Give you a spring

Fifth prince Xie Xu wanted to come to the yamen to check the files, Qi Zheng informed the clerks immediately after leaving the alley, so when Ping Wei came to the yamen, all the records of big and small cases were already in front of the case.

The seven scribes stood aside respectfully.

Ping Wei first asked, "Did Lord Fu Yin tell you about the murder that happened on the streets of the capital tonight?"

"That said, we already know the general situation."

"Very well, how many years are these dossiers from?"

"Chongli has been in existence for 33 years, so it is a total of three years."

"Then let's read them tonight, and remember to find similar cases, that is, the deceased is a young woman, who died in a cruel manner, and was severely abused before she was alive. Look for these three characteristics. When you find it, write it down or directly Bring it to me, understand?"

Ping Wei looked at the crowd.

"Clear."

"let's start."

With an order, everyone began to work hard.

Pingwei found that there were more than 300 murder cases in Linjing City in the past three years. Although most of them were not as shocking as the female corpse tonight, the number of cases was already very alarming.The city of Linjing is about 14 miles long and has about 300 residents. If there is only one murder per murder, then more than [-] people will be murdered in three years, that is, at least ten people will be murdered every month. Including those who died unexpectedly.

It's just Linjing City.

He thought of asking him on the moon-watching platform if he was the Emperor Chong of Haiyan Heqing.

Can't help feeling ironic.

"Your Highness," a scribe walked up to him with a file, "This incident seems to be somewhat similar to tonight's."

Ping Wei took it from the side. In the 34th year of Chongli, the daughter of a merchant surnamed Cao was found tragically dead at home. She was about 22 years old. After investigation, the murderer was a butcher on Zhilan Street. She was killed because her pursuit was rejected.

Ping Wei saw half of it, and suddenly stood up - he forgot the most important thing.

"Sorry everyone, I didn't make it clear just now. The cases we are looking for must be some unsolved cases where the murderer has not been found, or the kind that are given light sentences due to insufficient evidence or family background. The murderer is very likely to commit another crime."

He looked at the scribes, "Sorry, will it be easier to find this way?"

"..." His words surprised the scribes. Everyone present was called out to work overtime in the middle of the night. To be honest, they were more or less resentful towards Pingwei in their hearts, but The other party's sudden apology made them feel more than respected, and seemed to draw closer to the other party.

"fine."

"It doesn't matter."

"In this way, the search range becomes smaller."

Everyone talked at once.

Ping Wei nodded and asked them to continue working. He Zhou had been sitting not far from him, looking down at a page of files.

"Did you see anything?" He walked over to take a look. It said that the daughter of Master Liu of the Ministry of War was killed in the room, naked, with more than a dozen wounds from whipping and knife cuts, and the blood was gradually full. the whole house.

"It was the case last June..."

A strange light flashed in his eyes, even though Pingwei was not in Linjing at that time, and the Yamen was entrusted by Mr. Liu to hide this matter, but he and He Zhou still learned the ins and outs of this matter through their own channels.

They know the details, including the murderer.

"It's the son of Shi Zongxi from the Ministry of Industry, Shi Qianlin." He Zhou pushed the file away and said expressionlessly.

"I know..." Ping Wei said softly.

He Zhou nodded, "Qi Zheng originally sentenced Shi Qianlin to be beheaded, but because of Xie Shi's intervention, the verdict was changed, and he was only released after being locked up in Dali Temple for three months."

"This happened in June last year. It has been eight months since now. Maybe Shi Qianlin tasted the joy of killing and couldn't help committing a second one."

He Zhou is very clear about the taste of killing. He is not addicted, but he does get a little excited when he sees blood. Maybe Shi Qianlin has been stuck in it after the first murder case and can't get out.He met Shang Pingwei's suspicious gaze, and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to check?"

Ping Wei found a chair and sat beside him, looked at the clerks who were buried in their desks in front of them, "But if you want to investigate, Xie Shi will be aware of it. If it is confirmed that Shi Qianlin did it, Xie Shi, we You have to move."

He Zhou looked sideways, "Do you think it's not time yet?"

"No, it's the same sooner or later, when the right time comes, tear him down."

"How about now?" He Zhou lay on the table and looked at him lazily.

Ping smiled slightly, "I just saw him tonight, so I'm going to do it right away?"

He Zhou said "Hmm", "That group of people should have a good impression of you tonight, right? The fifth prince who seems to have a good temper and is easy to bully?"

"Aren't I like this?" Ping Wei asked softly.

"Most of the time."

"What about the short time?" Ping Wei approached him.

He Zhou posted it, and the breath of the two blended together. He couldn't help but kissed each other's warm lips, and said with nostalgia, "It's very bad."

In one night, the scribes found a total of three similar cases, including the one found by He Zhou.

They are the murder of a nun at Qinglan Temple in 33 years of Chongli, the murder of a widow surnamed Xu in 34 years of Chongli, and the murder of an official's daughter in 36 years of Chongli.

"Has Master Fu Yin come back?" Ping Wei walked out of the dossier room, grabbed an arrester casually, and asked.

"came back."

"Take me to find him."

Qi Zheng was waiting in the front hall, and immediately stepped forward when he saw Ping Wei, "Last night, there were [-] brothel workshops opened in Linjing City, we sent ten policemen to investigate, and waited until this morning, after going out with the guests, they returned There are only five women who did not come back, and I have written down their names."

Ping Wei took the paper from him, on it was not only the name of the brothel woman, but also the name of the guests and the time of entry and exit.

"Have you checked the number of times these guests have visited the workshop?" he asked.

"Yes," Qi Zheng walked up to him, and pointed to the names of six of the guests, "Among all the people, they go there most frequently. They can appear in the workshop six days a week, and they also come into contact with women who go out on weekdays. There are quite a lot of them.” In fact, women in brothels are not allowed to go out with customers, but yesterday’s Lantern Festival is Daqi’s annual festive day, and the madams allowed them to go out with customers they like.

Ping Wei took a look, found Shi Qianlin's name, looked up at Qi Zheng, "Who is this?"

Qi Zheng didn't believe that he didn't know who Shi Qianlin was. This man committed a heinous crime last year but escaped by chance. Ping Wei was obviously testing him to see what he thought of Shi Qianlin.Qi Zheng thought about it for a while, and said, "Young Master Shi appeared at Yaoyuefang at [-]:[-] o'clock last night, and fell in love with a woman named Lin Xiu, and left the workshop with her at [-]:[-] o'clock."

At the eighth quarter of Haishi, Ping Wei deduced that the death of the corpse should be between Zi Chou's quarter and Zi Chou's sixth quarter, a little more than an hour. If the deceased was confirmed to be Lin Xiu and the perpetrator was Shi Qianlin, he should have been out with Lin Xiu for a while. Wait until almost all the pedestrians on the street are gone before moving.

The timing seems reasonable.

Ping Wei looked at the name on the paper and thought about it.

Qi Zheng observed his expression, and asked tentatively, "Your Highness doubts this?"

"Ah."

"But the First Prince wasn't..."

Qi Zheng thought of the last time when he clearly had solid evidence, and Shi Qianlin's conviction was a certainty, but was obstructed by the eldest prince, and then he changed the verdict.Qi Zheng was still brooding about what happened last time, and worried that the same situation would happen this time.

Ping Wei glanced at him, "Not this time."

"Your Highness?"

"If the murderer is confirmed to be Shi Qianlin, he will not only be beheaded," Ping Wei thought, he should be able to win a Ling Chi for Shi Qianlin, and by the way, his father Shi Zongxi will also be imprisoned for dereliction of duty. Do women usually wear any hairpins?"

Qi Zheng was stunned for a moment, "That's not true, His Highness didn't tell the officials to..."

"Ask," Ping Weiwen said, "the deceased must have been stabbed horizontally in the neck by some sharp object, puncturing the meridian, causing excessive blood loss and died. I don't know if you remember the appearance of the deceased last night, her hair was scattered , obviously missing a hairpin used to fix it, or if you go to their room to see if there are any other suspicious items, don't bother the six guests first, so as not to startle the snake."

"Okay, sir, let's do it."

"By the way, send someone to spy on Shi Qianlin secretly." Ping Wei added.

"Xiaguan ordered someone to guard the Shifu last night. He went there last night, and he hasn't seen Shi Qianlin until now. I'm not sure if he's inside or not."

Hearing this, Ping Wei raised his eyebrows, "It turns out that Lord Qi started to suspect him last night, why didn't he say anything?"

"Last year, Xiaguan suffered a loss before a case committed by this person." The implication is that Qi Zheng remembered Shi Qianlin, "I did think of him when I went to the alley and saw that scene last night, but there is no evidence "He didn't understand the new prince's temperament, and he was afraid that he might have something to do with Shi Zongxi, or that he had a good personal relationship with the eldest prince, so wouldn't it be another matter if Qi Zheng said it...

Has the bamboo basket been empty?

"I didn't know Master Qi would think so much," Ping Wei gave him a nonchalant look, "I'll go to the palace and report to the royal father when the case progresses further. If you find something, come to the other court." Find me, understand?"

"Your official understands," Qi Zheng didn't ask Ping Wei where he lived, and he didn't need to say anything that he knew just by asking.

"Thanks a lot."

After ordering everything well, Ping Wei finally slowed down his tone.

But Qi Zheng was still in panic, whispering that it was not hard.

Seeing his appearance, Ping smiled and walked out of the yamen.