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Chapter 293 The Shen Family Has a Corpse ([-])
"Have all the clothes of the dead been taken off?" President Xue glanced at the audience inadvertently, and found that the corpses under the sackcloth seemed to be all naked, so he asked.

"Yes, they were all unchecked." Wu Zuo quickly replied.

"Where are their clothes? They froze to death outside. Are there any traces on the clothes that can indicate the location?"

"Ah, there is something strange about saying that."

"After the post-mortem, we went outside and said it stinks inside."

Bai Qing came to his senses, why did he stand here to talk about the case, he walked out first, and the three behind him followed closely.

When I got outside, the cold wind blew my head, which made people excited and their minds cleared up a lot.

"Tell me, what is the strange place?"

Bai Qing found a place with a leeward wind to talk to. He has already felt that the power of the local winter should not be underestimated. It is as cold and stiff as it has been blown by the wind for a long time. The cold air can blow through the clothes and pour into the body to freeze the bones. There is nowhere to hide Hiding, unlike the north, it will not be cold in the snowstorm weather as long as you wrap it tightly.

"Those people's clothes are covered with dust that seems to be found at the scene of a fire."

"The scene of the fire?" Bai Qing's eyes brightened slightly, "By the way, didn't you say that they were all disheveled? Is it possible to deduce from this that the accident happened in the middle of the night, they all took off their clothes and went to sleep, woke up from the fire and fled, and then A head of quicklime was spilled by someone guarding it?"

"Not impossible."

"What about the one with the gunshot wound? Is there anything unusual about him?"

"He didn't. He was clean. Although his clothes were disheveled, the only wound on his body was the gunshot wound."

"So this person was injured before and after the other people were sprinkled with quicklime? Are they in the same place?" Qin Chuan deduced?

"And he died of freezing outside. The body was only discovered yesterday. The family members said that the body was strange, haunted, and caught fire, but there is no fire in the county these days..." Mr. Xue went through the existing clues, aura In a flash, "The place where these people had an accident was not in the county. They were sent outside to do things, and then they had an accident together."

"The place I went to should not be a place where there are people, otherwise, how could no one know about the fire, so the accident happened in the mountains, and they slept in tents or caves."

"I tend to go to the cave. I ran out of the cave to prevent people from ambushing outside. A large amount of quicklime was poured over my head so that they had nowhere to hide. If they were sleeping in tents scattered, they would sneak up on one or two tents at most. People, you can’t sneak attack everyone.”

"Then the one who was injured by the gunshot wound should have been injured in a tent or a cave. After being injured, there was no one to treat him, and he slowly lost blood and died."

"What about the fire? It's a terrible fire in the wild."

"There is no need for a big fire, as long as it can wake people up and flee. If you extinguish the fire immediately after hurting people, it will not go out of control and become a big fire. Since we haven't heard of any winter wildfires breaking out these days, doesn't it mean that the people who attacked them Do it right."

Wu Zuo couldn't get in the way of such a conversation, and looked at Mr. Qian and the two with reverence, and outlined a relatively complete and reliable previous situation with each of Mr. Qian.

The three of Bai Qing also felt that this inference should be closer to the truth, so now they all have a question in their hearts.

In this cold day, why did the Shen family send so many family members to the mountains?Even sleeping in the wild, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like doing a good job.

It's not like a group of people doing good deeds are in the mountains, and they are attacked by people.

How do you feel familiar?

Black eat black?
Or did they infringe on the interests of others in the mountains, and irreconcilable conflicts erupted, and they were bloodbathed for revenge?
Whatever it is, what both possibilities have in common is interest.

There are benefits in the mountains, that's why Shen sent so many family members to squat in the mountains in such a cold day.

There has to be a significant benefit to be worth doing.

What good things can there be in the mountains that can make a big gentry like the Shen family unable to sit still?

矿？
The mountain forest land deed in Shen's hands has not been handed over so far. If it is said that there is a mine discovered, then their strange behavior all the time can be explained.

Knowing that the mountains and forests he owns are too close to Siliu Village, which violates the taboo of spying on the military, he should hand over the mountains and forests to avoid suspicion, but he doesn't mention it.

But that Zhuangzi is Qi Ke's property, and he made a lot of troubles in order to seize Zhuangzi.

The former patriarch lied to his face without changing his face that day, and he didn't even mention the ownership of the mountains and forests.

Shen did whatever it takes to make a fuss and divert his attention. Now it seems that all the motives are to make people ignore the mountains and forests in their hands.

The dignified country gentry of a century-old rich family is shamelessly playing tricks. If there is a mine in the mountains, it is probably not a small mine.

Iron ore and copper ore?
No, it wouldn't be these two mines. If it was a copper-iron mine, with Shen's ability, it would not be difficult at all to cooperate with the local government to win the royal court's mining rights, and there would be no need to be so sneaky.

So it shouldn't be iron ore, it should be rarer.

Silver mine?Gold mine?
Bai Qing's face tightened all of a sudden.

Shen is courting death.

Qin Chuan and the three of them saw that Bai Qing suddenly stopped talking and just paced back and forth, apparently lost in some kind of thought, they all shut their mouths tightly, not daring to disturb, just watching Bai Qing's face change , the footsteps became more and more urgent, turning so that their eyes were dazzled.

Bai Qing suddenly started to turn around, then stopped suddenly, his face was as tense as a steel plate, don't try to see anything from his eyes and expression.

Qin Chuan and the others waited expectantly for him to speak.

"Wu Zuo, you continue to be busy, and we will not bother you."

Bai Qing woke up from his contemplation, and led his people forward to find the county magistrate, he wanted to meet Shen Conglin.

If gold and silver mines are discovered in the forest so close to Siliu Village, it can be a big or small matter. Mining or not mining will determine how to adjust the defense of coastal villages.

The county lord, who was so busy, didn't have time to ask why he wanted to see Shen Conglin, so he pointed to the place where Shen Conglin was under house arrest and let Bai Qing go there by himself, without even a guide.

The reason why Shen Conglin was called to the Yamen was to assist in the investigation. After all, the study room used by his late father was locked and he held the key. Now that so many corpses were found, it would be too contemptuous for him not to come to the Yamen to explain. No matter how powerful the country gentry is, they dare not do this, otherwise the government will label them as rebellious, who will bear it.

But there is a shortage of manpower in the yamen. After asking about Shen Conglin's grievances, no one cares about him. He locked the door and let him reflect in the room alone.

Bai Qing opened the lock with a key given by the county magistrate in his hand. Two guards were always guarding the door, and he went in alone to ask questions.

In a room with only simple tables and chairs, Shen Conglin sat in a corner away from the window. When Bai Qing saw him, he put his hands between his knees, lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't notice that someone came in at all.

Bai Qing closed the door behind his back, and walked slowly towards Shen Conglin, but stopped in the middle of the room.

"Shen Conglin."

Bai Qing shouted, Shen Conglin's shoulders shook suddenly, he woke up from his own thoughts, and raised his head blankly.

"Who?"

"I, Bai Qing."

"President Bai Qian?" Shen Conglin was stunned for a moment, and then it seemed that his brain was finally on the right track, his eyes widened and he suddenly got up, he wanted to rush over but didn't dare, he only took two steps away from the chair and stood still restrainedly, " Lord Qian, I was wronged! I was really wronged! I don’t know where those corpses came from! Please believe me! Believe me!”

"I believe you? How can I believe you? That is your father's study room. You have the key to the door. The corpses in the room are your family members. If you are not a suspect, who else is?"

"It's my father's study room. I hold the key, and the corpses are all my servants. I admit all of this, but I really don't know how their corpses appeared in the study room. I always carry the key with me, except for sleeping. It won't work out."

"Unlock the key only when you're sleeping?" Bai Qing maliciously suggested a direction.

Shen Conglin's face froze immediately, and he couldn't help turning his thoughts to Bai Qing's suggestion. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. If it wasn't for being betrayed by the people around him, who would have gotten the key he carried with him.

"I don't care about the thieves in your family, I just ask why you sent so many people to the mountains?"

"I didn't send them." Shen Conglin didn't expect Mr. Bai Qian's question to jump so fast and reach the door of life.

"That was arranged by your father, the former patriarch? Yes, he passed away suddenly, and many things were not explained. You can say that you didn't know about sending people into the mountain."

"I really don't know about sending people into the mountain. I'm like you. Yesterday, someone came down to report that the study room smelled bad. It was the room my father used. I want to use it again after the funeral. That's The door I opened with my own hands."

That frightening scene seemed to appear before Shen Conglin's eyes again. The pampered and pampered old man of the Shen family turned pale for an instant.

"It's too scary. You haven't seen it, my lord. The corpses all over the ground are swollen and swollen. Wu Zuo said that it's fortunate that it's winter. If it were summer, the stench would have wafted out and suffocated people to death. Maybe the corpses have all flowed out." One day, that house can't be taken anymore." Shen Conglin choked up, "It's too scary."

"If you want to restore your innocence, please answer carefully. What kind of mine is your family sending so many servants into the mountain?"

"...Mine?!" Shen Conglin, who was still choking just now, trembled in surprise, raised his head and looked straight at Bai Qing, with a smile on his lips, "Mr. Qian is just joking, send someone into the mountain It must be mining?"

"Otherwise? The mountains and forests that should be handed over refused to be handed over, and they used tricks to seize other people's Zhuangzi to curry favor with others, causing countless troubles, and making such a big show, what else could it be if it wasn't to hide your secrets in the mountains? In exchange for Zhuangzi, we won't take the idea of ​​​​the forest in your hands? Standing on the mountain, you can directly see every move of everyone in the village. Shen Conglin, do you think that my Bai family army can ignore such a big hidden danger and not do anything? disposal?"

"Mr. Qian, I really don't know what those people are doing. My father never mentioned it to me. The mine opened by my family is recorded in the government, and there is an account book for every year's income. You can check it at any time."

Shen Conglin knew that the matter of gold panning must not be mentioned. Once said, the whole family would be unlucky, because the place where the placer gold from the panning was refined into pure gold was not in the county, but an abandoned mine in the family was used.

Fortunately, gold panning and alchemy are extremely confidential. He is the eldest son so he knows a little bit, but in fact he doesn't know where these two places are. Impossible.

Instead of dragging the whole family down, it's better to talk about his dead father. He died too suddenly and didn't have time to confess his will and inheritance. As the eldest son, he can only explain clearly the errands he handled, and he doesn't know anything else. .

Bai Qing saw that Shen Conglin was desperately denying it, so he didn't ask any more questions. In contrast, he preferred Shen Conglin to keep his mouth shut. If he didn't have mines, he wouldn't have to report to the court, and he wouldn't disrupt the Bai family's army's deployment on the coastline.

"I really don't know?"

"I really don't know! I don't know!" Shen Conglin shook his head like a rattle, his knees softened, and he knelt down to Bai Qing, lowering his voice, "I beg Mr. Qian to be merciful and let go. If you want me to go to jail, the people will agree with me." I also admit it, just please don't implicate my Shen family and give innocent people a way to survive. Please, my lord."

"A suspect dares to make a request?" Seeing Shen Conglin's attitude, Bai Qing was convinced that there was indeed a mine in the mountain next to Siliu Village, and even their Shen family was already secretly mining it.

"I would like to spend all my money."

"How much wealth do you have?"

"I manage some properties and some private houses under my command."

"That will save your family at most, and you want to bring your brothers, mother and other clansmen along with you. You are quite good at settling accounts?"

Bai Qing was not polite at all when he had the opportunity to pluck the wool openly, and the Ministry of War had already allowed it.

It is said not to squeeze too hard, but Shen should not be in this case. He has done all kinds of bad things, and God will not help him. If he doesn't take the opportunity to squeeze, he will be sorry for the opportunity created by God.

When Shen Conglin heard the meaning of Bai Qing's words, his face was full of bitterness, and he had to swallow his plea.

"Then can I bring my old mother? I will pay for her share!"

"No rush, let's count how much property you have first."

Shen Conglin trembled all over, seeing Bai Qing standing there with a mocking face, unable to say anything.

"Now let me summarize, you, the eldest son, don't know anything about the many servants who died in your family, where they went and what they did when they were alive, do you?"

"Yes, I don't know at all. My father is the patriarch. Although I am the eldest son, he is not just my son. He will not explain who and what he will do to me."

"That is to say, he knew before he was alive that you, the eldest son, might not be able to inherit his position and continue to be the patriarch, so he didn't train you hard?"

Bai Qing provoked too much, Shen Conglin thought of the current chaos at home, and felt that it was the truth, his heart felt sour and his eyes were astringent, and he wanted to cry but had no tears.

　Although there is only one update, but there are 4000 words, because the content is not easy to divide into several chapters, so it is merged into one chapter for update.above.

　　
　
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