The three women looked at each other, they bit their lips, nodded vigorously, and said, "We know what the adults want to ask, and if the adults ask, we will tell each other all." ”

Kang Xu nodded approvingly, he didn't seem to expect that the three of them would be so strong.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Do you know who you were taken into exile to the deserted house?" ”

"I was brought here at night when I was sleeping, and I was stunned." Zhao Lan'er bit her lip and cried in a low voice.

"All three of you?" Kang Xu asked.

The other two nodded their heads.

Kang Xu pondered, and after a long time, he continued to ask, "In the dungeon, did you find Lu Jitong torturing a woman?" ”

Zhao Lan'er and the others' faces instantly turned pale, their eyes flashed with horror, and they nodded heavily.

"Demons! That man is a demon! It's a demon who eats people and doesn't spit out bones! Zhao Lan'er seemed to remember something extremely frightening, and she cried out in horror.

Kang Xu didn't ask, but let them ease up.

After a while, Zhao Lan'er and the others stabilized, and said with white lips: "We only know that the demon wanted to force that girl to marry him, but the girl refused to obey, and the demon tortured her in every way." ”

"That girl was tortured to death by him." The other two girls said in horror.

Kang Xu sighed, from the torture tools found in the dungeon, as well as Tao Zhaoxue's tragic death, he could guess what kind of inhumane torture Tao Zhaoxue had experienced before he died.

This kind of behavior is simply outrageous!

Kang Xu was silent for a long time. Said: "During this time, you temporarily live in Hetou Village. This official will send people to protect you. Don't worry, this official will give you justice. ”

Let Baojia arrange a place for the two women to live. After telling him to take good care of him, Kang Xu took two servants to escort Liu Tie back to Zhengyang City.

Ordered Liu Tie to be put in prison and ordered to be strictly guarded, Kang Xu hugged the Chow Chow and returned to the county office.

As soon as Kang Xu returned to the county office, the Chow Chow jumped out of his arms, stuck out his tongue, wagged his tail and ran straight to the wing.

Kang Xu looked at the Chow Chow in surprise and scratched his head. He said to himself: "This little guy is quite spiritual, and he actually knows the room where Miss Qing lives." ”

Since the three of them acted separately, each of them investigated different things, and Kang Xu was in charge of the main case, so Chang Feng and Xiao Wu came back earlier than him every time.

"Brother Kang, are you back, I heard that you caught a murderer?" Xiao Wu saw him walk into the flower hall, and hurriedly greeted him and asked.

Kang Xu nodded, and explained what he had investigated for the day. Said it to the two of them.

After listening to this, the two were shocked.

Chang Feng's face was full of anger, he slapped the table suddenly, and said angrily: "Damn! Imprisoning women as playthings. It's a beast! Lao Kang, tell me which bastard did such an evil thing, Lao Tzu is going to kill him! ”

Xiao Wu also had a solemn face. He was just as angry, but more reckless than usual. Xiao Wu is much calmer.

"As Brother Kang said, Liu Tie is not a murderer. But I don't know who the murderer is? Xiao Wu asked contemplatively.

Kang Xu looked at the two of them and said in a deep voice: "All the clues I have found point to one person, and that is Lu Jitong." ”

"Lu Jitong?" Chang Feng was taken aback for a moment, and after a while, he suddenly said: "Lao Kang, you asked me to investigate Lu Jitong, I have already checked." On the night Tao Zhaoxue was killed, Lu Jitong was not at home, according to the housekeeper of the Lu family, Lu Jitong and other sons and brothers went to 'Ziyun Fang' that night. ”

"Ziyun Fang?" Kang Xu muttered a few sentences and asked, "What is this 'Ziyun Fang'?" ”

"Oh, this 'Ziyun Fang' is an elegant place, and the dignitaries and dignitaries in Zhengyang City like to go there to listen to music. I investigated, and Lu Jitong was in 'Ziyun Fang' all night that night and never left. Chang Feng scratched his head in confusion and said puzzledly: "Lao Kang, since this Lu Jitong is in 'Ziyun Fang', how did he kill people?" ”

Kang Xu was also surprised, he originally thought that the news brought by Chang Feng would be evidence to identify Lu Jitong, but he didn't expect this news to exonerate him.

"Have you investigated that he really spent all night in the 'Purple Rhyme Workshop'?" Kang Xu asked suspiciously.

"I asked the owner of the 'Ziyun Fang', and according to her, Lu Jitong was indeed in the 'Ziyun Fang' all night." Chang Feng thought about it for a while, paused, and said in wonder: "Lao Kang, could you guess wrong, this Lu Jitong shouldn't be the murderer, right?" ”

Chang Feng couldn't figure it out, and even Xiao Wu was confused.

From Zhengyang County to Hetou Village, there are one or two hours, and it will take half a day to go back and forth.

If Lu Jitong was really a murderer, how did he hide from the people of 'Ziyunfang' and go to Hetou Village?

After all, this big living person, who disappeared for no reason, will always be discovered, right?

"My judgment should not be wrong, it is impossible for Liu Tie to deliberately blame him. What's more, judging from the clues I have, the murderer is very likely to be Lu Jitong. But why did he have an alibi? Kang Xu muttered to himself, he closed his eyes and thought for a while, and suddenly said, "It seems that tomorrow we need to go to the 'Ziyun Fang' to investigate." ”

"This is really strange, could it be that he Lu Jitong will not be able to do the art of separation?" Chang Feng scratched his head and said very depressedly.

Originally, he thought that Kang Xu had found the murderer and the murder was about to end, so they could focus on Li Canghai, but he didn't expect things to become more and more complicated.

Although Kang Xu said that he was sure that the murderer was Lu Jitong, he also found Lu Jitong's alibi, and whether he could prove that Lu Jitong really had an alibi became the key to this case.

Kang Xu naturally knows the truth in this, and the investigation of the case pays attention to real evidence, rather than subjective speculation.

Judging from the outrageous modus operandi, Lu Jitong is very likely to be an extremely distorted and scheming person, how could he easily expose what he did?

As long as he can find evidence of Lu Jitong's alibi, he may be able to catch him.

"You only asked the owner of the 'Ziyun Fang', did you ask anyone else?" Kang Xu asked in a deep voice.

"Not really." Chang Feng was stunned, he thought about the meaning of Kang Xu's words, and said suspiciously: "Old Kang, are you suspecting that the owner of the shop is lying?" ”

"It's too early to tell, but we can't rule out the possibility that the owner of the shop may have committed perjury. So, we'll have to do it again tomorrow. Kang Xu rubbed his eyebrows, and seemed to have a headache.

The three of them were silent, and after a while, Xiao Wu suddenly said: "Brother Kang, I have found out about the murder weapon, and it is indeed as you said." ”

"Oh? How to say? Kang Xu touched his chin, sat down, and asked curiously.

Xiao Wu took out a ruby smaller than a fingernail from his bosom and said, "I searched all the pawnshops in the city to find this gem, and judging from the shape of this gem, it just fits the depression on the murder weapon." ”

After hearing this, Kang Xu's brows furrowed.

"Have you ever asked the shopkeeper when this gem was taken for it? Who is the treasurer? ”

"According to the shopkeeper, the jewel was taken two days ago, and the man who took the treasure was a beggar." Xiao Wu groaned.

"Beggars?" Kang Xu was even more puzzled.

Xiao Wu nodded: "Yes, it's a beggar." And I found the beggar, and I asked him, and he told him that he had found the dagger by accident, and that he had found a jewel on it, so he pried it off and used it for some money. But....... ”

"But what?" Kang Xu saw that his brows were slightly furrowed, so he asked.

Xiao Wu pondered for a moment and said, "However, the beggar also said that after he finished making gems, he was stopped by a rich boy in front of the pawnshop and took away the dagger. ”

"Rich boy? Did he say, what does the rich boy look like? Kang Xu asked while pondering.

"He only said that the other party is a son of Yushu Linfeng, and there are no other distinctive characteristics." Xiao Wu thought back.

Kang Xu paced back and forth a few steps, his hands behind his back, lost in thought.

It is not difficult to see from the clues found by Xiao Wu that the murder weapon has changed hands to others.

But what the beggar said was very hazy.

Although this Zhengyang City is not one of those cities in Luoyang, it is also inhabited by a lot of rich people, and with the words 'Yushu Linfeng', he can't determine the identity of the other party at all.

However, fortunately, he was sure that the suspect was Lu Jitong, and his eyes were not dark.

"Xiao Wu, does the beggar still recognize the person who snatched the dagger?" Kang Xu asked.

"Yes." Xiao Wu scratched his head and said, "Brother Kang, according to what you said, could the person who snatched the dagger be Lu Jitong?" ”

Kang Xu pondered for a moment and said, "It's very possible, but this matter still needs to be proven." Xiao Wu, tomorrow you go to find the beggar and find a way to take him to identify Lu Jitong. ”

Chang Feng's eyes lit up, and he interjected: "Lao Kang, have you decided to arrest Lu Jitong?" ”

"No, there are still many doubts that have not yet been resolved, and arresting them at this time will startle the snake."

"Then how do the little five brothers take the beggar to identify it?" Chang Feng scratched his head a little depressedly.

"Didn't you say that Lu Jitong often goes to 'Ziyun Fang' these days? Tomorrow, let Xiao Wu take the beggar to wait in front of the 'Ziyun Fang'. Kang Xu muttered.

Xiao Wu nodded and said, "This method works, I'll go find the beggar early tomorrow morning." ”

The three of them got together and discussed some more things before they went back to their rooms.

Kang Xu frowned, thinking about the case, and walked to the wing.

Unconsciously, he came to Li Canghai's room.

Just as he was hesitating to knock on the door, he heard a bang, and the door was pulled open from the inside. (To be continued.) )