Wang Mang, Wang Hai, and Wang Ping took the case and came to Laishan City with Zhang Gao.

When the city lord Zheng Zhonglun heard that Wang Xianzhi's son and daughter had arrived together, he was taken aback and hurriedly raised his body to meet him.

Everyone had met, and when he learned that this matter was led by Wang Mang, he had a lot of complaints in his heart.

He has always been dissatisfied with Wang Mang's transfer of money and grain from the six counties to Liaoning, and at the same time, he is also very opposed to Wang Mang's move to cut land and negotiate peace.

At that moment, he said in a lukewarm tone: "Young Master Wang Mang, I don't know if you want to rest first or try the case first?" ”

Wang Mang replied: "The trial of the case will be discussed later, and you will have people go to the city to post the poster." It is said that those who find the head will be rewarded with 1,000 silver and give Ye a marriage. And then for the next day or two, you will do it yourself, and I will not ask. Since I have come to this city, I must first see the customs of the people of this city. ”

When Zheng Zhonglun heard this, he was puzzled: "Young Master Wang Mang, what do you mean by this?" Could it be that the murderer can still come to receive the reward with his head? ”

Wang Mang asked rhetorically: "Why do you see that the head is where the murderer is?" Wouldn't he have lost it and then been picked up by others? ”

"This..."

Zheng Zhonglun was extremely disdainful, and scolded his mother in his heart, thinking that this probability was almost non-existent.

Because of Wang Mang's identity, he couldn't refute it, so he asked Wang Hai, "Young Master Wang Hai, what do you think of this?" ”

"You can do exactly what my cousin tells you to do, for he is the one in charge." Wang Hai said without hesitation.

"Yes, young master!" Zheng Zhonglun received the order and went down to arrange it first.

Wang Mang didn't bother to stay here for a long time, so he walked outside.

Seeing this, Wang Hai and Wang Ping were suspicious for a while, and secretly pondered: "What my cousin did in Zhuzhou shows that he is not a dull person, why is he just asking about the case and running to have fun by himself?" ”

Wang Mang's trip to go, in their opinion, must be to go out to play and watch the scenery of Laishan City.

The two looked at each other and shook their heads.

Then Wang Hai said with a smile: "It seems that my cousin is not as powerful as rumored, he is just an ordinary gentleman who is spoiled by the eldest mother." ”

"Hehe, wouldn't it be better if he didn't have the ability? This case is dominated by him, if he can't come up with an achievement, it will be difficult for the eldest mother to talk about dividing the six counties. Big brother, this is an opportunity for us, and we must handle the case properly. Wang Ping replied.

"This is natural, since he has no intention of this case, then let him go." Wang Hai sneered twice and reviewed the file with Wang Ping.

Let's say that after Wang Mang left the city lord's mansion, he walked all the way in the direction of the rich Li Ao's house.

Since he understood the ins and outs of this case, he felt like he was laughing for the first time.

At the same time, in his mind, there was already a guess. It is generally believed that the rich Li Ao was not killed by the Ye family, but the Ye family should have known about Li Ao's killing a long time ago.

He has this guess, not because he has any extraordinary ability, and it is not because he is guessing. Rather, there is a certain basis and a certain experience.

This experience came from his past life.

In his previous life, although he hadn't read any books or handled any cases, he had heard a lot.

Unfortunately, he had heard of such a similar case in his previous life, and it could even be said to be exactly the same.

"Hehe, the person who writes the book is not necessarily blind. No, it seems that a vivid example has emerged. ”

Wang Mang said to himself as he walked: "Could it be that Mr. Pu Songling has the ability to know 500 years before and 500 years later?" I didn't write other cases, but I wrote a "prison". Isn't this case just a copy of the prison sentence right now? Could it be that Mr. Pu Songling knew that I would handle this case, so he wrote me the results in advance? ”

Although Wang Mang had a rough guess in his heart based on the "Prison Break" case written by Pu Songling. However, whether this is the case or not, he still has no bottom. This time I came out, just to find out.

There was nothing to do all the way, and when he came to a distance of only three or four miles from Li Ao's house, he stopped and entered a tavern.

As soon as he entered, he was greeted by the tavern's hostess.

Wang Mang took a look, didn't see the boss, was a little surprised, and said secretly: "Is there really such a strange thing in the world?" So he sat down, ordered a few side dishes, a pot of wine, and ate and drank.

After about twenty minutes, the customers in the store gradually dispersed, and Wang Mang asked the idle proprietress who was free, "Isn't this shop your own business?" ”

The proprietress Song replied: "Childe, I'm alone in this store." ”

Hearing the confirmation, Wang Mang asked again: "I heard that there was a murder not far from here a few days ago, can this be true?" ”

Song Shi replied: "Looking at the face of the childe, the accent is not like a local, the son is from other places, right?" There was indeed a murder here recently. A few miles ahead, a rich man was killed. The official family has not yet reached a conclusion on this matter. ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Wang Mangqi said: "I wonder if the boss can talk to me about this?" ”

"Why not?" The proprietress didn't think much about it, so she told Li Ao about it.

Wang Mang knocked on the side and learned that Li Ao's wife Ye had caused many people to peep at her beauty because of her beauty. And she herself also has some dealings with a talented man who reads poetry and books, and the two hook up and have some improper relationships.

After listening to some things, Wang Mang already knew in his heart, paid the money, settled the account, got up and left.

Out of the tavern, he followed the words of the proprietress Song and touched the homes of several bachelors in the village in front of him.

About the evening, Wang Mang took advantage of the darkness of the night, stuck to the window, and carefully looked at the situation in the house.

According to the "Folding Case" written by Mr. Pu Songling, he learned that the murderer of Li Ao was a bachelor who peeked into Ye's beauty.

Now he was sure that if this was true, then the murderer would definitely make a move. Hiding in the shadows by yourself, you can definitely find some clues.

One night, he had eliminated six of the seven or eight bachelors in the village, and two were not excluded. At this point, he focused his main energy on these two families.

On the second day, Wang Mang still did not return to the City Lord's Mansion, but continued to wander around.

In a flash, another morning passed. The list posted by the city lord was also transmitted here, causing a lot of commotion among the people here.

They put down their work and began to search for the skull, demanding a reward.

Wang Mang asked people to post this list, and the reward is 1,000 silver, and he can also marry Ye. How many people don't want to get such great benefits?

Wang Mang looked at this movement and was overjoyed.

When he came to the vicinity of Li Ao's house, he hid in the dark and looked at it from a distance.

About two hours later, a handsome scholar of about twenty-eight years old came to the place and entered the room.

(End of chapter)