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Chapter 211 Portrait! Go to Du’s house!

Bullido's suspicion has been completely eliminated, and the secret of this Western Region caravan has been solved.

But for Lin Feng and others, the doubts in front of them not only did not disappear, but became even more.

Who is the owner of those two boxes?

What's in the box?

Where did the goods in the box go?

Is it really not a coincidence that the two corpses were hidden in those two boxes?

Are the person who hid the body and the owner of the box from the same force?

Many doubts lingered in the minds of several people, making them feel that the road ahead was covered by fog. It might not be easy to dispel these fogs and see the sun through the clouds.

Lin Feng exhaled a long breath and said: "It's useless to think too much, continue the investigation. Although it is foggy, it is not without a clue... We knew nothing at the beginning, and now we have many clues and directions. It’s been a lot of gain.”

"Perhaps these mysterious-looking guys have begun to panic because of the depth of our investigation."

Listening to Lin Feng's words, Sun Fujia's originally heavy heart suddenly relaxed a lot. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Lin Feng really has a unique personality charm, which always gives people a sunny feeling, as if there is no darkness in this world. There are many, but as long as Lin Feng is here, people will never feel despair.

He smiled again, looked at Lin Feng, and said, "Zide, let's wait for the portrait and then go directly to Deng's house?"

Lin Feng shook his head and said: "No... I still want to see a few more people."

The guard continued: "After midnight last night, we were all guarding the door and did not hear any movement from the room."

Lin Feng also asked the same questions to these guards, and after asking, he used other questions to verify their words to ensure that they were not making up nonsense.

Lin Feng got straight to the point and said directly: "How many people were guarding the room where the goods were placed last night? What were you doing after midnight last night?"

Lin Feng pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Don't worry, let's ask the other three guards and see what they say."

Lin Feng nodded and quickly asked the jailer to bring the other guards one by one.

The guard shook his head: "No, no one showed up. After dark, everyone went to rest. The yard was empty, not even a single person."

And the result...the four people gave exactly the same answer.

Seeing the guards leaving, Sun Fuga quickly looked at Lin Feng and said, "Zide, did you find anything wrong?"

As Blido said, the two boxes were locked with particularly complex locks. It was not easy to open the locks without the keys, let alone put the bodies in the boxes and put the contents inside the boxes. Unknown and mysterious cargo is shipped out. It is difficult to do these things without making a sound.

Lin Feng glanced at Zhao Shiwu and said with a smile: "Do you want to talk about wall penetration or ground escape?"

The guard understood what Sun Fujia meant, but he also looked confused and said: "I also find it strange that the four of us have been guarding the door. Even if someone goes to the toilet, they always go alone. There will be at least three people guarding the door all the time. In addition, coupled with the silence of the night, it is impossible for us not to know if there is any movement in the room, but there was nothing unusual last night."

Lin Feng nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Go and rest."

There was no entrance from the roof, no secret passage, the windows were sealed, and there were four guards guarding the door at the same time, and there was no situation where all the guards left. The guards were completely unaware of the murderer during the entire crime process. Action...how did the murderer do it? You can't really have the ability to walk through walls, right?

The guard pursed his lips and hesitated for a moment, but then quickly spoke: "Two rooms for storing goods are next to each other, and there are two people guarding each room outside."

Lin Feng looked at the guard with a defensive look on his face, smiled softly, and said warmly: "Don't be nervous, I will bring you here. I just have some questions to ask you. You only need to answer them truthfully. We will not embarrass you."

But in the secret room in front of him, Sun Fujia couldn't figure out how the thief did it.

Listening to Lin Feng's gentle words and looking at Lin Feng who had been following their caravan for a day, the guard relaxed a little. Compared to those strange jailers, Lin Feng and them still had a one-day companionship.

"No movement?" Sun Fuga frowned.

Sun Fujia was startled and just about to speak, he heard Lin Feng continue to ask the guards: "Did anyone else show up when you were guarding the goods last night?"

A burly guard from the Western Region was brought in by the jailer.

They didn't see anyone suspicious or hear any suspicious sounds.

At this moment, Zhao Shiwu couldn't help but wonder: "What a ghost. Doesn't the real murderer really have any special magical abilities?"

…………

Last night was a calm night with nothing unusual, no different from usual.

The guard thought hard for a long time, and then said: "There is indeed nothing strange, but Lin Si is rest assured, I will think about it again."

Listening to the guard's words, the puzzlement on Sun Fujia's face became more and more intense.

Soon, the guards from the Western Region were brought to Lin Feng.

He couldn't help but look at Lin Feng, but saw Lin Feng's eyes flickering at this moment, as if he had some realization, and he was not in the same dazed state as himself.

However, the look he looked at Lin Feng was still full of suspicion and a little defensive. With Lin Feng's ability, he could naturally see that the guard was suspicious of his identity, but Lin Feng was not prepared to explain further. Sometimes the specious effect would be better than the clear one. Clear is better.

Sun Fujia nodded repeatedly and said: "Zhao Xieyang did a good job in this regard. After discovering the body, he separated the guards who guarded the room last night and did not give them a chance to collude with each other. If any of them have problems, there will be An answer that’s different from everyone else’s.”

That's four people in total... The two rooms are next to each other and the distance is extremely close. Even if they are not guarding outside the same room, the effect is almost the same. If there is any movement in the room, they will still be heard.

"How many people will we see again?" Sun Fuga was startled and asked curiously: "Who?"

Lin Feng nodded and continued to look at the guard, waiting for the next words.

No one else appeared, and there was no movement all night... It was really a perfect secret room, there was not even a suspect... Lin Feng slowly exhaled.

"Tell me about it."

Then he saw Lin Feng looking forward with deep eyes, and said slowly: "I want to determine how the thief put the body into the box without disturbing anyone... Therefore, I have to see the guard who was guarding the door last night. Let’s see if there was anything unusual that we didn’t notice last night.”

Soon, the guards were taken out by the jailers.

His expression was full of vigilance and nervousness. During the process of being brought by the jailer, he kept looking around vigilantly, full of defensiveness. Lin Feng took all this into consideration and understood clearly in his heart. It seemed that this guard from the Western Regions was interested in Datang Yamen. These people are not too trusting.

During this period of time, Sun Fujia had experienced various types of secret room cases while investigating cases with Lin Feng. The more distant one was the haunted palace case, and the more recent one was the case of the missing wedding dress in the East Palace. These cases are both the most mysterious secret room cases. These cases have different forms, but in the end they allow people to find out how the thief created a secret room.

He nodded to the guard and said: "I understand, you can go and rest. If you think of anything you neglected last night, or feel strange, or hear any strange noises, you can tell the jailer, and the jailer will tell me."

Still a solitary cell.

When Zhao Shiwu heard this, he couldn't help scratching his head in embarrassment and said with a smile: "Father, I don't believe there are people with such abilities in this world, but how on earth did the real murderer manage to enter and leave the room without alerting the four people outside? ? And he not only transported the body in, but also transported the goods out. Two boxes of goods must be shipped out at one time, right? "

Zhao Shiwu had thought of it, and Lin Feng and Sun Fujia would naturally have thought of it too.

Lin Feng said: "Fifteen is right. If the real culprit is just one person, it will not be easy to transport two people from Qin Fen's residence to the inn at the same time, let alone transport two boxes of goods. That's true. It cannot be done at once... However, if the number of real culprits is two or more, then this problem does not exist."

Sun Fuga couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this. He hurriedly said: "Zide, are you saying that there may be more than one person responsible?"

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "Although we have checked the crime scene, there is not enough evidence there to prove that there was only one person who committed the crime that night. Therefore, we cannot easily limit the number of real culprits to one person to avoid subjective judgment. Assumptions will affect subsequent exploration.”

Speaking of this, Lin Feng couldn't help but miss the technology of later generations. If it were later generations, he would only need to test the fingerprints on the crime scene and the deceased to know how many people had done something.

But in the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago, all this could only be inferred with more clues.

Sun Fuga thought for a while, and they really didn't have enough evidence to prove that it was a person who did it. He nodded: "It is time to further confirm...but how to confirm?"

Sun Fuga couldn't help but feel a headache. Although the inn was where the body was found, so far, there were no direct clues at all. The more people asked, the more confusion there was.

Lin Feng gently patted the dust on his clothes. His expression was much more relaxed than that of Sun Fujia and Zhao Shishi. He smiled and said: "If this road is not accessible, then just take other roads. Our current road is far away." There are more than just a few.”

Just as he was talking, a burst of hurried footsteps quickly approached, and then Zhao Xieyang was seen walking over quickly: "Lin Si Zheng, the portrait has come out!"

After listening to Zhao Xieyang's words, Sun Fujia's eyes flashed suddenly. He quickly looked at Lin Feng and saw Lin Feng raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Mr. Sun, look... the latest road is coming now?"

......... In the northern area of ​​Shenshan County, there is a very large mansion occupying two streets.

The walls of the mansion are white. Even though it faces the street, there is no dust on them. It can be seen that the people in this mansion attach great importance to their own image and take care of the mansion meticulously.

The door, painted with vermilion paint and inlaid with gold nails, is now tightly closed. The two stone lions in front of the door are tall and mighty, with sharp eyes and exposed fangs, full of strong momentum.

Above the tall lintel, there is a plaque with gold edges hanging on it. On the plaque are two ancient seal characters gilded - Du Fu!

The Du family, the first family in Shenshan County.

A wealthy family in the second echelon after the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes.

"It is worthy of being the residence of a wealthy family. Even a person like me, who is coming to Shenshan County for the first time, can immediately tell that the Du Mansion is not an ordinary family."

Lin Feng rode on the horse, looked at the wealthy mansion in front of him, and said with a smile.

Zhao Xieyang laughed and did not dare to answer. He was just a small county captain, not a fifth-grade official like Lin Feng. How could he dare to discuss the rights and wrongs of a wealthy family.

"Go call the door."

Lin Feng got off his horse and said, "Hurry up."

When Zhao Xieyang heard this, he quickly dismounted his horse and went to call the door.

Lin Feng watched Zhao Xieyang knock on the door and said to Sun Fujia: "Dr. Sun, you know the Du family. Do you think we should slowly chat and get to the point in a roundabout way, or go straight to the point?"

Sun Fuga smiled and said: "The Du family is a great Confucian family, and great Confucians have appeared in every dynasty. This kind of family is still a bit pedantic. They value rules and step-by-step. If you ask directly, they may feel rude."

"So, I'm going to ask in a roundabout way?"

"Need not."

Sun Fujia smiled and said: "You can just go straight to the point and ask... Although the Confucian family values ​​etiquette, it also depends on who you meet. The person you want to meet next is Du Ming, the head of the Du family, and Du Ming He is impatient. When we attended poetry gatherings in the past, he would be so impatient that he could not wait for others to chatter and chat, and would be the first to come on stage and read his own poems."

"So it's more appropriate for you to get straight to the point with him. If you beat around the bush, he might not be able to stand it and let you speak directly."

"Oh?"

Listening to Sun Fujia's words, Lin Feng raised his eyebrows: "So, the head of the Du family is still a wonderful person?"

Sun Fuga nodded: "It is indeed easier to communicate than the ordinary Confucian family, and he is a person who can make friends. Before I took the imperial examination and became the number one scholar, he was already the clear next successor of the Du family, but even so , he didn’t look down on us who came from humble backgrounds like other aristocratic families, and drank and quarreled with us just like that, so I have a good impression of him.”

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes. As the successor of a second-tier family, he was able to mingle with a group of children from a poor family... This was indeed commendable.

After all, aristocratic families and humble families are not of the same class by nature.

Whether this Du Ming intends to get along with the children of a poor family, or he really doesn't care about his reputation, it can be proved that this person is extraordinary.

After all, even if Chen Miao is such a scheming family member, his circle of friends does not involve ordinary people from poor families, or at worst Xia Haohan's level.

They really don't regard ordinary poor people as human beings.

Therefore, Lin Feng was really interested in the head of the Du family who could make friends with the poor people.

At this time, the closed door was suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes poked his head out. After discovering that it was Zhao Xieyang knocking on the door, he did not have any fear, but said in an equal tone: "Zhao County Lieutenant, what are you doing?"

Even though the person who opened the door was just the steward of the Du Mansion, Zhao Xieyang did not have any dissatisfaction with the steward's tone and attitude. He said directly: "Dali Temple Lin Temple and Mr. Sun of the Ministry of Punishment are coming to visit. Please pass on the news."

"Major of Dali Temple? Doctor of the Ministry of Punishment?"

When the housekeeper heard these two titles, he subconsciously looked at Lin Feng and Sun Fujia behind Zhao Xieyang. The expression on his face switched from cold to enthusiastic and respectful in an instant. He quickly said: "It turns out that it was Lin Sizheng and Sun Langzhong who arrived. Visitors... please come in quickly, I will go and report to the master of the house. The master of the house does not know that the distinguished guest will come today, otherwise he will definitely go out to greet him."

Lin Feng smiled: "It's not your fault that we came to visit unexpectedly today and disturbed you."

The butler hurriedly opened the door completely, stood aside and said, "You two distinguished guests, please come in quickly."

In the past, when Lin Feng and the others suddenly visited other residences, they needed the butler to ask the head of the family, but in the Du Mansion in front of them, the butler could directly invite them in instead of asking the distinguished guests to wait outside... This can be seen from this. The way of hospitality also shows that the butler's status is higher than that of other people's housekeepers.

Lin Feng and Sun Fujia looked at each other, nodded slightly, and followed the housekeeper in.

The housekeeper brought Lin Feng and Sun Fujia to the main hall, ordered the maid to prepare cakes and tea, and then quickly left to find Du Ming.

Sitting at the table carefully carved from red sandalwood, looking at the delicious pastries on the table, Lin Feng nodded secretly in his heart. The quality of the furniture and the difference in food were enough to show that the Du family was superior to the Chen family in Linshui County. One level.

The Chen family can easily control everything that happens in Linshui County.

It is conceivable that the Du family, which is higher than the Chen family, will only control more things.

Now it depends on the Du family's attitude towards Jiang He, and whether the Du family played an important role in last night's case...

Just as he was thinking, a sound of footsteps suddenly sounded from outside.

Lin Feng subconsciously raised his head and looked up, and saw a middle-aged man dressed in fine clothes and elegant temperament slowly entering the main hall.

He is slightly thin in stature and has good facial features. Although he does not speak as he walks, he has an air of bookishness that cannot be hidden. You can tell at a glance that he is a highly educated scholar.

But his steps were very fast, and his strides were so long that the housekeeper even had to jog to catch up. This also verified Sun Fuga's assessment that he was impatient.

An elegant scholar with a quick temper.

Du Ming, the head of the Du family, is here.

"I've met Lin Sizheng and Dr. Sun. I don't know if you have a distinguished guest coming to our door. I hope you won't be welcomed from afar. I hope your distinguished guest won't take it personally."

After Du Ming stepped into the main hall, he quickly raised his hands and spoke enthusiastically.

When Lin Feng and Sun Fuga saw this, they both stood up and returned the greeting.

Lin Feng said with a smile: "We are the ones who are suddenly causing trouble, please don't dislike us, Master Du."

Du Ming quickly shook his head: "How could it be like this... Confucius said that it is a joy to have friends from far away. Lin Sizheng and Dr. Sun can come to the humble abode, which is enough to make the humble abode shine. I am happy before it is too late, how can I dislike it?"

A humble house?

Lin Feng's eyelids twitched. This is a humble house. Is there anyone in the world who is not cold?

Du Ming looked at Sun Fujia, with a deeper smile on his face, and said: "Mr. Sun, it's been ten years since we last saw each other, right? I didn't expect that we could see each other again in this life. For this reason, today we will It must be revealed!"

Sun Fujia obviously had a good sense of Du Ming. He smiled and said: "It has indeed been ten years since we last met. The Du family master is still the same as before, as if age has not left any traces on you. I can't...the hair has begun to appear." ”

Du Ming smiled elegantly: "When Dr. Sun entered the court as an official, he had too many things to worry about. Unlike me... I just read and write every day. Without so many worries, I naturally look younger."

Listening to Du Ming's words, Lin Feng gently touched the tea cup with his fingertips. For a wealthy family head, he just reads and writes every day. These words sound really interesting.

Du Ming is indeed very culturally literate. Although he has already exercised extra restraint not to drop his book bag, he still quotes scriptures from time to time, which makes Lin Feng feel a little dizzy. Fortunately, he has Sun Fujia, the number one scholar of the Tang Dynasty, here, so he is culturally qualified. Don't fall behind.

Lin Feng secretly thought to himself that it was a good thing that he brought Sun Fujia here today. Otherwise, he would be embarrassed if he could not quote from the classics. How could he ask questions?

Seeing that the two of them were chatting with each other, he recalled Sun Fuga's instructions and without further delay, he went straight to the point: "Master Du, I am here today because I have something to ask Master Du for help."

When Du Ming heard this, Lin Feng obviously breathed a sigh of relief, which made him feel moved. Just like Sun Fujia said, he couldn't help but ask him directly what he was doing.

"Lin Sizheng just said that Dr. Sun and I were good friends before, and today I feel like old friends at first sight. As long as Lin Sizheng opens his mouth, I will definitely help him no matter what he does!"

When Lin Feng saw this, he didn't do any ink. He directly took out Jiang He's portrait from his arms and handed it to Du Ming. He looked directly at Du Ming, took in all the details of Du Ming's reaction, and said: "Master Du, please take a look. This portrait, I wonder if the Du family master knows the person in the portrait."

(End of this chapter)