OBS Chapter 286 Mysterious Man
Chapter 286 Mysterious Man
As soon as the Yin hour arrived, Li Cunxi and his entourage returned to the governor's mansion.
Mi Qing, who had not dared to sleep for fear that someone would look for him, came to the second hall and met a few people. Then he got the IOU naturally.
After carefully distinguishing it, Mi Qing said confidently:
"If this IOU was found from where Mrs. Chen died, then the case would be much clearer."
"I can almost conclude that the 200,000 taels of silver are now in the Bainiao Trading Company in the east of the city. This IOU is the IOU that the Bainiao Trading Company lent Yu Lei for the 200,000 taels of silver."
"It was only because Yu Lei accepted a bribe of 200,000 taels of silver that the Bai Niao Company actually received the 200,000 taels of silver from Yu Lei that they blackened the IOU and returned it to the borrower to show that the loan had been settled."
Li Cunxi washed his face with hot water, then washed his hands, then turned around and looked at Mi Qing.
"In other words, it was natural for Yu Lei to accept bribes, and Yu Lei's wife left behind such an IOU before she died?"
"Yes."
"The money has been paid off, why leave this IOU?"
"Of course, it was to prevent the Bai Niao Company from using the loan stub to blackmail their son Yu Yin. However, the mere 200,000 taels of silver were not in Yu Lei's hands at the moment. Even if you came to investigate, you would not be able to find any reason to convict him of corruption. Why did he hang himself?"
Mi Qing was puzzled and didn't understand why Yu Lei, who no longer had any hidden dangers, chose to hang himself.
Mrs. Chen, who may have known that Yu Lei had accepted bribes, also chose to commit suicide.
In fact, neither of them needs to die, they just need to speak with one voice.
As for Chen Tai of the Chen family, it was impossible for him to convict Yu Lei of rape based on his words. Not to mention that Yu Lei, the governor of Dengzhou, falsely accused Chen Tai, which was enough for Chen Tai to bear.
"It seems that there are more questions that we need to understand the truth behind."
Wu Yanhao touched his chin.
"I think our next investigation direction could be Yu Lei's bribery. A full 200,000 taels of silver, all taken out out of pocket, this is not something that an ordinary person can come up with."
"If we investigate from this direction, we can rule out many people. And the people who can come up with 200,000 taels of silver are most likely not from wealthy families in other places. Bandits are rampant these days, and inspections are very strict everywhere. It would be difficult to transport 200,000 taels of silver to your place without being discovered."
"We can temporarily assume that the person who can come up with 200,000 taels of silver is a local, and then investigate in this direction."
"Also, we can go to the Bai Niao Trading Company to check what exactly the deal is between them and Yu Lei."
Li Cunxi naturally agreed with Wu Yanhao's two ideas, and he himself thought so too.
It was impossible to get anything out of Yu Yin and Chen Tai. If they continued to ask, they would just make up stories for them.
The 200,000 taels of silver that Yu Lei accepted as a bribe is undoubtedly one of the best directions for investigation at present, and the relationship between Bainiao Trading Company and Yu Lei is even closer. As long as Li Cunxi takes out Yu Lei's suicide note, Bainiao Trading Company will surely panic like a grandson and will not be afraid that they will not tell the truth.
After they made a plan, they hurried to rest, waiting to get up at 9:00 p.m. the next day to go out and check.
Half an hour later, a figure appeared in Yu Mansion.
Yu Yin, who was kneeling on the mat, looked back and opened his mouth, but no words came out.
The man was wearing a black robe. After coming in, he walked slowly. He first burned incense to the two dead bodies and kowtowed several times respectfully. Then he turned around and looked at Yu Yin, who was slightly younger.
Yu Yin kowtowed calmly, and when the man in black robe turned around and looked at him, he pursed his lips and asked:
"What do you want from me?"
The crescent moon was covered by dark clouds. Under the dim candlelight in the mourning hall, the man in black came and sat in front of Yu Yin.
Because the light was shining from behind, Yu Yin couldn't see the person's appearance at all.
But Yu Yin knew clearly who the other party was.
After all, on the night when his father hanged himself, the man in black robe also came to their house and had a fierce argument with his mother.
Many days before, the man in black robe had also come to their house, but on those days, the man in black robe was not wearing a black robe.
"Li Shaoyin has been to your place, right? You didn't arouse his suspicion, did you?"
The man in black robe reached out his hand and gently stroked Yu Yin's face.
"I shouldn't have aroused his suspicion..."
Tears suddenly welled up in Yu Yin's eyes. He rushed forward and hugged the man in black robe.
"Don't cry, don't cry. Your father deserved it. Your mother was blind. She insisted on committing suicide for love, leaving you an orphan. It's okay. You will be fine when you come back to our house."
The man in black robe had a rough voice, but he tried to show a gentle attitude. He put one hand around Yu Yin and patted Yu Yin's back gently with the other hand.
"What if Li Shaoyin comes to investigate again?" Yu Yin said sobbingly, wiping her tears.
"Don't be afraid, just deal with him as I taught you. He's a good man, he will forgive you."
"Then what will you do? Given Li Shaoyin's ability, it's only a matter of time before he finds out about you."
"I have a way to get out of this. He will never find out my role in this." The man in black robe said gently, "Okay, child, I have to go back. With Li Shaoyin's ability, I'm afraid he will find the IOU hidden by your mother during the day. Tomorrow, Li Shaoyin will find the Bainiao Company. I have to go back early to deal with it."
"Goodbye, woooo." Yu Yin hugged the man, unwilling to let go for a long time.
The moon finally squeezed out of the clouds and shone on the two people.
Beneath the black-robed man's hood, a wisp of well-trimmed beard was revealed in the moonlight.
The man in black robe did not stay any longer. After saying goodbye to Yu Yin, he bypassed the servants on night patrol, left Yu's house, went into the alleys, turned left and right, and finally disappeared.
Yu Yin wiped away her tears, knelt on the mat, and continued to keep vigil for her parents.
The housekeeper didn't come for a long time, and there was no one to take turns with him to keep vigil, so he had to keep vigil alone.
After a long time, the butler, wearing mourning clothes and a white cloth wrapped around his head, finally arrived. He entered the mourning hall, stroked his goatee, and said:
"Sir, I am here to keep vigil for you."
Yu Yin raised his head, with tears still on his face. He wiped his face carelessly, stood up and said:
"Butler Qin, I'm going to go rest now. I'll come and take your place when I wake up."
The housekeeper had already lit the incense and was kneeling on the futon. Seeing his young master so exhausted, he said with pity:
"Young Master, please take a good rest and don't overwork yourself. I am alone here and they will come to take my place during the day."