After lunch, the soldiers reported that the governor of the yamen had sent a catcher with several catchers to come over in a row.

"Two new masters, you two should go out for a walk, this is very relaxing."

"Sister, are you here, can you do it?"

Fang Sheng was a little worried about her.

"Don't worry, I know it."

Liansheng knows in his heart that this tribute court incident has reached the heavens, this Wang Heng is a relative, now Wang Guifei is the most favored, Wang Guifei and the court's please school are not eye-catching to each other, if you want to go against Gu Shangshu of the school in the future, Wang Guifei's power is very dependent, she is willing to sell this favor to Wang Heng, it doesn't matter if this case is solved or not, the important thing is her position and attitude.

The people from the governor's yamen first came to visit Wang Heng, the head catcher surnamed Zhang, in his forties, with a pair of eyes like eagles, looking at Bei'er's spirit, and his temples bulging out at a glance. Wang Heng introduced: "This is Deputy Envoy Gu, the murder of Lord Feng is thanks to the assistance of Deputy Envoy Gu, and His Royal Highness King Qin is preparing to recommend Deputy Envoy Gu as a female official. ”

Liansheng and Zhang Zhutou and Qi Zuo visited each other again, Lian Sheng gave a general introduction to the case, the governor of the Yamen surnamed Hu, in his fifties, experienced, picked up the skull and looked at it, nodded and said: "It is true that there should be about three years, Deputy Envoy Gu is right." ”

"Uncle Zhang, Zhang Zhutou, in fact, I am assisting Lord Wang now, don't call me that."

The deputy envoy of the palace said so casually, Liansheng didn't want to say this in front of the people of the governor's yamen, and he was recommended by the king of Qin to be a female official in the future, so he naturally had to deal with these people often, and it was better to make a good posture first.

Wang Heng heard Liansheng say that he was assisting, nodded and smiled, "Since Deputy Gu ...... If the girl says so, let's just do it. ”

Everyone came to the lotus pond, and at this time, the crowd of the Gongyuan had basically dispersed, and Zhongju was ecstatic and eager to share it with others, and Sun Shan was so depressed that he didn't want to stay here. The soldiers had salvaged a lot of bones and put them in a large bamboo basket on the shore. In the distance is the lotus leaf blue sky, the weeping willows on the shore, and the solemn red wall of the tribute courtyard in front of it, lining this basket of bones is extraordinarily snow-white. This work is still very experienced, and it doesn't take long to basically put together a structure, missing some bits and pieces such as ribs. Lian Sheng leaned down, pointed to the skeleton and said, "This should be a young man, the same height as Zhang Zhutou, and now the cause of death may be a blow to the back of the head." It's been buried here for about three years. ”

"I don't know who this man is." Wang Heng looked at it and sighed: "Just now someone said that the scholar surnamed Mu was missing, but only this skeleton can't prove that this person is missing from this Gongyuan, or if an outsider has moved his body here." ”

"My lord, it's better to ask someone to clean up the mud near the bones where they were found, and maybe you can find what was left behind of the corpse." Liansheng whispered that she didn't want to be heard by the soldiers that she was causing problems for others again.

"Clean up the mud around here, and if you find anything, the official will be rewarded."

"A few of you go to work and see if there are any clues around the silt." Zhang Zhutou also gave an order to the catchers, everyone took off their boots, pulled up their trousers and carried baskets down to the lotus pond to clean up the silt.

A catcher said with a sad face: "Grandma, this lotus pond hasn't been cleaned up for a long time, and half of my leg is stuck in it, and I can't take a step." ”

When Liansheng heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and Zhang Zhutou glanced at Liansheng, wanting to say but stopped. Liansheng said: "Zhang Zhutou, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it." ”

Zhang Zhutou shook his head and was silent, Liansheng saw that he was worried in his heart, and whispered: "The head catcher is probably the same as I thought." ”

Zhang Zhutou glanced at her: "The adults in this tribute courtyard are of similar grade to our adults, and I am really afraid of getting into trouble when I say some things." ”

Because it is facing the tribute courtyard of several provinces, the specifications of this tribute courtyard are higher than those in other places, and the professors are directly appointed by the imperial court and assisted by the king of Qin, so if something happens in this tribute courtyard, the governor yamen has no right to ask, and today Wang Heng sent people to the governor yamen to move the rescue troops, a big reason is that this accident is the pond at the gate of the tribute courtyard, the identity of the victim is unknown, and local affairs are involved. This head catcher is cautious, and some words are not easy to say.

"Now it's just the three of us, so I'll talk about it first." Lian Sheng glanced back at Qian'er, who was watching everyone dig up the mud with a straight face.

"The silt in the lotus pond looks like it hasn't been cleaned up for years, and the person who ordered it not to clean up the silt is suspicious." After Liansheng finished speaking, he smiled and blinked: "Zhang Zhutou, is that what you mean?" ”

Zhang Zhutou looked around cautiously and nodded: "The girl is smart, Zhang also thinks so, first we have to investigate, who is not allowed to clean up the mud." ”

When Wang Heng heard this, he said to Zhang Zhutou: "Zhang Zhutou, don't worry, since I, Wang Heng, have asked the governor Yamen to assist in the investigation, I will be responsible for you, I will not say a word that should not be said, and I will bear the responsibility myself." ”

Zhang Zhutou also made a long gesture: "Since the adults say this, they should know everything about their humble duties." ”

Wang Heng looked at the people working by the lotus pond and said to himself: "Everyone says that I am a relative and an official by nepotism, but in fact, I just want to really do something." ”

Everyone was salvaging in the mud, which had already alarmed the management personnel of the Tribute Academy, and Master Lu had already read the file and sent the list, because he was the same brother as Yao Shanchang, who was in charge of the Tribute Academy, he stayed here for a few more days, and at this moment he also accompanied Yao Shanchang over, and saw the human bones on the ground from a distance, and was startled: "Lord Wang, what's going on?" ”

"White bones were found in the lotus pond, I wonder if there have been missing people in this tribute courtyard in recent years?" Wang Heng set his eyes on Yao Shanchang.

Yao Shan was in his sixties, with a thin face, a few goatees, gray hair, and a typical old pedantic appearance. ”

Hearing this, Lian Sheng and Wang Heng couldn't help but glance at each other, and Wang Heng then asked: "Yao Shanchang, think about it, maybe it's been a long time, and some things can't be remembered clearly." ”

"Go back and check the roster of the past few years, and give the adult a letter of approval."

"My lord, I've got something!"

A soldier shouted happily in the lotus pond: "A piece of jade pendant! ”

The soldier happily patted barefoot on a string of mud footprints on the shore, and wiped the jade pendant with the placket of his clothes when he handed it to Wang Heng.

This is a piece of fine white jade, a monkey on horseback, taking the auspicious meaning of the marquis on the horse.

Lian Sheng glanced at it: "Seal the monkey immediately, this person is quite motivated, but this jade pendant can't prove that it is this white bone now." ”

Wang Heng nodded: "Keep looking." Then he took out a piece of silver and threw it to the soldier without looking at it: "Reward you." ”

"Oh, this smell, Wang Heng, you are too idle to do this lotus root. What is it to toss? ”

Yu Shizhao shook his fan and walked over from the opposite side: "Huh, bones? What's going on? I heard that what are you doing jumping into the river at this door, Yao Shanchang, I haven't seen you for a long time, your old beard is okay? Lord Lu hasn't returned to Beijing yet? ”

Yao Shanchang smiled dryly: "It's been a long time since I saw this is not the autumn test, are we old guys resting at home, you monkey, I heard that Lord Feng was killed, and I lost you." “

"Haha, that's it." Yu Shizhao straightened his waist and shook the fan proudly.

Wang Heng and Liansheng glanced at each other, and said in their hearts that this person was thick-skinned.

"That, hehe, of course, with the help of Brother Wang and this Gu girl." Yu Shizhao snorted, squatted down and looked at the white bones: "Good girl, there is no meat left, and the food is really clean." ”

"Eat? What to eat? Lian Sheng paused for a moment.

Yu Shizhao pointed at the lotus pond with a fan: "Oh, those fish, I saw them in this lotus pond, there are a lot of fish." ”

"Gross!"

Yao Shanchang bent over and vomited. Master Lu hurriedly supported him and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Yu Shizhao was shocked: "Old man Yao, what's wrong?" As he spoke, he stepped forward and grabbed his arm and pretended to probe: "My lord, you are a happy pulse." ”

"Get out of your skin monkey, wait for your grandfather Yao to beat you with a big stick, the fish in this lotus pond are often fished and eaten by the Gongyuan house, and they have been eaten for many years! ...... vomit," Yao Shanchang said, running away and vomiting again.

Yu Shizhao looked at the corpse and shook his head again and again: "Brother Bai Gu, Brother Bai Gu, your flesh and bones were eaten by the fish, and the fish were eaten by the people of the Gongyuan, and finally they all entered the place where the five grains were recycled, this is really a good reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao." ”

Yu Shizhao seems to be talking nonsense, but it also indirectly proves a fact: Yao Shanchang really didn't know that there were corpses in this lotus pond, and he didn't eat less fish in this lotus pond.

Sure enough, Yu Shizhao watched Yao Shanchang run towards the Gongyuan in pain, and Master Lu chased after him, and couldn't help laughing: "This old man Yao, is it...... I love fish the most. Hahaha laughed at me. ”

Although this is a bit unauthentic, Liansheng can't help but say: "I'm afraid he won't eat fish anymore from now on." ”

"Wouldn't it be a fraud?" Wang Heng asked coldly.

"The physiological response of the human cannot be faked, it is not like pretending."

"What is a physiological response?"

Wang Heng and Yu Shizhao both heard this new word and couldn't help but ask.

"It is a state of tension in which the body reacts to external stimuli." Liansheng blurted out the explanation of the textbook of that year.

"Speak human words." Yu Shizhao couldn't understand it even more.

"It's that when the sand flies into your eyes, you will close your eyes, and your stomach will growl when you're hungry, these are normal human reactions, for example, when you see someone you hate, the pupils of people's eyes will shrink, and if you see someone you like, although you don't say it, your pupils will still naturally dilate." When Liansheng said this, he covered his mouth and smiled: "So two adults, when you see the girl you like in the future, don't let others see your pupils." And you, Qianer, don't think that you can just keep a straight face, your eyes may completely betray you. ”

Wang Heng and Yu Shizhao glanced at each other when they heard this, and Yu Shizhao trembled: "Don't look at me, I'm annoying you." ”

As if he hadn't heard, Qianer crossed his arms and watched everyone clean up the mud,

"Then just now this Yao Shanchang heard you say that the meat was eaten by the fish, and immediately vomited, if he retched, he could still say that he was pretending, but he really vomited miserably, he didn't press his throat and didn't do other actions, I think this should be a normal physiological reaction, pretending to be unable to do this."

"That is, Yao Shanchang's suspicion can be ruled out?"

Wang Heng couldn't help but ask.

"That's not necessarily, now it's very clear, as the manager of the Tribute Courtyard, Yao Shanchang doesn't know that there is a corpse in the lotus pond, but he just doesn't know that the corpse was thrown here, maybe he knows who this corpse is?"

"It makes sense, Yao Shanchang's suspicion cannot be ruled out, start with the Gongyuan first, and the roster within five years will be investigated." Wang Heng turned around and stared at the main gate of the Tribute Courtyard, "The Tribute Courtyard, the place where the saints are indoctrinated, no one is allowed to make trouble here." ”

"Lord Wang seems to be really powerful at this moment." Yu Shizhao clapped his hands and smiled: "It's just that you are really miserable, wave after wave of unsettled, wave after wave, this case doesn't even know who the victim is, it's difficult." ”

Wang Heng turned around and suddenly bowed to Yu Shizhao: "Please also ask Brother Yu to help me." ”

"Ah, you've never been so good when you're a child, scare me?"

"Since Wang has encountered this matter, I can't ignore it, but Wang is a martial artist, and I don't know anything about the name of the crime, so I ask you to help me together, and I always have to give justice to this white bone."