"Yes," Xu Zun said to Zhao Yu, "This task is the most important. No matter what, we must find the person who knew the inside story of Huguo Temple!
"I want to know who else was around Lian Kong back then?
"I'll give you twenty people this time, is that enough?"
"Enough!" Zhao Yu accepted the order, "I'll go now!"
After speaking, Zhao Yu led the twenty agents assigned to him and went down to assign tasks.
"Captain Ju," Xu Zun said again, "I need you to make a trip to the South Prison Prison. Finally, we need to compile a detailed list. All the people who were responsible for guarding Lian Kong in the South Prison back then need to be recorded here.
No one should be missing from this list!”
"Yes!" Ju Ran took the order.
"Also, we must strictly question those who know the inside story, and don't miss any details!" Xu Zun added, "Finally, put the relevant personnel who executed Lian Kong on the list, and conduct relevant questioning.
Inquiry, I need to know all the details of the execution that year!"
"Understood!" Ju Ran accepted the order and immediately left the county office with his men and headed to the South Prison...
"Sir," Huo Anu asked, "What about me?"
"You stay with me first," Xu Zun said, "and then accompany me to visit a few places later."
"Okay!" Huo Anu responded and stood behind Xu Zun.
"Captain Shen, I'm sorry for the long wait!" Xu Zun turned around and faced Shen Xinglian who was sitting sideways and said, "I just assigned a task, so I neglected it!"
"Don't be so polite," Shen Xinglian stood up and handed a record document to Xu Zun, "Look, Captain Yuan had asked the soldiers on duty on the night of the incident to write down the details of the vehicles that were not inspected that night.
"However, this is only within the area we investigated and does not include other areas in the city."
Xu Zun opened the record and looked at it, slightly surprised:
"There are so many?"
"Yes," Shen Xinglian said, "These people all have passes. They haul coal, transport charcoal, and pour swill, and they haven't left the city. It's impossible for every one of them to be inspected."
Xu Zun looked at the records carefully and said, "So, if we exclude those who haul coal and transport coal, there won't seem to be many left, right?"
"Yes," Shen Xinglian said, "We have checked and it seems that those who drove that night and were not checked are not suspects.
"They are basically young men from the Dongshi area. They go to Jiaofangsi almost every night to party and have fun. There should be no motive for committing the crime!"
Um……
Xu Zun thought about it secretly and seemed to see something out of the ordinary in this record.
As the saying goes, a leaf blinds the eye, Xu Zun felt that he seemed to have overlooked something important.
Once you find this most important thing, the mystery will be solved.
"Xu Zun," Shen Xinglian said, "I heard that you signed a military order with the governor? Why is this necessary?"
"Captain Shen," Xu Zun was not in the mood to chat with him and said immediately, "I want to ask you something. Do you know that Ran Lin's wife had given birth to a child before she got married?"
"What? Ran Lin?" Shen Xinglian was surprised, "How do you know?"
"You really know!" Xu Zun got the affirmative answer, "Who else is there besides you?"
"Xu Zun, this kind of thing shouldn't be publicized, right? Everyone is dead, why don't you show some kindness to others?" Shen Xinglian showed displeasure.
"You may not know that the reason why Lian Yushu was killed by the killer in monk clothes was because of this incident!" Xu Zhengzhong said, "The same goes for the concubine of Yu Li Chen You!"
"Ah? This..." Shen Xinglian was surprised, "What... is going on? So, did you issue the military order when you were sure you had solved the case?"
"I just asked the governor to give me three days' grace. It has nothing to do with the military order," Xu Zun asked, "tell me quickly, how did you know about Ran Lin's wife?"
"Ran Lin told me personally," Shen Xinglian said, "One time when he was drinking, he drank too much, and he said it himself."
"Ah?" It was Xu Zun's turn to be surprised, "He told you personally?"
"Yes," Shen Xinglian said, "I was not prepared at all at the time and didn't know how to persuade her! Later I found out that there had been rumors about Ran Lin's wife for a long time.
"Otherwise, if the Lian family is so prosperous, why would they betroth their daughter to a little Wu Zheng?
"But..." He turned around and said, "Ran Lin has thought about it. As long as he and his wife have a good relationship, the most important thing is, how tiring will it be to live with so much gossip? What's more, there is such a rich father-in-law, who has benefits.
Isn’t that enough?”
"At that time," Xu Zun asked, "who was there?"
"There were a few Wu Zhengs at that time, and they all had good relationships," Shen Xinglian replied, "However, Ran Lin was famous for telling the truth after drinking. Who knows who else he had a drink with?
"Besides, I am a relatively slow person to react! I guess everyone in the military camp except me knows about this, right?"
"Then..." Xu Zun asked again, "What about Chen You's concubine? Have you heard anything about it? That Xiaoying was defiled by several soldiers in your military camp and gave birth to a child. Those soldiers were all eventually raped.
Your military camp conducts criminal prosecutions secretly, shouldn’t you be unaware of this?”
"Huh?" Shen Xinglian thought of something, "I have really heard of what you are talking about. One of them was executed on the spot, and the rest were sent into exile, right?"
"right!"
"However, this incident did not happen in my camp," Shen Xinglian said, "I just heard about it. Was it from Beiya? I can't believe that the victim woman was actually Chen You's wife...
"By the way? Why did she appear in the military camp?"
"Didn't I tell you a long time ago?" Xu Zun explained, "Chen You's wife is the daughter of your military camp groom?"
"Oh... I forgot, I forgot," Shen Xinglian waved his hand, "Yes, yes, you did say that."
"Captain Shen," Xu Zun asked solemnly, "do you really not know that groom?"
"It's true, of course it's true! How can this be false?" Shen Xinglian said, "There are many grooms in the military camp. I don't need to know them, right?"
"Okay, if that's the case, thank you very much! By the way," Xu Zun warned, "I don't care about Ran Lin's wife, but about Chen You, this concubine, you have to keep it a secret and don't tell anyone. You are not a talkative woman, right?
"
"I know, I know," Shen Xinglian nodded, "Xu Zun, if you are really capable, you'd better settle this case quickly!
"Nowadays, rumors about the Monk Yi Killer are spreading everywhere, and they are getting more and more evil. I'm afraid that if this continues, there will be big problems in Shangyuan City!
"Anyway, I agree with you that the monk's robe case is more important than the Chongtian Temple.
"My Daxuan values the people's hearts the most. If people continue to be in panic like this, the Holy Emperor will know sooner or later. When the time comes, no one will have a good life, no matter it is your state capital, county government or our military camp!"
Um……
Xu Zun nodded silently. He did agree with Shen Xinglian's point of view, otherwise he would not be forced to stay in Shangyuan City.
Originally, he didn't have a clear idea about this case, but now it seems that he has found a way...
