Yang Jie was still having breakfast early in the morning when he heard the adjutant coming down below to report that Mr. Shen from the Nanyuan Special Case Division was already waiting in the Yamen lobby.
"Let him wait." Yang Jie was stunned for a moment, then continued to drink the porridge in his hand, and deliberately slowed down his eating speed. It took him enough time to eat a stick of incense before adding a small plate to the bowl of porridge. After finishing the pickles, I slowly walked from the back of the Yamen to the front.
To be honest, Yang Jie had no feelings for people like Shen Wujiu from the Special Case Division before. Because they had no interactions with each other, and the other party also deliberately downplayed his presence in the county magistrate's office, Yang Jie had nothing to say about them. But this time, I felt it was quite an eyesore. I felt aggrieved that my things had been taken away by outsiders. I also felt a sense of shame that "the family scandal was publicized".
If it wasn't for his responsibilities, Yang Jie wouldn't have come out to see him at all. It looked annoying.
Arriving at the living room next to the lobby, which was filled with old furnishings, Shen Wujiu sat on a chair with a body like a halberd. Even if he sat there without saying a word, he exuded a fierce aura that could not be ignored.
"Mr. Yang!" Shen Wujiu stood up when he saw Yang Jie coming in, and said hello. After that, the two of them went straight to the topic without any politeness.
Yang Jie glanced at the untouched teacup in front of Shen Wujiu, and then asked: "Master Shen is not busy investigating the case in the Wu Mansion, so why do you come to my place?"
Shen Wujiu has long been accustomed to local officials giving him sarcastic remarks. Anyway, the Nanyuan Special Case Division has a special license, so the other party does not dare to make things difficult or neglect him, as long as it does not affect the handling of the case. It does not matter whether the attitude is cold or hot.
"Master Yang is also busy. He would not bother Master Yang unless he couldn't get around it." Shen Wujiu said as he took out a rubbing of the file, put it on the coffee table and pushed it in front of Yang Jie. Then he said: "This person The information is extremely detailed, and he obviously has the intention of tracking him. Mr. Yang, can you tell me what you think of this person?"
Yang Jie opened the file, raised his brows slightly, and thought to himself that it was awesome. Did he not expect that in less than a day, the people from the Special Cases Division would find out to this extent?
"Zhang Yan? Mr. Shen also thinks that there is something wrong with this person?" Yang Jie didn't intend to hide it. When investigating a case, personal emotions should not be brought into it. He still has this kind of integrity and tolerance.
"Not bad! It seems that Mr. Yang has already felt that this person is special before? What can you say?"
Yang Jie organized his words for a moment, and then said: "After Wu Yuan's only son died, he asked the housekeeper to secretly send people to follow and collect information about Zhang Yan. Then Wu Yuan's suicide note clearly stated that he suspected It was Zhang Yan who killed his son, and it was not an accident as it seemed. He was also sure that he would be killed by him. It was a pity that only the first half of the suicide note was written and disappeared, otherwise there should be more information.
In addition, almost all the murder cases involving Wu Yuan can be said to have no supporting evidence. Even though there are testimonies from some officials in the local Yamen of Langyuan City, key evidence cannot be obtained. There is only one case where there is still a survivor, that is This is Zhang Yan. And it was exactly after Zhang Yan returned from the army that he was cleared of his crimes. In less than half a year, the Wu family’s father and son died suddenly one after another.”
There was no concealment or wrong guidance. Yang Jie told Shen Wujiu all the points that he and his adjutant had always suspected, and contacted many of the confessions of convicted officials in the Yamen that he obtained later for reference. It makes Zhang Yan, the only person who survived at the hands of the Wu family and his son, look weird all over.
After Yang Jie finished talking about the things in the case, he started to talk about things outside the case, and continued: "This Zhang Yan was just an ordinary person before he was convicted and sent to the army. Later, when he entered the army, he immediately seemed like a different person. He showed his extraordinary ability in the army. Not only was he cleared of his crime, but he also became a scholar in the miscellaneous field. Now he somehow got into the Jiangwu Academy and became a guest teacher. This person is hard to see through."
I can’t see through it! This is what Yang Jie is saying, and he seems a little aggrieved. If he had been someone else or if he had thought of it earlier, he would have been taken back long ago. Even if he was not sentenced to death, he could still be interrogated, and even if it didn’t work, he could be let go. There was a verbal exchange of words. Unfortunately, he discovered too late that his status as a guest teacher at the Wushu Academy was not something he could change casually.
Shen Wujiu didn't say a word in the middle and listened carefully. He knew in his heart that he had come to the right place this time. Some things that could not be recorded directly in the file were narrated by Yang Jie without any taboos. For example, Zhang Yan must have been in the army. Is he receiving some kind of preferential treatment, otherwise Zhou Cang, the city guard of Langyuan City, would not have protected his family when he returned home. Later, he joined the Jiangwu Academy as a guest teacher and was also in the army, although I don’t know who specifically recommended him. , but someone witnessed the adjutant of Shi Xuan, commander of the Eastern Army, visiting Langyuan City and attending the wedding of Zhang Yan's eldest brother Zhang Shun. Therefore, it can be speculated that Zhang Yan's status as a guest teacher came from Shi Xuan's recommendation.
Shen Wujiu thought to himself: This person named Zhang is a bit difficult to deal with! Identity, connections, and support are all in short supply. To be able to manage his surroundings in such a tight manner for more than half a year is indeed not a small skill. But it is based on what?
After returning from Yang Jie, Shen Wujiu analyzed repeatedly with his people in the study. The more he analyzed, the more certain he became that this person named Zhang Yan must be involved in Wu Yuan's death, as well as those people who obviously existed in Wu Mansion but disappeared inexplicably. Bedbugs are all related.
"Sir, Wu Yuan frequently sought medical treatment before his death, complaining of chest pains. Wu Yuan's son, Wu Qingling, had always been a rotten person, and he also took medicine to strengthen his vitality. It seems coincidental that he died of diarrhea, but it does not completely make sense. If these two That person was really killed by Zhang Yan, could this method also be related to those bedbugs?"
"You mean that Zhang Yan is also a "saint"? And this was a bloodbath between saints? In the end, Wu Yuan and his son lost?"
"Yes, that's what my subordinates guessed. And this can also explain why Wu Yuan can't use his saints and the bugs behind him to protect peace and revenge. Because his support is not as strong as Zhang Yan's support."
Shen Wujiu leaned back in his chair. He had to say that his guess was indeed possible. And according to this statement, many doubts made sense.
However, Shen Wujiu also had a guess, saying: "There is another possibility. That is that Zhang Yan is not only capable of killing the Wu family and his son, but also the bugs who came to help the Wu family and his son vent their anger."
"But sir, it is certain that there have been bedbugs of the Holy King level in the dry well in the Wu Mansion recently. How can Zhang Yan be so capable? To destroy the Holy King, that is only the ability of those old monsters among the demon species. !?"
The people under his command were shocked by Shen Wujiu's guess, and they didn't believe it in their hearts. But they didn't dare to say it in front of their faces.
Shen Wujiu didn't care about the doubts of his subordinates. He also knew that his guess was a bit outrageous. But this possibility did not exist.
"Check Zhang Yan's whereabouts and let our people carefully touch his bottom first."