Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 107 Portrait
With the arrival of the people from the Ministry of Justice, people around gathered together and began to discuss the purpose of the officials' visit.

The timid ones have already started walking down the mountain, obviously not wanting to cause trouble.

Seeing the officer walking away, Lin Zhiqing immediately looked for Lin Yangyang in the crowd.

At this time, Lin Yangyang arrived late with two pieces of peach blossom cake in her hands.

Looking at the crowd rushing down quickly, her face was full of confusion.

There were so many people around that Lin Zhiqing didn't say anything. He just gave her a wink, indicating that she should follow.

Lin Yangyang stopped eating the cakes and quickly followed Lin Zhiqing.

"What's going on?" Seeing that there were fewer and fewer people as they went up, Lin Yangyang finally couldn't help but speak.

There was no one around, and the two figures became increasingly blurred under the blooming peach trees.

Lin Zhiqing lowered his voice: "Someone from the Ministry of Justice is here."

"What? They're so quick?" Lin Yangyang took a bite of the peach blossom cake. "I haven't seen them be so proactive in previous cases."

As she spoke, she handed another piece of peach blossom cake to Lin Zhiqing: "Eat it while it's hot, otherwise it won't taste good later."

Lin Zhiqing took the peach blossom cake but didn't say anything. "They're probably going after Aunt Chun. Everyone who was on duty at the villa a few days ago has been called over."

"After all, they are from the Ministry of Justice. They can exploit people's fear of the government and extract a lot of information from them. In comparison, what we can learn is very limited."

"Then we must follow," Lin Yangyang stopped eating the cakes.

Lin Zhiqing was waiting for her cousin to say this. She curled her lips and said, "Cousin, there are more than ten of them. Are you sure you won't be discovered?"

"Of course." Lin Yangyang took another bite of the peach blossom cake: "You forgot, I escaped right under their noses last time."

After hearing this, Lin Zhiqing took a bite of the peach blossom cake and smiled brightly: "Mm, it is indeed delicious."

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The top of the villa.

All the irrelevant people had been cleared away. The steward said a few words, asking the tenants to cooperate with the prison warden in the investigation and tell the truth. Then he stepped aside and said no more.

The leading warden had a sharp look in his eyes as he paced back and forth while scanning the dozen or so people standing in front of him.

Seeing the confused and nervous expressions on everyone's faces, he raised his hand, and immediately an official came out and opened a painting:

"Do you have any impression of the person in the portrait?"

The tenant farmers in the villa were already nervous, and when they heard the official speaking, their eyes immediately focused on the painting.

"The young lady in this painting is very graceful and pretty. I think I've seen her somewhere before."

"You're such a heartless man! If you don't have any impression, then you have no impression. Where are you looking? Do you think I'm dead?"

As she spoke, the woman who spoke later pinched the ear of the man who spoke first, cursing continuously.

"Hiss~" The man instantly covered his ears, his movements very skilled, but still a step too slow. "You bitch, I was watching carefully because I have seen this young lady before. What are you crazy about?"

"You're lying! Every time you see those pretty girls, your eyes light up. Do you really think I'm dead?" Seeing that the two were about to fight, the warden just frowned when the officers came forward and separated the two.

"You just said you had seen this man. When? Where did you see him?" The prison warden took two steps forward.

The man pinched his red ears, looked at the woman with fear, and then said, "Sir, I...I remembered it wrongly. I have never seen her. I have never seen her."

The warden frowned and stepped forward to block the woman's view: "Tell the truth. If you lie, the prison in the Ministry of Justice will be empty!"

The man shuddered and dared not hide anything: "My lord, I saw this young lady about two days ago. At that time, I vaguely saw her wiping tears in Taohuayuan..." When he said this, he glanced at his wife guiltily.

But when he thought about being thrown into jail, he gritted his teeth and dared not hide it any longer:
"I saw that the young lady was really sad, and I wanted to go over and comfort her, but my wife was watching her closely, so I could only watch her a few more times before I had some impression of her."

"Where is Peach Blossom Spring?" the prison warden looked at the steward.

The steward didn't expect the official to actually find something, and he quickly pointed in a direction: "Taohuayuan is the place on the top of the mountain where the peach blossoms are in full bloom. It's usually only open to regular customers with a lot of money."

"A familiar customer? Do you know Chunqin?" The prison warden put his hands behind his back and narrowed his eyes.

"Chunqin?" The steward thought for a moment and shook his head solemnly: "I don't remember this name, nor do I have a deep impression of this person."

"But only the mature ones can enter Peach Blossom Spring. This is the rule of our villa. Unless she can bypass the guards and sneak in by herself, it is absolutely impossible." Facing the officials, the manager spoke without any hesitation or nervousness, which showed that he was very confident.

The warden narrowed his eyes and did not question the steward's words. Instead, he asked someone to bring out another portrait: "Is this one of your regular customers?"

A man in red came into view. His peach blossom eyes were very prominent and immediately attracted everyone's attention.

It’s fourth uncle!
Lin Yangyang, who was hiding not far from the woods, was startled and looked at Lin Zhiqing beside him.

Lin Zhiqing shook his head slightly, signaling her not to act rashly.

At the same time, without waiting for the manager to speak, the tenant farmers below spoke up one after another.

"I've seen this man before. He comes to Peach Blossom Spring every year in early summer and spends a lot of money."

"It's hard not to remember him. He's so handsome, even a man like me remembers him."

"Now that you mention it, I remember that the young lady in the painting in front has been here before. Oh, and she came here with this man from the beginning."

"This is Master Lin Si! Last time, my second daughter just went to deliver some cakes, and she came back crying and insisted that I find the steward to find out who this man belongs to."

Hearing this, the steward hurried forward and bowed, saying, "Sir, this is indeed the case."

"I saw that the people below had thoughts that they shouldn't have, so I revealed his identity to prevent future troubles."

The manager was a smart man. While explaining, he also denied the fact that he had leaked the guest information without permission.

The warden didn't care about the steward's little tricks; he had already gotten what he wanted. "Let me ask you, how long has it been since you saw these two people appear together?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. After being reminded of this, their dormant memories quickly awakened.

They all said that except for a few times half a year ago, they had not seen the two of them appear together for a long time.

Seeing this, the warden sneered, "The Lin family is indeed full of hidden talents. If Chunqin had not been neglected by Lin Congyan, why would she have revisited the old place in despair and then committed suicide?