Three murders, one serial rape and murder, one murder in a closed room, and one murder of a local timber trader for money.

The first two cases happened in the first half of the year, and the time has passed for a long time, only the last one was half a month ago, and Zhao Lin decided to start with the latest investigation.

It was mid-autumn, the crops were ripe, and the east wharf of Qinghe County was moored with open boats from the countryside.

The ship was loaded with new rice, which pressed the hull very low.

Up the river port is a street that can accommodate two horse-drawn carriages walking side by side.

The sun shone on Zhao Lin, Liang Song, He Qingquan and Tao Erzhuan and his party.

From afar, Zhao Lin saw the ladies with white sweat scarves on their shoulders and black belts around their waists busily moving and unloading goods.

"Don't grab it, the boat hasn't stopped yet. Ma Jiu, you take a few people to the next boat to ......"

The overseer shouted as he waved a bamboo stick.

Looking at the familiar scene, Zhao Lin's heart was gloomy, and he remembered the experience of moving goods with Zhou Paotou at the beginning of the year.

The two of them were busy and could only earn twenty or thirty wen a day, and they squatted at the head of the river dam to eat at noon, but unfortunately they were no longer human.

Liang Song didn't know what Zhao Lin was thinking, thinking that he was worried about the murder case, and said angrily: "That Sun Zhang is really not a thing, and it is shameless to throw the case to us when the matter comes!" ”

"Otherwise, let's stop doing it, don't carry this pot, and go to whoever you like."

Zhao Lin retracted his thoughts and smiled reluctantly: "You're right, but you have to try before you are willing, isn't there still seven days left?" ”

Liang Song sighed, "It's too hasty. ”

The files of the three murders are crude, with only a few interrogation transcripts and few records of the scenes, apparently without an in-depth investigation.

Zhao Lin thinks that he is not the reincarnation of Song Ci, Di Renjie is resurrected, and he does not have the ability to see through people's hearts.

But he has something that detectives don't have: extraordinary hearing.

This is one of his hidden strengths, being able to spy on the suspect without his knowledge.

However, the suspects in these three cases have not been identified, which is quite nerve-wracking.

This time I came to the pier to understand the situation first.

"Zhao Zhutou, I'll go over there and have a look."

He Qingquan pointed to the shop on the side of the street.

As he spoke, he untied the shirt around his waist, hung it on his shoulder, and ran over it in small steps.

is athletic, and he can't tell that he is an old man who is over the age of six.

Zhao Lin knew that he was asking for favors.

Collecting taxes was originally the business of soap officials, and most of them were sent to the countryside to collect taxes.

However, they are all martial artists, and they are unwilling to give up such a big piece of fat, so they occupy the good neighborhoods on the grounds of merchants' tax resistance and gang obstruction.

This can be regarded as a piece of hidden income when catching fast.

After a while, He Qingquan walked back with a disappointed face.

"It's over, the oil and water are gone."

"He Lao, what's wrong?"

When Zhao Lin asked, he found out that Sun Zhang had collected all this year's taxes, and they had just collected them this morning.

cheated himself, and didn't forget to get a vote before leaving, this humanity is simply amazing.

"Very good, this account will be calculated slowly in the future."

Zhao Lin didn't have the heart to think about these for the time being, and decided to spend his energy on investigating the murder case first.

"Bangye, how about resting?"

Coming to the bank of the river, Zhao Lin said to Bangye, who was drinking tea.

There are more than 100 Lifu under Bangye, walking the streets and alleys, dealing with all kinds of people, and he is the most well-informed.

Since he wanted to understand the situation, Zhao Lin thought of Bangye for the first time.

Bang Ye turned his head and saw a young catcher talking to him, he was so shocked that he bounced up from his chair, his face was full of smiles, and said, "This catcher, what is the matter with finding a villain?" ”

"Bang Ye doesn't recognize me?" Zhao Lin said with a smile.

Bang Ye was taken aback, and stared at Zhao Lin's face for a long time, only to feel that his face was vaguely familiar, but he couldn't remember it, and hesitated: "My lord, you are ......"

At the beginning of the year, Zhao Lin's body had not yet grown, but now he is tall and strong, and if he is judged to be two people before, it is no wonder that Bang Ye can't recognize it.

"My surname is Zhao, and I worked with you at the beginning of the year, do you remember?" Zhao Lin reminded.

Bang Ye opened his mouth wide in shock, and it took a long time before he said: "Brother Zhao......"

Halfway through the words, he quickly slapped himself, "Look at my broken mouth, what's the matter with Zhao Zhutou looking for a villain?" ”

He didn't expect that after more than half a year, Zhao Lin became a head catcher, and he was still in charge of the dock, and he couldn't help but secretly congratulate himself that he had vision and didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

Zhao Lin waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, I just served as the head catcher of this piece and asked Bangye to pay a visit to the dock." ”

Bang Ye hurriedly said: "Zhao Zhutou has tormented the villain." The villain's surname is Tian, and his name is on the big list, and Zhao Zhutou can call the villain's name directly. ”

"How's business going?" Zhao Lin asked casually.

Tian Dabang said with a smile: "Thanks to you, this year has been smooth and the business is good." ”

Zhao Lin chatted a few words, and then turned to the topic: "Do you know about Chai Qihong's death?" ”

Chai Qihong was the timber merchant who died at home half a month ago.

The medical officer identified that the body had died at night, but the body was not found until the next morning, and the cause of death was a knife in the chest, but the knife was missing.

Hearing Chai Qihong's name, Tian Dabang said with some disdain: "I know." As soon as others died, the three sons were busy fighting for the family property, and the corpses were stopped for ten days before they were buried, but they were really a group of filial sons and grandsons. ”

Fighting for property?

Zhao Lin's heart moved, according to the file records, on the day of the incident, Chai Qihong's eldest son and second son went to him to borrow money.

The third child didn't have a family, lived with his father, and was in the casino that night.

Chai Qihong was so angry that he couldn't stay at home, so he ran out for a drink, and his friends sent him home in the evening, but he died not long after.

"How was he alive? Are there any enemies? ”

Tian Dabang touched his chin and thought for a while, "Chai Qihong is quite conscientious in business, and he also takes care of his employees, and I haven't heard of any enemies." ”

"What, Zhao Zhutou wants to investigate the murderer?"

Zhao Lin nodded, "I won't tell you, I am also a new official, and I want to do something, please ask me to help me inquire about who Chai Qihong had contacted before the incident, and the specific background is detailed." ”

Tian Dabang patted his chest, "No problem, we don't have other skills, I can't inquire about this piece of the dock." ”

"Thank you very much." Zhao Lin patted him on the shoulder.

Bang Ye was slapped by him, and his bones were a few taels lighter, "Don't worry, Zhao Zhutou, I can check his house in half a day." ”

……

"Hoo ......"

Zhao Lin spread his limbs, lying on the plum blossom pile in a big shape, placing an iron sand bag on his head, back and waist, constantly raising his head and straightening his waist.

This is the movement of practicing cervical and lumbar tendons.

After stretching, the flexibility and agility are greatly improved, and at the same time, it can also lay the foundation for the next step of qi training.

Zhao Lin absorbed the spirit of the blackhorned antelope, the ligaments were strong, and the Achilles tendon was stretched, but the neck tendons, back tendons, armpit tendons and lumbar tendons in the torso still need to be strengthened.

Be prepared for danger in times of peace, martial arts is the foundation of life, although there is temporary protection from the yamen, but Zhao Lin does not dare to look down on the threat of beard.

Besides, even if the beard is no longer pursued, Zhao Lin is not ready to let them go.

Today, Zhu Huaishan told him that the dart bureau had sent a message back and that their family had arrived in Changliu City safely, settled properly, and were currently living well.

Hearing the news, Zhao Lin's hanging heart finally relaxed, only when his family was safe, he could do his best to deal with Huzi.

It was getting late, and Zhao Lin practiced the stick technique for a while before leaving the Liuhe Gate.

On the way back to Yamen, he took a look at the house on Shuncheng Street.

The project is in the final stages, but the plan cannot keep up with the changes, and it is not useful for the time being.

However, his position as a head catcher is not stable, and he may come back to live one day.

"Whoever benefits is the most suspicious."

Walking on the road, Zhao Lin pondered the case of the murder of the timber merchant again, recalling what Tian Dabang said, his three sons should all be suspected, but ......

"Is it possible for a son to kill his father?"