After a while, Zhao Hongrun and his guards, followed by Aiqing Zheng Xu Rong of Dali Temple, Zheng Chu Shuli of Daliang Mansion and other main officials in charge of the case, took the body of Shangshu Zhou Yan of the Criminal Department, and came to the autopsy room of Dali Temple under the vigilance and protection of a cadre guard. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At this time, Zhao Hongrun also received an edict from his father, and appointed him as an inspector to assist in the investigation of the murder of Shangshu Zhou Yan of the Criminal Department.

This incident surprised Zhao Hongrun.

Although even if his father does not allow it, Zhao Hongrun will continue to investigate the case, but with the addition of the inspector in this special situation, his investigation of the case has become much more justified, at least, a guy like Chao Lidong can't take Zhao Hongrun away.

In the autopsy room of Dali Temple, several servants of Dali Temple removed the official uniforms on the body of Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and carefully examined his body.

And Zhao Hongrun and the officials in charge of the case watched intently.

Originally, it seemed that Zhao Hongrun and the officials did not need to be around, but the person who was killed this time was the secretary of the criminal department, who was a first-class important minister in the court, so no one dared to take it lightly, and he must carefully observe the results of the entire autopsy.

"Several adults, Zhou Shangshu has a lump on the back of his skull, which is obviously caused by a blunt force......"

When a servant examined the back of Zhou Yan's head, he touched it a few times and made such an inference based on experience.

In addition, the rest of the servants also found traces of rope binding from Zhou Yan's corpse.

“…… Zhou Shangshu's body has obvious rope binding marks, judging by the depth of the rope, the thief tied Zhou Shangshu extremely tightly, probably afraid that Zhou Shangshu would break the rope and escape...... Other than that, there were no external injuries. ”

Aiqing Zheng Xu Rong of Dali Temple and Chu Shuli of Daliang Mansion glanced at each other, frowned and asked, "What about the cause of death?" ”

“…… It is suspected that he was poisoned by drugs, but it can only be determined after an autopsy. Several of them replied solemnly.

Hearing that the corpse was going to be dissected, Yang Yu, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, hurriedly said to Xu Rong and Chu Shuli: "Two adults, this is being watched by the lower officials, the two adults might as well go to the Criminal Department to check first, maybe in Zhou Shangshu's house, there will be any clues." ”

He had good intentions, after all, the autopsy process was quite bloody, and Xu Rong and Chu Shuli were both old men over fifty years old, and Shaoqing Yang Yue was worried about what stimulation these two would suffer.

Xu Rong and Chu Shuli nodded and accepted Yang Yu's kindness, but before leaving, they also kindly called Zhao Hongrun, after all, although Zhao Hongrun was used to seeing dead bodies on the battlefield, this did not mean that Zhao Hongrun could accept the process of dissecting corpses.

The two elders could see that this young His Royal Highness King Su actually did not look very good.

I have to say that these two are worthy of being old ministers who have been in the court for a long time, and the words they said make people unable to find the slightest fault: "His Royal Highness King Su, as far as the old minister knows, before Zhou Shangshu was killed, His Royal Highness had met Lord Shangshu in person, so it is better to go to the Criminal Department with Lao Chen and others, and by the way, Lao Chen can also ask Your Highness about the situation at that time, or it can help you solve the case." ”

"This king must know everything." Zhao Hongrun hurriedly accepted the kindness of the two bosses.

So, Zhao Hongrun, Xu Rong and Chu Shuli followed Tang Zheng, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, to the main office of the Criminal Department, while Yang Yu, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and the right attendant of the Criminal Department, stayed to stare at the process of autopsy.

Walking out of the autopsy room, Zongwei Lu Mu endured the discomfort in the house, took a breath of fresh air, and sighed and said: "What a thief, he is so bold and bold, harming Zhou Shangshu......"

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun and the rest of the sect guards were silent.

In all fairness, among the six departments of the imperial court, Zhou Yan can be said to be one of the very few important ministers in the court who have no interests linked to Zhao Hongrun, but the relationship is still quite good.

And Zhao Hongrun and Zong Wei also have a good impression of Zhou Yan, the secretary of the criminal department.

For example, just two days ago, Zhao Hongrun also negotiated with this Shangshu in the Criminal Department because of Wen Qi's relationship, and Zhou Yan did not feel sorry for Zhao Hongrun at that time, as soon as he heard that Zhao Hongrun would ask for the acquiescence of the Vertical Arch Hall and the Ministry of Rites, he readily agreed to this matter.

Such a good relationship with Lord Shangshu died, Zhao Hongrun's heart was inexplicably sad, followed by monstrous anger, after all, aside from the friendly relationship between the two, Zhou Yan is also a young Zhuang faction in the DPRK, only about forty years old to sit in the position of the head of the Criminal Department, which means that he can work in the position of the chief officer of the Criminal Department for at least ten years.

The loss of such a relatively young virtuous minister, the pillar of the country, is definitely a great loss for the imperial court.

Under the guidance of Tang Zheng, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, the group came to the main office of the Criminal Department, and came to the house where Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, handled official business on weekdays.

Because this remark is very important, Xu Rong and Chu Shuli did not dare to let Bingwei participate in the search, but asked Wei Jiao and other Zong Wei to assist, after all, Zong Wei's loyalty is obvious to all.

It's a pity that a group of people searched the room of Shangshu Zhou Yan of the Criminal Department for a long time on weekdays, but they didn't find any clues.

So taking advantage of the free time of rest, Xu Rong, the Qing of Dali Temple, asked Zhao Hongrun about what happened when he met Zhou Yan two days ago, hoping to find any clues from it.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun did not hide it, came to the desk in the house, sat on the chair that Zhou Yan sat on weekdays, and while recalling the scene at that time, he truthfully told Xu Rong and Chu Shuli what had happened.

"Your Highness, did Zhou Shangshu reveal his past direction at that time?" Xu Rong frowned and asked.

"No, I didn't." Zhao Hongrun shook his head, knocked his hand on the desk, shook his head and said, "When this king left, Zhou Shangshu was still ......"

Speaking of this, his voice stopped abruptly, and a pair of eyes carefully looked at Zhou Yan's desk.

"Your Highness?" Xu Rong and Chu Shuli glanced at each other, quickly got up from the chair and walked over, and asked, "Didn't Your Highness remember something?" ”

At this time, I saw Zhao Hongrun carefully looking at Zhou Yan's desk, and then turned around to look at the cabinet behind him and the vase with the scroll temporarily placed on the side, frowned and said, "A few things are missing......

As he spoke, he stood up abruptly and instructed all the sect guards: "Wei Jiao, find this king, find the case files of Wang Ling, Ma Qi, Su Li and others." He reported a series of names in his mouth, and Xu Rong and Chu Shuli looked at each other.

"Yes!" The guards did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to find it.

At this time, Xu Rong and Chu Shuli came to Zhao Hongrun's side, and the former asked suspiciously: "Your Highness, ...... are you?"

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun explained to the two ministers: "Two old men, when this king came, although he never heard Zhou Shangshu tell him where he was going, he heard Zhou Shangshu mention it, and learned that Zhou Shangshu was tracking down several headless strange cases. The king has seen all those files, but when he comes back today, he will not see them......"

"Could it be that Zhou Shangshu was stored after His Highness left?" Chu Shuli asked.

Zhao Hongrun shook his head, frowned and said, "Master Chu doesn't know that those strange cases are all strange cases that Zhou Shangshu has been investigating for a long time but has not gained at all. …… Moreover, there was an official named Wang Ling, who was an old friend of Zhou Shangshu. Looking at Zhou Shangshu's appearance at that time, if the truth could not be traced, Zhou Shangshu would never close the case easily. …… Therefore, it is unlikely that he will send those cases to the treasury of the Criminal Department......"

At this time, Xu Rong, the Qing of Dali Temple, stroked his beard, and said with a slight light in his eyes: "However, when I found Zhou Shangshu's body, I didn't find any case files......

Glancing at Chu Shuli, the two elders also participated in the search for work.

It's a pity that everyone searched for a long time, but they didn't find the cases that Zhao Hongrun said.

Seeing this, Xu Rong, the Qing of Dali Temple, said to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness, can you write it silently?" ”

Perhaps for others, this is difficult for a strong man, but Xu Rong, Chu Shuli and other ministers of the court are clear about the ability of His Royal Highness King Su in front of him, this is definitely a genius who can never forget and look at the monument.

I still remember that three years ago, His Royal Highness King Su silently wrote the book used by the prince of the East Palace Hongli to make words at that time in the court banquet on Duanyang Day, and this strange thing was talked about in the court.

"Two bosses, please wait a moment."

Zhao Hongrun immediately found a few pieces of paper and spread them on the table, asked Wei Jiao to grind it, wrote it on the paper with a pen, and wrote down the case files of Wang Ling, Ma Qi, Su Li and others word for word according to his memory.

Not to mention that Xu Rong and Chu Shuli were amazed, even Tang Zheng, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, who was originally standing in the outer room to avoid suspicion, couldn't help but walk in, hoping to witness this incredible scene with his own eyes.

After a long time, Zhao Hongrun put down the brush in his hand, lowered his head and blew the ink on the paper, stood up and said, "Two bosses, please." ”

"It's ...... Incredible. ”

Xu Rong and Chu Shuli looked at the slanted dense pieces of paper on the table, and then looked up at His Royal Highness King Su in front of them, looking at each other a little.

Just read it once, and didn't deliberately memorize it at the time, can you write it down word for word? Is there such a genius in the world?

"I really can't figure it out, when the Ministry of Rites was revising the library, it didn't invite His Royal Highness King Su to ......" Chu Shuli was surprised and made a joke.

At this time, Xu Rong, the secretary of Dali Temple who presided over the case, had already sat on the chair, carefully read the case files written down by Zhao Hongrun, and nodded from time to time and said: "Yes, the old man has an impression of these cases, but the murderers in them are either missing or have died, so they have not been handed over to my Dali Temple for trial, but there is indeed a ...... The old man thought that Zhou Shangshu had closed the case, and he didn't want him to still investigate......"

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Zhao Hongrun and asked suspiciously: "Your Highness, do you suspect that these headless cases are related to the murder of Zhou Shangshu?" However, as far as Lao Chen knows, the earliest of these cases occurred the year before last, and the closest one has been several months long, but Zhou Shangshu was killed only two days ago, which ......"

"Maybe, it's Zhou Shangshu's latest discovery." Daliang Mansion Zheng Chu Shuli said thoughtfully beside him.

And at this moment, a government official walked into the house and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Lord Shangshu He Meihe of the Ministry of Officials asked to see him, saying that he came for the case of Lord Shangshu." ”

Minister's book He Mei?

Zhao Hongrun, Xu Rong, Chu Shuli and Tang Zheng glanced at each other, a little surprised in their hearts.

Could it be that this case still involves the officials? (To be continued.) )