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"It's here. On weekdays, the cripple goes to work in the government office, and his son, who is worthless, stays at home alone."

"It must be that kid Tiangui causing trouble outside, right?"

"That kid has nothing to do all day long, and he only makes troubles. These years, the cripple has been both a father and a mother. It's not easy to bring him up. It's impossible to think about this child..."

While walking, the old man recounted all kinds of bad deeds of Zhang Tiangui, expressing his distress for Zhang Laizi;
A group of people walked and listened to the old man's words, and after turning a corner, they came to a stone-built yard not far from the village entrance. Looking at the closed but not very secure wooden door, the old man raised his hand and knocked on the door, making a loud noise. Not at all recognizable as his handwriting;

"Bang bang bang..."

"Tiangui boy, open the door!"

After the old man finished shouting, he turned his ears to the door and listened. He didn't hear any movement in the courtyard, and then knocked on the door again;
"Tiangui boy, come out and open the door, the official will come to your house for questioning!"

The old man looked thin and weak, but his voice was as strong as his hands. After his yell, the neighbors of Zhang Laizi's house were all alarmed, and they ran out to watch the fun, which also made Bai Shile's head full of black lines;
Just don't scare lame Zhang and his son away!
Thinking in this way, he cast a glance over, and saw Xia Guang approaching the old man with a smile;
"Thank you, old man, let me come!"

"It's okay, it's okay, my old man is also surnamed Zhang, he is Zhang Laizi's uncle in the same room, the official just calls me old man Zhang."

However, the old man didn't think about it so much, he stood at the gate while talking politely, wanting to help and continue to knock on the door, without seeing anyone outside.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang. We will leave the rest of the matter to us. This is the rule of the yamen. Otherwise, it will be difficult to deal with business!"

Xia Guang, who can talk, turned his head cleverly, smiled and said this to old man Zhang, and saw him stunned for a moment, then quickly stepped aside, and kept apologizing;
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my old man really didn't expect it, the official forgive me..."

"It's okay!"

As soon as the tall thunder rang out, old man Zhang lost his voice instantly, and his ears were finally clear. At this moment, Xia Guang stepped forward and knocked on the door again;

"Bang bang bang... Lame Zhang is at home, I'm Xia Guang, sir, please ask me first, bang bang... Lame Zhang..."

"Don't knock, I didn't see anyone in his house early this morning, so I guess there is no one at home!"

Xia Guang didn't knock on the door of Zhang's house, but knocked on the mouth of the old woman next door. Hearing what she said, Bai Shile suddenly had a bad feeling, and ordered without thinking;
"Break the door—"

"Yes--"

After getting the order, Xia Guang didn't even think about it, so he kicked towards the not-so-sturdy wooden door;

"boom--"

The closed wooden door was kicked open in front of everyone, Xia Guang was the first to rush into the courtyard, followed by Bai Shile and Lei Ting, and the eager neighbors followed in, not to be outdone, at this moment, a scream sounded;
"what……"

The old woman next door who just answered was stunned, pointing to the firewood room on the right side of the door with a look of horror, lost her mind, and then completely fainted under the puzzled eyes of everyone.

"What's the matter? Ah...people...dead people..."

Another man in his thirties walked towards the firewood full of curiosity, and within two steps, he also let out a scream, and then backed away in panic, and fell to the ground suddenly because of his weak legs and feet.

Feeling cold, Bai Shile immediately asked the guards to clear the place, and asked someone to call the village chief, and then stepped boldly towards the firewood room;
As soon as I arrived at the door of the firewood room, a familiar stench and pungent smell hit my face, and then I saw a head lying face down at the door, and then my right arm was placed there in a grasping position not far away, and The rest of the body below the neck turned into a puddle of blood, which had already been frozen into blood ice at this moment, which is why Bai Shile and the others didn't smell the strange smell at the door just now!

"My lord, this person is Zhang Liezi!"

After observing carefully, Xia Guang got up and said to Bai Shile with certainty.

"How can you be so sure?"

Remembering that Xia Guang knew about Zhang Laizi's family, Bai Shile held back his disgust and asked curiously.

"Whenever I have time, I chat with the people in the yamen, and when I go back and forth, I get acquainted with everyone, and I know a lot!"

In fact, everyone in the Jingwei Office knew Xia Guang's identity, and they thought they couldn't talk to the Commander, so they would come to Xia Guang whenever they had something to do. It's clear, but Bai Shile doesn't know!
Lei Ting, who was carefully looking for clues in the room, couldn't help but look up at Bai Shile at this moment, perhaps also wondering why the 'Master Commander' would ask such an 'idiot' question!
"This person is Zhang Laizi, that's right!"

After carefully looking at the head face up and reaching this conclusion, Lei Ting didn't find any clues among the firewood.

"The speed is really fast!"

Bai Shile stared at the frozen pool of blood and said coldly.

Afterwards, the small courtyard of the Zhang family was turned upside down. The main house, the side room and the kitchen room were searched all over, but Zhang Tiangui, the son of Zhang Laizi, was not found. Bai Shile couldn't help but wonder if he also Killed!
At this time, I saw old man Zhang and another old man who was about the same age but without a walking stick slowly entered the yard supporting each other;

"Who is dead? Which one is their father and son?"

The old man supported by old man Zhang, Zhang Dafu, the village chief of Zhangjiabao, stepped forward and asked tremblingly.

"From the current point of view, it should be Zhang Liezi!"

Bai Shile, whose stomach was overwhelmed, immediately turned around and answered, so as to divert her attention and make herself feel better.

"Lame... lame?"

"How...how did he die?"

"Did I see him yesterday?"

The old man Zhang seemed unable to accept this fact, so he let go of the village chief's hand as he spoke, walked forward a few trembling steps on a crutch, and glanced inside through the door of the firewood room. His whole body trembled and disappeared. Seeing the courage of the second glance, he turned around and lowered his head to wipe away his tears.

"Who the hell killed him?"

"Officer, please give the cripple justice so that he can go away with peace of mind!"

Suddenly, old man Zhang was about to kneel and kowtow as he spoke, but was helped up by Xia Guang, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed.

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, our lord will give Zhang lame justice!"

Xia Guang's heavy voice was filled with incomparable conviction, which made Bai Shile feel a lot of pressure;

Why mention 'her'?
'She' really can't!
What if he was also given by someone?
Bai Shile is a coward in his heart, but his face is serious and calm, very capable of bluffing!
"Don't worry, the imperial court will give an explanation to the deceased."

No, Bai Shile moved out of the court to discuss matters, the main focus was to drag the emperor into the water.

"However, in order to solve the case as soon as possible, we need the cooperation of all the villagers. I hope everyone can provide everything about the deceased's son, Zhang Tiangui, as well as useful clues. I will leave this matter to the old village chief!"

After comforting old man Zhang, Bai Shile turned her head and said the same to the sad village chief.

"Don't worry, my lord. All the villages in Zhangjiabao will cooperate with my lord to investigate the case, and Zhang Tiangui will also send people to look for it. I just hope that the murderer can be found as soon as possible, so that the cripple can be treated fairly!"

After the old village chief finished speaking, he couldn't help choking up anymore, and Bai Shile, who had just seen a little hope, fell into an impasse again, so he had to pin all his hopes on Zhang Tiangui.

(End of this chapter)