Originally, it was just inferred that there was a third party, even if there was a high probability of this inference, but the inference was only an inference after all, and there was no actual evidence to prove all this, so Lin Feng would not dare to completely investigate in this direction.

Just like the haunted case just now, it was because Lu Chenhe was too subjective that he believed that someone was pretending to be a ghost from the beginning, which directly led to the wrong starting point and the opposite of the truth!

Investigating the case, the most taboo is too subjective judgment!

But now, everything can be determined.

On the night of the crime, when Zhao Minglu was murdering, there was a person who was staring at Zhao Minglu, coldly watching Zhao Minglu kill people and run away, and then jumped down unhurriedly.

Lin Feng glanced down at the ground.

There is no dust here...... It stands to reason that there is so much dust on the beams of the house that some dust will fall by pretending to be a ghost and tying a rope, but if a person lies on it, there is no dust on the ground.

This only proves ...... After the man came down, he also calmly disposed of the dust on the ground, leaving no flaws.

As for the marks on the beams...... He didn't have to deal with it, after all, he couldn't deal with it, unless he wiped the dust clean, but if he wiped it clean, it also meant an abnormality.

Moreover, Zhao Minglu and Zhao Deshun took the initiative to confess one after another, without any evidence to prove the existence of a third party, and he didn't have to worry that someone would be idle and climb onto the beam to investigate the situation.

Eventually...... gave himself the person who came after a month and a half a chance to see through the truth.

An image of cold-blooded, sinister, extremely calm and cautious appeared in Lin Feng's mind.

"Zhao Deshun father and son were calculated by such a person...... It's not surprising that they ended up like that. ”

Lin Feng withdrew his gaze from the beam.

Zhao Fifteen blinked his eyes and said, "What does my father-in-law mean...... Could it be that there really is a third party? Hidden on this beam that night? ”

Lin Feng nodded, looking at the honest Yizi, he said: "Remember not to tell anyone about the matter on the beam, this cold-blooded and rational third party is now entangled in the Zhao family's room, and he has no knowledge of our investigation, this is our chance." ”

"Otherwise, if he senses the danger, I'm afraid he will do something."

When Zhao Fifteen heard this, his heart sank, and he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, father-in-law, my mouth is the strictest." ”

Lin Feng smiled, and then walked out: "Okay, there's nothing to see here, let's go." ”

Zhao Shifu hurriedly followed Lin Feng and asked in a low voice, "Father-in-law, who will this third party be?" ”

Lin Feng squinted, raised his head, looked at the dark night, and said, "It doesn't matter who it is, what matters is the evidence...... This beam can only prove that there is a third party, but it cannot confirm the identity of the third party, so what we need most is evidence, and it must be ironclad, otherwise this insidious and cautious guy will never give in easily. ”

When Zhao Fifteen heard this, he immediately frowned: "It's been a month and a half, so the third party is still so cautious, can he still find evidence?" ”

Lin Feng smiled: "You don't need to use your brain, what are you worried about." ”

"Don't worry."

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Everything that has been done must leave traces, since I can find clues to his existence, I will definitely be able to find ironclad evidence to identify him...... Maybe. ”

He suddenly narrowed his eyes, meaningfully: "The evidence is right in front of us, but we don't realize that it is the evidence?" ”

Zhao Wufu scratched his head, completely unable to keep up with Lin Feng's train of thought.

Fortunately, his task is not to use his brain, he just needs to protect his father-in-law and act according to orders, and after figuring it out, he won't be entangled.

The two left the room, asked the little maid to lock the door, and returned to Zhao's room.

But seeing that this place was no longer lively, the subordinates and the people of the yamen all left.

Only the weak Zhao family, the good-looking Zhao Yanran, the thin Zhao Minglu, and Wei Zheng and Sun Fujia who were sitting there drinking water quietly.

Seeing Lin Feng come back, Zhao Minglu hurriedly said, "Engong." ”

Eun Gong?

Lin Feng said with a smile: "It's okay to be idle, I'll go to Zhou Wan'er's room with Fifteen and take a turn." ”

Sun Fujia put down the water cup and hurriedly asked, "How is it?" Did you find anything? ”

Lin Feng shook his head and sighed: "It's been a month and a half, and people are coming and going, even if there are clues, they will be covered up." ”

Although Sun Fujia had expected it, he still couldn't help sighing: "It's not easy to find out about this case." ”

Saying that, he got up and came to Lin Feng's side, and said: "The haunted case has been solved, and Duke Wei said that although the Zhao family was wrong in lying, he read that she was for the sake of her dead husband, and there were no consequences, and this was a private matter of the Zhao family, so he didn't deal with the Zhao family and let the people from the yamen go back." ”

Lin Feng was not surprised, although Wei Zheng was a big troll, and he had a thick face and a thick neck for the civil and military sprays of the Manchu Dynasty, he was still very tolerant of the people.

Besides, this time, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was Zhao Qian who was wrong first.

This is another private matter of the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Minglu, the master, doesn't care, and Wei Zheng naturally won't trouble the Zhao family.

Zhao Minglu said: "Engong, Wei Gong, Sun Langzhong, the hour is not early, you are running all the way, and you are busy in the mansion at this time, it is better to go and rest first, I have already instructed my subordinates to prepare a guest room for you." ”

Wei Zheng looked at Lin Feng, Lin Feng yawned, his spirit was not good, his brain could no longer keep up with his thoughts, Lin Feng nodded in agreement.

Wei Zheng said, "Then let's rest." ”

…………

The next day, at the end of the day, Chang'an City.

Honglu Inn.

After the Shangshu Dai Xuan of the Criminal Department finished the morning court, he came here directly.

After the report, he met the envoy of Mengshe who had only arrived in Chang'an City yesterday afternoon.

Mengshe Zhao is located in the south of the six edicts of Erhai Lake, so it is also called Nanzhao, and the last unification of the six edicts to establish the Nanzhao country is this Mengshe Zhao.

As Dai Xuan entered the hall, the envoy of Meng She hurriedly took the initiative to step forward and salute Dai Guan.

Mengshezhao is a small country, and in the face of the people of the Tang Dynasty, he does not dare to be presumptuous at all.

He looked at the leader of the Mengshe edict envoy group, the prince of Mengshe, and said: "This official came in a hurry, and did not hand over the worship post in advance, and I hope the prince will understand if it is rude." ”

Prince Mengshezhao hurriedly waved his hand: "If there is anything that can help Dai Shangshu, Xiao Wang will go all out." ”

After the two of them took their seats, he said: "I don't know if the eldest prince still remembers the tribute you gave me to the Tang Dynasty a few months ago." ”

"As I remember, those tributes were personally selected by the king, and then the final decision was made by the father."

The eldest prince of Mengshezhao was a little nervous, and said, "But these tributes don't match the thoughts of the saints?" ”

Dai Xuan hurriedly waved his hand: "The eldest prince doesn't have to be nervous, Your Majesty likes it very much, and Your Majesty also rewarded several of them to Her Majesty's favorite Princess Changle." ”

"Among them, there is a golden hairpin, which is loved by Her Royal Highness the Princess, and this official is bothering this time for this golden hairpin."

As he spoke, Dai Xuan took out a painting from his arms and unfolded it, which was the golden hairpin that Cuizhu had tried so hard to steal.

The golden hairpin was presented by Nanzhao, and after the haunted case was solved, it was returned to Li Shimin by Princess Changle for safekeeping.

Dai Xuan handed the painting to the eldest prince of Mengshezhao and said, "Dare to ask the eldest prince, do you still remember this golden hairpin?" ”

Prince Mengshezhao looked at it carefully, and then nodded: "I remember it, I don't hide it from Dai Shangshu, this king is quite impressed by him." ”

"Oh?" Dai Xuan was curious: "Why?" ”

Prince Meng Shezhao said: "At that time, I was worried about the tribute to the Tang Dynasty, and I didn't know what to send, and then I heard that there was such a merchant in the Western Regions, who often traveled to and from the Tang Dynasty, and there were many good things. ”

"So I found this merchant from the Western Regions and finally bought a few things from him, including this golden hairpin."

Merchants of the Western Regions?

Dai raised his eyebrows slightly, did not interject, and listened quietly.

Prince Mengshezhao continued: "I am a rough man, and I don't know much about these hairpins and jewelry, but at that time I took my wife there, and my wife fell in love with this golden hairpin at a glance. ”

"Mrs. said that this golden hairpin is exquisitely crafted, beautifully carved, and it is a pattern of a phoenix soaring, and at a glance you know that it is definitely from the Central Plains, and it can be loved by the nobles of the Central Plains, so I bought this thing."

Dai Xuan thought for a while and said, "That merchant from the Western Regions, did you say anything about this golden hairpin?" ”

Prince Mengshezhao smiled: "He boasted about it, and even made up a legend in order for us to buy it with a lot of money. ”

"Legends?"

Dai Xuan's eyes flashed slightly, and he said, "What legend?" ”

Prince Mengshezhao didn't expect Dai Zhou to care about the ridiculous-sounding legend, and he said: "The merchant from the Western Regions said that this golden hairpin was ordered by Empress Lu, the founding queen of the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains. ”

Lv Hou? Liu Bang's queen Lu Pheasant?

Later, the demon queen who has been in power for many years?

Dai Xuan's eyes moved slightly, and he suddenly had a feeling that maybe this legend could reveal the secret of why Cuizhu and their organization tried every means to get this golden hairpin.

He sat upright, his expression became more serious, and he listened to Prince Mengshezhao continue: "He said that after the death of Han Gaozu, Empress Lu covered the sky with one hand, controlled the imperial court, and accumulated countless wealth...... Then Empress Lu felt that the limit was approaching, because when she was in power, she wantonly killed indiscriminately, and she was worried that after her death, the Lu family would suffer a catastrophe. ”

"Therefore, before she died, she ordered someone to create twelve golden hairpins, and handed them over to twelve young people of the Lu family, and then let these twelve people stay incognito and scatter all over the place."

"If the Lu family really suffers a catastrophe one day, these twelve people will regather and rely on the twelve golden hairpins to find the endless wealth that Empress Lu prepared for the Lu family."

"Relying on these wealth, the Lu family is enough to prosper for generations, and even pull up a large army, even if it is not impossible to take revenge and seize power."

"Huh!" When Dai Xuan heard this, he sneered: "The demon queen misled the country, and she was jealous and arrogant, which made her relatives chaotic...... She still wants the Lu family to take revenge and seize power? It's a dream! ”

Prince Mengshezhao did not dare to speak.

Dai Xuan looked at him and said, "And then?" Did the descendants of the Lu family succeed? ”

Prince Mengshezhao shook his head: "These little kings don't know, the merchant of the Western Regions said this, it's an ethereal legend, and I don't care much about it." ”

"But...... He told me that he still had a golden hairpin. ”

Dai Xuan's eyes widened: "Another one?" Still in the hands of that merchant of the Western Regions? ”

Prince Mengshezhao shook his head and said, "He has already been sold." ”

"Sold?"

Dai Xuan hurriedly asked, "Who did you sell it to?" ”

Prince Mengshezhao frowned and thought for a long time before he said: "He mentioned it at that time, it seems that he sold it to a merchant who has a good relationship with him, and that merchant is from the Tang Dynasty, it seems to be ......."

He thought about it for a long time, and his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "It seems that I live in Shangzhou......"

"Home ...... Shangzhou!? ”

Brush it up!

The pupils of both eyes shrank suddenly!

Dai Xuan Huo Ran got up.