By the time Zhou Helin and the officials anxiously arrived at the gate of the palace, the eunuchs who had come from the palace to give orders had already left.

Lin Feng smiled when he saw Zhou Helin coming, and he said to Zhao Fifteen: "Let's go, Zhou County Commander has come to pick us up." ”

As he spoke, he held the holy decree in one hand and took Zhao Fifteen back to the gate of the palace from the tea shop.

It is still the gate of the palace, or Lin Feng, Zhou Helin and others, people and things have not changed, but the status and situation between each other have undergone earth-shaking changes in just a few quarters of an hour.

The official was originally still sarcastic, but at this moment, he didn't dare to raise his head to look directly at Lin Feng.

Zhou Helin's expression was even more complicated, he really didn't expect it, he couldn't figure it out, Lin Feng could actually do something that his mentor Fang Xuanling couldn't do, and he could ask for a holy decree from Li Shimin in this special period.

Why is he?

Zhou Helin took a deep breath and pressed down the many emotions in his heart, no matter how unconvinced he was in his heart, he didn't show dissatisfaction on his face, he said with a smile: "Lin Sizheng, I knew that Your Majesty would let you investigate the case, just now you should have told the official, in this case, the official would have asked you to investigate together, where would you waste your time outside." ”

Lin Feng smiled: "Gong Xiao said that he would help me apply to His Majesty to investigate the case, but I don't know whether His Majesty will agree, so I don't dare to talk nonsense, in case I say it, but Your Majesty doesn't agree, what if Zhou County's order says that I am falsely preaching the holy decree?" ”

Zhou Helin coughed a few times and said, "Lin Sizheng is laughing, this official is not that kind of person. ”

Lin Feng glanced at Zhou Helin deeply, and Zhou Helin couldn't help but feel a little weak in his heart, and then Lin Feng smiled: "That's right, Zhou County Order is not that kind of person, I am joking with Zhou County Order, in fact, I didn't waste any time, after all, I haven't drunk a sip of tea, the Holy Decree has come, and it has been seamlessly connected, Zhou County Order doesn't have to worry about wasting my time." ”

Am I worried about wasting your time? I'm worried about how you didn't waste your time...... Zhou Helin breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine, then it's not too late, I won't delay Lin Sizheng's time, and then Lin Sizheng can investigate at will, but it's ......"

He glanced at Lin Feng and Zhao Fifteen, and said: "Lin Sizheng doesn't seem to have anyone to call, this case is complicated, there are many suspects, and there are no people who can be called, so if Lin Sizheng doesn't dislike it, this official can borrow some people from Lin Sizheng and let Lin Sizheng send it." ”

With your people, I'm only afraid that all my gains will be stolen by you in the next moment, and I'm even more afraid that they will deliberately delay and really waste my time...... Lin Feng saw through Zhou Helin's mind at a glance, and under this kind of competitive relationship, Zhou Helin would naturally seize every opportunity.

Of course, this is not to say that Zhou Helin is despicable, in Lin Feng's opinion, Zhou Helin is already very principled, and he at least uses open-faced means.

However, understanding is understanding, Lin Feng will not give Zhou Helin a chance, he said with a smile: "The manpower problem is not bothered by Zhou County, my Dali Temple has enough experienced case-handling personnel, they cooperate with me tacitly, and it is enough to have them." ”

Zhou Helin frowned and said, "But they won't be able to arrive for a while, if Lin Temple is waiting for them, isn't it a waste of time?" It is really inappropriate that the investigation time is so precious. ”

"No, no, no."

Lin Feng shook his head and said with a smile: "Zhou County's order is wrong, I like to measure in advance, and when I encounter something that may happen, I will make arrangements in advance, so I have already arranged for personnel issues, calculate the time...... It's about the same. ”

"Hayashi Templemasa, we're here ......"

At this moment, as soon as Lin Feng's voice fell, he heard a voice not far away.

Zhou Helin subconsciously followed the sound, and then his eyelids jumped.

I saw that on the street, there were more than 30 people coming, these people were uniformly wearing the bad clothes of Dali Temple, well-dressed, striding forward, and the person who was the leader he happened to know, it was Li Haomiao, a strange Dali Temple with a deep background.

Li Haomiao led people to Lin Feng and the others quickly, and immediately saluted Lin Feng and said, "Ying Lin Temple is arranging, and thirty-two people including Xia Guan came to receive the order. ”

Zhao Xieyang was standing half a step behind Li Haomiao at this time, and he also changed into the clothes of a Dali Temple officer, looking at the strange atmosphere in front of him, which made him, who was sharp-minded, suddenly realize something.

"No wonder the god of Li Temple mysteriously brought me here, saying that there was a good show to watch, it turned out to be such a good show...... Chang'an is worthy of Chang'an, and what can be seen everywhere is this kind of competition between the five masters. ”

Zhao Xieyang sighed in his heart, and hurriedly lowered his head, for fear of displeasing the Chang'an County Commander opposite and causing trouble to himself who had just arrived in Chang'an.

Lin Feng nodded with a smile: "Li Sicheng, the next step is for you to cooperate with the official to investigate the murder of Wang Shaoqing, don't be lazy, Zhou County ordered to borrow someone to help me investigate the case, I didn't agree, if you are lazy, I will lose face." ”

When Li Haomiao heard this, he raised his head and glanced at Zhou Helin, whose face was not too good, and immediately smiled: "Lin Sizheng rest assured, the lower officials brought are the best people in Dali Temple to investigate cases, and they will definitely do their best to assist Lin Sizheng to find the real culprit as soon as possible, so that Dali Temple can avenge Wang Shaoqing with his own hands." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Helin's face was even worse, with his ability, of course, he could see that Li Haomiao was deliberately saying it to himself, now that the people from Dali Temple are here, Lin Feng is already fully capable of competing with him...... But fortunately, he has the advantage of investigating five days in advance, although the general direction is wrong, but after all, he still knows more than Lin Feng, and the advantage is still on himself.

He took a deep breath, and saw that he couldn't delay Lin Feng any longer, so he didn't waste any more time, and said directly: "Since the people from Dali Temple are here, then the official will rest assured, Lin Sizheng, the investigation is important, the official will not delay your time, let's all hurry up and investigate." ”

Lin Feng smiled and arched his hand: "What Zhou County Ling said is, thank you Zhou County Order for always working hard for me, and then Zhou County Order only needs to concentrate on investigating the case, if I have any needs, I will personally go to Zhou County Order." ”

Zhou Helin and Lin Feng glanced at each other, there seemed to be an invisible spark collision in the air, and he arched his hand and said, "This is very good." ”

After speaking, he didn't delay any longer, and turned around and left with the servant.

Lin Feng's words just now, Zhou Helin heard the implication, Lin Feng hoped that Zhou Helin would stop making small moves, and the two competed with their skills in a dignified manner.

Zhou Helin's response can be regarded as responding to Lin Feng's proposal.

Of course, this is not Zhou Helin's overfall, at the critical moment of competing for the position of Shaoqing, he doesn't mind using some unseemly means.

But his own means were easily solved by Lin Feng, so that now he has no shady means to use, so Zhou Helin has to agree if he doesn't want to.

But that's okay, as Fang Xuanling's proud protégé, he also has his own pride.

He knew that Lin Feng's ability to investigate the case was stronger than himself, but he had the advantage of being five days in advance, and in horizontal comparison, he thought that he had a greater advantage, so he really didn't believe it, he could still lose when he had found the right direction and had a five-day time advantage.

Looking at the back of Zhou Helin's strides away, Li Haomiao hurriedly approached Lin Feng with a gossipy look: "Lin Sizheng, it seems that the lower officials have missed a very wonderful show." ”

Lin Feng glanced at the quick-witted Li Haomiao, and said with a smile: "The show has just begun, and there will be a time for you to shout wonderful." ”

Li Haomiao hurriedly smiled: "Then the official is really looking forward to it." ”

Lin Feng looked at Zhao Xieyang, who was dressed in the clothes of Dali Temple, and said with a smile: "I originally wanted you to rest for a few days before working, but I didn't expect that when I arrived in Chang'an, I would make you hard." ”

Zhao Xieyang looked flattered, and hurriedly said: "It is an honor for the lower officials to serve Lin Sizheng. ”

Talking...... Lin Feng looked at the others and said with a smile: "Brothers, you have worked hard for everyone today, when the official is free, I will treat everyone again, please drink, we will not get drunk together." ”

When the servants of Dali Temple heard this, they shouted loudly.

Lin Feng smiled, no longer delayed, and said while turning around and walking towards the palace: "Li Sicheng, you will take someone to inquire about everyone in the palace next." ”

Li Haomiao hurriedly listened carefully, and listened to Lin Feng: "Ask them what they were doing two days before the crime, whether they were alone, if so, when and where, what they were doing, and whether other people knew, and then ask about the relevant situation from others to confirm." ”

"Also, ask them what they were doing when Mrs. Wang returned to her room to rest on the night of the crime, whether anyone did not have an alibi, and if so, who and what they were doing, and investigate them together."

Since it has been confirmed that Wang Jian, whom Mrs. Wang met when she returned to the room to rest, was pretended, it means that at that point in time, the real murderer must have no alibi, and by inquiring about the relevant circumstances, the scope of the real murderer can be quickly narrowed.

As for the time of the presumptuous crime, as well as the rest of the night, there was no need to waste time at all, at that time the real murderer would probably have brought back the real corpse, and he could have swaggered to meet the others.

After all, the real murderer designed a trap in the time of the crime, in order to create such an alibi.

Li Haomiao carefully wrote down Lin Feng's instructions, and he said, "Is there anything else?" ”

Lin Feng thought for a while and said, "In addition to the people in the palace, the people outside the palace who have entered the palace in the past two days, if they can find them, they will also be found and ask them the same questions, and ...... Wang San, who delivered medicine and food to Wang Shaoqing, was called, and I personally inquired about him. ”

"Okay." Although Li Haomiao loves gossip and seems a little unreliable, when he performs the task, he is still very trustworthy, and he said: "Xiaguan will do it." ”

"And ......" Seeing that Li Haomiao was about to take someone away, Lin Feng suddenly stopped him again.

Li Haomiao looked at Lin Feng: "Lin Sizheng still has orders?" ”

I saw Lin Feng squinting his eyes, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "When questioning the subordinates, ask them about the situation between Mrs. Wang and Wang Shaoqing, whether there is affection between them, and whether there has been a conflict. ”

"Madame Wang?"

Li Haomiao glanced at Lin Feng with some surprise, he had also followed Lin Feng to investigate a few cases, he knew Lin Feng's temperament, Lin Feng would never do anything superfluous when investigating the case.

So Lin Feng asked him to check on Mrs. Wang, could it be that Mrs. Wang had a problem?

Lin Feng saw the doubts in Li Haomiao's heart, and said: "I have met Mrs. Wang, and the impression that Mrs. Wang gave me is not like something to hide, but Mrs. Wang was the last to see Wang Shaoqing, and all the information about Wang Shaoqing that night was told to us by Mrs. Wang, so if Mrs. Wang has a problem, it means that everything is wrong, and if we go in this direction to investigate, it will be a waste of time and energy." ”

"I have to be cautious enough when the facts of the case are not yet clear, and everyone does not have enough evidence to rule out suspicions."

Li Haomiao nodded clearly, and he said: "Lin Sizheng can rest assured, the lower officials understand that this kind of matter of inquiring about the news will be handed over to the lower officials, and the lower officials will definitely handle it properly for Lin Sizheng." ”

Regarding Li Haomiao's ability to find out the news, Lin Feng was naturally very relieved.

He said, "Go ahead, I'll wait for your news." ”

"Yes!"

Li Haomiao did not delay any longer, and quickly left with the officials of Dali Temple.

Lin Feng exhaled lightly, with Li Haomiao and them doing the most complicated inquiry, he could also take a step out and have more time and energy to investigate the scene of the crime, as well as look for other clues that might exist.

He pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhao Xieyang and Zhao Fifteen, who were following behind him, and said, "Fifteen, you go and find the housekeeper and ask the housekeeper to take us to the ice storage in the palace." ”

Next, it is necessary to look for clues in the palace, so it is most convenient and quick to find the housekeeper who knows the palace best and let him cooperate.

When Zhao 15 heard this, he would not hesitate: "The child understands." ”

With that, he quickly turned away.

Lin Feng thought for a while, looked at Zhao Xieyang again, and said, "Xieyang, there is something that you need to run hard." ”

Zhao Xieyang hurriedly said: "Lin Si is just commanding. ”

Lin Feng said: "You return to Dali Temple now, and in recent years, Wang Shaoqing brought me the case that was retried, or the case that Wang Shaoqing personally investigated and handled. ”

If Mrs. Wang has no problem, then as Mrs. Wang said, Wang Jian is a very perfect and sleek good man, Wang Jian has not offended his colleagues, has not punished and blamed his subordinates, and all those who come into contact with him are full of praise for him.

In this case, if you want to find someone who has hatred for Wang Jian and can kill people and dig out their hearts, there is only one possibility left - the case!

Wang Jian, as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, will inevitably have to investigate, judge, and judge!

And if you investigate and judge the case, you will definitely offend people!

If you find out the truth and arrest the real culprit, you will definitely offend the real culprit and offend his relatives and friends...... Even if everyone understands who is at fault, they will still hate themselves!

Therefore, the people who hate Wang Jian are not at all what Mrs. Wang said.

Mrs. Wang would say no, because her cognition limited her thinking, but Lin Feng was the one who had experienced the same thing, and he saw it more clearly.

Therefore, if there is no motive that can be found, then the case that Wang Jian has personally handled is the most likely natural motive, and the key clues are likely to be hidden in it!

Zhao Xieyang didn't know the inferences and thoughts in Lin Feng's heart, but he was shrewd, and after hearing Lin Feng's words, even if he didn't understand the deeper things, he still said cautiously: "Do you need to keep it secret?" ”

Lin Feng shook his head: "You just came to Dali Temple, and you are not familiar with everything, if you are alone, it will inevitably take a lot of time, and I don't have that much time...... You can just ask my other temples for help, and they won't refuse. ”

Zhao Xieyang hurriedly nodded: "Xiaguan understands, Xiaguan will find out these files as soon as possible and send them to Lin Sizheng." ”

With that, he quickly turned around and trotted away.

Looking at Zhao Xieyang's sloppy back, Lin Feng nodded secretly, Zhao Xieyang was outside Chang'an, and he had nothing to do with various factions, and it was far more reassuring to use him than others, so there was no need to worry that he would be arranged by other factions, and he would disobey his orders.

With the improvement of his fame and status, it is indeed time to build a henchman force that is completely his own.

"Father-in-law."

At this time, Zhao 15 returned with a middle-aged man in his forties.

The man's face was haggard, with obvious dark circles, he was slightly fat, with two small mustaches, and as soon as he arrived, he hurriedly saluted Lin Feng: "The little palace housekeeper Ma Yuan, I have seen Lin Sizheng." ”

Looking at the haggard housekeeper, Lin Feng said, "Steward Ma hasn't rested well these days?" ”

Ma Yuan sighed and said: "The old man was brutally killed, and now the real murderer is still at large, how can the villain rest well." ”

Lin Feng nodded: "You can have such a heart, I believe Wang Shaoqing will be very pleased." ”

"The villain has served the lord for more than ten years, and he has long regarded the lord as a relative, so when the lord has an accident, the villain is really like a knife."

Looking at Ma Yuan's frowning and painful expression, Lin Feng bowed slightly and said, "The emotions of more than ten years are indeed no different from that of a family...... Therefore, in order to find the real culprit as soon as possible and avenge your master, I hope that Steward Ma can cooperate with the official well. ”

Ma Yuan hurriedly said: "The lord praised Lin Sizheng in the house more than once, saying that Lin Sizheng is judging the case like a god, and the villain believes that Lin Sizheng will definitely be able to find the real murderer for the master. ”

"It doesn't have to be as serious as going up the knife mountain and going down to the sea of fire."

Lin Feng said, "Where is the ice storage in your mansion?" ”

Ma Yuan said without hesitation: "In the backyard, in a large basement, the master likes to eat ice, so we need a relatively large ice storage to store a year's worth of ice." ”

"So, you have a lot of space in the freezer, and there's plenty of ice?" Lin Feng's eyes flashed slightly.

"That's right."

"Lead the way."

Lin Feng walked directly to the backyard.

It has been determined that Wang Jian's body was moved to the bedroom, so the bedroom will not be the real murder scene.

So in the two days before Wang Jian's accident, the only place where Wang Jian could stay was the room where he was alone when he was sick, and the place where the real murderer used ice cubes to hide the time of his real death.

And Wang Jian's room ...... Although Wang Jian has always been alone, there will be people who will deliver food and medicine, and there is no guarantee that there will be other people who care about Wang Jian and will suddenly decide to visit Wang Jian, so there is a high probability that Wang Jian's room will not be a place where the real murderer digs his heart.

After all, with the prudence and thoughtfulness of the real murderer, he would never gamble on such a probability!

Therefore, Lin Feng felt that the place where Wang Jian was really killed and his heart was dug out was probably the place where he was frozen!

In the entire palace, the only place where you can freeze people, and where ordinary people will not easily go, is only one - the palace ice vault!

So, the ice vault he went to, no surprise...... It's the real first crime scene!

(End of chapter)