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Chapter 471
Zhuang Haoran, whose name was mentioned, glanced at him, and he spoke slowly, no longer the bravery he had shown in front of the villagers of Yushui Village a moment ago: "The manager of the Yang family, what do you want me to explain?"

Zhuang Haoran's uncooperative appearance made the steward of the Yang family even more angry. He just looked at Zhuang Haoran, the villagers of Yushui Village, Li Da and Li Er's daughter-in-law, children, parents, and the people watching the fun. Look at yourself and the guards behind you who have retreated into the house at some point.

The gap in "strength" between the two sides is really too great. Under the balance between the two, the steward of the Yang family gritted his teeth and suppressed his voice, and said: "My old lady is doing well, she just hurt her legs and feet, please sir. Come forward and tell these common people not to talk nonsense." At this point, the manager of the Yang family looked at the indifferent Zhuang Haoran with a sneer on his face. I also hope that Mrs. Zhuang will live a long life, this kind of thing can't be nonsense!"

This sentence... is actually the first sentence that the manager of the Yang family, who claims to be a scholarly family, said "knowledgeable and reasonable" since today.

The steward of the Yang family boasted that no one could find fault with what he said, so as soon as he said this, he looked at Zhuang Haoran who was opposite him.

Zhuang Haoran nodded his head as he thought, and then continued following his words: "When I was young, my mother worked tirelessly to accompany me. In those years, the climate changed rapidly in winter. I was studying abroad. I didn’t have enough clothes, so my mother made clothes and sewed clothes for me in the middle of the night, and my tired eyes gave birth to eye diseases. I really hope that my mother can live a long life.”

The steward of the Yang family nodded repeatedly, and immediately answered after hearing the words: "Since this is the case, Mr. Zhuang should understand that such words are not allowed..."

But before he finished speaking, Zhuang Haoran interrupted: "It's just that my mother has passed away, so what's the use of my hope?"

The steward of the Yang family was startled when he heard this, and instinctively looked at Zhuang Haoran, but saw that Zhuang Haoran, who was considered gentle just a moment ago, retreated now, and looked at him with a stern look: "I have studied hard for ten years in cold windows. Yu Zai, once he became an official, he wanted to serve the king. But people made a big fuss about his ancestors, and his ancestors' name was destroyed. I was also in danger of being implicated and unable to become an official. My mother was worried because of this, and became ill from depression. Passed away." At this point, Zhuang Haoran sneered, facing the stunned Yang family steward, "Did your lord's party members ever soften their hands when they bullied the dead and would not argue?"

The case of the Ye family is not so much the truth as it is the result of party disputes.

There are still such old grievances... The Yang family manager's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he opened his mouth to say something.

Fortunately, after saying this, Zhuang Haoran didn't say anything to his presumptuous manager, but instead said to the questioning and curious people: "Mrs. Su is on his way. No matter how arrogant he is as a manager, he is just pretending to be a tiger, this matter... really has to wait for Lord Yang to come back before making a decision."

With Zhuang Haoran's words, the voices of the people's sighs and anger were much lower, but even if they trusted Zhuang Haoran, the villagers of Yushui Village looked at the steward of the Yang family, and thought of the arrogance of the steward of the Yang family at the beginning today. Some have lingering fears.So after thinking about it, he asked Zhuang Haoran: "My lord, if we withdraw today, what will happen if the Yang family refuses to admit it?"

Don't think that such things as cheating and denying account are only done by scoundrels who don't know a few big characters. In fact, it is even more troublesome for so-called "literate and reasonable" scholars to deny account.

The Yang family... Uh, anyway, they don't look like good people.

"With my official here and the people of the whole city seeing it with their own eyes, if the Yang family refuses to admit it, I will listen to it!" Having said this, Zhuang Haoran bowed towards the north.

Chang'an City is to the north of Gusu, so it's obvious who this gift is for.

The rustling voices of the people became quieter, but the leading villagers of Yushui Village did not show any joy on their faces. Instead, they looked at each other, as if they wanted to say something.

Zhuang Haoran, who gave a salute in the direction of the emperor of Chang'an City, did not wait for the villagers of Yushui Village to ask, and then said again: "Let Li Dali and Li Er go to the earth first!" The coffin, on this day, the coffin cannot be kept for a long time, and the dead are the most important. He has his own selfish intentions in doing these things, but he also wants to protect the old, weak, women and children left in the Li family, not to disturb the two. bits.

"There is a custom of coffin sacrifices in the suburbs of Gusu, you move the sacrificial hall to the Yang family's mansion!" Zhuang Haoran said.

Sacrifice without coffin is similar to ordinary funeral customs, the difference is that the deceased is buried in the ground first, and then the clothes of the deceased are taken to continue to pay homage to the deceased.

The villagers of Yushui Village have no reason why they should not do this method, it is really inappropriate to park the coffin in front of the Yang family's mansion for more than ten days until Lord Yang comes back.

Let people be buried first at the moment, and the rest can be followed.

Hearing that Zhuang Haoran's "good way" is actually like this, the manager of the Yang family's face suddenly turned ugly, and just about to speak, Zhuang Haoran glanced at him lazily, and said: "Enough is enough, don't push yourself further! You It’s really not up to you, it’s the same to carry the old lady out. If the Yang family picks and chooses again, then let Li Da and Li Er’s coffins stop in front of your Yang family’s mansion, and I won’t interfere anymore!”

Having said all this, Yang Jiaguan has no other choice but to admit it.

Turning around and reporting to Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Yang rewarded him with a few more cups of tea on the forehead, and scolded him for nothing more than "cooked food", "useless", "even a few unscrupulous people can't be driven away", etc. .

The steward of the Yang family took the scolding in front of Mrs. Yang with a dull expression, but his expression was a little more disdainful than before.

If he didn't respond to Zhuang Haoran's request at that time, and really ran back to ask Mrs. Yang to "go out and make decisions", he would probably be scolded even more.

Isn't the old lady always like this?If he did not do well, it was his fault, but if he did well, it was her wisdom and martial arts. The Yang family steward had long been used to it.

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Because of the agreement reached with Zhuang Haoran and others that day, the villagers of Yushui Village were not polite, and ran to the gate of Yang's mansion every day in plain clothes to hold the funeral.

In the past, the noble and elegant Yang family's mansion looked white and miserable from a distance. Some people chatted, some suddenly howled when they thought of it, it was a funeral, and some people exchanged paper money to face Li Da and Li Er. Clothes kowtow, but the direction of kowtow is the Yang family mansion.

The steward of the Yang family couldn't let such "bad luck" happen to the old lady, the door was closed tightly, but listening to the occasional crying outside and the sound of suona crying for five o'clock, the Yang family's faces turned pale, and they lowered their heads. silent.

This kind of voice, Mrs. Yang with a strong body can certainly hear it, except for a headache, throwing things and cursing at others will not help.

"In such a situation... I can only hope that my lord will come back soon!" The manager of the Yang family, who has given birth to a lot of gray hair, sighed to Xiu'er who was standing aside.

To this chess piece that was once considered inconspicuous, the stewards of the Yang family these days are quite polite.

Xiu'er looked at his half-white hair, and responded in a low voice, but she didn't forget to say: "The manager has been working very hard these days, and remember to rest more."

It's just that although she said "caring" for the Yang family steward in front of her, Xiu'er sneered in her heart.

The steward of the Yang family was not so approachable back then, that is, as the days went by, he began to sympathize with them.

It doesn't matter if the conscience and kindness that only appear when you are in trouble don't appear.

The old lady in the room started complaining and cursing again, and the manager of the Yang family, who suddenly became approachable, heard the old lady call his name, so he had to bite the bullet and walk in.

Not long after, the sound of things falling to the ground and smashing was heard again.

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The Yang family is full of troubles, but Lin Yan's case in the Ji family's Bieyuan in Baoling City is making great progress.

Early in the morning, a servant from the Jinling Government Office appeared in front of the gate of Ji's Bieyuan.

Ji Chongyan and Lin Yan sat in the hall, looking at the servants below who were reporting.

"The youngest daughter of the Wen family, the richest man in Jinling, went to offer incense outside the city the day before yesterday, and was attacked on the way back. Although there was only one assassin, his martial arts were extremely strong. Although the youngest daughter of the Wen family also brought guards and servants, these guards and servants He was not the assassin's opponent at all. It was a coincidence that the young daughter of the Wen family was about to be captured and encountered an accident. On that day, some literati in Jinling City were commemorating poems and poems nearby. Many of these literati were from good backgrounds. He also brought guards and servants with him, and when he heard a woman calling for help, he asked the guards and servants to stand up..."

"Although the assassin's martial arts are strong, he can't beat four hands with two fists. Besides, there are too many people, and some people even sent people to Jinling Mansion to report to the officials. Therefore, although the assassin defeated many people in the end, he was still called We've got it!"

Having said this, the guard wiped the sweat from his forehead, pointed to the wound on his head, and said with some lingering fear: "The assassin is really a desperado, even if he is sent to prison and chained up, he can still survive." Injury. Last night, the wound on my forehead was thrown by the assassin with the chopsticks. It's really fierce!"

"That assassin is really powerful, not like ordinary people, so my lord felt something was wrong. In addition, the youngest daughter of the richest family was attacked. There was a lot of rumors about the attack on a young woman in Yancheng, so my lord I kept an eye out and planned to cheat him, but before I cheated, he said it himself..."

When Lin Yan heard the officer say this, he couldn't help interrupting him: "You said the assassin himself? What did he say?"

The guard said: "I just asked him why he wanted to arrest Miss Wen's family, and he sneered, saying that I shouldn't ask why Miss Wen's family was arrested, but why Miss Liu's family, Miss Dong's family, People like Miss Wang..."

Lin Yan's expression changed slightly: Not many people knew the identities of the girls who were taken away in that case. Although they were checking the identities of those girls, they did not pass through the Jinling Mansion.Logically speaking, the Jinling Mansion would not be able to identify so many women.

That assassin... Could it really be related to the murderers who killed those women?

Just as he was thinking like this, the guard's voice rang in his ears.

"My adults only know about Miss Wang's family. After all, the Wang family in Luoyang looked for their daughter with great fanfare before. Hearing that the assassin revealed the identities of so many women, and the ones he mentioned seemed to be well-known and well-known merchants. , the Wen family is also a big businessman, so he thought maybe this assassin is really a murderer who only picks on these big businessmen's daughters. Therefore, my lord dare not neglect, let me come and report it!"

Lin Yan, who had just changed his expression just now, had returned to his normal expression at this time. Hearing what the guard said, he was noncommittal, and just asked indifferently: "Is he currently locked in the prison of the Jinling government office?"

The guard nodded: "Hands and feet are all locked. My lord is afraid that this case will be very involved, and I dare not make my own claim, so I want to ask my lord to go!"

Lin Yan and Ji Chongyan looked at each other, and when he heard the words, he said "um", and asked someone to take him down for a rest.

After the guards were taken away, Lin Yan frowned and looked at Ji Chongyan: "Chongyan, this matter is weird!"

The previous Misses of the Wang family and Miss Liu's family were taken into captivity without any flaws. How come they are full of flaws when they come to Miss Wen's family?
Miss Wen Jia is just a weak woman. Since she has high-strength martial arts that can deal with guards and servants, why can't even a weak woman stop her mouth?Let her call for help?
Not to mention that after being discovered, this highly skilled assassin didn't have the slightest self-knowledge to forcibly confront so many guards and servants, and didn't withdraw in time...

Everything, as if that person deliberately wanted to be arrested and imprisoned, very weird.

In addition, before the governor of Jinling could cheat him, the man took the initiative to confess...

"Whether this assassin is a real assassin or not, he has been abandoned by the people behind him." Lin Yan said, "This is an abandoned child."

Ji Chongyan nodded lightly, and said: "It's useless to grab a knife, the key is to grab the person holding the knife."

The one who caught the woman and killed her was just a knife.

"I don't know if it's the one that really killed people..." Lin Yan thought for a while, and said, "Maybe the other party will use a fake knife to get away with it."

It is his specialty to decipher cases, but Chongyan is better at thinking about people's hearts. He wants to hear Chongyan's opinion.

After hearing the words, Ji Chongyan thought for a while, but shook his head, and said, "I don't think it's likely to be fake."

If you want to deceive the famous jade-faced judge, if you find a fake one, you are more likely to be found out, and then you will be self-defeating and reveal the person behind the scenes.

If he was the hand holding the knife, the knife he sent out must be real.

After all... knives, if one fails, just change it.

Those people who want to suppress this matter must want to cut through the mess quickly and end this matter as soon as possible.

The more he wants to end this matter, even throwing away such a useful knife, the more it means that there must be a big secret behind this matter.

So... Lin Yan thought for a while, and said, "I'll go to Jinling Mansion to meet that knife!"

(End of this chapter)