bastard returns

"I... I just slipped my hand accidentally." Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Rong's heart skipped a beat, he hurriedly explained, and then called the maid to clean up the debris on the ground.

Mrs. Wu gave her a sneer smile, and then said to Jing Zhaoyin: "Since this is the case, please hurry up and investigate, sir, and bring the person who killed my grandson to justice as soon as possible!"

"Don't worry, Mrs. Guo, this is my official business, not to mention that there are people who are so rampant under the feet of the emperor in the capital, and they must be caught and severely punished!" When I came here, I had already sent people to the places where the three religions and nine streams gathered to inquire about the news, and with the clue of the Gopher Gang, I believe it will not take long to get to the bottom of this matter."

"This...could it be someone misleading on purpose." Rong steadied herself, patted her chest with one hand and said, "Those people have the guts to call out their origins in the street. Is someone coming to arrest, is it possible that someone is deliberately slandering others, planting and framing?"

"There is absolutely no such possibility." Jing Zhaoyin waved his hand without thinking, "The Gopher Gang can be regarded as a group of brazen gangsters in the capital, and they were banned by this organization for doing a lot of third-rate things in the past." The officials have caught them several times, and there are quite a few people in the capital who are familiar with them, especially the leader of the group, a hooligan named Kuitoushu, who was also recognized by the people."

"So that's how it is." Rong laughed dryly, and his voice became more and more flat, "These people are used to hiding in places, so maybe it's hard to catch them. I really need to trouble my lord."

At this moment, a man who looked like a fast catcher was hurriedly brought in by the servants of Duke Ning's mansion, and after bowing to the people around him, he came up to Jing Zhaoyin and whispered: "My lord, don't you?" Well, we just took people to the hiding place of the Gopher Gang, and found that the place has been emptied, and the entire Gopher Gang ran away cleanly, leaving nothing behind."

"Damn it, it's so fast!" Jing Zhaoyin slapped the armrest of the chair and almost stood up.

On the other side, after hearing these words, the stone that had been hanging high in his heart fell down with a bang.

So that's the case, why don't you leave? It's fine if you leave. As long as there is no evidence to prove her death, she won't be implicated, no matter what.

In the previous few quarters of an hour, Rong Shi was almost terrified. He was sure that those damn gopher gangs had found the wrong person. She was clearly paying them to give Ning Yuan a face, but she didn't. Let them do something about Ning Zhongkun, but Ning Yuan is safe and sound, but Ning Zhongkun has turned into this bear. If Jing Zhaoyin really finds out something, follow the clues to her, and Wu has been on guard Looking at their faces, she still doesn't know how to justify.

Even if she really wanted to deal with Ning Zhongkun and help her husband clear the way, she would not use such a stupid method.

Now it's all right, the members of the Gopher Gang have escaped, and all the workers have escaped. Obviously, this case can't be investigated anymore, it can only become a case without a head, and she can't be implicated.

Mrs. Rong was secretly complacent, but the policeman who reported the letter went on to say: "Although the members of the Gopher Gang escaped, the little ones still caught a big quilt who was always close to the Gopher Gang. The little gangster, named Wang San, this kid quickly got close to Kuitoushu, and he is also a pimp, who specializes in matchmaking between groups of gangsters. He knows a lot of news, and the subordinates thought that they might be able to dig him out of his mouth. It won't be so difficult to figure out why the Gopher Gang attacked Mr. Ning with something."

"In that case, what about people?" Jing Zhaoyin said.

The policeman bowed, "We have already taken him outside."

"Bring it in soon." Jing Zhaoyin waved his sleeve robe, then turned to Ning Guogong and said: "My lord, I will try this case in front of your old man, and I have to find out the truth. "

Following Ning Guogong nodded his head, Rong's heart rose to his throat again.

The man named Wang San was quickly brought in. Not only was he filthy, but he also smelled of alcohol. At first glance, he looked like a scumbag. In fact, when the police found him, he was After drinking, he was inexplicably led here by a group of officials. Looking at the scene like a public trial, Wang San was so frightened that he woke up from the wine, and kowtowed like garlic: "My lord, spare my life, my lord, I really don't care about anything!" I haven't done it, my lord, please forgive me!"

"No one said what you did!" Jing Zhaoyin quickly hated these local hooligans, and his words were naturally impolite. He roared over and made him stop his voice as if he had strangled Wang San's neck. Jing Zhaoyin decided again After calming down, he said: "I have some things to ask you. If what you said is true, I will naturally not do anything to you. If you lie to me with nonsense, then I will immediately arrest you for the crime of deceiving the court officials." Throw it into a prison, torture it every day, understand!"

"The little one understands, the little one understands!" Wang San tremblingly said: "My lord, if you want to know anything, just ask!"

"Do you know Kuitoushu, the leader of the Gopher Gang?" Jing Zhaoyin asked.

"I know! I know!" Wang San kowtowed like garlic, "He often invites the little one to drink, and he also sees that the little cleverness has always wanted to draw the little me into their gang, but the little one is always used to being loose, so he didn't agree."

"Since that's the case, do you know if there have been any recent changes in the Quitoud or the Gopher Gang?"

"This..." Wang San rolled his eyes around, as if hesitant, but seeing Jing Zhaoyin's knife-like eyes, and remembering what he said just now, he was shocked, and immediately said: "Yes! Yes! Kui Head Mouse seems to have picked up a big deal these days, not to mention spending money lavishly, and even bought me a drink once, but I don't know what the deal is, and I have also carefully asked him about it , but there are rules in their line of work, you can’t easily reveal your employer, even if you’re drunk, you won’t say anything.”

"Sure enough, there is a mastermind behind the scenes!" Before Jing Zhaoyin could speak, Wu Shi was already excited.

"The matter has not been clarified yet, ma'am, please be calm and calm." Jing Zhaoyin comforted Mrs. Wu, and said, "Just now you said that the Kui-headed mouse took a deal?"

"Yes, sir, Kuitoushu and his group have always been doing business that takes people's money and eliminates disasters for others." Wang San nodded and said: "But in the past, they were all small businesses, at most they were small businesses. The tea money of ten taels of silver, judging from his magnanimous offer this time, I'm afraid the other party gave a lot of commission, and I don't know what kind of employer it is."

"So, you really don't know who their employer is?" Jing Zhaoyin asked.

Wang San nodded.

Jing Zhaoyin bowed his head and thought for a while before asking: "Then do you know where they usually get jobs from? Could it be that the employers who spend money come to find them in person?"

"How can it be!" Wang San said: "The ones who are willing to spend money are all uncles, and they will not come into contact with those bums, they are all contacted through informants on the road..." At this point, Wang San suddenly shut up, his face became pale It was ugly, as if he had said something serious.

"Tell me, who is the informant!" Jing Zhaoyin slapped the armrest vigorously.

"My lord, spare my life, my lord, my life, the little one... I really can't say about the little one!" Wang San cried and kowtowed, "There are rules in our way, if I reveal who the informant is , I will not be able to get along in the boundary of the capital in the future, please be kind to the adults, but I really can’t talk about the little ones!"

"Hmph, if you don't tell me, I'll make it impossible for you to get along now." Ning Guogong has been watching by the side, and Jing Zhaoyin dare not neglect, "Come here, beat this [-] boards hard, and then throw it into the Prison!"

Immediately, a police officer was named and was about to drag Wang San down. Wang San turned pale with fright, and suddenly realized that offending this Rakshasa in front of him is much more terrifying than being unable to get along on the road. Hey, fifty big boards, my dear, if he really survives this, he will lose half his life, if he is thrown in the prison again, his remaining half life may be gone!

"I said! I said!" Seeing that the arrester was about to drag him down, Wang San couldn't help but screamed.

Not long after, the informant in Wang San's mouth, the shopkeeper Qian who owned a tavern in the east of the city, was hurriedly brought over.

The moment he saw Shopkeeper Qian, Rong's expression became so ugly that it couldn't be more ugly.

Shopkeeper Qian was originally calling for business in a tavern, but he was brought here for no reason, and was angry, but after seeing Wang San who was also kneeling beside him, he immediately understood something, and followed Jing Zhaoyin's cold expression After asking, he also knew that it was useless for him to deny it, so he simply said: "My lord, you are right, the younger one is indeed serving as an informant. Usually, if someone wants to find someone with high education and high-level education, he will entrust the younger one. connection."

"Very good." Jing Zhaoyin felt that he had torn a big hole, and immediately said: "Then tell me, has anyone asked you to contact the Gopher Gang recently, and what purpose do those people have!"

Shopkeeper Qian thought for a while, and said, "Recently, someone has indeed found me and wanted to use me as a bridge with the Gopher Gang. As for what they talked about and what purpose they had, the villain doesn't know."

Jing Zhaoyin was taken aback, "Since you are an informant, would you not know?"

"The villain is just an informant, so what he does is just an informant's work, just helping them connect." Shopkeeper Qian said: "But after they connect through me, whatever business they want to talk about is up to them." The little ones won’t pay any attention to the matters between them.” After a pause, Shopkeeper Qian continued: “My lord knows clearly, but my villain is not stupid. Now that I’ve come into contact with that line of work, I also know that those who want to work with third-rate scholars are definitely not One is to do good deeds, so apart from earning some agency commissions, the villain never asks or dares to ask about the affairs between them, because the villain understands that as long as the villain knows something that he should not know, he will It is equivalent to breaking away from the position of an informant and being involved in other people's business, so that the villain becomes an accomplice, and it is not worth taking such a big risk for a little intermediary fee."

Jing Zhaoyin originally thought that shopkeeper Qian was lying, and wanted to pry his mouth with torture as if threatening Wang San, but when he heard what shopkeeper Qian said, he hesitated again. What shopkeeper Qian said was also reasonable. Dangerous, in their job as an informant, the only way to be safe is if they don't know anything, and if he really doesn't know anything, then it's just a waste of time to interrogate him by himself.

"So you don't even know the origin of that employer?" Jing Zhaoyin asked with a frown.

"I didn't know at first." Unexpectedly, the words of shopkeeper Qian turned around at this moment, "But before I was brought here, there happened to be two diners in the tavern talking about the Gopher Gang, and I heard them say The members of the Gopher Gang beat up the young master of the Ningguo Mansion in Yanhualiu Lane, and said that this was an internal struggle in the Ningguo Mansion. The people who hired the Gopher Gang were probably the deadly enemies of that Young Master Ning. I thought it was their joke, but..." Treasurer Qian swallowed, as if he suddenly became a little timid, looked around cautiously, and said: "But after those two officials brought me here just now , I found that the clothes of the maids in this room are the same as the clothes of the woman who came to see me that day..."

"What did you say!" Before anyone else could say anything, Ning Huayang yelled loudly, "What do you mean by that? Do you suspect that someone in this mansion wants to harm Zhongkun!"

"Hmph, I think you know if anyone is going to harm Kun'er." As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Shi also spoke up, confronting Ning Huayang tit for tat, the meaning in his tone couldn't be more obvious.

Ning Huayang looked at Wu in disbelief, "Does mother doubt me?"

"I don't doubt it or not. As long as I find out the girl that Shopkeeper Qian is talking about, I will know everything." Mrs. Wu snorted coldly, no longer paying attention to Ning Huayang, but said to Shopkeeper Qian: " Let me ask you, if you see that girl who came looking for you again, will you still recognize her?"

Shopkeeper Qian thought for a while before saying, "Although I've only met once, I can tell the general appearance."

"Okay." Mrs. Wu nodded, "Housekeeper, find all the nuns and maidservants in Qingzhong Courtyard and hand them over to Shopkeeper Qian for identification. If there is one missing, I'll ask you!"

Qingzhong Courtyard is Ning Huayang's courtyard.

The housekeeper was shocked and immediately buried his head.

Ning Huayang was shocked and anxious, Wu Shi had no basis, and wanted to use him for surgery based on the words of a so-called informant. Was this to search his yard!He looked at Ning Guogong begging for help, and wanted Ning Guogong to say a few words, but Ning Guogong just sat there with a frown and said nothing, as if he agreed with Wu's decision.

A shame that he has not felt for a long time is like a cold snake entangled from the bottom of Ning Huayang's feet. Yes, this is the feeling. He has felt countless times since he was a child, and he must be inferior to others in everything he does. He has to be at the mercy of others in everything he does, the shame of being powerless to resist, the shame that he has almost never felt since the death of his eldest brother, the son of this mansion, seems to have returned at this moment.

"Don't blame my mother for being arbitrary, just go to your yard to search. In fact, if what the treasurer Qian said is true, you are the only person in this family who has an interest in Kun'er. To be on the safe side, we should investigate everything carefully. Well, if it is really wrong to blame you, it doesn't matter if mother apologizes to you in person." Seeing Ning Huayang's ugly expression, Wu Shi threw another soft steamed bun at him indifferently.

"...but it's up to mother to decide. I have no objection." After calming down, Ning Huayang suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and took a step back. He won't feel guilty. Why should he be upset? He didn't do this. No matter how stupid he is, it is impossible to use this method to deal with Ning Zhongkun. Just thinking about it, Ning Huayang suddenly seemed to think of something, and his expression froze for a moment, then slowly turned his face and looked at him Rong's behind him.

Rong's pale face immediately cast a layer of gloom over his heart again.

Could it be...

There were not many maidservants in Qingzhong Courtyard, only a dozen or so in total, they stood neatly in a row inside the house, and the treasurer Qian identified them one by one.

"Neither of them." Shopkeeper Qian looked around carefully from the beginning to the end, shook his head, and said something that disappointed Wu, "None of these."

"Have you really seen it clearly?" Wu Shi asked unwillingly: "Is there really nothing here?"

Seeing that Shopkeeper Qian was still shaking his head, Mrs. Wu waved her hand sullenly, and asked the butler to take those maidservants away again.

"Mother, what do you think now?" Seeing that shopkeeper Qian did not find the person he was looking for from the maids in his yard, Ning Huayang felt a big stone in his heart. Shi Dao: "Of course, if mother is worried and still thinks that this matter is related to me, it's okay to call all the servants in my yard to investigate thoroughly."

This obviously teasing tone made Wu's face livid. Seeing that Ning Huayang was smiling smugly at him, he wished he could jump down and tear that face off immediately.

"Since Qing Chongyuan has already checked, let's check other courtyards." Ning Guogong said at this time, "If it is really related to the servant girl in the mansion, we must find out who is behind the trouble."

"Father is right." Ning Huayang immediately echoed: "This person doesn't know what he is and what he wants, but he actually wants to use this to provoke the relationship between me and my mother. If I know who it is, I don't need Master Jing Zhaoyin to do it. Take it with your own hands and hand it over to the adults for punishment, so as to calm the depression in my heart..."

But before Ning Huayang finished his righteous words, he suddenly heard a gentle voice from the side saying: "There are still two girls behind Mrs. Rong who haven't looked at them, let's take a look at everything in this room first. It’s not too late to call elsewhere.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was stunned, and Wu Shi also reflected, yes, there are two maidservants who are close to her behind Rong Shi!The maidservants of the Qing Chongyuan have all finished reading, how could they forget those two?

Ning Huayang turned his head, and gave Ning Yuan a vicious look. This kid didn't make a sound sooner or later, so what's the point of doing this at this moment.

Facing Ning Huayang's eyes, Ning Yuan seemed to be completely unafraid, and even smiled at him.

"Second daughter-in-law, hand over the maid beside you to Shopkeeper Qian." Wu said immediately.

Rong's expression was very unnatural, she responded in a low voice, but didn't move for a while, but Wu obviously didn't want to be polite to her, "Housekeeper, pull him out!"

After receiving the order, the butler didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately stepped forward and pulled the two maidservants who were also bowing their heads to Shopkeeper Qian, and handed them over to Shopkeeper Qian for identification. Shopkeeper Qian took a careful look at the girl on the left, shook his head, He turned his attention to the face of the girl on the right.

At this sight, his eyes suddenly stopped, "It's her!"

Plop, Rong Shi suddenly seemed to be unable to stand still anymore, and collapsed and sat on the ground.

There was an uproar in the house, and Jing Zhaoyin couldn't believe it: "You have to see clearly, it is really this maid who came to you and asked you to hook up with the Gopher Gang?"

"Naturally at that time, with this appearance and this clothes, you can't go wrong. She was the one who came to me that day." Shopkeeper Qian said very firmly, "Because there are very few girls who are sent over to find me. I remember it very well."

"I... I didn't... I didn't..." The maid was also flustered at this moment, and she couldn't help waving her hands to deny it, but obviously Wu didn't want to hear the girl's excuse, so she still stood up and pointed at Ning Huayang and shouted: " Ning Huayang, what else do you have to say! You are really devoid of conscience, and you actually colluded with these gangs of three religions and nine streams in an attempt to harm the eldest grandson of the master Kun'er, Mr. Jing Zhaoyin, why don't you take down this madman immediately? !"

"Father, I didn't! This is a false accusation!" Ning Huayang became anxious immediately. Although he had already guessed that this incident might have something to do with Rong Shi, they are husband and wife, and now is not the time to scold Rong Shi for being stupid. If he can't get through this difficulty, not only Rong, but he will also suffer!

"Hmph, I have no grievances with you. I framed you for what you did, and I have no orders to lie in front of Mr. Jing Zhaoyin." Shopkeeper Qian was obviously very dissatisfied with Ning Huayang's statement.

"Father, the treasurer of money is just a one-sided statement. Is it just that you are going to convict me?" Ning Huayang couldn't believe it.

"Of course you can't count on the treasurer Qian alone, and the truth will be cleared up after the first trial of that girl." Wu Shi didn't stop for a moment, and waved his sleeves: "Housekeeper, hand this girl over to Jiao Yin, Be sure to let her spit out something real!"

Hearing this, Jing Zhaoyin felt a chill in his heart. He suddenly felt that this matter was very difficult to handle. He rushed over to deal with the case in a hurry, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to flatter Ning Guogong, but when the case was found here, he turned to investigate When it came to the Ning family themselves, it was Ning Huayang who was enjoying himself in the spring breeze. If Ning Huayang really did this in the end, how should he deal with himself?