Chapter 86: Step by step
Of course, Lin Qianjun can't be Rosen's father, but it is estimated that it is about the same.
Because he is about to pass on his family heirloom.
It's just that before this, Lin Qianjun still needs to test Rosen's loyalty.
As it turned out, Rosen did not disappoint Lin Qianjun.
At least in Lin Qianjun's own opinion.
It even allowed Lin Qianjun to once again confirm how great the return potential of his investment was.
In the conflict between the garrison and the adjudication department last night, Lin Qianjun saw the irreconcilable hatred between Rosen and Zhan Linwen, and saw Rosen's unscrupulous madness, but the real finishing touch was precisely the appearance of Tang Ru.
Lin Qianjun didn't know that Zhu Lei had gone to the Tang Mansion to report the news, but he could guess that the reason why our lord appeared in the right place at the right time and place must be inseparable from Rosen.
Rosen's move has a double meaning.
First of all, it means that although he has a deep hatred for Zhan Lin and does not miss any opportunity to knock him down into the abyss, it is not that he does not take into account the interests of the garrison.
It is impossible to rebel, and since Tang Ru is watching from the side, things will not be irreparable.
Secondly, it once again shows that Rosen has a great friendship with the Tang family, which is of course a good thing for Lin Qianjun, and it is also the second return on investment in addition to the set of achievements of "military training".
So Lin Qianjun seemed very satisfied.
His only regret was that Xiang Yang and Zhou Qingchen behaved too conservatively, so that they couldn't take advantage of such a great opportunity to really win Zhan Linwen.
Of course, there is no need to be in a hurry in this matter......
On the other hand, after Lawson was authorized by Lin Qianjun twice, the next work became easier.
He handed over the list written by Lu Xuan directly to Xiang Yang and Zhou Qingchen, and let them be responsible for arresting, or controlling everyone above.
Of course, in addition, in the battle last night, the injuries of the soldiers of the garrison army had to be handed over to these two flag commanders to deal with.
As for Rosen himself, he returned to Caofu as he said.
Mainly to accomplish two things.
First, protect the site.
If everything is really as Lu Xuan said, Cao Qing hid all the evidence of his crime in the battle against bandits, that is, the account book, in the house, then Luo Sen naturally could not use the garrison's manpower to search.
Anyway, after dawn, he was ready to hand over the body and the entire crime scene to the Adjudication Division, so the only thing Rosen needed to do was to make sure that no one would find out about the secret before then.
Otherwise, it would be in vain for Lu Xuan's hard work.
The second thing is based on the derivation of the former.
Rosen had to go see someone.
Pan Shi.
He even regretted a little that he shouldn't have left the other party in Cao Mansion.
If he had known about the ledger earlier, Rosen would have asked Wu Xiang to be responsible for protecting the scene of the murder.
It's not because Wu Xiang is his cronies.
It is because it is absolutely impossible for Wuxiang to have anything to do with last year's bandit crackdown case.
But Pan Shi is different.
In the case of not knowing who else in the entire garrison army participated in this crackdown on bandits who embezzled public funds, murdered civilians, and falsely reported their war exploits, everyone was suspicious!
Especially an official at the level of a flag commander!
Of course, the dozens of guards in the whole army can't escape!
Don't forget, when the battle against bandits really happened, Cao Qing was just a guard!
To Rosen's relief, when he returned to the scene of the crime, he didn't find anything unusual, at least no trace of the bed, table, or even the floor being touched.
Of course, what the specific situation is, I'm afraid we have to rely on the Earth side working group to make a detailed comparison.
In the following time, Rosen continued to interrogate the two maids, but found nothing suspicious.
Now that Lawson has locked the murderer in the garrison, he quickly cleared the suspicion of the two maids.
According to the two maids, the reason why they became the first discoverers at the scene of the murder was a complete coincidence.
That night, the two of them were actually on their way back from the kitchen to their residence when they happened to see a silhouette outside the window.
And Rosen also confirmed that the screams he heard with Wu Xiang and others on the street were indeed from these two people.
Of course, there was more than one housekeeper and two maids in the entire Cao Mansion, so after that, Rosen surveyed all the people up and down the entire mansion as a routine.
By the time he had done all this, it was almost dawn.
Two deserters from the adjudication department were already waiting outside the house.
Rosen asked the garrison to withdraw, and then said to Pan Shi: "Master Pan, if you don't mind, can you go to the mansion and sit down?"
Faced with Rosen's sudden request, Pan Shi was stunned, and then smiled: "Of course it's no problem, please." ”
As Jin Wubi said to Rosen before, in the regulations of the garrison, all officials at and above the flag commander are eligible to be allocated a house by the state.
Therefore, whether it is Cao Qing or Pan Shi, their mansions were built at the expense of the imperial court.
From the point of view of distance, Pan Mansion and Cao Mansion are still relatively far apart, just one west and one east.
It takes more than a quarter of an hour to walk.
At this time, the dawn had just dawned, but the people of the Pan Mansion had already gotten up to work, cooking, cooking, cleaning, and cleaning.
Among the four banner commanders of the garrison, Pan Shi is the only single, of course, considering that the life span of cultivators will be much longer than ordinary people, it is not uncommon for single nobles at Pan Shi's age to be single.
After entering the mansion, Pan Shi took Rosen directly to his study, which can of course be seen as some kind of intimate overture, and can also be understood as a declaration of rights.
In this regard, Lawson didn't want to guess Pan Shi's thoughts, but just looked at the furnishings in the room curiously.
Different from ordinary military generals, such as Lin Qianjun's tent, Pan Shi's study has neither weapons and armor, nor a military book array, but is really full of bookish atmosphere.
The bookshelves on both sides are full of poems, songs, miscellaneous articles, and even a few books whose names seem to be about the wind and snow.
"I despise the cold and ugly, and I hope that Luo Jiaoxi will take care of it. ”
Rosen looked at the tea mist rising in his hand, and felt that he was really drinking tea in Daliang and was about to vomit, and he missed the iced Coke in his hometown very much, and said with a casual smile: "Master Pan said so, I am embarrassed to invite you to my house to have a look in the future." ”
"Hahahaha......"
After a proper greeting, it was time to get to the point, so Rosen coughed lightly and said, "Regarding the case of Chief Cao Qichang, I don't know what Master Pan thinks?"
In this regard, Pan Shi's answer was very cautious: "Now it seems that it must be the enemy's doing." ”
This is nonsense.
But Rosen didn't scoff, but nodded solemnly and said, "So as far as Master Pan knows, what enemies does Chief Cao Qi have in the state capital?"
Hearing this, Pan Shi frowned obviously, and after some careful consideration, he slowly spoke: "If you want to talk about the revenge of killing, I really don't know. ”
So Rosen changed his question: "So does Master Pan know what friends Chief Cao Qi has?"
Pan Shi was stunned and said suspiciously: "Friend?"
Rosen nodded: "Since Captain Cao Qi was killed on the way to entertain distinguished guests, and he was poisoned, it is natural that someone who can gain his trust can do it." ”
"It makes sense. Pan Shi sighed: "If you talk about friends, Commander Cao doesn't have many confidants in the army, Xiang Commander, Commander Zhou, plus me, I can barely count." ”
"Except in the garrison?"
"Then I'm afraid you have to count Zhao Wushuang's son, as well as the orphans of the Wang family, Wang Xuanran, ah yes, maybe there are some small businessmen who are in the same township as Cao Qichang. ”
As soon as these words came out, Rosen was suddenly surprised, because he never expected to hear Zhao Wushuang's name in Pan Shi's mouth.
Cao Qing and Zhao Wushuang are actually friends?
How come I've never heard of it?
In addition, the name Wang Xuanran is also worth noting, if Rosen remembers correctly......
"This Wang Xuanran, is it the former first flag commander, Wang Dan's ......?"
Pan Shi nodded.
And so it was!
For a moment, Rosen suddenly felt that his whole head was big.
Because of the amount of information that Pan Shi suddenly confided, he was caught off guard.
First of all, putting aside why Zhao Wushuang became acquainted with Cao Qing and became friends, the key lies in ......
Rosen clearly knew that Zhao Wushuang was supposed to return to Si Le Fu last night, but for some reason he delayed his trip and made Xia Yuxue wait all night!
So, is the reason why Zhao Wushuang failed to return home in time related to Cao Qing?
These two things seem to be unrelated, but they really can't be ignored!
The second is this Wang Xuanran, if you talk purely about the motive for killing, it is much stronger than Lu Xuan.
How did Cao Qing become the flag chief?
In addition to his decapitation in the battle against bandits, there is also a very important reason, that is, Wang Dan, who was the commander of the First Banner Regiment at that time, died on the battlefield.
Yes, it's another case of banditry!
So, is Wang Dan's death greasy?
Does it have anything to do with Cao Qing?
In this regard, Rosen did not dare to make any guarantees.
Things seem to get more complicated.
But Rosen still holds on to one of the principles of solving homicide cases.
Time.
Why last night?
Why now?
If Zhao Wushuang is really suspicious, and his motive for killing Rosen is not known for the time being, then about Wang Xuanran, if it is really to avenge the killing of his father, why did he do it after a year?
Comparatively speaking, Zao Woushuang's suspicion here at Lawson is actually not high.
Based on Rosen's previous judgment.
Why did he think that the real murderer of Cao Qing came from the garrison?
Two conditions.
First, the murderer must know the grievances between Cao Qing and Lu Xuan, so he can set up a frame for him.
The second is that the murderer has an extraordinary friendship with Cao Qing, so he can imitate Cao Qing's handwriting and get the latter to treat him with courtesy.
Zao Wou-shuang does not meet the first condition.
Because when Cao Qing beat Lu Xuan, Zhao Wushuang was not in Xuzhou Mansion.
But Wang Xuanran is different.
As the orphan of the former first flag commander of the garrison, and he has a good relationship with Cao Qing, it is entirely possible for Wang Xuanran to know the hatred between Cao Qing and Lu Xuan!
So, what made Wang Xuanran decide to kill last night?
Did he investigate the truth about his father's death?
Or has he made a breakthrough in his realm and finally has the ability to kill Cao Qing?
In this regard, Rosen needs to investigate further.
But there is no doubt that he has indeed gained a lot from talking with Pan Shi today.
Even if that's not what Rosen was doing on his trip.
Therefore, in the next moment, Rosen took a deep breath and asked with a smile: "Besides, Lord Pan, I have always been a little concerned about the fact that Cao Qichang stayed drunk with you the night before he was killed, I wonder if you can tell me more details?"