The next day.
Ji Yunshu had just arrived at the Ministry of Justice when the Capital Governor came over. "This lowly official ordered people to search the vicinity of the inn and even further away, but there was no sign of sand nearby. Even if there was, it was in a distant area. Moreover, there was nothing suspicious in the vicinity. We even used the method Lord Ji taught us.
We splashed vinegar and white wine in the vicinity, but we couldn't find any traces of blood. As for the three people wearing masks, some people saw them on the streets, but because they were wearing masks, we couldn't recognize them. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack. "
Sigh!
Ji Yunshu replied, "That means we have no clue!"
The Capital Governor continued, "This lowly official also asked Lord Liu from the Ministry of War who was in charge of the city gates when Jiao Shiniang entered the capital. He said that Jiao Shiniang had an approval from Xing Xiyang, the president of the Lingnan Chamber of Commerce, so they were allowed to enter the capital without much inspection."
"Lingnan Chamber of Commerce's approval?"
"That's right. The four presidents of the Chamber of Commerce arrived in the capital a month ago. If that's the case, the only person we can confirm that Jiao Shiniang knows in the capital is the president of the Lingnan Chamber of Commerce, Xing Xiyang. As for their relationship, I don't know. "
Great Lin had four major chambers of commerce: Zhongdu, Lingnan, Anzhou, and Qiyang.
For this triennial Chamber of Commerce, the presidents of the four chambers of commerce had already gathered in the capital a month ago.
On the surface, it was to jointly host the Chamber of Commerce.
But in reality, there was another important reason! When the Chamber of Commerce was established, in order to keep the four chambers of commerce in check and help each other, there was a position for the president of the Chamber of Commerce to manage the four chambers of commerce. However, the previous president suddenly died of an illness three years ago, so the position had been vacant for the past three years. This year, the president of the Chamber of Commerce was going to be chosen from among the four presidents. However, this matter was under the supervision of the Ministry of Personnel and Ministry of Revenue, and had nothing to do with the Ministry of Justice. Thus, Ji Yunshu didn't pay much attention to it. She only occasionally heard a few words from the officials. The wind blew into her ears.
Beside.
Then, what was the relationship between Jiao Shiniang and Xing Xiyang?
Just as she was puzzled —
A young Yin from the Ministry of Justice hurriedly ran to her "office".
"Lord Ji."
"What is it?"
Xiao Yin came in with a small booklet in his hand. "Just now, our men went to the morgue to check on Jiao Shiniang's body and found this thing falling from her body. I don't know what it is, so I'll show it to you first."
As he spoke, he handed the items to Ji Yunshu.
It was a yellow account book!
Very small!
It was very suitable for carrying around!
Ji Yunshu flipped through a few pages. Records of business transactions, as well as records of the places where spices were sold.
It was normal for a businessman to have an account book!
Just as she was about to close it, she suddenly stopped when she flipped to the last few pages.
He saw Xing Xiyang's name!
He carefully looked at the account book. On the account book was written, "July 14th, Xingxing Xiyang paid 50,000 taels of silver, to be returned on August 14th." It was very clear.
Fifty thousand taels!
How many poor people would not be able to finish spending their money in a few lifetimes?
"Lord Ji, what's wrong? What does it say? "
Ji Yunshu handed him the account book.
The Capital Governor was shocked. "Xing Xiyang? Why was it him again? What's the relationship between them? Why did Xing Xiyang give Jiao Shiniang permission to enter the capital? And why did Jiao Shiniang give him 50,000 taels of silver? "He paused for a moment, then guessed," Could it be … that there's some unspeakable secret between them? "
"Since we're guessing, let's guess boldly."
"What do you mean, Lord Ji?" Ji Yunshu rose from her chair and strode to the table. She said, "Xing Xiyang approved the document for Jiao Shiniang, and Jiao Shiniang lent Xing Xiyang fifty thousand taels. The two of them must have a close relationship. Or, as you said, there is some unspeakable secret between them. But Xing Xiyang is the president of the Lingnan Chamber of Commerce.
But Xing Xiyang is the president of the Southern Ridge Chamber of Commerce, and one of the four presidents of the Great Lin's Chambers of Commerce. He's the one who controls the trade routes in the south. Why would he borrow 50,000 taels of silver from Jiao Shiniang? It shouldn't be much to him, but why would he borrow 50,000 taels of silver from Jiao Shiniang? Moreover, according to the account book, the payment was made on July 14th, which was last month. The repayment was made on August 14th, which was the day Jiao Shiniang entered the capital. How could it be so coincidental? Why did Jiao Shiniang die on the day of the repayment? Let's say that Xing Xiyang knew that Jiao Shiniang had entered the capital and was worried about her.
He wanted me to pay him back, but he couldn't, so he made up his mind and jumped through the window. In order not to leave any evidence at the scene, he took her out of the inn and killed her. He even put on a mask and stuck her hands with wax. His real purpose … was to disturb us. "
The Capital Governor listened attentively. "Lord Ji's words have connected all the possibilities. Could it be … that the murderer is really Xing Xiyang?"
"What I said just now was just a hypothesis. There are still many suspicious points. If we really want to solve the mystery, it seems that we have to ask Xing Xiyang."
"The heads of the four major Chambers of Commerce are staying at Wenlai Pavillion, which was arranged by the imperial court."
"Then let's go and ask them ourselves."
Soon, Ji Yunshu and the Capital Governor went to Wenlai Pavillion, bringing only two servants with them.
There was no 'fanfare'! The place where the four major Chambers of Commerce lived was not the slightest bit vague. The entire Wenlai Pavillion was like the ancient version of the Great Hall of Names. Although it wasn't the dazzling kind, it was said that the ancient times valued agriculture and despised commerce. Now, it seemed that it wasn't the case in every dynasty.
The layout of the Wenlai Pavillion was very grand. Every object was elegant and expensive. Just the potted plant on the left side of the door was worth dozens of taels, not to mention the other objects inside.
'Poverty has limited my imagination!'
'Sure enough, doing business will never be eliminated by time!'
'No wonder Ma Yun's mother is so rich.'
If she could return to the modern era, she would also want to do business.
The servant of Wenlai Pavillion bowed and led Ji Yunshu and the Capital Governor inside.
Before they reached the hall, Xing Xiyang came to greet them from afar.
Ji Yunshu was nearsighted, so she couldn't see him clearly until he was right in front of her.
Xing Xiyang was in his forties. His appearance was extremely ordinary, but he looked very familiar. He was obviously a rich man, but his clothes were very simple. The materials were not the best, and the objects he wore were also not the best. In the modern era, he would be dressed like a military officer.
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