The candlelight flickered, distorting the figures of several people.
Kassapa, the eldest grandson, sat in the upper seat with a gloomy face. Under the light of the candle, his face kept changing, like an evil ghost.
"Old Man Lu testified against his son and murdered everyone."
"Lu Zhanshan has never spoken until now."
"In the most affluent place in the county, thirteen people died at the banquet, and one person was injured and escaped."
“But we actually don’t know who did it??”
The eldest grandson Kasyapa looked at Liu Taozi on the side, his face full of disbelief, "We can all know who killed whom on the battlefield, where are you??"
The eldest grandson, who had returned from the army for the first time, really couldn't understand it at this moment.
Is this still at the feet of the Emperor?
Liu Taozi looked calm and said, "I sent people to inquire around."
"They kept this banquet very secret and did not tell others. There are other slaves in Old Cao's family who are distributed in various places, but they don't know about their master's banquet."
"Those in his house were his closest confidants, and all of them are dead, including his two grandsons, daughter-in-law, and wife."
"There are three people in his house who are from outside and are here for the banquet."
"Except Lu Zhanshan, the other two are also dead."
"I asked their family members, and according to their family members, before they went out, they only said they had something to go to the Cao Mansion, and they didn't tell anything else."
"Judging from the arrangements of the banquet, there should be another guest, the fifth guest, but this person has disappeared."
The eldest grandson immediately turned red and said, "Liu Youjiu, please send Lu Zhanshan's grandfather to my room. I also interrogated the creepy people before. The Turks have some skills. Lu Zhanshan can tolerate it. I don't believe him."
Grandpa can bear it too!!"
At this moment, four petty officials were sitting in front of Changsun. Except for Liu Taozi, the expressions of the others changed.
The county secretary looked around and said in a low voice: "Mr. Changsun, I think that since someone has confessed, there is no need to investigate this fifth guest."
"It is most appropriate to conclude the case with Lu Zhanshan killing someone."
The eldest grandson frowned, "You want to persuade me to fool Mr. Gao?!"
The county secretary shivered with fright, "How dare you!"
"But, how can this be considered deception? Liu Youjiu said that a fifth person was present, but how can he prove it? It's just a conjecture."
"There are five wine cups and five empty bowls, so there must be five guests?"
"On the contrary, Lu Zhanshan's father testified that he committed the crime. If Lu Zhanshan was not the murderer, why didn't he testify against the real murderer? If he is speechless, he is a huge suspect!"
"I think Lu Zhanshan can be interrogated, but why he killed the person should be interrogated, not the fifth person."
This scholar spoke so fast that even his eldest grandson was stunned.
Another reporter from the office said: "Mr. Changsun, I also think that what Wang Shuqian said about pursuing the case is actually just to find the murderer. If we continue to pursue it, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate."
Others nodded in agreement.
These are old officials from the county government. To them, the real murderer is not important, the investigation is not important, or even the closure of the case is not important. What is important is how to save their own lives.
Those who died were not small people in the first place, not to mention that it also involved an existence that Lu Zhanshan did not dare to reveal easily.
What else is there to investigate? Hurry up and find a way to save your life!
Everyone had this idea, and Changsun kept a straight face and said nothing.
"The ones who know stay, and the others leave."
All the officials stood up one after another without any displeasure. They all seemed to be relieved and left here quickly.
Changsun looked even worse when he saw these people running away.
He looked at Liu Taozi, who was squinting her eyes and feeling absent-minded.
The eldest grandson was very unhappy, "Youyou! Why are you so negligent?"
"Is it possible that you are afraid of this fifth guest?"
Liu Taozi looked at him and shook her head slightly.
"I'm not afraid."
"But Youyou doesn't seem to care that much."
"He is not a good person, so he will die if he dies."
Changsun pursed his lips and asked in shock: "What did you say?"
"These people will die sooner or later, and there is no regrets in dying."
Liu Taozi spoke again, and Zhangsun couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up and limped back and forth, burning with anger.
"You are a wanderer! You are a local official! No matter who is dead, whether it is someone you like or someone you hate, you have to find out!!"
"This is your duty, otherwise why would you have the dignity to eat the salary from the temple?!"
"My subordinates are officials and do not receive salary from the temple."
"I"
"you!!"
Changsun's mouth was almost crooked. He walked quickly in front of Taozi, raised his head, and stared at him solemnly.
"If you don't eat the salary from the temple, you are also eating the salary from the official government!"
"I don't care if the fucking guy surnamed Lu has confessed or not! I don't care if the investigation will cause trouble! I have to bring real things to the county magistrate!! You have to find out this matter!! Catch the real culprit
!!”
"only."
Zhangsun then walked away from Taozi, "I'll take those two named Lu away first. I don't believe you can't pry their mouths open. No matter what means you use, you have to find out for me!"
He limped away from here.
The backyard of the county government office.
Gao Changgong sat in the upper seat seriously and looked at Lu Qubing beside him.
"What a great city Cheng'an is."
"It's often a major case in which more than ten people are killed."
Lu Qubing lowered his head and stood aside without saying a word.
"Four well-known wealthy families in the city were murdered together. The murderer's method was cruel, one by one, which is not what a county school lecturer can do."
"Do you think there are people like this in the county? They hate rich people. They are extremely skilled and cruel. They can scare others into not speaking out and force them to confess."
"Oh, he must have some status before he can be invited. In addition, there is not one perpetrator. There should be several good people following this person."
Hearing these words, Lu Qubing trembled all over. He raised his head blankly and moved his lips.
Gao Changgong was a little surprised. Is there really such a person?
"who?"
Lu Qubing took a deep breath and quickly shook his head, "No."
Gao Changgong laughed, "Lu Jun is not good at lying to people."
"I really don't know who it is."
Lu Qubing said.
Gao Changgong sighed, "Okay, I have some guesses."
"Lu Jun, you haven't rested all night. Go back and rest first. If anything happens, I will call you."
"only!"
Lu Qubing came out of here with a complex expression on his face. He raised his head, hesitated for a long time, then quickened his pace and trotted towards the North Courtyard.
"Taozi, tell the truth, did you do it?"
"Ah! Forget it, don't tell me!"
Lu Qubing was sitting in the room with Liu Taozi, his face full of pain and confusion.
When Gao Changgong asked, the first thing Lu Qubing thought of was a certain butcher.
There really is a butcher in Anli who kills people without blinking an eye. He especially hates this gang of insects. His methods are cruel. He has some status and is followed by good hands. He can scare the other party from exposing him. If he does, he will kill his whole family.
Gao Changgong was very kind to Lu Qubing, but Lu Qubing didn't want to tell Gao Changgong about the butcher.
Because, this butcher is fucking Liu Taozi.
Lu Qubing didn't think much about it at first, until he discovered that Tao Zi perfectly matched all the characteristics of the murderer.
If Taozi killed someone, would Lu Zhanshan dare to tell the public?
Looking at the troubled Lu Qubing, Liu Taozi slowly spoke, "If I had done it, no one would have survived."
"Didn't that fat Zongxian also survive?"
"The knife is sharpened."
"It's really not you?"
"You don't believe me?"
"letter."
Lu Qubing immediately resurrected with full blood, "If it was really you who did it, you would never lie to me."
But soon, he began to ponder again, "Then who did it?"
"Murong family."
Taozi replied calmly.
"ah??"
Lu Qubing's eyes widened, "Who??"
Liu Taozi looked aside, and Kou Liu hurriedly stepped forward, saluted and said: "Gong Lu, my brother asked me to find a black wooden carriage covered with soap and silk, and a short black man with a goatee."
"I have inquired about it, and there is only one car of that kind in the city, and it belongs to the Murong Mansion. The short black man is called Murong Zeng, and he is the steward of the Murong Mansion."
Lu Qubing still didn't understand, so he looked at Liu Taozi again.
"When I went to find Lu Zhanshan, I saw this man coming out of his house. He didn't hide himself at all, so I remembered his characteristics and asked Kou Liu to find him."
"The fifth guest is from Murong Mansion."
Chapter completed!