dognovel Chapter 136: Investigate from the Beginning
Chapter 136: Investigate from the Beginning
Madam Liu returned the silver to Ning Yi: "Mr. Ning, you have helped us orphans and widows a lot. If it weren't for your financial support, we wouldn't even be able to hold the funeral for the child's father."
"Now, I can't take your money anymore."
Ning Yi forced her to take the silver: "You are a woman with two children to support, how can you be without money?"
"I advise you to wait a little longer. Perhaps there will be a turn for the better in your husband's case."
As he spoke, Ning Yi looked at Yu Zhen who was standing beside him with a puzzled look on his face.
After Mrs. Liu thanked them repeatedly, Ning Yi and his group left the low slum house.
On the way, Ning Yi asked, "Yu Shaoqing, everyone says you are an expert at solving cases. If the people have grievances, would you be willing to help them redress their grievances?"
Although Yu Zhen was full of doubts, he didn't understand why Ning Yi asked him this question.
He answered seriously, "Your Highness, my humble position belongs to the Dali Temple."
"If the people have grievances, they can go to Daming Prefecture."
Ning Yi looked at the thin, dark-skinned man with dissatisfaction: "You mean, if you see a case where the people are wronged, you will just ignore it?"
"I didn't say that," Yu Zhen quickly explained. "What I meant was that if the people's case came into my hands, I would definitely handle it."
What he meant was that even if he wanted to get involved, he could only handle cases involving the Dali Temple.
This made Ning Yi feel a little more satisfied: "It just so happens that the head of this family died unjustly outside the city a while ago. You can start your investigation from this family."
"This." Yu Zhen looked at the dilapidated courtyard he had just left with embarrassment.
He smiled helplessly and said, "Your Highness, this is my duty. His Majesty has ordered me to investigate your case and Han Dingtian's case. I dare not get involved in other cases."
Yu Zhen wanted to refuse. He was busy thinking about how to investigate the Sixth Prince and had no time to care about ordinary people who died unjustly.
Ning Yi also understood his concerns and said calmly, "Do you know who the man who died in this family is?"
Yu Zhen had no idea. He was also puzzled and looked at Ning Yi's question.
He simply said, "Your Highness, although I don't know who this man is, I have something that I am very confused about. I hope Your Highness can help me understand."
Without waiting for Ning Yi's consent, Yu Zhen bowed and asked, "With your status, it's impossible for you to seek help specifically from this family of unjustly killed people. Is there some hidden reason behind this?"
There are so many poor people in the world, and many people have starved to death just because they have to drink relief soup outside the city every day, which is not even as good as slop.
But why did the Sixth Prince specifically go to help this family?
Besides, the hostess of this house is not good-looking.
From any angle, it is impossible to tell what the Sixth Prince's intention is.
Ning Yi smiled and raised his eyebrows, saying, "Yu Shaoqing, Yu Zhen, you really are someone who likes to argue."
Yu Zhen stared at him angrily, "Your Highness, you have misunderstood. The word 'zhen' in this humble position means I want to investigate the truth, not to be picky. Please answer my question just now, Your Highness."
"How dare you..." Qin Haifeng glared at him in dissatisfaction. "Your Highness, is it illegal to help someone? Is that something you can ask?"
Even if you, Yu Zhen, came here specifically to inquire about the case, but Your Highness is only trying to help the people who have been wronged, why are you still asking so many questions?
But Yu Zhen remained unmoved and continued to stare at Ning Yi with sharp eyes.
He felt that Ning Yi would not help this family for no reason, nor would he bring him here for no reason.
Ning Yi waved his hand to stop Qin Haifeng from questioning him, and said leisurely: "This prince will tell you."
"The owner of this house is Liu Laosi, an outsider. He came to Beijing with his wife and two children two years ago to make a living. His job is to buy up some stolen goods from wealthy families."
"Purchasing stolen goods?" Yu Zhen frowned.
Ning Yi nodded: "Yes, the big owners of the stolen goods he purchased included the Fourth Prince, the Prime Minister, the Shangshu, and the Shilang. But a while ago, they suddenly died on the roadside outside the city without anyone noticing."
"The Daming Prefecture dismissed the matter as a perfunctory matter, claiming the stolen goods vehicle accidentally overturned and he was crushed to death. To this day, no one has figured out the cause."
Yu Zhen understood. Who would care about the life or death of a small person like Liu Laosi at the grassroots level?
The Daming Prefecture has no time to care whether a small-time man who specializes in buying stolen goods is wronged or not.
Yu Zhen suddenly looked up: "Your Highness, are you saying that this matter is related to the Fourth Prince and his men?"
I only learned from the Sixth Prince's words just now that this Liu Laosi seems to have acquired the wealthy families of the Fourth Prince.
Ning Yi didn't answer the question, but simply said, "Remember the weapons workshop case a while ago?"
"After that incident, people started dying all over the capital. Some drowned in the moat, others were hit by cars, and the cause was unknown."
"And this Liu Laosi has been dead for half a month, and he is also implicated by those wealthy families."
Ning Yi stared at him seriously: "Don't you want to investigate the case? Then start from the source."
"I believe this will yield great results for you in investigating the so-called reselling of disaster relief grain."
Yu Zhen understood that the Sixth Prince was beating around the bush just to get him to investigate the case of reselling disaster relief grain.
Although the emperor asked him to investigate this case, he had more important things to deal with.
"Your Highness, His Majesty has instructed me to investigate you and Han Dingtian..."
Ning Yi interrupted him directly: "Yu Shaoqing, the only cooperation between this prince and Han Dingtian is related to disaster relief grain, isn't it?"
After hearing this, Yu Zhen shut up.
He quickly looked towards the dilapidated courtyard with renewed energy: "Yu Mou, listen to what His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince said and start the investigation from this courtyard."
Ning Yi was very satisfied with his persistent attitude in seeking the truth, so he left Yu Zhen behind and went back with Qin Haifeng.
On the way, Qin Haifeng said worriedly, "Your Highness, we must be on guard against Yu Shaoqing. After all, forming cliques and pursuing personal interests all depends on his mouth."
Ning Yi looked at him and felt deeply moved. Qin Haifeng was indeed loyal to him.
He was asked to lead the team to Jiangdong without any hesitation. After finishing the business, he brought the fourth batch of servants back to Beijing without any rest.
"That's fine. If he investigates everything and still accuses me of forming a clique for personal gain, I'll deal with him first."
Ning Yi didn't take Yu Zhen seriously at all and walked towards Zuixian Garden.
The shopkeeper attentively served a table full of fine wine and delicious food: "Your Highness, please try it. We have a new and excellent chef here."
Ning Yi tasted it and nodded slightly: "It tastes good."
Before the shopkeeper could even get excited, Ning Yi changed the subject: "How's things going with the fourth brother lately?"
Ning Yi is not worried about the Second Prince now. He is sitting back and watching the show as both the Fourth Prince and he will have to fight to the death.
It is also possible to guess what the Second Prince meant. Doesn't he just want him to fight with the Fourth Prince until the old emperor dies so that he can ascend the throne safely?
In this case, Ning Yi decided to get rid of the Fourth Prince first, otherwise he would be annoyed by this guy all the time.
The shopkeeper had already prepared everything and explained, "Your Highness, recently it's been the Fourth Prince and the Prime Minister who have been hanging out together. No other ministers have been around. However, there is one person who frequently visits the Fourth Prince's residence."