Just when Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing were waiting for news in the Prime Minister's Mansion, they listened to the noise of the street market outside. Fu Tianpeng hurriedly asked the housekeeper Zhao Sheng what was going on outside. Zhao Sheng told Fu Tianpeng that he had heard that a thief had stolen something from Chen Kee's grocery store, and the men were chasing the thief along the street.

Seeing Fu Tianpeng who was restless, Zhao Xueqing made him calm down, like this kind of petty criminal, the arresters must be able to easily arrest and bring them to justice. Just as Fu Tianpeng returned to his seat and sat down, there was another fierce fight outside. Immediately afterwards, I heard someone shouting: "Oh, this thief is too powerful, He Zhutou was slapped by him, and the injury was not light." Come on, catch the villains. ”

Fu Tianpeng heard someone calling for help, so he picked up his knife and prepared to leave the house. Zhao Xueqing said to him: "Brother Tianpeng, are you going to go out to help the public chase thieves and arrest thieves?" ”

Fu Tianpeng nodded, and the two told Zhao Sheng that they would go back when they went. As soon as they spoke, Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing rushed out of the Prime Minister's Mansion. When the two arrived at the market, they saw two messengers, one on the left and one on the right, supporting one catcher and walking forward slowly. Fu Tianpeng showed his official talisman and asked the three about the whereabouts of the thief.

After the official messenger pointed out the direction for Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing, the two of them pursued along the way. When passing by the door of the inn outside the building, Fu Tianpeng found Lu You standing outside the door. He was pale and coughed from time to time. Fu Tianpeng hurriedly stepped forward and asked him if he was not resting in the room, what was he doing when he came out?

Lu You told Fu Tianpeng that there was a lot of noise in the vicinity of Shicai, saying that there were gangsters sneaking into the store with bad intentions. I went out to inquire about the situation, and I happened to run into the murderer, and after a few fights with him, I captured the thief. At this time, the chasing catchers also appeared in time and took the gangsters away.

Fu Tianpeng helped Lu You and prepared to turn around and go back to the stack, he praised Lu Youlu for drawing a knife to help when he saw injustice, he was really chivalrous. At this moment, Zhao Xueqing couldn't be happy, she felt that the whole thing was too incredible. Fu Tianpeng asked her what was wrong, and Zhao Xueqing told Fu Tianpeng that Jingshi Catch Kuai is not a wine bag and rice bag, why did He Zhutou, who was in good health, fail to catch the gangster, but let the weak Brother Lu catch it.

After listening to Zhao Xueqing's analysis, Fu Tianpeng and Lu You on the side felt that this matter really looked too bizarre and weird. However, none of them knew that if this was deliberately arranged, then what was the real intention of the other party? When the two were about to think about it, Zhao Xueqing suddenly said: "Brother Tianpeng, we may have fallen for someone else's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, hurry up and check on Brother Lu's room." ”

The three of them were about to enter the inn when they heard the noise of people behind them. Fu Tianpeng turned around and saw Wang Ciweng with a group of officers and soldiers surrounding the inn. Fu Tianpeng asked Wang Ciweng what he was going to do, Wang Ciweng took out the holy decree and read it on the spot, and everyone present knelt down to listen to the decree.

After the holy decree was read, Fu Tianpeng knew that Wang Ciweng had come here to collect incriminating evidence. He said to Lu You: "Brother Lu, Lord Wang is just a routine. ”

Wang Ciweng's strange eyes rolled, and his mouth spat outward. He tilted his head and warned the people around him that when things didn't come to light, everyone was suspicious. Therefore, in order to handle the case smoothly, everyone who lived in the inn had to come in so that they could be interrogated.

After Fu Tianpeng and the others followed Wang Ciweng into the inn, Wang Ciweng ordered the officers and soldiers accompanying him to go to each guest room to investigate.

Wang Ciweng said to Fu Tianpeng: "General Fu, you are also from the imperial court, just walk around with me." ”

In this way, Wang Ciweng took Fu Tianpeng and the three of them, and closely followed the officers and soldiers who searched in front. When the officers and men saw the house, they drilled into the house, and when they saw it, they turned over the cabinets, and after a while, they made a mess everywhere. When they searched Lu You's house, the officers and soldiers saw a locked box and prepared to pick the lock and open it.

Seeing this, Lu You hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. He told Wang Ciweng that it was full of sage books, and that he should not be slow to desecrate. Wang Ciweng saw that Lu You's words and deeds were obstructed, so he yelled at him: "Lu You, I was ordered to investigate the case, but you pushed back and refused to cooperate, did you eat leopard gall and want to openly resist the order." ”

Lu You had no choice but to let Wang Ciweng dispose of it. Wang Ciweng waved his hand at the officers and soldiers and motioned for them to smash the locks. After a short time, the box was opened, and after the officers and soldiers poured out the books inside, they began to shake off page by page to see if there were any things mixed in with them. Finally, in the "Four Books", the officers and soldiers found a neatly folded piece of paper.

After the soldier handed the paper to Wang Ciweng, Wang Ciweng opened the paper and looked at the contents, and he immediately sneered at Lu You: "Lu You, you are so bold, you dare to write a plot to attack the imperial court. ”

Lu You looked at the note and called himself wronged. Wang Ciweng Yuan opened his evil eyes and scolded Lu You: "Lu You, the evidence is conclusive, you still dare to speak cleverly and say that you have been wronged." When you were inspected, you looked nervous and blocked in every way, and I knew that you had a ghost in your heart at a glance. The paper was neatly folded, deeply indented, and so hidden that the box was locked. Do you dare to say that you didn't write this policy? ”

After Wang Ciweng finished speaking, he ordered the soldiers to take down Lu You. At this time, Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing stepped forward and stopped everyone. Seeing this, Wang Ciweng grinned and sneered: "Two, do you want to resist the decree? ”

Fu Tianpeng clasped his fists at Wang Ciweng and told him that Lu You could not be convicted with just one letter. Zhao Xueqing on the side also reminded Wang Ciweng that it was possible that someone else framed Lu You. Therefore, things should be handled cautiously, and the future of a hot-blooded man should not be ruined.

After Wang Ciweng listened to Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing's words, he rolled his eyes and thought about it. Wang Ciweng said to Lu You: "Lu You, has anyone looked for you in the past few days, have you gone out?" ”

Lu You told Wang Ciweng that he had been in the inn for the past few days, and that he had a short fight with a gangster at the door of the inn today, and after he subdued him, he didn't go anywhere until the adults came to investigate the case. After Wang Ciweng asked this, he asked Lu You to touch his pocket to see if the key to the lock box was there.

Lu You rummaged through his pockets and told Wang Ciweng that the key was in his clothes. Hearing this, Wang Ciweng said to Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing: "General Fu, Zhao Nuxia, Lu You has already admitted by himself, he has not been in contact with anyone, and the key has not been lost. Then it can only be said that this policy was written by Lu You, what else do you have to say. ”

Zhao Xueqing said to Wang Ciweng: "Lord Wang, Lu You has already said that he met a villain at the door of the inn. The two have fought before, is it possible that the gangster stole Lu You's key and took the opportunity to hand it over to his accomplices? ”

When Wang Ciweng heard Zhao Xueqing's analysis, he immediately refuted it. He sneered at Zhao Xueqing: "Zhao Nuxia, you are still a person who walks the rivers and lakes. Don't you know that the weak only have the ability to parry in front of the strong, but have no power to fight back. Lu You subdued the gangster with a few tricks, and asked the gangster how to steal the key, and after they fought, no one stood near Lu You. ”

Wang Ciweng told Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing that everything was blind speculation without evidence. After that, Wang Ciweng took Lu You away. Fu Tianpeng looked flustered, but he was helpless. Zhao Xueqing asked him to be patient for the time being, and then go back and think about a good way to save people.

After Wang Ciweng escorted Lu You away, Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing came to his room to take a closer look. The two saw that the doors and windows were intact, and they ruled out the possibility of the gangsters sneaking in. Fu Tianpeng sat at the table with an annoyed expression, he couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Zhao Xueqing held her cheeks in her hands, her eyebrows furrowed, she pondered carefully, and felt that the problem was most likely to lie in the inn. After Fu Tianpeng listened to Zhao Xueqing's words, he immediately realized. He said to Zhao Xueqing: "When Wang Ciweng came in to search, I felt that something was wrong. Later, when I thought about it carefully, I remembered that he did not ask Brother Lu for the key to the box at that time, but really asked the soldiers to pick the lock. ”

Zhao Xueqing nodded, and she said to Fu Tianpeng: "I also think that Wang Ciweng's approach is unreasonable, because once the lock is picked and no evidence is obtained, it will inevitably anger the people present, thus making the court lose face." Wang Ciweng has been in the dynasty for many years, and he will not be so stupid as to be so unsophisticated. The only relief was that he knew that Lu You had a key in his clothes. After confirming this, he had the words of his generous statement later. ”

After listening to Zhao Xueqing's analysis, Fu Tianpeng gritted his teeth in anger. He cursed Wang Ciweng fiercely for being vicious, and actually thought of such an interlocking scheme to frame the scholar. Zhao Xueqing told Fu Tianpeng that things were by no means as simple as he thought. The other party's Xiang Zhuang sword dance is intended for Pei Gong, and its real purpose should be to deal with Zhao Xiang.

Fu Tianpeng said to Zhao Xueqing: "Zhao Xiang only listened to our story, so he entered the palace to face the saint and help find out about Lu You's arrest, he and Lu You don't know each other." ”

Zhao Xueqing said to Fu Tianpeng: "Stupid brother, whether Zhao Xiang recognizes Lu You or not is not the key. What the opponent was afraid of was Lu You's proposition, which was adopted by Zhao Xiang. ”

Zhao Xueqing's words made Fu Tianpeng suddenly open his mouth, and Lu You discussed the current situation in the inn and agreed to send troops to the Central Plains in Beiding. This is very different from the old thief Qin Hui's strategy of south from south and north from north. In order to prevent others from interfering with his traitorous plot to seek glory, the old thief will definitely do everything possible to harm those who oppose him.

Thinking of this, Fu Tianpeng hurriedly asked Zhao Xueqing what he should do. Zhao Xueqing told Fu Tianpeng to start from the stubs first, thoroughly investigate the people in the inn, and then follow the vine to collect evidence and help Zhao Xiang and Lu You. Fu Tianpeng agreed with this strategy, and the two immediately went downstairs to find the shopkeeper Wang.

Shopkeeper Wang told Fu Tianpeng that Lu You was taken care of by his partner Sun Si in the store. Fu Tianpeng asked the shopkeeper Wang to summon Sun Si out for questioning. Shopkeeper Wang replied to Fu Tianpeng that Sun Si had asked for leave and went home early in the morning. Fu Tianpeng saw that Sun Si was not at the inn, so he asked the shopkeeper Wang for Sun Si's address.

When Fu Tianpeng and Zhao Xueqing found Sun Si's residence according to the address, the two of them knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered inside.

The two pushed the door and took a look, and found that Sun Si had been hit by a sword in his chest and died on a stool.