Since the case was a matter of great importance and involved the question of the heir to the throne, the tsar entrusted the case to the respected old prime minister Lebezovsky.

And to Lebezovsky, this is a candidate acceptable to all parties.

Of course, since the tsar gave him trust, Lebezovsky did not postpone it and gladly accepted the appointment, and as the tsar's brother, he was also happy to share the tsar's worries.

As soon as the old prime minister accepted the case, he acted vigorously, collecting all kinds of evidence on the one hand, and constantly summoning different witnesses to inquire about the details of the case.

It is precisely this style of the old prime minister that makes many people feel that this case should soon be solved.

Of course, even if the old prime minister is very efficient, it will bring different opinions, some of them are satisfied, some of them must be not very satisfied, and those who are not satisfied still want him to be faster.

This is especially true of the people on the Gutavov side and the Zhukov side, who basically have their own words,

The people on the Gutavov side believe that the evidence in this case is conclusive, and that the case should be closed as much as possible, and the murderer Zhukov should be brought to justice immediately, and the victim should be given justice.

The people on this side are speaking eloquently, completely the embodiment of justice.

Zhukov's side did not think so, they believed that there were many suspicious points in this case, and it was necessary to investigate it carefully and carefully, and not to act hastily, but in terms of work efficiency, they basically had the same opinion as Gutavov's, that is, it should be handled quickly, because the long delay in making a decision would have an impact on Zhukov's reputation, so they urged Lebezovsky to do everything possible to find evidence in Zhukov's favor and return Zhukov's innocence.

In short, this case has attracted the attention of many people, and many different people have been involved in this case. If the decision is delayed for a long time, it will indeed have an adverse impact on Russia's image and may also cause turmoil in Russia's political arena.

Therefore, it is imperative to sort out the case quickly.

However, in this case. Although Zhukov is the key suspect, and the crime scene also left his personal token, but in addition, Zhukov really has no motive for committing the crime, he wanted to kill an unknown maid for some purpose, this seems to make no sense, but if it was not killed by Zhukov, then why did the deceased have his personal token.

It's really inexplicable.

Zhukov's confession was recorded. The reason is not the same, he does not admit that this woman was killed by him, as for the pocket watch, Zhukov said that the pocket watch has been stolen more than a month ago, he has been looking for it, but he didn't think about it, but on the deceased, he didn't know what was going on, in short. Zhukov said that he was blamed.

In this way, the case becomes complicated.

But. Regardless of how it is understood, the top priority now is to find out where the pocket watch on the deceased came from, and if this question is clarified, then at least half of the suspicion of Zhukov's murder can be eliminated.

So, Lebezovsky planned to start with pocket watches first.

According to Zhukov, his pocket watch was stolen more than a month ago. Well, according to the records of the Inner Palace, this pocket watch was personally rewarded to Zhu Kewei by the tsar more than a year ago, and it stands to reason that not many people know that Zhukov has this pocket watch. And there are not many people who can get close to Zhukov and have the opportunity to steal this pocket watch, but it is a little difficult to figure out what the thief stole this pocket watch for and why he stole it alone.

In any case, the suspect of stealing pocket watches has been narrowed down to a relatively small range, and it is very likely that it is someone close to him.

Then, Lebezovsky started an investigation on this.

After a preliminary investigation, Lebezovsky targeted his suspicion on the people closest to Zhukov, but after careful investigation, Lebezovsky rejected the suspicion of these people, because they also had no motive to commit the crime, and Zhukov had a lot of valuable things around him, so why did he steal this pocket watch.

It can only be said that the person who does this is the person who has the heart.

And there are no more than two kinds of people related to this, one is the one who hates Zhukov, and the second is the one who has an interest in him.

However, it is difficult to figure out the people who hate Zhukov, but on the contrary, it is the people who have an interest in them, and they are about to come out.

At present, the person who has the greatest stake in Zhukov is Gutavov, but will Gutavov come to steal Zhukov's pocket watch, and besides, after stealing it, it will be placed on a dead man, how is this possible, this is not a normal logic at all.

So, Lebezovsky's inferences and the search for evidence got bogged down.

For the first time, he felt the difficulty of the case.

For several days, there was no progress in the case.

Lebezovsky took the pocket watch he had taken from the deceased man in his hand, looked at it again and again, and at last he fell into deep thought.

This is a pocket watch that does look different, but when it comes to whether it is precious or not, it is indeed precious, this kind of pocket watch is a limited edition, every part of it is made of gold, and its watch body is inlaid with thirty-six precious diamonds, and this pocket watch has always been carried by the Tsar's side, but suddenly one day it was given to Zhu Keshi, the reason is unknown.

This information was obtained by Lebezovsky from the records of the court, and he originally wanted to ask the tsar about this pocket watch in person, but after thinking about it, forget it, Zhukov had such a thing, and the tsar must have been heartbroken, and it was obviously inappropriate to go to the tsar at such a moment to ask such a thing.

Lebezovsky had to figure it out on his own.

And when Lebezovsky was trapped in the suffering of no progress in the case, someone provided an important clue, which lifted Lebezovsky's spirits, if the clue provided by this person was true, it would definitely be a blessing for the detection of the case, but when he thought of the people involved in this clue, Lebezovsky gasped again.

And the person who provided the clue also surprised Lebezovsky a little.

He was the commander of the Western Military District, Schikov.

However, when you think about it, it is not surprising that Schikov, as Zhukov's boss, knows something about this pocket watch, and in any case, it is a very important clue.

And according to Schikov, he saw one such pocket watch the other day at the Minister of Economy Belinsko, but whether it was the same pocket watch or not, he did not know.

It stands to reason that the commander of the dignified Western Military District, he will not provide clues indiscriminately, nor will he bite people indiscriminately, he must have seen this pocket watch with his own eyes, so he will say this, but how can this pocket watch appear in Belinsko, Belinsko is the Minister of Economy, and he is also a person trusted by the tsar, and he also has an identity, which is well known, he is Gutavov's confidant, that is, it is possible that this involves Gutavov.

It's getting more and more troublesome.

If this matter is related to Gutavov, then it is a big problem, and the big problem involved is the question of imperial power.

Lebezovsky was a little scared.

If a simple murder case were to be brought into the struggle for imperial power, it would make the current case even more complicated, which Lebezovsky did not want to see.

But what should he do?

Lebezovsky was a little embarrassed, he thought about it again and again, and finally decided to visit Belinsko first, see what he had to say, and then see how to deal with it.

He hoped that Belinsko would give him a reasonable explanation. (To be continued......)