Listening to Lin Feng's words, Zhou Helin only felt that the sky was spinning, as if the sun and moon were all gone, and the world turned gray.

"I was really wrong, I was wrong in the first place......"

He froze in place, his whole body was struck, like a frosted eggplant, and his face was pale and very ugly.

In five days, he spent a full five days to investigate, and even in order to prevent others from interfering, he blocked all the news, and directly regarded Wang Jian's case as his own bag and a stepping stone to compete for the position of Shaoqing, but who knows...... He was wrong at the beginning, five days, completely on the wrong path.

So much so that his progress in the case was not even as good as Lin Feng, who had just returned to Chang'an and only glanced at the file.

Zhou Helin, as a student of Fang Xuanling, is also the county magistrate of Chang'an County, which is a five-grade county, so it can be said that the journey has been smooth, who sees him not flattering a few words? He seems to be humble, but in fact he is very proud in his heart, and he has always looked down on others in his heart.

So, how can a proud person like him accept such a blow?

How can you accept the fact that he is so much worse than Lin Feng?

He looked at Lin Feng, at this moment, there were many uncontrollable feelings of envy and jealousy and even unwillingness in his heart, he was unwilling to be compared to Lin Feng like this, he was unwilling to be compared to Lin Feng who had just arrived in Chang'an in the case that he had taken the lead in investigating for five days.

"It's not over yet...... He just discovered the trick of the real murderer, but he knows a lot about the whole case! ”

"He is farther away than me from solving the case, and he let me know the real murderer's tricks, I have found the right direction of investigation, and now the advantage is completely mine! This is an opportunity that my mentor has won for me, and I must not let him take it away! This case can only be solved by me! ”

Zhou Helin was carefully taught by Fang Xuanling, naturally he was not a weak-minded person, his mind was full of turns, and his heart quickly calmed down.

He looked at Lin Feng, the look of shock and shock on his face quickly disappeared, a smile resurfaced, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Lin Si is really worthy of the title of detective, he can see through the tricks of the real murderer at a glance, this official admires!" ”

Lin Feng saw that Zhou Helin had regained his composure in a very short time, the essence in his eyes flickered a few times, he smiled, and said humbly: "Don't dare to be a detective, I'm just a little lucky, and I happened to find these anomalies." ”

Zhou Helin shook his head and said, "This is not luck, when the official investigated on the first day, he noticed the matter of the damp clothes and quilts, but the official never thought that it would be caused by the thawing of the corpse after it was frozen...... This is Lin Sizheng's knowledge and experience, and luck will not tell Lin Sizheng this knowledge. ”

Lin Feng laughed and didn't excuse himself, in fact, Zhou Helin didn't expect such a thing as freezing corpses, and he couldn't blame Zhou Helin.

After all, autopsy technology in this era was limited, unlike later generations, there were many ways to determine the time of death...... Even in later generations, sometimes there will be misjudgments about the time of death because the corpse is frozen, so Zhou Helin was wrong from the beginning, and it can only be said that he was more unlucky and met a very cunning murderer.

When Zhou Helin saw that Lin Feng no longer opened his mouth to say hello, he knew that it was time for him to return the favor.

His eyes flickered, and he said: "Lin Sizheng helped me point out the real murderer's tricks, it really helped me a lot, I don't know how to repay this favor, I don't know if Lin Sizheng needs my help with anything, as long as I can do it, I will do my best to help Lin Sizheng." ”

Even if this help is a very emotionless transaction, smart people will not let their faces go by, and will try their best to show a warm atmosphere.

Lin Feng smiled, and was not polite, and said directly: "I really have something I want to ask Zhou Xianling to do me a favor." ”

He said: "Zhou County Order also knows that Wang Shaoqing is the Shaoqing of our Dali Temple, and he usually takes great care of me, and now he is killed by thieves, not only my Dali Temple is extremely angry, but my heart is even more angry, and I can't wait to find out the real murderer immediately and correct the law on the spot." ”

"Therefore, I came to find Zhou County, in fact, it is also a reluctant request, I want to investigate the murder of Wang Shaoqing, find out the murderer as soon as possible, and avenge Wang Shaoqing!"

Wang Jian takes care of you? What kind of are you talking about, haven't you only been to Dali Temple for a few months? And you have been running around for the past few months, can you talk to Wang Jian more than ten sentences...... The secret that Lin Feng is a stand-in has long been exposed, although no one dares to embarrass Lin Feng with this secret, but it also lets everyone know the true situation of Lin Feng, so that when he heard Lin Feng's excuse, Zhou Helin couldn't help but slander in his heart, he really knew that everyone knew each other's minds, and he didn't want to look for more excuses.

However, although Zhou Helin knew Lin Feng's intentions, he would not really let Lin Feng wish, this case was regarded by him as a bag, how could he let Lin Feng rob it, I saw him look embarrassed, and said: "Lin Sizheng, you want to avenge Wang Shaoqing's thoughts, I understand it very well, but you also know that this case was personally handed over to me by His Majesty for investigation, and the official of Sipin was killed in the mansion, the nature of this case is too bad, Your Majesty requires me to solve the case as soon as possible, no matter what the identity of the real murderer is, even if it is a relative of the emperor, They must be severely punished! ”

"Therefore, before the case was clear, I was trembling, walking on thin ice, and I did not dare to relax at all...... It's not that I'm unkind and don't want you to investigate, but in case...... What if the real culprit is hidden in it, and if the real culprit wants to know the progress of my investigation in this way so that he can respond? ”

"So ......"

Zhou Helin looked embarrassed, and he sighed: "If you want to do something else, I will help, but I really can't help with this matter." ”

Listening to Zhou Helin's words, Zhao Shifu's face couldn't help but change, he didn't expect Zhou Helin to explicitly reject Lin Feng when he owed Lin Feng a favor.

He couldn't help but look at Lin Feng, his expression a little worried.

And Lin Feng's face was also a little bad, he frowned and said: "I understand the Zhou County Order very well, but I don't hide the Zhou County Order, before I came, I had already made a package ticket to Xiao Gong, saying that I would definitely be able to investigate Wang Shaoqing's case, at least I could learn some of the circumstances of Wang Shaoqing before his death, and understand some of the facts of the case...... So, if I go back like this, I won't be able to substitute for Xiao Gong. ”

"This ......"

Zhou Helin's eyes flashed slightly, and he understood that Lin Feng was giving in.

When Lin Feng clearly learned that he would not let him directly intervene in the case, he retreated and chose to know about some cases.

After all, he owes Lin Feng a great favor, if he really doesn't give in at all, once it spreads, it will definitely give others the impression that they don't understand human feelings and don't know how to be grateful, which is not what he wants.

But he was even more reluctant to give up the opportunity to Lin Feng, so they both gave in to each other, and let Lin Feng only know some facts of the case, which he didn't accept.

After Zhou Helin pondered for a while, he gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and said: "That's it, Lin Sizheng has helped me so much, and I am a person of great affection, how can I let Lin Sizheng not be able to complete the task and go back to be scolded?" Therefore, I can let Lin Sizheng know some facts of the case, so that Lin Sizheng can go back to the business. ”

When Lin Feng heard this, his eyes quickly lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Then thank you so much to Zhou County Order, Xiao Gong said that he wants to know the specific situation of Wang Shaoqing before his death, as well as the corresponding progress of the case, I wonder if Zhou County Order can let me take a look at the corresponding investigation file?" ”

How could we possibly show you the clues we worked so hard to find...... Zhou Helin once again showed a look of embarrassment: "Our files are now confidential, and no one else can read them except for the personnel investigating this case, so I hope that Lin Temple is forgiving...... However, if it is what Lin Sizheng asked himself, then there is no problem. ”

"Didn't Lin Sizheng want to know about Wang Shaoqing's situation before he died? Wang Shaoqing lived with Mrs. Wang that night, and Mrs. Wang knew his situation best, so I could arrange for Lin Sizheng to meet Mrs. Wang, I can give Lin Sizheng two quarters of an hour's time, and within these two quarters of an hour, Lin Sizheng can understand as much as he wants, I think, this should be able to help Lin Sizheng go back to pay the errand, right? ”

Lin Feng couldn't help frowning when he listened to Zhou Helin's "intimate" words, and he said, "Is it only Mrs. Wang?" ”

Zhou Helin said: "I'm already making an exception for Lin Sizheng, and I hope Lin Si can understand." ”

Lin Feng seemed to be sure that Zhou Helin would not give in anymore, so he nodded a little reluctantly, and said, "Okay, there is a county order of Lao Zhou to arrange it for me." ”

Zhou Helin saw the reluctance on Lin Feng's face, and his heart was very satisfied, he felt that since he saw Lin Feng, he had finally grasped the initiative for the first time.

As long as he holds the banner of the emperor's order, he can take Lin Feng to death, even if Lin Feng has a super talent for solving cases, what can he do? Unable to reach more people, unable to investigate more deeply, isn't it difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice?

As for whether Lin Feng can obtain the imperial mandate...... Zhou Helin knew that Li Shimin had not come out of the East Palace all the time, and he had not even had a chance to see his mentor, in this case, how could Lin Feng have the opportunity to ask Li Shimin for the emperor's order?

And now that he knows the correct direction of the investigation, as long as he gives himself a little more time, he may be able to find out the truth, and when Lin Feng sees Li Shimin, the daylily will be cold!

Advantages, completely in their own hands!

He just wanted to investigate in the right direction as soon as possible, and he didn't want to waste more time on Lin Feng, so he said: "I will arrange for someone to lead the way for Lin Sizheng, Lin Sizheng only has two quarters of an hour, you must hurry, after two quarters of an hour, someone will send Lin Sizheng away...... The official still has to hurry up to investigate the case, so he won't accompany Lin Sizheng. ”

Lin Feng was sensitive, how could he not know Zhou Helin's thoughts, but he didn't stop him, he just nodded and said, "Zhou County's order to investigate the case is important, and I have nothing to do." ”

Zhou Helin nodded, and then he looked at the official on the side, gave the official a look, and then turned around and left.

The official retracted his gaze, hurriedly looked at Lin Feng enthusiastically, and said, "Lin Sizheng, let's go see Mrs. Wang now?" ”

Lin Feng nodded: "I'm tired." ”

"Everywhere, it's all small things that should be done."

So saying, the official turned and led the way.

Lin Feng finally entered the palace where the crime occurred.

Zhao Shifu followed the officials, while feeling the vigilance and hostility of the surrounding officials towards him and Lin Feng, and couldn't help but whisper: "Father-in-law, you are so much of a loss, you helped Zhou County Ling do such a great favor and let him find the right direction of investigation, but he didn't agree to let you investigate the case, and he didn't even want to give you the case file, only let you meet Mrs. Wang, he is really too much, how can this kind of reward compare to the help you gave him?" ”

Lin Feng listened to Zhao Fifteen's grievances, but he smiled and said, "Do you know what my real purpose is when I came here?" ”

Zhao Shifu was puzzled: "Isn't it to investigate the case?" ”

Lin Feng shook his head: "As one of the biggest competitors in Zhou County, he knows very well that once I find out the truth, I will quickly surpass him, so in order to stop me, he doesn't even sell Xiao Siqing's face, how can he directly let me investigate the case because I did him a favor?" ”

Zhao Fifteen was stunned for a moment: "So...... The father-in-law already knew that he would not let the father-in-law investigate the case? ”

Lin Feng nodded: "That's right." ”

"Then since the stepfather knows that he will not investigate the case with the father-in-law, why does he still make such a request?"

Lin Feng said meaningfully: "If I don't ask for a price like this, how can I give him a chance to bargain?" If you don't let him bargain, how can you make him think that he has earned and I have lost? ”

Zhao Fifteen has been with Lin Feng for so long, no matter how honest he is, after a long time, he will grow some brains under the influence of his ears and eyes, and at this moment, under Lin Feng's guidance, he finally suddenly realized.

His eyes widened and he almost exclaimed, "So...... The real purpose of the father-in-law is to see Mrs. Wang!? ”

Seeing that Zhao Fifteen finally understood what he meant, Lin Feng nodded with relief and said with a smile: "When I talked about this case with Xiao Gong, I was sure that Mrs. Wang would be the key person in this case, and she would definitely be able to provide important clues." ”

"So, my real purpose is to meet Madame Wang and get clues from her...... It's just that in front of Zhou County's order, I can't say it directly, once I say my purpose, Zhou County's order will regard me as a competitor and will never let me get my wish. ”

"Therefore, I used many psychological guidance methods to get Zhou Xianling to ask me to see Mrs. Wang, in this way, he will feel that it was all his initiative, and it was a decision made by him to deliberately embarrass me, and if it is not what I want, he will completely rest assured that I will meet Mrs. Wang."

Zhao Shifu's mouth couldn't help but widen, and his expression when he looked at Lin Feng was full of admiration and admiration.

He really didn't expect that the negotiation that Zhou Helin had the advantage in just now turned out to be under the control of his stepfather.

Thinking about Zhou Helin's smug expression when he left just now, Zhao Shifu couldn't bear to think about how hard it would be when Zhou Helin knew the truth.

It's not a level at all!

"But after we met Mrs. Wang, we can't participate in the investigation?" Zhao Fifteen couldn't help but continue to ask.

Lin Feng smiled: "Who told you that you can't investigate?" ”

"He has the emperor's order, he doesn't agree, we can't really investigate."

"He has the imperial mandate, and I don't?"

"What?" Zhao Fifteen was stunned again.

Lin Feng said with a smile: "Duke Xiao has already gone to see Your Majesty, he will ask for the emperor's order for me...... So it won't be long before the emperor's order comes, so Zhou County Ling thought that he was blocking my time, but he didn't know that at the moment I entered the palace, I had actually intervened in the investigation. ”

Zhao Shifu's mouth couldn't close again, he couldn't help but mourn for Zhou Helin in his heart, it was really Zhou Helin's sorrow to meet a competitor like Lin Feng.

While the two were talking, Lin Feng kept his eyes on the situation in the palace.

He found that only the officials were walking around in the palace, and there was no trace of any subordinates, which made him realize that Zhou Helin should have controlled everyone in the palace, not only to prevent them from colluding with each other, but also to prevent someone from escaping and destroying clues.

It seems that Zhou Helin suspected that Wang Jian was killed by people from the palace.

"Lin Sizheng, we've arrived."

At this moment, the voice of the official who led the way for them rang out.

Lin Feng turned around and saw that they stopped in front of the door of a room, at this time there was a guard outside the door, the same configuration as the rest of the palace, it seemed that Zhou Helin should not have asked any valuable clues from Mrs. Wang, otherwise Zhou Helin would never have generously taken the initiative to let him see Mrs. Wang.

The official said: "Mrs. Wang is in the room, Lin Sizheng can meet with Mrs. Wang and inquire about Wang Shaoqing's situation, but Lin Sizheng only has two quarters of an hour, and when two quarters of an hour arrives, the lower officials will knock on the door, and I hope that Lin Sizheng can leave in time, otherwise it will be difficult for the lower officials to do it." ”

Lin Feng nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, this official won't embarrass you." ”

The official was full of gratitude: "Thank you Lin Sizheng." ”

As he spoke, he pushed open the door and said, "Lin Si is please." ”

Lin Feng nodded and entered the room with Zhao Fifteen.

As soon as he entered the room, Lin Feng saw a woman sitting on a stool next to a round table, the woman was in her thirties, with a plump figure, fair skin, beautiful facial features, and a gentle temperament, giving people a gentle feeling of being a housewife.

It's just that because of the sudden change, her face is a little pale, her eyebrows are full of sadness, and there is a hint of sadness and depression.

Seeing Lin Feng coming, Mrs. Wang was stunned at first, and then hurriedly got up: "Lin Sizheng? ”

Lin Feng didn't expect Mrs. Wang to recognize him, so he smiled and arched his hand: "Mrs. Wang has seen Lin?" ”

"It's really Lin Sizheng!" When Mrs. Wang heard Lin Feng's words, her red and swollen eyes, which she had cried many times, showed a hint of brightness, and she said: "I haven't seen Lin Sizheng, but my husband has mentioned Lin Sizheng many times, and he said that there is no case in the world that Lin Sizheng can't solve, and Lin Si is a well-deserved detective...... So after my husband's accident, I kept praying, hoping that Lin Sizheng could come to investigate my husband's case, find out the real culprit, and avenge my husband! Unexpectedly, Lin Sizheng really came. ”

Listening to Mrs. Wang's words, looking at the excitement and hope in Mrs. Wang's eyes, Lin Feng said slowly: "Mrs. Wang, don't worry, Lin will definitely do his best to avenge Wang Shaoqing as soon as possible." ”

Mrs. Wang hurriedly nodded heavily, and she cried with joy: "It's great that Lin Sizheng is here, with Lin Sizheng's ability, he will definitely be able to find the real murderer quickly." ”

Lin Feng took Mrs. Wang's demeanor and reaction into his eyes, and then said, "Mrs. Wang, let's sit down and talk, I know very little about Wang Shaoqing's case, so I hope Mrs. Wang can tell me in detail about the situation that night." ”

Mrs. Wang nodded hurriedly, and after a few people sat down, Mrs. Wang said: "That night, the husband slept first, because the husband was not in good health these days, and he had been resting alone, so I thought that the husband would rest alone that night, so I accompanied the child later, but when I returned to the room, I found that the husband had already laid down." ”

"Your husband is not in good health? Sick? Lin Feng asked.

"My husband was infected with a cold two days before the accident, and his condition was more serious, and the doctor recommended that he recuperate at home, so my husband didn't go to Dali Temple for two days." Mrs. Wang said.

Lin Feng listened to Mrs. Wang's words, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and a guess suddenly appeared in his heart, he said: "Two days before the accident, I was infected with wind and cold, and I didn't go to Dali Temple...... I don't know if he stayed in the room alone for the two days he was recuperating in the mansion and didn't let anyone accompany him? ”

Listening to Lin Feng's words, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but show surprise on her face, and said, "How does Lin Sizheng know?" That's right, because my husband is very sick, and my husband is afraid of passing the wind and cold to us, so he has been resting alone. ”

And so it was!

Lin Feng's eyes flickered, and his brain was running wildly at this moment.

What's in the dossier! A real trap! And...... Wang Jian's behavior of living alone two days before the accident!

All of this is connected in an instant!

I didn't go to Dali Temple and avoided familiar colleagues!

I didn't see the people in the house, and I avoided the most familiar family!

The real murderer froze Wang Jian's body again, making it a question when Wang Jian died.

And now, Wang Jian deliberately disappeared in front of everyone for two days......

This made Lin Feng unable to think about it again......

His expression flickered, and suddenly, he asked Mrs. Wang, "In the two days that Wang Shaoqing was sick, did Mrs. Wang really not visit him?" ”

Mrs. Wang said: "My husband knows that my body is not good, and he is afraid that I will also be sick, so he specially told me not to go over, just let my subordinates bring him food and medicine, I can't resist my husband, so I have to agree." ”

"Hoo ......"

Lin Feng let out a sigh of relief, his gaze was completely determined: "It's really unexpected......"

He originally thought that the real murderer was only frozen for a short time, which made his judgment of Wang Jian's corpse problematic.

In other words, what he originally thought was the time when Wang Jian really died, only an hour or two in advance, and it still happened that night!

But now, Lin Feng knew that his guess was wrong!

Where did Wang Jian die on the night of the crime!

Not surprisingly, Wang Jian may have had an accident two days before the incident!

Therefore, Zhou Helin's alibi of the people who investigated that night cannot be said to be useless, only that the fart is useless!

After all, there was a difference of two days!

And this also means that if what he expected is good, Wang Jian, who didn't dare to see people for two days, may not be the real Wang Jian anymore!

In other words, the sick Wang Jian is no longer Wang Jian!

So, what about Wang Jian, who shares the bed with Mrs. Wang?

He looked at Mrs. Wang and asked, "Madame Wang, I wonder if you touched your husband when you went to the room that night...... He, is it cold or hot? In other words, do you think he was alive at that time? ”

(End of chapter)