Regarding the drowning incident, on the third day of the investigation, the weather was still cloudy and rainy, but in order not to delay the progress, the nobles were constantly asking when they could be released.
At Yan Hui's suggestion, Ju Brigade had to dispatch all the Qin officials in Luoyin City and start a vigorous investigation. The method was still the old method of making a group visit.
The first step is to find the village where the deceased lived and ask the local people whether the deceased had any friends before his death or if there were any witnesses.
Under such huge commotion, not to mention the people of Luoyin City, even Xunzhou, Lin Anshun and others who lived in Bai Yan's mansion heard about it.
"As long as no evidence is found, those people will surely be drowned!" Xunzhou and Lin Anshun were walking down the corridor. The two men wearing official uniforms of Qi State seemed to have a good temperament.
The two people who were going to find Tian Ding were naturally talking about the things that were currently spreading in Luoyin City. Unlike the people in Luoyin City, the people thought that those people had drowned, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that this There are twists and turns inside.
"But as I said before, it would be impossible to find evidence for this matter." Lin Anshun was the city commander of Jucheng, Qi State. He was deeply aware of the difficulty of a thorough investigation of this kind of murder case. Without evidence, he wanted to It is basically impossible to find out what happened.
"I heard that those people gave their reasons for going to the villagers. It has been confirmed that they are going to find those two villagers..." As Lin Anshun was speaking, he suddenly saw a maid coming in front of the two of them and blocking their way.
See this. Lin Anshun and Xunzhou immediately stopped.
"Two adults, General, please move to the study!" The maid said to Lin Anshun and Xunzhou, looking at them calmly, then turned around and led the way.
Lin Anshun and Xunzhou looked at each other, a little confused, but after thinking about it, Lin Anshun nodded first. After Xunzhou responded, they both followed the maid to the study.
Not a moment. Lin Anshun and Xunzhou followed the maid to the study, where they saw Bai Yan who had been waiting.
"Bai Yan, I have met Lin Jun and Xun Jun!" Bai Yan stood up from the wooden table and bowed his hands to the two of them.
"General Bai!" When Lin Anshun and Xunzhou saw Bai Yan, they bowed their hands and saluted. After the ceremony, they looked at Bai Yan with doubts in their eyes. They didn't know why Bai Yan suddenly called them alone.
Watching Bai Yan ask them to take their seats, neither Lin Anshun nor Xunzhou refused. However, after they knelt down in front of the wooden table and saw Bai Yan holding two scrolls of bamboo slips and placing them in front of them, they became even more suspicious.
"General Bai, what do you mean?" Xunzhou took the lead in reaching out to the bamboo slips and looked at Bai Yan to ask. As a Qi official and a well-known talent in Linzi, Xunzhou was very resistant to accepting bribes. Moreover, Xunzhou was born in the famous Xun family and was not short of money at all, not to mention beauties.
Lin Anshun was not in a hurry to open the bamboo slips in front of him. It was not that Lin Anshun had not seen what Bai Yan had done to Hou Yao in the past few days. However, apart from Tian Ding telling Hou Yao not to talk nonsense, the two of them could not say anything. What.
After all, Hou Yao is Hou Sheng's eldest son, and it is Hou Yao's right to have a good relationship with Bai Yan.
"Don't worry, you two. These are the bamboo slips sent by Yanmen two days ago. Because you were busy these two days, Bai Yan didn't have the chance to inform you, so I invited you here today!" Bai Yan looked at Xunzhou He Lin Anshun explained with a smile, showing that he had no ill intentions in his words.
"Yanmen?"
"Yanmen!" Lin Anshun and Xunzhou looked at each other and frowned after hearing Bai Yan's words. The two of them couldn't figure out why Bai Yan wanted to show them the news about Yanmen. Could it be a war?
Or is he deliberately deceiving them with false information? But no matter what. After hearing the news from Yanmen, they both decided to take a look at what was written on the bamboo slips.
So under Bai Yan's gaze, Lin Anshun took the lead to pick up the bamboo slips on the wooden table. After Xunzhou glanced at Bai Yan suspiciously, he also picked up the bamboo slips on the wooden table, opened them and looked at them.
It was okay not to look at it, but once they looked at it, the two of them were shocked and their breathing became rapid. The first is Xunzhou, who was the most determined just now. When he learned that his clan brother Xun Shuo, who had run away from home, was in Yanmen and working under Bai Yan, his whole expression became unbelievable. Xunzhou naturally knows his ability, and unlike Pang Juan and Sun Bin, although they are both great talents, they never envy each other, but have an extremely good relationship. Therefore, when they learned that Xun Shuo was in Yanmen, Xunzhou immediately He raised his head and looked at Bai Yan with shocked eyes.
Xunzhou is like this, and Lin Anshun is even worse. Although Lin Anshun was not young, he was a famous official in Qi State. He won the trust of the King of Qi and served as the city magistrate of Jucheng.
But just as Mr. Wei said, Mr. Wei brought up Lin Anshun as his own grandson, and Lin Anshun also regarded Mr. Wei as the person closest to him, with a higher status than his wife and children.
Looking at the writing on the bamboo slips, Lin Anshun's eyes turned red.
"Why is my brother willing to serve you?" Xunzhou slowly put away the bamboo slips, placed it on the wooden table, and asked softly. At this time, Xunzhou no longer called Bai Yan a general, but became more straightforward.
This is also a kind of honesty. In the world, most people will be very polite when they meet for the first time. If the relationship is not good, they will still be the same the second time. This is a kind of defense to hide their true thoughts.
"Xun Shuo's character is a man, and Xun Jun should know it better than Bai Yan!" Bai Yan did not answer Xun Zhou's question, but threw the question to Xun Zhou.
Lin Anshun heard Xun Shuo's name in Bai Yan's words and turned to look at Xunzhou beside him. Lin Anshun, who had been friends with Xunzhou for many years, naturally knew Xunshuo very well. Xunzhou had praised that Su countless times. Xun Shuo, whom he has never met.
Think of this. Lin Anshun glanced at the bamboo slips in front of Xunzhou, turned his head and looked at Bai Yan.
"What do you want the two of us to do?" Lin Anshun asked softly. Although he had not seen the scroll of bamboo slips in front of Xunzhou, Lin Anshun had already guessed closely, so now Lin Anshun wanted to know, Bai Yan How you want them to be.
Although he and Xun Shuo don't have much contact with Bai Yan at the moment, since Wei Lao and the Xunzhou clan brothers are willing to follow Bai Yan, they will naturally be willing to help Bai Yan in other matters as long as they are not allowed to betray Qi. Yan.
.........Inside the Luoyin official residence. After a tiring journey all day, he returned to the government office and had just taken off his bamboo hat. Before he had rested for long, he saw Luo Li slowly coming to the study, accompanied by a few servants.
"Master Ju has worked hard today. I have specially ordered the maid to prepare a fine wine and banquet. Now Master Yan has gone to the house to take a bath. I will wait for you to go!" Luo Li saw Ju Lu and stepped forward with a smile and said in greeting.
Ju Lu was already used to seeing Luo Li. He had fully understood Luo Li's enthusiasm in the past two days. What Ju Lu didn't expect at that time was that Yan Hui would be so blatantly close to Luo Mansion.
You must know that General Zuo Geng Bai Yan ordered people to arrest Luo and Fan. He was obviously saying that Luo and Fan ordered people to kill them and faked their drowning.
"It's okay, it's getting late today, so I won't bother Luo Jun!" Ju Lu bowed his hands in front of Luo Li and politely declined.
Although the Ju Brigade did not want to offend Luo, they could not afford to offend Zuo Geng General Bai Yan.
"Why do you say it's troublesome? Why do you refuse?" Luo Li looked at Ju Lu who had refused for two consecutive days and asked softly, his words full of sincerity.
However, Luo Li's answer was only Ju Lu's smile and courtesy. See this. Luo Li had to give up, but the purpose of this trip to Luo Li was not just an invitation.
"By the way, what can be found out today? If my servant is not guilty, I hope you will be merciful and order his release! Master Yan also said that why should an innocent person be imprisoned." Luo Li saluted Ju Lu and raised his hands. .
When Ju Brigade heard Luo Li's words, he didn't know Luo Li's purpose, and it was not the first time he mentioned it in the past two days. However, because he was captured by General Zuo Geng, Ju Brigade did not dare to order his release easily.
Now facing Luo Li's repeated inquiries, Ju Lv knew that continuing like this was indeed not an option.
We have ordered people to inquire about the news of the deceased, and the answers we received were all correct. The villagers who drowned did not offend anyone in the past, and they did not have any grudges with anyone.
As for those servants, they indeed had a debt relationship with those two villagers.
"Although General Zuo Geng has no authority to accept this case, he still needs to inform General Zuo Geng about this matter! And he needs the credit of Mr. Yan and Mr. Zhang before he can be released!" Ju brigade looked at Luo Li.
Unexpectedly, when Luo Li heard what Ju Lu said, he turned around with a smile, and then asked his servant to take a roll of bamboo slips. After Luo Li took the bamboo slips, he gave it to Ju Lu.
The whole group held the bamboo slips, but they still didn't know that Luo Li had come prepared. After opening the bamboo slip and reading its contents, he stood up and raised his hands to Luo Li.
"Luo Jun will go back first, and I will go to General Zuo Geng's residence to ask for instructions!" Ju Brigade said to Luo Li.
Although he held the bamboo slips and had the credit granted by Mr. Yan who accompanied the review, as well as the credit granted by Mr. Zhang from Luoyin, the brigade decided to go to the General's Mansion for the sake of safety.
After all, it was General Zuo Geng who captured the man.
"Thank you!" Luo Li said with his hands raised after hearing what Ju Lu said. When he lowered his head, his mouth was full of smiles. Now as long as those servants leave the cell safe and sound, the nobles no longer need to worry about anything. As for whether Bai Yan will release them, Luo Li is not worried. Just as his father said, they do not ask for their release immediately today.
But as the detention time goes longer, the pressure on Bai Yan will increase. If he doesn't want to be released, he will have to be released!
Half an hour later. The entire brigade carried bamboo hats and braved the heavy rain to the general's mansion. Under the leadership of the servant, the team saw Bai Yan. Bai Yan was applying medicine to the wound. Master Xu carefully applied the medicine to Bai Yan.
I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but Bai Yan clearly felt that since Tian Feiyan showed him the wound, his wound has healed a lot, and it doesn't hurt as much as usual.
"General, please ask me to see you!" The servant came to Bai Yan and knelt down and said. Bai Yan nodded and turned to look at Ju Lu who was all wet.
"That's it!" Bai Yan looked at the wound and said softly to Master Xu. Master Xu looked at the straps again, and then nodded to Bai Yan. However, Master Xu did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he went to the side, took the hot tea that had just been served, and poured it into the cup on the wooden table.
"Ji Lu, I've seen General Bai!" Ju Lu saw Bai Yan getting dressed and stood up, and quickly raised his hands to salute.
"Sir, there is no need to be polite, sit down!" Bai Yan returned the courtesy, and then asked Rang Ju to sit down and drink a cup of hot tea.
"Master Ju, is there any progress in investigating the case?" Bai Yan extended his hand to signal Ju Lu to drink tea, and asked.
After watching Master Xu finish pouring the tea, he obediently came to kneel down next to him. Bai Yan looked at Ju Lu who shook his head slightly.
"Master Ju, are you here today on entrustment? Are you ready to release him?" Bai Yan asked with a smile. When Ju Lu heard Bai Yan's words, he was startled. He looked at the drizzle outside the window next to him and listened to Bai Yan's words. For some reason, he felt a chill in his back.
It's not stupid to travel, and Bai Yan is always at the house, but on a rainy day, he knows everything about the outside world. This is obviously someone who has bribed the nobles, or some Qin officials.
"Come here today. I want to ask General Bai for his opinion. Ju Brigade is superficial. After investigation, there are no witnesses or undocumented people." Ju Brigade was not in a hurry to talk about releasing people. Instead, he asked Bai Yan to give him some advice. What should be done in the future.
This is also a change of direction and leaving the matter to Bai Yan. If Bai Yan says to continue investigating, then Ju Lu will know what Bai Yan means, and people will definitely not let go so quickly. If there are other intentions, Ju Lu can also act according to the circumstances.
"We are almost here, Master Ju, please sit down for a while!" Bai Yan said softly. people? Hearing this, Ju Lu was startled and turned to look out the door. Then he glanced at Bai Yan in front of him and nodded patiently.
Master Xu knelt down beside Bai Yan and looked at Bai Yan very curiously. After a while. Just as Ju Lu was drinking tea with Bai Yan in Bai Yan's study, a servant walked in from the door with a man in civilian clothes.
The man's face was pale, and there were wounds on his body and head. He had obviously been beaten.
"Shun, pay homage to the general, pay homage to Master Ju!" The man was Shun. After arriving in the study, he knelt on the ground and gave Bai Yan and Ju Lu a ceremony.
"Who are you?" Ju Lu glanced at Bai Yan, then turned to Shun, especially the wounds on Shun's body, and asked.
"I am the servant next to Fan Kan of the Fan family!" Shun said after hearing Ju Lu's inquiry. When Ju Lu heard this, he turned to look at Bai Yan with a surprised look on his face, his breathing slowed and quickened.
really! ! ! Bai Yan has bribed those noble people. However, under Ju Lu's watchful eye, Shun slowly told him what he knew. To Ju Lu's surprise, Shun was not talking about the cause of death of those people who drowned, but told Ju Lu that another incident was happening in the amnesty. A butcher murder occurred in the village.
In the case, the young and old of that family were killed by the butcher named Mang, but in fact, the people who really killed the whole family were the servants who were arrested, and the person who defiled the women of that family was surprisingly Fan. Thief Fan Kan, Shun saw all this with his own eyes, and Shun also explained how he committed the crime, how he hid the murder weapon, and how he stole the butcher's knife from the neighbor's butcher.
"That's it!" When Ju Lu heard Shun's words, he suddenly understood and nodded thoughtfully.
Although Ju Lv has not investigated the butcher's case, he has some understanding of it. However, based on obedience alone, Ju Lv still cannot fully believe it. He must at least find the hidden murder weapons.
"Why did you betray your master's family? Besides you, who else can testify?" Ju Lu thought for a while and asked.
Shun heard what Ju Lu said, and then told what happened two days ago. At that time, he was beaten to death and buried in the woods outside the city. Fortunately, he was rescued by the general's men.
As for witnesses. Basically, they are all those who are imprisoned.
"In other words, you are the only one who can testify?" Ju Lu frowned slightly after listening to Shun's words.
"Bai Yan may have a way to get those two villagers to confess!" Bai Yan took a sip of tea at this time, put down the tea cup and said to Bai Yan.
When Ju Lu and Shun heard Bai Yan's words, they quickly turned to look at Bai Yan.
"General, please tell me!" He bowed his hands and said politely to Bai Yan. The two villagers he had gone to interrogate had never admitted the murder. Moreover, he went to the village and investigated carefully. The two of them had nothing to do with the deceased. No injustice.
Is there any way Bai Yan can make those two people confess?
"Lord Ju, do you still remember that Bai Yan once went to She Village?" Bai Yan looked at Ju Lu. When Ju Lu nodded to show that he knew, Bai Yan told what happened that day.
"Bai Yan once investigated the two villagers. The villager named Lan is simple and timid by nature. You can ask him with false pretenses. Bai Yan knows his living habits and his habit of going to the river. You can ask him alone and tell him. There are witnesses who saw it..." Bai Yan told some things he knew, and focused on his actions and expressions when he joined forces with Chiang on the day of the exhibition.
In fact, after Lan and Chiang drowned someone, they secretly divided up the drowned person's belongings. However, Bai Yan was not in a hurry to tell the general public about these things, and based on Bai Yan's understanding of Lan, the fact that there were witnesses was enough to break Lan's heart.
"The other person's name was Chi, and he was greedy. Bai Yan once went to the home of a deceased man and saw his disabled mother. The disabled mother was born with eye problems and could not recognize people, but her ears were extremely sharp. On the night when her son did not return, she once I heard that someone entered the house to steal, and his son was dead at that time. Why did the thief dare to steal at night? He obviously knew that his son was dead. The disabled mother was not aware of the sound of his footsteps. Your Excellency, you can let multiple people try it, and repeat it several times. There must be nothing wrong with the disabled mother." Bai Yan said this, his eyes seemed to have been blown into dust.
Thinking back to the blind old woman I saw, everyone thought that the old woman knew nothing, but they never thought that the old woman knew better than anyone else.
The old woman already knew that her only remaining son was no longer in the world. The old woman is blind, but she can see clearly better than anyone else.
"Can it still be like this?" When Ju Lu heard Bai Yan's words, his eyes lit up. These investigation methods were unheard of by Ju Lu. After hearing this, his heart suddenly enlightened and he looked at Bai Yan in surprise.
"Be taught!" Ju Lu raised his hand and saluted Bai Yanji sincerely. If he had some doubts when he heard the servant's words at first, worried that Bai Yan had bribed the servant to cheat, then Ju Lu no longer had any doubts, and he could clearly feel from Ju Lu that Bai Yan had observed something while investigating the case. How subtle.
Seeing the big from the small, although the whole brigade did not lead the troops, the whole brigade could feel why the general Zuo Geng in front of them led the troops on the battlefield and won every battle. Why even in the battle with Li Mu, Bai Yan has never been defeated!
Outside the study. The four people Tian Ding, Xunzhou, Lin Anshun and Houyao who happened to come over originally came to Bai Yan to discuss when to go to Xianyang, but they had been listening outside.
At this moment, Lin Anshun and Xunzhou couldn't help but look at each other, secretly shocked. Even Tian Ding's brows were slightly furrowed, and his deep eyes couldn't help showing a hint of brilliance, and he nodded slightly instinctively.
