"Your Highness, General Qin Wei is asking to see you outside the door, and he also brought a man wearing a turban."
After hearing what Han Zhong said, Liu Qi stood up instantly.
"Quick, quick, let them in."
Qin Wei ran in in a hurry, looked at the prince up and down, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he was safe and sound.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, are you okay?"
Zhang Shi stood aside and stroked his chest.
"It's fine that your Highness is fine. I thought this investigation was in vain."
Han Zhong was a little surprised when he heard Zhang Shi's voice.
"Master Zhang, are you here too?"
Zhang Shi nodded and took off the hat on his head.
"Your Highness, what happened? When I returned to the city, I heard that you had been assassinated."
"I will talk to you later. Please tell me how the investigation went this time."
Zhang Shi took a moment and then spoke.
"Your Highness, I went to Luzhang County this time and found that the newly appointed magistrate Sun Xing was not complicated. After interrogation, it was found that he bribed Ren Ban, the magistrate of Huangyang County, so he was recommended. Therefore, Shi Kailin What he said may be true.”
real?
Liu Qi was shocked. In this case, could it be that he had wronged Shi Kailin?
But at this time, Zhang Shi swallowed and continued to speak.
Liu Qi took a deep breath. Brother, can you speak without gasping?
"So, I will focus all this investigation on Zhao Weixian."
"After many inquiries, we finally found a government official who once worked in Luzhang County. According to his dictation, just before Zhao Weixian disappeared, he took people to a place called Ma Fengzhuang."
"Because the government official had other important matters that day, he did not follow him. But the strange thing is that all the government officials who followed him back have disappeared since Stalin disappeared."
After hearing this, Liu Qi finally felt that things had made great progress.
"Then, the official brought General Qin Wei to the so-called Ma Feng Village. What shocked us was that all the villagers here were gone."
Liu Qi was also surprised.
"What? All the people in a village are missing? How many people are there in Mafeng Village?"
"Back to Your Highness, there are not many people in Mafeng Village, with a total of eighty-seven people. However, judging from the county records, there has been no plan to relocate. Later, the official and General Qin made a detailed investigation and found out something suspicious."
"In Ma Feng Village, every household has its doors closed, but the facilities inside are very clean and have been newly replaced. The floors in the village have also been cleaned, but there must be some rough edges. The officer still found some blood stains right next to the wellhead."
Liu Qi suddenly realized.
"So, maybe all the villagers in Ma Feng Village were killed, right?"
"It's very possible."
What's wrong?
This was a family of eighty-seven, and all of them had disappeared. Shi Kelin had never mentioned such a big thing.
There is no need to conclude, Zhao Weixian must know something.
"By the way, where is Ma Feng Village?"
Following the map, Wei Qin pointed out the location of Ma Feng Village to the prince.
Seeing this, Liu Qi was shocked.
"Your Highness, have you noticed it? Yes, this place is exactly on our way to the trail."
Got it, got it all.
Why did Shi Kailin rush from Jincheng in a hurry? It turned out to be to prevent him from leading his troops through the small road, fearing that they would discover what happened in Ma Feng Village.
But at this moment, Zhang Shi's words poured cold water on Liu Qi who saw hope.
"Your Highness, although all the people in Ma Feng Village have disappeared, and they coincidentally are on the path that our army must pass, from this point of view, it cannot be concluded that Shi Kelin did it, nor can it be regarded as a crime against him. evidence of."
"Later, when I returned to Luzhang County, I made a new discovery from the mouth of the government official. Before Zhao Weixian disappeared, the officials from Jincheng visited Luzhang once and chatted with Zhao Weixian for a while. , and hurried back."
"Coincidentally, the date His Highness told this official that he would go home for the funeral happened to be the time when he would return."
"Furthermore, after investigation, it was found that the mother of this official passed away many years ago. In other words, the idea of attending a funeral is pure nonsense."
Liu Qi nodded, his brows serious.
"Master Zhang, you have investigated so much, but the problem now is that based on these things, Shi Kelin still cannot be convicted. Even if he is forced to question him, he has every reason to blame others."
"So, Your Highness, what I can confirm is that Zhao Weixian has been to Mafeng Village and knows what is going on there, and the officials have also had contact with Zhao Weixian before."
"Now, according to the official, there are only two ways to solve this case, either to find the missing official, or to confirm the evidence that Zhao Weixian has entered the prefect's mansion through other methods. "
Liu Qi felt dizzy for a while.
Since the official has disappeared, it is not easy to find him. He may have been silenced long ago.
What else can he do...
Liu Qi was thinking while pacing in the tent. When he walked to the door, he suddenly saw a soldier pulling a group of horses.
Suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Haha, I have an idea, hurry up, hurry up, call Zhao Wenhui over."
After a while, Zhao Wenhui rushed over.
Liu Qi briefly described Zhang Shi's investigation to her, and then spoke.
"Zhao Wenhui, that's what happened. Now I ask you, is there anything special about your father's mount?"
As soon as Liu Qi finished speaking, Zhao Wenhui nodded heavily.
"Your Highness, there is a bell hanging on the neck of the horse my father is riding that I bought when I was a child. I have carried it with me all year round."
Qin Wei couldn't help laughing.
"Girl, there are so many horses with bells, how can you confirm that they are your father's horses?"
Zhao Wenhui's head immediately shook like a rattle.
"No, no, no, that bell is very special. I can guarantee that it will never be exactly the same."
Zhang Shi suddenly asked.
"Your Highness, everyone is missing and cannot be found. Why are you suddenly asking about Ma?"
Liu Qi chuckled lightly.
"You didn't know this. When I was living in the mansion, I discovered that all horses of any official who visits the prefect's mansion must enter a specially designed horse pen."
Qin Wei was stunned for a few seconds, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Your Highness, but...but that groom, isn't he a mute?"
Wei Qin suddenly thought of the scene when he saw the groom that night.
"Yes, he is mute, but what you don't know is that I have observed for many days and discovered that he can actually read!"
Although it is a bit strange, how can an ordinary groom know how to read.
But this was a major breakthrough. As long as he could identify the bell on Zhao Weixian's horse, he could conclude that Shi Kelin must have seen him.
At this time, Liu Qi walked up to Zhao Wenhui.
"Are bells like that still available for sale in Luzhang County?"
Zhao Wenhui thought again and again. But he shook his head.
"That was a long time ago, I'm afraid it's long gone."
Just when Liu Qi's heart sank, Zhao Wenhui spoke again.
"However, I can give it a try and see if I can do it."
Liu Qi took a deep breath.
"You still need someone to untie the bell. It's up to you whether you can help your father this time."
