Chapter 44: Death in the Cell
The next morning, Master You came outside the door and knocked non-stop before Bai Yang could open the door.
When Bai Yang heard the knock on the door, he immediately guessed that it must be Master You. He immediately got up and opened the door and walked out.
"how's it going?"
"It's done, don't worry, just handle it with the Red Hell King. I guess from today on, Wan Xiutian will keep staring at Wan Xiucai, and we'll just wait to watch the show." Master You responded.
"That's great. These stupid people who are overestimating their abilities dare to go against me. I want them to have no good ending." Bai Yang said viciously.
"What are your plans for the next step? Otherwise, you can exchange your broken bamboo medical book for silver and hide it all the time. If it is stolen, it would be a pity. It would be better to exchange it for white silver." Master You suggested.
"Absolutely no, this is a family heirloom. I will not sell much money. But you can rest assured that the amount of money I promised to give you will not be less. After solving the troubles of Wan Xiucai and Wan Xiutian, I will thank you very much and will never treat you badly." Bai Yang promised.
"I believe Mr. Bai will not go back on his word. But I still want to remind you that if you don't deal with the Canzhu Medical Book for a day, you won't be able to get peace for a day. Let me tell you the truth. Our county magistrate, Lord Qian, has long been eyeing your treasure. Be careful that he is secretly doing things, and you will lose more than you will lose." Master You's reminder was completely out of kindness. Qian Duo of the county magistrate was indeed inquiring about Canzhu Medical Book for a day intentionally or unintentionally.
"I know that the money I gave to his mansion this time can temporarily block his mouth. I know that sooner or later he will attack the treasure directly, and I will be prepared in advance." Bai Yang is not a fool. Such an important treasure, no matter who sees it, he has selfish thoughts.
"Since that's the case, I don't need to say more. You please do it." Master You didn't dare to stay any longer before dawn. After leaving Bai Yang, he hurried back to his mansion.
Wan Xiutian in Wan Mansion woke up and didn't bother to have breakfast. He greeted Chang Yiyi and was about to leave.
"Why did you leave so early? Is there something important in the yamen?" Chang Yiyi asked curiously.
"Madam, don't worry, I will buy some food outside. You have to take good care of yourself and try to keep your health as soon as possible. I've been busy these days, and Mrs. Duo has not taken good care of her. I hope Mrs. Don't mind." Wan Xiutian responded.
Chang Yiyi was so anxious after hearing Wan Xiutian's words that, she was so anxious that no matter how she asked, Wan Xiutian didn't want to disclose any of the case. If it were in the 2nd century, Wan Xiutian would indeed be an excellent county public security director, who did confidentiality work and was serious and responsible for the case. Unfortunately, Wan Xiutian himself didn't know whether what he was going to do was right or wrong.
After Wan Xiutian left, Chang Yiyi didn't bother to eat and immediately found Rui Zhi.
"Don't eat at the mansion. Let's go out now. If you're hungry, eat a little in the nearby tavern."
"No problem, everything is up to your arrangement." Rui Zhi was very easy-going and obeyed Chang Yiyi's words.
Rui Zhi continued to wait in Baiyang's Wanfu Pharmacy, while Chang Yiyi quietly followed Wan Xiutian to the county government office.
Seeing Wan Xiutian enter, Chang Yiyi could only lurk at the county government gate. If she followed her, she would soon be discovered and lost the meaning of tracking. She would not be able to understand the real thing.
Wan Xiutian came to the lobby of the county government office and waited for less than a stick of incense, and several yamen runners rushed over one after another.
"All people are here. Starting today, we will monitor Wan Xiucai in all directions and all the time. No matter where he goes, we will follow him, but we must ensure that we must not reveal our identity. Once anyone is discovered, all the money for next month will be deducted. Do you remember it?" Wan Xiutian said to the yamen runners.
"I heard it!" The yamen runners responded in unison. Before they finished speaking, another yamen runner shouted outside:
"Not good! No good! Head Wan, no good! The ghost in the cell died, and a prison guard was also dead!"
After hearing the prisoner's report, Wan Xiutian was extremely surprised and angry and ran to the cell quickly to see what was going on.
At this time, the cell where Hai Gui was imprisoned was guarded by several jailers to ensure that the scene was not destroyed.
"Captain Wan, you finally come. Somehow, this ghost died so ignorant. You said he was so uneasy. You promised him to plead in front of the adults. Maybe he could save his life, but he chose to commit suicide. He had been wandering around the world for so many years, and he couldn't bear the pain of flesh and blood." Seeing Wan Xiutian coming, one of the prison guards guarding the cell said.
"I'm sure I committed suicide?" Wan Xiutian expressed doubts about the suicide of Hai Gui.
"When we discovered the ghost of Hai, we informed the coroner as soon as possible. We had experienced the corpse, there were no signs of fighting, nor any signs of poisoning. The suspect of homicide should be ruled out." The jailer reported.
"There is no reason! All the ones that should be confessed have been taken, and he has not been tortured again. Why did he choose to commit suicide? Also, where did the belt he used to hang himself come from? Have you ever investigated?" Wan Xiutian asked.
"It has been investigated. The belt used for hanging is the belt of the jailer who is in charge of guarding the guard." The jailer responded.
"How did that guard's prisoner die?" Wan Xiutian asked.
"The prisonman got drunk last night and was strangled to death by his belt."
"The jailer was strangled to death? Who else came to the prison last night?" Wan Xiutian also expressed doubts about the jailer's death.
"No one has ever been there, nor has there been any signs of prying the door. According to the scene, the prisoner was on duty last night and drank alone to relieve his boredom. Later, he drank too much. Then Hai Gui called the prisoner on the pretext of not paying attention, strangled the prisoner to death, and then removed the prisoner's belt and hanged himself."
According to the jailer's account, Wan Xiutian re-surveyed the scene.
Although the prisoner was dead, there was still a strong smell of alcohol in his body. The prisoner's clothes were torn off a piece of coarse cloth, and the torn off was thrown in the corner of the cell.
At the same time, there were traces of a coarse threaded head on the nails of the Hai Ghost. It really looked like the Hai Ghost tricked the prisoner into front of him and then took the opportunity to strangle the prisoner to death. The coarse cloth should have been pulled off when the prisoner was strangled to death.
"Captain Wan, how should this be dealt with?" asked the guard.
"Look first, don't let outsiders destroy the scene for the time being. I will wait until I report to the adults before dealing with it." Wan Xiutian couldn't find any flaws, so he could only report the matter to the county magistrate. After hearing the county magistrate's resignation.
After leaving the cell, the county magistrate and You Shiye also rushed to the county magistrate.
"Report to the Lord, the ghost we caught died of suicide last night and the prison guard was killed." Wan Xiutian reported truthfully.
"What? The prisoner died? A prisoner died? How did you do it? Why didn't such an important prisoner take care of him?" Lord Qian accused Wan Xiutian of dissatisfaction when he heard this news.
"Sir, it's all a minor negligence. I thought the prisoner had confessed and no special care was needed, but I didn't expect that this happened..." Wan Xiutian could not explain the real reason for the suicide of Hai Gui, so he could only report truthfully based on the situation on the scene.
"You are seriously dereliction of duty. The prisoner died in our prison. How can I explain to the people and how can I trust your ability to do things? I can't do this well. How dare I hand over more important errands to you in the future?" The county magistrate looked dissatisfied.
"The young one lets the adults go."
Chapter completed!