Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 220 Are You a Murderer?

Kang Xu saw that he had already guessed his identity, so there was no need to hide it anymore, so he showed his official seal and said, "Since you guessed my identity, you should know the purpose of my trip, right?"

Lu Jitong said calmly, "Your Excellency, you don't think I'm a murderer, do you?"

Kang Xu stared at him closely, and said seriously: "Then are you the murderer?"

"I said no, would you believe it?" Lu Jitong said, turning the wine glass in his hand and looking at him.

Kang Xu frowned suddenly.

"I'm not afraid to tell you. Judging from the clues I have, you are indeed very suspicious. However, finding this place has made me doubt my previous deduction."

Lu Jitong smiled and said: "If your lord thinks that I am the murderer, as long as you show evidence, I will definitely catch you without a fight."

Kang Xu stared at him intently, trying to find a flaw in Lu Jitong, but Lu Jitong looked calm, and looked at Kang Xu without timidity.

"This person looks normal. If he is not a scheming person, there is only one possibility. He is not a murderer, so he will be so calm." Kang Xu thought secretly in his heart.

"Since you are acquainted with Zhang Hebi, do you know about Zhang Hebi's elopement with Tao Zhaoxue?"

Lu Jitong nodded and said, "Brother Zhang once told me, but at the time I thought Brother Zhang was joking, so I didn't take it seriously."

"So, you know a lot about this matter?" Kang Xu pondered.

"That's right, Brother Zhang did tell me that he was going to elope with Miss Tao. But, that's what he said when he was drunk, so how could he take it seriously?" Lu Jitong said calmly.

Kang Xu smiled calmly, and said seriously, "Do you know why Tao Zhaoxue died?"

"I don't know about this." Lu Jitong frowned, raised his wine glass and took a sip, and said, "Shouldn't the yamen investigate these matters? I'm just a commoner, how can I know the cause of Miss Tao's death?"

Kang Xu stared at him for a long time, and said: "Tao Zhaoxue and Zhang Hebi agreed on the time and place before his death. According to his personal servant girl, this is a secret between the two of them, and outsiders cannot know about it. But After my investigation, I found that there was an hour between Tao Zhaoxue and Zhang Hebi's agreed time, and this hour was the reason for Tao Zhaoxue's death."

Lu Jitong was a little surprised. He spun the wine glass and said doubtfully, "My lord is saying that Miss Tao gave brother Zhang an hour's time interval? This doesn't seem to be reasonable."

"Brother Lu is thoughtful and thoughtful, and he found the problem at a glance. I admire it." Kang Xu looked at him with admiration, and after a short pause, he continued: "About the time and place agreed upon by the two of them eloping, apart from the two , no one else knows, and where did the murderer get the news of the two eloping?"

Lu Jitong was not an idiot, on the contrary, he was very smart, and instantly understood what Kang Xu said, but actually meant something else.

"Brother Zhang did reveal about their elopement, but he didn't say anything about the agreed time and place. To be honest, I'm also happy for them that the two of them were able to go far away, so how could they spoil it?" Lu Jitong said deeply Glancing at him, he said in a deep voice: "I still say the same thing, if your lord has evidence, just arrest me."

"Are you happy for them?" Kang Xu touched his chin, showing a meaningful sneer: "As far as I know, the Tao family seems to have always wanted to betroth their daughter to you. Will you fulfill them?"

Lu Jitong was stunned for a moment, he was a little stunned, as if he didn't expect Kang Xu to find out about this matter.

"Yes, this is a discussion between my father and Tao's family. But before that, I didn't know that Miss Tao was already engaged. Besides, I have never met Miss Tao, how could I like her?"

Kang Xu's eyes were introverted, and he squinted at Lu Jitong, as if he was pondering whether what he said was true or not.

"I didn't expect you to be so reasonable. This is far from the rumors in the market!" Kang Xu said calmly.

"Rumors in the market are rumors after all. I, Lu Jitong, have a clear conscience for what I have done, so why should I be afraid of rumors?" Lu Jitong's face was calm, without any emotional fluctuations, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

Kang Xu frowned slightly, Lu Jitong's expression was too indifferent, so indifferent that he was a bit out of the world.

"What a clear conscience." Kang Xu suddenly caught a glimpse of Xiao Wu's signal to him, and he understood it in his heart, and said indifferently: "If brother Lu really has a clear conscience, why don't you ask me to check it out, how about it?"

"What do you mean, my lord?" Lu Jitong suddenly became cautious.

"According to the owner of the workshop, you have booked a few vacant rooms in this 'Ziyunfang', can you let me check?" Kang Xu touched his chin and asked lightly.

Lu Jitong's face changed a little, although he quickly returned to normal, but Kang Xu took a close look at the momentary change.

"If your lord wants to investigate, just do it." Lu Jitong looked indifferent, seemingly not caring about it.

Kang Xu narrowed his eyes, and said with a slight smile, "Brother Lu really has a clear conscience. If that's the case, then I'm offended."

They clapped their hands loudly, and a group of men rushed in from the door in an instant. These people were dressed in casual clothes, but they were actually yamen servants.

Suddenly, a group of menacing men rushed in, and everyone was startled. They thought that bandits were robbing, and they all yelled.

"The yamen handles cases, those who are irrelevant, leave quickly!" The leader showed his waist card and yelled.

Those rich and wealthy country gentry were all thoughtful people. When they saw more than a dozen yamen servants in casual clothes, they knew that there was an important case.

Judging by this posture, there might be a murderer hidden here, they dared not linger for a while, and ran out of the door one after another.

The entire 'Ziyunfang', which was full of excitement just now, became deserted in the blink of an eye.

Those dancers and musicians were called over by Du Feng'er one after another, and only Kang Xu, a group of yamen servants, and Lu Jitong, master and servant, were left on the scene.

Lu Jitong glanced at the government servants in disguise, and said with a smile: "It seems that your lord has spent a lot of time trying to catch me!"

With his hands behind his back, Kang Xu stood up, and said calmly, "I had to do this. After all, this case is different from the past. The murderer is an extremely cruel person. To prevent accidents from happening, I can only offend him."

Lu Jitong stared at him, he stared at Lu Jitong, and the two looked at each other like this.

Those yamen servants pulled out their waist knives one after another, staring at Lu Jitong cautiously to prevent him from escaping, the atmosphere suddenly became a little dignified.

Lu Jitong only took one look, and he knew that the positions of these yamen servants had been arranged in advance. They were cleverly scattered in the lobby, seemingly at random, but actually blocked all Lu Jitong's escape routes.

(End of this chapter)