Regarding the fact that the new city captain finally came to the Yamen for duty after taking seven or eight consecutive days of leave, the entire Heyang City Yamen, from top to bottom, did not show any surprise.
But along the way, Jiang Fan clearly felt that the attitude of the Yamen servants and scribes towards him had changed significantly.
In the first two days when he was on duty, people in the yamen were in awe of him.
No one can figure out the temper of Captain Ren Cheng, so they are naturally afraid of making Captain Xincheng unhappy and causing bad luck to themselves.
Therefore, we must be cautious and cautious, and no one dares to act rashly.
But then Jiang Fan suddenly asked for leave continuously. He had just been on duty for two days and did not appear in the government office again, which made the government officials and scribes a little surprised.
When they think about Jiang Fan's age, they all think that Jiang Fan's thoughts may not be on the position of city captain at all!
At such a young age, he has become a city captain in Heyang City. He looks like he is here for gold plating. It is very likely that he will be transferred away directly for a more important job after a year or two.
If this is the case, of course there is no need to attach much importance to this new city captain.
As long as the superficial skills are done well so that Jiang Fan can't catch anything, that's it.
As for the two street patrol officers who were taken back to the government office by Jiang Fan and fired from the government office on the same day, we can only say that they were unlucky.
No matter how much Xinchengwei goes about his life, he still has to show his presence from time to time, right?
Therefore, when Jiang Fan walked from outside the yamen to his office, all the yamen servants and clerks he met along the way, although they still saluted him respectfully, their perfunctory and absent-minded expressions were quite obvious.
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Jiang Fan didn't react at all, just pretending he didn't see it at all.
He entered his office with a smile on his face. As Tieniu closed the door of the office, the Lin family members responsible for investigating the case quietly appeared in the office.
"Master, the situation has been basically ascertained. The girl who committed the accident did return to the village on the night of her suicide. It was a coincidence that there happened to be a man who was herding sheep in the village. He went out because a sheep was lost.
Hunting for sheep. I came back late and saw the girl returning to the village."
"After the girl returned to her home, there was a lot of commotion in her home. Some villagers heard the girl's begging for mercy and sharp screams. I sneaked into the farmer's house and found a blood-stained
, the sheets that I haven’t had time to deal with yet.”
Among the Lin family members, only one person acted as a representative and summarized the findings and made a statement.
To prevent you from talking about each other and making it too confusing.
"Now it is basically certain that the girl was indeed insulted, but the person who really insulted the girl was not Zhang Yuanwai's son, but the girl's nominal brother!"
"Afterwards, the girl was so heartbroken that she ran to the woods outside the city and hanged herself. The farmer was not willing to accept that the only source of money for the family was gone, so they simply accused Zhang Yuanwai and wanted to use the girl's death to get another person.
A substantial amount of compensation.”
Jiang Fan frowned when he heard this, and said: "It's almost as I thought, but why did Zhou Tingyu get involved in this case? Farmers have little knowledge, and the old woman and the idle man are just unscrupulous people in the mountains, and they will naturally think about things.
It's quite simple. But if this case is investigated normally, it can be easily investigated clearly. The only reason why it has developed into the current situation can only be Zhou Tingyu's deliberate guidance. What is the purpose?"
"Master, according to our investigation, Zhou Tingyu's purpose is actually very simple. He just wants to seize Zhang Yuanwai's family property. After this case happened, because it involved human lives, Zhou Tingyu knew about it immediately.
"
"The detective responsible for leading the team was specially arranged by Zhou Tingyu, and he is regarded as Zhou Tingyu's person. And the reason why this detective hastily determined the results of the investigation after the autopsy was done, and even went to the village to conduct the investigation.
It was not carried out because of Zhou Tingyu’s instructions.”
The representative of the Lin family said in a deep voice.
"That is to say, after Zhou Tingyu learned about the case, even though he realized that there were problems with the case itself, he deliberately guided the case to achieve his own goals. In this way, Zhang Yuanwai would bribe him in the government office.
It must be because of his hint? And such a bribe can not only solidify the case, but also get yourself a name, which is considered to kill two birds with one stone? "
Jiang Fan answered and said.
"That's right, young master, the detective received a reward of up to a hundred dollars from Zhou Tingyu. If necessary, we can control the detective at any time and use our own means to make him speak.
"
The representative of the Lin family nodded and said.
"The investigation into Zhou Tingyu's violation of Zhou's laws has come to a conclusion?"
Jiang Fan continued to ask.
"Yes, we found a ledger hidden in a secret room in one of Zhou Tingyu's residences. The ledger recorded in detail all the bribes Zhou Tingyu had collected during his years of duty at the Heyang City Yamen, as well as his interactions with other officials.
Interested transactions. In order to avoid alerting others, we did not touch the account book and kept it where it was."
"However, although during the investigation, we determined that Zhou Tingyu was the city guard Gu Yan, we did not find any financial interaction between the two. It seems that... Gu Yan did not take even a single amount from Zhou Tingyu's hand.
A penny."
The representative of the Lin family said helplessly.
"This is normal. Gu Yanzhi's salary is high enough. Apart from the outside money that must be taken according to the custom, Gu Yanzhi does not need to take the risk of reaching out for other money. At Gu Yanzhi's level, cultivating his own circle is in itself
The benefits are much greater than coveting that little money.”
Jiang Fan was not disappointed by the news and said it as a matter of course.
"Then...Master, what should we do next?"
The representative of the Lin family asked.
"What should we do? We already have the evidence. Let's get straight to the point and open a court to overturn the case. As for Zhou Tingyu, just take it down. With such sufficient evidence, can Gu Yan's side still blatantly cover up?"
Jiang Fan asked strangely.
"Um? Is it that simple? No... no need to make some preparations in advance?"
The representative of the Lin family was a little confused.
"It's that simple. What else do you think you need to prepare?"
Jiang Fan was equally at a loss.
"I don't know, but...it seems to be quite complicated in the drama."
"Drama?"
Jiang Fan saw a black line on his forehead and said helplessly: "The purpose of the drama is to make the story have ups and downs, so we have to actively create trouble even if there is no trouble. We don't need it, the evidence is there, and the conclusion of the investigation is also very clear. Simple and crude is the best
It’s your choice, hurry up and bring all the evidence. Tieniu and I will go to court to try the case.”