"Miss Zhu, this was originally a great thing, but it happened to be a murder case, and the body was still found in the room where you dressed, it seems that the east study is temporarily inaccessible, and it is stained with a dead man's breath......" The old slave sighed.

"Yes, you say." Leng Ping lost all his energy, his face was blank, he nodded nervously, didn't answer, and hurried back to the house.

She sat on the edge of the bed and lit a lamp, frightened and trying to calm down. Just now, Mei Xiancheng was tied out of the house in a noise, went to the yamen, and then to the cell; The idlers were all gone, most of the lanterns were extinguished, and the original bustle turned into dead silence in an instant. Leng Ping's head was still buzzing, and it was like a dream.

She never dared to recall the moments of her murder in the dark room, but it inevitably jumped before her eyes. She saw Lu Jishou being stabbed, wailing in a pool of blood, wondering why she didn't run away in a panic at that time, and was so resolute that she wanted to kill him.

Maybe it was because of the affection she had always had for her comrades, but this thing had gradually disappeared in her heart. She came to understand that he was calm and mature on the surface, but that his rationality was thorough, and that everything he could see as a value to be exploited—that he was a believer in complete interests.

But he did bury a murderous turmoil, through Wen Zhong's thunderbolt methods, through Chu Zi's connections, no matter what, the final result was settled. Judging from this point alone, Chen Tongpao does not seem to be at fault, but he just used the rules of the world and happened to execute the rules perfectly.

And as one of the links, Lu Jishou should be damned, Leng Ping fulfilled his due responsibility, as if it was a matter of course, it was so acquiesced, this is the reason why Leng Ping dared to pick up the dagger and stab the second and third knives.

"Shopkeeper, have you seen it?" Guo Chuzi twisted a copy of the approval of the Yangzhou Prosecutor, "This matter alarmed the province, saying that the case should be transferred to Jiangdu for trial." ”

Wen Zhong took the book and read it, and smiled slightly: "It's all according to our plan." How did Chen kill the people? ”

Guo Chuzi thought for a while, and then said: "I read the case file at the prefect's office, and said that it was determined by the county government that Lu Jishou entered the east study from the aisle after Mei County Cheng was called away by Chen Tongpao for a period of time; In less than half an hour, his body was seen. The county magistrate and other officials unanimously speculated that Mei Xiancheng had enough time to make a detour to the east study, and he had previously sent officers and soldiers over to spy on Lu Jishou's whereabouts. ”

"Undocumented?" Wen Zhong asked.

"Several idlers testified that the dagger that killed Lu Jishou had been displayed by Meixian Cheng."

"Comrade Chen is not at the place where the crime occurred, so who killed ......" Wen Zhong was silent.

"Don't be distracted by this matter yet," Guo Chuzi said, "What happened to Craftsman Xu?" ”

"He's honest, he's willing to stay here for a few days." Wen Zhong stood up and said, "I also agree with you, as long as you conceal the matter of renovating the council hall, then everything else can be justified." ”

"Son!"

A terrible cry sounded outside Taizhou City, and Chen Tongpao followed the sound and saw Lu Zhengfu with two swollen eyes, howling, his body trembling, and crawling.

Comrade Chen was shocked, and hurriedly ran up, and the minions of the Lu Mansion helped him.

Lu Zhengfu buried himself in his arm, whining and crying, coughing forward, and the corners of his mouth and lips were covered with blood.

"The young master was killed here, and it is hard to escape the blame!" Chen Tongpao knelt on the ground and kowtowed deeply.

"Where's the murderer? I hate to sleep on its skin and eat its flesh! Lu Zhengfu shouted as hard as he could.

Comrade Chen's expression was sad: "This county will definitely give you justice...... The old man must not be overly sad, please go to the yamen to rest for a while. ”

Lu Zhengfu did not forget to salute, so he slowly entered the city with the support of everyone.

The courtyard of the prefectural government was turned into a simple mourning hall. The eaves are hung with plain cloth, and the spirit table is set up next to the wall, and the black coffin is eye-catching.

Lu Zhengfu really couldn't help it, he screamed, staggered away, lying on the coffin and muttering to himself, like crazy, everyone present was stunned.

With tears on his face, he stood up with his head scattered, turned around and knelt down to his fellow Chen.

"Master Lu, what are you doing here!" Chen Tongtong said busily.

Lu Zhengfu grabbed his trouser leg: "I just ask Lord Chen to find out the suspect and avenge my son!" ”

"Of course. However, the suspect has been transferred to Jiangdu, and he is just worried about it, and he doesn't know the result. Comrade Chen looked far away to the west, but at this moment he was thinking differently from Master Lu.

"Take the suspect." The prefect glanced at the deputy envoy sitting next to him, patted the wood awake, and shouted.

Mei Xiancheng was dragged to the front of the hall by two officials.

"Suspect, there are people who are in charge of the prosecutor to listen to the case here, and they need to be cautious in their speech, and there must be no half-truth. You report your name first. ”

"Under the surname Mei, it was originally Taizhou County." Meixian Cheng wanted to cry out for injustice, but with an official like the deputy envoy in front, he still relented.

The deputy envoy glanced at the case file and asked, "Why did you want to kill the deceased Lu Jishou?" ”

Meixian panicked and said: "The villain did not kill anyone, but was misunderstood by others, so he was sent to the yamen." I have no enmity with Lu Gongzi, and I hope that the adults will see it. ”

The deputy envoy nodded and asked: "According to the case file, you were called before the deceased went to the east study, and you did not return for a long time, what did you do here, answer as soon as possible." ”

Mei Xiancheng pinched a handful of sweat in his palm: "Chen ...... Chen Zhixian called me to Xitang and said some official business......"

"What business!" The prefect snapped.

"Say, I don't have to send a servant, there are enough men; I advised it to be careful, and the magistrate left me a cup of tea, and I left. ”

"Didn't go back to the house?"

"Go to the hut for a while."

The prefect smiled: "You say alone, how can I believe you?" And bring the witnesses into the church! ”

When Mei Xiancheng looked back, it was the leader of the officers and soldiers who conspired with him, and his heart suddenly became much more steady.

"I see that after Meixian Cheng came out of Xitang, he did go to the thatched house, and there was no mistake." Officers and soldiers said.

Mei Xiancheng shrank his head and shook his head at the prefect.

The prefect smacked his lips and said according to the deputy envoy: "There is no doubt here for the time being." ”

Mei Xiancheng gasped.

"However," the prefect took a dagger from his master's hand, and the blood stains that had long since dried were still attached to it. "This knife is yours, right?"

Mei Xiancheng clearly remembered that the dagger he searched from his body was bloodless, but a bloodstained murder knife popped out here, making him so confused.

"Speak!"

"Yes. There was this knife underneath, but there was no blood. ”

"It's this one that doesn't have a bloodstain." The prefect knew what he was asking, and immediately took out another dagger, which was exactly the same.

"A couple?"

Mei Xiancheng was scared into a cold sweat, he seemed to know who the murderer was.