Is it a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain?
Gu Zhengchen raised his hand to stop Yan Sangsang who wanted to speak, and walked around thinking.
Leaving the government office means that many interrogations cannot be conducted overnight. Once it is delayed until Gao Huigao returns from politics, things will be difficult to handle. Without leaving the government office, he could not go to Luoyang Town to investigate the truth about Lin Zhuo's death.
This seems to be a dilemma, making it difficult to choose.
But because he had the imperial edict to "do things cheaply", Gu Zhengchen decided to go to Luoyang Town.
If you don’t want to drive the tiger away from the mountain, then I’ll leave and show you. Don’t you think that there is only one tiger on the mountain?
Gu Zhengchen called his masters Li Chengyi and Xiao Cheng to conduct a secret investigation, and then took Zhang Pei, Qin Song, and Yan Sangsang to ride out of Jinjiang City and headed straight for Luoyang Town.
After seeing Gu Zhengchen leave, the servants hurriedly informed the fortune teller.
Bu Suanzi walked into the study and said to his father Bu Shou, "Prefect Gu is gone."
Bu Shou was obviously much more relaxed. He smiled and asked, "Why do you conclude that Lin Zhuo is dead and he will definitely leave the government office to investigate? If he insists on staying in the government office for interrogation, wouldn't the matter be difficult to deal with?"
Bu Suanzi puffed up his chest and replied proudly: "Father, Gu Zhengchen is a man who cares about love, and he upholds justice and morality in his heart. Regardless of personal emotions or the truth, he will go there in person. If he is smart enough, It should be clear that if he doesn't leave the government office, someone else will have an accident."
Bu Shou's brows moved slightly: "You mean Lin Zhuo's granddaughter?"
The fortune teller was noncommittal and murderous: "Everyone who has dealt with him, received favors from him, and cared about him is one of them. He made things get out of hand, so you can't blame us for messing around!"
Bu Shou did not refute it. Compared to the survival of the Bu family, the death of a few people was nothing.
"By the way, there is no news from the Quanzhou Guards. Send someone to find out whether Zhou Yuan is delayed by something and cannot escape, or the new commander is too strong, or something has happened and it is inconvenient to tell the outside world. .”
Bu Shou ordered.
Bu Suanzi nodded and bowed: "Since Gu Zhengchen went to Quanzhou Guard, there has been no news about Zhou Yuan, Cai Ye and others. This is really worrying. But think about it, no matter how strong Huang Senping is, he can't kill Zhou. Yuan. I just heard that the guard camp is under martial law, so it may not be easy for our people to send news inside."
Bu Shou stood up and paused with his crutch: "Zhou Yuan is an excellent helper for us. As long as he is in Quanzhou Guard and has a sergeant, things will never get that bad. Rabbits bite people when they are anxious. Our Bu family Be anxious, haha, that will kill people."
The divination operator lowered his head to accept the instruction: "I'll go check it out right now."
Bu Shou stood at the door.
The night is coming, and the stars are twinkling and twinkling as if they have just woken up from sleep.
Yan Sangsang narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Gu Zhengchen, who was leaning forward slightly. He held the horse's rein in one hand and the whip in the other, and his body undulated slightly as the horse ran.
This is the standard charging posture of the cavalry!
He is proficient in riding skills. Isn't he a civil servant?
Horse hooves broke through the sparse shadows in the forest and galloped past. Instead of heading towards the ferry, we headed directly to Wan'an Bridge.
Zhou Yu smelled of alcohol and walked out of the room at the end of the bridge. Just as he was about to relieve himself, he heard the sound of horse hooves approaching from far away. He couldn't help but get excited. He pulled his neck and shouted: "Brothers, there is business! "
Seven or eight people walked out and lined up to block the bridge.
Zhang Pei saw what was going on and turned around and shouted to Gu Zhengchen: "Someone wants to collect our customs fees."
How could Gu Zhengchen have such thoughts: "Tell them they are from the government office and make way quickly, otherwise, they will be trampled to death!"
Zhang Pei urged his horse and shouted sharply: "The government office is on an errand, retreat quickly!"
"Boss Zhou, he is from the government office..."
"What's wrong with the people in the government office? I'm short of wine money. How can they not give it to me? Stop me. My uncle is Zhou Yuan. Who doesn't give me some thin noodles?"
Zhou Yu burped and shouted.
Seeing that there were only thirty steps left and no one was retreating, Zhang Pei winked at Qin Song. Qin Song leaned over and took off the spear hanging on the horse. After thinking about it, he turned the spear upside down and shouted: "Everyone!" Get away!"
The war horses are coming, stirring up the dust!
The few people who were originally blocking the road had never seen such a posture before. They were so frightened that they ran to the side of the road. The other two people didn't know whether they were frightened or pretending to be calm, but they stood there motionless.
Oh, he moved now and was shot out by someone...
Horses galloped by.
Before Zhou Yu could figure out the situation, he whipped him with a riding crop. Zhou Yu screamed and fell to the ground. When he stood up, he was already in the middle of the bridge.
"Chase me!"
Zhou Yu was very angry. He was the only one who bullied others on weekdays. Whoever dared to bully him would not want to live anymore! A few drunkards stopped chasing him halfway, and no one could be seen. How could two legs catch up with four legs...
Luoyang Town.
A fisherman was sitting on a small boat on the shore, looking at the horses galloping past Luoyang Bridge, and sighed softly: "We are finally here."
The fish in the fish basket jumped up, flipped out, and landed on the boat, flopping around.
The fisherman stretched out his hand, picked up the fish, and threw it back into the basket: "It's already in the basket, and struggling can only lead to death."
Go ashore and walk into people's homes.
Gu Zhengchen arrived at the door of Li Zongfeng's house, got off his horse, handed the reins to Qin Song, and hurriedly knocked on the door. Before the housekeeper could speak, Yan Sangsang followed him and asked eagerly: "Where is Lin Chengyi? Lin Zhuo's body." Where?"
"In the west courtyard.".??m
The butler replied quickly.
Soon, Gu Zhengchen arrived in the west courtyard and heard crying.
Yan Sangsang walked into the room and saw that Lin Zhuo's body had been placed on the straw mat and covered with a white cloth, while Lin Chengyi was kneeling at the door crying.
"Sister Sincerity, he is here."
Yan Sangsang reached out and gently patted Lin Chengyi's shoulder.
Lin Chengyi didn't seem to hear it and let his tears fall.
Gu Zhengchen looked at the human form spread out on the white cloth, his heart full of sadness. He stood beside Lin Chengyi and said solemnly: "Mr. Lin, Zhengchen is here to see you off on your last journey."
When Lin Chengyi heard the familiar voice, he raised his head slightly, looked at Gu Zhengchen, and moved the corner of his mouth: "Brother Zhang San, grandpa..."
Gu Zhengchen stretched out his hand to lift Lin Chengyi up. Looking at Lin Chengyi who was standing unsteadily and looking haggard, Gu Zhengchen sighed: "I know that nothing you say can buy Mr. Lin's life, nor can it soothe your pain. But. I still have to say, your grandfather would never want to see you grieving."
Lin Chengyi blinked and tears kept rolling down. He seemed to see someone close to him. He hugged Gu Zhengchen and cried loudly. He choked out a few words intermittently: "Grandpa, he, he..."
Gu Zhengchen felt the clothes on his shoulders were wet. He raised his hand slightly, wanting to slap Lin Chengyi on the back, but he finally clenched his fist and took it back, saying in a low voice: "When Yan Sangsang mentioned it, it's a headband." The man in the white hat harmed Mr. Lin, didn’t he?”
Lin Chengyi's chin hit Gu Zhengchen's shoulder.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Yan Sangsang and winked. Yan Sangsang hurriedly stepped forward and said to Lin Chengyi, "Let him check it out. Maybe he can find out the truth and comfort Mr. Lin's spirit in heaven."
Lin Chengyi closed his eyes and slowly loosened his tightly held hands. He took a step back and saw that Gu Zhengchen's clothes were wet. He quickly said, "Prefect Gu, I'm sorry, I lost my temper."
Hearing the unfamiliar address, Gu Zhengchen sighed: "Yan Sangsang, please go and have a rest with sincerity."
Yan Sangsang pulled Lin Chengyi out of the mourning hall.
Zhang Pei and Qin Song walked in. Seeing Gu Zhengchen nodding, they pulled up the white cloth and untied Lin Zhuo's clothes.
Qin Song held the candle, and Gu Zhengchen leaned over to examine it carefully.
There was a wound on Lin Zhuo's forehead. It should have been cut by the broken wine jar, but the wound was on the forehead, and the amount of bleeding here was usually not high. However, a cut of this degree is not enough to kill a person. What was really fatal was the back of the head. It seemed that it hit the ground when he fell and hit something like a hard stone.
"This is?"
Gu Zhengchen pointed at Lin Zhuo's chest and asked Qin Song to move the candle closer.
Qin Song examined it carefully and said softly: "What is this scar as big as a chicken?"
Gu Zhengchen looked at this strange, almost circular scar. The color of the scar was somewhat brown and black, and it seemed that blood had been drawn, and the blood stasis had not dispersed here.
Zhang Pei frowned: "This is an injury caused by an elbow."
"Elbow?"
Gu Zhengchen looked at Zhang Pei and immediately understood. He compared it with his elbow and nodded: "It is indeed an elbow wound. Therefore, that drunk Wang Chi is definitely not an innocent person!"
Qin Song was a little worried: "But from the outside, Lin Zhuo died because of the back of his head..."
Gu Zhengchen looked at Qin Song and said seriously: "After Lin Zhuo fell, no one could have expected that there would be stones when he fell. They were not sure that Lin Zhuo would fall to death, not to mention the appearance of Lin Chengyi and Yan Sangsang. , leaving them no time to think too much, so they took action!”
Qin Song was a little uneasy: "Even so, it is not enough to rule that Wang Chi committed murder intentionally."
Gu Zhengchen buttoned up Lin Zhuo's shirt, then pulled up the white cloth, and said worriedly: "You are right, we have no way to determine whether Wang Chi's elbow strike was a subconscious action or intentional."
When a person loses stability and falls, there is a possibility of an elbow strike. This scar alone is not enough to be used as complete evidence.
Gu Zhengchen thought for a while and said to Qin Song: "For the public, Lin Zhuo's death was due to a fall. It was an accident. Let Wang Chi go."
Zhang Pei quickly said: "Would this be inappropriate? If Lin Chengyi knew about it..."
Gu Zhengchen shook his head: "Just do it. Qin Song is watching Wang Chi's every move and investigating his family situation. Zhang Pei, go check which restaurant Wang Chi bought wine from. Have you ever been there on weekdays? Why did you buy two bottles?" Altar wine..."
Qin Song and Zhang Pei didn't move after hearing this. They looked at each other and then looked at Gu Zhengchen.
Zhang Pei said seriously: "We must leave one person responsible for your safety."
Gu Zhengchen waved his hand and refused: "We don't have much time, we must investigate clearly as soon as possible."
Zhang Pei insisted: "Then we can't ignore the safety of the master. Nowadays, there are drastic changes in the government office and Quanzhou Guards. There are many crazy people in the dark. If someone wants to do something evil..."
"I will be responsible for his safety! You can go without worries."
A woman's voice came from the door.
Yan Sangsang stood at the door and looked at Gu Zhengchen: "If you can trust me, I will protect you."
