Chapter Twenty-Nine: The First Meeting of the Smiling Tiger

On the third day of the case, Tang Tong was summoned and needed to go to Shuntianfu to cooperate with the investigation. Shuntianfu is located in the outer city of Zhengzhi Street and Pingding Street intersection of the number of Sheng Street, the construction of the outer city when the unified planning and construction, not like the annual ring of a long time of the government, everything is novel, the capital does not have a few newer than it of the yamen.

Since Tang Tong was a five-rank military attaché, and it was a routine inquiry and investigation, it was arranged in the backyard hall of Shuntian Mansion. As soon as Tang Tong entered the hall, he saw two officials, and a scribe next to him was sitting in the corner, ready to take notes.

Tang Tong stood between the two and saluted: "Xia Guan has seen two adults!".

"You are Tang Tong?", asked Yin Aizheng of Shuntian Mansion, who was much younger sitting on the main seat on the right.

Tang Tong nodded first, then bowed down and replied, "Yes!" I've seen Ai-sama!".

Ai Zheng looked at Tang Tong carefully, he didn't know much about him, he had only heard of him. Pointing to the official on the left main seat, he introduced, "This is Xu Yongjian, the imperial envoy of the right capital, Lord Xu!".

Tang Tong hurriedly moved and bowed, "Your Majesty has seen Lord Xu, the imperial envoy of the capital!".

Xu Yongjian, who was still staring at Tang Tong, was facing Tang Tong who got up, Tang Tong smiled and nodded, before meeting, both of them had seen Tang Tong's resume, but they hadn't seen him, Xu Yongjian liked to look at his face, but he couldn't see this person in front of him for a while. I could only try again from words, so I asked with a smile, "Do you know why you came to Suncheonfu?"

Tang Tong was a little puzzled, and shook his head puzzled, "I'm wondering, please let me know!".

Xu Yongjian didn't squeak, but Fu Yin Aizheng reminded first, "Zou Hongsheng's family Ding Zhou Xing Zhao Gong, saying that you killed Lord Lin, what do you have to justify?", looked at Tang Tong between words, the purpose was to see what abnormal reaction he had.

Tang Tong was just stunned for a moment, and immediately shook his hands, "False accusation!" I want to see the confession.".

Ai Zheng beckoned, and the scribe handed the confession to Tang Tong, and after reading it carefully, there was no real evidence, it was completely nonsense, and it could be seen that those who had a little experience in asking the case. immediately confessed, "I have never met Lord Lin, and I have no deep hatred, why do you want to take his life, I ask to confront the plaintiff.".

Ai Zheng didn't speak again, but Xu Yongjian threatened sharply: "Why not? If you kill your master, can your minions still fight you for houses and shops? If there is no alibi, you are the murderer!".

I thought that Tang Tong would panic, but I didn't think that Tang Tong would justifiably confess, "I drank with the dragon shopkeeper at Wanquan Inn that night, and I didn't leave until two o'clock. Besides, I'm so busy with bow training that I don't even know where Lord Lin lives.".

Xu Yongjian just watched, not that he didn't dare to move Tang Tong, but he was afraid of the power of the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion. shouted outside: "Go and spread the dragon shopkeeper of Wanquan Inn!", and the official outside responded.

People couldn't come for a while, Ai Zheng asked Tang Tong to sit down, the three of them didn't know each other, they didn't speak when they looked at each other, and they were so quiet that they could hear a needle falling.

In the end, it was Ai Zheng who asked first, "Mr. Tang Qian is here to take the exam this time?".

This is an idle article with nothing to say, Tang Tong didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly replied, "Hui Ai Lord!" I only entered Beijing after the year, because I wanted to participate in the bow competition, so I came to the capital in advance, and I couldn't afford the inn for half a year, so I wanted to buy a house to live in, and I never wanted to encounter such trouble.".

After hearing this, Ai Zheng felt that it made sense, and guessed that there might be deeper intentions. He smiled and said, "Tang Qian always wants to stay in the capital!", looking at Tang Tong as he spoke, wanting to hear how he answered.

Tang Tong did not hide it, and replied heartily, "If you don't have this kind of thought, if you don't follow your wishes, you can also earn a lot of money by buying a house, and the housing prices in the capital can rise.", After speaking, his face was full of smiles, and he was not disturbed by the lawsuit at all.

Ai Zheng couldn't help nodding and smiling after hearing this, this person is very smart, not an impulsive and reckless person. Unexpectedly, Xu Yongjian broke the rhythm of the two and asked mercilessly, "Don't you think this house is suspected of being a thief?"

Ai Zheng didn't know what Xu Yongjian meant, he was thinking in his heart but he was not in a hurry to answer. This was said to Tang Tong, and seeing that Ai Zheng did not answer, he turned his head to look at Tang Tong.

Tang Tong didn't come back to his senses for a while, and he didn't know how to respond safely, and he was also pondering.

Seeing that the two of them were asked, Xu Yongjian was a little proud, and said with a reminder: "Zou Hongsheng confessed that this house paid a deposit first, and it should belong to him, so it should be counted as a thief!", the tone of his voice was unquestionable, and there was also a hint of contempt. He was thinking that even Ai Zheng, who was proficient in criminal prisons, couldn't answer for a while, let alone a martial artist.

When he was proud, a stern voice retorted: "According to the law of the Great Zhou, land and real estate transactions in the capital need to be registered with the Yuyi Department of the Ministry of Households, pay the transfer tax, and only after the formalities are completed can they have ownership. As for the deposit paid by Zou Hongsheng, he can only negotiate with the former owner.", after some thought, Tang Tong finally spoke, his attitude was tough, his tone was so stern, the two of them felt it.

"I have completed all the formalities, the house is my own, and it has nothing to do with Zou Hongsheng, how can I talk about thieves!", Tang Tong only paused for a while, explaining the essence of the matter, and no one else can doubt it.

Tang Tong said reasonably, if it was just a private transaction between the two of them, and they didn't go to the Yu Yi Hall to complete it, they could rely on the thieves. Listening to Tang Tong's meaning, it is irreversible. Of course, Ai Zheng knew about the procedure, but he was surprised that Tang Tong was rigorous and had already thought of this key point.

Xu Yongjian hated himself for looking away, and in front of him was a thoughtful and brainy person. The wood is not irreversible, Xu Yongjian sneered, and said threateningly: "Don't forget Tang Qian, you are suspected of murder. There is also the possibility of theft!".

Tang Tong did not show weakness, and replied firmly: "I didn't do anything wrong, I wasn't afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, I sat upright, what are you afraid of!".

Ai Zheng admired it from the sidelines, and someone really had to be on par with the smiling tiger Xu Yongjian, otherwise there would be no opponent, so he would have to go on it himself, but it was not yet time. Tang Tong in front of him is not a good stubble, he is a character, and he can just watch the excitement.

Xu Yongjian didn't pay attention to it, stood up and said, "Then wait and see!", without saying anything more, he shook his head and went inside. It's useless to say more, go to Qingjing, and it's not too late to refute when the witness comes.

Ai Zheng didn't leave, and found a book to read. Tang Tong was pacing alone, looking out of the hall from time to time.

There were also Chen Dingxian and Hu Zhongyu and his party who came with the dragon shopkeeper, first the dragon shopkeeper testified, and Chen Dingxian proved that Tang Tong was busy with training and had not even visited the capital, where to know where Lin Changyao lived, that is, where Zou Hongsheng lived. brought Zhou Xing to confront him, and his vain speculation could not withstand questioning, but his words were unfounded.

In the end, Ai Zheng asked Tang Tong to go back, but he didn't say that it was okay, saying that he was waiting for the news and was ready to spread the news at any time. During the whole process, Xu Yongjian did not target Tang Tong again, suffering from no solid evidence, and he was helpless.

The case has fallen into a dead end, and Ai Zheng has to sort it out. Let's talk about Tang Tong first, although he has all kinds of grievances, he can only endure for the sake of his career, and he has also thought of a way out, as long as he can get the money to buy a house, he will settle things. You can't buy it there, maybe you can buy something better. Besides, I will try it, I have a great future, and I will not take risks and do murderous things.

Tang Tong, who has no time to do the crime, can also let people do this, drink with people at Wanquan Inn that night, and ask for a piece of peace the next day, that is, to cover up. It's really too scheming, and you have to have money and resources, if that's the case, then Tang Tong is not an ordinary person.

Speaking of Xu Kejian, growing up in the barracks at the border pass, he has long been refined into the ability to fly the eaves and walk the wall, kill people without blinking, the high wall in the backyard of the Lin Mansion is naturally not a problem, can he escape silently in Shaanxi, can't he come back to take revenge? There is a motive to kill, and there are conditions for killing, or there is enough time, and Xu Kejian is the most suspicious.

As for love killing, it is even more unreliable, none of the ladies in the Lin Mansion have ever deviantly behaved, and Lin Changyao is willing to spend money on women. The people in the backyard are not stingy, they are all waiting to squeeze more money, who will smash their own ATM, this is thankless, and there is a fear of life, a fool will do this.

That is robbing money, for people with amazing martial arts, it is a good time to keep an eye on it first, and see the opportunity to do it in the backyard. But planting blame is not something that ordinary people can think of, who will guarantee that Lin Changyao will carry a lot of silver tickets at any time, unless you know in advance, it is not easy to do this, and you must not be alone.

There is also the bloody strip of cloth, the test confirmed that the blood stain was Lin Changyao's, but the strip of cloth was prepared in advance, this was a premeditated murder. Xu Kejian can kill someone and run away, there is no need to leave evidence. If you don't want to involve others, or make a name for yourself to vent your personal anger, the two also make sense...

There is also a deliberate intention to leave a bloody strip of cloth, which is to frame the blame, for ulterior purposes, because Lin Changyao has offended many people, so the range of suspects is wide, including Tang Tong. This has to be proven, Ai Zheng will not wronged a good person, nor will he let go of any bad person.

After an analysis, Ai Zheng always had a hunch that Tang Tong's suspicion was getting bigger and bigger because the confrontation between Tang Tong and Xu Yongjian was too thoughtful, and he was fully capable of setting up such a situation. The more insignificant, the more surprising and unsuspicious it is. Will that be the case? Ai Zheng was confused, and he really didn't dare to be sure.