Chapter 86: Advanced Thinking
Chang Yuan watched as Su Zhenzhen spoke to the sky, and his soul couldn't help but tremble. "Immortal, are there any wandering ghosts here?"
"Oh," Su Zhenzhen replied casually, "They're not ghosts. You can think of them as people from the immortal realm. I'm talking to them; it has nothing to do with you. Lead the way."
Upon hearing that it wasn't a ghost, Chang Yuan was instantly less afraid. Although he was curious about the immortal realm Su Zhenzhen had mentioned, he knew that he was already dead and his priority was to find out the murderer so that he could embark on the path of reincarnation. So he focused on floating ahead and leading the way.
The second night watchman's accident occurred at an unfinished building. That night, the wind was strong, and when the night watchman passed by, a wooden beam from the upper floor was blown down and hit him right on the back of the head.
Su Zhenzhen looked around the unfinished pavilion. There were no other buildings on the entire street, only this pavilion standing there, which looked very abrupt.
The pavilion had three floors. Construction was stopped halfway through the second floor, but the pillars for the third floor were already in place.
"Whose building is this? And why was construction stopped?"
Chang Yuan, with a bitter face, pointed to the sky.
Su Zhenzhen didn't quite understand. "What does this mean?"
"Oh my!" Chang Yuan floated a little closer. "It's up there, up there! The emperor, the emperor who died during the siege of the capital."
Su Zhenzhen felt like her head had exploded in an instant. How did she get involved with Jiang Yichun again?
"What was this building intended for when it was renovated? And why was construction stopped?"
"I only heard about it." Chang Yuan looked left and right to make sure no one was around before he dared to speak. "There is a princess in the royal family who is born with a deficiency and is prone to dying young. The feng shui of this capital city is not good for people. If we want the princess to grow up safely, we need to find a place that matches her birth chart to build a house for her to live in."
Su Zhenzhen immediately thought of Jiang Sijin, after all, this dynasty only had one princess.
It seems that Jiang Sijin's special qualities have not spread among the general public.
Su Zhenzhen recalled the dream she had when she first met Jiang Sijin. In the dream, Jiang Sijin said that Jiang Yichun was wasting people's money and resources, while Jiang Yichun said that building a small garden was no problem.
Wait a minute, could the money for repairing this garden have also come from the national treasury?
And this attic...
"Do you know whose money was used to repair the attic?"
"That must be the royal family's own money. Anyway, they didn't force us ordinary people to pay taxes."
Chang Yuan spoke casually, but Su Zhenzhen was in turmoil.
I've been overlooking a very important point all along.
It has always been assumed that the national treasury belongs to the royal family and to the emperor personally.
However, that's not the case. If Jiang Yichun wanted to build a garden for Jiang Sijin, she could have used money from her own private treasury.
He wanted to help those people who were starving due to natural disasters, but he used money from the national treasury. In the end, all the good reputation went to him, Jiang Yichun.
However, the national treasury is the wealth of the entire country. The money for building fortifications and supplying the front lines with food and military provisions all comes from the national treasury.
Jiang Yichun seemed to have used all the national treasury's money for the benefit of the people, but he only gave money without actually improving people's lives.
However, the front lines are likely to suffer from shortages of troops and supplies due to his actions.
Why did General Huo die in battle and the capital besieged at exactly the same time?
Su Zhenzhen couldn't help but have a bold guess: was the reason those treacherous officials besieged the capital because they had already foreseen that General Huo would be defeated and die?
If General Huo had been able to return to the capital to provide reinforcements, would Jiang Yichun still have died?
Of course, the most important question is whether Jiang Yichun's actions were an "unintentional mistake" that caused the public outcry, or whether he was simply a complete scoundrel.
Su Zhenzhen had never met Jiang Yichun, so she couldn't judge him based on what others said about him.
However, it seems that many things are more or less related to Jiang Yichun.
Let's go to the next place.
Su Zhenzhen spent the entire night visiting every place where the night watchman had an accident.
Indeed, on the surface, their deaths all appeared to be accidental.
However, their accident was also related to Jiang Yichun.
It seems that if that man hadn't stubbornly used the money meant for the people's livelihood and national economy to help disaster victims, these accidents would never have happened.
So what was the reason back then that made Prince Jiang Yichun use the national treasury to relieve disaster victims, and even personally go to the front line to provide disaster relief?
Su Zhenzhen was in a state of confusion, so she simply took Chang Yuan back to his home.
Upon entering, well, it's no wonder that outsiders have a bad reputation for Aunt Ge.
The coffin was placed to one side, and Chang Yuan lay inside. Aunt Ge mingled with the two neighbors who had come to help that night.
But at this point, the viewers in the live stream still felt it wasn't exciting enough.
[Female lead, move forward a little more; you're not seeing clearly enough.]
[Female lead, please move around a bit. I want a 360-degree high-definition, uncensored view.]
Su Zhenzhen: ……
Who are these people? Is this the point right now?
I wonder if Chang Yuan will be able to handle it. Enraged ghosts are prone to becoming malevolent, like Duan Fuling.
Su Zhenzhen looked at Chang Yuan, but to her surprise, he remained calm.
"Don't you...don't you have any emotional fluctuations?"
A wave of "666"s swept through my mind.
This idea was so advanced that many people in the 906th century would be ashamed of themselves.
Su Zhenzhen didn't understand, but she respected him. Fearing that the conversation might disturb the three people inside who were oblivious to the world, she took Chang Yuan's ghost to the next room, which was General Huo's house.
Chang Yuan's calm expression wavered slightly. "Why are you here? Do you know whose house this is?"
“I know, it’s General Huo’s house. To tell you the truth, I came to the capital specifically to find something at his house. I was next door last night and didn’t hear any fighting. That means the only people who could have attacked you are someone close to you.” Su Zhenzhen stared into Chang Yuan’s eyes. “Think about it carefully. Have you had any conflicts with those two neighbors? Do you know about their relationship with Aunt Ge?”
The two neighbors are also suspects, since they lived nearby and it's not impossible that they climbed back over the wall after killing the person.
Chang Yuan shook his head firmly, "No, and to be honest..."
Chang Yuan blushed as he said this, "We used to be together."
What does it mean to spend time together?
Su Zhenzhen's brain went blank for a moment.
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