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Chapter 108 Spying!The secret hidden in the file!
Chapter 108 Spying!The secret hidden in the file! ([-]-in-[-])
When Lin Feng arrived at the Criminal Department, it was almost time.
It's not that he wasted a lot of time on the road, but that he agreed to help Zhou Helin go to Puguang Temple to investigate the case last night. He relied on personal connections. If it didn't delay important matters, then it would be okay.
But if it's going to cost valuable time, then you have to go through the formal process.
Therefore, after he returned to Chang'an City, he first rushed to the palace to attend court, and then returned to Dali Temple with Xiao Yu, and walked through the process of Dali Temple assisting the Chang'an County government in investigating the case.
Even though Xiao Yu gave Lin Feng the green light, the process was cumbersome and still took some time.
So by the time he was done with all this, it was already getting late.
Taking the investigation documents and submitting them to the officials of the Criminal Department, Lin Feng entered the Criminal Department smoothly.
As soon as I came in, I heard a familiar laughter: "Zide, what kind of wind brought you here."
Lin Feng knew who was laughing without even looking.
"Dr. Sun, we haven't seen each other since we came back from Suizhou. I miss you very much, so I came to see you specifically."
Lin Feng responded with a smile and turned around to look at Sun Fuga, who was wearing official robes.
Sun Fujia smiled and cupped his hands with Lin Feng, and said: "You are really busy right now. I wanted to have a drink with you and celebrate your promotion to the chief minister of Dali Temple, but I couldn't find the opportunity."
Since Lin Feng came back, it has actually only been three or four nights, but he has appointments every night and has no free day, and he is helpless.
Lin Feng smiled and said, "So I'm not here in person?"
Even though Sun Fujia knew that Lin Feng was here for official duties, Lin Feng was really good at talking and sounded very comfortable.
He smiled and said: "Okay, let's stop chatting. I know you are here for official business...Tell me, how do you want our Criminal Department to cooperate with you?"
"Dai Shangshu specifically ordered me to personally cooperate with you on anything related to you."
When Lin Feng heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Dai Zhou, Xiao Yu and Wei Zheng really took good care of him and arranged everything for him very carefully.
Working with them, Lin Feng felt confident and safe.
He looked at Sun Fuga and said, "I want to check the files of Wude's five years."
"Five years of martial virtue?"
Sun Fuga was startled and asked in confusion: "Why do you suddenly think of investigating the files from ten years ago?"
Lin Feng did not hide anything from Sun Fujia and briefly introduced the case at Puguang Temple.
After hearing this, Sun Fujia's face was full of surprise. He looked at Lin Feng and couldn't help but said: "Lin Sizheng, you can deduce the events of that year based on a jade pendant, a letter, and a piece of blood-stained purple cloth. A case is coming? This is really too mysterious!"
Zhao Shiwu, who heard the whole process from the side, also nodded in agreement.
He just felt that his adoptive father was really like that god. Is this something an ordinary person could analyze?
Lin Feng looked at the surprised expressions of the two people and was not surprised. He chuckled and said: "This is just an inference. Whether it is exactly what I inferred is true, we need to verify it with the files."
When Sun Fuga heard this, he said directly without saying a word: "Let's go to the file room."
The file room of the Criminal Department is a two-story attic.
The first and second floors are all filled with bookshelves, and the bookshelves are filled with files.
After Sun Fujia led Lin Feng and two people into the archives room, they went directly to the second floor. He said: "The archives from the Wude period are all on the second floor. The first floor is mainly the archives from the Zhenguan period and the relatively recent years."
Lin Feng nodded and said: "It's similar to the archives room in Dali Temple."
Sun Fujia smiled: "After all, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment have the most files... Your Dali Temple is okay, all of them are closed cases, but our Ministry of Punishment, in addition to those files, there are also unsolved unsolved cases. And there are a lot of unsolved cases like this every year, so this file room is already somewhat insufficient.”
Having said this, Sun Fujia looked around and saw no one around, so he lowered his voice and said, "Dai Shangshu was actually planning to build another archives room, but the Ministry of Revenue was unwilling to give money. This made Dai Shangshu very angry. I often quarreled with the Minister of Hubu... No, Shangshu Dai is not here now, he just went to the Ministry of Hubu to argue."
Argue with reason?Is there something going on?
Lin Feng smiled. Sun Fujia was willing to share these gossips with him, so he naturally regarded him as a friend rather than a colleague.
Lin Feng thought for a while and said: "The houses of the Criminal Department are used to the maximum, and there is really no extra space to put more files. The Household Department also understands this, and sooner or later they have to nod... They did not agree immediately, probably because they were afraid that other yamen would also Follow up and make your request.”
Sun Fujia smiled and said: "Zi De really saw it very clearly... so Dai Shangshu was also in order to cooperate with the Ministry of Revenue."
While talking, several people came to a row of bookshelves.
Sun Fuga checked the year, raised his hand, pointed to the row of bookshelves in front of him, counted four more bookshelves, and said: "The files on these five bookshelves are all cases that occurred in the fifth year of Wude. .”
Zhao Fifteen glanced at it and couldn't help but feel dizzy: "So many?"
I saw that the bookshelf was full of files piled on top of each other. It was impossible to count how many there were at a glance.
Sun Fujia explained: "During the Wude years... the world was not yet stable, and wars continued one after another. This was also the case in the Wude five years. In that year, Liu Heitai became the king of the East of the Han Dynasty. He fought with me in the Tang Dynasty for several months, and the Turks made great gains. The Khan also attacked our Tang Dynasty, Lin Shihong surrendered to our Tang Dynasty first, but soon after he rebelled against us... In short, the world was in chaos during the five years of Wude."
"When the world is in chaos, thieves and bandits emerge. Those with dark minds will think that it is their golden age and cause wanton chaos. Naturally, there will be far more cases than in peacetime."
Lin Feng nodded and agreed with Sun Fuga's words.
Once the world is in chaos, it will always be the ordinary people who suffer. Even if they do not encounter war, they will still suffer as they should.
Now that the Tang Dynasty has entered its prosperous age, the world is stable, and the lives of ordinary people can be considered easy.
Lin Feng looked at the files and said, "Dr. Sun, it seems that we need help from our colleagues in the Criminal Department... With just the three of us, I'm afraid we won't be able to sift through them all in a few days."
Sun Fujia smiled and said: "It's easy to say. You have targeted screening. We don't need to check specific cases. We only need to screen based on the conditions you gave. It's not too difficult."
Lin Feng held out his hand to Sun Fujia: "Thank you, Dr. Sun."
Sun Fujia didn't waste any more time and quickly called in a dozen officials and asked them to start screening according to Lin Feng's request.
Files that had been sealed for a long time were opened one after another, and the dust slowly rose.
If Lin Feng had not arrived, it is estimated that these files would never have a chance to be touched again in this life.
Lin Feng and the others screened quickly. They only needed to turn to the first page and see the relevant persons and types of the case to determine whether it was what Lin Feng needed.
Just like this, four hours later, it was almost dark, and with the efforts of nearly 20 people, all the files were screened.
Sun Fujia took three files and put them on the table and said: "Zi De, among all the files in Wude's five years, there are three that meet your requirements."
"Take a look here to see if there's the one you want."
When Lin Feng heard this, he did not check the files immediately. Instead, he turned to look at the tired-looking officials of the Ministry of Justice. He handed over his hands and said, "Thank you for your hard work today. After I finish investigating the case, I will personally entertain you all to express my gratitude." Everyone’s help... Colleagues please don’t refuse when the time comes, otherwise I won’t dare to trouble you again next time.”
When everyone heard this, they all burst into laughter. They nodded quickly. Naturally, they would not refuse to have a relationship with Lin Feng, who had become famous.
Originally, they had a hard day's work and felt a little bit dissatisfied, but now with Lin Feng's words, they felt that the day's hard work was worth it.
Seeing them leaving with satisfaction, Sun Fujia couldn't help but sigh: "Zide, you are born to be an official."
Lin Feng laughed and said: "I don't have time to invite you all, but I still have time to have a simple meal with Dr. Sun... Dr. Sun, let's go out to eat. While eating, I will read through these three files carefully."
When Sun Fuga heard this, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "I've finally waited for this meal."
…………
In a restaurant near the Xingbu Yamen.
In the elegant room.
Lin Feng treated Sun Fujia to a meal while flipping through the files.
The first file records a fire that occurred in the first month of the fifth year of Takeori.
A cloth merchant's home in the Jiangnan area was ransacked by bandits, and all of his family of more than [-] people were killed.
The fire burned down the entire villa, and some of the cloth that was supposed to be provided to the court was also burned up by the fire.
The local government was very angry and specially asked the nearby garrison to suppress the bandits. Finally, half a month later, all the local bandits entrenched in the mountains and forests were wiped out without leaving any one behind.
Lin Feng looked through the file carefully, then closed it and placed it to one side.
Sun Fujia asked: "How?"
Lin Feng shook his head: "Probably not."
"First, there are enough witnesses to prove the fact that the bandits looted, and the bandits have all been wiped out, and the case has been successfully closed. All the clues are very clear, and the logical chain is reasonable."
"Second, this case occurred in the first month of the fifth year of Taketoku. Although I don't know when the Supreme Emperor communicated with Goguryeo to exchange prisoners of war, but even if the communication was completed in the first month of the fifth year of Taketoku, tens of millions of The return and migration of such a long distance cannot be completed in a month or two."
"No matter how fast the people were, they would not have been able to return to their homeland in the first month of the year, let alone their homeland was still in the Jiangnan area, even further away from Goguryeo... Therefore, purely from a time perspective, this case would not be the case."
Sun Fujia listened to Lin Feng's analysis, thought for a while, and immediately nodded in agreement: "Indeed, there is no time at all."
He looked at the two files on Lin Feng's left hand side and said, "There are two left. I hope you have what you need, otherwise it will be really troublesome."
Zhao Shishi, who was eating meat, couldn't help but pause when he heard this. He looked at Lin Feng with a little worry, feeling that the meat was no longer fragrant.
Lin Feng looked calm. He picked up the second file and said, "That's how the investigation process is. If you get it right, it's better. If you get it wrong, you have to start over again... And I didn't even have time to read the second file. Well, it’s too early to worry now.”
Opening the file, Lin Feng's eyes fell on it.
I saw that this was a case that happened in Zheng County, Huazhou.
This case occurred in October of the fifth year of Wude.
A cloth merchant in Zheng County was killed by a so-called friend who coveted his wealth on the night of the fifth day of October. The friend's family of three came to stay at the cloth merchant's mansion, but secretly set fire to it that night.
In the end, all 25 members of the cloth merchant's family died in the fire, and no one escaped.
The family of three who set fire and killed people secretly fled with the cloth merchant's property. The local county government sent people to search for it, but they could not find it.
Finally, the county government reported to the Ministry of Punishment and asked the entire Tang Dynasty to search for them. But even today, the three members of the family who committed arson and murder have not been caught.
Lin Feng frowned slightly as he looked at the contents of the file. He turned to the first page again and looked at the cloth merchant's last name.
The cloth merchant's family happened to be named Zhou.
The wanted family of three is named Xie.
Lin Feng tapped the table with his fingertips, his eyes narrowed, thoughtfully.
Seeing that Lin Feng's reaction was different from the previous one when he saw the dossier, Sun Fujia was moved in his heart and said hurriedly: "Anything discovered?"
Lin Feng nodded slowly: "This file is a bit strange."
He looked at Sun Fujia and said: "In this file, the local government categorically stated that the person who set the fire and killed the people was a family of three who went to visit the cloth merchant, but in fact, no one saw the three of them murdering and setting the fire with their own eyes. "
Sun Fujia took a look at the file and said immediately: "Although no one saw the three of them murdering and setting fires with their own eyes, there are still indirect witnesses."
As he spoke, he pointed to the contents of the file and said, "Look, it says here that the local government asked the people nearby, and they all said that they did not see anyone else entering the cloth merchant's house before the curfew started. residence, so we can be sure that this family of three were the only outsiders that night, and they were the only ones staying overnight in the cloth merchant's residence."
"In addition to the confessions of these people, the government officials who patrolled the county seat that night also discovered it."
"After they discovered that the cloth merchant's residence was on fire, they rushed over quickly. When they approached the cloth merchant's residence, they spotted three figures running out of the cloth merchant's residence. However, they were too far away at the time and the government officials did not catch up. When the government officials searched the whole city for these three people, they could no longer find them."
"so……"
Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng and said: "With the testimonies of the nearby people and the testimonies of the government officials, the local government concluded that the murderers were the family of three."
Lin Feng understood what Sun Fujia meant, but he still frowned and said: "There is still a lack of key evidence that can completely convict the person. The evidence is still not sufficient... After all, the people nearby will not keep staring at the street. Their sights There’s always a time when you’re not on the streets.”
"And the government officials also said that what they saw were three figures, but they did not clearly see the specific appearance of those three people."
"So, there are still omissions in this case."
Sun Fujia thought for a while and then nodded: "You are right... But the situation back then was that the world was still in chaos. The court's main focus was on external conquests and eliminating internal strife. The punishment and prison aspects were far from what they are now. We attach great importance to it, so looking at it from the perspective of those years, that is actually sufficient evidence.”
Lin Feng understood what Sun Fuga meant. In different periods and different national conditions, many things cannot be viewed with the same standards.
He said: "There is another thing...that is the whereabouts of this family of three."
He looked at Sun Fuga and said: "At that time, the Ministry of Punishment also helped to arrest the entire Tang Dynasty, but it has been so long, and there is still no clue about these three people... Where have they gone? I feel that they are like It’s like disappearing into thin air.”
"A family of three, two boys and one girl. Their characteristics are very obvious, and there are portraits of them at that time... and there was also some chaos within the Tang Dynasty at that time. All states and counties had to 'pass through' based on their identities. How did they escape? How could he escape from Zheng County? How could he not be found despite being wanted nationwide?"
"Passover" is a necessary pass document just like the customs clearance documents and road guides of Monk Tang's westward journey. From the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, this type of pass was called "Passover".
In ancient times, without such documents, it would be difficult to travel, let alone travel far, even to neighboring counties.
When ordinary people are doing business, they can apply to the government for a transfer, and after receiving the ultimatum, they can leave only by following the route written on the ultimatum.
But that family of three were wanted and could not have any documents, so theoretically, they were unable to move even in Zheng County.
No matter where they go, they will be inspected. If they have not passed the inspection, once they are discovered, they will be immediately arrested by the local officials.
Therefore, after so many years, there is still no trace of this family of three. This is by no means a normal thing.
Sun Fujia also frowned, and he said: "This is indeed a bit strange... But it may be that the three of them encountered some accident during their escape and died in the wilderness... Or they had some means to change their appearance..." It’s not impossible to survive without losing your identity.”
Lin Feng nodded: "What Dr. Sun said is reasonable, but I also have a guess. Dr. Sun might as well see if there is such a possibility..."
Lin Feng looked at Sun Fujia, squinted his eyes, and said slowly: "Those three people actually died on the night when the Zhou family was exterminated! It's just that their bodies were taken away by the real murderer, and the real murderer's purpose , just let the three of them take the blame!"
"In this case, they are already dead, and their bodies have been disposed of by the real murderer. This will lead to the entire Tang Dynasty being wanted. They have not been found for ten years!"
"Does Dr. Sun think this possibility exists?"
Sun Fujia's pupils shrank and his expression changed suddenly.
He frowned and looked at Lin Feng, and said quickly: "Does Zide really think so?"
Lin Feng shook his head. He closed the file and said, "I am just making reasonable guesses like Dr. Sun just now. It is just a guess without any evidence."
"But because the evidence in this case itself is insufficient, this speculation..."
He took a deep breath and said solemnly: "It may not be possible."
"Not to mention……"
Lin Feng looked at Sun Fujia and said slowly: "This case is what the murderer of the Puguang Temple serial murder case wants us to know, so I think the truth of this case is definitely not what the file says."
Hearing Lin Feng's words, Sun Fujia and Zhao Shiwu were both stunned.
But the next moment... Sun Fujia reacted quickly and understood what Lin Feng meant. His eyes suddenly widened and he hurriedly said: "Zide, you said this... Could it be that you have already determined that this case is what you are looking for?" case?"
When Zhao Shiwu heard this, he quickly looked at Lin Feng: "Really!?"
Lin Feng met the nervous gazes of the two men, smiled and nodded: "I'm very lucky that the second file was found by me."
As he spoke, he took out the wanted notice attached to the end of the file.
He placed the wanted order for the husband of the family of three in front of Sun Fujia and Zhao Shiwu, and said, "Look... there is an introduction to Xie Fang, the husband, on this wanted order."
"The introduction says... Xie Fang, in the ninth year of Daye's reign, was captured with the army in the attack on Goguryeo. He can speak fluent Goguryeo and be wary of him pretending to be a Goguryeo and escaping..."
While listening to Lin Feng's words, Sun Fujia carefully read the contents of the wanted order, and then his face was full of excitement.
"It's so true! It's so true!"
He looked at Lin Feng and said: "This file was not selected by me. I didn't even have time to read the wanted notice at the end. This Xie Fang is a prisoner of war who returned from Goguryeo, so..."
"Could he be the person who wrote the letter without a signature!?"
Zhao Shiwu felt goosebumps rising. Everything Lin Feng had done before was just speculation, but now, the speculation has become a reality.
Lin Feng actually found out the past ten years ago using only those three objects!
Lin Feng met the shocked and excited gazes of the two people, chuckled and nodded, and said, "As expected, Xie Fang is the one who wrote the letter, and when he went to the cloth merchant's house, he probably asked the cloth merchant to deliver the letter for him."
"But I didn't expect that such an accident would happen on the night he went to the cloth merchant's mansion."
After listening to Lin Feng's words, Sun Fujia couldn't help but stand up, paced back and forth, and said: "So, the murderer of Puguang Temple was the man from the cloth merchant's family. He did not die in the fire, but survived in the end, and passed through ten After years of chasing the murderer, have you found the real culprits who committed murder and arson that year?"
Lin Feng nodded: "That should be the case."
Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng, his heart filled with emotion. Even though he accompanied Lin Feng to find out all of this step by step, when all of this was really verified, he still couldn't help being shocked in his heart.
Before meeting Lin Feng, he would never have believed that someone could deduce a case that was sealed ten years ago based on three seemingly unrelated things!
And, everything has been verified.
They found the case!
When Lin Feng saw Sun Fuga's expression, he knew what Sun Fuga was thinking.
He smiled and said: "Although we can basically confirm that this case is the case that the Puguang Temple murderer wanted us to discover, after all, there is still no conclusive evidence, so we need further investigation to finally confirm..."
Sun Fujia's eyes flashed and he said, "What are you going to do?"
Lin Feng looked at the file and said slowly: "The case happened in Huazhou, not far away. If we travel overnight, we should be able to arrive at noon tomorrow."
Sun Fuga said: "Are you planning to go to Zheng County to investigate in person?"
Lin Feng looked at Sun Fujia with a smile and said: "No! It should be said that we went to Zheng County to investigate in person." Sun Fujia: "..."
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The next day, afternoon.
Huazhou, Zheng County.
Zhao Shiwu drove into the county gate and said, "Father, where should we go next? Go directly to the county government office?"
Lin Feng, who was sleeping in the carriage, yawned and opened his eyes when he heard Zhao Shiwu's words. He thought for a while and said: "Instead of going to the county government... let's go to the Zhou family's mansion first and see what's going on there now. "
"Okay." Zhao Shishi asked a few passers-by for the location of the Zhou family's residence, then drove the carriage and set off.
in the carriage.
While doing stretching exercises, Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng and said, "Why don't Zide go directly to the county government office?"
"For old cases from ten years ago, the county government still has more information."
Lin Feng raised the car curtain and looked at the busy street. He said slowly: "In this case, which has a high probability of having problems, even if you ask the local government, you may not be able to get any useful clues."
"And their words may affect our judgment."
"After all, that's how they ended the case back then..."
As Lin Feng spoke, he looked back at Sun Fujia and said, "There are only two situations where they will close the case like this."
"Either, their level is not good enough and they can only do it to this extent, so when we ask them, the information they give is only what is recorded in the file."
"Either they are skilled enough and know some of the issues, but they still close the case like this. This can only mean..."
Lin Feng squinted his eyes and said meaningfully: "...They are probably involved in this case."
Sun Fujia's pupils shrank slightly, and his expression suddenly changed.
He stared at Lin Feng closely and said, "Are you suspecting that the county government was also involved in the murder of the Zhou family?"
Lin Feng shook his head and said: "I am just doing a reasonable analysis based on the current situation. The specific details will not be known until after investigation."
"No matter what the situation is, it is destined that the government will not be able to give us much help."
"So, even if we have to contact the county government in the future, it is best to investigate on our own first and understand everything we can know before contacting the government... In that case, whether the people in the government tell the truth, their We can easily determine whether the information is incorrect.”
Sun Fujia thought for a while, then nodded and said: "You are still thinking carefully."
Not long after, the carriage stopped.
Zhao Shiwu's voice sounded: "We are here."
Lin Feng and Sun Fuga got off the carriage.
Then the first thing I saw was a dark concierge that was burned by fire.
Half of the plaque has been burnt black, and only the word "zhou" can be faintly seen.
The door was ajar, not closed.
When Lin Feng saw this scene, he was a little surprised and said: "It has been ten years, and it has been abandoned all this time?"
Sun Fujia was also a little surprised.
"The location of this mansion is not remote. There should be many people willing to take it over. How come it has always been abandoned?"
Lin Feng shook his head, pushed open the half-open door, and walked in.
Once inside, what you see is a very desolate scene.
The ruins of some buildings stand alone, and traces of blackening can be seen on the walls.
The ground was already overgrown with weeds, but in late autumn, the weeds had withered, making the yard in front of them even more desolate.
Looking at this huge courtyard, Lin Feng could imagine what a lively scene this place would be like when Wude was five years old.
It's a pity that a fire stopped the lively scene.
The bustle is no longer there, only desolation remains.
Lin Feng walked into the yard, walked around the mansion briefly, then shook his head and said, "It seems that there are no clues here."
Sun Fujia nodded and sighed: "A fire burned down the entire mansion. Even if there were any clues, they might have been burned down. Let alone a full ten years have passed. Even if there are any clues, , has long been destroyed by rain, snow, wind, frost and the power of time.”
Lin Feng slowly exhaled, turned and walked out: "Let's go and find out the news nearby. Time, rain, snow, wind and frost can cover up the clues here, but they can't cover up people's memories."
After everyone walked out of Zhou Mansion, Lin Feng turned around and closed the door again, then turned around and looked around.
At this time, he found a tea shop not far away.
Lin Feng said: "It's noon, let's go have a meal together and find out some information."
Several people came to the tea shop and sat down at a random table.
Lin Feng found that there were not many customers in this tea shop. Apart from them, there were only two tables of customers.
There is only one busy shopkeeper, not even a waiter.
Lin Feng said: "Shopkeeper, make a portion of all your special dishes. Make sure the portion is large and filling."
The shopkeeper heard this and said enthusiastically: "Okay, sir, please wait a moment."
The tea shop not only sells tea, but also provides food, and the price is cheaper than that of a restaurant.
While waiting for the food to be served, Lin Feng and others listened to the chatter of the other two tables, wanting to hear if there were any hot events in Zheng County recently.
But after listening for a while, the expressions of the three people were a little strange.
Sun Fujia and Zhao Shishi both looked directly at Lin Feng. Zhao Shishi seemed hesitant to speak, and Sun Fujia almost laughed out loud.
Lin Feng looked at the two people holding back their uncomfortable expressions and said helplessly: "You can laugh if you want."
The two suddenly laughed.
Sun Fujia smiled and said: "Zide, I didn't expect you to be so famous now. You can even be heard discussing you at any tea stall in Zheng County."
That's right, Lin Feng and the others eavesdropped for a long time. They originally wanted to hear if there was anything that needed attention in Zheng County, but to their surprise, all they heard was about Lin Feng's deeds in solving the case.
These people were actually lamenting that Lin Feng was so good at solving the case, and they were all praising how there could be such a powerful detective in this world.
Eat melons, eat melons, and end up eating them yourself.
Lin Feng shook his head and said: "I didn't expect that there are people talking about me here."
Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng and said with emotion: "This is how you become famous all over the world. Zide, you are no longer the same person you once were."
When Zhao Shiwu heard this, he nodded quickly and said, "Father, even storytellers in many restaurants are telling your story now. After hearing this, the people all applauded, saying that you are like a god in solving cases, and that no one has ever done it before."
When Lin Feng heard this, he smiled and said, "Stop bragging about me. If you keep talking, I will float."
Seeing that Lin Feng was famous but not arrogant, Sun Fujia couldn't help but nodded in his heart. He felt more and more that Lin Feng was someone who could do great things.
At this time, the tea stall owner brought the food over and said: "Please be objective and use it slowly."
Lin Feng saw that the other two tables of customers had left and the shopkeeper was no longer busy. He smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, would you like to sit down and eat together?"
The shopkeeper shook his head quickly: "I don't dare to eat the guest's food."
Lin Feng smiled and said: "The shopkeeper seems to have been busy all afternoon and hasn't eaten yet... and we obviously can't eat these meals, so the shopkeeper is doing us a favor and telling us not to waste food."
Seeing this, Sun Fujia said in a tacit understanding: "We don't need the shopkeeper to pay for the meal. You can just sit down and eat together. Besides, we are from other places and we also want to understand the affairs of our Zheng County with the shopkeeper. Where is it?" There is delicious food and fun places to eat, and we hope the shopkeeper can help recommend them.”
When the shopkeeper heard that Lin Feng and the others had something to ask for, and saw that Lin Feng and the others were resolute and not polite, he thought for a while and said, "Then let me talk to the guests."
With that said, the shopkeeper also sat down.
Lin Feng looked at the shopkeeper with black hair on his temples. While eating, he said, "Is the shopkeeper working alone? Can he be busy by himself?"
"My wife used to help, but she was not feeling well a few days ago and the doctor asked me to take a good rest, so I have to do the work alone."
Lin Feng nodded and said: "Your body is important. As you get older, it is more important to take good care of your body."
The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly: "I think so too."
Lin Feng smiled. He glanced at Zhou Zhai diagonally opposite, with a look of curiosity on his face, and said: "Sir, we passed by there just now and found that this house seemed to be abandoned. This house is so occupied." Why is a good location abandoned like this? Isn’t this a waste of natural resources?”
Hearing this, the old shopkeeper looked at Zhou's house opposite, with a complicated look in his eyes. He sighed: "A few guests don't know something. This house... is haunted."
"Haunted!?"
Lin Feng's eyes flashed suddenly, he and Sun Fujia looked at each other, and they both nodded slightly.
Lin Feng asked curiously: "What kind of haunting method?"
When the old shopkeeper recalled these things, he looked sad and said, "My guest doesn't know that this house belonged to the Zhou family, the richest businessman in our county, ten years ago."
"The Zhou family started their business with cloth and even provided cloth to the court. They are very famous in our county."
"But who knew that one night ten years ago, the Zhou family suffered a great disaster... A fire burned the Zhou family completely, and the originally magnificent mansion became the ruins it is now."
"No one from the originally lively Zhou family was left. All 25 people in the mansion, the master and his servants, died tragically that night."
Lin Feng asked calmly: "Why did the fire happen? And what kind of fire would cause 25 people and not one to escape?"
The old shopkeeper said: "This is not an ordinary fire... it was a fire deliberately set by someone."
"Someone let it go on purpose?" Lin Feng raised his eyebrows: "Who let it go? Did the Zhou family have any enmity with anyone?"
When the old shopkeeper talked about what happened back then, there was a touch of emotion on his face. He shook his head and said, "The Zhou family is very kind and charitable, who can make enemies with them?"
"The person who harmed the Zhou family is not only not the enemy of the Zhou family, but Xie Fang, the original friend of the owner of the Zhou family..."
Lin Feng's eyes flashed slightly, remembering the contents of the file, and he said, "Why would my friends harm them?"
The old shopkeeper shook his head: "Who knows, but the government later investigated and found that the Zhou family's money and important gold and silver jewelry were missing. It was said that they were stolen by Xie Fang's family, and the reason why they set fire to kill people was For the money."
Lin Feng looked at the old man and asked, "Does the shopkeeper think this is the reason?"
The old shopkeeper smiled and said: "How can I know this? But wealth is attractive to people. It is not impossible that so much money can make people want to kill."
Lin Feng nodded slightly: "That's true, money and silk are touching people's hearts... But is it really the Xie Fang family who did such vicious things? Did anyone see them setting fires and killing people with their own eyes?"
The old shopkeeper shook his head: "It was so dark at that time. We all went home, and everyone in the Zhou family was dead. Who could see it with our own eyes... But the little old man has been setting up a stall here. I saw it with my own eyes." , that day, except for Xie Fang’s family, there was indeed no other outsider who went to the Zhou Mansion.”
Lin Feng's eyes flashed: "The shopkeeper or the witness?"
Sun Fujia also looked surprised. He did not expect that the witnesses in the file would appear here.
The old shopkeeper nodded: "It can be regarded as a witness. People from the government also came to question me at that time. I just told the truth."
"The shopkeeper is really sure that, except for Xie Fang's family, no outsiders have been to the Zhou Mansion?"
"To tell you the truth, my business was very bad that day and I didn't have many customers, so I was sitting here with nothing to do, so I could see clearly."
Sun Fujia couldn't help but look at Lin Feng. When he was reading the file before, Lin Feng said...it was impossible for the people nearby to stare at the street all the time, so it was impossible to be completely sure that no other outsiders had been to Zhou's house.
But now, the old shopkeeper said that he just kept staring.
Could it be that Lin Feng made a wrong judgment?
Lin Feng also frowned slightly at this time. He thought for a while and said: "Shopkeeper, I wonder how good the Zhou family's business was back then? I heard that there were still people in Zheng County who could do business in Goguryeo back then, no? Do you know if it’s Zhou’s family?”
When Sun Fujia heard this, his heart suddenly moved. He knew that Lin Feng was verifying... whether this case was related to the Puguang Temple case.
Then they heard the old shopkeeper say in surprise: "My guest actually knows about this? Yes, the Zhou family's business was really booming back then. They not only supplied cloth to the imperial court, but also sold it to Goguryeo. In our entire Huazhou, Those are among the best.”
Lin Feng's eyes flashed, and the stone in his heart finally fell.
He is not wrong!
This is the case that the Puguang Temple murderer guided him to!
So there must be some problem with this case... But the old shopkeeper was so sure that no other outsiders came to Zhou's house that day.
Is it...
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes and speculated in his mind: "Did outsiders sneak into Zhou's house that night, kill people and set fire to it? Or was it really Xie Fang's family of three who did it? Or...it was the people in Zhou's house who committed all these evil deeds. ?”
"But the file clearly says that everyone in Zhou's residence is dead, and the number of people corresponds... No, the murderer in Puguang Temple is not dead... So, what's going on with the number of people?"
He and Sun Fuga looked at each other, both of them looking confused.
The more we learn about this case, the more unsolved mysteries become.
Lin Feng gathered his thoughts, looked at the shopkeeper, and said, "The shopkeeper just said that this house is haunted. I wonder what's going on?"
Sun Fujia also hurriedly looked at the shopkeeper.
I heard the old shopkeeper say: "Actually, since this house was abandoned, someone has been wanting to buy it and build a new one."
"But at that time, the watchman who was passing by heard crying suddenly coming from the house. The crying and sobbing sounds were very terrifying. The watchman almost died of fright at that time."
"But the government came to check the next day and found nothing."
"Since then, there have been rumors that the house is haunted. Some people say that people from the Zhou family died tragically, and they have resentments in their hearts, so they have been staying in the world and unwilling to leave, looking for someone to kill them. Therefore, no one dares to easily Get close to the house."
"But after that, no one encountered danger. After a few years, about half a year ago, someone came up with the idea of building a new house here."
Having said this, the old shopkeeper couldn't help but glance at Zhou Zhai, and lowered his voice a bit, as if he was afraid of being heard.
He said: "And that night, when the night watchmen passed by the door of Zhou's house, they suddenly heard crying in Zhou's house. They were all startled, and subconsciously approached Zhou's house and pushed away the door of Zhou's house. The gate... And at that time, they discovered that there were will-o'-the-wisps floating in Zhou's house, and the whimpering sounds were coming from those will-o'-the-wisps."
"This directly scared away those government officials. Since then, no one has dared to talk about buying Zhou Zhai, and Zhou Zhai has been completely abandoned."
Listening to the old man's words, Sun Fujia suddenly raised his head and subconsciously said: "Will-o'-the-wisp!?"
Then his eyes suddenly fell on Lin Feng.
Obviously, the will-o'-wisps the old man mentioned reminded him of the Puguang Temple case.
Lin Feng squinted his eyes and pondered for a moment. He looked at the old man and said, "This is really evil..."
"Who said no."
The old shopkeeper was obviously very talkative. He said: "Since the incident in Zhou's house, a lot of evil things have really happened."
"Are there any other evil things?" Lin Feng's eyes flashed and he asked curiously.
The old shopkeeper said: "I think Zhou Zhai is the anchor of our Zheng County. After it happened, evil things continued in our Zheng County."
"For example, on the night when there was a fire in Zhou Mansion, someone saw some dead people crawling out of the cemetery..."
Lin Feng's eyes flashed: "The dead man crawled out?"
The shopkeeper nodded: "What they said is correct and I don't think it's a lie."
"And, not only in Zheng County, but also in the county next to us..."
The shopkeeper glanced at Zhou Zhai opposite him cautiously, and said in a low voice: "Not long after the accident in Zhou Zhai, several charred corpses were discovered, and the heads of these charred corpses were missing... But unfortunately, these charred corpses Where it appeared, there were no traces of fire at all. Some people said that it was the resentful spirit of Zhou Zhai who was killing people and taking revenge... In short, it was very strange."
Sun Fujia frowned, feeling that things in Zheng County were getting weirder and weirder.
Zhao Shiwu even rubbed his arms, feeling goosebumps rising.
The two of them couldn't help but look at Lin Feng, and saw that Lin Feng was also frowning and thinking.
At this time, new guests arrived, and the old shopkeeper quickly got up to entertain other guests.
After the old shopkeeper left, Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng and couldn't help but said: "Zide, what should we do next? The development of things is a little different from what we expected."
Lin Feng tapped the table with his fingertips. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhao Shiwu and said, "Are you afraid of death?"
Zhao Shishi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "I'm not afraid."
"That's good."
Lin Feng picked up the chopsticks and while holding the vegetables, he said slowly: "After finishing the meal, I will dig the grave with you."
Zhao Shiwu: "???"
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When Lin Feng arrived at the Criminal Department, it was almost time.
It's not that he wasted a lot of time on the road, but that he agreed to help Zhou Helin go to Puguang Temple to investigate the case last night. He relied on personal connections. If it didn't delay important matters, then it would be okay.
But if it's going to cost valuable time, then you have to go through the formal process.
Therefore, after he returned to Chang'an City, he first rushed to the palace to attend court, and then returned to Dali Temple with Xiao Yu, and walked through the process of Dali Temple assisting the Chang'an County government in investigating the case.
Even though Xiao Yu gave Lin Feng the green light, the process was cumbersome and still took some time.
So by the time he was done with all this, it was already getting late.
Taking the investigation documents and submitting them to the officials of the Criminal Department, Lin Feng entered the Criminal Department smoothly.
As soon as I came in, I heard a familiar laughter: "Zide, what kind of wind brought you here."
Lin Feng knew who was laughing without even looking.
"Dr. Sun, we haven't seen each other since we came back from Suizhou. I miss you very much, so I came to see you specifically."
Lin Feng responded with a smile and turned around to look at Sun Fuga, who was wearing official robes.
Sun Fujia smiled and cupped his hands with Lin Feng, and said: "You are really busy right now. I wanted to have a drink with you and celebrate your promotion to the chief minister of Dali Temple, but I couldn't find the opportunity."
Since Lin Feng came back, it has actually only been three or four nights, but he has appointments every night and has no free day, and he is helpless.
Lin Feng smiled and said, "So I'm not here in person?"
Even though Sun Fujia knew that Lin Feng was here for official duties, Lin Feng was really good at talking and sounded very comfortable.
He smiled and said: "Okay, let's stop chatting. I know you are here for official business...Tell me, how do you want our Criminal Department to cooperate with you?"
"Dai Shangshu specifically ordered me to personally cooperate with you on anything related to you."
When Lin Feng heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Dai Zhou, Xiao Yu and Wei Zheng really took good care of him and arranged everything for him very carefully.
Working with them, Lin Feng felt confident and safe.
He looked at Sun Fuga and said, "I want to check the files of Wude's five years."
"Five years of martial virtue?"
Sun Fuga was startled and asked in confusion: "Why do you suddenly think of investigating the files from ten years ago?"
Lin Feng did not hide anything from Sun Fujia and briefly introduced the case at Puguang Temple.
After hearing this, Sun Fujia's face was full of surprise. He looked at Lin Feng and couldn't help but said: "Lin Sizheng, you can deduce the events of that year based on a jade pendant, a letter, and a piece of blood-stained purple cloth. A case is coming? This is really too mysterious!"
Zhao Shiwu, who heard the whole process from the side, also nodded in agreement.
He just felt that his adoptive father was really like that god. Is this something an ordinary person could analyze?
Lin Feng looked at the surprised expressions of the two people and was not surprised. He chuckled and said: "This is just an inference. Whether it is exactly what I inferred is true, we need to verify it with the files."
When Sun Fuga heard this, he said directly without saying a word: "Let's go to the file room."
The file room of the Criminal Department is a two-story attic.
The first and second floors are all filled with bookshelves, and the bookshelves are filled with files.
After Sun Fujia led Lin Feng and two people into the archives room, they went directly to the second floor. He said: "The archives from the Wude period are all on the second floor. The first floor is mainly the archives from the Zhenguan period and the relatively recent years."
Lin Feng nodded and said: "It's similar to the archives room in Dali Temple."
Sun Fujia smiled: "After all, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment have the most files... Your Dali Temple is okay, all of them are closed cases, but our Ministry of Punishment, in addition to those files, there are also unsolved unsolved cases. And there are a lot of unsolved cases like this every year, so this file room is already somewhat insufficient.”
Having said this, Sun Fujia looked around and saw no one around, so he lowered his voice and said, "Dai Shangshu was actually planning to build another archives room, but the Ministry of Revenue was unwilling to give money. This made Dai Shangshu very angry. I often quarreled with the Minister of Hubu... No, Shangshu Dai is not here now, he just went to the Ministry of Hubu to argue."
Argue with reason?Is there something going on?
Lin Feng smiled. Sun Fujia was willing to share these gossips with him, so he naturally regarded him as a friend rather than a colleague.
Lin Feng thought for a while and said: "The houses of the Criminal Department are used to the maximum, and there is really no extra space to put more files. The Household Department also understands this, and sooner or later they have to nod... They did not agree immediately, probably because they were afraid that other yamen would also Follow up and make your request.”
Sun Fujia smiled and said: "Zi De really saw it very clearly... so Dai Shangshu was also in order to cooperate with the Ministry of Revenue."
While talking, several people came to a row of bookshelves.
Sun Fuga checked the year, raised his hand, pointed to the row of bookshelves in front of him, counted four more bookshelves, and said: "The files on these five bookshelves are all cases that occurred in the fifth year of Wude. .”
Zhao Fifteen glanced at it and couldn't help but feel dizzy: "So many?"
I saw that the bookshelf was full of files piled on top of each other. It was impossible to count how many there were at a glance.
Sun Fujia explained: "During the Wude years... the world was not yet stable, and wars continued one after another. This was also the case in the Wude five years. In that year, Liu Heitai became the king of the East of the Han Dynasty. He fought with me in the Tang Dynasty for several months, and the Turks made great gains. The Khan also attacked our Tang Dynasty, Lin Shihong surrendered to our Tang Dynasty first, but soon after he rebelled against us... In short, the world was in chaos during the five years of Wude."
"When the world is in chaos, thieves and bandits emerge. Those with dark minds will think that it is their golden age and cause wanton chaos. Naturally, there will be far more cases than in peacetime."
Lin Feng nodded and agreed with Sun Fuga's words.
Once the world is in chaos, it will always be the ordinary people who suffer. Even if they do not encounter war, they will still suffer as they should.
Now that the Tang Dynasty has entered its prosperous age, the world is stable, and the lives of ordinary people can be considered easy.
Lin Feng looked at the files and said, "Dr. Sun, it seems that we need help from our colleagues in the Criminal Department... With just the three of us, I'm afraid we won't be able to sift through them all in a few days."
Sun Fujia smiled and said: "It's easy to say. You have targeted screening. We don't need to check specific cases. We only need to screen based on the conditions you gave. It's not too difficult."
Lin Feng held out his hand to Sun Fujia: "Thank you, Dr. Sun."
Sun Fujia didn't waste any more time and quickly called in a dozen officials and asked them to start screening according to Lin Feng's request.
Files that had been sealed for a long time were opened one after another, and the dust slowly rose.
If Lin Feng had not arrived, it is estimated that these files would never have a chance to be touched again in this life.
Lin Feng and the others screened quickly. They only needed to turn to the first page and see the relevant persons and types of the case to determine whether it was what Lin Feng needed.
Just like this, four hours later, it was almost dark, and with the efforts of nearly 20 people, all the files were screened.
Sun Fujia took three files and put them on the table and said: "Zi De, among all the files in Wude's five years, there are three that meet your requirements."
"Take a look here to see if there's the one you want."
When Lin Feng heard this, he did not check the files immediately. Instead, he turned to look at the tired-looking officials of the Ministry of Justice. He handed over his hands and said, "Thank you for your hard work today. After I finish investigating the case, I will personally entertain you all to express my gratitude." Everyone’s help... Colleagues please don’t refuse when the time comes, otherwise I won’t dare to trouble you again next time.”
When everyone heard this, they all burst into laughter. They nodded quickly. Naturally, they would not refuse to have a relationship with Lin Feng, who had become famous.
Originally, they had a hard day's work and felt a little bit dissatisfied, but now with Lin Feng's words, they felt that the day's hard work was worth it.
Seeing them leaving with satisfaction, Sun Fujia couldn't help but sigh: "Zide, you are born to be an official."
Lin Feng laughed and said: "I don't have time to invite you all, but I still have time to have a simple meal with Dr. Sun... Dr. Sun, let's go out to eat. While eating, I will read through these three files carefully."
When Sun Fuga heard this, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "I've finally waited for this meal."
…………
In a restaurant near the Xingbu Yamen.
In the elegant room.
Lin Feng treated Sun Fujia to a meal while flipping through the files.
The first file records a fire that occurred in the first month of the fifth year of Takeori.
A cloth merchant's home in the Jiangnan area was ransacked by bandits, and all of his family of more than [-] people were killed.
The fire burned down the entire villa, and some of the cloth that was supposed to be provided to the court was also burned up by the fire.
The local government was very angry and specially asked the nearby garrison to suppress the bandits. Finally, half a month later, all the local bandits entrenched in the mountains and forests were wiped out without leaving any one behind.
Lin Feng looked through the file carefully, then closed it and placed it to one side.
Sun Fujia asked: "How?"
Lin Feng shook his head: "Probably not."
"First, there are enough witnesses to prove the fact that the bandits looted, and the bandits have all been wiped out, and the case has been successfully closed. All the clues are very clear, and the logical chain is reasonable."
"Second, this case occurred in the first month of the fifth year of Taketoku. Although I don't know when the Supreme Emperor communicated with Goguryeo to exchange prisoners of war, but even if the communication was completed in the first month of the fifth year of Taketoku, tens of millions of The return and migration of such a long distance cannot be completed in a month or two."
"No matter how fast the people were, they would not have been able to return to their homeland in the first month of the year, let alone their homeland was still in the Jiangnan area, even further away from Goguryeo... Therefore, purely from a time perspective, this case would not be the case."
Sun Fujia listened to Lin Feng's analysis, thought for a while, and immediately nodded in agreement: "Indeed, there is no time at all."
He looked at the two files on Lin Feng's left hand side and said, "There are two left. I hope you have what you need, otherwise it will be really troublesome."
Zhao Shishi, who was eating meat, couldn't help but pause when he heard this. He looked at Lin Feng with a little worry, feeling that the meat was no longer fragrant.
Lin Feng looked calm. He picked up the second file and said, "That's how the investigation process is. If you get it right, it's better. If you get it wrong, you have to start over again... And I didn't even have time to read the second file. Well, it’s too early to worry now.”
Opening the file, Lin Feng's eyes fell on it.
I saw that this was a case that happened in Zheng County, Huazhou.
This case occurred in October of the fifth year of Wude.
A cloth merchant in Zheng County was killed by a so-called friend who coveted his wealth on the night of the fifth day of October. The friend's family of three came to stay at the cloth merchant's mansion, but secretly set fire to it that night.
In the end, all 25 members of the cloth merchant's family died in the fire, and no one escaped.
The family of three who set fire and killed people secretly fled with the cloth merchant's property. The local county government sent people to search for it, but they could not find it.
Finally, the county government reported to the Ministry of Punishment and asked the entire Tang Dynasty to search for them. But even today, the three members of the family who committed arson and murder have not been caught.
Lin Feng frowned slightly as he looked at the contents of the file. He turned to the first page again and looked at the cloth merchant's last name.
The cloth merchant's family happened to be named Zhou.
The wanted family of three is named Xie.
Lin Feng tapped the table with his fingertips, his eyes narrowed, thoughtfully.
Seeing that Lin Feng's reaction was different from the previous one when he saw the dossier, Sun Fujia was moved in his heart and said hurriedly: "Anything discovered?"
Lin Feng nodded slowly: "This file is a bit strange."
He looked at Sun Fujia and said: "In this file, the local government categorically stated that the person who set the fire and killed the people was a family of three who went to visit the cloth merchant, but in fact, no one saw the three of them murdering and setting the fire with their own eyes. "
Sun Fujia took a look at the file and said immediately: "Although no one saw the three of them murdering and setting fires with their own eyes, there are still indirect witnesses."
As he spoke, he pointed to the contents of the file and said, "Look, it says here that the local government asked the people nearby, and they all said that they did not see anyone else entering the cloth merchant's house before the curfew started. residence, so we can be sure that this family of three were the only outsiders that night, and they were the only ones staying overnight in the cloth merchant's residence."
"In addition to the confessions of these people, the government officials who patrolled the county seat that night also discovered it."
"After they discovered that the cloth merchant's residence was on fire, they rushed over quickly. When they approached the cloth merchant's residence, they spotted three figures running out of the cloth merchant's residence. However, they were too far away at the time and the government officials did not catch up. When the government officials searched the whole city for these three people, they could no longer find them."
"so……"
Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng and said: "With the testimonies of the nearby people and the testimonies of the government officials, the local government concluded that the murderers were the family of three."
Lin Feng understood what Sun Fujia meant, but he still frowned and said: "There is still a lack of key evidence that can completely convict the person. The evidence is still not sufficient... After all, the people nearby will not keep staring at the street. Their sights There’s always a time when you’re not on the streets.”
"And the government officials also said that what they saw were three figures, but they did not clearly see the specific appearance of those three people."
"So, there are still omissions in this case."
Sun Fujia thought for a while and then nodded: "You are right... But the situation back then was that the world was still in chaos. The court's main focus was on external conquests and eliminating internal strife. The punishment and prison aspects were far from what they are now. We attach great importance to it, so looking at it from the perspective of those years, that is actually sufficient evidence.”
Lin Feng understood what Sun Fuga meant. In different periods and different national conditions, many things cannot be viewed with the same standards.
He said: "There is another thing...that is the whereabouts of this family of three."
He looked at Sun Fuga and said: "At that time, the Ministry of Punishment also helped to arrest the entire Tang Dynasty, but it has been so long, and there is still no clue about these three people... Where have they gone? I feel that they are like It’s like disappearing into thin air.”
"A family of three, two boys and one girl. Their characteristics are very obvious, and there are portraits of them at that time... and there was also some chaos within the Tang Dynasty at that time. All states and counties had to 'pass through' based on their identities. How did they escape? How could he escape from Zheng County? How could he not be found despite being wanted nationwide?"
"Passover" is a necessary pass document just like the customs clearance documents and road guides of Monk Tang's westward journey. From the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, this type of pass was called "Passover".
In ancient times, without such documents, it would be difficult to travel, let alone travel far, even to neighboring counties.
When ordinary people are doing business, they can apply to the government for a transfer, and after receiving the ultimatum, they can leave only by following the route written on the ultimatum.
But that family of three were wanted and could not have any documents, so theoretically, they were unable to move even in Zheng County.
No matter where they go, they will be inspected. If they have not passed the inspection, once they are discovered, they will be immediately arrested by the local officials.
Therefore, after so many years, there is still no trace of this family of three. This is by no means a normal thing.
Sun Fujia also frowned, and he said: "This is indeed a bit strange... But it may be that the three of them encountered some accident during their escape and died in the wilderness... Or they had some means to change their appearance..." It’s not impossible to survive without losing your identity.”
Lin Feng nodded: "What Dr. Sun said is reasonable, but I also have a guess. Dr. Sun might as well see if there is such a possibility..."
Lin Feng looked at Sun Fujia, squinted his eyes, and said slowly: "Those three people actually died on the night when the Zhou family was exterminated! It's just that their bodies were taken away by the real murderer, and the real murderer's purpose , just let the three of them take the blame!"
"In this case, they are already dead, and their bodies have been disposed of by the real murderer. This will lead to the entire Tang Dynasty being wanted. They have not been found for ten years!"
"Does Dr. Sun think this possibility exists?"
Sun Fujia's pupils shrank and his expression changed suddenly.
He frowned and looked at Lin Feng, and said quickly: "Does Zide really think so?"
Lin Feng shook his head. He closed the file and said, "I am just making reasonable guesses like Dr. Sun just now. It is just a guess without any evidence."
"But because the evidence in this case itself is insufficient, this speculation..."
He took a deep breath and said solemnly: "It may not be possible."
"Not to mention……"
Lin Feng looked at Sun Fujia and said slowly: "This case is what the murderer of the Puguang Temple serial murder case wants us to know, so I think the truth of this case is definitely not what the file says."
Hearing Lin Feng's words, Sun Fujia and Zhao Shiwu were both stunned.
But the next moment... Sun Fujia reacted quickly and understood what Lin Feng meant. His eyes suddenly widened and he hurriedly said: "Zide, you said this... Could it be that you have already determined that this case is what you are looking for?" case?"
When Zhao Shiwu heard this, he quickly looked at Lin Feng: "Really!?"
Lin Feng met the nervous gazes of the two men, smiled and nodded: "I'm very lucky that the second file was found by me."
As he spoke, he took out the wanted notice attached to the end of the file.
He placed the wanted order for the husband of the family of three in front of Sun Fujia and Zhao Shiwu, and said, "Look... there is an introduction to Xie Fang, the husband, on this wanted order."
"The introduction says... Xie Fang, in the ninth year of Daye's reign, was captured with the army in the attack on Goguryeo. He can speak fluent Goguryeo and be wary of him pretending to be a Goguryeo and escaping..."
While listening to Lin Feng's words, Sun Fujia carefully read the contents of the wanted order, and then his face was full of excitement.
"It's so true! It's so true!"
He looked at Lin Feng and said: "This file was not selected by me. I didn't even have time to read the wanted notice at the end. This Xie Fang is a prisoner of war who returned from Goguryeo, so..."
"Could he be the person who wrote the letter without a signature!?"
Zhao Shiwu felt goosebumps rising. Everything Lin Feng had done before was just speculation, but now, the speculation has become a reality.
Lin Feng actually found out the past ten years ago using only those three objects!
Lin Feng met the shocked and excited gazes of the two people, chuckled and nodded, and said, "As expected, Xie Fang is the one who wrote the letter, and when he went to the cloth merchant's house, he probably asked the cloth merchant to deliver the letter for him."
"But I didn't expect that such an accident would happen on the night he went to the cloth merchant's mansion."
After listening to Lin Feng's words, Sun Fujia couldn't help but stand up, paced back and forth, and said: "So, the murderer of Puguang Temple was the man from the cloth merchant's family. He did not die in the fire, but survived in the end, and passed through ten After years of chasing the murderer, have you found the real culprits who committed murder and arson that year?"
Lin Feng nodded: "That should be the case."
Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng, his heart filled with emotion. Even though he accompanied Lin Feng to find out all of this step by step, when all of this was really verified, he still couldn't help being shocked in his heart.
Before meeting Lin Feng, he would never have believed that someone could deduce a case that was sealed ten years ago based on three seemingly unrelated things!
And, everything has been verified.
They found the case!
When Lin Feng saw Sun Fuga's expression, he knew what Sun Fuga was thinking.
He smiled and said: "Although we can basically confirm that this case is the case that the Puguang Temple murderer wanted us to discover, after all, there is still no conclusive evidence, so we need further investigation to finally confirm..."
Sun Fujia's eyes flashed and he said, "What are you going to do?"
Lin Feng looked at the file and said slowly: "The case happened in Huazhou, not far away. If we travel overnight, we should be able to arrive at noon tomorrow."
Sun Fuga said: "Are you planning to go to Zheng County to investigate in person?"
Lin Feng looked at Sun Fujia with a smile and said: "No! It should be said that we went to Zheng County to investigate in person." Sun Fujia: "..."
…………
The next day, afternoon.
Huazhou, Zheng County.
Zhao Shiwu drove into the county gate and said, "Father, where should we go next? Go directly to the county government office?"
Lin Feng, who was sleeping in the carriage, yawned and opened his eyes when he heard Zhao Shiwu's words. He thought for a while and said: "Instead of going to the county government... let's go to the Zhou family's mansion first and see what's going on there now. "
"Okay." Zhao Shishi asked a few passers-by for the location of the Zhou family's residence, then drove the carriage and set off.
in the carriage.
While doing stretching exercises, Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng and said, "Why don't Zide go directly to the county government office?"
"For old cases from ten years ago, the county government still has more information."
Lin Feng raised the car curtain and looked at the busy street. He said slowly: "In this case, which has a high probability of having problems, even if you ask the local government, you may not be able to get any useful clues."
"And their words may affect our judgment."
"After all, that's how they ended the case back then..."
As Lin Feng spoke, he looked back at Sun Fujia and said, "There are only two situations where they will close the case like this."
"Either, their level is not good enough and they can only do it to this extent, so when we ask them, the information they give is only what is recorded in the file."
"Either they are skilled enough and know some of the issues, but they still close the case like this. This can only mean..."
Lin Feng squinted his eyes and said meaningfully: "...They are probably involved in this case."
Sun Fujia's pupils shrank slightly, and his expression suddenly changed.
He stared at Lin Feng closely and said, "Are you suspecting that the county government was also involved in the murder of the Zhou family?"
Lin Feng shook his head and said: "I am just doing a reasonable analysis based on the current situation. The specific details will not be known until after investigation."
"No matter what the situation is, it is destined that the government will not be able to give us much help."
"So, even if we have to contact the county government in the future, it is best to investigate on our own first and understand everything we can know before contacting the government... In that case, whether the people in the government tell the truth, their We can easily determine whether the information is incorrect.”
Sun Fujia thought for a while, then nodded and said: "You are still thinking carefully."
Not long after, the carriage stopped.
Zhao Shiwu's voice sounded: "We are here."
Lin Feng and Sun Fuga got off the carriage.
Then the first thing I saw was a dark concierge that was burned by fire.
Half of the plaque has been burnt black, and only the word "zhou" can be faintly seen.
The door was ajar, not closed.
When Lin Feng saw this scene, he was a little surprised and said: "It has been ten years, and it has been abandoned all this time?"
Sun Fujia was also a little surprised.
"The location of this mansion is not remote. There should be many people willing to take it over. How come it has always been abandoned?"
Lin Feng shook his head, pushed open the half-open door, and walked in.
Once inside, what you see is a very desolate scene.
The ruins of some buildings stand alone, and traces of blackening can be seen on the walls.
The ground was already overgrown with weeds, but in late autumn, the weeds had withered, making the yard in front of them even more desolate.
Looking at this huge courtyard, Lin Feng could imagine what a lively scene this place would be like when Wude was five years old.
It's a pity that a fire stopped the lively scene.
The bustle is no longer there, only desolation remains.
Lin Feng walked into the yard, walked around the mansion briefly, then shook his head and said, "It seems that there are no clues here."
Sun Fujia nodded and sighed: "A fire burned down the entire mansion. Even if there were any clues, they might have been burned down. Let alone a full ten years have passed. Even if there are any clues, , has long been destroyed by rain, snow, wind, frost and the power of time.”
Lin Feng slowly exhaled, turned and walked out: "Let's go and find out the news nearby. Time, rain, snow, wind and frost can cover up the clues here, but they can't cover up people's memories."
After everyone walked out of Zhou Mansion, Lin Feng turned around and closed the door again, then turned around and looked around.
At this time, he found a tea shop not far away.
Lin Feng said: "It's noon, let's go have a meal together and find out some information."
Several people came to the tea shop and sat down at a random table.
Lin Feng found that there were not many customers in this tea shop. Apart from them, there were only two tables of customers.
There is only one busy shopkeeper, not even a waiter.
Lin Feng said: "Shopkeeper, make a portion of all your special dishes. Make sure the portion is large and filling."
The shopkeeper heard this and said enthusiastically: "Okay, sir, please wait a moment."
The tea shop not only sells tea, but also provides food, and the price is cheaper than that of a restaurant.
While waiting for the food to be served, Lin Feng and others listened to the chatter of the other two tables, wanting to hear if there were any hot events in Zheng County recently.
But after listening for a while, the expressions of the three people were a little strange.
Sun Fujia and Zhao Shishi both looked directly at Lin Feng. Zhao Shishi seemed hesitant to speak, and Sun Fujia almost laughed out loud.
Lin Feng looked at the two people holding back their uncomfortable expressions and said helplessly: "You can laugh if you want."
The two suddenly laughed.
Sun Fujia smiled and said: "Zide, I didn't expect you to be so famous now. You can even be heard discussing you at any tea stall in Zheng County."
That's right, Lin Feng and the others eavesdropped for a long time. They originally wanted to hear if there was anything that needed attention in Zheng County, but to their surprise, all they heard was about Lin Feng's deeds in solving the case.
These people were actually lamenting that Lin Feng was so good at solving the case, and they were all praising how there could be such a powerful detective in this world.
Eat melons, eat melons, and end up eating them yourself.
Lin Feng shook his head and said: "I didn't expect that there are people talking about me here."
Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng and said with emotion: "This is how you become famous all over the world. Zide, you are no longer the same person you once were."
When Zhao Shiwu heard this, he nodded quickly and said, "Father, even storytellers in many restaurants are telling your story now. After hearing this, the people all applauded, saying that you are like a god in solving cases, and that no one has ever done it before."
When Lin Feng heard this, he smiled and said, "Stop bragging about me. If you keep talking, I will float."
Seeing that Lin Feng was famous but not arrogant, Sun Fujia couldn't help but nodded in his heart. He felt more and more that Lin Feng was someone who could do great things.
At this time, the tea stall owner brought the food over and said: "Please be objective and use it slowly."
Lin Feng saw that the other two tables of customers had left and the shopkeeper was no longer busy. He smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, would you like to sit down and eat together?"
The shopkeeper shook his head quickly: "I don't dare to eat the guest's food."
Lin Feng smiled and said: "The shopkeeper seems to have been busy all afternoon and hasn't eaten yet... and we obviously can't eat these meals, so the shopkeeper is doing us a favor and telling us not to waste food."
Seeing this, Sun Fujia said in a tacit understanding: "We don't need the shopkeeper to pay for the meal. You can just sit down and eat together. Besides, we are from other places and we also want to understand the affairs of our Zheng County with the shopkeeper. Where is it?" There is delicious food and fun places to eat, and we hope the shopkeeper can help recommend them.”
When the shopkeeper heard that Lin Feng and the others had something to ask for, and saw that Lin Feng and the others were resolute and not polite, he thought for a while and said, "Then let me talk to the guests."
With that said, the shopkeeper also sat down.
Lin Feng looked at the shopkeeper with black hair on his temples. While eating, he said, "Is the shopkeeper working alone? Can he be busy by himself?"
"My wife used to help, but she was not feeling well a few days ago and the doctor asked me to take a good rest, so I have to do the work alone."
Lin Feng nodded and said: "Your body is important. As you get older, it is more important to take good care of your body."
The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly: "I think so too."
Lin Feng smiled. He glanced at Zhou Zhai diagonally opposite, with a look of curiosity on his face, and said: "Sir, we passed by there just now and found that this house seemed to be abandoned. This house is so occupied." Why is a good location abandoned like this? Isn’t this a waste of natural resources?”
Hearing this, the old shopkeeper looked at Zhou's house opposite, with a complicated look in his eyes. He sighed: "A few guests don't know something. This house... is haunted."
"Haunted!?"
Lin Feng's eyes flashed suddenly, he and Sun Fujia looked at each other, and they both nodded slightly.
Lin Feng asked curiously: "What kind of haunting method?"
When the old shopkeeper recalled these things, he looked sad and said, "My guest doesn't know that this house belonged to the Zhou family, the richest businessman in our county, ten years ago."
"The Zhou family started their business with cloth and even provided cloth to the court. They are very famous in our county."
"But who knew that one night ten years ago, the Zhou family suffered a great disaster... A fire burned the Zhou family completely, and the originally magnificent mansion became the ruins it is now."
"No one from the originally lively Zhou family was left. All 25 people in the mansion, the master and his servants, died tragically that night."
Lin Feng asked calmly: "Why did the fire happen? And what kind of fire would cause 25 people and not one to escape?"
The old shopkeeper said: "This is not an ordinary fire... it was a fire deliberately set by someone."
"Someone let it go on purpose?" Lin Feng raised his eyebrows: "Who let it go? Did the Zhou family have any enmity with anyone?"
When the old shopkeeper talked about what happened back then, there was a touch of emotion on his face. He shook his head and said, "The Zhou family is very kind and charitable, who can make enemies with them?"
"The person who harmed the Zhou family is not only not the enemy of the Zhou family, but Xie Fang, the original friend of the owner of the Zhou family..."
Lin Feng's eyes flashed slightly, remembering the contents of the file, and he said, "Why would my friends harm them?"
The old shopkeeper shook his head: "Who knows, but the government later investigated and found that the Zhou family's money and important gold and silver jewelry were missing. It was said that they were stolen by Xie Fang's family, and the reason why they set fire to kill people was For the money."
Lin Feng looked at the old man and asked, "Does the shopkeeper think this is the reason?"
The old shopkeeper smiled and said: "How can I know this? But wealth is attractive to people. It is not impossible that so much money can make people want to kill."
Lin Feng nodded slightly: "That's true, money and silk are touching people's hearts... But is it really the Xie Fang family who did such vicious things? Did anyone see them setting fires and killing people with their own eyes?"
The old shopkeeper shook his head: "It was so dark at that time. We all went home, and everyone in the Zhou family was dead. Who could see it with our own eyes... But the little old man has been setting up a stall here. I saw it with my own eyes." , that day, except for Xie Fang’s family, there was indeed no other outsider who went to the Zhou Mansion.”
Lin Feng's eyes flashed: "The shopkeeper or the witness?"
Sun Fujia also looked surprised. He did not expect that the witnesses in the file would appear here.
The old shopkeeper nodded: "It can be regarded as a witness. People from the government also came to question me at that time. I just told the truth."
"The shopkeeper is really sure that, except for Xie Fang's family, no outsiders have been to the Zhou Mansion?"
"To tell you the truth, my business was very bad that day and I didn't have many customers, so I was sitting here with nothing to do, so I could see clearly."
Sun Fujia couldn't help but look at Lin Feng. When he was reading the file before, Lin Feng said...it was impossible for the people nearby to stare at the street all the time, so it was impossible to be completely sure that no other outsiders had been to Zhou's house.
But now, the old shopkeeper said that he just kept staring.
Could it be that Lin Feng made a wrong judgment?
Lin Feng also frowned slightly at this time. He thought for a while and said: "Shopkeeper, I wonder how good the Zhou family's business was back then? I heard that there were still people in Zheng County who could do business in Goguryeo back then, no? Do you know if it’s Zhou’s family?”
When Sun Fujia heard this, his heart suddenly moved. He knew that Lin Feng was verifying... whether this case was related to the Puguang Temple case.
Then they heard the old shopkeeper say in surprise: "My guest actually knows about this? Yes, the Zhou family's business was really booming back then. They not only supplied cloth to the imperial court, but also sold it to Goguryeo. In our entire Huazhou, Those are among the best.”
Lin Feng's eyes flashed, and the stone in his heart finally fell.
He is not wrong!
This is the case that the Puguang Temple murderer guided him to!
So there must be some problem with this case... But the old shopkeeper was so sure that no other outsiders came to Zhou's house that day.
Is it...
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes and speculated in his mind: "Did outsiders sneak into Zhou's house that night, kill people and set fire to it? Or was it really Xie Fang's family of three who did it? Or...it was the people in Zhou's house who committed all these evil deeds. ?”
"But the file clearly says that everyone in Zhou's residence is dead, and the number of people corresponds... No, the murderer in Puguang Temple is not dead... So, what's going on with the number of people?"
He and Sun Fuga looked at each other, both of them looking confused.
The more we learn about this case, the more unsolved mysteries become.
Lin Feng gathered his thoughts, looked at the shopkeeper, and said, "The shopkeeper just said that this house is haunted. I wonder what's going on?"
Sun Fujia also hurriedly looked at the shopkeeper.
I heard the old shopkeeper say: "Actually, since this house was abandoned, someone has been wanting to buy it and build a new one."
"But at that time, the watchman who was passing by heard crying suddenly coming from the house. The crying and sobbing sounds were very terrifying. The watchman almost died of fright at that time."
"But the government came to check the next day and found nothing."
"Since then, there have been rumors that the house is haunted. Some people say that people from the Zhou family died tragically, and they have resentments in their hearts, so they have been staying in the world and unwilling to leave, looking for someone to kill them. Therefore, no one dares to easily Get close to the house."
"But after that, no one encountered danger. After a few years, about half a year ago, someone came up with the idea of building a new house here."
Having said this, the old shopkeeper couldn't help but glance at Zhou Zhai, and lowered his voice a bit, as if he was afraid of being heard.
He said: "And that night, when the night watchmen passed by the door of Zhou's house, they suddenly heard crying in Zhou's house. They were all startled, and subconsciously approached Zhou's house and pushed away the door of Zhou's house. The gate... And at that time, they discovered that there were will-o'-the-wisps floating in Zhou's house, and the whimpering sounds were coming from those will-o'-the-wisps."
"This directly scared away those government officials. Since then, no one has dared to talk about buying Zhou Zhai, and Zhou Zhai has been completely abandoned."
Listening to the old man's words, Sun Fujia suddenly raised his head and subconsciously said: "Will-o'-the-wisp!?"
Then his eyes suddenly fell on Lin Feng.
Obviously, the will-o'-wisps the old man mentioned reminded him of the Puguang Temple case.
Lin Feng squinted his eyes and pondered for a moment. He looked at the old man and said, "This is really evil..."
"Who said no."
The old shopkeeper was obviously very talkative. He said: "Since the incident in Zhou's house, a lot of evil things have really happened."
"Are there any other evil things?" Lin Feng's eyes flashed and he asked curiously.
The old shopkeeper said: "I think Zhou Zhai is the anchor of our Zheng County. After it happened, evil things continued in our Zheng County."
"For example, on the night when there was a fire in Zhou Mansion, someone saw some dead people crawling out of the cemetery..."
Lin Feng's eyes flashed: "The dead man crawled out?"
The shopkeeper nodded: "What they said is correct and I don't think it's a lie."
"And, not only in Zheng County, but also in the county next to us..."
The shopkeeper glanced at Zhou Zhai opposite him cautiously, and said in a low voice: "Not long after the accident in Zhou Zhai, several charred corpses were discovered, and the heads of these charred corpses were missing... But unfortunately, these charred corpses Where it appeared, there were no traces of fire at all. Some people said that it was the resentful spirit of Zhou Zhai who was killing people and taking revenge... In short, it was very strange."
Sun Fujia frowned, feeling that things in Zheng County were getting weirder and weirder.
Zhao Shiwu even rubbed his arms, feeling goosebumps rising.
The two of them couldn't help but look at Lin Feng, and saw that Lin Feng was also frowning and thinking.
At this time, new guests arrived, and the old shopkeeper quickly got up to entertain other guests.
After the old shopkeeper left, Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng and couldn't help but said: "Zide, what should we do next? The development of things is a little different from what we expected."
Lin Feng tapped the table with his fingertips. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhao Shiwu and said, "Are you afraid of death?"
Zhao Shishi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "I'm not afraid."
"That's good."
Lin Feng picked up the chopsticks and while holding the vegetables, he said slowly: "After finishing the meal, I will dig the grave with you."
Zhao Shiwu: "???"
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