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On another dark and windy night, several people gathered in Wen Zhaojun's house, where a detailed map of Jingjing City was laid out before them. Lian Baoying counted the families: the Chen Family, the Wang Family, the Li Family, and the Zhao Family. In that area of over thirty households, none bore the same surname—a coincidence that was quite rare.
Ah, the surnames from the Hundred Family Surnames occupied a third of them, all common names. It was hard to say whether they were clever or foolish for arranging it this way. Wen Zhaojun remarked that it was only because of the map in front of them and their focus on this area that they noticed this coincidence. However, coincidence alone was not evidence, so she had looked into the previous owners of this land.
Lian Baoying patted her shoulder. "You pretended to be sick this afternoon and took a leave, and after just a few hours out at night, you uncovered so much information—even managed to get a hold of a city map that ordinary people can't see."
Wen Zhaojun blushed slightly. "The East City Commander Meng Yi is my cousin. I just used the excuse that the academy assigned me coursework related to people's livelihoods, and he helped me find a lot of materials. While he wasn't paying attention, I also flipped through some internal documents from the Military Affairs Office."
"I drew the map from memory; it should be accurate."
"Well done! You even included the fixed stalls in the nearby market. I often go there, and you didn't miss a thing," Lian Baoying praised before asking about the previous owners.
"Shi Yang."
That name sounded somewhat familiar.
"Four years ago, at the market incident," Lian Baoying gasped. "Shi Yang? How is he connected to that dead man?"
Li Cu, confused, quickly asked for clarification. "Four years ago? She was still on the frontier then, completely focused on her ancestors—how could she pay attention to events in Jingjing City?"
Lian Baoying explained that Shi Yang had come across a fine horse. The horse trainer had just tamed it when Shi Yang eagerly rode off to show off to his friends. He went without incident but spent an entire night drinking. The next morning, still drunk, he encountered trouble while riding back.
Horses are intelligent animals; sometimes they feign tameness and look for opportunities to escape. Therefore, even after being tamed, trainers would observe them for a while longer. Shi Yang was too eager to show off and ended up with such a horse that suddenly reverted to its wild nature, trampling and charging through the crowd, injuring many.
Shi Yang was a strong young man; if he had tried to rein in the horse with all his might at that moment, he might not have faced death. But with alcohol clouding his judgment and seeing people flee in panic—he found it amusing and laughed loudly while urging the horse on even more recklessly.
Not only did he let the horse charge through but he also grabbed a long stick and struck many people on the back of their heads, causing several to fall unconscious. Coincidentally, one of those struck was a royal relative who had just sneaked out from a brothel; he lost his life in that chaos.
The patrolling guards arrived quickly, and order was restored soon after. However, casualties had already occurred—thirteen people were dead initially, with five more succumbing to their injuries later.
The incident escalated too much and occurred in front of so many witnesses; Shi Yang was arrested without delay and sentenced to death within days.
Li Cu was astonished. "He really got executed? Isn't he related to the Chancellor?"
Wen Zhaojun explained that at that time, His Majesty found himself in a difficult position as well. It was actually Chancellor Shi who stepped forward to uphold justice against his own kin, which led to such swift sentencing.
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