Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 447 Murder

After everyone went out, Yang Lian came in front of Qi Huan, glanced at Qi Huan who was scratching his head, and asked in a deep voice: "Master Qi, can you tell me about the situation here?"

Qi Huan's expression was ugly, and he didn't refute Yang Lian's words, but just nodded slightly.

Qi Huan knew that he was a grasshopper on the same rope as Yang Lian, and even had to rely on Yang Lian.

So Qi Huan told the whole process of coming here.

"When I got here, the fire was already burning. I immediately organized people to put out the fire, and then snatched some things from it. But the account books have basically been burned, and the remaining things are basically not too much. great effect."

"We also found a corpse inside, which was half burnt. I also asked someone to identify it, and it was the steward here." Qi Huan said with some helplessness: "The people who did this made it clear that they were aiming at these They came from the account books, and they made enough preparations. They even killed people to silence them. I don’t have any clues for the time being, so I’ll leave everything to Eunuch Yang.”

Qi Huan is very clear about her strengths and weaknesses.Doing these things is not what he is good at. In comparison, this Eunuch Yang in front of him is obviously better at it.

Qi Huan was also one of the people involved in the Yangzhou incident back then, and Qi Huan knew exactly what this Eunuch Yang did.Although Qi Huan did not participate and was a bystander, he also watched the whole process.

The so-called authorities are obsessed, but bystanders are clear. Qi Huan is very aware of this Eunuch Yang's ability.

If he asked himself to investigate this matter, Qi Huan would have no confidence in his heart.But if the Eunuch Yang in front of him is asked to investigate, Qi Huan is still very confident.

Yang Lian nodded. He probably understood the meaning of Qi Huan's words, and was also very satisfied with Qi Huan's attitude.As long as you don't make trouble for yourself, it's fine. As for these cases, you can investigate them by yourself, and Yang Lian doesn't think it will be too difficult.

Seeing Yang Bin walking over, Yang Lian asked blankly, "What do you gain?"

"Back to Eunuch, our people have already seen the corpse, and the identity has been confirmed. It is indeed the steward here, and the identity is not suspicious. After the autopsy, it was found that this person was burned after death. It can be confirmed that he was killed. Those who will be burned later will not be burned alive." Yang Bin finished speaking in one breath, his tone was very firm and full of confidence.

Yang Lian nodded, he was not surprised by this.

This matter looks like someone is conspiring. The other party may want everyone to think that it was an accidental fire, but judging from the current situation, it is impossible to be an accidental fire.

Evidence or no evidence, no one believed it was an accident.

This is definitely planned by man, because the timing is really too coincidental. If it is not burned early, it will be burned at this time. There is no such coincidence in the world.

If someone takes it as a coincidence, then it must be intentional.Such an approach will only tell other people that there is something going on here, and it is still a big deal.

Taking such a risky approach at such a time will prove that this matter is more dangerous than their approach, so they will choose this way.

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to Nanjing, the Taxation Department was preparing to reform the system. The interests and people involved were obvious. It was the people from the Ministry of Accounts who did it.

Yang Lian glanced at Yang Bin, nodded, and said, "Continue."

Yang Bin stood straight and said loudly, "No murder weapon was found at the scene, and our people did not find any obvious wounds after examining the body. This person should have been poisoned to death."

"The brothers have already spread out to ask people, to see if anyone has seen or found out whether any suspicious people have been here before the incident. In addition, I also asked people to search separately, and surrounded the entire household department to search. Let's see if we can find the murder weapon."

Yang Lian nodded and continued: "Let everyone turn the inside out."

"In addition, send someone to gather all the people in the household department, find a yard, and invite several adults from the household department to a room. Everyone is not allowed to leave the household department from now on. Check the household The staff of the Ministry, see if there are any missing people, if there are missing people, find out why they are missing, and find them immediately.”

"Yes, father-in-law. The humble job will be done immediately." Yang Bin agreed, turned and walked outside.

Although Qi Huan on the side was listening to the conversation between the two, his eyes were always on the busy people around him.

After taking a look, Qi Huan knew that these people were all professionals.

What everyone should do at this time, they themselves are very clear, and they don't need to be directed by others. It can be said that they are orderly, and the division of labor and cooperation are also very good, and they are very fast.

Some people were cleaning up the ruins, some were looking at the corpses, some were making records, some were tinkering with something, they seemed to be checking the traces, it can be said that the progress was very fast, and Qi Huan couldn't help but tsk tsk Surprisingly, this Eunuch Yang Lian is really professional in his work.

Qi Huan has always known that Yang Lian is a member of His Highness the Crown Prince's subordinates. At first, he thought it was another East Factory, and it might even become the West Factory in the future.

But no one thought that this one was different. Putting aside other things, these methods alone are not available to ordinary people.

Soon he walked over again, and a person came straight to Yang Lian's side, cupped his hands, and said respectfully: "Elder-in-law, we have found the source of the fire, and we saw tung oil from the scene. It must have been deliberately set on fire. Tung oil was also prepared in advance."

Yang Lian glanced at the speaking subordinate, nodded, a trace of essence flashed in her eyes, a smile hung on the corner of her mouth, and said, "Then go find it and see where the household department can find tung oil."

"Yes, father-in-law." The man agreed, and called a few people to go with him.

Seeing this scene, Qi Huan was even more surprised.

These people are really excellent, they only need to report, and then follow Yang Lian's orders, they don't even need to ask, they know what to do.

Looking at the appearance of all the people around him who were used to it, and Yang Lian, who looked like she should have, Qi Huan sighed inwardly.

Not to mention other things, this Eunuch Yang's ability to train his subordinates is worth learning by himself. If his subordinates also have such abilities, then the things he has to do will be much easier.

The news continued to gather, and soon there were some clues.

The first one to come back was Yang Bin, who brought back some news.

Coming to Yang Lian's side, Yang Bin said, "Elder-in-law, we found some clues."

At this time, Yang Lian had already found a chair and sat down. After listening to Yang Bin's words, she waved her hand, "Then let's talk about it."

"Yes, father-in-law." Yang Bin nodded, and said respectfully: "We have investigated all the people in the household department, and the household department is short of three people today. Two people asked for leave yesterday and did not come today. The rest That person, no one knows where he went."

"I've already sent someone to look for him at his house, and I've also inquired about some of the places he frequents. I've sent someone to inquire. I believe there will be news soon. Some people have proved that this person has been to this place before. In the morning Came here once, and came again this afternoon.”

"Here are his materials, some are kept by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and some are our files. Father-in-law, you can take a look."

Yang Lian nodded, and took over the materials Yang Bin handed over.

After flipping through it a few times, Yang Lian showed a sneering smile and said, "Doctor of Hubu, Department of Cleaning Officials in Zhejiang, it's interesting."

Hearing Yang Lian's words, Yang Bin also nodded, and then said: "This man is Liu Yibing, the doctor of the Zhejiang Cleaning Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs. If there is no accident, the murderer should be this man."

After hearing Yang Bin's words, Yang Lian laughed immediately, raised her head to look at him, and said, "Our family dares to bet you that something unexpected will happen to this matter."

Soon someone came over again, holding a tray in his hand, with a knife on it, and some blood on it.

The man came to Yang Lian's side and said, "Elder-in-law, we have already found the murder weapon. It is in the duty room of Liu Yibing, the doctor of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Zhejiang Cleaning Department. Our people have already checked it, and it matches the wound. It was indeed this knife that killed the steward."

Yang Lian nodded, waved her hand, motioned for that person to back off, and then said to Yang Bin, "Did you see it? Did something unexpected happen?"

Yang Bin's face turned dark when he saw this scene, he shook his head with a wry smile, and said helplessly, "Eunuch, they really did it unscrupulously. I feel that we have been insulted, so I don't want to give them a serious look." , I was really underestimated."

Qi Huan, who was standing aside, naturally understood what it meant.

This case was so fake, how could the murder weapon be found so easily?

To do this kind of thing, you must hide the murder weapon well.If it is so easy to be found, it can only be that the murderer wants you to find it.Since this is the case, then he can only frame the blame.

"Then let them take a look." Yang Lian said with a smile: "Tell the brothers to use the dim sum, and don't be underestimated. In addition, you should keep an eye on it. Those who go to Liu Yibing's house should hurry up." Come back, if our guess is correct, Liu Yibing has already died at home."

Yang Bin nodded. Yang Bin also believed in Yang Lian's judgment.

Because in this matter, if Liu Yibing was still alive, then naturally no one would allow anyone to frame him, so it would be best if he died.

Soon the news spread, and it turned out that Liu Yibing was dead.

The body was in Liu Yibing's home. He was hanged to death, and he left a letter saying that he did these things himself, and he knew the crime was serious, so he dared not live and hanged himself.

"Who else is in Liu Yibing's family?" Yang Lian asked.

"Back to my father-in-law, Liu Yibing's family is from Guangxi. I don't know who is the specific person. He is an official here and brought a concubine here. But I heard that he didn't bring this concubine from home. Instead, she married halfway through her official career in the past few years."

Yang Bin said with a blank face: "If you want to know who else is in his family, you can only send someone to Guangxi or find his colleagues to ask. However, I feel that not many people know."

Gently waving her hand, Yang Lian said indifferently: "There's no need to investigate, it's meaningless. This person couldn't have committed suicide. Ask his family members to see if anyone went to see him before he died. Pass."

"The humble job will be done right away." After Yang Bin agreed, he turned and walked out.

Yang Lian also stood up, stretched her muscles and bones, and then said, "Let's go, our family is going to visit Liu Yibing's house. I wonder if Mr. Qi would like to go with you?"

I can't help here, and it's very embarrassing, so Qi Huan nodded with a smile and said, "Of course I'm happy to accompany you."

A group of people left the household department with others and went directly to Liu Yibing's house.

This place has also been taken over by Yang Lian's subordinates. Some of them are conducting an autopsy, some are checking the surroundings, and some are asking questions.

Seeing Yang Lian go, someone greeted her as soon as she entered.

"Elder-in-law, our people have found some problems. This Liu Yibing should have been hanged to death. There are no double strangle marks on the back of his neck, only one strangle mark, which proves that he was not strangled to death and then hung up. From his death From the looks of it, he was hanged."

After hearing this, Yang Lian immediately laughed and said, "This is a little interesting."

"Before he died, did anyone come to his house?" Yang Lian asked.

"Back to my father-in-law, I asked his family members. No one in his family knew when he came back, nor why he was at home, let alone whether anyone had visited him."

After hearing this, Yang Lian was stunned for a moment, looked at that person and asked, "Are you sure what they are telling is the truth?"

"Returning to my lord, I don't know whether they are telling the truth or lies. But I think what they said should be true. Our people found a tunnel in the room where Liu Yibing died. After going down the tunnel, there is a There is a big warehouse, and there are many big boxes in the warehouse, all of which are silver and gold."

Yang Lian was overjoyed when she heard it. It's a good thing that someone has already sent money to her door before she even started doing this.

"Is there a secret passage leading to the outside in that warehouse?"

"Grandpa Mingjian, there is indeed a secret passage leading to the outside. After our people found out through that secret passage, we found that the exit was in a yard not far away. However, people have already gone there and the house is empty. "

"Our people found a lot of traces at the scene, and there are also many traces in the secret passage. Those big boxes were all brought in through that secret passage. Liu Yibing returned home through that secret passage, so his family members didn't know about him. is back."

"Judging from that situation, the secret passage was used by outsiders to send money to Liu Yibing, or to send the money to that yard, and then Liu Yibing himself moved into his warehouse through the secret passage."

"Our people are still counting the exact amount of money. The person who killed Liu Yibing should have also entered through a secret passage, and then left through a secret passage. Liu Yibing should trust this person very much."

(End of this chapter)