The heavens set sail from the courtyard

When Wang Yi and Han were imprisoned in the nunnery, Wang Gang had already been working in Kaifeng Prefecture for a month.

As the left army inspector of Kaifeng Prefecture, Wang Gang usually has to maintain the public security in Bianjing City and lead people to patrol the entire city. Sometimes he has to judge cases, so his work is very busy.

Wang Gang’s superior was not the prefect of Kaifeng. In fact, given his rank, he was not qualified to report to the prefect of Kaifeng.

His immediate superior was Shen Huizhao, the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Lord Shen is not very old, but he holds a high position. After spending a month with him, Wang Gang found that he is fair, strict, upright and a very good official. He is just a little cold, but he is a warm-hearted person and is quite nice to his subordinates.

One month after Wang Gang took office, he had basically understood the duties of the Left Army Patrol Envoy and had a team of people under him.

The king had just started work for an hour when his subordinate Yang Xun, the patrol officer of the left army, came to report that a murder had occurred on the commercial street.

The city of Bianjing was the capital of the emperor, with a permanent population of one million. Many people died every day, but not many of them could make it to Kaifeng Prefecture.

Wang Gang did not dare to delay and took his men to the commercial street.

According to Yang Xun, the person who reported the case was the owner of Pan Building, and the deceased was a drinker, but he did not die in Pan Building, but on the street outside the building, and was found by a cleaning boy this morning.

The people in Kaifeng Prefecture have blocked the streets and no one is allowed to approach the body. This is the rule set by Wang Gang after he took office.

When Wang Gang arrived at the door of Pan Building, Chai An had been waiting for a long time.

"Brother Yuankang." When Chai An saw Wang Gang, he immediately wanted to step forward and say hello, but Wang Gang raised his hand to stop him.

Panlou is Chai An's property. Now that a body has been found, although the person did not die in the restaurant, Wang Gang will not create trouble at this time to avoid suspicion.

"Tell Mr. Chai that I will come back to him after I see the body." Wang Gang said to Yang Xun beside him.

"Yes, Lord Wang." Yang Xun took the order and left, communicating with Chai An in private.

Wang Gang greeted the people from Kaifeng Prefecture, put on gloves and foot covers, and approached the corpse.

The body was lying in the middle of the street. It belonged to a man in his forties, dressed neither badly nor well, very ordinary.

The man was lying on the ground with his eyes wide open, looking as if he was asleep. There was no scar on his face, nor any signs of beating, but his clothes were very dirty, as if he had rolled on the ground.

"Has the coroner conducted an autopsy?" Wang Gang asked the Kaifeng Prefecture constable in charge of the crime scene.

"The coroner hasn't arrived yet." The constable replied without daring to delay.

Wang Gang frowned and asked, "When was the body found?"

The constable replied, "An hour and a half ago, a clerk from Panlou came out to clean up and found the body. He immediately notified the shopkeeper and then reported it to Kaifeng Prefecture."

Wang Gang frowned even more deeply and asked, "It's been so long, why hasn't the coroner arrived yet?"

The constable explained: "Your Excellency, the coroner from Kaifeng Prefecture is out on business and is not in Bianjing."

Wang Gang asked curiously, "There is only one coroner in Kaifeng Prefecture?"

The constable replied: "There are two, but the other one is sick and has asked for leave."

Wang Gang said impatiently: "Without a coroner, are we just going to leave the body here?"

The constable said in fear and trepidation: "My Lord, according to the old rules, the body should be taken back to Kaifeng Prefecture first and then examined by the coroner."

Yang Xun came over and said to Wang Gang: "Boss, I will clean up here, you just go back to the mansion and wait."

Wang Gang said angrily: "How do you want to organize it?"

Yang Xun was stunned and didn't understand why Wang Gang was angry.

"Of course, we have to move the body back to Kaifeng Prefecture first, and then I will have people clean up the surrounding area. It will definitely not affect the opening of Pan Lou for business." "Do you still want Pan Lou to continue operating?" Wang Gang asked in surprise.

Yang Xun pulled Wang Gang aside and whispered, "Pan Lou gives us a lot of tribute every month, and the body was found outside Pan Lou, so it should have nothing to do with Mr. Chai."

Wang Gang suddenly realized that Yang Xun wanted to distance himself from the murder case and Pan Lou for the sake of money.

"You took Chai An's money." Wang Gang said seriously.

"Sir, I didn't touch a single cent of the gift from Pan Lou. I handed it all over to the mansion." Yang Xun was shocked and explained quickly.

Because Kaifeng Prefecture was responsible for managing merchants, it would receive large sums of tribute from merchants every month.

This money is generally not entered into public accounts, but is handed over to the government office and then distributed uniformly according to rank.

As the inspector of the left army, Wang Gang also gets a sum of money every month, which is ten times more than his salary!
There was only one person in the entire Kaifeng Prefecture who refused to take the money, and that was Wang Gang’s superior Shen Huizhao.

However, although Shen Huizhao did not take the money, he did not stop others from taking it. After all, this was the customary practice. Even the prefect of Kaifeng turned a blind eye and even took the biggest share.

Kaifeng Prefecture received money from the merchants, so it naturally has the responsibility to maintain the place. This time when a body was found outside Pan Tower, Chai An should have wanted to make a big deal out of a small matter so as not to affect the restaurant's business.

"Human life is more important than anything else, and the person was a guest of Pan Lou. If after investigation, it is found that Pan Lou has nothing to do with the murder, it can continue to operate. Before that, it must suspend business and everyone in the building must accept investigation by Kaifeng Prefecture." Wang Gang said impartially.

"Lord Wang, do you really want to seal Pan Tower?!" Yang Xun said with a strange look on his face.

"Of course." Wang Gang said, "Find a coroner to perform an autopsy as soon as possible to determine the identity, time of death, and cause of death of the deceased. Before the results are out, do not move the body at all."

Wang Gang looked at the surroundings and said, "Send more people over to surround Pan's building. Do not allow anyone to approach or leave. This is a busy street surrounded by businesses. Send someone to ask if anyone has seen the deceased."

Seeing Wang Gang making such a big scene, Yang Xun was a little flustered and said, "Sir, this Panlou is the largest restaurant in the inner city. We receive distinguished guests every day. There are still many distinguished guests in the restaurant. If we really make a big fuss, you can't afford it!"

Wang Gang glanced at him coldly, but before he could scold Yang Xun, Shen Zhaohui's voice came from behind.

"Then can I afford it?"

Wang Gang and Yang Xun turned around at the same time and found Shen Zhaohui, wearing an official robe, standing behind them with a frosty look on his face.

"Lord Shen." Wang Gang clasped his fists.

Shen Zhaohui said to Yang Xun with a stern face: "Just do as Wang Gang said! If anything goes wrong, I will take the responsibility."

Yang Xun gritted his teeth and finally went to seal off Pan Tower.

The coldness on Shen Zhaohui's face gradually disappeared, and her eyes became much gentler when she looked at Wang Gang.

"I heard that you are close friends with Chai An, the owner of Panlou, and I am worried that you will show favoritism."

"Human feelings are human feelings, murders are murders, and I can still distinguish between public and private. If Lord Shen feels that I need to avoid suspicion in this case, you can hand it over to the Right Army Inspector General." Wang Gang said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"No need. Since you can say that human life is more important than anything else, the case will be handed over to you. I believe you will handle it impartially." Shen Zhaohui said, flicking his robe.

"Thank you for your trust, sir." Wang Gang clasped his fists.

Shen Zhaohui nodded and said, "Solve the case as soon as possible."

After saying this, he turned around and left the scene, returning to Kaifeng Prefecture.

Wang Gang was not idle either. He immediately sent someone to the Dali Temple to borrow a coroner. He personally went to Pan Lou to interrogate the guy who discovered the murder.

When Chai An heard that Kaifeng Prefecture was going to block Pan Tower, he immediately ran to find Wang Gang.

"Brother Yuankang, why did you seal off the restaurant? The accident didn't happen in the restaurant!" Chai An spoke with a hint of resentment. (End of this chapter)