Chapter 681: Suffering the consequences
His wife gave birth to two sons before having this daughter, and she has been treated like a treasure since she was a child.
Two years ago, my daughter suddenly disappeared, and it was finally discovered that she had eloped with someone.
This was a huge scandal for any family. He felt embarrassed, so he did not publicize it, but instead announced that his daughter had died of illness.
At this moment, looking at his daughter lying on the ground covered in blood, he deeply regretted not getting to the bottom of the matter.
He staggered forward and held the cold body in his arms, as if it were a treasure he had lost and found again.
But the corpse in his arms, which was only a handful of bones, made him cry out in pain.
He simply couldn't imagine what his daughter had been through in the past two years.
He cried and said, "It's all Daddy's fault. How could I be so stupid as to not trust your character and be fooled by others..."
Ji Yunshu stood quietly at the door, watching the father holding his daughter's body and crying in remorse.
She felt indescribably sad.
Miss Cai came from a family of officials and was the apple of her parents' eyes. She could have had a happy and fulfilling life.
But he was tortured and died here.
Cai Xingsi cried for a while before realizing there was someone standing at the door. He tried to control his grief, wiped his tears and said, "I lost my composure."
Ji Yunshu shook his head: "It is natural for you to feel grief-stricken when someone young dies.
Ji Yunshu would have found it strange if Lord Cai hadn't lost his composure in front of his daughter's tragically dead body.
Cai Xingsi didn't know Ji Yunshu's background and didn't dare to ask rashly.
Fortunately, Zhao Shen walked in at this time and said to the two of them, "The courtyard has been controlled. No one has escaped. I will trouble you from now on, Master Cai."
Cai Xingsi, still holding his daughter's body, said with grief, "This is my responsibility. It's my fault. I was so focused on living a peaceful life that I allowed Yu Chuannan to do evil. If I hadn't done that, I wouldn't have suffered the consequences."
Zhao Shen really couldn't say anything about this matter. The current situation was like this. As a local official, if he went against the local aristocratic families, he would not end up well.
The Yu family is not a kind-hearted family. Just look at Zhen Wenhua back then and you will know.
He consoled her, "This matter cannot be blamed on the prefect. In Hangzhou, who can go against the Yu family?"
Cai Xingsi looked at Zhao Shen and asked, "The Yu family can't escape this time, right?"
Zhao Shen nodded. "We are still collecting evidence, but the Yu family has committed many evil deeds and is colluding with Prince Yong. They are suspected of treason."
Cai Xingsi nodded: "That's good. I have some evidence of the Yu family's crimes. I will sort it out later."
Zhao Shen suddenly remembered something and asked, "Is the evidence you have related to Yu Chuannan?"
Cai Xingsi nodded: "The Yu family colluded with the pirates and Japanese pirates, and sent ships out to sea to make money wantonly. Yu Chuannan was responsible for this. Yang Zhen was framed because he knew about this."
Zhao Shen said, "Lord Qi is here specifically to investigate this case. Please hand the evidence over to him when you return."
The dead are dead, but the living must go on living.
After the grief, Cai Xingsi immediately took action to deal with the affairs of the villa.
Ji Yunshu dug up hundreds of corpses on the back mountain of the villa and couldn't help feeling cold all over.
Before dawn, he took Zhao Shen away.
The two were silent all the way until they returned to their residence. Ji Yunshu took a shower and felt better.
Zhao Shen was sorting through the files in his hands when Ji Yunshu approached and asked, "Is it enough to convict the Yu family?"
Zhao Shen knew she was upset, so he pulled her over to sit on his lap and hugged her before saying, "It would be safer to wait until Princess Rong'an gets the account book."
Ji Yunshu sighed: "So many lives, aren't they enough to destroy the Yu family?"
Zhao Shen said, "There will be no collective punishment for murder, and there is currently no evidence to prove that other members of the Yu family were involved in this matter."
Ji Yunshu sneered: "He killed so many people, how could no one in his family know about it?"
Zhao Shen knew she was filled with anger and patted her back to comfort her, saying, "I asked the steward of the other courtyard, and he said that besides Miss Cai, there seemed to be other women from relatively high backgrounds. We'll find out later. If that's the case, we'll have a lot of help."
Ji Yunshu was shocked: "I thought he kept Miss Cai for two years because she was the daughter of the Hangzhou prefect."
Zhao Shen said, "This is of course the main reason. You heard what Lord Cai said just now. Do you think Yu Chuannan knows that he has evidence of the Yu family's illegal activities?"
A chill ran down Ji Yunshu's spine. "Is Yu Chuannan keeping Miss Cai around so he can threaten Prefect Cai when necessary? Prefect Cai knows this, so he thinks he's the one who killed his daughter?"
She thought things were too simple. Based on her emotions, she believed that Yu Chuannan was special to Miss Cai and kept her for so long, causing her to suffer, all because of Madam Ye.
So there are so many calculations behind this?
Zhao Shen seemed to know what she was thinking and smiled, "You're right. Judging from Yu Chuannan's actions, he is not a normal person at all, so we naturally can't judge him by normal people's thinking. Everything he did to Miss Cai may not be a revenge against Madam Ye."
Ji Yunshu just felt cold. Yu Chuannan was indeed a person who made people shudder just thinking about him.
She has met so many people in this world, and there are some perverts too. She feels that none of those who support her subordinates are normal.
But none of them can be compared with Yu Chuannan.
She held Zhao Shen's hand and said, "Killing him was the right thing for you. It's a pity that you didn't get the whereabouts of Prince Yong from him."
They have been searching for so long but still haven't found the whereabouts of King Yong. You can imagine how secretive the other party is.
According to Yu Chuannan, everyone who saw King Yong was knocked unconscious and taken away, and no one knew where he was.
Ji Yunshu felt a little regretful.
Zhao Shen said, "Don't feel sorry. Yu Chuannan is a very smart man. He knows he's doomed, so he won't reveal Prince Yong's whereabouts. In fact, ever since Prince Yong faked his death and disappeared last year, the Emperor has sent many people to investigate his whereabouts. We can be sure he's in Jiangnan, and those people searched Jiangnan from top to bottom and couldn't find him. After eliminating these places, it's not difficult to guess."
Ji Yunshu: "It seems you already know where he is?"
Zhao Shen said, "Jiangnan is so small. Unless he's hiding in some remote area, the Emperor's secret guards won't be able to find him. So he must be overseas."
Ji Yunshu suddenly realized, "You're right. As long as we find a nearby island, we can evade the imperial court's pursuit while monitoring our movements. It's also very difficult to find. No wonder Yu Chuannan said no one can find him. If he's hiding on an island, it would be difficult for us to find him without a sea chart."
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