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Chapter 276 Investigation

Wu Dao nodded: "I will order you to go down and visit the city. But if the wealthy people in the city know about it, they will be happy to give you a house."

"Ugh……"

Yang Liang waved his hand: "We are working for the imperial court, how can we accept people's property? What will it look like if it is spread out? Besides, a house is not worth much silver."

"Don't worry, sir, this matter will not spread."

"Um……"

Yang Liang remained silent. He knew that this was a self-evident unspoken rule for everyone in the court. If he was too independent, he would make it difficult for others to get along with him.

This is just a trivial matter. Yang Liang hasn't figured out how to meet Old Man Li yet, so he has never gone to Baishui County.

Logically speaking, it's time to take over Mrs. Li.

Yang Liang shook his head and continued to focus on the case file in front of him.

In Qingshui, Baishui and Min'an counties, as many as 18 spontaneous combustion incidents occurred in the past six months.

"I have sent people to investigate relevant clues, and there should be news in the near future." Wu Dao said.

Yang Liang said: "Look at this case, are there any similarities?"

Wu Dao thought for a while and said: "There were a total of eighteen cases, and nineteen people died, including a couple.

They are both male and female, old and young. Can't you see any similarities in age? "

"What about their identities, and are there any similarities in time?"

Wu Dao shook his head: "The dead include rich and poor, officials and farmers. Some of the incidents occurred in the morning and some at night. There is nothing special about them."

Yang Liang was a little confused and said: "So, the place where the incident happened shouldn't be anything special?"

Wu Dao nodded.

"That leaves us with nowhere to start."

Yang Liang also bought two skill books on solving crimes and tracking them from the system store. However, many aspects of this kind of case related to evil spirits were completely contrary to common sense, and he didn't know what to do.

In just six months, cases of spontaneous human combustion occurred one after another. The most special thing is that after the fire, these people did not even leave their bodies behind, they all turned into ashes and dispersed.

"Sir, there is no need to worry. We have just arrived, and we have just started investigating the case. I have already sent out the interviewers. I believe there will be useful clues when they come back."

Yang Liang nodded. He just flipped through the case files in front of him and compared them one by one to see if he could find a breakthrough.

At this moment, a Silver Sword Guard hurriedly came over and said, "Your Majesty, please report urgently. Another person in Baishui County spontaneously combusted for no apparent reason. It was in the morning."

"really."

Yang Liang's eyes lit up and he said, "Come on, let's go take a look together."

After all, what you get from the case files is written information, and what you get from interviews is mostly hearsay. If you can actually go and take a look, you can naturally get a lot of useful information.

Without any hesitation, Yang Liang took off his official uniform and put on civilian clothes. Together with Wu Dao, he brought several silver sword guards with him. Everyone rode quickly and rushed to Baishui County.

After about an hour, several people appeared in front of the city gate of Baishui County.

Baishui County Magistrate Lu Zhaogeng and his people were waiting in front of the city gate. After seeing the horses of Yang Liang and others, they immediately came over to greet them.

"Baishui County Lu Zhaogeng supplies the imperial envoy."

Yang Liang jumped down from his horse and hurried over to greet me, saying, "Sir, you have really beaten me. If you hadn't promoted me, I wouldn't be where I am today."

Yang Liang took part in the imperial examination under the name Li Qingyang, so he could be considered Lu Zhaogeng's student.

However, now that Yang Liang has become famous, he can admit it or not.

Seeing Yang Liang's enthusiasm now, Lu Zhaogeng's heart dropped, and he said happily: "Such a dragon and phoenix flew out of our Baishui County. Even this county feels bright in its face. I have already held a banquet at the county government office. We must treat the imperial envoy well."

Yang Liang shook his head and said: "The investigation is important."

"Okay, let's do business first."

Yang Liang said: "Where did this incident happen?"

"It's at Jia's house in the city."

After Lu Zhaogeng finished speaking, seeing that Yang Liang had no reaction, he added: "It's the Jia family who has two sons who are officials in the capital."

"Well, Mr. Lu, you lead the way. Let's rush there together."

Lu Zhaogeng was also a little surprised. Everyone in Baishui County knew about the Jia family, but Yang Liang looked like he had never heard of it before.

Perhaps it was because Yang Liang had become rich and a celebrity in the capital, so the Jia family naturally looked down upon him.

Lu Zhaogeng led the way. None of the people were on horseback. The county government officials held up signs that warned people to stay silent, and everyone on the street was pushed aside.

Along the way, Lu Zhaogeng chatted with Yang Liang and introduced him to the customs and customs of Baishui County.

"There have been a lot of changes in the past few years. There are some places that I might not even recognize."

Yang Liang was typing haha ​​casually, thinking to himself, I don’t know him either.

Wu Dao followed Yang Liang and secretly noticed something strange.

Logically speaking, Yang Liangnai is a native of Baishui County. Even if he is not familiar with the county, he should not know anything about it.

But when faced with the words Lu Zhaogeng handed him, he didn't answer them at all and subconsciously tried to avoid them.

Why is this?

A question mark slowly formed in his mind, and he still hadn't figured out the reason yet.

Not long after, they arrived in front of Jia's house.

The master of the Jia family was waiting at the door. After seeing Yang Liang, he knelt down and worshiped.

Yang Liang waved his hand to refuse and said: "Who is the accident and where is it? Please take me to see it."

"Master Qi, I am really wronged. This matter has nothing to do with me."

The owner of the Jia family was named Jia Renwang. When he saw Yang Liang, he hurriedly explained.

After Yang Liang heard this, he felt a little strange. I didn't say it had anything to do with you. When you said that, it quite meant that there was no three hundred taels of silver in this place.

"Tell me carefully, what is your connection with this matter?"

"Sir, I am really unjust. My brothers are in the capital together..."

"Hmph, my lord can even kill the prince. Your relationship is stronger than the prince." Wu Dao snorted coldly.

Jia Ren looked at his face with pain, and was so frightened that he dared not say a word.

"Well, I also act according to the law. Those who deserve to die will be allowed to live. Please tell me first, who is the person who died?"

Jia Renwang lowered his head and said, "It's my wife and sister who died."

"Ok?"

"Jia, you are nothing. You dare to attack my sister. Do you think you are still a human being?"

At this moment, a woman rushed out, holding a stick in her hand, and was about to hit Jia Renwang on him.

"What a decent person you are, what a decent person you are."

Lu Zhaogeng shouted angrily: "In front of the Imperial Envoy, where is your dignity and image?"

Yang Liang waved his hand, this imperial envoy is not usually so decent.

He was quite amused watching the couple fight.

After a while, the two of them finally stopped. Jia Ren looked at his clothes and straightened his clothes. His face was full of embarrassment, but he still managed to maintain his dignity.

"Sir, you have to make the decision for me. My sister died unjustly." Mrs. Jia cried.

Yang Liang coughed twice and said: "Don't worry, I will handle the case impartially. Let's talk carefully about what is going on." A few people gathered in the back garden. Yang Liang sat on the stone bench and put the This place served as a temporary court hall.

Mrs. Jia cried: "My sister is thirty-two years old this year, and she has found a husband who is a border military general. Not long ago, her husband died in the battle, and her sister-in-law had nowhere to go, so she stayed in the house.

Who knew that this heartless old man would have evil intentions and touch my sister. Today, if I wasn't careful, this old dog forced my sister to death. "

"Don't talk nonsense and insult people's innocence out of thin air." Jia Renwang's face turned red and said, "I didn't. I just saw that she couldn't eat for days. I asked her if she was sick. If she was sick, I called her. People take a look at her.”

"Shit, why didn't I see you being so interested when I couldn't eat?"

"You are already as fat as a pig, why are you still eating so much?"

"Asshole, I'll kill you."

"OK OK."

Yang Liang coughed and looked at Jia Ren: "Let me tell you this time, what happened?"

Jia Renwang lowered his head and said: "Master Qi, around 10 o'clock today, I heard from the maid that she had not eaten, so I came over to take a look in person. She said that she had a loss of appetite and had no appetite.

Sir, if you think that people are like rice or steel, what will happen if they don't eat? So I went to the kitchen and cooked a bowl of lotus seed soup for her, and I wanted to watch her finish it. "

"Asshole, you still have the nerve to cook lotus seed soup, are you still a human being?" Mrs. Jia was furious, rolled up her sleeves and wanted to fight Jia Renwang.

Jia Renwang begged for mercy, and Yang Liang ordered his men to separate them. Then, he looked at Jia Renwang and asked, "What happens next?"

"I came back from cooking porridge. Before I even entered the house, I heard a bang. I opened the door and saw that she was already on fire. I was so scared that I dropped the bowl on the floor."

Wu Dao whispered a few words in Yang Liang's ear, saying that the results of the on-site exploration were very different from what Jia Renwang said.

Yang Liang frowned and said, "Who else can you see in the room?"

Jia Renwang shook his head.

Yang Liang asked again: "Do you remember anything strange?"

Jia Renwang thought about it carefully and said, "I seem to remember that she shouted something in the firelight, like I am so happy, I am so comfortable, something like that?"

Yang Liang frowned. If he was burned by the fire, he would be in agony, and there would be no comfort at all.

But precisely because it was so outrageous, it proved that what Jia Renwang said might be the truth.

Lying needs to be consistent with objective logic, but reality does not.

At this point, Yang Liang has probably made a judgment on this matter. It is another case of spontaneous combustion for no reason.

Jia Renwang may have coveted him, but he didn't have the courage to kill.

Even if he kills people, he will not use this method, not to mention that killing people will not do him any good.

"Come on, let's go take a look at the scene?"

"Sir, can I get up? How about it? I am innocent. You have vouched for me, sir."

"Obviously it was you who forced my sister to death, yet you are still telling lies."

"Okay, stop arguing. No matter what the truth is, I will always restore your innocence."

Yang Liang arrived at the backyard and saw that the scene of the incident had been sealed off. There was no body on the ground, only a faint black ash. The cabinets and chairs in the room were only slightly burnt but not ignited.

Yang Liang knew that such evil things could not be speculated based on common sense. At this time, he also had a big question mark in his heart.

"Did you find anything?" Yang Liang asked.

"Lord Qi, her jewelry is missing?" a silver sword guard said.

Huh?

Yang Liang frowned and asked Mrs. Jia: "Does your sister usually have money?"

Mrs. Jia said: "My brother-in-law should have left a sum of money for her during his lifetime. She has always had plenty of money. Besides, I don't know if anyone else has given her money."

While speaking, Mrs. Jia gave Mr. Jia a fierce look.

"I didn't, we are innocent." Jia Renwang said.

"Search, check carefully, is there any gold or silver in the house?"

Not long after, the Silver Knife Guard reported the news: "The house was searched and only a few copper plates were found."

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. She has money on her, how could she suddenly disappear?" Mrs. Jia said.

Yang Liang asked Wu Dao: "Has anyone been here after the accident?"

"After getting the news, we blocked this time as soon as possible, and no one has come since."

"So, it was thrown away before the accident."

Yang Liang suddenly remembered something and said to Wu Dao: "You can ask someone to ask about the previous cases. Did they all have money on them when the accident happened?"

"Yes."

Wu Dao immediately ordered to go down. With the efficiency of Silver Dao Guard, news will come soon.

Yang Liang continued to interrogate the Jia couple: "When did she move here?"

"It should have been three months ago." Mrs. Jia said.

"It was the fifth day of May. I sent the housekeeper to pick him up." Jia Renwang added.

"Bah, you remember clearly. Why do you keep asking my sister to move here? Are you worried about your kindness?"

"After all, we are all a family, so naturally we need to take more care of them."

"You want to become a family with others, but you don't show off your appearance."

"OK OK."

Yang Liang asked: "Where did she move here from?"

"It's from Pingzhou Mansion."

Yang's conscience was moved. If there is a reason, it must be who she met and where she went in the past three months.

The movement trajectory of women is generally very simple. As long as you check it carefully, you can know it clearly.

"Then do you know clearly where she has been and who she has met in the past three months?"

"This……"

Mrs. Jia shook her head: "Then how can I remember it?"

"Then think slowly and don't miss a single place."

Yang Liang waved his hand and said: "Lock them both up and let us know when they will be released."

"Sir, I am wronged. This matter has nothing to do with us."

Yang Liang stopped talking and asked the Silver Blade Guards to go down and do their work.

"Sir, it will take some time to find out the news. It's getting late, so it's not too late for us to go down and have a rest." Lu Zhaogeng said.

"It all depends on the boss's orders."

Lu Zhaogeng raised his head, waved his hand and told everyone to get up.

Everyone left Jia's house and walked for a while. Yang Liang saw a large house in front of him, with two stone lions standing in front of the door.

"Could this be the old man's mansion? Isn't it too luxurious?" Yang Liang said.

"Master Li, this is your own house." Lu Zhaogeng said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)