Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 233 Exogenous Branches
"Haha, my lord's deduction is indeed wonderful, but where is the evidence?" Lu Jitong clapped his palms a few times, his eyes showing approval, he shook his head and said, "It's a pity that my lord has overlooked the most important point. Yunfang' hasn't left yet, how could he appear in the bamboo forest outside the city and rob Miss Tao's family?"

"Hmph, you were indeed in 'Ziyunfang' that day, but according to my investigation, you left 'Ziyunfang' alone when Zishi was approaching. Where did you go then?" Kang Xu snorted coldly , questioned.

"I didn't leave 'Ziyunfang', I just got a little drunk and went back to my room to rest." Lu Jitong replied.

"Who can testify?" Kang Xu asked in a deep voice.

"No one can prove it." Lu Jitong was stunned for a moment and said.

"Of course you don't have witnesses." Kang Xu stroked his chin, slammed the gavel and said, "Come on, bring the witnesses!"

Several ragged beggars were immediately brought to the main hall.

"It's you?" Zhang Hebi was a little surprised, he hurriedly said: "My lord, it was they who blocked my way that night."

Kang Xu nodded, motioned him to be quiet, then pointed to Lu Jitong, and asked, "Do you recognize this person?"

"I know." Several beggars nodded honestly.

"He is a son of a rich family, how did you know him?" Kang Xu asked lightly.

"Back to my lord, I can't say that we are acquaintances, because he once gave us ten taels of silver to pester this young master, so he said we know each other." The leading beggar pointed to Zhang Hebi, bowed his head and said.

"Oh, when did this happen?" Kang Xu asked.

"Returning to my lord, it was the night when Miss Tao's family disappeared. On that day, my brothers and I stole a dog from a family. We wanted to make a dental sacrifice, but we were discovered by this son. Not only did he not report to the police, but he also gave us money. Let's pester this young master so that he cannot leave the city until he is ugly." The beggar said.

"Is there any evidence?"

"Yes, yes, yes." The beggar took out a delicate money bag from his pocket and said, "This is the silver he gave us, and there are ten taels of silver in it."

Ordering someone to present the money bag, Kang Xu looked at the money bag over and over again, then threw it to Comrade Lu Ji and said, "Do you know this thing?"

Lu Jitong picked up the purse, his expression suddenly became ugly.

The word "Lu" is embroidered on the money bag, which is exactly what he used.

"My lord, this purse is indeed mine, but it has been lost for a long time..."

"Lu Jitong! There are all the witnesses and material evidence, and you still want to quibble?" Kang Xu interrupted Lu Jitong with a loud shout, and he said angrily: "You are greedy for beauty, and you tortured Tao Zhaoxue to death with inhuman means. This move is truly indignant Now that the evidence is solid, I want to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to bring you to justice!"

At this time, a big man in a strong outfit suddenly rushed in from the door and interrupted everyone.

The big man rushed into the main hall, walked straight towards Tao Ruozhu, leaned over and whispered in his ear.

Kang Xu was a little surprised. Although he couldn't hear what the big man said, judging from Tao Ruozhu's expression, it seemed that something extremely important had happened.

Tao Ruozhu's face became extremely solemn, and when the big man finished speaking, he suddenly walked up to Kang Xu and said in a low voice, "My lord, please suspend the trial."

"Why?"

Kang Xu looked at him in bewilderment, and was about to convict Lu Jitong, but Tao Ruozhu asked him to suspend the trial.

"There are many people here, please follow me to the back hall to talk." Tao Ruozhu said seriously.

Kang Xu frowned, he took Tao Ruozhu to the back hall, and asked in doubt, "Young Master Tao, what happened to make you so panic-stricken?"

Tao Ruozhu knelt down to him with a plop, and said anxiously: "Master Li, something has happened, now only you can help me!"

"Young Master Tao, please hurry up. As long as I can do my best, I will help you with all my strength, but you want to tell me what happened!" Kang Xu hurriedly picked him up and asked.

Tao Ruozhu's face was pale, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight, he swallowed and said: "To be honest, I came here with my mentor, but now the mentor is missing, and now the teacher's life and death are unknown, if something happened to him, we may It's really amazing!"

"I don't know what the name of Mr. Tao's mentor is?" Kang Xu asked curiously after calming his emotions.

"My mentor, Cui Huan, is the Minister of Rites of the dynasty." Tao Ruozhu said.

"What? Minister of the Ministry of Rites?" Kang Xu was taken aback suddenly. The Minister of Rites is a great official in the frontier. How could he go to Zhengyang County for no reason?

Kang Xu immediately sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "Why is Master Shangshu here?"

"The teacher came here at the emperor's order, but I don't know the specifics. I only know that the teacher's visit this time is related to the Holy Lord's east tour." Tao Ruozhu said with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead: "Master Li, now is not the time to ask these questions. Finding a mentor is the most important thing!"

"Master Tao, don't worry, when did Lord Shangshu come to this county, and why did he disappear?" Kang Xu asked in a deep voice.

"It's been three days since my mentor has been in incognito. Because of my sister-in-law, I haven't lived in the inn with my mentor these days. Only when the guards came to report, I didn't know that my mentor has been missing for two days." Tao Ruozhu looked Panic said: "The matter is of great importance, my mentor must not make mistakes, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. I know that I am stupid and cannot be compared with adults, so I hope that adults can help me find the whereabouts of my mentor."

Kang Xu rubbed his temples, thinking, this is really troublesome.

First, Li Canghai was bedridden by poisoning, and then encountered a complicated and difficult murder case. Fortunately, the Minister of Rites disappeared in Zhengyang County.

Moreover, from Tao Ruozhu's words, it is not difficult to see that the Minister of Rites came here on the orders of the emperor. Although he does not know why, one thing is certain, if something happens to the Minister of Rites, Li Canghai will definitely not be able to escape.

Kang Xu felt that he had more energy than he wanted, and Tao Zhaoxue's case still had a lot of unsolved mysteries, so it was really embarrassing for him to investigate the disappearance of Minister of Rites.

However, Li Canghai is unconscious now, so he can only continue to pretend.

"Since Lord Shangshu has long since disappeared, why did you come to report to the official now?" Kang Xu asked after thinking for a while.

Tao Ruozhu sighed, and said: "Your Excellency, you don't know. My mentor always likes to visit the people alone. It's not uncommon for this kind of thing to happen before."

"Could it be that Master Shang Shu was drunk and fell asleep in a certain tavern?" Kang Xu pondered.

Tao Ruozhu was stunned for a moment, and he hurriedly shook his head: "It's impossible. My teacher has always been cautious, and he will never make mistakes by drinking."

"Then how do you confirm that Master Shang Shu is missing?" Kang Xu was a little puzzled.

"Every time my mentor takes a micro-service, he will leave marks along the way that only we can understand. But this time, the mentor did not leave a mark, so I am worried that there will be an accident with the mentor." After Tao Ruozhu finished speaking, he pulled Kang Xu The hand said: "My lord, don't ask any more questions. If something happens to our teacher, we can't afford it!"

(End of this chapter)