Chapter 169: Unrest
Zhou Yayi warmly welcomed Pei Yian in, looking at him as if he were looking at some precious commodity.
Pei Yian didn't waste any words and placed the notice he had taken down from the street in front of Zhou Yayi. "Although I can't provide any clues about Hua Junzi, I can provide other information. I wonder if Zhou Yayi is interested?"
"Of course, of course. I wonder if Mr. Pei has discovered anything. Just tell me." Zhou Yayi was very excited. He had a hunch that with Pei Yian around, he would be able to complete the case within the specified time limit.
In order to make Pei Yian more clear about this matter, Zhou Yayi told him everything he had found out during the past few days.
Listening to the other party's increasingly arrogant behavior, it's no wonder that the people from the county government would go to the streets to post notices. The longer it goes, the more dead bodies there will be, the greater the impact will be, and the greater the pressure on the government office will be.
Just as Zhou the yamen runner was talking non-stop about everything he knew, the door was knocked open without anyone even knocking.
A man in official robes stormed in, shouting, "Zhou Yayi, what are you doing? Telling outsiders the details of the case? Is this how you handle cases? I'm going to report you to the county magistrate. You're derelict in your duty. I think you should stay out of this case. You're such a useless guy. It's been so long and you haven't found anything yet!"
The visitor refused to listen to Zhou Yayi's explanation and kept insulting and belittling Pei Yian. If anyone else had heard this, they probably wouldn't have stayed to suffer the insult.
Pei Yian looked at the person who came and knew his identity. He was the chief clerk of the county government. However, it was obvious that it would not benefit him much if the case was solved. The bulk of the credit belonged to Zhou Yayi, who seemed to be particularly concerned about this matter.
He just stood there quietly and watched, watching this person's righteous accusation with a hint of sarcasm in his heart. He didn't think that the other party was a good person.
It seems that whenever the case of the mass grave is involved, the chief clerk's emotions are always out of control. It was like this this time and it was like this last time, which made Pei Yian suspicious.
Besides, how could the county yamen's people have been investigating for so long without finding any useful clues? But what Zhou Yayi told me earlier, if the other party did not hide anything, it would be too superficial.
The chief clerk was scolding the witness and was about to tell Pei Yian to get out and not to interfere in the affairs of the yamen. He was short in stature, and when he looked up, he met the dark eyes of the person in front of him, and the words he wanted to say were suddenly stuck.
To be more precise, he was frightened. When those black eyes looked at him, it seemed as if they could see through his skin and see the filth within him...
Such emotions lasted for a few moments, and soon he threw them away. The appearance of this person gave him a great sense of crisis. He absolutely could not let this person stay, and the desire to drive him away became stronger and stronger.
"Where did you come from, young brat? This is the government office's farmland, why don't you get out of here right away? If you delay our work, you'll be punished with dozens of lashes!"
Pei Yian placed the notice directly in front of the chief clerk and said, "Master, I'm not acting unlawfully! Or do you not want this case to be solved?"
Yayi Zhou also chimed in, "Yes, Master Pei, the Chief Clerk, has come here specifically to help us. Wouldn't you disagree?"
The two of them sang the same tune, leaving Huang Zhubu speechless. He had no way of confirming it, as this would only make him appear unwilling to conduct a thorough investigation.
He could only suppress the anger in his heart and said, "I misunderstood earlier. Since you are following the rules, I have no objection."
While the two were discussing the case, Huang Zhubu followed closely beside them, wary of someone, afraid that someone would do something wrong, with distrust written all over his face.
Pei Yian exchanged glances with Zhou Yayi, who understood and nodded. The two of them then acted as if Huang Zhubu didn't exist.
With the tacit cooperation of the two people, Zhou Yayi did not reveal too much useful information. Seeing this, Huang Zhubu felt relieved.
Looking at the two people who were completely unable to grasp the key points, Huang Zhubu couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart. See! I invited outsiders with such appearances, and they still couldn't find anything?
After sending Pei Yian away, Zhou Yayi continued to look worried. Knowing that this guy wouldn't come up with any new tricks, Huang Zhubu clapped his hands and stopped monitoring the two.
After Huang Zhubu left, Zhou Yayi and Pei Yian had a private meeting.
Pei Yian didn't have time to argue with others, so he got straight to the point and said, "I wonder what Mr. Zhou thinks of the previous incident?"
Zhou Yayi hesitated for a long time. He had a guess in his mind that he was unwilling and didn't want to propose. Although he had some doubts several times, he didn't dare to think about it. But as time went by, this guess became stronger.
Even before, the evidence was right in front of him.
Finally, Zhou Yayi finally revealed his suspicions in detail: "Huang Zhubu's identity is not simple. I have checked so many places over the past few days. I am afraid someone has already made some moves."
Pei Yian nodded. He liked to cooperate with smart people like Zhou Yayi. He only needed to throw out a little bait and the other party would be able to catch everything.
The fact that he could say such things meant that he had made some guesses before. In that case, he didn't need to worry too much about the truth being hard to accept.
Pei Yian then asked a crucial question: "Is the county magistrate involved in this matter?"
This was also the opinion he was most worried about. Qizhou was a small place after all. If most people in the county government were involved, especially the county magistrate, it would not be easy to resolve the matter.
Zhou Yayi shook his head.
"Okay, but our next move needs to be more covert. The fewer people who know about it, the better. We also have to pretend not to be nervous at all!"
There is a traitor in the county government office who leaked information. It will not be easy to resolve this matter.
"No problem." Zhou Yayi nodded. Knowing the secretive nature of this matter, he planned to hand it over to the two subordinates he had promoted.
Zhou Yayi was too big a target to be taken out for action, so Pei Yian had to search for clues by himself.
The flower gentleman can be used as a medicinal material when taken in small amounts, but people believe that taking too much may cause poisoning. However, the people who died in these mass graves all took different doses of the flower gentleman.
The person behind the scenes seemed to be trying to make or adjust something that would prevent people from dying.
Flower Gentleman, a small amount cures illness, a certain amount causes addiction, a large amount causes death... The most likely reason is to find the right balance...
Unexpectedly, this small Qizhou County is not peaceful at all.
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