Ling Qingxue raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "If Lou Yunxiao gets promoted, the people below him will also be promoted. Chen Zhubu might become the magistrate of Chen County. Is there anything wrong with this?"
"There's nothing wrong with Chen Zhubu. I've been wondering about Lou Yunxiao's intentions, but now I know he's the biggest winner in this case."
Seeing Ling Qingxue frowning and still looking confused, Zhou Zhilu explained:
"Feng Yuan has been operating in Yancheng County for so many years, issuing quotas and selling red crystals. Do you think Lou Yunxiao, who has frequent contact with him, would be unaware of this?
"That's impossible. The main reason why Lou Yunxiao turned a blind eye is because he gained enough benefits from this!
"Chen Zhubu once said that the conditions in Yancheng County were very ordinary before. There was no money, no special products, and no merchants. As the county magistrate of Yancheng County, Lou Yunxiao wanted to rise up, but it was impossible to achieve it with the Yancheng County at that time.
"And then Feng Yuan showed up and donated money to the county to build bridges and roads, which boosted the development of Yancheng County. These can all be considered Lou Yunxiao's achievements. Moreover... Feng Yuan could also provide some "demon tribes" from time to time for Lou Yunxiao to capture. This was a great achievement.
"But now Lou Yunxiao is getting promoted. What do you think he's most afraid of if he gets promoted?"
Ling Qingxue suddenly realized: "What I fear most is that Feng Yuan will reveal their secret!"
Zhou Zhilu smiled and said, "Yes, Feng Yuan is still a man of the underworld, but Lou Yunxiao is an official. If this matter is exposed, he will be killed without a burial place! Even if the matter is not exposed, Feng Yuan may use it to threaten him in the future.
"Just like Feng Yuan voluntarily surrendered and wanted to go to the capital. I don't know if he has people in the capital, but once Feng Yuan arrives in the capital, Lou Yunxiao will definitely not leave him alone. This is also Feng Yuan's confidence.
“So based on this, the person Lou Yunxiao most wants to kill… is Feng Yuan.
"Based on this, Lou Yunxiao is weak and powerless, and Feng Yuan has a token issued by the court. How can he kill Feng Yuan? There is only one answer: create a conflict and kill with a borrowed knife!
"So he had his men report the demon to Fu Ye Si, and then guided the direction of our investigation. As for the evidence... Do you remember when we were having dinner with Lou Yunxiao before, I asked him to help investigate Wang Qian?"
"I remember, what's wrong?" Ling Qingxue asked puzzledly.
"We never told him what Wang Qian did for a living, and the case was defined as a monster-murder case, which had nothing to do with Wang Qian. But he directly asked Chen Zhubu to take us to find Zhang Liyuan, who was in charge of the carriage and horse business and the factory.
"Because he knew that this demon beast was actually Wang Qian in disguise, he led us directly to find Zhang Liyuan, which would divert our attention to Feng Yuan's escort agency.
"As for why he didn't show up when we had a conflict with Feng Yuan's escort agency, I guess that guy was testing us. After all, he didn't want to simply convict Feng Yuan, but to kill him directly!
"I even doubt how much of the current results were part of his plan..."
Ling Qingxue frowned, but she was a little skeptical in her heart whether Lou Yunxiao could really plan so deeply?
At this time, Wang Qian came over after paying tribute to Xiuhua.
Zhou Zhilu asked, "Wang Qian, I have two questions for you. First, how did you learn that Xiuhua's body was to be burned? Second, how did you find us that night and give us Xiuhua's diary?"
Wang Qian was stunned and said, "Found you? When did I find you? I have been hiding under a dry well in the city. That day, I overheard a passerby say that Xiuhua's body was going to be burned, so I went to steal her out."
Zhou Zhilu's eyes widened in disbelief, "This County Magistrate Lou... is truly a surprise..."
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