The roof has a stout beam that bears the weight of the upper floors and runs through the room to the partition wall.

Zhao Lin moved the table under the beam, stood on the table, and pressed his hand along the beam little by little.

Near the partition wall, there are beams and columns underneath the beams, just a little more.

Zhao Lin pressed on it, and immediately felt the loosening of his hand, and gently pushed it from the bottom to the top, only to hear the sound of "click".

He stood up straight, looked down from above, and his mind instantly understood.

A section of the protruding beam is embedded with the original beam using a tenon joint structure.

Simply put, it is like two palms with ten fingers crossed together, flat on the beams, in a "D" shape.

Normally, the tenon joint structure is very strong, but the groove part has obviously been touched by someone and dug very deep, and it is held up by a small movable wooden stick.

It is equivalent to two palms crossing only at the front end, leaving a piece of space.

Zhao Lin pulled out the wooden stick, supported the protruding beam, pulled it back, and pulled out a long section of the beam.

An opening in the middle of the wall appeared two feet square, allowing people to pass through.

With the help of the light in the room, Zhao Lin glanced at the entrance of the cave, and there was also a thick beam across the opposite side.

"I see, no wonder Sun Zhang didn't check it out."

Zhao Lin suddenly felt in his heart.

Observing from room 9, the beams of the two rooms are completely docked, and even a closer inspection will not reveal any clues.

If Zhao Lin hadn't known that there was a secret passage under Room 10 and deduced the murderer's escape route, he wouldn't have discovered this.

At this point, we are very close to the truth being revealed.

The shopkeeper must be seriously suspicious, but the hoarse voice in the tunnel may be the real murderer. In two cases, they can't get out of it!

The suspect has been locked, and the next step is to arrest him.

Zhao Lin restored the scene, thought for a while, and decided not to rush to do it first.

What is the strength of the murderer, how many exits there are in the tunnel, these are arrested without clarifying, and if you let the murderer go, it is likely that you will put your own life into it.

Moreover, from the conversation between the two just now, it can be heard that the people hiding in the tunnel will not leave for a few days.

At midnight the next day, Zhao Lin got up early and rushed to the yamen to order Mao.

The first thing Liu County Lingsheng did in the morning hall was to ask about the progress of Zhao Lin's case.

"Your Excellency, my subordinates have found out some clues, and the murderer should be able to be apprehended within two or three days." Zhao Lin came out of the queue.

"Oh?"

Seeing that Zhao Lin was so determined, Liu Xianling smiled and said, "Where is the suspect?" ”

Zhao Lin hesitated for a moment and said, "Back to Tangzun, the suspect is hiding in a very hidden place, and I only know the general area at present. ”

"Zhao Zhutou refused to reveal, is he afraid that I will wait for the merit?"

Sun Zhang's yin and yang strange qi path.

Zhao Lin glanced at him, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Where did Sun Catcher say that, I am worried that the brothers will make meritorious contributions and startle the snake." ”

Liu Xianling nodded and said, "Okay, the case is in your hands, and you are fully responsible." You only have three catchers under your command, do you have enough people? ”

Since the county order has led the topic to this, Zhao Lin is not polite, "Tang Zun is thoughtful, when arresting, at least twenty or thirty arresters are needed to ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”

After speaking, he glanced at Sun Zhang and kept silent.

The meaning revealed in the words is obvious: he wants to have the right to mobilize Dongcheng to catch fast.

Sun Zhang glared at him fiercely, his eyebrows raised high, and he looked like he was about to have a seizure at any time.

Zhao Lin didn't squint and pretended not to see it.

Since there is a boss who keeps making trouble for himself, the best thing to do is to replace him.

Blindly showing weakness will only turn into a real dog.

Liu Xianling was silent for a while, and said: "I said a few days ago that Captain Sun patrols hard every day, and you will take over the position of Commander during the day. ”

"I reiterate again today, before solving the case, the arrest of Dongcheng must obey Zhao Lin's dispatch!"

Sun Zhang, Shi Dahai, and Jin Liqun glanced at each other, and reluctantly led their subordinates to catch a quick response: "It's the county honor!" ”

After the morning hall ended, Zhao Lin walked directly to Sun Zhang and the others, and arched his hand: "Chief Sun, Shi Catcher, Jin Catcher." ”

Sun Zhang glanced at the hall and said with a calm face, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhao Lin said indifferently: "In order to ensure that people can be summoned immediately when they are needed, please trouble a few of your subordinates, don't go out to do business today and tomorrow, and all of them will be on standby at the yamen." ”

"What?"

Sun Zhang sneered, "You think we're idle all day? What should I do if someone makes trouble? What should I do with the lawsuit at hand? ”

Zhao Lin scratched his head, and was embarrassed: "It turns out that Sun Zhuchang has a difficulty, so I'll go to Liu County Ling to talk about it......"

"Stop!"

Sun Zhang's face couldn't help twitching, "Okay, all on standby, right?" Did you hear that? ”

His last sentence was said to Shi Dahai, Jin Liqun and his subordinates.

"I hear you." And all answered the word.

"Just do what he says, if you can't solve the case, I'll go back and settle the score."

Sun Zhang put down a cruel word and walked out of the lobby angrily.

Zhao Lin ignored him and whispered to Liang Song a task: to inquire about the identity of the shopkeeper of Yunlai Inn.

"You go directly to the dock to ask Tian Dabang for help, he saw you last time. By the way, if he asks about something, don't make a proposal. ”

"Don't worry, you can't startle the snake."

After Liang Song left, Zhao Lin took He Qingquan and Tao Er to the county government's warehouse.

If the age of the murderer is accurate, then it is very likely that the person has committed crimes elsewhere.

It is impossible for a person to be in his fifties and suddenly become perverted.

For fugitive murderers, each state government will issue a wanted warrant and offer a reward for their arrest within the state capital.

If the case is serious, it will also be notified across state lines.

The purpose of Zhao Lin going to the treasury was to check the wanted warrants received by Qinghe County over the years, and find out the origin of the murderer of the serial rape and murder case.

"Catcher Zhao, what's the matter?"

When the little official in the treasury saw Zhao Lin coming, he saluted respectfully.

Zhao Lin almost laughed out loud when he heard this, as soon as he acted as the chief of the catch, this little official changed his name, and even omitted the word "generation", which was the essence of shaving and patting horses.

"It's the chief catcher." Zhao Lin corrected.

"Yes, yes, Zhao Dai Chief."

"Where are the wanted documents sent by various states and counties over the years? I want to see it. ”

The little official was stunned, "As long as you have a wanted warrant?" ”

"Yes."

Seeing the little official's reaction like this, Zhao Lin guessed that no one had done it like him before.

In this era, there was no concept of statistics, and even experienced hunters rarely consulted historical documents, let alone wanted documents from other state capitals.

Whether it is the county government or the state government, most of them sweep the snow in front of their doors, and they are not so concerned about other cases.

Wanted documents are kept in the torture room for a maximum of three years, and once the time has passed, they are thrown into the treasury and eaten in ashes.

"Here!"

The clerk walked around the storeroom, and found two stacks of wanted documents more than half a person high on the shelves in the corner, which were covered with dust.

"All of them?" The clerk asked.

"The last fifty years." Zhao Lin thought for a while.

The murderer is in his fifties, and even if he starts doing evil at the age of ten, fifty years is enough.

"Fifty years ago, it was ...... Hong Xi five years. ”

The little official folded his fingers and counted for a while, sorted out the official documents of the past fifty years and handed them to Zhao Lin.