From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Mingrui was sent out, and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was also submitted. The layout is slowly being carried out, and it will take time to ferment.

Zhou Yuan, who happened to have nothing to do, followed his father-in-law to the yamen to see how difficult the murder case he was talking about was.

When they entered the morgue, everyone was already there.

In addition to the coroner and his father-in-law, Ye Qingying, the junior sister, was also there. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and couldn't help but look at each other a few more times.

Due to the presence of other people, they didn't greet him very enthusiastically, just nodded.

"Is this Mr. Zhao's son-in-law? He is really a handsome man!"

There were still some basic polite words. A middle-aged man wearing ordinary martial arts uniforms, with a straight back, could be seen as a martial artist.

Zhao Cheng introduced: "This is Mr. Wang Ang, who we also invited to investigate the case."

Mr. Wangwang? This is interesting.

Zhou Yuan greeted him and whispered, "What are the results of the autopsy?"

The coroner said respectfully, "Mr. Zhou, the deceased is 25 years old and has not yet married. He usually does some physical work to support his family, mainly bricklaying and moving stone materials. He is honest and dutiful on weekdays..."

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and interrupted, "I asked about the results of the autopsy, not his social relationships."

The coroner was slightly stunned, and then hurriedly said, "There is only one wound on the body, which penetrated from the chest, pierced the heart, and came out from the back. It can be clearly seen that he was killed by a sword master."

As he spoke, he lifted the cloth covering the body, and the almost rotten body came into view. The stench was really suffocating.

Zhou Yuan took a closer look and nodded, "I understand, let's go out, this smell is really unbearable."

Everyone nodded and walked out of the morgue.

Then Zhou Yuan let out a long breath and said, "It was indeed killed by a sword master. The deceased had no enemies, right?"

Zhao Cheng shook his head and said, "How could a low-level laborer have any enemies? Even if he did, he would not attract such a master."

Wang Ang also said slowly, "Such masters often obey orders from big men, or work for a certain sect or escort agency. The deceased would not have such great value to attract such people to take action."

"This is also a point that bothers us. If we can't think of the motive for the murder, we can't find a breakthrough."

He was also quite professional and continued, "This person died at home. We also looked at the crime scene. There were no clues left, not even footprints."

"But according to the time of death, it was a night murder."

Zhou Yuan thought for a while, and then said, "It is unreasonable for a low-level laborer to attract a sword master to assassinate him."

"Therefore, we can conclude that it is not a revenge killing, not a It is not about robbing money and sex, but...silencing! "

"Only when a small person sees something he shouldn't see and touches something he shouldn't touch, will he be assassinated by a big person. "

Wang Ang's heart moved, and he couldn't help but nodded and said: "The analysis is good. Master Zhou's words made us suddenly enlightened. He is indeed a great talent."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Lord Wangwang is too kind. Let's talk about the case. If the basic judgment is to silence the witness, then it means that the deceased has recently participated in something that he doesn't usually participate in."

"Investigate what he has done in the past half month, exclude those things he usually does, and the remaining things should be the cause of his death. "

"In addition, investigate his financial situation to see if he has received a lot of income recently. This is also a breakthrough. "

"With such an investigation, I still don't believe that the cause of death can't be found!"

Wang Ang immediately said: "Stop! Wait! Master Zhou, what did you call me?"

What did I call him?

Zhou Yuan asked in confusion: "Lord Wang!"

"Then I heard wrong."

Wang Ang gritted his teeth and said: "Speaking of this! We found twenty taels of silver at the crime scene, which is the home of the deceased."

Zhou Yuan's body shook and asked in confusion: "Twenty taels? Or silver?"

As a low-level laborer, the deceased's income is very meager. It is amazing to save some copper coins. It is obviously problematic to save twenty taels of silver.

Zhao Cheng nodded and said: "It is indeed twenty taels of silver. It seems that he really made a big deal recently and lost his life."

Wang Ang clasped his fists and said lightly: "Everyone, I will leave first. I will immediately check what the deceased has done in the past half month."

"Captain Ye, come with me. I have many professional questions to ask."

Ye Qingying glanced at Zhou Yuan and then said: "Why not let Mr. Zhou accompany you? He seems to be more outstanding in this regard."

Wang Ang couldn't help but look at Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan thought about it and realized that he had nothing to do, and it would be a good thing to get to know Lord Wangwang, so he nodded and agreed.

The two walked out of the government office together, and came to a restaurant.

After ordering the food and drinks, Wang Ang poured Zhou Yuan a glass of wine and asked, "What kind of wine does Mr. Zhou usually drink?"

"I don't usually drink."

But Zhou Yuan still drank the wine and squinted his eyes and said, "This is pretty good. It should be expensive, right?"

"Two taels of silver."

Wang Ang smiled and said, "It's a bit expensive, but it tastes great and is spicy enough."

Zhou Yuan nodded and asked in confusion, "Hey, Lord Wangwang, what are we doing here?"

"It seems to be investigating a case."

Wang Ang said a After saying this, he began to eat, and then said in a deep voice: "Why do we need to do such a small thing as visiting and investigating in person? The people below also need to beg for food, right?"

Zhou Yuan said: "What Lord Wang said makes sense, but I don't have any money, so I can't treat you to this meal."

Wang Ang's face became serious, and he said solemnly: "Isn't this just being polite! No matter how poor I am, I can afford to treat Brother Zhou to a meal!"

Zhou Yuan picked up the wine glass and said loudly: "Brother Wang is generous!"

The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

Some tacit understandings don't need to be stated, and tacit understanding is the best.

Even if Zhou Yuan didn't know the other party's identity, he understood that the other party was interested in his father-in-law and wanted to seek a good future, so he got closer to him.

For Zhou Yuan, there was nothing wrong with getting to know such a person, and it might be helpful in the future.

"I'm originally from Jinling, but was sent to Yunzhou by my superiors. I've been working here for ten years. It's hard for me to go home during the holidays. I haven't seen my mother for nearly two years."

After three rounds of wine, Lord Wang Ang naturally expressed his distress.

Zhou Yuan echoed: "For the court, Brother Wang has worked hard and devoted himself to it. It's really admirable!"

Wang Ang waved his hand and said: "Sometimes, I feel that way, and sometimes I feel that these things are illusory. I haven't made much money, but I'm already middle-aged. I'm almost forty years old, but I haven't established a career after all."

Zhou Yuan said: "Everything requires opportunities. Maybe this murder case is the way for Brother Wang to get promoted and make money."

Wang Ang laughed and said: "Brother Zhou is really funny. What's a murder case? There are dozens of murders in Yunzhou every year."

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes and said: "Murder cases are common, but masters are not common " "Brother Wang is also a martial artist. What kind of secret can force such a master to kill a commoner?" "If this secret is solved, will it be considered a credit?" "When the time comes, give some money to the superiors, find someone to say good things, and this credit will soon become a way to get promoted." Wang Ang was stunned for a long time, and even stood up, holding up the wine glass and said: "Brother Zhou, if there is such a day, I will never forget it." Zhou Yuan quickly pulled him down and whispered: "Sit down and talk, and don't make anything public." Wang Ang drank a sip and said loudly: "Waiter, another pot!"