Chapter 172 Dead body! Smoke bomb!
"I understand." Lin Shian nodded solemnly.
He is actually not an impulsive person. Instead, he is very cautious and often gives in when faced with problems.
But for some reason, the man just now wanted to kill Lin Zhiqing, and he really couldn't control himself and wanted to bring that man to justice.
Perhaps it was because Lin Zhiqing was now the pillar of the Lin family... Lin Shian glanced at Lin Zhiqing and did not mention the topic again:
"I'm glad you're alright, Zhiqing, how are your observations going?"
Lin Zhiqing nodded: "Almost done, Lu Huai, how about you?"
She was afraid that she had missed something, so she called Lu Huai, who had a very strong memory. He might be able to notice many small details that others could not notice.
Lu Huai also nodded: "I have written down the route. To be on the safe side, we can walk the route from Caishikou to Dali Temple again."
They had just set out from the Lin family. Since they wanted to make a fuss at the execution ground, they naturally had to start from the source where the prisoners were escorted out, that is, the Dali Temple.
"That's exactly what I meant." Lin Zhiqing also thought of this. Their route cannot have any mistakes.
If you want to improve the accuracy, you can only do so by observing it several times.
"The identity of the group that came to assassinate me is unknown. We will report it to the authorities when we pass by the Dali Temple." Lin Zhiqing said:
"Cousin, there is a body of a man in black in the alley on the right side of the building. Please take him with you."
According to speculation, there is currently no information on this group of men in black, so Lin Zhiqing can only identify Liu Mang and the royal family as the murderer behind the scenes.
The royal family is unlikely to mobilize a large force to attack Lin Zhiqing, as they care about their own face.
As for Liu Mang, this doesn't seem to be his style.
Now, openly, there are only these two forces that don't want her to find out the truth, and who knows how many people hate her in secret.
Apart from the purpose of assassinating her, it is also possible that someone wanted to distract her.
She couldn't be sure who was behind this, not to mention whether she had the time and energy to investigate the matter. Even if she found out, it would be secondary.
Sending the person to the Dali Temple will always have some deterrent effect no matter who the murderer is.
Furthermore, this behavior must seem a bit strange.
It might become a smokescreen, letting the Dali Temple let down their guard and thinking that the Lin family has no other choice but to express their dissatisfaction in this way.
Lin Zhiqing knew that if he reported the matter to the authorities, they would not be able to find out anything.
Since this is the case, we might as well make the best use of it and make the most of this corpse.
"You two take the carriage to the Dali Temple first. I will rent a horse and take the person there." Lin Shi'an was about to leave after saying this.
"No need, just put it on the carriage." Lin Zhiqing's voice was calm, and she walked downstairs after she finished speaking.
Lin Shian was a little surprised. That was not a living person, but a corpse.
Young ladies from ordinary families would avoid approaching even if they saw a little blood, let alone a dead body.
Isn’t Lin Zhiqing afraid of being in the same room with a dead body?
Lu Huai's face did not show any surprise. When he passed by Lin Shi'an, he patted Lin Shi'an on the shoulder:
"Nothing, she's a very brave person."
After saying that, Lu Huai followed Lin Zhiqing's pace.
Lin Shian blinked his eyes. No, are these two people so familiar with each other now?
"Hey! She's my cousin, don't I know she's brave?" Lin Shi'an said as he caught up with Lu Huai.
The two of them joked around for a while, and Lin Shian quickly moved the body onto the carriage. The return journey was very quiet.
Out of sight, out of mind, Lin Shian turned his eyes away from the corpse.
Lin Zhiqing and Lu Huai discussed it from time to time, as if the corpse did not exist.
They soon arrived at the gate of Dali Temple.
Seeing Lin Zhiqing getting out of the carriage, the two yamen runners at the door looked at each other with a look of annoyance on their faces.
One of the yamen runners walked quickly inside, apparently to report.
Every time Lin Zhiqing appears, there is chaos in the Dali Temple.
Because of Lin Congyan's matter, they hadn't slept well for several days, so the yamen runners naturally had no good impression of Lin Zhiqing.
At this time, they had already tacitly accepted that Lin Zhiqing came here to seek justice for Lin Congyan.
But no one expected that after Lin Zhiqing got off the carriage, he just had someone dump a body in front of the Dali Temple.
"I'm here to report to the authorities. Someone wants to kill me." Lin Zhiqing said to the bailiff.
The bailiff was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
When he walked out, Lin Zhiqing had already boarded the carriage.
He looked at the corpse on the ground and scratched his head. Wasn't he here for Lin Congyan?
That’s not right. Is Dali Temple the place where people report to the authorities?
"If you want to report to the authorities, go to the county government office. Why are you coming to our Dali Temple?" the bailiff shouted at the departing carriage.
But the carriage didn't even stop, and upon closer inspection, it was even running faster.
Just when the yamen runner was at a loss, the yamen runner who had just gone to report came back.
The two of them stared at the corpse on the ground and looked at each other.
Soon, the news that Lin Zhiqing left a corpse at the gate of Dali Temple and then left reached the ears of the Dali Temple Minister.
At that time, he was checking Lin Congyan's files.
After hearing the news, he didn't even raise his head and sent someone down to deal with it.
Zuo Sicheng frowned at the side. "How dare Lin Zhiqing challenge us? She really doesn't know who she is. She acts like a country woman, not like a noble lady at all."
"A noble lady?" The Right Temple Secretary scoffed, "After tomorrow, there will be no more noble ladies in the Changning Marquis's Mansion."
"Lin Congrong's daughter is just like him, she is not presentable."
"Leaving a corpse at the gate of the Dali Temple, who are you trying to disgust? It's bad luck!"
The Left Temple Secretary echoed a few words, then looked at the Supreme Court Justice who had remained silent the entire time:
"Sir, that Lin Zhiqing is truly arrogant. I will write a memorial to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and report him immediately."
Upon hearing this, the Dali Temple Minister's eyes narrowed and he pursed his lips slightly. "To bother His Royal Highness with such a trivial matter? Do you think I've been in this position for too long?"
His tone was indifferent, but Zuo Sicheng was terrified: "Sir, I have absolutely no such intention. It is really that Lin Zhiqing has gone too far!"
This was a bit unreasonable. Everyone knew that Lin Zhiqing had evidence in his hands, and they also knew that the evidence seemed to be related to Liu Mang, the Tongyi of the Tongzhengshisi.
However, no matter who the evidence is related to, it is destined to be useless.
From this incident, Lin Zhiqing suffered a loss after all.
Even the Dali Temple Minister could not help but frown when hearing her statement that she was going too far.
"Why are you arguing with a woman? It won't be long before the Lin family disappears from Shengjing City."
"They have no other choice but to vent their anger in this low-brow way. If a dog bites you, are you going to bite the dog back?"
"I will keep your teachings in mind, my lord." Having finally gotten over the previous incident, Zuo Si Cheng naturally did not dare to mention anything related to Lin Zhiqing again.
The Lin family is going to fall anyway. After Lin Congyan is beheaded, won’t Lin Zhiqing, a woman, be at the mercy of others?
There was a glimmer of viciousness in Zuo Sicheng's eyes.
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