Although Lu Zhen had vaguely had a different opinion on the case before coming to Lijin, he still frowned in surprise after hearing Tang Lian's report. As for Xia Weiqiu, who was beside him, he was even more shocked at this time, and his face was full of panic.

If this is really as found out by Jin Yiwei, someone deliberately murdered Jin Yiwei, I am afraid that the county magistrate of this place must have to bear a lot of responsibility.

"What do you mean by that?" After being surprised, Lu Zhen quickly calmed down again and asked in a deep voice.

Tang Lian immediately brought the oil lamp to the corpse again and explained to Lu Jin: "My lord, please see, this brother's left hand has many calluses, and the bone joints are larger than those of his right hand, so he is obviously good at using blades with his left hand. In addition to the scar on his heart, there were only some bruises left on his body, which were caused after falling into the water. From this, it can be seen that he was killed by the murderer. If he hadn't been attacked suddenly and had no precautions, how could he not even resist at all and be easily stabbed in the center by someone? ”

"Hmm." Lu Zhen looked at the few locations mentioned by the other party in the faint light, and then nodded in agreement: "Anything else?" ”

"There is also this knife wound, the wound is narrow and thin, and it enters and exits the body, and there is almost no pause, which is enough to prove that the murderer is a master of using a knife. And he also pierced the heart with a single knife, and his eyesight and technique are also quite good. From these points, it can be inferred that the murderer deliberately killed people, and his martial arts were good, so that the deceased could not react at all. Tang Lian truthfully told all the inferences he had drawn from the corpse.

A hint of discoloration flashed in Lu Jin's eyes, but he still nodded: "It seems that it is indeed as you said, in this way, the problem behind this matter will be even greater." How could he, a brocade guard who had been ordered to come here, be assassinated? In just a few days, there will be no enemies, and it is impossible for him to even have contact with too many people, so he has been to the beach with Xia Xianling and others......"

The so-called speaker has no intention of listening, Lu Zhen just mentioned it in passing, but Xia Weiqiu's face turned pale in fright, and he hurriedly shouted: "My lord, the lower official...... Xia Guan didn't mean to harm him, and he had always been respectful to him when he went to the beach with him to survey the terrain before, and he didn't dare to neglect him......"

Hearing him call like this, Lu Zhen came back to his senses, and hurriedly smiled and comforted: "Xia County Order, don't panic, this official believes that this matter has nothing to do with you." ”

"Thank you, sir......" Xia Weiqiu breathed a sigh of relief at this time, but his face was still full of sorrow, as long as this case was not revealed for a day, his suspicion would not be solved for a day.

Lu Zhen didn't care too much about this person's thoughts, his eyes only turned on the corpse for a while, and then he asked again: "Xia County Order, did you find anything from the corpse?" For example, the waist card of the Jinyi Guard or the money bag blade and other things? "As a brocade guard who came by order, this one naturally wanted to carry a waist card document to prove his identity.

Xia Weiqiu shook his head: "When the body was recovered that day, there was no such discovery. It may have been swept away by the river. ”

"This is one possibility, and the other is that it was taken away by the murderer. And judging by its motive for the deliberate killing, the latter may be more than that. Lu Zhen exhaled a turbid breath, and then turned around and walked out of the mortuary. There are only so many clues that can be found on this corpse, and it is time to ask other insiders.

Xia Weiqiu hurriedly followed, but when he saw Lu Zhen walking towards the county court's signing room, his face still showed hesitation. He is still quite jealous of that Ma Decai. Lu Zhen also found out about this, so he turned around and said: "Xia County ordered to go back first, and let the people in the yamen go upstream along the river to see if anyone has ever seen the dead or suspicious people." ”

"The subordinate obeys." In fact, Xia Weiqiu had wanted to do this for a long time, but he was so troubled by Jinyiwei that he didn't really give an order. Now that Lu Zhen has given him this opportunity to prove himself, of course he will not miss it, so he quickly nodded and called a secretary in the county yamen and asked him to call several head catchers and team leaders in the yamen to his public house to talk.

At this time, Lu Zhen had already walked into the signing room of the county and saw Ma Decai with a worried face. Lu Zhen was quite disgusted with this brocade guard villain who took a chicken feather as an arrow and took the opportunity to bring disaster to Jin. But now is not the time to send him down, so his face is quite relaxed.

When he saw Lu Jin coming in, Ma Decai was obviously stunned for a moment, and then immediately knelt on the ground to salute: "Ma Decai, a hundred households of lowly brocade guards, will see Lord Futai." ”

"Do you recognize this officer?" Lu Zhen walked past him and sat down behind the bookcase before asking.

"On the day of the humble position, I also greeted the adults outside the city of Jinan, so I recognized the appearance of the adults. I didn't expect this case to alarm Lord Futai......" Ma Decai hurriedly explained, but because the other party didn't let him get up, he could only kneel and talk, looking really embarrassed.

"If this official doesn't come here, I'm afraid that this Lijin will be harmed by you." Lu Zhen stabbed the other party, which made Ma Decai's face blush, and his head lowered: "The lowly duty knows the mistake, and the lowly duty is also because he is eager to avenge his brother, so he did some reckless things." ”

"Are you trying to get revenge? If you do this, you can't see the slightest possibility of finding the murderer, you can only find a substitute for the dead to make it more difficult for the dead to look at. Lu Zhen said with a sneer, but Ma Decai had nothing to say.

After beating the other party for a while, Lu Jincai finally softened his face: "You get up and talk first." ”

"Master Xie." Ma Decai stood up on the ground, and then looked at Lu Jin with some expectation, he could see that the governor must have a place to use himself when he came to see him at this time.

Sure enough, Lu Zhen then spoke: "The mistake you made this time will be recorded by the official, if I really want to investigate, even your Qu Qianhu will not be able to protect you." However, as long as you can do your best in this case and atone for your crimes, this official can treat you lightly. ”

"Yes...... In the future, he must obey the orders of his lords, and he will never dare to disobey orders. Ma Decai hurriedly said, and his heart was a little more relaxed. Because he knew that what Lu Zhen said was by no means a lie and intimidation, and with his identity and status in the imperial court, it was completely effortless to deal with a hundred households like him.

"I hope you do what you say, this official not only listens to people's words, but also watches people's actions." After Lu Zhen said this, he finally got to the point: "What is the identity of this deceased in the Thousand Households, and what is the relationship with you?" ”

"His name is You Wu, he is a small banner under the lowly position, he is quite diligent in his work on weekdays, and he is clever enough, so the lowly position asked him to come to Lijin on an errand."

"Did he have any credentials on him when he came?"

"Yes, I have the waist card of the brocade guard, as well as the relevant documents, with me. In addition, there was also a member of the prefect's yamen who came with him. At this time, Ma Baihu really knew everything, and he even explained where Lu Zhen didn't ask.

"What about the officer? Have you looked for him? When Lu Zhen heard that there was such a key person, his spirit suddenly perked up, and he asked urgently.

"After learning the news, we sent someone to the government to ask, and the official had returned to Jinan the day before. And as far as he could tell, he didn't see anything unusual at the time. It's just that after finishing the errand, You Wu said that he wanted to find someone, so the clerk went back to Jinan first. ”

"Oh? You Wu is from Lijin County? Lu Zhen asked a little strangely. The answer was negative: "He is a native of Jinan." ”

"In that case, how can he have someone in Lizin who needs to be seen alone?"

"This ......" Ma Decai suddenly looked a little distracted, and his face also showed a tangled look.

Lu Zhen immediately turned his face blank: "You give me a truthful explanation, if there is a lie, this official will not be able to spare you!" ”

"My lord's forgiveness, it's really that this matter shouldn't have anything to do with the murder, it's just an internal matter of my Jinyiwei." Ma Decai hurriedly begged for mercy, but after seeing Lu Jin's insistence, he knew that it was impossible to hide the matter any longer, so he said with a bitter face: "Actually, he went to see one of our colleagues." ”

"Is it a spy in this county?" Lu Jin knew that Jinyiwei had the power and habit of sending secret agents to various places, but he felt strange why the other party was so embarrassed by such a matter.

Soon the answer was revealed, and Ma De shook his head and said, "Not really." He committed an accident in Jinan before, and was sent to Lijin by the Lord of Qianhu to avoid trouble. Because he has some friendship with You Wu on weekdays, he ......"

"So you deliberately sent You Wu to Lijin on business?" Lu Zhen immediately broke the other party's careful thinking. Jin Yiwei always does a lot of evil on weekdays, once he is really sued by the local government, he will often find an innocent person to confess, and then send the offender to another place for temporary refuge, and then let him come back when the limelight passes. Lu Zhen has heard of this trick for a long time.

"Exactly." Seeing that Lu Jin's words were broken, Ma Decai couldn't hide it anymore, and bowed his head to admit it.

"Hmph, Ma Decai, you are really bold. Don't talk about other officials, since you know that there is such a clue to check, why do you want to wronged the innocent in the county office? Lu Jin's face sank and asked.

"The lowly duty knows the mistake, and the lowly duty is also confused for a while, and the adults forgive the sins." Ma Decai hurriedly knelt on the ground again and begged for mercy.

"I don't think you're foolish, but you're too shrewd. Because you know that if you find someone, that person will be found and cause you trouble. But have you thought about it, because of this selfishness, you will not only wronged the innocent, but also allow the murderer to get away with it, and it will bring trouble to Shandong. Lu Zhen reprimanded in a fierce voice, so straight that the face of the kneeling person was pale, and he didn't even dare to raise his head when he fell to the ground.