"Sir, I have said everything that needs to be said. If there is any concealment, you will cut me off. I am really confused for a moment." Yuan Bin was terrified when he saw Zhang Yanling's brows furrowed and his expression uncertain.
"Mr. Yuan Qi, get up. I believe you were confused for a moment, and I won't blame you. Get up," Zhang Yanling said.
"Ah?" Yuan Bin couldn't believe his ears. Could it be that this happened?
"Mr. Yuan Qi, go back to the Yamen. From today on, you should be the same as before. Don't show anything that they suspect. Otherwise, if I don't kill you, they will kill you. You will do whatever you have to do. They are not giving you money.
What? You should eat and play, in short, everything is business as usual, do you understand?"
"This..." Yuan Bin was speechless.
"However, from now on, whatever they ask you or do anything they ask you to do, you must report it to Chen Baihu. You must not miss a word and you are not allowed to hide a word. Do you understand?" Zhang Yanling said.
Yuan Bin suddenly realized that he wanted to be a double agent. This was great. Now he became a rat in the bellows. But now, he had no choice.
"Remember, Mr. Yuan, you were going to lose your head tonight. Now I will lend you your head temporarily. If you still dare to make mistakes, I will get your head back. As long as you grow old
Be honest and obedient, and the head on your neck will be stable. Remember, you only have one chance, don't seek death yourself." Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
"Yes, yes, how dare you humble your position? How dare you humble your position!" Yuan Bin kowtowed repeatedly.
"Go ahead, go back to the Yamen, have a good sleep, and treat this as a dream." Zhang Yanling waved her hand.
Yuan Bin thanked her profusely and stumbled out the door.
Chen Shiyi watched Yuan Bin disappear outside the door, turned around and whispered: "How can you spare him, sir?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Keeping him is better than killing him. Through his mouth, you can control Shen Liang and the others at critical moments. You don't have to worry about him betraying him. This kind of person just wants to survive and doesn't have the courage."
Chen Shiyi pondered: "Then what should we do next? They seem to be investigating that matter."
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "It's not too late. The witness must be processed immediately and the evidence must be eliminated. Chen Baihu, you must work hard tonight, the Zhou family's carriage driver Zhou Fu, Yunxia Pavilion makeup artist Qin Yunniang's mother in Wanchunlou, Baoding Mansion
Li Yuxiang and the painter's benefactor must all be dealt with. I hope...it's not too late."
Chen Shiyi said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, sir. I'll handle the matter right now. I'll deal with the witnesses in the capital first, and I'll go to Baoding Mansion tomorrow."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Chen Shi turned around and went out. Zhang Yanling stopped him again and said: "Chen Baihu, don't kill people unless absolutely necessary. You can send them away or hide them. After all, they are all innocent lives."
Chen Shiyi nodded slightly and said, "I understand."
After Chen Shiyi left, Zhang Yanling slowly sat down and thought about the matter carefully.
A month ago, Shen Liang learned about the existence of the Zhou family's coachman Zhou Fu and other witnesses from Yuan Bin. It stands to reason that they should follow the clues. But why has there been no news until now?
It is possible that the evidence is insufficient. After all, it will take some effort to get the full picture of the incident from the scattered witnesses. Maybe they want to know more, after all, Yuan Bin, as an insider, secretly inquires for them.
It is possible to act cautiously. Because of their special status, even with the emperor's permission, they have to consider the consequences. Not only are they the queen's younger brother, they are also the son-in-law of Duke Dingguo. This cannot help them not being cautious.
It's probably too late to ask Chen Shiyi to solve the matter tonight. It doesn't even count as making up for the situation. I can only say that I hope Shen Liang is stupid enough not to look for these witnesses until now. But this is almost impossible.
Zhang Yanling's only hope now is that these witnesses Shen Liang did not arrest them or did not find them completely. After all, a key witness is in Baoding Mansion. In this way, Chen Shiyi can make the witnesses disappear and let the evidence Chain breaks.
Thinking about this, Zhang Yanling felt ridiculous. In order to find out the Zhou family's conspiracy, he and Chen Shiyi spent a lot of effort to find these witnesses and find evidence to restore the course of the incident and expose the Zhou family's conspiracy. Now, I have to try every means to cover up this matter and make these evidence disappear. Isn't this a joke?
What's even more ridiculous is that the emperor asked people to secretly investigate him, but what he is doing now is actually to cover up the emperor's shame. Where can I explain this matter?
But no matter what, when the matter has reached this point, Zhang Yanling must work hard to resolve the matter. Zhang Yanling also made a decision, and must launch a counterattack against Shen Liang and others. If nothing else, Shen Liang alone It is no longer tolerated when someone buys his own eyes and ears around him.
In terms of how to deal with the whole thing, it is also an effective method to start a fight on your own initiative, distract Shen Liang and others, or even seize some important information as an exchange condition when the situation is critical. .Sitting still and reacting passively is obviously not the best way.
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The next morning, Zhang Yanling was waiting for news in the front hall early in the morning. Soon after, he saw Chen Shiyi.
"How is the situation?" Zhang Yanling asked impatiently after meeting him.
"Sir, Zhou Fu, the carriage driver of the Zhou family, and Qin Yunniang, the makeup artist of Yunxia Pavilion, are both dead!" Chen Shiyi said in a low voice without any other nonsense.
"All dead?" Zhang Yanling looked at Chen Shiyi's bloodshot eyes and moved her mouth to say something, but she couldn't bear to be harsh.
"My lord, please don't misunderstand. This was not a derogatory act. They died more than a month ago. The difference was less than two hours." Chen Shiyi hurriedly explained.
"What?" Zhang Yanling was stunned. This news was nothing short of explosive. "Is the news true?"
"It's true. The two died at home on the same day without any injuries or traces. I asked their family members and confirmed the matter. In order to prevent any fraud, I also found their graveyard, a barren mountain outside South City. , a place in the mountains outside Dongcheng. I dug up the grave and examined the bodies. There is no doubt that they are indeed Zhou Fu and Qin Yunniang." Chen Shiyi said solemnly.
Only then did Zhang Yanling notice that Chen Shiyi's body was stained with a lot of dirt and grass, and his boots were full of mud. Chen Shiyi did things very carefully. He was trying to prevent the two of them from pretending to die, but they were actually being hidden. Dig the grave to see. Only after the body is confirmed to be that of the person can it be confirmed that they are really dead.
Zhang Yanling frowned and said: "Who did this? It is definitely not such a coincidence. The two died on the same day. This must have been done by someone."
"The humble official is also very confused. Who would kill Zhou Fu and Qin Yunniang?" Chen Shiyi said in a deep voice.
While frowning and thinking, Zhang Yanling poured tea for Chen Shiyi and gestured for Chen Shiyi to drink tea and eat snacks. Chen Shiyi was really tired and hungry, so he ate snacks with tea. He didn't know that he had gone through the excavation of the grave and the autopsy.