Chapter 58
"No matter what, he won't hurt us, and everyone has little secrets."
Lin Xing looked indifferent. She didn't care whether Yu Hang was a human or a ghost, and her tone was naturally casual.
This made Shen Ling look overly nervous, and he said helplessly: “You are too relieved.
Lin Xing looked into his eyes and said slowly, "If I was worried, why would I go with you all the way?"
Shen Ling was speechless. He suddenly felt that his nervousness was unnecessary. Even if he told Lin Xing that he and Sun Banfo were old friends, Lin Xing probably wouldn't even frown.
She believes in her own judgment and understands that everyone has their own difficulties, so she will not doubt anyone casually. After all, suspicion is very hurtful.
The two spoke in extremely low voices. Apart from them, no one else would know about the conversation that had just taken place.
Soon, the guard leading the way stopped outside a room and bowed, saying, "Gentlemen, what you are looking for is inside. I will take my leave first."
After returning the greeting, the two entered. As soon as they entered the door, Lin Xing and Shen Ling were choked and coughed. The air was filled with stirred up dust, and the shelves were no exception. They became brighter when touched.
Lin Xing covered her mouth and nose with her hands and complained: "Oh my God, is there no one cleaning here?"
Shen Ling covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves and replied: "The things here cannot be easily seen by outsiders, but it is indeed a bit excessive now."
"We have no choice but to make a quick decision. County Magistrate Zhao should be easy to find." Lin Xing took two steps forward and added, "Let's be gentle and not stir up any more dust."
"good."
The two of them deliberately lowered their footsteps and spoke in a muffled voice, but it was of little use, as they still had to choke.
Half an incense stick later, Shen Ling's voice rang out, "Found it, get out quickly."
In a flash, the two disappeared, leaving only flying dust in the room.
Lin Xing took a deep breath of the fresh air outside and muttered, "I'm suffocating."
She patted her chest from time to time to catch her breath. The sharp-eyed Shen Ling noticed that there was something in Lin Xing's hand. "What are you holding? Are there two copies of Zhao County Magistrate's Jia calendar?"
Lin Xing raised the object in her hand and shook her head, saying, "This belongs to County Magistrate Wu. I took it out just now when I saw it."
"In that case, you can guess it."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Xing put the calendar in her hand into her sleeve, pretending nothing had happened. Then she blinked and said, "Since we have found the thing, let's go back quickly."
On their way back, the two men passed by Magistrate Wu's house and stopped at the same time.
"Do you think we should go in and say hello?"
"According to the rules, you should go."
Lin Xing and Shen Ling held their heads high, showing their standard eight-tooth smiles, and walked towards the door. Lin Xing raised her hand and knocked.
There was no response, so Shen Ling knocked instead, but there was still no response. Lin Xing raised her hand to knock again when a voice sounded from behind them.
"County Magistrate Wu has left the county government office."
"Really? That's really unfortunate."
The three of them exchanged some unnecessary pleasantries, then finally said goodbye and parted ways.
Shen Ling: "The county magistrate is not here, so where is Yu Hang?"
"Maybe he left first for something."
Shen Ling shook the things in his hands as he walked, and he didn't shake them all out even when he reached the county government office.
"Now that you are out, let's go back to the inn."
The person that Lin Xing and Shen Ling mentioned just now was leaning against the wall, holding the sword in both hands, looking eagerly.
Lin Xing was surprised and asked: "Yu Hang, you didn't leave?"
"I have already explained everything. You haven't left the county government yet. How can I go back early?"
Chen Ling threw the calendar in his hand to Yu Hang with disdain, drawing a perfect arc in the air, staring at him with a smile and said: "I didn't expect that Supervisor Yu was so thoughtful that he even expected us to come to the county government to look for the calendar."
Lin Xing glanced at Chen Ling calmly and wanted to speak out to help, but Yu Hang was one step faster than her.
"You said the tattered book in my hand is the Jia calendar? Then whose is it?" Yu Hang was flipping through the book innocently, without any trace of acting. If he was not pretending, then he was too scheming.
"Perhaps it was arranged by the county magistrate." Lin Xing took out the calendar from her sleeve, "That one belonged to County Magistrate Zhao, and I also brought out County Magistrate Wu's."
Yu Hang looked up from his calendar and said, "Then let's go back to the inn quickly."
Shen Ling did not comment, snorted and walked in front, with Lin Xing and Yu Hang two steps behind.
Lin Xing followed Chen Ling in silence, with her head down, not knowing what she was thinking. Yu Hang beside her secretly reached out and patted the flying catkins off her head.
"Oh, have you heard? County Magistrate Zhao is dead!"
"How long ago did this happen? Wasn't he fine yesterday? What a pity."
"It's a pity that I didn't even have time to use the rotten eggs I prepared."
"Huh? What rotten eggs?"
"Didn't you hear about what happened this morning?"
“No.”
"Let me tell you..."
The two men's voices were quite loud, and Lin Xing heard them clearly. She turned around and asked, "Did the county magistrate spread the news?"
Yu Hang: "The notice just posted is what he told me about."
"You're moving too fast. Where is the notice? Let's go check it out."
Shen Ling pointed to the crowd in front and said, "It should be there, there are a lot of people gathered around."
Looking over there, there were people crowded together. Lin Xing thought that there was no need to look any more, as they knew everything.
Yu Hang: "According to what Magistrate Wu said, this matter will be recorded truthfully in the notice, and then the people of Quyang County will all know about it."
Lin Xing: "County Magistrate Wu is also straightforward."
The three of them walked straight towards the inn. During the time, people passing by were talking about the matter, but County Magistrate Zhao could not hear anything they said.
The sun is shining brightly today. There are many tables outside the clinic, with various medicinal materials drying on them. Of course, there are two people busy among them.
"You guys are back? Do you want to go into the infirmary and rest?"
Lin Xing waved her hands, then looked down at her dirty clothes and said helplessly, "Do you think my clothes are ok to go into the clinic?"
Xiao Mei rolled her eyes, and her gaze shifted from Lin Xing to Chen Ling. "Why are you all so dusty? Didn't you go to the county government?"
Lin Xing: "It's just entering a room."
"Okay, I won't keep you here any longer, go back now."
Lin Xing gestured for the two to go first, and she stood there motionless. She put her finger on her mouth, signaling Xiaomei not to speak.
The man who had been working finally looked up and asked, "Why doesn't Miss Lin leave?"
"Can you see me?"
Li Xiaxi: "Why not? My eyes are very good."
"I saw you ignoring us just now, and I thought you couldn't see us, Boss Li." Lin Xing deliberately emphasized the last three words.
Li Xiaxi was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud after realizing what was happening, "Don't call me Boss Li anymore, Hongciyi should have disappeared long ago."
"What should I call you then?"
Li Xiaxi smiled maliciously and said, "I don't know what you want to call me, but I will call you Xiao Xing."
"Xiaomei!" Xiaomei, who was called, just smiled secretly and didn't intend to explain.
"I'm going back to the inn. I won't talk to you anymore."
Lin Xing stamped her feet, left this sentence and turned away. Li Xiaxi behind her laughed even more happily.
After changing clothes, Lin Xing began to study the history of the two. As she expected, this County Magistrate Zhao was indeed promoted by the Prime Minister. The affairs of Hongci Station had not been discovered for so many years, and he was behind the scenes with his instigation.
Now that County Magistrate Zhao and Li Dongyi are all dead, and Sun Banfo is in a coma, the situation is really tricky. Now no one can prove that the person behind this is the prime minister.
Lin Xing scratched her head in annoyance and threw all the calendars back on the table. At the same time, a familiar voice came from outside the door.
"Xiao Xing, Master asked me to bring you something. Are you in the house?"
"Yes, yes, yes. Just come in."
Xiaomei pushed the door open, came to the table and put down a letter. Lin Xing looked at her in confusion.
"Master came out just after you left, but you ran too fast and I didn't stop you, so I came to deliver it to you." She pushed the letter forward again. "Master said that this was found on Sun Banfo, so he asked me to deliver it to you personally."
Lin Xing nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Xiaomei, do you want to drink some tea? It's so cold and I'm sweating."
"No, Xia Xi is still waiting for me to go back and help her. I can't let her wait too long."
After Xiaomei left, Lin Xing opened the envelope and saw three big words written on the letter paper: "Confession". Her eyes widened suddenly and she began to read it carefully.
“Boom boom boom!”
"Lin Xing, are you in there?"
"Come in."
Yu Hang was walking in front. Lin Xing looked up and found that he was also holding a piece of paper in his hand. Yu Hang naturally also noticed the letter in Lin Xing's hand.
"What are you holding?"
"What are you looking at?"
The two spoke in unison, with great tacit understanding.
Yu Hang: "This was sent by the county magistrate. It says the same thing as the notice."
Lin Xing: "This was sent by Doctor Li. It was found on Sun Banfo's body."
After she finished speaking, she threw the letter onto the table. The two of them showed the same surprised expression after seeing the words on it.
Yu Hang: "I have already ordered the guards to search Sun Banfo's body. How could they neglect their duty like this? I will punish them severely."
Lin Xing advised: "This is not the capital, and those guards were just ordinary yamen runners before. It's normal that they didn't find anything. There's no need to be so angry."
Shen Ling added: "That's right. The most important thing now is what's written in the letter."
Lin Xing looked solemn and said, "I have seen it, you can see for yourself."
The two sat down, Yu Hang handed the thing in his hand to Lin Xing, and then he and Shen Ling began to read the letter.
Chen Ling: "The letter said that everything was Sun Banfo's own idea. He threatened Zhao Xiancheng and Li Dongyi in the name of the prime minister. When he saw that the plan was exposed, he killed the two and then took poison and committed suicide."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "So, he was prepared to die before he assassinated the two people."
Lin Xing: "This is too suspicious, it's clearly planned."
Yu Hang: "It's useless to say anything since the person can no longer speak. This letter completely denies the Prime Minister any responsibility."
"Keep this letter and don't let anyone know about it. Make plans after you return to the capital."
The other two agreed, and the three of them discussed when to set off, and finally decided on noon the next day. After settling down, Shen Ling and Yu Hang returned to the room. They had gotten up too early in the morning, and now Lin Xing and Shen Ling were both sleepy.
Lin Xing was so tired today that she slept until the evening. When she was awakened by a nightmare, it was already dark. Sitting up from the bed, she saw the table was filled with food.
Lin Xing was not hungry. She took a few bites and stopped eating. She went to the window and saw a light not far away, as if someone was burning paper.
Lin Xing was bored, so she went downstairs to take a closer look. When she walked to the fire relying on her memory, she saw clearly the person burning the paper - it was an old woman.
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