Chapter 1312: Fear of the Coordination Office!

After returning from the palace, Wang Xuecheng went back to the Coordination Office and summoned all the middle and senior management of the Coordination Office to the classroom.

After a cup of tea, the seven high-ranking officials of the Coordination Office gathered in the classroom. Seeing this, Ge Xiong, the captain of the Coordination Office, bowed and reported to Wang Xuecheng:

"Sir, except for Captain Zhang and Captain Ye who are out on business, all the captain-level officials in the yamen have arrived now!"

Listening to Ge Xiong's introduction, Wang Xuecheng nodded slightly to signal everyone to sit down, and then gave Ge Xiong a look. As Wang Xuecheng's confidant, Ge Xiong immediately understood and introduced to everyone:
"My dear colleagues, just last night at 3:45 pm, Liu Xinjie, the censor of the Metropolitan Censorate, was on his way home from the Metropolitan Censorate when he was unfortunately killed by an assassin disguised as a peddler. According to the on-site investigation by our Coordination Office and the Patrol Battalion, the assassin used a short knife as his murder weapon!"

"After the incident, our Coordination Office and the Patrol Battalion immediately took action and found the assassin at 9:00 this morning. However, after failing to break out, the assassin chose to commit suicide by taking poison!"

"At present, the preliminary judgment is that this assassination was an organized murder. The assassin who killed Censor Liu was most likely instructed by someone else!"

After hearing Ge Xiong's introduction, the several thousand households in the Central Coordination Office in the class room all had different expressions. At this time, Wang Xuecheng, the director, looked around at everyone in the room and said in a deep voice:

“Your Majesty is extremely angry about the assassination of Censor Liu. He has now handed over the murder case to our Coordination Office and ordered us to investigate the case thoroughly within ten days, to find out the murderer behind the murder of Censor Liu, to bring him to justice, and to give an explanation to Censor Liu’s family and all the civil and military officials in the court…”

"Dear colleagues, this is a very difficult task. The time is tight, the task is heavy, and the situation is relatively complicated. However, we in the Coordination Office are committed to taking on tough tasks, so we are duty-bound to take on this task. I hope that you can work together to help His Majesty share his worries!"

After Wang Xuecheng said these words in a resounding voice, he did not forget to bow towards the direction of the palace to show his respect for Ye Mingsheng.

However, facing Wang Xuecheng's mobilization, the response of these thousand households in the Coordination Office was not very good. They all looked at their noses with their eyes, their mouths with their noses, and their hearts with their mouths. They mainly remained silent, and it seemed that no one wanted to be the first to stand out!
Seeing everyone like this, Wang Xuecheng's face changed and he snorted coldly:

"Aren't you guys usually very talkative? Do you think you are very capable and amazing?"

"Why is it that now is the time for you to speak and offer suggestions, why are you all silent?"

After saying this, Wang Xuecheng slammed the table heavily.

"boom!"

Seeing that the boss was really angry, several captains dared not remain silent anymore. They all expressed that the emperor's grace was great, and they would try their best to solve the case and give an explanation to His Majesty and the hundreds of officials in the court.

After hearing what everyone said, Wang Xuecheng's expression eased a little, and then he looked at Chen Chaozhong, the first captain sitting on his right.

Feeling Wang Xuecheng's gaze, Chen Chaozhong, one of the senior officers in the Coordination Office, stood up and said:
"Sir, judging from the current situation, the assassin who assassinated Censor Liu was very professional. We can dig into his background to find out his name and who he had met..."

Before Chen Chaozhong finished speaking, another captain in the room, Wang Yinchuan, could not help but stand up and said:
"Sir, I think this matter is actually very simple!"

"There's news from the Ministry of Revenue that the Marshal intends to let Liu Xinjie be the chief treasurer of Dadongsheng Bank, so I think if Liu Xinjie is killed, whoever is the beneficiary will be more suspicious!"

After hearing Wang Yinchuan's words, the faces of the people in the room changed slightly, and at this time Wang Xuecheng asked calmly:
"So who do you think is the biggest beneficiary of Liu Xinjie's murder?"

Facing his boss's question, Wang Yinchuan was a little speechless for a moment, but feeling Wang Xuecheng's scrutiny, he gritted his teeth and said directly:
"Of course this is Ren Hai!"

"The core business of Dadongsheng Company is the banknote business, and Ren Hai has been the manager of the banknote business in the past few years. After the split of Dadongsheng Company, the banknote business was also separated and established as Dadongsheng Banknote. Many people believe that Ren Hai is the manager of Dadongsheng Banknote!"

“So now that Liu Xinjie has shown up, Ren Hai will naturally be dissatisfied. So it is entirely possible that he would hire an assassin to kill Liu Yushi in order to get the position of the head manager of Dadongsheng Bank. In my opinion, Ren Hai is the most suspicious...”

After listening to Wang Yinchuan's words, Wang Xuecheng looked around at everyone again and asked in a deep voice:
"You all have the same idea as Wang Yinchuan?"

Faced with Wang Xuecheng's question, no one in the room answered and remained silent. However, silence itself was a kind of answer, representing everyone's agreement.

Seeing everyone like this, Wang Xuecheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He knew in his heart what Wang Yinchuan said. In fact, everyone present knew what Wang Yinchuan said, but everyone had some reservations and were unwilling to explore in this area!
Just like Chen Chaozhong just now, he has been talking about assassins and didn't expand on Liu Xinjie himself at all!
The reason why everyone is afraid is not because of Ren Hai himself. Although Ren Hai is currently in charge of the banknote business of Dadongsheng, looking at the entire Daqian court, he is at most a technical assistant. Naturally, the Coordination Office will not be afraid of him!
The real reason why everyone is so fearful is the big shot behind Ren Hai!

In fact, from the moment Wang Xuecheng received Ye Mingsheng's order and all the way back to the Coordination Office, he had been thinking about Ye Mingsheng's intentions!
Your Majesty, does you really want to investigate this matter thoroughly, or do you want to leave it to me, let me find a few people to take the blame, make this matter an ironclad case and deal with it vaguely, give everyone an explanation so that no one can find any fault!

As the saying goes, the emperor’s mind is hard to predict. Wang Xuecheng still hasn’t figured out Ye Mingsheng’s true intentions!
But Wang Xuecheng still had a question in his mind. Although he had lost contact with that person recently, based on his understanding of that person, that person would not do things so simply, crudely and without regard for the consequences...

Just as Wang Xuecheng was thinking inwardly, Ji Xian, the deputy director sitting on the left of Wang Xuecheng, said in a deep voice:
"I don't know what you are thinking, but what I want to tell you is that we should use evidence to investigate the case, not guesswork. We should produce evidence in ten days, instead of telling His Majesty and the civil and military officials your guesses!"

"Since Captain Wang thinks Ren Hai is the most likely candidate, and everyone agrees and has no objections, let's investigate from the direction of Ren Hai. Our Coordination Office has recently received some new tea, so I think we can invite Manager Ren to come to our Coordination Office to taste it. What do you think, Director?"

As soon as Ji Xian said this, everyone in the room looked at Wang Xuecheng, the director. Under everyone's gaze, Wang Xuecheng also felt a little pressure, and he couldn't help but make a decision in his heart. Although because of Huo San's previous experience, he didn't dare to keep in touch with that person after he became the director of the Coordination Office!

But Wang Xuecheng really didn't want to offend him. Although Ji Xian said he was just having tea, Ren Hai was just a businessman. If he came to the Coordination Office and said something wrong, and implicated that person, it would be a big trouble! Wang Xuecheng felt that this matter would not bring that person down, so if that person hated him and thought he was targeting her, he would be in tears!

However, this Ji Xian came from the Internal Guard, and was a nail planted by His Majesty in the Coordination Office. Moreover, now that things have come to this point, it would seem wrong if I did not invite Ren Hai over for tea, as it would seem that I have a tendency to shield Ren Hai...
Thinking of this, Wang Xuecheng pondered for a moment, then looked at Ge Xiong and instructed:

"Go and invite Shopkeeper Ren Hairen to our coordination office for tea, and then ask Shopkeeper Ren what he has been doing recently!"

"Yes! Director, I'll do it right away!"

Seeing that Wang Xuecheng handed the matter over to Ge Xiong, Ji Xian's eyes flashed with a strange look, but he didn't say anything.

At this time, Wang Xuecheng continued to look at Chen Chaozhong and instructed:

"Captain Chen, continue to follow your train of thought and start from the direction of the assassin to see if you can find some useful information!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chaozhong immediately nodded and said:

"Sir, I understand!"

After finishing all this, Wang Xuecheng explained some details and ended the meeting. Wang Xuecheng also returned to his study in the yamen.

Leaning on the back of the rosewood armchair, Wang Xuecheng fell into deep thought again. He could not understand Ye Mingsheng's intention of entrusting this matter to him.

But Wang Xuecheng felt that Ye Mingsheng might know that this matter was related to that person. After all, he had reported to Ye Mingsheng that that person had secretly kept a group of killers.

Although Wang Xuecheng felt that the man would not use such a simple, crude and reckless method to deal with the matter, but thinking about the relationship between Ren Hai and the man, as well as the importance of Dadongsheng Bank, Wang Xuecheng really felt that there was a certain possibility that the man would take action...
Thinking of this, Wang Xuecheng was also looking forward to Ge Xiong's questions to Ren Hai!
Ge Xiong is his confidant and his right-hand man in the Coordination Office. He believes in Ge Xiong's ability. Wang Xuecheng feels that if it was really done by Ren Hai, then with Ge Xiong's ability, it is very likely that he can get the information out of Ren Hai!

The reason why he handed this matter over to Ge Xiong was not only because Ge Xiong was very capable, but also because Ge Xiong was tight-lipped.

If this matter is really related to that person, then the assassin who killed Liu Xinjie was sent by that person!
Then Wang Xuecheng had to think carefully about how to deal with this matter. But no matter how he handled it, the first thing was not to make a big fuss about it and let everyone know about it. He had to keep a low profile. The fewer people who knew about it, the better!

So he let Ge Xiong come to question him. If Ren Hai really said something wrong accidentally, he could have a better way to handle it so that the news would not be leaked and he would not be under pressure from public opinion in the court.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuecheng also had an idea. When he reported the matter of the killer to His Majesty, he was also cautious and arranged for an informant to infiltrate. As the saying goes, "Train your soldiers for a thousand days and deploy them for a single moment", now is the time to use this informant!
Wang Xuecheng wanted to ask him whether the gang of assassins had made any moves recently, and whether they had sent anyone to carry out the mission...

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Just as Wang Xuecheng was investigating from all aspects, in a private residence somewhere, a burly man in luxurious clothes was pacing in the room. He seemed to be waiting for someone, but the other party did not show up!

After a cup of tea, the sturdy man in the room gradually lost his patience. Just as he was about to push the door and leave, the room was opened, and a thin scholar in white walked in. Seeing the scholar, the sturdy man immediately said with dissatisfaction:

"Why are you here now?"

Upon hearing this, the scholar in white also explained:
"Something happened at the government office, which delayed us for some time!"

Hearing the scholar say this, the strong man snorted in dissatisfaction, but did not dwell on the matter anymore and instead asked:
"How are things going now?"

The scholar heard this and said in a deep voice:

"The man surnamed Liu is dead, but your people were too careless. They were found by the Coordination Office this morning!"

After hearing this, the burly man couldn't help but get nervous and asked:
"Has he been caught by the Central Coordination Office?"

The scholar in white shook his head and said:

"Although your people were a little rough in their work, they were still very strong. When the Coordination Office surrounded him, he committed suicide by taking poison!"

Hearing this answer, the burly man breathed a sigh of relief and murmured:
"No wonder he didn't contact me!"

At this time, the white-robed scholar continued:
"Although the man surnamed Liu is dead now, the danger has not been resolved. Chu Zhiyi still has a lot of evidence!"

The burly man heard this and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes and said in a deep voice:
"You want me to send someone to kill Chu Zhiyi?"

The scholar in white shook his head and said:

“Chu Zhiyi is a cabinet elder. Killing him would be a serious problem. Besides, the Coordination Office has already become alert…”