Gu Qingzhang went into the water, he opened the water inlet, and got the body out of the water.

The two people on the shore leaned over, looked at it for a moment, and said in surprise: "Judging from the clothes, this person should be either rich or noble, and he is a character." ”

The brother and sister who came to the conclusion looked at each other, knowing that it might not be so simple behind this.

"I really shouldn't have stayed in Suzhou City for more," Lin Shijing helplessly held his forehead, "There are too many bad things like this." ”

was involved in Fang Chong's case before, and he and his sister's net worth and life were almost confessed in Bozhou, but I didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing again not long after I came to Suzhou.

Gu Qingzhang, who was dragging the corpse, smiled heartily: "Isn't this good, it's boring for us to save this way." ”

Lin Chonghan's brows couldn't help jumping, his actions and his bright and sunny smile really made people have an indescribable sense of separation and creepy.

Lin Shijing moved towards her without a trace, and whispered to her: "I'll just say it, Gu Qingzhang is a gentle person on the surface, but in fact——"

Before the words fell, Gu Qingzhang, who was dragging the corpse ashore, threw the corpse beside him with a "snap", and asked secretly threateningly: "Lin Er, what are you talking about?" ”

Lin Shijing quickly and casually changed the topic: "I'm discussing with Chonghan, how did this person die." ”

"I'll take a look," Gu Qingzhang carefully examined the corpse, "He didn't grow long when he died, and his face hadn't been soaked and deformed, so it should be a young man." ”

"I looked around and didn't find any wounds, it was possible that I had fallen into the water," he added, "but I don't rule out other possibilities, in short, let's report to the police as soon as possible." ”

Everyone unanimously agreed, and sent the little servant to the yamen in Suzhou to report to the official.

The people from the yamen came quickly, perhaps because they saw that the three of them were extraordinary, and the people who came were very respectful to them, and they were much more careful when questioning than ordinary people.

The servant who rushed in was just about to go to examine the corpse, but when he saw the face of the deceased, he exclaimed: "My lord, the deceased seems to be the eldest son of the Nan family, Nanyue!" ”

The expression of the little official investigating the case became serious, he bowed his hand to Gu Qingzhang, and said: "It's rude, it's a big matter, I'm afraid the lower officials will have to inform the prefect first." ”

While the little official was leaving, Gu Qingzhang chatted with the officials on the side about the Nan family.

Seeing that there was nothing to do now, the official simply told him: "This Nanjia is a famous incense-making family in the entire Gusu Mansion, and their family has an ancestral secret incense, and they pay tribute to the palace every year!" ”

Lin Chonghan listened attentively, she felt a little strange, according to her understanding of the official position, the prefect is equivalent to the top figure in Suzhou, and no matter how rich the Nan family is, it will not alarm the prefect.

Gu Qingzhang obviously thought the same thing, and he asked the same.

"Nobleman, I'm afraid you're from out of town," the official waved his hand, "If this Nan family is just an imperial businessman, it is just that, but it is said that their family is still protected by big people in the capital." ”

"When the former prefect took office, he wanted to force the Nan family to hand over the secret incense formula to him, but the Nan family not only didn't pay it, but the lord was demoted because of this."

When the official talked about this, he sighed: "I heard that it was from our rich land, directly to the bitter cold north. ”

After a while, the little official hurried back again, only this time with a long line of people behind him.

Lin Chonghan observed them and found that they were all pampered and richly dressed, and they should be the family members of this Nanyue son.

"Son!"

When one of the middle-aged women saw the corpse lying on the ground, she pounced on it, tears falling down her eyes and hitting the ground.

Another young woman with a woman's hair in a bun also knelt on the ground with her, silently wiping her tears with a handkerchief, she should be Nanyue's wife.

Behind him was a young man with a handsome appearance, who looked a little like the deceased, he looked sad, but still had some sense, and stepped forward to thank the three of them first.

"If it weren't for Your Excellency," he said, wiping his tears with his sleeve uncontrollably, "my brother doesn't know how long he will have to soak in this icy river!" ”

Gu Qingzhang motioned to him that he didn't need to thank him.

At this time, he stood up and asked, "Nan Xiaogongzi, do you remember what your brother disappeared?" ”

"Remember," Nan Xiaogongzi nodded, his eyes flushed, "About a few days ago, someone invited my brother to a banquet, but from that day on, he disappeared. ”

Lin Shijing was signaling his subordinates to pack up the grilled fish and throw it away, after hearing this, he raised his head and asked in surprise: "Disappeared for a few days, and no one in your family reported to the official?" ”

The woman kneeling on the ground raised her head, she choked up and said, "It's not that she didn't report to the official, but the family received a letter from her husband that day, saying that she was going to go out with someone, so she ......."

At this time, Nan Er added in a timely manner: "My brother used to go out a lot, so no one in the family was suspicious. ”

He made a simple investigation of the corpse and said: "There are no injuries on Nanyue Gongzi's body, and a certain guess should be that he was drunk and accidentally fell into the water and died." ”

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the three people of the Nan family spoke in unison and said resolutely: "Impossible! ”

Nanyue's wife: "My husband will be able to drown, and it is not very likely that he will drown." ”

"My brother and I used to go down to the river in the middle of summer," Nanji added, "and he went down a few times drunk, but nothing happened at all. ”

He shook his head and said, "It is also possible that Nanyue Gongzi has drunk too much, you know, in a drunken state, even if you can swim, it is difficult to swim ashore." ”

He was not bad, and several people present had heard of these similar rumors to a greater or lesser extent, but Nanji never believed that his brother would drown.

Lin Chonghan's grilled fish for breakfast had not yet eaten a few bites before he found a corpse, and now he was really hungry and tired.

"Since none of you can convince anyone," she proposed, "you might as well have him dissect it and see if there is any water in his lungs." ”

As soon as these words came out, the woman who was crying next to her son's corpse raised her head suddenly, staring at Lin Chonghan deadly, her lips squirmed and wanted to say something, as if she wanted to curse her, but considering Lin Chonghan's identity, she forcibly swallowed the words again.

She turned to scold her daughter-in-law beside her angrily: "You faceless broom star, and you have the face to cry next to my son, not long after marrying you, I killed my son!" ”

She scolded and scolded and was still angry, so she directly raised her hand and slapped her daughter-in-law, knocking her down stiffly.

"Mother! ——”

Nan Er exclaimed, and he hurriedly stepped forward to support his sister-in-law.

This farce made Lin Chonghan frown, although she sympathized with the other party's white-haired person sending the black-haired person, but she couldn't get used to her behavior of blaming her daughter-in-law for her son's death.

"This is a private mansion," she said coldly, "and if it's all right, don't bother us." If you make any more insulting remarks, I will have your son's body thrown out directly. ”