Chapter 198: Evil is Hard to Hide

This is the second time Xiao Feng has entered the morgue of Shuntian Mansion. The girl who was stripped naked, compared with the previous Lan girl, has fewer scars on her body, but she is fairer and thinner and heartbreaking.

The girl's age is about the same as that of Lan Nu, and Xiao Feng immediately thought of the undrafted girl. Previously, after the imperial court issued an edict and Jinyiwei tracked down, most of the undrafted girls were released home. However, some of them are still missing, and their lives and deaths are unknown.

Jin Yiwei was not lazy, but after a long time, there were many people, and many clues were traced to the end, and it was not easy for them to chase to this extent.

The few people who hid and did not report or who had already killed people were caught and dealt with on other charges, with minor exile and heavy raids. This deterrent is already extremely rare in history.

Because these people's charges are basically fabricated, Jinyiwei also carried the black cauldron, and folk legends say that Jinyiwei does not need to be guilty of arresting people, just fabricate a crime at will.

But Jin Yiwei is also very aggrieved, it's not that we want to fabricate the charges, it's really these people's charges that can't be spoken. The emperor didn't let him say, and Jinyi took the blame. This continued until the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and it was never an exception.

Xiao Feng found a painter from Shuntianfu again, that painter learned well this time, since he heard that Guo Jun was sick, he didn't dare to go out to do private work, because he knew that Guo Jun would most likely find Xiao Feng to solve the case, and Xiao Feng would most likely let him paint a living person according to a dead corpse.

The portrait of the living person was painted, and the onlookers expressed their amazement, and what about this craft? The painter is also quite proud, and threatens to say that throughout the ages, if he can draw a dead corpse like a living person, he can be regarded as the founder of the sect!

The fame soon spread, and a powerful man was overjoyed when he heard the news, and immediately sent someone to invite the painter there, and when he saw him, he burst into tears.

"Father because...... This and this...... Accidental ingestion of drugs led to sudden death in the family, because my father did not like portraits and thought that the portrait in advance was a reminder and unlucky, so he never painted a portrait for many years. He also asked the painter to use his Danqing pen to draw a portrait of his father. ”

The painter readily agreed, prepared the pen and ink paint, and then asked, "Where is the body of Lord Lingzun?" Please take a look at it below. ”

The magnate led the painter into a secret room filled with ice, and the painter was immediately blindfolded.

"Lord Lingzun...... What kind of medicine is this mistaken medicine, why is this expression......"

The powerful also knew that it was really difficult for the painter, but they were also very polite.

"You don't have to worry about that, as long as you can draw the feeling of a living person."

The painter had no choice but to do his best, but the expression of this dead corpse was too vivid, especially the expression that was frozen on the face after death, and it was really difficult to remove it from the impression.

Therefore, the portrait drawn in the end is vivid, but the smile on this face is a lustful smile no matter how you look at it. Fortunately, the powerful man was also reasonable, although he was not very satisfied, but he also paid according to the price, but repeatedly told the painter to be stricter.

The painter took the money out of the mansion of the powerful and wiped a cold sweat: "What kind of medicine did you take, it is estimated that you will die of the wind immediately, it is really a peony flower to die, and it is also romantic to be a ghost." ”

Here, Xiao Feng handed over the girl's portrait to Lu Bing, which was an upright errand, and Lu Bing immediately sent Jinyi Wei to collect clues. Zhang Tianci's business partners from all over the country were naturally mobilized.

Looking for someone this time, I don't want to be as sneaky as last time, it's above board, and there is also Jinyiwei involved, which is very efficient, and I quickly found the girl's family.

When the girl had only one widowed mother, she wept bitterly when she saw the portrait of the girl. Ever since she heard that a group of show girls were going to be released in the palace, she was looking forward to it every day, but she couldn't think of looking forward to it, only looking forward to a portrait of her daughter and the bad news of her daughter's death.

This widow's heart pillar collapsed, she fell ill, if it weren't for Jinyiwei spending money to hire a doctor for her, I'm afraid there would be one more unjust soul in this world.

The girl's name was Yan'er, and she was taken away when she was eleven years old. At that time, the prefect of the county had become the prefect, but unfortunately he died of a violent illness last year, so the whereabouts of the undrafted girls in this county were also cut off here in the prefect, and I didn't expect to be connected again now.

Although the magistrate is dead, the master of the year is still alive, and Jinyiwei grabbed the master and tortured him to extract a confession. Master's few ribs, where can he afford the means of Jinyiwei, and the ghost cried wolf and explained some of the things he knew.

The master said that at that time, he was responsible for helping the magistrate recruit draft girls, and there were indeed two girls who were taken away by the magistrate alone. At that time, the county magistrate was mysterious, and said that he wanted to give it to a big man, and this big man could help him get promoted and make a fortune.

Jin Yiwei forced the master to ask who this big man was, and the master howled while saying that he really didn't know, but he knew that this big man must be from the capital.

Jin Yiwei sent the master's confession to the capital, and the copy was quickly delivered to Xiao Feng of Shuntian Mansion. This confession, though uncertain, is sufficient.

It is clear that the magistrate who died of illness was a strict party official. The big people in the capital, who can influence the promotion of the county, can count them with their toes. Coupled with the servant clothes embroidered with the word "Yan", the answer is already coming out.

The problem is that this is only circumstantial evidence, and there is no direct evidence yet. The Yan Mansion is dignified, and it must not be searched casually. If you want to search, you have to ask for a warrant, but what a big deal it is to ask for a search of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Not to mention that Jiajing may not agree, that is, Jiajing really made an order, if something is found, it is fine, if it misses a blow, then not only Xiao Feng will not be able to close the scene, but even Jiajing will not be able to get off the stage.

In view of such serious consequences, Xiao Feng must be completely sure before he can make a desperate bet. The direct evidence is that there are still other undrafted girls hiding in the Yan Mansion, but if the mansion is not searched, how can direct evidence be obtained?

This cycle of death made Xiao Feng extremely distressed, and he wanted to forcibly test his words several times, but reason told him that it would not work to do so, and it would only make him die.

He also wanted to find an excuse to induce him to bypass the rules of the Book of Heaven and point out a feasible path as he did before. It's a pity that this time is different from the last time, last time it was the life and death of the old king next door, so the book of heaven recognized that this was the old king's business.

But this time the woman died in front of Xiao Fengmen, whether it was Guo Jun or An Qingyue, solving the case was just a job, and there was nothing close to it. What's more, this case was handed over to Xiao Feng by name by Jiajing, no matter what, Tianshu would not think that it was someone else's business.

Xiao Feng returned to the mansion, sullen. Qiao Niang saw that he was in a bad mood, restrained the three people and one dog in the backyard, and did not disturb the master, and then thoughtfully prepared his favorite pig's head meat and other side dishes for Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng was drinking alone, but the girl's face kept flashing in front of him. It was a face that was more vivid and real than Lan Nu. Lan Nu's eyes were full of despair, but there was still hope in her eyes.

She was indeed only one step away from hope, if she could run a little faster, she would be able to rush into Xiao Feng's mansion, and even Yan Shifan would be powerless to do anything about her at that time.

She can tell Yan Shifan's crimes to herself, she can take herself to save those sisters who are still in the clutches of Yan Shifan, she can help herself completely bring down the Yan family and eradicate this cancer for Daming.

A person stood at the door at some point, Xiao Feng raised his head, and saw that it was Lan Niang. Xiao Feng saw that she was only one person, and it was inconvenient to greet her into the house, so he walked to the door and asked with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, what's the matter?"

Lan Niang obviously cried just now, and looked at Xiao Feng with slightly red eyes.

"My lord, that girl...... Is the girl who fell in front of our house the same as Lan'er? ”

These words were a bit clueless, but Xiao Feng understood it at once, and he also understood why Lan Niang was crying. He nodded, his eyes a little avoiding Lan Niang's gaze.

"My lord, I folded some paper money for her, and when she is buried, I want to burn some paper for her. I heard from Miss An that the girl's mother was sick and could not come to the capital. ”

Xiao Feng's throat seemed to be choked, and Lan Niang's words were like a whip, pumping on his face, hot.

"Why don't you ask me, after so many days, has the case been solved?"

Lan Niang lowered her head: "This is an adult's business, I don't understand." I believe that adults, if they can clear Lan'er's grievances, they will definitely be able to help this child. ”

Lan Niang turned her hand and left, and Xiao Feng looked at her back. She was only forty-one years old, but her back was cowering like a fifties, and how much suffering and sorrow was overwhelming.

Xiao Feng suddenly picked up the wine jug and poured it all down in one go, then he swept the plate on the table to the side, spread a piece of paper, picked up the pen, and wrote the word "injustice" with all his might.

Some people died, but not completely......