If Wu Qingling's death previously caused a stir in Langyuan City, then Wu Yuan's death made many people in Langyuan City feel restless.
How could Wu Yuan die? Even if you are sick, you won't die in just three or two days, right? A few days ago, I saw Wu Yuan going to the Yamen for work!
But the sealed Wu Mansion, the officials in the yamen who looked as if their own family members were dead, and countless gossips all showed that Wu Yuan was probably dead. The appearance of city guard Zhou Cang immediately confirmed this speculation.
The incident affected the whole city and four gates were closed early in the morning. No one is allowed in, no one is allowed out. There's not even a timetable for reopening. Obviously this is the garrison implementing emergency measures.
In this way, people in the streets and alleys, whether they want to know or not, cannot escape the big event that happened overnight in Langyuan City.
The common people were fine. What they cared about was when the city gates would be reopened, not what would happen after a city official died. It has nothing to do with them anyway.
In addition to the residents along several streets around Wu Mansion who were checked and questioned door to door. A restaurant called Manxiang Restaurant was also questioned, including several members of the Zhang family who had moved into a new house. Without saying why, I just asked you where you were and what you did from yesterday afternoon to evening. His words were harsh and his eyes were scrutinizing. Fortunately, there was no other action, and he left after asking.
Wang Lanping and Zhang Huiyuan felt baffled, and their new daughter-in-law Wang Qin blinked curiously. This was the first time that an official came to her door. She asked a few questions and then left without understanding at all.
Only Zhang Shun's heart was beating wildly. He could guess whether his second brother had done something when he came to visit on official business? The last time it was Wu Qingling's death that worried him for many days, what about this time?
After Zhang Shun was pushed out to the store by Wang Qin, the news that city administrator Wu Yuan died last night made Zhang Shun feel that his heart almost jumped out of his throat.
"Ms. sir, why do you look so bad all of a sudden? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
"No, no, haha, I was just tired yesterday. Follow my little sister to familiarize herself with the accounts. She has been learning from the accountant recently, so you should also learn from it." Zhang Shun quickly put his mind back together and put on a smile to comfort his wife. At the same time, there was work for her in the store today. It seems that the family's stall will get bigger and bigger. It can't rely on him and his little sister alone. Wang Qin also has to learn everything he needs to learn.
"Ah? Tired, tired?" Wang Qin didn't know what he thought of, and blushed on his face. Followed by a hum. Then he took Zhang Huiyuan's hand and went behind the counter to find the cashier.
As a businessman, there is no such thing as a break after marriage. Yesterday's wedding was considered a day off, and business must continue as usual today. However, Zhang Shun felt a little more worried.
As it approached noon, a hole was opened in the closed north gate, and a group of people came in from the outside. People waiting along the road to leave and enter the city were also upset when they saw this scene. Because some knowledgeable people recognized that the guards in the group of people who entered the city as an exception were wearing the robes of the guards of the county governor's mansion. This shows that things in Langyuan City are very troublesome, and people from the Sheriff's Mansion are here. So who knows when the city gate will be reopened?
Immediately after this group of people entered the city gate, people from the Langyuan City garrison opened the way. They moved quickly and finally stopped at the entrance of Wu Yuan's mansion.
Zhou Cang has received the news in advance and is waiting at the door. Because the person who came was unusual. He was Yang Jie, the official of Zuojun, the governor of Beijiang County.
Anyone who pursues an official career in Beijiang County will not be familiar with the names and general styles of the elders in this area in advance. The same goes for Zhou Cang. So even though the army and the local government were at odds with each other, he still wanted to leave a good impression on Yang Jie. As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. This will make it easier to talk to someone when they meet in the future.
There are three chief officials in the county governor's office. The first one is the county governor Xiao Wangcheng. Going down the line, Yang Jie, the Langguan of Zuojun, ranked second, and Wen Xian, the Langguan of Youjun, ranked third.
Xiao Wangcheng and Yang Jie were both transferred to Beijiang County a few years ago. They are "migrants", but they are also from the same family. If Xiao Wangcheng is the head of Beijiang County, then Yang Jie is the two hands. As for Youjun Langguan Wenxian, it is said that he has been "idle" since last year and was completely ignored.
"Sir Yang, I am lowering my rank to Zhou Cang. Please forgive me for not being able to greet you from afar." Zhou Cang bowed his hands, which was considered polite. This is generally the case when military personnel meet local officials. They keep a distance from each other, and will not salute even if they have high or low positions. Goodbye.
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"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhou. I should have troubled you all night to do things that should have been done. It really shouldn't have happened." Yang Jie smiled and returned the favor.
"Haha, there is an emergency in Langyuan City, and the subordinates are also doing things according to the rules. Why do you have to work hard? It's just your job. It's hard work for Master Yang to travel so hard. Sir, please come in!"
Neither of them continued to be polite. Together they quickly entered the Wu Mansion.
There was no need for Zhou Cang to introduce the situation, and it was not appropriate for him to say more. Just sitting on the edge was enough to achieve his purpose. He just wants these officials to know his existence and not to contain any personal information in his words. As for the rest, he has reason to believe that with Zhang Yan's methods, these government servants can get almost anything.
However, Zhou Cang still had a question in his mind that he had not expressed. That means Yang Jie came too soon? According to his schedule, it was impossible for Yang Jie to reach Langyuan City this early in the morning. At this moment, 80% of the fast horses reporting the news of Wu Yuan's death were still on the way. The only explanation is that Yang Jie was already on the way before Wu Yuan's accident. The purpose of coming here is not because of Wu Yuan's death, but for another reason. Just in time.
So what was Yang Jie's original purpose in coming to Langyuan City? Zhou Cang thought about it in his mind for a while, and stopped thinking about it as he had no clue. After all, this matter has nothing to do with him anyway.
After listening to the explanation of the head catcher in charge, Yang Jie was silent for a while, turned to Zhou Cang who was sitting next to him and said, "Master Zhou, please forgive me, I want to talk to the people below alone." After saying that, he handed over his hand. , he got up and let the head catcher lead him to the study where the body was laid. Although the body had been carried to the side to prevent it from being difficult to clean up after stiffening, the scene of the discovery was still exactly the same as last night.
Zhou Cang sat in the main room for almost a meal before he saw Yang Jie come back.
"Master Zhou, you should be familiar with Zhang Yan mentioned in Wu Yuan's suicide note, right? Can you tell me about this person?" Yang Jie got straight to the point and the first question he asked was about Zhang Yan.
Zhou Cang was naturally prepared. He smiled and said, "What do you want to know, Mr. Yang? I will tell you everything you know."
