Chapter 766 Decision
"An attendant wearing a square scarf and speaking with a Jiangnan accent..."
Sun Shaozong put his hands behind his back and pondered, with a hesitant look on his face.
This Sifang Pingdingjin is a square hat. Because of its tall and large size, it can enhance one's appearance and momentum, but it is not conducive to running around. Therefore, it is not liked by peddlers and hawkers. Generally, only scholars who are proud of their status will wear it, so people jokingly call it "bookcase".
And intellectuals who are proud of their status are unlikely to do "menial tasks" around ordinary people.
Furthermore, there is a general tendency of xenophobia in the capital, from officials to common people. Duan Qing, a local scoundrel, even looks down on scholars wearing square scarves, so how could he bow down to an outsider?
Therefore, it can be basically inferred that the people in the carriage are mostly rich or noble.
Although the current status of merchants is not necessarily the lowest of the four classes of people, it is not easy for a foreign merchant to completely subdue a ruffian in a short period of time.
To sum up, the person in the car was most likely an official, an official who had an interest in Lu Mingsi.
Ministry of Revenue official?
Although this probability is quite large, there is still a considerable degree of error.
If this were not the case, Sun Shaozong would not have had to hesitate so much and could have simply sent people to the Ministry of Revenue to question officials who had joined the Ministry a few years earlier.
Also because of the existence of xenophobia, no matter where one is originally from, as long as one is an official in Beijing, he will change to speaking fluent Beijing dialect as soon as possible.
Although many of the officials in the Ministry of Revenue were from Jiangnan, there could not be many new employees.
And since the scholar from Sifang Pingdingjin could be involved in such a confidential matter, he must be the confidant of the mastermind behind the scenes.
Logically speaking, as long as all the suspected officials can be controlled at the same time and the prostitute Qiuyu is asked to identify the capable people around them one by one, the real culprit can be found.
But the problem is...
Although this incident was most likely caused by conflicts of interest within the Ministry of Revenue, there is also the possibility of error.
If the real culprit behind the scenes is not the Ministry of Revenue official, it goes without saying that it would alert the enemy, but detaining the Ministry of Revenue official "without reason" would also be a big trouble.
What is even more embarrassing is that Sun Shaozong is currently in a state of reflection, while Chen Jingde does not have enough qualifications and official rank, nor does he have the courage to break the rules.
Normally speaking, if one wanted to place the Ministry of Revenue officials under "double regulation" at this time, only Wei Yi, the Chief Justice, could do it.
However, due to the financial crisis, Wei Yi almost wanted to run to the house of the Minister of Revenue and beg for mercy. How could he be willing to offend the officials of the Ministry of Revenue for an inference that could not even be confirmed?
But……
After the surprise attack on Duan Qing this morning failed, although two people were arranged to impersonate the two guards to cover up the truth, the secret could not be kept secret for long.
The news might have leaked out by now .
If the delay continues, the hostage's hope of survival will become increasingly slim - after all, the child is no longer of any use and has instead become a burden to the murderer.
That’s all!
The truth of the heart-dug-out case that killed more than 20 little beggars was hard to uncover for a while, but now how could I sit back and watch a six or seven-year-old child lose his life? !
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong suddenly stopped, turned around and ordered decisively: "Huang Bin, you return to Mantingfang immediately and bring Miss Qiuyu to the government office."
"I obey your orders!"
Huang Bin responded promptly and walked out without saying anything. However, he hesitated when he reached the door and turned back to ask, "Sir, after bringing her to the yamen, which sir should I ask to preside over the interrogation?"
"No need to look for anyone, I will personally handle it!"
Sun Shaozong said as he rushed out of the door with big strides and shouted, "Zhao Zhongji, prepare the carriage immediately and send someone to Yu's mansion to ask him to meet me at the Dali Temple!"
Zhao Zhongji, who had just returned to the Sun Mansion after handling Zhang An's funeral two days ago, heard this and immediately stepped forward to advise: "Sir, you are now suspended and awaiting impeachment. There will be a turning point as we approach the Wanshou Festival. At this time, you must not..."
"No need to waste time, just prepare the carriage and horses!"
Sun Shaozong scolded impatiently, turned around and urged: "Captain Huang, what are you still doing here?"
"I will go to Mantingfang right now!"
Huang Bin then came to his senses and realized that Sun Shaozong was going to do something big. He didn't think too much about it, but just felt his blood boiling. He immediately bowed and ran out like a fly.
After watching him leave, Sun Shaozong went back to the back house and hurriedly changed into his official robes, then got on the carriage and headed straight for the Dali Temple.
No conversation along the way.
Seeing their superior, who had been reflecting on his mistakes behind closed doors, suddenly appear in the office, everyone in the yamen was naturally shocked and surprised.
However, Sun Shaozong had a very bad reputation, so no one dared to question him in person.
Sun Shaozong had no intention of explaining. When he arrived at the Left Temple, he immediately ordered the doors to be closed. He also sent several clerks on duty to summon Yang Zhiming, the Left Temple Secretary, Tang Weishan, the Temple Director, Chen Jingde, and other officials from the yamen.
During this period, Huang Bin and Yu Qian also arrived one after another.
Needless to say, Qiu Yu, who was brought by Huang Bin, was the most direct evidence to identify the murderer.
Although Yu Qian had only been in the Ministry of Revenue for a short year, he was a high-ranking official with great power and had a deep understanding of the inner workings of the Ministry.
With his assistance, mistakes are less likely to occur and it is easier to identify the suspect.
As expected.
After listening to what Sun Shaozong said, Yu Qian wrote down a few names, and then added his address, as well as several legal advisors and retainers.
That was not all. He also specifically circled two people and reminded them, "These two people usually interact with Lu Mingsi. If there is any suspicion, they should be the most suspicious."
Sun Shaozong did not find it surprising that Yu Qian could write down people's names and addresses, but how come Yu Qian was so familiar with the names of the guests in the other party's house?
"Uncle, have you forgotten that Qian is also from Jiangnan, and was recently transferred to the Ministry of Revenue?"
Sun Shaozong suddenly realized that nowadays people from the same hometown are still classmates or classmates of the same age. Besides, they are all newcomers who have just joined the company, so it is natural for them to choose to stick together.
Due to Yu Qian's status, no matter how much he dislikes forming cliques for personal gain, he will inevitably be pulled into one, and most likely into a core position.
The two men were discussing tonight's action plan in the inner hall when outside, there was gradually more noise. It turned out that several officials, including Yang Zhiming and Tang Weishan, had arrived.
Seeing such a scene, everyone couldn't help but connect with each other, trying to find out why Sun Shaozong suddenly went against the court's order and summoned everyone together.
"Tingyi."
Seeing this, Sun Shaozong stood up and invited, "Would you like to stay with me to show your strength?"
Yu Qian clasped his fists and smiled: "I just wanted to see my uncle's majesty!"
