Chapter 1314 A huge mystery!
Hearing what Aunt Xu said, An Miaoyi's expression became a little uncertain. She clearly remembered that a few days ago, Ren Hai asked Qiqige to inquire about the situation with her because of this matter. She didn't know about it at that time, and just told Ren Hai not to panic and to do his work peacefully.

An Miaoyi really understood the situation and realized that Liu Xinjie's transfer from the Censorate to the Dadongsheng Bank was not groundless. Ye Mingsheng really had this plan and even had the order drafted. He was just waiting for the news of the split of the Dadongsheng Bank to be officially announced, and the Ministry of Personnel would announce the appointment and let Liu Xinjie take office!

After An Miaoyi learned about this situation, she initially tried to find ways to work for Ren Hai and help Ren Hai as much as possible, but unfortunately, this order was issued by Ye Mingsheng himself, so An Miaoyi could only be powerless. These few days, An Miaoyi was still considering how to tell Ren Hai about this matter!
If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, and An Miaoyi wouldn't care either, but this Ren Hai was different. After this period of contact, An Miaoyi really felt that Ren Hai was a talent and that he would have the opportunity to be promoted to a high position in the future.

And now it seems that Ren Hai is willing to surrender, and An Miaoyi also wants to bring him under her command and make use of him for her own purposes.

So when An Miaoyi thought about not being able to fulfill what Ren Hai asked for, she felt a headache. She had been trying to find a way to compensate Ren Hai in other ways these days so that Ren Hai could accept this fact. She didn't expect that something like this would happen now...
An Miaoyi didn't know whether Liu Xinjie was killed by Ren Hai, but judging from the current situation, Ren Hai was undoubtedly the biggest suspect. He had sufficient reasons to kill Liu Xinjie. Once Ren Hai's crime of hiring a killer was proven, she would undoubtedly be involved in this matter.

After all, Ren Hai has always wanted to get closer to me, and he has done a lot of things for me and earned a lot of money for me.

A few days ago, due to the impact of the court's splitting of the Dadongsheng Company, some people were scared and wanted to sell off the Dadongsheng bonds in their hands. I also asked him to help me buy a lot of Dadongsheng bonds at a low price. I want to wait until the court allows Dadongsheng Bank to recall the bonds in advance in order to stabilize market sentiment so that I can make a profit from the difference!

An Miaoyi knew the methods of the Coordination Office very well, so she couldn't help but worry that Ren Hai would be scared and tell everything after entering the Coordination Office.

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi also began to doubt whether Ye Mingsheng deliberately handed the matter over to the Coordination Office for investigation!
Although Huo San and Wang Xuecheng, the two directors and deputy directors of the Coordination Office, had been secretly competing with each other before, An Miaoyi had a very close relationship with Huo San and Wang Xuecheng. As long as An Miaoyi said hello, both Huo San and Wang Xuecheng would be happy to serve An Miaoyi.

However, after Huo Sanzhi's death and seeing Huo Sanzhi's previous experience, Wang Xuecheng obviously kept his distance from An Miaoyi. As the saying goes, what goes up must come down, and seeing that Director Wang Xuecheng acted like this, the thousand households and hundred households in the Coordination Office also followed suit and dared not get close to An Miaoyi anymore...
As a result, the Coordination Office, which used to listen to An Miaoyi's orders, has now become a stranger to An Miaoyi!

If Ye Mingsheng handed the case over to the Yijing government office, Youyan provincial government, and the Ministry of Justice for investigation, no matter whether Ren Hai did it or not, An Miaoyi would have a way to secretly exert influence and remove herself from the matter as much as possible.

But now the matter is in the hands of the Coordination Office. Even if An Miaoyi wants to intervene, it will be difficult for her to exert any influence!

Seeing a hint of worry on An Miaoyi's face, Qi Qige hesitated for a moment and said:

“Madam, I don’t think Lord Ren Hairen did this!”

Upon hearing this, An Miaoyi also became alert and immediately asked Qiqige:
"Qiqige, tell me the truth, did Ren Hai tell you anything?"

Due to the restrictions of her status, An Miaoyi had no way to privately meet with foreign officials like Ren Hai. All her contacts with Ren Hai were through the middleman Qiqige.

Facing An Miaoyi's question, Qiqige immediately shook her head and said:

"Master Ren never told me about the assassination!"

After answering An Miaoyi's question, Qiqige continued:
"Sir Ren was very anxious about the news that Liu Xinjie was transferred to Dadongsheng Bank, but he had great confidence in the Queen. After I told him that the Queen asked him not to panic and to work peacefully, Sir Ren immediately felt relieved. As far as I know, he has been busy helping the Queen purchase bonds during this period!"

“So I don’t think he can spare the energy to arrange an assassin to assassinate Liu Xinjie. Moreover, based on my understanding of Lord Ren, I think that although he is good at making money, he is not brave enough to arrange an assassin to assassinate the imperial censor…”

After listening to Qiqige's words, An Miaoyi hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly before asking:
"Qiqige, you have had a lot of contact with Ren Hai. Do you think Ren Hai can withstand the interrogation of the Coordination Office regarding the acquisition of bonds and other matters?"

Facing An Miaoyi's question, Qiqige's eyes flashed with worry and then he spoke:
"Empress, even a man of steel would find it hard to withstand the measures taken by the Coordination Office. If the Coordination Office really uses measures against Lord Ren, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Lord Ren to resist!"

At this point, Qiqige changed the subject and said:

"The reason why Wang Xuecheng from the Queen's Coordination Office didn't get close to you is simply because he was affected by the Huo San incident and was worried about being suspected by Your Majesty. But I think in his heart, he must still remember the kindness you have shown him. I think even if he really asked Ren Hai something, he would not repay kindness with hatred!"

After An Miaoyi was silent for a long time, she sighed and said;
"I hope so. The core of the matter now still lies with Liu Xinjie!"

When An Miaoyi said this, Qiqige's heart moved as if she had thought of something, and she spoke carefully:
"Ma'am, do you think it's possible that someone is framing me?"

Hearing the words "frame up", An Miaoyi immediately realized what was going on and said directly:
"you mean··············"

"Last time, they staged a self-torture trick on Murong Zhengshan. Now they might be using the same trick again. It's not a big secret that Ren Hai is getting close to you. If we investigate carefully, we can still find some clues!"

"They have been plotting and trying their best to deal with you. This time, maybe they want to frame Ren Hai and drag you into this, so as to achieve their despicable and shameless goal!"

Originally, An Miaoyi didn't think in the direction of the Murong family, but after hearing Qiqige's analysis, she felt that this possibility could not be ruled out. After all, the Murong family has always liked to play dirty. Even though the conspirator Murong Lun has passed away, the Murong family still enjoys it!

Thinking of this, An Miaoyi couldn't help but praise Qiqige:

"Qiqige, you are good. You have learned to use your brain!"

Facing her master's praise, Qiqige showed a bit of complacency, and then offered a suggestion: "Queen, I think you should investigate the movements of the Murong family at this time. If this matter is really related to them, then we must make them outsmart themselves and lose more than they gain!"

An Miaoyi couldn't help but frown when she heard that. The last time she received news about the assassins under Murong Qingwu's command, An Miaoyi had ordered her own men to encircle and suppress them.

To be on the safe side, An Miaoyi even let dozens of his men deal with the other three people. However, the result was shocking. None of his ten men could defeat the enemy properly. Not only were more than ten people killed or injured, but one of them escaped!
While An Miaoyi was angry about this, she was also surprised at the strength of Murong Qingwu's assassins, which made An Miaoyi more determined to eliminate them.

But after this incident, the Murong family's assassins had been informed of the news and hid even deeper. So even if An Miaoyi wanted to kill them in one fell swoop, she couldn't even catch their shadow, which made An Miaoyi even more angry.

Now that Qiqige had reminded her, An Miaoyi couldn't help but think of those powerful and mysterious Murong family assassins again...

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Just as An Miaoyi was worried about Ren Hai being arrested and taken to the Coordination Office, Ge Xiong, who was responsible for interrogating Ren Hai in the Coordination Office, was reporting to Wang Xuecheng, the director of the Coordination Office.

"Sir, this Ren Hai is not a tough guy. According to your instructions, we did not use any means on him. We just scared him and kept him awake for one night. Then Ren Hai confessed everything!"

After saying this, Ge Xiong handed Wang Xuecheng a booklet and said:
"Ren Hai has a lot to tell me, so I prepared a booklet. Please take a look at it, sir!"

Wang Xuecheng took the booklet and began to read it carefully. He couldn't help but frowned as he read. Although he knew that Ren Hai was close to the queen, he didn't expect that Ren Hai had done so many things for the queen. Moreover, this guy seemed quite capable and actually earned so much money for the queen without saying a word.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuecheng couldn't help but feel a little moved. At the same time, he also admired Ren Hai's ability to make money. After reading the booklet carefully, Wang Xuecheng asked Ge Xiong:

"Is there nothing about Liu Xinjie on this?"

Ge Xiong nodded and said:

“Ren Hai said that the Queen told him not to panic and to do his work peacefully. He thought that the position of the head manager of Dadongsheng Bank was right for him, so he didn’t care about Liu Xinjie and focused on purchasing bonds for the Queen…”

After saying this, Ge Xiong hesitated for a moment and began to speak:
"Sir, I don't think Ren Hai did this!"

After hearing what Ge Xiong said, Wang Xuecheng glanced at Ge Xiong and asked:
"Tell me your reasons?"

"Sir, you know my abilities. I have handled hundreds of prisoners, if not a thousand. I think I have some ability to judge people. This Ren Hai doesn't look like someone who has the guts to assassinate the censor. You didn't see how cowardly he was last night!"

"He knelt on the ground, hugged my legs, and cried bitterly, asking me to save him. He almost called me grandpa!"

"And I don't think he's pretending. The things he confessed in this booklet are enough to make him die several times. If he really did assassinate Liu Xinjie, I don't think he needs to hide it. After all, at this point, he's going to die anyway."

Wang Xuecheng also felt that what Ge Xiong said made sense, but he did not express his opinion on this. Instead, he was silent for a while and then asked Ge Xiong:

"Who else needs to know what's in the pamphlet?"

Hearing this, Ge Xiong said without hesitation:
"Your Excellency, I followed your instructions and I was the one who interrogated Ren Hai. When I was interrogating him, the other two people besides me were my confidants. They were able to keep their mouths shut. Please rest assured, Your Excellency!"

Wang Xuecheng nodded upon hearing this and then ordered:
“Arrange for Ren Hai to stay here first, and then notify his family not to worry. Ren Hai is cooperating with the investigation now…”

Hearing Wang Xuecheng's arrangement, Ge Xiong nodded. Then he seemed to have thought of a possibility and asked Wang Xuecheng tentatively:

"Sir, what if someone wants to interrogate Ren Hai?"

Wang Xuecheng couldn't help but narrow his eyes after hearing this. Although Ge Xiong didn't directly point out the other party's identity, Wang Xuecheng knew who Ge Xiong was referring to, so he immediately ordered:

"Without the will of His Majesty and my order, no one can privately interrogate Ren Hai. You keep an eye on him. If he makes any mistakes, I will hold you, Ge Xiong, accountable!"

When Ge Xiong heard this, he immediately understood what was going on and said:
"Sir, don't worry. I will definitely take good care of him and will never let him have any problems!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuecheng nodded and waved his hand. Seeing this, Ge Xiong immediately bowed and left. After Ge Xiong left, Wang Xuecheng leaned back in his chair and fell into deep thought.

Ever since taking over the investigation into the stabbing case of Liu Xinjie, the Coordination Office has regarded Ren Hai, the biggest beneficiary after Liu Xinjie's death, as the biggest suspect. However, judging from the current investigation, it seems that Ren Hai did not do it!
But if it wasn’t Ren Hai who did it, then who did it?

Who wants to kill Liu Xinjie?
This Liu Xinjie is a sixth-rank imperial censor. According to the law, anyone who dares to kill him will not only be executed himself, but his family will also be implicated...

(End of this chapter)