People are in Zhenguan, solving crimes scientifically

Chapter 243 Fighting against each other! The first crime scene!

By the time Zhou Helin and the government officials anxiously arrived at the gate of the palace, the eunuch who came from the palace to deliver the order had already left.

Lin Feng smiled when he saw Zhou Helin arriving. He said to Zhao Shiwu, "Let's go. County Magistrate Zhou is here to pick us up."

With that said, he held the imperial edict in one hand and took Zhao Shiwu back to the palace gate from the tea shop.

It's still the gate of the palace, it's still Lin Feng, Zhou Helin and others, the people and things have not changed, but the status and situation between each other have undergone earth-shaking changes in just a few quarters of an hour.

The yamen servant was originally mocking, but at this moment, he did not dare to raise his head and look directly at Lin Feng.

Zhou Helin's expression was even more complicated. He really never expected or understood that Lin Feng could do something that even his mentor Fang Xuanling couldn't do. He could get the imperial edict from Li Shimin in such a special period. .

Why should he?

Zhou Helin took a deep breath and suppressed the many emotions in his heart. No matter how unconvinced he was, there was no dissatisfaction on his face. He smiled and said: "Lin Sizheng, I should have known that His Majesty would ask you to investigate the case. Just now you You should tell me. In this case, I would have asked you to investigate together, why would you waste time outside? "

Lin Feng smiled: "Xiao Gong said that he would help me apply to His Majesty to investigate the case, but I don't know whether His Majesty will agree, so I don't dare to say nonsense. What if I say it, but Your Majesty doesn't agree, Zhou County What should I do if I pretend to preach the imperial edict?"

At this moment, just as Lin Feng's voice fell, he heard a voice not far away.

However, understanding is understanding. Lin Feng would not give Zhou Helin a chance. He smiled and said: "I don't need Magistrate Zhou to worry about the manpower issue. I have enough experienced case investigators in Dali Temple. They cooperate with me tacitly. With them, we can enough."

Lin Feng glanced at the astute Li Haomiao and said with a smile: "The show has just begun, and you will have a wonderful time later."

Li Haomiao quickly listened carefully and heard Lin Feng say: "Ask them what they were doing two days before the incident, whether they were alone, and if so, when, where, what they were doing, and whether there was anyone else. Know it, and then ask other people about it to confirm.”

He knew that Lin Feng was better at investigating cases than he was, but he had the advantage of five days in advance. When compared horizontally, he thought he had a greater advantage, so he really didn't believe it. He had already found the right direction and had a five-day advantage. If you go down, you can still lose.

Lin Feng took a deep look at Zhou Helin, which made Zhou Helin feel a little guilty. Then Lin Feng smiled and said: "That's right, County Magistrate Zhou is not that kind of person. I was joking with County Magistrate Zhou. In fact, I didn't waste anything." What time? After all, I haven’t even had a sip of tea before the imperial edict came. It has been seamlessly connected. Magistrate Zhou doesn’t have to worry about wasting my time.”

"Lin SiZheng, we are here..."

But all his methods were easily solved by Lin Feng, so that now he had no shameful methods to use, so Zhou Helin had to agree even if he didn't want to.

He glanced at Lin Feng and Zhao Shiwu and said: "Lin Sizheng seems to have no one to call him. The case is complicated and there are many suspects. It is impossible to do without someone to call him. So if Lin Sizheng doesn't mind, I can use Lin Sizheng's help." Some people from the county government were dispatched by Lin Sizheng."

Zhao Xieyang was standing half a step behind Li Haomiao. He had also changed into the clothes of a Dali Temple servant. Looking at the strange atmosphere in front of him, his keen mind suddenly realized something.

Using your people, I'm just afraid that all my gains will be stolen by you in the next moment. I'm even more afraid that they will deliberately delay and really waste my time... Lin Feng can see through Zhou Helin's thoughts at a glance. In this kind of competition with each other, Under the relationship, Zhou Helin will naturally seize every opportunity.

After saying that, without further delay, he turned around and left with the Yamen servant.

But it’s also good this way. As Fang Xuanling’s favorite student, he also has his own pride.

Zhou Helin coughed a few times and said, "Lin Si was joking, but I am not that kind of person."

Li Haomiao led the people quickly to Lin Feng and others, and immediately saluted Lin Feng and said: "Yinglin Temple is making arrangements. I am waiting for thirty-two people to come and take orders."

"No no no."

Hearing this, Li Haomiao raised his head and glanced at Zhou Helin, who looked not very good. He immediately smiled and said: "Lin Sizheng can rest assured that the people brought by the official are the best investigators in Dali Temple. They will definitely help Lin Sizheng find the truth as soon as possible." Fierce, let us in Dali Temple avenge Wang Shaoqing with our own hands."

Lin Feng smiled and without further delay, turned around and walked towards the palace, saying, "Li Sicheng, you will take people to question everyone in the palace."

Lin Feng shook his head and said with a smile: "Magistrate Zhou is wrong. I like to be proactive and will make arrangements in advance when something may happen. So I have made arrangements for personnel issues. Calculating the time... it should be almost done." ”

He took a deep breath and saw that he could no longer delay Lin Feng, so he stopped wasting time and said directly: "Since the people from Dali Temple are here, I can rest assured. Lin Sizheng, the investigation of the case is important, so I will not delay It’s your time, let’s hurry up and investigate.”

Zhao Xieyang sighed in his heart and quickly lowered his head, fearing that he would displease the Chang'an County Magistrate opposite and cause trouble for himself who had just arrived in Chang'an.

Am I worried about wasting your time? What I'm worried about is why you didn't waste your time... Zhou Helin breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. It won't be too late. I won't delay Lin Sizheng's time. Lin Sizheng can investigate at will, but..."

Of course, this does not mean that Zhou Helin is despicable. In Lin Feng's view, Zhou Helin is already very principled. At least he uses explicit methods.

Hearing this, Zhou Helin's expression became even worse. With his ability, he could certainly tell that Li Haomiao was telling him this on purpose. Now that the people from Dali Temple are here, Lin Feng is fully capable of competing with him... But Fortunately, I had the advantage of investigating five days in advance. Although the general direction was wrong, I still knew more than Lin Feng after all, and the advantage was still on me.

I saw a large number of more than 30 people walking on the street. These people were uniformly dressed in official uniforms of Dali Temple. They were neatly dressed and strode forward. He happened to know the person leading the way. He was obviously a strange person with a profound background. Li Haomiao, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple.

Zhou Helin heard the implication of what Lin Feng just said. Lin Feng hoped that Zhou Helin would stop making small moves, and the two of them could compete openly and honestly with their abilities.

Lin Feng looked at Zhao Xieyang, who was wearing the uniform of a Dali Temple officer, and said with a smile: "I originally wanted you to rest for a few days before working, but I didn't expect that you would have to work hard as soon as you arrived in Chang'an."

Zhou Helin subconsciously followed the sound, and then his eyelids twitched.

Li Haomiao smiled hurriedly: "Then I'm really looking forward to it."

Zhou Helin and Lin Feng looked at each other. There seemed to be invisible sparks colliding in the air. He cupped his hands and said, "That's great."

Of course, this is not Zhou Helin's openness. At the critical moment when he is competing for the position of Shaoqing, he doesn't mind using some unflattering means.

Can talk... Lin Feng looked at the others and said with a smile: "Brothers, I have worked hard for you all today. When I am free, I will reward you all and treat you to a drink. We will not get drunk together until we return."

"No wonder Li Sicheng brought me here mysteriously, saying that there was a good show to watch. It turned out to be such a good show... Chang'an is indeed Chang'an. You can see this kind of competition between the fifth-rank officials everywhere."

When the officers of Dali Temple heard this, they shouted hello one after another.

Lin Feng nodded with a smile: "Li Sicheng, from now on, you guys will cooperate with me in investigating the murder of Wang Shaoqing. Don't be lazy. Magistrate Zhou wants to borrow someone to help me investigate the case, but I don't even agree. You guys If I'm lazy, I'll be embarrassed."

Seeing Zhou Helin striding away, Li Haomiao quickly approached Lin Feng with a gossipy look on his face: "Lin Si Zheng, I seem to have missed a very exciting show."

Zhao Xieyang looked flattered and said quickly: "It is an honor for me to serve Lin Sizheng."

"Also, ask them what they were doing during the time when Mrs. Wang returned to the room to rest on the night of the crime. Is there anyone who didn't have an alibi? If so, who was it and what they were doing. Investigate clearly."

Lin Feng smiled and held up his hands: "What County Magistrate Zhou said is, thank you very much for your hard work, Magistrate Zhou. From now on, Magistrate Zhou only needs to concentrate on investigating the case. If I need anything, I will go to Magistrate Zhou personally. "

Zhou Helin frowned and said, "But they won't be here for a while. If Lin Si is waiting for them, wouldn't he be wasting his time? It's really inappropriate to investigate the case as time is so precious."

Zhou Helin's response was regarded as accepting Lin Feng's suggestion.

Since it has been determined that Wang Jian whom Mrs. Wang met when she returned to her room to rest was impersonated, it means that at that point in time, the real murderer must have no alibi. By asking about relevant circumstances, the real murderer can be quickly narrowed down. scope.

As for the estimated time of the crime and the rest of the night, there was no need to waste time. The real murderer had probably brought the real body back by then, and he could have gone to see other people in a brazen manner.

After all, the real murderer designed a trap at the time of the crime in order to create such an alibi.

Li Haomiao carefully wrote down Lin Feng's instructions and said, "Is there anything else?"

Lin Feng thought for a while and said: "In addition to the people in the palace, if we can find the people outside the palace who have entered the palace in the past two days, we will also find them and ask them the same questions, and... we will give them Wang Shaoqing called Wang San, who delivered medicine and food, and I asked him personally. "Okay." Although Li Haomiao likes gossip and seems a bit unreliable, he is still very trustworthy when performing tasks. : "I'll take care of it now, sir."

"And..." Seeing that Li Haomiao was about to take people away, Lin Feng suddenly stopped him again.

Li Haomiao looked at Lin Feng: "Lin Sizheng still has any instructions?"

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and then said: "When questioning the servants, ask them about the situation of Mrs. Wang and Wang Shaoqing, whether they are in love with each other, and whether there have been any conflicts."

"Mrs. Wang?"

Li Haomiao glanced at Lin Feng in surprise. He had also investigated several cases with Lin Feng. He knew Lin Feng's temper well and Lin Feng would never do unnecessary things when investigating a case.

So Lin Feng asked him to check on Mrs. Wang. Could it be that Mrs. Wang had a problem?
Lin Feng saw the doubts in Li Haomiao's heart and said: "I have met Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. Wang did not give me the impression that she was hiding anything, but Mrs. Wang was the last to see Wang Shaoqing. Regarding Wang Shaoqing's behavior that night, All the information was told to us by Mrs. Wang, so if Mrs. Wang has a problem, it means everything is wrong. If we continue to investigate in this direction, it will be a waste of time and energy. "

"When the case is not yet clear and no one has enough evidence to rule out suspicion, I must be cautious enough."

Li Haomiao nodded clearly and said, "Lin Si is at ease. I understand that the official understands that if you leave this kind of inquiry to the official, he will definitely handle it properly for Lin Si."

Lin Feng was naturally very relieved about Li Haomiao's ability to inquire about information.

He said: "Go ahead, I'll wait for your news."

"Yes!"

Li Haomiao no longer delayed and quickly left with the officials of Dali Temple.

Lin Feng breathed out lightly. With Li Haomiao and the others doing the most complicated questioning, he could free himself and have more time and energy to investigate the crime scene and look for other possible clues.

He pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhao Xieyang and Zhao Shiwu who were following behind him, and said: "Fifteen, go find the butler and ask the butler to take us to the icehouse where the ice is stored in the palace."

Next, we must look for clues in the palace, so it is most convenient and quick to find the housekeeper who knows the palace best and ask him to cooperate.

When Zhao Shiwu heard this, he would not hesitate: "My child understands."

Having said that, he quickly turned and left.

Lin Feng thought for a while, then looked at Zhao Xieyang and said, "Xieyang, there is something that requires you to make a hard trip."

Zhao Xieyang said quickly: "Lin Si is just following your instructions."

Lin Feng said: "You are now returning to Dali Temple and bring me the files of cases that Wang Shaoqing has brought back for retrial in recent years, or cases that Wang Shaoqing personally investigated and handled."

If there is no problem with Mrs. Wang, then as Mrs. Wang said, Wang Jian is a perfectly smooth and good man. Wang Jian has never offended his colleagues or punished or blamed his subordinates. Everyone who comes in contact with him praises him. Absolutely.

In this case, if you want to find someone who hates Wang Jian and is capable of murder and heartbreaking, there is only one possibility left - a case!
As the young minister of Dali Temple, Wang Jian inevitably has to investigate, resolve, and judge cases!
And if you investigate and decide the case, you will definitely offend people!
If you find out the truth and arrest the real culprit like you did, you will definitely offend the real culprit, his relatives and friends... Even if everyone knows who is at fault, they will still hate you!

Therefore, those who hate Wang Jian are not what Mrs. Wang said at all.

Mrs. Wang would say no, because her cognition limits her thinking, but Lin Feng is someone who has experienced the same thing, and he can see it more clearly.

Therefore, if no one with a motive can be found, then the case that Wang Jian has personally handled is the most likely natural motive, and the key clues are likely to be hidden in it!

Zhao Xieyang didn't know Lin Feng's inferences and thoughts, but he was astute. After hearing Lin Feng's words, even if he didn't understand the deeper things, he still cautiously asked: "Do I need to keep it secret?"

Lin Feng shook his head: "You have just come to Dali Temple and are not familiar with everything. If you rely on yourself alone, it will definitely take a lot of time. I don't have that much time... You can just ask the other temple ministers under me for help. They Won’t refuse.”

Zhao Xieyang nodded quickly: "I understand, I will find these files as quickly as possible and send them to Lin Sizheng."

After saying that, he quickly turned around and trotted away.

Looking at Zhao Xieyang's back, Lin Feng secretly nodded. Zhao Xieyang is outside Chang'an and has nothing to do with any faction. Using him is far more reliable than using others. There is no need to worry that he will be someone arranged by other factions. Will obey and disobey his own orders.

As his fame and status increase, it is indeed time to create a force of confidants that is entirely his own.

"Father."

At this time, Zhao Shiwu returned with a middle-aged man in his forties.

The man had a haggard face and obvious dark circles under his eyes. He was slightly fat and had a mustache. As soon as he arrived, he quickly saluted Lin Feng: "Ma Yuan, the young butler of the palace, has met Lin Si Zheng."

Looking at the haggard butler, Lin Feng said, "Butler Ma, haven't you had a good rest these days?"

Ma Yuan sighed: "The master was brutally killed, and now the real murderer is still at large. How can the villain rest well?"

Lin Feng nodded: "I believe Wang Shaoqing will be very pleased that you have such a heart."

"The villain has served the master for more than ten years and has long regarded the master as a relative. Therefore, if something happens to the master, the villain is really heartbroken."

Seeing Ma Yuan's frown and pain, Lin Feng nodded slightly and said: "The emotions of more than ten years are indeed no different from that of a family... So in order to find the real murderer as soon as possible and avenge your master, I will continue to I hope Butler Ma can cooperate well with me."

Ma Yuan said hurriedly: "The master has praised Lin Sizheng in the house more than once, saying that Lin Sizheng is like a god in solving cases. I believe that Lin Sizheng will be able to find the real culprit for me. If Lin Sizheng has any instructions, just tell him. Even if he takes the knife, Even if there is a sea of ​​fire under the mountain, it must be done by Lin Si."

"It doesn't have to be as serious as going up a mountain of swords and going down into a sea of ​​fire."

Lin Feng asked: "Where is the icehouse in your house?"

Ma Yuan said without hesitation: "In the backyard, there is a large basement. Master likes to eat ice, so we need a relatively large icehouse to store a year's worth of ice."

"So, your icehouse has a large space and sufficient ice?" Lin Feng's eyes flashed slightly.

"Yes."

"lead the way."

Lin Feng walked directly to the backyard.

It has been determined that Wang Jian's body was moved to the bedroom, so the bedroom cannot be the real murder scene.

So in the two days before Wang Jian's accident, the only two places Wang Jian could stay were the room where he was alone when he was ill, and the place with ice used by the real murderer to hide the real time of his death.

And Wang Jian's room... Although Wang Jian has always been alone, there will be servants delivering food and medicine, and there is no guarantee whether other people who care about Wang Jian will suddenly decide to visit Wang Jian, so Wang Jian's There is a high probability that the room will not be the place where the real murderer kills people and digs out their hearts.

After all, with the prudence and thoughtful thinking of the real murderer, he would never bet on such a probability!
Therefore, Lin Feng felt that the place where Wang Jian was actually killed and had his heart ripped out was probably the place where he was frozen!

In the entire palace, there is only one place that can freeze people, and there is only one place that ordinary people would not go to - the palace icehouse!
Therefore, the icehouse he went to was, as expected... the real scene of the first crime!

(End of this chapter)