Two days later, Lin's dyeing workshop.
At this time, Ye Cheng and Qi Ying had arrived in Yunyang, and then mobilized local officers and soldiers in the name of the general government.
In the workshop, Ye Cheng led a group of soldiers and strode forward. Amidst the sound of armor scraping, someone from the dyeing workshop hurriedly came up to him, bent down and held his hands in his hands, saying with a smile on his face: "Master, Master, what's going on?"
"Call your manager right away!" Ye Cheng said without any nonsense.
With so many soldiers, the man didn't dare to hesitate. After answering the call repeatedly, he left in a hurry.
Not long after, the steward appeared, smiling and hunching his shoulders, but before he could speak, Ye Cheng had already taken the dye from Qi Ying's hand, handed it to the steward and said, "This dye comes from your place. ?"
The steward took it over and didn't know what happened, but after checking it, he still said truthfully: "Yes, sir, the dyes in our dyeing shop have a special material. The color will be brighter and the smell is not pungent. This dye is made from Here, no other semicolon.”
"Very good." Upon hearing this, Ye Cheng immediately took out another portrait, shook his hands and asked seriously, "Do you know this person?"
The portrait shows the deceased with blue dye between his fingernails.
The steward looked around and said with some uncertainty, "This looks familiar."
At this moment, a waiter next to him suddenly interrupted: "Isn't this Liuzi? He worked as a part-time worker in the dyeing workshop. For some reason, he didn't see anyone during this period. He still has unpaid wages."
"Oh? Are you sure!?" Ye Cheng was shocked.
"It's him right now! I can recognize that kid even if he turns to ashes." The waiter said confidently.
"Then do you know where he lives?" Ye Cheng continued to ask.
"I know, I'm from Wangjiazhuang." The waiter replied. The workers are naturally familiar with each other.
After hearing this, Ye Cheng couldn't help but look at Qi Ying, then put away the portrait and said: "Let's go!"
Now that the identity of the deceased has been determined, as long as he follows this line, he will be able to find the source. Ye Cheng is also a little excited. Due to the tight time, he did not delay for a moment and arrived at Wangjiazhuang that afternoon. .
What happens next is much simpler.
Ye Cheng first found the village chief, and then searched around the village.
"Isn't this Liuzi! His brother was a soldier. I heard that he died on the battlefield. Some time ago, Liuzi learned that the country seemed to have some policies, so he ran to the county government to ask for his brother's military pay. As a result, this I went, but I haven’t come back yet, and I don’t know what happened.”
"Many people followed Liu Zi. I heard that they went to Qinzhou to complain."
After some visits, many useful clues were obtained, and Ye Cheng also began to discuss with Qi Ying.
The latter said: "Now it can be basically concluded that the thirteen deceased are all villagers of this village, and their family members have all died in the battlefield. And now, the king is issuing a royal order, ordering all localities to verify the military status of martyrs and distribute military pay to martyrs."
"These deceased are all honest farmers. They have no enemies. There is only one possibility for them to be killed, and that is to silence them and silence them from entering the capital to complain."
"You mean there may be something wrong with the pay of the martyrs here, and some people are afraid that they will go to the capital to complain?" Ye Cheng asked in a solemn voice.
"Yes." Qi Ying said directly: "Taken together, there is only one person, the local county magistrate. Even if it is not him, it is definitely inseparable from him."
"Yes." Ye Cheng nodded and asked, "What do you think?"
"Based on the clues we currently have, we can arrest him directly and interrogate him strictly!" Qi Ying said.
"No." Unexpectedly, Ye Cheng waved his hand slightly: "The county magistrate here is an official of the imperial court after all, and this case, so far, is no longer a simple civilian murder case. It involves official corruption. This matter also Out of the control of Wuwei Mansion."
"But sir, the county magistrate here is very likely to pay for murder. As long as it is related to the murder case, the Wuwei Mansion should handle it." Qi Ying said anxiously.
"Huh?" Ye Cheng raised his hand again and said, "Xiao Qi, I know that you are brave enough to do things, but some things are not as simple as you seem on the surface. They involve official circles and need to be carefully considered. According to our With what we have now, we can report back to the king, and as for major corruption cases, other departments will take over."
As he spoke, he added: "If the Wuwei Mansion acts rashly, it will be true. Just like this, can you guarantee whether it has anything to do with Fuling County Sheriff? If so? Are you going to arrest Fuling County Sheriff?" He is a local chief, and he cannot be moved by the Wuwei Mansion!"
"This" is the end of Qi Yingying. He is young, capable, and dedicated to catching murder cases. In order to investigate the murder case, he will do whatever it takes.
But Ye Cheng's thoughts were obviously different from his.
Ye Cheng did not deal with this matter in Yunyang. Instead, after collecting relevant evidence, he rushed back to Qinzhou and returned to Xiao Yuan.
In the palace study, Xiao Yuan was looking at a series of official documents submitted by Ye Cheng.
The latter and Qi Ying were kneeling below.
The more he looked at it, the darker Xiao Yuan's face became. In the end, he slapped the file on the table and cursed angrily: "Damn it!"
Hearing this, Ye Cheng and Qi Ying could not help but lower their bodies. The former said quickly: "Your Majesty, please calm down."
Xiao Yuan did not expect that local officials would dare to embezzle the military salaries of martyrs! One can imagine the anger in his heart. After suppressing his anger, he said in a deep voice:
"The Wuwei Mansion has done a good job in handling this case, especially Qi Ying. He deserves to be commended. Listen to the order! I, the king, currently serve Qi Ying as the Right Guard Envoy of Qinzhou. The Wuwei Mansion also deserves a great credit!"
"Kowtow to thank the king for his kindness!" The two of them kowtowed excitedly at the same time.
Especially Qi Ying. Before, he was just a low-level officer of the First Military Guard, but now he has become a right-guard envoy. He is a dignified fifth-grade military attache. Although he is not very high, how can he compare with him before!
When he spoke, his voice was trembling slightly.
"You guys should step back first. Wu Wei Mansion no longer needs to interfere in this matter." Xiao Yuan waved his hand again.
"Yes! Wei Chen, please retire." The two of them bowed quickly and left.
After he left, Xiao Yuan couldn't help it anymore, crumpled the silk book into a ball, and threw it to the ground angrily: "Call Liang Yuan over!"
Not long after, Liang Yuan hurried over. As soon as he entered the study, he felt the depressing atmosphere. Seeing Xiao Yuan's gloomy face, he couldn't help but swallow. After saluting, he said carefully: "Your Majesty."
"Go! Escort the Yunyang County Magistrate back to the capital! At the same time, secretly control all the officials in Fuling!"
Hearing this, Liang Yuan was shocked, and then quickly responded: "Wei Chen obeys your order!"
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