Li Youtian's clue was obviously a valuable clue. After that, Lu Zhizhang only asked his subordinates to invite Fang Dali to come over.
And he himself faced a group of selected official road cyclists alone.
Then he asked more detailed questions. He asked them how many people left the capital last night in the afternoon and came back in the morning.
Originally, about twenty official practitioners were eliminated, but now there are only a dozen left.
Speaking of the fact that they left the capital last night and came back this morning, even more of them were eliminated.
Most of the people who take the official road are merchants coming to the capital from other places, and their journey is not a few hours away.
Therefore, there were only a few people left in the carriage that could meet the conditions for leaving the city last night.
Among them, one carriage belonged to Li Youtian, and his carriage records clearly stated that he left the city last night in the afternoon and returned to the city this morning.
But because he lent the carriage to others, this question about him could only be clarified after his client Fang Dali came over.
As for the other people who went out in the afternoon, they only gave their own account of the ins and outs.
Some people say that he returns to his house on the outskirts of Beijing in the evening and comes to work in the capital during the day.
After conducting back-up investigations on his identity, it was discovered that he was actually doing business in the capital, returning to the suburbs of Beijing to stay, and his records had always been like this, so his suspicion was cleared.
Others said that they went to the outskirts of Beijing to visit relatives and friends, burn incense and worship Buddha. These people also asked their relatives and friends, as well as the temple abbots, and what they said was correct.
As a result, the only ones who were not cleared of suspicion were Li Youtian and another carriage dealer who lent the carriage to others.
With such a result, it was found that Fang Dali was still missing from the case.
Lu Zhizhang also decided to visit Fang Dali's home in person.
However, when he came to the gate of Fang's house, he saw that the gate of Fang's house was closed. He asked the nearby neighbors and only got the answer that Fang Dali had not been back since he came back this morning. No one could tell where he had gone. .
As soon as a group of children in the alley heard that they were looking for Fang Dali, they all said in a serious manner that Fang Dali was a cannibal. He specialized in eating children, and the meat he sold was all human flesh.
Although the children's words cannot be believed entirely, judging from the terrible rumors about children, this Fang Dali does not look like a normal person.
Seeing this situation, Lu Zhizhang didn't want to wait any longer, and it was already getting late. In order to avoid a long night and many dreams, Lu Zhizhang simply called everyone to come directly to Fang Dali's house and wait.
In order to prevent Fang Dali from finding out that someone had entered his home, he only deliberately asked people to climb over the wall and enter Fang Dali's home.
Fortunately, the walls of Fang Dali's house were not high. They climbed almost halfway along a jujube tree to the top of the wall. After the top of the wall, they even turned over and entered the yard.
The first thing Lu Zhizhang did after coming in was to have his men conduct a careful search of Fang Dali's home.
He also tortured another chariot and horse dealer. The chariot and horse dealer could not withstand the torture and finally confessed honestly about what he had done. It turned out that this man was just a private salt dealer.
He went out of the city last night just to meet with another private salt dealer to transport salt to Beijing for resale.
Although trafficking in illegal salt is also a serious crime, this matter is obviously not within the scope of Lu Zhizhang's management.
So after forcing the cart and horse dealer to tell the truth, he also directly had the cart and horse dealer tied up. After he dealt with the person, he just had people throw him into a corner and wait for the table to arrest him. Process again.
On the other side, after careful search by the search team, they actually found a bloody long sword hidden in the firewood pile in Fang Dali's courtyard. This long sword was comparable to the murder weapon used to kill the people in the tavern. .
However, he thought that the murderer should be a well-trained person, but now he turned out to be a butcher.
Lu Zhizhang always felt that things seemed
There is something wrong, but the butcher is actually prone to blood. When it comes to killing people, he should indeed be the least burdensome being.
Seeing the last ray of the setting sun sinking into the horizon, the watch drums in various cities rang for the last time, but Fang Dali still did not come back.
Lu Zhizhang couldn't help but wonder if this person had realized something was wrong and had fled.
If this is the case, it will inevitably be another trouble. After all, if this is the case, then searching for people will be another big project, which will inevitably be even more troublesome.
Just when Lu Zhizhang was feeling worried, a rustling sound suddenly came from the door.
If you listen carefully, the sound seems to be the sound of unlocking the door.
It seemed that he was lucky at the moment. Realizing that Fang Dali might be back, Lu Zhizhang quickly signaled two of his followers to hide behind the gate of the courtyard, while the others hid secretly with him.
And just when Lu Zhizhang and his party were hiding, Fang Dali completely opened the door to his house.
He was still in shock when he thought about what happened last night.
Although his cousin and the others only comforted themselves by saying that there would be no big problem today, he still couldn't help but feel frightened.
He was even thinking that if he wanted to go back to his uncle's house in the country to hide for a while tomorrow.
But it is impossible to go back today.
He looked at the dark sky, and he didn't hear any movement from the government.
So Fang Dali decided that he would make do with it here at least tonight.
Unexpectedly, just when he made such a decision and returned home, a catastrophe was waiting for him here.
At the moment, he had just pushed the door open, but within a moment, the two followers waiting for him at the door immediately rushed towards him.
Fang Dali felt someone rushing towards him and immediately stepped back.
After the two were defeated, he originally wanted to ask why the two were ambushing him here, but before he could say anything, Lu Zhizhang, who was hiding, immediately ordered the others to say, "Come here! Catch him quickly!"
As soon as he heard Lu Zhizhang's words and saw that the people surrounding him were actually wearing official uniforms, Fang Dali was so frightened that he turned around and ran away.
When Lu Zhizhang saw him running, he naturally sent people to chase him.
At night, the city could only hear the roaring sound of pursuit at this moment.
This situation naturally attracted the attention of the Wuhou who was patrolling at night.
They came towards each other and collided with Fang Dali. Lu Zhizhang behind them immediately shouted, "Stop him! Stop him quickly!"
In fact, there is no need to shout, the oncoming person will also take action.
After all, this group of people violated the curfew rules, and it was natural for them to deal with such matters.
However, Fang Dali was indeed very strong. He met Wu Hou on a narrow road. He just looked at the four or five people behind him, and then at Wu Hou who was alone in front of him. He quickly made his decision.
He rushed forward, and when he rushed forward, he only took out the pig-killing knife tied to his belt.
Then he just pointed the sharp knife at the Wuhou, "If you have the sense, get out of the way, or don't blame me for killing you."
How could Marquis Wu have ever seen this scene before?
In addition, Fang Dali was tall and powerful, and had an aura of intimidation to others. Marquis Wu was so frightened that he immediately clung to the wall.
Isn't this tantamount to giving way to Fang Dali?
When Fang Dali saw the other party clinging to the wall, he immediately followed the wall and rushed directly to the street.
However, what he didn't know was that when a person is unlucky, even cold water can fill his teeth.
He never thought at the moment that he had just rushed out of the street, and there happened to be a group of Jinwu guards passing by on the street.
When they saw that Fang Dali was still running on the street during the curfew, they immediately blocked Fang Dali's path and said, "What are you doing!"
"Don't you know it's night now? Why?
Still running around. "
Fang Dali naturally refused to obey.
He wanted to turn around and run away, but no one could run faster than a horse. Within a moment, seven or eight horses surrounded him.
"Who are you? Why are you sneaking around here! Are you a female agent of the enemy!" The leader of the team immediately asked Fang Dali condescendingly.
Fang Dali still wanted to escape, but he was already surrounded by horses, and the Jinwu guards showed their long swords and made an attack posture.
At the moment, they seemed to be able to deal with Fang Dali directly as long as he made an inappropriate move.
It’s true that no matter how skilled you are, you are still afraid of the kitchen knife.
At that moment, he immediately said aggrievedly, "Excuse me, sir, but I am not a female official! I am Fang Dali, the butcher in the alley next to me."
Hearing Fang Dali's words, the Jinwu Guard still asked, "Since you are not a female cadre, then why are you running and escaping here at this late night! Don't you know the curfew?"
Hearing Jin Wuwei's words, Fang Dali suddenly felt even more aggrieved.
"Of course I know that I can't go out during the curfew, but I really have no choice. Just now when I went home, I encountered a group of strongmen who suddenly attacked me. I finally escaped, so I couldn't care less at this time. Curfew or no curfew, the villain just wants to escape for his life."
Hearing what the other party said, the Jin Wuwei only said, "Since you said someone is chasing you, let me ask you, where is the person chasing you now?"
Upon hearing Jin Wuwei's question, Fang Dali immediately prepared to point behind him, but when he turned around and looked, everything was empty.
Let alone someone chasing him, there was not even a bird in the alley at the moment.
As soon as he saw this situation, Fang Dali couldn't help but said to everyone, "They must have hid in my house, and they asked the adults to make decisions for the villains!"
But who is willing to make the decision for him now?
In addition, the Jinwu Guard didn't care about the issue of killing, so the Jinwu Guard just waved his hand and said, "Hurry up, capture him and take him back! Let his family come and redeem him tomorrow."
