As for Lin Ke's drowning and discovery of his body, that was another arrangement. It was after everything was arranged in the middle of the night, Lin Ke's body was cleaned, and the scene of the incident was all cleaned up, then Lin Jue took Lin Ke's body.
The body was carried out of the house and put into the lake to give the illusion of drowning.
The person who found Lin Ke's body on the shore of the lake was also an unrelated person who collected water chestnuts in the lake. Lin Jue had already planned it. The body was floating in the water where large areas of red water chestnuts grew, and red water chestnuts were picked fresh in the early morning.
All the people who collect water chestnuts must do. Several people who collect water chestnuts discovered an unmanned boat and a corpse on the water almost at the same time. However, when they were about to report it to the official, the people from the Lin family who were looking for Lin Ke happened to arrive by boat and recognized him.
The corpse of the eldest son.
Of course, it was Lin Jue who was searching the lake with a few servants. He had already picked the right opportunity. After giving the people of Cailing a piece of silver to express their gratitude, the people of Cailing naturally gave up the idea of reporting to the officials because the deceased had an owner.
. Only corpses without owners will be reported to the official.
An empty wine jug was found on the boat, and Lin Ke still had a strong smell of alcohol. Therefore, after the Cai Ling people witnessed all this, without the Lin family letting the news out, they had already begun to actively conceive of the drunkenness and drowning.
The plot was revealed. After that, the Lin family also released the same news. The two were consistent, reducing all suspicions to a minimum.
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Even after making these careful arrangements, the situation in the Lin family still fell into chaos. After Lin Boyong fell, Lin Bonian was at his wits' end. Lin Run and Lin Song were making a lot of noise, and the women and children in the back house were crying loudly.
It was a mess. Lin Jue couldn't stand still. He had to restore order immediately and never allow any extraneous things to happen.
Lin Jue found Lin Bonian, who was wandering around at a loss. When Lin Bonian saw Lin Jue, he rushed forward and pulled Lin Jue as if he had seen a life-saving straw: "Lin Jue, think of a solution quickly, the house is in a mess. The second and third son said
If you have any doubts, you have to report it to the official. Alas, all my attempts to persuade them are useless, and I can’t forcefully stop them, otherwise wouldn’t it make them even more suspicious?”
Lin Jue frowned and said, "Second uncle, why don't you ask the family master? Once the family master speaks, won't they all be honest?"
Lin Bonian stamped his feet and said: "I just went to see the owner of the house. He took the decoction and was unconscious. I woke him up, and he was a little confused and couldn't speak clearly. This incident shocked him too much.
It’s no wonder that it’s like this when you’re older. In addition, there are many people in the main house, and a group of women are also talking about the strange death of the boss. How can I open my mouth?”
Lin Jue looked at Lin Bonian's anxious face and sighed, thinking: This second uncle has been living in the capital for so many years in vain. He has no rules at all when things happen, and he is not decisive enough. As an elder, he even asked Lin
Neither Song nor Lin Run could suppress them, and it seemed that the official he held was a mediocre one. No wonder he needed money to clear the way every year, otherwise he would have retreated instead of advancing.
"Second uncle, since the head of the family can't take charge now, the second uncle must shoulder the important responsibility. We must not allow the two brothers to fool around, let alone report to the official. If they really go to the Yamen to report to the official, it will be out of control.
The second uncle must make a decisive decision." Lin Jue said in a deep voice.
"But, I can't help it, what do you think we should do?" Lin Bonian frowned.
"Second uncle, as long as you support me, I will take care of this matter. You just need to be a witness. Lest the head of the family accuse me of making my own decisions in the future," Lin Jue said.
Lin Bonian pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll let you handle it. But I don't know how you will stop them? If you step forward, I'm afraid they won't listen to you."
Lin Jue said: "As long as my second uncle supports me, I won't be afraid that they won't listen."
Lin Bonian said no more, and he and Lin Jue hurried to the front hall. In the front hall, brothers Lin Song and Lin Run were chatting among themselves.
"It's so outrageous. We won't even let our brother see his body. Even if the body is missing, the body will be transported home and we don't know where it will be parked. What does this mean?" Lin Song said angrily.
Lin Run also shouted: "Yes, there is an article here. When they said that the eldest brother was drunk and drowned, I became a little suspicious. Although the eldest brother likes to drink, he never drinks alone. The eldest brother used to go there in his free time.
We are staying at Bieyuan. Now is the time when the boat dock is busy. We are very busy every day. People come and go to report things at night. Why would we go to Bieyuan to spend the night? There are too many doubts here. Second brother, I think we should go
Report it to the official, brother, I may not know how unjust he died, and I don’t know where his body is."
Lin Song said: "Third brother, let's go and find out. My second uncle and Lin Jue need to give me an explanation. It's my second uncle and Lin Jue who went to identify the body and collect it. What on earth are they going to do? Could they be taking advantage of this opportunity to plot something?"
?Let's ask clearly. If we don't get a satisfactory answer, we will report it to the official. We can't keep people in the dark and cover the sky with one hand."
"Second brother, tell me, don't ask at all, report it directly to the government. Ask the government to investigate and find out the truth. The person who died was my eldest brother. Dad is ill again now. You and I should make the decision. Why should we worry about them?"
What?"
While the two brothers were encouraging each other with words, Lin Bonian and Lin Jue came in a hurry. As soon as Lin Song saw the two of them, he loudly said: "Second uncle, Lin Jue, you are here just in time. Lao and I
Sanzheng feels that something is fishy, and wants to go to you to ask for clarification. If the matter is not clear, we will report it to the official to investigate."
Lin Bonian frowned and said, "What are you causing trouble? The boss passed away unexpectedly, and the whole family is extremely grieved. They are all busy arranging funeral arrangements at the moment. It's good for you, but you are making nonsense here."
Lin Run raised his eyebrows and shouted: "Huh? Second uncle, what you said is wrong. My eldest brother is dead, aren't we sad? But we found out that his eldest brother died strangely, shouldn't we still be suspicious? We suspect that there is something fishy in this.
, we need to report it to the official to investigate. If the death of the elder brother is really strange, the reason will be found out, and the elder brother will rest in peace."
Lin Bonian was speechless for a moment and could only look at Lin Jue as if asking for help.
Lin Jue coughed, cupped his hands and said: "Brothers, you are really making a fool of yourself. How could you make such a fool of yourself? My eldest brother died unexpectedly. I know you are sad and grieving, but you can't talk nonsense. This needs to be spread.
If we go out, won't it cause a storm in the city?"
"Lin Jue, what are you afraid of? It's us who are making trouble, so what does that have to do with you? I think you have a guilty conscience." Lin Song sneered.
Lin Jue's face turned cold and he said in a deep voice: "Second brother, what you said makes no sense. Why am I guilty?"
Lin Song said: "Okay, then let me ask you, where is my eldest brother's body? Why is it not transported home and buried? We haven't seen my eldest brother's body yet. What are you and my second uncle going to do?"
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Just because of this, you dare to talk nonsense? My second uncle and I were ordered by the head of the family to claim the eldest brother's body, but the eldest brother drowned outside. According to custom, it must be temporarily parked in Yizhuang. This has What's wrong? Besides, even if it's brought back for burial, it still has to have a coffin, right? Just leave it open at home? We're running around looking for craftsmen to build the coffin for burial. What are you doing? If you're not helping with the funeral arrangements, Instead, you are talking nonsense here. Do you think your home is not chaotic enough and your family members are not sad enough?"
Lin Song was speechless for a moment. What Lin Jue said was indeed reasonable. People who die outside are different from those who die in bed at home. According to the custom in Zhejiang, it must be stored in Yizhuang first, and then a Taoist priest can be invited. After a monk has established a dojo, he can take the coffin home and set up a mourning hall. Lin Song and the others understand this rule.
"But just now I asked my second uncle if I could see my eldest brother's body. Why didn't he allow me? He didn't tell us which charity house it was. What was it for? Is there anything I couldn't see?" Lin Run shouted.
Lin Bonian couldn't answer. Not long ago, the two of them did ask him where the body was parked and if they could take a last look at his elder brother. Of course, Lin Bonian couldn't let them see it. Lin Ke's poisoned body was clearly visible at a glance. It was not an ordinary way to die. The body was found soaked in water, although the water chestnut collectors could not see it clearly, but if it stayed there, they would easily become suspicious. So naturally they kept silent about where the body was.
Seeing this situation, Lin Jue had no choice but to defend himself. Lin Bonian should have given a reasonable reason for rejecting the big deal at that time, which would not have caused Lin Song and Lin Rundong to think too much and even made trouble to report to the official.
"Second uncle means well. I also think it's best for the two brothers not to go and see it. The eldest brother fell into the water in the middle of the night, and his body was soaked in the water for several hours. You also know the weather at this time of year. Do you still think about the appearance of a drowned person? I don’t understand? The birthday appearance is really...it’s really indecent. If you go and see it, wouldn’t you be even more sad? Besides, there are several sisters-in-law in the house behind who are crying and clamoring to see the eldest brother. Do you want them to see the eldest brother? What does he look like? The eldest brother is my elder brother of the Lin family. Even if he passes away, he still needs dignity and face. This is just to save the face of the deceased, and to prevent you from getting even more sad after seeing it, and you will blame the second uncle." Lin Jue frowned.
Lin Song and Lin Run were stunned and speechless. It turned out that it was for this reason that the second uncle did not want them to see the death of their eldest brother. The appearance of someone who died of drowning must be ugly, and it is summer again. I had heard that There have been incidents where someone drowned at home in the summer, and the corpse was rotting in the morgue, causing the whole street to stink. As a deceased, he must not want others to see his death in such a miserable state, so there is really no death at all. Finally got dignity.
Lin Bonian secretly admired Lin Jue's quick wit. These few sentences were perfectly concealed and relieved his embarrassment. If he had known this, he would have answered like that before, saving the two boys from staring at him.
"Even so, the death of the eldest brother is still very suspicious. The eldest brother went to the other garden to drink alone, how could he still drink alone? He just drank, how could he get on the boat to drink on the lake? The eldest brother is not one of those who recite poems and compose poems. The moon was not bright last night, why was he doing this? Doesn't this make people suspicious?" Lin Song shouted.
"Yes, it's very doubtful. Brother wouldn't do this. There must be something fishy in this." Lin Run agreed.
Lin Jue's face darkened. He couldn't answer this question. He didn't know Lin Ke as well as Lin Song and Lin Run. He also didn't know much about the details of Lin Ke's life and temperament.
.The doubts they raised must be based on their understanding of their daily interactions, and it should be said that they are very reasonable. However, they did not consider so much when dealing with the aftermath.
