Hearing this, everyone's eyes changed.

The fisherman didn't know what happened, and he mumbled: "The reason why I remember it so clearly is because at that time, those who were selected to fish for pearls, no matter they were men or women, could not quit midway, otherwise they would not even be able to quit."

All family members will be dragged down, but in fact there are not all exceptions, but the requirements of that exception are too high, and very few people can meet them, so it is basically equivalent to none, and the man from the Huang family is one of these very few people.

"

"What are the conditions?" He had just said that Huang Ziqi had collected 310 of them in a year, which should be a lot, Bai Xianyu asked.

The fisherman said: "Three hundred and eleven fish a year."

Bai Li paused, "It's just the last one before he can choose to quit?"

"Yes, it's just the last one. In other words, as long as that trip to sea is safe, he can take his reward back home to retire. If he saves a little, he will have no worries for the rest of his life, and he won't have to wander on the sea.

If you do something bad, there is no need to risk your life."

Xie Xingyun frowned, "What happened?"

When the fisherman approached Xie Xingyun, he felt indescribably timid, and his tone was much more respectful, "I don't know the details, but the weather was particularly bad that time. The storm could capsize all the boats on the shore, but when will we go there?"

It’s not up to them to decide on fishing. There are people in charge above them, so they also went to sea.”

"them?"

"Yes!" the fisherman shrank his shoulders, "This is the weird part! That storm tore the sails, broke the planks, and rained heavily all day and night. When someone climbed ashore to ask for help, they could no longer be found.

He died, but the other woman on the boat was safe and sound, and even the men rowing the boat were fine, but something happened to the man from the Huang family!"

"It's as if the Water Goddess is punishing him for being disrespectful!" The fisherman said this and kowtowed three times. "Since then, those fishing boats from other places anchored here have also believed it. We are just ordinary people.

, how can you fight with gods?"

"The more you talk about it, the more mysterious it becomes." Xiao Zheng muttered: "It sounds like an ordinary shipwreck, but Huang Ziqi is really pitiful. He could have taken the reward and gone home, but it's a pity that God did not fulfill his wish."

Bai Li rarely reached an agreement with Xiao Zheng, "Yes, there is a younger sister. His younger sister's luck doesn't seem to be very good. Even if she married Jiang Huaiyu as a concubine, now that Jiang Huaiyu is dead, her life will be different for decades to come.

It’s long and hard to endure.”

Bai Xianyu felt that what the fisherman said was similar to what Xie Xingyun told her just now. Such a case was not open to the public, but why did Huang Qishan sue the officials, saying that her brother was not killed, but could he have been killed?

It is difficult to find anyone who knows the situation now. It may take some time to find the people who were on the boat that day, and it is not certain whether they are dead or alive.

Why does Jiang Huaiyu care so much about this case? Judging from the time, he took up the post of Liangzhou County Sheriff at about that time, and it was also at that time that he abolished the rule of "pearl hunting for a day, pearl fishing for a lifetime". If Huang Ziqi continues to

If you persist for a while, you can quit without any conditions.

The fisherman's face was filled with sadness when he spoke. At this time, his little daughter ran out and whispered: "Daddy, I want to go pearl fishing too!"

He glared at her, "What are you picking? Do you think it's a game?"

The little girl curled her lips.

"What's the other person's last name?"

The fisherman turned his head and met the young man's cold eyes, "Wha...what?"

Bai Xianyu was stunned and suddenly raised his head to look at Xie Xingyun.

Xie Xingyun looked uncertain and repeated: "What is the name of the woman who is with Huang Ziqi?"

The fisherman thought hard and said, "This... I don't know. I know there is a pearl diver on their boat. I don't know her name either."

"How were the bodies disposed of?" Xie Xingyun asked again.

"There is no body." The fisherman said quickly this time, with a somewhat pitiful tone. "Poor boy, if something happens, people can usually find him, but no one saw his body that time. In such a situation,

It's impossible for us to be reborn here. We float on the water, and we have to be buried in the soil after we die, so that we can find a good family to live in. The man is very handsome, but his life is not very good."

It was the first time that Bai Xianyu had talked about wild monsters so close to her hometown. She didn't believe it, but that didn't stop people here from taking it as a standard.

At this point, there was nothing more to ask. Bai Xianyu and his party said goodbye to the fisherman's family. When they were preparing to go back together to find other witnesses, a guard came in a hurry on horseback.

Bai Li said: "Miss, that is the person I sent to check the whereabouts of the pearl."

Bai Xianyu perked up, and the guard came to a few people and saluted: "Miss, I have asked the people below to check them one by one."

As he spoke, he glanced at the paper in his hand, which showed traces of ink, "The numbers for the eighth year of Bandung and the tenth year of Bandung are exactly the same, but there is a big difference between the numbers for the ninth year of Bandung. The numbers recorded in the list

The quantity was several hundred more than what they actually received."

Xie Xingyun narrowed his eyes and said, "Be specific."

"The specific number is..." the guard simply calculated, "three hundred... ten."

It just so happens that Huang Ziqi is missing, which means that someone has indeed tampered with this directory.

Bai Xianyu and Xie Xingyun exchanged a look.

Bai Li was a little dumbfounded, and Xiao Zheng was also very shocked, "How did you know there was something wrong with this list?"

Bai Li shook his head, with a complex expression on his face, "I feel there is no problem. I looked through every part of the directory for a long time and found nothing unusual."

If it weren't for the forgery of the pearls bought by the family, I'm afraid they would have been missed. Even if that person had a good eye, he wouldn't be able to take care of all the people in the family one by one. This would make it easier to arouse suspicion.

Bai Xianyu looked at Xie Xingyun and breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression did not relax at all, "It should be obvious now."

Xie Xingyun nodded.

Xiao Zheng thought for a while and suddenly his eyes widened, "There is also a Qian family who confessed. Could it be that she was the one who stayed on the ship with Huang Ziqi?"

"It can't be her. Qian's background has been investigated very clearly. Although she is from Liangzhou City, no one in her family fishes. How could she appear on the boat at that time?" Bai Li replied.

"Then who do you think the murderer is?" Xiao Zheng scratched his head, "These people seem to be related to Jiang Huaiyu's death, but they don't seem to be related. I'm confused because of this."

Back at the Sheriff's Mansion, after Bai Xianyu finished his meal, Lu Zhu came in with several servants.

As soon as he came in, Lvzhu chased them away anxiously, lowered his head and said: "Miss, I found the belt."

Bai Xianyu was a little surprised.

Luzhu continued: "But..."
Chapter completed!