After thinking silently for a moment, Hua Rujin raised her head again and asked, "Where is Father Tang's body now?"
"It was only a few hours after the discovery. The body is still by the lake. The land security has sent people to stay there to guard it."
Yan Huaqing replied truthfully.
Hearing what she meant, it was obvious that she didn't trust him, and he frowned: "Ms. Hua, could it be that she can't trust me? I have litigated countless cases on behalf of others, and I have participated in many criminal and prison cases with the government. This person is dead
I can still tell whether it was murder or accidental death."
Hua Rujin was even more confused: "It makes no sense for Mr. Yan to seek me out for such a simple matter."
"Ahem, let's put it this way, Tang Ling has an old relationship with my mother's family and is trying to get married. Although he has not returned yet, the housekeeper in his family insists that I seek justice for Mr. Tang and sue the Dibao and Nagano Village.
villagers deliberately murdered.”
Yan Huaqing's face became even more bitter: "I originally thought that Tang Ling had been full of evil in his life and was used to being domineering in the countryside. It was not impossible that someone wanted to murder his father to vent his anger. But when I went there to check, the water flow in Yangming Lake was stable. In addition, from the body
The color of the body can be identified, and it is true that it was soaked in water for only a few hours. There is no possibility of dumping the body elsewhere, and there are no traces of murder. How can I seek justice."
Hua Rujin carefully savored the information in his words.
If someone is murdered and then the body is thrown into the lake, there will definitely be clues left behind.
And even if the villagers of Nagano Village hate Tang Ling, there is no need to vent their anger on his father.
You won't be able to vent your anger, you won't get any benefits, and you may risk your own life in this way.
If he really harbored deep hatred and wanted to die together, then he would naturally kill Tang Ling directly.
After thinking about it, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind: "What kind of feud does Tang Ling have with the landowner of Nagano Village?"
"There's nothing special about it."
Yan Huaqing shook his head and suddenly thought of something: "I haven't spent much time in Jiangling City in the past few years, but I heard my mother mentioned that Tang Ling has taken a liking to the land in Nagano Village in recent years and wants to turn the entire
The village has been built into a private villa.”
Before he finished speaking, Hua Rujin noticed: "From this point of view, it is very clear that Tang Ling wants to use his father's death to blackmail the entire village."
"That's right."
Yan Huaqing was deeply pleased with her ability to comprehend: "I guess this was just a coincidence, but it just gave Tang Ling a reason to blackmail the villagers."
"Let's go and see the situation before making a decision."
Hua Rujin replied hesitantly.
At the moment, she is not sure.
Although Tang Ling is a bully, his father is innocent after all. If this man was really murdered, he would not be justified in protecting the murderer without conscience.
Yan Huaqing didn't have a clue at the moment, but wanted to see how this girl would handle the matter satisfactorily.
When the carriage arrived at the entrance of the village, because the village road was narrow, the driver had to stop the carriage and get off the carriage and go on foot.
The two entered the village and walked along Yangming Lake for a distance before arriving at the site of the incident.
The local security guard led the villagers around the lake, all of them anxious. When they saw Yan Huaqing returning, they hurriedly gathered around him and asked urgently: "Master Yan, how are you doing? Do you want to report it to the government immediately?"
Yan Huaqing turned his attention to Hua Rujin and introduced with a faint smile: "This is Miss Hua who used to run errands for Ye Zhi County."
When they heard that she was Miss Hua from the county, everyone stepped forward to compliment her in awe.
Hua Rujin looked around with vigilant eyes and asked the landguard in a low voice: "Where are the Tang family members?"
"The butler of the Tang family has rushed back to inform Tang Ling that she is back."
The land security guard replied truthfully.
Hua Rujin then went to the lake and looked around carefully, and then went to check the body.
Judging from the appearance of the corpse, the complexion is still somewhat rosy, the blood has not completely coagulated, and a lot of white foam can be vaguely seen in front of the mouth and nose. The body spots are light red, and there is no sign of decay on the whole body. It can be seen that he drowned shortly after falling into the water.
Furthermore, there were indeed no signs of damage to the body, and there was no possibility of murder and dumping.
Turning my attention to the lake again, I saw a narrow stone bridge without guardrails in the center of the lake. The direction of the water flow was exactly from the stone bridge.
She roughly came to the conclusion that if the possibility of homicide was ruled out, the only thing left was that the old man fell into the water while crossing the stone bridge and flowed along the current to the lake.
After glancing at Yan Huaqing, Hua Rujin looked at the security guard and whispered, "Please take a step to speak."
Later, the three of them came to a reed bank, and Hua Rujin continued to ask: "When did Mr. Tang disappear?"
"I heard from the manager of the Tang family that Mr. Tang drank a few glasses of wine at home last night and couldn't sleep at night. He said he went out for a walk and didn't go back until dawn."
The land security guard raised his eyebrows: "This morning the villagers discovered Mr. Tang's body by the lake."
"Who discovered Mr. Tang's body?"
Hua Rujin asked again.
The security guard waved in the distance, and a stout man ran over obediently.
"This is Chen Shan, a villager from our village. It was he who found the body by the lake."
As soon as the local security guard finished speaking, Chen Shan explained with a fearful look on his face: "I was in the city with my wife last night to celebrate my father-in-law's birthday, and I just came back this morning. I never expected that I could vaguely see something by the lake on the stone bridge.
There was a corpse. When I came over to check it out, I realized it was Mr. Tang, and I immediately informed the land security guard."
"I have just sent people to the city to verify this matter. Chen Shan did just return from the city in the morning. Many people have seen the whereabouts of the couple. There was no suspicious person in the village last night. Every household
He rested at night, and Mr. Tang did not carry any valuables with him when he went out."
The land security guard did not want to wrongly accuse a good person, so he explained everything to Hua Rujin.
"This matter must be reported to the government immediately."
Hua Rujin thought for a moment and then quickly ordered: "Please bring me some paper and pen."
The land security guard still had some doubts about her ability and looked at Yan Huaqing hesitantly.
"Go and get ready."
Yan Huaqing urged without thinking.
The local security guard had no choice but to fetch the pen and ink according to the two people's wishes. He was also worried that Hua Rujin would go to the bully Tang Ling, so he collected two hundred taels of silver and handed it over to her. He said sarcastically: "Miss Hua,
The village really can't afford much money, so you can accept these two hundred taels for the time being and use them as refinishing expenses. If it's not enough, I'll find a way."
"Don't worry about the money, just focus on the important things first."
Hua Rujin was concentrating on how to write the official submission, not thinking about the money at all.
But when he looked up at the land guard, his questioning eyes seemed like he knew how to plot against him, so he took half of it and put it in his arms, and said with a smile: "My money is not that valuable, now the land guard and everyone can rest assured
Yes, I will only report the matter to the government for everyone truthfully."
After finishing speaking, continue writing the submission.
As soon as he finished writing, the land guard looked at the words on the paper and became suspicious: "This body was obviously found at the mouth of the lake. Why did Miss Hua write that it was found in the lake?"