Butler Yao's eyebrows twitched, his intuition was not good.
Originally, the Yao family was far away from the government office, so it would naturally take some time for a maid to report the crime. The Yao family's servant was fast on her feet, so even if she went out first, she could still catch up.
As long as you can catch up, things will be easier to handle later on.
However, this Meng Yunhu is actually handling the case nearby!
Is this really a coincidence?
Or was this done by the Meng family against the Yao family?
That's not right. Very few people knew about the people buried under the garden, and Meng Yunhu couldn't possibly know about it. And judging from Meng Yunhu's expression, it didn't look like he knew about it in advance.
Could it really be a coincidence?
Meng Yunhu took the people in directly, and Meng Lan greeted them when they arrived at the garden.
"Dad, you are here."
Meng Yunhu looked at his daughter's pale face and said, "Are you scared?"
Meng Lan nodded.
I have heard about some cases from my father before, but I have never seen a dead person with my own eyes. Although I only saw a section of an arm just now, it was enough for the little girl to drink a pot.
"You all go back first. When you get back, ask your mother to make you some soothing medicine to drink."
"Yes, Dad."
The girls who came to the party left with their maids, and they could not see what happened next.
Seeing that Meng Yunhu ordered people to dig up the body, the two women quietly left the Yao family. When the Yao family asked Xiaocui who led Meng Lan and the others, the two maids had disappeared.
…
Meng Yunhu frowned when he saw the exhumed corpse.
The woman was put in a long bag, with only her arms exposed. It seems that those who buried the body at night did not see clearly and made such a mistake.
When the body bag was opened, everyone gasped.
The corpse was that of a young woman, without any clothes on her body. Except for her face, there was no intact part of her body.
Meng Yunhu and the government officials all took a breath, frightened by the corpse.
Without even thinking, you can guess what this woman went through before she died.
Before Meng Yunhu could say anything, the man who dug up the body exclaimed again: "Sir, there are still body bags in the soil."
Meng Yunhu was stunned for a moment and then said: "Dig!"
Butler Yao wanted to stop him, but Meng Yunhu didn't give him any face and let him poach him directly.
The head of the Yao family, Yao Xin's father, and the second master of the Yao family came over and tried to stop it, but Meng Yunhu also stopped him.
Seeing the corpses being dug up one after another, the second master of the Yao family gave the housekeeper a look, and the housekeeper immediately sent someone to notify the governor.
Now, the only one who can stop Meng Yunhu is Zhizhou.
Unfortunately, the people sent out did not deliver the news, and the news that seven bodies were dug up in the yard of the second young master of the Yao family spread throughout Liaozhou.
Even Cui Heng, the prefect who had just arrived in Liaozhou, heard about this.
Cui Heng didn't want to get involved with this matter at first. After all, the Yao family's eldest son, the current Minister of Household Affairs, had a good relationship with him.
But I didn't expect that before I had enough rest, I heard someone say that Wang Zhong was coming.
Cui Heng was shocked. It has been so long and Wang Zhong still hasn’t returned to Beijing?
After some pleasantries, Cui Heng asked: "Eunuch Wang, have you not returned to Beijing yet, or have you returned and come back?"
"The Zajia family didn't return to Beijing after announcing the decree." Wang Zhong said.
Cui Heng was shocked. The emperor actually asked Wang Zhong to stay and serve the Lord of Chang'an County?
Then the status of the Chang'an County Lord in the Emperor's heart is not low!
"The prince came to see me. Does the county master have any orders?" Cui Heng asked.
"Instructions don't count. But the county master does have something to do and wants to trouble Mr. Cui." Wang Zhong said, "A big event happened in the Yao family today. Did Mr. Cui hear about it?"
"You're talking about the discovery of the body today?"
"Yes." Wang Zhong nodded, "The county chief also found out about this and was very angry. Especially after knowing that those women died so miserably, he really wanted to do something for them."
"The county chief wants me to investigate this matter?" Cui Heng is not stupid and even likes to study, so he immediately guessed what He Yunxi was thinking.
"Master Zhizhou's favorite concubine is a child of the Yao family. Many things done by the Yao family in Liocheng are covered by Zhizhou. Therefore, the county owner feels that if Zhizhou investigates this matter, he may not be able to solve it in the end.
That's it." Wang Zhong said, "So, the county leader hopes that Mr. Cui can come forward to investigate the case of the tortured female corpse."
Cui Heng thought for a moment and then agreed.
If the lord of Chang'an County comes to see him, he may still shirk the blame. But this Wang Zhong is not an ordinary person. His godfather Li Yu is a person who serves the emperor. If he shirks himself, Wang Zhong tells Li Yu that Li Yu will give him some excuses.
If the emperor says that, then he will be in trouble.
He couldn't ruin his future for Yao Shilang.
He sent Wang Zhong away and suddenly remembered that the Lord of Chang'an County knew what happened in Liocheng today.
What does this mean?
It shows that the head of Chang'an County is from Liocheng!
When Wang Zhong came to announce the decree, he also came towards Liaocheng.
In this way, the scope of the Chang'an County Lord's guesses was greatly reduced.
…
Meng Yunhu was very angry. Yesterday, seven corpses were dug up in Yao Xin's yard. Anyone with a discerning eye would know what happened. He wanted to put Yao Xin in prison, but Lord Zhizhou came and said that they only found these corpses and there was no evidence to prove that they were.
What Yao Xin did was not arrestable.
In the end, he just ordered Yao Xin not to leave the Yao family, and then forced him to leave.
Those are seven living lives!
According to the results of the autopsy last night, the oldest of those women could not be more than 18 years old. Except for the one who was buried last night, it can be seen at a glance what she went through before she was born. The other rotten ones were also found to have been tortured to death.
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The body was found in Yao Xin's yard. Who else but Yao Xin has such courage?
But Zhizhou refused to let him arrest the people because of insufficient evidence. He had no choice but to check the identities of the corpses first.
There were a lot of missing people, so he picked some more likely houses to check. When he came out of an alley, a paper bag fell from the sky and landed in front of him.
Meng Yunhu was startled. He looked around and found no one, so he picked up the paper bag, opened it and took a look.
Inside the paper bag was a thick stack of paper. When he took it out and looked at it, he was immediately shocked.
Meng Yunhu took the paper bag, hesitated for a while, and immediately asked someone to do what it said.
He didn't know if he could successfully investigate this matter, but in order to satisfy his conscience, he was willing to give it a try.
If Zhizhou really doesn't allow it in the end... we'll talk about it then.
However, when he returned to Zhouya, he no longer had this worry, because the prefect came and not only took over the case, but also sent people to arrest Yao Xin.
Two days later, Yao Xin's case went to court, and Meng Yunhu brought out a pile of evidence, including both witnesses and physical evidence, leaving Yao Xin unable to deny it.
As a result, Yao Xin had not yet been sentenced, and the words of a young boy implicated the seventh young master of the Yao family.
Under the peach trees in the yard of the seventh young master of the Yao family, there is a corpse under each tree!