The four corpses were transported back to the Yamen and carried into the backyard through a side door.
The magistrates' sedan stopped at the front gate of the government office. The attendants opened the sedan curtain. Chen Yongming got out of the sedan with a weak expression. After walking a few steps, he turned to look at the other sedan.
"Sir, please wake up, we are here..." Kong Yuanjie's entourage called Kong Yuanjie in a low voice.
Kong Yuanjie didn't sleep very deeply. After a while, he rubbed his waist and came out.
Chen Yongming looked at the attendant who helped him over, and said in a low voice: "Sir, Miss Zi Ning from Baiyu Pavilion seems to satisfy you."
Kong Yuanjie laughed and said in a low voice: "She is so coquettish!"
The attendants and government guards nearby all smiled tacitly.
Entering the yamen, Chen Yongming called aside the yamen guard who came out and asked if Xin Shun was still in the yamen. The yamen guard nodded: "Yes, but not awake yet."
Chen Yongming nodded, looked around, and said: "How are those people sent out last night?"
"...It's not good," the Yamen Guard said uneasily, "He is still in the Military Town Department."
"I mean." Chen Yongming made a slight gesture with the knife in front of his neck.
"It's difficult. The Military Town Division is currently heavily guarding the area, so they can only bribe the people inside."
Chen Yongming looked irritable. He hadn't slept well all night, and the bags under his eyes were more conspicuous than usual.
He waved his hand and walked inside, but the Yamen Guard called him again: "Xin Shun called Tai Zicang from the academy to have a portrait taken last night. The man and woman in the restaurant of Mr. and Mrs. Hong Zhuming are the wanted couple.
The portrait has been sent, and Xin Shun hasn't woken up yet, so this portrait..."
"Send it to me first."
"Um."
Kong Yuanjie fell asleep after entering the Yamen. Chen Yongming returned to his office room. He was also sleepy, but he didn't dare to sleep at all.
Two portraits were sent by his subordinates and spread out on the case.
Tai Zicang studied under Lu Dongxin, whose master was the world-famous painter Shui Mo Qiu.
Ink painting Qiu is known as one of the "Three Wonders of Painting", the other two are all figures from a hundred years ago.
"Hong Zhuming and his wife said that Tai Zicang's painting looks like it, almost exactly the same." said his subordinate.
Chen Yongming's eyes fell on the girl's portrait: "So, this girl should be very beautiful?"
"Na Ding said that her skin color is like jade, like an egg with the shell removed, and she is very easy to recognize in the crowd."
"This man is also somewhat heroic."
"It is said that he is in his early thirties and has no beard at all. He should have a face that is easy to recognize."
Chen Yongming nodded: "But we have to avoid putting on a fake beard or putting something on her face to cover up her skin color. If you take it with you and let others copy it, you must let this portrait be plastered all over the streets and alleys!"
"yes."
After the portrait was taken down, Chen Yongming sat on the chair. Thinking of the government guards in the Military Town Division, he felt uneasy.
A crisp cry came from outside: "Dad!"
The soft and greasy voice has the unique youthful atmosphere of a young girl.
A girl walked in lightly from the outside, carrying a small round bamboo basket in her hand, with a sweet smile on her face: "My mother was angry when you didn't come back last night, but even though she was angry, she still asked me to bring these blessing cakes and Bazhen cakes
I sent it to you, but my mother made it with her own hands!"
The girl put the small basket in her hand on the desk, took out the cakes from the bamboo basket, and a sweet fragrance suddenly filled the room.
"Come!" The girl pushed the cake away, "Daddy, try it!"
The outdoor sunshine shines on her lilac-colored double-silk spring tea party gown. The camellias embroidered on her dress are large and gorgeous.
The cake was pushed in front of her father, but his expression was not half happy. The girl turned her head and looked at him: "...Dad?"
"Leave it here," Chen Yongming said tiredly, "If there is nothing else, you can go back first and say hello to your mother for me."
"..."
Chen Yunqi raised his hand and lifted the basket on the slip: "Then don't disturb dad. He is busy with business, and dad must remember to rest and eat."
"knew."
Chen Yunqi didn't stay long and turned around to leave.
The little maid Hou was outside: "Miss."
"Let's go." Chen Yunqi said.
"Miss, are you unhappy? It's the master who..."
Chen Yunqi sighed softly: "There are eight military envoys and hundreds of thousands of troops. My father must be tired. I can't stay longer."
The water on the street was still deep. They came in a sedan this time. The little maid stepped forward and opened the curtain of the sedan, and Chen Yunqi lowered her head and went in.
The sedan left and when passing by the teahouse at the street corner, a group of soldiers and horses came running towards them.
There was a huge splash of water on the street, and the maids and bearers were all splashed with water.
The little maid opened her mouth to curse, but when she saw that the other party was wearing a sergeant's armor, she endured it and slapped her clothes angrily.
The other side was arrogant, and they were not the only ones to be splashed. People along the street gave way and ran away. Finally, the troop of soldiers and horses stopped in front of the Congxinfu Yamen.
The cakes on the table had been pushed aside by Chen Yongming. He looked at the case file he picked up and opened with a frown, not knowing where his thoughts were going.
There were a lot of footsteps outside the house. He looked up and saw Dou Lixin, who looked unkind, striding in. He was about to strike at him with the big knife in his hand.
Chen Yongming hurriedly said: "Captain Dou!"
Dou Lixin's guards closed the door one step earlier, and the light in the room dimmed a few minutes.
"How are you going to clean up this mess!" Dou Lixin said angrily, "You can't even kill a woman!"
"It's Song Zhiyi's people, Song Zhiyi's people came out to cause trouble!"
"I've given you enough time! Yesterday, I finally managed to get the first batch of government guards who were sent to the Military Town Division and ordered my people to interrogate them. However, you paid for the second batch! Do you know that the military is currently
Nie Huimo took over the charge of the Zhensi, and he will stay until the afternoon, let me see what you do!"
"Can we kill them?" Chen Yongming asked in a trembling voice, "We will continue to kill all these government guards!"
"My people are guarding them right now! If they die, what will my people do? What will I do!!"
Chen Yongming lowered his head and thought quickly, then raised his head and said, "Where are the others? Let others help us! Such a big thing has happened, I can't handle it alone!"
"If you dare to expose others, you will not be the only one He Yanpo wants to kill!" Dou Lixin warned.
"Then, there's nothing we can do!"
"Not necessarily..." Dou Lixin looked at him, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said after a while, "Chen Yongming, how about you commit suicide?"
"What?"
"Now is not the time," Dou Lixin took back his weapon, "I can't kill the government guards of the Military Town Division, but they were killed for no reason, and it is easy to suspect me. Only after I kill them, you will immediately do it in front of everyone.
Accept everything in front of you and put it on your head, and no one else will be in danger."
Chen Yongming broke out in a cold sweat. He opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.
"Remember, you have to say that you and Huang Xinyu had a love affair. She wanted to find your wife, but you didn't want to. During the argument, you accidentally beat her to death, but you were afraid that her sister would talk nonsense, so you made the same mistake again and again.
We sent people to kill Huang Xinyue, and finally sent people to poison all the captured government guards in the general town. Do you understand?"
