit the mast. He subconsciously grabbed the mast with force.
Someone said to Guo Congwen with a frightened face:
"Empress Jiang Shen, Empress Jiang Shen must be angry, hurry up, apologize to Empress Jiang Shen!"
"Huh, bullshit! It's just a strange wind? What can you do to me?"
Guo Congwen grasped the mast tightly with both hands and refused to apologize.
After he said this, the strong wind picked up again and overturned the entire flower boat!
Everyone on the boat screamed and fell into the water like dumplings.
Guo Congwen was not immune and fell into the lake.
Many people who couldn't swim were splashing around in the water, and some people sank after a while.
A somewhat aquatic singer barely kept herself afloat in the water and shouted to Guo Congwen:
"Master Guo, hurry up, apologize to Empress Jiang Shen!"
Guo Congwen was also good at water. He was floating in the water. Hearing this, he still said:
"It's just a mere fall into the water, so what's there to be afraid of?"
As he said that, he swam towards the shore, and other people who knew how to swim were also struggling to swim towards the shore.
It’s just that for some reason, no matter how hard everyone swims, they can’t get close to the shore, nor can they get close to the surrounding ships.
Soon some people were exhausted and sank into the water in despair.
A young man who had a good relationship with Guo Congwen also felt that he could no longer hold on and said to the two people around him:
"This matter all started because of Guo Congwen and has nothing to do with us. If we want to survive now, we can only send him to Jiang Shen to make amends!"
"How to send it?"
The two people nearby asked anxiously.
"Push him down, of course."
After hearing the words, the two felt that it was reasonable, and they didn't care much now, so they immediately swam towards Guo Congwen's place.
At this time, Guo Congwen was also afraid, and he was terrified in his heart. He no longer had the so-called pride of a noble son, so he asked for mercy.
At this time, I saw three young men who usually play well swimming over.
Guo Congwen was about to speak, but unexpectedly three people came up and one of them covered his mouth, one grabbed his hand, and the other held down his shoulder.
The three of them worked together to push the person into the water.
Guo Congwen struggled desperately in fear, but how could one person outlast three people? He was quickly pinned down.
Guo Congwen, who was choking on water, felt the threat of death and kicked his hands and feet wildly.
Suddenly, his feet seemed to be entangled in something like water plants, making it difficult to free them.
The desire to survive made him struggle desperately, but the more he struggled, the tighter the things that looked like waterweed became.
What was even more frightening was that the thing that looked like a weed was still going into the water, dragging him deeper into the lake.
Guo Congwen struggled and was dragged into the deep water in despair.
Before his painful death, he regretted it, truly regretted it...
Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world.
There is a small boat dragging a "tail" on the lake. There are seven men and women on the driftwood behind the boat, including two young men and the others are singers on the flower boat.
The young man sailed the boat to the shore. A group of people climbed onto the shore and rolled away in fear.
There was only a young man who looked like a young man and threw a piece of silver to the young man before running away.
The young man took it, weighed it with his hands, and roughly judged that there were five taels.
Turning back to look at a piece of driftwood tied behind the boat, the young man thought of something and looked towards the cabin.
But the cabin is already empty. Where is the human figure?
...
