039; Yue Su's question made Zhang Guozhu difficult to answer for a while, his eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about the answer.

"This ...... This............ That's right, this painting is the dog's love before his death, the original painting was lost, Benjue planned to leave a copy of the work, talk about comfort. ”

This is simply full of flaws, and Zhang Guozhu can come up with it, a martial artist is a martial artist, and his level is very limited

Yue Su listened to this answer, and secretly sneered in his heart, this Zhang Guozhu was obviously lying, if it was really what his son Zhang Xiang liked before his death, how could Zhang Guozhu easily give it to others for appreciation, and he was not allowed to hang it in the room to comfort his feelings.

However, Yue Su did not expose it to his face, no matter what, the other party is also an earl, and he cannot be forced to ask without real evidence. He smiled slightly and said, "I see." It stands to reason that this copied painting should be left to the lord, but Sima Chen's death is bizarre, and his relics need to be temporarily sealed, and I hope the lord will forgive me. ”

In the face of the county Chenghua Tengzhuo who adhered to the principles, Zhang Guozhu did not take away the picture scroll, not to mention that it was Yue Shaobao who was talking now.

The title of the earl is high, but he has no real power, and when he encounters a place where he occupies reason, he can go directly to heaven and ask the emperor to make the decision, but when he encounters a place that does not occupy reason, it depends on the face of the magistrate. Give him face, anything will do, if you don't give him face, he will be in vain. Especially in the Ming Dynasty, those civil officials most disdainfully the military generals to be knighted for their military exploits, and now he is still an empty lord with no real power, which is nothing. When his son died, he could exert pressure, and that was because he was the sufferer, and when he went to the emperor, the emperor could intervene. If you want to be unreasonable, if you get the physical evidence presented in court, the county can not give face.

"Yue Shaobao is like this, even if Benjue misses his son again, he can't hinder official business. Anyway, if the painting is lost, it will be lost, so as not to let the old man see things and think about people. By the time of the last sentence, the old man's expression seemed to be serious.

Then, Zhang Guozhu changed his words and said: "Yue Shaobao, I heard that you went to Luoyang, and actually picked up Wei Hanming, the death offender who poisoned the dog, and had to reopen the trial, I don't know why?" ”

"Ling Lang's death, the official found that there were some strange things, and the evidence was insufficient, so the trial was postponed. But please rest assured, this official will find out the real culprit, bring him to justice, and give Lang justice. ”

"People say that Yue Shaobao is the world's blue sky, since you are like this, it is inconvenient for this lord to say more, and please Yue Shaobao close the case as soon as possible, if it is postponed indefinitely, this lord will have to go to heaven to listen, please ask the emperor to call the shots for the dog." Zhang Guozhu is soft and hard.

"The lord can rest assured that this official will never let go of a wicked person, nor will he wronged an innocent person. Ling Lang's death, the official is also deeply sorry, so he will do his best to find out as soon as possible. With that, Yue Su stood up and said, "It's not too early, this official will leave." The lord doesn't have to send it far. ”

Leaving the Earl's Palace, Yue Su returned to the county office, recalling that when Zhang Guozhu answered the question of the painting, he flickered, and thought that there must be something else. He doesn't have many powerful people on hand now, only the golden cicada and the iron sword. Now that there is another case, there is an urgent need for manpower, so Jin Chan took a few capable people to keep an eye on it, always paying attention to the actions of the Earl's Palace, and wrote a letter to ask people to bring it back to Kaifeng, and asked Yin Zhu, Li Zhong, and Cao Yu to come with a part of the dart master in case of emergency.

That night, the county Chenghua Tengzhuo and the local gentry invited Yue Su to a banquet as usual to wash Yue Su's dust. In fact, everyone knows that Yue Su can't go, and he didn't even prepare for the banquet, but he was just polite and did the favor.

However, to his surprise, Lord Yue agreed. This time, the local gentleman was a little at a loss, in addition to immediately booking a restaurant to prepare a banquet, he also speculated in his heart, guessing Yue Shaobao's intentions.

The dinner in the evening was very grand, and the dishes could be as extravagant as they were, and you must know how difficult it was to invite Lord Yue to a meal. The gentry also specially called the hall and found several fans to sit with, and they frequently toasted Yue Su during the banquet.

Yue Su only drank a few glasses, and let Tie Qiu do the rest for him, knocking on the side from time to time, asking about Sima Chen's official voice and Zhang Guozhu's situation. The purpose of his coming here is also here, to inquire about Sima Chen is second, mainly to inquire about Zhang Guozhu's details.

These gentry know everything, and there are many situations, such as how rich Zhang Guozhu's family is, how good-looking his wife is, but there is no useful information at all.

However, during the banquet, Yue Su found a situation, that is, the powder head next to him, always poured this wine jug in his hand, but never cared about other people.

It was the first time that Yue Su had a fan waiting by his side, so he couldn't help but ask questions, and then he knew the rules of this trip. No matter who these prostitutes sit next to, it is equivalent to the same person who is now the same woman, completely serving the people around her, ignoring others. Her wine jug is specially poured for this person, no matter who comes to toast, there is no need for others to take another wine jug, this powder head is responsible for pouring it. What's more, the wine in this pot will only be poured into the cups of two people, that is, her and the people around her.

At this point, when Yue Su interrogated the prostitutes of Liuxiang Pavilion beforehand, he did not ask for it, but only thought that Xiyue was Zhang Xiang's friend, so he only toasted Zhang Xiang. When others come to toast, they will bring a wine jug to pour wine for Zhang Xiang, because this is the etiquette at that time, I didn't expect that the original powder head is on the side, so there is no need for the toaster to add wine, and the powder head will ensure that the wine glass is full at all times.

Okay! Knowing this, Yue Su immediately locked on to the target of Zhang Xiang's case, if Zhang Xiang was poisoned in Wangyue Tower, the only suspect would be Xiyue.

After no meals, Yue Su got up and left the table, saying that he had something to do and would meet again next time. Then he took the iron stalk, mobilized the guards, and immediately rushed back to Luoyang. However, he still let Jin Chan continue to stay, and also sent a general with 100 people to guard the county government and obey Jin Chan's deployment.

Hurriedly returned to Luoyang Governor Xingyuan, and before Yue Su ordered the interrogation of Xiyue, a messenger who specially watched Xiyue came to report, "My lord, the day you asked me to stare at Xiyue died yesterday. ”

"What!" Yue Su was so angry that he almost didn't lift the table, but fortunately, he calmed down immediately. Because Xiyue's death just proved his judgment, the case really took a turn for the better. "Where is the corpse now?"

"Liuxiang Pavilion found that Xiyue was dead yesterday morning, and then reported to the Tuiguan Yamen, and the Tuiguan went to investigate, and after the person knew the news, he immediately notified Li Zhutou, who had negotiated with the Tuiguan Yamen and took the case. Now the Liuxiang Pavilion has been seized by our people, just waiting for the adults to come back and inspect it. The people sent to Yanshi County had just left on their front feet, but I didn't expect you to come back, my lord. ”

"Well done, go to Liuxiang Pavilion now."

Liuxiang Pavilion is one of the few green buildings in Luoyang City, the decoration is exquisite, there are many powders inside, so that many dignitaries and nobles linger. But because of Xiyue's death, the entire Qinglou was sealed, and the people in the courtyard at that time, whether they were here to play or the people inside, didn't want to leave, and they were all concentrated in the two halls to watch.

Yue Su went to Xiyue's room first, and when he entered the door, he found that the room was a little messy, as if someone had turned it over. Xiyue's body was on the bed, Yue Su took his companion to the bedside, no need to inspect it, and after a glance, Yue Su could also see that he was not far from ten.

The corpse was all over the body, and had sexual intercourse before death, with a blue face and obvious signs of struggle on its limbs, apparently suffocating to death.

After an inspection, Yue Su's observation was confirmed, and Yue Su asked the messenger to search around to see if he could find some clues.

The boxes and cabinets were turned over, and in order to determine whether it was the murderer who turned it over or the person who pushed the official yamen, Yue Su also specially sent the official over. As soon as I asked, I knew that when the person who pushed the official yamen arrived, the room was like this.

The officers searched carefully and found nothing, so it was like robbery and murder. After all, there will still be a lot of private money in the prostitute's room, like Du Shi Niang, and the jewelry she saved is worth a fortune. Prostitutes like Xiyue, even if they are poor, there must be some.

The window is open, and it can be concluded that the murderer escaped by jumping out of the window after the robbery, and the only thing that needs to be identified is how the murderer came, climbed through the window to get in, or came in in the name of prostitution.

This point is easier to determine, find the bustard, and you will know as soon as you ask.

The old bustard of Liuxiang Pavilion was mentioned to the room, and as soon as she entered the door, she knelt down to Yue Su and kowtowed repeatedly, "The woman knocks on the master." ”

"This is not a court, get up and talk back." Yue Su said lightly.

"Thank you, sir."

When the old bustard stood up, Yue Su asked, "Before the incident, who came to Xiyue?" ”

"Back to my lord, there is a person who has come to look for him, this person is a fresh face, as soon as he enters the door, he will name and look for Xiyue, and he will stay overnight. It's just that I'm in a bad mood these two days and don't want to pick up customers, so I politely refused. But the man was very generous, and took out a hundred taels of silver when he made a move, and I also wanted to make money to make a living, and when I saw so much silver, how could I still let her take it by the temperament of cherishing the moon. Until the next morning, the man didn't go out, and I thought he was tired, and it was normal to get up late, and I didn't take it too seriously. At noon, the maid shouted to Xiyue to eat, but there was no movement in the room, the maid wondered, pushed open the door, and found that Xiyue had died in bed. I hurriedly sent someone to report the case, and then this adult came. "The old bustard is honest, and he knows everything he knows.

After hearing this, Yue Su immediately had a judgment in his heart, where is this robbery, it is simply killing people and destroying mouths. You must know that one hundred taels of silver in this year is already a huge amount, and ordinary people have never seen it in their lives, how can a person who can take out this money to prostitute rob a prostitute. This high-risk robbery is likely to lose money, how do you know that this prostitute's private money can be higher than one hundred taels.

"Stand aside for the time being, stay." Yue Su commanded, and pointed to the errand who was specifically watching Xiyue.

"Yes, sir."

Everyone retreated one after another, and only Yue Su and the errand were left in the room. At this time, Yue Su spoke: "I've been staring here these days, but I found out where Xiyue has gone out?" ”