Chapter 60: The Old Case of Chen Nian

  Because Yan Feng could not provide evidence that Yu Tingting was killed that night, he did not keep the appointment but prepared to escape from Tianchang County, so Bao Zheng temporarily put Yan Feng in jail.

  After Nian Feng was taken away, Lu Ming hurriedly knelt down and begged Bao Zheng to let him go back, but at this time he still had suspicions, so he did not get permission.

  After withdrawing from the hall, Bao Gong and Hualang came to the back hall. At this time, Bao Gong asked: "Brother Hua, do you think that Nian Feng is like a murderer?"

  Hualang shrugged: "Without evidence, I'd rather not say. Someone like Nianfeng, a weak and bookish scholar, doesn't seem capable of murder, but if he were to actually kill someone, he might be even more brutal than those burly men who often take lives."

  "This makes things difficult!"

  Hualang agreed with Bao Zheng's meaning, like Nian Feng was caught this year, but he insisted that he did not kill anyone. Since Bao Zheng and Hualang could not find any evidence of Nian Feng's murder, they could not sentence him to death, but only temporarily detain him. However, it was also difficult to find counter-evidence.

  If Yan Feng was the one who escaped that night, even if someone saw him escape, it's also possible that he killed someone and then escaped, rather than escaping without killing anyone. This case has encountered an unsolvable dead end.

  Just as everyone was worried about this case, a yamen runner rushed over and said: "Your Honor, it's been found! It's been found!"

  Bao Zheng asked: "What did you find?"

  The yamen runner hastily replied, "But sir, didn't you tell us to look through the old case files to see if there were any cases related to Yu Ruyi? We found one, and it's connected to Yu Fu's father-in-law. It must have been a miscarriage of justice back then."

  Everyone who heard this sentence became interested, and Bao Gong hurriedly said: "Quickly tell the situation of the case at that time."

  The official obeyed the order and immediately said: "That was a case thirteen years ago. At that time, all of Yu Fu's property still belonged to his father-in-law Qi Jianyuan, and Yu Fu was not even qualified to be a manager and maternal uncle in the Qi Mansion. At that time, one of Qi Jianyuan's friends brought a jade Ruyi for him to appraise. Because the jade Ruyi was very valuable, Qi Jianyuan wanted to play with it for a few more days. However, after the jade Ruyi was placed in the Qi Mansion for one night, it suddenly disappeared without a trace. Qi Jianyuan's friend saw that his jade Ruyi had disappeared and immediately became angry and demanded that Qi Jianyuan compensate him for so much money. Although Qi Jianyuan could afford to pay, he felt that this case was suspicious. The jade Ruyi was placed in his own room, how could it be stolen? He suspected that his friend had stolen the jade Ruyi and then came to extort money from him. In a fit of rage, Qi Jianyuan sued his friend in court.

  Everyone listened carefully, and at this time the bailiff paused for a moment before continuing: "After Qi Jianyuan's friend reported to the government office, the county magistrate sent someone to investigate the matter. They searched everywhere in the Qi mansion and investigated his friend, but after a thorough investigation, they couldn't find the jade Ruyi. In the end, the county magistrate at that time had no choice but to order Qi Jianyuan to pay compensation. After Qi Jianyuan paid the compensation, he fell seriously ill and soon died. Only after Qi Jianyuan's death did Yu Fu slowly take over the Qi family's property, eventually turning the Qi mansion into the Yu mansion."

  After listening to the official's account, everyone more or less understood that the jade scepter was not stolen by Qi Jianyuan's friend at the time, but was actually stolen by Yu Fu, a sinister and cunning person, who ultimately caused his father-in-law to fall seriously ill and pass away.

  But then who stole the jade Ruyi again? Who put the jade Ruyi at the county government gate?

  The person who did this must have known about the case back then, otherwise he wouldn't have done it this way.

  After some deliberation, Bao Gong looked at Hua Lang and asked: "Brother Hua, what do you think should be done with this case?"

  Hualang smiled faintly: "Since there was a cat in the case back then, it's only natural to retry it. The method of retrial is just changed."

  Seeing Hua Lang so confident, Bao Zheng also smiled with satisfaction. As for Yu Fu stealing the jade Ruyi, it's probably an undisputed fact now.

  After leaving the county government, Hualang sent someone to find Ali. After Ali arrived, Hualang handed a box to Ali and said: "Put this box in Yuting's room, but be careful not to put it too obviously. When Yu Fu finds this box, you must come and tell us."

  Ali didn't care what was in the box, as long as Mr. Wang gave him money, he would do anything, he nodded and agreed, then hurried away.

  After Ali left, Hualang told his plan to Yin Wucheng and Wen Menghua Wanyi and several others. After they heard it, they thought this plan was very good.

  Once everyone agreed on Hualang's plan, they split up and acted separately. Yin Wuchuang quietly snuck into Yu Fu to monitor Yu Fu's every move. If he reacted, they would immediately take him down.

  On this side, Hua Lang and others continue to look for clues about Yu Tingting's murder case.

  At dusk, a strip of sunset glow on the horizon, shining the entire long street with a warm afterglow. At this time, the people of Tianchang County all came out of their houses, some setting up stalls, others buying things, and some simply strolling about carefree.

  Yin Wu was hiding in the Yu mansion, paying attention to every move of Yu Fu. At this time, Yu Fu looked around and saw no one, then quietly entered Yu Tingting's room, rummaging through it, and finally found a box under a cabinet. Seeing the box, Yu Fu became very excited, he opened the box and saw the jade Ruyi inside, which made him even more excited.

  Just then, a gleam of hatred flashed in Yu Fu's eyes. He took out the jade Ruyi from the box with trembling hands and raised it high, ready to smash it down with all his might, determined to shatter it into powder.

  Just as the jade Ruyi was about to fall from Yu Fu's hands, a gust of wind suddenly blew in. Before Yu Fu could understand what was happening, his hand was suddenly grasped by someone, and the jade Ruyi in his hand had also fallen into that person's hands.

  Yu Fu suddenly saw that it was Yin without mistake, and he was shocked for a moment. Then he asked in a very excited and angry tone: "How dare you sneak into my house privately? I'll tell you, quickly return my jade Ruyi to me."

  Yin Wu's hands, plump and tender like rich meat, carefully stroked the jade Ruyi, asking: "Is this your jade Ruyi?"

  Yu Fu nodded: "That's right, it's my jade scepter, return it to me quickly."

  Yin Wu smiled coldly and walked away, Yu Fu saw this and hurried to catch up, but at this moment, the gate of Yu's mansion suddenly opened, and several bailiffs rushed in, without saying a word, they took Yu Fu into custody and headed towards the county yamen.