People are in Zhenguan, solving crimes scientifically

Chapter 172 Shocking speculation! Could it be that the substitute is Lin Feng, the former chief minister of Dali Temple?

With the real culprit Wang Huan being uncovered, this embarrassing murder case came to an end.

Lin Feng no longer blocked the cargo ship from docking, and County Captain Zhang Mo had no reason to continue tying up the boatman.

When these boatmen were being released and cheering, they didn't know that they had just walked around the gate of hell. If Lin Feng hadn't happened to be on the boat, they would have been labeled as water ghosts without any accident.

Lin Feng didn't know whether Du Gou would conduct a screening investigation later, or whether he would clear their names... but the trip to jail alone was enough to kill half of their lives.

Just like that, the cargo ship docked.

Wang Huan was taken away by the Linshui County government officials. The case occurred under the jurisdiction of Linshui County. Naturally, it would be finalized by Linshui County and then submitted to Dali Temple for review and conviction, as well as the Ministry of Punishment for review.

This is a relatively long process, and the efficiency is naturally not very high. However, in order to ensure that the trial above the transfer sentence can be rigorous and that there will be no improper punishment or even unjust cases, this process is still necessary.

County Captain Zhang Mo's credit was gone, so naturally he was in a bad mood. After the boat stopped, he forced a smile to say goodbye to Xiao Man'er, and then left with the Yamen and Wang Huan without saying a single word.

As for this cargo ship, because a case occurred on it, it could not leave until the county magistrate's court hearing was completed. The ship's crew naturally had to stay here waiting to be summoned and questioned at any time, and the delivery was naturally delayed.

But the big boss and the little shopkeeper of the cargo ship are gone, so no one cares about these things.

What will happen to the ship in the end is still unknown.

After Lin Feng and Xiao Maner landed, they were temporarily separated.

Xiao Man'er was going to visit her relatives and stay there. If Lin Feng needed it, she would find a way to secretly help through her more powerful relatives in the area.

As for Lin Feng, he and Zhao Shiwu entered Linshui County and found an inn to stay in.

Because the water ghost cases all occurred in the river section under the jurisdiction of Linshui County, Du Gou also rushed from Fuyang County to Linshui County in order to investigate the water ghost case, so he could see everyone here, and there was no need for him to run away. Arrive at Fuyang County.

Inn, second floor, in a room by the window.

Lin Feng and Zhao Shiwu entered the room under the enthusiastic guidance of the waiter.

As soon as he entered the room, Zhao Shishi stretched out, threw his bag on the bed, twisted his neck and said, "Sitting on this boat is so tiring and makes me feel sick. It's far less comfortable than a carriage."

You are seasick... On the contrary, Lin Feng felt that the boat was much more comfortable. Although it was shaking around, it would not break his bones.

Seeing that Zhao Shiwu was about to lie down after throwing away his baggage, he quickly said: "Don't be in a hurry to rest."

Zhao Shishi blinked his eyes and glanced at the sky outside. It was already sunset and dusk, not too early. He said, "Does the foster father have anything else to do?"

Lin Feng came to the window and found a gap in the window paper. He looked through the gap at the busy street outside and said, "I won't stay here tonight. Find another place."

"Don't you live here?"

Zhao Shiwu looked a little confused. He scratched his head and said, "Didn't we pay all the money? Why don't we live here?"

Lin Feng swept his eyes across the street, first looking at the tea stall opposite, and then at the stall selling rouge not far away. He narrowed his eyes and said, "The cunning rabbit still needs three caves. We are in another place, so we need to pay more attention to it." Just be careful...after all, we may have touched the real secrets of the Four Elephants organization now, and once they sense the danger, they will never sit idly by."

"So, we have to be careful ourselves."

With that said, he turned around, looked at Zhao Shiwu, and said: "Change your clothes, leave here while there are many people, and stay in an inn."

Although Zhao Shiwu felt that Lin Feng was a little too cautious, the Four Elephants Organization did not know that they were here, and they had just arrived in Linshui County. Even if the Four Elephants Organization was really looking for them, they would not be able to find them so quickly, but Lin Feng Now that he has said it, he will not disobey Lin Feng.

He quickly opened the bundle and took out a wooden box inside the bundle.

Opening the wooden box, you can see that there are various disguised things inside.

It is said that it is a disguise, but it is not like the human skin mask in martial arts dramas that can directly change the appearance as soon as it is attached to the face. It is not that powerful in the real world... These disguises are more of a Cosmetic products such as various rouges, gouache, fake beards, and fake eyebrows.

Lin Feng and Zhao Shiwu first asked the waiter for some water, and then washed off the original disguise on their faces.

After that, he would look at the bronze mirror and apply various things on his face to whiten or darken his face.

Then change to a bigger beard, or a smaller beard.

Then Lin Feng specially put some wrinkles on his face to make him look older.

Then he put on the gray clothes of an elder, with his back slightly bowed, completely different from the sharp-edged scholar just now.

Although if you look carefully, the face is still the same, but from a distance, you can never tell that he is Lin Feng, or the scholar just now.

Lin Feng stretched out his arms and said with a smile: "Fifteen, how about it?"

Zhao Shishi was putting on his beard. Hearing Lin Feng's words, he turned around and looked around. He was stunned and said, "Father, your skills are no worse than the fake Zhao Yanran. Now I call you foster father with this face of yours." Others will never suspect that there is something wrong with my title.”

Lin Feng laughed.

After all, they are people of later generations. No matter how much they don’t wear makeup, they have watched a few beauty videos. Not to mention that sometimes when looking for potential suspects, the suspects may use makeup to evade arrest. Therefore, they have hired a professional. The beauty makeup teachers have trained them in some basic makeup techniques.

He is not trying to really paint himself as another person, he is just trying to make himself as difficult to recognize as possible. The requirements are not high, so the difficulty is naturally not great.

In addition, Lin Feng is good at observing the behavioral habits of different people and observing details, so he can naturally act as a person of the corresponding age.

Seeing that Zhao Shiwu was clumsy, he stepped forward to help Zhao Shiwu.

Not long after, Zhao Shiwu also finished his disguise.

Zhao Shiwu previously played a very vicious guard with a scar on his face, but now Zhao Shiwu has become an honest and swarthy farmer who followed his father into the city.

Lin Feng looked at it carefully and nodded: "That's almost it. As long as I don't go nearby and deliberately observe you, I won't notice any problems."

Zhao Shiwu looked at himself in the mirror and thought to himself, "Is there anything in this world that his adoptive father can't do?"

"My foster father is truly a god!" He shouted something in his heart that he had not shouted for a long time.

"Father." He looked at Lin Feng and said, "When are we leaving?"

Lin Feng stood at the door, listened to the noise outside, and said, "Wait a little longer. When there are more diners and it becomes more chaotic, we can leave again."

An hour later.

Lin Feng and Zhao Shiwu followed the diners who had finished their meals and left the inn openly.

Then they walked slowly along the street.

Zhao Shiwu asked Lin Feng: "Which inn should we go to next?"

Lin Feng looked at the surrounding stalls and walked forward slowly, saying: "Don't be anxious, just go around twice and then decide."

Zhao Shiwu was startled. At this moment, Zhao Shiwu finally understood. He couldn't help but said: "Father is worried that someone is following us?"

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Do you know how to counter-track?"

Anti-tracking?

Zhao Shiwu didn't understand what Lin Feng meant.

Lin Feng said: "If someone is really following us, do you know how to find them and get rid of them?"

Zhao Shiwu said: "I can run, my legs are long, no one can run away from me."

"Then don't you let them know that you already know that they are following you?"

Zhao Shiwu grinded his teeth: "Then I don't know."

Lin Feng smiled, not surprised. Zhao Shiwu was a soldier on the battlefield before. He only needed to know how to kill the enemy and how to survive.

He said: "You have to learn to observe the people around you, remember their looks, walk a little longer, and turn around a few more times. If you still find people with the same appearance near you, then there is a high probability that you are being followed."

Zhao Fifteen couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Is this something a human can do? There are so many people around, how can I remember clearly what each of them looks like?"

Lin Feng raised his finger and pointed at his head: "I can do that."

With that said, he stopped teaching Zhao Fifteen. With Zhao Fifteen's brain capacity, he would not embarrass Zhao Fifteen.

He took Zhao Shiwu along the street and turned into an alley. He walked around in the alley a few times and finally returned to the street. He walked back and forth twice before saying, "Let's go to the inn."

Zhao Shiwu asked in a low voice: "No one is following you?"

Lin Feng shook his head: "No, unless the skills of the person following us are beyond our capabilities."

Zhao Shiwu said directly: "There can't be such a person in this world!"

Lin Feng laughed.

He looked up and saw a lively inn nearby, so he walked in.

Second floor, the easternmost room.

After Lin Feng and Zhao Shiwu ordered the waiter to prepare the food, the waiter left quickly.

Zhao Shiwu closed the door, picked up the baggage from his body, and was about to throw it on the bed when he paused for a moment. He looked at Lin Feng and said, "You shouldn't have to change places this time, right?"

Lin Feng smiled and said: "Go to sleep peacefully."

Only then did Zhao Shishi put the baggage on the cabinet with confidence, and then fell directly onto the bed.

Hearing a creaking sound, Lin Feng's eyelids twitched as he looked at the screaming bed, worried about whether the bed could hold Zhao Shiwu's mountain-like body.

He also put down the baggage in his hands, sat at the table, and poured himself a glass of water.

Zhao Shiwu lay down comfortably and said, "Father, how should we find Duke Lai next?"

"Those government officials said that Duke Lai Guo lives in the county government office. If we go to find him, other people in the county government will definitely know about it. Moreover, with our current status, if we say that we want to find Duke Lai Guo, I am afraid that the people from the government office will directly take us. Drive away.”

Lin Feng drank a glass of cold water in one gulp. As the cold water entered his stomach, he couldn't help but shiver. The cold water in late autumn was really strong.

He put down the water glass and said, "We don't need to look for him, he will come to us."

"Looking for us?" Zhao Shishi was startled: "Did the foster father secretly write a letter to Duke Lai Guo?"

Lin Feng shook his head: "Never... There is a risk of being intercepted when writing a letter. You can't say this kind of thing in a letter."

"Then why did Lord Lai Guo find us?" Zhao Shiwu was puzzled.

Lin Feng smiled faintly and said: "Lai Guogong is in the county government and will definitely know about the case of Wang Heng's murder. Then he will naturally hear that Man'er and a scholar solved the case together."

"And Duke Lai Guo grew up in Chang'an. He definitely knows Man'er... We can use the information gap to deceive the county captain and others, but we cannot deceive Duke Lai Guo."

"So Duke Lai Guo must have noticed that Man'er shouldn't have such abilities. In addition, Man'er is Xiao Gong's daughter. Calculating the time Man'er set off, it happened to be the time when he sent me the letter. He also knew that Zhanghe River was haunted. You still have to come by boat... With Duke Lai's ability, with this information, he should be able to deduce that the scholar may be me."

"Therefore, after he guessed that I might be hiding my identity, in order to verify the authenticity, he would definitely go to the inn where we stayed before... We only need to go to the inn entrance to drink tea tomorrow morning, and we will naturally have the opportunity to contact him. This is It’s called waiting for the rabbit.”

Listening to Lin Feng's words, Zhao Shishi looked admiring and said: "It turns out that my adoptive father has already passed the exams. It will be great if I can have the skills of my adoptive father someday."

Hearing this, Lin Feng smiled and said: "Go and sleep, you will have everything in your dreams."

…………

The next day, early in the morning.

Lin Feng and Zhao Shiwu were eating on the first floor of the inn.

Breakfast for ordinary people usually consists of the three most common foods - porridge, steamed buns and pancakes.

Because it was a bit chilly in the late autumn morning, Lin Feng and Zhao Shishi ate fufu. The so-called fufu was actually hot noodle soup.

The dough piece is about the length of a thumb, about two inches, and is very thin. If you clamp it up, you can even see Zhao Shiwu's big face on the opposite side through the dough piece.

On a late autumn morning, it is so comforting to have a hot meal of noodle soup, and the noodles are very chewy.

While the two were eating, Lin Feng told Zhao Shiwu the details of waiting and waiting. At this moment, Lin Feng suddenly heard conversations coming from the table behind him.

"Did you hear about it? Last night, we ran away at the inn. It seems that several people died."

Tonglai Inn?

Hearing this man's words, Zhao Shiwu, who was chewing, was suddenly stunned.

Then his eyes widened suddenly and he exclaimed: "Come to the inn together?"

The diners at the table behind him saw Zhao Shiwu being so excited and looked over.

Zhao Shiwu quickly lowered his head and said, "This inn is very famous, I'm a little surprised."

The other diners had similar expressions, and they looked away without thinking too much.

Zhao Shiwu quickly put down the big bowl in his hand, looked at Lin Feng with surprise on his face, and said, "Father, isn't this Tong Lai Inn..."

Lin Feng understood what Zhao Shiwu meant, narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly.

After they entered Linshui County yesterday, the first inn they checked into was Tonglai Inn.

But Lin Feng finally chose to secretly move his position to this inn.

But I never thought that an accident would happen at Tonglai Inn last night.

The two of them quickly listened.

Then I heard the conversation continuing on the table behind me.

"My home is quite far from Tonglai Inn, so I haven't heard about this... What happened last night?" someone said.

The person who spoke first said: "I passed by the Tonglai Inn this morning. You would never have imagined that our most popular Tonglai Inn in Linshui County turned into scorched earth overnight."

"Scorched earth?" The person at the table was startled: "Is it burned?"

"It's not that bad." The man said, "There are only some unburned wood left."

"How did it start? Is it so serious?"

"I don't know. People nearby said they couldn't control it when they noticed the water leaking last night."

"Are there any casualties?"

"Why not? The fire was so strong. When I passed by there, I heard that the shopkeeper and the waiter were burned to death, and two of the guests were also burned to death. The others escaped in the end."

Listening to the words of the diners, at this moment, even the simple-minded Zhao Shiwu couldn't help but think too much.

He looked at Lin Feng and couldn't help but whisper: "Father, is this a coincidence?"

Lin Feng tapped his fingertips lightly on the table, then picked up the bowl and ate the noodles in one bite. Without caring about swallowing, he put down the bowl, stood up and said, "Let's go and take a look."

The two paid and left quickly.

Tonglai Inn is two streets away from here. By the time they arrived at Tonglai Inn, it was already more than a quarter of an hour later.

As soon as he arrived here, Lin Feng couldn't help but frown. He saw that the busy two-story inn yesterday was no longer visible from the outside of the crowd.

Only by pushing your way to the front of the crowd can you see the devastation after the fire.

The walls collapsed, only half of the beams were burned, the doors and windows were no longer clearly visible, and the tiles were smoked black, as if the liveliness and prosperity of yesterday had become a distant past overnight.

In front of the burned-out inn, five charred corpses lay.

According to people around, three of them are the shopkeeper, waiter and cook, and the other two are people staying in the hotel.

In order to save money, the owner of this inn only hired a waiter and a cook. In other words, all the people who ran the inn died and no one escaped.

Lin Feng looked at the five charred corpses and saw that their entire bodies were burned black and their faces were so disfigured that it was impossible to tell their identities by their appearance.

Linshui County government officials surrounded this place, and County Captain Zhang Mo was investigating here.

Lin Feng looked at Zhang Mo. He could see that Zhang Mo's expression was very bad, and he looked very irritable. He thought that he had ruined yesterday's good show, and something like this happened again today, which was destined to delay him from catching the water ghost. A meritorious service was achieved.

Zhang Mo walked around in front of Lin Feng and even looked at Lin Feng twice, but he didn't recognize Lin Feng at all.

At this time, a government official came over from the ruins and said to Zhang Mo: "Reporting to Zhang Mo, County Lieutenant Zhang, I didn't find the inn's check-in book. It must have been burned down, so we can't be sure how many people stayed in the inn last night. Are there any staff shortages?”

Zhang Mo frowned and said, "What did the other guests say?"

"They don't know exactly who is staying here, and they don't care about it," the government official said.

Hearing this, Zhang Mo nodded with an ugly expression. He took one last look at the charred ruins and said directly: "Take these corpses back to the Yamen."

After saying that, he directly grabbed the handle of the knife at his waist and strode away.

The government officials did not dare to delay, so they also picked up the corpses and left quickly.

As the government officials left and the body was taken away, the theatergoers also said some emotional words about the impermanence of the world, and then dispersed.

Zhao Shiwu saw this and said to Lin Feng: "Father, what should we do?"

Lin Feng took a deep look at the ruined inn, turned around and said, "Go back to the inn."

"Aren't you waiting for Mr. Lai Guo?"

Lin Feng's face was heavy and he said: "There was a fire in the inn last night. The county government was the first to be alarmed. It's impossible that Duke Lai Guo didn't know about it, so he must have come here as soon as possible last night."

"As a result, he didn't find us among the survivors, and there was no one with the physical characteristics matching yours among the people who were burned to death. He should have thought that there would be no results if we left the Tonglai Inn and continued to wait here. Otherwise, it may bring danger to us." "So, go back first and then think about what to do."

Listening to Lin Feng's words, Zhao Shishi couldn't help but feel shocked. He couldn't help but said: "Does the foster father suspect that the fire at Tonglai Inn has anything to do with us?"

As Lin Feng walked away, he whispered: "Do you know why I have to change the inn?"

Zhao Shiwu said: "Isn't it because of being cautious?"

Lin Feng said: "There is a reason for this, but there is another reason I didn't tell you."

"What?" Zhao Shiwu looked at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng's eyes were full of thoughts and he said: "After I came to Linshui County, I felt an uncomfortable feeling in my heart."

"Then when I looked out of the room at Tonglai Inn, I found people drinking tea at the tea shop opposite and people buying things at two stalls not far away. They all raised their heads and looked towards Tonglai Inn."

"This makes me wonder if our whereabouts have been exposed, but I'm not sure if I'm too sensitive, and some grass and trees are on guard... After all, I have been hiding my identity, and there is another me in Chang'an to help me attract attention, and we just When we arrived in Linshui County, how could the Four Elephant Organization discover me so quickly and accurately? It was not like they had gone to great lengths to find me, but were waiting for me to come to their door..."

"So, I can't be sure whether my judgment is true or false, but to be on the safe side, I still choose to change my residence."

"I didn't expect..."

He resisted the urge to look back at the ruins, looked ahead, and said: "Such an accident happened at Tonglai Inn last night, and five people even died!"

Listening to Lin Feng's words, Zhao Shishi couldn't help but feel horrified. He didn't expect that Lin Feng had these reasons for changing his residence yesterday.

No wonder the adoptive father turned around twice when he changed his residence yesterday and was so cautious... He said, "Can the adoptive father confirm now whether this is the work of the Four Elephants Organization?"

Lin Feng shook his head: "I can't investigate it myself. There are no clues and evidence, so I can't judge."

"Then what should we do?" Zhao Fifteen frowned and said, "Our eyes are dark now, and we are not even sure whether there are enemies."

Lin Feng's eyes flickered for a moment, and he slowly exhaled: "Find a way to meet Duke Lai, he must know all the information about the fire last night."

"But Mr. Lai Guo will not come here again. Now that we have changed our appearance, how can he find us?" Zhao Shiwu was worried to death. He felt that this was simply unsolvable.

Lin Feng's face was also serious, and he thought more than Zhao Shiwu.

Now when he meets Du Gou, the difficulty is not just a matter of appearance.

If all this is really done by the Sixiang Organization, it means that the Sixiang Organization already knows the reason why he came here, and they will definitely keep an eye on Du Gou.

In this case, Du Gou's every move may be under the surveillance of the Four Symbols organization. Once he and Du Gou meet, he is likely to be directly discovered by the Four Symbols organization.

"It's really the beginning of hell..."

Lin Feng took a deep breath to calm down. He knew that at times like this, he should not be anxious.

After pondering for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "I know where else Duke Lai Guo will go."

…………

In the northern area of ​​Linshui County, near the city wall, there is a mansion with a large area.

When pedestrians pass by the door of the mansion, they will take an envious look at the mansion with its red doors and green tiles.

There are two big characters written on the plaque of the mansion - Chen Zhai.

Although the Chen family is incomparable to aristocratic families such as the Seven Sects and Five Surnames, it is still one of the top families in Linshui County. The Chen family was quite powerful as early as the Sui Dynasty. Later, when the Tang Dynasty rose, the current head of the Chen family followed Xiao. Yu followed Datang all the way and made many contributions.

Later, due to old age, the head of the Chen family retired and returned to his hometown in the eighth year of Wude... But because of this, he had no chance to participate in the Xuanwu Sect revolution, otherwise the Chen family's level might have risen a bit.

But even so, in Linshui County, which is far away from Chang'an, it is enough to be beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The reason Xiao Man'er came to Shui County was to visit relatives, and the relatives she visited were the Chen family, her distant relatives who had served Xiao Yu in meritorious service.

At this time, the tall red-painted red door of the Chen family was opened.

Some people surrounded the three people as they walked out of the door.

The man in the middle is handsome in appearance and calm in temperament. He is Du Gou, the governor of Lai State and the governor of Cizhou.

On his left is an old man with half-white hair. The old man is dressed in rich clothes and has a smile on his face: "I remember that when I was conquering the world for the Tang Dynasty, I admired your father very much. Your father was good at strategy and good at governing the country. , he was simply a man of all talents, and everyone in the world said that he was an important minister of the country because of this, he was an important minister of the country... But I didn't expect that God was unfair and he died young... Alas."

When Du Gou heard the head of the Chen family mentioning his father Du Ruhui, he said warmly: "My father also mentioned Mr. Chen many times in front of me during his lifetime. Mr. Chen was brave, dared to fight and kill, and was wise, and could easily manage the affairs of a county and a state. It is rare to see a person with both civil and military skills, but it is a pity that he is old, otherwise he would have made more achievements for the Tang Dynasty."

Hearing this, the old man couldn't help but straighten his back slightly, shook his head and said: "That's ridiculous, that's ridiculous..."

Du Gou knew the art of language very well, and the few words he said made the old man sigh with emotion and smile all over his face.

He stopped at this time, glanced at the old man, and then at Xiao Man'er. The two nodded slightly, and Du Gou said: "Mr. Chen, there is no need to send it off again. Wen Jian will bother you again when he is free someday."

Wen Jian was Du Gou's name, and it was a courtesy for a younger generation that he called himself himself.

The old man felt inspired and said quickly: "Don't do this, Duke Lai... From now on, whenever Duke Lai needs anything from our Chen family, just send someone to call us, and the Chen family will go all out."

Du Gou nodded, turned around and left without further delay.

Xiao Man'er looked at Du Gou's leaving figure, recalling what Du Gou had just said "casually" about the incident at the inn during the chat, and couldn't hide the worry in her eyes.

But now she doesn't know where Lin Feng has gone, so she can only pray for Lin Feng, hoping that Lin Feng is fine, and that Du Gou can find Lin Feng soon.

…………

Du Gou had been frowning since he left the Chen Mansion.

Because others were nearby, he didn't directly ask Xiao Man'er about Lin Feng's affairs.

But from Xiao Man'er's reaction, it can be seen that the person who solved the case together with Xiao Man'er was indeed Lin Feng, but Xiao Man'er didn't know Lin Feng's whereabouts, so where did Lin Feng go?

Is the fire in the inn last night related to Lin Feng?

Du Gou was very grateful that Lin Feng could come here specifically for his case, but if Lin Feng encountered an accident because of this, he would definitely blame himself.

"If we still can't find him after two more days of searching, we can only use the power of the government... But in that case, Lin Feng will only be exposed."

boom!

At this moment, he had just come to a conclusion in his mind when he was suddenly hit by someone.

Du Gou staggered and almost fell to the ground.

"Don't you have eyes when you walk? Do you know who you bumped into?"

Du Gou's guard directly scolded a taller farmer in front.

"Sorry, I didn't mean it."

This farmer looked like he had never seen the world. He looked panicked and apologized repeatedly.

Du Gou shook his head, waved his hand and said, "That's all, I was distracted just now and didn't pay attention to the front."

"thanks, thanks."

The farmer bowed and thanked him, and then left quickly.

The guard said: "I just saw it, it was the Duke he hit."

"I have nothing to do anyway, let's go."

Du Gou continued to walk forward as he spoke.

He looked normal, as if he didn't care about the episode just now, but in fact, there was already a wave surging deep in his eyes.

Because just now... when the farmer bumped into him, he stuffed a note in his palm.

Who would use such a method to secretly stuff a note to themselves?

Who could happen to know that he would come to Chen Mansion at this time?

Obviously I have been investigating cases in Laishui County for so many days, but I have never been to the Chen Mansion...

Thinking of the reason why he came to Chen's house, Du Gou, who inherited Du Ruhui's calm mind, quickly thought of the identity of the person who gave him the note.

"Lin Feng!"

He resisted the urge to look back at the farmer, retracted his hands into his sleeves to prevent others from noticing the abnormalities in his palms, and calmly returned to the county government office.

After that, as before, he met with the county magistrate Fu Yuanhuai and the county lieutenant to inquire about the progress of the water ghost case and the fire situation at the inn last night, before returning to the office room prepared for him by Fu Yuanhuai.

After entering the office, he took out the note and opened it.

Glancing upward, he saw a line of small words written inside.

"Rainbow, at noon, the toilet of Zhao's wine shop."

Seeing this note, Du Gou breathed a sigh of relief.

"It is indeed Lin SiZheng's note!"

Although there is no signature on it, and Du Gou doesn't know what Lin Feng's handwriting is, the word "Rainbow" is enough.

Because these two words were exactly the key that Lin Feng used to see through the prisoner's forged confession in the case that he asked Lin Feng for advice when he first met.

The only people who knew about Rainbow's solution were a few people who attended the banquet that night.

So Lin Feng specially wrote the word "rainbow", which was equivalent to a secret code between them.

He took another careful look at the note, then took out the fire folder, lit the candle, and burned the note to ashes.

The originally anxious look finally calmed down.

…………

Zhao's Restaurant is an ordinary restaurant in Linshui County, and its business is tepid.

At noon, it is the time when there are the most diners.

Du Gou and his guards were dining here. Halfway through the meal, he got up, asked the waiter about the location of the toilet, and then left slowly.

The toilets of the wine shop are in the backyard. In order to take into account the possibility of a large number of people in the wine shop, there are two toilets. The two toilets are next to each other and made of wooden boards.

When Du Gou came to the toilet, he first glanced at the wooden door on the left, pulled it, and found that the door was locked. At the same time, a voice came from inside: "There is someone, wait a moment."

Hearing this voice, Du Gou's eyes flashed slightly, and he said calmly: "I'm sorry."

Then went to another toilet.

After entering the toilet, he locked the door.

At this time, a voice came from the toilet next door: "Is there a rainbow outside?"

When Du Gou heard the word rainbow, he knew who the person next to him was. He said, "Reflection and refraction of light?"

Lin Feng chuckled and said, "Mr. Lai Guo, I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect you to still remember this."

Du Gou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "No one will hear our voices, right?"

Lin Feng smiled and said: "Don't worry, after you come here, Zhao Shiwu will also find a reason to go to the toilet, but the toilet is occupied by the two of us, so he can only wait outside the door... So now he is the only one outside, if He will remind us when others come.”

"Hurry up, I can't bear it anymore."

At this time, Zhao Shiwu's loud voice came from outside.

Du Gou couldn't help but smile: "Lin Sizheng is as reassuring as ever."

Lin Feng pinched his nose and sighed: "I can't help it. Now Mr. Lai Guo, you are likely to be stared at. Apart from the latrine, I can't think of any other place where I can meet you without being discovered."

When Du Gou heard this, his expression became serious, and he frowned and said, "What's going on?"

"To make a long story short, I came to Cizhou not only to help you, but also to secretly investigate the secrets of the Four Elephant Organization. What happened last night was probably done by the Four Elephant Organization."

Sure enough, to make a long story short, the fewer words, the bigger the matter... Du Gou's heart skipped a few beats, and he had countless questions to ask, but he also knew that he didn't have much time, so he could only press these for now.

He said, "What am I going to do?"

Lin Feng said: "What is the result of the investigation into the leakage incident at Tonglai Inn?"

Du Gou said solemnly: "Based on the physical characteristics of the shopkeeper, cook and waiter, the identities of the three of them can be identified, but the appearance of the other two has been completely destroyed, and the check-in book cannot be found, so it is impossible to judge their identities."

Lin Feng thought for a while and said, "In other words, we don't know whether they are guests?"

"Yes."

Lin Feng asked again: "How did they die? Were they really burned to death?"

Du Gou said: "For the autopsy, the two people whose identities could not be determined were indeed burned to death, but the three shopkeepers..."

He paused and said in a deep voice: "The bones of the throat were crushed and there was no ash in the mouth. I judged that he was dead before the fire started."

Lin Feng's heart suddenly sank.

The shopkeeper, cook and waiter were all killed, so the possibility of accidental fire can be ruled out.

What happened last night was that someone killed the three shopkeepers first and then set fire to it.

But why do you want to kill the shopkeeper and the others?

Or, they are the enemy of the shopkeeper.

But the innkeeper and the others are just ordinary businessmen who always welcome guests with smiles. What kind of hatred can they have that requires them to brutally kill the three of them?

And if they were enemies, it would be enough to kill them, so why set fire to them?

Setting a fire will definitely hurt innocent guests. If it is just a personal vendetta, there is no need to harm other people.

Not to mention that their throat bones were crushed, which is not something ordinary people can do...

"So, the possibility of seeking revenge is unlikely, then the three of them were killed..."

Lin Feng frowned: "Either they happened to meet the thief and were silenced by the thief, or the thief found them first, questioned them, and made them see the appearance of the thief, and then was silenced by the thief..."

"And no matter what the situation is, it means that a thief sneaked into the inn last night."

Reconnecting with his previous guess, Lin Feng was now 90% sure that these thieves were targeting him.

After all, only the three shopkeepers were silenced in the inn last night, and the other two most likely did not escape in time and were burned to death.

In other words, the thieves did not kill anyone except the three shopkeepers last night... This proves that they did not find the target in the inn.

The only people who didn't stay in the inn last night were him and Zhao Shiwu.

"I was really exposed."

"But how did the Four Elephants Organization know about me?"

Lin Feng's face was solemn, and his brain was working rapidly at this moment.

"I encountered no danger along the way."

"Although the case was solved on the ship, after the ship stopped, I came directly to the county seat and went to the inn... without stopping along the way. Even if the Four Elephants Organization guessed that it was me, they couldn't have arrived at the inn before me. , their people are already watching from outside."

"It's not like they guessed it was me and followed me. Instead, it's like they were waiting for me to take the initiative."

"But there is always another me replacing me in Chang'an City, and I have also changed my appearance and identity, and I still come with Man'er... Very few people know about my relationship with Man'er, so why are we so different? Can the organization just wait for me to deliver it to my door?”

"Unless...they don't know me through my way of solving crimes."

Lin Feng's eyes suddenly condensed, and his pupils suddenly shrank: "Did they already know that I would come here, so they waited for me here specifically."

"However, the only people who know that I am coming here are Xiao Yu, Wei Zheng, Dai Zhou, Zhao Shiwu and Man'er. They cannot betray me..."

"No, there is another person who knows that I left. Although he doesn't know that I am coming here, he knows that I secretly left Chang'an!"

Lin Feng suddenly felt a creepy feeling.

"My substitute!"

"Is he from the Four Elephants Organization?"

Lin Feng couldn't help but recall the process of his search for a substitute. After he decided to find a substitute, he asked Xiao Yu and the others to find someone who was similar in height, weight and even appearance to himself.

Then Dai Zhou said that a month ago, he suddenly saw a government official from Chang'an County who looked a bit like himself.

At that time, Dai Zhou even suspected that it was Lin Feng, the former prime minister of Dali Temple.

So Dai Zhou conducted a special investigation, but it turned out that Dai Zhou was overthinking. The background of this yamen servant was very simple and could be found out with just one search.

Therefore, after Dai Zhou asked for a substitute, he recommended this yamen servant.

But now, Lin Feng recalled that after the disguise, he had a double who was different from himself except for temperament. When he recalled Dai Zhou's investigation... he couldn't help but have a ridiculous guess.

"No, it can't be so ridiculous."

"My substitute couldn't be the one who wanted me to be a substitute... the former prime minister of Dali Temple, Lin Feng, right?"

(End of this chapter)