Wait for others to leave.
Jin Ting'an repeated what Gong Fan had said to County Magistrate Liu.
"County Magistrate Liu, is Inspector Gong telling the truth?"
County Magistrate Liu nodded, "Indeed, many people died when the levee collapsed, and there's no way to determine which body belonged to the person who destroyed the levee."
"Then didn't Magistrate Liu investigate where the gunpowder that destroyed the levee came from?"
"The gunpowder has never been traced."
County Magistrate Liu looked guilty. "This man committed such a heartless act, bringing such suffering to the people of Xinglin County. It's my incompetence that I failed to find any clues."
It was as if they had been plotting for a long time but couldn't find a breakthrough.
"No clues found?"
Yu Yiluo raised her eyebrows. "When County Magistrate Liu went to see Inspector Gong, did he come out to see you right away?"
County Magistrate Liu pondered for a moment and shook his head. "When I arrived, Inspector Gong had already gone to bed. I waited for him in the main hall for a while before we went to the levee together."
"Then did you check the gunpowder in your warehouse after the accident?"
"Not really," County Magistrate Liu frowned. "The gunpowder in my county office is strictly controlled. No one else can get it."
County Magistrate Liu called over his attendant and said, "Go and fetch the account book that records the gunpowder inflow and outflow from the warehouse for the little princess to see."
The man responded, went to get the account book and quickly folded it back.
Yu Yiluo took the account book, read it, and handed it to Li Yunhe and Jin Tingan.
"Uncle, you and Lord Li take a look at this account book."
After reading it, the two put the account book on the table. County Magistrate Liu couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
"Is there anything wrong with this account book?"
The person who manages the account book is his confidant, and he dare not falsify the information.
"There's a problem."
Jin Ting'an held up the account book. "It says the last time gunpowder was taken was before the New Year, but when I flipped through it just now, the ink wasn't even dry yet. County Magistrate Liu, could you tell me what's going on?"
County Magistrate Liu took the account book, touched the handwriting with his hand, and his eyes widened.
"How could this be?"
"Come here, call the person who is in charge of the account book over for questioning."
The person in charge of the account book was a middle-aged man in his forties. He walked in and bowed respectfully.
"Why is the ink in the gunpowder ledger still wet?"
The middle-aged man heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this and explained, "My Lord, the account book got wet accidentally a few days ago, so I copied it out again."
Li Yunhe looked at him, "A few days ago? Which day?"
"My Lord, it was the day before the levee collapsed."
County Magistrate Liu keenly realized something. The timing was too sensitive.
Why did the account book get wet at this time?
The middle-aged man in charge of the account book seemed to realize something as well. He hurriedly explained, "My Lords, County Magistrate, I really just re-transcribed the account book. It has nothing to do with the destruction of the levee."
"And you were there at the time. You can ask him. It was indeed because I wasn't paying attention that I accidentally bumped into Inspector Gong, which caused the account book to fall into the water and get wet."
"Why did Inspector Gong come to see you the day before the levee was destroyed?"
Yu Yiluo looked at County Magistrate Liu, whose expression kept changing.
"Forget it, let's talk about this later. County Magistrate Liu, take someone to check if the amount of gunpowder in the warehouse is correct."
County Magistrate Liu stood up, bowed, and hurried to the warehouse with his men.
"Luo'er is doubting Gong Fan?"
Jin Ting'an asked with a smile.
Yu Yiluo nodded and thought to herself.
[No doubt, it's him. This happened earlier, but the process is still the same.]
Although she knew it was Gong Fan, she had to have evidence.
She couldn't tell her uncle and Li Yunhe that this was how it was written in the book, and she also wanted to know why the plot was brought forward.
The three of them waited for half an incense stick of time, and saw County Magistrate Liu walk in with a serious expression.
Yu Yiluo raised her eyes and asked, "Looking at County Magistrate Liu's behavior, is he really running low on gunpowder?"
"My little princess is very clever. I don't know why the gunpowder is so low, and it's not recorded in the account book."
"Then we'll have to ask Inspector Gong," Yu Yiluo stood up and yawned, "Rest today and we'll talk about it tomorrow."
County Magistrate Liu had no mind to sleep. He kept wondering who had taken the gunpowder.
Inspector Gong?
This shouldn't be the case. He saw how much this man cared for the people of Xinglin County. How could he do such a thing?
…
The next day, Gong Fan was called to the county government office early in the morning and looked at the people sitting at the top.
He thought to himself that these people must have discovered that the gunpowder was missing and came to question him.
"This humble official greets the little princess, General Jin, and Lord Li."
"Inspector Gong, there's no need to be so polite. I called you here today because I have something to ask you."
Yu Yiluo looked at Gong Fan with a smile, "Did Inspector Gong inspect the levee the day before it was destroyed?"
Before, Gong Fan thought Yu Yiluo was just a child, but after seeing that scene yesterday, he no longer dared to underestimate her.
Whose child dares to ride a tiger and order it around at will?
"Princess, I conduct daily inspections. This is my duty."
"Did the inspection find anything unusual?"
Yu Yiluo continued to ask.
"No."
"Inspector Gong came to the county government office the day before the levee was destroyed, and yesterday, County Magistrate Liu discovered that the county government office was short of gunpowder."
"Princess, do you suspect me?"
Gong Fan's eyes widened. "Ruihe River is under my jurisdiction. If the levee is destroyed, I will only be held accountable. How could I possibly destroy the levee? Besides, County Magistrate Liu had other things to attend to that day, so I wandered around the county office on my own. I was with County Magistrate Liu's son at the time."
Yu Yiluo raised the corner of her lips and said in a tender voice, "Inspector Gong will be held accountable for destroying the levee, but if he clears himself and makes some contributions, not only will he not be held accountable, he will even be praised."
As soon as these words came out, Gong Fan couldn't help but feel nervous.
Not only can a one-and-a-half-year-old child pronounce words so clearly, but his brain is also too smart.
You can tell what he is planning as soon as he opens his mouth. If he grows up, he will be a truly amazing person.
"I'd like to take this liberty," Gong Fan said, pretending to be calm. "If the little princess's guess is correct, County Magistrate Liu is more likely to be suspected."
Yu Yiluo shook her head. "No, County Magistrate Liu has no reason to blow up the dike."
"Everything is just the little princess's guess. Does the little princess want to convict the official based on her own guesses?"
Gong Fan suppressed his resentment.
"I have been in charge of the Rui River area for over a decade. I dare not take credit for it, but I also don't want the little princess to falsely accuse me like this."
"False accusation?"
Yu Yiluo blinked and whistled. A black bird flew in from the door, landed on her outstretched hand, and chirped.
"It's not a false accusation."
Yu Yiluo raised her hand and touched the bird's feathers. "Inspector Gong, would you like to guess what it is saying?"
Looking at her innocent smile, Gong Fan felt a chill in his heart for no reason.
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