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Chapter 240 revealed! A murderous plan! Zhou Helin was confused!

"Xu..."

Zhao Shiwu tightened the reins, stopped the carriage, and said, "Father, we are here."

Lin Feng, who was taking a moment to rest in the carriage, heard this and suddenly opened his eyes.

Although he only had a nap for more than a quarter of an hour, Lin Feng regained a lot of energy and his mental state was much better.

He stretched slightly and got out of the carriage.

When I got out of the car, I raised my head and saw a large house in front of me. There were two majestic stone lions in front of the house. The lintel was tall and there was a gold-plated plaque hanging above it - Prince's Palace.

This is the residence of Wang Jian, the deceased young minister of Dali Temple.

"Father, look, there is someone guarding the door of this mansion."

Zhao Shiwu pointed to Lin Feng in front of the gate painted with vermilion paint. He saw that the gate of the palace was tightly closed at this time, and four government officials in official uniforms with swords hanging on their waists were standing in front of the gate.

If there hadn't been the Donggong case, Lin Feng really didn't care who would investigate Wang Jian's case. After all, he had already contributed a list of businessmen in the Western Regions. That contribution was only much more than solving Wang Jian's case. But unfortunately, Donggong The case is likely to have some unknown connection with the Wang Jian case, which makes it necessary for Lin Feng to get involved.

If it weren't for your exaggerated acting, I would have really believed it... Lin Feng chuckled and said, "It's okay, ignorance is not a crime."

This made Zhao Shiwu on the side feel his scalp numb.

After all, he had been told by Lin Feng that Zhou Helin and Lin Feng had an antagonistic relationship this time, so the more harmonious and good their friendship seemed to be, the more terrifying Zhao Shiwu felt that these two people were.

"Who says it's not? In my opinion, we have a tacit understanding. Even if we don't say a word, we can all know what the other person is thinking, don't you think so?" Lin Feng looked at Zhou Helin meaningfully and smiled.

crunch...

After returning to Chang'an, Zhao Shiwu followed Lin Feng's order to send Xiao Man'er back home. When he returned to Dali Temple, Lin Feng had already finished talking with Xiao Yu, so Zhao Shiwu had no idea about the competitive relationship between Lin Feng and Zhou Helin. Attitude.

But now that they saw themselves, they pretended not to know them, and put on a majestic look that no strangers should enter. If it were not for Zhou Helin's instructions and arrangements, Zhao Shiwu would not believe it.

"Hahaha, Lin Sizheng, didn't you leave Chang'an for business? When did you come back? I wanted to wait for you to come back and have a drink with you, but I didn't expect that I hadn't gone to find you yet, and you came first instead. Me."

But who would have expected that after the vacancy of the fourth rank and the competitive relationship between the two, those friendships quickly disappeared, replaced by repeated warnings to themselves and unabashed precautions, and the two reactions of the Yamen servants , ignoring and sternly scolding were already two warnings from Zhou Helin, and now he just had to break his face to stop himself from coming here to snatch his credit.

After saying that, he quickly turned around and knocked on the closed courtyard door. Not long after, the courtyard door was pushed open and he quickly walked in.

"Father, what should we do if County Magistrate Zhou doesn't welcome us?" Zhao Shishi scratched his head and asked Lin Feng.

Lin Feng had previously helped Zhou Helin investigate the Zhou family massacre case in Puguang Temple, and had cooperated and contacted with the government officials in Chang'an County, so it was impossible for these government officials not to know him.

He only felt that the officialdom was really terrible. It was obvious that every word spoken by his adoptive father and Zhou Helin was very close, their laughter was so hearty, and they seemed so harmonious, but the more this happened, the more Zhao Shiwu... The more creepy it feels.

A yamen servant took a step sideways and stood in front of Lin Feng and the two of them. He frowned and said, "The Chang'an County yamen is handling the case. No one is allowed to enter. Please leave quickly and don't interfere with Magistrate Zhou's investigation."

Lin Feng was the most sociable, and Zhou Helin couldn't find any faults in his performance. His performance was even more perfect. He smiled and cupped his hands and said: "To be honest with County Magistrate Zhou, I just returned to Chang'an today, and by coincidence, I was very busy when I was out of town. I miss County Magistrate Zhou and want to have a drink with him. I just came back and made an appointment with you. "

"Is this the case? It seems that Lin Sizheng and I really have a good understanding."

Even though he knew that Lin Feng must have understood his warning that Lin Feng was not welcome, he still showed such enthusiasm that no one could fault him in any aspect.

When the officer who had just stopped Lin Feng heard this, he quickly said: "Xiaguan has only seen Lin Sizheng from a distance before, so he is not very familiar with Lin Sizheng. I actually delayed Lin Sizheng's matter. I hope Lin Sizheng will forgive me."

"stop!"

The two looked at each other, looking at the profound meaning in each other's eyes, and suddenly burst into laughter. It looked like they were having a great conversation.

Zhou Helin laughed heartily and spoke to Lin Feng very enthusiastically.

As soon as Lin Feng and Zhao Shiwu arrived in front of the door, they were stopped by the government officials.

The more Lin Feng felt at this time that Sun Fujia had voluntarily given up and supported him fully, without any jealousy or defensiveness towards him, the more he felt moved. Sun Fujia really regarded him as his confidant, and with Zhou Helin and the others, they were Totally different.

After Zhou Helin finished laughing, he sighed and said: "I'm really happy that Lin Sizheng came to see me as soon as possible after he returned to Chang'an. I also wish I could go with Lin Sizheng immediately and never come back drunk."

Seeing the shock and surprise of these government servants' performance, Lin Feng silently gave a bad review in his heart, and immediately cooperated with their performance and said: "Excuse me, please let me know, and tell me that Lin Feng has something to do and wants to see Magistrate Zhou."

And the purpose of Zhou Helin's doing this was undoubtedly to let him understand that he didn't want her to come... For smart people, one move is enough to indicate many things. This kind of hurtful thing can not tear apart... If you want to break your face, don’t break your face. After all, we are all people who want to lose face, so we still need to be friendly on the surface.

"Thank you Lin Si Zheng." The Yamen servant said with a grateful face, "I will go and report to County Magistrate Zhou immediately. Lin Si Zheng, please wait a moment."

Lin Feng smiled and said: "It's okay. As long as we pretend not to understand Magistrate Zhou's thoughts, then he is a colleague who has friendship with me and will welcome us."

When Lin Feng saw this scene, his eyes flashed slightly and he said with a smile: "It seems that Magistrate Zhou is very well-informed. He knows that I have returned to Chang'an and is afraid that I will interfere with this case and set up a battle in advance." , I hope I can be wise and not hit the wall?”

Lin Feng gathered his thoughts and looked up, and saw the door of the palace slowly opened, and a familiar figure in official robes came into view.

After hearing Zhao Shiwu's words, the expressions of these government officials changed. They quickly looked at Lin Feng and said, "Are you Lin Si Zheng?"

With that said, Lin Feng walked directly towards the door of the house.

When investigating the Zhou family's murder case in Puguang Temple, he got along very well with Zhou Helin. The two cooperated tacitly and perfectly solved the Zhou family's murder case.

Zhou Helin's eyelids twitched, then he laughed and nodded: "That's right, that's right."

Looking at this scene, Lin Feng couldn't help but sigh with emotion, power is so touching!

If you don’t understand the idea, is that welcome? Even if you are not welcome, you are welcome. How can you do this?
Zhao Shiwu's eyes lit up, as if he had learned something, and he quickly chased after him.

When Zhao Shiwu heard such a rude tone, he immediately took a step forward, unsheathed the sword in his hand and pointed it directly at the yamen servant. The evil spirit cultivated on the battlefield was overwhelming and rushed towards the yamen servant. He shouted coldly: "Bold! Do you know who you are talking to?"

"Dali Temple Lin Temple has something urgent to do and wants to see Magistrate Zhou. How can you let me stop you?"

At this moment, these government officials were looking at Lin Feng and Zhao Shiwu with their backs straight, their feet firmly planted on the ground, one hand hanging down from the edge of their trousers, and the other hand holding the handle of the knife. They were holding it with full majesty and extraordinary momentum.

Suddenly, the sound of the door opening rang.

"But unfortunately, His Majesty has given me the task of investigating Wang Shaoqing's death. Now I have a heavy responsibility. I can't get away until the case is investigated. So it's not that I don't want to accept Lin Sizheng's invitation, but the emperor's order." , I dare not relax. To be honest with Lin SiZheng, many colleagues invited me before, and even my mentor asked me to go to the mansion for dinner, but I didn't go. Therefore, I'm afraid Lin SiZheng's invitation can only wait until I finish checking Wang Shaoqing. Let’s talk about the case again.”

Listening to Zhou Helin's words, Lin Feng quickly understood the implication of Zhou Helin's words. Zhou Helin was telling himself that he was ordered by the emperor to investigate the case and had all the control over Wang Jian's case, let alone you Lin Feng, even his mentor Fang Xuan Ling, without His Majesty's permission, as long as I don't let you get involved, you can't get involved.

Of course, he mentioned Fang Xuanling just to let Lin Feng understand the firmness of his attitude. He didn't really mean that Fang Xuanling couldn't get involved.

After all, Zhou Helin was in charge of Wang Jian's case, and even Dali Temple could not interfere. It was Fang Xuanling who fought for Zhou Helin. If Fang Xuanling wanted to get involved, how could Zhou Helin dare to stop him.

"It's important for Magistrate Zhou to investigate the case. I understand you."

Lin Feng smiled and expressed to Zhou Helin that he understood what Zhou Helin meant, but before Zhou Helin could be happy, Lin Feng continued: "But besides coming to you for a drink this time, I actually have one more thing to do."

When Zhou Helin heard this, his nerves suddenly became tense.

He realized that Lin Feng would use other methods after receiving his clear rejection.

"One more thing?" Zhou Helin stared at Lin Feng and said, "I wonder what it is?"

Lin Feng looked at Zhou Helin, who was tense all over, as if facing a formidable enemy, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that after I returned to Chang'an, I first went to Dali Temple to report to Xiao Siqing, and by chance, I saw When I arrived at Xiao Siqing's desk, there was a file."

"That file happens to be the file of Wang Shaoqing's case... I believe County Magistrate Zhou can understand. After all, Wang Shaoqing is the young minister of my Dali Temple. If something happens to him, the worst person is actually Xiao Siqing, so Xiao Siqing is fine. Just look at the files and hope that I can help find the murderer of Wang Shaoqing."

"When I was reporting my work to Xiao Siqing, I glanced at Wang Shaoqing's files out of curiosity, and guess what?"

I don't want to guess... Zhou Helin looked at Lin Feng warily: "What's going on?"

Lin Feng met Zhou Helin's alert gaze and said slowly: "I discovered the trap set by the murderer - a trap specifically designed to deceive us and plot against us investigators!"

"trap!?"

Zhou Helin couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Lin Feng's words.

He looked blank and confused, as if he didn't expect Lin Feng to say this at all... This temporary reaction made Lin Feng's heart move, and he suddenly realized that Zhou Helin might not have noticed the problem he discovered.

And this... is the prerequisite for the success of this operation.

The rhythm, at this moment, is already in his own hands.

"Didn't Magistrate Zhou discover this trap?"

Lin Feng showed a surprised expression. He looked at Zhou Helin and said: "This trap is directly related to the mystery set by the murderer. If it is not discovered, it will directly affect your judgment, and it will affect the direction of your investigation from the beginning. "

"County Magistrate Zhou...you have been checking for five days. Don't tell me that you really haven't found anything. Then haven't you been running in the wrong direction for the past five days?"

Lin Feng's words were like a wooden stick, hitting Zhou Helin's head hard, making Zhou Helin feel dizzy and his head was buzzing.

He didn't know if Lin Feng had really discovered something, or if he was deliberately deceiving him.

Zhou Helin knew full well that Lin Feng came to him, hoping to find a breakthrough from him and get involved in this case.

Therefore, he knew that Lin Feng would definitely take some measures. He even considered that Xiao Yu would directly use the power of the Minister of Dali Temple to force Lin Feng to investigate... And he had already had a way to deal with these matters. If If Xiao Yu really dared to take action directly, he would dare to ask his mentor to beat Xiao Yu.

But he had calculated all the methods Lin Feng might use, but he didn't expect Lin Feng to say that he had discovered the trap in the file!

This directly exceeded Zhou Helin's original expectations, leaving Zhou Helin at a loss as to what to do.

After all...it can't be said that he has gained nothing in these five days, it can only be said that he has not made much progress.

Therefore, after hearing what Lin Feng said, he couldn't help but wonder whether the real murderer had actually set some trap to hinder his investigation.

He has now fallen into a bottleneck and urgently needs a breakthrough to continue the investigation. Lin Feng's words are simply a fatal temptation for him. Even though he knows that it is a poisonous temptation, he still can't help but want to get closer to him. But...if what Lin Feng said was true, and he really pointed out the trap and helped himself, then it would be equivalent to owing Lin Feng a huge favor.

I can treat Puguang Temple's favor as a long time ago and forget it for the time being, but if I owe the favor now, I can't pretend to forget it.

What the officialdom pays attention to is worldly sophistication, knowing how to repay favors, and knowing how to return favors. Only in the eyes of others can you be a trustworthy and supportive colleague, and only then will they be willing to help and support you.

Therefore, I cannot stop my future development in the officialdom because of this incident. I must return the favor.

At that time, if Lin Fengruo proposed that he also want to investigate Wang Jian's case, he would not be able to refuse directly.

Zhou Helin frowned. He felt that he had encountered a dilemma for the first time in his official career.

Lin Feng looked at Zhou Helin's changing expression and smiled in his heart. He naturally understood what Zhou Helin was conflicting about, so he was ready to add more fire.

He showed concern: "Mr. Zhou, you don't look good. Did you really not discover the real murderer's trap?"

"If that's the case, I'm afraid your five days will be wasted. Your Majesty entrusts you with the important task of investigating Wang Shaoqing's murder case because he believes that you will be able to solve the case quickly. But if His Majesty knows that you have made no progress in the past five days, then Your Majesty will I’m afraid I’ll be disappointed.”

Lin Feng's words made Zhou Helin feel a chill in his heart, and he felt a chill from the soles of his feet to the sky.

He had already heard about what happened in the East Palace, and he also knew that Li Shimin must be in a bad mood now.

So if Li Shimin really asks about the progress of his investigation at this time and really knows that he has not made much progress, I am afraid that he will be very disappointed with himself as Lin Feng said.

At this juncture, disappointing Li Shimin would almost directly prove that he would lose the qualification to compete for Shaoqing!
Thinking of this, even if he knew that Lin Feng was deliberately putting more pressure on himself, he had to bow his head.

This was the reality he was facing, and he had no other choice.

Zhou Helin let out a long breath, looked at Lin Feng, and said, "I wonder what trap Lin Si discovered?"

When Lin Feng heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He seemed to be very relaxed and mastering the rhythm just now, but in fact he was under great pressure. He was afraid that Zhou Helin would be stubborn and unwilling to let go. In that case, he would have to wait for Xiao Yu to take the lead. Here comes the good news.

But that was not something I fought for, and in the eyes of others, it was still a little lacking.

It's just right now. He believes that if there is someone behind the scenes, he will definitely believe that he is fighting for every opportunity for the position of Shaoqing.

He looked at Zhou Helin, the smile on his face faded, and he showed a serious look, and said: "I dare to ask County Magistrate Zhou, I wonder how I estimate the time of Wang Shaoqing's death?"

Seeing that Lin Feng talked about the case without delay, Zhou Helin also became serious. Regardless of their competitive relationship, he still trusted Lin Feng's ability to solve cases.

He said: "I estimate that Wang Shaoqing's death time was between Haishi and Zishi."

Lin Feng said: "From Haishi to Zishi... I read in the file that Mrs. Wang discovered Wang Shaoqing's death around the fourth quarter of Yinshi. That is to say, from Wang Shaoqing's death to the time when he was discovered, the time did not exceed four at most. hour.”

Zhou Helin nodded: "That's it."

Lin Feng said: "So Magistrate Zhou must have focused on investigating everyone in the palace from Haishi to Zishi, right?"

"Yes." Zhou Helin did not deny it and said: "Wang Shaoqing was killed at that time. Naturally, I want to investigate what other people were doing at that time to identify the suspect."

"Did the county magistrate find the suspect that week?" Lin Feng asked.

Zhou Helin hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Most people were asleep at that time. After they fell asleep, they didn't know if other people had left, so there was not enough evidence to prove that they were not suspects."

Lin Feng smiled and said: "In other words, there are at least dozens of suspects in the entire palace?"

Zhou Helin pursed his lips and said, "That's right."

"Then what?" Lin Feng continued: "Did Magistrate Zhou further narrow the scope? The scope of dozens of people is too big."

Zhou Helin shook his head: "No... no one can prove that they left, which also means that no one can prove that they left."

Lin Feng touched his chin, nodded and said, "Just as I thought, you have indeed fallen into the trap of the real murderer."

After listening to Lin Feng's words, Zhou Helin couldn't bear it anymore. He hadn't had a good night's sleep these days because he couldn't shorten the range, and his hair had fallen out a lot. At this moment, he couldn't help but asked directly: "Lin Sizheng said Well, what exactly is the trap?”

Seeing that the foreshadowing was enough, Lin Feng stopped pretending.

He said directly: "When I was reading the file, I found that there was such content in the file."

"When Mrs. Wang touched Wang Shaoqing, Wang Shaoqing's whole body was cold and without any warmth... And when the servants were changing Wang Shaoqing's clothes, they found a hole in Wang Shaoqing's heart. At the same time... they found that there was a hole in Wang Shaoqing's clothes and the quilt underneath her. There are traces of moisture.”

Zhou Helin nodded: "That's true, but does it mean anything?"

Lin Feng said: "Haven't Magistrate Zhou ever thought about why Wang Shaoqing's clothes and the quilt underneath him are damp?"

Zhou Helin said: "Of course I have thought about it. I suspected that Wang Shaoqing might have fallen into the lake before the accident, so his clothes were wet. But this guess was quickly eliminated by me, because the clothes and quilt were damp, not wet. If It fell into the river, it couldn't just be wet."

"Then I suspected that Wang Shaoqing might have fought with the real murderer before the accident and was sweating all over. But I also ruled out this guess because Mrs. Wang didn't hear any fighting, and if she was just sweating, From the time Wang Shaoqing died to being discovered by Mrs. Wang, it took three or four hours for the sweat to dry up. "

"Therefore, this has always been something I haven't figured out. I still don't understand why my clothes and quilt are damp."

Lin Feng listened to Zhou Helin's words and nodded slightly. Zhou Helin was an experienced county magistrate and had solved many cases. Naturally, he would not ignore any abnormalities on the deceased.

However, the post-mortem technology of this period hindered Zhou Helin's further exploration.

Lin Feng said: "What County Magistrate Zhou said were some of Wang Shaoqing's experiences before his death, which caused his clothes and quilt to become damp. Did Magistrate Zhou ever think about... what caused all this? What happened after Wang Shaoqing’s death?”

"What? After death?" Zhou Helin frowned, not understanding what Lin Feng meant.

Lin Feng looked at Zhou Helin and said, "Mr. Zhou, do you still remember what I just recounted to Mrs. Wang? Mrs. Wang said that when she touched County Magistrate Zhou, Magistrate Zhou's whole body was cold and there was no warmth at all... What does it mean to be cold all over?"

"County Magistrate Zhou has seen many dead people. He should understand that after death, the body temperature will drop and eventually it will be consistent with the temperature of the surrounding environment... In other words, at that time, Wang Shaoqing's body was not warm at best, and It won’t be cold!”

"But what Mrs. Wang said was ice cold!"

Zhou Helin couldn't help but said: "What she said may be describing her husband's loss of body temperature."

"Magistrate Zhou asked Mrs. Wang, she said she was describing?"

"This..." Zhou Helin was stunned.

Zhao Shishi also blinked his eyes. He felt that Zhou Helin was right. When he died on the battlefield, he also felt that the other party was cold and without any warmth.

But after thinking about it carefully, Zhao Shiwu realized that it was his inner feeling, and it was not really cold, just like hugging a piece of ice.

Lin Feng said: "I wonder if County Magistrate Zhou knows such a thing...that is, when we put a piece of meat in an environment full of ice and freeze it, the piece of meat will not rot or deteriorate. "

"And when we take it out of the frozen environment, it slowly thaws, and as it thaws, water droplets appear all over its body, making whatever it's wrapped in becomes moist."

"At the same time, after it is thawed, you look at it... except that it has less blood and the flesh is not that bright. Just look at the epidermis, and it is not much different from fresh meat."

"And Wang Shaoqing's wound..."

Lin Feng looked directly at Zhou Helin, whose expression began to change obviously, and said: "It has been mended and stuck. The blood has no chance to flow out, and you have no chance to see the flesh and blood inside."

Zhou Helin's eyes widened quickly, and the pupils in his eyes beat violently at this moment. He finally understood what Lin Feng meant.

"Lin Sizheng, do you mean...Wang Shaoqing, he, he was frozen just like that piece of meat? So the damp clothes and quilt were caused by his body thawing?"

Lin Feng said slowly: "It's easy to judge whether it is yes or not... Magistrate Zhou might as well ask someone to ask Mrs. Wang whether the coldness she felt at that time was what she felt in her heart, or whether she really felt cold."

Zhou Helin quickly turned to the government servant behind him and said, "Why are you still standing there? Go quickly!"

The yamen servant shrank his head and quickly ran into the mansion without any hesitation.

Zhou Helin and Lin Feng stopped talking. He kept pacing in place, looking into the mansion from time to time, looking a little anxious.

Lin Feng stood there steadily with a calm expression, as if he had no worries at all. However, Zhao Shiwu, who was familiar with Lin Feng, found that Lin Feng’s hands hidden behind him were clenched into fists. This made Zhao Shiwu understand that his adoptive father did not Full certainty.

After all, Lin Feng had not seen the body with his own eyes. Everything was based on the contents of the file, and the file was the record before Zhou Helin started investigating. After Zhou Helin took over the case, there was no news from Dali Temple.

Therefore, Lin Feng is not sure whether this dossier is completely accurate.

Therefore, based on the condition of the clothes and quilt, as well as Mrs. Wang's confession, he could only be 70% sure. He was not entirely sure of the outcome.

At this moment, the atmosphere was solemn and eerily quiet.

"Magistrate Zhou, my subordinates have asked."

At this time, the government servant who had just left suddenly ran out panting.

"How is it?" Zhou Helin quickly stepped forward and asked the yamen servant.

Zhao Shishi and Lin Feng also stared at the Yamen servant.

After seeing the yamen officer take a deep breath, he quickly said: "Mrs. Wang said that she really felt cold, very cold, as cold as ice. This was the first time she came into contact with a corpse. She didn't know if this was normal, so she didn't Tell us specifically... When I just returned, I met Wu Zuo. Wu Zuo said that when he performed the autopsy, Wang Shaoqing's temperature was the normal temperature of a dead person, so Wu Zuo didn't know that the body had been that cold. "

After listening to the officer's words, Zhou Helin stood frozen on the spot as if struck by lightning.

"How could...how could this really be the case? I misunderstood Mrs. Wang's meaning. Could it be..."

Suddenly, he thought of something, turned his head sharply, and looked at Lin Feng in shock, and heard Lin Feng say in a deep voice: "It seems that I really guessed it right... Freezing can keep the body as it is, that is to say , Wu Zuo made a huge mistake in judging the time of Wang Shaoqing’s death.”

"Magistrate Zhou, you have been using the wrong time to investigate, how could you possibly find the problem?"

"After all... that time was not Wang Shaoqing's death time at all! You were wrong from the beginning."

(End of this chapter)