ancient criminal minds

After leaving Zhang Chun's house, Lu Zheng went to visit several other teenagers, but dismissed their suspicions one by one. There were still two women left, but this was not very convenient.Although Da Xiachao was much more tolerant towards women, if he was a strange man who went to talk to a woman, it would always cause some reputation loss to her, and he couldn't do that if he couldn't determine the murderer.

He was leaving the next day, which made Lu Zheng very anxious. He knew that if he couldn't find the murderer before tomorrow, he might never have another chance.And in this case, he found a name at the bottom of this list.

The fate of this young man is very similar to that of Zhang Chun, the only difference is that his surname is Tian.There are only seven or eight households in the Tian family. Perhaps it is because the villagers discriminate against them, so they are extremely united.Both parents of this young man named Tian Wu died, and he lived in his uncle's house. He was much better than Zhang Chun in this regard, but even so, malnutrition still made him look much shorter than his peers, and because his surname was Tian Because of this, no child wants to play with him.

Tian Wu is cold and introverted, and he doesn't like to talk to people on weekdays. He often sits alone and looks at the sky.Sometimes the children in the village bullied him, and he would look at them with that gloomy look.

In many ways, Tian Wu is very close to Lu Zheng's profile, but they did not find evidence.This made Lu Zheng hesitate. He always remembered what the teacher said: profiling is only a means of assisting investigation, and what can really convict is conclusive evidence.

Lu Zheng was going crazy, but the guards didn't find any evidence at Tian Wu's house, except for the corpses of some small animals who were tortured to death by him. Seeing this made Lu Zheng more sure of his guess. They still haven't been able to find any evidence.

At this time, an old ox cart came to Zhang Lin's coffin, and a woman in filial piety pulled a little girl crying and rushed to Zhang Lin's coffin. This was Zhang Lin's wife and daughter.

Zhang Lin's wife Mou's natal family is in a more remote place. She never expected that she would just take her daughter back to her natal home for a short stay, and she would hear the sad news of her husband's death.They had been rushing non-stop along the way, but when they saw Zhang Lin's body, no matter how much luck they had, they were in vain.

Ms. Mou cried to her heart's content, and her young daughter knew that her father would never come back, so she cried along with her mother, which made those who heard it sad and those who saw her cry.

Lu Zheng saw all this outside the mourning hall, and stopped his steps to go in.He knew very well that if Zhang Lin hadn't come back to save himself and Niu Da, Zhang Lin would definitely have survived if he escaped alone.Therefore, he should come to see his widow out of emotion and reason, but he did see him, but he didn't know what to say. He hasn't even found the real culprit until now, and he hasn't been able to give Brother Zhang justice.

At this time, a guard came to him and whispered something in his ear.

Lu Zheng frowned slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but seeing the crying mother and daughter in the mourning hall, he swallowed the words again, facing the guard's questioning eyes, he shook his head slowly, and then I shook my head.

In the evening, Lu Zheng was sitting opposite Rong Zhen with a heavy heart, and he was eating out of his mind, but he didn't notice that the food on the chopsticks fell off, and he still put the chopsticks in his mouth. Rong Zhen couldn't stand it, so he stopped him.

Lu Zheng was startled, and when he came back to his senses, he saw Rong Zhen looking at him with disapproval on his face: "If you don't eat well again, I will come to feed you myself."

Lu Zheng stared at him awkwardly: "Understood, I just want to eat well."

Rong Zhen sighed: "I've heard it all, you didn't do anything wrong in this matter, you just did what you should do, how to deal with that child, it shouldn't be up to you to make the decision."

"But……"

Before Lu Zheng finished speaking, he heard a knock on the door outside. He was puzzled for a moment, but Rong Zhen had already said, "Come in."

Qingluan pushed open the door with a serious expression: "Your Highness, the Tian family has brought guys to block the ancestral hall."

"what?!"

Lu Zheng stood up abruptly, Rong Zhen's face was also a little heavy, if the fight among the villagers went wrong, they would probably suffer heavy casualties, if Natian's family was pushed into a hurry, they would turn into bandits, this would be a big deal for them It is also a great trouble to say.

Rong Zhen didn't care about his injuries, he stood up and said, "Prepare the horses, I'll go with you to have a look."

Qingluan also knew that this matter was troublesome, but Rong Zhen's safety was more important in comparison, so he couldn't help turning his eyes to Lu Zheng for help.

Of course, Lu Zheng also knew the priorities, he took a deep breath, and said to Rong Zhen: "This matter happened because of me, it's best for me to deal with it, your status is precious, so it's inappropriate to show up."

Rong Zhen looked at Lu Zheng: "Do you know how dangerous this is, you have never seen such a scene, I'm afraid you can't hold it."

Lu Zheng shook his head: "I am also a man, so I should have a man's responsibility. It is most suitable for me to go to this matter. Don't worry."

Rong Zhen sighed softly, but no longer objected to him, but said to Qingluan: "Protect Young Master Lu in a while, and if the situation is difficult to control, his safety should be the priority."

Qingluan responded immediately.

Lu Zheng didn't dawdle anymore, and followed Qingluan directly out of the yard.

In fact, what Rong Zhen said was correct, Lu Zheng did what he should do, he found combustible objects, and also found evidence related to the murderer, and even made a profile.If in modern times, his task has been completed, the next thing is the part that the criminal police is responsible for, and it is also the most important part of all cases, that is the investigation.

It's just that this is ancient times, not modern times that pay attention to procedural justice.For the elders of the Lizhenghe clan who have long been prejudiced against the Tian family, it doesn't matter whether Tian Wu is the murderer or not. out.

Lu Zheng didn't think so much, or rather, he didn't dare to think so much.The sense of urgency to leave and the desire to avenge Zhang Lin overwhelmed his uneasiness, and he hoped that Tian Wu was the murderer.

Everyone hopes that Tian Wu is the murderer.

However, none of them expected that all the Tian family would pick up hoes and sickles and confront Li Zheng at the gate of the ancestral hall.

When Lu Zheng arrived in a hurry with his people, the confrontation had lasted for half an hour, the ancestral hall was brightly lit, and the torches held by the Tian family outside the ancestral hall also illuminated half of the sky.

Lizheng and a group of elders all looked stern. The head of the Tian family was Tian Youjin, the eldest son of the second elder of the Tian family that Lu Zheng and the others had visited before. Standing beside him was his younger brother Tian Youyin. Tian Youyin spoke to Li angrily. Just as they said: "Why arrest Tian Wu, just because his surname is Tian, ​​you suspect him of arson?"

Li Zheng said coldly: "The high officials from Yanjing have already guessed what kind of person the murderer is, that person is Tian Wu, he burned so many families and killed Zhang Lin's life, naturally Let him pay for his life." Standing beside him were Zhang Lin's wife and daughter in filial piety, both of them rushed back after receiving the letter, and wept bitterly when they heard what Lizheng said.Immediately, a sister-in-law from the same village supported the two of them to rest.

Lizheng paused for a moment, then continued: "As for your Tian family, when my father saw you as pitiful and let you come to our village, who would have thought that you were not only ungrateful, but also brought so many disasters to our village, and now you are conniving at the village?" Such a murderer, you can't stay in our village anymore, you should pack up your things earlier and find another place!"

Tian Youyin's eyes immediately turned red: "Fuck your mother! All these years, people in your village have clearly suppressed our surname Tian, ​​and now they are going to use such a vicious trick to drive us away! You have a good idea!"

Lizheng's face darkened: "What a poisonous plan! You are not from our village. It is our kindness to tolerate you staying for so long. This is also the result of a joint discussion between several clan elders."

"Exactly! We don't want broom stars in our village!" Suddenly, there was such a shout from the crowd.

This shout was like a spark that ignited the anger of the crowd, and the villagers present were immediately excited and shouted: "Drive the Tian family out!"

"Get rid of the broom star!"

"Drive the murderer away!"

The bursts of noise almost drowned all the Tian family members. Tian Youjin, who was standing in front of the Tian family members, grabbed his irritable younger brother and said to Lizheng expressionlessly: "Today we have torn our skins." , I didn't intend to live in this village anymore, but even if Tian Wu is guilty, he is also Tian's family. Unless it is the government, it is not your turn to abuse lynching. Zhang Xuming, you have studied a little, if I will When this matter is reported to the county, I don't know if your old Zhang family has enough face to keep you safe."

Because Tian Youjin often hunts, sometimes he takes good leathers and sells them in the county.If it was on weekdays, Li Zheng might be a little bit weaker, but he knew that standing behind Lu Zheng was the King of Chu, so he suddenly became more courageous, and sneered: "Then you go, let's see if the county captain will cover it up. Such a murderer?"

Tian Youjin frowned. He knew who lived in Zhang Lin's previous post house, but he didn't know that the King of Chu had also come here. In fact, apart from Li Zheng and the squire who gave up the house, there was no one there. How many people know that Rong Zhen is here.Tian Youjin was familiar with several police officers and even the head arresters in the county, so he dared to bring people to rob Tian Wu. In his opinion, as long as he frightened these ordinary people who had never seen an official, it would be easy. He took Tian Wu away without hesitation, but he didn't expect Li Zheng to be so stubborn.

But at this moment, the crowd on the side suddenly separated from the two sides, and Lu Zheng walked in with a face sinking like water.