"Haha, it is true that he has a good reputation." Xue Zhengyan nodded and said: "The fire last night seemed to be caused by the dense density of Dengshan Mountain. After it was ignited by fireworks, the wind happened to blow, and the fire took advantage of the wind and spread.
Come on." He said with a smile: "If you just want to do business, you can stop here."
Wang Xian knew that he was trying to flatter himself, so he smiled and asked: "Then what is the doubt?"
"The suspicion is that most of the Dengshan Mountains still have their frames after being burned. But one Dengshan Mountain was burned to ashes." Xue Zhengyan said slowly: "It's very strange. Is there something added inside?
"
"What the hell?" Wang Xian asked nervously.
"The fire was so deep that nothing could be found for a while." Xue Zhengyan said, "When it came time to investigate in detail, the palace officials urged us to clean up the fire scene quickly, so I had no choice but to give up." He said with a smile and said, "It's just my life.
People kept the ashes separately and transported them back."
"Xue Gong is as careful as a hair." Wang Xian praised: "Can you find anything?"
"Yes, there is some white powder. I will show it to you later." Xue Zhengyan said: "According to my humble experience, it should be the residue after burning such as sulfur, fire, and saltpeter."
"Sulfur and fire salt should not be needed in Dengshan, right?" Wang Xian said with a stern expression.
"At least I haven't heard of it," Xue Zhengyan said.
"Who is the owner of this Dengshan family?" Wang Xian asked: "Every Dengshan family should be registered in Yingtian Mansion.
"Yes, I have checked. It is Dengshan owned by a Korean businessman." Xue Zhengyan nodded. North Korea is the most submissive vassal state to the Ming Dynasty, and is no different from a province of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the current emperor is also particularly interested in Korean beauties.
, so the imperial court was the most generous to North Korea, allowing its citizens to travel freely across the country. The largest number of North Koreans doing business in the capital. There were also a few who settled in the Ming Dynasty, and they were all wealthy businessmen.
"Have they been arrested?" Wang Xian asked.
Xue Zhengyan shook his head and said: "No."
"In my humble opinion, these Koreans should be controlled first," Wang Xiandao.
"It's impossible. Several masters and servants died in the fire." Xue Zhengyan said with a bitter smile.
"Then the corpse of the North Korean businessman should be buried, right?" Wang Xian asked.
"I have restrained myself. I also asked their landlord to identify them and confirm that they are correct." Xue Zhengyan said: "We are doing an autopsy at the moment. If you are willing, sir, I can take you there."
"It's not what you asked for." Wang Xian stood up and said. Although Xue Zhengyan was very polite, the other party was a third-grade high-ranking official, so he couldn't trust him at all.
The two of them walked to the autopsy room on the east side of the government office and opened the door. There were more than a dozen corpses parked inside. Even though it was the middle of winter, there was still a creepy smell in the autopsy room. Xue Zhengyan was unaware of it and said: "
These were the ones that the lower officials thought were suspicious, so they were taken back to the Yamen for detailed autopsy. However, most of the corpses are now parked at the training grounds of the 50% Army and Horse Division, and will be collected by the family members after they have been examined."
"Including Captain Ma's?"
"Of course Captain Ma's body has been sent back." Xue Zhengyan said, asking the man kneeling on the ground, "What's the result?"
"Sir, these people should have been trampled to death. There are no signs of poisoning, drinking, or injuries from sharp objects." Wu Zuo reported hurriedly.
"Oh." Xue Zhengyan nodded and fell into deep thought.
"I happened to be at the scene that day. The situation at that time," Wang Xian said: "You didn't even need any blunt instrument to push the person to the ground, and basically there was no way to survive."
"Yeah." Xue Zhengyan nodded and motioned for Wang Xian to go out and talk.
When they got outside, Xue Zhengyan said softly: "There is another doubtful point, which is the performance of Jin Yiwei that day."
Wang Xian thought about it and said: "They didn't seem to care about the cause of the fire. Instead, they kept looking at the appearance of the deceased, as if they were looking for someone."
"They later explained this to the officials," Xue Zhengyan said: "They said that after receiving a request for help from Ma Wang's family, they searched everywhere for Ma Wang and at the same time to see if there were any other important people."
"That makes sense." Wang Xian said slowly.
"But in such a chaotic scene at that time, how did Ma Wang's family find Jin Yiwei for help in the first place?" Xue Zhengyan said sternly: "The Jin Yiwei's statement is a bit prophetic."
Wang Xian nodded and agreed with Xue Fuyin's statement. He said in a joking tone: "It's not possible that Jin Yiwei started this fire."
"Unlikely." Xue Zhengyan shook his head and smiled: "From what I know about Ji Gang, he may act unscrupulously at many times, but under the eyes of the emperor, he will never do anything outrageous. Yesterday the emperor said at noon
Watching the lanterns on the door, even if Ji Gang wanted to set a fire, he would never choose to do it here and now."
"Yeah." Wang Xian nodded and said with a smile, "But there is always something to do with Jin Yiwei."
"The investigation must continue." Xue Fuyin said with a smile.
After leaving the Yingtian Mansion Yamen, Wang Xian, accompanied by a Yingtian Mansion official, went to the school grounds of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division.
As soon as they arrived near the school grounds, they saw a gloomy scene. Family members waiting to enter to identify the body crowded outside the gate of the school grounds. It took a lot of effort for the two of them to enter under the escort of the guards. As soon as they entered, they
Seeing the corpses lined up all over the ground and the family members crying around the corpses of their loved ones, the scene was even more horrific.
"Sigh." The judge said sadly: "The autopsy results show that almost none of the deceased were burned to death. They were all crushed to the ground and trampled to death. It's really tragic."
Wang Xian nodded. He was not surprised by the result at all. He walked to a shed where the autopsy was being carried out and said to the family members who were wiping their tears outside: "Can I ask you a few words?"
However, the family members only focused on crying and ignored him. Wang Xian had to change his tone and said in a stiffer tone: "I, Jinyi Weibei Town Fusi Town Fusi Town Fu Wang Xian, have something to ask you."
Upon hearing that he was the head of the Zhenfu Division, the family members were so frightened that they stopped crying. A man timidly said: "Sir, what do you want to ask..."
Wang Xian couldn't help but secretly smile bitterly. The evil reputation of the Zhenfu Division was really well deserved. Then he said more kindly: "Were you also there at that time?"
"My brother and I were there, and the three of us came out to look at the lights," the man said with sadness: "As a result, my eldest brother was squeezed to death."
"Where were you at that time?" Wang Xian took out a drawing, which was densely painted with the locations and names of all Dengshan on Yuqian Street that day. This was given to him by Xue Fuyin.
The man and his brother looked at it, discussed it again, drew a small circle on the drawing and said, "It should be around here."
Wang Xian took a look and found that he was lucky. It was not far from the North Korean's Dengshan Mountain. "Did you notice anything unusual before the fire started?"
The two brothers looked at each other and shook their heads.
"Where do you think the fire started?" Wang Xian had to ask more specifically: "Is it from the sky or the ground?"
The two thought about it and said, "It was the time when the sky was full of fireworks. Everyone was looking up at the sky. Later, they heard someone shouting that there was a fire."
"Which position?" Wang Xian asked in a deep voice.
The two of them thought about it again, and both pointed to the same location on the drawing. Wang Xian's pupils shrank, it was right near the Dengshan Mountain where the Koreans were standing.
He continued his search until dark, and interviewed more than a hundred people. Among them, there were more than a dozen not far from the Dengshan Mountain where the Koreans set up. They all pointed to the same place where the fire first started. And someone else told Wang Xian
, it didn’t feel like the fire was caused by fireworks, it was more like that mountain of lanterns caught fire, which ignited the other mountains of lanterns.
At this time, Yingtian Mansion ended today's corpse identification and began to clear the place. Wang Xian and others also left the school grounds. They asked the guards to tell their families, and Wang Xian, Zhou Yong and others found a random restaurant and had dinner.
While eating, Wang Xian was holding the rice bowl, but his mind was spinning. Now he was basically sure that the fire was not ignited by fireworks, but started from the Korean lantern mountain. And according to the clues provided by Xue Fuyin
, that lantern mountain was not accidentally set on fire, but someone deliberately set it on fire.
Who is so crazy and crazy? What is his purpose? Wang Xian thought hard and couldn't figure it out. After a while, he came back to his senses and asked, "Have Wu Wei two come back?"
Everyone was about to shake their heads when they saw Wu Wei and Xianyun entering the restaurant. Zhou Yong hurriedly greeted him into the box. The two picked up their rice bowls and wolfed them down. After finishing the bowl of rice, Wu Wei wiped his mouth and said, "Sir, I
The two went with Zhang Tuiguan from Shuntian Mansion to the residence of the North Korean businessman. His family told us that last night, in addition to the businessman and several of his servants, several of his North Korean friends went to enjoy the lanterns together."
"Did you take them to identify the body?"
"We have gone, why did we delay so long?" Wu Weidao said: "The family members recognized that the deceased was indeed the North Korean businessman and his servants, but they did not see his friends."
"Where are those people?" Wang Xian asked, "Have you looked for them?"
"They are all missing." Wu Weidao said: "I don't know if they haven't been claimed yet at the school grounds."
"We'll have to wait and see." Wang Xian asked, "Are those friends of his also businessmen?"
"No, they are the envoys of North Korea and the family members of several empresses in the palace." Wu Wei said and added: "These empresses were all Koreans who entered the palace with Concubine Quan. The emperor gave their families
Senior officials, but they are all officials in North Korea. Because of the relationship in the palace, every time the King of North Korea sends people to the North Korea, he will let them go with him. This time, they are here to congratulate the emperor on the New Year."
"The envoy is missing? That's okay." Wang Xian was surprised and said: "This matter cannot be concealed. It must be searched immediately. If it is not found, it must be reported immediately."
"Aren't they just a few Koreans?" People in the Ming Dynasty in this era had a strong sense of Han nationality, and regarded the unexpected places of the Ming Dynasty as barbarian lands. They cannot be expected to be like Wang Xian, who was a few Koreans.
He was worried about his disappearance. Moreover, Wang Xian was not worried, but only thought that those North Koreans might be the cause of the fire.
"Notify Ying Tianfu and find them," Wang Xian ordered in a deep voice.