ancient criminal minds

Lu Zheng's waiting soon paid off. He just got up that day, was about to wash his face, brush his teeth and have breakfast, when he saw Magistrate Ma barging in with a livid face.

"Lord Ma, what advice do you have for visiting early in the morning?" Lu Zheng asked pretending not to know.

Ma County Magistrate said directly: "How is the investigation of Lu Enguang's case, Mr. Lu?"

"Oh, I just wanted to talk to you about this. There are still many doubts in this case. I think..."

"Lord Lu!" Magistrate Ma interrupted him displeasedly, "This case is so clear, that Lu Enshan was dissatisfied with his elder brother's marriage and killed someone while drunk, what doubts are there?"

"You can't say that." Lu Zhengdao, "Let's not talk about how a fat man like Lu Enshan who can pant after two steps makes Lu Enguang be killed without any resistance, even if Lu Enshan kills someone, he doesn't run away, and he can sleep on the sidelines Sleeping until dawn, how do you think my lord should explain it?"

Magistrate Ma was speechless. This is indeed the strangeness of this case. He could only turn around and say, "But now that there are witnesses and material evidence, the case can be concluded according to the criminal law."

But Lu Zheng asked back: "What is witness, what is physical evidence? With all due respect, the housekeeper of the Lu Mansion did not really see what happened when the crime happened, not to mention that he and Lu Enshan did not have a good relationship, and once I persuaded Lu Enguang not to leave his property to Lu Enshan, so his testimony is not completely credible, and the physical evidence, after the test, is indeed the murder weapon that caused Lu Enshan to die, but whether this dagger belonged to Lu Enshan, no one is sure. It can be said clearly. My lord's so-called evidences are all there, but I can't agree with them."

Ma County Magistrate was blocked by him and couldn't speak, so he smiled angrily: "Okay, Mr. Lu is really eloquent, but I kindly persuade you, but you are treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, no matter, now the crowd outside is excited, saying that you want Severely punish the murderer, but I don't know how Master Lu will solve it?"

"The crowd is excited?" Lu Zheng asked curiously, "But I don't know when this case has spread all over the city?"

Magistrate Ma didn't understand what he meant, but said in a bad mood: "Now more than a dozen squires have jointly signed a petition to punish the murderer as soon as possible, and many people knelt at the gate of the county government office to cry for grievances. Master Lu lives in the back office building. Didn't you hear it?"

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Every day at the gate of the county government, people come to complain about grievances. I'm used to hearing it. I don't think today is any different from usual."

Magistrate Ma was so angry that he fell backwards, and Master Fu who was beside him hurriedly supported him: "My lord, be careful."

Magistrate Ma felt that he was really unlucky.When he first came to Qingxi County, he originally wanted to show his strengths, but the county magistrate Jin Hanxuan's style was extremely strong, and he took over all the important matters in the county government, and the Bai County Wei also had one heart with him, Ma County magistrate could only deal with some trivial matters pitifully, finally Bai County Wei Dingyou came home, Ma County magistrate felt that the opportunity had come, who knew that this one was not as good as Bai County magistrate, look With Lu Zheng's nonchalant smile on his face, Magistrate Ma only felt pain in his heart.

This time, the squires joined forces to punish Lu Enshan severely, which in the eyes of Ma County Magistrate was an excellent opportunity.If Lu Zheng showed weakness, he would naturally be able to overwhelm the opponent's prestige, if Lu Zheng went his own way, let him offend those gentry.Lu Zheng thought he was proud of having the power of the county lieutenant, but he didn't know that in the local area, the yamen servants and catchers have been passed down from generation to generation, and they have a close relationship with the local gentry. When the time comes, he has suffered a lot. If he wants to persuade those gentry, he can only rely on Own.

But now, although Ma County Magistrate's goal has been achieved, he was also half-deadly pissed off by Lu Zheng's words, and he flung his sleeves and left with a cold snort.

After County Magistrate Ma left, Lu Zheng resumed his usual appearance, called several people into the room, and said: "The person behind the scenes is more restless than expected, so it can be seen that he really wants this case to be concluded as soon as possible, so that Let's not focus on Lu Enguang, he must have thought this way when he blamed Lu Enshan."

"Find out who is instigating the villagers, won't you be able to find them?" You Xiaowu said.

Lu Zheng shook his head: "No, he is testing us to see if we have found out that Lu Enguang's death is related to the Sea Dragon King. If we rush to investigate the instigators, I'm afraid we will fall into their trap."

"Then what does your lord plan to do?" Bao Zheng asked.

"Everything is as usual." Lu Zheng frowned slightly, "But now, we can visit that Mrs. Lu."

Lu Enguang had already been buried, but the Lu Mansion was still hung with white banners and black veils, and the servants in the mansion also looked mournful. The housekeeper led them to the living room, and then cupped his hands and said, "Wait a minute, this old servant is going to report to Madam."

After the housekeeper left, Bao Zheng asked in a low voice: "My lord, is this appropriate?"

Lu Zheng replied calmly: "Otherwise? Do you have a better way?"

Bao Zheng swallowed his saliva: "But I always feel a little dangerous..."

"If you can't let go of a child, you can't let go of a wolf!" Lu Zhengyu taught him earnestly.

Mrs. Lu will arrive soon. She is dressed in filial piety, and her appearance can only be considered average, but she has a bookish look that adds to her beauty. She is supported by the maid and slowly sits down, and said sadly: "My concubine is Lu Chai. Shi has seen adults."

"Madam, you don't need to be too polite. I'm here this time because of the case of my husband's murder. I wish Madam my condolences."

"Lord Lao, you are bothering me." Mrs. Lu said in a low voice, "I wonder what my lord wants to ask about my concubine?"

"It's like this." Lu Zheng said, "A few days ago, I visited my husband's former friend Shopkeeper Xie, and I felt that what Shopkeeper Xie said made sense, so I temporarily suppressed this case."

"I don't know what to say?"

"Shopkeeper Xie said that he and his husband grew up together. Later, the two started business together. His husband made a lot of money every day, but he was far inferior. Later, he bribed Lu Enshan and stole the account books of the mansion, only to find that his business had been losing money. He felt strange and told this matter Tell me, I also don't understand, I wonder if Mrs. Lu can help me clear up my confusion?"

Mrs. Lu was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect Lu Zheng to ask such a question, she shook her head and said: "I am a woman, and I don't care about my husband's business on weekdays. The time is still short, so I'm afraid I can't solve the confusion for adults."

Lu Zheng nodded and sighed again: "Madam doesn't know..."

The way he hesitated to speak really made Mrs. Lu ask: "What do you mean by your lord's words?"

"I thought about it, but I finally came up with a very reasonable explanation, but this explanation is too shocking. If I guess wrong, I'm afraid it will ruin the name of Lu Dashan!"

"I don't understand what my lord said, so I hope my lord can speak directly."

Lu Zheng also felt that there was enough time for laying the groundwork, and said directly: "Let's tell Madam, I don't think your husband is an ordinary medicine merchant."

Mrs. Lu's eyes narrowed slightly, although it was very slight, but because Lu Zheng has been paying attention to her, he caught this small expression, he knew it well, and then said: "Every business in this world requires capital, only The same is not costly."

"Oh?"

"That's robbing!" Lu Zheng stared closely at any change in Madam Lu's face, and then said, "This Nanxia County is on the South China Sea, and the notorious Sea Dragon King in the South China Sea is probably unknown to everyone, and this Guess, this Lu Enguang is the Sea Dragon King's connector on the shore."

Mrs. Lu's expression was stunned for a moment, but she quickly realized and shouted sharply: "My lord said these words, are you trying to let the dead husband live in the ground?!"

Lu Zheng apologized again and again.

Mrs. Lu said again: "If my lord came here just for this matter, then I have nothing to say, my lord, please go back!"

Lu Zheng sighed, and did not forget to add fuel to the fire: "I know that Madam can't accept it for a while, but the matter has come to an end, I hope Madam will put the overall situation and the people first, this officer... Ouch!"

It turned out that Mrs. Lu threw a cup over directly. Fortunately, Lu Zheng was prepared and blocked it with his hand, but the back of his hand was still bruised.

Mrs. Lu was already trembling with anger: "Lord Lu! I respect you as an official, but you can't slander your deceased husband like this, A Rong, see you off!"

Being almost kicked out of the door, Lu Zheng felt very relaxed, the two returned to the back office, You Xiaowu and the others immediately surrounded him: "How is it?"

Lu Zheng nodded: "The bait has been put down, it depends on whether the big fish can bite or not."

You Xiaowu breathed a long sigh of relief: "I'm scared to death, I thought you'd startle the snake and come out straight away."

"It's a little dangerous." Lu Zheng said solemnly, seeing that everyone was extremely anxious, he slowly raised his hand that was hit, and said, "Look, if I didn't react quickly, this cup would have hit my face directly. "

"..."

Everyone looked at Lu Zheng with complex expressions, and even Liu Zhi couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "My lord, seeing that your injuries are so serious, I'm afraid you have to avoid eating them, so you don't want to eat those big fish and meat tonight."

Only then did Lu Zheng realize that the problem was serious, he coughed and changed the subject: "That Bao Zheng, tell me, does Mrs. Lu know martial arts?"

Bao Zheng shook his head: "Then Mrs. Lu's breath is fluffy, she doesn't look like she has martial arts, but the maid next to her landed silently, her breath is long, she should be quite skillful."

"I think so, they act cautiously, Mrs. Lu is a lady, how can she understand martial arts, but if the maids around her know kung fu, they can explain the past." Lu Zhengdao, "They should not be sure whether we know the truth now Now, there should be a second wave of temptation soon, it seems that we are going to play a play together."