Someone had just died downstairs, Wei Guang was pointed out as the murderer, and now several guards and Wei Guang were in a stalemate with the guys in the inn. ”

Xiao Qinglang frowned, got up and asked coldly, "Can someone go to report to the official?" ”

"The shopkeeper of the inn asked people to go to the yamen, but now it's getting late, and I don't know if there are still people on duty in the yamen."

At this time, the tiredness on Xu Chu's face was also gone, and she frowned and followed Xiao Qinglang out of the door.

As soon as the two of them reached the corner of the stairs, they saw a group of men holding sticks and poles in the backyard below, Wei Guang and others who were holding sabers on their waists. The atmosphere was solemn and tense, but neither side dared to move.

It can be seen that everyone in the inn also knows that they will not be the opponents of Wei Guang and the others when they fight. But if you don't fence it up, you're worried about being run away.

At the feet of several people, there was a person lying on the ground, without any movement.

Xu Chu and Xiao Qinglang glanced at each other, and understood each other, presumably it was the deceased that Wei Yan was talking about.

Just as the two of them were about to go downstairs, they heard a noisy sound of footsteps, and then they saw a catcher with a torch pouring in from outside the door. When those people entered the door, they first drew their knives and surrounded Wei Guang and the others, and then squatted down to check on the dead on the ground.

The leader of the catcher looked at his companion, shook his head, and said, "Dead." ”

After getting the accurate letter, the catcher scolded Wei Guang quickly, "Where did the thief come from, he dared to commit murder in public!" ”

Wei Guang saw that the inn did not do it privately, but asked the government to come forward, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He secretly let go of the hand pressed on the saber, and said to the official, "I waited to pass by your land, and saw that it was getting late, so I settled in this inn." However, I didn't want to have a verbal dispute with this young man over the matter of manger forage, but we didn't do anything with him. ”

His words were methodical, and his attitude did not dodge at all, but it made the officials look at each other.

They have been on an errand in the government for many years, and they boast that they are accustomed to seeing people from all walks of life who are traitors and criminals, but they have never seen anything like this. According to their eyesight, these people were extremely stable, and even though their right hand was unconsciously rubbing on their waists. They followed the movements of the person who spoke, but saw a goose feather waist knife hanging from his waist.

Although the color of the scabbard was dull and not gorgeous, the cold light that emerged through the gap made people feel horrified. made the extremely officials dare not underestimate the enemy, let alone directly step forward to take people down.

Several people glanced at each other, and arched their hands to Wei Guang, "Since you say so, it is better to go to the yamen with us, and the merits may be judged in front of the county magistrate." ”

At this time, if Wei Guang and the others insisted on not going to the yamen, they would be regarded as weak-hearted. In the worst case, I am afraid that it will cause disputes.

Several people were in danger, but they saw Xiao Qinglang pacing out with an indifferent face.

Although the sky was dark, it was difficult to hide his handsome appearance and those lonely eyes that were as deep as an abyss. The green jade hair crown and the moonlight dark brocade robe show the noble temperament of elegance and brilliance.

Even if you say something like a jade child, I'm afraid that no one can refute it.

Among the many guards and men, Xiao Qinglang's appearance was like an immortal out of thin air, even if it was an official who was still aggressive just now, he couldn't help but restrain a little anger.

Before the official messenger at the head could ask, he saw that the shopkeeper of the inn had already trotted over, and said to the official, "Poor master, this son and girl are their companions." At the time of the murder, the two of them were in the room on the second floor and were not present. ”

This was exactly what he said, but it made Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu both frown and look over.

When the official heard this, his face was slightly better.

He arched his hand to Xiao Qinglang and said, "Presumably, Gongzi is the person in charge, and now the guards around Gongzi are involved in a murder case, please make it convenient for Gongzi to let them go to the yamen with him." ”

Xu Chu glanced at Xiao Qinglang, who had an indifferent expression, and his expression couldn't help but become solemn. If Wei Guang and the others were taken to the Yamen, then there would be no more guards around Xiao Qinglang. What's more, Wei Guang, as Xiao Qinglang's right and left hand, represents more than one or two.

I just don't know if this is an accidental coincidence, or if those people have already laid out the game.

Thinking of this, she also felt a little anxious in her heart, and her eyes fell on the dead on the ground.

Xiao Qinglang glanced at everyone and saw that Xu Chu was suspicious, so he took out a token from his sleeve and threw it to the comer.

"Let your family come in person, and I'll wait here."

When the official saw Xiao Qinglang's refusal to cooperate, he immediately became angry. But before he could reprimand, he saw a token coming towards him. He hurriedly took the token, and then when he looked at the firelight, he saw the word "punishment" written on it. On the back, there is a pattern in the shape of dragon scales, which is very cumbersome but reveals a striking majesty.

Xiao Qinglang saw that he was still in a daze, so he sneered and said, "The waist card of the squire of the criminal department, how can ordinary people imitate it?" ”

The official was at a loss for a moment, and suddenly remembered what the adult said before, as if something big had happened in Jinzhou City, and he had taken down all the officials in the officialdom. Later, it was reported that King Jing'an and Lord Yuan reported to the imperial court, and asked the imperial court to send the head of the criminal department down to thoroughly investigate the corruption and rebellion of officials.

Now, when he looked at the person in front of him, he looked noble and majestic, even if it was a smile that was not smiling, it also made people's hearts tight. Immediately, his expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly muttered a few words to the two officials behind him, and then gave up his hand to Xiao Qinglang to confess his guilt, and left in a hurry.

Obviously, he was going to find the county magistrate.

Xiao Qinglang's expression did not change at all, his eyes glanced at the few people present, and then glanced meaningfully at the shopkeeper who had just spoken. But the shopkeeper didn't know why, but when he saw him, his eyes flashed.

Obviously, he didn't expect it to be extraordinary.

His eyes widened, his lips opened slightly, his eyebrows raised, and in an instant his right hand was placed tightly on the outside of his thigh. I deduced from this that the shopkeeper was surprised by my identity, and then suddenly became nervous. What does Xiao Chu think? Xiao Qinglang chuckled and looked at Xu Chu, waiting for her decision.

Xu Chu retracted his gaze, bowed his head and said, "Childe is now more and more proficient in observing words and feelings. ”

She actually didn't tell Xiao Qinglang in detail about the psychology of facial micro-expressions, but after she deceived those people in several investigations, Xiao Qinglang summed up a lot of rules and experiences. This was indeed unexpected, but when you think about it, it seems to make sense.

The wisdom of the ancients was not inferior because of technology and conditions, but because it did not have the convenience of modern society. They are good at summarizing, good at applying, and can draw inferences from others.

For example, when officials in some places investigate a case, they will also find the general direction of the investigation of the case because the fear is greater than the sadness in the cries of the deceased's relatives.

Among this kind of applications, the most famous should be the case of "looking at each other and checking adultery". It is said that when a county magistrate first arrived in a village, he found that the widow in the village who had just lost her husband heard that the county official was coming, and was shocked, and hurriedly changed into mourning clothes and howled to greet the villagers at the entrance of the village. At that time, he felt that the widow had a "demonic attitude", so he secretly investigated, and sure enough, he found that the cause of her husband's death was different. In the end, it was discovered that the widow had committed adultery and conspired to kill her husband.

Although this story in the book that has been circulated for a long time is too one-sided. However, it also shows that the ancients recognized the role of facial expressions and human psychology in the case.

While the two were talking, they saw a group of messengers hurrying with an adult in official uniform. The adult had just arrived, and before he could open his mouth to ask for verification, he believed in Xiao Qinglang's identity as an adult of the Criminal Department.

has been an official all the year round, and he still feels the official authority of the other party who is not angry and arrogant. Even if the other party is not angry, he does not dare to be presumptuous in front of the other party, which is quite ashamed of himself.

"The lower officials don't know that the adults are coming, and they are offended, and I hope the adults will forgive me."

This county is not small, but it has also been out of the boundary of Jinzhou City. Moreover, according to the roster they obtained, the county order here was not encircled.

Xiao Qinglang glanced at the comer, and asked slowly, "You are the county commander of this county, Fang Zhuangheng?" ”

"Yes." Fang Zhuangheng replied respectfully, and by the way, he presented the criminal department token with both hands. "The next official is Fang Zhuangheng."

Xiao Qinglang nodded, paused for a moment, and said, "This official passed by here, and happened to run into the guards around him who were accused of being murderers. In order to prove his innocence, he wanted to let Xu Cheng, who was traveling the same way to return to the Criminal Department in front of adults, to conduct an autopsy in person, I wonder if the adults have any objections? ”

Fang Zhuangheng was stunned, looked up at his side, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Xia Guan naturally has no objections, but I don't know where the adult is talking about?" ”

The post-mortem from the Criminal Department is naturally much better than the one he found in the countryside. After all, the few people named in the county government are either butchers or people in their seventies and eighties.

The former is in front of the Lord of the Criminal Department, and he can't take it out of terror. The latter's eyes, at this hour, I am afraid that I can't see things clearly.

Xiao Qinglang heard this, and bowed slightly at Xu Chu. Xu Chuyi willed, stepped out, and saluted Fang Zhuang Heng, "Lord Fang, I am the Xu Chengzuo in the mouth of the adults." ”

Fang Zhuangheng didn't expect that it was a woman who made a sound, so he was stunned in place and didn't come back to his senses for a long time. After coming back to his senses, he looked at Xiao Qinglang with a strange expression, "My lord, how can a woman do something for herself, isn't this to be laughing and generous?" ”

His personality, compared to Huang Xianling and others he met before, can be regarded as pedantic and tight. Therefore, even if I was terrified, I couldn't help but ask out loud.

The so-called woman should naturally be virtuous and virtuous, and her husband and children at home are women's ways. Like Xu Chu, as a group of men showed up, they had to examine the corpses, which was really insulting to women's morality in Fang Zhuangheng's opinion.

Naturally, he looked at Xu Chu's face, which was also ugly and tight.