Cao Thief

Chapter 294 Murder Cases Repeatedly (Crying for Monthly Pass!!!)

He didn't sleep all night, but Chen Qun was extremely excited.

First there was a fierce assassination, and then a bizarre murder occurred.What happened last night included almost all bizarre variables.So much so that after he returned to the county office, he asked Yueguan again without even eating.Because Yueguan is the head of the Chrysanthemum Temple and the last person to see the snow lotus.Every word she said is very critical, and may even affect the future development of the case.

However, Yue Guan's answer was not much different from when he was in Chrysanthemum Nunnery.

Chen Qun asked for a long time, but did not find a clue.

"Magistrate Chen, you have already answered everything you know. I wonder if the county magistrate has any questions?"

Chen Qun thought about it, but he really didn't know what to ask.

"In this case, let Master Yue come back." He smiled and said to Yue Guan: "But after Master Yue returns, if you think of anything, you can tell the county at any time. By the way, a homicide has just happened in Chrysanthemum Temple, and only The nunnery master is left alone, I am afraid it will be dangerous. How about this, I will send someone to go there later, firstly to protect the nunnery master, and secondly, if the nunnery master has something to do, I can send someone to report at any time."

Yue Guan said respectfully: "Then the county magistrate Lao will take care of it."

After seeing off Yueguan, Chen Qun sat alone in the flower hall, waiting for Cao Peng to return.

The excitement gradually passed away, and the tiredness came in bursts.

And Cao Peng didn't come back for a long time, Chen Qun returned to the bedroom, leaned on the bed and read a book for a while, and soon fell asleep...

In his sleep, he dreamed of Yueguan's singing and dancing again, which was so graceful and moving!
"My lord, my lord wake up."

While sleeping soundly, Chen Qun suddenly felt someone pushing and calling in his ear.

When he opened his eyes, he saw the old housekeeper Chen Xie shouting from the side.Feeling a little unhappy, Chen Qun turned over and sat up, rubbing his cheeks, "What time is it? How long have I been asleep?"

"Young master has only slept for half an hour, it's just past time."

Chen Qun stretched his waist, "Cao Beibu is back?"

"Zi Fang came back just now, but Cao Bei did not come back with him.

Zifang said that Cao Beibei's family came from Xudu, so Cao Beibei went to Dongshiliting to meet them, and it is estimated that they will not return until after Shenshi. "

"Is someone from your family here?"

Chen Qun stood up, and a servant brought a wet wipe.

He put the wet towel on his face, then wiped it vigorously, and his spirit suddenly lifted.

"Tell me, what's the matter."

"My lord, someone just came to report that a corpse was found in the woods in the south of the city."

Chen Qun was facing the bronze mirror, combing his short beard under his jaw.Hearing Chen Xun's words, his hand shook involuntarily, and he tore off two beards.

"What did you say?"

"In the woods south of the city, a body was found."

"Have you notified Captain Nan?"

"It was reported by Nanfang Wei's mansion...Nanfang Wei has brought people over to investigate and sent people to report to Young Master."

Chen Qun couldn't help but patted his forehead lightly, and immediately asked someone to change into an official uniform for him, ordered Chen Ju to lead the way, and hurried out of the gate of the county government.

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Luoyang is divided into four lieutenants, each keeping its own responsibilities.

It happened in the south of the city, so it was naturally under the jurisdiction of Nanfang Wei, so Chen Qun didn't let Cao Peng be informed.

Walking hurriedly all the way, went out of the city gate and walked south. Outside a small forest, I saw a group of servants surrounding the forest.

Surrounded by neighbors watching the excitement, whispering to each other.

Luoyang Nanfang Lieutenant, named Meng Tan.

Cao Peng knew this man when he first came to Luoyang.

However, Cao Peng was eager to go to Lu Hun as a teacher at that time, so he did not meet this person.After serving as the captain of the North, I met Meng Tan once, but I didn't have a close friendship.Meng Tan was about [-] years old and a native of Luoyang. He had been serving as the Southern Captain since the second year of Jian'an, almost at the same time as Zhu Zan.In terms of qualifications, he is older than Cao Peng; in terms of age, he is older than Cao Peng, so he will not take the initiative to contact Cao Peng.

But to Chen Qun, Meng Tan was extremely respectful.

"Meng Nan, what's the situation?"

Chen Qun got off his horse and talked with Meng Tan as they walked.

"About noon, the head of Nanxiang and several villagers passed by here and rested in the forest. Unexpectedly, they found a dead body in the forest and immediately sent someone to report it. After the official got the news, he brought people over , block the woods, and then notify the county magistrate."

"Has the deceased been identified?"

"It has been found out that it is the people under the government of the lower officials, named Chi Zhong, who is from Jingzhao."

Chen Qun stopped suddenly, looked at Meng Tan in astonishment, "Chi Zhong?"

"Exactly."

"Is that Jingzhao Chiboyu?"

Meng Tan was startled, and blurted out: "The county magistrate also knows about this person?"

Chen Qun couldn't help but wryly smiled and asked Meng Tan to lead the way.After a while, he came to the depths of the woods.Sunlight pours into the woods from the gaps in the branches, and the light spots are spotty.A dead body, covered in muddy water, lying face up on the ground...

Chen Qun closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and walked over.

He knelt down in front of the dead body, stretched out his hand, and wiped off the dirt on his face, revealing a very delicate face.

It really is Chi Zhong!
"It can be found out, how to cause death?"

Meng Tan quickly replied: "Wu Zuo hasn't arrived yet, so I don't know yet.

The lower official was afraid of damaging the corpse, so he didn't dare to act rashly... However, this Chizhong is a well-known swordsman in Luoyang, and his skills are extremely high. "

"I know!"

Chen Qun frowned, his face darkened.

This Meng Tan is twice as old as Cao Peng, but he is not as careful in his work as Cao Peng.

If Cao Peng were here, he would definitely tell himself the cause of Chi Zhong's death, and maybe even tell the time of Chi Zhong's death.

And now, I still have to wait for the arrival of Wu Zuo...

Chen Qun pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Meng Tan, get your people to leave the forest immediately."

"what?"

"I will order someone to invite Cao Beibu to come here. He is quite capable in this area. Let him investigate the cause of death."

"But, that's against the rules."

"Chi Zhong was drinking with this official last night, and this official suffered consecutive assassinations and murders last night. This official suspects that Chi Zhong's death is related to last night's case. This matter has always been in charge of Cao Beibei, and now this official decides , put the two cases together, do you have an opinion?"

"This... I dare not."

Meng Tan felt aggrieved, but had to obey orders.

Not to mention that Chen Qun is his superior, even if Chen Qun is not Luo Yangling, Chen Qun's background alone is enough to make Meng Tan bow his head.

I hate Cao Youxue!
Meng Tan couldn't help feeling resentful.

Originally thought that after Zhu Zan was killed, he could take over the Northern Captain.

Nominally, the Southern Lieutenant is equal to the Northern Lieutenant.But in fact, the northern lieutenant is the head of the four Luoyang lieutenants, and the status of the southern lieutenant is still lower than that of the northern lieutenant.

Unexpectedly, a Cao Peng appeared midway, which made Meng Tan feel very uncomfortable.

Now, the case that obviously happened under his own rule should be attributed to Beibei Wei's supervision.To Meng Tan, this was tantamount to a slap in the face.Thinking of Cao Peng snatching his seat before, Meng Tan felt even worse in his heart.He dare not disobey Chen Qun, but he can hate Cao Peng.After leading the people, he exited the forest and waited quietly outside the forest, his heart was burning with anger.

Chen Qun ordered someone to find Cao Peng.

He squatted next to the corpse, observing carefully.

After staying with Cao Peng for a long time, Chen Qun also heard some key points of solving the case from Cao Peng.

Now, since Cao Peng is not around, it is up to oneself to judge... Chi Zhong was killed on the spot by someone piercing his chest with a sword.

However, due to the soaking in muddy water, Chen Qun couldn't see the condition of the wound clearly.

Chi Zhong is a swordsman, and a famous swordsman at that!

Now he...

Chen Qun stood up, lost in thought beside the corpse.

After a while, he suddenly ordered: "Tell Meng Nannan, and order him to take people to the city immediately, and arrest Zhu Dao and bring him to justice."

Capture Zhudao?

Meng Tan was a little strange, but he still obeyed the order and hurried away with the people.

As soon as he left, he saw a group of cavalry galloping towards him from the end of the avenue.

This iron cavalry is all in black armor and black cloak.

Cao Peng took the lead and arrived at the woods first.Chen Juhou was outside the forest. When he saw Cao Peng coming, he immediately went up to meet him.

Stealing a glance behind, Chen Ju couldn't help being secretly surprised.There are about [-] cavalry behind Cao Peng.A general, eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and round waist, looks extremely majestic.When jumping off the horse, there was a faint sound of copper bells, faintly there.

"Xingba, you lead someone to guard outside, I'll go in and watch."

The big man intervened to take the order, thirty flying men got off their horses, quickly blocked the entrance to the forest, and forced the people watching the excitement back ten steps.

All actions are completed in an instant, appearing orderly.

Chen Ju sighed secretly: How could such a warrior serve under Cao Beibei's tent?

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Cao Peng walked into the forest and saw the footprints all over the place, and couldn't help frowning.

"Ah Fu, have the family arrangements been made?"

When Chen Qun saw Cao Peng coming, he asked.

Cao Peng nodded, "If it wasn't for my mother and Yueying, I wouldn't have gone to meet him. I was notified that Xiahou He Haozhao had been ordered to lead his troops into the city first, so I hurried over. Why, I heard Chi Boyu Dead? Have you checked the cause of Chi Boyu's death?"

"He was pierced through the heart with a sword and died on the spot."

Cao Peng stopped asking, went to the corpse, squatted down, opened Chizhong's eyelids to check, and then turned Chizhong's corpse over again... After a while, he uncovered Chizhong's bloody clothes, and ordered people to hold a torch , carefully looked at the wound on his chest.

"Two-fingered rapier."

"what?"

"The murderer used a thin sword about the width of two fingers, and the end of the blade seemed to have a sawtooth shape.

Brother, immediately send someone to find out who in Luoyang City uses this kind of sharp sword... Also, the murderer and Chi Zhong should know each other, and they are very familiar with each other.The murderer's swordsmanship is good, and the sword is very fast.Looking at the entrance of the sword hole, the murderer should be left-handed. "

Chen Qun said: "I have ordered Meng Tan to arrest Zhu Dao."

"Capture Zhudao?"

"I think the one who is most likely to kill Chi Zhong should be Zhu Dao."

"why?"

"Didn't you say that the two of them have always had conflicts, and they have fought swords several times. In addition, he and Chi Zhong met, and the two had conflicts last night. I wish you a good swordsmanship. Like Chi Zhong, he is famous in Luoyang." The swordsman. So I speculate that the murderer is Zhu Dao."

It sounds very reasonable.

But after Cao Peng pondered for a moment, he shook his head and expressed his disapproval.

"Brother, come and look at Chi Zhong's eyes."

"what happened?"

"Generally speaking, after a person dies, the eyes will leave some information. It may be shock, or dare, or hatred, or... But Chi Zhong's expression is very calm, not even the slightest bit of anger. You said it just now, Zhu Dao I have conflicts with Chi Zhong, and I have fought swords several times. Then let me ask you, if it were you, would you be prepared to stand face to face with someone who just had a conflict with you and ruined your good deed?"

Chen Qun thought for a while, "It stands to reason that there must be precautions."

"But look at Chi Zhong's body, apart from the heart-piercing sword, there are no scars.

That is to say, the murderer made a sudden attack face to face, and Chi Zhong had no defense at all, so he was killed by a sword piercing his heart. "

Cao Peng paused for a moment, then continued: "Besides, Chi Zhong's expression is very calm, even with a look of relief... Who is it that made him face death so calmly? And who made the move to make him face death so calmly? Does he have no defense at all?
Yesterday, I saw Zhu Dao and Chi Zhong fighting swords.

Zhu Dao's swordsmanship is tough and fierce, using a three-fingered broadsword instead of a two-fingered rapier. "

As he spoke, Cao Peng stood opposite Chen Qun with a smile on his face.

Suddenly he made a move, and put his fingers on Chen Qun's chest, "Brother, this man's swordsmanship is definitely much better than that of Chi Boyu."

Putting his fingers on Chen Qun's chest, Chen Qun was startled, his face turned pale.

"Ah Fu, don't be so startled, okay? You scared me to death!"

"You see, we are so familiar. You were also frightened by what I did just now. But Chi Zhong was astonishing and did not show the slightest fright. This calm expression itself represents an answer. Therefore, I don't think Zhu Dao is the murderer." , he has no such ability."

"Who would that be?"

Cao Peng rubbed his nose and shook his head.

"This question really stumped me.

With that, let's sort things out.Judging from the wounds on Chi Zhong's body, the time of his death should have been last night.Such a thin sword hole, but the blood drained... It is definitely not possible to do it in a short time.The wound was a little white, which was the result of being soaked in muddy water after the blood had dried up.From last night to today, it rained three times in total.And after a noon, the water was gone... so I judged that he was killed by an arrow through his heart after he left the Chrysanthemum Temple last night.

At the end of the banquet last night, he was peeping at Yueguan to change his clothes, but Zhu Dao smashed him through. Afterwards, the two sides had a dispute and left early.

He walked forward, and the banquet ended.

I was pretending to be drunk, so I didn't pay attention... But did you ever notice, after the banquet, who is the fastest to leave?Or, who left first? "

"This..." Chen Qun thought for a while, "It seems that they left together."

"Well, let's assume that.

After Chi Zhong left, he went home.There was a man who, after leaving with everyone, chased after him alone.After he caught up with Chi Zhong, he took Chi Zhong to the forest to shelter from the rain.Then he made a sudden attack, Zhi Chi was loyal to death... Well, it should be like this. "

Chen Qun kept silent, his face showing a look of deep thought.

Cao Peng waved his hand and signaled the servants to come over to pick up the corpse, and then walked out of the woods with Chen Qun.

At this moment, a slave came galloping from the direction of Luoyang.Dismounting in front of the forest, the servant hurried up to Chen Ju and whispered a few words.

Chen Ju frowned, and hurried to Chen Qun's side.

After whispering a few words, Chen Qun turned to look at Cao Peng with an extremely strange expression on his face.

"what happened?"

"Ah Fu, you seem to have guessed wrong."

"Oh?"

"I just ordered Meng Nannan to go back to the city to capture Zhu Dao, but when Meng Nan went to Zhu Dao's home, he found that Zhu Dao had disappeared."

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