Gu Zhengchen looked at Yan Sangsang, nodded slightly, and said to Zhang Pei and Qin Song: "Go ahead. The sooner we can investigate clearly, the sooner we can return to the government office."
Qin Song put his hand on his waist and patted it twice without leaving any trace. When Gu Zhengchen nodded, he left with Zhang Pei.
"You don't have to stay with me. Just stay with Lin Chengyi. She is emotionally unstable now and needs someone to accompany her."
Gu Zhengchen said softly.
Yan Sangsang didn't respond, just walked in, looked at Lin Zhuo's body and asked, "Did you find any clues?"
Gu Zhengchen shook his head and said in a deep voice: "The man wearing the white hat you mentioned is nowhere to be found. Apart from what you saw, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find other witnesses. If this case cannot be solved by Wang If a breakthrough is achieved in idiots, it will be difficult to deal with it.”
Yan Sangsang was worried: "You must have a way!"
Gu Zhengchen walked out and asked Wang Chi a few words. When he saw that he only repeated "I didn't kill anyone, he bumped into him", he also asked Li Zongfeng about the situation at that time. .??m
Li Zongfeng was very sad and handed a few pieces of paper to Gu Zhengchen: "I was not present at the time, but I also knew that the murder required physical evidence, so after arriving, I asked someone to stay at the scene and write down the documents."
Gu Zhengchen took the paper and looked at it. The contents were similar, basically after the incident. No one mentioned that Lin Zhuo was pushed, and no one mentioned the person in the white hat.
"From the testimony - it was an accident."
Gu Zhengchen put away the paper.
Li Zongfeng raised his sleeves to cover his eyes, as if wiping away his sadness: "Miss Yan said she saw someone pushing Elder Lin. Is there any hidden secret? If it was a deliberate attempt to murder..."
Gu Zhengchen waved his hand: "Except for Yan Sangsang, no one else saw it. As for Lin Chengyi, what she said in her current state is difficult to use as evidence. Let Wang Chi go and let the case be settled by accident."
Seeing Gu Zhengchen's words, Li Zongfeng did not dare to object, so he had to let Wang Chi go back.
Gu Zhengchen frowned and put his hands behind his back: "It's over, let Mr. Lin return to his roots. You will send someone to take him back to Shuangxi Kou early tomorrow morning. I need to rush to the government office immediately to deal with some matters."
Li Zongfeng agreed and arranged for people to prepare.
After Li Zongfeng left, Yan Sangsang stared at Gu Zhengchen, his eyes full of confusion: "Are you really going to leave right away?"
Gu Zhengchen sat down, took out the paper given by Li Zongfeng from his sleeve, and asked, "Do you smell anything?"
Yan Sangsang shook his head: "There is no other smell in the room."
Gu Zhengchen always felt something was wrong, so he picked up the paper, smelled it, put it down again, frowned, and whispered: "This is..."
Yan Sangsang took a step forward and asked, "Are you really going back to the government office? Don't you care about Lin Chengyi at all?"
Gu Zhengchen leaned back in his chair, looked at Yan Sangsang tiredly, and said seriously: "First of all, the affairs in the government office are related to the people of the entire Quanzhou Prefecture. Compared to Lin Zhuo, the affairs there are undoubtedly more important. Secondly, the affairs there are more important. , I have a family, my heart belongs to someone, and I have nothing to do with Lin Chengyi. Finally, if I guess correctly, clues will surface soon."
Although Yan Sangsang felt sorry for Lin Chengyi, she still understood Gu Zhengchen.
He is the prefect, the prefect of all the people in Quanzhou Prefecture. It is impossible for him to leave the prefecture for too long because of Lin Zhuo, not to mention that there seems to be a big change in the prefecture.
"What clue are you talking about?"
Yan Sangsang believed in his feelings. Gu Zhengchen was not a heartless person. No matter how many things were involved, he would definitely tell the truth after Lin Zhuo died.
Gu Zhengchen looked down at the paper and said softly: "It's a fish. It always needs to bubble up to keep the fisherman."
The night is heavy.
Yan Sangsang sat between the two doors, eyes closed and seemed to have fallen asleep. Only the occasional movement of her fingers proved her sobriety.
Sobbing could be heard from the room on the left. Even in the dark, hiding under the quilt, Lin Chengzhi still couldn't feel less sad.
There was no sound in the room on the right, but the window was half open and light came out. Gu Zhengchen did not go to the bed, but fell asleep at his desk.
The next morning.
Li Zongfeng ordered someone to buy a coffin, placed Lin Zhuo in it, and loaded the coffin on a carriage. Lin Chengyi held the coffin and prepared to return to Shuangxikou.
The villagers of Shuangxikou received the news and sent people to help.
Lin Chengyi was wearing white linen clothes and a white cloth on his head. He turned sideways and looked at Gu Zhengchen, with tears in his big eyes.
Vision is hazy.
Gu Zhengchen stepped forward and whispered a few words softly.
Lin Chengyi nodded with tears in his eyes and ordered people to set off.
The villagers in Shuangxi Kou cried and the carriages moved slowly.
After watching Lin Chengyi and others leave, Gu Zhengchen took the reins handed over by Qin Song, got on his horse, and said to Li Zongfeng who was seeing him off: "There are many things going on in the government office, so I can't stay longer. I'll come back to bother you when I'm free."
Li Zongfeng cupped his hands and said, "Prefect Gu cares about the people, which is a blessing to the people."
Gu Zhengchen laughed and saw that Qin Song, Zhang Pei and Yan Sangsang were ready, so he urged his horse to leave.
Before the horse reached the end of the street, a middle-aged man in cloth suddenly rushed out, with a sallow complexion and sunken cheeks. He stopped Gu Zhengchen with his hands raised.
Gu Zhengchen stopped his horse, waved his hands to Qin Song and Zhang Pei who wanted to drive them away, and asked, "Who are you and why are you blocking the road?"
"Are you Governor Gu?"
"Do you recognize me?"
"I recognize it. Not long ago, the people of Jinjiang City mentioned Gu Qingtian, who was like a god in solving cases and redressing justice for the people. We also went to see it. But now it seems that you are nothing more than that!"
"How can I see it?"
Gu Zhengchen glared at Qin Song who lowered his riding whip, and then asked.
The middle-aged man sneered: "I am Tian Sikou from Luoyang Town. I did stone carving business in my early years, and I am an old friend of Lin Zhuo. But I heard early in the morning that you actually let Wang Chi, who killed Lin Zhuo, go. And you said it was a complete accident! You are so confused, you are in vain!"
Gu Zhengchen saw that Tian Sikou's words were so righteous that even the people on the roadside gathered around him. He lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Lin Zhuo's death was indeed caused by an accidental injury."
Tian Sikou shouted: "Isn't it possible that it was a deliberate murder? I saw with my own eyes that someone pushed Lin Zhuo, and then Lin Zhuo and Wang Chi collided! Doesn't it mean that Magistrate Gu will close the case if he doesn't find this person? ?"
"Oh, you saw it with your own eyes?"
Gu Zhengchen stared and his eyes became sharp.
Tian Sikou raised his hand and pointed to the street behind Gu Zhengchen: "I would like to take Magistrate Gu there to explain the situation at that time."
Yan Sangsang looked at the stern Gu Zhengchen with shock in his heart.
Last night, he said clues would come to light. Today, clues appeared on their own initiative.
He was not a divination person, but he foresaw the future.
Obviously, he must know something.
Gu Zhengchen looked at the people around him and realized that leaving under such circumstances would definitely damage his reputation. The most important thing is that the appearance of this person means that all his speculations are correct.
Lin Zhuo's death was just a ploy to transfer himself out of the government office!
Seeing that there were no clues, he decided that it was an accident, and someone from the other party appeared and took the initiative to provide clues.
All of this is like a rope, constantly winding up, and its intention is clear and clear, that is:
Leave yourself in Luoyang Town and don't return to Yamen prematurely.
Gu Zhengchen nodded slightly and responded easily: "In that case, let's lead the way."
When Tian Sikou saw Gu Zhengchen turning his horse's head, a smile appeared in his eyes.
A boat traveled slowly on the Luoyang River. It did not go to the ferry, but went down the river. When it approached a certain shore, it raised a red lantern.
The people on the shore saw the red lantern, whistled, and turned away.
This is red peace.
After receiving the news, Bu Shou looked at Bu Suanzi and nodded with satisfaction: "You are right. Gu Zhengchen's weakness is that he cares too much about these people. It is too easy to restrain his hands and feet."
Bu Suanzi said with a smile: "Yes, if you care about something, you will have weaknesses. No one is perfect, and it will not be easy for him to escape from Luoyang Town now."
Bu Shou pointed to the oil lamp: "Then add oil little by little and let him stay for a while. I think there will be news about Gao Huigao's participation in politics soon."
Bu Suanzi nodded confidently: "Father, don't worry, there is a fisherman in Luoyang Town. Gu Zhengchen wants to return to the government office, but he won't be able to do it for a while."
Bu Shou was overjoyed, took two steps, and suddenly asked: "Is there no news from the Quanzhou Guard?"
Bu Suanzi shook his head: "The Quanzhou Guard has been reorganizing in the past few days. All the people on duty have been changed. There are no people from us. No one takes back the benefits even if they are given. The tone is very tight. It seems that there is a big change inside. "
Bu Shou picked up the crutch and said worriedly: "I have been thinking about what Gu Zhengchen did in Quanzhou Guard these days. Now that Quanzhou Guard is undergoing internal rectification, it seems to have something to do with what Gu Zhengchen did. Huang Senping, has the investigation been clear? "
Bu Suanzi said quickly: "The investigation is clear. Huang Senping is easy to investigate. He was appreciated by the emperor in his early years and changed his original name from Huang Yuanshou to Huang Senping. His hometown is in Cao Lane, Xichunpu City, Jinjiang City. There is a Huang Senping there. The house is his home. His father is Huang Liangfu, but he has passed away. He also has a younger sister who is underage. His uncle is taking care of the house..."
Bu Shou listened carefully and asked, "Can I win over you?"
Bu Suanzi thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Although the Huang family is a small family, it has quite a set of rules. The internal clan relations are very close. It is not easy to win over such a family."
Some small households are stubborn and stubborn. It is easy to destroy them but difficult to win them over.
Just as Bu Shou was about to speak, he saw Bu Zhongsheng walking in hurriedly, feeling a little uneasy.
Bu Zhongsheng's face was extremely ugly, and he said anxiously: "Yamen, something is wrong in the Yamen..."
Bu Suanzi chuckled: "Brother, Gu Zhengchen has been restrained in Luoyang Town. There are not many officials in the government office. What else can go wrong? You can't expect a master and a few big soldiers to interrogate people. They can No such authority."
Bu Shou paused his crutch: "What's the matter? Tell me clearly!"
Bu Zhongsheng's hands were trembling: "The government office is interrogating! From last night to now, it has not stopped!"
