Shenhu Village is in the southernmost part of Yan County, built according to Shuanglong Lake, the whole village covers a large area, and the population is not large, only about 80 households.

Zhang Yifan arrived at the entrance of the village and asked a fisherman about the location of Chen Shen's house. When the fisherman heard that he was asking Chen Shen's family, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity, it's a pity, the descendants of the old Chen family are a good scholar, but it's a pity that he went at a young age, I see that Mrs. Wu is usually virtuous and gentle, I really can't imagine it, hey." Little official, I'll take you there. ”

"Why do you have to add a small word, am I very young?" Zhang Yifan couldn't help but secretly revert, completely forgetting that he was only fourteen years old now.

After a while, he followed the fisherman to Chen Shen's house, and before he could enter the door, he heard the cry of a miserable woman.

The main hall of the Chen family was full of people, and there was a person lying on the board in the middle, and a woman with a plain white body was lying on top of him and crying bitterly.

"My poor brother, why can't you think about it, leaving your sister alone, you are so ruthless. How do you tell my sister to explain to her deceased parents, woo... Woo... Woo..."

"Wu Yulan, you little girl, you don't have to die well! Don't let me find you, if I find you, I will definitely send you to the official mansion and ask Lord Qingtian to judge you! Woo... Woo..."

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Zhang Yifan took a closer look, and it was indeed Chen Shenzhi lying on the board. Chen Shenzhi's whole face was pale, his lips were dark red, and his body was slightly swollen, looking a little like he had drowned.

Zhang Yifan stepped forward and said to Chen Shenzhi's sister, "This sister, please mourn, in the next Zhang Yifan, is the fast catcher of Yanxian Yamen, and Brother Chen has a relationship, I heard that he died, and I came to pay respects." ”

"Little official, you have a heart, my hard-working brother is all harmed by that little slut, please be sure to administer justice for him." The woman cried and complained about Wu Yulan's shameless behavior.

"How did Sister Chen know that Brother Chen couldn't think about it because his wife eloped?"

"My brother usually has a lot of affection with that little slut, my brother is kind-hearted, very good to him, I didn't expect her to elope with someone, and there is a farewell letter, my brother must not want to jump into the river after seeing the letter, and was found dead by Shuanglong Lake this morning. ”

"Where's the letter? Show me, is it okay?" Zhang Yifan said hurriedly.

The woman was a little hesitant when she heard this, but soon she gritted her teeth and made up her mind, and took out the letter and gave it to Zhang Yifan. Zhang Yifan took the letter and looked at it.

"Chen Lang, because I belong in my heart, I can't grow old with you, I will go away, don't read it, and don't look for me. Xiaolan. ”

The whole letter is very short and concise, and the person who signed it is Wu Yulan. Anyone who looks at it thinks that Wu Yulan eloped with someone. But Zhang Yifan didn't think so, what happened three months ago is still vivid, Wu Yulan should love her husband very much, so she didn't hesitate to block her husband at that time, he didn't believe that a person could change so quickly in three months.

"That Sister Chen, is this Wu Yulan's handwriting? Are there any other letters she wrote?" Zhang Yifan wanted to confirm whether the handwriting was Wu Yulan's.

"I definitely didn't wronged her, the poetry books she copied for Shen Zhi before are still there, you can take a look, official. With that, the woman turned around and went into the inner hall and found a book of poems for Zhang Yifan to read.

Through comparison, Zhang Yifan found that the handwriting of the two is indeed relatively similar, but with his years of experience in reading and writing, he feels that there is still a slight difference between the two.

Zhang Yifan has always believed in his feelings, thought about it in his heart, pondered the rhetoric, and said to the woman, "Sister Chen, now I have some suspicions that need to be investigated, Brother Chen's death is quite strange, we need to conduct an autopsy on him, and I need to find someone to compare this letter and the poetry collection, for the time being, you can't bury Brother Chen, but don't worry, the county will come tomorrow, and it won't be delayed for too long." Until then, please don't approach Brother Chen's body. ”

The woman was a little hesitant when she heard that Zhang Yifan was going to conduct an autopsy on Chen Shenzhi, but when she thought of her brother's unclear death, she was unwilling, and finally nodded and agreed.

After Zhang Yifan dealt with the scene, he sorted out the whole thing in his mind, and he had a plan in his heart. He first asked the Chen family to guard Chen Shenzhi's body, and then asked two villagers to help take care of it. In the end, in a hurry, he borrowed a horse from a nearby post station and returned to the county seat to find a servant.

After returning to the county seat, he told Wang Zhutou the details of the situation, saying that he needed to go to the autopsy. Wang Zhutou said that he could take the work to see it now, and asked Zhang Yifan to take the letter to the county master to check the notes, and Zhang Yifan took the order.

After finding the master in the backyard of the county government and explaining the intention, the master carefully checked the letters and poetry collections, checked the time of about one stick of incense, and then said to Zhang Yifan: " Xiaofan, this letter and this collection of poems, it is indeed written by different people, the words in the poems are beautiful and weak, it should be written by a woman, although the other letter is the same as the handwriting of the poetry collection, the imitation is also very clever, but the author is still used to a trace of rigidity, it is generally not easy to see, fortunately, I have a few years of experience in recording and engraving, and I am quite familiar with it, so I see some doorways. ”

"Master, this letter seems to have been copied by a master, isn't that Wu Yulan also dangerous?" Zhang Yifan immediately remembered something and exclaimed.

"It seems very likely that it is, this Yan County is not calm, and there have been a series of bloody cases in recent months. The master sighed a little sadly.

"Then I'll have to go and join up with Wang and tell him the news, it's probably a homicide. Master, please report this matter to Lord Wang, I'll go first. Zhang Yifan said hurriedly, and then immediately rushed towards Shenhu Village.

At this time, it is evening, the remnant sun in the distance shines on this Shuanglong Lake, the blood is in the twilight, although the surface of Shuanglong Lake is not alarmed, but the whole Shenhu Village is full of huge waves, and people are panicked. Chen Shenzhi did not commit suicide, but was brutally killed and thrown into the lake, creating a false appearance of suicide.

It turned out that when Zhang Yifan arrived at Shenhu Village, Wang Zhutou and Qi Zuo had already conducted a detailed examination of the corpse, and found that Chen Shen's skull was shocked by internal force and he was unconscious, and then sank into the lake and drowned.

What worries Wang Zhutou even more is that the fisherman who died before was killed in a similar way to Chen Shenzhi, and it is very likely that the same person did the same thing in the two cases! After listening to Zhang Yifan's description of the situation, Wang Zhutou's face became more and more solemn, and it seems that the criminal is a veteran of the rivers and lakes, and this case is quite tricky.

Wang Zhutou thought for a moment, and felt that this should be reported to Wang County Order in advance, and then organize the county government to search quickly, and at the same time report to the state government yamen and the six doors for help. He looked at Zhang Yifan and found that a childish face was full of perseverance and anger, his small fists were tight, and he was quite relieved in his heart.

Wang Zhutou already had a plan in his heart, so he said to Zhang Yifan: "Xiaofan, what do you think about this?"

Zhang Yifan sorted out the thoughts he had thought about in his mind before, and said: "Brother Wang, it's like this, I found that Uncle Chen said that the fishing boat behind the fisherman was killed, and he suspected that someone had stolen the boat, so he focused on investigating the situation of fishing boats in Shuanglong Lake and nearby rivers, and there was no harvest at present, and the fishing boat was not found." And now that Wu Yulan is missing and Chen Shenzhi is killed, I think it's not the same as before, it may be that they bumped into the murderer, so they were murdered, and Wu Yulan's current situation may not be good. I asked the villagers in the neighborhood if they had seen any suspicious people, and they all said no, so the murderers must have passed by by the waterway! They were probably still on the boat! So I thought we should look for them first. “

"Very good! Xiaofan, you have a good analysis. I think the murderer should have modified the fishing boat, so Uncle Chen didn't have much harvest before, and this also needs to be noted. ”

"In this way, you will stay here for the night tonight, and tomorrow you will organize the villagers to notify the villagers in the nearby villages to pay attention to strangers, focus on checking the situation of fishing boats in the lake, and remember to pay attention to safety and act cheaply. ”

"I'll go back to the yamen first to report the situation to the adults, and tomorrow I will call Uncle Chen and them to pick you up, and then I will go to the state capital to ask for help. You must not act rashly, act impulsively, and listen to Uncle Chen in everything, you know?" said Wang Zhutou still a little uneasy.

"Brother Wang, I know, don't worry, I'm already an official catcher now, known as the god catcher, not the child I used to be! Zhang Yifan said confidently to Wang Zhutou.

Wang Zhutou suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, pointed at Zhang Yifan and shook his head, "You! After saying the words of advice, Wang Zhutou rode to the county office.

On the surface of Shuanglong Lake, which is more than ten miles away from Shenhu Village, there is a small inconspicuous fishing boat quietly moored, there is no light on the boat, and the surroundings are quiet and dark, only a few faint stars are still hanging in the vast sky. There was a whisper from the boat, and only when you got close to the fishing boat could you hear the three people arguing.

"Big brother, when will we find this? That person has no news at all, and it feels like he has disappeared, is the news given by that adult accurate? I have faded out of the birds, or let's go back to the gang and ask the gang leader to find a way." One of the fat figures muttered slightly dissatisfied.

"The third child, you still have the face to say! There is no progress in the matter, and it has caused a commotion, the dogs and paws of the government have been tracking our whereabouts everywhere, and now you are causing such a thing, if it weren't for the second child, I guess the government is now investigating more strictly, provoking the iron arrest of the six doors of the state government, you just wait for the helper to collect the body for you." Next time you can't control your bird, I'll cut it. Among them, the man with a rather dignified voice angrily rebuked the fat figure.

"Boss, you are angry, the third child is probably suffocating, so he didn't hold it for a while, and the little lady is also quite beautiful, so... Besides, the adult told us to look for that person for three months, and there is no news at all, which is a bit of a stretch. I think our plum blossom three heroes are also famous in the rivers and lakes, and if they continue to consume like this, it is not good, and it is not easy to explain to the helper. One of the emaciated figures said in an unusually sharp voice.

"Well, what the second brother said makes sense. In this way, you first go to the city to inquire if there is anything strange happening, and I will go to Dujiang City to report the situation to the adult to see if there are any other clues. We met at that place three days later. The dignified man said, and the other two said yes.