Chapter 1343 Xin Zijuan Setting Sun Grass Tree Mysterious Case Lost (1)

"If this is the case, I need to think about this case more carefully." Feng Ziying nodded, "Let's introduce the situation first, Wen Zheng, you said that the case is not complicated, so I just want to listen to it carefully before going to check the papers. .”

Li Wenzheng took a meaningful look at Feng Ziying, "My lord, if you want to go to Song Tuiguan to read the papers, I'm afraid that Song Tuiguan will really ask the Fu Yin to hand over the case to you for trial. Master Yin is happy to see it succeed."

   "Is Lao Song tricking me like this?" Feng Ziying also laughed, since she wants to gain a firm foothold in Shuntian Mansion, she shouldn't be afraid of taking on troubles.

Although my main responsibility is the Qing army, arresting robbers, and river defense, there is another identity to assist the Governor in handling government affairs, which means that in theory, I can intervene in any affairs, as long as the Governor does not object, I can even take over the trial of lawsuits.

"Hehe, I can't say I'm cheating you. This thing has been repeated many times, and everyone is tired of it. There are only a few suspicious suspects, but none of them can be verified, and they are not easy to be punished. They all have sufficient evidence. There is a reason for this to happen.”

  When Li Wenzheng saw the determination in Feng Ziying's brow, he knew that the Prime Minister was reassured that he was going to take this muddy water, and felt a little helpless.

Through Ni Er's relationship, Li Wenzheng is naturally willing to hug Feng Ziying's thick leg tightly, and other business cases are fine, but this case is indeed a bit tricky. With the background of Xiaofeng's compilation, it wouldn't have much influence, but he must be a little embarrassed. As a role caught in the middle, it is inevitable that he will not be welcomed by all parties, so he reminded the other party.

   But it seems that Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan is also stubborn and confident, otherwise he would not have such a great reputation, and if he continues, he will only provoke the other party's displeasure, and he has done his best to remind him.

   "So weird?" Feng Ziying nodded, "Then I also have time, so you can tell me in detail."

  Li Wenzheng stopped talking nonsense, and detailed the case from beginning to end.

  The case is actually not complicated. It involves three families. The deceased, Su Daqiang, was a son of the Su family in Tongzhou.

   He is partnering with Jiang Ziqi, a son of the Jiang family, who is also a big family in Hu County, which is also close to Tongzhou.

On the fifth day of April in the eighth year of Yonglong, Su Daqiang and Jiang Ziqi made an appointment to charter a boat in Zhangjiawan, Tongzhou to go south to Jinling and Suzhou to discuss silk business. The original appointment was to leave at the beginning of Mao, but the owner of the boat waited until Maozheng and still did not see Su Daqiang and Jiang Ziqi coming. So the owner went to Su Daqiang's home to inquire.

The news is that Su Daqiang left at two quarters in Yinzheng, that is, at 4:30 in the morning, because Su Daqiang's mansion is not far from the wharf, and Jiang Ziqi's rented mansion is also not far away, so Su Daqiang went out alone. Bring people down.

Seeing what the Su family said, the boat owner had to go to Jiang's house to inquire again. The Jiang family said that Jiang Ziqi rested on the pier the first night in order not to waste time, because Jiang Ziqi had a warehouse on the pier and occasionally rested there. , so the family members feel nothing.

  Jiang Ziqi arrived in a hurry when the owner returned to the pier and said that he had overslept, and he didn't know why Su Daqiang didn't arrive.

So Su Daqiang's sudden disappearance became an unsolved case, until more than half a month later, someone found a decomposed corpse somewhere on the bank of the canal. Judging from his figure, shape and clothes, it should be Su Daqiang. There are no scars caused by heavy blows with blunt objects. It is judged that he died after being hit with a heavy object first and fell into the water.

  Before the Su family went to Tongzhou Yamen to report the case, Tongzhou Yamen did not pay attention.

This kind of businessman who has not returned or has no news is nothing in Tongzhou. Although Tongzhou is not the capital of Tongzhou, it is the most important port in the north of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. More than a thousand merchants gather here every day. Ten thousand?

  Not to mention missing, even falling into the water and drowning is a common occurrence every three days. Every year, no less than dozens of people drowned on the pier and on the berthed boats due to drunkenness or fighting.

  But after Su Daqiang was hit on the head with a blunt object and drowned, it was not easy.

Although Su Daqiang is just an ordinary businessman, he is a child of the Su family in Tongzhou. The head of the Su family loves him so much, so after Su Daqiang became an adult, the head of the Su family gave him a lot of family assets.

   This also aroused great dissatisfaction among the several sons of the Su family. Some people even claimed that Su Daqiang was born of his mother's collusion with outsiders because Su Daqiang's appearance was completely different from his father, and they did not recognize him as a child of the Su family.

It's just that this saying naturally had no market when the Patriarch of the Su family was around, but it began to prevail after the death of the previous Patriarch of the Su family. Several sons of the Su family also intend to take back the two houses, a shop, and the land that their father gave to Su Daqiang. wait.

   Naturally, it is impossible to get Su Daqiang's consent.

Although Su Daqiang was born as a concubine, he also studied for several years and passed the examination as a scholar. There is no way to take Su Daqiang, the children of the Su family have been threatening to clean up Su Daqiang and take back their property.

"So, I have some doubts that Su Daqiang's direct brothers are suspected of murder? Or of buying murder?" Feng Ziying nodded. In novels or film and television dramas, it seems the most likely, and often it is not, but in reality This is not the case in China, it is often the most likely, that is basically it.

"Because the several sons of the Su family are very hostile to Su Daqiang, this possibility cannot be ruled out, and the Su family is quite powerful in Tongzhou, and Tongzhou is a water and land port. It’s not impossible to do something like this.”

Li Wenzheng is very objective, "But this is only a possibility. The property that Su Daqiang took away from the Su family, even if the house, shop and farm are added up, is worth only a few thousand taels of silver. If you hire a murderer, once someone takes it Hold on to the trick and blackmail you in turn, that is tarsal maggots, and you will not be able to get rid of it until you die. If you say you did it yourself, the people of the Su family don't seem to be quite like it."

   "Wen Zheng is very clear about this case." Feng Ziying couldn't help but praise.

   "My lord, can you do it if you don't care about it? Tongzhou came to ask frequently, uh, Su Daqiang's widow Zheng,..." Li Wenzheng paused.

   "Oh? What is the background of this Zheng family?" Feng Ziying knew there was something wrong when she heard it.

   "This Zheng family and Zheng Guifei are half-sisters, Zheng Guifei was born by Zheng Guozhang's successor..." Li Wenzheng didn't hide much in front of Feng Ziying, "And this Zheng family..."

   "Zheng also has problems?" Feng Ziying was surprised.

"According to what the ship owner said, when he went to Su's house to inquire, Mrs. Zheng was rather panicked. There seemed to be a man's voice in the room, but when he asked later, Mrs. Zheng denied it..." Li Wenzheng said in a deep voice: "According to the investigation and understanding of the mansion, Zheng's style of work is not good, because Su Daqiang often goes out to do business, and it seems that some men from other places have hooked up with him,..."

   "Has it been verified?" Feng Ziying frowned. If this happened, it was impossible not to investigate clearly. According to this statement, Zheng's suspicion is not small.

   "No, Mrs. Zheng firmly denies it. There are rumors outside. Tongzhou only said that it is a rumor. It may be that the Su family spread rumors to tarnish the reputation of Su Daqiang and his wife. Even Su Daqiang himself does not believe it,..."

Li Wenzheng's explanation could not satisfy Feng Ziying, "Since the government has learned about it, why don't we continue to investigate further? There must be a reason for things to happen. Now that we understand this situation, we should continue to investigate. Whether it is related to this case or not, at least there can be some investigation A statement, even if it is ruled out, is good."

Li Wenzheng smiled wryly, "My lord, it's easier said than done. The mansion learned about it through a Lifu on the pier, but this Lifu heard about it inadvertently from a foreign businessman who was too drunk. Knowing that it’s from Hangzhou, it’s all from the year before last, and I haven’t come to Tongzhou for the past two years, and no one knows the name, how can I find out?”

Feng Ziying underestimated the limitations of regional differences in this era. This is not like modern times. A phone, fax or e-mail can travel thousands of miles quickly and request the local public security organs to assist in the investigation. Now that the official document has passed, it will take a month or two. You can't even tell the name and appearance, and the specific address is also unclear. How can the local yamen investigate for you?

   After receiving the official document, it is not just thrown aside as waste paper, but even scolded a few times.

Feng Ziying remained silent. This is indeed a problem. When encountering this kind of thing, the Yamen is also in trouble. I went to Hangzhou for such a matter, and there are not many specific circumstances. Who wants to go?

"Also, we did a lot of research, and we got admonitions from above, saying that we are not doing our job properly, and we are not working hard from the master. Instead, we are looking into things that are speculative, wasting energy and time..." Li Wenzheng swallowed. Spit, a little helplessly said.

   "Oh? The top?" Feng Ziying snorted softly. Li Wenzheng didn't say it clearly, but the top of the Shuntian government office can only be the Sanju Judicial Department, and the Ministry of Punishment is the most likely.

  Li Wenzheng didn't respond, Wang Wenyan also smiled, "My lord, these things are normal, Concubine Zheng is a person of face anyway, naturally I don't want this kind of thing to damage the reputation of the family."

  (end of this chapter)