Chapter Seventy-Nine: Windfall (Part II)
At this time, the feet were considered to be the most unclean and private parts of the body, and even if they were married to each other, few people looked at their feet - except, of course, for those with special habits. And a man, a dead man's feet www.biquge.info will not be taken seriously.
But this time, Yang Zhen focused on the foot of the person who fell to his death, and it really made him discover a great problem - there was a lotus tattoo on his foot. Seeing him staring at the deceased's right heel with a solemn expression, Zhao Hui and the others couldn't help but bend down and look over, and at this look, the faces of the two of them also changed: "White Lotus Sect ......"
The seniority of these two people in the Jinyi Guard was naturally far superior to Yang Zhen's, and they had also dealt with the White Lotus Sect a few times, so they were more convinced of the meaning of this tattoo than him. They have also long been accustomed to it, as long as there is a trace of the White Lotus Sect in a certain matter, it will inevitably not be an ordinary event, and the implication will be widespread.
In their daze, Yang Zhen had already come to the feet of the slain, and also ripped off the shoes on his feet, revealing his two feet. Although the smell on this foot was stronger, Yang Zhen couldn't care about it at all, continued to observe carefully, and raised the right foot to look at its heel carefully.
Sure enough, there was also a white lotus tattoo on the man's heel. After Yang Zhen put this person's feet down, he slowly stood up, and let out a long breath before saying, "Now I can be sure that these two cases are related, and this matter is by no means simple!" ”
If two unidentified people died on the same day, and the same prefecture can find some unrelated reasons, then after confirming that they are also White Lotus cultists, there can be no reason to deny that the two are necessarily related.
Zhou and Zhao also thought so, and nodded solemnly: "This matter is indeed not ordinary. Jiro, what are you going to do with it? This time, the two of them put on a posture of looking at Yang Zhen as the horse, which was also due to their admiration for his meticulous behavior. They thought that it would be impossible for them to discover these details without Yang Zhen.
"Brother Zhao, you go back to see Baihu and ask him to bring someone to bring these two corpses back." After Yang Zhen groaned, he gave such an idea: "It doesn't reassure me to let them stay here." Brother Zhou and I stayed here and looked at these two corpses. "The idea is naturally to be steady.
"Okay, I'll rush back." After nodding, Zhao Hui stepped out and quickly brought a gust of wind and blew out two candles.
Seeing them so solemn, even as if they were facing a great enemy, Lao Song was a little stunned when he stared at a pair of big and small eyes. It took a long time before he dared to say, "Two adults, what do you say......
Yang Zhen just waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry, this matter has nothing to do with you, just do your duty." ”
"Yes......" Old Song shrunk his neck, didn't dare to say anything more, and retreated into the dark corner.
And Yang Zhen began to look at the corpse that was said to have fallen to death, and said to Zhou Qian: "This person is practicing leg and foot kung fu, so the next game must be extremely stable." I wouldn't believe him if he would have fallen down a hill like this. Let's take a closer look at his body. ”
"Good!" Zhou Zhen nodded in response, and together with Yang Zhen, he took off all the clothes on the corpse and examined it carefully. If it hadn't been found out that this person was a White Lotus Cultist, he might have had reservations, but now the situation was completely different, and he didn't believe that a White Lotus Cultist with martial arts would fall to his death so coincidentally.
After a closer inspection, Yang Zhen finally found some bruises on the back of the corpse that obviously did not look like they were caused by the fall when they rolled down the hillside, but as if they had been hit with fists and feet. The two who saw the clue glanced at each other, and they both saw deeper doubts in each other's eyes: this time the matter is getting more and more treacherous.
Zhao Hui went fast, and Tang Feng was not slow. Once he knew that there was a case related to the White Lotus Sect, he would not dare to be negligent no matter what, and after only half an hour, there was a sound of horses' hooves stomping outside.
After getting the errand and driving stickers, Tang Feng and the others were able to obtain horses from the government, so that they looked like real horsemen and brocade guards. This time the matter was important, and they naturally had to rush over as quickly as possible.
As soon as he entered the gate of Yizhuang, Tang Feng spoke: "Erlang, the deceased is really a member of the White Lotus Sect?" ”
Yang Zhen hurriedly greeted him and nodded, "It won't be wrong to think about it, they all have tattoos unique to the White Lotus Sect." Moreover, Brother Zhao and I also found out that both of them were killed by people, not by accident. ”
"Oh? Wait for me. "The stakes are very high, it's not that Tang Feng can't trust them, but the responsibility is on his body, and he can't help but see it with his own eyes before making a judgment.
After some inspection, Tang Feng was also convinced of this fact - there were indeed two White Lotus disciples who had been killed near Hangzhou City. This realization also made Tang Feng have even more questions: "What is going on?" The White Lotus Cultists have always been secretive, who has the power to not only find them, but also kill them? ”
But this question couldn't be figured out for a while, so Tang Feng had to order someone to take the two corpses back to their residence for safekeeping, and then carefully examine them before disposing of them after he had a clue.
Since it was Jinyiwei's people who wanted to take the two corpses away, Lao Song naturally didn't dare to stop him, but he still had the courage to come to Tang Feng and asked with a smile: "Dare to ask my lord, if someone asks why there are two corpses missing in Yizhuang, how should the villain answer?" ”
This was actually a hint that Tang Feng had given an explanation, he didn't even look at this ugly man, and said casually: "This matter will soon be known to the government, you don't need to worry." ”
When rushing back from Yizhuang, Tang Feng couldn't help but look at Yang Zhen and sighed: "Erlang, I don't know whether to say that you are lucky or capable, this is only two days, and you have dug up such a big case." Looks like we're going to have a lot of time to spare. ”
"That's it. We are still burying our heads in the files of other yamen, and at most we can find out some cases of unfair judgments, but you are good that you have directly turned over such a big case, and these officials are busy this time. Ma Feng also echoed casually.
His words reminded Tang Feng, he grabbed the reins sharply and stopped his horse: "This is indeed an opportunity." Yu Kan, you go to the Yamen of the Criminal Division, Zhou Qian, you go to the government office, and call several adults to our courtyard. Strike while the iron is hot, and tell them about this discovery today, so that we can take the absolute initiative. ”
Hearing his arrangement, Yang Zhen was stunned for a moment, and soon understood Tang Feng's intentions. In Yang Zhen's opinion, this discovery will definitely be able to clear the charge of Qi Tiezhu, and can be used to hold the handle of the government or the criminal department. However, Tang Feng had already transcended this layer, thinking of making a bigger move with the killing of the White Lotus Sect and obtaining greater benefits.
"It seems that my focus is still lower, and I should think more about it in the future." Yang Zhen secretly reminded himself in his heart.
Whoever is pulled out of the bed while sleeping soundly on the third watch day will always feel angry. Therefore, when Pei Xuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, Luo Zhengzhang, the magistrate, and Huang Mo, the deputy envoy of the Criminal Division, arrived, their faces were all very ugly. If they hadn't known that Jinyi Wei was not easy to mess with, and they learned from the arraignist that there was an important case, they wouldn't have come here in the dark.
But even so, after seeing Tang Feng and them, Luo Zhengzhang still asked angrily: "I don't know what important case Tang Qianhu has here, but he wants us to come all night!" ”
Tang Feng ordered someone to serve tea, and then seemed to say lightly: "It's nothing important, it's just that I found traces of the White Lotus Sect bandits in Hangzhou City." ”
"What?" The three of them, who were still a little angry and slack, were suddenly swept away, glaring at Tang Feng, just waiting for him to finish speaking.
And after Tang Feng really explained what he had mastered, the faces of the three of them became more and more ugly, and their hearts were already full of worry and uneasiness. Among them, Luo Zhengzhang was the most uneasy, because the Qi Tiezhu murder case was presided over by him, and he asked a little eagerly: "Is this ...... Are you telling the truth? ”
"Of course. Although you have great reservations about us, we will not treat you like this. Yang Zhen said half-sarcastically.
Luo Zhengzhang's face turned red, but he didn't care about these at this time, but quickly calculated in his heart: If it was really like what they said, whether that person was killed by Qi Tiezhu or not, he didn't have to admit the guilt. No, not only is he not guilty, but if he kills him, he will have merit. It seems that after I go back, I have to release the people quickly.
But this is still secondary, and the most important thing is that he didn't find out that the deceased and the identity of the White Lotus Sect bandit. As soon as the matter spreads, a frivolous comment will fall on his head, and there will even be even worse comments, saying that he is frivolous and careless of human life. At that time, let alone any evaluation results, even this official may not be able to do it anymore.
Thinking about it like this, Luo Tuiguan was as uncomfortable as sitting on a needle felt, and even sweated on this cool spring night.
In fact, not only him, but also Pei and Huang, who are also inseparable, are also worried, if they are sued by Jin Yiwei, it will not only be an evaluation problem this time, but it will even affect their entire officialdom career.
After all, Zhang Shoufu in the capital had just begun to introduce the test law, and he needed to kill people to ensure the implementation of the new law. Isn't their current performance just right up to being used by the imperial court as a chicken to set an example for monkeys?
Of course, things are not completely out of room for maneuver, as long as these brocade guards in front of them are willing to be accommodating, things may not be so bad. And judging from Tang Feng's performance in calling them overnight, this matter should still be discussed.
"I don't know what arrangements Tang Qianhu has for calling us here? As long as we can help you, we will not refuse. Since they have a request for others, their stature is naturally extremely low, Pei Xuan asked with a smile.
Looking at his god and listening to his words, Yang Zhen knew that this time he was pinching their vital point, and he knew that as long as this time the matter was done, he would be able to gain a firm foothold in Hangzhou. As long as he has a good relationship with these local officials, even his boss Shen Zhuo or the eunuch An Li will not dare to really do anything to them.
Tang Feng was also full of smiles at this time, it really took no effort to break through the iron shoes and find nowhere to find them, the situation problem that had been plaguing them for the past few months had a solution that could be solved overnight.
This is really an unexpected big gain!