Yang Xiu sat down happily, stared at Lin Jue with both eyes and said with a smile: "Brother Lin, you can really do it, you will be gone for a few months, and you don't care about anything in the yamen." You're a hands-off shopkeeper, but it's pleasant. ”

Lin Jue arched his hand and smiled: "It's hard Brother Yang, if it weren't for your Brother Yang, I wouldn't dare to do this." Everything is fine in the yamen. ”

Yang Xiu said: "It's okay, it's just very busy." The urging from above was tight, and it was required to speed up the cracking of the case, and the people of the entire yamen were all spinning. I'm not alone, everyone is tired enough. In the two months you have been there, we have solved three big cases. There's an explanation. ”

Lin Jue picked his fingers and praised: "Amazing, amazing, I know it's right to hand it over to you." Master Zhu...... Did you come and ask me? ”

"Don't mention it, I've been here several times, and I'm very annoyed. Say that you will never come back, and it is not a system. When you come back, I'd like to ask you what clues you've found. What a big case was solved. He said that if you pretended to be a public servant and wasted your official duties, he would not agree. Anyway, he said something nasty. Yang Xiu said.

Lin Jue frowned, he left the capital in the name of investigating the case, if Zhu Zhirong really wanted to ask what case he was going to investigate, what clues he had, he really couldn't answer. I didn't do anything related to the investigation of the case.

Yang Xiu smiled: "Brother Lin, don't worry, I'm ready for you." In the past few days, I estimated that you were going back to Beijing, so I carefully checked the file and investigated the case of the destruction of the door in Dongming County the year before last. Found quite a few useful clues. If Master Zhu asks, you will take these clues back, and he will have nothing to say. ”

Lin Jue was surprised: "You stayed up all night to do things so that I could make a deal when I came back?" ”

Yang Xiu smiled: "It's not all, isn't it also to solve the case?" ”

Lin Jue was moved in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Yang, you are really my good brother, these things have been thought of for me." I'm so ashamed. ”

Yang Xiu said with a smile: "Don't say such things, although I don't know what Brother Lin left Beijing for, but Brother Lin will never go to the mountains and rivers regardless of official business." There must be something that has to be done. Can Mrs. Zun take her back to the capital? Is everything okay on the road? ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "I've returned to Beijing, everything is fine." Brother Yang was worried. ”

Yang Xiu looked at Lin Jue, and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Is there something going on in Hangzhou, Brother Lin, there is a lot of rumor in Beijing." This matter has nothing to do with Brother Lin. No matter what, Brother Lin has to deal with it carefully. Brother Lin, although you are busy with what you have to do, I will take care of the affairs of the yamen, so as not to distract you. ”

Lin Jue nodded slightly, what Yang Xiu was referring to must be Kang Zizhen's drowning by Guo Bing. I'm afraid this kind of thing has already spread in the capital. The yamen of the capital, large and small, have long been boiling, and the yamen of the Kaifeng Prefecture Criminal Division is naturally no exception, and they must have already known it. From Yang Xiu's tone, it can be seen that there are probably not only two names Kang Zizhen and Guo Bing circulating about this matter, but he is obviously also a character in this story, so Yang Xiu has this question.

"Brother Yang, don't worry, I will handle this matter carefully. Brother Yang, if you can't do this, you'll be tired. It seems that I have to set a rule, no one is allowed to stay up late in the yamen, especially you, Lord Yang. In this way, you go to wash up and change your clothes. After a while, I gathered everyone to say a few words, and I also learned about the situation and progress of some cases that were solved after I left. Tonight, I'll go to the teahouse to drink and comfort everyone for their hard work during this time. Lin Jue said with a smile.

An hour later, Lin Jue was already sitting in the lobby of the Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion. Zhu Zhirong, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture who returned from the previous dynasty, got the news of Lin Jue's return, and immediately sent someone to call Lin Jue to the yamen of the Criminal Division to reply to the yamen, and Lin Jue had to end the meeting and rush to the yamen.

Zhu Zhirong changed his clothes in the back hall, washed again, and drank a cup of hot tea slowly, and let Lin Jue sit in the lobby and wait for a while, before Shi Shiran came out to see him. When he came to the hall, Zhu Zhirong's face sank like water, and his face was full of coldness.

"Xiaguan Lin Jue has seen Lord Zhu." Lin Jue stood up and bowed.

Zhu Zhirong sat on the big chair and snorted coldly: "Lin Jue, do you still know that when you come back, you have been out touring the mountains and rivers in the past few months, running from the capital to Hangzhou, enjoying the spring, indulging in entertainment, but it is very comfortable." I'm afraid you've forgotten that you're still the acting criminal officer of the Yamen of the Kaifeng Prefecture's Criminal Division. ”

Lin Jue hurriedly said: "My lord is angry, and the lower official is about to explain." Xia Guan did do some private things by the way, but Xia Guan did investigate the case. The investigation is the major case of exterminating the door in Dongming County. followed the suspect's escape trajectory all the way south. Don't dare to slack off. ”

"What's the point?" Zhu Zhirong frowned.

Lin Jue handed over the file in his hand and said: "The crime has basically been investigated, the suspect has been locked, and the case will be closed soon." This case is a key case supervised by the trial court, and the cracking of this case can be regarded as an explanation. ”

Zhu Zhirong took the file in surprise and opened it to check, it was densely recorded with speculation about the crime and the motive of the suspect, with various personal and physical evidence. It's really about to solve the case. Zhu Zhirong was a little surprised, thinking that if Lin Jue couldn't deal with it, he would scold Lin Jue and give him a stern warning, but he actually went to investigate the case. The case of the 13th family of the Qi family in Dongming County is also a sensational and vicious case, and the cracking of this case is indeed a major event that can be relieved.

"Oh. Very good, if this case is solved, you can be regarded as living up to the expectations of the imperial court. But you've been gone for months, and you haven't heard from you. And it is entrained with personal matters, which has a bad impact in the eyes of outsiders. This official is in charge of Kaifeng Mansion, and the behavior of you people will make people talk about this official, and this official doesn't want to be spoken behind people's backs. This is not an example, and it will not be allowed to be like this in the future. The maximum number of months to go out to investigate the case is more, even if it is necessary to stay, the subordinates can use it. You are the chief officer of the criminal department, how can you go for many days, isn't there a mess in your yamen? As far as I know, there are some things that have been backlogged and have not been resolved. It's because your ruler is not there, they can't call the shots themselves. ”

Zhu Zhirong's tone softened a little, but he still found an angle to reprimand.

Lin Jue nodded yes, and was even more grateful to Yang Xiu in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that he was so careful, thought about himself a long time ago, and spent a lot of effort to crack the clues of this case, this Zhu Zhirong would never give up today.

"Lin Jue, since you came to Kaifeng Mansion to raise the Criminal Division, you have indeed solved a lot of big cases, which is obvious to both the court and the officials. The imperial court also gave a commendation. However, this is not enough. There are still many major cases in Beijing that have not been solved, and the imperial court has also asked about these things one after another. For example, the major case of the killing of dozens of people in the broken temple of the Twenty-mile Bridge in the north of Beijing, and the case of the disappearance of more than 10 Langzhong in the capital are all cases that are both sensational and involve a lot. So far, there has been no progress. Therefore, this official hopes that you can crack this kind of case as soon as possible and give an explanation to the court and the people. Zhu Zhirong said in a deep voice.

Lin Juexin said: I can't solve the cases you mentioned, unless I turn myself in, otherwise this case will always be unsolved in my hands. But he can only make promises.

"The subordinate knows that what he has done is not enough, perhaps because his ability is limited. But the lower officials will not relax, and the people of the Yamen of the Criminal Prosecution Department are now very high-spirited, and they will definitely crack these cases that the court is concerned about and give the court an explanation. The lower officials will do their best, so please rest assured. ”

"Very well, I am relieved when you say that. By the way, there is something I have to remind you, I shouldn't have said much about this matter, but since you are a member of my yamen, I have to say it. When you came back from Hangzhou this time, what happened in Hangzhou...... To be exact, you should know clearly about the matter between Liang Wangye and Lord Kang. As far as I know, the prince and Lord Kang had a dispute and caused a murder, and you are also the person concerned. This morning, the emperor took the excerpt written by the prince to read it, and the prince said that he was angry but Kang Zizhen committed a crime, and he had no royal family, regardless of dignity and inferiority, so he tied up Kang Zizhen and Shen He, so as to scare and scare Kang Zizhen and make him restrained. No, but the operation was improper, and Kangzi was drowned and killed by mistake. Let me tell you the truth, more than ninety percent of the officials in the DPRK and China, including their own officials, feel that this reason is too far-fetched. Isn't this coaxing a three-year-old? How can there be such a mistakenly murder? Zhu Zhirong said as he carefully observed Lin Jue's face.

Lin Jue knew that he didn't know the situation in the morning today. The prince's excerpt was sent to the palace last night, and the emperor must take it out for everyone to discuss this morning. The excuse for this manslaughter is not rigorous, and the reason why Lin Jue put forward the theory of manslaughter is actually to ask the prince to commit a crime of cunning, but he did not hope that the court would approve it. But admitting that he deliberately killed Kang Zizhen is absolutely impossible, these are two completely different things with different levels of severity.

"Lord Zhu, in this case, the lower officials are not good at talking. First, the prince is my father-in-law, and I can't talk too much about this matter in order to avoid suspicion. Second, the imperial court will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly, and someone will come to inquire about the specific situation of the lower officials. I witnessed the whole thing, but I can't talk too much until the court asks me. That's the rule, too. Master Zhu should understand. Lin Jue said in a deep voice.

Zhu Zhirong frowned and said: "I'm not asking you about your tone, I mean, just because you are involved in this matter, and you are an official of my Kaifeng Mansion, it is necessary for this official to remind you that you must be honest with the court in this matter, and you must not make perjury or hide anything." Although the prince is your grandfather, you are a person who understands and knows that this matter has now attracted the attention of the whole body. I just don't want you to be confused, I don't want you to ruin yourself. Originally, this matter didn't have much to do with you, so Kang Zizhen was a little at fault for intercepting you and searching for you. But if you cover up any crime, or deceive the court, then your sin will be great. Got it? I'm reminding you that I don't want you to be confused. ”

Lin Jue thought for a while and said, "Thank you, Lord Zhu, for mentioning it." Otherwise, before this matter is revealed, I will ask myself to leave my post to be investigated. So as not to embarrass Lord Zhu, and also put pressure on the Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion. When things are cleared up, I'll come back to work. The matter of the Yamen of the Criminal Division was handed over to Lord Yang Xiuyang to preside over. Isn't that good? ”