After waiting for more than an hour, after the tea was half filled, Qian Zhifu dragged his tired steps from the back hall.

Lu Sheng hurriedly stood up, "Lu Sheng, the lower official of the Criminal Division, meet the prefect." ”

"Lu Sheng...... Sorry to keep you waiting. Originally, as your status as a first-class jinshi, this official should have arranged for you to serve under me. However, there is no vacancy in this mansion, and the pen master will not step down until another year, so I will first wronged you to work in the Criminal Division for a while. You will be transferred back after the expiration of the one-year period. ”

"The lower officials are afraid, and the matter of eating the king's loyalty to the monarch is the same in any department. Knowing that the prefect is busy with official business, he still comes to disturb it, and he asks the lord for forgiveness. ”

"Hey, Suzhou Prefecture suffered a once-in-a-century typhoon, and the people of the six counties were seriously affected. The official really doesn't know if the people can survive this time, we are one of the parents, and we can only tide over the difficulties with the people.

I heard that you are here for official business, what are you doing?"

After saying a few words, Qian Zhifu immediately asked straight to the point.

"Lord Qiqi, the Criminal Division has just been reopened, and a big case has been received, so the lower officials have come to ask the prefect for advice. ”

"What is a big case?" Qian Zhifu paused, and asked suspiciously.

"The case of He Fu being destroyed. ”

"Isn't this case closed? The murderer has been caught, and the queen of autumn asks beheaded, do you still want to investigate the case?" Qian Zhifu's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Yes, the case is closed, and the whole city knows about it. However, Li Ning, the father of the murderer, handed over a petition to the Criminal Division early this morning, asking the officials to re-investigate the case. Li Ning loves his son very much, even if his son is guilty of a heinous crime, he also wants to know why Li Xiang did such a heartbreaking thing. So ......"

Under the gaze of the prefect, Lu Sheng could still feel a little pressure. After all, as the leader of the government, this bit of official authority is still there.

Fortunately, Lu Sheng had dealt with officials a lot in his previous life, and he had a lot of immunity to this, so his face was still calm and calm.

Qian Zhifu stared at Lu Sheng for a long time, and even Lu Li, who was on the side, felt a little suffocated. Suddenly, Qian Zhifu smiled, and the depressing atmosphere disappeared in an instant.

"It's worthy of a young man, the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, dares to think, dare to do, and dare to offend Shangguan. ”

"The lower officials don't dare!" Lu Sheng hurriedly bowed down and said.

"This official is not reproaching you, on the contrary, you dare to come to me and say that you want to re-investigate this case, and this official appreciates you very much. Every three years, there will always be a group of new jinshi in the imperial court, some old and some young. But there are not many people who really want to do things and dare to do things.

One by one, they wanted to be promoted and climb up, and they were bent to welcome them, and they did everything they could. The official hated this.

I've read your article, and Chunkui's answer sheet was also placed in front of the official's desk a few days ago. The article is old, decent, and rarely has the sharpness of young people. Now it seems that you can't just rely on an article to look at people. ”

"The adults are overrated, and the officials are afraid. ”

"Since you have received the pleadings, this official allows you to re-examine the case. However, the official questioned himself and concluded that the case was correct, the human and material evidence was there, and the evidence was conclusive. ”

"Then, can Li Xiang admit his guilt?"

"Hmph, what wicked person in the world would admit that he has sinned heinously? There is no shortage of such people in the world who are still hard-mouthed when they die.

Someone, pass it on as a headcatcher!"

Qian Zhifu shouted outside the door and motioned for Lu Sheng to sit down and speak. Next, the Qian Governor's Mansion can be regarded as an informal conversation between the superior leader and the lower-level officials.

asked some about the situation in life, and asked some Lu Sheng's views on governance. are all some superficial questions, and when it comes to the depths, Governor Qian immediately interrupted.

After a while, a capturing head in a strong suit strode over.

The costume of the arrester is similar to the style of Lu Sheng's criminal division, the only difference is that the fast arrest is black, while the criminal division is red.

Lu Sheng is the chief of the Criminal Investigation Department and can be regarded as a civil official. However, the Criminal Investigation Department belongs to the criminal investigation department, so the official uniform is between the civil and military. It has both the elegance of a civilian official and the simplicity and ability of a military attaché.

The sword at his waist is not only not hindered, but it looks more majestic.

I have to say that the official uniform design of the Dayu Dynasty is very trendy and very attentive.

"Subordinates, see the prefect!"

"Cheng Arrest Head, this is the newly appointed head of the Criminal Division, and he came to re-investigate the case of He Fu's extermination of the door. You will transfer all the dossiers and materials of the He Fu case to him, and you need to cooperate with Lord Lu in investigating the case. Some small things, no need to ask me. ”

"Re-investigate the case of He Fu?" Cheng Zhutou's reaction was exactly the same as that of Qian Zhifu, "What else is there to investigate in this case?"

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not questioning the government's verdict. It's just that the father of the criminal asked the Criminal Division to investigate the case, and you should also know that the Criminal Division is about to be unable to open the pot.

Moreover, I also know the murderer Li Xiang, and I think that it is really unbelievable that I know him and do such a heartbreaking thing. His father was understandably unincompatible. ”

"What can't I understand? Li Xiang was bitten by a vicious dog when he was young, and that night, he had a rabies attack, and he became crazy, so what could he not do? Poisoning his father-in-law's house and biting his fiancée to death, where can a normal person do such a thing?"

Cheng Zhutou muttered in a low voice, but he didn't hide the volume, so Qian Zhifu and Lu Sheng listened to it very clearly.

Lu Sheng also remembered that about ten years ago, Li Xiang was indeed bitten by a vicious dog. Later, this incident caused a lot of trouble, and Li Yuanwai was furious and issued a reward order to arrest the vicious dog that bit his son. A reward of one hundred taels of silver.

In the end, the vicious dog was found or not, and Lu Sheng didn't know, but it was a fact that the dogs in the whole city were almost killed. Killing dogs has become a shortcut for the people of Suzhou to make a fortune. Anyway, many people lined up to carry their dogs to the Li Mansion to receive the reward. Sin, sin.

"Rabies?" Lu Sheng was slightly stunned, "Is Li Xiang still alive?"

"What does Lord Lu mean? Before the autumn queen asks for beheading, Li Xiang is naturally still alive. ”

"But Cheng Zhutou, don't you know that once rabies attacks, the patient will die in a very short time, if Li Xiang is still alive, it means that he has no rabies. ”

"This ...... I really don't know. However, even if it wasn't rabies, I took people to Hefu to arrest people at that time, and the stolen goods were obtained and the evidence was ironclad. ”

"Okay, Cheng Catcher, the official will cooperate with Lord Lu if you want to, don't complain so much. After all, it is a human life, and it should be cautious or cautious. If you wronged a good person, it would not be good to let the real culprit go unpunished.

The official is busy with official business, so he will go and get busy first. ”

"Xiaguan sends the prefect to him. ”

"My subordinates send you off. ”

It wasn't until the back of Qian Zhifu disappeared that Lu Sheng stood up, and Cheng Zhutou's face was still full of unhappiness. However, the prefect of Qian had an order, and Cheng Zhutou no longer had other complaints, and made a gesture of invitation to Lu Sheng.

"Lord Lu, please come with me. ”

Lu Sheng beckoned to Lu Tanuki, and the brother and sister followed Cheng Zhutou to the archives.

Cheng Zhutou took out a file in a drawer and handed it to Lu Sheng, "Lord Lu, these are the relevant documents for the case of He Fu's annihilation." ”

With the candle flame lit, Lu Sheng quickly flipped through it.

"The fourteen members of the He Mansion were all poisoned, and one of the arms of the Lord of He Mansion was cut off, and there was no trace of him? The eldest lady He Yun died in the most miserable state, and the flesh and blood of the chest were torn and bitten. But the cause of death was a choked throat and death......"

"Yes, when the murderer is violent, Miss He Yun should be struggling to resist. So the murderer pinched Miss He Yun's throat hard, and was finally strangled to death. Cheng Zhutou said with a pale face.

"I've been a fast hunter for 10 years, and I've never seen such a vicious person. ”

"But judging from the injury, Miss He Yun was not raped before her death?" Lu Sheng raised his head suspiciously.

"It should be that the murderer didn't want to strangle Miss He Yun to death when he was violent, because Miss He Yun was dead, so the murderer lost interest. turned his attention to the second lady of He Mansion. ”

Lu Sheng hurriedly opened another file, "He Qing, the second lady of He Fu, was suddenly knocked unconscious in the middle of the night, and then raped by the murderer. After waking up, He Qing hurriedly opened the door and called for help.

But he didn't want the murderer to leave, and was stabbed into the lower abdomen by a sword the moment he opened the door. But fortunately, this sword avoided the vital point, so Miss He Qing survived. He Qing didn't see the murderer?"

"At that time, it was ugly, and I couldn't see my five fingers, so Miss He Qing didn't see it. Soon after the murderer committed the murder, I rushed to arrest Li Xiang on the spot. ”

"Why did you arrive in a hurry? Did anyone report the crime?"

"Yes, Bai Shaoyu's son came to report the case in a hurry. ”

"Bai Shaoyu?, the immortal Bai Shaoyu in the painting?" Lu Sheng asked in surprise.

Bai Shaoyu is a famous talent in Suzhou Prefecture. Before Lu Sheng's high school, Bai Shaoyu's talent was far above Lu Sheng.

In last year's autumn exam, Lu Sheng won the seventh place, but Bai Shaoyu was the first place. But Bai Shaoyu was obsessed with the Immortal Dao, and he was still in the Ding Wei period, so he didn't go to Beijing to catch the exam. Otherwise, with Bai Shaoyu's talent, he may be able to compete for the title of champion.

"It's Bai Gongzi. Cheng Zhutou said lightly, "At that time, Bai Shaoyu and a few friends drank late at night in Qingyuefang, and the drunken Bai Shaoyu wanted to find a convenient place. But he didn't want to enter the back door of He Mansion by mistake, and mistook the back kitchen for a toilet.

In the back kitchen, I saw the people of He Fuxia who were poisoned and killed. At that time, he woke up drunk, and hurriedly ran to the yamen in a panic to report the case.

It is inferred from the mouths of the people who drank with him that Bai Shaoyu went home after separating from them, and then entered the He Mansion by mistake and then reported the case to the official mansion, there was no time to commit the crime in between. So...... His suspicion has been ruled out. ”

From this point of view, Cheng Zhutou's handling of the case is still logical and rigorous. Although Li Xiang's motive for killing is still unknown, the background of this era does not pay attention to these in the first place.

Even if the prisoner does not admit guilt and obey the law, the evidence of this crime is enough for the government to convict the case.

"Miss He Yun's chest was bitten until the flesh was blurred, and there were tattoos left on her chest, presumably a flying bird tattoo?

"This ...... I don't have many women in contact, how do I know? But the girls in Qingle Fang have many tattooed phoenixes, flowers, and so on. Cheng Zhutou said truthfully.

Putting away the file, Lu Sheng packed the file and handed it to Lu Li, "Cheng Tou, can I go to the prison to see Li Xiang?"

"Yes!" Since Cheng Zhutou was ordered to cooperate, he naturally would not make things difficult for Lu Sheng in such a trivial matter, and the Lu Sheng brothers and sisters followed Cheng Zhutou to the dungeon in a carriage.