Zhukov guessed that someone deliberately did something to harm him.

The victim of the case, the maid who was counted to have died at the hands of Zhukov, was from the Gutavov Mansion, and Zhukov had seen the deceased during a visit to the Gutavov Mansion.

Besides, what kind of person is Zhukov and how noble his identity is, he really has no reason to attack a little maid for no reason, so Zhukov insisted that he was resented.

So, if Zhukov is blamed, then who wants to blame him, and what is the ultimate goal of complaining about him, doubts do not explain the problem, Lebezovsky needs evidence, only evidence can prove everything, however, these doubts are not all useless, it at least shows that Zhukov may be blamed.

And according to Zhukov, the unfortunate maid was from Gutavov's house, and he had met this maid again, and everything was really a coincidence, as if it had been set in advance.

However, isn't the deliberate murder predetermined?

It seems that it is necessary for Lebezovsky to look further and look for another important person who may be involved in the case, Gutavov.

As soon as this case occurred, Gutavov seemed to be involved in the case, but judging from the verification of the subsequent cases, it seems that the possibility of his involvement in the case has been ruled out, but, according to Zhukov's words today, Gutavov has been involved in this case again.

The deceased was a maid in the Gutavov mansion, which should have nothing to do with Zhukov, what does a maid have to do with a high-ranking heir to the throne, that is something that can't be beaten by eight poles, but now it is related.

If the bold assumption is true, it is possible that the murderer was Gutavov.

Lebezovsky deduced this way, based on the white-hot struggle for the throne. After trying to curry favor with the Tsar in every possible way, Gutavov changed his course and planned to start with the destruction of his rival Zhukov.

As long as Zhukov is done, then Gutavov himself will become the only heir to the throne, and no one will dare to compete with him anymore, and he will naturally be the next tsar.

So. It was based on this consideration that he finally decided to attack Zhukov, but who was Zhukov, he was a military minister with real power, and he didn't just move if he wanted to.

And after some planning, Gutavov thought of framing him, and this is also one of the most effective and fastest ways to bring down Zhukov.

Since the way I thought of it. Then it was a desperate move, and he carefully planned the murder and pointed the finger directly at Zhukov.

And the planting was planned for a long time, but he never found the right time, and the drinking party organized by Lu Wen also indirectly helped Gutavov implement his plan.

He had been looking for an opportunity, but he was overjoyed when he was very surprised to see Zhukov at the reception. So, he couldn't wait to implement the plan to kill people and plant stolen money. As a result, everything went surprisingly well, he killed the right people in the right place, at the right time, and succeeded in directing the suspicion of murder to Zhukov. And his means of marrying Wa was to leave Zhukov's token, the pocket watch, at the scene of the murder.

Everything looks seamless.

However, after Zhukov was imprisoned, things did not go as Gutavov wished, and Zhukov was directly convicted. and was sentenced to death, which gave Lebezovsky the opportunity to investigate the case at a deeper level.

And it was precisely with the deepening of Lebezovsky's investigation that Gutavov could not sit still, he was afraid that as soon as the investigation was over, Zhukov would be proven to be resentful, and he could only watch Zhukov get out of prison in the end, and his careful calculations would once again come to naught.

It was in this situation that Gutavov once again made a murderous move, he decided to strike first and get rid of Zhukov in prison as soon as possible, so he planned the attack on Zhukov in prison again, but unfortunately, Zhukov was very alert, and he escaped the assassin's assassination again, thus saving his life.

This is the reasoning process of the whole case.

When Lebezovsky reviewed the whole reasoning process from beginning to end, he suddenly realized that the reasoning was so perfect and impeccable, as if it were true.

Could this be the truth, Lebezovsky hesitated.

He felt that it was possible, but everything was about evidence, and he also needed sufficient evidence to prove his inference.

Just having the motive to kill and the opportunity to commit the crime can only be said to be a major suspicion, but it does not mean that this is the truth.

We still have to check, continue to check.

However, after having this thought, Lebezovsky himself was taken aback, especially since his assumption was simply true, and the course of the incident was equally unassailable.

He was even more confused.

Could it be that the murderer is Gutavov.

Lebezovsky did not dare to jump to conclusions, or that sentence, everything needs evidence.

However, the only evidence that can be found now is hypothesis, and hypothesis cannot be evidence, and Lebezovsky has to work.

Thankfully, though, he already has a direction to work towards.

He needs to turn the corner and start an investigation into Gutavov.

Because, once again, his intuition told him that Gutavov was not clean either.

He found that the targets of the investigation were increasing, and everyone looked like murderers.

This puzzled Lebezovsky.

Of course, turning the target to Gutavov does not mean that he has given up on other goals, and he has already identified Gutavov as the main suspect, he has only focused his investigation on Gutavov, and the surveillance and investigation of others, such as Schikov, Belinsko, etc., has not stopped.

At a time like this, it is necessary to take care of the real murderer as soon as possible and close the case.

And that's easier said than done.

Speaking of this Gutavov, Lebezovsky is no stranger.

Gutavov was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Commerce, one of the ministers under Lebezovsky, the old prime minister.

To be honest, Lebezovsky was quite appreciative of Gutavov.

As Minister of Foreign Affairs and Commerce, he made a visible contribution to the foreign and economic affairs of the empire, which is absolutely undoubted, and he originally belonged to the civilian line, which made many outsiders think that he belonged to the Lebezovsky line.

Although Lebezovsky has always been in the middle of the court and politics, at least he is the nominal leader of the civilian clique, shouldering the heavy responsibility of leading the civilian clique across the court, and Gutavov is a talent, he also cherishes, and it is precisely under his recommendation and cultivation that Gutavov was able to rise to such a high position as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Commerce in a relatively short period of time, of course, he did not do this out of selfishness, but out of the interests of the empire.

Therefore, Lebezovsky knew Gutavov quite well, and from the beginning, although he had doubts about Gutavov, he did not expect Gutavov to be so deeply involved in the case, but now all signs indicate that Gutavov does not seem to be able to be alone at all.

As a result, Lebezovsky could only regret to include him among the objects of intense suspicion.

Appreciation is not the same as shielding, as long as anyone is suspected, Lebezovsky will investigate, as long as anyone commits a crime, Lebezovsky will also pursue it to the end and will not tolerate it.

This time, Gutavov is probably in trouble, at least he can't get out of it.

Now, the case is becoming more and more extensive, and the identities of the people involved are also becoming more and more complex, and several important figures in the imperial court are involved.

Lebezovsky had to be cautious.

After some investigation and analysis, the focus of the case is again focused on Gutavov, then Lebezovsky must open a breakthrough from Gutavov as soon as possible, otherwise, the longer the case drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to the empire.

However, the investigation of Gutavov is not easy to say.

First of all, Lebezovsky had to determine how to proceed and where to start the investigation, and there is no evidence at all that this matter has anything to do with Gutavov.

At the time of the crime, although Gutavov was at the scene, he never left the sight of the people at all, although he was at the scene, he was not at the scene of the murder, and the deceased did not find any evidence related to Gutavov, and the only thing that was related was that the deceased was from Gutavov's house, and what was more unreasonable was that Gutavov hid the fact that the deceased was from his house.

All this time, Gutavov did not take the initiative to inform Lebezovsky that the deceased was someone from his house.

That's the biggest suspicion.

Why did he conceal the fact that the deceased was his housekeeper, and why did he not take the initiative to inform Lebezovsky about this, there must be something strange in this.

Perhaps the answer to these things can only be found in Gutavov.

So, Lebezovsky decided to meet Gutavov to see if he could solve the mysteries. (To be continued......)