Early the next morning, Tang Ning was sleeping soundly, and suddenly there was a noise outside: "My lord, it's not good, my lord, someone has been killed!" ”

Hearing that it was a homicide, Tang Ning hurriedly put on his clothes and walked out, only to see County Zuo Yang Chongzheng standing in the courtyard sweating profusely, and Dou Tianzhang and Zhang Yun also rushed out when they heard the sound, Dou Tianzhang asked in a deep voice: "Yang County Zuo, who was killed?" ”

"Yes, it's Fan Er, the executioner in the county!" Yang Zhong replied while panting.

"Oh? Where did he die? Why did you die? Have you ever caught the murderer? Dou Tianzhang asked.

"He died in his own home, his head was cut off, and as for who the murderer was, it is unknown for the time being!" Yang Zhong replied one by one.

Dou Tianzhang thought for a moment, and then said, "In that case, you take me to see the scene and the corpse and look for clues." Then he instructed Zhang Yun and Tang Ning: "Zhang Yun, you come with me, Master Tang, you are responsible for taking care of the family in the county office." ”

Regarding this matter, Tang Ning intuitively thought that it should be related to the main quest, so he hurriedly took the initiative to ask: "My lord, let me go with you, multiple people can also have more ideas." ”

"Huh? Master Tang, weren't you the most afraid of seeing corpses? What's going on today? Zhang Yun asked in surprise.

"I begged for a talisman a while ago, so I'm not too afraid of corpses now. And this is the first case we have encountered since we arrived in Shanyang, and we must deal with it as soon as possible, otherwise it will affect the prestige of the master. Tang Ning casually found two reasons to justify.

Seeing Tang Ning so insistent, Dou Tianzhang nodded and agreed: "Since Master Tang wants to come, it's okay." ”

So several people came to the scene of the crime, that is, Fan Er's house, at this time, there were a few officials and servants who were busy at the scene, Yang Zhong instructed an old man: "Lao Xu, this is the new county commander Lord Dou, what do you find here, tell the master carefully." ”

The old man first gave Dou Tianzhang a salute, and then said slowly while pointing to the corpse: "Master Qiyu, this deceased is Fan Er, the executioner of the Yanei, and the scene of the killing is in this house, and the cause of death is that he was beheaded and died. ”

Seeing the old man's slow appearance, Zhang Yun asked impatiently: "This Fan Er looks very stout, how could he be beheaded so easily?" ”

The old man tapped him with his eyelids, and then explained: "Because he drank a lot of wine before he died, when we first came in, there was a strong smell of alcohol in this room in addition to blood, and now because the window is opened, it has almost emitted." ”

After listening to the old man's explanation, Dou Tianzhang nodded in approval and said, "Well, this makes sense." But judging from the method of killing, the murderer and the deceased should have a deep hatred, I don't know who in this county has a grudge against Fan Er? ”

Yang Chong shook his head and replied: "I haven't heard that Fan Er has a feud with anyone, and he is an executioner, and he is full of murderous anger, and no one dares to offend him casually." ”

At this time, Tang Ning interjected on the side: "I think that even if the murderer has a grudge against Fan Er, it will not be public, otherwise it is impossible for the two to drink together, and the murderer will not have a chance to cut off his head without getting Fan Er drunk, so I think it should start with his acquaintances." ”

Unexpectedly, the old man shook his head and said: "Although what this adult said has some truth, his subordinates think that they should start with this person first!" As he spoke, he handed over a piece of cloth, only to see two big characters "Cai Po" written on it in blood.

Seeing this name, Tang Ning's heart was shocked, and he secretly sighed that his intuition was really right, and this matter was really related to Dou E. And Dou Tianzhang beside him frowned and asked, "Who is this Cai Po?" ”

"Oh, it's a lonely old woman who moved to this county a few years ago. But haven't you heard that she has a grudge against Fan Er? And she is an old woman, even if Fan Er is drunk, she shouldn't have the strength to cut off Fan Er's head. Yang Zhong explained.

"Anyway, since the murderer left her name at the scene, then this matter should have something to do with her, Yang Xianzuo, you take someone to bring Cai Po back to the yamen now, and the county will personally interrogate her." Dou Tianzhang commanded.

But it didn't take long for Yang Chong to come back with a bitter face and report: "My lord, this, this Cai Po, you don't seem to be able to judge it!" ”

"Why do you say that?" Dou Tianzhang asked puzzled.

"Because, because of this Cai Po, she is also crazy!" Yang Zhong replied awkwardly.

"What?! She's crazy too? What's going on? Why are there so many madmen in this Sanyo? Dou Tianzhang couldn't help but exclaim.

Yang Chong hurriedly defended: "Shanyang was originally not crazy, and Tong Xianling and this Cai Po were also crazy recently. ”

"Oh? Could it be that this Cai Po was also crazy on the same day as Tong Xianling? Tang Ning felt a clue and hurriedly asked.

Yang Zhong hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "I don't know about this, after all, this Cai Po lives alone, and no one usually pays attention to her, so I don't know the exact time when she went crazy, but it should be the most recent one." ”

"Living alone? Doesn't she have children or other relatives? Downing asked guidedly.

Yang Chong really replied along his train of thought: "This Cai Po was not originally from this county, she moved in later, but her son died of illness not long after she moved here, and her daughter-in-law died three years ago, by the way, her daughter-in-law is Dou E!" ”

"Hey, why is this Dou E again, it seems that there must be some kind of connection between these things. Yang Xianzuo, you go and bring Cai Po up, even if she is crazy, I have to ask. Dou Tianzhang commanded.

A few minutes later, two officials came up with an old lady, only to see that this old lady was white and fat, and at first glance the family was relatively rich and the living conditions were very good, but at this moment she was wearing a cloak, tears flowing, and her face was full of horror, and she kept shouting: "Dou E is wronged!" Dou E is wronged! ”

Dou Tianzhang slapped the shocked wood, and asked in a deep voice: "You keep saying that Dou E is wronged, so who wronged her?" ”

Unexpectedly, Cai Po pointed at herself and said, "It's me!" It's me! It's Dou E who I wronged! ”

After asking for a while, Dou Tianzhang found that Cai Po could only say "Dou E was wronged" and "I killed her", and suddenly felt bored, so he waved his hand and said: "Send her home and find neighbors to help take care of her." ”

Then he said to Yang Chong: "Now it seems that these things are all related to Dou E's case, you go and bring the file, and the official will carefully review it now." ”