Crown Princess, she can catch ghosts

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, people who are away have returned home.

Merchant ships and caravans are also rushing to do some big business in these two days, so that they can go home for the reunion festival.

Huai'an Fufu City has already entered into an atmosphere of joy and reunion in advance, with lights and festoons everywhere, and the streets are full of people, and it is very lively.

However, Shen Tongzhi in the government office had a headache, his eyes were gray, and he could tell that he hadn't had a good rest for a few days.

On the occasion of the reunion festival, it's okay for them to be too busy for something like that to happen.

Now that there is another fire case in the city, it is simply worse.

Shen Tongzhi was so busy last night that he had a hard time resting, and was awakened by the news of the fire in the city. He didn't feel sleepy anymore, so he had another busy night.

This matter was related to a murder case, and it was Shen Tongzhi's job, so he had to deal with it first.

But after checking, Shen Tongzhi became scared.

For a general fire case, you only need to check who the owner is, whether there are casualties, and the cause of the fire, and finally write an article to record it and submit it to the magistrate for review.

But there are so many unknown secrets behind such a simple fire case, and it even involves dozens of murder cases in Huai'an Prefecture!

Shen Tongzhi only felt that his hands and feet were cold, so he immediately asked someone to invite the magistrate.

Du Zhifu has been so busy recently that black and white have been turned upside down. Now that he heard that Shen Tongzhi even asked him to discuss a fire case, he was so angry that his beard cocked up.

But Shen Tongzhi has always done things properly, he was worried that there was something hidden in it, so he went there anyway.

Just as Shen Tongzhi was sorting out various files on the table and thinking about how to report it to the magistrate, he heard an extremely angry voice coming from the door.

"Shen Hui, I'm so busy these days that I don't even touch the ground, it's best if you invite me here!"

Hearing the magistrate's voice, Shen Tongzhi's expression froze, and he sent out all the officials under him.

Seeing this, Prefect Du suppressed his anger, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter? You're sneaky, maybe you found some treasure in this fire case!"

Shen Tongzhi shook his head, but sighed: "My lord, the treasure has not been dug up, but I have dug up more than forty murder cases!"

When Du Zhifu heard his words, his eyes went dark, his feet went soft, and he almost pouted.

Seeing this, Shen Tongzhi quickly stepped forward to pull him up, helped him to sit on a chair beside him.

After a while, Prefect Du finally recovered.

He pushed away the teacup that Shen Tongzhi handed over, and said with a trembling voice, "Shen Hui, my lord Tongzhi!"

"Du has worked with you for three years, and the temperament and nature of each other must be clear. Tell me honestly, is what you just said true or false?"

Forty murders are no small matter.

During his tenure, if such a big incident happened, the superior would blame him, not to mention the official position, even the superior would not be able to keep his head!

What's more, King Huai is now in Dingshan Town, Huai'an Prefecture.

If King Huai knew that such a thing had happened in the land under his rule, but he still didn't realize it, what a dereliction of duty!

Shen Tongzhi cried and said, "Master Zhifu, do you think I'm trying to trick you? What's the benefit of me doing this?"

Du Zhifu supported his forehead and sighed as if resigned to his fate, "Tell me, what's going on... How did this fire incident happen like this?"

Shen Tongzhi told all the things he found.

The house that caught fire belonged to a farming family. After the family moved, the house was sold to a buddy of the Li family at a low price.

According to nearby residents, only an old man in his 50s lived in the house, and he never went out. Occasionally, a clerk would come to deliver some food to him.

But after the fire broke out, neither the officers and soldiers who put out the fire nor the nearby residents saw the old man go out, and when they searched the next day, they did not find the bones.

Shen Tongzhi felt strange, so he asked someone to check the identity of that person carefully.

As a result, it was found that the person was somewhat similar to the former magistrate Qi Wenyuan, and the time he lived in the house coincided with the time Qi Wenyuan left.

Although Shen Tongzhi was promoted later, he also heard the old man in the yamen mention the former magistrate.

Although Qi Wenyuan was dismissed from office because of abusing his power, people in the government office privately said that he was a good official who was diligent and caring for the people.

Out of curiosity and duty, he asked someone to check it carefully again.

After this investigation, it was found that something was wrong.

That guy is a servant of the Li family, he has been a member of the Li family all his life, he doesn't need to set up a house outside, and he has never known Qi Wenyuan, so he will secretly raise him there for no reason.

Shen Tongzhi then called someone over to ask, only to find out that Li Danchen instructed him to do it.

But Li Danchen and the Qi family broke up three years ago because of Qi Shaoyu's murder. Shen Tongzhi was worried that Li Danchen did it for revenge, so he took all the relevant people back and interrogated them carefully.

Except for one Li Danchen who was still in a coma and was not arrested, under the pressure of Shen Tongzhi, the rest of the people brought back were all recruited...

From what they explained, Shen Tongzhi also discovered a terrible thing, that Li Danchen actually refined evil things in private!
Not only that, but Li Danchen once ordered them to collect the list of most Yin people in Huai'an Mansion.

Not surprisingly, they found out and reported to Li Danchen that those people all died due to various accidents.

Li Danchen's opponents in the business field also died suddenly. Moreover, in the past six years, all those who tried to oppose the Li family were all unlucky, either they lost their money or their homes were destroyed.

Therefore, Shen Tongzhi boldly guessed that all of this had something to do with Li Danchen, and even what happened to Qi Wenyuan back then might have been caused by Li Danchen.

And Shen Tongzhi carefully calculated the people involved in these cases. There are 48 people who have passed away, including their wives and children!
Du Zhifu felt a headache when he heard it, and asked, "Have those people signed their confessions?"

Shen Tongzhi nodded, and handed over the stack of papers on the table, "My lord, please have a look!"

Du Zhifu took it and looked at it carefully, but after looking at it for four or five minutes, he felt cold all over his body.

It's just that he is the magistrate after all, and he was not dazzled by the news.

"This matter is just a guess between you and me. The Li family is a big businessman in Yinzhou, the biggest taxpayer. The business has grown a lot in these years, and the higher-ups have some relationship. Without real evidence, we can't do anything at will."

When Shen Tongzhi heard this, he became a little anxious, "Does your lord not believe me? I am willing to guarantee to the superior. If there is a mistake in this matter, just kill me. If there is such a thing, we will let it go. There will be more victims!"

"What are you in a hurry!"

Du Zhifu clicked his tongue, looked at the anxious Shen Tongzhi and said bitterly: "I am the prefect, and I am in charge of government orders and lawsuits. When encountering such a thing, I am more anxious than you, but this matter Don't hurry!"

He stood up and said solemnly: "48 human lives are no small matter. As parents and officials, what we say and what we do will have a great impact on the common people. If we make a mistake and make a mistake, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"It's just that I have too many things in my hands, and I don't have time to deal with it, so I will leave it to you to investigate. Moreover, since you suspect that Li Danchen is using magic to harm people, I happen to have someone to recommend to you."

Shen Tongzhi also knew what happened recently, so he naturally didn't care about the prefect Du's letting him go beyond his authority, and only asked: "Who does the prefect recommend?"

Du Zhifu quickly said: "Go and ask Miss Diansu that I ordered you to receive that day, and ask her to check for you whether there is any connection between this and then you will know whether Li Danchen is innocent or not."