Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 328: Make it a Solid Case
In the second hall of the Transportation Bureau, Judge Cao Yiqing was drinking tea and chatting with Chief Justice Fiji and Shanyin Magistrate Chen Zining, when suddenly a bailiff walked by the door.

When Cao Yiqing saw the look in the eyes of the yamen runner, he stood up, apologized to the two of them, and left the second hall under the pretext of going to the bathroom.

After a while, the Deputy Transport Envoy Qiao Zhen hurried in. As soon as he entered the second hall, he bowed to the two of them:
"Oh, thank you for keeping me waiting. I went to the fire scene early in the morning.

Seeing that there was no result over there, I had to come back. Thinking that I had come to your house yesterday but to no avail, I thought of visiting you at your office first, but I didn't expect you to be here. It was really rude."

I believe you!
Fei Tixing and Chen Tongpan sneered secretly, your Transportation Department's office is almost turning into a temple, with incense burning everywhere in front of the door, how can you get in?

However, the two did not expose him. Fei Tixing smiled and bowed, saying, "The Transportation Department is short of staff now. Brother Qiao does everything himself, so he is naturally busier. He is not as busy as ordinary people like me."

"No, no, please take a seat. In the final analysis, it is because I am not capable enough that I am in such a mess."

Qiao Zhen asked the two of them to sit down, and Chen Zining couldn't hold back anymore.

He was a student of Mr. Shen Ruoyu, and he took his teacher's entrustment seriously, so he said straight to the point:
"Brother Qiao, I won't say any more polite words. I'm sure you know why I came here today.

"This Mirror Lake fire, no matter how you look at it, is a case that Shanyin Prefecture is responsible for. Why would the Transportation Bureau intervene directly? Brother Qiao, do you not trust Shanyin Prefecture?"

……

The tightly closed door of the Transportation Department suddenly opened.

The transfer judge Cao Yiqing strode out with eight guards and stood proudly on the stone steps.

The "relatives of the deceased" who were crying below stopped and looked up in surprise.

Cao Yiqing lowered his eyelids and glanced downward, with a look of disgust.

In his opinion, the fire had just happened yesterday, and those who were not waiting at the fire scene to search for the bodies of their relatives, but instead ran to the Transport Bureau to mourn, were all despicable people who valued money more than family affection.

Cao Yiqing said grimly: "You come to my Transportation Department to seek justice, don't you think your relatives have been murdered, and ask my Transportation Department to arrest the murderer and provide compensation for the casualties?

Our transportation department has now obtained important clues and will send troops to capture him immediately.

Once the suspect is arrested and brought to justice, the case will be tried and dealt with.

You all should go back now and stop crying and making a scene in front of the government office. Those who violate this will be punished by roaring in court and their compensation will be reduced by half. Do you understand?"

After Cao Yiqing finished speaking, he waved his hand vigorously, and two teams of officers and soldiers from the Transportation Bureau rushed out of the yamen.

The officers and soldiers of the Transportation Bureau were similar to the grain transport soldiers of later generations.

The Transfer Office is responsible for water and land transportation, so naturally it needs to be escorted by grain transport soldiers.

As soon as the officers and soldiers came out, the mourning people below gathered together in panic, but saw that the officers and soldiers rushed out of the yamen and ignored them. Led by several captains, they rushed out separately.

……

At the Jinghu fire scene, the fire has been completely extinguished.

But once the thick ashes were turned over, many places were still hot.

Several coroners, with their faces covered with towels, were sweating profusely as they directed some hired workers to dig out the ashes bit by bit.

Once he finds anything suspicious, he will stop and go forward to investigate carefully.

Wu Chen was going to ask Jin Sujie to sit far away in an open space.

He got a bench and a makeshift table and sat there drinking the inferior tea that tasted like jujube leaves, grinning from time to time and spitting out a large piece of tea leaves impatiently.

When the official Luo Jianyu hurried over, he looked around to see if there was anyone around, then he bent down and said to Jin Sujie, "Jin Wuchen, there is news from Qiao Caosi."

Luo Jianyu whispered a few words to Jin Sujie, who suddenly turned around and asked, "Did you hear it right?"

Luo Jianyu nodded and said, "I have confirmed it with the person who came, and it is correct."

Jin Sujie raised her eyebrows slightly. Qiao Caosi was really showing off this time!

This Caosi has always been aloof from all karma, but this time he's actually going to cause trouble?

However, he was certainly happy to see this happen. He was promoted by Qiao Zhen, so he was born with the mark of the Qiao faction.

Even if he wanted to change his allegiance, it would be very difficult.

Just like when Yu Jiguang from Guoxin Law Firm wanted to change his job, unless he had a "letter of surrender" that the other party valued, no one would dare to trust him or hire him.

So, he could only follow Boss Qiao.

Following Boss Qiao was safe, but with Qiao Zhen's personality, she could only watch many opportunities slip away.

Now that Boss Qiao is about to become powerful, they, as his younger brothers, are naturally happy to see it happen.

Jin Sujie immediately gave Luo Jianyu a wink, then got up and rushed to the fire scene.

Jin Sujie and Luo Jianyu stood near several coroners respectively, strolling around and watching them investigate the scene.

"Here, here are some bones that haven't been burned yet."

Someone cried out in surprise, and a coroner nearby rushed over and without any disgust pulled out a piece of white bone from the ashes.

The bones were already brittle and would break easily, so he picked them up carefully and examined them closely.

"Well, this is a piece of..."

"This is a grown man's shoulder blade!"

Luo Jianyu took a step forward and said firmly.

That person laughed and said, "Luo Gan Dang, you are not a villain..."

"But after all, he has seen a lot."

Jin Sujie walked over with a smile and took a look at the bone. "It is indeed the shoulder blade of an adult man. Luo Gandang can be considered as a doctor after suffering from a long illness, haha."

Luo Jianyu cupped his hands and smiled, "Jin Wuchen, you are too kind."

From porters in carriages and boat shops to servants, jailers, clerks, etc., all these people working in the lower classes of the industry are involved in some shady things.

That Boutzuo just thought that Luo Jianyu had really made a mistake, but now he saw Jin Sujie and Luo Jianyu singing the same tune, and the smiles on their faces were only on the surface, which was a bit creepy, and he immediately understood.

"Yes, Jin Wuchen and Luo Gan have good eyesight. This is indeed a shoulder blade of an adult man."

Wuzuo nodded, and his little apprentice began to write it down quickly.

"Come on, pack it up."

Wuzuo turned around to greet another disciple, but he tripped and the bone in his hand fell to the ground. He staggered two steps and crushed it with one foot.

"Oh, look at this..."

He stamped his feet in panic.

Jin Sujie patted his shoulder with appreciation, and this time his smile was much gentler: "It doesn't matter, it has been identified anyway, this official and Luo Gan can be your witnesses."

……

In the underground palace of Yongjue Temple in Meishan, several selected people were put into black scarves.

At first they thought they were going to be tied to a torture bed and skinned alive. They were so frightened that they felt weak all over and wanted to bang their heads against the wall to avoid suffering, but they couldn't do it.

After hearing Li Yisen and others explain again and again that they were going to be handed over to the Transport Office, they gave up struggling half-believingly.

After they were escorted out of the underground palace step by step and put on a ox cart, they believed that they were really going to be sent to the Transportation Department.

For a moment, several people who were covered in shit, piss and fart were crying with joy while sitting in the car.

They really want to see the official and go to jail!
Now I finally got my wish, thanks to my ancestors’ blessing!

(End of this chapter)