Dusk has passed and night has fallen.
At the entrance of a two-entry courtyard half a mile away from the County Government Office East Street, Li Xuan got off his horse and a group of people behind him stopped at the same time.
In front of him is a small courtyard that looks very ordinary. This is Hao Yuan's residence in Dongyang.
The gray and simple walls looked old, and there were a few small pink flowers lying on the tattered walls, swaying gently in the wind.
A plaque reading "Good Habitat" hangs on the two-meter-high courtyard gate.
"A good place to live!" Li Xuan turned her head and looked at Gu Tan, Kang Yao and Li Dingyi. She said with a half-smile, "Now I finally understand why Huang Canjun was so careless about Hao Canjun. Case closed."
Just the name Haorenju has already attracted ridicule. Does this mean that he is the only good person in the entire Dongyang officialdom?
It's strange that other people feel better.
"Hao Canjun is an upright man and rigorous in his work." After a pause, Gu Tan slightly cupped his hands and said in a sincere voice: "This case is indeed the result of Huang Canjun's negligence. This responsibility is irrefutable. I hope Shangguan can see that he has served the people for many years. For the sake of hard work, please pay more attention to me."
Li Xuan nodded slightly, but her eyes were lowered and her expression was faint.
"The county magistrate's words are wrong." County Lieutenant Kang Yao couldn't help but stood up, glanced at Gu Tan, his eyes fell on the good man Juli in front, and said angrily: "No matter who he is, in a major human life case Mistakes cannot be easily forgiven, not to mention that the one who died was a military officer... If it is so sloppy, it will not matter how the officials in the world see it, and what use is the law?"
Kang Yao's fierce tone made Gu Tan sound uncomfortable. He turned his head and looked at Kang Yao with a gloomy look, but he didn't give in at all.
"You two, you two." Li Dingyi hurriedly came out to smooth things over. He grabbed their arms and said in a sincere tone: "The most important thing now is to find out the truth of the case. The sooner the truth is found out, the sooner Hao Hao can be punished." Only by giving an explanation about joining the army can people settle down more quickly. In this way, Huang Canjun's responsibility can be minimized."
Although Gu Tan and Kang Yao still had some temperament, the fierce look on their faces suddenly became much less intense.
Li Xuan looked at the performance of the three people indifferently and suddenly said: "Hao Canjun was killed by piercing the brain with a golden needle. This is not an ordinary killing technique. After the golden needle penetrates the human brain, the person can still be killed again." Live for two hours and be unable to detect it. As long as you control the time wisely, it will create the illusion of death in your sleep... You three, don't you want to encounter such a thing one day?"
The three people who were still entangled there suddenly stopped. With a slight look of fear on their faces, they slowly let go of each other.
Li Xuan sneered.
This kind of method that can kill people silently and strangely, and after killing people, can easily be regarded as death from illness, is very scary for everyone.
No one can sleep peacefully unless the person who did this secretly is found.
At any time, I have to wonder if a golden needle has been inserted into the back of my head. This feeling makes my scalp numb just thinking about it.
Suddenly, Li Xuan looked up and looked to the east and west end of the street.
The sound of horse hoofbeats came from a distance. Everyone looked up and saw Xi Ying, the commander of the army, riding quickly from a distance.
Nowadays, the entire Dongyang is blocked by curfew inside and outside, and not many people can travel quickly.
Li Xuan turned her head and looked at the police officers standing aside: "Captain Hu, please open the door."
"Here!" Hu Ji, a lean but capable head catcher, immediately stepped forward and tore the seal on the door with his own hands.
"Your Majesty!" Xi Ying jumped off his horse and raised his hands to Li Xuan: "Everything has been arranged."
"Call me Shangguan!" Li Xuan waved her hand, turned and walked towards the courtyard.
Gu Tan, Kang Yao and Li Dingyi were left looking at each other with solemn moods.
Since entering Dongyang, Li Xuan has asked everyone to call him Shangguan, claiming that he has always been the official.
He was deliberately separated from his identity as the king of Nanchang County so that the officials in Dongyang could accept him easily.
Although Li Xuan did this somewhat deliberately, the effect was very
good.
And in this way, it will be easier for others to understand his intentions and that he is serious about doing things.
Several people followed Li Xuan and walked into the Haoren Residence. A straight gravel road led directly to the front, with open spaces on both sides and no other debris.
In the entire courtyard, there are only three houses in a row on the front, which look very simple.
Li Xuan walked directly to the small door on the west side, then opened the door and walked in. This is the backyard.
In the backyard, there is a large snow pear planted on the ground, with more than a dozen thumb-sized green fruits hanging on it.
Under the pear tree, there is a stone table and two stone benches, which are now covered with dust.
Li Xuan stood in front of the door, and Hu Ji beside him had already torn off the seal.
I pushed open the door, and in an instant, a dull air hit my face.
Just as Li Xuan was about to go in, he suddenly stopped, looked at Hu Ji, frowned and asked, "Has Hao Canjun always lived alone in Dongyang? Where is his family? Does anyone take care of his daily life? "
Hu Ji subconsciously turned to look at the county magistrate Gu Tan. When Gu Tan nodded, he quickly said to Li Xuan: "Hao Canjun is from Fenzhou. In August last year, he was transferred from Huzhou to Dongyang. He came to At that time, I only had a little book boy in his teens with him, saying he was his nephew."
Fenzhou is far away from Bingdi. It is not bad to be transferred from Fenzhou to Huzhou to serve as an official. However, it is a bit of a disadvantage to be transferred from Huzhou to Dongyang.
Li Xuan didn't know what was going on behind Hao Canjun. He just asked lightly: "Since there is a book boy beside him, where is the book boy? It's not like Hao Canjun was murdered just a few days ago, and his book boy is here." You must have kicked me out."
After saying that, Li Xuan's expression turned cold.
This good residence has obviously been sealed off for many days, but it can be seen that not many things have been taken away from it.
The reason for this is the consistent method of government officials.
The family members of the deceased were rushed out in a hurry, and naturally they could not take many things with them. .
As time goes by, and there is no news from the family members of the deceased, the property sealed in the yard will naturally belong to the policeman.
This bad habit exists everywhere.
Hu Ji smiled sarcastically, and the county magistrate Gu Tan behind Li Xuan immediately said angrily: "If you don't send someone to look for him quickly, if he can't be found, then don't come back!"
"Just send someone there, we still have to use Hu Cathead here." Li Xuan's faint voice came from the front.
Among this group of people in Dongyang, everyone is good at fighting for power and profit, but when it comes to specific cases, they still have to rely on Mr. Hu.
Hu Captou quickly arranged for someone to go find the person. At this time, Li Xuan had already opened the door and walked in.
As soon as you enter the room, you will see a huanghuali wood table with various books scattered on it, as well as an inkstone with three or five brushes inserted into the green pen holder.
There is a large white vase on the stool against the wall. There are several scrolls in the vase, and I don't know whether they are calligraphy or paintings.
A large imitation of Yu Shinan's calligraphy and painting hangs on the wall, and a pair of couplets hang on the left and right: The clear stream is not stained by the mundane dust, the pure bones are not disturbed by the turbulent waves of the world.
Li Xuan turned around and glanced at Gu Tan in surprise. Gu Tan reluctantly handed over his hand: "Hao Canjun is a scholar and doesn't know the hardships of the world."
Kang Yao and Li Dingyi also looked a little unhappy, and Li Xuan sneered in her heart.
Behind the gauze curtain on the east side is a couch. The quilt on the couch is messy, and there is a stain on the mattress below, which is slightly dented.
Hu Captou stood on one side and introduced to Li Xuan: "When I came in that day, I saw Hao Canjun lying on his side on the bed. It was a June day. The whole room was inexplicably eerie. The subordinate even You don’t even have to walk over to know that Hao Canjun has..."
"Is there anything else worth noting in the room at that time?" Li Xuan's eyes quickly swept across the room.
"Yes." Hu Ji immediately pointed to the desk beside him and said, "According to Hao Canjun's little book boy, Hao Canjun likes to be quiet and tidy on weekdays, so no matter what time of day, the books on his desk are not too big. messy, looks, obvious
Someone is searching here for something. "
Li Xuan nodded and said: "Hao Canjun is a member of Hu Cao's army. It is difficult to say that what the murderer is looking for is not documents related to Hu Cao... If this is the case, why is it determined that he died of illness."
"It's the little old man's fault!" An old man with a beard and sparse hair, wearing a gray stained patched robe, walked out from behind with a wooden box on his back, and then said somewhat coquettishly, "It was the night before the little old man's incident happened." I drank too much and that’s why I made a mistake.”Z.br>
Li Xuan turned her head expressionlessly, then looked at County Magistrate Gu Tan and Chief Secretary Li Dingyi, and said coldly: "Although I am not an expert, I also know that people in your line of work usually drink some alcohol. Drinking is harmless, and you can even wake up when a case occurs, and you may even feel more energetic... Drinking too much is never a reason for wrongful conviction."
The old man's expression was stern and his eyes flickered. Li Xuan continued expressionlessly: "I don't want to know the dirty behind this. I just want to know what your initial judgment was. You can answer it truthfully. Otherwise, Don’t think that even though you are old and frail, I can still give you a taste of the eighty stick and the flow of three thousand miles.”
"Don't dare." Before Li Xuan finished speaking, the old man was already frightened.
At his age, he wouldn't be able to bear it, let alone a stick that flows eighty and three thousand miles, even a stick that flows ten and three hundred miles.
Taking a deep breath, the old man began to look solemn. He looked at Li Xuan as if he was a different person, and said in a deep voice: "There were no external injuries on the deceased's body, and there were no signs of struggle. The bloodshot remains were suspected to be due to a heart attack and brain attack, but in case the investigation was missed, the young man wanted to take the body of the soldier back for detailed inspection, but was stopped."
"Huang Canjun stopped it." Li Dingyi glanced at Gu Tan with a complicated expression, and then said sadly: "I could have continued the investigation."
Li Xuan nodded, and then asked: "Then who sent the body to the city?"
"It's the lower official!" Gu Tan took a step forward, cupped his hands, and looked calm.
"I guessed it already!" Li Xuan glanced at Gu Tan, then walked forward to the bed.
In the entire Dongyang, if Gu Tan hadn't been covering them up, someone would have been able to quietly send the corpses of soldiers from a county to the city for re-examination.
Perhaps from the beginning, Gu Tan had noticed something strange behind Hao Yuan's death.
Gu Tan put down his hand and glanced at Li Dingyi and Kang Yao from the corner of his eye.
Kang Yao's face was a little surprised, but Li Dingyi was terrifyingly calm.
At this moment, Li Xuan had already carefully inspected the bed, but didn't find much.
However, at the beginning, Huang Ziming, a member of the Fa Cao Army, had already conducted a thorough investigation. Everything that could be found and could not be found is not here now.
Li Xuan raised her head and said coldly: "Xi Canjun, after returning home, remember to send more people to keep an eye on Huang Canjun."
"Here!" Xi Ying said in agreement.
Hu Ji, Gu Tan, Kang Yao and Li Dingyi on the side all looked heavy at the same time.
At present, although all this is not enough to convict Huang Ziming of any crime, the suspicion on him is getting heavier and heavier.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.
A policeman stood at the door and reported in a deep voice: "For your information, sirs, the book boy has been found."
