After a brief interrogation, Qi Yu roughly understood the outline of the case.
The officer leader who was shot was named Zhao Liu, and he was the brother-in-law of the current office manager of Qiongzhou Prefecture. The things he was doing at the moment came from his brother-in-law's instructions.
As for the reason, the officials said they did not know.
In other words, there is something else going on in this matter.
As for what the inside story is, Qi Yu naturally has his own guess. According to conventional logic, it is most likely related to greed.
Think about it, the provincial government has allocated so much special money, how can those who hold real power not be moved by it?
However, the heartbeat is the heartbeat, and the action is the action. If you really care about the money, you will be breaking the law.
At this moment, the starting point of the case has been found, and the rest is to follow the clues.
Qi Yu decided to bring the suspects back to the provincial capital first, and then conduct detailed investigations until everything is clear.
Just do it.
Under the praise of the people, Qi Dalang left with a relieved smile.
Before leaving, he specially held the hand of the aggrieved old man Yang and said: "Don't worry, please relax. After I return to the Yamen, I will immediately send someone to arrange your temporary residence to ensure that you will have a safe New Year."
The house you deserve will never be less."
"Thank you, Mr. Qingtian!"
Qingtian...Master?
Hearing this title, the people suddenly remembered that Mr. Qi had been called this before. He was even called a cruel official because of his stern expression.
Nowadays, he has been promoted to governor and has not handled cases for a long time, so this reputation will be gradually forgotten by people.
The adults are still the same adults as before, and their behavior has not changed at all.
Speaking of Qi Yu, it was already midnight when he returned to the provincial government office.
It was a long night, completely silent, and the subordinates had already gone home to sleep.
"Here comes! Quickly tell Mr. Peng that he is here, and tell him that I have something important to discuss with him."
"yes!"
Peng Wenchang arrived very quickly. As soon as he heard that he had something important to discuss, how could he dare to delay at all?
In less than three sticks of incense, he rushed over.
As soon as they met, he realized something was wrong.
Mr. Qi's face was clouded, and he seemed very unhappy.
"Ahem, I wonder what you mean by calling me here?"
"It's because of a case, alas..."
After sighing, Qi Yu briefly described the case in detail.
At the same time, he also raised several doubts in the case.
For example, the responsibilities of the Gongfang are only to be responsible for the construction of fortifications, and it is impossible to get money like the Household. If this is the case, how do they obtain actual benefits?
Could it be that there are also people from the households involved?
If this speculation is true, it would be an act of collusion between officials.
After saying that, Qi Yu asked: "Master, how do you think this case should be handled?"
Peng Wenchang thought for a moment and replied: "I believe that this case must be done quickly rather than later. A decisive decision must be made immediately. If the relevant officials involved destroy the evidence after getting wind of it, it will be extremely detrimental to the handling of the case."
After a pause, he added: "How about we arrest him first and then interrogate him? What do you think?"
Qi Yu nodded and said: "It makes sense, let's do it like this."
After deciding, it’s time to start taking actual action.
Naturally, Qi Yu didn't have to intervene in the arrest. Peng Wenchang, who was very familiar with it, took care of it. All he had to do was make a list.
Who are they arresting?
First break them apart one by one.
Is the Qiongzhou government office’s workshop managed?
Gotta catch it!
Are the houses in Qiongzhou Prefecture affordable?
Catch it too!
In addition, the current prefect of Qiongzhou, Liu Shicheng, must also defend himself for this. Therefore, he also wants to come.
Let’s just go with these for now. If it really doesn’t work, I won’t add any more. Anyway, the temple is here and the monks can’t escape.
Qi Yu seemed to attach great importance to handling this case.
His idea was that while investigating the case, he should also clean up the official atmosphere in order to serve as a deterrent warning. For the guilty, they should be imprisoned and killed without mercy.
Afterwards, Peng Wenchang left in a hurry.
It's the middle of the night, and when the chickens don't crow and the dogs don't bite, it's a good time to arrest people and handle cases.
That night, Qi Yu did not go home to rest. He just wrapped himself in a thin cotton cloak and lay at his desk for a while.
The night was very cold at the moment, and I couldn't sleep peacefully. I managed to take a nap.
I don't know how much time passed, but Qi Yu woke up from the cold. He looked up and saw that it was already dark.
A new day has begun.
Qi Yu rubbed his cold hands and stretched. After his limbs warmed up slightly, he walked to the reception room.
This department is responsible for sending and receiving official documents and private messages, and pays more attention to delivery efficiency, so they often get up earlier than chickens.
Although the provincial government office is wide, it is not very big. It only takes half a pack of cigarettes to walk from the main hall to the reception room.
After arriving, Qi Yu asked: "Has there been any official document from Annan today? In addition, is there any news about the Jade-faced Rakshasa?"
"Return to my lord, there are neither."
None again?
well……
During this period, the first thing Qi Yu did when he went to the Yamen was to go to the Chengfa Room to inquire about the matter. As for the purpose, he naturally wanted to get news about his daughter.
But who would have thought that since the death of Prince Surah of Sarawak, she seemed to have disappeared from the world, and no news has been heard from her.
Could it be that this girl has already boarded the boat to go home, so she lost contact with her?
Well, probably so!
Almost every time, Qi Yu comforted himself in this way, even the subtext he silently recited was the same.
While I was wandering around, I suddenly heard the clerk in charge of the delivery room say: "Master Qi, Xie Jiong, the prefect of Dawan, has sent a routine official document."
Qi Yu nodded and said, "Bring it over quickly and let me see!"
The clerk hurriedly said respectfully: "Yes!"
When I opened the letter, I saw that there was nothing important written in it.
The general meaning is that he will come to Qiongzhou in the future to conduct a routine annual work report. At the end of the article, he specifically mentioned a strange thing.
It is said that the rubber trees transplanted to Dawan have recently had some strange sap oozing out along the "wounds". The reason is unknown.
The so-called mother trees refer to the batch of mature trees brought back from South America, while the other small ones are cultivated from its branches. Therefore, they are affectionately called mother rubber trees by Qi Yu.
Since the mother tree has already laid its foundation, if planted at the same time, it will mature earlier than the decimal tree.
And now, the moment has finally arrived.
The reason why it went so smoothly was entirely due to Qi Yu's sufficient attention.
Over the years, he has been constantly urging relevant officials to ensure that the rubber trees have enough water and fertilizer, and to conduct relevant inspections regularly. If there is even the slightest deviation, the performance of the management will be deducted.
Xie Jiong didn't understand the principles of rubber trees and mistakenly thought that the tree's sap was leaking because something was abnormal, so he wrote anxiously to report it. In fact, he was just afraid of being deducted from his political performance.
Now, big trees can tap rubber. How long will it take for small trees?
According to Qi Yu's estimate, it will take about two years.
According to relevant records, it takes about five years or more from the planting of rubber saplings to the tapping of rubber. However, if fertilization and irrigation can be carried out frequently, it can be done earlier.
"rubber……"
"Good stuff!"
Qi Dalang, who was in a depressed mood, became happy again under this positive influence.
