Director Zhang's temperament came up, pointing to the nose of the eyeliner, "Say it quickly, if you miss a big thing, I will definitely not spare you." ”

Eyeliner hurriedly said: "That group of people stayed inside for nearly two hours, and left the small courtyard before the rooster crowed. I'm sure there's in there."

"Did you go check that yard?"

"I went in to see it, but I didn't expect something big to happen."

Seeing him so panicked, he became even more uneasy, "Say it quickly, what's the big deal?" ”

"When we entered the hospital to arrest Guo Mingda, we saw that Guo Mingda was already hanging on the beam."

Director Zhang almost bit off his tongue, "You, you said Guo Mingda is dead?" ”

"yes, we were out of gas when we arrived. There was not a single clue in the house. ”

"There is no trace in the house, which means that the gang is a veteran."

Director Zhang asked him to show the groom the way. When he arrived at the ground, he didn't wait to stop, and Director Zhang was in a hurry to see the place where the crime occurred.

"Whose house does this house belong to?"

"It's an empty house, and I heard that the owner's deed has just arrived, and he died."

Choosing to kill people in an empty house at night, it is also a shame that they can be such a good place.

"Empty house, why don't you take it back?"

"It's said it's not a year, so no one cares."

"Where's the person?"

"There's only one room in it, and it's in the hall."

He led the principal into the room, and the person hanging from the beam of the room was Guo Mingda.

"I didn't dare to touch him, I only waited for the chief and the servants to be all together before I could put people down."

A rope hangs from him, and it is not yet possible to determine whether he hanged himself or not.

"Seeing that the stool fell to the ground, I guessed that Guo Mingda couldn't stand it or was coerced to hang himself."

"At this time, the cause of his death cannot be determined."

Director Zhang helped the stool up, "Well, your feet can get there." He put the stool back in place.

When the old man came, he immediately conducted an autopsy, and said while examining: "Those who really hang themselves, use ropes, silks, and other ties to the left and right ears, and hand them over behind the left and right ears, dark purple." Eyes closed, lips opened, hands held, teeth dewed. If it is hung on the throat, the tongue is against the teeth; Under the larynx, the tongue is excessive. There is saliva on the chest and feces coming out of the back of the buttocks. If someone beats and strangles him, and pretends to hang himself, his mouth and eyes will be open, his hands will be scattered, and his hair will be slow. The blood veins under the throat are not good, and the traces are shallow. The tongue does not come out, nor does it reach the teeth. There are finger claw marks on the flesh on the neck, and there are fatal injuries on the body. ①”

"Don't endorse you. It is clear and unambiguous to be verified. What is said, I personally write it down. ”

The old ones and a few of them are checked one by one.

"The man was first strangled to death, and then he was hung on a beam under the pretense of hanging himself. The blood veins under the larynx are blocked, and the tongue does not reach the teeth, indicating that the hyoid bone is not broken. ”

Ling Shi said: "Maybe those people killed Guo Mingda." ”

Director Zhang only said: "Yes." I know the cause of his death, and you can quickly ask someone to record it. Remember to prepare two copies together with the case records of Guo Mingda and Li Shunde last time in case they are lost. ”

"Go at once."

"Wait, don't alarm others later, pretend to be casual and go to Yu Langzhong to talk about it. I'm going to see Yang Su now, and I'll report this matter immediately. ”

"Escalate?"

Director Zhang was not slow at the moment, and immediately interrupted him, "Don't ask, go quickly." ”

He settled down and immediately drove to the East Palace.

When he arrived at the East Palace, he became more and more anxious, and Director Zhang couldn't wait to rush past the guards, past the inner servants, and go straight to the Chongwen Pavilion.

Yang Su had accumulated a mountain of papers in front of him, and this little thing alone made him anxious. There was a big mountain next to it, waiting for him to write it one by one.

"Yang Sheren, I'm easy to find."

"Master Zhang, what kind of wind blew you here, there is a mat here, sit down, sit down." Yang Su greeted people with a smile.

Director Zhang couldn't take care of these false courtesies, and said softly: "Something is wrong." ”

This is almost clear, what else can happen at this time?

Yang Su steadied his heart when he copied the book, and said unhurriedly: "Say it." ”

He whispered in his ear: "Guo Mingda is dead." ”

Yang Su was also panicked, "Dead? Guo Mingda, why did he die? ”

"Shhhhh Before I could file it, I rushed to you and asked you what you should do? ”

Director Zhang wiped his sweat as he spoke, he was already too busy to take care of himself, just waiting for someone to save him.

"What's going on?"

He was so anxious that he forgot to say something, "Guo Mingda was taken out last night, but when my people went in to look for him, they found that he had been hanged. Wrong, wrong, it was strangled and hanged. ”

"Wait, I was strangled to death and tied to the beams of the house."

"yes, I said it at the time."

"Who are those who took him?"

Director Zhang said: "There are fifty people in total, I don't know what their identities are. ”

Yang Su had a suspicion in his heart. His eyebrows tightened, "It's hard to do." ”

"You might as well report to the prince."

Yang Su patted the case, "I don't know how to talk to him about this." smashed it at a critical juncture, but it was really blocked. But the matter has to be settled, and he has to say to Director Zhang: "Let's go, go to the main hall, go to the academy, and go to see the prince." ”

This is the only way to say this out of desperation.

"Please."

The two went to Tongzheng Hall Academy and met with the crown prince Zhao Rui.

Director Zhang spoke in detail from beginning to end.

Zhao Rui pressed the Qingming acupoint, and said helplessly: "This Guo Mingda's death is unknown, it's true, it's really weird." ”

"The ministers are incompetent."

The two only bowed their heads and said.

"Since he is dead, I am afraid that nothing will be found in this case. Isn't this just someone thinking about ending the matter? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a deliberate attempt to force you to stop. As for you, there is no clue, and you can only give up in the end. Alas, the situation is difficult. ”

Yang Su said: "Your Highness, the minister thinks that it still needs to be investigated." ”

Zhao Rui's eyes lit up, "Go on." ”

"I don't know who the person behind it is, but it must be someone with ill intentions, or even a bad intention. If such a person is not found, he will surely cause great disaster in the future. With a loyal heart, the minister hopes that His Highness can firmly investigate this matter. ”

On the side of the couch there is no room for others to snore. All the people in the emperor's family who are most taboo about plotting rebellion and great rebellion would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let go of one.

"It makes sense, but Guo's case is widely implicated, and it is difficult to move the root of the case with only a few people."

Before Zhao Rui could finish speaking, Yang Su interjected: "Therefore, the minister wants to ask the prince to allow the minister to find out Li Shunde's death and give him justice." As for Guo Mingda, he is innocent. Other secret things are found out one by one in secret. ”

Zhao Rui saw that he was quite sure, and believed that this matter was nine out of ten. So he smiled and said, "Yes." It's just that this matter is not easy and needs to be considered more. ”

"Thank you, Prince."

(1) From "Clearing Grievances" 20.