As for Lin Ke's drowning and the body being found, that was another arrangement. It was in the middle of the night that everything was arranged, Lin Ke's body was cleaned, and the scene of the incident was also cleaned up, and Lin Jue carried Lin Ke's body out of the house and put it into the lake to create the illusion of drowning.

The person who found Lin Ke's body on the shore of the lake was also an unrelated person in the lake. That was Lin Jue's calculation a long time ago. The corpse is floating in the water where a large area of red lings grows, and picking red lings fresh in the early morning is a must for all people who pick red lings. Several Cailing people found an unmanned boat and corpses on the water almost simultaneously. It's just that when they wanted to report to the official, the Lin family's search for Lin Ke happened to arrive by boat and recognized the body of the eldest prince.

Of course, it was Lin Jue who was searching on the lake with a few servants, and he had already pinched the timing. After giving the Cailing people a thank you silver tael, the people of Cailing naturally gave up the idea of reporting to the official because the deceased had a master. The ownerless corpse will be reported to the official.

An empty flask was found on the boat, and Lin Ke still had a strong smell of alcohol on his body. Therefore, after the Cailing people witnessed all this, they had already begun to take the initiative to make up the plot of drowning in the water without the Lin family's rumors. After that, the Lin family also released the same news, and the two coincided, reducing all suspicions to a minimum.

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Even after these careful arrangements, the situation of the Lin family was still in chaos. After Lin Boyong fell, Lin Bonian was helpless. Lin Runlin Song was noisy, the women and children in the back house cried loudly, and the whole house was a mess. Lin Jue can't stand idly by, he must restore order immediately, and never allow any extraneous branches to happen.

Lin Jue found Lin Bonian, who was at a loss. Lin Bonian saw Lin Jue as if he had seen a life-saving straw, and hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Lin Jue and said, "Lin Jue, quickly think of a way, the house is a mess." The second and third children said that there was something suspicious, and they had to report to the official. Hey, it's useless for me to persuade them, and I can't force them to stop them, otherwise wouldn't it make them even more suspicious? ”

Lin Jue frowned and said, "Why can't the second uncle look for the head of the family, as soon as the head of the family speaks, aren't they all honest?" ”

Lin Bonian stomped his feet and said, "I just went to see the head of the family, and the head of the house is in a coma after taking the decoction. I woke him up, and he was so dazed that he couldn't speak. This incident hit him too hard, and it is no wonder that it is so. In addition, there are many people in the main room, and a group of women are also talking about the strange death of the boss, you say, how did I open my mouth? ”

Lin Jue looked at Lin Bonian's anxious face and sighed, and said in his heart: I am afraid that this second uncle has been in the capital for so many years, and he has no rules at all, and he is not decisive enough. As an elder, even Lin Song and Lin Run can't be suppressed, and it seems that the official he is also a mediocre official. It's no wonder that every year you have to pay money to open the way, otherwise you will have to go backwards.

"Second uncle, since the head of the family can't take charge now, the second uncle should take on the heavy responsibility. The two brothers must not be allowed to mess around, let alone report to the official. If they really went to the yamen to report to the officials, it would be out of control. The second uncle must make a decision immediately. Lin Jue said in a deep voice.

"But, I can't help it, what do you say?" Lin Bonian frowned.

"As long as the second uncle supports me, I will handle this matter, and you only need to be a witness. lest the head of the house in the future say that I am making my own decisions. Lin Jue said.

Lin Bonian pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, it's up to you." But I wonder how you're going to stop them? If you come forward, I'm afraid they won't listen to you. ”

Lin Jue said: "As long as the second uncle supports me, I am not afraid that they will not listen." ”

Lin Bonian didn't say anything more, and Lin Jue hurried to the vestibule. In the front hall, the brothers Lin Song and Lin Run were making noise to themselves.

"It's so unusual, the corpse of the eldest brother won't let us see. It is said that the person is gone, and the corpse will be transported home, and I don't know where it stops? What is this? Lin Song said angrily.

Lin Run also shouted: "That's it, there is an article here." As soon as they said that my eldest brother was drunk and drowned, I became a little suspicious. Although the eldest brother likes to drink on weekdays, the eldest brother never drinks alone. The eldest brother used to go to the other garden to live in his spare time, but now when the ship line dock is busy, he is very busy every day, and there are people going back and forth at night, so how can he go to the other garden to spend the night? There are too many doubts here. Second brother, I think it's better for us to report to the official, the eldest brother may not know how wronged he died, and the corpse is unknown. ”

Lin Song said: "Third child, let's go and ask to understand." The second uncle and Lin Jue have to give an explanation. It was the second uncle and Lin Jue who went to identify the corpse and collect the corpse, what were they going to do? Do you have to take this opportunity to have a plan? Let's go and ask clearly, and if there is no satisfactory answer, let's go to the official. You can't teach people to keep them in the dark and cover the sky with one hand. ”

"Second brother, tell me that you don't have to ask at all, just report to the official. Ask the government to find out. It's my eldest brother who died, and my father is sick again, so you and my brother should be in charge, do you still have to take care of them? ”

When the two brothers were encouraging each other, Lin Bonian and Lin Jue hurriedly came. As soon as Lin Song saw the two of them, he said loudly: "Second uncle, Lin Jue, you came just in time." The third child and I are thinking that something is wrong and want to go to you to ask for clarification. If we can't figure things out, we'll have to report to the police to investigate. ”

Lin Bonian frowned and said, "What are you making trouble?" The eldest died unexpectedly, and the whole family was very sad, and they were all busy with the aftermath at the moment. You're fine, but you're messing around here. ”

Lin Run raised his eyebrows and exclaimed, "Huh? Second uncle, what you said is not right. Aren't we sad that my eldest brother is dead? But when we found out that the eldest brother died strangely, don't we still doubt it? We suspect that there is something wrong with this, and we have to report it to the police to investigate. If the eldest brother's death is really strange, find out the reason, and the eldest brother will be blind. ”

Lin Bonian was speechless for a while, so he had to look at Lin Jue like a helper.

Lin Jue coughed and arched his hand: "Two brothers, you guys are really messing around, how can you make such a mess?" The eldest brother died unexpectedly, I know you are sad and sad, but you can't talk nonsense, if this is going to get out, won't it make a storm in the city? ”

"Lin Jue, what are you afraid of? It's us who makes trouble, what do you do? I think you're a little weak-hearted. Lin Song sneered.

Lin Jue's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Second brother, what you say is unreasonable, what am I weak about?" ”

Lin Song said: "Okay, then let me ask you, where is the eldest brother's body?" Why don't you bring it home and bury it? So far, we haven't seen the body of the eldest brother, what are you and the second uncle going to do? ”

Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Just because of this, you dare to talk nonsense? The second uncle and I were ordered by the head of the family to claim the body of the eldest brother, but the eldest brother was drowned, and according to custom, Yizhuang must be temporarily parked, is there anything wrong with this? Besides, even if it is brought back for burial, there must be a coffin, right? Is it just so open at home? We ran before and after finding craftsmen to make coffins and bury them, what are you doing? didn't help with the funeral, but instead said something nonsense here. Do you think that your family is not messy enough, and your family is not sad enough? ”

Lin Song was speechless for a while, what Lin Jue said was indeed reasonable, people who died outside were different from those who died in bed at home. According to the customs of Zhejiang, it is necessary to store Yizhuang first, and then ask Taoist monks to make a dojo before they can take the coffin into the funeral home to set up a mourning hall. Lin Song also understands these rules.

"But when it was right, I asked the second uncle, can I go to see the body of the eldest brother, why is the second uncle not allowed? Doesn't tell us which Yizhuang it is, what is this for? Is there anything you can't see? Lin Run shouted.

Lin Bonian couldn't answer, not long ago the two of them did ask him where the corpse was parked, and if they could go to see the eldest brother for the last time. Of course, Lin Bonian couldn't let them take a look, Lin Ke's body after poisoning was clear at a glance, and he knew at a glance that it was not an ordinary way to die. Although the corpse was found to be soaked in water, it was not clear to the Cailing people, but when it stopped there, it was easy to become suspicious. So naturally, it is the place where the corpse is located.

Seeing this scene, Lin Jue could only say something to justify, Lin Bonian should have given a reasonable reason for refusing at that time, and that would not make Lin Song and Lin Rundong think about it, so that they wanted to report to the official.

"The second uncle is well-intentioned. I also think it's better for the two brothers not to go and see it. The eldest brother fell into the water in the middle of the night, and his body was soaked in the water for several hours? You know the weather at this time, don't you understand what a drowning person looks like? Longevity is really ...... It's really indecent. If you were allowed to see it, wouldn't you be even more sad? And several sisters-in-law in the back house are crying to see the eldest brother, do you want them to see the eldest brother? The eldest brother is my Lin family brother, even if he dies, he also needs dignity and face. The second uncle did this to save the face of the deceased, so as not to make you even more sad, but you would blame the second uncle. Lin Jue frowned.

Lin Song and Lin Run were speechless, it turned out that this was the reason, and the second uncle didn't want the two of them to see the death of the eldest brother. The drowning of Shou Xiang must be ugly, and now it is the big summer. I used to hear about people drowning in their homes in the summer, and when they were in their morgues, their bodies were decomposing, and the whole street stinked. As a deceased, he must not want to be seen in such a tragic death, which is really no dignity after death.

Lin Bonian secretly admired Lin Jue's quick wit. These few sentences covered up seamlessly, and resolved his embarrassment. Knowing this, he had replied like that before, and these two boys of the province glared at him.

Even so, the death of the eldest brother is still very suspicious. It's okay for the eldest brother to go to another garden, why do you still drink alone? Why do you still get on the boat and go to the lake to drink? The eldest brother is not one of those who reciprocates poetry, and the moonlight was not bright last night, why is he doing this? Isn't that suspicious? Lin Song shouted.

"Yes, it's very doubtful. Big brother won't do this, there must be something strange in this. Lin Run echoed.

Lin Jue sank his face, he couldn't answer this question, he didn't know as much about Lin Ke as Lin Song and Lin Run. The details and temperament of Lin Ke's life are far from being understood by these two people. The doubts they raised must be based on their understanding of their daily interactions, and it should be said that they are very reasonable. But I didn't think so much about the aftermath when I was dealing with it.