Chapter 88
Along the way, no one took the initiative to greet Lu Yu. This was too strange. She looked carefully and found that the people around him looked at him with complicated eyes, containing indescribable emotions.
Lin Xing suppressed her doubts and pricked up her ears to listen carefully to the discussions of the people passing by. She thought she would return empty-handed, but who knew that there were people discussing openly. Although she tried to lower her voice, she still caught a few words.
"Look, he's wandering around the streets again!"
"Yes, he has been out all day since County Magistrate Yang passed away. I thought he would be quiet for two days, but now he is out again. The county magistrate is really free."
They moved away from the two people who were gossiping, and at the same time left the sound behind. Lin Xing and Yu Hang looked at each other, then shifted their gaze away without leaving a trace and continued to eavesdrop.
Lu Yu looked calm and was not affected by everyone's gossip at all. He even had time to pick up items from the stalls to play with them, and then put them back. Su Jingfeng looked straight ahead but kept frowning. The few of them walked to the county magistrate's mansion in a mess.
Because of the murder, the county magistrate's mansion has been blocked. Although it is located in a busy area, the surrounding area is extremely deserted. More than ten guards with swords are guarding the area to prevent anyone from entering.
The four of them came to the gate together. When the guard saw Lu Yu, he immediately greeted him and said, "Greetings, County Magistrate Lu."
Lu Yu nodded slightly and introduced the three people behind him. "These are Lord Su, Miss Lin and Mr. Shen. If they come alone in the future, you can let them go. Don't make things difficult for them."
"Yes! County magistrate!" His voice was sonorous and powerful, full of energy and spirit.
After a few people made a slight gesture, they followed Lu Yu inside. He explained the details of the case with great tact, "County Magistrate Yang's name is Yang Fengluo, he is only thirty now. He died on a day off. County Magistrate Yang did not like to socialize, so he was not found until the next morning."
Su Jingfeng asked: "Do you know exactly when he died? Is there a coroner to perform an autopsy? How did he die?"
"The autopsy has been conducted. He died at noon. He committed suicide by hanging."
Lin Xing said nonchalantly: "If he really hanged himself, why would we come here?"
Lu Yu: "It was because the coroner who performed the autopsy said that County Magistrate Yang did not hang himself, but was framed. Considering the County Magistrate's decades of meritorious service, I reported the matter to the court in order to get him the truth."
"Don't worry, we will find the real culprit." Su Jingfeng said firmly, and then asked, "Where is the body?"
Lu Yu's fluency was gone, and he said with difficulty, "The day before you arrived, the room where the body was stored suddenly caught fire. The body was unrecognizable, and even the coroner who performed the autopsy was burned to death. The dead are the most important, and we have buried County Magistrate Yang."
"What? You were so careless?" Su Jingfeng was so angry that he basically yelled this sentence.
Lu Yu was so frightened that he trembled and stopped, but he still insisted: "The people who were on guard that night have been severely punished. This is my fault. Please punish me."
Looking at the trembling person in front of him, Su Jingfeng waved his sleeves and walked quickly to the front, leaving everyone behind. Seeing this, Lin Xing said, "Lord Lu, don't blame yourself too much. This is not what everyone wants, and it is not your fault. You should lead the way quickly."
Lu Yu responded quickly, trotted over to catch up with Su Jingfeng, and led everyone to the county magistrate's house. He pushed the door for the three of them but did not go in himself.
Dust flew everywhere, causing Lin Xing to cough twice. She then covered her nose with her sleeve and said in a muffled voice, "It's only been a few days since County Magistrate Yang passed away, and there's such heavy dust in the house."
Lu Yu explained: "In order to ensure that things in the house were not moved, no one was sent to clean. The other rooms were cleaned regularly."
Lin Xing did not respond. As everyone began to observe the situation in the house, they realized that this should be the place where he handled affairs. There was nothing else except the necessary items. County Magistrate Yang must be a cold-hearted person. Even the house exuded a hint of coldness.
They no longer stayed where they were, but moved around. Lin Xing came to the window accidentally, and then she didn't move until the other two were ready to leave.
Seeing that she didn't return to the door, Yu Hang hurried to her side and asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem here?"
Su Jingfeng also came along. Lin Xing had a serious expression on her face. When they got closer, they realized that she was not looking out the window, but at a painting hanging on the wall.
It would not be surprising if this painting was from a famous artist, but the lines are distorted and the characters are difficult to distinguish. In the upper right corner are four big characters written: "Presented to County Magistrate Yang". The four characters were not written by the same person. The strokes of the character "赠" were smooth, but the other three characters did not even have the most basic horizontal and vertical strokes. Lin Xing could write this character when he was only five years old.
She shook her head and said to the two of them, "Nothing, I just couldn't figure out what the painting was about, so I stared at it for a while out of curiosity."
After she finished speaking, she walked away. She walked to Lu Yu and asked, "Can County Magistrate Yang use a sword?"
"Of course, and County Magistrate Yang is an excellent swordsman. He wears a sword all day long. Pengze County is not stable, so he often does things for justice."
"Got it." Lin Xing looked at Su Jingfeng who had rushed over and motioned him to continue. The man immediately understood the hint, "County Magistrate Lu, please go back first. We still need to check here for a while. When you return to the County Magistrate's Mansion, please put the case file in my room."
"Okay, then... My Lords, I will take my leave first."
After his figure completely disappeared, Lin Xing said, "The painting just now seemed to be County Magistrate Yang dancing with a sword."
Su Jingfeng glanced at the painting again in disbelief and said, "How can you understand the meaning of the painting with just a few strokes?"
"This is really too hard to understand." Lin Xing closed her eyes and shook her head, unwilling to recall the painting. "It took me so long to finally understand it."
Yu Hang asked: "What does this painting show?"
"It means the county magistrate is a very nice person." Yu Hang and Su Jingfeng looked at Lin Xing in surprise. She was so serious that it didn't seem like she was joking.
"That makes sense. Let's go to County Magistrate Yang's bedroom and take a look." Su Jingfeng couldn't wait to leave.
Lin Xing shrugged and quickly followed Yu Hang. After a thorough search, they left. Not long after they walked out of the County Magistrate's Mansion, Lin Xing suddenly said, "I saw the flower garden that County Magistrate Lu mentioned when I came here. Why don't we go take a look at it later?"
Yu Hang immediately said, "Sure, I have nothing to do next."
Su Jingfeng did not answer, and when Lin Xing thought he was tacitly agreeing, he said, "I don't like these things, so I won't go. I'll go back home to arrange dinner first."
As expected, Lin Xing did not force it. The three of them separated at the bend. It was already late at night, and people were all hurrying home. Although there were many people along the way, the flower garden was very deserted.
Just as Lu Yu said, the flower garden was not fenced off. There was only a stone erected on the outside to tell everyone where it was. The flower garden was divided by two paths, each of which was planted with different flowers and plants. Two of the gardens were empty spaces with some dead roots scattered on them. One of the remaining two was planted with chrysanthemums and the other should be a plum tree, but they had not yet bloomed and only had some leaves.
The chrysanthemums were growing well, crowded together. The two of them admired everything in front of them in silence. Lin Xing's eyes were fixed on the chrysanthemum in the middle. She walked into the flowerbed step by step. Yu Hang didn't understand why, so he just waited there.
Lin Xing slowly leaned down, "Don't step on the flowers!!!"
A loud shout came from somewhere, and she stood up suddenly, looking around for who it was. She saw a white-haired old man carrying a wooden bucket coming out of the plum forest with his sleeves rolled up. He was supposed to be watering the flowers, but his figure was obscured by the plum trees, so the two did not notice him.
The old man walked towards them. Lin Xing glanced at her feet guiltily, tiptoed out of the flowers, and her balance was a little unstable when she stopped. Yu Hang held her in time with one hand holding the sword and the other hand.
The old man's steps were as graceful as his white hair, and his body was very strong. He came to them in a moment, but did not speak immediately. Instead, he looked around the flowerbed, scooped up the water from the wooden bucket, and gently watered the chrysanthemums. Lin Xing took a small step forward and took the initiative to talk to them, "Old man, is this your flowerbed?"
The old man kept moving his hands and said calmly: "No, I just come to take care of these flowers and plants when I have free time."
Seeing that the other party was not disgusted, Lin Xing continued: "Then do you know who planted these flowers?"
"I don't know." The old man threw the ladle back into the barrel. The splashing water wet his clothes, but he didn't care. He stared at the blooming flowers with complicated eyes. "It's either the county magistrate or the county magistrate. Who else here has the leisure to do this?"
Then he turned around and stared at Lin Xing, saying angrily: "These flowers are not easy to grow, girl, don't step on them to death by accident."
Lin Xing apologized with a smile: "That's not true, old man. I just avoided them on purpose. Look, not a single one fell down."
She pointed to the place where she had stepped on. The old man looked over there and saw that the chrysanthemums were indeed fine. His expression improved and his tone became gentler. "Please forgive me, young lady. I was too anxious. But young lady, please don't go in unless it is necessary. Now that the soil has been watered, it is soft. Be careful not to dirty your clothes."
He left immediately after he finished speaking. Yu Hang crossed his arms, looked at his back and asked, "Do you think there is something wrong with him?"
Lin Xing smiled slightly, raised her eyebrows and said, "I didn't say that, go back."
The two walked and strolled, and when they arrived outside the county magistrate's mansion, their hands were full of things. The maid hurried forward to take them, led the two inside, and said softly: "Dinner is ready, Master Su and County Magistrate Lu are waiting for you two masters in the lobby."
Lin Xing said: "I understand, you can go down and put the things in my room."
“…Yes.” Although the maid hesitated for a moment, she turned around and left.
Seeing that no one was around, Lin Xing deliberately lowered her voice and said, "Do you want to guess how many dishes there are today?"
Yu Hang thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I can't guess, but it must be quite a lot. Lu Yu is indeed too extravagant."
"Who said it wasn't true? Let's go and save Lord Su. He's probably trying to apologize right now."
After they finished speaking, the two of them quickened their pace and walked towards the lobby. Lu Yu was sharp-eyed and saw the figure from afar. He quickly stood up to greet him, and Su Jingfeng also stood up.
"You two gentlemen are finally back. If you hadn't come back, I would have sent someone to look for you."
Lin Xing and Yu Hang walked to the seats reserved for them respectively. After looking at each other, Lin Xing spoke up to cover up the situation, "There's no need for this, County Magistrate Lu. Master Shen and I were just stumped by the many rare things being sold in the city. If there's a next time, you don't have to wait for us."
Then he paused for a moment and continued, "By the way, we just bought a lot of things. We will send some to Magistrate Lu to help him pass the time."
Lu Yu waved his hand quickly and said, "Don't bother with that. I've seen all these things in the city for decades. Miss Lin can just keep them for herself."
The two of them talked back and forth for a long time, and finally Lin Xing compromised. In fact, it was just a courtesy. Those little gadgets were carefully selected by her, and she would be reluctant to give them away if she really wanted to. A few people finally sat down and waited for the maid to serve the food. Sure enough, there was another large table.
After eating and drinking, everyone put down their chopsticks one by one. Lu Yu took the opportunity to say, "The scenery in Pengze County is the best in the evening. People here have the habit of taking a walk. The streets must be a hundred times busier than before. Why don't we go out and see the scenery together?"
This was a rare opportunity to get information. Lin Xing was about to agree when Su Jingfeng got there first and said, "Thank you, Magistrate Lu, for your kindness. However, we have some things to discuss, so I'm afraid I can't accompany you."
Lu Yu was startled, but he didn't force it, and said, "That's really a pity, I'll take my leave first."
The three of them left the hall with him and finally entered Su Jingfeng's room. As soon as the door was closed, Lin Xing whispered, "Anything to say?"
Su Jingfeng did not answer, but went straight to the table and started writing on the paper.
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