Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

After crying and blaming himself for a while, Chen Jitao's voice stopped abruptly, and he looked at Guo Ye with bright eyes, as if he had thought of something, and hurriedly shouted: "My lord, Mr. Inspector, no, no, my servant!" I remembered. In addition to Xiaguan, there is another person who knows about the departure of Xue Hao and his wife after dark. Yes, there is him, how can I forget him?"

Chen Jitao screamed with joy on his face.

From Guo Ye's point of view, there is a feeling that the mountains and rivers are full of doubts, and there is another village.

With the twists and turns, he couldn't help asking in a deep voice: "Who? Besides you, who else knew in advance that Xue Hao and his wife were going to leave by boat tonight?"

Chapter 770 Another dead one

Chen Jitao was in a bad mood, and his forehead was covered with fine cold sweat. He raised his hand and wiped it lightly, and said, "Reporting to Mr. Inspector, besides the lower officials, Feng Gongcao also knew in advance that Xue Hao and his wife took a ride at night. The matter of the ship leaving Yangzhou."

Guo Yehu questioned: "Feng Gongcao? But in the six divisions of the government office, the official surnamed Feng who is in charge of the Gongcao room?"

Chen Jitao said: "That's right, this person's surname is Feng, and there is only one chief. He is an old man from the governor's office, and he has served as a meritorious officer in the governor's office in Yangzhou for more than ten years."

Guo Ye frowned, and said strangely: "How could he know such a confidential matter as a small seventh-rank meritorious official? Could it be that you slipped your mouth before?"

Chen Jitao stomped his feet again, and sighed: "Oh, it's also my fault for being confused. I was in a hurry to deal with an official document from Ge County, so I didn't have time to go to the Ferry Wharf to arrange boats for Xue Hao and his wife. So I entrusted Feng Gongcao to find the boat for me. The boss of the boat named Huang was found by Feng Gongcao on behalf of the officer. Later, it was not until dark that the officer escorted Xue Hao and his wife to the ferry pier. , found Boss Huang’s river boat, and watched them leave the ferry terminal.”

Guo Ye was pretty clear about it. It turned out that Chen Jitao was busy with official duties and entrusted Feng Kui, a meritorious officer, to arrange ships for him.

In other words, Feng Kui was also the one who knew the news in advance, and the boss of the boat was found by Feng Kui, so Feng Kui and the boss of the boat had known each other a long time ago.

Immediately, he nodded and said, "From what you've said, this Feng Gongcao is very suspicious. The possibility that he conspired with the boss of the boat to kill Xue Hao, his wife and three fellows cannot be ruled out."

Chen Jitao blushed for a while, and lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Guo Ye's piercing gaze.

It was Liu Zhenxuan who reminded anxiously: "Master Hou, now the boss of the boat surnamed Huang has disappeared without a trace, and his life and death are unknown. At present, only the one surnamed Feng can be found, and the truth will come to light. There can be no further delay. Feng Gongcao must be the first Control the time and get the truth out of his mouth. Otherwise, if he also escapes, it is really a case without a head. "

When Guo Ye was reminded by Liu Zhenxuan, he immediately became vigilant in his heart, and replied with a solemn face: "Zhenxuan is absolutely right. Zhenxuan, do you know where Feng Kui lives?"

Liu Zhenxuan nodded to express his understanding.

Guo Ye immediately ordered: "You leave two hundred government soldiers at the pier and ferry, let them continue to search for traces of the boat boss along the river, if you want to see people in life, you want to see corpses in death!"

"Here!"

Liu Zhenxuan immediately turned around and shouted at a military captain, "Lieutenant Wu, take two hundred brothers and continue searching along the river, and report back as soon as you have any clues!"

"As ordered!"

In an instant, two hundred government soldiers retreated from the vicinity of Guo Ye, and began to search carefully towards the river again.

Immediately afterwards, Guo Ye said again: "Zhenxuan, quickly lead the rest of the brothers to Feng Kui's residence, and bring this guy under my control. If there is anything wrong with him, I will take him down immediately. Remember, don’t hurt his life, you can’t ask anything out of a dead man’s mouth.”

Liu Zhenxuan shouted yes, then raised his arms and shouted at the remaining soldiers: "Brothers, follow me, move forward!"

Swish Swish Swish Swish~

Liu Zhenxuan led the remaining nearly 200 government soldiers to evacuate quickly. More than [-] people marched in the night with open fire. The team was winding and surging like a long snake, which was very spectacular.

At this time, only some yamen servants were left to maintain order, and Guo Ye said to the clerk, "Let someone take these five corpses back to the yamen, and check them carefully to see if you can find any useful clues." Come."

Wu Zuo said yes, and then recruited a few handymen to help carry the corpse into the mule cart, ready to go back to the city.

Chen Jitao whispered to Guo Ye with some embarrassment and indignation: "Lord Inspector, if Feng Kui is inseparable from this murder case, then the crime of the lower official will be great. Sigh, I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me." Die. Chen is sorry for Xue Hao and Miss Yuru!"

Guo Ye's expression was cold and stern, with evil eyes in his eyes, but he didn't lose his temper after hearing Chen Jitao's words.

On the contrary, he put his hand on Chen Jitao's shoulder and comforted him: "Ming Ren, you can't blame you for this matter. You would not have expected Feng Kui to have dirty and murderous intentions in his heart. Hehe, if this matter is really inseparable from Feng Kui, then I really want to know why he wants to kill Xue Hao and his wife? I don’t think this matter is that simple, maybe Feng Kui is just a matchmaker, at most he can be regarded as a pawn.”

Chen Jitao's face changed suddenly, and he put forward the speculation in his heart again: "My lord, do you mean that there is someone else who wants to put Xue Hao and his wife to death? And it is the family member hidden behind the scenes? Yes Ah, he is the only one who hates Xue Hao and his wife to the bone. Unexpectedly, after two months of silence, two months of calm and silence, he finally showed up."

Guo Ye raised his hand to stop him and said, "Everything has to be unraveled and progressed layer by layer. Now is not the time to jump to judgment. When we meet Feng Kui and ask the truth, you and I will know who is human and who is ghost."

As he said that, he took the lead in walking towards the parked carriage, turned his head and shouted as he walked, "Mingren, go back to the city, come with me to meet Feng Gongcao for a while!"

"Subordinate to obey!"

Chen Jitao rushed up, got into the carriage together with Guo Ye, and ordered the groom to drive to Yangzhou City.

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It is only five miles away from the city, and the guards at the east gate did not have a safe night tonight. They were forced to open and close the city gate back and forth by the governor and the people from Zhechong Duwei's mansion, entering and exiting at a time. .

Guo Ye and Chen Jitao drove into the east gate in a carriage and went straight to the residence of Gong Cao Zuoguan Feng Kui.

Feng Kui's residence is located in Wutong Lane in Beicheng, and the family on the left at the end of the alley is an ordinary house.

At this time, Wutong Lane had already been surrounded by government soldiers fighting with open flames. Guo Ye and Chen Jitao got off the carriage at the entrance of the alley, and walked in to the entrance of Feng's residence.

The government soldiers guarding the gate of the house saw the governor coming, and were about to let Guo Ye in, when Liu Zhenxuan ran out of the house suddenly.

Liu Zhenxuan came to Guo Ye anxiously, clasped his hands and reported anxiously: "My lord, something is not good!"

Guo Ye's heart sank, and he asked, "Is something wrong again?"

Chen Jitao also looked at Liu Zhenxuan anxiously, his beating heart went straight to his throat, and he urged in a hateful voice: "Liu Duwei, please speak quickly, you are really anxious to death."

Liu Zhenxuan glared at Chen Jitao angrily, and then said in a low voice to Guo Ye: "Forgive me, my lord, I am a step late. The meritorious officer Feng Kui hanged himself from the beam and hanged himself in the study. He has died for a long time and has no life."

"What? Feng Kui is dead too?"

Chen Jitao was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, his face turned pale instantly, and he muttered to himself: "It's over, it's really over now. Once Feng Kui dies, no one in this world can clear up my suspicions anymore. Alas, could it be God is going to kill me, Chen Jitao?"

At this time, Guo Ye no longer had the mind to pay attention to Chen Jitao. Although he was also shocked by the news of Liu Zhenxuan, he still suppressed his shock and asked eagerly, "What about the other people in Feng's house? He should have a family and a business, right? He shouldn’t be the only one living in such a house. What about his wife and children?”

Liu Zhenxuan shook his head, and said doubtfully: "This is also what makes me feel strange. Feng Kui is the only person in Feng's house. As far as I know, Feng Kui has a wife in Yangzhou and a son who is eight or nine years old. And There are at least three servants and maidservants in his mansion. But the humble man turned Feng's house upside down, and he didn't even see a ghost."

Guo Ye asked repeatedly: "You mean, Feng Kui hanged himself, and his family and even his servants disappeared without a trace?"

Liu Zhenxuan nodded and said, "Well, that's the situation. It's really weird, isn't it?"

"Master Captain, Lord Captain!"

Suddenly, another mansion soldier staggered out from the house, raised his right arm high, and shouted in a panic: "Lord Captain, when the subordinates are collecting Feng Gongcao's body, don't let me see you from his sleeve." A letter fell out, it should be Feng Gongcao's suicide note before he died!"

Feng Kui's autographed suicide note?

The faces of Liu Zhenxuan and Guo Ye changed drastically, even Chen Jitao who fell to the ground stopped crying and wiping away his tears, and looked at the letter in the hand of the mansion soldier.

Guo Ye stretched out his right hand, beckoned to the government soldiers and ordered: "Quick, quickly submit it to me for my review."

Chapter 771

Guo Ye took Feng Kui's autographed suicide note from Fu Bing and read it...