"Haha, my lord's inference is really wonderful, but where is the evidence?" Lu Jitong slapped his palms a few times, his eyes showed approval, he shook his head and said: "It's a pity that the adults ignored the most important point, at the time of the crime, I didn't leave the 'Ziyun Fang', how could I appear in the bamboo forest outside the city and rob the Tao family's young lady?" ”

"Hmph, you were indeed in the 'Ziyun Fang' that day, but according to the investigation of this official, when the time was approaching, you left the 'Ziyun Fang' alone, where did you go at that time?" Kang Xu snorted coldly and asked.

"I didn't leave the 'Ziyun Fang', I was just a little drunk and went back to my room to rest." Lu Jitong replied.

"Who can testify?" Kang Xu asked in a deep voice.

"No one has proven it." Lu Jitong was stunned for a moment and said.

"Of course you don't have any documents." Kang Xu touched his chin, slapped the shocked wood and said, "Come on, bring the witnesses up!" ”

Several beggars in ragged clothes were immediately brought to the main hall.

"Is that you?" Zhang Hebi was a little surprised, and he hurriedly said, "My lord, it was they who blocked my way that night. ”

Kang Xu nodded, motioned for him to be quiet, then pointed at Lu Jitong with his finger and asked, "Do you recognize this person?" ”

"Yes." Several beggars nodded honestly.

"He's a rich man, how did you know him?" Kang Xu asked lightly.

"Back to adults, acquaintance can't be said, because he once gave us ten taels of silver and let us entangle this son, so he said that he knew each other." The first beggar pointed to Zhang Hebi and bowed his head and said.

"Oh, when did this happen?" Kang Xu asked.

"Back to my lord. It was the night of Miss Tao's disappearance. That day, my brothers and I stole a family's dog. I want to fight the tooth sacrifice, but I don't want to be discovered by this son. Not only did he not report to the authorities. Give us back the money, and let us pester this son, so that he will not be able to leave the city until the time is ugly. The beggar said.

"Is there any evidence?"

"Yes, yes, yes." The beggar took out a delicate money bag from his bosom and said, "This is the silver he gave us, and there are ten taels of silver in it." ”

Ordered someone to present the money bag, Kang Xu looked at the money bag over and over, and threw it to Lu Jitong casually: "Do you know this thing?" ”

Lu Jitong picked up the money bag. His face suddenly became ugly.

The money bag was embroidered with the word 'Lu', which was exactly what he used.

"My lord, this money bag is indeed mine, but this money bag has been lost for a long time ......."

"Lu Jitong! There are all the human and material evidence, and you still want to quibble? Kang Xu interrupted Lu Jitong's words with a loud shout, and he said angrily: "You are greedy for beauty and torture Tao Zhaoxue to death by inhuman means, this move is simply outrageous!" Now that the evidence is conclusive, the official wants to go to the criminal department. Bring you to justice! ”

At this time, a man in a strong suit suddenly rushed in from outside the door and interrupted everyone.

The big man rushed into the main hall and walked straight towards Tao Jizhu. Leaned over and muttered in his ear.

Kang Xu was a little surprised, although he couldn't hear what Dahan said, but judging from Tao Qizhu's expression. Something extremely important seems to have happened.

Tao Zhenzhu's face became extremely solemn, waiting for the big man to finish. He suddenly walked up to Kang Xu and said in a low voice, "My lord." I would like to request that the case be adjourned. ”

"Why?"

Kang Xu looked at him in confusion, and was about to convict Lu Jitong, but at this time, Tao Jizhu asked him to suspend the trial.

"There are a lot of people here, please follow me to the back hall to talk." Tao Zhenzhu said solemnly.

Kang Xu frowned, he walked to the back hall with Tao Jizhu, and said suspiciously: "Master Tao, what happened to make you so panicked?" ”

Tao Zhenzhu knelt down at him, and said anxiously: "Master Li, something happened, now only you can help me!" ”

"Tao Gongzi, please hurry up, as long as I can, I will do my best to help, but you have to tell me what happened!" Kang Xu hurriedly picked him up and asked.

Tao Zhenzhu's face was pale, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight, he swallowed his saliva and said: "I can't hide it, this time I came with my teacher, but my teacher is missing now, and now my teacher and student's death is unknown, if he has an accident, it's really amazing!" ”

"I don't know what the name of Master Tao is?" Kang Xu calmed his emotions and asked with some curiosity.

"The teacher Cui Lian is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites." Tao Jizhu said.

"What? Ministry of Rites? Kang Xu was taken aback, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites was a feudal official, how could he run to Zhengyang County for no reason?

Kang Xu immediately sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "Why is Lord Shangshu here?" ”

"The teacher came on the emperor's order, but I don't know the specific matters, I only know that the teacher's coming this time is related to the matter of the Holy Lord's East Tour." A layer of fine sweat oozed from Tao Qizhu's forehead, and said, "Master Li, now is not the time to ask these questions, finding a teacher is the most important thing!" ”

"Don't worry, Master Tao, when did Lord Shangshu come to this county, and why did he disappear?" Kang Xu asked in a deep voice.

"The teacher has been serving so far for three days. Because of my sister-in-law, I didn't live in the inn with my mentor these days. When the guards came to report, I learned that my teacher had been missing for two days. Tao Jizhu said with a panicked expression: "The stakes are very high, and the teacher must not make a mistake, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." I know that I am too stupid to compare with adults, so I hope that adults can help me find the whereabouts of my mentor. ”

Kang Xu rubbed his temples and said in his heart, this is really an eventful time.

First, Li Canghai was poisoned and bedridden, and then encountered a complex and difficult murder case, but now it is good that the book of the Ministry of Rites has disappeared in Zhengyang County.

And it is not difficult to see from Tao Jizhu's words that the Ministry of Rites Shangshu came by order of the emperor, although I don't know what happened, but one thing is certain, if there is an accident in the Ministry of Rites, Li Canghai will definitely not be able to escape the involvement.

Kang Xu has a feeling that he has more than enough strength to do so, and there are still many unsolved mysteries in Tao Zhaoxue's case, and now he is really embarrassed to investigate the case of the disappearance of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

However, Li Canghai is now unconscious, and he can only continue to pretend.

"Since Lord Shangshu has long since disappeared, why did he come to report to the official until now?" Kang Xu asked after thinking for a moment.

Tao Jizhu sighed and said, "My lord, you don't know, the teacher has always liked to visit the people alone, and this kind of thing has not been done before. ”

"Could it be that Lord Shangshu got drunk and fell asleep in a tavern?" Kang Xu groaned.

Tao Jizhu was stunned, he shook his head busily: "This is impossible." The teacher has always been cautious and will never drink and make mistakes. ”

"Then how do you know if Master Shangshu is missing?" Kang Xu was a little puzzled.

"Every time the teacher takes a micro-service, he will leave a mark along the way that only we can understand. This time, however, the teacher did not leave a mark, so I was worried that something would happen to the teacher. After Tao Jizhu finished speaking, he took Kang Xu's hand and said, "My lord, don't ask any more, if the teacher really has an accident, we can't afford it!" (To be continued.) )