Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1555: True or False Unsolved Case!

After talking about the benefits, Zhang Yang changed the subject and said:

"This case is of great importance, so the higher-ups hope that everyone present here can unite and help each other to solve this case as soon as possible. The higher-ups do not want to see anyone hiding their true colors and being disunited. Anyone who does so will be betraying the government and the court!"

As soon as these words were spoken, dozens of detectives in the room all looked stern and sat up straight. After saying these words, Zhang Yang glanced at Yang Tao, whether intentionally or unintentionally, as if he was hinting at something!
Yang Tao was also a seasoned veteran, his expression did not change at all, and Zhang Yang, who did not see any flaws, directly adjourned the meeting.

After Zhang Yang left, Zhang Haidong glanced at Yang Tao, then walked out of the room triumphantly.

Then Yang Tao, with an expressionless face, stood up and left, returning to his classroom.

Yang Tao was sitting at his seat, just about to take a sip of tea, when another captain Ye Feiyang, who was on good terms with him, came over and said:
"Brother Yang, Chief Constable Zhang Yang seems to be targeting you today!"

Yang Tao smiled and said:
"Fei Yang, you're overthinking it. Captain Zhang is also concerned about the case!"

Ye Feiyang, who was about to say something, hesitated for a moment after hearing what Yang Tao said.
"Brother Yang, you have to be aware of this!"

Yang Tao smiled and nodded slightly:
"Don't worry Feiyang, your brother Yang must know what's going on!"

Hearing what Yang Tao said, Ye Feiyang nodded. It happened that someone came to Ye Feiyang for work at this time, and Ye Feiyang was busy with work. Seeing Ye Feiyang's leaving back, the relaxation in Yang Tao's expression slowly faded away...

Although Ye Feiyang didn't say anything, Yang Tao knew very well what his younger brother wanted to say. It was nothing more than that half a month ago, Zhang Haidong handled a case of drunken horse riding at night. The main culprit in this case was a young man with some background. The family of this young man greeted Zhang Haidong through Zhang Yang!

Zhang Haidong also gave Zhang Yang face and made things look small. In addition, Zhang Haidong lent money to Zhang Yang's brother-in-law to do business, and Zhang Yang's mother gave her a valuable jade bracelet on her 60th birthday!

Yang Tao was extremely disgusted with Zhang Haidong's behavior!
But from the perspective of competing for the position of chief constable, Yang Tao also admitted that Zhang Haidong's move was indeed amazing!

Zhang Yang is only 37 years old this year. He is the same age as Yang Tao, but Yang Tao's birthday is in October and Zhang Yang's birthday is in January. Zhang Yang is only nine months older than Yang Tao!

Although the two men are of similar age, Zhang Yang had served as Yijing's chief constable two years ago, almost the youngest chief constable in Yijing's history!
And the most important point is that Zhang Yang was not a constable, but a soldier of the Fengwu Army, and it is said that he also has connections with the General Coordination Office, so he was directly parachuted into the Yijing government office to serve as the chief constable.

At first, the captains of the Yijing government office had some complaints about this young man who was parachuted in and was appointed as the chief captain right away. They felt that the appointment was too much of a lieutenant leading the experts...

But soon, Zhang Yang, who came from a military family, established his prestige in the Yijing government office with his outstanding abilities and capable style. At the same time, he kept learning the professional knowledge as a constable. After two years of study, his professional level as a constable has greatly improved, which also made him more respected in the government office!
In the past, although the constables had important duties in the government offices and needed to do tasks such as arresting criminals, in terms of their political status in the Great Zhou Dynasty, they were just clerks. There were many old constables in the Great Zhou Dynasty who had made many contributions but never became officials in their entire lives.

And now in Daqian, His Majesty has also improved the political status of the constables in order to maintain public order!

But it was nothing more than promoting high-ranking constables like the captain of constables and the chief captain of constables to a minor official of the eighth or ninth rank!

But now many people in the Yijing government office say that Zhang Yang has a good family background as a native of Liaoyang and has joined the Fengwu Army. He is still young, only in his thirties, which is the prime of his life. Moreover, there are people protecting him at the most critical moment. So even though he is only an eighth-rank chief constable now, his future is still very bright!

Therefore, if Zhang Haidong could establish a relationship with Zhang Yang at this time, it would undoubtedly be a huge plus for him in the competition for the position of chief constable!
This is also the reason why Zhang Haidong is so flattering to Zhang Yang!

Zhang Haidong tried so hard to curry favor with him, so naturally Zhang Yang had to show some attitude. Therefore, Yang Tao was not surprised at all that Zhang Yang targeted him in some aspects.
To be honest, compared to Zhang Yang and Zhang Haidong, Yang Tao cares more about the case in his hands!

As a veteran detective with more than ten years of experience, Yang Tao increasingly feels that this theft case is by no means as simple as it seems!
However, just as Yang Tao was sitting in his seat thinking, his constable Wang Lin saw Wang Lin appear. Yang Tao frowned slightly, but still took Wang Lin to a remote corner.

Seeing that there was no one around, Yang Tao also questioned Wang Lin:

"Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on Ma Wu? Why are you running out now?"

Wang Lin said with a depressed look:
"Sir, I haven't been home for almost three days. I didn't even tell my family before I left. I have elderly parents and children to take care of, and a large family. Can you let me go back and take a look?"

Seeing Wang Lin's sentimental relationship, Yang Tao was furious and cursed:
"You are such a fussy person! You really can't accomplish anything great!"

The accused Wang Lin looked at Yang Tao cautiously and said:

"Sir, I just heard that Chief Constable Zhang Yang asked us to unite and cooperate with each other to solve the case. Why didn't you report Ma Wu's case to him?
Although Wang Lin's voice was very weak, Yang Tao, who heard what Wang Lin said, glared at him fiercely.

Facing Yang Tao's fierce eyes, Wang Lin immediately lowered his head in dismay. Seeing this, Yang Tao pondered for a moment and said:
"Come out with me!"

After saying that, Yang Tao walked out of the government office without looking back. Wang Lin hesitated for a moment and followed him...

Half an incense stick later, Yang Tao found a private room in an unknown small restaurant. After entering the room, Wang Lin could no longer hold back and advised:
"Sir, I know that you and Captain Zhang are competing for the position of Chief Captain, but as long as we report the clue of Ma Wu now, and then catch this Li Yi, we will definitely be the first to achieve great success!"

"By then, your position as Chief Constable will be set in stone, and Zhang Haidong will have no chance of competing with you!"

"Captain Zhang has said that anyone who tries to hide himself at this time would be making a mistake. Once discovered, the consequences would be very serious!"

Hearing Wang Lin say this, Yang Tao looked at him coldly and asked:

"Do you think I'm greedy for credit by not reporting Ma Wu's affairs?"

Facing Yang Tao's question, Wang Lin looked a little sullen. Although he had an affirmative answer to this question in his heart, under Yang Tao's gaze at this moment, he really didn't dare to speak his mind!

Although Wang Lin didn't say anything, Yang Tao understood what he wanted to say, and immediately shook his head and said:

"I'm not as bad as you think!"

"The reason why I didn't report this matter is because there are still many doubts about it!" "Let me ask you what Ma Wu confessed?"

Wang Lin recalled:

"Ma Wu said that he remembered that the Hundred Blades Gang once had a guest official named Li Yi, but Li Yi's tenure as a guest official was very short and he disappeared. During that time, Ma Wu was working in Ji County, so Ma Wu knew that there was such a person as Li Yi, but he had never seen this Li Yi in person!"

“And just over a month ago, a man who called himself Li Yi asked him to scout those mansions and contact some dirty channels. Ma Wu himself also earned fifteen taels of silver because of this. However, this man who called himself Li Yi hasn’t come to see him for a while...”

After hearing what Wang Lin said, Yang Tao took out a portrait from his arms and said:

"This is the portrait of Li Yi that Zhang Haidong got, but we two showed it to Ma Wu two days ago. Ma Wu said that the person in the portrait is not the Li Yi who came to see him more than a month ago. The two people look different. The Li Yi who came to see him had a scar on the left cheek. So the problem now is that there are two Li Yis!"

"One is Li Yi, a guest of the Hundred Blades Gang, and the other is Li Yi, who is now committing a series of thefts!"

Wang Lin hesitated for a moment and said:
"My Lord, I don't understand what you mean!"

Yang Tao said in a deep voice:

"My point is very simple. Someone is pretending to be Li Yi to carry out this serial theft, and his purpose may not be as simple as just stealing some money!"

"The reason why I didn't report Ma Wu's case is that I have this idea in my mind, but the evidence I have is not enough to support my idea. If I rashly tell everyone my idea, it is very likely to mislead everyone's thinking and affect the progress of solving the case!"

"So my idea now is to continue collecting evidence and see what Li Yi wants to do!"

“Wang Lin, you can go home now and report safety to your family. Then go back to look after Ma Wu. He is the most important witness at the moment, and there must not be any mistakes…”

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Yijing, the Imperial Palace

As usual, Murong Xinyun arrived at her sister Murong Qingwu's house and walked into her sister Murong Qingwu's room as if she knew the place well.

Murong Xinyun originally thought that her sister should be taking care of her son Ye Jingyan at this time. Her sister Murong Qingwu has always been very fond of this son. Murong Qingwu would take care of the small things of taking care of the child herself and would never delegate it to others.

But what she didn't expect was that at this moment, her cousin Murong Qingwu was sitting at the desk, concentrating on looking at some account books and reports.

Even after seeing Murong Xinyun coming, Murong Qingwu had no intention of finishing reading. She just pointed at the sofa and continued to look at the materials in her hand!

Seeing this, Murong Xinyun was also very curious about what her sister was reading. However, at her sister's instruction, she suppressed her curiosity and sat obediently on the sofa, waiting for her sister to finish reading.

Murong Xinyun waited for about a cup of tea before Murong Qingwu withdrew her gaze from the information on the table. However, before Murong Xinyun could ask any questions, Murong Qingwu took the initiative to ask:
"Xinyun, do you know what G retreats and people advances?"

Murong Xinyun was stunned when he heard this, and then asked back with some doubt:

"Sister, what does G retreat and people advance mean?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Qingwu pointed to the information on the table and said in a deep voice:

"Xinyun, do you know what I'm looking at?"

Murong Xinyun, who was already curious about the information on the table, stood up from the sofa and walked over. After picking up the information on the table and taking a look, Murong Xinyun asked her cousin in disbelief:
"Sister, why are you looking at this information about coal?"

Murong Qingwu did not directly answer her sister's question, but replied quietly:

"Big brother will arrive in Yijing in three days. If I am not mistaken, His Majesty will definitely summon him after he arrives in Yijing..."

Murong Xinyun was also very smart. When she heard her cousin say this, she immediately understood the meaning and asked again:

"Sister, do you mean that His Majesty will ask my brother about the Liaoyang coal?"

Under her sister's puzzled gaze, Murong Qingwu nodded, and then said with some concern:

"This level is not easy for Big Brother!"

"Although I don't know why His Majesty did this, I think His Majesty may have made up his mind. If the answer given by Big Brother is not in line with His Majesty's idea, then it is very likely that Big Brother's term as Governor will be in trouble!"

Hearing this, Murong Xinyun immediately understood what her sister meant, and after a moment of hesitation, she said:

"Sister, what can I do for my brother?"

Seeing that her sister was so considerate, Murong Qingwu smiled and said:

"Xinyun, you are the most favored one right now. If His Majesty visits you in the next two days, you can try to find out His Majesty's thoughts on Liaoyang's economy!"

“Xinyun, you’d better try it after the battle. His Majesty’s guard will be the lowest at that time. But even so, Xinyun, you must be careful. Even if the test is unsuccessful, you must not be too blatant and make His Majesty feel disgusted…”

(End of this chapter)