Chapter 1357: Suicide? Murder?

Seeing that Yang Tao rejected his request, An Tianyu frowned slightly, but he also knew that what Yang Tao said made sense. According to the law, Ziyun should indeed be sent to the government office now, but at this moment he really didn't want to be separated from his lover again.

Seeing An Tianyu's entangled look, Ye Feiyang at the side could not help but remind him:

"My Lord, it's already July, and the government has a special ice cellar!"

Ye Feiyang's words undoubtedly reminded An Tianyu, so the uncle of the emperor did not hesitate. He glanced at Ziyun under the white cloth reluctantly, then saluted the two heads of police and said:
"Then I'll leave it to the two captains!"

The two were flattered by the courtesy of the uncle, and said in unison:
"Please rest assured, my Lord! We will definitely get to the bottom of this matter!"

Upon hearing this, An Tianyu nodded slightly, then looked at Ziyun again with some heartbreak, and then slowly left under the protection of his servants.

The two captains, Yang Tao and Ye Feiyang, also watched An Tianyu leave. When the uncle of the Daqian king gradually walked away, Ye Feiyang clasped his fists towards Yang Tao and said:

"Thank you, Brother Yang! I almost made a big mistake!"

Feeling the sincerity in Ye Feiyang's words, Yang Tao hesitated for a moment but still gave his advice.

"Fei Yang, I know you have a background, but Yijing is under the emperor's feet. People of rank eight or nine are worse than dogs, and people of rank four or five are everywhere. Throwing a brick randomly may hit a G-Class!"

"So we must be careful when working in the government office and must not be reckless..."

Listening to Yang Tao's admonition, Ye Feiyang also showed a look of shame, and then said very seriously:
"Thank you for your teachings, Brother Yang! I'll keep it in mind!"

Yang Tao didn't say anything when he saw this. He understood the principle that too much is as bad as too little. If it weren't for Prefect Liu asking him to take care of this second-generation rich kid, and he was worried that this young man would cause trouble and implicate himself, he would not have been willing to say these words.

After recording the scene, Yang Tao, Ye Feiyang and a group of officers returned to the yamen with Ziyun and a group of officers. They handed Ziyun over to the coroner. Seeing that it was already 3 p.m., Ye Feiyang and a group of officers went home after get off work. Yang Tao was also thinking about going home, but after thinking it over again and again, he came to the prefect's classroom.

Yang Tao did not go directly to the prefect Liu Ning, but found Liu Ning's clerk Sun Fei and asked:
"Officer Sun, is the prefect in the room?"

Facing Yang Tao's question, Sun Fei, who was sorting out the files, raised his head and said without hesitation:
"Captain Yang, the lord is in there!"

"Sun Shuban, I won't bother you anymore!"

After saying this, Yang Tao walked towards the classroom, but before entering the classroom, Yang Tao seemed to remember something and began to tidy up his appearance.

Liu Ning, who just turned 40, has been the prefect of the imperial capital Yijing for several years. Everyone knows that Liu Ning is a favorite general valued by His Majesty and has a bright future. Liu Ning is also quite strict with himself. Not only does he strictly discipline himself in financial matters, he also always pays attention to his own image and attaches great importance to his appearance.

As the saying goes, what the superior likes, the subordinates will follow. If the superior attaches great importance to appearance, then the subordinates will also attach great importance to it.
After tidying up his clothes, Yang Tao gently knocked on the door.

"Da da da!"

"Who?"

"Sir, I'm Yang Tao and I have something to report to you!"

"come in!"

After getting Liu Ning's permission, Yang Tao pushed the door and entered the room without hesitation. He saw Liu Ning sitting on a chair working with a somewhat tired look on his face. There were some memorials and files on the desk.

Seeing this, Yang Tao couldn't help but admire Liu Ning. He was a family-inherited chief of police. Three generations of his ancestors had been chiefs of police in Yijing. Before the Fengwu Army took control of Youyan, he served under the rule of Zhao Fuqu. Therefore, he had served as the prefect of Yijing for five terms.

Among these five prefects, some were lustful and slept with more than 30 women and still wanted the next one; some were addicted to gambling and even used the government's funds to gamble after losing a lot; some were greedy for money and still felt it was not enough after making more than 100,000 taels of silver.

However, this was the first time that Yang Tao had seen a prefect of Yijing who was diligent in his duties and had no bad habits like Liu Ning!
When he first saw Liu Ning like this, Yang Tao thought that Liu Ning was just good at pretending and would be exposed after a while. However, he never expected that after a few years, Liu Ning still maintained his original state from beginning to end.

Just as Yang Tao was secretly sighing in his heart, Liu Ning, who was sitting at his seat, picked up the teacup and took a sip, then asked Yang Tao:
"What do you want to report to me?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Tao said in a deep voice:

"Sir, Ziyun from the Pan Family Theater is dead..."

Liu Ning frowned slightly when he heard that. He only knew about Ziyun's existence in recent days. A few days ago, another chief constable, Liu Zhenyu, the prefect of Yijing, caught two petty thieves who stole things. It wasn't a big deal. In a city as big as Yijing, a few thieves would be caught every now and then.

However, no one expected that these petty thieves actually had the imperial jade pendant in their hands. Liu Zhenyu, who was in charge of the interrogation, immediately reported the matter to Liu Ning, the prefect.

Liu Ning also attached great importance to this kind of matter and immediately asked Liu Zhenyu to investigate it. Following his order, the fact that the uncle of the emperor, Yasuda Yu, had a secret meeting with the famous actor Ziyun at night was also uncovered.

At that time, Liu Ning realized that this news had a bad impact, and instinctively wanted to block the news, but it was too late. The news was spread, causing quite a stir among the people of Yijing, and this also caused Liu Ning, as the prefect, to bear some pressure in the court.

Liu Ning felt very aggrieved about this. It was not him who asked An Tianyu to have an affair with Ziyun. What good solution could he have when his uncle did such a thing?

But unfortunately, since he is the prefect of Yijing, everything that happens in Yijing is related to him!

Originally, Liu Ning thought that the matter ended there. After all, it was not uncommon for powerful people like An Tianyu to have scandals with actors.

There are so many masters, big and small, in the court of Yijing. I wonder how many of them have colorful flags flying outside their homes.

This kind of thing is not a big deal if you really think about it. If it hadn't happened at a time when His Majesty and the Queen were advocating frugality and simplicity, it wouldn't be worth mentioning at all.

But Liu Ning never expected that Ziyun died just a few days after this incident?
Feeling the doubt in Liu Ning's expression, Yang Tao continued:
"Sir, I just went to the Pan Family Theater with Captain Ye and saw that Ziyun was hanged to death. We also found her suicide note in her residence!"

Hearing the words "hanging" and "suicide note", Liu Ning subconsciously said:
"So she committed suicide?" Faced with this question, Yang Tao hesitated for a moment, then said very cautiously:
"On the surface, it looks like this. Ziyun said in her suicide note that she was ashamed of being a slut, so she committed suicide!

"But when we were investigating the scene at the Pan Family Theater, we met the uncle of the emperor, An Tianyu. The uncle of the emperor was very sad about Ziyun's death, and after reading Ziyun's suicide note, he said emotionally that the suicide note was not real and he did not believe that Ziyun would commit suicide!"

Liu Ning frowned upon hearing this, and after a moment of silence he asked again:
"Yang Tao, you are the old head of our yamen, tell me what you think?"

Yang Tao hesitated after hearing this. Seeing this, Liu Ning seemed to realize something and asked in a deep voice:
"You don't seem to believe that Ziyun committed suicide?"

Seeing that the prefect had seen through his thoughts, Yang Tao no longer concealed his thoughts and said:

"Your Excellency, according to what everyone in the Pan Family Theater said, although Ziyun's death was apparently caused by hanging, according to my examination, Ziyun actually died because someone used internal force to shatter her heart meridians. She was hung there after her death to pretend it was hanged..."

"The murderer is most likely a martial arts expert. He did it very covertly without leaving any external injuries. But a coroner will be able to find the answer once he examines!"

"Although the murderer has eliminated all traces, I still found some traces of searching in Ziyun's room. It seems that the murderer was looking for something in Ziyun's room!"

Listening to the answer given by Yang Tao, Liu Ning also fell into deep thought. As a prefect, he is good at developing the economy. Yijing has become so prosperous now, and he, as the prefect, has made a great contribution!
However, as a prefect, Liu Ning was not very good at judging cases. In order to avoid wrongful convictions, Liu Ning relied heavily on his gang of constables. Among the dozen or so constables and hundreds of officers under the Yijing government office, Yang Tao, who had been a constable for three generations in his family, had the strongest ability to solve cases and was the constable that Liu Ning relied on.

So now that Yang Tao has raised these doubts, Liu Ning is basically certain that Ziyun was murdered rather than committing suicide!

So now the question is, if Ziyun was murdered, then who killed this famous figure in Yijing and the lover of the uncle of the King of Daqian?
When Liu Ning thought of this, a name immediately emerged in his mind, and his expression immediately became serious.

At the same time, seeing that Liu Ning was still silent, Yang Tao mustered up the courage to ask tentatively:

"Mr. Prefect, I hope you can point out the direction to solve the case!"

After saying that, Yang Tao also looked at Liu Ning eagerly. After discovering these clues, Yang Tao realized that the matter was more complicated than he had imagined, and it was even very likely to involve some big shots. Having been a police chief for so many years, Yang Tao knew very well that there were some things that he, a police chief, could not participate in, so he would not go home after get off work and run to find Liu Ning...
He just wanted Liu Ning to tell him whether Ziyun committed suicide or was murdered?

Seeing Yang Tao throwing the question to him, Liu Ning was speechless. You, a police chief in charge of solving the case, want me to point out the direction to solve the case?

And you just said clearly that Ziyun's death was disguised as suicide, and there were signs of a search in the room. How can I tell you that she committed suicide?

Thinking of this, Liu Ning pondered for a moment, and then spoke vaguely:
"Yang Tao, you are the head of the police station. Criminal cases are always handled by you, so you should decide the direction of solving the case yourself!"

Seeing that Liu Ning didn't respond, Yang Tao secretly groaned in his heart, but still spoke with some embarrassment:

"Sir, the uncle of the emperor, Yasuda Yu, is very concerned about this case. I think he is very likely to interfere with the investigation of this case!"

When he heard An Tianyu's name, Liu Ning's already frowned brows deepened.

Liu Ning was very helpless towards the Empress's most beloved younger brother, because this uncle of the emperor, the prefect of Yijing, had been in a very embarrassing situation recently. If someone else did this, Liu Ning would definitely teach the other person a lesson, but An Tianyu had a huge backer behind him!

If I show An Tianyu some color, I'm afraid I won't be able to sit still in peace as the prefect of Yijing!
And if Yasuda Yu keeps dwelling on this matter, things will become very troublesome!

Thinking of this, Liu Ning also asked in a deep voice:

"I remember that this Ziyun seems to have an affair with not only the uncle of the emperor?"

Yang Tao said without hesitation:
"Sir, this Ziyun is a famous actress in Yijing's opera world. It is rumored that she has had contact with many members of the G group!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted Liu Ning's attention.

"A lot of G members? Are there any G members who have affairs with Ziyun?"

Seeing Liu Ning asking this, Yang Tao said while thinking:
"Rumor has it that there are former Ministry of Revenue Assistant Minister Hu Ming, Censor of the Censorate Hu Dayou, Youyan Provincial Government Counselor Cao Ke and others!"

"She is still in contact with Hu Ming?" Liu Ning said with some surprise:

Yang Tao whispered:

"Sir, I heard that Hu Ming asked Ziyun to participate when he organized the party!"

"Also, I heard that Ziyun seemed to be pregnant with someone's child, but in the end, nothing happened!"

"Whose child is she pregnant with?"

Faced with this question, Yang Tao replied with a wry smile:
"Your Excellency, I really don't know how to do this!"

Liu Ning felt a bit of a headache after hearing this. Ziyun's social circle was even more chaotic than expected. She was truly a slut who could sleep with anyone.

Liu Ning was also very puzzled. You, An Tianyu, are the Queen's younger brother and the uncle of the King of Daqian. You can find any good woman you want. Why do you have to treat this old woman as a treasure?

Although I don't know what An Tianyu's train of thought is, it is obvious that this difficult task now falls on Liu Ning.

After careful consideration, Liu Ning also ordered in a deep voice:

"Yang Tao, you will conduct a secret investigation based on these clues. Tell me any progress you make as soon as possible. Without my permission, you cannot tell anyone about the investigation. Do you understand me?"

Looking at Liu Ning's serious attitude, Yang Tao was startled and said immediately:
"I will follow your orders, sir. I won't tell anyone without your permission..."