Rebirth of a Star General

Zuo Zuo was doing an autopsy on the side, in the lobby of the yamen, not long after He Sui got the news and hurried over. As soon as he saw He Yan, he rushed over, grabbed He Yan and looked up and down: "Yan Yan, are you okay? Are you injured? Why are your clothes torn? Did they hurt you?"

He Yunsheng stood aside and said coldly: "Everyone who hurt her is dead, what are you worrying about, Dad."

He Sui saw He Yunsheng standing by the side with a careless appearance, and slapped him on the back with a slap, and reprimanded: "What are you doing for your sister to take you home? I don't know your sister is a girl? What if she What if there are three long and two short? Is that how you protect your sister?"

The official on the side: "..."

He Yan said: "Father, I'm fine, those people are not here for Yun Sheng, but for me. Besides, I can protect myself, but it is Yun Sheng, you should pay more attention to school these days, or It would be better for me to pick you up."

He Yunsheng snorted: "Take care of yourself."

In the end, he was a little annoyed by He Sui's eccentric behavior, although he didn't really care.

At this time, someone came in from outside, but it was Xiao Jue. He should have rushed back directly from the outside, with a dusty appearance, as soon as he came in, he brought the chill of the first winter outside.

Xiao Jue walked in and asked He Yan, "What's going on?"

He Yan shrugged, "I took Yun to give birth to school, and I met assassins on the way home. But these assassins were like dead men. I didn't kill them, so I took poison and committed suicide. Now the post-mortem is being done, what is the specific situation? I do not know either."

"Dead man?" Xiao Jue frowned slightly, and the first thing that came to her mind was what Xu Jingfu's people did. But Xu Jingfu's people won't be as stupid as they are now. He Yan is really going to die, and this marriage is abolished. Xiao Jue can also find another noble girl with a good background. In this way, all their calculations will be lost. Even for his own benefit, Xu Jingfu would not kill He Yan at this juncture. The same is true of people from Xu Jingfu's faction.

Is that He Yan's enemy?

The officer wiped the sweat from his forehead, a Marquis of Wu'an is difficult enough, and now General Feng Yun has come to inquire about the matter in person.

"Are there any injuries?" Xiao Jue asked again.

He Yan opened his arms, turned around, and showed him that he was intact, "Don't worry, I'm also the number one guard in Liangzhou anyway, and I'm not good enough for this."

Xiao Jue was relieved a little when she saw her jumping up and down. When the news came from Fei Nu, he and Lin Shuanghe were going to see the two brothers who were dying that day. When they got the news, they rushed over immediately. Shuojing is no better than Liangzhou Wei. If Liangzhou Wei can kill a person, it is the harsh climate, harsh environment, and the brutal and domineering Uto people. In Shuojing, there are countless conspiracies to kill a person. ways of presenting. He didn't want He Yan to be involved in unrelated right and wrong because of his relationship.

However, this assassination was extraordinarily strange. Emperor Wenxuan started soon after his marriage, as if he couldn't wait. This was not Xu Jingfu's behavior at all.

Zuo Zuo walked over while wiping his hands, first saluting He Yan and Xiao Jue, and then saying: "There are seven dead people, with wax pills hidden in their mouths, and strong poisons are sealed in the wax pills, and they will die immediately after entering. These people are not fatal outside. wounds, but suicide by taking poison."

Taking poison and committing suicide proves that their deaths have nothing to do with He Yan, not He Yan's pain as a killer, which also proves that these people came prepared and were indeed dead men.

"Who is the other party?" He Yunsheng couldn't help but ask, "Why do you want my sister's life?"

Another official stepped forward and said, "You guys have searched the whole body of these assassins and found a silver note from one of the assassins." He presented the silver note to Xiao Jue, "It's from Jinyu Bank. ticket number."

This silver note is clean, almost brand new, and well preserved.

"The little ones plan to take this silver ticket to the Jinyu Bank."

As long as you check the account books of the bank in the past few days, and check one by one, you can probably know who redeemed the silver note, which caused the silver note to appear on the assassin.

However... He Yan frowned slightly, this was too smooth, and since these dead men can seal the wax pills well, they don't care about life and death, how can they take a silver ticket well It was stored in his arms, as if... as if it was specially shown to them.

He Sui cupped his hands and said, "Trouble you all, my lords."

Officials even said they did not dare, the father-in-law of General Feng Yun and the father of the Marquis of Wu'an, now they did not dare to neglect.

He Yan raised his head and saw that Xiao Jue was still frowning, as if he was in a very bad mood, so he tugged at his sleeve and said in a low voice, "Captain, I think we should go back and wait for the news first. The matter of solving the case is left to the government, You and I have to pay more attention these days."

Since he can attack her, it may not mean that Xiao Jue's side is also in danger at the moment.

Xiao Jue looked down at her, thought for a while, and said, "Since it's for you, you should stay at home these few days and don't go out."

"How can I do that," He Yan categorically refused, "Yunsheng wants to go to school, I don't worry about him alone, and my father, I'm afraid those assassins will target them. The two of them are not as good as me, and when I meet those Assassins, there is no way to protect themselves."

"Don't worry," Xiao Jue said, "I will send someone to follow them secretly to protect them." After a pause, he continued, "The Xiao family is also, I will let Chiwu follow you."

He Yan shook his head quickly: "No need, I can't fight Chiwu yet, and he can't help me much. I'm enough alone, and in broad daylight, those people don't dare to be too presumptuous, this time If I fail to succeed, I will not act rashly for the time being.”

After that, she will go to Xu's house to inquire about the news, and she will also find the whereabouts of Qin mama, following a Chiwu, which is really inconvenient. kind. If Xiao Jue knew about her strange behavior in private, He Yan would not even know how to explain it.

But this time Xiao Jue turned out to be very firm, "No, you can't be alone. If you don't want him to follow you, you can live in Xiao's house."

He Yan: "...Didn't you say you want to think about my reputation?"

Xiao Jue said coldly, "I'm more worried about your safety than your reputation."

He Yunsheng: "..." For some reason, he always felt that he and He Sui appeared here as if they were superfluous.

He Yan pondered for a moment, chose the two sides, and finally said: "Okay, then let Chiwu follow me." If it was in Xiao's house, I'm afraid she really couldn't get out of the house. In He's house, although there are Chiwu Wu, the big deal is to sneak out and get rid of Chiwu. Although it takes a lot of trouble, it is not impossible.

Xiao Jue gave up.

Because it was not early, the incident happened suddenly today. After agreeing with the official, Xiao Jue sent them back to He's house, leaving Chiwu and a few guards behind before leaving by himself.

After Xiao Jue left, He Yan returned to his room after grooming. Qingmei cooked porridge, but no one was in the mood to eat today, so they rested early. There were Chiwu and a few guards in the mansion, so He Yan didn't have to worry about it. He just climbed up and looked at the tent with a lot of thoughts in his heart.

In fact, after those assassins swallowed the medicine and committed suicide, knowing that they were dead soldiers, He Yan's heart already had the object of suspicion. I'm afraid that the person behind the scenes is either He Rufei or Xu Zhiheng. Her appearance at the celebration banquet must have scared Xu Zhiheng and made He Rufei suspicious. Maybe it's to test her details, or maybe it's because she wants to stop doing it again and again, so she kills her. Apart from these two people, He Yan can't think of any other enemies.

It's just that she didn't expect that these two people would dare to be so bold and dare to do it in broad daylight. Are you sure that you don't know the whole picture, so you are so bold?

But how did He Rufei and Xu Zhiheng know that she was He Yan and knew all the truth. This step of chess has instead allowed him to find out their details. I'm afraid that He Rufei and the two are not as calm as they seem. Or maybe they didn't wipe their tails clean at all, so they couldn't wait to kill people.

He Yan rolled over and slowly closed his eyes.

He Rufei was cruel and Xu Zhiheng was cowardly. The two might not get along very well. They both had their own selfishness and held each other's handle. If they can quietly remove the other party, it may be a good thing for them. Relationships tied together by interests are inherently fragile and unreliable.

In fact, there is no difference between being a sandpiper or a mussel. The important thing is that the fisherman can sit and reap the benefits of the two.

...

I don't know if it was because of her relationship with Marquis of Wu'an or because of Xiao Jue's relationship, the official's action was very fast, but within two days, He Yan was notified to go to the yamen, saying that the master behind the assassin had been found.

He Sui and He Yunsheng were not at the mansion at all, so He Yan went out by herself, Chiwu followed her all the time, and when she arrived at the mansion, she bumped into Xiao Jue and got off the carriage, and was walking in.

"Commander, why are you here?" He Yan asked curiously, "Do they know about you too?"

Xiao Jue nodded.

He Yan couldn't say anything else. He just thought that the people in this mansion were really shit. She was clearly the victim, but she even passed her and told Xiao Jue.

After walking in, Mr. Liu, who was in charge of the case, stepped forward and asked the two of them to sit down in the hall, and ordered his men to pour tea.

"Master Liu," He Yan said straight to the point, "but found the mastermind behind the scenes?"

"The officers went to the Jinyu Bank, checked their account books, and found that the banknote was exchanged by the Fan family five days ago." Mr. Liu looked at He Yan, hesitated for a moment, and seemed to be very entangled, and finally had to Asked a sentence, "The Fan family in the capital, does Miss He still remember?"

After saying this, he quickly glanced at He Yan. If it is not a last resort, he really does not want to take this case. This case is a tricky job no matter how you look at it. Especially now, when the mastermind behind the scenes was found out, he felt even more headache.

The previous relationship between the Fan family and He Yan was unclear and unclear. Asking this in front of Xiao Jue, what if Xiao Jue felt uncomfortable and angered him?

"Fan's family?" He Yan was frank, without the slightest bit of coy, "Fan Cheng?"

Master Liu sighed in his heart. She really is a heroine. No wonder she was able to subdue this cold-blooded and ruthless Jade-faced Governor. He asked so directly. He smiled and said, "Exactly."

"You mean, those assassins are the masterminds behind the Fan family?" He Yan asked, "Why did they do this?"

"Uh..." Master Liu said: "After we found out that the banknotes were exchanged from the Fan family, we went to the Fan family. We found the same poison as those in the assassin's wax pills in Mrs. Fan's house. Mrs. Fan Her maid told the truth and said it was... About a year and a half ago, Mrs. Fan's only son, Fan Cheng, was killed on a boat in the Chunlai River. Miss He was killed by the murderer, and now that Miss He has returned to Beijing safe and sound, Mrs. Fan believes that Miss He is the murderer, and that Miss He is the one who killed Fan Cheng.

"What did the murderer say?" It was Xiao Jue who asked.

"Mrs. Fan refuses to admit that she hired the murderer to kill herself. Now she is in jail and the trial is continuing. But according to the lower official, the witnesses and materials are all there, so there should be no other possibility."

"Where is that girl now?"

Master Liu sighed, "After Mrs. Fan's maid told her the truth, Mrs. Fan had an argument with her. Before our people could pull them away, the maid took a knife and stabbed her in the heart to find out what happened. See, I don't know if I am afraid of the Fan family's revenge, or if I simply commit suicide in fear of the crime."

"That is to say, no one else can prove Mrs. Fan's innocence now?" He Yan asked.

Master Liu looked at He Yan, "Miss He, the lower officials also know that you have a good heart and are not willing to wrong others. But this is a clear fact. In fact, in order to avoid catching the wrong person, the officials of the government office I also investigated a lot of things. For example, when you went to join the army, the Fan family kept making things difficult for your father and brother. The reason why your father lost his position as a school captain was precisely because the Fan family played a role in it. You have been blamed for Fan Cheng for a long time. Now that you have come back safe and sound, the Fan family did not dare to take revenge on the surface, so they started secretly. A reason to seek revenge."

He deliberately ignored the possibility that He Yan was implicated because of Xiao Jue. After all, Xiao Jue and Xu Xiang were fighting with each other. He was such a small person that he really did not dare to participate.

He Yan looked at Xiao Jue, and Xiao Jue said, "I want to meet someone."

Master Liu was stunned, "Captain Xiao..."

"Fan Cheng's mother."

Master Liu was able to satisfy this request. When He Yan and Xiao Jue arrived in the prison, they saw Madam Fan sitting on her knees and curled up in a ball at the very innermost corner of the prison. Once someone approached, she couldn't help shivering. I don't know what to say in my mouth.

He Yan frowned as soon as he saw it, and asked, "You use punishment?"

"No, no!" Mr. Liu was startled and waved his hands again and again, "We didn't have time to interrogate, and we only arrested people yesterday afternoon. But it's strange to say that when she came in yesterday, she was fine, and her tone was extremely arrogant. She refuses to admit that she is related to those assassins. When the jailer came to check this morning, something was wrong with her, but," Mr. Liu disagreed, "We have seen this kind of thing a lot here, and we know that with the evidence, I can't run away by myself. Then he started pretending to be crazy and selling stupid, thinking that he could escape the catastrophe."

He Yan squatted down and called her, "Mrs. Fan, Mrs. Fan?"

When the woman in the prison heard the words, she gave her a stern look, her hair was messy, covering her face, only one eye could be vaguely seen, full of panic.

He Yan had met Fan Cheng, but it was the first time he had met Mrs. Fan. She also knew from Qingmei that Mrs. Fan was not a good-natured person. Since the marriage between Tang Ying and Fan Cheng was decided, she ordered Fan Cheng to cut off contact with Miss He. Miss He came to the door and ordered Fan The servants of the family stood at the door, ignoring the scolding of the people coming and going, making He Yan feel ashamed, and he became seriously ill when he turned back.

But seeing this woman now, He Yan felt that this matter was still suspicious. Even if a sultry, spoiled son's mother really wants to settle accounts with herself, with Madam Fan's former temperament, she will never start secretly from the shadows, and how can she get in touch with those dead men as a woman? Even if he did hire a killer, how could he be stupid enough to put the poison in his room and not destroy it quickly. Why did her maid betray her master again, since she was afraid of being implicated, she simply said nothing, even had the courage to die, how could she commit suicide in fear of sin? Now that there is no proof, Mrs. Fan is crazy again... He Yan glanced at the woman in the prison, is she really pretending to be crazy?

Looking at He Yan's actions, Master Liu broke out in a cold sweat. This Marquis of Wu'an is really not shy, and in front of his fiancé, he dares to care so much for his former lover's mother. Even if the other party wants to kill her, he can be generous. However... From Fan Cheng to Xiao Jue, the vision of the He family's eldest lady has indeed improved by leaps and bounds.

He Yan stood up, "Let's go out and talk."

Several people walked out of the prison door.

"Miss He, Governor Xiao, this case..."

"She's not the murderer." Before Master Liu could finish speaking, Xiao Jue interrupted him.

Master Liu was stunned for a moment, "But... the evidence is complete."

"The so-called evidence is the evidence that the murderer showed you. If you try the case like this, I'm afraid the murderer is in the middle of it." Xiao Jue said.

Mr. Liu felt extremely bitter in his heart, he wanted An Ansheng to become an official, and quickly settled the case. With all the evidence, the case could be closed as soon as possible, but it was denied by Xiao Jue in one sentence. This is not over yet.

But he didn't dare to say his complaints in front of Xiao Jue. Master Liu thought for a while, "But if it wasn't Mrs. Fan, who would it be? The clues are interrupted here, and the assassin's body is recognizable. , there is only that silver note."

"You can start with the Fan family," Xiao Jue said calmly, "check who the dead servant girl had contact with before this. Who has entered Fan Cheng's mother's room. Also," he paused, "from tonight Since then, the number of guards here has doubled, and I think someone will soon want to silence it."

He Yan was shocked when she heard it, and Xiao Jue's analysis was similar to what she thought.

No matter how troublesome Mr. Liu felt in his heart, Xiao Jue also pointed out a way for him. After a series of assurances, he went to instruct the officials to do things. He Yan and Xiao Jue walked out side by side, both of them were silent for a while.

If He Yan was just guessing before, it was almost certain that He Rufei and Xu Zhiheng did this. The accusation of the Fan family was too obvious. Probably He Rufei and the others thought that He Yan had had a feud with the Fan family before. If something happened, Mrs. Fan's crime would definitely go along with the flow and would not be investigated in depth. But now, because of Xiao Jue's remarks, Master Liu is still investigating the case. In order not to go wrong, He Rufei and the others should take the risk to destroy Mrs. Fan's mouth. Although this seems to be full of loopholes, but... it is also their best way.

"What do you think?" Xiao Jue asked suddenly.

He Yan regained his senses and said, "I think... what the Governor just said is quite right, this case always feels a little wrong."

Seeing Xiao Jue lowered her eyes and said nothing, her heart moved, and she deliberately joked: "Captain, are you angry about the Fan family?"

It was the serious Miss He who had entangled with Fan Cheng before, not her. When she first came here, she forgot about it. When she thinks about it now, Xiao Jue's unusual silence is because she is unhappy about it. This is also true, as a fiancee, being involved with others, even in ordinary people, is unreasonable.

"Fei Nu should check for you, what happened when the spring came to the river. If I really had something, I wouldn't do it." He Yan whispered.

Xiao Jue stopped and looked at her. The girl's eyes were bright, like a child who had done something wrong, a little embarrassed, a little flattered, and a little smile. It is impossible to see that a thrilling chase has been experienced a few days ago.

If it was in the past, he would probably follow He Yan's words to make fun of him, but today it is different.

"He Yan," he called He Yan's name, "are you hiding something from me?"

He Yan paused, smiled as usual, raised his eyes to look at the person in front of him, "No. Why did the Governor say that."

The young man stood there and looked at her with his eyes down. His tone was clearly gentle, but his eyes were as sharp as knives. He was silent for a while before asking, "You really don't know, where did those assassins come from?"

For a moment, He Yan felt as if he understood everything and knew everything. But for a moment, she said in confusion: "Captain, what do you mean by this? If I knew where the assassin came from, I would tell Master Liu directly, and let him go to arrest him, what time is he wasting here. "

He Yan's expression was relaxed, but her heart was beating fast, and she wondered if Xiao Jue had found any clues.

She couldn't tell Xiao Jue these things, and she didn't know how to explain them. She couldn't tell Xiao Jue these strange, crazy, full of conspiracy and calculation, tragic and disgusting behavior.

Xiao Jue looked at her fixedly, and after a while, said indifferently, "It's alright."