Shangguan Ruoli observed Lingshan's expression and knew she was lying, so he didn't ask any further questions.
All her secret guards were taken care of by An San and a few others, leaving only one secret guard staring at the Wu Mansion.
After leaving Wu's house, Capt. Ding was still waiting there.
When he saw Shangguan Ruoli coming out, he came up to greet him and whispered: "The owner of the yard has been found out. His name is Jichun, and he is a steward under Yan Bin, the second son of the wealthy businessman Yan family."
Shangguan Ruoli's pupils shrank, Yan Bin, Uncle Yan?!
"As we walked, we were talking, when did Jichun buy that small yard?"
Mr. Ding said: "He bought the small yard more than a year ago, which coincides with the time when the secret tunnel at the bottom of the well was dug."
Shangguan Ruoli nodded and asked, "What is Yan Bin's identity? What is his connection with the Wu family?"
Ding Baotou turned around and walked side by side with her, saying: "Yan Bin is Lu Zuo's retainer, and Lu Zuo is the youngest son of the old Miao Jiang king."
Shangguan Ruoli nodded. In this way, Lu Zuo was Liya's youngest brother. Because he and Liya were compatriots, he spared his life in the battle for the throne.
Ding Captou continued: "Yan Bin is now a businessman and runs several jewelry shops. He is a talented and handsome man and is married to the daughter of the Li family, the largest medicinal merchant in Miao territory. Currently, there is no
We found out what grudges we had with the Wu family."
Shangguan Ruoli asked again: "How is Yan Bin's financial situation now? Who is there in the family?"
Ding Captou said: "It's on par with the Wu family. They are extremely wealthy. They have both parents. There are three brothers in the family, all of whom are married to the daughters of wealthy businessmen. Yan Bin is the second eldest. Master Yan thinks highly of him and takes most of the business.
Leave it all to him."
Shangguan Ruoli asked again: "He is so rich, and his stewards should not be short of money. Why did he buy such a small courtyard? Has anyone seen anyone going in and out of that small courtyard recently?"
A rich person may not necessarily use the yard when he buys it, but may use it as a reward or as a gift. Besides, since the yard belongs to him, it does not mean that he is the murderer.
Captain Ding said: "People around me say that the courtyard has been locked and no one has seen anyone coming in. I have already sent someone to ask the person who was doing the night watch and pouring the night fragrance. Maybe they have seen it."
There is no need for those who do the watch to explain, they have to walk around the streets to do the watch at night.
Those who pour night fragrance are also those who pour feces. At this time, the latrines did not have a sewer system or an automatic flushing system. They used wooden buckets to hold feces, and they needed to be emptied after they were full. Therefore, there would be dedicated personnel to collect toilets from each house in the middle of the night.
feces in the container and then throw it out.
Because it tastes bad and affects the view, I choose to do it at night.
Shangguan Ruoli nodded and said: "That Xiaoji said that Uncle Yan was very kind to him. When I mentioned this to Lingshan, she seemed to have a different look on her face, but she denied knowing the person named Yan. I have a hunch that this case has something to do with it.
If the Yan family can't get away with it, let's arrest both Ji Chun and Yan Bin."
Her tone sounded like she was used to giving orders, and Capt. Ding coughed slightly in embarrassment and said: "The new county magistrate hasn't arrived yet, and the arrest document has not been signed. Besides, Yan Bin has contacted the old Miao royal family and many wealthy Miao businessmen.
, if I offend someone, the economy and people's livelihood of the entire county may be affected."
He is a little boss, but he cannot make such an important decision.
After thinking for a while, he added: "That Jichun loves gambling, so he could get into a fight in the gambling house, let the police catch him, and put him in jail for a few days."
Shangguan Ruoli didn't care about that. She just solved the case and didn't care about anything else. She gestured to the dark place and sent a secret guard to keep an eye on Yan Bin.
Yan Bin ran away so as not to alarm the enemy.
After such a commotion, all the secret guards in the dark were sent away, and only the disguised An San followed in the open.
Captain Ding said: "I have to arrange for manpower to do this. In addition, Wu Liu's side has to be controlled. Some servants found moss on her clothes and shoes."
His tone was very relaxed, they were very close to the real murderer.
Shangguan Ruoli nodded, "Let Mr. Ding go and get busy."
After saying that, she took An San back to the inn to see if Zi Yan had returned and if the anesthetic was found.
So, he and Ding Batou separated at an intersection.
Ding Bao rode on his horse and headed towards the Yamen, when he saw purple smoke coming out of the door of the drug store in the distance.
Because he had something to do, he didn't even think of going over to say hello.
However, I saw a man approaching Zi Yan.
"Is the girl a foreigner?" The man struck up a conversation with Zi Yan.
Zi Yan frowned and ignored him. At first glance, this man was not a good person.
The man chased after her, "Why is the little lady alone? The town has not been peaceful recently. People have died secretly. It would be better for the girl to go back early."
One person? Is this person blind? Didn’t he see the two strong men in the crowd?
In order to remain inconspicuous and avoid alerting others, Zi Yan asked two guards to pretend to be local people and follow them without leaving a trace.
Zi Yan said nothing and continued walking forward.
When he was blocked by a man, he asked, "What's your name, girl? Where is your home? If you don't mind, my brother can take you home."
"No, thank you." Zi Yan shook her head, smiled politely, and turned to leave.
Unexpectedly, the man suddenly grabbed Zi Yan's hand and begged sincerely: "Daughter-in-law! Just come home with me. I promise not to make you angry again. The children can't live without their mothers. You can beat me."
You scold me, but you can’t abandon the children! Let’s go home and live a good life!”
Ziyan: "..."
Did you meet the legendary human trafficker?
Before Zi Yan could say anything, people coming and going gathered around her.
Zi Yan gave the two guards a look and told them to wait. If they are really human traffickers, they must be caught, otherwise many women will be deceived.
"Daughter-in-law, for the sake of the children, please forgive me! I don't dare to be lazy anymore. I will work hard and buy you rouge and gouache!"
The man spoke so sincerely that he cried so much that he almost knelt down in front of Zi Yan.
The melon-eating crowd felt pity for the man, and they persuaded Zi Yan one after another to persuade him to make peace but not to leave.
"Little lady, you should go back with your man. No matter what happens, you can't care about the child?"
Zi Yan didn't say anything, she wanted to see how things would develop.
The man immediately knelt down, hugged her thigh, and cried and begged: "My wife, be obedient and come home with me, okay? I knelt down for you. I was wrong. I will work hard and buy it for you."
Clothes. Don’t you also want a silver hairpin? I, even if I work hard, I can earn enough money to buy it for you!”
When the people heard this, they realized that this was a prodigal woman who abandoned her husband and son in order to dress well and despise men because they were incompetent!
This is not bad! The world is simply in decline! This chapter has been completed!