At this moment, there were six officials standing in two rows in the public hall, all holding thick water and fire sticks in their hands, and kneeling on the ground in the middle was a man about 40 years old, dressed in dark gray clothes, and looked like a businessman.

Wang Bantou is the fast catching squad leader Wang Kuai who Zhang Nian once mentioned to recommend Gou San, he is twenty-six or seventeen years old, with a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a slightly yellow complexion, a medium to tall figure, and looks strong and powerful, shrewd and capable.

He said: "My lord, after the villain's visit, when Feng was killed, someone saw this person leaving the scene in a panic and quickly. After the villain's investigation, it was found that this person and the murdered Feng had a fierce quarrel. The villain believes that the person is suspected of murder and takes it back. ”

The middle-aged man kneeling on the ground hurriedly shouted, "My lord, the grass people have been wronged! This matter really has nothing to do with the grass people! ”

Zhang Nian said: "You shut up first, and then come to defend when the official asks you." ”

He asked, "Wang Bantou, this person can have physical evidence for murder." ”

Wang Bantou said: "There is no direct evidence yet, and the villain is sending people to look for eyewitnesses at the scene." Because this person was the most suspicious, he was specially summoned for questioning. ”

Zhang Nian said unhappily: "Wang Bantou, you are also an old catcher, why are you still so frizzy?" ”

Wang Bantou said ashamedly: "The villain is incompetent, this case has been delayed for three years, and it still can't be solved." Please also punish the adults. ”

After speaking, Wang Bantou's face turned pale, and his legs trembled slightly. Because of this case, he has been beaten 4 times by the county magistrate, and it seems that he can't run away this time.

Zhang Nian said: "This county has taught you many times that you must not be careless of human life, and the evidence must be conclusive in handling the case. This beating will be written down for you for the time being, and if you recidivize, you will be punished. ”

Wang Bantou hurriedly saluted and said, "Thank you, Master." ”

Wang Bantou stood aside after speaking. He looked at Di Renjie and the others who were sitting on the side, and said in his heart: "It seems that he was naked, if it weren't for the presence of these Qincha adults, it is estimated that he would not have been able to run away from this fight." ”

Zhang Nian said to the kneeling people in the hall with a pleasant face: "You get up and talk back." ”

Seeing Zhang Nian's attitude, Di Renjie and others still appreciated it very much.

The middle-aged man thanked the prefectural magistrate and stood up and waited for the adult to ask.

After Zhang Nian first asked the middle-aged man about his name, occupation, family members and other basic information, he asked: "Gao Yun, tell me, how did you have a grudge against the victim Feng?" ”

The middle-aged Gao Yun began to argue.

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Di Renjie and the others listened to the entire process of the trial, and then asked Zhang Nian and Wang Bantou to introduce the process of the case, and basically figured out the ins and outs of the case.

The case began three years ago, during which time a total of five women were killed in the streets, and Fung was killed two days earlier. The methods of the killers were extremely cruel, and each woman was stabbed at least 15 times.

This case has a great impact on Wuwei and even the entire Liangzhou region, and the chief steward personally ordered Zhang Nian to supervise the case, but there is still no clue. Zhang Nian was under great pressure, and Wang Kuai, the leader of the fast arresting team who specifically undertook the case, was also beaten many times because of his unfavorable work.

Zhang Nian did not have much hope for Di Renjie and others, nor did he think that they would be able to provide any help in this case. Out of politeness, he asked, "Lord Chincha, how should this case be solved?" Please also ask for your advice. ”

Seeing that Lord Qincha was so young, Wang Kuai and the others were a little disappreciative in their hearts, and said secretly: "I and other locals who are familiar with the situation can't solve the case in a few years. Ask them these young outsiders, is it useful? ”

Zhang Cambodia is a talent, but his talent mainly lies in having a sense of the overall situation, a keen sense of political smell, a good sense of human feelings, and a good communicator. In terms of criminal investigation, it is far inferior to Di Renjie.

He thinks that he and Di Renjie, as Qincha, are specifically responsible for investigating the tomb, so it is inconvenient to be distracted to meddle in local cases. First, the case explained by the prince has no eyebrows, and he has no time to take care of other things. Second, meddling in local official affairs is also a taboo thing. He coughed and motioned to Di Renjie not to meddle in the matter.

Unexpectedly, Di Renjie turned a deaf ear. He said, "Okay, I am willing to assist the county magistrate in investigating this case. Of course, this case is mainly based on you, and I am not participating in the investigation as a Qincha, but as a law student, and I am here to learn from the county magistrate and the big brother who catches the fast. ”

Regarding Di Renjie's humble attitude, Zhang Nian and others are still quite satisfied. They immediately thanked them. However, they believe that Di Renjie and others are just talking, and the case they are responsible for investigating has not yet come to a conclusion, so they will not really participate in the investigation of this case.

Zhang Nian said to the middle-aged man in the hall: "Gao Yun, you are indeed suspicious, and what you said needs to be verified by the official, so you will be temporarily detained." If the investigation of what you said is true within two days, you will be sent home immediately. ”

After speaking, he said to the arresters: "You wait for Gao Yun to be detained for the time being, and you can't deceive him." Wang Bantou stayed for a while. ”

The arresters escorted the suspect out.

After dealing with these things, Zhang Yan said to Di Renjie and the others: "Lord Qincha, Xiaguan will take you to Gou San's house. ”

After saying that, he ordered the carriage to be prepared.

Di Renjie said: "My lord, don't bother. The three of us are in a carriage, and there is something on the way to ask you for advice. ”

On the way to Gou San's house in the east of the city, Di Renjie asked a lot of questions, but he didn't ask a word about Gou San, all he asked was the details of the serial murder case.

Although Zhang Nian didn't believe that Di Renjie could help solve this case, he still seriously provided Di Renjie with all the information he knew.

Zhang Cambodia was secretly anxious on the side, not understanding what Di Renjie was smoking?

The county seat of Wuwei is not big, there are two main streets in the north and south, east and west, and in less than a stick of incense, everyone has come to an ordinary residential area in the east of the city.

Gou San is a well-known craftsman, his family is relatively good, the yard where he lives has two entrances, there are seven or eight houses in it, there are six parents, wives and children, and a servant.

Since the occurrence of the tomb **, Gou San's family has become accustomed to the investigation of people from the government. Even in the face of Di Renjie and other Qincha lords from the capital city Chang'an, they did not feel afraid.

Di Renjie didn't say any threatening and intimidating words, just chatted with them with a pleasant face, and the chats were all trivial things. However, they stayed for a long time, because Di Renjie asked a lot of content, and it was almost noon before they said goodbye and left.

On the way back to the county office, Zhang Nian asked, "Lord Qincha, may I ask, do you see any problems?" Over the years, he has accumulated a lot of experience in handling cases, and he still approves of Di Renjie's meticulous investigation method. In many cases, direct investigation of clues may not be able to gain anything, but in a short conversation at home, you will inadvertently gain something.

Di Renjie shook his head and said, "I don't see anything wrong for the time being, I just feel that this family is a little too calm." ”

Zhang Nian said disapprerovingly: "When the adults of Yushitai came, the family still looked a little nervous, and later the government came to investigate more people and times, probably because they were used to it." ”

Di Renjie said: "My lord, it's been several months since this incident happened, and the matter of solving the case is not in a hurry, let's talk about the serial murder case first." ”

Zhang Cambodia felt that Di Renjie was a little confused, so he hurriedly coughed a few more times. But Di Renjie didn't realize it, or didn't pay attention to his reminder, and then talked to Zhang Nian about the serial murder case.

Zhang Cambodia is a deputy Qincha, and he has no right to stop Di Renjie's decision, and in front of Zhang Nian, he is unwilling to expose the differences between them. So he didn't stop Di Renjie.

Di Renjie chatted with Zhang Nian all the way, and after arriving at the county office, while waiting for lunch, he called Wang Kuai, the head of the team, and continued to ask about the details of the serial murder case.

Then, he invited Zhang Nian and Wang Kuai to lunch together, and talked about the serial murder case. He agreed with Zhang Nian that Wang Kuai would accompany them to the scene of the crime in the afternoon to investigate.

After lunch, Zhang Nian and Wang Kuai left the guest house, and Zhang Nian wanted to go back to the back house to rest for a while.

Wang Kuai followed behind and asked, "My lord, what do you mean by Lord Qincha?" Why don't they leave their own case and investigate this serial murder case instead? ”

Zhang Nian also thought about this problem. He believes that this is because Di Renjie and others are young and frivolous, or they are curious. They are also law students, and it is understandable that they want to try their skills when they encounter bizarre and complex cases.

For Di Renjie and others to have such enthusiasm for cracking this serial murder case, although Zhang Nian does not have any expectations, he is still happy to accept it.

He thinks that he is not capable of cracking this case anyway, so he might as well let Di Renjie and others give it a try, and it is better to be able to destroy this case. The fact that it could not be solved shows the complexity of this case. Zhang Nian didn't want to use this incident to shirk his responsibility, but felt that he was psychologically relieved and proved that he was not an incompetent person.

However, Zhang Nian couldn't say this to Wang Kuai. "Don't think about it so much," he said. Since Lord Qincha is willing to investigate this case, let's cooperate. From now on, you will be responsible for accompanying Lord Chincha and be on call. ”

Wang Kuai said: "Yes, my lord, the villain knows." ”

After Zhang Nian and the others left, Zhang Cambodia asked puzzledly: "Huaiying, what do you think?" Why don't you go all out to investigate the case handed over to us by the prince, but take care of this case that should be handled by the local local government? ”