Chapter 193: Steward Di commits suicide
Gao Yijin was very happy to hear it, but then said regretfully: "I live in a house arranged by the dart bureau, four people in a room, and I can't get Ganoderma lucidum at present." ”
Liz asked, "So what are your plans?" ”
"Dapeng Dart Bureau is good to me, I saved some money, I want to take Lingzhi back to my hometown, the house in our hometown is cheap."
"What are you going to do when you return to your hometown?"
"I told the second hall owner about the situation, and he said that he would set up a branch in our hometown after a while, and let me go to the branch to help when the time comes. It's a pity that I can't read, otherwise I can be a small boss. ”
"You're still young, and it's not too late to learn to read and write." After a pause, Lizi asked curiously: "By the way, you mistakenly thought that Big Brother Bai wanted Nalu Lingzhi as a concubine, so you attacked Big Brother Bai, why did Lord Lei Nalu Lingzhi, but you didn't attack him?" ”
"When Lord Lei accepted Lingzhi, I was studying art outside, and later, I didn't know about it when I returned to my hometown, and at that time, I hadn't found a job and had no money to marry Lingzhi."
Liz asked again: "Did you come to the capital to wait for Lord Lei to die?" ”
"After I came to the capital, I found the Lei Mansion, and when Lingzhi went out alone, I got in touch with her, and I learned that Lord Lei was good to her, so I gave up. After Lord Lei died, I told Lingzhi that I wanted to marry her, and she also agreed to marry me, so when I saw Lingzhi being carried into the White Mansion that day, my eyes turned red. ”
"I see." Then, Liz said on her own: "When Lord Lei's case is completely settled, you can take Lu Lingzhi back to your hometown." For your sake, as long as you are free, you can come to Baifu to see Lu Lingzhi. ”
Gao Yijin didn't know if what Liz said counted, so he looked at Bai Haohong, Bai Haohong nodded, and Gao Yijin said excitedly: "Thank you!" Thank you! Thank you so much! ”
Liz loves to gossip and asked casually: "By the way, do you know Di Ganghe?" ”
"Are you talking about the butler of Di Mansion? He committed suicide. ”
Bai Haohong was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Is this news reliable?" ”
"Absolutely! Because, Steward Di and our third hall master Ye Dazhi are fellow villagers, and the two of them often drink together, and after Steward Di committed suicide, the third hall master was sad for a while. However, the owner of the third hall is not in the capital now, and he will not come back until a few days. ”
Bai Haohong asked again: "Do you know why Steward Di committed suicide?" ”
Gao Yijin shook his head and said, "I don't know. However, the second hall owner may know some information, and he has a good relationship with the third hall owner. ”
Lizi listened and said to Bai Haohong: "Brother Bai, don't wait for the third hall master, today, let's go and ask the second hall master." ”
Bai Haohong agreed: "I also have this intention. ”
Bai Haohong and Lizi came to the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall, and saw that Wang Changren, the owner of the second hall, was directing the dart master and loading the goods into the carriage, and after Wang Changren was done, Bai Haohong and Lizi came forward to greet him. Wang Changren saw that it was them, and hurriedly invited the two to sit down and drink tea.
Lizzy asked curiously, "Second Pavilion Master, aren't you mainly responsible for the business of the Martial Arts Pavilion?" Why are you in charge of the dart game now? ”
Wang Changren said with a smile: "At present, the business of the dart game is good, and the third brother can't manage it alone, so I will also come to help." I've kept you waiting, what's the matter? ”
Bai Haohong said: "We came to ask, do you know the reason why Steward Di committed suicide? ”
Wang Changren sighed and said, "I heard that because Steward Di was in trouble, Lord Di Qingdi was suspected by the imperial court. ”
Liz asked puzzledly, "How can Steward Di have such great power?" ”
"I think so too, I think that the main reason for Steward Di's suicide is too much self-blame. In fact, there is no need to look for short-sightedness, he is a person who thinks too much about things. ”
Bai Haohong asked, "What's going on?" ”
Wang Changren said: "You know, in the capital, you can't burn paper money at night, if you want to burn paper money, you have to notify the 'box officer' in advance and register for the record, otherwise, others will think that it is a fire." ”
Bai Haohong asked again: "Could it be that Steward Di's suicide is related to burning paper money?" ”
"So to speak. You've heard of the mystery of the fire in Difu. ”
Liz immediately continued: "I've heard of it! When Master Di was still in the capital, one night, the lookout of the Wanghuo Tower saw that there was a fire in the backyard of Di's Mansion, and there was no record of registration, so they thought it was a fire and immediately reported it to Kaifeng Mansion. After the brigade of 'hidden fire soldiers' arrived at Di's mansion, they did not find the source of the fire, and they asked Master Di again: Did they burn paper money to worship their ancestors just now. Master Di replied: No. ”
Wang Changren nodded and said, "Yes, that's it." Later, the more this incident spread, the more miraculous it became, and some people with ulterior motives in the imperial court compared Lord Di to Zhu Wen back then, and Lord Di was demoted to Chenzhou as a magistrate. ”
Bai Haohong asked, "Finally, have you found out the reason for the fire in Di Mansion?" ”
"I found out, it was Steward Di who burned paper money to worship his ancestors, and Master Di didn't know about it."
Bai Haohong asked puzzledly: "As a housekeeper, how could Di Ganghe forget to register for the record?" ”
"Steward Di said that he asked his fellow villagers to help register."
"Who is the fellow that Steward Di is talking about?"
"It seems to be surnamed Lei, I can't remember what it's called."
Bai Haohong asked tentatively, "Is it called Lei Bangrong?" ”
"Seems to be."
"Does the third hall master know Lei Bangrong?"
"I don't know."
"I heard that the third hall master and Steward Di are fellow villagers, right?"
Wang Changren replied: "Yes." Not only that, Steward Di is also kind to the third brother. ”
"When did Steward Di commit suicide?"
"The day before Lord Di left the capital."
Bai Haohong returned to the head-catching room of Dali Temple and thought: "Steward Di went to Chun Sanniang's restaurant and quarreled with Lord Lei, could it be for the purpose of burning paper money for registration?" Is Lord Lei's death related to the quarrel? ”
Bai Haohong once again opened the file of Lei Bangrong's case and read the testimony of the relevant personnel again, and this time, the testimony of one of them attracted Bai Haohong's attention. This person's name is Zhang Laibao, and he was the first to arrive at the scene and found that Lei Bangrong had been killed.
Zhang Laibao's testimony was: "That night, the sky suddenly became cold, and I wanted to add a quilt to the master, so I took a thin quilt and went to the master's room, and found that the master was dead. I didn't see anything, I didn't bump into the murderer of the old man. ”
Bai Haohong thought to himself: "How is this testimony a bit like 'there are no three hundred taels of silver here', could it be that Zhang Laibao bumped into the murderer?" ”
At this time, Zhan Xue walked in and said: "Brother Bai, I have checked, during my stay in Ling County, Gao Yijin and Cheng Guangwu lived in a room, Cheng Guangwu said: On the night Lord Lei was killed, Gao Yijin did stay in the inn and never went out. ”
Bai Haohong replied, "Got it." You go and check the owner of the third hall, Ye Dazhi, and see if he has an alibi that night. ”
"Okay."
"I'm going to go to Lingxian tomorrow to personally investigate the scene."
"To investigate the scene?" Zhan Xue was surprised, and she continued: "It's been more than two months, and the scene may have been destroyed a long time ago. ”。
"Maybe you'll find a little bit of a clue. Also, I want to meet Zhang Laibao. Then, Bai Haohong expressed his doubts about Zhang Laibao's testimony.