People are in Zhenguan, solving crimes scientifically

Chapter 135 Take the initiative, the first head-to-head confrontation! ([-]-in-[-])

When Lin Feng returned to his mansion, it was already dark.

"Master."

The butler asked Lin Feng, "Young Master hasn't eaten yet? Do you want the cook to prepare dinner for Young Master?"

Listening to the butler's words, Lin Feng finally remembered that he hadn't eaten all day.

He nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll help you."

The housekeeper quickly shook his head: "This is what a young man should do. Master, please don't say that."

As Lin Feng walked away, he asked, "Has anyone else come to see me after I left?"

The housekeeper said: "A matchmaker did come, but the young master had already left and the matchmaker didn't come in."

As Xiao Yu said, he arranged a matchmaker for himself.

Combined with Xiao Yu's expression of disbelief and surprise at that time...

In this way, Xiao Man'er's arrival is really a coincidence?

In fact, Xiao Yu had no idea that Xiao Man'er would come to find him?
Lin Feng was quick-thinking. Before, he thought Xiao Man'er was arranged for him by Xiao Yu, so he didn't think much about it, but now, he understood everything.

This is really unintentional.

In other words, this is fate!
Two handsome men and beautiful women who had no relationship at first fell in love with each other at first sight because of a coincidence and misunderstanding.

Isn’t this the kind of fate that comes from heaven in a romantic drama?

Therefore, Lin Feng must seize this fate.

After all, there may not be another woman as beautiful, smart, and considerate as Xiao Man'er in this world.

Besides, people have given personal jade pendants to themselves, so it’s self-evident what they mean.

"Steward, prepare some gifts for me. I will visit Mr. Xiao tomorrow."

Knowing that Xiao Man'er is Xiao Yu's daughter, and that they have exchanged love tokens with each other, it is logical and logical that he should pay a formal visit in person.

When the housekeeper heard this, he nodded quickly: "I understand, little one."

Lin Feng came to the house. At this time, he found that Zhao Shishi's room was dark. Lin Feng asked, "Is Shishi not in the house?"

The housekeeper said: "He left after noon. He said that today is the death anniversary of a certain friend and he wanted to pay homage to his friend."

friend?

Lin Feng nodded, and he remembered that Zhao Shiwu had mentioned it to him before going to bed yesterday.

Lin Feng raised his head and glanced at the completely dark sky, and said: "The curfew will be in a while. I guess Shififif will be back soon. You should also prepare a meal for him."

The housekeeper nodded hurriedly: "Yes."

After that, he left quickly and went to the back kitchen to tell the cook to prepare the meal.

Lin Feng thought for a while, then turned and went to the study.

Light a candle and sit behind your desk.

Looking at the box on the table, Lin Feng's eyes were full of curiosity.

Xiao Man'er brought this to him. He originally thought it was Xiao Man'er's love token for him.

But now it seems that I have obviously misunderstood.

If it’s not a token of love, what is it?
While thinking about it, Lin Feng opened it.

After opening it, look inside the box.

Lin Feng's eyes suddenly lit up.

What I saw lying in the box was a small crossbow.

Picking up the crossbow, it is very light and has three arrows loaded.

Looking at the crossbow arrow's pitch-black flashing cold light, Lin Feng could imagine what effect the crossbow arrow would have if it hit a person.

He looked into the box again and saw a piece of paper inside.

Take out the paper and look up.

Only then did Lin Feng realize that Xiao Yu had asked the Ministry of Works to build this crossbow for him personally.

This crossbow can be strapped to the arm, and the wide sleeves can directly cover it.

Once you are in danger, this crossbow is a life-saving tool.

Although there are only three arrows, and it takes a lot of effort to reload them, it is basically impossible to recover the arrows during battle, but at the critical moment, that is your trump card to save your life!

"Xiao Yu is really serious!"

Lin Feng tied it to his right arm while following the instructions on the paper.

Then he unfolded his sleeves freely, and no one could tell that he had a life-saving artifact on his arm.

Moreover, this crossbow is very light and does not affect the movement of the arm at all.

The more Lin Feng watched, the more satisfied he became, and the more he watched, the more moved he was by Xiao Yu.

My father-in-law cares about me so much, so I must give him a big gift tomorrow.

It seems that I will tell the housekeeper soon to buy good things and don’t use them too much.

Lin Feng fiddled with the life-saving artifact for a while before sitting down again.

He took a long breath and let his emotions return to their usual calmness. Then he picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote on the paper the information about the Four Elephants Organization that he had just learned from Xiao Yu.

He used a tree diagram to clearly express the structure of the four-image organization, that is, the star palace.

At the top is Ziwei.

Then there are the four star masters: Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku, and Xuanwu.

Further down are the seven constellations corresponding to each star lord.

Under Qisu are their respective powers.

Looking at the structure of the Star Palace, Lin Feng squinted his eyes and said slowly to himself: "In the four-level power structure, each level has a one-way connection. Only the upper level can contact the lower level, and only the upper level can contact the lower level. Being able to develop to the next level.”

"This also means that the upper level can know the identity of everyone at the lower level, but the lower level cannot know the identities of the people at the upper level. At the same time, people at the same level cannot know the identities because they are not accessible."

"The biggest advantage of doing this is that even if someone is caught, the only ones that can be affected are himself and his subordinates! Apart from that, there will be no other impact on the entire Four Elephants organization."

"But this also has a disadvantage, that is, the members of the Four Elephants Organization do not know each other's identities, so it is easy for accidental injuries to occur."

"so……"

Lin Feng's eyes flashed, and he wrote the word "totem" on the side of the paper.

"So they would have the Four Elephants tattooed on their bodies, not only for belief, but also for identity verification? What if two members of the Four Elephants organization accidentally met each other and there was a conflict, then the tattoos on their bodies would Is the pattern their way to avoid accidental injuries and internal friction?"

But now, because of their own reasons, everyone in the Four Elephants organization has removed the patterns on their bodies.

I don’t know if they have found a new way to identify members of the Four Elephants organization.

If you find it, you have to find a way to figure it out. This will become an important basis for you to judge the members of the Four Symbols organization.

If not found... that would be very interesting. I wonder if there will be members of the Four Elephants organization who accidentally injure friendly forces.

Lin Feng smiled, moved his eyes upward, and landed again on the word Ziwei at the top of the power structure.

Looking at these two words, Lin Feng half-closed his eyes, and the meaning of the word Ziwei subconsciously appeared in his mind.

Ziwei, Emperor Star.

The real person in charge of the Star Palace is named Ziwei, and its purpose is self-evident.

Combined with Xingong's words "let the chaotic order return to normal", this made Lin Feng make some bold guesses about the identity of the person who controls Xinggong.

But whether this is actually the case requires a lot of clues and evidence.

After all, this matter is a big deal, and if something goes wrong, there's no telling how many heads will fall to the ground.

But if you want to find out Zi Wei's identity, you must at least find out the identity of the Four Elephants Star Master.

According to the one-way communication structure of the Star Palace, Zi Wei should only have contact with people at the level of the Lord of the Four Symbols, so only from the Lord of the Four Symbols can there be a chance to deduce Zi Wei's identity.

But now, the only thing they found was Qisu's level.

There is still a lack of key clues about the Four Symbols Star Lord.

Lin Feng thought for a while and immediately drew a circle on the White Tiger Lord.

At the same time, an arrow was drawn, and on the opposite side of the arrow was written the name "Former Dali Temple Cheng Linfeng".

"Former Dali Temple Prime Minister Lin Feng hid in Dali Temple for six years, then completed his mission and faked his death to escape... As expected, this guy should also be at the level of Qisu."

Lin Feng touched his chin and said slowly: "And he is already the sixth-grade Prime Minister of Dali Temple. He has the opportunity to compete for the fifth-grade Dali Temple Prime Minister, but he is still willing to give up all these rights and status. I think this should be the master of the White Tiger Star." The order...or in other words, it was the order of the Lord of the White Tiger Star when he came to Dali Temple to stay undercover for six years."

"After completing the mission of the White Tiger Star Master, even if he doesn't want to leave, it won't work. After all, once the matter is exposed, he will definitely die!"

"That means...if we can find Lin Feng, the former Prime Minister of Dali Temple, or find out the mission he secretly did for six years, we will have a chance to find clues to the master of the White Tiger Star."

"You can even use the trick to fish out the White Tiger Star Master!"

Lin Feng's eyes flickered and he let out a long breath: "After going round and round, we have come back. It seems that we still need to find out that guy's mission as soon as possible."

Thinking of this, Lin Feng took out a piece of paper that was burned to only a corner.

Only two unrelated words could be seen on the scrap of paper.

"people"

"ghost"

This was found in Qinyuan, the former king of Dali Temple, in his study when he was killed by people from the Four Elephants Organization.

More of the content was burned by the people of Xinggong, leaving only this corner.

At that time, Lin Feng deduced that Wang Qinyuan had discovered some secret of the Four Elephant Organization.

However, before he could find out what Wang Qinyuan discovered, he encountered a new case, so that he has not yet found out the secret represented by this corner of the paper.

At this time, he took out the piece of paper again, and Lin Feng's eyes fell on it.

Looking at the words "human" and "ghost", Lin Feng frowned slightly.

"Humans are easy to understand, but what about ghosts?"

"Why does Wangjizheng write about ghosts? What ghosts? Sneaky? Or is it haunted?"

The word "ghost" is generally difficult to appear. When Wang Qinyuan wrote the secret of the Four Elephants Organization, he specifically wrote this word. It was definitely not unintentional.

But what exactly this ghost character meant, Lin Feng had no idea for a while.

"Next, you can focus on reading Ojimasa's files to see if there are any cases related to ghosts. If so, it may be the focus."

Lin Feng made a decision in his mind. When the time was short and the tasks were heavy, it would be most efficient to give priority to the files with the highest probability for inspection.

After sorting out the specific ideas, Lin Feng slowly exhaled a breath.

Although the final result is back to the starting point, the same thing as before, although the things are the same, the purpose is different.

Now it is more targeted and directed, and it is already a proactive attack on the Four Elephant Organization. This is completely different from the previous passive defense of the Four Elephant Organization's conspiracy.

And this change in the active and passive relationship means that the struggle between Lin Feng and the Four Elephants organization has gradually begun to change between offense and defense.

"Dong dong dong."

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the butler's voice sounded: "Master, it's time to eat."

Hearing this, Lin Feng nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

After saying that, he rolled up the paper he had written on, placed it on top of the candle, and let the flame of the candle engulf it.

Then he cleared away the ashes on the table and went out to eat slowly.

After half an hour.

Lin Feng had eaten and drank enough. He sat on a stool and burped. He looked at the sky outside and said, "The curfew is about to start. Why haven't you come back yet?"

The housekeeper also felt strange and said: "It stands to reason that he should have come back a long time ago. There should be no one on the road now, and the city gate has been closed... When he left during the day, he didn't say he wouldn't come back at night."

Lin Feng frowned.

Zhao Shiwu is not the kind of person who is careless. He will tell himself the reason in advance even when he goes out, and he will not stay up late at night without informing him in advance.

But the curfew is about to go, and he hasn't come back yet...

Lin Feng thought for a while and said: "Assign someone to guard the door. If he comes back, open the door for him as soon as possible, lest no one hears him knocking on the door for a long time... If he still hasn't come back by tomorrow morning, then send someone to Look for him in his usual places."

The housekeeper would not hesitate and said: "Don't worry, young master. I have already asked the guardian to guard the door. If he doesn't come back tomorrow morning, I will take someone to look for him myself."

Lin Feng nodded slightly. Just as he was about to get up and return to the study, thinking about catching up on some basic knowledge about the Tang Dynasty, he suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps.

Then I saw the nurse running in in a hurry.

He looked at Lin Feng and said quickly: "The young master is not good, the Wannian County captain is here."

"Wannian County Lieutenant?"

Lin Feng was a little surprised when he heard what the nurse said, and said: "Don't worry, what is the Wannian County captain doing here?"

The nurse looked panicked and said, "They are here to arrest us!"

"Arrests?"

Lin Feng frowned slightly, and the butler's expression also changed. He quickly said: "Don't the Wannian County magistrate know that this is the young master's mansion? How dare you come here to arrest someone?"

Hu Yuan said: "They know it is the young master's residence, because they are coming to our residence, and the person they want to arrest..."

The nurse looked at Lin Feng and said nervously: "It's Zhao Shiwu!"

"What!? Zhao Fifteen?"

The housekeeper's expression suddenly changed after hearing what the nurse said.

He quickly looked at Lin Feng and said, "Master, this..."

Lin Feng also raised his eyebrows, his face serious.

Wannian County, like Chang'an County, is a special county government.

Chang'an County manages the area to the west of Zhuque Street, and Wannian County manages the area to the east.

And because most of the residences of wealthy families, officials and relatives are concentrated in the Wannian County area, the status of the Wannian County Magistrate is slightly higher than that of the Chang'an County Magistrate.

To be able to hold the position of magistrate of Wannian County well within the jurisdiction of Wannian County, where a high-ranking official can be knocked unconscious with just a brick, he must be a person with deep scheming and good conduct.

This means that if there is not enough reason, the Wannian County magistrate will never let the county lieutenant send people to the dignified Dali Temple to arrest people in a big way.

Combined with the fact that Zhao Shiwu has not returned yet...

Lin Feng suddenly had an extremely bad feeling in his heart.

He stood up directly and said: "Let's go, I will go see them."

Soon, Lin Feng came to the door, opened it, and saw a dozen government officials guarding the door.

The leader is wearing the official uniform of a county lieutenant.

"Kong Feng, the county lieutenant of Wannian County, has met Lin Sizheng."

The speaker was over thirty years old. When he saw Lin Feng, he saluted very formally, leaving Lin Feng unable to find any fault.

Even though he knew that the visitor was unkind, Kong Feng's posture was very good and his etiquette was in place, even if he wanted to make people angry. As expected, it is not easy for people to hold a stable position in Wannian County.

Lin Feng nodded and said, "I wonder why Lieutenant Kong County is here?"

Kong Feng looked at Lin Feng and said, "Under the orders of Magistrate Changsun, I have brought Zhao Shiwu to interrogate the murder of Cao Gaoyang, a member of the Criminal Department."

"Cao Gaoyang, a member of the Criminal Department, was killed?"

Lin Feng looked surprised.

He often went to the Ministry of Justice and met Cao Gaoyang. Although Cao Gaoyang's official position was not that high, Lin Feng still had a certain impression of him.

Cao Gaoyang is known for his selflessness.

Even Sun Fuga had a high opinion of Cao Gaoyang.

Seeing Lin Feng's surprised expression, Kong Feng nodded solemnly: "Yes, not long ago, Cao Yuanwailang was killed in the study of his residence, and Zhao Shiwu..."

He looked at Lin Feng and said, "He is the biggest suspect."

Lin Feng frowned and said, "Zhao Shiwu has been to Cao Yuanwailang's residence?"

"Yes."

Lin Feng and the housekeeper were both a little surprised.

Zhao Shiwu was obviously going to pay homage to his friend, so why did he go to Cao Gaoyang's mansion?

And will he become a suspect?
I haven’t heard of any personal relationship between Zhao Shishi and Cao Gaoyang?

Lin Feng asked: "Can you tell me the details? To be honest with Kong County Lieutenant, Zhao Shiwu has not returned yet, and I don't know where he is now."

"Not back?" Kong Feng frowned and looked at Lin Feng, clearly doubting whether Lin Feng was protecting Zhao Shiwu.

Lin Feng had read countless people, so he could naturally see through Kong Feng's thoughts at a glance.

He stepped aside and said, "Lieutenant Kong County can lead some people to search. After the investigation, we will naturally know whether my words are true."

After all, Lin Feng was the fifth-grade chief of Dali Temple, and Kong Feng did not dare to search at will. After all, the suspect this time was just a subordinate of Lin Feng. It was not cost-effective for a subordinate to offend Lin Feng.

In addition, Lin Feng dared to let them go in to search, and Kong Feng also felt that there was a high probability that they would not find anything.

He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "How dare I doubt Lin Sizheng's words? Since Lin Sizheng said that Zhao Shiwu has not come back, then I naturally believe Lin Sizheng."

As he spoke, he straightened his expression and said seriously: "But Lin Sizheng, Zhao Shiwu did not return here, which happens to prove that he has something evil in his heart. Now it seems that his suspicion is even greater."

Lin Feng frowned and said in a cold voice: "Kong County Lieutenant, you need evidence to judge whether Zhao Shiwu is a suspect. If you don't have enough evidence, you will rashly say that Zhao Shiwu is a suspect. You also say that he is highly suspicious, isn’t that appropriate?”

Seeing Lin Feng's displeasure, Kong Feng was shocked.

He hurriedly explained: "It's not that the subordinates were randomly suspicious of Zhao Shiwu, but that the last person he saw before Cao Yuanwailang died was Zhao Shiwu, and Cao Yuanwailang's old housekeeper also saw Zhao Shiwu when he left. He was in such a hurry that he hurriedly opened the door and left without waiting for him to open the door, which is why we put the suspicion on Zhao Shiwu."

Listening to Kong Feng's words, Lin Feng couldn't help but think of the situation at that time.

Zhao Shiwu was the last person to see the deceased. He was so panicked when he left that he didn't even have basic etiquette. He opened the door and ran out... Indeed, no matter how you look at it, there is something wrong with it.

He could understand Kong Feng's suspicion of Zhao Shiwu.

But now they came to ask Zhao Shiwu for questioning, but Zhao Shiwu was not here, as if he was hiding because he had done something wrong, which made people even more suspicious.

But Lin Feng believed in Zhao Shiwu. Zhao Shishi was honest and kind-hearted, and would never be the kind of person who would kill people for no reason. There must be some unknown twists and turns in this.

If you want to find out what happened to Zhao Fifteen, and if you want to find out why Zhao Fifteen did not return to his mansion, it seems that you must visit Cao Gaoyang's mansion.

Only by finding out the truth about Cao Gaoyang's murder can we understand what happened to Zhao Shiwu.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng looked directly at Kong Feng and said: "Kong County Lieutenant, since this matter is related to Zhao Shiwu, I cannot ignore it."

"So, please let me go with you to Cao Yuanwailang's mansion to investigate. If the final result is really that Zhao Shiwu is the real murderer, then I will cooperate with you and capture Zhao Shiwu."

"But if the real culprit in the end is not Zhao Shiwu..."

Lin Feng's voice was cold, filled with the sense of oppression from a superior: "Then I will not allow anyone to wrongfully accuse Zhao Shiwu!"

Listening to Lin Feng's oppressive words, Kong Feng couldn't help but feel his shoulders sink, and he felt that it was much more difficult to breathe.

Lin Feng was in the spotlight and was currently the most popular upstart in the Tang Dynasty. Coupled with Lin Feng's reputation as a god in solving cases, it exerted even greater pressure on those in charge of prisons such as Kong Feng.

So at this moment, Kong Feng simply couldn't resist.

Besides, he also hoped that the case could be solved quickly. After all, an official was killed in his own residence. Once the incident escalated, all the pressure would fall on the Wannian County Government, and he, the second-in-command in charge of criminal and prison investigations, would be the most Oppressed.

Even if the case cannot be solved, he may be pushed out as a victim.

Therefore, Kong Feng not only did not object to Lin Feng's initiative to investigate the case, but actually supported it.

After all, if you can follow Lin Feng and win, you won't be in any danger, so why not?
Thinking about this, Kong Feng quickly raised his hands and said: "Lin Si is planning to investigate personally, so I don't dare to object."

Lin Feng nodded, then turned to the housekeeper and said, "You can rest peacefully in the house. If Zhao Shiwu comes back, send someone to Cao Yuanwailang's residence to inform me as soon as possible."

The housekeeper nodded quickly: "I understand."

Lin Feng didn't waste any more time, got on one of the yamen's horses, and said, "Let's go."

…………

Two quarters later.

The residence of Cao Gaoyang, a member of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs.

At this time, the entrance to Cao's house has been blocked by the government officials, and no one is allowed to enter or exit.

But under the leadership of County Lieutenant Kong Feng, Lin Feng entered Cao's house very easily.

Cao's house was not big, just like Lin Feng's second courtyard. Not long after leaving, he arrived at the living room.

Before entering the living room, Lin Feng heard a loud voice: "Where are Zhao Fifteen? Why haven't they been brought over yet? Did Lieutenant Kong go there on horseback or with a pack horse? Or is Lin Si just unwilling?" Make friends? Do you want to protect your shortcomings to the end? "

Hearing this voice, Kong Feng looked a little embarrassed.

He quickly said to Lin Feng: "County Magistrate Changsun is also anxious. He did not intend to offend Lin Sizheng. I hope Lin Sizheng will understand."

Lin Feng nodded slightly, naturally he didn't care about this.

Kong Feng said: "Lin Sizheng, please wait here for a moment, and I will go and inform Magistrate Changsun of the news of Lin Sizheng's arrival."

After saying that, Kong Feng quickly walked into the living room.

Looking at Kong Feng's anxious back, Lin Feng couldn't help but think of the information about Wannian County Magistrate Sun Ping'an.

The surname Changsun had extraordinary meaning in the Tang Dynasty, especially in Chang'an City.

After all, Li Shimin's most trusted imperial relative, Sun Wuji, had this surname.

It is no coincidence that Changsun Ping'an's surname is Changsun. He is a distant relative of Changsun Wuji and is highly trusted by Changsun Wuji.

There is a very important reason why he can secure his position as magistrate of Wannian County.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng found it interesting that the magistrate of Chang'an County was Fang Xuanling's student, the magistrate of Wannian County was a distant relative of Changsun Wuji, and Fang Xuanling was the only one who could compete with Changsun Wuji in the court.

I have to say that many things in the officialdom are worthy of scrutiny.

At this time, several figures walked out of the living room.

There were two people walking at the front.

Lin Feng was very familiar with one person, it was Sun Fujia, the doctor of the Ministry of Punishment.

The other one is very unfamiliar. He is in his 30s, with a tall build and a square face. At first glance, people will subconsciously think that he is a military commander, but in fact, he is a fifth-grade Wannian County Magistrate. , a proper civil servant.

This appearance is really bluffing.

If one really thought from his military commander-type appearance that he was as straightforward and impulsive as a military commander, I'm afraid he didn't even know how he was plotted to death in the end.

Several people came to Lin Feng. Sun Fujia smiled and nodded to Lin Feng. The burly eldest Sun Ping'an held his hands and said with a loud voice, as if there was a loudspeaker in his throat: "I didn't bring Zhao Shiwu, I originally wanted to treat him." Kong County Lieutenant's crime, but being able to invite Lin Sizheng here is a great achievement. Who in the Tang Dynasty doesn't know that Lin Sizheng is like a god in solving cases. If Lin Sizheng comes to take action, he will be able to quickly find out the truth."

Lin Feng smiled and returned the greeting: "County Magistrate Changsun, don't dislike me for coming uninvited."

Changsun Ping'an shook his head directly: "Who doesn't know Lin Si Zheng's ability, and who doesn't know Lin Si Zheng's character? I believe that even if the murderer is Zhao Shiwu, Lin Si Zheng will never hide it, right?"

Lin Feng's eyes flashed, this eldest grandson is safe, he said this clearly to remind himself not to be selfish.

He looks burly and honest, and what he said seems to be straightforward and straight-forward, but in fact, these words are the result of his foresight. He deliberately said them in front of everyone, just to push himself into a corner and not give up. He gave Zhao Shishi the opportunity to show favoritism.

Lin Feng understood everything in his heart, but he didn't show anything on his face. He cupped his hands and smiled and said: "That's natural. If the murderer is really Zhao Shiwu, you don't need to tell me that I will bring him to justice. But if Zhao Fifteen was wrongly accused, so no one can take Zhao Fifteen away from me."

Sun Fujia felt the tension between the two of them. He smiled and smoothed things over, saying: "Okay, okay, the investigation is important. Since Zide is here, let's investigate the case quickly."

Changsun Pingan chuckled and said: "Yes, the investigation is the most important. Whether Zhao Shiwu is arrested in the end depends on Lin Sizheng's results."

Lin Feng nodded slightly, and immediately entered the living room without further delay.

As they walked, Sun Fujia came over and whispered: "I really didn't expect you to come in person."

Lin Feng smiled and said: "It involves Zhao Shiwu's innocence and safety, how can I ignore it?"

"That's true."

Sun Fuga nodded and said: "Actually, I don't believe that Zhao Shiwu would do such a thing, but it is a fact that Zhao Shiwu is missing. This really makes people unable to doubt him."

Lin Feng naturally understood this, and he asked: "Why is Dr. Sun here?"

Sun Fuga said: "Something happened to the officials of the Ministry of Punishment. Naturally, the Ministry of Punishment had to send people to investigate. The task fell on me, so I came."

Lin Feng nodded.

While talking, several people entered the scene.

As soon as he entered, Lin Feng saw a corpse lying on the floor of the hall.

The body was surrounded by blood.

There was an obvious wound on the back of the head of the corpse. The wound was bloody and bloody. It looked like it could be fatal.

It's just that the blood flowing out of the wound on the back of the head is slightly different from the blood at the scene.

The place where the deceased had the most blood was obviously the front center, where the blood was thickest and thickest.

No matter how much blood the wound on the head bleeds, there should be more blood near the head instead of changing places.

and so……

Lin Feng's eyes flashed slightly and he said: "There should be a wound on the heart of the deceased, right?"

After listening to Lin Feng's words, Changsun Pingan's eyes moved, and he glanced at Kong Feng from the corner of his eye: "Did you tell Lin Sizheng?"

Kong Feng shook his head quickly: "As for the specific details of the case, I didn't reveal anything to Lin Sizheng."

"Oh?"

A flash of surprise flashed in Changsun Pingan's eyes, and he said: "Lin Si Zhenguo is really powerful. Yes, there are eight stab wounds on Cao Yuanwailang's heart."

"Knife wound?" Lin Feng raised his eyebrows: "What kind of knife?"

"Ordinary dagger."

Changsun Pingan said: "The dagger is still left at the wound, and the murderer did not take it away."

As he spoke, Changsun Pingan turned the deceased over.

At this time, Lin Feng clearly saw that the deceased's front was soaked with blood. There were obvious holes in the clothes at the front and heart, and a dagger was inserted there.

Looking at the wounds, Lin Feng frowned and said, "The wounds from these daggers are fatal, right?"

Changsun Ping'an nodded: "Yes, I have checked it and found that the wound on the heart is fatal."

This is strange.

Since the injuries to the heart and back of the head were fatal, why did the murderer have to do it twice?
You know, the more killing actions you take, the more clues you will leave behind.

Lin Feng was thinking as he looked at the clothes of the deceased.

The deceased was neatly dressed and there were basically no signs of a struggle.

It seemed that the murderer completely had the advantage. The deceased did not even have a chance to resist, and was made unable to fight by the murderer.

Lin Feng raised the deceased's right hand, and then he found that the index finger of the deceased was stained with blood, but there was no blood on the other four fingers.

Seeing this scene, Lin Feng's eyes flashed.

He looked quickly toward the ground around the dead man.

But except for pools of blood, there was nothing else on the ground.

Lin Feng squinted his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then raised the deceased's left hand.

I saw that the deceased's left hand was half-clasped, as if he was holding something before he was alive, but at this moment it was empty.

"Has the thing in your hand been taken away?"

"Who took it?"

"The murderer killed just because of this thing?"

Thinking of this, Lin Feng stood up directly and said, "Where are the other people in the Cao Mansion?"

The eldest grandson Ping'an said: "Cao Yuanwailang lives a simple life. He has only one old servant to serve him and no other servants. However, his wife and children went back to their parents' home to visit relatives a few days ago and have not returned yet."

As Changsun Pingan finished speaking, the Yamen servant walked in with an old man.

The old man obviously had deep feelings for Cao Gaoyang. When he saw Cao Gaoyang's body, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

His expression was very painful and sad.

Lin Feng looked back at the old man's expression, and said in a soft voice, "Old housekeeper, I have a few questions to ask you next, and I hope you can answer them truthfully. This is related to whether the person who killed your master can be found as soon as possible. murderer."

When the old man heard this, he nodded quickly and said: "I told the villain about Lin Sizheng. Lin Sizheng is like a god in solving cases. Even the master admires Lin Sizheng very much. You can ask Lin Sizheng, but as long as the villain knows, he will never hide it."

Lin Feng nodded, and without any ink, he said directly: "Did your master hold anything in his hand when he was in the living room tonight?"

The old housekeeper thought for a while and then shook his head: "I don't know. He was still in the study when the master was giving instructions. Later, after the master went from the study to the living room, the villain kept guarding the door and never saw the master. , so I dare not say anything nonsense about whether the master took anything."

Lin Feng nodded slightly and continued: "Who did you meet before your master's accident tonight? Besides Zhao Shiwu, was there anyone else?"

The old man nodded: "I have appointments with three people tonight."

"Three people?" Lin Feng raised his eyebrows.

The old man said: "The first person is Qian Bo, a member of the Ministry of Industry, the second person is Gu Chenghao, the supervisor of the Shaofu, and the third person is Zhao Meng, a member of the Ministry of Rites."

Listening to the old housekeeper's words, Lin Feng frowned and said, "No Zhao Shiwu?"

The old man shook his head: "No Zhao Fifteen, Zhao Fifteen was the third to arrive, because the old man just told the villain that he would entertain three guests tonight, so that the villain only needs to open and close the door, and there is no need to do other things. Let the villain take care of it.”

"So when the third Zhao Fifteen arrived, the villain thought that Zhao Fifteen was the third person that the master wanted to see."

"But I didn't expect that not long after Zhao Shiwu left in a hurry, Zhao Meng, a member of the civil service department, came. He said he was invited by the master. Only then did the villain know that Zhao Shiwu had come unexpectedly. It was not invited by the master in advance at all."

When Lin Feng heard this, his expression became more and more doubtful.

Zhao Shiwu was not invited by Cao Gaoyang in advance, so why did he come suddenly?

He turned to look at Sun Fujia and said, "Mr. Sun, do you know if Zhao Shiwu has a personal relationship with Cao Yuanwailang?"

Sun Fujia thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Probably not. Zhao Shishi is a jailer, and he has no official business relationship with Cao Yuanwailang. I have never seen them in contact alone."

That is, the two of them have no friendship.

Since there is no friendship, why did Zhao Shiwu come?
This is really getting weirder.

And why was Zhao Shiwu so panicked when he left?Did he see something?
After leaving, why didn't he go back to his mansion to find him?

All this reveals extreme irrationality!

Lin Feng looked at the old housekeeper again and said, "Have the first two people seen Mr. Cao?"

The old housekeeper nodded and said: "They all stayed for two quarters of an hour before leaving. I think they saw them."

"What about Zhao Shiwu? How long has he stayed?"

The old housekeeper said: "Zhao Fifteen's stay was very short, less than half a quarter of an hour... I thought that Zhao Fifteen, like everyone else, would stay for at least two quarters of an hour, so I took this opportunity to go to the hut, but I Unexpectedly, when I came out of the latrine, I saw Zhao Shiwu leaving in a hurry."

"Our door was locked at the time, but he didn't even wait for me, just opened the door and walked away."

Lin Feng's brain quickly summarized the clues he got, and he continued: "Then how did you find out that something happened to your master?"

The old housekeeper said: "Not long after Zhao Fifteen left, Zhao Meng, a foreign minister from the Ministry of Rites, came. When he came, I realized that Zhao Fifteen was not the person I wanted to see, but he was the third person I wanted to see. "

"It's just that the master didn't call the villain when he saw Zhao Shishi, so the villain thought that the master and Zhao Shishi were familiar with each other, so he didn't think much about it. After that, the villain asked Zhao Yuanwailang to go to the living room to meet the master."

"But not long after, Zhao Yuanwai Lang let out a loud scream. Hearing the scream, the villain ran over and found that the master had fallen into a pool of blood."

"Remembering that Zhao Shiwu came uninvited and was in such a hurry when he left, the villain suspected that Zhao Shiwu might have done it, so he quickly reported the case."

Listening to the old housekeeper's words, Lin Feng nodded slightly.

He thought for a while and continued to ask: "What did Zhao Shiwu say when he knocked on the door?"

The old housekeeper frowned and thought for a while, then said: "He didn't say much, he just said politely that he wanted to see my master and asked me to report, but I thought he was the third person at the time, so I let him in directly. "

Lin Feng's eyes flashed fiercely.

Based on the information currently obtained, it would be very interesting if the murderer was not Zhao Shiwu.

First of all, Zhao Shiwu's whereabouts are very strange. He clearly has no friendship with Cao Gaoyang, but he rashly disturbed him late at night.

Secondly, after seeing Cao Gaoyang, he left in a hurry without waiting for the housekeeper to open the door for him.

Finally, after leaving Cao's mansion, he did not return to his own mansion and disappeared.

All this is very similar to Zhao Shiwu's murderous behavior and absconding in fear of crime.

More importantly, he was the last person the deceased saw when the old housekeeper and the others found him. Now that Zhao Shiwu cannot be found, it is impossible to determine whether Cao Gaoyang was dead or not when Zhao Shiwu saw Cao Gaoyang. live.

So Zhao Shiwu disappeared, so we can only use inertial thinking to speculate that the last person Cao Gaoyang saw was Zhao Shiwu!
This series of clues and evidence almost all point directly to Zhao Fifteen - the murderer!
There is no way to wash it until Zhao Shiwu is found!
What a good plan!
What a great plan against Zhao Shiwu!
Combined with the information he just received from Xiao Yu.

Lin Feng really couldn't help but suspect... This was a conspiracy directly targeting Zhao Shiwu!
This is a plan specifically designed to label Zhao Shiwu as a murderer!

But Zhao Shiwu used to be a jailer, but now he is just his follower. Why is it worth others to plot against him like this?
Therefore, it is obvious...the calculation against Zhao Fifteen this time is not directed at Zhao Fifteen at all.

The person behind the scenes is pointing at himself!
And I just got brand new information from the Four Elephants Organization...

So, does this mean that this is a sniper attack by the Four Elephants organization on itself?
They have sensed the danger.

Have to take action against yourself?
If so.

Then this case will be the first real head-on confrontation between him and the Star Palace Organization...

The bargaining chip... is Zhao Shiwu!

　Yesterday I wrote a request for leave. Everyone was so helpful. They not only comforted me, but also gave me so many monthly votes and rewards. I don’t know how to thank you all.

　　So even though I still felt uncomfortable, I gritted my teeth and wrote [-] words. If I didn’t give back to you all, I still felt like I couldn’t help you.

　　However, being unwell still affects my performance. I always feel confused when thinking about a case. If I feel better tomorrow, I should be in better shape. Let’s take a look at my performance.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)