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The corpse was highly decomposed, and at the heart of the corpse, a sharp blade was stuck in the sternum, stained with blood. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Zhang Shicheng was identifying the corpse at the same time, Liu Chengfeng also watched with his hands, Zhang Shicheng approached the corpse, because the face of the corpse had been blurred, so that he was difficult to distinguish for a while, but after a long time, he finally couldn't help but say: "It's Jiang Qiang, it's the helmsman of the Fuyuan, it's him, it's right, the face is a little similar, there is a red birthmark under his neck, the villain remembers it clearly, Your Highness ......"

Zhang Shicheng may have seen the tragic situation of his former partner now, and his voice was choked.

Liu Chengfeng pursed his lips slightly, and said expressionlessly: "Come on, go and inform your family, and also, Jiang Qiangping's words and deeds should also be inquired." ”

After that, he sent Zhang Shicheng away, and continued to check the corpse, while Liu Chengfeng went to sit in the lobby, this corpse was obviously not peculiar, presumably the pirates killed him, and then threw him into the ocean, but fortunately he was found and brought back by passing ships, otherwise I was afraid that I could only feed the fish.

Wen Zheng had already ordered someone to inform his family, and as for the pacification, he also handed it over to the scribe.

Wen Zheng smiled bitterly at Liu Chengfeng and said: "Lord Wang, last night, the lower officials found out some eyebrows, and the case of the young owner seems to be a bit of a spectrum." ”

Liu Chengfeng looked as usual, took a sip of tea with a smile, and said: "The most fearful thing about investigating a case is that you have no clue, it's good to have eyebrows, what kind of eyebrows are they, you can talk about it." ”

Wen Zhengdao: "That's the case, the owner of Shengchang Commercial Bank is really an unclean person, this person is ostensibly doing business, but he has sheltered a lot of bandits under his own door, in his trading house, there is a person named Zheng Xiaoqi, this person used to be a bandit, it is said that he killed people without blinking, and committed a lot of big crimes, and it is said that this person is quite martial arts, he can rob and kill, and he can steal chickens and dogs, these news are provided by Jinyiwei, but when the five military camps wanted to verify, they found that this Zheng Xiaoqi did not say goodbye, He has not been seen since he got off work the night before, and no one has found out his whereabouts so far. ”

The afternoon before yesterday got off work, and then did not show up, Wen Zheng's meaning is very clear, this person may be the murderer who killed Zhao Qing of the young owner, at least in terms of time, Zheng Xiaoqi accepted someone's entrustment, and then after getting off work, he has been secretly following that Zhao Qing, probably because he has not been able to find a chance to start halfway, seeing that things cannot be successful, seeing that this young owner Zhao Qing returned to the workshop, so the surname Suo took a risk and touched in, he is strong in martial arts, and is good at stealing chickens and dogs, although the ban here is strict, But because no one thought that there would be assassins in this kind of place, there must have been a little carelessness, Zheng Xiaoqi immediately climbed through the window, stabbed Zhao Qing to death, and then escaped from the window.

This speculation is very likely, at least this person's identity, this person's ordinary deeds and time are very consistent, Liu Chengfeng said: "If it is really this person who committed the case, then who will be the mastermind?" ”

Wen Zhengdao: "Whoever took him in is the mastermind, and this person is Zhao Qiu of Shengchang Commercial Bank." Zhao Qiu knew that the government must interrogate him about his old feud with Wynn Firm, so he had made a plan before this to lie in front of adults, but Zhao Qing was a person who knew the truth, in order to destroy the witness, so he instigated Zhao Qing to kill people and kill people, Your Highness, if there is no accident, it must be so. ”

Liu Chengfeng sighed, sat lazily on the chair, and said, "That's what I said, but there's still no real evidence, but ...... This Zhao Qiu's involvement is already very large, and at this point, let's torture it,"

The word torture is really a simple matter for this Wen Zheng, as the helmsman of the former Nanzhen Mansion Division, Wen Zheng is definitely a grandmaster-like existence in the torture world, he has a smile on his lips, and he does not show the cruelty of a cool official at all, but with a little caution and graceful demeanor, he nodded towards Liu Chengfeng and said, "This matter will be handed over to the lower officials." ”

Under normal circumstances, Liu Chengfeng is reluctant to participate in torture, he may be full of confidence every time he calls for torture, but Liu Chengfeng is unwilling to touch the many methods of treating people as animals.

However, Liu Chengfeng was not in a hurry to leave, but took a slow sip of tea and sat here.

Anyway, if you go back now, there is nothing to do, and most of the princesses are now thinking about that little guy, and it seems that they will always touch a nose when they get together, or here, sometimes they come out to breathe, and it is also a means to adjust their mood.

After a while, a scribe came in and said, "Your Highness, the family of the deceased Jiang Qiang has arrived. ”

Liu Chengfeng was drinking tea, and did not raise his eyes to look at him, and asked in a flat tone: "Have you calmed down?" People cannot be resurrected from death, so let them mourn. ”

The scribe glanced at Liu Chengfeng in awe, and said: "The news of death has come before, so the family members should cry and cry, although there is the pain of bereavement, but now it is quite calm, but this Jiang Qiang's wife said a few things that are quite interesting, and please Your Highness Mingjian." ”

"Huh? Is it? Liu Chengfeng glanced up at the scribe at this time, and said with a heavy face: "Don't go around the bend, tell this king." ”

The scribe nodded and said: "Jiang Qiang's wife said that when Jiang Qiang went to sea this time, he repeatedly instructed him that he was going to do a big thing, and if it was done, there would be a big reward, but if it didn't work, I was afraid that it would be fateful, saying that Jiang Qiang had been in a state of mind when he was leaving, and he often sighed, but when his wife dissuaded him from going, he said that women and Taoists know something, and some things must be done, and besides, they can't help themselves, where he says he won't go. ”

Liu Chengfeng's eyes suddenly flashed a trace of suspicion, this sentence is too strange, if at the beginning, it is said that there will be a reward for going to sea, which is understandable, after all, this time the goods of Wynn Firm are going to Luzon to rebel party, it is very likely that something will go wrong, and the danger is still somewhat, so it is not surprising that there is a rich reward.

But as a sailor, drifting overseas, there is definitely danger, it can be said that any sailor who goes to sea, is to put his head on the belt of his trousers, once a person leaves the land, in front of him is a stormy waves, inexplicable diseases and storms, mixed with food to eat people, which is not precarious?

However, he suddenly said that there was a huge danger, which showed that before leaving, Jiang Qiang had a premonition that he was very likely to die.

And then, things are even more weird, since it is nine deaths and a lifetime, the whole sad face, sighing, his wife persuaded him not to go, then he didn't go, the sailor industry was already frequent, because the salary was extremely high, so many poor people enthusiastically joined, but once they made a sum of money, but whenever there was an opportunity to change their careers, most people would choose to leave, but why did Jiang Qiang refuse?

It's okay to simply refuse, but it's even more bizarre to say that you can't help yourself.

Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but say, "Is there anything else weird?" ”

The scribe said: "His wife also said that Jiang Qiang did not wear any accessories when he went, but there was a jade pendant hanging on the corpse, which he had never seen before. ”

"Could this be that he recognized the wrong person, this person is not Jiang Qiang at all?" Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but say.

The scribe shook his head and said, "Originally, the villain also had this question, but his wife repeatedly identified it and confirmed that it was Jiang Qiang, so she felt that this matter was very strange." ”

Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but feel a little weird, a sailor didn't wear any ornaments before going to sea, but why did there be this thing on his corpse, you must know that it is impossible for people to give you a chance to shop when they get on the ship, if it is said that this is a return ship, Jiang Qiang felt chic when he saw this jade pendant in Luzon, and it was reasonable to want to buy it back and give it to his wife, but the ship had not yet reached the end, and Luzon was not far away, and there was no need to stop for supplies on the way, how could a jade pendant appear out of thin air?

Could it be ...... Was it stolen by Jiang Qiang?

If it is stolen, it must be a fellow in the same boat, but the problem is, if it is really stolen, how can it be hung around his neck in a grand manner.

Things are getting more and more strange, Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but say: "Go, bring that jade pendant, uh ......" After a pause, Liu Chengfeng added another order: "Also, remember to clean that jade pendant." ”

The things worn on the deceased are somewhat taboo, and if it is not a last resort, Liu Chengfeng is reluctant to touch it.

In fact, he didn't have to give orders, and the scribe categorically didn't dare to present it directly, but it seemed that after saying this, Liu Chengfeng would feel more at ease.

The scribe hurriedly went, and came back after a while, and presented it with a jade pendant, which had not dried up on the water traces, and had a faint fragrance, presumably after being cleaned with soap, and soaked in perfume, so he dared to send it.

Liu Chengfeng carefully pinched it, I really can't see anything unusual about this jade pendant, the jade pendant is carved with an elephant head, but the workmanship is not very good, it should be a specialty of the South Seas, and the jade material used is also extremely ordinary, it must not be a valuable thing, Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but say: "How to carve an elephant's head?" What is this allusion? ”

The scribe couldn't help but interject: "Your Highness, Lianzhou is familiar with the customs of the Nanyang countries, but I heard that the favorite thing of the Cham people is the elephant, and the Cham people always feel that the elephant is more loyal to their spouses, so when they get married, they often give the woman gifts such as elephant carvings, so most of the ornaments carved with elephant heads on the market are from the Champa side." ”

Champa ...... Elephant carving ...... Spousal fidelity...... Gift......

This string of nouns doesn't seem to have anything to do with this Jiang Qiang, a sailor, adrift in the sea, has never been on land at all, how can there be such a pendant that symbolizes love?

Liu Chengfeng was confused, but he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Really? The customs of the Cham people are very strange. ”

He thought about it, but he couldn't figure it out for a while, he always felt that this Jiang Qiang's corpse seemed to have brought him a lot of unknown things, but how much it had to do with the current case, Liu Chengfeng was difficult to string together with a rope, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's better to be in Beijing, if there is a big case in Jingshi, at least it's not as complicated as this." ”

Liu Chengfeng waved his hand and said, "This king knows about this matter, you can go down." ”

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The five military camps and the royal palace were disturbed by a case, but the news did not spread too much, and most people only thought that it was just a pirate looting as usual, and that was all.

What's more concerning is that the official examination has begun, the official Cao who is responsible for recruiting officials has now received more than 40,000 applications for the examination, such a huge number, it really makes people think, if it is in other places, maybe many people will scoff at it, but this is Lianzhou, Lianzhou people are synonymous with philistines in the eyes of others, but don't forget, philistines are often realistic, the salary of the clerks is here, but anyone who has read some books, more or less want to give it a try.

The total number of positions in the various yamen released this time is more than 7,000, which is huge, but it will definitely decrease in the future, after all, there are too many places where there is a shortage of people now, and all the yamen are in urgent need of manpower, and the examination is carried out in various schools, not only the officials of each Cao and some doctors in the school are invigilated, and the test papers of the examination have also been considered, and half a month after formulating this plan, everyone entered the examination room according to the rules.

Things are indeed a bit hasty, but after all, it is a major event explained by His Royal Highness, almost all the yamen participated, Li Dongdong was in the middle of the overall planning, but there was no big mess, this first exam is related to the national policy of the Chu State in the future, so Li Dongdong is particularly careful, these few times he has not slept all night, sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night, suddenly thought of a loophole, so he hurriedly got up to mend it, and then handed it over to the political axe for discussion, and at the time of the exam, Liu Chengfeng also had to put down the case in his hand, began to patrol in various examination rooms, the new official took office three fires, he, the vassal king, is naturally not exempt from vulgarity, this is the first major thing he grasped in the Chu State after he became the king, and he is afraid of any mistakes, so he has his own patrols, at least he can make the officials under him work harder.

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(To be continued)