Kaifeng Mansion, in the government office

Bao Zheng frowned, sat in front of the desk, looked carefully at the file in his hand, and stood next to a gentle and elegant middle-aged scholar, who was Bao Zheng's think tank--- Gongsun Ce, I saw that he was pointing to the two annotations in the file and said: "The student thinks that this matter is not so simple, and there are still a few doubts that cannot be explained." First, Xue Mansion is also a famous family in Songjiang County, how can such a large family not even have a person to put out the fire after it catches fire, and let it burn it out?"

According to the Songjiang County Ya Population Register, the total number of people registered in Xue Mansion this year was 35, but judging from the scene, there were only 33 charred corpses, so where did the other two people go? What are their identities?

Bao Zheng nodded approvingly: "It is worthy of Mr. Gongsun, thoughtful, yes, what you are worried about is exactly what this government thinks, and it depends on the progress of Zhan's trip to protect Songjiang." ”

Gongsun Ce thought for a while and said: "It has been a few days since Zhan Escort and Ma Han went to Songjiang to investigate this matter, and they should have come back a long time ago, but they haven't come back yet, so it can be seen that there is indeed a problem with this case." ”

As he was talking, with Zhao Hu's announcement, "My lord, the Zhan guards are back." A blue shadow appeared in front of the door of the study, and the person who came was Zhanzhao, who was about twenty years old, and his air was magnificent, although he looked dusty because of the hurry, but he still couldn't hide the heroic spirit between his eyebrows.

Gongsun Ce hurriedly stepped forward and said, "It's really Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive." Zhan's guards have worked hard all the way. ”

Zhan Zhao smiled and arched his hand to Mr. Gongsun and said, "This is Zhan Zhao's business, don't be polite, sir." Then he saluted Bao Zheng again, and then said: "After the subordinates arrived in Songjiang County, they first read the files of the county government and found that there were many suspicious things about the fire in Xue's house, first of all, according to the dossier, the fire point was the firewood room of Xue's house, and the subordinates thought that it was the fire point, so the firewood room should be the most serious place burned by the fire, but according to the subordinates after checking the scene, it was found that the most serious place where Xue's house was burned was not the firewood house. Therefore, the subordinates believe that the firewood house is not the real fire point.

Secondly, his subordinates also found that there was a secret room in Xue's house at the scene, leading to a wharf in Songjiang. There are still several cargo ships left on the dock, and his subordinates speculate that this secret room may be used by Master Xue to carry and hoard goods. The subordinates entered the secret room to investigate, and found that someone had come, judging from the footprints and traces left, it should be 2 women and 1 man with martial arts.

Also, the subordinates smelled some fire oil around the study, and the subordinates suspected that the Xue Mansion was not as simple as going off the fire, but that someone should deliberately kill people and set fires. The subordinates had asked Songjiang County Ling Yue Qi about the fire in Xue's house, and his words flickered from beginning to end, so he said left and right, and his subordinates felt that Yue Qi was very suspicious, and he couldn't help but startle the snake, and the subordinates decided to come back for the time being to report the incident like an adult, and let Ma Han stay to monitor Yue Qi,

Bao Zheng listened to Zhanzhao's analysis, and snorted coldly: "These local officials, with the court's money, but don't think about doing things for the people, they will only slap horses on weekdays. If that Yue Qi really dares to go along with the murderer and act as a traitor, the government will not spare him. ”

Zhan Zhao nodded and said, "The subordinates thought that the top priority should be to find the missing two women first, and the subordinates felt that these two people should know the whole thing." ”

Gongsun Ce echoed: "What Zhan Guards said is extremely true, but I didn't expect that now, Zhan Guards are becoming more and more sophisticated in analyzing the case. ”

Bao Zheng said worriedly: "The government is worried that these two women may be worried about their lives, and they will be guarded, and it will take you to investigate this matter many times." ”

As he was talking, Zhao Hu came to report again: "Lord Qiyu, Lu Daxia and his wife are waiting outside on the Sky Island, and he said that he has something important to meet your lord." ”

Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment and said: "Since the last Jade Seal case, it seems that I haven't heard from them for a while, and I don't know what happened when I came here today?

Bao Zheng shook his head and said: "Although this Lu Fang was born in the rivers and lakes, this government thinks that this person is open-minded and chivalrous, and he will never rashly do anything out of the ordinary. Zhao Hu, ask them to wait in the flower hall. ”

Zhao Hu was ordered to go out and take people into the flower hall by himself.

In the plum blossom hall of Kaifeng Mansion

Lu Fang is a straight man, and after giving Bao Zheng a salute, he went straight to the topic: "The grass people met this Xue girl on the way to Kaifeng", he pointed to Feifei standing behind him as he spoke, "At that time, she was seriously injured, and after the insiders treated her, Miss Xue said that she had a grievance and wanted to appeal to the adult, so I sent this girl to Kaifeng by the way." ”

When Bao Zheng, Zhanzhao, and Gongsun Ce heard that this girl's surname was Xue, they couldn't help but glance at each other, and they were surprised in each other's eyes, Bao Zheng smiled and said quietly: "It's rare that Lu Yishi is so chivalrous and hot-hearted, and he has worked hard all the way, please sit down and talk." ”

Lu Fang and the others sat down as they said.

After Gongsun Ce waited for his subordinates to serve tea, he looked at Feifei and said, "I don't know if the girl has any grievances to sue?

Feifei hurriedly got up and replied: "The incident happened suddenly, the folk girl didn't have time to write the pleadings, and the person the folk girl sued was Zhang Yao, the emperor of the dynasty, I don't know if the adult dares to take this case?"

Feifei said this very boldly, in ancient times, the people saw that the housekeeper was trembling, trembling and trembling, afraid that a person who accidentally said the wrong thing would be repaired, like her provocative reply, not only rare but also with great disrespect, but also Bao Zheng has a good temper, does not care about her in general, and does not talk to her, smiles slightly, picks up the teacup, and drinks the tea leisurely.

Gongsun Ce glanced at Bao Zheng, smiled mildly and said: "If the girl does have grievances, but it doesn't hurt to say it, if what she said is true, there is nothing we dare not accept in Kaifeng Mansion if it is a big case, but it is not trivial for the girl to sue the emperor." If there is no conclusive evidence, please be cautious. ”

Fei Fei sorted out his thoughts slightly, and slowly told what had happened, the straight Bao Zheng's black face turned red, his eyes widened with anger, and he said sharply: "In broad daylight, Lang Lang Qiankun, there are such cruel people, if you don't punish them severely, what is the use of Wang Fa?" The atmosphere in the flower hall suddenly became serious.

Gongsun Ce coughed lightly and continued to ask: "According to what the girl said, since you and the maid Xiaoxi are going separately, can you make an appointment where to meet?"

Feifei shook his head and said, "We only said that whoever arrives in Kaifeng Mansion first will find an adult to avenge him first." ”

Zhan Zhao said on the side: "According to the time, Miss Xiaoxi should arrive earlier than Miss Xue." But in recent days, I have not heard from the officials that a young woman has come to Kaifeng Mansion to report the case. ”

Bao Zheng calmed down a little and said to Zhanzhao: "Be sure to find Miss Xiaoxi as soon as possible, and if necessary, bother Zhan's guards to go to Songjiang again." ”

When Lu Fang heard Bao Zheng ask Zhanzhao to go to Songjiang again, her eyes rolled and she said, "Lord Bao has received a report from Songjiang County about Xue Mansion?"

Bao Zheng nodded and said: "This government did receive a case file of Suzhou Mansion a few days ago, saying that Xue Mansion on the outskirts of Songjiang suddenly caught fire in the middle of the night and the fire was fierce, and when the government arrived, Xue Mansion had burned out. No one survived in the whole province. When Mr. Gongsun reviewed the case file, he found something strange about the fire, so the government asked Zhan's guards to investigate. Now it seems that this case is indeed not an ordinary fire incident, and now that the plaintiff has reached one person, this government will immediately file the case for trial. ”

Feifei suddenly felt a pain in his chest, screamed, and his body couldn't stand still, staggering as if he was about to faint. Mrs. Lu hurriedly stepped forward, helped her sit down, took out a box of red pills from her arms, and fed Feifei a pill with the tea in her hand. Feifei relieved himself a little, but his chest still felt like a needle prick.

Feifei knew in his heart that the original owner, Miss Xue, must have heard that the Xue Mansion was burned down, so there would be such a big fluctuation in her mood, Miss Xue's soul and soul were parasitic in her heart, and if there was a trace of abnormality, Feifei would be heartbroken, even if Mrs. Lu's medical skills were excellent, this kind of fantasy thing could not be explained by medical skills.

After Feifei waited for Miss Xue's mood to stabilize, according to the memory of the original owner, he slowly spoke: "I remember that when Xiaoxi and I fled, there was no fire in the house, and, according to me, there was only one man in black that night, how could it be...... Could it be that he went back and set fire to kill people later? That doesn't make sense.....

Lu Fang nodded and said, "Yes, after killing someone, you usually have to leave as soon as possible, how can you go back and set a fire? Besides, according to Miss Xue's words, there is only one murderer, how can you kill so many people? Isn't there more than one murderer?"

Bao Zheng did not answer Lu Fang's words, but asked Feifei: "Miss Xue said that the killing was for the red porcelain, where is this red porcelain now?"

Feifei shook his head and said: "After Lin was stabbed unconscious that day, he woke up and the red porcelain was no longer around, and he must have been snatched away by murder." ”

Bao Zheng nodded, and then said no more.

Seeing this, Lu Fang coughed lightly and said to Bao Zheng: "Don't hide it, my fifth brother was very indignant after learning what happened to Miss Xue, and intended to help Miss Xue get justice. ”

Zhan Zhao thought to himself, what a Lu Fang, it was obviously Bai Yutang's impulsive old mistake again, but let him say that he was brave and righteous in the face of righteousness. He took the initiative to tell Bai Yutang's whereabouts, but just to make Bai Yutang's master famous, so as not to be called obstructing the government's handling of the case in the future. Anyway, if I sell his personal favor and have Bai Yutang to help, this case will be half the result.

Zhan Zhao smiled lightly and said to Bao Zheng: "It's rare for Bai Wuxia to be so righteous, since he has been investigating in Songjiang County, his subordinates are looking for it along the waterway to Kaifeng Mansion, and I believe that there will be the whereabouts of Miss Xiaoxi soon." Miss Xue was one of the important witnesses in this case, and her subordinates thought that it was safest for Miss Xue to live in Kaifeng Mansion. ”

Although Bao Zheng is upright, he is not stupid, listening to Zhanzhao say this, he knows that he must have his own intentions, so he agrees with Zhanzhao's opinion.

Feifei looked at Zhan Zhao and saw that he was looking at himself with a smile, a pair of deep and dark eyes seemed to have a kind of magic that could suck people in, a tall nose, and a moderately thick red lip as if he was saying something, Feifei was unconsciously stunned, thinking to himself, Zhan Zhao's stunning face, if it was in modern times, he could really throw those little fresh meat and didn't know how many roads. The key is that they are still natural, fresh and juicy.... Hey, hey, hey, where do I want to go, hey.... Why was there still someone pulling their sleeves, and when they came back to their senses, they saw Mrs. Lu standing beside them for some time, constantly giving themselves a look, and Feifei asked in a daze, "What are you doing?"

A low muffled laughter sounded all around, and Mrs. Lu sighed helplessly and said, "Lord Zhan asked if you mind living in the guest room of Kaifeng Mansion, what are you smirking at?" ”

"Yes, yes, of course I'm willing" Feifei nodded happily, his heart was about to bubble happily, mind? Just kidding, how can you mind if you can get along with a beautiful man day and night? This Zhanzhao is very interested in his appetite in terms of appearance and temper, as the saying goes, he must not miss it.

"Hahaha," Lu Fang couldn't hold back any longer, and finally laughed out loud, this Xue girl is so interesting, she doesn't look like everyone is beautiful at all, and she can see it on her face whatever she thinks in her heart. Seeing that things were almost arranged, he said: "The grass people and their wife have a winery in Kaifeng, and they will always be there recently. Then he took his leave and left.