Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 201
"At this point in the matter, it is not easy to find the murderer. It seems that we need to talk to Zhang Hebi."

Kang Xu immediately made arrangements for Xiao Wu to investigate the murder weapon and steel needle, while he interrogated Zhang Hebi.

Since there was no evidence that Zhang Hebi committed murder, he was only guarded and not imprisoned.

Zhengyang County Yamen, Zhang Hebi sat on the steps with his back leaning against a pillar, his eyes empty, and lost his soul. When he saw Kang Xu came back, he rushed over and said anxiously: "My lord, what's the matter? The dead person is really... Zhaoxue?"

Kang Xu took a deep look at him and said, "The deceased is indeed Tao Zhaoxue."

"Ah~!" Zhang Hebi let out a scream suddenly, his body trembled suddenly, and he collapsed on the ground with a plop.

"Axue... how could he die... no, Axue won't die!" Zhang Hebi knelt on the ground and muttered to himself. After a while, he burst into tears.

"Zhang Hebi, I want to ask you, what is your relationship with Tao Zhaoxue?" Kang Xu asked seriously.

Zhang Hebi held his head and cried bitterly, ignoring Kang Xu's question at all.

"Zhang Hebi, someone accused you of being a murderer. I hope you can recognize the current situation and answer my questions honestly, so as not to hurt yourself." Kang Xu stared at him intently and said sharply.

"Axue is dead, what's the point of my life?" Zhang Hebi was heartbroken, he roared, got up straight away, and slammed into the wooden pillar as if going crazy.

Kang Xu was taken aback, he rushed up to catch Zhang Hebi, but Zhang Hebi was like a wild horse running off the rein, and slammed into the wooden pillar extremely quickly.

With a muffled sound, Zhang Hebi immediately fell down with a bloody head.

Kang Xu walked over quickly, found that he was still breathing, and hurriedly ordered people to go to the back hall to invite Zhang Xuan to come.

Zhang Xuanming had already moved to the backyard of the county government office because he wanted to study the poison Li Canghai suffered from, so he only took a cup of tea before he came to the main hall.

"Doctor Zhang, save him quickly." Seeing Zhang Xuan approaching, Kang Xu hurriedly shouted.

Zhang Xuanming nodded, stretched out his hand to feel Zhang Hebi's pulse, and said, "It's okay, he can't die."

As he said that, Zhang Xuanming took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, filled a few pills from it, and stuffed them into his mouth.

"Master, what's going on here? Why does this person want to commit suicide?" Zhang Xuan asked strangely while giving Zhang Hebi an injection.

Kang Xu knew that he had been studying poison in the backyard and didn't understand what happened, so he described it to him in short words.

After listening, Zhang Xuanming nodded suddenly: "So, this person has a very close relationship with the deceased, no wonder he would seek death."

Kang Xu rubbed his brows, and sighed: "There are very few clues in this case. I wanted to come to him and ask if I could find some useful clues. Unexpectedly, he committed suicide because of being too sad. Thanks to Zhang Doctor, you are here, otherwise, this person will definitely die."

Zhang Xuan ordered Zhang Hebi to have the needles inserted, and then ordered someone to carry him to a side room to rest, and pondered: "I don't think this person is the murderer, just now, if he hit him a little harder, he would die, he This is a real attempt to seek death, not intentional pretense." Having said that, he paused for a moment, spread his hands and said, "Unfortunately, I have to take care of my lord, so I can't accompany Master to solve the case."

"Doctor Zhang's words coincide with what I think, and I don't think he is the murderer, but I think this must have something to do with him." Kang Xu stood up, cupped his hands at Zhang Xuanming and said, "Doctor Zhang, Please take care of me, my lord, and we will definitely do our best to find the murderer so as not to dishonor your reputation."

Zhang Xuanming nodded, and suddenly said solemnly: "Master, there is one thing I need to explain to you, the poison your lord has suffered is very serious, if there is no antidote within three days, your lord... will lose his life .”

Kang Xu scratched his hair with some headaches, he looked at Zhang Xuanming, and said solemnly: "It's a troubled time now, I will try my best to find the whereabouts of the Dongying people, and I will definitely not let your lord have any accidents."

"Master, what are you going to do now?" Zhang Xuanming sighed, Kang Xu was right, it's really troublesome now.

Li Canghai's body was highly poisoned, and he might die at any time. At this critical moment, there was such a complicated murder case.

This series of events happened so suddenly that it gave people a headache just thinking about it.

Kang Xu pondered for a while, then said: "Since Zhang Hebi passed out, now we can only investigate from the Tao family."

The two talked for a while, and then they left the main hall. Zhang Xuan ordered to go back to the backyard to continue researching the poison, while Kang Xu went to Tao's house to investigate.

The Tao family is located in the east city of Zhengyang County, where most of the wealthy businessmen and gentry in Zhengyang County live.

As a prominent family in the county, the Tao family naturally has a deep courtyard and a very grandeur.

However, at this time, the Tao family was filled with sadness.

When Menzi saw the magistrate of Zhengyang coming, he rushed in to report.

Under the leadership of a servant, Kang Xu entered Tao's house and walked to the main hall.

In the main hall, Tao Youran was haggard, sitting on a chair with a miserable face.

Seeing Kang Xu approaching, Tao Youran bowed his hands to him weakly, and said in a hoarse voice: "My lord, you came here this time, but you found the murderer who killed your little girl?"

Kang Xu shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "The death of Qianjin is strange, and it will not be easy to find out the murderer. I am here this time to investigate the killing of Qianjin."

"My lord, do you suspect that people in my mansion did it?" Tao Youran suddenly raised her head and asked sharply.

"Don't misunderstand Mr. Tao, I just came here to ask some clues about Qianyuan's disappearance, to see if we can find any clues about Qianyuan's murder." Kang Xu saluted him slightly, and said very humbly.

Tao Youran stared at Kang Xu, and after a long while, he said in a deep voice, "I believe what you said, but the old man's ugly words came before me, and the little girl died tragically in the place under the jurisdiction of the adults. The adults have an inescapable responsibility for this matter." responsibility. If you can’t find out the real culprit, the old man will definitely sue you for the crime of unfavorable education to the court.”

Kang Xu frowned, he knew that Tao Youran was definitely not threatening him.

Since he has a son who works in the Hanlin Academy, it is easy to hand over a memorial to the court saying that he is not good at education.

What's more, in the territory under his jurisdiction, such a brutal murderer appeared, and the accusation of unfavorable education did not wrong him.

After all, neither he nor Li Canghai had just arrived in Zhengyang County for less than a month, and they had never educated the common people.

It's just that I don't know what kind of punishment will be given for the crime of indoctrination.

After thinking wildly for a while, Kang Xu hurriedly shook his head, found a chair and sat down to keep himself awake.

"Tao Gong, I have heard that Qianyuan once married someone on her fingertips. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

Tao Youran's face suddenly turned gloomy, and he said coldly, "Who told you?"

"Tao Gong, don't worry about where I know about this matter, you first answer my question." Kang Xu picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said seriously: "I need to know everything about Qianyuan. I hope Mr. Tao will not hide anything."

Tao Youran lowered her eyebrows and pondered for a while, then gritted her teeth and said, "That's right, the little girl did have a marriage contract with someone. However, the engagement has already been voided."

"But as far as I know, Qianyuan attaches great importance to this marriage." Kang Xu said.

Tao Youran's face turned blue, and he said angrily: "Master County Magistrate, this matter is my Tao family's business, what does it have to do with the murder of my little girl?"

"Mr. Tao, I have said that I want to know everything about Ms. Tao, including the people and things she has been in contact with. It is not for the purpose of inquiring about the Tao family's private affairs. If Mr. Tao feels that I am offended, then I will leave now. But regarding Qianyuan's murder, it's hard to say whether the murderer can be found." Kang Xu said neither humble nor overbearing.

"you……."

Tao Youran wanted to get angry, but thinking that the truth about her daughter's murder was still unknown, she forcibly suppressed the anger in her heart.

He had heard of the county magistrate's miraculous methods of solving crimes. Although he disdained the county magistrate, he still pinned his hopes on the county magistrate. Only he could find out the real culprit and avenge his daughter.

"Up to now, the old man is telling the truth. When the old man was young, he had a close relationship with Zhang Hebi's father. At that time, Mrs. Zhang's wife and my wife were pregnant together, and they married each other. If they were both boys, both As brothers, if there is a man and a woman, then they will be in-laws. However, I left the country later, and I have not had any contact with Zhang’s family for ten years. What’s more, his Zhang’s family has come to Zhongluo, and now there is only Zhang Hebi, and he has no hands I'm about to come to propose marriage. Although my Tao family is not a family, it is also a respectable family in Zhengyang City. If we marry our daughter to a poor scholar so easily, what is the face of the Tao family? The old man kept Zhang Hebi for a few days. Knowing that I am not good enough for my little girl, I left on my own." Tao Youran said angrily.

Kang Xu nodded and said, "How does Miss Tao think about this marriage?"

There was sadness in Tao Youran's eyes, and he said with grief and indignation: "It's a wrong, it's all a wrong! If I hadn't made this marriage contract back then, Zhaoxue might not have suffered such a bad luck!"

After beating her chest and feet for a while, Tao Youran sighed: "Zhaoxue doesn't know what evil she has fallen into. When she heard that Zhang Hebi came to propose marriage, she insisted on marrying that poor boy. Zhaoxue has always been obedient and obedient, but for the sake of that poor boy, she did not hesitate to marry her." Contradicting me, the old man was so angry that he grounded her in the house and didn't allow her to take half a step out of the door. The old man thought that when Zhang Hebi left Zhengyang, she would give up on Zhaoxue, but he didn't expect that she would be met. This bad luck, sin!"

Speaking of this, Tao Youran suddenly jumped up and shouted: "My lord, Zhang Hebi must have killed Zhaoxue!"

"How can Mr. Tao be sure that the murderer will be him?" Kang Xu rubbed his chin and asked in doubt.

"When this poor boy saw Zhaoxue for the first time, he harbored ill intentions and left him at home for a few days. He stared at Zhaoxue all day long. He must have thought that Zhaoxue didn't want to marry him, so he thought With malicious intentions, you killed Zhaoxue with such a cruel method! My lord, you must catch Zhang Hebi and avenge my little girl!" Tao Youran clenched her fists and said bitterly.

(End of this chapter)