The shopkeeper's daughter-in-law added: "It must be that she is right, because I came from that side, and there is no one on the street, who is she?" That muffled sound must have hit something, and there was nothing to hit on the road? What else could it be other than bumping into her? Besides, the female beggar was walking in the middle of the road, could she not be bumped into? ”

Lu Jinping said: "Do you recognize that the female beggar who passed by your door is the one lying on the car outside?" ”

"That's right, it's her, she asked for food two blocks in front of us some time ago, and I gave her food twice! The beggar was a fool who could not speak, only grinned and cried. She walked past my door that day, and I could see it clearly with the lantern. ”

Lu Jinping said: "Who is the eldest young master of the Yun family who is driving?" ”

The shopkeeper said: "I don't know the specifics, it doesn't seem to be our Datang people, and they speak in a strange tone." Often drive a painted horse-drawn carriage. I heard that his surname is Yun, the eldest young master of the Yun family, he likes to drink, and when he gets drunk, he likes to drive the carriage himself. I bumped into someone a few times, but it was not enough to lose some money, but I didn't expect to kill someone this time......"

The bear catcher behind him glared at him and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense, how do you know that the eldest young master of the Yun family was killed?" Don't talk nonsense if you don't know! ”

The shopkeeper was so frightened that he quickly nodded and confessed, saying that he was talking nonsense.

When Lu Jinping heard this, he glanced back at Xiong Zhutou, but he didn't ask immediately, turned around and asked the shopkeeper of the oil and salt shop again: "Except for you and your wife who saw this scene, do you know who else saw it?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I don't know much, but I don't think anyone else saw it, because it was already the middle of the night, and every household was blowing out the lights and sleeping, and there was no one on the street." ”

"Is there anyone else in that carriage?"

"I don't know about this, a hundred or ten steps apart, and it was dark, I saw the eldest young master of the Yun family jumping out of the car, because there was some moonlight that day, and I could see it relatively clearly, but there was no one in the car who didn't know, I saw the eldest young master of the Yun family jumping out of the car, it was him. He likes to drive his own carriage, not a coachman, he is tall and burly, he can be recognized at a glance, and his voice is very loud, and his tone is strange, he can hear it when he hears it, and he will not admit it. ”

Lu Jinping thanked the two witnesses, turned around and walked to the door, and said to Xiong Zhutou, "You come out with me." ”

Seeing Lu Jinping's gloomy face, Xiong Zhutou didn't know what he said wrong, so he followed him outside the house nervously.

Lu Jinping didn't stop until he walked to the horse, waited for Xiong Zhutou to follow, then turned around and said, "Remember, don't interrupt the witnesses when questioning them in the future!" ”

Xiong Zhu's head turned red, and he hurriedly bowed in agreement.

Lu Jinping said again: "It's very inappropriate for you to threaten witnesses like that. When a witness testifies and he says what he sees, this allows us to fully grasp the facts of the case. This is to verify the facts of the case, not to debate in court, no matter who is involved and no matter what language he uses, as long as it is not a big rebellion, it should not be stopped. The goal is to hear exactly what he said and what happened at the time. This kind of raw testimony is the most helpful in solving the case, get it? ”

Xiong Zhutou hurriedly bowed down and said with a smile: "The little one knows, please forgive me, the little one will never dare in the future." ”

Lu Jinping's expression softened slightly, and he looked at him and said, "Listening to what you just said, this Yun family's eldest young master is very promising, what does he do?" ”

Xiong Zhutou hurriedly said: "He is the cousin of the Tibetan king of Tubo and Zhudan, and followed his father to come to Datang to ask for relatives for the Tibetan king, and the matter of pro-relatives has been delayed for a long time, and his father will go back to Tubo first if he has something, leaving him here to wait for news, and temporarily live in our Datang." ”

Lu Jinping's eyes widened when he heard this. He has been in the Tang Dynasty for half a year, and his previous historical knowledge has let him know that there have been many friendships between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng are the two most famous. And Princess Jincheng happened at this time. A year ago, Tubo sent envoys to Tang Zhongzong to ask for marriage, and Tang Zhongzong promised to marry Princess Jincheng to him, but for various reasons, he never made the trip.

Lu Jinping said: "Listening to what you just said, this eldest young master of the Yun family is actually the cousin of Tubo Zan Puqi with Zhu Dan, how can he be surnamed Yun?" ”

"I heard that he got the Han name himself."

"Since he is the cousin of Zampu Qi with Zhudan, he should have a very prominent status, why don't he live in the capital and hide in Tongzhou?"

Xiong Zhutou smiled wryly and said: "I don't know much about this, I only know that he is from Tubo, and it was Feng Tingshi who asked us to protect it properly, so this Yun family's eldest young master lost money several times when he injured people, and he did not arrest the crime." ”

Lu Jinping sneered: "Tubo Zampu's cousin can be so domineering? Even if my Tang prince broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the common people, why did he be extrajudicially merciful? Let's go, let's go and meet him, if he really violates the king's law, then he must be punished according to my Datang criminal law. ”

Xiong Zhutou hurriedly agreed: "That's, that's, he didn't cause any major injuries when he hit and injured people before, so he just paid some medical expenses, if there is a death lawsuit, it will still be severely punished according to my Datang criminal law." Don't say that he is just a cousin of Tubo Zampu, even if his own father commits a crime, he must be arrested and punished! ”

Lu Jinping squinted: "The king of Tibet, his father died, he can only be the king of Tibet, Zanpu, his father is a dead man, how can he commit a crime?" ”

Xiong Zhutou scratched his head, smiled wryly, and said: "Yes, yes, it should be said that he is his own son, even if it is the own son of the King of Tibet who committed a crime in my Datang, then he must be punished according to my Datang criminal law!" Hey hey"

Lu Jinping laughed again: "This Tubo Zampu is not yet ten years old, can he give birth to a son?" ”

The matter of Tubo Zampu bringing Zhu Dan to ask for marriage has been spread all over the Tang Dynasty, but everyone knows that this Zampu was not yet ten years old at the time, and Tang Zhongzong felt that he was too young to marry, so although he agreed in principle to marry the princess to him, he never sent the princess into Tibet, and wanted to wait until he was older. Therefore, many people know that the Zao King Zampu ruler with Zhudan is a child, and this bear catcher should also know that he is the head catcher of the yamen, but he said it casually, but he didn't expect that his words themselves could not be established, so he couldn't help grinning.

When a few people turned over and got on their horses, Xiong Zhutou asked Lu Jinping, "Do you want to drag this corpse with you?" ”

Lu Jinping pondered for a moment and said: "Before there is sufficient evidence to prove that it was the cousin of Tubo Zampu who killed this female beggar, it is better to treat each other with courtesy, and it is better to salute first and then soldier, and go to the door first to understand the situation." -- Bring the body back to the yamen mortuary for storage. ”

Xiong Zhutou hurriedly ordered the body to be dragged back, and then led Lu Jinping to a mansion.

Xiong Zhutou said to Lu Jinping: "This is the mansion of the eldest young master of the Yun family. ”

Lu Jinping looked up, this mansion is not very majestic, it seems that this cousin of Tubo Zampu is still relatively low-key, not too public, so he said to Xiong Zhutou: "Go forward and knock on the door, pay attention to etiquette." ”

The bear catcher nodded in agreement, turned over and dismounted, walked forward quickly, grabbed the door frame and knocked a few times.

After a while, the door creaked open, and an old man came out, looked him up and down, and said, "Who are you looking for?" ”

Listening to him, he is a native of the Tang Dynasty, and he must be a hired local porter. Xiong Zhutou clenched his fists and said, "Old man, please return to your master, our Lord Lu Jinping and Lord Lu will come to visit." ”

The porter frowned and said, "The master explained, all the visitors are gone, sorry." After saying that, the door was about to be closed, Xiong Zhutou hurriedly held the door and looked back at Lu Jinping.

Lu Jinping said loudly: "We are here to investigate the case from the Yamen of Tongzhou, not only to visit, but also to involve a murder case, I hope your master will meet and ask him something." ”