Each of these people was more mysterious than the other.
“Oh right, Young Master. Something big happened in North City tonight. The officials seem to be trying their best to conceal the news.”
Upon hearing Jiu Chen’s words, Lin Jiang’s eyebrow raised curiously. “What’s the matter?”
“An inn in North City was burned and more than ten people died. One of the deceased was the old master of the Jiang family from Lin Jiang Mansion.”
“The Jiang family?” Lin Jiang was surprised. “Young Master Jiang’s brother?”
Jiu Chen nodded. “Yes.”
Lin Jiang smiled lightly and said, “The Jiang family has lorded over the Lin Jiang Mansion for many years. Almost everyone in the Jiang family, from old to young, has their hands stained with human blood. It’s not surprising that one or two will die.”
How could one not wet their shoes if they often walked by the river?
They had killed so many people. They had to be mentally prepared for their deaths.
There was no movement from the officials for now. They were probably anxious to suppress the news.
After all, the county magistrate was probably terrified that the old master of the Jiang family died in Huang Yang Town.
Furthermore, Young Master Jiang was the Crown Prince’s favorite. Offending the Jiang family was equivalent to offending Young Master Jiang, indirectly offending the Crown Prince.
It was alright to lose their official hats, but they might lose their lives too.
“Interesting.”
Lin Jiang smiled and said softly.
Although he and Shangguan Ye were good friends, it did not mean that he agreed with the county magistrate’s actions in private.
The county magistrate had done a lot of bribery, deliberately convicted the wrong person, and even tortured them to admit their crimes.
He even heard from his father that the county magistrate wanted a servant from the Deng Mansion to take the blame for embezzling the Deng family’s wealth.
Thankfully, this matter was eventually resolved by Lord Chu.
It was a pity that when he returned the last time, Chu Sihan was busy with other matters and he could not see his face.
His father had always praised this person, and the people in the city seemed to respect him.
When Chu Sihan took over the office at Lin Jiang Mansion, he happened to be leaving his house. When he returned two years later, he wanted to visit him once, but he encountered Chu Sihan’s busiest times.
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Although the officials tried their best to suppress the news of the Jiang family’s master’s death in an inn, how could everyone not pay attention to such a serious matter where an inn caught fire and several people were dead?
It was unknown who spoke too much and revealed this matter. Instantly, those who knew the Jiang family’s capabilities could not help but sigh.
They had not found the murderer yet, and the county magistrate was so anxious that cold sweat formed on his forehead.
All the guests who escaped from the inn were jailed as suspects.
However, these people were ordinary businessmen from all over the world. They had no contact with the Jiang Mansion, much less become enemies.
After what happened last night, the town gate was sealed.
Currently, there were officials everywhere. If the murderer was still in the city, it would be difficult for him or her to escape even if he or she had wings.
Lu Ran, who had just boarded an ox cart from East City to South City, was prepared to go home. However, the rules were stricter than when the Deng Mansion was destroyed.
Those outside the town could not enter, and those in the town could not exit. Instantly, there were endless complaints from the people.
As he could not leave town, Lu Ran could only return to his private school.
Duan Zhen and his men could not go out either.
None of them could return, and they could not even go on the streets. They could only stay in the private school to study.
“Even Scholar Duan can’t go home, much less us.”
When Deng Mansion was destroyed last time, the guards let Duan Zhen pass the moment he reached the entrance.
However, this time, not only did they not let him pass, but their attitude was also very rude.
This made the usually arrogant Duan Zhen upset.
It was only later on when news of Young Master Jiang’s brother’s death in the inn reached the private school that everyone understood.