Strange Events of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 3 Sleepless Tonight
Ling Changfeng smiled lightly, and said, "I won't tell you, you can find out the cause of death in a few days. But in order not to delay my going home to rest, I will tell you generously once in a while."

"The deceased did not have any obvious fatal injuries. However, the clothes were neat and the hair was a little messy. It was obvious that the deceased had no signs of fighting before his death. Moreover, the eyes of the deceased were bloodshot, and there were no suffocation marks on his neck, so it must be It was a fatal injury to the head, and the deceased was fatally shot. Check the head of the deceased, and you can find a lump at the Yamen acupoint." Ling Changfeng took a sip of tea, and said leisurely: "If the guess is not Wrong, the deceased must have been pierced by a sharp weapon here, resulting in instant death, without even having time to call for help."

Sitting on the side, Xiaolan only cared about Xiaoyu who was snoring, and was not at all surprised by the young master's meticulous observation skills.I'm afraid she has been in contact with a lot on weekdays, and she is already familiar with it.Anyway, from Xiaolan's point of view, this matter has nothing to do with them, if it wasn't for the young master's playfulness, he wouldn't be bothered to argue with these people here.

Ling Changfeng yawned, looked at County Magistrate Qin's thoughtful appearance, and slowly said: "Actually, the fatal injury suffered by the deceased is not something strange, what makes me curious is that such a skillful technique , Let the dignified third-rank official die on the street, who is the murderer behind this scene? What is the reason for daring to be so blatant? And why is it in Lord Qin's jurisdiction?"

The magistrate of Qin County was still listening to Ling Changfeng's deliberation attentively, but suddenly when he heard Ling Changfeng talking about his head, he was shocked suddenly, and looked up at the other party, but saw Ling Changfeng looking at him with a smile. Looking at himself, knowing that the last sentence was just to scare himself, his hanging heart fell again.

He smiled wryly, and replied: "Mr. Ling, don't make fun of the little official. If I didn't find this in my jurisdiction, I would be afraid to avoid it. This is a big matter, please don't make fun of me, Mr. Ling." You should give me more advice." He was startled by Ling Changfeng's question, and his tone became lower and lower.If he hadn't taken into account that there were still a few staff around him, he might have run to Ling Changfeng with snot and tears begging him to help solve this hot potato.

"Okay, County Magistrate Qin has always been impartial. I don't think everyone will think that this matter has anything to do with you. You have to follow up on the progress of the case later. I'll go back and take a nap to refresh myself before doing it. Think about it. Oh, by the way, I live in Qifu on Ningnan Street, if you have nothing else to do, you can wait for me at the door after lunch." After speaking, Ling Changfeng stood up and pulled Xiaolan who seemed to be dozing off to the outside go.

The matter has come to this point, if the deceased was just an ordinary person, I am afraid that Ling Changfeng would have gone back to sleep long ago.But when it comes to court officials, I'm afraid it has something to do with being in the imperial city.He already had a premonition that the storm was about to sweep, and no one could sit back and relax, but he didn't expect that even if he was far away from the capital, he still couldn't stay out of the world.

After Ling Changfeng and his cat left, County Magistrate Qin put away his respectful demeanor, and asked his subordinates, "Have all the people who reported to Fu Yin and Mr. Wang's house gone?"

"Reporting to my lord, all arrangements have been made. If it doesn't take a stick of incense, the arrangement of Fu Yin can be delivered to my lord." The master on the left replied respectfully.Then he said: "Behind the background of the young master of the Ling family, it may be a great help for the adults to win over this person."

The county magistrate Qin nodded, looked at the door again, and ordered for a long time: "The detailed information of the second son of the Ling family will be delivered to my study at noon today."I fell into deep thought again. Now that I am facing such a big case, I am afraid that I will lose my life if I am not paying attention.Fortunately, there is still a great god involved, so we have to think about the countermeasures in the future.

. . .

At four o'clock in the middle of the night, the Luoyang mansion was brightly lit.

Governor Xu Minghao was woken up by his wife from his bed. After hearing the news that Lord Sitianjian Wang was killed in Luoyang, his expression of resentment instantly changed to surprise and then to gloomy. It can be described as wonderful.Regardless of arranging his clothes, Master Xu asked his servants to call the policeman who delivered the letter, and explained the whole story of the case in detail.After hearing that the second son of the Ling family was also involved, he is now being questioned by the county government.So he asked someone to send the general of the city preparation army, and began to sit on the sandalwood chair without saying a word, thinking.

After a cup of tea, all the generals rushed into the meeting hall.Looking at each other, it seems that they are inquiring about something with their eyes.After everyone took their seats in spite of their confusion, no one spoke first in an instant.The normally lively meeting hall was silent.

Gathering his mind, Fu Yin stepped into the hall, and said slowly: "I'm sorry to ask all the generals to come over to discuss matters at such a late hour, because Lord Si Tianjian died suddenly in the alley of Nanhe County tonight, and the murderer's whereabouts are unknown." After a pause, He said sharply again: "The order will be passed down, and the entire city will be under martial law today! All gates are only allowed to enter and not to exit. The guards at each gate are responsible for guarding the gates and registering those who will leave the city in the near future! As a key security area, Ye Jingyan, the captain of the city government army, will lead a team to investigate one by one, and no one can be let go. This matter is of great importance, act quickly!!"

"Yes!" All the soldiers took the order and filed out.

After everyone left, Governor Xu Minghao walked quickly to the study room, ready to play the story one by one, and send it to the emperor of the capital quickly.When Emperor Ming played, this matter will be taken over by Dali Temple, and I only need to assist from the side.As for the magistrate of Nanhe County, if he fails to handle the case, I will definitely punish him for poor jurisdiction.

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While Fu Yin issued a series of orders, the palace at this time was extremely quiet.When the police arrived at the palace to deliver the letter, they knocked for a long time before an old servant who staggered opened the side door. When the police told the old servant the news of Lord Wang's death and asked him to tell Mrs. Wang and other family members, Tears welled up in the old servant's dark eyes, and he said, "It's been more than half a year since my lord moved from the capital to Luoyang city, and my wife didn't come with me, but went to my hometown in Jiangling mansion with my young lady. There are only two or three miscellaneous people in the mansion That's all. I will report the funeral to your lord in the morning. A labor officer sent you here to make an announcement."

Although the policeman felt a little strange, it was inconvenient to ask.Just wait to go back and report the situation to the county magistrate, and your lord will make a decision.So he cupped his hands and said: "The words have been brought, I will go back first."

After seeing the arrester leaving quickly, the old servant slowly closed the side door, tears streaming down the wrinkles of his face.He reached out his hand to take out a white cloth from the linen clothes and tied it on top of his head, crying bitterly.If other people saw it, they might be surprised by the behavior of this old servant. He had already expected the death of his lord!

(End of this chapter)