The moonlight fell in the government office like a curtain of water, sprinkling a light silver light on this building full of historical charm.

The lanterns in front of the mansion were hanging high, and the servants were shouting and drinking in the flower hall of the front yard. Some clerks were still busy at the offices on both sides of the Second yard, but the depths of the government office seemed very quiet.

The light in the signing room was on, and a young man in plain clothes was sitting upright at the desk in the inner room, flipping through the file with concentration. His face, which seemed childish, seemed very serious.

A scholar stood respectfully opposite the desk, staring at the young man. Whenever the young man asked, he would answer respectfully. Without much knowledge, the scholar saluted and turned around and left.

When the clerk left, Lin Qingran picked up the teacup on the table and spat a small mouthful of strong tea. But his mind was still thinking about things, and his brows were still frowning.

Regarding the murder of Mrs. Jia, Ruan Juan'er, the matter is far from over.

Although it was confirmed that Huang Qi was instructed to commit perjury, it was not enough to clear all the suspicion of the mute woman. The "adulterator" pointed the spearhead directly at Jia Bao, but there was no evidence and it also needed to be searched.

Lin Weiran has no experience in criminal investigation, but he has been exposed to some criminal investigation TV series in his previous life and knows that the motive for the crime is very important. However, this mute woman has no motive for the crime, but Jia Bao's motive for the crime does not seem to be very strong.

Jia Bao had only his only son Jia Song. If Ruan Juaner was pregnant with his flesh and blood, he seemed to have no strong reason to kill Ruan Juaner. Especially Ruan Juaner was about to give birth immediately, and the motive for the crime became even lower.

However, the death was at Nandu River. At that time, Ruan Juan'er's body was floating down from the river, but the spearhead pointed at Jia Bao.

Normally, Ruan Juaner should be strictly protected at this time, and Ruan Juaner has difficulty moving and has no reason to go out to play. However, she appeared in the suburbs, and she died in the water or was killed or abandoned in the river.

Whether Ruan Juaner ran to the suburbs on her own initiative or passively, there was a force that drove her to leave the Jia Mansion, and the pressureherd of this force was most likely Jia Bao.

In addition, after Ruan Juan'er's death, the Jia family's reaction was too quick. They took the body away as soon as possible and found the mute girl who was fishing, making the case quickly become an "iron case".

Is it Jia Bao? What is his motive for killing Ruan Juaner?

Lin Qingran slowly put down the teacup and thought seriously. Although he thought that the "adulterator" must be Jia Bao, he could not tell whether Jia Bao was the murderer.

Just as he was thinking about something, Sun Jixiang walked in gently and said that County Magistrate Tang was asking for a meeting outside.

Lin Qingran vaguely guessed what happened to County Magistrate Tang. Today he did not go to the west of the city as promised, and the woodcutter did not show up. The two cases still did not break through.

"Sir, please pay homage to the Lord of the Mansion!" Tang Buyuan came in to salute, but his tone seemed cold.

Lin Qingran looked up at the official. Unlike his weak scholar, Tang Buyuan looked strong, with bright eyes and strong face, like a green pine tree.

Tang Buyuan was a third-class Jinshi in the 32nd year of Jiajing. He performed well during his tenure as a county magistrate in Guizhou. After the three-year period expired, he was transferred to Haikang County as a county magistrate. Although Haikang County may not be very good, it is indeed better than Guizhou and is an official position of the sixth rank.

Compared with Lin Qingran, this resume is naturally not worth mentioning. However, being promoted from a fierce place like Guizhou shows that his ability is not vulgar. He really requires great courage to suppress the local chieftains. The difficulty is not lower than that of Leizhou Prefecture today.

"Magistrate Tang, please sit down!" Lin Weiran raised his hand, his attitude seemed friendly and authentic.

Tang Buyuan's face was still tense, and he sat down and said straight to the point: "Master Mansion Master, you should know that this woodcutter has important clues, which is very likely the key to cracking the Jiao corpse case of County Chief Li, and even the real culprit of the Chen family's bloody murder!"

Lin Xuran knew that he was angry. He listened to the bullet-like words, and did not rush to reply, but slowly picked up the teacup on the table.

When the tea cup was brought to his hand, he felt the weight of the tea cup and knew that the tea had been drunk, but he still pretended to deliver it to his mouth and made a tea drinking action.

After delaying this little time, Tang Buyuan slowly calmed down, knowing that he did not have the qualifications to challenge Lin Qinran, so he had to pay attention to his tone of speaking.

Lin Qingran put down the teacup, looked up at him, and then said lightly: "It's not that my mansion doesn't want to go, but you also saw it today. You are not in Leizhou City, and I just left when something happened to the government office!"

"Master Master, if you are worried about this, I will stay in the county government tomorrow and will not go anywhere. Is this okay?" Tang Buyuan seemed to have a straightforward temperament and immediately asked for his advice.

Lin Qingran was naturally an excuse. He looked up at him, but shook his head slowly and said, "I will not go tomorrow!"

"Mr. Lin, how can you do this!" Tang Buyuan suddenly changed color, and a hint of anger revealed in his eyes. But he was not blamed for being angry. The woodcutter was undoubtedly the key to solving the puzzle, but Lin Qingran had to ignore it.

Lin Weiran looked at his reaction with satisfaction, and smiled faintly in response to his gaze: "That woodcutter has never seen this mansion. You can find a scholar to pretend to be me tomorrow. Why do you have to go to this mansion?"

If there was no Ruan Juaner's murder case, he would have cared about the woodcutter and would have chosen to go.

But now that Ruan Juan'er's murder case is used as a breakthrough, he doesn't have to go far. Maybe after the case is solved, Jia Bao can be brought down, and all the mystery will be solved.

Tang Buyuan frowned slightly, but he mistakenly thought that this young prefect had less enthusiasm for doing things, but he finally chose to agree.

In fact, he could not object. The boss in front of him was too big. He was born in the Hanlin Academy and was ordered to open the sea. Now he is still his immediate boss. What did he challenge others?

Lin Xuran watched Tang Buyuan leave and knew that the official must be extremely disappointed, but he had his considerations.

Leizhou City seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog. He was now in a fog. What he had to do was to push it away layer by layer, and not to rush around like Hu Niu, easily putting himself in danger.

It was night, the moonlight was hanging high, and the entire ancient city was like daytime.

A black-haired man walked through the streets and alleys and soon appeared outside the white wall of a house. He climbed up a banyan tree, tied the rope to the branches above, and then shook the high wall opposite from the low roof here.

He looked down from the high wall. It was a courtyard. The servants had obviously fallen asleep. There was a lantern lit at the door of the main room, and the orange lantern was the word "jiang".

Although he had done a lot of flower-picking, his heart was still beating pounding at this moment.
Chapter completed!