Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 172 Dead Bodies! Smoke Bombs!

"I understand." Lin Shi'an nodded solemnly.

He is not an impulsive person; on the contrary, he is very cautious and often yields in the face of problems.

But for some reason, he couldn't control himself when that person tried to kill Lin Zhiqing and wanted to bring that person to justice.

Perhaps it's because Lin Zhiqing is now the pillar of the Lin family... Lin Shi'an glanced at Lin Zhiqing and didn't bring up the topic again:
"It's good that you're all alright. Zhiqing, how's your observation going?"

Lin Zhiqing nodded: "That's about it. Lu Huai, what about you?"

Fearing she might have missed something, she called upon Lu Huai, whose memory was exceptionally sharp, as he might be able to notice many small details that others might miss.

Lu Huai nodded: "I've memorized the route. Just to be on the safe side, we can walk the route from Caishikou to Dali Temple again."

They started from the Lin family's residence. Since they were going to make a fuss at the execution ground, they naturally had to start by considering the source of the prisoners being escorted out, namely the Dali Temple.

"That's exactly what I was thinking." Lin Zhiqing had also thought of this; their route couldn't afford to go wrong in the slightest.

To improve accuracy, you have to observe it several times.

"The people who came to assassinate me are of unknown identity. We reported them to the authorities when we passed by the Dali Temple," Lin Zhiqing mentioned.
“Cousin, there is a body of a man in black in the alley to the right downstairs. Could you please bring him here?”

Based on speculation, there is currently no information about this group of men in black, so Lin Zhiqing can only focus on Liu Mang and the royal family as the masterminds.

It's highly unlikely that the royal family will go to great lengths to take action against Lin Zhiqing; they care about their reputation.

As for Liu Mang, this doesn't seem to be his usual style.

Currently, only these two forces are openly trying to prevent her from finding out the truth, but there are countless other people who secretly hate her.

Aside from the motive of assassinating her, it's also possible that someone wanted to distract her.

She couldn't be sure who was behind this. Putting aside whether she had the time and energy to investigate, even if she found out, it was secondary.

Sending the person to the Dali Temple would have some deterrent effect, regardless of who the murderer is.

Furthermore, this behavior certainly seems somewhat inexplicable.

It might just be a smokescreen, making the Dali Temple lower their guard and think that the Lin family had no other choice but to express their dissatisfaction in this way.

Lin Zhiqing knew that if he reported it to the authorities in a proper manner, the yamen would definitely not find anything.

Since that's the case, we might as well make the most of it and let the corpse play its greatest role.

"You two take the carriage to Dali Temple first. I'll rent a horse and take the people there." Lin Shi'an said, and then set off.

"No need, just put it in the carriage." Lin Zhiqing's voice was completely calm. After she finished speaking, she walked downstairs.

Lin Shi'an was somewhat surprised; it wasn't a living person, but a corpse.

Ordinary young ladies would avoid even the slightest sight of blood, let alone a dead person.

Isn't Lin Zhiqing afraid of being in the same room as a corpse?

Lu Huai showed no surprise whatsoever. As he passed Lin Shi'an, he patted Lin Shi'an on the shoulder:

"It's alright, she's a very bold person."

After speaking, Lu Huai followed Lin Zhiqing's steps.

Lin Shi'an blinked. No, have these two become that familiar with each other already?

“Hey! She’s my cousin, do you think I don’t know how daring she is?” Lin Shi’an said as he caught up with Lu Huai.

After exchanging a few jokes, Lin Shi'an quickly loaded the body onto the carriage, and the return journey was quite quiet.

Out of sight, out of mind, Lin Shi'an shifted his gaze away from the corpse.

Lin Zhiqing and Lu Huai occasionally exchanged a few words, as if the corpse didn't exist. They soon arrived at the entrance of Dali Temple.

Seeing Lin Zhiqing alight from the carriage, the two constables at the gate exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat annoyed.

One of the constables quickly went inside, clearly to report the incident.

Every time Lin Zhiqing appeared, chaos would erupt within the Dali Temple.

Because of Lin Congyan's matter, they hadn't slept well for several days, so the yamen runners naturally didn't have a good impression of Lin Zhiqing.

At this point, they had already assumed that Lin Zhiqing had come here to plead for Lin Congyan.

Unexpectedly, after Lin Zhiqing got off the carriage, he simply had a corpse dumped in front of the Dali Temple.

"I've come to report to the authorities; someone wants to kill me," Lin Zhiqing said to the constable.

The constable was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

By the time he walked out, Lin Zhiqing had already boarded the carriage.

He looked at the corpse on the ground, scratched his head, and wondered if it wasn't for Lin Congyan after all.

Wait a minute, isn't the Dali Temple a place for reporting to the authorities?

"If you want to report to the authorities, go to the county government office. What are you doing at our Dali Temple?" the yamen runner shouted at the departing carriage.

But the carriage didn't stop at all; in fact, upon closer inspection, it seemed to be moving even faster.

Just as the constable was at a loss, the constable who had gone to report the incident returned.

The two men stared at the corpse on the ground, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Soon, news that Lin Zhiqing had left a corpse at the entrance of the Dali Temple and then left triumphantly reached the ears of the Dali Temple Minister.

At that time, he was checking Lin Congyan's case file.

Upon hearing the news, he didn't even look up before sending someone to handle it.

The Left Vice Minister frowned and said, "This Lin Zhiqing actually dares to provoke us. She really doesn't know her place. She acts like a country bumpkin, not like a noble lady at all."

"A noble lady?" The Right Vice Minister scoffed. "After tomorrow, there will be no more noble ladies in the Marquis of Changning's mansion."

"Lin Congrong's daughter, like him, is truly not presentable."

"Leaving a corpse at the entrance of the Dali Temple, who are you trying to disgust? It's bad luck!"

The Left Vice Minister echoed a few words, then looked at the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review, who had remained silent throughout:
"My lord, Lin Zhiqing is really arrogant. I will write a memorial to report him to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Upon hearing this, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips slightly: "To trouble His Highness the Crown Prince with such a trivial matter, do you perhaps think I've been in this position for too long?"

His tone was indifferent, but the Left Vice Minister was terrified: "My lord, I have no such intention. It is just that Lin Zhiqing has gone too far!"

This is somewhat unreasonable. Everyone knows that Lin Zhiqing has evidence in his hands, and they also know that the evidence seems to be related to Liu Mang, the Director of the Court of State Affairs.

However, no matter who that evidence is related to, it is destined to be useless.

In this matter, Lin Zhiqing ultimately suffered a loss.

Even the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review frowned upon hearing her statement that she was being too arrogant.
"Why are you arguing with a woman? The Lin family will disappear from Shengjing City soon."

"They have no other choice but to vent their anger in this low-class way. If a dog bites you, are you going to bite the dog back?"

"Your words are wise, sir. I will keep them in mind." Having finally gotten over the previous misunderstanding, the Left Vice Minister naturally dared not bring up anything related to Lin Zhiqing again.

Since the Lin family is going to fall anyway, after Lin Congyan is beheaded, wouldn't Lin Zhiqing, a woman, be at the mercy of others?

A glint of malice flashed in Zuo Sicheng's eyes.