Strange Events of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 29 Murder in the Chamber of Secrets

In the early morning, Ling Changfeng had already woken up, and was sitting on the grand master's chair holding Xiaoyu who had recovered her whiteness, stroking Xiaoyu's furry head with one hand, and tapping on the table with the other, thinking about something.

In the guest room, the golden nanmu wooden bed was empty, and Xiaolan had disappeared.At this moment, the bedding spread on the ground has not had time to tidy up.Apparently Ling Changfeng had no choice but to be driven to the ground to sleep last night.

Suddenly, a rush of footsteps sounded, interrupting Ling Changfeng's contemplation, and the policeman's hasty words came from outside the door: "It's not good, Master Ling! The suspect died in prison!"

When Ling Changfeng heard this, he didn't panic too much, a gleam flashed in his eyes, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said secretly: I'm hooked.

After tidying up the clothes, he opened the door and asked unhurriedly, "Don't panic, what's going on? The county magistrate Qin promised me last night! Take a rest and tell me what happened What's the matter?"

The patrolman didn't dare to raise his head, he saluted with both hands, panting heavily, he must have rushed over just now.After calming down a bit, he replied: "My lord, I don't know much about the details. I only know that the suspect was poisoned and died in prison. Lord Meng, Lord Xu, and Lord Qin are all there. Lord Qin Secretly asked me to inform the adults about this."

Ling Changfeng nodded, and said lightly: "It's not too late, let's go and have a look." After speaking, he walked forward.

The policeman followed behind, admiring Ling Changfeng's indifferent attitude in his heart, and he had the air of not changing his face when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.He didn't know that this matter had already been expected.

When the two walked into the prison, a group of jailers stood there with their heads bowed in the aisle, as if they were waiting for the interrogation.

Walking into the cell, the prison where the suspect was held has been opened. The suspect has a blue face and black lips, and he is already dead.

I saw Mencius Yan sitting in front of the desk in the cell, and the county magistrate of Qin lowered his head and told what happened last night.It must have been known that Ling Changfeng met Qixia on his way and helped him successfully arrest the suspect.

Xu Fuyin stood sideways and listened silently, occasionally interjecting to ask questions.With a posture of looking forward to what Mencius said, his face was calm, and he didn't know what was thinking in his heart at the moment.

Seeing Ling Changfeng coming in, several people had different expressions.

Mencius paused after his reprimand, his dark old face was purple, and he was still embarrassed by the bet he made with Ling Changfeng because he was not convinced.

Moreover, the suspect Zhu Liu and the people in the prison found now are all speechless corpses, which are of little help to the progress of solving the case.Thinking of this, Meng Ziyan gave County Magistrate Qin another hard look.

The originally pale magistrate of Qin, now blushed due to excitement, looked at Ling Changfeng with a look of pleading for help, like a drowning person seeing a straw.

Xu Fuyin was still the same as before, the disgust in his eyes was undisguised, with an expression of nothing to do with himself.It's just that seeing Ling Changfeng coming alone this time, and not seeing Xiaolan following him, he felt a little suspicious.

The rest of the guards all looked nervous. This time the suspect was killed while he was on duty. I'm afraid they all knew that they couldn't escape the suspicion.

Ling Changfeng had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions, shook his head, and said calmly to Mencius: "Master Meng, at this moment, the suspect died in prison for no apparent reason. I wonder if your lord has found anything?"

Mencius Yan smiled, and did not answer Ling Changfeng's question directly, but instead asked, "Mr. Ling, what happened to the results of the rosin investigation last night? According to the county magistrate Qin, you were looking for rosin last night. Suspect caught in the process."

Ling Changfeng nodded lightly, and said with a smile: "Naturally, some clues have been found. Even a lot of secrets about this suspect have been found."

Mencius laughed aloud when he heard the words, and said, "Master Ling is indeed a hero!" He kept silent about the gambling.

Seeing this, Ling Changfeng didn't get entangled in this matter, after all, the truth hasn't been found out yet.Turning to look at County Magistrate Qin, he snorted coldly and said coldly, "County Qin, what's going on? Do you know the importance of this suspect?"

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Qin's face was covered with cold sweat, he lowered his head and confessed his guilt, and explained softly: "Lord Ling doesn't know something, I have been guarding here last night..."

The county magistrate of Qin had indeed been guarding the prison after Ling Changfeng left, and a group of jailers followed him.Although it was unavoidable to go to the toilet and doze off during the period, under the watchful eyes of everyone, no one had the opportunity to poison the suspect.

Moreover, he also listened to Ling Changfeng's instructions, knowing that the suspect had fangs in his mouth, he must not let him have the opportunity to remove the rotten cloth strips stuffed with it, and he checked several times during the period to confirm that the suspect was not dead.

The suspect has also been staying in the prison obediently, and there is no abnormality.When the cock crowed, County Magistrate Qin was puzzled when he saw that the suspect had been leaning against the crowd.He asked the jailer to investigate, but he didn't expect the suspect to be poisoned and died.

Mencius Yan and his party originally came to the government office early in the morning to sort out the case, but after hearing about this, he was also surprised that an inner ghost appeared in the government office!Mencius thought to himself: No wonder no useful clues have been found.

After County Magistrate Qin finished his narration, the prison seemed unusually quiet at this time.This suspect was actually poisoned and died in full view, which is simply unbelievable!
Seeing that no one spoke, Xu Fu Yin bowed his hands to Ling Changfeng, lowered his eyebrows, and asked in a flat tone: "Master Ling, since the suspect has been caught, I wonder if he has been interrogated?"

"What does Mr. Xu mean by the comparison? So what if I interrogated it? So what if I didn't interrogate it?" Ling Changfeng asked in a playful tone, which made Xu Fuyin feel ashamed for a while.

Ling Changfeng no longer cared about the staring Luoyang Governor, but just looked around and asked, "When will the coroner arrive?"

"Reporting to Lord Ling, I have already notified someone to summon him. The journey is quite long, and I guess it will take a stick of incense to get there." The policeman standing aside replied.

Looking around, the cage was surrounded by earthen walls on three sides and railings on one side.A small window was opened on the earth wall opposite the railing for ventilation, and the window was blocked by the railing.

Taking a deep breath, Ling Changfeng thought to himself: Killing people in a secret room is such a clever way!Looking at the six jailers standing beside him, he didn't know which of them was a spy.They will have to interrogate them later. As for County Magistrate Qin, there is nothing suspicious on the surface, but various signs show that he is the most suspicious.

(End of this chapter)