Ming Dynasty Detective 1546

Chapter 33 The Truth of the Kidnapping Case
"Where is this?"

"According to the detective's instructions, this is the residence of Postmaster Wang Yuhui."

"Why are you here?"

"Because someone might have arrived first, let's go in and take a look!"

The postmaster has no rank and is at the same level as the instructors and coaches of the county school, but as a position responsible for welcoming and seeing off guests, it still has some benefits, which can be seen from the grade of the mansion.

It is not as big as the Qiu, Tang, and Hai families in Qionshan, but the courtyard with two entrances and exits is far beyond the reach of ordinary people, and there is also a not-so-small backyard.

At this time, Haiyue lightly climbed into the backyard, and Na Yan, carrying Sun Bin, also climbed in. Just as they arrived near the inner house, they heard suppressed voices coming from over there.

"You, you, you, I am also an official appointed by the court, how dare you do this!"

"A lowly servant like you dares to call yourself an official? Why on earth would you do such a thing? Speak!!"

"My ancestors have made great contributions to the court! How dare you humiliate them like this!"

"How dare you speak so harshly!!"

"Uh-huh--"

Hearing this, Na Yan and Sun Bin's expressions changed.

Because there was a person inside, who was clearly the legal advisor Min Ziyong.

The other person is probably the owner of this place, the postmaster Wang Yuhui.

"Wasn't Min Ziyong captured by the murderer? Why is he here?"

"Is Mr. Min asking about the master's whereabouts? It seems he is not the murderer! But why is he asking Wang Yicheng about it?"

"Let's go in!"

Just as the two were in confusion, Haiyue had already started walking towards there, and deliberately increased her pace.

"who!"

The person in the room turned around and looked over with a sharp brow. It was the lawyer Min Ziyong.

The postmaster Wang Yuhui was lying at his feet, with a rag stuffed in his mouth and cold sweat on his forehead. It was obvious that he had been tortured into confessing.

"Ugh! Uh-huh!"

Seeing the three people walking in, especially seeing Haiyue, Wang Yuhui struggled violently, but when his gaze turned to Na Yan, his expression changed again, revealing fear and hatred.

Min Ziyong's gaze fell on Sun Bin, a little surprised. He then carefully observed Haiyue and Nayan and said in a deep voice, "Who are you two? Why are you here?"

Na Yan shrugged slightly, his fingers already gripping the flying arrow. He responded coldly, "We should be the ones asking this question! Why are you here? Are you torturing this man to silence him?"

Hai Yue said calmly, "I am Hai Yue, a student at Qiongshan Dongpo Academy. This is Na Yan, a warrior of the Li ethnic group. To prevent further Han-Li conflict in Qiongzhou, we are all here to help Inspector Wu."

Min Ziyong slowly moved closer to the window and said in a deep voice, "Dong Weng was not abducted by the Li people. Once I find solid evidence, I will report this to the Qiongzhou government office."

"I'm afraid by then it will be too late!" Hai Yue looked at Wang Yuhui, the postmaster, who was twitching in pain on the ground. "I understand your concerns, but hiding the truth you know from the government office, taking the risk of escaping, and forcing a confession from the person you suspect is absolutely not advisable!"

Min Ziyong looked surprised and doubtful: "You know?"

That Yan was furious: "What on earth are you talking about? If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being blind!"

"I'm not being cryptic on purpose. Some things really need to be said in person."

Hai Yue glanced at Min Ziyong, who had a serious expression on his face, and then at Sun Bin, who pricked up his ears. "In this blood totem case, three totems appeared. To the outside world, they are all symbols of the Li people and symbolize the Li people's resistance to the government, so it's inevitable that they are lumped together. But in fact, the juice used to draw the three totems is different."

"The first time a body was dumped in front of the government office, it was with human blood, the blood of the Annan assassin."

"The second time, the inspector of the post station disappeared, the blood used was chicken blood, the chicken blood from the post station kitchen."

"The third time, the totem was left in the side courtyard. The ink used was ink made from local materials."

……

Na Yan frowned, "So what? The murderer wants to frame us Li people. He can use whatever is nearby. He can use whatever he has on hand to draw the totem!"

Hai Yue shook her head. "If all three crimes were committed by the same person, no matter what his motives were or who he wanted to frame, his actions were a constant provocation to the authorities and angered the court! Such a daring person wouldn't have been without a plan. Especially kidnapping Inspector Wu, getting chicken blood from the kitchen, and then smearing it on the wall. Isn't that too much time wasted going back and forth? Aren't they afraid of being witnessed? What if the kitchen doesn't have the right blood? Why not carry a container with you and fill it in advance?"

Na Yan was speechless at the question, but had to admit that it made sense: "According to what you said, the juice used in the three totems is different. How is that?"

"Because these three totems were left behind by three different people!" Hai Yue looked at Min Ziyong, "What do you think? The creator of the third 'Blood Totem'?"

Min Ziyong remained silent. Na Yan's face darkened. "There's no murderer? Did you leave the ink-painted totem in the side courtyard and then secretly escape from the government office?"

Hai Yue asked, "Don't you realize that this person's light body technique is quite amazing?"

Na Yan hadn't really noticed this. Recalling Min Ziyong's steps as he rushed to the window, ready to retreat at any moment, he suddenly realized, "It seems your advisor has also learned martial arts. No wonder he dared to come here alone to interrogate the postmaster!"

Sun Bin was puzzled: "Mr. Min, why did you do this?"

Min Ziyong remained silent, and Hai Yue helped him explain: "The reason he left the 'Blood Totem' was to remind the government that anyone can leave a 'Blood Totem'. The previous one was not done by the Li people at all, but was copied by someone else!"

Na Yan didn't believe it: "Ah? He defended us Li people? Is he so kind?"

"This isn't out of kindness, but out of reluctance to see a real Li rebellion break out in Qiongzhou!"

Hai Yue said, "Because Your Excellency knows exactly where Inspector Wu went, but cannot explain what the blood totem is, you might as well take the risk!"

Min Ziyong's body trembled. Hai Yue continued, "Remember when we just checked the scene, I said that if you want to quietly open the window and enter the room, besides a master with extremely high skills, is there any other possibility? In fact, it's very simple. The person in the room can just open the window themselves..."

"Wait! Wait!" Na Yan's mind was a little confused. "Are you saying that the high-ranking official opened the window and let the thieves kidnap him?"

"It wasn't kidnapping. They opened the window and had someone waiting downstairs. They had already set up a ladder, and he climbed down!" Hai Yue looked at Min Ziyong, her eyes already piercing. "At this point, are you still clinging to hope and unwilling to speak, letting the situation worsen?"

"Oh! Okay!"

Hearing this, Min Ziyong sighed deeply and said slowly, "I did know from the beginning that the Li people were wrongly accused, because Dong Weng left on his own last night. This was something we had planned in advance. The only thing that was left on the wall was the 'blood totem' that was completely unexpected!"

(End of this chapter)