With the real murderer Wang Huan being uncovered, this embarrassing homicide case is over.

Lin Feng no longer blocked the cargo ship from docking, and the county lieutenant Zhang Mo had no reason to continue to tie up the boatmen.

When these boatmen were loosened and cheered, they didn't know that they had just walked around the ghost gate, if it weren't for Lin Feng who happened to be on this ship, they would definitely have the water ghost's hat on them.

Lin Feng didn't know if Du Gou would conduct a screening investigation later, and if he would return their innocence...... But that time in prison alone was enough to cost them half their lives.

And just like that, the cargo ship docked.

Wang Huan was taken away by the officials of Linshui County, and the case occurred under the rule of Linshui County, so it was naturally finalized by Linshui County, and then submitted to Dali Temple for review and conviction, as well as for review by the Criminal Department.

This is a relatively long process, and the efficiency is naturally not too high, but in order to ensure that the trial above the punishment can be rigorous, and there will be no improper punishment or even unjust cases, this process is still necessary.

After the boat stopped, he reluctantly squeezed out a smile to Xiao Man'er to say goodbye, and then left with the official and Wang Huan, without saying a word in between.

As for this cargo ship, because there was a case on it, it could not leave until the county order court trial was over, and the shipwrights naturally had to stay here and wait for summons and questioning at any time, and the delivery would naturally be delayed.

However, the big boss and the small shopkeeper of the cargo ship are gone, and no one cares about these things.

What will happen to the ship in the end remains to be seen.

And after Lin Feng and Xiao Man'er landed on the shore, they were also temporarily separated.

Xiao Man'er is going to visit her relatives and live there, if Lin Feng needs it, she will find a way to secretly help through her more powerful relatives in the local area.

As for Lin Feng, he and Zhao 15 entered the county seat of Linshui County and found an inn to live in.

Because the water ghost cases all occurred in the river section under the rule of Linshui County, Du Gou also rushed to Linshui County from Fuyang County, Fuyang County, Fuguo, in order to investigate the water ghost case, so it was enough to see everyone here, and there was no need for him to go to Fuyang County again.

Inn, second floor, in a window room.

Lin Feng and Zhao Fifteen entered the room under the enthusiastic guidance of Xiao Er.

As soon as he entered the room, Zhao Fifteen stretched his waist, he threw his burden on the bed, twisted his neck and said, "This boat is tired and disgusting, and it is far less comfortable than the carriage." ”

You're seasick...... Lin Feng felt that the boat was much more comfortable, although it was dangling, it would not shatter all the bones.

He saw that Zhao Fifteen threw down his burden and was about to lie down, so he hurriedly said, "Don't be in a hurry to rest." ”

Zhao fifteen blinked his eyes and glanced at the sky outside, it was already sunset and dusk at this time, it was not too early, he said, "Father-in-law has other things to do?" ”

Lin Feng came to the window, found a gap in the window paper, looked through the gap and looked at the lively street outside, and said, "Don't live here tonight, change places." ”

"Not staying here?"

Zhao Shifu looked a little dazed, he scratched his head, and said, "Didn't we pay all the money?" Why don't you stay here? ”

Lin Feng's gaze swept across the street, his eyes first looked at the tea stall opposite, and then at the stall selling rouge not far away, squinted his eyes, and said, "The cunning rabbit still has three caves, we are in other places, we have to be more careful...... After all, we may well have touched the true secrets of the Four Elephants now, and once they perceive danger, they will not sit idly by. ”

"So, we'll have to be careful."

As he spoke, he turned around, looked at Zhao Shifteen, and said, "Change your dress, take advantage of the crowds to leave here for a while, and change to an inn to live." ”

Although Zhao Fifteen felt that Lin Feng was a little too cautious, and the Four Elephants Organization didn't know that they had come here, and they had just arrived in Linshui County, even if the Four Elephants Organization was really looking for them, they wouldn't be able to find it so quickly, but since Lin Feng said it, he wouldn't disobey Lin Feng.

He quickly opened the bag and took out a wooden box in the bag.

When I opened the wooden box, I saw that there were all kinds of disguised things inside.

said that it is a disguised thing, but it is not like the kind of human skin mask in martial arts dramas that can directly change the appearance as soon as it is attached to the face, and it is not that powerful in the real world...... These disguised things are more cosmetics such as various rouge gouaches, fake beards, fake eyebrows, etc.

Lin Feng and Zhao Fifteen first asked Xiao Er for clean water, and then washed off the original disfigurement on their faces.

After that, he smeared various things on his face in front of the bronze mirror to whiten or darken his face.

Then change to a bigger mustache, or a smaller mustache.

Then Lin Feng also specially pasted some wrinkles on his face to make him look older for his age.

Then he changed into an elder's gray clothes, and his back was slightly bowed, which was completely different from the sharp-edged scholar just now.

Although if you look at that face carefully, it is still the same face, but looking at it from a distance, you will definitely not recognize him as Lin Feng, or the person who read the book just now.

Lin Feng stretched out his arms and said with a smile: "Fifteen, how?" ”

Zhao Fifteen was sticking his beard, listening to Lin Feng's words, he turned his head to look, and immediately couldn't help but be stunned, and said: "Father-in-law, your skills are no worse than the fake Zhao Yanran, now I call my father-in-law in front of your face, and others will never suspect that there is a problem with my title." ”

Lin Feng laughed.

No matter how you say it, people in later generations, no matter how much you don't wear makeup, you will also watch a few beauty videos, not to mention that sometimes when looking for a hidden suspect, the suspect may evade arrest through makeup, so they have hired a special beauty teacher to train them in some basic makeup techniques.

He is not trying to paint himself as another person now, but just to make himself as unrecognizable as possible, and the requirements are not high, and the difficulty is naturally not too great.

In addition, Lin Feng is good at observing the behavior and habits of different people, is good at observing details, and plays the role of a person of the corresponding age, so he is naturally caught.

Seeing that Zhao Fifteen was clumsy, he stepped forward directly to help Zhao Fifteen get busy.

It didn't take long for Zhao Fifteen to finish his disguise.

used to play a very vicious guard with a scar on his face, but now Zhao Shifu has become an honest and dark-skinned farmer who followed his father into the city.

Lin Feng looked at it carefully and nodded: "Almost, as long as you don't deliberately observe you nearby, you won't notice any problems." ”

Zhao Fifteen looked at himself in the mirror and said secretly, "Is there anything else in this world that my father-in-law can't do?" ”。

"The Father-in-law is truly a man of God!" He shouted in his heart words that he hadn't shouted for a long time.

"Father-in-law." He looked at Lin Feng and said, "When are we leaving?" ”

Lin Feng stood at the door, listened to the movement outside, and said, "Wait, when there are more diners and it's more chaotic, let's go." ”

An hour later.

Lin Feng and Zhao Fifteen left the inn with the diners who had finished eating.

Then they walked slowly along the street.

Zhao Fifteen asked Lin Feng, "Which inn are we going to next?" ”

Lin Feng walked forward unhurriedly while looking at the stalls around him, "Don't worry, turn around twice and then decide." ”

Zhao Fifteen was stunned, at this moment, Zhao Fifteen finally opened his mind, and he couldn't help but say: "Father-in-law is worried that someone is following us?" ”

Lin Feng smiled: "Do you know how to reverse tracking?" ”

Anti-tracking?

Zhao Fifteen didn't understand what Lin Feng meant.

Lin Feng said: "If someone really follows us, do you know how to find them and get rid of them?" ”

Zhao 15 said: "I can run, I have long legs, and idlers can't run me." ”

"Then don't you let people know that you already know that the other party is following you?"

Zhao fifteen grinded his teeth: "Then I don't know." ”

Lin Feng smiled, it was not surprising, Zhao Fifteen was a soldier on the battlefield before, and he only needed to know how to kill the enemy and how to survive.

"You have to learn to observe the people around you, remember what they look like, walk a little longer, turn around a few more times, and if you can still find someone who looks the same way near you, then there is a high probability that you will be followed," he said. ”

Zhao Wufu couldn't help but widen his eyes: "This is something that people can do?" With so many people around, how could I possibly remember what each of them looked like? ”

Lin Feng raised his finger and pointed at his head: "I can." ”

Saying that, he no longer teaches Zhao Fifteen, and with Zhao Fifteen's brain capacity, he will not embarrass Zhao Fifteen.

He took Zhao Shifu along the street into a lane, turned around in the alley a few more times, and finally returned to the street, walked back and forth twice, and then said, "Let's go, let's go to the inn." ”

Zhao Shifu asked in a low voice, "No one is following?" ”

Lin Feng shook his head: "No, unless the ability of the people who follow us is beyond my ability." ”

Zhao Shifu said directly: "There can be no such person in this world!" ”

Lin Feng laughed.

He looked up and saw a lively inn nearby, so he walked in.

Second floor, easternmost room.

After Lin Feng and Zhao Fifteen instructed Xiao Er to prepare food, Xiao Er left in a hurry.

Zhao Wufu closed the door, picked up the burden from his body, and was about to throw it on the bed, when he couldn't help but pause, he looked at Lin Feng and said, "You shouldn't have to change places to live this time, right?" ”

Lin Feng smiled: "Sleep with confidence." ”

Zhao Shifu put the burden on the cabinet with confidence, and then the whole person fell directly to the bed.

Hearing the creaking sound, Lin Feng looked at the bed that was screaming, and his eyelids couldn't help jumping, he was very worried about whether this bed could withstand Zhao Shifteen's mountain-like body.

He also put down the burden in his hand, sat down at the table, and poured himself a glass of water.

Zhao Shifu lay down comfortably and said, "Father-in-law, how are we going to find Lai Guogong next?" ”

"Those officials said that Lai Guogong lives in the county government, if we go to him, the rest of the county government will definitely know, and we are now in this identity, saying that we want to find Lai Guogong, I am afraid that the people from the yamen will directly drive us away."

Lin Feng drank a glass of cold water in one gulp, and as the cold water entered his stomach, the whole person couldn't help but shudder, the cold water in late autumn was really strong.

He put down the glass and said, "We don't need to go to him, he will come to us." ”

"Looking for us?" Zhao Fifteen was stunned: "Did my father-in-law secretly write a letter to Lai Guogong?" ”

Lin Feng shook his head: "I haven't ...... There is a risk of being intercepted in writing a letter, and this kind of thing cannot be said in a letter. ”

"Then how did Lai Guogong find us?" Zhao 15 was puzzled.

Lin Feng smiled faintly and said, "Lai Guogong is in the county office, he will definitely know about the case of Wang Heng's murder, and when the time comes, he will naturally hear that this case was solved by Man'er and a scholar." ”

"And Lai Guogong grew up in Chang'an, he definitely knows Man'er...... We can use the information difference to deceive the county lieutenants, but we can't deceive Lai Guogong. ”

"So Lai Guogong must have noticed that Man'er shouldn't have such ability, plus Man'er is the daughter of Duke Xiao, calculate the time of Man'er's departure, and it is exactly the time when he sent the letter to me, and he knows that the Zhanghe River is haunted and has to come by boat...... With this information, he should be able to deduce that the scholar may be me. ”

"Therefore, after he guessed that I might be hiding my identity, in order to verify the authenticity, he would definitely go to the inn where we had stayed before...... We only need to go to the door of the inn tomorrow morning to drink tea, and naturally we will have the opportunity to contact it, which is called waiting for the rabbit. ”

Listening to Lin Feng's words, Zhao Fifteen looked adoring, and he said: "It turns out that my father-in-law has already taken a thorough test, when can I have the ability of my father-in-law." ”

When Lin Feng heard this, he smiled and said, "Wash and sleep, there is everything in your dreams." ”

…………

The next day, early in the morning.

Lin Feng and Zhao Fifteen had dinner on the first floor of the inn.

Ordinary people's breakfast is usually the same three things - porridge, dumplings and bread.

Because of the chill in the late autumn morning, Lin Feng and Zhao Fifteen ate dumplings, the so-called dumplings are actually hot noodle soup.

The dough sheet has the length of a thumb, about two inches, very thin, and if you clamp it up, you can even see the big face of Zhao Fifteen on the opposite side through the dough sheet.

In the late autumn morning, you can eat a hot noodle soup, but this noodle is very strong, not to mention how comfortable.

While the two were eating, Lin Feng told Zhao Fifteen the details of the next waiting for the rabbit, and at this moment, Lin Feng suddenly heard a conversation on the table behind him.

"Have you heard? Last night, I walked in the water with the inn, and it seems that several people died. ”

Coming to the inn?

Hearing this person's words, Zhao Shifteen, who was chewing, was suddenly stunned.

Then his eyes widened violently, and he exclaimed, "Come to the inn together? ”

The diners at the table behind him saw that Zhao Shifu was so excited, and they all looked over.

Zhao Wufu hurriedly lowered his head and said, "This inn is very famous, I was a little surprised. ”

The other diners had similar expressions, and they didn't think much of it before withdrawing their gaze.

Zhao Fifteen hurriedly put down the big bowl in his hand at this time, looked at Lin Feng with surprise on his face, and said, "Father-in-law, isn't this Tonglai Inn just ......?"

Lin Feng understood what Zhao Fifteen meant, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he bowed slightly.

After they entered the county seat of Linshui County yesterday, the first inn they went to stay in was the Tonglai Inn.

It's just that Lin Feng finally chose to secretly transfer his position and moved to this inn.

But I never thought that there was an accident at the inn last night.

The two of them hurriedly listened.

I heard the conversation continue on the table behind me.

"My house is far away from the inn, so I haven't heard of it...... What happened last night? "There is humanity.

The first person to speak said: "I passed in front of the Tonglai Inn in the morning, and you would never have imagined that our most prosperous Tonglai Inn in Linshui County turned into scorched earth overnight. ”

"Scorched earth?" The people at the table were stunned: "It's burned out?" ”

"Not really." The man said, "There is only some unburned wood left." ”

"How did it burn? How serious is it? ”

"I don't know, people in the neighborhood said last night that when they found the water, they couldn't control it."

"Are there any casualties?"

"Why not, the fire is so big, when I passed by there, I heard that the shopkeeper Xiao Er was burned to death, and the guests also burned two to death, and the others finally escaped."

Listening to the words of the diners, at this moment, Rao is simple-minded Zhao Shifu couldn't help but think about it too much.

He looked at Lin Feng and couldn't help but whisper, "Father-in-law, is this a coincidence?" ”

Lin Feng's fingertips knocked lightly on the table, and then he directly picked up the bowl, ate the noodles in the bowl in one bite, and didn't care about swallowing, so he put down the bowl, got up and said, "Let's go, go and see." ”

The two paid and left quickly.

The Tonglai Inn was two streets away from here, and by the time they arrived at the Tonglai Inn, it was already more than a quarter of an hour later.

As soon as he arrived here, Lin Feng couldn't help frowning, only to see that the lively two-story inn yesterday, looking from the outside of the crowd, was no longer visible.

Squeeze into the front of the crowd to see the devastation after the fire.

The walls have collapsed, the beams have been burned to the half, the doors and windows have not been seen very clearly, and the tiles have been smoked black, as if the bustle and prosperity of yesterday have become a distant past overnight.

In front of the burned inn, there were five charred corpses.

According to the people around me, three of them are shopkeepers, runners and cooks, and the other two are lodging people.

In order to save money, the shopkeeper of this inn only hired a runner and a cook, that is, the people who ran the inn died, and none of them escaped.

Lin Feng looked at the five charred corpses, only to see that these charred corpses were burned black all over their bodies, their faces were seriously disfigured, and they could no longer distinguish their identities by their appearance.

The officials of Linshui County surrounded this place, and the county lieutenant Zhang Mo was investigating here.

Lin Feng looked at Zhang Mo, he could see that Zhang Mo's face was very bad, and the whole person looked very irritable, thinking that yesterday's good show was ruined by himself, and today he encountered such a thing, which was destined to delay him to catch the water ghost and make meritorious contributions.

Zhang Mo walked around in front of Lin Feng, and even looked at Lin Feng twice, but he didn't recognize Lin Feng at all.

At this time, a servant came over from the ruins and said to Zhang Mo: "County Lieutenant Zhang, I didn't find the check-in book of the inn, I think it should have burned down, so we can't determine how many people lived in the inn last night, and whether there was a shortage of personnel." ”

Zhang Mo frowned and said, "What do the other guests say?" ”

"They don't know exactly who is staying there, they don't care about that." Ya Gong said.

Hearing this, Zhang Mo nodded with an ugly face, he took one last look at the charred ruins, and said directly: "Bring these corpses back to the yamen." ”

After speaking, he directly grabbed the hilt of the knife at his waist and strode away.

The officials did not dare to delay, and they also lifted the corpses one after another and left quickly.

As the officials left, the corpses were taken away, and the people who watched the play also said some words about the impermanence of the world with emotion, and then dispersed.

Seeing this, Zhao Fifteen said to Lin Feng: "Father-in-law, what should we do?" ”

Lin Feng took a deep look at the ruin-like inn, turned around directly, and said, "Go back to the inn." ”

"Don't wait for Lai Guogong?"

Lin Feng's face was heavy, and he said: "There was a fire in the inn last night, and the first thing to alarm was the county government, it is impossible for Lai Guogong not to know, so he must have come here as soon as possible last night." ”

"As a result, he didn't find us among the survivors, and there was no one among the burned people who matched your physical characteristics, and he should be able to think that if we left the Tonglai Inn and continue to wait here, it won't lead to anything, but it may bring us danger."

"So, go back first and then think about what to do."

Listening to Lin Feng's words, Zhao Fifteen couldn't help but be shocked, and he couldn't help but say, "Father-in-law suspects that this fire in the inn has something to do with us?" ”

Lin Feng said in a low voice as he walked, "Do you know why I have to change the inn?" ”

Zhao 15 said: "Isn't it the three holes of the cunning rabbit, in order to be cautious?" ”

Lin Feng said: "There is a reason for this, but there is another reason I haven't told you. ”

"What?" Zhao Fifteen looked at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng's eyes were full of thought, and he said, "After I came to Linshui County, I had a feeling of discomfort in my heart. ”

"Then when I looked out of the room of the Tonglai Inn, I found that the people drinking tea at the tea shop opposite, as well as the people buying things from the two stalls not far away, had all raised their heads to look at the Tonglai Inn."

"It makes me wonder if our whereabouts have been revealed, but I'm not sure if I'm overly sensitive, and some of the grass and trees are in the army...... After all, I've been hiding my identity, Chang'an has another me to help me attract attention, and we have just arrived in Linshui County, how can the Four Elephants Organization find me so quickly and accurately, this is not like trying to find me at all, but waiting for me to come to the door by myself......"

"So, I can't be sure if my judgment is true or false, but to be on the safe side, I still choose to change my accommodation."

"I didn't expect ......"

He resisted the urge to look back at the ruins, looked ahead, and said, "This Tonglai Inn had such an accident last night, and even killed a full five people!" ”

Listening to Lin Feng's words, Zhao Shifu couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, he didn't expect that Lin Feng would have these reasons for changing his residence yesterday.

No wonder yesterday when changing the residence, the father-in-law turned around twice, so cautious...... He said, "Now can the righteous father be sure whether this is the work of the Four Elephants Organization?" ”

Lin Feng shook his head: "I can't investigate it myself, there are no clues and evidence, so I can't judge." ”

"What then?" Zhao Wufu frowned and said, "Our eyes are black now, and we are not even sure if there are enemies. ”

Lin Feng's eyes flickered for a moment, and he slowly exhaled: "Find a way to meet with Lai Guogong, he must know all the information about last night's fire." ”

"But Lai Guogong won't come here anymore, and now that we've changed our appearance, how can he go to find us?" Zhao Fifteen was worried to death, he felt that this was simply incomprehensible.

Lin Feng's face was also very solemn, and he thought more than Zhao Fifteen.

Now that he and Du Wei are meeting, the difficulty is not just a matter of appearance.

If all this was really done by the Four Elephants Organization, then it meant that the Four Elephants Organization already knew the reason why he came here, and they would definitely keep an eye on Du Go.

In this case, Du Go's every move may be under the surveillance of the Four Elephants Organization, and once he and Du Wei meet, they are likely to be directly discovered by the Four Elephants Organization.

"What a hellish start......"

Lin Feng took a deep breath to calm himself down, he knew that the more times like this, the more he couldn't rush.

After pondering for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "I know where Lai Guogong will go." ”

…………

In the northern part of Linshui County, near the city wall, there is a mansion that covers a large area.

When pedestrians pass by the door of the mansion, they will take a look of envy at the mansion with the green tiles of Zhumen.

There are two big characters written on the plaque of the mansion - Chen Zhai.

Although the Chen family cannot be compared with the family of the seven sects and five surnames, it is also one of the best families in Linshui County, the Chen family was quite powerful as early as the former Sui Dynasty, and later when the Tang Dynasty rose, the contemporary head of the Chen family followed the Tang Dynasty with Xiao Yu and made a lot of contributions.

Later, due to his advanced age, the head of the Chen family returned to his hometown in the eighth year of Wude...... But because of this, there is no chance to participate in the Xuanwu Gate Change, otherwise the Chen family's level may have to rise a little.

But even so, in this Linshui County, which is far away from Chang'an, it is enough to make ordinary people out of reach.

Xiao Man'er's reason for coming to Shui County was to visit relatives, and the relatives she visited were the Chen family, a distant relative who had followed Xiao Yu's meritorious service.

At this time, the tall red lacquered vermilion door of the Chen family was opened.

Some people walked out the door in a huddle of the three.

The person in the middle has a handsome appearance and a calm temperament, and he is none other than the Lai Guo Gong Cizhou Thorn Shi Du Gou.

To his left is an old man with half-white hair, the old man is dressed in a gorgeous costume, and his face is full of smiles: "I think when I was fighting the world for the Tang Dynasty, the old man admired your father very much, your father was good at strategy, and good at governing the country, he was simply an all-round man...... Unexpectedly, God was unfair and died young...... Ay. ”

Du Gou heard the head of the Chen family mention his father Du Ruhui, and said warmly: "My father also mentioned Chen Lao many times in front of me before his death, Chen Lao is brave, dares to fight and kill, and has wisdom, and can easily govern a county and a state. ”

When the old man heard this, his back couldn't help but straighten slightly, and he shook his head and said, "False praise, false praise......

Du Wei knows language arts very well, and the old man who said a few words sighed again and again, smiling.

He stopped at this time, his eyes swept over the old man, and then glanced at Xiao Man'er, the two nodded slightly, and Du Wei said: "Old Chen doesn't have to send it again, when he has free time, Wen Jian will bother him again." ”

Wenjian is the word of Du Gou, and he calls himself by the word, which is the gift of the younger generation.

The old man was used in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Lai Guogong, don't do this...... In the future, Lai Guogong will send someone to call me whenever there is any need for my Chen family, and the Chen family will go all out. ”

Du Wei nodded, no longer delayed, and turned around and left directly.

Xiao Man'er looked at the back of Du Gou's departure, and recalled that Du Gou had just "casually" said about the inn walking in the water during the chat, and it was difficult to hide the worry in her eyes.

But now she didn't know where Lin Feng had gone, so she could only pray for Lin Feng, hoping that Lin Feng would be fine, and that Du Wei would find Lin Feng earlier.

…………

After Du Wei left the Chen Mansion, his brows kept furrowing.

Just now, because of the others on the side, he didn't ask Xiao Man'er directly about Lin Feng.

But from Xiao Man'er's reaction, it can be seen that the person who solved the case with Xiao Man'er was indeed Lin Feng, but Xiao Man'er didn't know Lin Feng's whereabouts, so where did Lin Feng go?

Was the fire in the inn last night related to Lin Feng?

Lin Feng was able to come specially for his case, and Du Wei was very grateful, but if Lin Feng suffered an accident because of this, he would blame himself.

"If you can't find it for two more days, you can only use the power of the government...... It's just that in that case, Lin Feng can only be exposed. ”

Bang!

At this moment, he had just made a conclusion in his mind when he was suddenly bumped by a person.

Du Gou's body staggered, and he almost didn't sit on the ground.

"Don't you walk with long eyes? Do you know who you bumped into? ”

Du Go's guards directly reprimanded a relatively tall peasant in front of him.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

This farmer looked like he had never seen the world, and he looked panicked and apologized again and again.

Du Wei shook his head, waved his hand and said, "That's it, the official was also distracted just now, and he didn't pay attention to the front." ”

"Thank you, thank you."

The peasant bowed in thanks, and then walked away quickly.

The guard said: "I just saw it, it's the Guogong he hit." ”

"Anyway, I'm fine, let's go."

Du Wei said as he continued to walk forward.

He looked as usual, as if he didn't care about the little episode just now, but in fact, there was already a wave surging in the depths of his eyes.

Because it was just ...... When the farmer bumped into him, he stuffed a note in his palm.

Who would stuff a note on themselves so secretly through such a method?

Who could happen to know that he would come to the Chen Mansion at this time?

Obviously, he has been in Linshui County to investigate the case for so many days, and he has not been to the Chen Mansion once......

Thinking of the reason why he came to Chen's Mansion, Du Wei, who inherited Du Ruhan's calm mind, quickly thought of the identity of the person who gave him the note.

"Lin Feng!"

He resisted the urge to look back at the peasant, shrunk his hand into his sleeve, so that no one else could notice the abnormality of his palm, and calmly returned to the county office.

After that, as before, he first met with the county commander Fu Yuanhuai and the county lieutenant to inquire about the progress of the water ghost case and the fire at the inn last night, and then returned to the office room prepared for him by Fu Yuanhuai.

After entering the office room, he took out the note and opened it.

When I glanced up, I saw a line of small letters written inside.

"Rainbow, at noon, the Zhao family's wine shop is in the toilet."

Seeing this note, Du Wei was completely relieved.

"It's indeed Lin Sizheng's note!"

Although there is no payment on it, and Du Wei doesn't know what Lin Feng's handwriting is, the word "rainbow" is enough.

Because these two words are the key to the case he asked Lin Feng for advice when he met Lin Feng for the first time, and Lin Feng used to identify the confession forged by the criminal.

The only people who knew that Rainbow had solved the case were a few people who attended the banquet that night.

Therefore, Lin Feng specially wrote the word rainbow, which is equivalent to the code between them, and they know people when they see the words.

He took another closer look at the note, then took out the fire fold, lit the candle, and burned the note to ashes with the candle flame.

The originally anxious expression finally calmed down.

…………

Zhaojia Liquor Store is an ordinary restaurant in Linshui County, and its business is tepid.

At noon, it is the time when the diners are at their highest.

Du Wei and the guards dined here, and halfway through eating, he got up, asked Xiao Er about the location of the latrine, and then left slowly.

The thatched toilet of the wine store is in the backyard, because it is necessary to take care of the possibility that the wine store is more crowded, so there are two thatched toilets, and the two thatched toilets are next to each other and are made of wooden boards.

Du Wei came to the latrine, first glanced at the wooden door on the left, pulled it, and found that the door was locked, and at the same time a voice came from inside: "Someone, wait a minute." ”

Listening to this voice, Du Wei's eyes flashed slightly, and he said quietly: "I'm sorry." ”

Then I went to another latrine.

Once inside, he locked the door.

At this time, a voice came from the latrine next door: "Is there a rainbow outside?" ”

When Du Wei heard the word rainbow, he understood who the person next to him was, and he said: "The reflection and refraction of light? ”

Lin Feng chuckled and said, "Lai Guogong, I haven't seen you for a long time, I didn't expect you to remember this." ”

Du Wei breathed a sigh of relief, and he said, "We won't be heard, right?" ”

Lin Feng said with a smile: "Don't worry, after you come over, Zhao Fifteen will also find a reason to come over to the latrine, but the latrine is occupied by the two of us, and he can only wait outside the door...... So now it's just him outside, and if anyone else comes, he'll alert us. ”

"Hurry up, I'm going to take it anymore."

At this time, Zhao Shifteen's loud voice came from outside.

Du Wei couldn't help but smile and said: "Lin Sizheng is still as reassuring as ever. ”

Lin Feng pinched his nose and sighed: "No way, now Lai Guogong, you are likely to be stared at, except for the thatched house, I can't think of any other place to meet you without being discovered." ”

When Du Wei heard this, his face couldn't help but become solemn, and he frowned: "What's the matter?" ”

"To make a long story short, I came to Cizhou, not only to help you, but also to secretly investigate the secrets of the Four Elephants Organization, and last night's incident is likely to be done by the Four Elephants Organization."

Sure enough, to make a long story short, the less the word, the bigger the matter...... Du Wei's heart skipped a few beats, and there were countless questions in his heart that he wanted to ask, but he also knew that time was running out, so he could only press these for the time being.

He said, "What am I going to do? ”

Lin Feng said: "What is the result of the investigation of the water walk in the inn?" ”

Du Gou said in a deep voice: "According to the physical characteristics of the shopkeeper, the cook and Xiao Er, the identities of the three of them can be identified, while the other two are completely ruined, and the check-in book cannot be found, so it is impossible to judge their identities." ”

Lin Feng thought for a moment and said, "In other words, I don't know if they are guests or not?" ”

"That's right."

Lin Feng said again: "How did they die?" Was it really burned? ”

Du Wei said: "After the autopsy, the two people who couldn't judge their identities were indeed burned to death, but the three shopkeepers ......."

He paused for a moment and said in a deep voice, "The bones in his throat were pinched off, and there was no soot in his mouth, so he was judged to be dead before the fire burned." ”

Lin Feng's heart sank suddenly.

The shopkeeper, the cook, and Xiao Er were all killed, so the possibility of accidental fire can be ruled out.

In last night's situation, someone killed the three shopkeepers first and then set it on fire.

But why kill the shopkeeper?

Or, the treasurer of their enemies.

But the innkeeper is just an ordinary businessman, who has been smiling and welcoming customers, what kind of hatred can they have, and they have to brutally kill the three of them?

And if it's an enemy, it's enough to kill them, why set it on fire?

Arson will inevitably hurt innocent guests, but if it is only a personal vendetta, there is no need to harm others.

Not to mention that the bones in their throats were pinched off, which is not something ordinary people can do......

"So, it's unlikely that they will seek revenge, so ...... the three of them were killed."

Lin Feng frowned: "Either they happened to meet the thief and were killed by the thief, or the thief found them first and questioned them, so that they saw the appearance of the thief, and then they were killed by the thief......"

"And in either case, it means that there were thieves who sneaked into the inn last night."

Linked to his previous guess, Lin Feng was now ninety percent sure that these thieves were going for him.

After all, in the inn last night, only the three shopkeepers were killed, and the other two most likely did not escape in time and were burned to death.

In other words, the thief did not kill anyone else last night except for the three shopkeepers...... This proves that they did not find a target at the inn.

And the people who didn't stay in the inn last night were him and Zhao Fifteen.

"I'm really exposed."

"But how did the Four Elephants know about me?"

Lin Feng's face was solemn, and his brain was running rapidly at this moment.

"Along the way, I didn't encounter any danger."

"Although the case was solved on the ship, after the boat stopped, I came directly to the county seat and went to the inn...... I didn't stop all the way, and even if the Four Elephants Organization guessed that it was me, it would not be possible to get to the inn as soon as I arrived on the front foot, and their people on the back foot were already staring outside. ”

"It's not at all like they guessed it was me and followed me, but like they were waiting for me to get into the urn."

"But there has always been another me in Chang'an City to replace me, and I have also changed my appearance, and my identity has changed, so I still come with Man'er...... There are very few people who know about my relationship with Man'er, how can the Four Elephants Organization wait for me to deliver it to my door? ”

"Unless...... They didn't know about me through the way I solved the case. ”

Lin Feng's eyes suddenly froze, and his pupils shrank suddenly: "Could it be that they already knew that I would come here, so they specially waited for me here." ”

"However, the only people who know that I am coming here are Xiao Yu, Wei Zheng, Dai Guan, Zhao Fifteen and Man'er, and it is impossible for them to betray me......"

"No, there is another person who knows that I left, although he didn't know that I was coming here, but he knew that I secretly left Chang'an!"

Lin Feng suddenly had a creepy feeling.

"My stand-in!"

"Could he be from the Four Elephants Organization!"

Lin Feng couldn't help but recall his experience of looking for a stand-in, and after he decided to find a stand-in, he asked Xiao Yu and the others to find someone who was somewhat similar to his height, weight, and even appearance.

Then Dai Zhou said that a month ago, he suddenly saw a government official in Chang'an County, who was somewhat similar to himself.

At that time, Dai Xuan even suspected that it was the original Dali Temple Cheng Lin Feng.

So Dai Zhou specially conducted an investigation, but it turned out that Dai Zhou thought too much, and the background of this official was very simple, and you can know it at a check.

Therefore, after Dai Xuan proposed to find a stand-in, he recommended this officer.

But now, Lin Feng recalled that after changing his appearance, he and his own temperament were different, and he had nine image stand-ins, recalling Dai Guan's investigation...... He couldn't help but have a ridiculous guess.

"No, it can't be so ridiculous."

"My stand-in won't be the one who wants me to be a stand-in...... The original Dali Temple Cheng Lin Feng!? ”

(End of chapter)