Chapter 229

"What else could it be for?"

"How many days have passed since the poisoning of Yang Gong at Da Fengtai..."

Yuwen Ze snorted, spoke first, and replied in an almost mocking tone: "No matter how stupid or foolish the poisoner is, they would have already cleaned up everything!"

Not to mention that the murderer was his brother, if it were anyone with a brain, in such ample time, they would have been able to wipe the line of the Purple Monkey Flower clean, right?

Could they be stupid enough to wait for you to investigate?

"Indeed, the person behind the scenes who can act so cleverly must be impossible to leave any evidence to expose clues..."

Liu Bingzhong agreed deeply, took over the conversation, and nodded in approval: "Governor Chen's entry point is excellent!"

He paused and added: "And the mole in the Yang Mansion would not dare to disappear directly..."

Leaving aside other things, Liu Bingzhong was extremely impressed by Chen Yan's precise grasp of the point...

With sufficient time, all related clues and loopholes could be resolved to a flawless degree.

But the "mole" in the Yang Mansion who gave Yang Gong the Purple Monkey Flower would not dare to disappear easily...

Once that happens, they would be exposing their own feet!

Anyway, since all previous clues were broken, staying safely in the Yang Mansion was the safest and most secure option.

"A Ze and Old Liu are very right!"

Chen Yan smiled indifferently, raised his hand to pat, and praised.

His eyes were full of gratification.

From the improvised acting yesterday to the coordinated guidance today, there has truly been a full growth...

Chen Yan asked me to take men to search, probably to avoid suspicion; this guy is really cautious... Dugu Zhang pondered for a moment, guessed Chen Yan's intention in his heart, and said: "Since there is a breakthrough, it is better to be early than late. Let us go to the Yang Mansion to arrest the murderer immediately!"

Yang Mansion.

"Master, the people from Jingzhao Prefecture have surrounded our mansion tightly..." Steward Yang came hurriedly from outside, his expression anxious, stopped beside Yang Qin, and reported.

"Jingzhao Prefecture?"

"What does Liu Bingzhong want to do?"

Yang Qin, upon hearing this, frowned slightly and muttered in confusion.

Raiding the house?

If the Mingjing Si came, there would be such a possibility...

Liu Bingzhong does not have the guts, nor the power!

A moment later.

An apology came from outside:

"Grand General Yang, the incident was sudden, and we surrounded your honorable mansion without authorization. Please forgive us!"

Immediately after, Chen Yan, leading Yuwen Ze, Liu Bingzhong, Dugu Zhang, and others, appeared in sight.

"Governor Chen, Prince Heir, Prefect Liu, A Zhang, what is this...?" After seeing the faces of the visitors, especially Dugu Zhang, Yang Qin's expression became even more confused, and he asked.

Having Dugu Zhang come along indicated that it was definitely not a bad thing...

But what was the intention behind this operation of surrounding the mansion?

Chen Yan gave Dugu Zhang a look, and he understood, immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands, and explained: "Uncle Yang, please do not be impatient. Prefect Liu surrounding the mansion is to prevent the person who poisoned A Gong from escaping!"

"We had to act unexpectedly and report after the fact..."

Letting the yamen runners surround the Yang Mansion not only received Dugu Zhang's approval, but it was even proposed by him personally...

It was to prevent, now that a breakthrough had finally been made, failing at the last moment due to lack of caution.

"You have clues so quickly?!"

Yang Qin keenly grasped the point in the words, his expression changed suddenly, and he said in surprise.

He never expected that only one day had passed, and such great progress had been made...

"Yes!"

Dugu Zhang nodded to Yang Qin and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Yang, Governor Chen's way of investigating cases is indeed effective..."

"There is a mole in the mansion!"

Dugu Zhang watched the whole process and could be certain that Chen Yan definitely did not tamper with anything...

Immediately, he stepped forward and whispered in Yang Qin's ear, detailing the process.

"So that is how it is!"

After listening, Yang Qin suddenly felt as if he had been enlightened, and sighed: "No wonder we couldn't find it out before..."

Who could have thought that it was the toxin produced by the mutual restraint of medicinal properties?

The reason for the lack of progress before finally had a reasonable explanation...

He paused, looked at Chen Yan, cupped his hands and said: "Governor Chen, how does Yang need to cooperate?"

"You just speak!"

In his words, there was a bit more respect.

No wonder Yuwen Hu could value this son so much...

Chen Yan is Chen Yan; one move and you know if it works!

"Please have Grand General Yang send trusted aides to accompany Brother Dugu to investigate and catch the culprit in the mansion!" Chen Yan raised his hand, pointed at Dugu Zhang, and threw the matter out.

Letting their own people investigate without handling it at all, no matter how guarded this Grand General Yang was, he would not doubt the credibility of the result...

"Good."

Yang Qin, upon hearing this, looked at Chen Yan with some surprise and replied.

He paused and continued: "Yang Gui, take this Marquis's personal soldiers and go to assist A Zhang!"

"Yes!"

Steward Yang nodded, took the order and left. After gathering the personal soldiers, under Dugu Zhang's coordination, they began the investigation and arrest.

The dark clouds covering Yang Qin's heart dissipated a lot, and he ordered the attendants serving on the side: "Bring tea for Governor Chen, the Prince Heir, and Prefect Liu!"

Two hours later.

The investigation in the mansion was still in full swing.

Yang Qin, holding an exquisitely carved sandalwood box, came to Chen Yan and handed it over directly: "Governor Chen, here!"

"Grand General Yang, what is this...?"

Chen Yan was startled, looked at this sudden action, and asked in confusion.

"The silver notes I promised to give you, Governor Chen, yesterday, as well as those land deeds..." Yang Qin opened the sandalwood box unhurriedly.

Inside were exactly 100,000 taels of silver notes, as well as the deeds for the shops on Zhuque Avenue and the land outside the city...

"Grand General, isn't this too early?"

Chen Yan did not reach out to take it, but reminded: "Now we only have clues; the murderer has not been caught yet!"

"As long as we catch the mole in the mansion, we can follow the vine to find the melon and pull out the person behind the scenes..." Yang Qin shook his head and said.

He paused, handed the sandalwood box again, and continued: "Please accept it, Governor Chen!"

It has already progressed to this step, and the rest is just a matter of time...

Now that the reward has been fulfilled, the two of them are even!

Yang Qin does not like to owe others anything...

"Then this Governor will respectfully obey..." Chen Yan's mouth rose slightly, he took the sandalwood box calmly, and handed it to Hongye, who was closest.

"Uncle Yang, this nephew has caught the person!"

Just at this moment, Dugu Zhang ran all the way from outside and rushed in. Although he was panting, he still could not hide his excitement.

"Who is it?" Yang Qin looked in the direction of the sound and blurted out.

He could not wait to see which dog thing had eaten inside and out!

"Bring him up!" Dugu Zhang shouted outside.

"Mmm mmm mmm!"

Immediately after, a man in his forties or fifties with his mouth blocked was pushed up by the personal soldiers.

"Jia Si Tong?!"

"How could it be you?!"

Even from a distance, Yang Qin recognized who it was at a glance and questioned sternly: "This Marquis has treated you well on weekdays!"

"Why did you collude with outsiders to lay such a poisonous hand on this Marquis's A Gong!"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and removed the cloth strip blocking his mouth.

This was no one else, but an old servant who had been in the Yang Mansion for more than ten years.

"I am wronged!"

"Master, this small one is wronged!"

"Even if you gave this small one a thousand or ten thousand guts, I would not dare to collude with outsiders to poison the Eldest Young Master!"

The moment his restraints were untied, Jia Si Tong hurriedly opened his mouth and shouted his grievances.

"You are wronged?"

Dugu Zhang was amused, grabbed his shoulder hard, and sneered: "Jia Si Tong, then you explain, how did those silver notes and land deeds in your son's house come about?"

"Don't tell me such a huge amount of silver notes were rewarded to you by Uncle Yang!"

The reason why the investigation took two hours, from day to evening, was not only to investigate the servants of the Yang Mansion, but also their related relatives...

"It... it is..." Jia Si Tong was a little guilty, cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and he stammered.

"Speak quickly!" Yang Qin suppressed the fire in his chest and gritted his teeth.

Jia Si Tong could not withstand this pressure, his legs went soft, his eyes closed, and he poured out the words: "It was one night before, a man in black came to find this small one, saying that if I put a kind of medicinal powder into the Eldest Young Master's diet, he would give this small one those things!"

He paused, as if remembering something, and hurriedly defended: "This small one tried it on the livestock in the mansion one by one, and after there was no problem, I added it to the Eldest Young Master's diet..."

"This small one truly had no heart to harm the Eldest Young Master!"

"You... you are truly damnably dead!" Yang Qin was furious, but still forced himself to calm down, turned to look at Steward Yang, "Yang Gui, A Zhang, take these land deeds to investigate and pull out the villain who bribed Jia Si Tong!"

"Obey."

After Steward Yang responded, he turned and left without any hesitation.

Two more hours later.

"Master, we found out!"

Steward Yang and Dugu Zhang led people back hurriedly and reported: "The one who bribed Jia Si Tong is..."