Yang Anguo rushed straight to Zhizhou Yamen like a meteor.
Tang Hao was sitting in the hall at this time, reading the confession with serious eyes.
"Why are Master Yang here today?" After hearing the noise, he looked up and asked Yang Anguo.
"Master Tang, you have worked hard these past two days. I am here to inquire about the Baifu case. I wonder if there has been any progress?" Yang Anguo forced a smile.
"Master Yang, please be patient," Tang Hao stood up to comfort him, "At least we have finally found this person, haven't we?"
"Where did Bai Chengfu go before he died? Who did he meet? And what about the Bai family? What is the situation of the Bai family?"
Ever since Tang Hao took over this case, the prefect’s Yamen didn’t know any news.
Originally Yang Anguo was still holding on to some luck, but now that Bai Chengfu's body has come out, he has already prepared for the worst.
At this time, the eyes looking at Tang Hao seemed to be looking for a life-saving straw, just hoping that it would not be what he was worried about.
Tang Hao hesitated, but did not speak directly.
"Don't worry, Mr. Yang, the case will always come to light."
Seeing that Tang Hao was still talking about him, Yang Anguo became a little anxious and simply made it clear.
"Master Tang, let's not tell secrets. Are the Bai family smuggling contraband?!"
Tang Hao's eyes changed and he put down the things in his hands.
After joining the army and waiting for people to understand, he turned around and went out and closed the door.
"Since Mr. Yang is already aware of it, I don't have to hide it anymore. But there is no evidence at the moment. Everything is just conjecture."
What Tang Hao said is all true. Bai Chengfu's death is indeed full of doubts, but there is indeed no evidence that he was smuggling illegally.
But Yang Anguo didn't think so after hearing this. Tang Hao must have been ordered to investigate the case, and he was afraid that there were some things that he would not tell himself clearly.
"This beast!!" He cursed angrily: "He must be doing these things for a living, otherwise how could he be killed!"
Yang Anguo's heart froze when he mentioned smuggling contraband.
How many officials from the first three states were involved, and which official in the state capital ended well in the end.
"Hey, Mr. Yang, the matter has not yet been clarified. Let's not get into trouble. Maybe Bai Chengfu's death was an ordinary vendetta."
Yang Anguo smiled bitterly, "I originally didn't want to come here to bother you, but if this case really involves contraband, how should I handle myself!!"
Tang Hao noticed that this was a test of his attitude.
He suppressed his smile and said seriously: "No matter what, since human lives are at stake, it is natural to investigate to the end. If it is an ordinary murder case, that's it. If other cases are found..."
"What should I say?" Yang Anguo's face tightened.
"Of course, the investigation will be carried out according to the law, and there will be no selfishness." Tang Hao said loudly, and then changed the topic and said: "But Mr. Yang, don't worry, the imperial court strictly checks the transportation of contraband, guilty will be punished, and meritorious service will naturally be rewarded. Mr. Yang, keep yourselves clean.
, what are you afraid of?"
"Of course, of course." Yang Anguo heard the meaning of Tang Hao's words, but he felt a little more relaxed.
Since he lost hope for promotion, although he has become timid and cautious in doing things, he is by no means a simple person, and he has never participated in anything that violates the law, so he is not worried about implicating him.
However, in order to prevent Baek Cheng-bok from actually being involved in the case and the court's lack of strict accountability afterwards, an extra layer of leverage must be added.
Thinking of this, Yang Anguo immediately expressed his position, "This case will be handed over to Mr. Tang with full authority to investigate and handle. If there is any need for assistance, I will do my best here."
Yang Anguo's intention was very clear. The case was handed over to the military camp for investigation, and he cooperated fully. In the end, as long as he was not involved in the case, Tang Hao would definitely put in a good word for himself, and perhaps the accountability from above would not be so heavy. p>
Of course, this is more in line with Tang Hao's interests. With the sudden murder of Bai Chengfu, the investigation will soon be put on the table. At that time, the support of the prefect's Yamen will be greatly needed. After all, he is not a supervisory censor, so he cannot get too involved in local affairs. Tang Hao took a deep look at him, nodded and said, "If so, thank you very much, Mr. Yang."
"It is a rare fate that you and I are officials in the same state. And on such a sensitive occasion, we should all cooperate seamlessly." Yang Anguo's attitude was quite polite.
"Master Yang is too polite. Since the case is in my hands, I will do my best to investigate it. Master Yang can just go back and wait for the news."
Since the goal has been achieved and the prefect said that he will not hinder it, there is no need to waste time chatting.
Both of them had the same thoughts, so they ended the conversation and left.
After Yang Anguo walked out of the military camp, he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Captain Tian asked: "Sir, are we still investigating this case?"
"What to investigate? It is wise to protect yourself at this time," Yang Anguo said in a low voice, "If Tang Hao wanted our help, he would have sent someone here long ago. If he didn't come, wouldn't he be suspicious of me?"
Under such circumstances, if you take the initiative to ask for an investigation, you will inevitably be suspected.
It's better to wait quietly for Tang Hao to prove his innocence to the prefect's Yamen.
"If you don't take the initiative to propose anything here, you don't want to take any action here. Is that clear?"
Captain Tian nodded quickly. Yang Anguo was stroking his beard as he walked, and suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, there is one thing you can do. You should immediately check who in the yamen has approved the note for Bai's Sugar Store. Whoever it is, send it directly to Mr. Tang."
"Yes, sir."
……
Congxing Mansion searched inside and outside for seven or eight days, but there was no trace of Bai Chengfu's whereabouts that day.
All the relatives and friends of the Bai family have alibi, and the store clerks and others were all going about their own business that day.
The investigation of the case suddenly reached a deadlock.
During this period, people from the Bai family were clamoring to take the body back for burial, so Tang Hao directly asked someone to send them away.
There was no blackmail letter about Bai Chengfu's disappearance, and his accessories were still there when he was found, so it was definitely not a simple vendetta.
Tang Hao has always had an intuition that Bai Chengfu's death must be related to that organization.
It's just that no evidence has been found yet, which is really tricky.
A deputy general walked up to Tang Hao quickly and said, "General, the jewelry store and the bank have been as usual these past few days, without any changes. Is there something unusual at Gong's Tea Store?"
Tang Hao suddenly became energetic, "What's abnormal, tell me in detail!"
"According to the secret report, Gong Heng, the owner of Gong's Tea Shop, has frequently traveled to various counties in Lingzhou to negotiate business these days. Although this is normal for a businessman, this behavior is completely different from his past, so it is
I put on a special disguise and got closer to investigate, and finally discovered that what he was talking about was not the tea business, but food!"
"Food?" Tang Hao stood up very alertly.
"Yes," the deputy general took out the inspection book, "the businessmen Gong Heng contacted in Congxing Mansion and the county were all grain merchants, and his subordinates also found that he rented several grain warehouses in the name of his nephew."<
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Tang Hao took the inspection book and asked, "Pingfan County, Liehong County, Dancheng County...he has rented granaries in all these places?"
"Yes, and my subordinates made a rough calculation. Dancheng County alone has 7,000 shi of grain. Adding the state capital and other counties, the total is probably as high as 100,000 shi!"
"Are you sure??" Tang Hao was still a little unbelievable for a moment.
One hundred thousand stones of food!
Nowadays, Lingzhou's entire state's grain warehouse is only 300,000 shi. How can a tea shop owner in Gong Heng District get so much grain?
Moreover, 100,000 shi of grain can barely provide enough food for an army of 50,000 people for a month.