Chapter 133: The Old Case

Seeing Yun Yi asking, Zhuge Ming's old face instantly turned into a chrysanthemum.

The reason why he patiently said so much to Yun Yi was to put the ring in Yun Yi's hands.

Now he sees that Yunyi has actually thrown himself into the net.

In addition to being delighted, he hurriedly explained:

"Since the previous generation of saints unfortunately fell outside the gate, the position of the saintess of the Red Lotus Sect has become vacant."

"It wasn't until I inadvertently came to Qingfeng Village a few years ago that the Red Lotus Sect regained its Holy Maiden."

"Before becoming the holy daughter of the Red Lotus Sect, Tang Sai'er was already the owner of this Qingfeng Village."

"As for the case back then, it had a deep relationship with her."

Hearing the old guy say this, Yun Yi couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

This guy actually developed the leader of the dignified cottage into the holy daughter of the Red Lotus Sect.

Is this a preparation for a strong alliance in the rebel world?

In fact, before this, Yun Yi had always thought that Qingfeng Village was a stronghold of the Red Lotus Sect.

Now listening to the old guy say this, Yun Yi realized that the identity of the Holy Maiden of the Red Lotus Sect was just one of Tang Sai'er's many names.

A woman not only started the business of occupying the mountain as the king, but also seems to be doing well.

What's more, this woman has actually become a saint of another sect.

From this point of view, the woman with the name Tang Sayer is really a fierce person!

The old guy just said that the case was related to Tang Sai'er.

Could it be that this case was committed by Tang Sai'er?

It's just that this old guy is talking about, what kind of case is it?

Frowning and thinking for a while, he couldn't think of a reason, Yun Yi simply looked at Zhuge Ming, ready to wait for him to continue.

"Back then, I received a message from the secret pile of the Red Lotus Secret Guard in Linjiang County, saying that the tax silver in Linjiang County was robbed by mountain bandits during transportation."

"However, the fierce mountain bandits only robbed the tax silver, but did not harm the errand who was responsible for escorting the tax silver."

"The county commander Liu Gengnian led people to investigate the scene of the robbery, and then ordered all the servants who escorted the tax and silver to be arrested."

"Although the government later reported that the case was a collusion between the servants who escorted the tax and silver and the mountain bandits."

"But except for those who were in charge of escorting, none of the mountain bandits who robbed the tax money were caught."

"And what makes people feel even more unbelievable is that the group of officers in charge of escort all committed suicide in the county jail for no reason on the night they were arrested."

Suicide in fear of sin?

If it is really the errand in charge of the escort, he colluded with the mountain bandits inside and outside.

How could they be willing to commit suicide when the tax money had already been robbed?

You must know that since these people dare to risk killing their heads to fight the idea of tax money, they must have been planning for a long time.

If you commit suicide just because you are suspected, this is too unreasonable!

How can a person who dares to conspire with the mountain bandits to fight the idea of tax money have such a poor psychological quality?

"As soon as those officers in charge of the escort die, I'm afraid this case will become a headless unsolved case, right?"

Regarding the follow-up development of this case, Yun Yi already has a rough guess in his heart.

"You guessed it right!"

"Although Liu Gengnian wiped out all the mountain bandits around Linjiang County afterwards, none of the robbed tax money was recovered."

"After this incident, the government and the opposition were shaken, but because the robbery occurred at the junction of the three counties, the responsibility was not completely on Liu Gengnian's head."

"In addition, because there are many suspicious points in this case, the imperial court has also sent a messenger to investigate."

"It's just that after a few heavy rains, the traces of the robbery scene have long since been lost."

"And the autopsies of those suicide officers are all testimonies made by county officials."

"So after the arrival of the imperial court's envoy, there is no way to deal with this case."

"I heard that later, the backer behind Liu Gengnian came forward as a guarantor, and after the incident, Liu Gengnian not only captured the internal and external officers, but also led the team to suppress the bandits."

"So although he was punished by the court for this incident, he was not convicted and disgraced."

"Because this matter is quite strange, so after receiving the news from the dark pile, I set off to Linjiang County."

"After coming here, although I used a large number of Red Lotus Secret Guards, I still didn't get anything."

"But during the investigation, I found out something else quite strange."

Another thing?

Hearing this, Yun Yi was stunned for a moment, and then thought of the red-clothed Qianying.

"You said that it wasn't until you met Tang Sai'er that you figured out the whole story of this case."

"Could it be that this case is still related to Tang Sai'er?"

Although Yun Yi also guessed in his heart whether this case was caused by Tang Sai'er.

However, after thinking of the purpose of the Red Lotus Sect, he rejected this idea.

If this case was really Tang Sai'er's doing, then with Zhuge Ming's old guy's temperament, he would definitely not let her be the Holy Maiden of the Red Lotus Sect.

"This case is indeed related to Tang Sayer."

"Or to be precise, it should be related to more than ten old and weak women and children in this Qingfeng Village."

Well?

How can a case of robbery of tax money be related to the elderly, weak, women and children?

Could it be ...... Could it be that these old and weak women and children are all relatives of those errand servants?

As soon as he thought of this, Yun Yi couldn't help but look at Zhuge Ming in surprise.

"You guessed that, too?"

"That's right!"

"Most of the people in this Qingfeng Village are all relatives of those errand soldiers."

Did you really make yourself guess right?

Although he was confirmed by Zhuge Ming, Yun Yi was even more surprised in his heart.

He naturally wouldn't take it for granted that those tax money were robbed by this group of old and weak women and children.

After all, after the robbery, Liu Gengnian once led people to clean up all the mountain bandits near Linjiang County.

But what Yunyi couldn't figure out was, why did the family members of these errand servants come to this Qingfeng Village to settle down and become a coward?

It seemed to see Yun Yi's doubts, and after the old guy sighed, he continued:

"After the officers who were responsible for escorting the tax and silver died in the county jail for no reason, their family members also began to disappear or die one after another for no reason."

"At first, they didn't link the accident to the case."

"It wasn't until later, when Tang Sai'er's in-laws were about to go to Beijing to sue the emperor, that they were found drowned in the river for no reason, which aroused her vigilance."

"After burying her in-laws, Tang Sai'er was originally going to leave the country to protect herself."

But just before she left, when she paid tribute to her deceased husband for the last time, she found a letter in front of her husband's grave.

"And the content of that letter is the inside story of the tax bank robbery and the truth about the mysterious disappearance and death of those family members."

"Through that letter, Tang Sai'er learned that the so-called tax and silver robbery was nothing more than a play directed and acted by Liu Gengnian, the county magistrate, from beginning to end."

"And even the unexplained disappearances and deaths of those family members are actually all the handiwork of the county magistrate Liu Gengnian."