Chapter 230 The Token of the Prince of Yue Mansion

He Yanxiu had already changed into clean clothes at this time, but his hair was still dry and was still wet and dripping with water. He had to wrap a cloak to avoid catching a cold.

"I have just checked it carefully and didn't find any suspicious things among the young masters." Shi Ding replied, "But judging from Chai Mingjun's wound, it is probably a weapon like a short dagger. If the murderer carefully planned and deliberately murdered, it would be possible to throw it into the ship or into the river while it was in chaos."

"I have just been diving into the river with several other people. Although the river water is still relatively smooth at this time, because the river water is too deep and there is a lot of water and mud at the bottom of the river, and it is dark at this time, I have not found a weapon, but I have found this in the river."

He Yanxiu took the things handed over by Shi Ding and looked at them carefully.

It is a token, made of fine iron, with a small word "金" engraved on the front.

Chi, a monster that harms people in the mountains and forests.

He Yanxiu has only heard of one named after this.

That is the Yue Palace.

He Yanxiu's pupils suddenly tightened, "Is this matter related to the Yue Palace?"

Shi Ding nodded, "I just don't know if this Chai Mingjun is from the Yue Palace, or if he was killed by the Yue Palace. My subordinates have just inquired about it. Chai Mingjun is the eldest son of Chai Tongzhi nearby. Tongzhi is only a sixth-rank official, and his knowledge is very limited. With such an identity..."

It is probably impossible for King Yue to send someone to come.

"I just learned from others that Chai Mingjun is a decent person, and he is obsessed with poetry and books on weekdays, and he can't even ride a horse. He is actually a weak scholar without any power, and he doesn't seem to be a clutch of the Yue Palace."

In short, this matter is quite strange.

"This token is inexplicably coming. You are here for a while, look at the results of the investigation of the case by Magistrate Nalin, and then investigate the Chai family clearly." He Yanxiu put away the token and ordered.

"Yes, my subordinates obeyed the order." Shi Ding bowed his hand and called two guards to accompany him and disappeared into the night.

Because the pleasure boat caught fire and someone was killed tonight, County Magistrate Lin ordered the ships and personnel present to stay for two days, question and search the ship one by one to find the weapon.

He Yanxiu and Su Yujin's ships had to dock near the dock.

The inquiry may start or end at any time. The two decided not to go ashore to find the inn for the time being, and only stayed on the boat for the time being, and sent Xing'an and others to the shore to replenish drinking water and some food.

While waiting for the inquiry, Su Yujin was quite nervous, "The second master went to save that person. As a result, if such a thing happened, would the second master get into trouble?"

When you are on a boat at night, you can encounter fire on a pleasure boat and someone is assassinated. Su Yujin has to conspire to make a conspiracy and is secretly worried.

"How could it be?" He Yanxiu explained with a smile, "To convict a person, you need to determine the personal evidence, physical evidence and intention. It can be said that either of them is indispensable. Even if one is missing, the other two items must be very clear and plead guilty."

"At that time, many people saw that the man fell into the water and stopped struggling before I went to save him. It can be seen that he was assassinated before I went to save him. This is one of them."

"We are just a way here, we don't know those people, and we have never had any disputes with Chai Mingjun, so we have no intention of killing him. This is the second one."

"And if I really want to kill someone, I will naturally not save him and cause trouble for myself. This is the third. It can be said that I have no suspicion at all and will not be involved in any trouble."

"What's more, I am the Minister of Revenue. Chai Mingjun is just the son of Tongzhi and a scholar. If I really dislike him and find any mistakes, I can cook him with his father. There is no need to do such things."

Said...

Very reasonable!

Su Yujin nodded repeatedly, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief after County Magistrate Nalin brought the yamen to find her and He Yanxiu for questions, and also determined that he did not have any suspicion of killing Chai Mingjun.

Especially after learning about He Yanxiu's identity, he was even more respectful. "It was Lord He who was disrespectful and disrespectful. He was offended by the officials just now. I hope Lord He will forgive him."

"Mr. Lin's responsibilities are. Since I am in the middle of the situation, I naturally need to cooperate with one or two." He Yanxiu nodded slightly and asked, "It's just a good person who was assassinated in front of me. I am really angry. I wonder if Master Lin has any clues when he investigates this case?"

When asked, County Magistrate Lin frowned first, then sighed, "The lower official is incompetent and has not yet found a weapon. After the lower official asked everyone, he learned that Chai Mingjun was still struggling in the water for a while after falling into the water. It can be seen that the person who fell into the water had not been killed."

"After falling into the water, everyone else's testimony was all there, and no one was seen approaching, and the other two people who fell into the water were also struggling on the spot. It can be seen that it was not the people present who committed the crime. It may be that someone dived into the water in the chaos, assassinated Chai Mingjun and then dived away and left secretly."

If this is true, then things will be difficult.

This is a canal, the incident is adjacent to the pier, and there are many people coming and going. It is even more difficult to find the murderer who killed Chai Mingjun than climbing to the sky.

The more County Magistrate Lin said, the more he became more and more frowning.

"This case is indeed difficult." He Yanxiu frowned, "and can only do his best."

Do your best and leave your destiny.

"Yes." County Magistrate Lin responded with a frown.

At this time, all those stayed were merchants from all over the country, and the time was not delayed. After the first round of interrogation, County Magistrate Lin asked those who had no chance of committing the crime to sign and seal the testimony and leave first.

This includes the ships He Yanxiu and Su Yujin are riding.

The boatman is ready to go on the boat.

"Please stay." Someone hurried over and stopped him, "Please stay stay!"

He Yanxiu raised his hand, walked from the cabin to the bow, looked at the man a little, and raised his eyebrows, "Are you the one who fell into the water who was rescued by me and Xing'an last night?"

After being caught by Xing'an, he was dragged to the side of the boat by He Yanxiu, and he was able to save his life.

"It is precisely because Su Wenxuan, thanks to Lord He and the young man who helped him save his life last night. Such a great kindness is unforgettable."

Su Wenxuan bowed respectfully and bowed three times to show respect and gratitude, and then straightened up. "It was time to come to thank you earlier, but because of the yamen inquiry last night, he was suspected of Lord He and was inconvenient to come and talk to Lord He, so he has been delayed until now."

"I did grain and porcelain trading in my later family for the early years, and often traded with the vassal states. My family was also wealthy. It was because during the floods in the early years, my father received almost all his wealth to provide disaster relief. The emperor was grateful to his father for his virtuous title in Anmin County."

In ancient times, the titles were granted, and the ranks of Duke, Marquis, Bozi and Bozi were different in each dynasty. Here, the setting was based on the ranks of the Song Dynasty. Duke, Marquis, Bozi, and boys were all followed by fiefs: more than 2,000 households were granted Duke, more than 1,000 households were granted Duke, more than 700 households were granted Bozi, more than 500 households were granted Zi, and more than 300 households were granted male. The corresponding ranks were: the first rank of Wang Zheng, the successor, the county rank of the king, the first rank of the king, the county rank of the king, the second rank of the founding county rank, the second rank of the county rank, the third rank of the marquis, the fourth rank of Bozi, the fifth rank of the son, and the fifth rank of the man (the above information comes from Baidu)

(End of this chapter)
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