Early the next morning, Liu Xin, who had just arrived at Fusi Dianmao in Nanzhen, was called by Dai De'an.
Dai De'an goes straight to the point:
"One hundred members of the Yulin Guards died on the street near Huaiying Pavilion last night. You should know about this."
Liu Xin nodded.
He took it for granted that Dai De'an knew that he was invited to the banquet by Duke Guo of Qin.
Dai De'an continued: "Actually, there was a case last night. A sentry from the 3000 Battalion of the Forbidden Army also died. At first, the two cases were investigated separately. Later, it was discovered that the two people were very close and related. Yes, we have a very good relationship on weekdays, which can even be said to be irreversible. So this case is also connected. "
Liu Xin frowned and asked, "Where did the sentry officer die?"
Dai De'an said: "It's not in the military camp, but in the brothel outside the city. He sneaked out alone last night. From preliminary understanding, it's not the first time this person has done this."
Liu Xin concluded: "So the murderer figured out his travel patterns and killed people on the way?"
Dai De'an shook his head: "The Imperial Guard sentry died in the brothel, on the woman's belly. The cause of death was a knife that penetrated the chest. The blood flowed all over the bed, but the woman was fine. She must have been intoxicated. Because the deceased's body was found It was the old bustard. The old bustard saw that the sentry officer was still not coming out even after midnight. He knew that he was from the army and was afraid that he would damage the brothel, so he went to call him. Only then did he find that the sentry officer was dead, and the man who accompanied the sentry officer last night was The woman fell into a deep sleep and was woken up by the old bustard's three slaps.
After investigation by the households of Habayashiwei, we found that his throat was cut and then pushed down the second floor. The cause of death was excessive bleeding, not falling to death. However, there were no wounds on this Baihu's body, and he did not struggle before his death. He probably died after being intoxicated by the incense. For this reason, the two cases have been merged. I know that you are good at investigating poisons, so I recommend you to investigate this case. If you investigate well, it may be helpful to your career. "
Liu Xin asked doubtfully: "How to say?"
Dai De'an smiled and said: "The deceased officer of the Forbidden Army was Tan Ruqian, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Tan Ruqian's eldest son Congwen is now a magistrate of the exile, and his younger son Congwu joined the Forbidden Army. And that Yu Lin Wei's Baihu is Tan Ruqian's niece and son-in-law, and Yu Linwei's father-in-law is the director of the Ministry of Industry. This case is quite strange. You need to investigate it carefully, but there is less than a month until Zhengyang Wubi. If you think this case is difficult, don’t worry, Wu Bi’s matter is more important!”
Liu Xin did not expect that the backgrounds of the two deceased people were so profound, but after thinking about it, it was normal. Whoever served in the imperial capital did not have a profound background. Even he now had Dongchang and Qin Guogong, and had two thick thighs. hug.
"Oh, by the way, I heard that the pro-military side also arranged for someone to investigate this case."
"The pro-military army is not responsible for investigating the case, right?"
Dai De'an sneered and looked at Liu Xinda meaningfully: "I heard that the Marquis of Yan'an personally went to Duke Wu to ask for it. His son was the one in charge of the investigation. That boy is quite capable."
Liu Xin understood immediately, but he could only nod.
As the first commander of Zhengyang, Wu Guogong's position as Zuodudu allowed him to take charge of the world's military forces, including the Shangzhi Guards and the Forbidden Army, all under his jurisdiction.
Lei Chuanchang is the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army and has the right to investigate the cases of the Forbidden Army, but he has no right to intervene in the pro-military cases. However, this time because there is something strange between the two cases, the combined investigation gave Lei Chuanchang a greater opportunity. investigation authority.
After leaving Nanzhen Fusi, he did not go back to the new Qianhu Station he had built. Instead, he went to Yulinwei first. He remembered that Ning Yi was the deputy Qianhu of Yulinwei.
When I arrived at the entrance of Yulinwei, I met Ning Yi who came out. Ning Yi saw Liu Xin for the first time and said hello happily:
"Brother Liu, it just so happens that I'm going to look for you!"
Liu Xin was surprised and said: "What a coincidence, I also want to look for you. Why are you looking for me?"
After Ning Yi approached, a mysterious look appeared on his face. He said, "I'll give you a clue first. Why don't I guess what Brother Liu wants to do with me?"
Liu Xin nodded: "Okay."
Ning Yi said: "It must be for Lian Jiawen's case, right? He is the Yulin Guard Baihu, and you are here to investigate the case!"
Liu Xin gave Ning Yi a thumbs up. Although Ning Yi didn't understand what it meant, he knew it must be a good thing, so he grinned. Then Liu Xin said: "Then let me guess what you want from me."
Ning Yi said happily: "Okay, okay!"
Liu Xindao: "Your father asked you to come to me, because your father is the commander of the Yulin Guards. If this case happens to his subordinates, he will definitely find someone to ask about the Jinyi Guards. The most convenient way is for you to come to me. .”
In fact, after yesterday's banquet, Liu Xin's biggest gain was not only to secretly become a disciple of Qin Guogong, but also to make friends with Ning Yi and his son. That old monster Ning was also a member of the elite, the commander of the Yulin Guards, and had great power, but this He and Ning Yi have exactly the same temperament. The three of them hit it off immediately last night. The old man Ning drank too much and almost became brothers with Liu Xin, which scared him badly.
But in this way, the relationship between Liu Xin and Ning Yi has become much closer.
Moreover, Liu Xin also asked Duke Qin about the Ning family and his son. Duke Qin only had two words to comment:
Simple.
Therefore, without knowing the whereabouts of his brother, Liu Xin decided to develop Ning Yi first.
Ning Yi was shocked when he saw that his thoughts had been guessed, and his admiration for Liu Xin was beyond words: "Brother Liu, you are so powerful, you are worthy of being a detective!"
"Detective? Who gave me this nickname?"
"it's me!"
"okay, thank you."
"Unkind."
"Your father asked you to find me, what exactly did he say?"
Ning Yi thought for a while and repeated his father's words perfectly: "Go to Liu Xiaozi for help. He has handled two cases in two months. He is as smart as your father and me! It's a pity that I am busy with official duties." , His Majesty also knows about this case. The right minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the head of the Ministry of Works are two old guys who are staring at each other. If they can be found out earlier, I can be quieter. That Lian Jiawen is a waste. Dim sum, it’s fine if you die, you’re just causing me trouble for nothing.”
After saying that, Ning Yi asked again: "My father said that you have two cases in the past two and a half months. I only know about Chen Nianji's case. What other major cases have you handled?"
Looking at Ning Yi's expression of curiosity, after thinking about it and weighing the pros and cons, Liu Xin decided not to tell him.
The case of Yumajian is still in the final stages of deployment. Qi Ji, the right minister of the Ministry of War, may still think that the limelight of this case has passed, but little does he know that a big web is being woven.
This time won't be long, it is estimated that the network will be closed in the next two days.
Before that, it's better not to reveal it, especially to a simple person like Ning Yi.
Although Liu Xin didn't tell him, Ning Yi felt a little unhappy, but Liu Xin said that he hoped he could assist Liu Xin in handling the case, and Ning Yi suddenly became excited again.
My father is the commander, and it doesn't matter whether he, the deputy Qianhu, is on duty.
Liu Xin felt a little depressed when he thought that Ning Yi was still receiving his salary without working, so he decided to use Ning Yi as a coolie.
The two of them first returned to Liu Xin's Qianhu Office, ordered their troops, and then marched to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion. The bodies of Yulin Wei Lian Jiawen and the Forbidden Army Tan Tingquan were all there at this time.
At the gate of Jingzhao Mansion, Liu Xin unexpectedly met Lei Chuanchang, who came with the same purpose.
Behind Lei Chuanchang were three or four people, all of whom were middle-aged. They looked like they were not martial artists and looked weak.
Seeing dozens of people behind Liu Xin, Lei Chuanchang snorted coldly from his nose and said in a loud voice: "It takes so many people to investigate a case. Does Jinyiwei rely on the number of people to do things?"
After saying that, he strode directly into Jingzhao Mansion with a few people behind him.
Ning Yi's face was slightly cold. He heard the sarcasm in Lei Chuanchang's words, but Liu Xin's expression remained as usual. He just smiled and said: "Layers watch the excitement, insiders watch the doorways, Guan Gong is playing with a sword in front of Lu Ban, and Lu Ban is playing in front of Lu Ban." plug!"
Ning Yi looked at Liu Xinda with surprise on his face: "Brother Liu can actually compose poetry!"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Little Doyle!"
Then leaving most of the people behind, he took Ning Yi, Guo Yong and Liu Fu into Jingzhao Mansion.
The governor of Jingzhao Prefecture is a senior official of the third rank. His official position is actually the same as that of the local magistrate, but at a different level. The local magistrate is from the fourth rank, while the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture is from the third rank, which is not even a little higher.
Except for Fu Yin, the positions of other officials are the same as those of local officials. Because Mr. Fu Yin was in the court at this time, the person who received several people was the magistrate's fellow magistrate, an official of the fifth rank.
Although both Lei Chuanchang and Liu Xinningyi are from the fifth rank of Qianhu, they have different identities. The prefects and co-prefects do not dare to compare themselves with these few people. Naturally, they are jealous of their industry and serve them obediently. With.
Because the Tongzhi master received the news, he came a step late. When he arrived, Liu Xin had already come in.
"Two adults, are you here to see the corpse?" The Tongzhi master smiled and was very kind.
"Take us to see the body!" Lei Chuanchang said unceremoniously.
"Thank you for your help, sir." Liu Xin was polite.
Master Tongzhi laughed, said nothing, and took the two of them directly to a side hall at the back. This was a place where corpses were specially stored. Because it was summer, there were large ice cubes specially transported here.
But it was summer after all, and people had been dead for a while. As soon as they entered the house, they could smell an unpleasant rotten smell.
Lei Chuanchang is not a child who has never seen blood. He has also suppressed bandits, killed people, and been stained with blood, but he has never come into close contact with a corpse.
Seeing the two corpses covered by two pieces of white cloth, he frowned slightly and asked, "Has anyone investigated the cause of death of these two people?"
Master Tongzhi immediately brought a booklet and said, "This is the autopsy record made by the deceased. Please check it with Mr. Lei."
On the way here, Lei Chuanchang and Liu Xin had already announced their homes.
Lei Chuanchang held the booklet in his hand and walked out the door with a cold snort.
Liu Xin didn't take it seriously and took Guo Yong and Liu Fu to the two corpses. Ning Yi covered his nose. He had never touched the corpses. He would smell the smell and feel his stomach tightening, especially in the morning. He would be used to it. Drink a bowl of blood soup, which is a unique recipe of the Ning family to replenish qi and blood.
As we all know, a warrior's Qi and blood are extremely important.
Ning Yi stood at the door and hesitated whether to take a step forward, but it was as if he was sealed and could not move.
Master Tongzhi saw Ning Yi standing at the door, seeming to be struggling, trying to move forward, but when he lifted his steps, he seemed to hit an invisible barrier, and he was so deadlocked that he couldn't help but asked with concern:
"Ning Qianhu, what's wrong with you?"
"I... um!" Ning Yi just wanted to speak, and when he opened his mouth, a putrid smell came into his mouth and then came to his nose. He instantly remembered the blood soup he drank in the morning, so he suddenly covered his mouth, turned around and ran away. Got out.
"vomit!"
"what are you doing!"
The sound of Ning Yi's vomiting was first heard outside the door, followed by Lei Chuanchang's angry shouting. He didn't know what happened.
Liu Xin in the room didn't pay attention to this. He opened the white cloth and examined the two people carefully. As expected, both of them were poisoned by the same poison.
"The face is normally yellowish, but it is still so yellow after so long after death, and the nails are blue, which is indeed a sign of poisoning. The face is normal and does not look ferocious. It may be that he was drugged and then injected with toxins, so he died peacefully. It can be regarded as a peaceful death. He died without pain. Lao Guo, Lao Liu, you check that body, I will check this one, and then poison it after being stunned. The poison should not enter the body through the mouth, check if there are any traces on the body!"
"yes!"
The three of them began to search. The body Liu Xin was looking for was Lian Jiawen. Liu Xin couldn't find any external injuries on his body for a while, but he found two additional things.
The first is that this person's physical fitness is very poor, his muscles and bones are loose and weak, and he does not look like a warrior at all. Such a person can actually serve as a hundred households. No one believes that he does not rely on connections.
The second is that this person is suffering from flower willow. It seems that he is an old hand in the flower field, and he probably went not to those flower houses, but to a brothel.
Although the women in the flower house cannot be said to be clean and self-sufficient, because most of the women there receive are dignitaries, the women there will be checked regularly. Even the four major flower houses in the imperial capital have their own group of doctors.
But those brothels are not so particular. Everyone is just making quick money. There is no time to check the body. Even if it is checked, it is meaningless. Everyone is sick, so why do you need to check.
Moreover, Lian Jiawen's problem is already very serious. Liu Xin estimates that he has been suffering from this disease for a long time.
I really sigh for the daughter of the head of the Ministry of Industry and the niece of the Minister of Household Affairs. With such a husband-in-law, I am afraid that it will be difficult for this lady to survive.
After searching all over Lian Jiawen's body, there were no wounds or suspicious spots. Liu Xin turned his attention to the top of Lian Jiawen's head and finally found a small blood scab behind his ear. He pushed aside the blood scab and found a blood hole and a wound. It was very small, as if it had been pricked by an embroidery needle.
Liu Xin came to the side and found that Guo Yong and Liu Fu checked Tan Tingquan's body and found nothing. Liu Xin took action and finally found the same small hole in the hair on the back of his head.
Guo Yong and Liu Fu were shocked and complimented him continuously.
But Liu Xin is now immune to these, and he just laughed lightly when he heard it.
Liu Xin had already made a preliminary judgment in his mind about what kind of poison was in the two people and the method of poisoning.
Moreover, judging from the corpses of the two, there is a difference in the time of death. Lian Jiawen died first and Tan Tingquan died later. The difference between the two deaths was not big and should be within two hours.
But now there is a problem. When Lian Jiawen died, it was close to the curfew, and the poison in them was released immediately, which means that the murderer was in the inner city at that time. And if you want to go from the inner city to the outer city and leave the city before the complete curfew, it is absolutely too late.
But the murderer left the city and killed Tan Tingquan in a brothel outside the city. How did he do this?
By the way, Liu Xin also saw Tan Tingquan’s body, and Hua Liu’s symptoms were milder than Lian Jiawen’s.
With an idea in mind, Liu Xin and Master Tongzhi thanked them, washed their hands in a water tank nearby, and left with Guo and Liu.
Outside the house, Liu Xin saw Ning Yi holding his knees and vomiting wildly. Ning Yi's stomach was empty at this time, and he just kept vomiting acidic water.
In the distance, Lei Chuanchang looked unhappy. A middle-aged scholar he had brought with him had a lifeless look on his face. He was flipping through the autopsy booklet and talking to Lei Chuanchang while reading. .
When Lei Chuanchang saw Liu Xin coming out, he glanced at it and stopped paying attention. He thought to himself, if Liu Xin asked him for the autopsy book, he would refuse to give it. There is no autopsy book. It depends on how you solve the case.
But to his surprise, Liu Xin first came to Ning Yi and gently applied some internal energy to several acupuncture points on the latter's back. Ning Yi suddenly felt that the turbulence in his stomach was much better. After Ning Yi stood up, the group The four of them left directly, without any appearance of coming to Lei Chuanchang to prepare the autopsy book.
Lei Chuanchang's face darkened, and his attention returned to the middle-aged scholar he had brought.
The people he brought were all veteran officials transferred from various government agencies and had rich experience in investigating murder cases. With the ability of the Marquis of Yan'an, he was able to mobilize these people in just one night. It can be said that his hands and eyes are very good.
After leaving Jingzhao Mansion, Ning Yi asked Liu Xin where to go next. Liu Xin said that he was going to investigate the scene, and then ordered Guo and Liu to go to the death scene of Lian Jiawen in the inner city to see if there were any traces of drug addiction.
Liu Xin, on the other hand, wants to leave the city and visit the brothel where Tan Tingquan died.
The reason for this arrangement was because Lian Jiawen's cultivation level was too low and the murderer had no trouble killing him. There must be very few traces at the scene. Even Jiawen may not have been drugged, perhaps he was knocked unconscious and then poisoned.
Tan Tingquan was different. He had studied under Emperor Wu of the city, and his martial arts skills were real. The imperial army's requirements for military attaches were much higher than those of the pro-army. In addition to the Jinyi Guards, there are many people who have no corpses in other pro-military guards.
Liu Xin thought that the military attaches in the Zhengyang Dynasty were all based on their true abilities. After listening to Ning Yi, he realized that among the pro-army, only the Jin Yiwei had the highest requirements. This was also related to Mi Yusong indirectly taking charge of Nanzhen Fusi. . Among other pro-army troops, the situation of the Twelve Guards was slightly better. After all, these Twelve Guards were guarding critical areas.
The situation of the Lower Fourteenth Guards cannot be described as bad, it is simply terrible. According to Ning Yi, one Jin Yiwei can clean up the entire Lower Fourteenth Guards.
In addition to investigating the scene, Liu Xin also arranged for people to investigate what the two were doing before their deaths and who they came into contact with, hoping to find clues.
Liu Xin and Ning Yi took a few flag officers and rode out of the city.
Halfway through, Liu Xin asked Ning Yi:
"When you were in Jingzhao Mansion, Lei Chuanchang looked at you very unkindly. Do you have a bad relationship with him?"
Ning Yi smiled awkwardly, hesitated for a moment and then said: "The relationship was not bad at first, but in the future, it will probably be very bad."
Liu Xin frowned: "Is it because of me?"
Ning Yi waved his hand: "Brother Liu, it's none of your business, it's me... When I came out of the morgue, I couldn't help but spit it out, and it happened to spray on the autopsy book in Lei Chuanchang's hand... "
Liu Xin suddenly realized that no wonder the autopsy book was in the hands of Lei Chuanchang's subordinate. He thought Lei Chuanchang was staged there.
