Chu Nanzhi also asked Sun County Cheng to fetch some major criminal case records from the county government in recent years.
After some browsing, except for the tax and bank cases of the past few days, there are no records of crimes committed by large gangs. Most of them are homicides caused by neighborhood disputes.
The major cases of banditry and robbery can be traced back to more than ten years ago, when Lin Jinxiao's father was in office.
At that time, the pirates of Dongsang Kingdom repeatedly violated the ban. Later, the imperial court sent troops to conquer the country. Now, the pirates of Dongsang Kingdom have been eliminated for many years.
In recent years, the coastal defense has been stable, the county officials have maintained clean governance, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and there are few villagers who have become bandits in various villages, so there are no large bandit groups around Luyan Port.
After Chu Nanzhi checked all the files, Sun Xiancheng suddenly said:
"For the past two days, I have been wondering whether it was possible that Ren Yazi broke into the house and abducted the young man of the Zhao family and sold him to another place."
After thinking about it, he was actually proud of his reasoning, nodded and laughed:
"After all, he is a child from a wealthy family. With tender skin and tender meat, he might be able to fetch a good price."
"You pighead, you think all the nursing staff in the Zhao Mansion are vegetarians."
Before Chu Nanzhi could say anything, Magistrate Hu first rejected his idea:
"If Ren Yazi did it, why would they risk their lives and go to Zhao's house to rob his husband? There are no children with tender skin and tender flesh anywhere in the county, unless they are people with ulterior motives who have deep hatred."
After a pause, with a look of hatred on his face, he pointed at Sun Xian Cheng and cursed: "You, you, you are destined to end up in this position for the rest of your life."
After being accused a lot, Sun Xian Cheng shut his mouth in aggrieved manner, not daring to make any more random guesses.
Chu Nanzhi looked at the two people arguing, which was quite interesting, and secretly laughed secretly.
Judging from his appearance, County Magistrate Sun is at least ten years older than Magistrate Hu, but he still has to be scolded by the magistrate, which shows that he is a bit useless in the county government.
It's really overwhelming at the level of officialdom.
However, as the county magistrate said, Sun Xiancheng's reasoning seemed a little ridiculous. No wonder the county magistrate was so disappointed with him.
If the child is lost on the street, it is possible to suspect someone else.
A large family like the Zhao family may have hired a lot of housekeepers and nursing homes. If someone can sneak into someone's home at night and steal someone away quietly, then these nursing homes must be very incompetent.
I'm afraid it's time to resign.
Therefore, she was more inclined to suspect Magistrate Hu.
But thinking about it more carefully, this possibility still cannot withstand scrutiny.
After all, he was a ten-year-old living person, so it was a bit outrageous to disappear quietly from his house.
For the time being, it can only be regarded as a direction of doubt.
While thinking about what the county magistrate had just said and flipping through the files carefully, Chu Nanzhi suddenly asked:
"It is recorded in this file that when the people in the Zhao family reported the case, they only said that the young man was missing. Why did Zhao Taigong come to report the case again two days ago, saying that the young man was robbed by bandits?"
"It's not that the old guy is worried that I won't do my best to find someone for him, so he deliberately made up such lies to fool people and put pressure on me."
Magistrate Hu smiled bitterly.
Sun County Prime Minister seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said: "I heard that Zhao Taigong was not at home on the day of the incident. He just came back from other places two days ago. When he saw that the young man was missing, he went to the county government office in person to reapply.
case."
"How come such important information is not recorded in the file?"
Chu Nanzhi was a little speechless.
It seems that there are many omissions in the middle.
It is inevitable when you think about it. After all, not everyone in the county government is dedicated to their duties. There are always a few bad apples who neglect their duties.
Magistrate Hu was puzzled: "What is the connection between whether Taigong Zhao is at home and the disappearance of the young man? I heard that his stepmother, Mrs. Yu, is a shrewd and capable strong man, even if Taigong Zhao is not at home
, she also kept the whole house in good order, and even the prefect Wu of the county praised this woman for her shrewdness and ability."
"In this case, no one should dare to enter the house and kidnap the young man."
Chu Nanzhi's eyes were fixed on the file, and his thoughts were a little confused.
After thinking for a moment, she asked again: "Can the people in the Zhao family get along harmoniously?"
Magistrate Hu pursed his lips and nodded slowly: "It is said that they are extremely harmonious. The stepmother has no children, but she loves the children of the first wife very much. A mother is kind and her son is filial. This is probably known to everyone in Luyan Port."
Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi frowned inadvertently.
Often the more peaceful there is on the surface, the deeper the contradictions hidden behind it.
This point does not require the use of professional knowledge, just relying on her years of accumulated experience in reading novels and a woman's sixth sense, she can imagine:
Rich families compete for favor in their backyards, step-brothers have no children, and they use all possible means to fight for property.
It's just these that men tend to ignore.
But any association without theoretical basis is nonsense, and she doesn't dare to talk nonsense.
This is the professional quality of being a criminal police officer.
Seeing that it was getting late, she was worried about the little ones at home, and was afraid that something might happen to Lin Jinxiao's body due to his anxiety, so she said to the county magistrate and the county magistrate:
"The civilian woman has a general understanding of this case. The children at home are still waiting for the civilian woman to return home. The civilian woman has left first."
After looking at the files on the desk, she was afraid that the county magistrate would be suspicious, so she deliberately said:
"Can civilian women take these files home and study them carefully?"
Of course, she also knew how she could be asked to take such files out of the government office.
It was just to appease the county magistrate.
Unexpectedly, County Magistrate Hu took it directly and handed it to her without hesitation: "This file was copied by Master Bo last night. Madam Chu can safely take it home."
After a pause, he nodded and added: "But Madam Chu, after reading it, remember to take it back to the county government tomorrow, so don't lose it."
"tomorrow?"
Chu Nanzhi looked surprised.
Are you really treating yourself as a temporary worker within the system?
Magistrate Hu smiled leisurely: "Of course, didn't I say before that I would let Madam Chu investigate this case for me, and all the expenses during the work would be borne by me? Has Madam Chu forgotten?
?Could Madam Chu be able to figure out the case just by looking at the files?"
Grandma's legs, he directly pulled himself into the water.
However, she is indeed willing to help.
After all, this was my job in my previous life.
She is not a person of this era, and those rules and regulations of staying at home are not a concern to her.
What's more, her current identity is just that of a rural woman, not a young lady raised in a boudoir.
Since you don't have such a good life, you have to go out to make money. You can't rely on the original owner's mother to support you one day.
Seeing her unwillingness to agree, County Magistrate Hu suddenly became concerned about something and said quickly:
"It's my fault that I was negligent. I heard that Da Lang's leg injury was still serious, and there were children at home who needed to be taken care of. So I asked Mrs. Chu to run around for me. It was really my lack of consideration, so I ordered my wife to
Send two more considerate maids to the house to help take care of her, so Madam Chu can rest assured."
"Ahem."
Before Magistrate Hu could finish his earnest words, he was interrupted by a cough from Magistrate Sun.
Magistrate Hu reacted quickly and immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing.
The relationship between this woman and Lin Dalang's husband and wife was not harmonious. If he sent a maid to serve her, he was afraid that it would be difficult for her to handle the case with confidence. After thinking about it, he quickly changed his words:
"Oh, oh, oh, isn't that Li Sanlang who lives in the lower reaches of this county a fellow villager of the Lin family? Why bother looking far away? This man has been doing nothing all day long, fishing in troubled waters in the county government. He has been here for several days without any clues, and just cares about
You're just using my money."
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the county magistrate and ordered:
"Sun County Prime Minister, go and tell Li Sanlang not to come to the county office tomorrow, but to think about his mistakes at home. By the way, he will be punished to look after the Lin family's elder brother's family. When will the case be solved?"
Come to the county government office."
After hearing this, Sun Xian Cheng nodded with great satisfaction and secretly gave the county magistrate a thumbs up.
But it was so painful for Chu Nanzhi.
After finally easing the conflict with Li Ce, a visit to the county government office caused him to lose his job.
I'm afraid if she goes back like this, not only Li Ce's family will be jealous of her, but even Lin Jinxiao will hate her even more.
She was about to protest against Magistrate Hu with angry eyes, but she saw him facing her with a bright smile:
"But Madam Chu, don't worry. Although Li Sanlang is thinking about his mistakes at home, he will not lose a cent of his salary as an official."
In this way, Chu Nanzhi's newly rising anger gradually turned into helplessness.
He was not punishing Li Ce, he was obviously putting pressure on himself.
But in the entire county government, except for those high-ranking officials, all other minor officials are hired independently by the county magistrate. Whether they should be retained or employed is not a matter of his words.
What can she do?
Last night, my grandma gave me a dream, saying that she wanted something for the Chinese New Year.
I asked her what she wanted.
She said she just wanted some recommendation votes.