After Li De and Xiang Zhehua left, one of the head guards walked to Xiang Linglong's side and said softly:
"Are you alright, my lord?"
Xiang Linglong was still smiling, and put a hand on the shoulder that Lide had knocked with the file, and responded:
"As expected of the new Lord Yunyang, it's not easy to deal with."
The chief guard said in a low voice:
"But we almost killed him just now, and he only dared to kill two servants to stand up..."
Shaking her head to Linglong, she took her hand off her shoulder, and the palm was full of shocking blood.
The head guard was shocked, Xiang Linglong wiped the cold sweat off his face with his arm that was not stained with blood, and said slowly:
"The shoulder blades are all broken... Go, get someone to help set the bones."
In addition, he didn't say another word, and left silently under the guard of the guards.
Li De took Xiang Zhehua to find a quieter place, and began to look through the files in his hand. Lide sat on the ground completely informally, but Xiang Zhehua was hindered by the aristocratic etiquette he had learned since he was a child. In this outdoor environment, he could stand instead of sitting, and stood beside Lide like a door god.
"Jiang Yuesheng encountered gangsters who robbed a civilian girl twenty-three days ago. In anger, he yelled at her. Not only did the other party not restrain himself, but intensified it, he beat Jiang Yuesheng with his family..."
"After the incident, Jiang Yuesheng held a grudge and used his identity to inquire about the other party's residence. That night, he pretended to be a thief and killed him. The concubine of the person concerned shouted for help when he found out that something was wrong. Jiang Yuesheng killed thirty-two members of the other party's family without stopping..."
"After the investigation, it was found that the girl was originally a brothel woman. She took the money but didn't want to pick up the customers. She deliberately pretended to be a good family and shouted for help, but she didn't want to bring death to the benefactor. She was extremely guilty in the prison. After writing the confession, she hit the wall. suicide… "
Xiang Zhehua listened silently, and after Lide finished reading, he put the file aside casually.
What was written in the dossier was not detailed, and it was somewhat deviated from the general case trial. If he wanted to know the specific details, he could either ask the person concerned, or ask the city lord of Splendid Embroidery City to ask Linglong for the statement of the person concerned. However, Xiang Linglong is very deep in the city, so he may not be able to hand over things frankly, even if he handed over... the unsubstantiated confession is actually not very meaningful.
Lide let out a breath, and asked Xiang Zhehua:
"What do you think?"
Said coldly to Zhehua:
"The whole family of the molested girl was killed, and the prostitute who pretended to be a girl committed suicide in prison, which means that all the clues have been cut off. They said they wanted us to investigate this case, but there was no starting point from the beginning."
Xiang Zhehua stared at the file next to Lide, with a bad tone:
"It's been more than 20 days... It's enough for them to deal with all the clues. Including the dead prostitute, the body is rotting, and it is estimated that even suicide or homicide cannot be found."
Lied was noncommittal and said calmly:
"I think there is still something to check."
Xiang Zhehua asked:
"What?"
Lid closed his eyes, thought about it carefully, and replied:
"I don't know for now. But if Jinxiu City and Sai'an Village are really clean, they don't need to assassinate our investigation team. That person named Xiang Linglong is very wary of us at the moment, and it is difficult to open a breakthrough from him. , I plan to go to Sai'an Village first to check Jiang Yuesheng's past."
Xiang Zhehua nodded. It's really hard to say whether Jiang Yuesheng can do the murder of the whole family in a fit of rage. It has been 20 years since the old man left the army. No one knows what kind of person he was 20 years ago and what he has experienced in the past 20 years. From the moment he stepped down as a general, he faded out of everyone's sight. Even the descendants of nobles like Xiang Zhehua didn't know much about his current situation, let alone an outsider like Lide.
On the way to Sai'an Village, Lide asked Xiang Zhehua about Xiang Linglong's background.
Because the surname is Xiang, Li De guessed that Xiang Linglong should also be a nobleman from Southern Chu.
Unexpectedly, Xiang Zhehua hesitated and replied:
"If I remember correctly, it should be my uncle. But I have hardly seen him since I was a child, only occasionally during Chinese New Year. I remember when I was young, he touched my head and said that I It's going to be something when you grow up. But that was many years ago, and there is hardly any intersection since then."
Lied asked casually:
"Is that someone from the Peace Faction?"
Xiang Zhehua hesitated for a moment, she knew that this answer might bring disadvantages to her grandfather. Once it is determined that the owner of Jinxiu City is a member of the Zhuhe faction, the situation of the Zhuhe faction will become difficult. However, after hesitating for a while, Xiang Zhehua replied:
"I'm not sure... Uncle has very little contact with us. I almost never heard about him from my father and mother. My father has many brothers and sisters, and my mother also has many brothers and sisters. Xiang Linglong is just one of my uncles. I really don’t know much about him. But there is a possibility that he is a peacemaker, because I have the impression that he has a good relationship with my grandfather.”
Lied nodded and said:
"Thank you."
Xiang Zhehua was in a mess.
Before coming here, she also thought about whether Xiang Ge Ling arranged her in the investigation team because she wanted her to help cover up something. However, because Xiang Ge Ling didn't give a special explanation, and she was assassinated indiscriminately along the way, she always felt that "the Lord Peace faction took revenge on Jiang Yuesheng" was just fake news released by hostile forces. However, as soon as he arrived in Splendid City, he met his family here, and Xiang Zhehua couldn't help but began to wonder whether the mastermind behind the bloody clothes case was his grandfather.
If so, is she going to steer the case in the wrong direction
At the very least, she couldn't try her best to handle the case like before.
Xiang Zhehua recalled a news she had heard, saying that her grandfather had tried to sell her to the new Lord of Yunyang at the welcoming party. If that's the case, it's true that my grandfather sent me here this time for... Seduction
Xiang Zhehua was thinking wildly, followed Li De, and looked at his back with a complicated expression. Over the years, she has rejected many young leaders in Nanchu because she is really arrogant and looks down on those noble young men who put on airs. But if her family really encountered a crisis and had to sacrifice her hue, Xiang Zhehua would not be stingy.
The question wasn't whether she wanted to, but...she didn't know what to do.
Xiang Zhehua felt a deep powerlessness for the girl who had never been intimidated by others before, and suddenly had to engage in this kind of work. Although it is not yet possible to judge that Xiang Ge Ling's purpose is to sacrifice her to win Li De, but Xiang Zhehua has one advantage, that is, everything must be prepared beforehand in order to be prepared.
Thinking of this, Xiang Zhehua let out a breath, and stretched out his hand towards Lide's back. When he was about to touch it, he took it back again with a look of hesitation. After thinking for a long time, Xiang Zhehua made a simple and plain decision.
Anyway, I don't know how to chase boys, so I don't want to think so much.
Tonight, just put him to sleep.