bookcurios Chapter 155 Caught
Chapter 155 Caught
General's Mansion.
The system complained about Yun Xi: "You are doing this as a big taboo in handling cases. If that person is innocent, then isn't he harmed by you?"
"What bullshit are you talking about? Is your conclusion false?"
"Of course not."
"Besides, in a major criminal case like this, we must find the suspects. After the investigation is thorough, the innocent ones will be cleared of suspicion, and the guilty ones will be sentenced directly. In most cases, the real culprit cannot be found right away, right? There must be several suspects, right? My analysis only added one person to the suspect list, and I didn't directly convict him. Besides, I said this because I had your investigation as a trump card, and I knew that he couldn't be wrongly accused."
The system raised its lips. The last sentence showed the host's trust in him. For some reason, he felt a little happy.
He said: "The patrolman is the only suspect at the moment. If they just keep an eye on him, they can solve the case."
“I hope they can act quickly so no one else gets hurt.”
"Yes, yes, Lord Wen sent people out of the city overnight."
Their system factory settings are based on principles and values, and they hate this kind of criminals.
After a while, the system spoke again, saying, "Host, you can also go to Anye County when you have time. When I went to investigate, I collected environmental information. To get from Kyoto to Anye County, you have to cross Guangshan Mountain. There is coal on that mountain, and it is buried relatively shallowly, so it is easy to mine."
Yun Xi was very excited, but after thinking about it, she said, "Let's wait until the case is solved. It's definitely not a good idea to go now. Not to mention that Mu Sheng won't agree, I myself feel like I'm just causing trouble."
I didn't expect that investigating a case would lead to the coal mine.
Unlike salt and iron, coal mines must be monopolized by the imperial court, and private mining is also possible.
And coal is a scarce commodity, especially in winter.
Yun Xi and the system studied the "firewood and carbon problem" of this dynasty together.
Let’s not talk about daily cooking, let’s talk specifically about heating in winter.
The main materials used for heating in this dynasty were firewood, charcoal and coal, with the first two accounting for the majority. There were no coal mines near Kyoto before, and the only coal was transported from other places in very small quantities.
Once winter comes, the prices of these heating materials will rise. Farmers in the suburbs of Beijing will chop wood and make charcoal, and then sell it in the city. There is even a village south of the capital where the villagers have been making charcoal and selling it for years, and they have been directly classified as charcoal households.
Ordinary people in the capital bought firewood and charcoal from the market, and the price fluctuated with the temperature and supply. The firewood and charcoal for officials were distributed uniformly by the court, with different supply levels set according to their official positions.
Under the Sinong Temple, there was a Goudun Office, which was responsible for the supply of firewood and charcoal to officials in the capital. In the particularly cold winter, a part-time "charcoal envoy" was appointed, and this position was often held by the Jingzhao Yin.
Although it may not seem like a big deal, it is not easy to deal with. Firewood and charcoal are in short supply in winter. If the temperature drops sharply, the situation will be even more difficult to deal with.
Yun Xi didn't know if the temperature would drop significantly this winter. Although she had obtained the complete memory of the original owner's previous life, it was almost the same as having nothing. The original owner really never left the house and didn't care about anything. Her memory was only filled with deep depression. Everything around her seemed to have no color, and she knew nothing about the outside world.
"System, will it snow heavily this winter?"
"Yes. It's a little ice age now, and winter is not easy."
Yun Xi: "..."
When Mu Sheng came back, he found that Yun Xi was still awake, and her eyes were bright, with no sign of sleepiness at all.
After taking a shower, he lay down on the bed, put his arm around Yun Xi, and comforted her: "Don't worry, Lord Wen, now that you have a suspect, it will be much easier to track him down. Now, I hope that the criminal is really the patrol officer, so that if he is caught, the case will be solved."
"Yes. Hopefully soon. Once the case is over, I want to go to Anye County to take a look."
"Hmm? Why did you suddenly think of this? Anye County is very far from here, and we still have to cross mountains and rivers."
"I haven't climbed over the mountains or crossed the ridges yet, I want to give it a try. Besides, I've never been far away since I was a child. I stayed in the village before I got married, and stayed in the mansion after I got married. At most, I would go to the manor for a visit. I want to go out and see the world."
Mu Sheng patted her back gently, thinking that she might be affected by what happened today. He was also afraid that continuing to dissuade her would make her unhappy, so he said, "Then wait until the criminal is brought to justice, and I will accompany you."
"Thank you! Husband, you are so kind!"
Yun Xi kissed him, said "good night", and fell asleep quickly.
Mu Sheng thought about the road to Anye County and decided to urge Mu Xuan tomorrow to ask the Ministry of Works to quickly arrange the road construction. Although he might not be able to make it this time, he might make it next time. Yun Xi was a person who acted on his own accord. Maybe she would want to travel far away in the future. Once the road was repaired, it would be more convenient for her to travel.
Five days later, Lord Wen visited Mu Sheng at the Ministry of War and reported the final result of the case: the roving guards were caught on the spot while committing the crime.
After identifying the suspect, everyone looked back at the previous investigation and found many clues, and closely monitored the roving bandits.
This person may be a little too confident and dares to commit crimes under the current circumstances.
"The preliminary interrogation also confirmed Madam Zun's guess. He was resentful of his wife for marrying into his family, but he didn't dare to confront her. So, every time he felt unhappy at home, he would go out and vent his anger on someone else."
Mu Sheng didn't understand the causal relationship between marrying into the wife's family and hating his wife. Lord Wen explained, "This man's family was poor, and none of his five brothers could find a wife, so his parents sent him away. They said it was marrying into the wife's family, but it was almost like selling him. He cut off ties with his parents and changed his wife's surname. He felt that his self-esteem was damaged and he couldn't hold his head up. Although everyone was kind to him, he felt that they were all insincere and who knows how they cursed him behind his back."
"This time he committed a crime simply because he came home from work outside and the maidservant didn't serve him tea and water in time. He felt that his wife's family looked down on him and that even the maidservant dared to neglect him. He then thought that women were all bad people, so he went to a woman's house in the village that night."
Mu Sheng: “…”
He really couldn't understand the mind of this kind of person.
Your parents sold you, why do you hate the buyer? They bought you and gave your parents money, so your family's life improved. Isn't it their fault? You are not satisfied with your good life, and you find fault everywhere. There may be many reasons why the maid didn't serve you in time, and it doesn't necessarily mean that she treated you badly. If she treated you badly, would she treat you badly every day? Would she treat you badly once in a while?
You really are not in your right mind.
"It's good that he's been caught. No one will be harmed in the future, and his wife is freed too."
"His wife knew nothing about what he had done. After he was arrested, his wife was in disbelief. She totally couldn't believe that her husband could do such a thing. It is said that she fainted on the spot."
"People like this should be cut into pieces."
"Well, who says it's not true? His wife is also pitiful. They have been married for more than four years and their child is more than two years old. According to him, the birth of this child was the direct cause of his crime, because the child did not have his last name, but was listed in the family tree of his wife's family, so he could not bear it at the time."
"They are all excuses! You are cowardly and incompetent, so you put the blame on others."
Lord Wen nodded repeatedly. He also thought so. If a person is really strong, his mentality cannot be so fragile. Only a useless person with no ability would have such thoughts.