Li Canghai looked at the young man, although the young man was thin and weak, he was full of vitality.

Because he had examined the body of the domestic servant before, he also knew something about the young man, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, my lord, this matter can be entrusted to him, and I will assist from the side." ”

Seeing that Li Canghai agreed, Liang Xiu stopped talking, and ordered the officials to set up a grass tent, and went to gather everyone in the post house for interrogation.

Xiao Wu carefully examined the corpse, starting from the deceased's head, and did not let go of an inch.

Li Canghai admired Xiao Wu's courage a little, in the face of such a strange corpse, he could still be so indifferent, and the firmness of his heart could be seen.

Li Canghai clasped his hands on his chest and stared at the corpse in deep thought.

Inadvertently, he caught a glimpse of the fake county order actually appeared at the scene. Thinking about it, when there is a murder case in the post house, everyone will be a suspect, and he is naturally no exception.

Li Canghai couldn't help but look at him a few more times, judging from the official uniform worn by the deceased, this person was actually a Zhengyang County official.

After pondering for a moment, he took out a scarf and covered his face, and hooked his finger at the official he had asked when he came.

The official knew this, and hurried over to him and whispered in his ear.

After Li Canghai listened, he glanced at the Zhengyang County Order, and then walked over.

Including the fake county order, there are seven people in Zhengyang County, and now that one person has died, the rest of the people are terrified.

"Canghai, you came just in time, when the deceased died, these people were with the deceased and witnessed the process of the crime." Seeing Li Canghai coming, Liang Xiu said to him.

The county commander was stunned, as if he didn't expect Li Canghai to have the same name as him, but the surprise on his face flashed, and he quickly regained his calm.

Li Canghai squinted, and the other party's movements were all watched by him.

However, he didn't want to expose the county order. Instead, he looked at a few officials, touched his chin and said, "Several, can you explain the situation at the time of the crime." ”

Several officials trembled, as if they were frightened, and after a moment of silence, an older official shrunk his neck and said: "Lord Hui, I originally accompanied Lord Li to deliver tax silver, but I didn't expect that after arriving at the post house, I was ordered not to leave." The brothers have nothing to do these days, and in their leisure time they drink for pleasure and pass the time. ”

After a pause, he continued: "The brothers have a good amount of alcohol, today Niu Fugui drank a jar of wine, he shouted to go to the thatched house, the brothers laughed at him for his poor drinking, but unexpectedly, he just took two steps and suddenly fell to the ground." ”

At this, the officer's face became frightened, as if he had seen a ghost. He swallowed his saliva, kept panting and said, "I wanted to go up and help him, but he pushed me away, and the whole person hit the pillar as if he was crazy!" We couldn't pull it, and when he hit his head and broke the blood, he suddenly knelt on the ground, his body twisting desperately. ”

Liang Xiu was taken aback, and he said in disbelief: "How can this be?" ”

The servant took a few breaths and said with a pale face: "We don't know what's going on, but when we went to pull him, we found that he was dead." ”

"When did this happen?" Li Canghai listened carefully to what the officials said, and judging from the expressions of the officials, they were not lying.

However, just an hour earlier, he had been to the inn.

At that time, everyone was still drinking and laughing, and in just one hour, there would be a murder.

"My lord, this was about half an hour ago." The officer replied tremblingly.

"Are there any suspicious people entering the inn during this time?" Li Canghai pondered for a while, then turned to Yicheng and asked.

Yi Cheng arched his hand and said: "There have been no strangers entering the post house in the past two days, and even the daily vegetables are bought by the officials at the market. ”

Li Canghai closed his eyes and thought for a while, and then asked a few officials: "In the past two days, have you ever been in contact with outsiders?" ”

The official was stunned, and he shook his head suspiciously: "Brothers, I have been drinking every day for the past two days, and I have never been in contact with outsiders!" ”

At this moment, the fake county magistrate, who had been silent, spoke.

"Chengtou, have you ever left the inn today?"

The official was suddenly stunned, and his tone became sluggish: "My lord, this ...... How do you know this? ”

The fake county commander flicked his sleeves and snorted: "Chengtou, how many times has this official said that this bad habit of drinking must be changed!" Do you think you can hide it from everyone's eyes? ”

Cheng was frightened and said yes, bending over and not daring to lift up for a long time.

Liang Xiu was a little stunned, and he said with some puzzlement: "How do you know that they have left the post house?" ”

The fake county magistrate gave him his hand, pointed to the wine jar on the side, and said: "The wine in the post house is different from the wine sold in the market, and the lower officials can judge from the smell of wine emitted from these wine jars that they have secretly left the post house." ”

Liang Xiu picked up the two wine jars and smelled them, the smell of the two wines was very light, and it was difficult to smell the difference.

Li Canghai stared at the fake county order, he also smelled the difference between the two kinds of wine, smiled slightly, and said: "Lord Li's meticulous observation is admirable. ”

The fake county magistrate also stared at him, and he arched his hand and said: "The master has won the award, the deceased is from my Zhengyang County, and the lower officials will naturally do their best to assist the lord to solve the case." ”

The corners of Li Canghai's mouth curled slightly, and he suddenly asked, "Master Li, where were you at the time of the crime?" What are you doing? ”

The sudden question made everyone a little stunned.

"At the time of the crime, Xia Guan was counting the tax money in the back hall, and it was not until Yi Cheng came to knock on the door that Xia Guan knew that there was a murder." The fake county commander replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Who can testify?" Li Canghai didn't leave him a moment to think, and asked sharply.

"There was no one to testify."

"If no one testifies, does that mean that the adult is also suspected of murder?" Li Canghai raised his eyebrows and sneered.

The fake county magistrate frowned, he stared at Li Canghai, and said in a deep voice: "Master, what do you mean by this, do you think that the lower official killed the county official?" ”

Li Canghai said lightly: "At the time of the crime, the five of them were with the deceased and could testify to each other. And Mr. Li, no one can prove the truth or falsehood, and it is reasonable that you are suspected of murder. ”

After a pause, he squinted his eyes and said, "What's more, Lord Li is also involved in another murder case, coincidentally, the deaths of the two murders are very weird, and Lord Li has no alibi evidence at the same time, how can Lord Li explain this?" ”

Li Canghai pressed forward step by step, and everything he said was extremely unfavorable to the fake county order.

The fake county order was speechless for a while, and there was no way to refute it.

Liang Xiu just wanted to say something, but when he saw Li Canghai's eyes, he swallowed back the words that came to his lips.