The feud between Ma Xiaoquan and Wei Zhongxian was known to all the officials in the court. Although the district officer was a minor official, he was in Beijing after all, so he still knew them more or less.
I was originally a low-level official, but the person who died now was the deacon's brother-in-law, and the person who committed the crime may have been Wei Zhongxian or his instigators. Damn it, both sides are better than myself.
I have too many senior officials, and I cannot afford to mess with them.
The district official was horrified and said tremblingly: "Deacon...Deacon...Sir...what should I do...what should I do?"
Ma Xiaoquan said angrily: "What should we do? We must thoroughly investigate."
"But sir, this..."
Ma Xiaoquan said angrily: "My brother-in-law is dead, and you are still cowering. Do you want to die too?"
With a "pop" sound, the district official knelt down in front of Ma Xiaoquan and said, "Sir, please spare my life, please spare my life. The younger one has an eighty-year-old mother above and a three-year-old child below..."
Ma Xiaoquan narrowed his eyes and asked, "How old are you today?"
"Speaking to the adults, I... I am twenty-seven years old this year..."
"Twenty-seven years old. Oh, you said you have an eighty-year-old mother. Does that mean your mother was fifty-three when she gave birth to you?"
"Uh, yes...that's it..."
Ma Xiaoquan raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't that right? I remember you came over and told me just now that your mother had died a long time ago. Why did another one appear?"
"Uh, this..."
"Pah!" Ma Xiaoquan slapped the district official on the head and cursed, "I won't lie to you. Okay, let me clean up the crime scene."
"Yes, yes"
Ma Xiaoquan pursed his lips and waved to the officer and soldier who had just given the sign to the district official, gesturing for him to come over and talk.
The officer and soldier swallowed his saliva, walked up to Ma Xiaoquan cautiously, and said in a trembling voice: "Sir... Sir, here is the little one..."
Ma Xiaoquan glanced at James from the corner of his eye, and then asked the officer and soldier: "Well, let me ask you, where did you find your brand?"
"To tell you what to say, in...in the hands of a woman..."
"Which one?"
The officer and soldier pointed at a dead woman: "That's it!"
Ma Xiaoquan and James looked at each other, and they both stepped forward, squatted down, and inspected it carefully.
The woman in front of her had her throat cut with a knife, but from the appearance of her death, it can be seen that she struggled violently before she died. And looking at her right hand, the nail of the index finger has been split, and the nails of the middle finger and index finger have been split.
There was a thin red rope in between. Ma Xiaoquan squinted and looked carefully. After comparing it with the factory guard brand just now, he nodded and said, "This red rope is the one on the factory guard brand."
James also saw it and flattened his old mouth. James said with tears in his eyes: "House died so miserably. He...he was really killed by Wei Zhongxian..."
Ma Xiaoquan lowered his head, rolled his eyes, then raised his head and shook his head and said: "This is not certain, it is possible that someone is using Wei Zhongxian as a cover...Haos...did he have any rivals during his lifetime?"
James thought for a while and said: "When it comes to mortal enemies, there is really no one who insists on House's death..."
"That's weird..." Ma Xiaoquan kept shaking his head and murmured, "Is it really true... If it was really Wei Zhongxian, I would never be polite to him...
..."
James shook his head and said: "That's all, even if it's Wei Zhongxian, we really don't have any good way to deal with him."
Lisa came over and gave her father a hand, saying, "How can you speak like this? You speak like this, obviously because you dislike Ma Xiaoquan for not being able to confront Wei Zhongxian head-on?"
Ma Xiaoquan also heard the meaning of James' words, but he was not angry. House's death was within his plan, but it was unexpected. However, in general, House's death is not something he expected.
has been achieved.
"Well, okay, you go back first, and I will leave the rest of the matter to you. Well, I will give you an explanation for House's death, but don't expect too much of a good explanation."
James sighed and wiped the tears from his face. Lisa nodded and helped her father leave together.
...
After James and Lisa left, Ma Xiaoquan called the district officials to his side and asked directly: "Do you want to live or die?"
The district official swallowed his saliva and nodded repeatedly: "I want to live, I want to live!"
"You want to live, right? Well, then there must be an explanation for today's matter..."
"Sir, this is clearly..."
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Of course I know, but you can't talk about it directly, otherwise, your life is likely to be like that of Hao Yi..."
"Then what should we do? I beg you, sir, to give me some advice!"
Ma Xiaoquan waved to the district official and motioned for him to come over. The district official glanced at Ma Xiaoquan suspiciously and put his ear over.
"You are like this...well, like this..."
"Ah?" The district official looked at Ma Xiaoquan in surprise, "Sir, is this possible? What if..."
"Nothing is wrong, just do it. Remember, once someone asks you, even if they force you in any way, you can't say it's what you mean. Otherwise, your kid's life will definitely be in danger.
Killed instantly."
"Yes, yes, I know it! Sir, this situation..."
Ma Xiaoquan rolled his eyes: "Do I even need to say this? Deal with it quickly! Damn, it's really unlucky."
"Yes...yes..."
...
After Ma Xiaoquan left the courtyard pretending to be solemn, he did not go home directly, but went to Prince Xinxin's Mansion first.
Seeing King Xin Zhu Youjian, Ma Xiaoquan reported the murder of House to Zhu Youjian.
After hearing this, Zhu Youjian hummed and asked Ma Xiaoquan: "What do you think we should do? House is your brother-in-law. Do you want to avenge this revenge?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded in embarrassment: "Of course I have to retaliate, but the current status and power of my subordinates are far inferior to those of Wei Zhongxian. Besides, I'm afraid it won't be enough just based on a brand.
It must be Wei Zhongxian who did it..."
Zhu Youjian said: "You mean, someone is targeting you?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "It's possible, but with my subordinate's current abilities, I'm afraid I won't be able to find out..."