The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

Handling the case as quickly as possible, Gu Jingxi did not waste any time and asked Chan'er to handle the matter, while he went to find Mr. Du. After a brief interaction yesterday, it can be seen that Mr. Du is a man of upright character. He was demoted because of a mistake in his work, not his character.

Master Du saw that he looked solemn and seemed to have something important to say to him, so he took the initiative to ask: "Yao Ling, do you have something to tell me?"

Gu Jingxi nodded and said, "Uncle, I do have something to discuss with you."

Master Du replied: "Yao Ling, if you have anything to do, just ask."

Gu Jingxi asked straight to the point: "Uncle, have you replaced the things in the county government with new ones since you came here? And have the people in the county government replaced them with new ones?"

As soon as these words came out, Mr. Du was a little confused and didn't understand why he was asking these questions, but he still told him truthfully: "The person who was originally working as an errand in the county government has not been replaced. As for the new person, there is a new policeman. The servants in the backyard of the county government office were brought by me and were used by people who were used to them before. However, except for the things in the backyard that I brought, all other things in the backyard are original and old. What do you do with these things? ?”

Gu Jingxi then asked: "The first two magistrates died and the items inside were not replaced?"

Mr. Du replied: "Commonly used items have been replaced, such as tables, chairs and beds. They are all old. But after I came, I paid for a new bed myself. The previous bed was placed in the utility room."

Gu Jingxi said warmly: "Uncle Cousin, I need to thoroughly investigate the study room, office space, and where you live in the county government office. This requires your cooperation."

"Yao Ling, why are you checking this?" Mr. Du frowned, feeling that he had been misunderstood, and continued, "I am an honest official, I do not engage in corruption, and I do not take bribes. If you have any doubts, You can bring it up.”

Gu Jingxi shook his head slightly: "My uncle misunderstood. This matter has nothing to do with you. It has to do with the previous two magistrates. I think I know how they died."

Hearing this, Mr. Du was stunned again, and it took him a moment to react. At the same time, he also understood Gu Jingxi's intention of coming to Deqing County to see him, but there was another more important thing, and that was to check the former two The cause of death of the county magistrate and the official sent by the imperial court.

Mr. Du replied: "Yao Ling, to tell you the truth, I also think there is something fishy about their deaths. I have also secretly investigated the reasons, but I can't find anything. I even asked the people on duty in the county government. Yes, they all said the same thing, saying that they encountered something dirty and were harmed by something dirty, so they suddenly fell ill and died."

Gu Jingxi was very surprised: "My cousin also checked?"

Mr. Du did not hide it from him and said truthfully: "There is something wrong with their death. Since I was transferred to this place as an official, I was afraid that I would become the next county magistrate to die suddenly and suddenly, so I investigated the matter."

Gu Jingxi frowned, feeling that the situation was more difficult than he thought, but this was normal. After the death of the second magistrate, all the evidence was destroyed. After that, the people sent by the court probably found some clues, but they also died. Now, those clues have been erased again. Now, it is definitely not easy to find something.

He asked reluctantly: "Other than that, no clues were found? Not even the slightest abnormality?"

"No."

Master Du shook his head and sighed. Deqing County is a prosperous county. Although he was a little disappointed when he was demoted to this place, he was more fortunate. He was not demoted to a remote place, which proved that the emperor did not dislike him and was just the magistrate of Deqing County. There is a possibility of sudden death due to sudden illness, which is also a dangerous official position.

Gu Jingxi said: "Uncle, I want to check again."

Master Du nodded: "If Yao Ling needs anything, I will cooperate."

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Gu Jingxi carefully checked the magistrate's office, study, and resting areas, but found nothing unusual. He found nothing, and the investigation reached a deadlock.

The first person sent by the imperial court to investigate the case was Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu knew that the previous two magistrates of the county had heard someone crying about injustice in the middle of the night, and then suddenly fell ill the next day.

Therefore, when Mr. Liu heard someone calling for injustice, he must have known that he was not going to die soon. Under such circumstances, normal people would not be willing to die like this and would leave clues in advance.

Not only Mr. Liu, but also the former magistrate Mr. Chen. Because of the lessons learned from the former magistrate Mr. Sun, Mr. Chen must have known that he was not going to die soon and would leave some clues no matter what.

However, he didn't find any clues. He didn't know if someone had destroyed the clues or if there was something else he hadn't noticed.

Meng Jinyao entered the room and saw him sitting by the window, his brows furrowed, as if he was worried about something. She walked towards him and reached out to touch his brow, as if to smooth it out.

Gu Jingxi raised his head and glanced at her, then put his arms around her waist, asked her to sit on his lap, told her the case in detail, and then asked warmly: "Ayao, do you think I overlooked something? Or maybe I have fallen into some misunderstanding? I have searched in all the places I should look for. Before this, my cousin also checked before, and just like me, found nothing."

Hearing this, Meng Jinyao thought for a while and asked: "Husband, you may not understand Mr. Chen, but Mr. Liu is a Beijing official, and you know him. Do you know Mr. Liu?"

Gu Jingxi said: "I understand quite well, what's wrong?"

Meng Jinyao sorted out her thoughts and said slowly: "Given that the previous two county magistrates knew something before they died, if the clues left behind are easy to find, the evidence will probably be destroyed by the other party, so they must be left in a place where it is difficult to find them. . Husband, think about where is hidden, but most likely to be ignored? Or what place does not seem hidden, but is most easily ignored? If you know the character of Mr. Liu, combined with his character, what do you think? Where would he leave the clue?"

"Furthermore, if there is a case that others cannot find, the Emperor may send Mr. Qi to investigate. If Mr. Qi cannot find it, he will probably send you. Do you think he will include all the people who may come to investigate the case? ? Then I will leave clues and think of how to let you discover it. I don’t know if my calculation is correct. Anyway, if it were me, I know that someone is about to kill you. I will definitely keep you based on the tacit understanding between you and me. Clues that can be found.”

Gu Jingxi was thoughtful. After a moment, he seemed to have thought of something. His brows stretched, he held her face and kissed her, saying: "Ayao is so smart. He woke up the dreamer with just one word. I'll go look for it again." look."

Meng Jinyao asked softly: "Husband, do you have an idea?"

Gu Jingxi replied: "I have some clues, but I still have to look for it before I know."