There is a god in the sky

Chapter 146 The Mystery of the Dock 13

The officials seized all the goods and the cargo ship.

Manager Wang knew only a limited amount of information, and further questioning would yield no useful results.

"The person who shot Magistrate Zhang was probably after the cargo on this ship."

Shen Lan had a fairly clear line of events in her mind, but she didn't understand what role the fake Miao Niang played in it.

Why did the murderer want to kill her?

She turned to Xiao Ji and said, "I wonder if Sui Feng has caught up with the person yet? Why don't I go and take a look?"

"Wait a little longer, Miss Shen, go and see if there is anything special about the arrow that killed Magistrate Zhang."

"it is good."

County Magistrate Zhang died right under their noses, so Shen Lan didn't plan to perform an autopsy.

She pulled the arrow from his chest, examined the arrowhead, and said, "This must be a homemade arrowhead from a blacksmith's shop; it's very crude."

Xiao Ji took the blood-stained arrow and nodded, saying, "It could also be something he made himself; even an ordinary blacksmith's workmanship wouldn't be this crude." "Did you see who it was just now? Was it him?"

"Didn't see clearly."

They didn't wait long before Sui Feng escorted a man toward them.

The man was dressed in dark Hu clothing, wearing a face mask, and glaring at them fiercely with his eyes.

"Does Mr. Su have a deep-seated hatred for them?" Xiao Ji directly exposed his identity.

The archer was indeed Su Qiyu.

Sui Feng ripped off his mask. "Sir, this man's martial arts skills are mediocre, but he's quite strong and fast."

"Hmph! Do with me as you please!"

"Mr. Su, are you not going to tell me the reason? Perhaps I can help you fulfill your wish."

"I've never heard of Lord Xiao having the heart of a bodhisattva," Su Qiyu sneered.

"I don't have the heart of a bodhisattva, but if your grievances involve officialdom, I might be willing to clean up the officialdom."

Su Qiyu looked doubtful, not quite believing he would do such a thing.

He only knows that officials protect each other, and that all crows under heaven are black.

Xiao Ji pointed to the cargo ship and asked him, "Do you know that these boxes contain gunpowder?"

"Yes."

"So what was your purpose in going to the warehouse on the first night?"

Under the angry gazes of the officers, Su Qiyu confessed, "Although I guessed they were going to send a batch of gunpowder south this time, I wasn't sure. I went to the warehouse that night to confirm."

How did you know about that secret passage?

“I saw them digging.”

Chen Shi couldn't help but punch him, "Then why did you kill him? We didn't offend you!"

Su Qiyu spat out the blood in his mouth and sneered, "We're all officials, what's the difference?"

"But I didn't intend to kill him, but he opened his eyes and saw me."

He went upstairs to look for Su Tian'er, but her sleeping spot was too far from the stairwell, and he was afraid of disturbing them, so he went back down.

Unexpectedly, as he passed the official, he opened his eyes.

“He was about to scream when I killed him,” Su Qiyu said coldly.

Chen Shi kicked him a few times, still not satisfied, but was stopped by Xiao Ji.

"That Miao Niang... oh, the girl who died, what is her relationship with you?"

Su Qiyu sat up, clutching her throbbing arm, a pained expression on her face.

But the pain did not come from the physical injury.

"Su Tian'er is my cousin. I recognized her at a glance when she got off the ship with you."

I had someone pass her a note. She recognized my handwriting. I had intended to ask her out, but unexpectedly…

Su Qiyu pounded the ground with all her might, "That beast!"

"She wasn't killed by you?" Shen Lan pressed.

"How could I kill her? She's my only family in the world! My only one!" Su Qiyu roared.

He suddenly stood up and glared fiercely at Xiao Ji.

"When have you officials ever stood up for the people?"

What kind of good person is Jiang Zheng? He pretends to be a kind-hearted old man, but in reality, he is ruthless and has taken countless lives.

That night, he met Tian'er first, and was overcome by lust. He killed Tian'er after she slapped him.

At this dock, no one dared to oppose him; he could kill someone without burying the body and no one would bother him.

I held Tian'er and hid her on that small boat.

That boat rarely goes out in winter, and I thought I could hide for a few days without being discovered, but I never expected the fisherman to suddenly board the boat.

"You witnessed him kill Su Tian'er? Didn't you stop him at the time?"

Su Qiyu slapped herself hard.

"I don't want to expose my identity. I finally gained Jiang Zheng's trust and thought I could take things further. If I'm exposed now, both Tian'er and I will die!"

But I didn't expect Jiang Zheng to kill the person without saying a word, not even giving me a moment to react!

I'm going to kill him! I'm going to kill that beast!

Su Qiyu went berserk, her expression contorted with rage, and cursed Jiang Zhengzu for eighteen generations.

Shen Lan recalled that Su Tian'er had asked her if it would be better to stay here.

Perhaps she had this idea because she knew Su Qiyu was here.

She never expected that she would encounter a demon before even seeing her family.

"Hahaha... Hahaha... I can't hold back anymore! I've endured this for so many years, pretended for so many years! I'm going to kill them with my own hands!"

And he did.

“That night, Jiang was asking me to reconcile accounts. I came out first and waited for him on his way home. Then I tricked him into going to my place and killed him.”

Why dump the body at the dock?

"Of course I know it's best to destroy the evidence, but I wanted to use Jiang Zheng's body to lure Luo Fusheng and Zhang Yanqiao here. Unfortunately, only Zhang Yanqiao came."

"But it doesn't matter, I'll kill my enemies one by one!"

Xiao Ji asked the most important question, "How did you become enemies with them?"

Su Qiyu knew he was doomed, and answered whatever Xiao Ji asked.

"Tongan County is rich in saltpeter, and the county government has to pay tribute to the imperial court with a sufficient amount of saltpeter every year."

Tongling Town, where I live, is a mining area, and every household had its able-bodied young men selected to mine saltpeter.

My father and elder brother were also included, but they volunteered. They worked day and night to earn money to support my education.

Even if they worked diligently, the government often deducted their wages or took a cut for various reasons, leaving them with less than half of their earnings.

The people cannot fight against the officials; even if we are angry, there is nothing we can do.

That year, after half a month of continuous rain, a landslide occurred in the mountains, burying the mining area. My father died in the mountains, and my brother lost a leg.

At that time, many families in the town had lost members, so they went to the government to demand an explanation. At the very least, they were to be responsible for the medical treatment of the injured.

But what did Magistrate Luo do? He sent Zhang Yanqiao with officials to take all the injured people away.

At the time, we all thought they were taking the injured to the hospital, and we waited and waited at home...

Haha, a month later, no one returned, so someone went to the government office to inquire, only to find that all the wounded had died!

My brother only lost a leg; he could have lived, but he died at the hands of that corrupt official.