Chapter 100: Deep Water Kills Me

"Released?!"

Someone from the Bieja Mansion came to invite Wang Yang to talk about the progress of the case. Wang Yang originally thought there was a clue to the investigation of Du Sanye kidnapping A-Wu, but he didn't expect that Du Sanye hadn't even been locked up for a day before he was released!

Le Zhan's expression was solemn: "He was released. Those subordinates of his confessed that this case was done privately by them, with the purpose of extorting money, and Du Shubao didn't know about it..."

Wang Yang was suddenly angry, but his expression was well controlled: "At the time, his subordinates accidentally confessed the mastermind, and so many bailiffs and officials heard it. Saying he didn't know about it probably won't hold up."

Although Wang Yang had already given up the idea of using this case to completely overturn Du Sanye, he still had to give him some lessons so that he wouldn't dare to mess around in the future; locking him up for a while could at least calm things down for a while. Who would have thought that he would get away with it in less than a day? Wouldn't he be even more arrogant in the future?

Le Zhan had promised Wang Yang last night that he would punish Du Shubao with a small warning and would definitely find out the truth, but he felt ashamed when the person was released as soon as the day broke:

"Zhiyan, I'm afraid I can't do what I promised you last night. I thought about it too simply. I didn't expect Liu Yin to come forward."

"Who?"

"Liu Chief Clerk. Not long after the criminal was handed over to the county government last night, the Chief Clerk Mansion sent someone to take over the case. Liu Yin is the Chief Clerk of Jingzhou, the head of the provincial officials, and can act on behalf of the provincial government. He also holds the position of Nanjun Prefect, and is in charge of Jiangling County. He sent someone to supervise, and there is no problem with the procedure."

Chief Clerk was equivalent to the number two figure in Jingzhou, with power second only to the Prince of Badong. Wang Yang never expected that such a small matter would mobilize the Chief Clerk!

"Zhiyan, I advise you not to pursue this matter anymore. After the four subordinates who confessed finished recording their statements, before they could be sentenced, they all hanged themselves..."

Wang Yang looked at Le Zhan in shock!

In his mind, the strong man who shouted "my arm is soaked with blood" appeared involuntarily. What was the name of the woman he liked? It seemed to be "Jiaojiao"?

Le Zhan also had a lingering fear, and slowly chanted: "Dulu Dulu, the water is deep and the mud is muddy. The mud is muddy, but the water is deep and kills me..."

Wild forests and messy grass, the Yangtze River is vast.

A small boat with a black awning stopped by the river, and five fast horses rushed to it.

On the horses were five people, four wearing black tight clothes, with swords at their waists; one wearing black cloth clothes, with a bamboo hat on his head, it was Du Sanye in disguise.

"Third Master, please board the boat." One of the riders said.

Du Sanye was slightly displeased: "Just such a broken boat?"

"To avoid suspicion, Third Master, please don't blame me."

"I haven't even had a sip of water until now!"

"Water and food are on the boat, Third Master, please."

"They didn't even let me take my luggage. Those who don't know would think I'm a prisoner! Damn Liu Yin, the case is closed, and he's still making a fuss. When I see the Prince, I have my own words." Du Sanye cursed in his heart and dismounted to board the boat.

The four riders stayed on the shore until the small boat completely disappeared from sight before leaving.

Victor Hugo said: The sewer is the conscience of the city.

The Greek historian Dionysius also thought that the sewer was one of the three manifestations of the greatness of the Roman Empire.

The construction history of sewers in China is long-standing. As early as the Neolithic Age, there was a drainage system composed of pottery water pipes under the roadbed. By the Southern Dynasties, the sewer construction in the city was quite perfect. There were open channels on the ground, brick-built dark ditches underground, and drainage outlets, drainage pipes, and seepage wells, which were enough to undertake the task of discharging domestic sewage and accumulated water during the rainy season.

At this time, Wang Yang was standing by the road, staring at the sewer cover with dense holes in front of him in a daze. In a trance, there was a sense of familiarity with crossing back to modern times.

But he had no mood to sigh at this familiarity, his mind was full of Du Sanye's affairs.

Actually, with Liu Chief Clerk's protection, Du Sanye had been acquitted, and there was no need to kill people to silence them, but they still had to do so. The reason was either to make this case an iron case to ensure Du Sanye's absolute safety; or to cover up some unknown secret. Or both.

According to Le Zhan, although Liu Yin was from a cold family, his promotion speed was not slow. In the background of the noble families holding power at that time, he was an exception. Being a Chief Clerk of a large province was already high-ranking and powerful. What reason did he have to not even avoid suspicion to protect Du Sanye's absolute safety?

Could it be that the two were colluding, and Du Sanye held Liu Yin's handle? Or was it related to the Prince of Luling?

And why did Du Sanye want to kidnap A-Wu?

This matter was full of weirdness, and Wang Yang couldn't figure it out for a while. But this also reminded Wang Yang that he must find a way to make friends with that eccentric Prince at the Prince of Badong's banquet the day after tomorrow.

Because if Du Sanye wanted to use Liu Yin to deal with him, only the Prince of Badong could suppress Liu Yin. And A-Wu, the Strong Man sometimes had to go to the folding fan business, so when there was no one at home, it was best not to let her be alone at home. He could put her in the Commandery School and pick her up when he went home...

While Wang Yang was pondering these things, he didn't know that his fake identity was being exposed by four forces in four different ways, three of which had already succeeded, and the last one was in progress...

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Note: For friends who are curious about what the sewer cover in the Southern Dynasties looked like, you can see the several real objects from the Wei, Jin, and Southern Dynasties exhibited in the Nanjing Museum. There are well covers with small holes, and also long strip holes, similar to the sealing bricks on the ditches today. ===== CHAPTER 101 =====