The two of them walked back. Along the way, the vendors on both sides of the street were hawking their wares. It was very lively. Ye Meng had been thinking about the two men in black, but she still had no clue. She took a deep breath and wanted to relax for a while. She turned her head and saw a small stall selling sugar figurines. The sugar figurines of different shapes and sizes were especially exquisite, which immediately aroused her interest.
Although this thing could be seen frequently in modern times, it was no longer prosperous. It was not as varied as it was in ancient times. Thinking of this, she decided to ask He Tang to go and take a look, but she happened to hear a woman's sigh next to her.
"Sigh, what about the money that was saved in the bank in the past?”The woman was dressed simply and had a simple wooden hairpin in her hair. Although her head was lowered, others could still imagine the worry on her face.
Ye Meng didn't pay much attention to this sentence, but what stopped her was the woman's next words,""Why would a perfectly fine bank give all of them…Sigh.”
The woman shook her head and sighed. She was about to rush home and not think about money for the time being. At this moment, a hand reached out and stopped her.
It was Ye Meng." Auntie," she asked curiously," you just said that everyone in the bank…"
"Sigh, don't you know?" The woman looked at her in confusion. She thought for a moment and continued,"You know the owner of the bank in the east of our county, right? The fat one."”
"Yes, I know."
"Two days ago, everyone in his family's bank, including the shop assistants, were…killed, and all their money was robbed.”The woman whispered,"I heard that there was too much money and the thief was eyeing it."”After saying that, he sighed and sighed. He should have withdrawn the money earlier. He did not know if he could get the money back.
After understanding the general situation, Ye Meng did not have time to listen to her sigh. She comforted the woman and went back first while she thought about something at the side. After a while, her expression became more serious. He Tang came over and looked at her with concern." Miss Ye, did you encounter any problems?" I wonder if there is anything I can help with.”
"What? No, she just felt that something was a little strange.”She was so focused on thinking that she almost forgot that there was a handsome man standing beside her. She hurriedly waved her hand and said.
"I don't know much about the case.”He Tang stood gracefully in his plain clothes. He frowned slightly and blamed himself. Then he said," But I heard from the auntie that it might be a thief. If it is, the thief is too fierce."”
"No, it shouldn't be an ordinary thief.”She waved her hand to deny his words." Most thieves only want money. They won't go so far as to kill.”
" Then we..." He Tang hesitated, knowing that she might want to understand the situation of the case personally.
"Let's return to the government office first." She said and walked towards the yamen. He Tang had no choice but to follow her.
Meanwhile, Qi Lu quickly got up and changed his clothes after hearing the news. His previous injuries were almost healed. As long as he did not do anything too intense, he would not be affected.
The first thing he wanted to do when he woke up was to go to the opposite side to find Ye Meng. Since she came to see him in the morning, she had not come back. He did not know what she had gone to do.
After searching the entire government office, he still could not find her. Qi Lu sighed as he thought about it. If she went to look for He Tang now, the scene would be too enviable.
However, the case was more important, so Qi Lu decided to go to Lord Zhang first to ask about the situation before waiting for Ye Meng to return. He didn't want her to say that he wasn't a good constable.
Thinking of this, he picked up his knife and walked over.
"What is it? Can't catch him? What are you guys for? Go again!" Before he entered the door, Lord Zhang's roar could be heard. Qi Lu touched his injured hand and looked at the constables who had been chased out in a sorry state. He held back his laughter and entered the door.
"My lord." As soon as he entered the room, he saw a pile of documents on the table. They were placed messily. He did not need to guess to know that this case was going to be very difficult.
"You're here." Magistrate Zhang turned around and saw that it was Qi Lu. He calmed down and said in a deep voice," "Are your injuries better?"
"Milord, it's almost done.”" Yes." Qi Lu answered honestly. He hesitated for a moment before continuing," Sir, did you encounter some difficult case?"”
"Yes, I am." Magistrate Zhang sighed." This case is quite big.”
"Then leave it to me." Qi Lu stood up straight with a confident look on his face. This time, he had to show off in front of Ye Meng.
However, Magistrate Zhang had no intention of giving him the chance. He waved his hand and rejected him." Qi Lu, go back and rest. I'll send someone to investigate this matter."”
" But Sir..." Qi Lu seemed to have something to say when a constable in an official uniform suddenly ran in." Sir, Li Shan has been captured."”
"Oh? Quickly bring me there." Then, he followed the bailiff to the front hall and ignored Qi Lu.
Qi Lu didn't know whether to sit or stand. He decided to find Ye Meng first.
At this time, Ye Meng and the others had just arrived at the entrance of the government office. Two mighty stone lions stood at the door, their mouths wide open, revealing their fangs. It gave off an invisible sense of deterrence.
When they entered, a few bailiffs were rushing in and out. They stopped one of them and asked where the magistrate was before rushing over.
The magistrate was listening to the report of his own people in front of the case. Beside him was the suspect who had been arrested. He was the head of the thieves who had a criminal record of theft in the county.
"Sir, you're being wronged." Li Shan, who was kneeling in front of the table, was already trembling in fear from the prison equipment and soldiers placed around him. He did not know what he had done to suddenly be captured.
However, no matter what, it was always right to shout "innocent".
"Don't make so much noise!" Magistrate Zhang slammed the table, stunning Li Shan. "Li Shan, do you plead guilty?"
"This commoner, this commoner is wronged." Li Shan was frightened by his slap, and his entire body trembled like a sieve.
"Hmph, wronged?" Magistrate Zhang threw down a piece of paper beside him," Look at it yourself. Your brothers have long exposed you, saying that you have long coveted the money house owner's wealth and even took a fancy to his eldest daughter.”
Li Shan crawled forward in horror and looked at the paper that was covered in fingerprints. He still refused to admit it." Sir, they are slandering us!”
"Slander?" Magistrate Zhang glared at him." Then let me ask you, have you ever coveted the money house owner's money?"”
"This…"
"Let me ask you again. Did you covet his eldest daughter's beauty but was humiliated and mocked by her?”
" I…" Li Shan shrunk his body, not knowing what to say.
"Quickly answer me!" The magistrate saw that he didn't want to continue and quickly berated.
"This lowly one, this lowly one has indeed been humiliated in public by others. That day, he also said that sooner or later, his house would be…robbed. However, that was just a slip of the tongue that this lowly one made up in a moment of confusion. This lowly one has never really thought of doing it.”
"Hmph, you haven't thought about it? What else would a Thief like you not dare to do?”Magistrate Zhang sneered and continued,"Let me ask you again. What were you doing the night before the incident?" Is there a witness?"
"I was at home that day and didn't go anywhere. "As for the witnesses…" Li Shan glanced at the confession paper in front of him and knew that he could not count on these brothers.
"Still not obedient!" The magistrate saw that he was cowering. The constable standing at the side pulled out the whip hanging beside him and gestured in front of him, wanting to scare him.
"Sir, I'll talk, I'll talk." Seeing this, Li Shan couldn't take it anymore. He gritted his teeth and was finally about to confess." I did go out that day and stole a jade Ruyi from Minister Li's study.”
Hearing his words, Magistrate Zhang frowned." That's all?”
"That's right. If you don't believe me, you can ask Minister Li if his family has lost a jade Ruyi. I've hidden that jade Ruyi in the chicken coop in the backyard of my house.”
" This..." Magistrate Zhang was caught in a dilemma. If the suspect was not Li Shan, then who else could it be? He had already interrogated all the thieves in the county. How could it not be a single one?
However, Li Shan had always been glib and never spoke the truth. And how could Minister Li remember when his family had lost something? Who knew when the thief had stolen the jade scepter?
"My lord." As she was thinking, Ye Meng, who had been listening outside, walked in, followed by He Tang.
She looked around and gave a simple bow according to their etiquette. Then, she went straight to the point." I heard that there's a big case recently?"”
"Yes." The magistrate replied.
"So this person is the suspect?" He could also ask.
"We're still interrogating him." The magistrate pointed at Li Shan and said hatefully," I wonder how many of his words are true. It seemed that he had to suffer a little before he could tell the truth.”
"Absolutely not!" Ye Meng looked at the suspect who was kneeling at the side and whispering " innocent ". She sized him up and said," You're trying to force a confession out of him. What if the murderer isn't him? Wouldn't the real criminal get away scot-free?"”
"I know what to do."
"But Milord, this person is not the murderer at all.”
"Oh?" The magistrate's interest was piqued." How did you know? Not to mention that this thief had a criminal record before, just based on his boasting in the restaurant that he would borrow some money from the bank owner sooner or later, wasn't this suspicion big enough?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the suspect cried out that he was innocent and said that he was just joking.
However, Ye Meng rolled her eyes in her heart. She finally understood why someone would hire Qi Lu as a constable. What kind of logic was that? How could this be used as evidence?
Birds of a feather indeed flock together? However, she did not show any reaction on the surface.
"Sir, this matter might not be that simple. Why don't you let me investigate?”Ye Meng felt that she couldn't explain it to him at the moment, so she volunteered to investigate the matter herself.
"You're going?" Magistrate Zhang glanced at her and knew that she had contributed to the solving of the previous case. He was also aware of her talent, but she was still a woman.
The task of solving a case had always been the responsibility of the government's constables. How could they hand it over to a woman so rashly? This was unreasonable.
Once word got out, outsiders would think that there was no one in the government office. Thinking of this, he waved his hand, and his loose official robe swayed twice." I've already arranged for someone to be in charge of this matter. Miss Ye should settle the matters in the archives first.”
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