Along the way, Zhao Bufan's mood was very heavy, and Mr. Zhang's death was unexpected.

Fortuity?

Is there a connection?

Or is it simply an extension of the whole case?

None of this can be determined, and we can only talk about it after seeing the scene.

About two quarters of an hour later, Zhao Bufan, accompanied by Xue Renfu and Li Ruopu, came to the scene of the crime, at this time there were already a lot of arresters here, and the body was also being examined, and the location was in a small alley not far from the gate of the dungeon.

While Xue Renfu and Li Ruopu were inspecting the corpses, Zhao Bufan also observed the surrounding environment, but unfortunately walked back and forth a few times, but found nothing special. This alley is a dead end at all, and the deepest part is the outer wall of the prison, and the whole alley is also very narrow, only enough for five people to walk side by side at most.

Soon, Li Ruopu walked to his side.

"My lord, the body has been examined!"

"Okay!" Zhao Bufan didn't rush to ask, but walked to the corpse first, looked left and right for a long time, and then opened his mouth: "Tell me about the situation!"

"Yes!" Xue Renfu lightly arched his hand, frowned and continued: "The subordinates have already checked, the cause of death of Mr. Zhang's head catcher was stabbed with a sharp blade from behind, killing him with a knife, and there were no other wounds, and his body was facing the exit of this dead alley, and he fell forward, and there were vague footprints on his waist, indicating that after the murderer stabbed the knife into his body, he kicked him when he drew the knife, so that he could quickly pounce forward, so as to avoid leaving blood stains on his body."

In addition, the murderer's knife speed was very fast, and when he drew the knife out, the blood had not yet been able to spurt out of the wound, which means that Mr. Zhang's head was caught on the ground before the blood began to splash, so Mr. Zhang's back would be as if it had been drenched in a rain of blood, but there was not much blood splashing in the back. In addition, there are no obvious traces of trampling on the walls around this alleyway, so it is ruled out that the murderer used light skills to quickly attack and kill. ”

Zhao Bufan frowned when he heard this: "According to what you said, the head catcher obviously knew that the murderer existed, and even dared to turn his back on the murderer, indicating that it was possible to know the other party." So, when he walked into this dead alley, did he not want to meet the murderer, or did he chase the murderer in?"

"It shouldn't be chasing the murderer in!" Xue Renfu shook his head, pointed to the corpse of Mr. Zhang's head catcher and said: "When he died, his body posture was not at all vigilant and defensive, and his martial arts were not weak, as long as he was on guard, no matter how high the opponent's martial arts were, it would never be the current posture and expression." In addition, there was a lot of mud scattered not far from the corpse, some of which were the same as those on Mr. Zhang's shoes, and some black mud had not been found on Mr. Zhang's shoes, presumably scraped off when the two were standing and talking. ”

Zhao Bufan's forehead wrinkled even tighter.

"That is to say, it is basically certain that Mr. Zhang's head catcher and the murderer know each other, and they should be very familiar, so they will turn their backs to the murderer unsuspectingly, so that they are easily attacked and killed by that person, and they have stood here and talked for a long time, so that the mud on their feet is scattered on the ground, and those black muds may be left by the murderer?"

"Probably right!"

"Why did the chief catcher come to this dungeon in the middle of the night, and why did he go to this alley to have a secret meeting with others?"

No one can answer Zhao Bufan's question for the time being, and Xue Renfu shook his head sullenly: "It's hard to say the specific reason, but the subordinates analyzed the angle and trajectory of the wound piercing, plus the comprehensive situation of other traces at the scene, it can be confirmed that the murderer's height is shorter than that of Mr. Zhang's head catcher, his martial arts are also very tall, and he is good at using knives." ”

Zhao Bufan's heart froze, he thought for a while and said, "Is there anything else that needs to be checked at the scene, have you remembered everything?"

Xue Renfu quickly replied: "The situation at the scene has been checked, and it is all in the hearts of his subordinates!"

"Okay, then you hand over the scene to the people from Dali Temple under you, and you and Li Ruopu will immediately follow me to Zhang Dekai's house!" Zhao Bufan said categorically, turned around and left.

Xue Renfu said a few words to the people under his command, and hurriedly followed Li Ruopu.

Not long after, the three of them came to the gate of Zhang's mansion, because it was too late, and when they opened the courtyard gate, the servants guarding the door even wiped their sleepy eyes.

"A few adults have come to see my master, he went out an hour ago, and he is not at home at the moment!"

After Li Ruopu looked at it slightly, he vigilantly took two steps forward with the saber on his waist, and said solemnly: "Your master has died outside, go and wake up your wife and everyone in the house, we have to inquire about the situation and strive to solve the case as soon as possible!"

"The master is dead?"

The servant guarding the door instantly widened his eyes and became completely sleepy, and when he reacted, he ran into the courtyard in panic and shouted: "Madam!

In an instant, the entire Zhang Mansion exploded, and the wives, concubines, children, and servants and maids who were all awakened were all awakened, and after a while, they were summoned to the front courtyard hall by Mrs. Zhang, and there were forty or fifty people inside and out.

When Zhao Bufan was invited into the hall, his wife, concubine and children were crying and sobbing bitterly, and the servants and maids were also sad on their faces, but he did not rush to ask, but looked at the decoration of the hall in surprise, and he had been surprised since he entered the mansion.

Not to mention the large area of this mansion, the decoration is also slightly luxurious, one wife and one concubine in the family, plus six prostitutes, five children, dozens of maids and servants, it is completely a rich family, but Zhang Dekai is just a chief catcher in Kaide Mansion, not even an official, just a high-ranking official, the family is so rich?

Thinking like this in his mind, Zhao Bufan quietly turned his head to look at the Zhang family's wives and concubines and prostitutes.

If you talk about appearance alone, the open concubine and prostitute are quite beautiful, especially the little concubine is very beautiful, but Mrs. Zhang is very ordinary, although she is dressed luxuriously, but her temperament and appearance are all simple ordinary peasant women, her hands are also very thick, and she has obviously done a lot of rough work.

After a long time, the mood of the Zhang family was much calmer, except for a few children, they couldn't control it, and those wives and concubines and domestic prostitutes could suppress their sobs.

Zhao Bufan looked at Mrs. Zhang calmly.

"Mrs. Zhang, I also know that you are in pain, but Mr. Zhang's head catcher has died after all, and it is impossible to resurrect it, and the only way to find the murderer as soon as possible is to do so, I hope you can fully cooperate!"

Mrs. Zhang gently wiped the tears on her face with a handkerchief, took a deep breath, and endured the grief in her heart.

"The people's girls are sized, just ask!"

"Well, dare to ask Mrs. Zhang Jiazu is very rich?"

Zhao Bufan didn't rush to ask about the case, but asked about Zhang Jiazu, which made Mrs. Zhang a little stunned, but she was really a simple person, and she didn't even notice that the prostitute next to her gave her a secret look, and said bluntly: "No, we were all poor when we were young, and my husband and I have also known each other since childhood, and we are destined to be baby kisses, but my husband ran out when he was thirteen years old, saying that he wanted to learn art and make a name for himself."

This walk is ten years, ten years later, my husband returned to the village, learned a good martial arts, and also did a fast hunt under the prefect of Cai Xu, and he did not forget his roots, and married me in the village in a beautiful manner, because at that time Cai Xue prefect was in Hangzhou as the prefect, so he took me to Hangzhou. My husband's martial arts are indeed very good, coupled with his hard work, Cai Xue was soon promoted to be the head catcher, and soon after was promoted to the chief head catcher.

After that, the prefect of Cai Xue was transferred to this Kaide Mansion, and he was still reluctant to let my husband go, so he was also transferred, and our family also moved to this Kaide Mansion, so this family business is all earned by my husband in the past ten years, the wind and rain come and go, and it is to fight with his life, I know what the adult just meant to suspect that he is not high, how can there be such a big family business, but my husband really did not take a penny from the people, it was all rewarded by meritorious service or the reward given by the prefect Cai Xue!"

Silently looking at the sad Mrs. Zhang, Zhao Bufan sighed lightly in his heart, and then smiled and comforted: "Mrs. Zhang, I didn't mean to pursue this, I just need to know enough about the situation, and I hope you understand." ”

Mrs. Zhang bowed her head lightly: "What adults want to know, the women don't hide it!"

"Okay, on the twenty-seventh night of the winter moon, Mr. Zhang was at home?"

"Winter Moon Twenty-Seven?"

Mrs. Zhang frowned and thought for a long time, and suddenly looked at Zhang Dekai's beautiful concubine.

"Xiaohuan, it seems that the husband lived in your room that day?"

"Hmm!" Xiao Huan nodded again and again, sobbing and said: "My husband did live in my sister's room, he came back late that day, and after I washed his feet, I rubbed his shoulders!"

"How late is it?" Zhao Bufan asked.

"I can't remember exactly, but at least it's after the hour!" Xiao Huan replied timidly.

Zhao Bufan's heart suddenly burst: "Did he tell you anything at that time, what was his state?"

Xiaohuan wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and recalled: "My husband was very calm that night, and he didn't say a word after he came back, and I asked him, but he just shook his head and sighed, and then I rubbed his shoulders, and he didn't pay attention to me, just stared at the roof, and fell asleep when he watched! Oh! By the way, he came back in a night coat that night, and I also told him not to wear a night coat to go home over the wall in the future, saying that it would be very scary, he was not in a good mood at the time, and scolded me a few words, saying that he was going to handle a big case, no way!"

Zhao Bufan nodded quietly: "Then did he bring anything with him when he came back?"

"No!" Xiaohuan shook his head.

Zhao Bufan's eyes condensed slightly: "Don't hide it, if you want to solve the case, you must say whatever you have, you can't let go of any details, and if there is anything strange, you must take the initiative to tell me!"

"No, I came back empty-handed!" Xiao Huan replied with certainty.

A servant suddenly snatched the words: "No, the master did bring something when he came back that night!"

Suddenly, dozens of pairs of eyes looked at him in unison, and Mrs. Zhang asked suspiciously, "Did you see it?"

The servant looked at Mrs. Zhang's family and recalled: "The villain didn't see it with his own eyes, but on the morning of the twenty-eighth day of the winter month, I went to the firewood room to clean up, and I accidentally saw a treasure knife and a pair of shoes, and I was very surprised. Because I ran out of dry firewood in the firewood house, I put the dry firewood I bought in the pile the night before, and I was busy until late at night, thinking that I would clean it again the next morning, and I didn't see a knife or shoes at that time.

At that time, I was pulling out the treasure knife to check, but I didn't think that the master suddenly came in, saw me move the treasure knife, was furious, and instantly pulled out the knife to hold against my neck, at that time the master's eyes were very terrible, I really thought he would kill me, but fortunately he quickly calmed down, stared at me for a long time, took the knife back, told me that it was important evidence, not to act rashly, let me not say it to anyone, and gave me some reward, and then he took the knife and shoes away, and I never saw it again. ”

"Okay, I know!" Zhao Bufan smiled, not revealing anything, but secretly thinking in his heart.

On the twenty-seventh night of the winter month, Lu Deng's sword and shoes were stolen, and Zhang Dekai returned late, and there was an extra knife and a pair of shoes in the firewood room of Zhang's mansion, if it was a pure coincidence, I didn't believe it, from the description of this servant, Zhang Dekai should have planned to kill at that time, but the death of the servant at home is bound to cause huge waves, affecting the follow-up of their forces, and Zhang Dekai should not be able to bear the consequences, so he temporarily gags the servant's mouth in a deceptive way.

Making this inference in his heart, Zhao Bufan paused, and then asked: "What about the twenty-sixth night of the winter moon?

"Winter Moon Twenty-Six?"

Mrs. Zhang closed her eyes and thought about it, and said suddenly: "That night he didn't return all night, and before leaving, he told me that he was going to handle the case, which was very dangerous, and if there was an accident, then let me sell my property and take my children back to my hometown, I was worried about it at that time, and I remember it very clearly!"

As she spoke, she frowned and thought about it, and soon couldn't stop sobbing, and said sadly: "Recently, he has always been mysterious, and often does not return home, and when he asks him, he just says that there is a big case to be handled, which makes me scared, and I have always been afraid that something will happen." After the prefect Cai Xue was killed, I was even more frightened, and asked him what the situation was, but he didn't say anything, and the rumors in the market became more and more terrifying.

What kind of haunting! The unjust soul asks for his life! The prefect of Cai Xue has suffered retribution for his many evils! In short, there is everything, and it is spread so miraculously, I don't know what is going on, and after a few days, the adults of Dali Temple came, and soon caught the suspect Lu Deng, saying that the evidence was conclusive, but the case was not closed for a long time, let alone announcing the situation to the people, and my husband was also worried all day long.

Seeing that he was becoming more and more silent day by day, and his temper was getting worse and worse, she was really nervous like never before, and she had long wanted him to resign from this fateful errand...... If you think about it, you will be killed by the gangsters, leaving us orphans and widows, and this will be the ...... in the future. Can ......"

Mrs. Zhang could no longer stop the grief in her heart, tears dripped like broken threads, and the whole person was choked and speechless.

As she couldn't stand it first, the Zhang family quickly collapsed, especially a few children of the Zhang family, who were even more crying!

Zhao Bufan saw that they were about to get completely out of control, and hurriedly asked: "Mrs. Zhang, I still have one last question, you just need to answer this question, and I will immediately ask someone to take you to see Mr. Zhang's headcatcher, that is, the night Cai Xue died, Mr. Zhang's headcatcher was out on a mission?"