God catches no trace

Chapter 210

Chapter 3: Hidden

Midnight.

Zhizhou Zheng Huajian's official residence.

The lights were bright and there were cries.

This scene makes people sigh: a dignified official, a person who is alive during the day, turns into a cold corpse at night. It is indeed inevitable for relatives to be sad.

now.

Four people, including Sang Wuhen and Shui Sheng, were sitting in a relatively spacious room in the official residence, sipping hot tea just brought by two maids.

The mist of tea in the cup is confusing to the eyes, and the fragrance is tangy, which makes people feel peaceful.

"Master Sang, you, are you looking for me?"

Holding a folding fan, a middle-aged man in a gray robe stepped in with Captain Ye at this time, leaned slightly, arched his hands, and asked.

Sang Wuhen opened his eyes slightly: "Yes, Master Zhang. I want to know something about Mr. Zheng's life."

"As long as I know, the little one will never hide."

"Who does he usually have a close relationship with?"

This was a question he had long thought of and was eager to know.

"Reporting to your lord, Sir Zheng has been an official here for several years, and I haven't found anyone close to him."

The answer is like nonsense, and it has no effect at all.

"However." Mr. Zhang changed his tone: "If you really want to know about matters of a personal nature, you may wish to ask the fourth wife Yudieyan. Among the four wives married by Master Zheng, she is the most doted on, and every time she socializes with others Take her with you."

What he said makes sense.Although Master Zhang has been by Zheng Huajian's side all year round, he is always in the court.It is impossible to know his private affairs.

"Ye Butou, please go and invite Madam Yu here." Sang Wuhen said.

Ye Butou responded and went out.

a while.

A woman in her thirties, all in white, with a delicate white face and teary eyes appeared in front of them.

"Master Sang, you must act for my husband." She knelt down as soon as she entered.

"Madam Yu, please get up. It is my responsibility to arrest criminals. I will definitely do my best." Sang Wuhen said this in his mouth, but he said in his heart: If Zheng Huajian is caught by me, he will definitely be ruined and decapitated.It's a good thing now, but death will fulfill his reputation.Because it is impossible for me to hold a dead person accountable, it is pointless to do so.

"I believe my lord, I don't know what's the matter with you asking Detective Ye to call my concubine quickly?" Very lightly

Sang Wuhen repeated what he asked Master Zhang.

"My lord, my husband was indeed very close to a person in private, but later, because of one incident, he turned his face."

"Tell me."

"This person is his childhood friend, Zhou Zishan."

"Zhou Zishan, is he the magistrate who has only worked in Jiangzhou Prefecture for a little over a year?"

A few days ago, he went to Jiangzhou Yamen for Du Sanfeng's case, so he knew him well.

"Exactly." Madam Yu paused, and said again: "His nephew Zhou Peng committed a major crime in Yuezhou two years ago, and was later captured by Zhou Butou. In order to save him, Zhou Zishan had a private discussion with her husband. He let his nephew go, promised ten thousand taels of gold, but was rejected by the husband. Since then, the two have had no contact with each other."

Could it be that Zhou Zishan, seeing that Zheng Huajian didn't give him any face, held a grudge and hired someone to kill them?Well, there is such a possibility.It seems that Zheng Huajian's death cannot be related to my coming to arrest him, it is purely a coincidence.Sang Wuhen thought for a while, then thought again: It is too early to draw this conclusion for the time being, the truth is still far away, let's talk about it after knowing more.

"Then does your husband have any enemies?"

"Absolutely not. He has always been rigorous in his conduct. In the process of handling cases, he has never been wrongly convicted."

Hearing Yudieyan's affirmative tone.Sang Wuhen felt unable to ask any more questions.He glanced at Master Zhang.Meaning: You should also know whether Zheng Huajian has made enemies with others.

As a teacher for many years, of course he understands, and immediately replied: "My lord, Madam Yu is telling the truth."

Hearing this, he paused for a while, and said slowly: "If this is the case, then you all go down."

Detective Ye quickly, Master Zhang and Yu Dieyan bowed in unison before leaving.

"Brother Wuhen, what should we do now?" Shui Sheng asked who hadn't spoken for a long time.

"I can only go to Jiangzhou once to check Zhou Zishan's tone and see if there is anything suspicious."

"But if he really did it, wouldn't you be afraid to startle the snake?"

"Scare the snake? He is an official of the court. Where can he go all at once? I just ask casually. He may not know my real intention. Besides, you seem to have forgotten that Du Sanfeng was arrested in Jiangzhou a few days ago. ?”

"Well, yes, you can definitely meet him by asking about the progress of this case."

"It's not stupid."

.........

Jiangzhou.

This is the third time for Sang Wuhen to come here, so he is naturally familiar with it.

The tall and tall Zhou Zishan greeted the four of them in the yamen lobby, and then introduced him to his room.

Several people sat down.

"Master Sang, I wonder if it's because of Du Sanfeng that you came here this time?"

"Yes, how about the interrogation?"

"At the end of the day, the only thing left is to finalize the case. I have sent someone to submit his confession to the Ministry of Punishment."

"it is good."

"Would you like to have another trial in person?"

"Forget it." Sang Wuhen waved his hand. "I'm just asking, and I want to know one more thing by the way."

"Just say it straight."

"Are you familiar with Zheng Huajian Zhizhou?"

Zhou Zishan nodded and asked in a low voice: "Why did Mr. Sang suddenly ask about him? Could it be that he committed...?"

In the tone of his voice, he didn't know that Zheng Huajian was dead.

"No." Sang Wuhen was very decisive, and glanced at him slightly: "I found out that you are classmates and know each other well. Can you tell me about his situation?"

"Since my lord wants to know, I should say bluntly, he is a good official who is stern and selfless."

"That is to say, you never give people any affection?"

Brother Wuhen really has a way of telling other people's words, under the pretense of knowing Zheng Huajian, he is actually testing Zhou Zishan, clever!Shui Sheng secretly praised in his heart.

"To be honest, I once asked him to forgive me, but was refused."

"Oh." Sang Wuhen pretended to be surprised: "What's the matter?"

"My nephew was disobedient. Two years ago, he extorted 1 taels of silver from others within his jurisdiction, and was caught by Zhou Butou."

"Well, I understand. It seems that Zheng Zhizhou is really selfless."

"Actually, I don't hate him for doing this. If my eldest brother hadn't begged him so hard, I definitely wouldn't beg him."

Sang Wuhen took a sip of tea at this moment, stopped asking questions, looked at Zhou Zishan seriously, and instantly overturned Yudieyan's guess when she just told him about this matter.

Because, based on his many years of observation experience and listening to the tone of the other party, he is not like the kind of person who buries his hatred deeply.Besides, the case committed by his nephew was not a capital crime.It's really not to the point of hiring a murderer.

Since Zhou Zishan can be ruled out as committing the crime, who else wants to put Zheng Huajian to death in the absence of close friends and enemies?
Could it be that the conclusion I drew on the river embankment was really correct: Zheng Huajian's killing of Huang Xianzhi was absolutely entrusted by others, and the murderer behind the scenes probably knew that I was going to arrest him, so he silenced him one step ahead.

So who is this person, and how did I find him out?
When Sang Wuhen thought about it, he suddenly felt confused.

(End of this chapter)