Chapter 296 The troublemaker is here

The next day.

The Zuixianlou murder case caused a sensation in the capital.

Rumors were spreading, and according to insiders, the bodies that the officers and soldiers carried out of Zuixianlou took up several carts.

Martial law was imposed again in the city.

Several departments in charge of public security in the city were called in by their superiors and given a severe reprimand. They were told that if such incidents happened again, they would be asked to resign one by one.

Song Jin heard the gossip at home.

Qin Chi went to the yamen as usual.

The two of them simultaneously became low-key.

Qin Chi was like an ordinary fifth-rank doctor, going to and from the yamen as usual, rain or shine. Song Jin was still a lady of an official family who lived in seclusion, occasionally receiving neighbors who came to visit.

After the Zuixianlou case happened.

The forces belonging to Qin Chi hid themselves that night.

Song Jin also asked Song Jitao, Wei Yuan and others to stop all investigations and hide themselves.

Each department patrolled the city to check for suspicious persons, with each drugstore and clinic being the focus, investigating whether there were any strangers with injuries.

There was such a fight in Zuixianlou. It was obvious that someone must have been injured. The government wanted to find clues from this. Unfortunately, after a thorough investigation, nothing was found.

Not to mention the power of the former prince.

Qin Chi has medicinal materials provided by Song Jin, so he doesn't need to go out to buy medicine.

Finally, the Dali Temple conducted an investigation and concluded that the case this time and the Jinhai Hutong case were committed by the same group of people.

However, many powerful and wealthy families in the capital were puzzled.

Where did these two forces come from to fight like this? There was no news from them.

Many people took this matter to heart, but they paid attention to the various powerful families and did not see any unusual movements.

What does this mean? It means it's not them.

The last case at the Dali Temple was said to be a revenge killing. The body has been kept there and no family members have come to visit. It is destined to be a hasty case. This case may be the same.

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Yang Mansion.

Lord Yang returned home after court session.

Not long after, Yang Lingyu, who was serving as Shaoqing in the Dali Temple, came to visit and was led to the study by the old housekeeper.

Closed the study door.

Instructed not to be disturbed.

Yang Ge Lao immediately asked about the Zuixianlou case, "You still haven't found any clues?"

"Before the group left, they clearly cleaned up the scene and wiped out all traces."

Since the incident happened.

Yang Lingyu never closed his eyes and was investigating the matter. Others thought he was dedicated and eager to achieve results. Only he knew that this was pressure from someone behind the scenes.

Yang Ge Lao was troubled: "Mr. Yan has come to ask three times. If there is no clue, they will probably suspect that we have ulterior motives."

"Uncle, it's not that I didn't try my best, it's that I really didn't find any clues. Those people knew the government's methods of handling cases very well before they took action, and destroyed everything they could find. We also checked all the drugstores and clinics in the past few days, but we didn't find any suspicious people."

Most of the medical clinics in the capital belong to the Liu family.

The Liu family cooperated very well with the government's investigation.

Some small pharmacies and clinics dare not hide.

Elder Yang said, "Mr. Yan sent a message saying that there was a disturbance in the city that night. Not only did they lose those people from Zuixianlou, but more than 30 people were killed or injured elsewhere."

These people had an accident in the secret passage.

Yan Jiangnan did not tell him the details of this matter.

Just talking about the matter.

"Mr. Yan suspects that it was done by a big family in the capital. Without some background and courage, they could not do such a thing. In addition, it is said that just like last time, the people who attacked them look very much like the secret guards trained by the royal family." Lord Yang only said very much instead of saying it directly.

Yang Lingyu continued, "But after doing this, what does the other party want? Everyone has a motive before doing something. What does Mr. Yan say?"

“I don’t know.”

"Uncle, you can go and ask."

"I mean, I asked, but Mr. Yan didn't know either."

"Really?" Yang Lingyu felt that Yan Jiangnan was unwilling to say it, and this matter might involve confidential information.

Elder Yang knew from his nephew's expression that he didn't believe it. "They are not fooling you. They really don't understand. Those people are just like last time. They attacked Mr. Yan and his men for no apparent reason and disappeared after the fight. It's like they were teasing them."

"Mr. Yan is so resourceful, yet he doesn't know the answer?" Yang Lingyu looked shocked.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Yang Ge Lao said: "I didn't believe it at first."

Mr. Yan was their wise man, and almost all of their plans were inseparable from him. Yang Ge Lao thought he was not bad, and his ability and scheming were also ranked among the best in the court, but compared to Mr. Yan, he still felt inferior.

After the two discussed it.

They secretly investigated the powerful and aristocratic families in the capital. The most suspicious one was Prince Rui, but Prince Rui was far away in the northwest, and the other one went to Huangshan. It was said that the mausoleum had been built, and the prince's palace in the capital did not even have a proper master, only a few old concubines living in the backyard.

However, after a painstaking investigation, it was destined to be fruitless.

Instead, it was Minister Yuan who was put under house arrest.

Suddenly he put on official uniform and appeared in the Ministry of Works.

Emperor Ming Cheng ordered all government offices to clean up their bad debts, which was similar to what Qin Chi had heard in the Hanlin Academy. The response was mediocre at first, and the number of people who responded was also mediocre. It cannot be said that everyone disobeyed the order, but their attitude was not so positive when doing things.

Minister Yuan took the opportunity to submit a secret memorial at home.

He expressed his willingness to support His Majesty's will, saying that he would fully cooperate, etc., and praised Emperor Mingcheng. In addition, he asked his granddaughter in the harem to whisper in the ear of Emperor Mingcheng, and the matter was settled, and he was successfully reinstated.

The first day of returning to work.

Naturally, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Industry.

When Qin Chi saw Minister Yuan, he bowed and saluted with full courtesy, without any surprise on his face.

Minister Yuan also saw Qin Chi.

The two of them had a deep grudge against each other. They had only met once before, and no one would believe it. If it were not irreconcilable, Minister Yuan would not want to have a grudge with such a rising star.

When Qin Chi saluted, Yuan Shangshu just narrowed his eyes and said, "Doctor Qin, there is no need to be so polite."

"Thank you, sir."

Qin Chi bowed again and stepped aside to wait.

After a while, the left and right assistant ministers and doctors from the other three departments also came over.

Minister Yuan said, "Now that everyone is here, I will not waste any more words. I believe you have all read the documents issued by the higher-ups. What do you think of the accounts?"

How to look? No one wants to look! Qin Chi's eyes look at the nose, and his nose looks at the heart.

If he wasn't asked, he would play dead and not say a word.

When the document was issued, Qin Chi had thought about responding. The fact was that he had become the target of public criticism before, which could be explained as a careless mistake due to his youth. If he showed up again at this time, it would be almost like seeking death.

Therefore, he has been very low-key these days.

Yuan Shangshu stared at Qin Chi with hawk-like eyes, "Doctor Qin, please tell us. After all, it was you who submitted the memorial. What is the solution? Please tell us."

Here they come, here they come! The trouble maker is here!