Feng He wakes up and finds himself in a sparsely furnished blue-tiled house.

"Feng Daxia, you're awake."

Hu Yu probed over, his small eyes smiling, startling Feng He, who had always been expressionless.

He hadn't seen Hu Yu, and was about to draw his sword when he saw Lin Boqin push open the door and walk in.

"Eun Gong!" Feng He was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly put away the thin sword, only to find that although Hu Yu was dressed poorly, he was wearing soap boots of the unified system of the county government on his feet, thinking that he was the head catcher of Qingyuan County.

"You're awake."

Lin Boqin moved a stool, sat down in his robe, and asked in a deep voice, "Feng He, how could you be poisoned and faint in your own home?" ”

"Poisoned?" Feng He frowned when he heard this, he rubbed his head, which was still a little painful, figured out the joints, and explained: "I bought a bag of rice from a lame old lady before, and it was after drinking the porridge boiled by that rice that I fell into a coma. In fact, that poison should be deadly, but I have been poisoned by the tarantula, and after being cured by the miracle doctor Sai Bian Que, I have a tolerance to all the poisons in the world, and it is that poison that will cause me to fall unconscious. ”

Lin Boqin didn't expect him to have such an adventure, and couldn't help but mutter: "You are also a Jiren, and you have your own natural appearance." ”

Feng He smiled bitterly: "Even so, I was in a coma for about four or five days. During this time, I woke up twice, and barely drank the tea on the table before fainting again. Otherwise, he would have died of dehydration and starvation a long time ago, and he would not have survived until now. ”

Thinking that he had been closed in the ghost gate, Feng He had some heart palpitations.

Lin Boqin's eyebrows twisted slightly, and he asked, "What do you know about the assassination of Wu Guangbi?" ”

"Who is Wu Guangbi?"

Feng He is still out of the situation, "I haven't heard about it. ”

"Where is Xiao Xuan lately, do you know?"

Feng He still shook his head: "I haven't seen him for almost half a month." ”

Lin Boqin's face sank.

Feng He knew nothing at all, but why did the lame old lady poison him? The two of them seem to have nothing to do with Wu Guangbi's case, but they reveal coincidences everywhere.

He was about to take out the picture of the bronze long sword from his sleeve and show it to Feng He for identification, when at this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, but it was Yang La who rushed with a knife on his shoulder.

He shouted, "Lord Lin! Lord Lin! ”

Lin Boqin turned his head and asked, "What's the alarm?" ”

Yang La lay on the door frame and gasped, raised his hand and pointed outside: "Xiao Xu...... Xiao Xuan is here! Just outside the steps of the public hall. ”

Lin Boqin Huo Ran got up, nodded to Feng He, and immediately rushed over. Feng He recovered from a serious illness, but he also cared about his friends and benefactors, so he put on his clothes and followed Lin Boqin.

Xiao Xuan is still dressed in black, and the beard on his lips is a little long, and he looks like he hasn't been trimmed for many days. At first glance, it seemed that nothing had changed, but Lin Boqin keenly noticed that the long sword he had been carrying on his back was gone.

Lin Boqin's expression darkened.

Xiao Qi saw that it was him, but smiled heartily: "Lord Lin, don't come to harm's harm, I heard that you have something to ask me about?" ”

"Not bad."

Xiao Qi is so frank that it is difficult for Lin Boqin to imagine him as a murderer.

He ordered Yang La to take the bronze long sword of the "murder weapon" and asked Xiao Shu to go to the corner.

"Xiao Daxia has not been in Qingyuan County recently, where has he gone?"

Xiao Qi didn't expect Lin Boqin to ask him this, he was surprised for a moment, and replied honestly: "I received a letter from a friend at the beginning of the month, asking me to go to Youzhou to enjoy the snow, so I am not in Qingyuan County. He smiled again, "Besides, Qingyuan County is just a temporary place for me to wander, and I won't stay for long." ”

He's a ranger, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Yang La took the bronze long sword at this time, Xiao Xu's eyes were sharp, and he couldn't help but be stunned: "How can my sword be in the hands of Lord Lin?" ”

Lin Boqin frowned, motioned for Yang La to return the long sword, and then said, "It seems that Xiao Daxia doesn't know about the assassination of Lord Wu Guangbi and Wu." He told Xiao Shu about Wu Guangbi's death, Xiao Xu's face became more and more serious, and when he heard that his portable sword was the murder weapon at the scene, he couldn't help but say: "This case is blamed on me." ”

Lin Boqin didn't speak for a while.

He glanced at the bronze long sword, and only asked after a while: "Xiao Daxia's martial arts are superb, shouldn't the thief steal the sword?" ”

"Of course not."

Xiao Xuan said loudly, "I received a letter from my friend Feng He before, and he said that he wanted to borrow a sword. When I was about to leave for Youzhou, I handed him the sword. He paused, "That's why I'm surprised that this sword will appear in Lord Lin's hand." ”

It just so happened that Feng He came over at this time, and when he heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Brother Xiao, I didn't write to borrow a sword from you!" ”

Xiao Xuan saw that Feng He's face was pale, but at this time, he didn't want to ask, but exclaimed: "Really? ”

"It's true!" Feng He also sensed that something was not quite right, "You and I are people who practice swords, and we both understand that swords are our lives. The sword is like its people, people are like its swords, and the people and swords are one, and they are reluctant to separate! I know this truth, how could I rashly make such an unreasonable request to you! ”

Xiao Xuan did hesitate when he received Feng He's letter, but he didn't refuse thinking of his friend's brotherly anger.

Unexpectedly, his uprightness became a trap for others to slander.

Feng He turned his head and said to Lin Boqin: "Engong, someone must have framed Brother Xiao in this matter!" The lame old lady...... Be sure to catch it as soon as possible! ”

After a little more rest, he immediately went out to look for it.

Lin Boqin was not sure if Xiao Qi was a murderer, after all, there were too many murderers' disguises that people could not see through. He was about to say a few words, when he saw a group of people walking this way, the first person wearing a green robe official uniform, it was Cai Gaoyi, Gu Jing and Zhao Qi accompanying him.

Gu Jingtong knew Xiao Xu.

When he saw Xiao Xuan holding a bronze long sword in his hand, he was stunned for a moment, and he had a bad premonition.

Cai Gaoyi was the first to react, walked forward quickly, pointed at Xiao Xuan and said, "This bronze long sword is yours?" ”

Xiao Xuan is very disgusted with these bureaucrats from the capital, who always hold a shelf, which makes people look uncomfortable.

He said coldly, "Not bad. ”

Cai Gaoyi was stunned, then the corners of his forehead were bruised, and he waved his big hand: "Come on, don't you catch the murderer who assassinated Lord Wu quickly!" ”

At that moment, there were a few officials who were ready to move, but Xiao Xuan was holding a long sword, and his weapons were extraordinary, so they didn't dare to act rashly.

Lin Boqin hurriedly stood up and raised his hand to stop: "Wait! ”

Cai Gaoyi raised his eyebrows, gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Lin, what do you mean by this?" Is it to shield the murderer who assassinated the imperial court? ”

"Lord Cai, Xia Guan has no such intention." Lin Boqin restrained his expression and replied calmly, "Although the sword belongs to Xiao Xu, he is not necessarily the murderer of Lord Wu. ”

He informed Cai Gaoyi of the strange things such as the poisoning of Fang Cai Feng He and the lame old lady, and said: "This case is too paradoxical, and the details have to be carefully investigated. ”

Cai Gaoyi's face softened, but his gaze at Xiao Yu was still unkind: "Lord Lin, it's not that the official is embarrassed by you, but the documents of the imperial court will come down soon, if you don't solve the case, you and I won't be able to eat and walk around!" He snorted, his eyes gloomy and asked, "But now that the murder weapon is Xiao Xuan's, before the real murderer is found, he has the biggest suspicion, should Lord Lin also want to deny this?" ”

Lin Boqin took a deep breath and lowered his eyes: "Xiaguan doesn't deny it. ”

"In this case, according to the laws of this dynasty, Xiao Shu should be detained in the county office, and he is not allowed to go anywhere until the case is solved!" Cai Gaoyi's voice turned cold, and he looked at Lin Boqin, his eyes burning.

Lin Boqin has no opinion, but if Chu Ji knew that he had arrested Xiao Xu, he would definitely complain about him......

His momentary hesitation made Xiao Xuan understand it as maintenance, and he was immediately moved.

Xiao Xuan stepped forward, waved his hand and said, "I will stay in the county government according to the rules." ”

Lin Boqin raised his head in surprise, and saw Xiao Xuan smiling at him, clasping his fists and saying: "Li Siniang often tells me that her husband is as clear as water and solves cases like a god." In this case, I believe that Lord Lin will definitely clear my name. ”

Lin Boqin looked at the other party's frank expression and had mixed feelings.

But he nodded in the end and promised Xiao Xu: "Xiao Daxia, don't worry, as long as you are not a murderer, no one can wronged you." ”

"Good!" Xiao Xuan raised his head and smiled, and urged Yang Lahu Yu to take him to the detention center.

Cai Gaoyi's eyes looked at Lin Boqin, full of scrutiny and uncertainty, and his tone was intriguing: "Lord Lin seems to have a good relationship with this suspect." ”

Lin Boqin was frank and said, "Lord Cai, the lower officials will never bend the law when they decide a case. Even if it is a wife, son, daughter, parents and brothers, as long as they commit a crime, the subordinate officials will never cover it up for personal gain! Don't worry about this! ”

His words were subdued and frustrated, and his expression was upright, and Cai Gaoyi didn't know how to refute if he wanted to.

Favoritism or something else, Cai Gaoyi actually doesn't want to care, he only cares about his black yarn hat now.

Thinking of this, he sighed at Lin Boqin and reminded: "It's not that this official is deliberately embarrassed, and I won't say anything about the colleagues from the nobles of the high family, but you and this official are both from poor families, and they know that the career is not easy. After ten years of hard study, once I chose Hanlin and managed a small place, I didn't work in vain in this life. But if this matter is not handled properly, Taishi Chen will be angry and sue the emperor, if you and I are degraded and dismissed, how will we survive in the future! ”

Cai Gaoyi's words were sincere, which made Lin Boqin silent for a while.

He sighed again, but in a blink of an eye, his tone became sharp, and he threatened in a low voice: "Lord Lin, if you can't solve this case in half a month, this official will directly identify Xiao Yu as a murder suspect." It is much better for him to cut off his head alone than to exile his entire family. You don't have to think about avenging him, from the court to the government, everyone has the idea of protecting themselves with a clear mind, you are a sesame seven-grade official, don't think about what storms you can make! ”

When Lin Boqin heard this, his eyes glared at Cai Gaoyi, and he didn't dare to imagine that he would say such nonsense. Zhao Qi and the others next to him were expressionless, obviously acquiescing to his thoughts.

In fact, it is understandable that Cai Gaoyi has this kind of thought.

No one wants to be buried in their careers, and Xiao Yu is not related to him, there is no backstage in the court, a ranger, no father, no mother, no wife and no children, he is simply the best candidate for the murderer in this case.

But Lin Boqin was reluctant to do so.

He was about to refute, but Gu Jingtong saw that the signs were wrong, so he hurriedly stopped in the middle and said to Cai Gaoyi: "Lord Cai should be tired, go back to the inn to rest and rest." ”

Cai Gaoyi hadn't slept well for several days, and he was really tired, so he said "um" and left with a group of people.