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Chapter 37 It’s easy to kill but hard to deal with the aftermath
  As soon as Ding Dianshi died, Lin Feng was thinking about how to deal with the aftermath. The death of the third-in-command in a county will certainly not be as convenient as the death of an ordinary official.

In the aftermath, it must first be confirmed that he committed suicide. Suicide out of fear of guilt is much lighter. The second step is to fix the evidence of the crime. With his secret letter informing him of the news, as well as this letter, plus the captured military clerk Chen Yi, the Dianshi Secretary Office and other witnesses, there should be no problem.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng quickly put the letter back and restored it to its original state. Then he ordered Zhang Tiezhu and Jiang Yin to protect the scene while he reported to County Magistrate Zhang first. Such a big thing cannot be witnessed only by yourself.

Arriving at the county magistrate's office, Magistrate Zhang was waiting for news. As soon as he saw Lin Feng coming, he immediately asked: "Yuanshan, what's going on? Does Ding Yingqi admit his guilt?"

"Your Majesty, we went to control Ding Dianshi just now. He proposed to write a letter of surrender to you alone, so we gave him some time. Unexpectedly, he committed suicide out of fear of crime."

"Ah, there is something like this. Go to the Dianshi room and have a look." Magistrate Zhang said urgently.

The group soon arrived at Dian Shi's residence. Fang Tiezhu was waiting to salute, when Magistrate Zhang waved his hand and hurried in.

At this time, the prisoner from the county government prison also arrived.

Magistrate Zhang looked around and found nothing unusual, so he asked Wu Zuo: "Are you sure it was suicide?"

"Yes, County Lord, he was not hung up after death, and there was no obvious struggle. The characteristics of this suicide are still very obvious." Wu Zuo replied.

"Untie the body and search the public house again." Magistrate Zhang ordered.

Wuzuo quickly put the body down and began to write a detailed autopsy report.

Prisoners Jiang Yin and Zhang Tiezhu began to search the public house and went through Lin Feng's process again.

Soon the letter on the mezzanine of the cabinet was dug out again. Magistrate Zhang took it and read it for a while, then said angrily: "This Ding Yingqi did so many evil things without telling me. He really deserves to die!"

"Tie Zhu, you move Ding Yingqi's body to Yizhuang for storage first. Jiang Yin, go and sort out the evidence and prepare the file. The others should go out first," Lin Feng ordered.

After everyone walked out, Lin Feng said to the worried Magistrate Zhang: "Is the magistrate still worried about Ding Yingqi's suicide?"

"That's natural. The official of a county is dead, and I don't know how to explain it to the state government." Magistrate Zhang said.

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Ding Yingqi's death should be a good thing."

"how do I say this?"

"County Lord, think about it, this Ding Qi is involved in so many cases. If he doesn't die, he will definitely investigate to the end. How much impact will it have on our valley? Now that he is dead, it will be over. There is no need to go to some things. If it is investigated, the impact will be much smaller." Lin Feng analyzed.

"That's right." Magistrate Zhang nodded in agreement.

"Also, Ding Yingqi also involved state government officials. If he dies, the people in the state government will be relieved." Lin Feng added.

"Yes, but we need to get more solid evidence that Ding Yingqi committed suicide out of fear of guilt. Some of the letters related to it are not convenient to use." Magistrate Zhang continued.

"Well, so I suggest that Ding Yingqi's home be searched again to further search for evidence of crime and confiscate the illegal gains." Lin Feng suggested.

"This is very necessary. Before the news spreads, Yuanshan Qian led people to check it quickly." Magistrate Zhang made a lot of money from the previous inspections of criminals' properties, so he was very active this time.

"Understood, I will definitely handle the situation well." Lin Feng replied.

After seeing off Magistrate Zhang, Lin Feng took Jiang Yin and Zhuang Ban from the execution room to raid Ding's house. Lin Feng never liked wearing official robes when going out, so he changed into casual clothes and walked ahead with Fang Tiezhu.

Ding Yingqi's mansion is on Yaqian Street, where the county government office is located, and it takes about ten minutes to walk there. Before they reached the door, two arrogant doormen rushed up and stopped them: "Stop, this is Ding Dianshi's Ding Mansion. You must follow the rules when you come to visit." "What rules?" Lin Feng asked with interest.

"A general visit, that is, just to get acquainted, costs five silver coins to enter. If you ask for services, it costs one or two silver coins to enter." Menzi said arrogantly.

Damn, the price is clearly marked upon entering. It seems that Ding Dianshi has really fallen in love with money. But think about it, he used to keep his promise in Fugu, and there were too many people asking him to do things, so the concierge must take the opportunity to generate income.

Although he has lost his power now, he will definitely not tell his disciples. They are still immersed in the good old days.

A glimpse of the whole leopard. This Ding Dianshi must have been accustomed to corruption and bribery, so he would lead such a trap.

"Come here, get it for me, go in and search." Lin Feng gave the order, and the Ding Mansion was thrown into chaos.

Lin Feng didn't waste any time. He interrogated the location of Ding's warehouse and went there immediately.

After instructing Fang Tiezhu to guard the door, Lin Feng stepped into Ding Yingqi's treasury alone. Damn, even though it is a low-class classic, there are about a dozen silver boxes inside, each containing a thousand taels of silver, as well as a large number of pearl agate, antiques, calligraphy and paintings and other belongings. It's really a typical example of petty officials being extremely corrupt.

Lin Feng was naturally not polite. He opened the space and collected 3 silver boxes and a small box containing pearls and agates. The total value was estimated to be more than 4000 taels. In addition to the 200 taels of gold received from Ding Yingqi's public house, this income exceeded 6000 taels.

Although Lin Feng looked at the large number of silver boxes, he wanted to pocket them all. The Dante case involves too many areas, and a considerable part of the stolen goods will definitely be sent to the state government and the county magistrate, so it is really impossible to accept it any more, so I can only hold it back by force.

After Lin Feng finished his work, it only took him two or three minutes to ask other government officials to come in and carry the stolen goods. When Jiang Yin and others saw Lin Feng's hands empty, they vaguely advised him to take some, but were immediately sternly rejected by Lin Feng. Otherwise, if the upper part is loosened an inch and the lower part is loosened a foot, the hole as big as a pinhole can pass through the strong wind.

When I came out, a large group of people were already shouting and kneeling at the door. They were all Ding Yingqi's family members. There were his mother, his wife, two concubines, several children, and some servants. The women were all crying miserably, and they looked a little pitiful.

It can be seen that no matter whether it is ancient or modern, an official must abide by the rules, otherwise if something happens, it will be his family who suffers.

Lin Feng took a look and then stepped forward and said: "Ding Yingqi colluded with a big bandit, killed the people, and accepted huge amounts of stolen money. It can be said that he is unforgivable. Originally, your family members wanted to take him back and torture him, but because he committed suicide in fear of the crime, I am an official in Tongya again, so I will let you go for the time being, so you can take care of yourself."

"Ah, Master, if you just leave like this, how will we live in the future?" The women, mainly his wife and concubines, heard this and burst into heart-piercing cries. I don't know if they were really hurt or worried. There will be no good days in the future.

"My lord, your lord, since Ying Qi has committed a crime, he should pay for it with his own body. He has accepted any money in the past few years. I have tried to persuade him, but he just didn't listen. But I beg you to consider the many orphans and widowers among us. Give us a way to survive." The white-haired mother Ding stood up tremblingly and begged.

"You look pitiful. I will leave you a hundred taels of silver as I decide. You can save some money and find a legitimate livelihood." Thinking of Ding Yingqi's promise that no harm would come to his family, he should be a good person and keep it to the end.

It was already late when we returned to the county office, but such a big thing happened, and Magistrate Zhang was still waiting.

"The county magistrate confiscated more than 8000 taels of silver from Ding Yingqi's house, as well as other rare gems, antiques, calligraphy and paintings worth more than 2000 taels, and some shops and real estate. The evidence of his massive corruption is conclusive. In addition, some other items were also found. His letters of colluding with big families to bend the law for personal gain are more than enough evidence to establish his guilt." Lin Fenghui reported.

"This man surnamed Ding really deserves death. He actually embezzled and accepted so much money! It was really easy for him to commit suicide!"

Magistrate Zhang was extremely angry. He used to give him three to five hundred taels a year and thought he was quite a good person. But now compared with what he earned, he was just sent to beggar. It was really a great insult to him.

"Your Majesty, the evidence of Ding Yingqi's crime is conclusive. It is better to report it to the prefecture government as soon as possible. In addition, I am afraid that part of the seized silver will have to go up." Lin Feng then suggested.

"Yes, the impact of this case is very great. I will personally go to the state government office to report. Yuanshan, please ask the execution room to sort out the files and prepare all the criminal evidence. We will set off tomorrow.

If you still have stolen goods, bring 3000 taels, no, 5000 taels, and bring all the antiques, calligraphy and paintings. The stolen money is not enough to convince the state government. "In order to settle the matter, County Magistrate Zhang was determined to spend his money. A classic historian embezzled seven or eight thousand taels, and this alone is enough to be beheaded.

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