Tang Dynasty detective

Qing Daochang mentioned "remuneration".

Feng Anran thought that he should raise the price a little bit, after all, Qing Daochang once said a word, which was rare in decades.

Feng Anran cleared his throat, and said: "If this case continues to be investigated, the scope of involvement will be very wide, and it has already exceeded the level of the golden judge's investigation. The remuneration may increase by [-]%."

Mo Zhiqiu said silently, "Money fan." The voice of the silent recitation was not low, and it was really not decent in the unusually quiet hall.

Feng Anran talked about the price very calmly, pretending not to hear it.

The Jiedu envoy Liu Ji said: "The remuneration is easy to discuss. This time, I invite the ghost sword master and Yan Luo to come out of the mountain together, and ~ Qing Daochang, it is my honor in Youzhou. The remuneration ~ plus [-]%." Liu Ji stretched out five fingers , very decisive, domineering and straightforward, grinning happily, as if it wasn't his money that was spent.

Feng Anran looked at Di Jinghong, and Di Jinghong understood, and cleverly made calculations in his heart, and then said: "Before, Dali Temple bought 100 taels of silver for the case, and the Jiedu envoy paid another 200 taels of remuneration, so the murder case in Youzhou City was paid in total. A total of 300 taels. This time, for the detection of the mastermind behind the murder in Youzhou City, 300% was added to the original 450 taels to make 750 taels. The total of the two purchases was 100 taels. Among them, Dali Temple paid 650 taels, and Jiedu Let adults pay [-] taels."

Liu Ji: "..." Di Jinghong was standing next to Feng Anran. Liu Ji heard him blah-blah to settle accounts, and his mind lost track of the rhythm for a while. It was clearly 250 taels, how did he calculate 650 taels?

Liu Ji calculated that Dali Temple previously paid 100 taels of Wenyin for the purchase of the case, and adding 50% this time, that is an additional 150 taels, for a total of 150 taels.For the 100 taels, Dali Temple paid 50 taels, and Liu Ji paid 200 taels.The other 250 taels that Liu Ji gave Di Jinghong and the others was a fee for "persuading the fight". On that day, Di Jinghong and Zhang Yuqing went to Zhu Wang's family to persuade the Zhuwang family, and the settlement was settled on the spot.In this way, even if it is added up, the total remuneration paid by Liu Ji is only [-] taels.

How did Di Jinghong calculate 650 taels?

Liu Ji silently sorted out his account book, smiling with tangled, tangled with heartache, and heartbroken with a swollen face visible to the naked eye to pretend to be fat, slowly took a sip of tea, and said: "Dean Feng, that's not how the account is calculated."

Feng Anran should not be too perfunctory in being surprised, "Oh? Mr. Jiedushi, please tell me, how should the account be settled?"

Liu Ji expressed his thoughts, "The remuneration is 250 taels. If Dean Feng thinks it is not enough, I can add another 50 taels, for a total of 300 taels. Right now, Youzhou is training troops day and night, and there are countless places where the money is spent, and business contacts are gone. In the past, there is a lot of life, and tax collection is also a big problem, and 300 taels is not a small amount." Although the head of the Qing Dynasty was present, although Liu Ji wanted to give him face, but the head of the Qing Dynasty is a retired prince, so it is enough to give the face, no Bleeding is necessary.

Qing Daochang heard and saw, but didn't say a word.

Qing Daochang said a word, Liu Ji only gave an extra 100 taels of silver, which was too stingy, Feng Anran definitely couldn't take advantage of him.Feng Anran drank tea with a smile, and was not in a hurry to reply to Liu Ji. The negotiations between the old foxes needed to be stretched, and in the end it would depend on who could hold it together.

The two were fighting silently, and Liu Ji's subordinates hurried in from the outside.

"My lord, I have something important to report."

Liu Ji nodded, and his subordinate quickly walked behind him, and whispered in his ear: "The suspect is dead." Liu Ji was taken aback, "What?" The subordinate repeated.

Liu Ji gasped, and said loudly: "Which one died? How did he die?" Chief Qing was sitting next to him, and he probably heard it.

The subordinate was taken aback by his sudden voice, and seeing that he didn't intend to hide his eyes, he replied honestly, "Poisoned and died, both of them died."

"All dead?"

Everyone in the hall was shocked.

Liu Ji did not expect that both suspects were dead.Less than an hour after the suspect was brought back, Liu Ji, who was originally a good person, was guarded. They must not be allowed to commit suicide, but they died suddenly?The thing that Liu Ji was most worried about happened, the mansion of his Jiedushi was not clean.

Liu Ji was silent for a moment, then said, "Call the guard."

The man said: "Both guards are dead."

"What?" Liu Ji was so angry that he took the case on the spot, "Bold and bold."

Chief Qing put away his whisk and said, "Master Jiedu has important matters to attend to, so Qingyi bids his farewell."

Liu Ji hurriedly got up to persuade him to stay, "The thief is so bold and reckless, he also asked the Taoist priest to make the decision for me in Youzhou."

Qing said in a long way: "We can only ask Dean Feng to preside over this matter." HGRZL-Jiaotang

Liu Ji said to Feng Anran, "Dean Feng, there is no problem with the 650 taels. I will send someone to prepare it immediately. I also ask Guanlan to help."

Feng Anran said: "They can reach into the Jiedu Ambassador's Mansion and quietly kill four people in broad daylight under the watchful eyes of heavy guards." Feng Anran added "four" and continued after a pause, "This kind of tricky It may be a long time since Guanlan took up a dangerous case."

Liu Ji pointed to his subordinates and said, "Send an order to prepare 1000 taels of silver and escort it to Guanlan on a fast horse. There must be no mistakes."

The subordinates responded and withdrew to work.Master Qing did not want to participate and said goodbye to everyone.

After Qing Yiyi walked away, Feng Anran looked at Mo Zhiqiu and said, "Old Mo, let's go and see the scene."

Mo Zhiqiu got up, led all the juniors out, and said, "Let's go."

Liu Ji quickly followed with his followers.

Liu Ji loves money, but Feng Anran doesn't think he's being tricked. In the current situation, 1000 taels of silver is not too much.

After Mo Zhiqiu inspected the corpse, he stood up and said to Feng Anran, "The method is very clean, and the poison used is poured on the tip of the needle, so it's not easy to find."

Zhen Ziyu asked, "Is there any similarity with the Shuangxishan case?" Zhen Ziyu thought of that case somehow.

Mo Zhiqiu shook his head and said: "The method is different, and the poison used is also different. This person's purpose is very clear. He used poison to kill people. The case of Shuangxi Mountain is different. That person used poison to assist in killing people."

The suspect was locked in the torture room, which was in a mess, with many people coming and going, and many footprints were left behind. Zhen Ziyu checked carefully, but found no valuable clues.

Feng Anran said: "Such masters will not leave footprints easily, even if they do, it may not be true." Huanyue Pavilion has long been on guard against Guanlan, Guanlan judges are good at tracking traces, they tried everything A way to destroy traces.

Liu Ji said: "A thorough investigation."

Feng Anran waved his hand and said, "There is no need to make any big moves." He asked the guard on duty, "Who has ever entered the torture chamber?"

The two guards were scared out of their wits, and one of them said: "Only the two of us and the two dead brothers, my lord, we really didn't do it."

Liu Ji said: "Pull it out and the staff will be responsible for eighty."

The two on-duty guards were dragged out and did not confess until they were dying. Feng Anran asked the steward of the execution room, "Can outsiders enter today?"

The steward of the punishment room said: "No, my lord told me to strictly guard against death, we didn't even dare to let a bug in." After he finished speaking, he felt that he had slipped his words. Without outsiders, the suspicion of his own people was even greater, neither left nor right, stretched his head It was also a knife to shrink the head and a knife. The two guards had already lost half of their lives, so he could only resign himself to fate with trepidation.

Feng Anran said: "Summon all the on-duty, office, and idlers within ten days, and I will question them one by one."

Feng Anran handles cases with boldness and carefulness, and does not let go of the smallest details. Judge Guanlan has won his true biography on this point. There are more than a hundred people in court today. Seemingly random but hidden in mystery, extremely patient and unpredictable, not moving punishment is more difficult than using punishment.

Feng Anran taught Di Jinghong and others a lesson on the spot. Everyone secretly admired the dean, and even the critical Mo Zhiqiu did not intervene for the first time.

Admiration is nothing but admiration. More than 100 people have finished asking questions. Two days have passed, and the case has not progressed at all.Despite Feng Anran's fiery eyes and the presence of several Guanlan judges to help out, he didn't find anything strange.If it was an ordinary person, they would have already exposed their feet if they asked him such a question.Could it be that the master of Huanyue Pavilion, like Xiao Yanfeng, has been installed in Jiedushi's mansion for many years?

If it is said that it has been lurking for many years, it is not impossible.It's just that Xiao Yanfeng has actions, this person has been lurking for many years, without the slightest action, he can't justify it.

Feng Anran couldn't figure it out, he didn't give up, and asked the steward of the execution room, did everyone ask?

The steward of the punishment room said, "Yes."

Feng Anran said: "I mean, have I seen all the living things that have entered the gate recently?"

The steward of the torture room had been jurying for two days, and he almost collapsed, trembling and daring not to make a sound.

Feng Anran felt something strange at first sight.He asked everyone to leave, and asked again by himself, but the steward of the punishment room still didn't dare to say anything.Feng Anran said: "Tell the truth, I ordered someone to escort your family members out of Youzhou City today, if you don't tell me, I think Liu Ji has a way to let you tell."

The steward of the punishment room trembled and said: "Ten days ago, I was on duty at night and called~ I called a few prostitutes."

"Where?"

"Li Rong Pavilion."

"several?"

"Three."

"do you know it?"

"Two acquaintances, one is a newcomer."

"Only you know about this?" The three prostitutes must have been involved by more than one person.

The steward of the punishment room was terrified from beginning to end. Everyone let it be and thought that he was afraid of being implicated, but they didn't expect that he was the one who was tricky.It stands to reason that he wouldn't be the only one on duty, so why didn't other people see it?

The steward of the torture room said: "The other two brothers are already dead, they are the two who died in the torture room." He was stared at by Feng Anran in a panic, and explained bitterly, "It's really just a coincidence, those two brothers and I got closer, and I saw that this big case was a good opportunity to show my face, so I sent the two of them there, but I didn't expect to hurt them."

Feng Anran didn't say whether he believed him or not, but continued to ask: "How did they get here?"

"Take the sedan chair."

"How did you come back?"

The steward of the punishment room was silent.After a while, he felt that he couldn't bear it, so he had to tell the truth, "I'm drunk, I don't care."