The straight man who wears bright clothes is also afraid of messing with him

On the New Year's Eve of the 13th year of Hongwu, a homicide occurred in a gold shop in Beiping City. A middle-aged man was suspected of being poisoned and died.

Shen Qing returned to the store and sat back at the position just now, but his gaze was always on Cui Miao.

As soon as Wu Kun entered the door, he sat on the chair in front of the east window and let the yamen officer ask him.The yamen servant came in front of the crowd and said in harmony: "What's going on? Who is the shopkeeper?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "This official, Xiaomin Wang Gui is the shopkeeper of this shop."

The yamen servant pointed to the man on the ground and asked, "What's going on? How did people die?"

Wang Gui quickly replied: "Go back to the official, the doctor came just now and said that he died of poisoning, and Xiaomin didn't know what happened, so he reported it to the official."

"Master Qingtian, the little girl is wronged!" The woman who was half kneeling on the ground suddenly cried loudly, knelt and crawled in front of Wu Kun, and kowtowed: "My lord, I beg you to make the decision for the little girl, master, the master is dead!" Injustice!"

Wu Kun looked at the woman, then at the other people, and said calmly: "Get up, if there is any injustice, let's hear it."

The woman wiped her tears with her sleeve, and said: "My lord, my master's name is Wang Penghai, and the little girl, Wang Zhang, is the master's wife. She lives in Wanping County and runs taverns and inns in the county. Wang Gui, the shopkeeper of the jewelry store, is a good friend of my master. A few months ago, the money turnover in his shop was not enough. He borrowed 2000 taels of silver from the master and promised to return it at the end of the year. The little girl came here with the master just to ask for the debt After all, it's the end of the year, the family's expenses are high, and the business of the inn has been very low in the past six months. The master intends to get the money back. But Wang Gui said that the business in his store is not good, and the turnover is really not good, so he wants to pay back 1000 taels , the remaining 1000 dual-use jewelry was paid off. The master missed his old love and saw that he was really in trouble, so he agreed, but who knew that he poisoned my master to death, Wang Gui, you are so cruel!"

Seeing this, Wang Gui fell to his knees with a "plop", and said with a bitter face: "My lord, Wang Penghai's death has nothing to do with Xiaomin, Xiaomin was wronged."

Wu Kun cast his gaze on Cui Miao and asked, "Who are you? Why don't you kneel down when you see me?"

Cui Miao bowed slightly, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "My lord, I am under the Yanshan Guard, and I have an official position, so I don't need to kneel down."

Wu Kun's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "Yanshanwei? Do you have a tooth card?"

Cui Miao touched her body and found that she was wearing it, so she showed it to Wu Kun.

Wu Kun handed it back after reading it, and asked, "Is Baihu involved in this case?"

Cui Miao replied: "No, I went to the store to buy jewelry, and it happened to happen."

Wu Kun said bluntly: "There is nothing involved, so let's go back. It is somewhat unlucky to encounter such a thing on New Year's Eve."

Cui Miao frowned slightly, and said: "My lord, although this matter has nothing to do with the bidder, but when the incident happened, the bidder was at the scene, and the bidder's stay may be helpful to the trial of the case."

"Did the hundred households ever see who poisoned them?"

"Never."

"Do the hundred households know about the grievances between them?"

"I don't know."

"What's the use of keeping the hundred households?"

Cui Miao choked, her brows furrowed tighter, and she said, "My lord, I have some experience in homicide investigations, staying here may help my lord."

Wu Kun looked at Cui Miao silently for a while, and said: "Since Baihu is a sergeant, he should take protecting his family and the country as his own responsibility. Naturally, we will mention the punishment and be under the jurisdiction of the procuratorate, so we don't have to worry about Baihu's affairs here." .”

Wu Kun glanced at the yamen servant, the yamen servant understood, walked to Cui Miao, and said bluntly: "My lord, please leave!"

Shen Qing, who was silent at the side, suddenly said, "Which one is this lord from the Criminal Procuratorate of Beiping Mansion?"

Shen Qing's opening attracted everyone's attention, only then did the person in charge of the procuratorate notice that there was actually a person sitting in the corner of the shop.

Seeing this, Cui Miao couldn't help curling her lips, and said in her heart: "How low is the sense of existence, so that people can ignore it to this extent."

Wu Kun narrowed his eyes slightly. Hearing Shen Qing's tone, it seemed that he didn't pay much attention to the procurator. He felt displeased, looked directly at Shen Qing and asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Although Shen Qing was deeply trusted by the emperor and King Yan, he never participated in any entertainment except for fighting, so many people knew his identity, but not many people had met him.

Cui Miao quickly explained: "My lord, Brother Shen is with Biao Xia, and came to the store to buy some accessories."

Wu Kun then asked: "Oh? Are you also affiliated with Yanshan Guard?"

"Yes." Cui Miao didn't explain Shen Qing's identity, he wanted to see Wu Kun's reaction.

"Since that's the case, let's go back together, and I won't bother the two of you here."

Cui Miao was puzzled, and cupped her hands and said, "If the murder didn't happen right in front of our eyes, we wouldn't want to ask for trouble. Since we have seen something, it should be understandable to stay and listen. My lord, what do you think?"

Wu Kun frowned, looked at Cui Miao silently, and after a long while, said: "Bring all relevant people back to the Yamen."

The yamen servants responded: "Yes, my lord."

Wu Kun glanced at Shen Qing, looked at Cui Miao and said, "If Baihu wants to listen in, they can go to the Yamen of the Criminal Division."

Cui Miao was stunned for a moment, and then said, "My lord, is it not appropriate for you to bring everyone back to the Yamen without inspecting the scene?"

Wu Kun said displeasedly: "The scene is clear at a glance, why do you need to investigate? Baihu, don't forget your identity, and it's not your turn to tell me how to handle the crime department!"

Cui Miao's eyes were flickering. He really didn't want to ask for trouble for the new year. What's more, the civil servants and military officials of the Ming Dynasty had always been at odds. It is impossible to stand by and do nothing.I had no choice but to look at Shen Qing apologetically, and said with a serious expression: "My lord, since you are the person in charge of criminal justice, you should understand the importance of the murder scene. You didn't check the body or check the scene when you entered the door, but urged us Leaving and transferring the relevant people to the yamen, this has to make Biao Xia suspicious."

Wu Kun's face suddenly sank, and he said contemptuously: "What do you mean? You are a martial artist and want to teach me to solve the case?"

Cui Miao said calmly: "Martial arts? Does your lord look down on us martial arts?"

Wu Kun smiled contemptuously, and said, "Why? Not convinced? Well-developed limbs and simple minds, what else do you know besides wielding knives and guns? Have you ever read a book? Can you write your own name? Do you know what a saint is?"

Cui Miao said without changing his face: "We don't know the saint in your mouth, but in our hearts His Majesty is a saint! He is the saint who saved our poor people from suffering! What did your saint give to the people? Food, clothing, or stability Life? We are grateful and loyal to His Majesty, do you know what is wrong with the saint you speak of?"

"You! Clever words!" Wu Kun's face turned red when he was blocked, but he didn't know how to refute. He couldn't say that it was wrong for Cui Miao to be loyal to the emperor, unless he didn't want to die.

"You don't need to tell me whether you are clever or not. I know what I want in my heart, so why should I care about other people's guessing." Cui Miao continued, "We are martial arts, and most of us can't read a few words. We admit this, but we know ourselves. How many "Warrior" abandoned their wives and sons, left their hometown, and came to the frontier without hesitation. Do you know why? How many "Warrior" shrouded their bodies in horse leather and died in battle? Do you know why! There are no such warriors as you said , who will stop Beiyuan's iron cavalry, who will defend the country? My lord, are you? Or the saint you speak of?"

Wu Kun's choked face turned even redder. He glared fiercely at Cui Miao, but he couldn't say anything to refute. He really didn't expect that he, a civil servant, couldn't beat a warrior.

Shen Qing looked at Cui Miao's eyes, the admiration in his eyes was undisguised, this is the Cui Miao he knew, he would never look back at the things he was sure of, he seemed stubborn, but full of wisdom.

The people kneeling on the ground looked at this and that, a little confused.

Wu Kun snorted coldly, and said: "Even if you talk too much, this murder case is under the jurisdiction of our procuratorate and has nothing to do with you!"

Cui Miao said calmly: "My lord, this murder case is indeed a matter for you to mention to the criminal department. There is no objection to the mark. I just feel that your lord's behavior is a bit inappropriate, so I just reminded you."

Cui Miao's words were reasonable and courteous, even Wu Kun couldn't fault it, so he raised his voice and said, "I don't want to entangle you. Come, bring me to the yamen!"

Cui Miao tried to stop him, but Wu Kun suffered from being dumb and didn't plan to tangle with him anymore.

"Wait!"

Shen Qing didn't know when he came to the front, put the tooth card in his hand in front of Wu Kun's eyes, and said indifferently: "It turns out that this is how the criminal justice department handles cases. Shen has really learned a lot today."

What Shen Qing took out was not Commander Wei's tooth card, but Qing Ning Bo's tooth card, so Wu Kun knew Shen Qing's identity after seeing it. Fear flashed across his face, and he quickly bowed and said, "I'm going to raise the punishment for you!" Secretary Wu Kun met Qing Ningbo."

"Master Wu salutes, Shen, a martial artist, doesn't dare to be a warrior!"

Shen Qing's tone did not fluctuate, but it made Wu Kun tremble with fear.Not because of Shen Qingqing Ningbo's identity, but because of his identity as Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son.Regardless of whether Shen Qing was a parent or not, but with Zhu Yuanzhang's protective temperament, if a subordinate actually mocked his own child, then he would definitely end up with no good end, and the capital's butcher's knife might fall on him.

Wu Kun said in panic: "Uncle Qing Ning forgives the crime, the lower official was also confused for a while, and did not intend to offend."

With Shen Qing's desolate temperament, if Wu Kun wasn't too aggressive, he wouldn't bother to learn from him.What's more, the murder case was in the front, so it was fine to mention it, he didn't want to get into it.

"Human life is at stake, the body has not been examined, and the scene has not been investigated. How dare you neglect your duties?"

Wu Kun's eyes flickered, and although he was frightened, he still said with a firm attitude: "Uncle Qing Ning, please forgive me, the next officer will definitely investigate the scene carefully, but the murder case is really under the jurisdiction of the Criminal Division, please don't interfere with Uncle Qing Ning."