He Fang and a few people in the courtyard smiled bitterly when they heard this, but they didn't expect that at this time, their adults were still in the mood to see the scenery, but it hurt a few of them to worry about him in vain.

Seeing Lin Fan going up and down freely and walking on the ground, Tian Yuanwai sincerely admired: "Lord Lin is so skilled, I didn't expect that the adult is so young, but his skills are so good, it is really an eye-opener for the old man!"

Lin Fan laughed softly: "It's ridiculous!" This is nothing, but I have been apprenticed since I was a child, and I have practiced some superficial kung fu, and I am all embroidered with fists, and I can't get into the hall of elegance! ”

Tian Yuanwai smiled: "My lord is too humble!" With a stunt like an adult, if you want to say that you want to say that you are embroidered with fists, I'm afraid no one will dare to say that you are real kung fu! ”

After touting Lin Fan, he then asked solemnly: "Dare to ask my lord, just now I climbed high and looked far away, but what did I find?"

Lin Fan didn't respond to him directly, but pointed to the line of footprints he had just left on the wall, and said to everyone: "Come, you look here!"

When several people heard this, they all turned their heads to look at the wall. I saw that this line of footprints was not far from the original ones, and it should have been deliberately done by Lin Fan in order to facilitate everyone's comparison.

Through comparison, it is not difficult to find that the two lines of footprints are almost the same in shape, height and position.

It's nothing more than a new one, even the soil is still wet, and it can be wiped off with your hands; The other is that it has been a long time, and the soil has dried on it, leaving only a few dried shoe prints.

After a while, seeing that everyone had seen the same, Lin Fan said: "I don't need to say it, I think everyone should have found out that these two lines of footprints are about the same, which means that the reason why Fu Tianlin was able to escape from here was by the same method as I just now." It is with the help of the power of bamboo, without making a big noise, it climbs over the wall. ”

"And the location of the study is originally a secluded place in the house, which is not easy to attract attention. At night, it is even more deserted outside the wall, so he can swagger away after committing the crime without being noticed! ”

After describing Fu Tianlin's escape method, Lin Fan couldn't help but smile and said: "The plan is so detailed, it can be seen that he has prepared it in advance, and it is definitely not improvised. Speaking of which, this person is bold and thoughtful, and he can be regarded as a bold artist, and he is a rare talent! ”

After finishing the last sentence, Lin Fan saw that Tian Yuanwai's face was a little embarrassed. Lin Fan realized that he had said the wrong thing, and it was indeed not good to praise the thief in front of the bitter master.

Lin Fan smiled and changed the subject: "Outside, why is the back of this town so desolate?" The land is fertile, there is a water source, and the conditions are a little better than in the town, so why should it be allowed to be barren, and it should not be so? ”

Hearing Lin Fan's question, Tian Yuanwai went down the steps, and his face began to soften, knowing that Lin Fan was an unintentional mistake, so he didn't blame it.

Of course, it is more about looking at the face of his official position, after all, the people do not fight with the officials, if Lin Fan is just an ordinary person, if he dares to say this in front of him, I am afraid the end will not be so good!

Tian Yuanwai replied: "My lord doesn't know, in fact, the wasteland behind this town is actually the former site of Qingyang Town!" In the last years of the previous dynasty, the world was in turmoil, the original town was burned in the flames of war, and became a ruin, and the people left their homes and scattered to various places. Later, after the world settled down, some people who could not give up their homeland returned here, and the town was rebuilt in the current place, which is what is now Qingyang Town. ”

Tian Yuan, although his character is unbearable and his actions are even worse, in terms of what he has done, even if it is a knife, it is not an exaggeration.

But after all, his ancestors have lived in the town for generations, and he has also grown up listening to the stories of his ancestors.

He sighed, then continued, "It's a sad place for the townspeople. As a result, very few people went there except to pay their respects, and as the generation of ancestors who first rebuilt the town passed away, fewer and fewer people went. ”

And so, over time, it gradually fell into ruin, and no one cared about it anymore. Later, rumors of haunting came out, and the townspeople were ignorant and ignorant, and everyone was afraid to avoid them, let alone anyone to take care of them. This is what it is today! ”

"I see!" Hearing Tian Yuanwai's explanation, Lin Fan knew it in his heart.

In the eyes of the townspeople, it is a place where countless ancestors died in vain, and there are ghosts and monsters, so naturally the living should not be approached. No wonder Fu Tianlin would choose there as his retreat.

At this point, Lin Fan already had a general understanding of Fu Tianlin's modus operandi, but there was still something unclear in his heart, and he needed to investigate it clearly.

He said to Tian Yuanwai: "Outside, can you call all the people present on the day of the incident, I want to know the specific situation, I don't know if it is convenient?"

Tian Yuanwai smiled: "This is naturally possible!"

He turned his head to the old butler who was waiting behind him and said, "Butler, go and call them all over, and say that the adults want to ask!"

The old housekeeper didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly did what Tian Yuanwai ordered.

Tian Yuanwai said to Lin Fan again: "My lord, the housekeeper has already called them, my lord is tired, let's go to the living room to rest, how about waiting while resting?"

Lin Fan did not refuse, nodded and smiled: "Okay!" Then there are laborers! ”

A few people went back to the living room, and before they could sit down, they had just taken a few sips of tea. The old butler came in with two women and four men, a total of six men.

The field member waved his hand to tell the old butler to stand down, and he beckoned to several timid and cowardly subordinates. Said gently: "Come on, come on, you guys come here!"

The subordinates stepped forward tremblingly, and Tian Yuanwai smiled angrily: "Don't be afraid, this is Lord Lin of the Inspection Division, now the adults have something to ask you, remember, what the adults ask you, you can say anything, just answer truthfully!" ”

This scene looked harmonious, but Lin Fan always felt a sense of disobedience. He clearly felt that several subordinates were afraid, afraid, especially the two maids, whose whole bodies were trembling almost uncontrollably, subconsciously dodging the gaze of the field members, and even unconsciously took a step back.

It can be seen that Tian Yuan's ordinary power is heavy, and when he is private to others, he is definitely not so kind to Lin Fan!

However, these things are not what Lin Fan should care about, he is a humble position, and he can't manage so much.

He asked a few people, "You tell me, who first discovered the study on the day it was burglarized?"

Hearing Lin Fan's question, everyone subconsciously looked at a delicate girl, the girl took a step forward and said tremblingly: "Back to my lord, it's... Be... The slave found out first! When the slave got up that morning, she went to clean the study, and when she entered the house, she found that the house had become like that, so I hurried to call someone, and everyone knew the rest! ”

Lin Fan looked at her: "Since you discovered it first, did you find any abnormalities before that?"

The maid thought about it for a moment, shook her head and replied, "It was the same day as usual, and there was nothing wrong with it!"

Lin Fan asked again, "What did you do before everyone arrived?"

When the maid heard this, there was a trace of panic in her eyes, and she hurriedly said, "I... I... I was stupefied, my mind went blank, I... I... Stunned there, nothing was done! ”

Lin Fan glanced at her, and then asked, "Then you tell me, besides you, who is the second one to know?"

"It's... It's..."The maid's face changed drastically, and she vomited for a long time, but she couldn't speak!

At this time, a servant stepped forward and said, "My lord, it's small, Ping'er should be too flustered at that time and forgot about it!" At that time, I heard Ping'er's cry and was the first to rush over! ”

Lin Fan looked at him again and asked, "Oh! It's you? ”

"Back to the adults, it was the small ones who arrived first! Then the others came over. The servant returned.

Lin Fan snorted and said, "Okay, you two stay, and the others will go down first!"

After everyone else went out, Lin Fan asked Tian Yuanwai, "Yuanwai, can I bring these two people back for questioning first?"

Tian Yuanwai stared at the two of them, as if he wanted to see through people's hearts, and a trace of gloom flashed faintly in his eyes.

Hearing Lin Fan's question, he reacted, and then smiled: "Of course, what did you find?"

Lin Fan shook his head and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry too much about outsiders, it's just an ordinary question, a routine!" Well, I've been harassing the house for a long time, but now it's late, and the matter is almost understood, so the official will leave! ”

Tian Yuanwai was a little surprised, for so many years, he had long been accustomed to the people of the government collecting money and not doing things, even if he could do it, it would be extremely procrastinating, and he couldn't wait to scrape the ground, and he was really a little uncomfortable with Lin Fan's vigorous and resolute behavior. I didn't expect Lin Fan to be so easy to get away, so he blurted out: "My lord, I'm leaving?"

Lin Fan glanced at him lightly, knowing what he was thinking, the official atmosphere had always been like this, no wonder he didn't expect it.

Lin Fan said: "This official came to the house for official business, and now that he is busy with official business, he will no longer bother, what's the matter, is there anything else that can't be done?"

Tian Yuanwai knew that he had lost his temper, and he hurriedly covered it up: "Why should the adults be in a hurry, the adults are working hard for the old man's affairs, and the old man is really sorry not to go, so he has already prepared a wine banquet and talked about his heart, the adults might as well eat well and leave!"

Lin Fan shook his head and refused, and arched his hand: "The kindness of the staff outside the staff has been received in my heart, but there is still official business in the next place, so it is inconvenient to delay too much here, and I hope that the staff will understand!"

When Tian Yuanwai heard this, he no longer insisted, and said: "Since the adult has official business, the old man will not force the adult to stay!" Come on, bring me what I prepared for you! ”

As soon as the words fell, the old housekeeper walked out from behind the field man, holding a tray in his hand, covered with a red cloth, so that people couldn't really see what was inside!

The people present are all clear-eyed, and they don't need to think about it to know what is in it, it is nothing more than some yellow and white things. Seeing this situation, He Fang and Zhang Ping, and even Liu Erniu, the little servant, all cast envious glances at Lin Fan.

Even Lin Fan himself was a little emotional, no wonder everyone wanted to be an official, he is now just a small official the size of a sesame mung bean, from taking office to the present, but in more than a month, this is the second time that someone has given him silver. The last time it was Song Mao, although Lin Fan accepted it that time, the money was spent by Lin Fan on the brothers of the Inspection Division, and it was not put into his pocket; And that's this time.

Since Lin Fan took office, most of the contacts are officials at all levels in Yongyang County, and they have to work up and down, plus they have configured a lot of things in the inspection department, and the various expenses in the inspection department have increased greatly, and the money and grain allocated by the imperial court are not enough at all, so they have always sent money out, and they are all losing money.

Although he has long known that it is extremely easy to make money as an official, Lin Fan will not deduct the salary of his brothers, and he rarely has contact with the squires, so he only stays in the understanding of these.