Chapter Eighty-Seven: Pointing the Finger
With the city patrol lieutenant present, Tie Hanfeng didn't say much about the apprentice's unauthorized actions, just stretched his waist, "Ah, look at my apprentice, I will share my worries with the master, and I will solve the case myself." ”
Gu Shenwei did not pick up the stubble, but shared the information he collected.
In the morning, no one served wine in the tavern, so Tie Hanfeng could only lick his lips with his tongue over and over again, "In this way, the two sisters and brothers are not only witnesses, but also very likely to be murderers, they are really fierce bitches." ”
Gu Shenwei almost opened his mouth to quarrel with his master, in his opinion, the revenge of the sister and brother is justified, and Tie Hanfeng's sarcasm is tantamount to aiding and abetting.
Zhong Heng didn't care, and went around in circles with Tie Hanfeng, and the two talked for a long time, talking about Jinpeng Fort and Beicheng Meng from the weather, women, and wine, which was neither coherent nor topical, but Gu Shenwei realized the password, and the more he listened, the more angry he became.
"So be it. ”
"That's all there is to it. ”
The two ended their conversation, and Zhong Heng got up to say goodbye.
Tie Hanfeng grabbed another empty cup, glanced at it, and threw it to the ground.
The guys who changed shifts arrived one after another, and politely invited the master and apprentice to rest elsewhere, Tie Hanfeng took the apprentice, and not long after going out, he got into a dilapidated brothel.
The people inside were sleeping, Tie Hanfeng seemed to have returned to his home, walked into a small room, picked up the prostitute sleeping on the bed, and threw the futon out with the person, the prostitute scolded for a while, and found another place to sleep.
Tie Hanfeng fell on the bed for the first time in front of his apprentice, "Just sit down." ”
Gu Shenwei would rather stand, the little good feeling he had for the iron cripple yesterday was gone, "So, the problem is solved." ”
"The puppies also grow up one day, what do you hear?"
"Aren't you planning to blame the Xu brothers and sisters for killing the prince?"
"How do you call it 'push', they are very suspicious, and they disappeared inexplicably, it is a manifestation of weakness, you were used, but you didn't kill the prince, that's it. But don't be too happy, in order to give Shi Guo an explanation, we have to find these two little guys, it doesn't matter whether they live or die, the key is to meet people. ”
This is Zhong Heng's so-called "solving the problem", Gu Shenwei understood the meaning of the captain patrolling the city, it doesn't matter who is the real murderer, who is the most suitable to be the murderer is the core of the problem.
Before the Xu siblings, the most suitable candidate was Huan Nu, an ordinary Jinpeng Castle killer apprentice, and handing him over could quickly calm the matter.
Tie Hanfeng didn't know what means he used, but he actually fished out the apprentice, and left the "problem" unsolved.
In three days, what they are looking for is another "suitable murderer", a murderer who can be said to be reasonable and will not arouse more suspicion, the Xu family sisters and brothers are more ideal than Huan slaves, they killed the cruel and perverted biological father and the prince who took pleasure in torturing prostitutes, the motives are pure, it is clear at a glance, there is no conspiracy, and no one will avenge them.
As for the captain of the city patrol, he doesn't care who the real murderer is, he just wants to close the case quickly, satisfy all parties, and don't cause any struggle because of it, so that he can continue to be an official and rise through the ranks.
After all, Zhong Heng still said some truths, looking at the whole thing according to his set of "problem" theory, everything had been decided in advance, only Gu Shenwei was kept in the dark, and he wanted to find some "murderer".
"No, I don't agree. Gu Shenwei didn't know why he said this, did he want to uphold justice, or did he want to go against the master? He wasn't sure, he just didn't want to frame the sister and brother.
"You don't think they killed anyone?" Iron Blade asked in surprise.
Gu Shenwei was speechless, he only thought about the dark side of the matter, but he forgot that the Xu sisters and brothers had a good reason to kill Ju Gaotai, perhaps the most reasonable of all.
"Do you know? The eldest prince of Shiguo borrowed a large amount of money from the Meng Mansion through the Big-bellied Buddha, and now the whereabouts of this money are unknown, it would be strange if it wasn't swept away by those two little cubs. ”
"There's still time, I can find the real culprit. ”
Tie Hanfeng lost the most patience, jumped off the bed, and jumped in front of the apprentice, "you, who do you think you are? Lao Tzu took responsibility to save your dog's life, you pretended to be serious." Tell you, if you can't find the pair of siblings before dark tomorrow, you're still dead. Don't say that the master didn't save you, when the time comes, I will carry your head and hand it over to Shi Guo, not only the prince was killed by you, but Shen Yanshi was also killed by you, and the entire bitch who died in Liuren Alley in the past few days was fucking killed by you!"
Gu Shen thought that he would be even more angry, but his heart calmed down, what is the point of arguing? He was as humble as a dog in Biyu City, and it was still difficult to save himself, let alone save others.
"No matter what, you have to find the two siblings first. ”
Tie Hanfeng thought that his apprentice had succumbed, snorted, and lay back on the bed.
At noon, Zhong Heng found the master and apprentice, invited them to dinner, and kept apologizing that he should invite them to a better restaurant in Beicheng if he had the opportunity.
On this day, there were no waves, Zhong Heng entertained the guests as a landlord, and in the evening, Tie Hanfeng invited the captain of the city patrol with the same specifications.
At the dinner table, everyone was just chatting, Zhong Heng brought three officers, and Tie Hanfeng also brought in an unknown person, a total of six people, to talk about wine, Tiannan, Haibei, customs and customs, but not to mention the prince of Shi and the Xu family.
For them, the matter is over, and it is only time to finish, as long as the two sisters and brothers are caught, Biyucheng will restore peace.
After dinner, Tie Hanfeng did not go to the South Wall Tavern for the first time, but settled down in another slightly better brothel, there was no regular inn in Nancheng, and if he wanted to find a bed to spend the night, he could only go to the brothel.
Gu Shenwei endured the murmuring for more than half the night, and only fell asleep in the second half of the night, and saw many strange scenes in his dreams, which made him ashamed to mention them when he woke up.
The last day came, and there was still no news of the Xu family siblings at dawn.
Tie Hanfeng was more silent than usual, looking at the apprentice with a deep gaze, if he couldn't find a scapegoat, he would really kill the apprentice himself, Gu Shenwei had no doubt about this.
"I want to go to the Ju Wang's Mansion again. After meeting in the morning, Gu Shenwei made a request.
"What for?"
"Anyway, I've got to go in the end, it's either a human or a head, so I'd better walk there myself. ”
Tie Hanfeng was suspicious, but he didn't believe that the apprentice could come up with new tricks, so he agreed.
In order to avoid the suspicion of fighting the autumn wind, the master and apprentice duo and Zhong Heng visited the Ju Wangfu again in the afternoon of the same day, and the captain of the city patrol came to be a witness.
There are many things that worry him about whether the second prince can get the support of all parties when he returns to China; what should be done with the body of the eldest prince who can't afford the long distance; how to repay the debts owed by the two princes in the past ten years, especially the last one, there are many people who have come to ask for debts in the past two days, and it takes a lot of effort to deal with them.
The minister has been pouring bitter water, and he also doesn't mention the murderer, and even is very polite to the important suspect Huan Nu.
Everyone is waiting for the sun to go down.
The last ray of sunlight hung on the courtyard wall, and only one messenger came during the period, and you didn't need to ask to know that the sister and brother still had no news.
"Ahem, this ......," the minister said again.
Tie Hanfeng still had a habitual smile on his face, but it was obviously distorted, and he couldn't hide his violent true appearance, which made Minister Shi Guo a little restless.
"It's time, I think it's time to hand over the murderer. Gu Shenwei didn't speak much, and then stood up and spoke calmly.
Tie Hanfeng looked at the apprentice in surprise, Zhong Heng's face was sympathetic, and the minister looked surprised, "Yes, it's still a while, but it's almost there......"
"Please please send out the second prince, I think he should meet the murderer in person. ”
The minister opened his mouth wide, this was not a solution that had been negotiated in advance, Tie Hanfeng suddenly took the case, "My brother is dead, how can my brother also witness the murderer." ”
The minister shuddered for a moment, glanced at Zhong Heng, and got no support, so he had to reluctantly squeeze out a smile, "Yes, yes, but the second prince is too sad, I, I'd better ask for instructions." ”
The second prince appeared, followed by a number of servants and several guards, including the guard surnamed Ju beside the eldest prince, who glared angrily when he saw Huan Nu.
The second prince was a thin young man, who looked like he was in his early twenties, with a full face, sitting on the main seat, nodding slightly at the guests, without saying a word, curled up in the chair, like a sick man.
"Well, the murderer has been caught, isn't he?" the Chancellor asked, standing beside the prince.
"My lord, the little slave hopes to have this honor and personally sacrifice the murderer. Gu Shenwei bowed to the captain of the city patrol and deliberately did not look at the master.
Zhong Heng didn't express his opinion immediately, but turned to Tie Hanfeng, asked him silently, and then nodded, "It's the best." ”
Gu Shenwei's gaze swept over everyone in the hall, and when he saw a servant walking outside the door, he said, "The murderer is here, I hope to close the doors and windows to prevent the murderer from escaping." ”
"Well, don't ...... it?"
The minister looked at Zhong Heng and Tie Hanfeng embarrassedly, not understanding what this accident was about.
"Shut it down and get the people out there. ”
It was the second prince who spoke, and he seemed to be a little interested, and he sat up straight, looking at the killer apprentice curiously.
Someone went to close the doors and windows and send away irrelevant people, Tie Hanfeng pulled the sleeves of his apprentice, and Gu Shenwei whispered, "Master, I won't embarrass you." ”
This is the first time in more than two months that Huan Nu has called out the word "Master", Tie Hanfeng seemed to be touched, sat back in his chair, and no longer interfered, but the last hint of disguised smile on his face was gone.
Gu Shenwei nodded at Zhong Heng again, the captain of the city patrol probably already knew his thoughts, after all, his entire thinking was inspired by this adult.
Solve problems, not seek the truth.
The crowd returned to their places and watched how the biggest suspect handed over the "murderer".
"It was he who killed the eldest prince, please remove his knife and protect the second prince. ”
Gu Shenwei pointed to the guards surnamed Ju.