Chapter 190

Chapter 190 - Death Without Rest

“Ah ...” “His eyes ...” The bailiff who was leading the way exclaimed in shock.

Xuanzhi Mansion trotted down with his heavy body. He staggered and almost fell on top of the corpse.

“This... “This ...” How is this possible? He clearly remembered that his eyes were closed before the body moved in!

[No wonder someone said that he died with his eyes open. Isn't that the truth?]

The surrounding cold energy converged onto his body, causing Xuanzhi Mansion to tremble.

Yin Xu pushed him from the back and mocked him: “What happened to Master Mu? “Why is my body shaking so badly?”

“Cold...” “Cold!” Xuanzhi Mansion laughed and retreated two steps back.

Yin Xu did not care about him, he bent down and touched the corpse, the corners of his mouth still had a strange curve, looking at him caused people's hair to stand on end.

“Seventh Young Master, you are ...? The corpses have been left unattended for a long time, so it's not too clean. Xuanzhi Mansion kindly advised.

Although there was ice, he had been dead for a long time. His face looked extremely terrifying, and Xuanzhi Mansion didn't dare to set his gaze on that face.

Yin Xu pinched all over, he was even staring at the pair of widened eyes for a while, then laughed: “What are you afraid of? Dead people are the safest. Furthermore, everyone has a soul after death. Look at his eyes, it's obvious that he still has something he wants to say.

“Wh ...” What? Seventh Young Master stop joking, how can a dead person speak, hehe ... ” This time, it was not only the Xuanzhi Mansion that felt cold, the other people who came in with him also felt that there was a cold wind blowing around the cellar.

“Don't not believe me. Do you want this young master to summon a soul for all of you to see?” Yin Xu's hands had already touched the corpse's head, his expression was too gentle, so much that everyone thought he was joking.

“Found it.” he said suddenly, raising his voice.

“What did you find?” The Xuanzhi Mansion asked subconsciously.

Teng Yu happened to be standing behind him as he insidiously replied, “Of course to find the real cause of death.”

“...” This... Didn't you hang yourself? ” The Xuanzhi Mansion turned around and saw that it was Teng Yu, who heaved a sigh of relief.

He adjusted his collar and stamped his feet again. He felt a wave of cold air seep up from the soles of his feet, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

“Of course not, come over and take a look ...” Yin Xu turned the corpse's head over, and used his dagger to cut off a part of his hair, revealing a wound, “Look, Sir Wu's true cause of death is this. Someone used a steel needle to insert into the Hundred Clans' Acupoint on the top of his head, causing him to die in an instant, and then act as if he was hanging himself.”

“Sure enough!” Teng Yu touched the wound, the steel needle was as thick as his pinky, using his Qi to instantly pierce through it, there was actually no blood flowing out, only reaching the tip of the metal.

“Who is so bold as to dare to kill an imperial court official?!” The Xuanzhi Mansion shouted, and said sorrowfully: “Sir Wu has no enmity with anyone, you are just and upright, you must have been implicated!”

“How does Lord Mu know that he has no enmity with anyone? Are you two very familiar with each other? ” Teng Yu asked in surprise.

“No, I'm not very familiar with him. But this official has met Sir Wu several times and believes in his character!”

“According to my knowledge, Sir Wu has offended a lot of people in the capital city. Maybe someone is seeking revenge.” Teng Yu shrugged his shoulders, as if he did not think much of it.

Teng Yu thought that he had grown up in the north and had never seen the ocean before. Curious, he smiled and promised, “There's no need for a chance, I'll get someone to arrange everything for him.

Yin Xu did not explain, but joked: “The case has not progressed, yet you have the mind to play, no wonder the entire imperial court was dissatisfied with you.”

The two of them did not immediately leave the magistrate court. Instead, they called out the accounts of the past ten years and sent people to verify them.

Although he was sure that he could take the account books from the public, he still had to go through a process. Not only was he giving an explanation to the imperial government, he could also lower the vigilance of the Yunjin City officials.

Other than that, Teng Yu had all of the guards stationed outside the city gates scatter and infiltrate into various places to understand the movement of the entire Jiangnan Salt Merchant Guild.

Over the course of three days, news came back continuously. It was very clear which areas had higher salt prices, which areas had lower salt prices, and which areas sold private salt, as well as where all of this salt came from.

Amongst them, Yin Xu's three hundred and fifty bodyguards played an extremely important role.

Yin Xu's group were mostly from the Humble Class, and lived amongst the commoners since they were children, so they had a better understanding of the small ways around the door.

In addition, they were not like those scholars who read books about death. They had been around since childhood, so naturally, they would know a lot of useful information while crawling around.

Two days later, news came from the people staring at the Cloud Bridge Pier. A few ships had arrived, but the owner had yet to unload the cargo, as if he was waiting for something.

Teng Yu had discussed the situation in Jiangnan with his aides before. Tang Jian, as the first tumor to be removed from his body, was their first breakthrough.

Half of the dozens of crimes that Tang Jian had been listed were fabricated by Teng Yu, while the other half were actually committed by Teng Yu.

He took bribes, turned a blind eye to the sale of salt, and even took part in the profiteering.

He secretly sold the salt to the salt merchant for a low price, tampered with the account book, and took a large amount of salt each year.

He suppressed the officials, eliminated the outsiders, and covered the sky with one hand on the Salt-revenue Management ...

It was extremely difficult to trace these lines, but why had he been able to cover the sky with one hand for so many years, leaving the officials and the commoners in the dark?

This was all thanks to Tang Jian's good image. He was once a local parent and as long as he was in a place, the people would praise him. Every year, his performance was top-notch and he was known by the blue sky.

This was one of the reasons why the Emperor trusted him and didn't worry about letting him manage the Salt-revenue Management.

Moreover, this person was good at camping, he did not offend anyone in the government, and he had many close friends. Until Tang Jian was captured, more than half of his close friends still stood out to speak up for him.

After the Emperor had taken down Tang Jian, he had also sent the three Imperial Patrol of Salt to prison. Regardless of whether they had been deceived or bribed, the Emperor could no longer keep them.

When Teng Yu had taken a fancy to this position, even he was able to get people to pay close attention to Tang Jian, which was why he got people to investigate his background.

It was because of this matter that he knew that no matter how high the emperor's standing was, or how far away his sight was, even if he was diligent and dedicated to serving the people, he might not be able to see the entire world clearly.

He might have seen it clearly, but it was hard to know what to do.

Only in troubled times would the heavy ceremony be used. Right now, the world was at peace with the Big Dipper. It was impossible to capture a corrupt official and cut down an entire family.

Teng Yu did not think that just because he had assumed the throne that everything was fine was fine. He was deeply aware that not only did that position bring rights to others, it also brought deep helplessness and endless trouble to others as well.