Pretending to be jealous in the arms of Dali Temple

Chapter 7 The old iron tree blossoms

On the second day, Tongshan government office.

At Chenshi, Miao Hong brought Wei Zhengwu's autopsy results.

As soon as he entered the door, he heard that Miss Wanyan was placed in the west courtyard, and Miao Hong couldn't control his gossip anymore.

"Master Su, you...what happened?"

The morning sun cast from the mottled tree shadows into the inner office of Tongshan Mansion, Su Jizhi looked at Miao Hong coldly, and grabbed the file with his hand.

"Quickly tell me, you didn't let me see it last night, you're good, you don't stay in the prison, just put him in the west courtyard, now you're not a suspect?"

Su Jizhi directly turned to the last page of the dossier, completely ignoring Miao Hong's clamor.

"Su Jizhi!" Miao Hong couldn't help it: "Are you going to tell me or not?"

Su Jizhi raised his head, his eyes were dimmed, he looked out of the window lightly, and said slowly: "Miss Wanyan didn't stay in the west courtyard, she broke into my study room last night."

Miao Hong's jaw dropped in shock: "What... is she doing?"

"Yes, what is she doing?" Su Jizhi loosened the collar of his official uniform, "The best way to track prey is to let the prey go free."

Su Jizhi narrowed his eyes, and Miao Hong's heart sank: "My subordinates declare first, don't send me to investigate."

But is it useful?
"Su Jizhi, you and I came to Tongshan Mansion not to be sent by you alone!"

Su Jizhi completely ignored it.

Miao Hong complained enough, and leaned over to Su Jizhi, "What's going on? Tell me about it?"

Su Jizhi's face was sullen.

Miao Hong picked up Su Jizhi's teacup with a smile, and drank the tea in it.

"Have you read the autopsy results?" Su Jizhi turned to the last page of the dossier, "Now Wan Yan's suspicion has been completely ruled out, and now all that remains is to confirm her identity. You are the one who can do this."

Su Ji's eyes darkened.

Miao Hong likes to hear this.

"Wan Yan is an official prostitute, and the Ministry of Officials must file a record. You can go to Director Dong and ask privately. As for the time, you are allowed to come back tomorrow."

Miao Hong smiled, "It's really easy to discuss for Mr. Su. Where's the murderer? How do you investigate?"

Unable to explain Wanyan's special sensitivity to smells, Su Jizhi said: "The sand and stones found by the Secretary of Jiaofang are a breakthrough. You go to the capital to handle your business, and here you leave it to Nie Fang."

Miao Hong got up to leave, but was still puzzled by Su Jizhi's arrangement.

"Su Jizhi, why are you so curious about Wan Yan's identity? She's just an official prostitute, maybe she got into the study by mistake, did you fall in love with him? The old iron tree is blooming?"

Su Jizhi's eyes were sharp like knives, and he couldn't tell Miao Hong that Wanyan showed his favor to him frequently last night.

What admiration, Wan Yan couldn't smile at all when she said these words.

"You go, no matter how late, be careful of heatstroke on the road!"

"Heatstroke? Heatstroke isn't because of you, Su Jizhi."

As soon as Miao Hong said so, his feet moved quickly, and he quickly disappeared from Su Jizhi's sight.

west yard.

Wan Yan was groggy and almost didn't sleep all night.

In the morning, she casually wiped her face, but she was hesitant.

Now she hopes that she is the suspect, and if Mr. Su can't find out the truth, she can stay in Tongshan Mansion forever.

But not like this.

Looking at Su Jizhi's appearance, he will soon solve the case, Wan Yan regrets providing clues, and should delay for a few more days.

After walking back and forth in the yard a few times, the sun rose and the heat grew stronger.

The progress of the case means that she will return to the teaching department.

There was a trace of anxiety in Wan Yan's heart.

Footsteps sounded outside the courtyard, and the jailer on duty last night walked over with a food box in his hand.

Seeing Wan Yan, the jailer was very happy: "Girl, this is breakfast. Even though you moved out of the prison, the food has not changed. Let's just have a bite."

The porridge is so clear that you can see a dozen or so grains of rice floating around.

Three pickled cucumbers.

A steamed bun, dry, seems to have been placed for several days, like a dead tree trunk that has fallen after autumn.

Wan Yan thanked him, and took the food box: "Brother Yamen servant, I'm supposed to be in prison, I just wait for Mr. Su's conviction, but now I'm in the west courtyard, and I don't know what to do."

The yamen servant heard Wan Yan's meaning, and also felt that Su Jizhi's arrangement was very strange, he shouldn't talk too much, the little girl is so pretty, the jailer wanted to strike up a few more conversations.

"That's right, I've worked in the Tongshan government office for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen an adult lock up a suspect in the west courtyard."

The yamen servant smiled, showing his crooked teeth; "Of course, the girl is not a suspect, so that's why the adults arranged it like this?"

"Of course I'm not a suspect, but..." Wan Yan bit her lower lip, making her look extra cute: "Lord Su thinks I'm a suspect."

The jailer looked around, not wanting to miss this opportunity to say hello to the little girl: "No, just now I was passing by the inner office and listening to Mr. Su and Detective Nie discussing the case, I seem to suspect that the murderer is a man."

Wan Yan's eyes widened, so she's all right?Going back to Jiaofangsi?

Wan Yan doesn't want to!
"Also, Mr. Su called all the servants who were on duty today, as if he was looking for some gravel field..."

Wan Yan flickered, took off a silver hairpin from her hair and handed it to the yamen servant.

"Brother, although this silver hairpin is not a valuable item, it is still worth some taels of silver. If you want to ask my brother to help me inquire about Master Su's news..."

Wan Yan looked lonely: "Staying here like this, I really feel uneasy."

While the yamen servant hesitated, Wan Yan shoved the silver hairpin into his hand: "I have been taken care of by my elder brother for the past two days, and Wan Yan is very grateful. Although it is in a prison, it is not much worse than usual."

"Okay." The yamen servant took the silver hairpin and put it in his cuff: "Don't worry, girl, I will inquire more about the news before noon, and I will tell you at noon."

Neiya.

Su Jizhi put down the file and said to Nie Fang, "Commissioner Nie, you have read the autopsy report, what do you think?"

Nie Fang is in his 40s, a burly black-faced man who has worked in the Tongshan government office for more than 20 years and has served as governor of the government five times. Su Jizhi is the youngest official.

Although he is young, he has great means.

In the past two months since Su Ji came to Tongshan Mansion, the tax amount was changed, and two cases that had been dragging on for a long time were solved, and the people's reputation was very good.

It was rumored in official circles that the minister of Dali Temple was ruthless, and Nie Fang believed that the rumor was wrong.

"Master Su, this subordinate thinks the same as your lord, the possibility of Miss Wanyan's assassination is unlikely."

Nie Fang pointed to the record in the file, "Deputy General Wei has cotton fluff in his mouth and nose, which is a sign of suffocation. A girl can't cover her mouth and nose while stabbing."

"Yes, Miao Honger and I investigated the scene of the case last night. Judging from his height, it is impossible for Wan Yan to assassinate. The deceased's head was south and feet were north. After jumping in from the window, he stood by the bed and stabbed."

Su Jizhi looked at Nie Fang: "Wan Yan is only as tall as my shoulder." Su Jizhi compared his shoulders.

Wan Yan walked beside him last night, he remembered this height, "The deceased was lying on his back on the bed, and the left atrium was stabbed to death."

Nie Fang understood that the angle at which Wei Zhengwu was stabbed to death was beyond reach of Wan Yan standing by the bed.

"Let's talk about the murderer. Wei Zhengwu resisted at the time. Even though he was insane, this also shows that the murderer is very powerful. He comes and goes in a hurry and has great martial arts skills."

Nie Fang was convinced: "My lord, what should we do now?"

"Since the murderer is a man, let's start from the sand and gravel field near Tongshan Prefecture. Look at the map, there is really a sand mining field outside Tongshan Prefecture."

(End of this chapter)