Cure the cold-faced general by solving crimes

Chapter 3 Where is the money?

After leaving the county government office, Jiang Xihe was still thinking about the Li family's affairs.

Three years ago, the Li family moved to Ping'an County. There was a policeman in the county government who was a distant relative of the Li family. Mother and son came to him and lived in Yong'an Lane, two streets away from the Jiang family.

Li's father passed away very early, and Li Chengye and his mother depended on each other for life. Li Chengye was bent on gaining fame, and Li's mother was in poor health. As you can imagine, it was difficult for mother and son to make ends meet.

Many students at the Xiangzhu Academy run by his father often discuss current affairs together. Li Chengye joined by chance. His father recognized that Li Chengye had great ambitions and not only gave him guidance in his studies, but also helped him in his daily life.

Li Chengye was one year older than Jiang Xihe. He was shy and polite, and because he was a scholar, he had a strong bookish air about him.

Jiang Xihe had a good impression of him.

Two years ago, Li Chengye passed the government examination and won the title of scholar, which shocked people from all over the country. His father was very happy and showed off that Li Chengye was half of his student.

His father was happy, and then he patted his chest and told Li Chengye that his studies would continue and there would be no need to worry about money. Even if he was selling iron, his father would also support Li Chengye to participate in the provincial and imperial examinations until he could find a job in the capital.

Unfortunately, after that, his father became seriously ill. Before he became seriously ill, his father called Li Chengye to him and asked him many questions. Of course, Jiang Xihe found out all of this later.

The content was that her father knew that he would die soon and was worried about Jiang Xihe. He asked Li Chengye to take care of her in the future. As for how the marriage was decided, Jiang Xihe didn't know. He only knew that from then on, when Li Chengye looked at her again, there was more affection in his eyes.

Even though the marriage was arranged in this way, Jiang Xihe seemed to be calm. Occasionally, he thought about the future, but he also had expectations.

Because Li Chengye was studying hard and Jiang Xihe had to observe mourning for three years, the two of them didn't seem to see each other much except for having meals together during festivals.

Just when Jiang Xihe thought she might just follow Li Chengye for the rest of her life, she discovered that Mother Li's attitude towards her had changed.

A year ago, her father passed away, and Li's mother no longer came to visit her, nor did she hold her hand and talk about home affairs.

Several times, Jiang Xihe clearly saw Mother Li not far from the corner of the street, but when Jiang Xihe walked past, Mother Li either walked away quickly or hid in the crowd and pretended not to see her.

Jiang Xihe's mother passed away early. Before her engagement, Li's mother often gave her snacks, saying that she was grateful for her father's kindness to Li Chengye. She also helped her sew some of her daughter's underwear, which made her feel a little bit from her mother. of tenderness.

At the beginning of the year, Li Chengye made a decision to go to the state capital to take the provincial examination this fall. When Li Chengye met Jiang Xihe, Li's mother no longer evaded, and even told everyone she met that when Li Chengye passed the high school exam, she would leave Ping'an County with her son and go to the capital to make a living. As for Jiang Xihe She said nothing about the future.

Jiang Xihe heard that Li's mother wanted to break off the engagement half a month ago. The rumors spread out at some point, saying that the Li family did not agree with the marriage, and it was the old lawyer Jiang who threatened him with kindness before his death. Li Chengye was kind-hearted and had to agree.

When Jiang Xihe heard these words, he was very upset. He wanted to question Li Chengye several times, but felt that it was pointless.

It would be even more embarrassing if she used the rumors to question whether they were true or false.

Thinking about his current situation, Jiang Xihe is still a little bit sad. The world is so cold. When his father was alive, every time Li's mother received the money his father gave to Li Chengye, she would smile and say good things.

What about now?
  How come these unreasonable words came out? Jiang Xihe didn't believe that Mother Li's contribution was not involved.

Jiang Xihe lowered his head, thinking about these things in his mind, counting the days until his brother would leave on his fingers.

Now that her brother is not at home, there are some things that she cannot handle alone. She now hopes that her brother will take care of his health and arrive in the capital safely to participate in the examination.

When her brother wins the first prize in one fell swoop, she can guarantee that Mother Li will show an ugly face of flattery.

As for people like Li Chengye, it’s okay not to.

When the time came to let her brother make the decision, she threw the divorce letter on the Li family's table, thinking about it to relieve her anger. Thinking this way, feeling relieved, Jiang Xihe's arm was suddenly grabbed by someone.

"Lawyer Jiang, I have found you."

Jiang Xihe looked up and saw that it was Fang Lianqing's wife, "Mrs. Fang, do you have something to do with me?"

"Lawyer Jiang, I'm back home. I'm looking for you everywhere, wondering what we should do next." Mrs. Fang frowned. She didn't sleep well last night and her eyes were black.

"Next? Just wait for the county magistrate to investigate the case." Jiang Xihe replied with a smile.

Mrs. Fang hesitated, then took Jiang Xihe's arm and walked to the street. "I heard that the new county magistrate just went to talk to Meng Liang."

Jiang Xihe was puzzled, "Isn't it normal for the county magistrate to ask someone to question him when investigating a case?" But he was thinking in his heart that County Magistrate Pei acted very quickly. She had only been out of the county government for a long time, and the county magistrate had started to do it. An investigation has been launched.

Mrs. Fang shook her head, "That Meng Liang is a good talker. It was he who persuaded County Magistrate Qi to arrest my master. What if the new county magistrate also listened to Meng Liang's words and arrests me again?"

Jiang Xihe blinked, Mrs. Fang's attitude was really strange, "What are you afraid of? As long as Fang Lianqing doesn't kill anyone, it's useless to arrest anyone."

"No." Mrs. Fang was very anxious, "My husband is not in good health. What if the new county magistrate uses torture and my husband can't bear it and he surrenders to torture?"

"I don't understand this. What do you mean by looking for me?" Jiang Xihe stared at Mrs. Fang's eyes. Could it be that there is something wrong with Fang Lianqing? Did she make a mistake today and let the real murderer go?

However, judging from the existing evidence, Fang Lianqing is not suspected of committing the crime.

"What happened the night before yesterday?" Jiang Xihe looked coldly, "You didn't tell me the truth yesterday?"

Mrs. Fang felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Jiang Xihe, "Lawyer Jiang, I didn't lie. You have to believe me. My husband really didn't kill anyone."

"Where's the evidence? Where's the evidence?" Jiang Xihe was like a girl next door when she didn't speak. She suddenly stared. Mrs. Fang staggered and felt nervous.

"Lawyer Jiang, don't be angry. You must understand what I mean. The key is that I have nothing to say now. I don't know anything about what happened the night before. I only found out about Meng Fang's accident when I got up early yesterday." Mrs. Fang started to cry.

Jiang Xihe patted her shoulder and said in a softer tone, "I still say the same thing, you and I don't need to hide it, you can just say whatever you know."

Mrs. Fang snorted, "It's really nothing special. I can tell you. I told you yesterday that on the night of the accident, the master and I went to bed at the same time. I soon heard his snoring. I still said the same thing, Can a master who sleeps so deeply get up in the middle of the night to kill someone?"

"When did you find out that Meng Fang was killed yesterday?" Although Jiang Xihe asked about these details yesterday, he still asked again now.

"It's almost Chenshi. Our family has a habit of getting up at Maoshi to offer incense to our ancestors. Yesterday at Chenshi, Meng Fang didn't come yet. I sent my maid to see her, and then I found out that something had happened to her."

Jiang Xihe had already asked clearly about these situations yesterday.

"Now, what do you want me to do?" Jiang Xihe looked at Mrs. Fang and frowned.

"It's okay. If the master is arrested by the new county magistrate again, can Lawyer Jiang continue to speak for the master?" Mrs. Fang wiped away her tears and begged.

Mrs. Fang said so much. It turned out that it was for this reason. Jiang Xihe stretched out her white hands and smiled, "Where is the money?"

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