After being reborn with Sister Zha, I was stunned!

Under pressure, the bailiff had to recount in detail what had happened that day.

"That day, the county magistrate was drinking tea with a few of us at a teahouse opposite the county government office. We happened to meet a businessman named Su who came to report to the authorities. He said that his three-year-old daughter had been kidnapped. He had paid the ransom as required by the kidnappers, but his daughter had not returned yet. The county magistrate immediately called us to go look for her, but before we left, someone else came to report that the body of a little girl was found in a remote place east of Yuhu Lake."

"Afterwards, the county magistrate and several of my men rushed to the scene with the merchant surnamed Su. Someone had already helped to fish out the body. The merchant surnamed Su and his wife quickly recognized that the dead woman was their daughter and cried very sadly..."

"The county magistrate also felt very sympathetic towards them, so he persuaded the merchant surnamed Su to bury his daughter first, and then come back to track down the criminals who kidnapped and killed the girl. The merchant surnamed Su was reluctant at first, but when he heard that the body would have to be cut open if it was placed in the morgue, he hesitated. His wife fainted on the spot, and the weather was hot, so she couldn't wait any longer, so she had to take the body back to her hometown for burial..."

"What happened next? Why do so few people know about such a big thing?" Shen Qingyin asked.

"Later, the county magistrate said that this incident had a bad impact and that he must personally catch the criminal. He also ordered me and the few people present at the time not to leak any information before catching the criminal, so as not to scare the people and alarm the criminal... So very few people knew about this incident..."

The bearded man suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. No wonder no one knew about this. I was surprised! I was in a hurry to pick up my wife that day, so I didn't pay attention to what was said afterwards..."

Shen Qingyin was even more suspicious: "What about the merchant? Did he come back later?"

Even though the businessman had no choice at the time, he took his daughter's body back for burial.

But what happens after the burial?

Just as Shen Zhinian said, I will definitely come back to seek justice later.

That's a living life!

The yamen runner shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. Anyway, the merchant surnamed Su never came back. The county magistrate guessed that it was probably because he was too busy with family matters."

"But the county magistrate has been secretly investigating this matter, saying that the little girl is pitiful and we can't just let it go. Before the county magistrate was transferred to the capital, he also asked me to secretly keep an eye out for clues about the criminals..."

"Since the case is still under investigation, why is there no mention of this in the case file?" Mu Beiyan asked coldly.

The yamen runner shook his head again: "This, this I don't know. The case files have never been seen by me..."

Two other yamen runners who were present that day also came forward to testify, and this was roughly what happened.

Shen Qing couldn't help laughing.

absurd!

This is so ridiculous!

A murder case was covered up so quietly...

Her father is really good at this!

"Where is that businessman surnamed Su from? Where does he live? What's his name?" Shen Qingyin asked while looking at the people in front of him who were present that day.

This matter is really suspicious.

She happened to be the daughter of a passing merchant.

As it happened, he died of drowning, and his body was difficult to identify, and could only be identified by his clothes and accessories.

If the corpse was not the little girl surnamed Su at all, then could Miaomiao be the little girl surnamed Su?

If so, isn’t the businessman surnamed Su Miaomiao’s blood relative?

Regardless of whether it is true or not, this is a murder case and we can’t just let it go like this!

Several people scratched their heads.

"I don't remember his name, but he was probably in his early thirties."

"It seems like you are from Suzhou?"

"Yes, that's right. He is from Suzhou. By the way, his wife is very beautiful. She is unforgettable at first sight."

No matter how many more there were, a few people couldn't remember them.

Mu Beiyan frowned, and soon thought: "Since they are just passing through here, where did they stay?"

"Dongsheng Inn." Several people answered this question quickly.

Mu Beiyan immediately asked the yamen runner to lead the way and rushed to Dongsheng Inn.

When asked about the businessman named Su who lived here and had his daughter kidnapped more than two years ago, the innkeeper was evasive and hesitant.

After repeated questioning, he learned that he, like several other yamen runners, had been told by Shen Zhinian not to leak the news.

After Mu Beiyan revealed his identity, the boss told him the name the businessman registered that year: Su Wenjin and his wife Chang.

Shen Qingyin and Mu Beiyan looked at each other, and Boss Guan borrowed a pen and ink to draw a portrait of Miaomiao on the spot.

Mu Beiyan immediately ordered someone to take the portrait and ride quickly to Suzhou to find Su Wenjin.

He and Shen Qingyin went all the way back to the capital.

On the one hand, go to the capital to wait for news.

On the other hand, this matter is obviously related to Shen Zhinian. We have to see how Shen Zhinian explains it.

Shen family.

Shen Zhinian went on duty for two consecutive days and had nothing to do.

I had to return home early.

After careful consideration, Shen Zhinian called Mrs. Du and the old lady together to discuss matters in the mansion.

It was called a discussion, but in fact Shen Zhinian was analyzing the pros and cons for Mrs. Du and the old lady and pointing out the way forward.

"The Shen family is indeed having a hard time right now. But compared to before, it's not that bad." Shen Zhinian said.

“Although Yin’er is obviously not on the same page with us now, her last name is Shen after all, and she cannot change that! She will be the general’s wife, and we will be the general’s father-in-law and mother-in-law… Even if Mu Beiyan is gone in the future, as long as the Mu family is still there, it will be good for us…”

"Take the present for example. The incident in the palace has caused a great uproar. Regardless of whether those who spread the news did so intentionally or unintentionally, everyone in the court knows about it. I heard that someone even submitted a memorial to the emperor, but despite this, the emperor has not made any decision... Even my superior, Lord Peng, at most refused to assign me any work. What else can he do?"

"In the end, it's all because the Shen family is different now. Regardless of whether Yin'er recognizes us or not, or whether the general recognizes us or not, we are Yin'er's biological parents, the general's father-in-law and mother-in-law, and even the emperor, he has to recognize us..."

Shen Zhinian spoke very seriously.

Mrs. Du and the old lady nodded as they listened.

Everyone thought that Shen Zhinian was right.

When faced with major events, Shen Zhinian is indeed the backbone of the family.

"And Yue'er is a little bit bad for now, it's all your fault!" Shen Zhinian scolded Du.

Mrs. Du was stunned and said unconvincedly, "Master, how did I do anything wrong?"

"What's wrong? It's all wrong! If you hadn't allowed Yue'er to do something secretly, would the Shen family have ended up in such a shameful state? Would Yue'er have been able to go from being a concubine to a concubine?"

Mrs. Du said nothing.

The old lady glared at Mrs. Du angrily.

She fully agreed with her son's words.

"But now, it's too late to reverse the situation. I would ask you to send someone to tell her to stop messing around. She has something very important to do right now."

"What's the matter?" Mrs. Du stared at Shen Zhinian with wide eyes.