After dark, Du Qiu, who looked terrified, was brought to Lu Jin, and he was the last person mentioned earlier who might have any contact with You Wu.

Du Qiu was really surprised that a brocade guard suddenly came to the door and claimed that he wanted to go to the county government by himself, and thought that his own affairs were known by the government, and forced his boss to hand him out. Fortunately, with the explanation of his colleagues, his heart settled down a little. It's just that when he saw Lu Jin, who was sitting behind the desk with a solemn face, he still felt nervous, and quickly knelt down as soon as he entered the door.

Lu Zhen first looked at this person carefully, and could see that this was a shrewd and capable person, no wonder Qu Gongliang would risk protecting him. After putting a lot of pressure on the other party, he spoke: "You are Du Qiu, the Jinyi guard who once committed an accident in Jinan City?" ”

"It's a lowly position. Please also ask the adults to hold only one offender accountable, and not to injure the others. After a little hesitation, Du Qiu still took the initiative to admit it, but he seemed a little responsible.

"I knew why I had to do it today, since you committed something, you should have expected such a result!" Lu Zhen sneered, but he didn't dwell too much on this matter, after all, he was not interested in what evil things this brocade guard had done, what he cared about was the hidden truth of another thing that the other party knew: "But now there is also a chance to atone for your sins, if you can help this official, not only can you get justice for your dead brother, but this official may also be able to come forward to exonerate you." ”

What do you mean by that? What dead brethren? Duqiu asked with a confused expression.

Only then did Lu Jin understand that the other party didn't know why he was looking for him. So he was a little patient and briefly told You Wu about the killing. And after listening to this explanation, Du Qiu's face changed again, and he couldn't help muttering: "He really had an accident......

"Huh?" Lu Jin's ears were not bad, and when he heard this, he immediately looked at the other party: "You knew that something would happen to him?" ”

"My lord, I did have such worries. When the fifth day came to see me, he said that he might make a great contribution this time, and if that was the case, he would be able to help me say a few kind words to Lord Qianhu. The humble asked him if he had taken on any good errand, but he said that he had found a terrible thing in this Lijin County, and as long as he reported it, the credit must be indispensable. Ducho recalled.

When Lu Zhen heard this, his spirit was even more perked, and he hurriedly asked, "Then did he tell you in detail what he found?" What is the so-called credit for his so-called merit? ”

"This ...... Because everyone had drunk some wine at that time, he thought he was drinking and bragging, so he didn't ask in detail. It was only after I woke up the next day that I realized that things were not simple. It's a pity that he left that night, saying that he would rush back to Jinan as soon as possible...... Knowing this, the humble position should accompany him, so that he can have a care, and he will not end up like this. By the end, Ducho's face was full of remorse.

Lu Zhen felt his heart sink, although the other party said a lot, but the key points were very vague, and he couldn't find useful clues from these words. The only thing that can be speculated is that Na You Wu was indeed suddenly assassinated because he discovered something terrible! From this point of view, this matter is indeed very unusual, otherwise it would not have been a murderous deed.

Ma Decai also felt anxious for a while, this was their chance to make meritorious contributions, so he took advantage of Lu Jin's contemplation and asked Du Qiu: "Is there anything missing?" Didn't he say what credit he could make? Think about it! ”

Du Qiu also understood that this matter was extremely important, so he knelt there and pondered for a long time. It's just that it's been a few days, and he drank alcohol again at that time, so it's always a little difficult to recall the details. After holding it for a while, he suddenly sighed: "By the way, Lao Wu said that this matter may put Lijin in danger, so he persuaded me to leave this place for the time being, and it is not too late to come back after he is done." ”

"Will put Lizin in danger? What could it be? Although Xia Weiqiu, the commander of Lijin County, felt nervous, he couldn't think of a reason. Lijin is not an important place, let alone a border area, there is no external danger to speak of, how can there be any danger?

Lu Zhen also frowned deeply, he felt as if he had caught something, but he was always separated by a layer of paper, and it was difficult to make a conclusion for a while.

At this time, Yang Zhen, who had been just listening, spoke: "Do you remember when You Wu met you?" ”

"This ...... It was five days ago, on the fourth day of the new year. Yes, on that day, I would go to the liquor store every three days to buy jar wine, and it was newly bought that day. With a brief recollection, Ducho gave the answer.

"Xia County Order, when did You Wu come to see you and when did you leave?" Yang Zhen looked at Xia Weiqiu again and asked.

Xia Weiqiu's answer was faster: "On the first day of the new year, he came with the people from the government, and the lower officials accompanied them to survey the nearby coast. Later, on the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, because he knew that the water of the Yellow River was rising, the people from the government wanted to give an explanation to the above, so they went to the embankment with the lower officials. At that time, Yu-sama was also together. After descending the embankment, they took their leave with the subordinates......"

Hearing him say this, Lu Jin's heart moved suddenly, and his eyes lit up: "It seems that the incident happened on this day, otherwise if you had found out any meritorious opportunity earlier, it would be impossible for You Wu to accompany you to the river embankment." ”

"The lowly duty also thought so, and that day he found something else besides leaving the embankment, and all that was left was what he found on the embankment!" Yang Zhen added.

After he said this, Lu Jin's thinking was also completely penetrated: "What can put Lijin County in danger, the river embankment accident is one of them, does he see something wrong?" Xia Zhi County, did anything strange happen on the embankment that day? ”

"This ...... There has never been. Xia Weiqiu shook his head blankly: "Everything is no different from usual, except for some people who were conscripted to build embankments and reinforce them, there are no people......

Although he couldn't ask a clue from this conversation, Lu Zhen still insisted on his judgment: "Which counties of your county are the people who went to the river embankment that day?" ”

"My lord, forgive me, this is really not ......," Xia Weiqiu shook his head in embarrassment.

During this period of time, he was not less busy for the matter of the river embankment, and he also did not toss the people in the county. At first, I may have followed the roster, but then it became a little hectic, and in the end, I just ordered a few families and asked them to help with the work for a while. Moreover, these people who are pointed out may not really be the head of the household to do the errand himself, and those of them who have money can also pay to hire people to work on the embankment.

For such a result, Lu Zhen is very dissatisfied, but he is not harsh. After all, rules are rules, but officials still have to be flexible, otherwise it will be difficult to do things well.

"How can you be sure that the problem that Na Yu Wu discovered was on the embankment, and not after being separated from the people, before meeting Du Qiu?" A question was raised.

Lu Zhen glanced at Du Qiu and said, "Although this is my speculation, it also has a certain basis. Because as far as Du Qiu said, You Wu met him around noon, otherwise he would not have been able to leave at night if he had drunk. And his accident should have been at night, because it was dark and he was a little drunk, he would be easily approached. ”

Du Qiu glanced at the young adult with some admiration, he had indeed forgotten to mention the time when the two of them were drinking, so he nodded and said, "What the lord said is that the humble position is indeed the wine that he drank at noon with the fifth child. He didn't leave until around the end of the Shen Dynasty. ”

In this way, counting the time it took to come down from the river embankment, it can be seen that You Wu didn't spend much time on the road at all. And because of the rain recently, there are no people going out in this county, how could he see anything terrible in a short period of time, or even something that threatens the safety of Lijin? Therefore, in the opinion of this official, the glimpse on the embankment is the most likely reason for his killing. ”

Although there is no conclusive evidence to confirm this statement, the logic is clear and there are few loopholes. It was Yang Zhen, and after the silence, he couldn't help but nod and said, "Your adult's inference is indeed reasonable, and the matter is likely to happen on the river embankment." It's just that Xia County didn't notice it. ”

Xia Weiqiu's face became even more nervous: "If that's the case, then someone wants to destroy the river embankment and release the Yellow River water to flood my Lijin?" How can there be such a mad person? Where have I, the people of Lezin, sinned against him? ”

"That's not a good thing to say. However, this matter is related to the life and death of the 20,000 people in Lijin County, and this official will never allow anyone to succeed. Lu Jin's face immediately sank, and he expressed his attitude: "So everyone, this time you must help me take down these bold thieves!" He knew that his previous guess was indeed correct, and there was indeed a big conspiracy hidden behind an ordinary murder case!

"I dare not die!" The governor said so, and many people here wanted to make a difference, so they naturally agreed.

"But...... My lord, this time Ma Baihu and they suddenly came to make trouble, but I am afraid that they will startle the snake and make the thieves alert. Yang Zhen suddenly raised a concern. These words made Ma Decai's face blush, and his head lowered, but he didn't dare to explain.

Lu Zhen glanced at the other party and said, "This point is indeed a bit tricky. But since the other party has been planning for a long time, as long as we make some illusions, they will still be fooled. Listen to me, all I'm going to do is ......."

Under his instructions, everyone nodded one after another, and many people already showed expressions of eagerness to make meritorious contributions.

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