Qin Xiao glanced at Chen Xi and saw that although Chen Xi's expression was calm, his eyes were sharp. He knew that Chen Xi and he must have thought of the same thing.

“Thirteen of you have a day off to take a bath. I wonder where you will go when you take a break?” Qin Xiao asked with a smile on his face, seemingly casually.

But everyone present knew that since Dali Temple was ordered to handle the case, every word it said had profound meaning.

"It is said to be four days, but in fact it is only three days." Jiang Xiaochun also replied very cautiously: "When I left the mountain, it was all in the afternoon, and when I came back, it was all in the morning. This adds up to one day. At the earliest, there was only

I had three days off, but it would take some time on the way back and forth, so I later added an extra day. Three days was a lot less, not a lot, and I couldn’t go too far, I just took a walk around Suzhou.

You can have a drink with your friends, you can spend time with your family, you can also go to a music studio to listen to music, or even gamble in a gambling house, and the inner treasury will not interfere."

“Your family members are all in Suzhou?” Chen Xi suddenly asked.

Jiang Xiaochun shook his head and said: "Not all of them. Those who are willing to marry and have children in Suzhou can naturally do it, but most of them have their families in Kyoto. However, almost all of the thirteen people have bought houses in Suzhou City, and they can stay at home on their days off.

After a few days of rest, I will be transferred later, and the house will be easy to take action." After a pause, he said seriously: "But there are rules in the inner treasury. After coming down from the mountain, no one is allowed to reveal his identity to the outside world. If anyone says anything, he will be sent to Kyoto immediately.

, and handed it over to the princess for punishment. Fortunately, everyone is very careful. Ever since the establishment of the Jiangnan Neiku, everyone has followed the rules and has not disclosed it to the outside world."

Qin Xiao nodded, thought for a moment, and then asked: "Is there anyone named Wang in the inner treasury?"

Jiang Xiaochun was startled, but Mao Lu had already raised his hand and asked: "Is the master you are talking about Wang Zhubo?"

“The deceased owner’s surname was Wang?” Qin Xiao asked immediately.

Mao Lu hurriedly said: "Exactly, sir...it turns out that you know him."

“What’s his name?” Qin Xiao suppressed the surprise in his heart.

Mao Lu said: "Wang Tang!"

“Wangtang?” Qin Xiao was startled: “No other name?”

Mao Lu was a little strange, but he still replied honestly: "Master Wang's nickname is Yuhe, but in the inner treasury, he is always addressed by his position and rarely by his name."

Qin Xiao thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "That's all for today. To be honest, from noon to now, our group has not eaten a grain of rice. I don't know how many of them there are, but I have a rumbling stomach."

I'm screaming. Commander Jiang, when will dinner be served in the inner treasury?"

Jiang Xiaochun immediately said: "Neiku eats and sleeps strictly according to the time. Dinner must be finished before You hour. It should have passed You time before you all arrived, so the meal has passed. But I immediately asked people to light a fire in the small stove.

It only takes one stick of incense to eat." He said to Colonel Tielin, who had been standing by the gate: "Colonel Iron, please go down and have the kitchen cook immediately."

Tielin quickly raised his hands and said yes, and retreated.

Qin Xiao looked at Jiang Xiaochun and others and smiled and said: "You have been tired these days. But having said that, we are here to handle the case. Without evidence, we cannot determine that anyone is related to Ku Yin's disappearance." He stood up and said,

Said: "Until this case comes to light, please stay on the mountain and don't leave. But you can move freely and don't need to be locked up in the house. Commander Jiang, we still have some time to eat, why don't you take us to see Wang Master Bo first?"

How about his body?"

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Jiang Xiaochun cupped his hands and said, "Everything will be done according to your instructions."

“Master Young Supervisor, do you want to come with us?”

 Chen Xi also stood up and nodded.

Jiang Xiaochun did not delay, went out, took Qin Xiao and Chen Xi to a house in the northwest corner of the inner library. There were two armored guards guarding the door, but they covered their noses with cloth towels. Qin Xiao saw from a distance,

It was a little strange at first, but when I got closer to the house, a putrid smell spread out from the house, and I realized why the guard was wearing a mask.

Chen Xi also raised his hand to cover his nose. At this time, a guard came forward and gave two masks. Qin Xiao knew that there were guards here day and night, so naturally he couldn't wear the same mask all the time. He must have prepared a lot. After taking it,

I also put it on. Even so, although the smell was lighter, it still couldn't be completely blocked.

 Chen Xi and Jiang Xiaochun also wore masks.

The guard took the torch and opened the door. Jiang Xiaochun took the torch and entered first. Qin Xiao and Chen Xi followed. The room was empty except for a long wooden table in the middle, which was covered with black cloth.

There was a corpse. Jiang Xiaochun stepped forward and lifted the black cloth. Under the firelight, he saw that although the corpse's face was not completely rotten, it was swollen and deformed, and corpse insects had even appeared.

Jiang Xiaochun was a soldier, so he didn't care much about it. Chen Xi was also calm. The two of them thought that Qin Xiao would definitely vomit after seeing such a horrific corpse.

 But Qin Xiao seemed to be calmer than them.

Naturally, the two of them didn't know that when the plague broke out in Xiling, Qin Xiao wandered around before being taken in by Meng Zimo. They saw too many corpses that died of plague and hunger. Many people exposed their corpses in the wilderness, and no one even went there for several months.

No matter, the terrifying appearance is much more frightening than the corpse in front of me.

Chen Xi walked over and examined the neck of the corpse. Although the neck was as thick as a tree root, the marks of strangulation could be clearly seen on it. Chen Xi had been in Ziyi Prison for many years and had seen various methods of death. He could identify this person at a glance.

He literally hanged himself.

"The marks on his neck show signs of struggle." Chen Xi explained to Qin Xiao: "It is certain that he was strangled by a rope when he was alive. When he was about to die, his body struggled uncontrollably, resulting in a struggle in his neck.

There were strangling marks, so he was indeed strangled by the rope and suffocated to death."

“Is it possible that he was strangled?” Qin Xiao asked softly.

Jiang Xiaochun frowned, but didn’t say anything in the end.

"It can be identified." Chen Xi said: "Being strangled from behind is obviously different from being strangled with a rope when hanging. At least it can be concluded from the wound on the neck that it was indeed not caused by human hands."

 Qin Xiao had no doubt about Chen Xi’s experience in this area and nodded.

“If you feel that the cause of death of the body is doubtful, we can find a widower to conduct an autopsy.” Jiang Xiaochun suggested.

Qin Xiao didn't say anything, and walked around the body before saying: "Nei Kuyin is missing. He is the leader of the Nei Kuyin and is in charge of the Nei Treasury. No matter whether Ku Yin can be found in the end, he will definitely not survive, princess."

I won't let him go lightly." He looked at Jiang Xiaochun and said, "Those who commit suicide out of fear of crime are reasonable explanations."

Jiang Xiaochun nodded and said: "I also thought that Wang Tang committed suicide in fear of death because of the missing silver in the inner treasury. He knew that he could not escape the death penalty, so he committed suicide in fear of death. By doing this, he placed the responsibility directly on himself. He took the initiative to obey the law. When the princess knew about it, she should have

Spare his family."

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“Commander Jiang, do you know anything about his family situation?” Qin Xiao asked: “Is his family in Suzhou?”

Jiang Xiaochun said: "You don't know something, sir. Although we all work in the inner treasury, we rarely interact with each other on weekdays. We are responsible for protecting the safety of the inner treasury, and they are directly responsible for the inner treasury. We usually eat together and we are not together."

In the pot. Your Excellency should have seen when you came in that there are many houses on the west side of the inner warehouse, and the officers and soldiers of the inner warehouse live here. The warehouse is near the east end, and there are much fewer houses on that side, which is where Wangtang is.

Although there is no wall between the people who manage the inner treasury, they are clearly separated on weekdays and each performs his or her duties."

Qin Xiao thought that this should be what the princess meant. The guards and the treasury should each perform their duties and not interfere with each other. This would also reduce trouble.

“So you know very little about Wang Tang’s situation?”

"I only know that Wang Tang is from Xuzhou." Jiang Xiaochun thought for a moment: "His family members should all be in Xuzhou, but he has a younger brother who is an official in Kyoto. He once worked as an errand in the Ministry of Household Affairs, but...!"

Having said this, he stopped talking and did not continue.

Chen Xi said calmly: "Commander Jiang, if you know anything about the situation, please tell me so that it will be easier for Mr. Qin to handle the case."

"Yes." Jiang Xiaochun said: "You two adults should also know that after the Zhao family of Chengguo Gong was executed, Xiahou Xiangguo took charge of the Household Department. Although the Household Department was purged, many officials were eliminated from the Household Department.

went out, but still left behind some experienced ordinary officials, Wang Tang is one of them."

 “It turned out that he had stayed in the Ministry of Household Affairs.”

"But this person stayed in the household department, but he was the princess' spy in the household department." Jiang Xiaochun said softly: "The princess married the Zhao family. Although the Zhao family was punished, the household department and even the Jiangnan family regarded the princess as a member of the Zhao family.

, so it was easy for the princess to bribe Wang Tang. Later, for some unknown reason, the Prime Minister noticed Wang Tang's problem. Fortunately, the princess took action in time to save Wang Tang's life. Later, he was transferred to the inner treasury to serve as the director. As of this year

, Wang Tang has been working here for seven years."

"It's not a short time." Qin Xiao looked at Wang Tang's deformed face: "The princess treated him well, and he was very respectful and worked for the princess here for seven years. Ku Yin disappeared, although he

The crime is extremely serious, but the princess really doesn’t have to kill him.”

Jiang Xiaochun said: "It is because he is so focused on his career in the inner treasury that the princess promoted his younger brother to Beijing as an official. Except for his younger brother, the rest of his family is still in Xuzhou. In the past seven years, Wang Tang has not met his family.

." After hesitating for a moment, he said: "I happened to bump into him once when I went to the hut. I made a few casual remarks. He seemed to mean that after working for ten years, he would beg the princess to let him return home. His parents are now

He is still alive, but he is worried that when his parents pass away, he will not be able to die for the elderly."

Qin Xiao sighed: "Of course, it seems Wang Zhubo is still a filial son." He asked casually: "He is alone in Suzhou, so he doesn't have a concubine in Suzhou?"

"I really don't know this." Jiang Xiaochun said: "On the mountain, we rarely interact with the people in the warehouse, and after we come down from the mountain, we live our own lives. Moreover, he and I have different days of rest. I take a bath every month.

At the beginning of the month, he is at the end of the month.”

 Qin Xiao looked at Chen Xi, and Chen Xi was also looking at him.

"It can certainly be explained that he committed suicide out of fear of crime." Qin Xiao was silent for a moment, then said: "Is it possible that there was another reason for his suicide? For example, the theft of the internal banknotes was directly related to him. When the incident happened, he knew that he could not escape.
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