If there was a real culprit behind this case as he suspected, how valuable this person's identity must be, Sun Tu shuddered unconsciously. You must know that many aspects have been involved in ending this arson case with the current result. Just getting the Shunshui Gang to hand over Xu Tieying to take the blame is no small matter. Add to this the Kaifeng Mansion and even the tacit approval of the Street Department. It is no longer a trivial matter. This is something that the powerful people in the DPRK can easily do.
Of course, Sun Tu still wanted to find out the truth, but he knew better that the time and opportunities left for him were running out, and he even had no definite clues at hand. And if there are really important people involved, once I continue to investigate, I'm afraid the people behind it will take action against me. Is this really worth it
After all, Sun Tu was not a saint. He had his own ideals and his own relatives to protect. It was impossible for him to risk everything for a little ideal just to find out the truth. But whenever he thought of the more than 30 innocent people who were burned to death by the fire, his heart felt blocked. As a time traveler, he could not treat the lives of ordinary people in Shengdou as nothing like those officials at that time.
Just when he was constantly struggling and at the same time helpless about the case, Cui Lueshang came to his door: "Du Tou, there is a man named Tang Shiwu outside the yamen who said he has something important to report."
This report made Sun Tu snap out of his tangled emotions. He was stunned for a moment. Why was Tang Shiwu in such a hurry to find him? He was about to casually ask someone to bring him in to talk, but then he thought about it and stood up: "I'm going to see him." After saying that, he walked out. Tang Fifteen and others were arranged by him near the City God's Temple. Looking at those beggars, is there something wrong there
Arriving in front of the government office, Sun Tu saw Tang Shiwu walking back and forth like an ant on a hot pot. It wasn't until he saw him coming out that he hurriedly came over: "Sun Dutou, you figured it out, where is the City God's Temple?" problem occurs… "
"Oh? What happened?" After hearing this, Sun Tu felt happy. This might be the final breakthrough. Tang Shiwu hurriedly lowered his voice and said: "Not long ago, a group of officers and soldiers suddenly rushed to the City God's Temple and captured all the beggars. The young men did not dare to embarrass the officers and soldiers, so they could only come to report the news."
"They are actually officers and soldiers?" Now Sun Tu was more and more sure of his previous guess. There was still a culprit in this case at large: "Is it possible for you to recognize the origin of these officers and soldiers?"
"It should be from the Military and Horse Division." Tang Shiwu was indeed a native of Tokyo, and was quite familiar with the complicated military service organization here.
Sun Tuze was stunned again: "Why is it related to the Military and Horse Division again?" As the patrol office in Tokyo City, the Military and Horse Division has considerable powers and has a certain degree of independence. Even the Ministry of War has no power. Mobilize them. Perhaps only an order from the Privy Council can allow them to go out and take people. Privy Council... A strange idea suddenly popped up in his mind. Could this be related to Tong Guan
As a former important minister of Emperor Tong Guan, he could indeed allow the Kaifeng Mansion to close the case. As for the Street Department, which was already under his jurisdiction, it was only a matter of words to ask him to cooperate. As for the Shunshui Gang, maybe they are indeed very powerful. Even ordinary officials in Tokyo city will give them three points, but once they face the Privy Councilor Tong Guan, they are completely worthless and they can only obey the orders. .
Everything makes sense. The only question is, as Tong Guan, how could he interact with an ordinary businessman like Qi Xuanwen, or even form a grudge? Even if they take a step back, they do have a grudge, and Tong Guan has other better ways to deal with him, so there is no need to make things get out of hand like this.
"Du Tou..." Seeing that Sun Tu suddenly fell into deep thought, Tang Shiwu felt a little strange and couldn't help shouting a few times to bring him back to his senses. Only then did Sun Tu smile at him: "I understand, you go back first. Remember, don't spread this matter to the outside world. The inside story is beyond your ability to handle."
"The villain knows." Tang Shishi nodded and agreed. After spending so many years together in Bianjing City, they certainly knew how to distinguish between priorities, so as to ensure their own safety.
After sending the other party away, Sun Tu continued to frown and turned around and walked inside. If the matter is really related to Tong Guan, can I continue to pursue it? Now another difficulty has been added.
At this time, Fang Boyan was coming out with a gloomy face, and he happened to be face to face with Sun Tu. When they met, they were stunned. A trace of resentment quickly flashed in the former's eyes: "Sun Tutou, you You didn’t expect this case to be settled like this, right?” Although his brother’s death was caused by himself, it seems that if Sun Tu had not insisted on investigating the case to the end, there would not have been such a result, so his resentment towards Sun Tu was even greater. .
Sun Tu looked at the other party: "Yes, I just hope that you, Fang Yasi, won't feel guilty in the middle of the night."
"Hehe, of course I won't feel guilty. It's Sun Dutou who thinks he has Privy Tong as a big backer, but in the end he can't do anything? Even Privy Tong would be happy to see such a result. "As he said that, he stared at Sun Tu again, and then walked away with his head held high.
Sun Tu was not angry at his provocative words. Instead, he heard the hidden meaning: "Is even Tong Guan happy to see the case end like this? It seems that the case is indeed inseparable from him! "This made him fall into deep thought again: "What is the connection between the two parties?"
Returning to the signing room, Sun Tu leaned on his chair, closed his eyes and carefully thought of all the details he had found since he took over the case. From the abnormality at the fire scene to Qi Xuanhe's murder scene, everything flashed through his mind like a movie, looking for details that he might have overlooked before.
In the end, all this fell on Qi Xuanhe himself. However, judging from the current situation, Qi Xuanhe does not have any other hidden identity. He is just an ordinary silk and fur merchant. The gap between him and Tong Guan is as big as the world. How could it be possible to become enemies with him
Then it's not Tong Guan, but someone around him who has enmity with Tong Guan. But who would form a grudge against a businessman? After all, businessmen always pay attention to being friendly and making money...
When thinking about the saying that harmony brings wealth, Sun Tu's mind flashed and he thought of the words Qi Xuanhe said to him that day -
"Businessmen like us have always been concerned about being friendly and making money, and we would never dare to offend others at will. Even among peers, competition is inevitable, but it is not necessary to form too deep a grudge, let alone such matters involving human life. The arson incident... Just a few days ago, someone took a fancy to the tiger skin in my store and wanted to buy it at a big price. But I happened to have negotiated a deal with other customers two days ago. I and other merchants Honesty comes first, even if the other party later offered a higher price, I refused to sell the tiger skin to him. At that time, the guest seemed quite annoyed, and his companion even threatened to make me regret it... "
Hatred, tiger skin, and Tong Guan—when these three things combined jumped into Sun Tu’s mind, a bold guess slowly took shape—it was Tong Guan’s nephew Zhou Yun who did it because he couldn’t buy the white tiger skin. Holding a grudge, he finally borrowed a knife to kill someone, and instigated Xu Tieying from the Shunshui Gang to commit arson and murder!
Of course Zhou Yun wouldn't be so crazy just for an ordinary tiger skin, but what about a white tiger skin? Sun Tuke still remembered clearly that at the birthday party that day, the birthday gift presented by Zhou Yun was a white tiger skin that could cure cold pain. This was something he carefully prepared to please Tong Guan...
It turned out that all the answers to the mystery had been placed in front of him before the fire broke out, and later he even got relevant clues from Qi Xuanwen. It was just because of his negligence that he completely ignored this important clue and did not ask about the specific situation of the tiger skin. If he had asked more thoughtfully at that time, maybe there would not have been all the changes that happened later, and Qi Xuanwen would not have died.
Sun Tu's heart began to become entangled. The answer to the mystery had been completely solved, but except for the tiger skin, there seemed to be no clues. And the matter involved his own leader, Tong Guan, so what choice should he make