The original wife who died young and dressed as the villain regent

Shen Chen's eyes darkened slightly and he said, "Yueqin is stalling for time."

"Delaying time?"

Lin Xi looked confused and didn't quite understand why.

Shen Chen closed Zhiyi and put it aside, then poured Lin Xi a cup of hot tea and said: "When Yueqin took the list away, the two brothers didn't know her identity. After several investigations, they received it again. When someone conveyed the news that there was another traitor here, I found out it was Yue Qin."

"But Yueqin had a special status and had close contacts with officials. They had to act cautiously and met Yueqin secretly first. But Yueqin said that she had left the list somewhere else and needed time to get it back. On the other hand, she coaxed the county lieutenant to She is dedicated to Yang Shizhong."

Lin Xi understands Yue Qin's approach very well: "If I were Yue Qin, I would do the same thing. The list is so important, I won't believe they can let me go."

"Yes, Yue Qin probably thinks so, so she goes around with them."

Mentioning these, Shen Chen's eyes were cold and sharp.

He continued: "According to what the person said, it was inconvenient for Yue Qin to leave, so he contacted a trustworthy outsider to send it to him. However, this outsider did not have time to go to the county to see Yue Qin."

"Why?"

"Because this outsider has been killed by the two brothers, and Yue Qin saw his body."

"It can't be the female corpse we found in Yueqin's room!"

Lin Xi took a breath and said in disbelief.

Shen Chen nodded solemnly and said: "That's right. They found out the whereabouts of this woman and rushed to arrest her for torture. But the woman didn't have a list of names and didn't know about it. They only said that she had been desperate recently and met someone again. Yue Qin wrote to her, and she came to join Yue Qin."

"They couldn't find anything and her true identity was remembered by her, so they simply killed the woman and let Yue Qin see it as a warning."

"Wait a minute, when did Yue Qin see it?" Lin Xi asked.

Shen Chen said: "It was exactly what Yue Qin saw in the secret passage the day before everyone discovered the dead man."

Lin Xi thought thoughtfully and asked: "Shen Chen, one person has died here, why does Na Yueqin dare to live here?"

Shen Chen said: "The man confessed that they asked Yue Qin to live in him so that they could communicate easily."

"I'm afraid Yue Qin doesn't think so. She wants to live here because she thinks it's easier to escape, right?" Lin Xi couldn't help but said.

Shen Chen nodded and praised: "My lady guessed right, Yue Qin is not dead, she just ran away."

"After torturing and killing the woman, the two brothers went to Yueqin again and warned her not to play tricks. According to the time of confession, it was the day before Yueqin escaped. She simply planned to escape and exposed the body of the woman, which led to the government investigation. Those two brothers, so that they have no time to take care of her for the time being."

"What Yue Qin didn't expect was that the power behind the two brothers was so powerful that they quickly bribed people in the government secretly to cover up the past."

"Those two brothers didn't even expect that we would actually come and investigate the case. So they killed the gangsters and officials to silence them?" Lin Xi said.

Shen Chen hummed.

This is what he found.

"Did that person reveal the power behind him?" Lin Xi asked angrily.

Such a wanton crime in broad daylight is so lawless!

Shen Chen shook his head, "I only left for a moment, and the man found an opportunity and committed suicide."

"What? Isn't the clue broken?!"

Lin Xi was startled and felt very sad.

Shen Chen shook his head, "It doesn't matter. I will go to Yang Shizhong later and ask him to send people to track down the escaped people and Yue Qin."

"But it has been so long, Yue Qin must have disappeared without a trace." Lin Xi sighed, "There is also the person who escaped. The possibility of finding him is very small."

Shen Chen's expression darkened, "Yes. It's been so long. I'm afraid the person who escaped has managed to contact the person behind the scenes."

Once the mastermind behind it is known, that person will most likely be silenced.

It's very possible that after all their efforts, they only found a dead body.

Lin Xi naturally understands this truth, but she is more worried about another thing.

She held Shen Chen's hand and said worriedly: "Shen Chen, the mastermind behind this may be the fifth prince who rebels against the party, or he may have been colluding with the Hu people for a long time. Then the other party must also know about Shen Zhonghan. If the other party knows this When you were here to investigate the case, would you..."

Lin Xi did not dare to say the next words.

She was really afraid that Shen Chen would be targeted and someone would do something bad to him.

After all, they are in the light and the enemy is in the dark, so it is impossible to guard against them.

They couldn't predict what methods the enemy would use to deal with Shen Chen.

Shen Chen's heart softened, and he used his big hands to pull Lin Xi into his arms and hold her tightly.

He kissed Lin Xi's forehead and comforted softly: "Don't worry, madam. When I promised Yang Shizhong to investigate the case, I already agreed that he would not let my information leak out. Even if outsiders investigate, they can only find out a few people. The man named Shen will not find any unnecessary information about me from Yang Shizhong."

"real?"

"Promise for your husband."

Only after Shen Chen confirmed again and again did Lin Xi feel relieved.

"By the way, madam, I still need you to do me a favor." Shen Chen said.

Lin Xi immediately said: "Say."

Shen Chen took out the box of rouge from his arms, and Lin Xi recognized it at a glance. It was the box of Yueqin.

"I have found out from the proprietress of the rouge shop that Yueqin once gave her some silver and asked her to prepare dry food for her luggage so that she could escape. But there is delphinium in the box of rouge. I don't believe that the proprietress and Yueqin don't know each other. , It's just a coincidence." Shen Chen said.

Lin Xi instantly understood what Shen Chen meant: "The Delphinium larkspur is only found in the northern Hu people. Do you suspect that this landlady is related to the Hu people?"

"Yes, but her wealth seems too innocent on the surface. It is inconvenient for me to interrogate her like other prisoners without evidence." Shen Chen said.

Lin Xi smiled, "What's so difficult about this? Have you forgotten that your wife is in the rouge business and I have dealings with the north? Shen Chen, just put her back and I'll pretend to be a rouge seller to trick her." yes."

Shen Chen shook his head without thinking: "This is too risky. My original intention was for the people on my side to pretend to be traders and ask the lady to teach me some common sense about Rouge so as not to get involved."

"But won't I definitely not betray anyone when I go?" Lin Xi said.

Seeing that Shen Chen still disagreed, Lin Xi knew that he was still frightened because of her disappearance last night, so he said, "Let's let Wu Jiu disguise himself and follow me."

But Shen Chen still shook his head, "Wu Jiu is someone close to Yang Shizhong. Yue Qin has been in contact with Yang Shizhong, and may be an accomplice with the boss's wife. Maybe he will tell the boss's wife about Wu Jiu."

After all, Wu Jiu is the top expert around Yang Shizhong. When outsiders are wary of Yang Shizhong, it is difficult not to remember Wu Jiu.

Lin Xi frowned and refused to give up.

Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration: "Then let Mr. Lin come with me!"