By the time Lin Fan came to Qingyang Town, the road outside the Tian family had already been blocked by the people of the county government.

However, Gao Wensheng must have instructed them, and when the official who blocked the road saw that it was Lin Fan coming, he didn't dare to stop him, and hurriedly welcomed him in.

It has only been more than two months since he last came to Tian's house, and this room and scene are still vivid.

It's just that the lively scene of the past is gone, and what catches your eye is the messy scene and the dazzling bloodstains.

Lin Fan lightly tapped the pillars of the corridor and sighed.

He clearly remembered that the last time he came, he was still secretly fighting with Tian Yuanwai, and even let go of two of his family's fornicating subordinates.

But I didn't expect that when I came this time, it was already a thing.

He silently came to the living room, and Gao Wensheng was already waiting for him inside.

Gao Wensheng stood with his hands in his hands, silently facing away from him.

Now in front of him were the corpses of the Tian family, which were placed from the front of the hall to the outside of the house.

Lin Fan silently counted them, and the corpses were thirty-two in total. The last time he came, he already knew the approximate number of the Tian family from Tian Liu's mouth, and the messenger also said when he came to report that no one in the Tian family was spared in this case.

So although these corpses are covered with white cloths, I don't know who is who, but in terms of numbers, all the people of the Tian family should be here.

It is not difficult to guess that these placed in front of the hall are all important figures of the Tian family; As for the one led in the middle, it should be the corpse outside the field.

Lin Fan looked at the corpse outside the field, not long ago, he was still talking and laughing with himself, but now he has turned into a cold corpse, and there is no longer temperature.

Although Lin Fan has always been disliked by the bad gentry in the field and the fish and meat township, he even wants to find an opportunity to bring them to justice. But he never thought that such a thing would happen all of a sudden, and overnight, all the old and young of the Tian family were killed.

After a while, Lin Fan, who came back to his senses, gently saluted Gao Wensheng and called softly: "My lord!"

After a long time, Gao Wensheng turned around, waved his hand and said to Lin Fan, "You go and take a look, see if you can find anything." As for the rest, I'll talk about it when you get back after reading it. ”

Lin Fan obeyed the order, answered yes, and began to squat down to check the situation of these corpses. The first thing he checked was Tian Yuanwai.

He lifted the white cloth covering the field worker's body, and the corpse was cold and stiff, his face was blue and purple, and his gray beard was scattered.

Tian Yuanwai's expression before he died was very hideous and distorted, indicating that he was very painful when he died, and there were a lot of bruises on his body, and he must have been tortured by thieves before he died.

It's so hot now, and judging by the degree of corruption, it won't take longer than last night's midnight or ugly hour.

The immediate cause of death was a huge wound on the neck and chest, which was wounded with a sharp weapon, and the throat was cut directly, and the blood died.

However, Lin Fan can see these problems, and he can naturally see them, and Gao Wensheng naturally already knows about them, so he doesn't need Lin Fan to report it, and what he wants to know is definitely not this.

Lin Fan covered the white cloth again, and went to check several other corpses one after another, although the location of the wounds was different, but the death was roughly the same, very cruel, in addition to the various sharp weapon wounds, some people even had arrow wounds on their bodies, which was not something ordinary thieves could have.

The Tian family was in a mess by the robbers, and all the gold and silver treasures were looted, but some precious calligraphy and paintings and porcelain were either destroyed or put aside and left unattended, and some famous calligraphy and paintings were even thrown on the ground for others to trample on.

After Lin Fan watched the scene, he returned to Gao Wensheng and reported the situation to him.

Gao Wensheng glanced at him, "Are you done?" How, what are the results? ”

Lin Fan replied: "Judging from the scene of the crime, this incident was definitely not a temporary act of the murderer, but a premeditated one."

Gao Wensheng was not surprised by Lin Fan's judgment, because it was no different from his inference, but he still asked Lin Fan, "How can you see it?"

Lin Fan lifted the white cloth covering several corpses outside the door, and he said, "My lord, look; These nurses also had wounds on the bodies of the servants, most of whom were fatally wounded in the back. Most of the wounds of the Tian family masters and some of the maids and maids were on their chests, and I had already asked the officials, unlike the corpses scattered by the guards all over the courtyard, their bodies were gathered in front of the hall, which meant that they all died together. ”

"There are two possibilities, one is that the thieves were not discovered at all when they sneaked in, and these guards were suddenly attacked by people, sneaked up from behind and died, and they were killed before they could resist."

"But not long after Fu Tianlin's incident, the Tian family is one of the victims, presumably the guard will not be relaxed to such a point, so bad that they don't even know that so many people sneak in; And it's too difficult to sneak attack from behind and kill so many people at the same time, so this possibility is very small. ”

"There is also a possibility that they were indeed discovered when they came in, but because they were too numerous or too strong, they directly defeated the resistance hastily organized by the Tian family with force, and these people were all killed in the process of escaping. I just went to see where they died and the bloodstains, and this one is the most likely. ”

Hearing Lin Fan's words, Gao Wensheng said, "What does this mean?"

Lin Fan said slowly: "These two possibilities, no matter which one they are, show that the thief was prepared before he came, and he knew the situation of the Tian family very well, so he could achieve it with one blow."

"Especially the second one, it shows that they also have the power to directly crush the Tian family, although the Tian family is not large, but there are more than a dozen people in the courtyard plus some servants, but they don't even have the slightest power to resist, which shows that this robber is extraordinary, quite brave."

"In terms of process, they first killed the Tian family's guards, and then gathered the old and young women and children who were not threatening to the hall to ask about the whereabouts of the money, and then killed people after they succeeded."

Lin Fan sighed lightly: "Even though the Tian family is rich and unkind, how innocent are these women and immature children of the Tian family?" The thieves are so cruel and ferocious, they really lose their conscience. ”

Gao Wensheng's brows furrowed, and he suddenly asked, "Then do you think it could be that the nearby homeless people took a risk?" After all, the Tian family has a bad reputation, and even if something happens, the local people will not lend a helping hand to them, so they are the best target. ”

Lin Fan was a little surprised, why did Gao Wensheng ask like this, was he going to take this opportunity to clean up the homeless people in Yongyang, this was not good, but there would be a big mess.

But he couldn't say it explicitly, so he could only start with this case, suggesting that he didn't want to do nonsense.

Lin Fan hurriedly persuaded him: "Don't hide it from your lord, just now, I also suspected that it was a desperate homeless so-called. However, these people were all killed by swords and other sharp weapons, and the murderer even had bows and arrows in his hands, and it is impossible for ordinary homeless people to have so many weapons in their hands. ”

"Judging from the situation at the scene, the murderer's methods were fierce and cruel, and most of the wounds caused were in critical places, and many of them were killed with one hit. This cannot be done by untrained displaced people. ”

And from the beginning to the end, the murderer and others did not make much noise, nor did they alarm the people in the town, and no one found the official until dawn, which shows that it is not the first time he has done such a thing. Thieves are so familiar with the road, it is not possible to have a clear plan and someone in the middle of the dispatch. ”

"And the homeless people lack organization and training, and the hungry homeless people are hardly the opponents of the guards, they can only win by numbers, and the scene must be chaotic and difficult to control."

"Also, if the displaced people are making trouble, it must be mainly to grab grain, but the grain in the back warehouse and kitchen is still there, if the displaced people do it, there is no reason why they should not grab food."

In the end, Lin Fan said with some meaning: "The most important thing is that if it is really the turmoil of the homeless people, then it is not just the Tian family that is unlucky, I am afraid that the entire Anzhou will be disturbed by the peace."

Gao Wensheng is not a fool, so he naturally knows what Lin Fan means. He didn't really think that this was done by the homeless, but suddenly a thought flashed through him, to see if he could take this opportunity to clean up the homeless people in the territory and just reduce the pressure on the government.

In this way, it can not only push this case onto the homeless, but also reduce the pressure on the homeless people in Yongyang, so he asked casually.

In fact, as soon as the words came out, he had already reacted, the matter was serious, whether this case was committed by the displaced people or not, the expulsion of the displaced people was absolutely not feasible.

There are too many displaced people, and if they want to be forcibly evicted, the movement will be too great, and when the time comes, they will affect the whole body, and if they provoke a civil uprising, they will not be able to afford such a crime.

But the words have already been spoken, and they can't be taken back, but fortunately, Lin Fan also protects these homeless people, and he can be regarded as giving him a step down.

He nodded, and followed Lin Fan's reasoning and said, "Well, what you said is reasonable, this matter really doesn't look like it was done by a homeless person, and it's not a loss to the young talent who made Fu Tianlin collapse." In that case, what do you think about this case? There is such a big case, and the government still has to give an explanation to the people! ”

"Moreover, you also know the relationship between the Tian family and the former Lord Zhizhou, although Lord Zhizhou has been transferred, there is still occasional contact between them, and there is always some affection. This matter has too much impact, if it is not handled well, not only will it not be explained to adults, but it will also have an impact on your career when the time comes! ”

With the steps given by Lin Fan, Gao Wensheng was still quite satisfied with the steps, so he gave Lin Fan a face by the way and praised Lin Fan.

Of course, Gao Wensheng is not a good stubble, and then he put pressure on Lin Fan's body.

Lin Fan didn't care about Gao Wensheng's praise and suppression, he had been prepared that this case would fall on him from the time he came, and he was more concerned about how this case should be handled.

It can be seen from the fact that none of the valuable calligraphy and paintings have been taken away, and that the robbers do not have a high vision, or have little interest in these objects that are difficult to estimate and difficult to sell. Now that the displaced people have been excluded, the rest of the results are actually obvious.

Lin Fan said: "Don't worry, adults, there are only two places left near Yongyang that have the ability to do this case. One is the water bandits in the hundreds of miles of Daze in the south, and the other is the mountain bandits in the mountains in the north. ”

"Let's talk about the water bandits first, the water bandits are stronger among the two forces, with no less than a thousand people, and the order is unified, and the bandit Wang Yunye, who is known as the dragon in the waves, is the leader, gathered in the water, coming and going without a trace, and the government can't help them."

However, they have always made a living by plundering passing merchant ships, and it can be said that they are so rich that they can't look down on the Tian family's family background. Moreover, they tend to be powerful in the water, and almost never make trouble on land, and even if they come on land, Daze is close to the more affluent Jiangnan Province to the south, which is much stronger than the impoverished Huainan Province. ”

"Besides, with the strength of Yongyang County alone, they can't help it at all. They can directly show their banners, and they can also increase their momentum, and there is no need to hide it like this. ”

"The bandits in the mountains in the north are different, with a radius of hundreds of miles across the mountains and several counties, and the demarcation is entangled and difficult to govern. Moreover, there are many mountains among the bandits, and they do not belong to each other, and they even fight openly and secretly with each other. ”

"There are Shuanglong Ridge alone, and there are more than 100 bandits; There are also Yanhuanshan, Chenjiazhai, etc., each with nearly 100 people. As for the other forces, there are quite a few, forty or fifty more, twenty or thirty less, and there can be four or five large and small together. No one looks down on anyone among the various mountains, they fight for their own battles, and they all want to be the boss. ”

"Because the world has been so chaotic lately, how much oil and water can be used to rob refugees? Especially the last time a robber ambushed me in Aoki Ridge, not only did he not succeed, but he suffered a big loss. Since then, they have not dared to act too blatantly, for fear of being retaliated against by me. ”

"As time goes by, the life of the mountain bandits in the mountains must be getting more and more difficult, and it is still possible for any of the mountain bandits to be unbearable and commit this major case."