Chapter 248 Prison

Qin Huiyin asked someone and found out that not only Song Ruize was sent to jail, but also several people around him.

She went to Captain Feng to ask about the situation, and Captain Feng pulled her into an alley and gave her a general idea.

"After Song Tiegen died, someone reported Song Ruize, saying that he had beaten him to death. Many people saw him beating them, and many who hated him came forward to testify."

"My brother wouldn't beat anyone to death. He just wanted to make an example of someone so that more people wouldn't follow suit. He knows his limits, so this incident must be an injustice."

"We all know your brother's character, but the government cannot be sentimental when judging a case. It must be done with reason." Captain Feng said, "Don't worry, we are collecting evidence."

"I heard from them that it wasn't just one person who died, but several."

"After someone reported the case, we went to the scene to move the bodies to the coroner for an autopsy, and we found more than a dozen more bodies." Captain Feng said, "After the incident spread, the families of the deceased blocked the entrance to the county government office and demanded justice. The ones who made the most noise were Song Tiegen's parents, that is, Song Ruize's uncle and aunt."

"Have the government found any useful clues?"

Captain Feng shook his head, "Don't worry. The county magistrate and Lord Wen both believe in Song Ruize. The brothers in the government get along well with him, and he didn't suffer any injustice in prison. He specifically told you to keep it a secret from you and not let you know these things. However, such a big thing has spread throughout the county, and it can't be concealed even if we want to."

"I can't help you with the investigation of the case, so I hope Brother Feng can help you. I left in a hurry and didn't take much with me. You can take this silver with you. There will always be brave men under a big reward. As long as the silver is enough, maybe we can find new witnesses and make those who are holding him back give in." Qin Huiyin stuffed a stack of banknotes into the hands of Captain Feng.

Captain Feng accepted it and said, "You are talking about a method. You have a good brain. It is obvious that someone wants to punish your brother this time. Just collecting evidence will not work. That person wants to punish him and has prepared various traps for him to fall into. We must break his trap. Money can make the devil work. Now it depends on whether the devil can come out on his own."

"My brother has had such a big incident, everyone knows about it, but I am the only one who has been kept in the dark. Can I go see him? I can't help, but I can give him something."

"Come later. There are a lot of people coming and going during the day. Be careful that someone with ulterior motives might take advantage of you and say that our government is protecting Song Ruize, which could cause even greater unrest."

After Qin Huiyin returned after inquiring about the news, Li Taohua and his wife and Tang Luwu came to greet her and asked about Song Ruize's condition.

"My brother was murdered, and the government is still investigating the clues. I can't help much, so I'll send some food and daily necessities over later." Qin Huiyin said, "Fortunately, the people in the government have a good relationship with my brother and his family, so they didn't suffer much in there, and don't have to worry about any danger. However, if this matter is not handled properly, the public anger cannot be quelled."

"This matter is not so easy to settle. Song Tiegen is the lifeblood of Second Uncle Song. Now that he is gone, how could he possibly let Song Ruize go? He wanted to kill Song Ruize in the first place."

"My brother has never done that. He wants to stir up trouble through public opinion, but that depends on whether you all agree." Qin Huiyin said, "Fortunately, the county magistrate and Lord Wen are both good officials."

At night, Qin Huiyin drove a carriage to the back door of the county government office.

Captain Feng and his runners were waiting for her there. Seeing that her carriage was full of things, he said, "Sister, you are worried about your brother!"

"No, Brother Feng, why should I worry about you doing things? You are the warmest person. My brother is taken care of by you, just like staying at home."

Several yamen runners nearby laughed: "I finally know why Brother Feng takes such good care of General Song. It turns out it's because there's such a cute girl watching him!"

"You brats have been to Chuan Chuan Xiang a lot to eat and drink for free, so you don't remember how nice girls are, do you?" Captain Feng said, "Why don't you come over and help move the things?"

In the prison. Jiang Qibin paced back and forth in the cell, looking extremely anxious, holding his head and scratching his hair from time to time. Chen Yong was lying next to him, Zhou Jinyuan was leaning against him, Zhang Erzhu was snoring, and Jiang Qingnan was flipping through a book, muttering to himself, obviously reading the contents of the book.

Looking at Song Ruize again, there is a desk in front of him with the four treasures of the study on it. At this moment, he is practicing calligraphy with great concentration.

"Brother Ze, you are really not in a hurry for such a big thing? This is a murder case, a murder case, and there are more than one, more than ten! I still don't understand where those bodies came from."

"Don't you understand?" Jiang Qingnan said, "Those people were implicated innocently. That man wanted to kill Brother Ze, so he killed those who didn't listen to him and framed Brother Ze."

"You mean to say that when we were celebrating Brother Ze's birthday, someone not only deliberately killed Song Tiegen, but also killed a dozen people in the dam who didn't listen to him?"

"After the incident, the government immediately took control of us, and we had no way of understanding the situation in the dam. If one of us could stay outside, we would have a clearer understanding of the current situation." Zhou Jinyuan said, "However, that person wanted to catch us all in one fell swoop, and he would definitely not let any of us go."

"I miss the delicious skewers made by my sister." Chen Yong, who was lying there, touched his stomach and said, "Even if you want me to die, let me die with a full stomach. Before I die, let me taste the cooking skills of my sister again."

"Puh, puh, puh, what's the point of dying? You want to die, but I don't!" Jiang Qibin kicked Chen Yong. "Why are you talking about a girl? Didn't you see that our brother Ze's handwriting is all messed up?"

Everyone looked in the direction of Song Ruize.

Sure enough, the writing was fine at the beginning, but from now on the handwriting became a little messy.

"Do you think... you can hide it from her?" Song Ruize put down his pen.

"I heard from the bailiff that there's a big commotion outside. Even if you're busy, I'm afraid you've heard the news by now." Jiang Qingnan said.

There were footsteps coming from the door, and judging from the footsteps, there were quite a few people coming in. Then Captain Feng's voice was heard, trying to stop the other prisoners from making a scene.

"Girl, it's dim here, so be careful with your step." Captain Feng said gently.

"Sister?" Jiang Qibin lay in front of the iron railing, looking outside, and said excitedly, "Sister Huiyin, it's really you, you're finally here."

That’s not right. The boss doesn’t want Huiyin to know these things.

Jiang Qibin turned around and looked at Song Ruize, and sure enough, he saw that he had stood up, with a rather unhappy look on his face.

"You still know it."

"I'm not deaf. How could you keep such a big thing secret from me for a few days?" Qin Huiyin snorted coldly, "I told you last time that you can't hide things from me, but you still didn't listen."