Returning from Gutavov, Lebezovsky went straight into his study, where he wanted to sort out the case and come to a preliminary conclusion, that there were only a few days left before the one-month period he had promised the Tsar to solve the case, and in any case, he had to close the case and give the Tsar an explanation.

Judging from all the evidence that can be put on the table at present, several people under investigation are suspected of murder, and Zhukov is the worst, he has already been taken dirty, that is, if there is no conclusive evidence to prove that he is resented, then the final murderer can only be him, and he can only bear the consequences.

This is normal logic.

However, what Lao Lie is most worried about now is the attitude of the Tsar, although the Tsar has made it clear that he will severely punish the murderers, but if the knife is really going to be used in the end, will the Tsar also adhere to this concept.

Zhukov is no better than others, he is the established crown prince, and it is rumored that he has a close relationship with the tsar, and the attitude of the tsar is quite critical for such a person to be beheaded.

Moreover, this murder case is different from the previous ones, the characters involved in this murder case are too special, and it also involves the struggle for the throne, so the final verdict will not only affect the final ownership of the throne, but may also directly lead to the Russian Empire choosing a different direction of development.

Gutavov and Zhukov are two completely different people, and the different ways of doing things in their successors will lead the empire to different futures.

Gutavov advocated peaceful coexistence, paid attention to economic development, and was an expert in diplomacy, in his consciousness, everything can be solved by diplomatic means, and he firmly believed that everything can be discussed, and harmony can make money. The state should concentrate on economic development, not with reckless military force, still less should it put the country in a dangerous situation.

Zhukov, on the other hand, was a military man, resolute and advocating force. In his consciousness, as an emperor, he should expand his territory and build immortal achievements, and diligently cultivate internal affairs and develop the economy, which should be worried about as a subordinate. And it shouldn't be what he, an emperor, should do.

It can be seen that whoever inherits the throne of the two of them will be different from the current Tsar Nicholas II, who tried his best to balance force and internal affairs and achieve inclusiveness, while the two of them went to different extremes entirely. This is clearly not conducive to the future of the empire.

Again, the tsar did not want to see it.

Perhaps, this is also the reason why the old tsar has been slow to decide who will be the future tsar. He also had no small concerns that if this heir was not chosen correctly, it would be a troubled situation, and he could not allow his heir to lead the empire to an unpredictable future.

So, maybe he was waiting, waiting for a suitable opportunity to solve this final puzzle.

But. Perhaps what everyone in the game did not expect was that this complicated dispute for the crown prince was brought into such an ordinary murder case, and it was very likely to affect the future choice of the tsar.

If Zhukov is finally convicted, then Gutavov will not become the ultimate heir to the throne, but. Is he the final choice of the Tsar, and if he is, then maybe this is the best outcome, but if not, will the Tsar overturn the outcome of this case and end up in another form.

This is an outcome that no one can predict, including Lebezovsky.

Of course, Lebezovsky's responsibility was to find out the real murderer, and as for the final decision, it could only be left to the tsar himself.

And will the murderer and mastermind be Zhukov?

Combined with the relevant evidence, after careful analysis, the old prime minister came to the conclusion that Zhukov was the mastermind, and he was also the murderer of this murder.

And the reason why he came to such a conclusion was because of the exclusive method he adopted.

The so-called exclusionary method is to list all the suspects, and then eliminate the suspects one by one, and finally the person with the biggest suspect who cannot be excluded should be the murderer.

And the suspects related to this case are, Gutavov, Zhukov, Belinsko, and Schikov.

First of all, Schikov should be left out.

After a careful investigation and face-to-face contact, the old prime minister was the first to exclude Schikov.

Schikov was a military minister who had always been self-conscious, and although he made Lebezovsky suspicious of him because of his pocket watch, it turned out that it was all a false thing, and that Schikov had nothing to do with the murder.

After Schikov, Belinsko became the second person to clear his suspicions, and his way of clearing suspicion was very special and lucky, he found the pocket watch that was originally pawned by his son, as a proof of his innocence.

If you really want to say it, this guy is considered to have taken a shit luck, someone actually lost his pocket watch at his door, let him pick it up, and in this good thing, Belinsko was of course overjoyed, he always felt that the pie in the sky had nothing to do with it, but he didn't think that a big surprise flew in, he was smashed by the pie falling from the sky, and not only smashed, but also stunned, so that he finally didn't know how to take this pocket watch to Lebezovsky to wash away suspicions.

In short, in the end, his suspicion was washed away as he wished.

And his shit luck amazed even Lebezovsky.

After that, Gutavov became the third lucky winner, and his explanation was even more dramatic.

Originally, Lebezovsky was still ready to continue the high-level investigation of Gutavov, but he did not want to excuse him by the tsar's will, clearly stating that the dead were not killed by him, as for the specific reason, the tsar did not say it clearly, and since the tsar had spoken, Lebezovsky had nothing to say and could only kick Gutavov out of the circle of suspects.

Although the tsar is suspected of interfering with judicial independence by doing so, the tsar is a tsar after all, and with him as a witness, it is ironclad evidence.

And after excluding these three people, the rest is easy to say.

Three of the four suspects have been proven innocent, indicating that the last one is the real murderer.

And this last one is Zhukov, who is still in prison.

Originally, Zhukov was arrested and imprisoned as the main suspect, and all the evidence was unfavorable to him, and it stands to reason that there was a basis for directly convicting him of a felony, but for the sake of safety, the tsar still arranged for Lebezovsky to conduct further investigation of the case, so as to ensure that the case was fair and reasonable, and only then could he stop the secluded mouth.

And the final investigation results still put this felony on Zhukov's head.

Maybe this is called Skynet's magnificence, negligence but not leakage.

So, the final result was presented to Tsar Nicholas II, who awaited his judgment.

This matter involves the question of the ownership of imperial power, and only the tsar can decide.

Before the final announcement of the results, the tsar announced Lebezovsky to the palace again, made a detailed understanding of the case, and had in-depth discussions with the old prime minister, and finally, the tsar finally made a decision.

And the result of his decision, I'm afraid only he knows.

And this is very painful for the people involved, who are anxiously waiting for the result.

Three days later, in the last two hours of the Tsar's announcement, Lebezovsky received news that shocked him beyond words.

This murderer has a person.

And this person is also someone else, none other than Gutavov, who competed with Zhukov for the position of tsar.

This news was so shocking that it really startled Lebezovsky, but judging from the channels through which the news was obtained, it was very likely that this matter was true, and for a while, Beezovsky did not know what to do.

It was the Tsar who confirmed Gutavov's innocence, but now sources confirm that he may be the real murderer.

Lebezovsky was in a dilemma.

But the prime minister is the prime minister, and after he calmed down, he decided to meet the tsar, and he wanted to tell the tsar the latest news he had, so that the tsar could make the most correct decision.

The world is changing so fast that it's hard to be guarded against. (To be continued......)