I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 731 Do you want a family reunion?
In a room in the backyard of the Beijing Taxation Inspection Bureau, Ren Boan, Yang Guian, Liu Dongyang, and Chen Ronghua sat together. The air was filled with smoke, which occasionally drifted out of the window.

After a while, someone came and banged on the door.

Liu Dongyang opened the door unhappily and saw Chief Xu of the Inspection Department standing at the door.

"What's wrong, Lao Xu?"

"I saw smoke coming out of the house and thought there was a fire inside."

"When discussing the case, we encountered a difficult problem and it was a headache." Liu Dongyang said as he handed over a Luanhe cigarette. "Dang", he opened the stainless steel lighter and lit it for Section Chief Xu.

The Inspection Department is responsible for regular tax inspections. If any irregularities are found, they will be handed over to the Investigation Department for investigation. Liu Dongyang cooperates a lot with Section Chief Xu and they are old acquaintances.

As the door opened, the smoke inside slowly dissipated and Section Chief Xu could see the person inside clearly.

It turned out to be the newly appointed Deputy Director Ren and Deputy Chief Yang of the Investigation Section. Chief Xu immediately greeted them.

"Director Ren, Yang Ke, it turns out you are working on a special case."

Ren Boan and Yang Guian nodded amiably, "Yes, it's a headache to handle a special case."

Section Chief Xu nodded quickly and said, "Then you guys are busy, I won't bother you anymore."

The door was closed and smoke slowly came out from the window. Section Chief Xu shook his head, took a puff of the cigarette in his hand, and turned to leave.

Ren Boan and three other people were puffing on their cigarettes, and four sad faces were looming in the smoke.

Yang Guian couldn't help asking, "Old Chen, do you have any tricks?"

Chen Ronghua answered directly: "No idea!"

Yang Guian was so angry that he almost poked the cigarette butt in his hand into the man's face, "Don't you know Zhao Junhai very well?"

"Chief Yang, I know him too well. I know he is not easy to deal with. Either you don't need to use any moves, or you must use a single move to kill him."

"It was a fatal blow. If it weren't for his confession, I would have stabbed him long ago."

The four of them continued smoking, and the room was filled with thicker smoke.

"No way."

Ren Boan suddenly shouted.

The other three looked at him in the smoke, as if they were looking at flowers in the fog. "Director Ren, what's wrong?"

"It's been taking too long and the funding is almost gone. We can't even afford Luanhe cigarettes anymore and can only smoke Lugouqiao."

Speechless!

Liu Dongyang said hesitantly: "How about we just close the case like this? Behind Xiu Qiguang is Gu Chengzu of Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion. Most of Anliangxing's illegal gains were transferred to him.

Behind Zhao Junhai is Zhu Yingzhen, the eldest grandson of Duke Cheng. Most of Chu Yuexuan's illegal gains were transferred to Zhu Yingzhen."

Ren Boan asked bluntly: "Where is the evidence? The account books of Anliangxing and Chuyuexuan show that the money was nominally given to Gu Chengzu and Zhu Yingzhen, but according to our investigation, 70% of the money is unaccounted for.

We can say that Xiu Qiguang and Zhao Junhai paid Gu Chengzu and Zhu Yingmo in cash. But we also secretly checked the two men's spending bills and bank account statements from the past one or two years, and they didn't match at all.

You can falsify the accounts, but you cannot falsify where the money went.

Chief Liu, it’s Marquis Zhenyuan and Duke Chengguo!

The evidence is not conclusive, and we rashly hand it in. When the procuratorate and the court review it, they will definitely find something wrong. A large sum of money is missing, and we will be punished!"

Liu Dongyang spread his hands, "What should we do? Xiu Qiguang is dead, and his body has begun to rot. The dead cannot speak, and there is no evidence.

The only survivor, Zhao Junhai, refused to speak no matter what. He was like a stone in a toilet, smelly and hard!"

Yang Guian said, "We have arrested more than 20 people. Based on their confessions, whether this knot can be untied depends on Zhao Junhai.

But he is now in a dead end, what should I do? "

After saying that, he looked at Chen Ronghua, "Old Chen, think about it again. Think about what flaws he usually reveals?"

Chen Ronghua looked helpless. "Chief Yang, I have found some weaknesses of Zhao Junhai, but that only proves that he committed a crime. He doesn't care and is willing to plead guilty. What else can I do?"

"He has leverage over someone else, and for the safety of his family, he is willing to sacrifice himself."

"It would be great if we could find some evidence that he was being held hostage."

"The man behind the scenes is ruthless and likes to use the same trick. So Director Ren concluded that the person behind Xiu Qiguang and Zhao Junhai is the same person?"

Ren Boan nodded, "We have been investigating the case for such a long time, and we have found out everything we should. Various signs indicate that Xiu Qiguang, Zhao Junhai, and the other six people are the same person behind the scenes, but the evidence they have on the surface all points to different noble houses.

It is not right for us to investigate, and it is not right for us not to investigate."

Yang Guian sighed, "Yes, if we investigate further, it will be a half-baked meal, and we might even get retaliated against. If we don't investigate, Prefect Pan and Envoy Su will be watching us all the time and ask about the progress every day. How can we explain it?"

Chen Ronghua took two deep puffs, and the cigarette butt between his fingers glowed brightly. Seeing that his fingers were about to be burned, he pressed hard into the ceramic ashtray.

"Director Ren, Chief Liu, and Chief Yang, at this point, we have no choice but to resort to ruthless tactics."

"What a cruel thing."

"Find someone to pretend to be Xiu Qiguang's wife and children."

Liu Dongyang was puzzled. "Impersonation? Wouldn't it be exposed as soon as you open your mouth?"

Chen Ronghua replied harshly, "Don't speak. The dead can't speak."

Ren Boan and Yang Guian looked at each other, both with surprise in their eyes.

Yup!

Liu Dongyang saw the two people's happy expressions and said, "Well, have you figured it out? What does it mean?"
"Pretending to be dead, what does that mean?"

"Old Chen, explain this to Section Chief Liu."

"It's Director Ren. Chief Liu, Xiu Qiguang is dead, the news has already spread, the person behind the scenes probably knows about it. Given his cautious nature, he is likely to have killed Xiu Qiguang's wife and children hiding in the dark to silence them and prevent future troubles."

Liu Dongyang understood after being enlightened by Chen Ronghua's words.

"We'll have someone smear Qi Guang's wife and children, pretending they were dead, and then let Zhao Junhai know. He'll know right away that it was the mastermind behind this, and we'll wipe out the roots and shake his mind."

Chen Ronghua gritted his teeth and replied, "Yes, it would be hard for Zhao Junhai to believe us just by talking. It's better to let him see it with his own eyes. But it's hard to pretend to be a dead body, and it will be exposed if we are not careful."

"If a living person can't pretend to be a corpse, just use a dead person!" Ren Boan said fiercely.

Chen Ronghua and Liu Dongyang were shocked.

In silence, Chen Ronghua suddenly thought of something and said angrily, "No, there is a flaw!"

"What flaw?"

Chen Ronghua said in embarrassment: “Xiu Qiguang has a wife and children, but we don’t know how old Xiu Qiguang’s wife is or how many children he has.

Even Jia Laoliu didn't know about the two concubines we caught and his close confidants. But what if Zhao Junhai knew? We would have done something wrong. "

Ren Boan nodded, "It's possible. Zhao Junhai and Xiu Qiguang have a close relationship and are both followers of the same person, so they may know some secrets from each other.

That would be troublesome, we can't just find a few corpses of women and children to pretend."

Yang Guian sighed, "Yes, the bodies are easy to find. The capital is so big, so many people die every day, and there must be women and children who died of illness. But if we want to deceive Zhao Junhai, we have to take a good gamble and bet on whether he knows the situation of Xiu Qiguang's wife and children." The four men's expressions became listless again.

A good idea just came up and had a great chance of success, but it can't be used!

be discouraged!

The four of them involuntarily took out cigarettes.

Clang, use matches; ding, use lighter, light them up, and start smoking again.

Looking at the cigarette between his fingers, Ren Boan sighed: "Once you put this cigarette in your mouth, you can't take it off. I heard that this cigarette is very popular in Luanzhou factories and mines, in the capital and local government offices.

Yang God of Wealth is Yang God of Wealth.

One pack a day, 25 cents a pack, how many people smoke, at least 300,000 to 500,000 people. If we split the profit in half, it would be 60,000 to 70,000 yen a day, more than 20 million yen a year. "

Yang Guian nodded in agreement, "That's right, once you start smoking this stuff, you can't stop smoking it. Ordinary people, porters and rickshaw drivers smoke Sanggan River at 5 cents a pack; those who want to be a little more respectable smoke Lugouqiao at 10 cents a pack.

The people in the government office all liked noodles and smoked Luanhe cigarettes, which cost 25 cents. And the 50-cent Red Sun cigarettes were so expensive, but they were the most popular, and they were actually sold for 75 cents a pack on the market.

How much is our monthly salary and allowance? It’s all spent.”

Liu Dongyang said: "I heard that the Beijing Cigarette Factory is going to release a Chaoyangmen brand cigarette, which will only cost 15 cents. The Tianjin Cigarette Factory is going to release a Peony brand cigarette, which will cost 20 cents.

Good fellow, five cents, ten cents, fifteen cents, twenty cents, twenty-five cents, fifty cents, it’s a dragnet, there’s no way to escape.”

Chen Ronghua was full of admiration, "So Eunuch Yang is called the God of Wealth, and he deserves the name!"

The four of them smoked, drank tea, chatted for a while, changed their minds, and then plunged into Zhao Junhai's case to see if there were any new inspirations.

"Knock knock", someone is knocking on the door again.

Liu Dongyang got up and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, the smoke in the room blew out, shocking the people outside.

"Oh, Chief Liu, you are like a god descending to earth, surrounded by smoke."

The person who spoke was Shen Wanxiang.

"Mr. Shen, I'm sorry for not welcoming you here."

Ren Boan and the other two who were sitting in the room quickly stood up and came out to greet them.

After Shen Wanxiang greeted the four people, he said, "I was looking for you in the front yard just now. Someone said there was smoke coming out of a house in the backyard, and you were there. I went into the backyard and saw, wow, it's on fire? Smoke was coming out."

Ren Boan said with a sad face, "It's stuck. The four of us are sitting here smoking and trying to figure out a solution, but we've all smoked ourselves into oblivion."

Shen Wanxiang came up and smelled it, "That's right, the smell on you is the same as the Xiangxi and Hubei bacon that Ziming gave me."

After the smoke was dispersed, Shen Wanxiang was invited to sit down and the servants were asked to serve tea. Ren Boan said, "Shen Lingshi, I am sorry to disappoint you and Pan Fuyin again. There is still no progress today.

Zhao Jun has decided to sacrifice himself to protect his family."

Shen Wanxiang waved his hand and said, "I am not here to ask about your progress today, but to inform you of something."

"what's up?"

"Last night, a murder occurred in a yard in Chuiyi Lane, Wanping County. A woman and two little boys were killed. The case was reported to the Shuntian Prefecture Police Department this morning. At noon, Prefect Pan received a summary of the Shuntian Prefecture police situation from the Police Department and specifically asked me to come and report it."

The room was silent, with only the sound of Shen Wanxiang sipping tea.

Ren Boan and the other three looked at each other. Chen Ronghua was the first to react, "Xiu Qiguang's wife and children!"

Yang Guian slapped his thigh and said, "It's really like searching for something without any effort, but now I have found it without any effort."

Liu Dongyang murmured, "He was really silenced."

Ren Boan looked at Shen Wanxiang, who was holding the teacup and sipping tea with his head down, his eyes flickering.

Chen Ronghua said excitedly: "Director Ren, strike while the iron is hot!"

"it is good!"

An hour later, Zhao Junhai had his hands tied, his feet shackled, and a black cloth hood put on his head. He was carried out of the prison and stuffed into a carriage.

There were people holding his arms on both sides, and someone was sitting opposite him. The carriage was shaking all the way and it was silent inside. Zhao Junhai felt like he was lying in a coffin, being carried out to be buried.

Just die, I've expected this day.

The carriage traveled for more than an hour and suddenly stopped.

Zhao Junhai was carried out of the car and walked along the way. After walking about 100 to 200 meters, he stopped and suddenly someone took off the black cloth hood.

His eyes were stung by the sunlight, and Zhao Junhai hurriedly covered his face and eyes with his tied hands.

It took several minutes for Zhao Junhai's eyes to recover.

When I opened my eyes, I found myself standing in a small courtyard, which consisted of a main house, wing rooms, and a kitchen. The courtyard wall was not high, and there were people standing inside and outside the courtyard. Those in uniform were from the guards, and those in plain clothes were probably from the Pacification Office.

Why did you bring yourself here?

Zhao Junhai suddenly smelled a faint smell of blood, and his heart couldn't help but twitch.

Ren Boan said: "You can probably guess it. Someone died here. It was a woman and two boys. The household registration paper said the head of the household was Liang Sankui, who was away doing business all year round.

Liang's wife, Miao, was 31 years old, his eldest son, Liang Anguo, was 11 years old, and his youngest son, Liang Xianliang, was 8 years old. Anliang, Anliang. We initially suspected that they were the wife and children of Xiu Qiguang, the head of Anliang Bank.

You and Xiu Qiguang have a close relationship, so I asked you to come and recognize him."

Zhao Junhai's face turned pale, and his Adam's apple trembled several times. "I only know that Xiu Qiguang has two concubines, but I don't know if he has a wife or children."

"really do not know?"

Zhao Junhai's eyes flickered a little, "I really don't know."

Seeing his expression, Ren Boan felt more confident, "Even if I don't know, I'll go check it out. Since I'm here now."

With a wave of their hands, two guards held Zhao Junhai on both sides and walked towards the main house.

Ren Boan, Yang Guian, Liu Dongyang, Chen Ronghua and Shen Wanxiang followed him into the house.

As soon as I entered the living room in the middle, the strong smell of blood suddenly rushed into my nose.

Turning to the left room, I saw a woman lying on the kang in dishevelled clothes. She looked pretty, with four or five wounds on her snow-white chest. Her eyes were wide open, as if she had died with her eyes open.

The blood flowed all over the kang, forming a large black pool.

There were two boys lying on the ground in front of the kang. The one lying down was strangled to death, and the one lying prone had a bloody back.

Two forensic doctors, one on the kang and the other on the ground, squatted and slowly examined the body.

The soldiers held Zhao Junhai and stood at the door, allowing him to see everything.

Ren Boan squeezed in and stood in the corner of the room, sighing, "Xiu Qiguang is now a family reunion. Zhao Junhai, do you also want a family reunion?"

Zhao Junhai's face turned even paler and he shook his head rapidly from side to side.

(End of this chapter)