Lin Xi looked at the back of Lian Zhanshan walking away with his sleeves and sighed quietly.

He is just a traveler, and he knows very little about this world, but if you talk about what you know, the total amount of knowledge, except for Dean Zhang, I am afraid that the most knowledgeable learners in this world will not know more than him.

And for fame and fortune, he doesn't actually ask for anything.

It is precisely because he is outside this mountain that he can see things clearly than ordinary people.

Lian Zhanshan is a Yunqin official after all, if it is for a figure like Zhu Siye, even if he is dissatisfied with himself in his heart, it is impossible to be so obvious and let himself be aware of it at once.

Only when the officials above expressed a certain meaning, Lian Zhanshan dared to use some means without fear of being criticized.

Although he didn't know who conveyed a certain meaning through a certain official, Lin Xi thought that it should be one of Liu Yu's people.

With the status of those "high-level golden spoons", it is too easy to do so.

"I expected you to do something like this, but I didn't expect you to have no patience and be so impatient. ”

Lin Xi frowned quietly, at this time he somewhat understood why Dean Zhang was in such a hurry to send him outside.

Because any practitioner is, in the final analysis, fighting with others. No matter how high the cultivation is, it is in vain if you don't know how to fight with people.

"Let's go. Let's go see the floating corpse. ”

Lin Xi waved his hand calmly and asked Liang Sansi to lead the way in front.

Donggang Town Port.

From a distance, I saw two big ships parked in the harbor, and there were three words on the hull of the prominent Heng Rongchang. Outside the harbor were six large ships of other trading houses.

"I heard you mention Heng Rongchang many times, saying that this unloading doesn't care at all, what is the origin?"

While walking briskly, while looking at the two big boats with wooden planks that looked extremely heavy, Lin Xi asked.

"Heng Rongchang is the largest tung oil firm on the Xijiang River, is the industry of the Hu family in Tongmu Town, because the business is big, tung oil to most of Yunqin, so Heng Rongchang several shopkeepers have a wide range of friends, in the capital have heard that they are good friends with many officials, plus each boat has many guards, many of them are veterans who have retired from the local army, so no one dares to provoke them all day long, and even the town governors have to be polite to them. "Today, he was almost indirectly punished by Lian Zhanshan for this reason, and Qi Guangwu immediately said flatteringly.

"Governor Dong is also there. ”

At this time, Du Weiqing suddenly whispered a reminder behind Lin Xi.

Lin Xi saw that in the center of the dense layers of onlookers in the town, there was a circle of empty places, and among the several officials inside, there was a man in his fifties wearing a black official uniform, who was a little rickety, but the rest of the officials stood in front of him, but they seemed to be invisibly shorter than him.

Seeing the people from the arresting room coming, the onlookers who had already crowded the entire wide port through the wind and rain made way and let Lin Xi and the others walk in.

Because of the detention of Liu Tong yesterday and today's incident in the fish market, Lin Xi is already well-known in Donggang Town, but most of the townspeople have not seen him with their own eyes.

Getting closer, Lin Xi saw a bamboo mat spread on the ground, on which was the floating corpse, and he also saw clearly that the face of Dong Zhendu of Donggang Town was a little sharp-mouthed monkey gills, but at the same time, from his body, the keen Lin Xi also felt a bloody smell of iron and blood, which made the sharp-beaked monkey cheeks of this Dong Zhendu look particularly gloomy and serious.

Lin Xi knew that this town governor must be in the border army, and he didn't know how long he had been polishing.

"Governor Dong. ”

Because it was also the first time they met, Lin Xi naturally saluted the town governor when he approached.

Governor Dong nodded, glanced at Lin Xi, and said, "Lin Ti is really young... Now that Lin Tiyu has finally arrived, this place will be handed over to you. It is also hoped that the case can be concluded as soon as possible within the time limit, so as not to cause panic and disappointment to the people, and to live up to the saint's fortune. ”

After saying this, Dong Zhendu walked past Lin Xi and left.

His tone was very flat, but these words and the way he left made Du Weiqing and Liang Sansi's hearts cold, thinking to themselves, how could even Lord Zhendu be like this to Lord Lin?

And Xu Jianling, who was already a little gloating, couldn't help but have a smug smile on his face at this moment.

How could an old catcher like him not be able to hear the true meaning of the seemingly insipid words of the town governor.

It's really young, it sounds like a compliment, but in fact, it clearly reveals that smell of doubt and contempt.

Lin Ti finally arrived, which was obviously a mockery of Lin Xi's arrival too slowly, even the town governor arrived, but he only arrived at this time.

Especially when the case is closed within the time limit and the last sentence lives up to the saint's fortune, the intention is even deeper... If Lin Xi can't meet Lian Zhanshan's requirements, then he is sorry for this Yulu.

It seems that although this Lord Lin is sharp, I am afraid that he will not be able to do it for long.

With this smug thought, Xu Zhiling quickly glanced at the floating corpse, and his heart suddenly became more and more proud, this is an unfamiliar face, which means that it is very likely that it is not from Donggang Town, so that the possibility of quickly solving this case is even smaller.

"A young man like you, I'm afraid that when you see a dead corpse, your legs will go limp, and you may have to vomit for a long time, right?"

Xu Jianling's gaze stayed on Lin Xi's body, he quietly took a step back, and looked gloatingly, expecting Lin Xi to make a fool of himself in public.

But what made him stunned, and made the surrounding onlookers feel that this young Lord Lin was amazing, but Lin Xi didn't even cover his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, so he indirectly squatted down calmly and carefully inspected the floating corpse.

Lin Xi indirectly held his breath.

As a cultivator, he was able to do so without breathing until the body was examined.

His brow furrowed quickly.

It's not that he has any fear of this dead corpse, since he has seen real blood and life and death, this feeling has been very light for a cultivator like him, and what makes him frown is that this corpse should not have been in the water for a short time, so although the body is swollen, the face is quite clear, and he can clearly see that it is a young man who may not be thirty years old.

This young boy's appearance in front of him should be delicate, and Lin Xi's first feeling is that he is a literati, not a brave and ruthless person on the river, but at this moment, the man's eyes are deadly open, and there seems to be an extreme unwillingness, which is revealed from his eyes, which is what makes Lin Xi feel uncomfortable in his heart.

Suddenly, Lin Xi put on a pair of deerskin gloves used in the arrest room to handle the case, and turned the corpse over.

The reason for this is that the hemp rope on the body of this corpse is very strong, and it is strangled into the flesh, and the wound on the neck is on the right side, which gives him the feeling that the man seems to be tied up by someone and wants to jump into the river to escape, but at the moment of jumping into the river, he was chased and slashed by someone from the side behind.

Originally, several officials of the Department of Internal Affairs who were present and several people who looked like wealthy businessmen had a sneer on their faces when they saw Lin Xi so young and late. But seeing Lin Xi's face not changing like this, and the way he checked it, he was slightly chilled in his heart, and the ridicule in his heart disappeared immediately.

"Du Weiqing, this wound seems to have been chased and cut by someone when you escaped, you have been by the river for a long time, with your experience, how long has this corpse been in the water?"

Lin Xi didn't care about the reactions of the others, slowly stood up, turned to look at Du Weiqing and asked.

"If I'm right, I won't be in the water for more than ten hours. Du Weiqing replied immediately.

"If it is floating, according to the flow of water and the time of day, at least the approximate scope of the water can be determined. According to your judgment, you will help me to check at once what ships in that area passed by at that time. Lin Xi glanced at Du Weiqing calmly and said, "Liang Sansi I want to do other things, if you want to help, you can choose someone else." ”

"Good. Du Weiqing didn't say much, and immediately nodded towards Qi Guangwu, and the two immediately bowed their heads and walked out.

Lin Xi nodded towards Liang Sansi, and said: "Liang Sansi, you help me find a famous painter, draw the portrait of this man and post it every week, see if anyone recognizes it, and at the same time check whether anyone is missing from the townspeople and resident merchants in Donggang Town." Looking at this style of clothing, it shouldn't look like a particularly distant out-of-tant. ”

"The subordinates receive the order. Liang Sansi immediately walked out quickly.

Xu Jianling's face became extremely ugly at this moment, he didn't expect that Lin Xi would be like a familiar hand from the inspection to the next case arrangement, such an arrangement and judgment, I am afraid that an old arrester will be applauded at the scene, and at this moment, there are already people among the onlookers who are applauding. And Lin Xi's words seemed to implicitly press Du Weiqing on top of him, leaving him aside.

"Do you think I'm blind and can't see your schadenfreude? But at least I've seen Conan..."Lin Xi glanced at Xu Jianling, who had an ugly face, and sneered in his heart.

"Where is the person who found this body, and where is Heng Rongchang's person?" Lin Xi arched his hand to several officials of the Department of Internal Affairs next to him and asked.

"In the lower Song Chengpeng, it is the pipe belt of the two ships of Heng Rongchang. Lord Lin decided the case in an orderly manner, and he admired it very much, and in Donggang Town in the future, he would have to rely more on adults to take care of him. As soon as Lin Xi said this, a middle-aged round-faced businessman in a purple silk robe next to the officials, Jia Deng, smiled kindly and bowed to Lin Xi.

An official of the Department of Internal Affairs next to him also commented that the old man who found the floating corpse had fainted from fright, and was now recuperating at home, and he was afraid that he would not be able to come for a while.

Lin Xi saluted Song Chengpeng and said, "Before the case is clear, please don't leave the port of these two ships, everyone on board, please don't leave the ship, and give me an inventory for check." ”

Heng Rongchang froze with the smile on Song Chengpeng's white fat round face, and after a few breaths, he seemed to fully understand the meaning of Lin Xi's words, and said in disbelief: "Lord Lin, you want to detain these two ships of our Heng Rongchang, what does this have to do with our Heng Rongchang?"

Lin Xi looked at him and said calmly: "This floating corpse was found in this port, in addition to the possibility of floating along the current from the upstream, there is also a great possibility of being thrown from the ship near this port. Therefore, not only your Heng Rongchang's ships, but also near the port, I have to check them. ”

"My lord, you also know the credibility of our Heng Rongchang. Song Chengpeng's face was slightly red, and he said angrily: "How can this have anything to do with us?"

Lin Xi shook his head, "There is no indirect relationship between reputation and cases, if everything has to be eliminated first, then many cases will not be able to be found out at all." ”

"But my lord, do you know how much loss our two ships will bring to Heng Rongchang and how much loss it will bring to this Donggang Town?" Song Chengpeng took a deep breath, looked at Lin Xi and said coldly: "And Lord Fang Cai has already said that our ship can leave at any time. ”

Lin Xi shook his head, his movements were very gentle, but his eyes were extremely firm: "According to Yun Qin's law, this murder case is mainly based on arrest, and if the rest of the officials want to interfere, they must first impeach in official documents, and then remove the arrest." ”

After a quiet pause, Lin Xi looked at Song Chengpeng, who was trembling with anger, and said, "If I remember well, even if this is approved immediately, the corresponding process will take at least six or seven days." The deadline for judging the case is about the same as mine, so if you want to leave Hong Kong as soon as possible, I hope that Song Guan will cooperate more... To deal with this murder case as soon as possible, I will first thank Song Guandao and Heng Rongchang for the townspeople of Donggang Town. ”

"Have you thought about the consequences? Song Chengpeng took a deep breath, completely calmed down, and after saying this, he turned around and walked away.

Lin Xi remained silent and stood silently on the spot.

Several officials present and Xu Jianling were all pale.

Especially the several officials present were full of chills in their hearts, no matter how they looked at it, they couldn't imagine that Lin Xi was so ruthless... He obviously heard some conversations between Dong Zhendu and Song Chengpeng before, and now he is doing this, obviously to drag Heng Rongchang into the water and use Heng Rongchang's power to help him investigate the case!

With Heng Rongchang's ability, if it is launched, the speed of finding out this case will definitely be much faster.

But this Lin Xi is just a small arrest, how dare he be so bold, it is completely against him, and he dares to offend Dong Zhendu and Heng Rongchang together!

There will be a change right away, and two changes will be sent in a row)