ancient criminal minds

The location of the ancestral hall is remote, and in the past, no one would come except the servants who came to clean it.After Tang Min and the others went in, they began to search bit by bit. Zhao Xueqian inevitably reminded them that the poison on the poisonous needle might not be clean yet, so they must be careful.

Lu Zheng and Bao Zheng started to search from the northwest corner. After they deviated from the crowd, Bao Zheng said with a little worry: "Zhao Shuling seems to be a little different from before."

Lu Zheng looked at him in surprise.

While poking the grass with a knife, Bao Zheng said in a low voice: "I can't tell what's wrong. He almost failed in the skinning case last time. Many people in the criminal department laughed at him secretly. He didn't seem to care, but if I really don't care, when Master Tang told him about this case, he shouldn't have offered to solve the case for Master Tang."

"You said, he asked to participate in this case on his own initiative?"

Bao Zheng sighed: "Master Tang has known him for many years, and has always valued his character and talent, so when he said this, Master Tang agreed, but I felt something was wrong, but I couldn't say it."

Lu Zheng fell into deep thought, and the ominous premonition became more and more serious. He was originally thinking that it would be impossible for the Lu family to be involved in the British government, which had been separated for a long time, but he underestimated how much the ancients cared about the family, such as this As for Lu Zhi's autopsy, Zhao Xueqian went to the British public, Lu Qing, and no one thought it was wrong, but in fact, it was much more appropriate to go to the elders of the Lu family or the government.

Lu Zheng suddenly felt a sense of crisis. Although he didn't know what Zhao Xueqian was going to do, the way to stop him was to find the murderer as soon as possible.

At this moment, several policemen shouted: "My lord, I have found something in this humble position!"

A few people walked over quickly, and sure enough, they found a needle with the pointed end in the gap between two floor tiles. The sharp needle tip made people feel chills when they looked at it.

Dendrobium carefully took out the needle with a handkerchief. This needle is no different from ordinary embroidery needles, and it seems to be thicker.

Tang Min looked at it carefully, and affirmed: "This is the needle used by women to hold insoles."

Using needles and poisoning, if someone hadn't been deliberately framed, it is almost certain that the murderer was a woman.

Zhao Xueqian seemed to have thought of this too, but he didn't express his opinion right away, instead he said cautiously: "It's hard to say now, such needles are not uncommon, let's start with the source of arsenic."

Tang Min nodded: "Brother Zhao is right."

Now that the murder weapon was found in the ancestral hall, we must investigate the people who have been in and out of the ancestral hall in the past few days. However, there are not many people going to the ancestral hall, except for a few cleaning servants, only Lu Yuan has been there.

Tang Min and Zhao Xueqian looked at each other: "Check!"

Lu Yuan looked at the few people in front of him dumbfounded: "My lords, the reason why I go to the ancestral hall is because the New Year's Eve is coming soon, and I need to prepare all the items for worshiping the ancestors."

"Why do you have to do this kind of thing yourself, why not leave it to the steward?" Tang Min asked suspiciously.

Lu Yuan shook his head: "Worship is related to our Lu family's luck for a year, how dare I entrust it to the steward, so since I took over the management of the family business, I have done it myself every year, and never handed it over to others .”

A policeman whispered in Tang Min's ear, affirming Lu Yuan's words.

Lu Yuan cupped his hands: "I'm busy at the end of the year, if the adults have nothing else to do, I will take my leave first."

But Zhao Xueqian asked suddenly: "The murderer put the poisonous needle on the ground. This plan is vicious and hard to guard against. Since he can use this to harm Master Lu, he can also use the same plan to harm other people. Second Master Lu, you Say yes?"

Lu Yuan's face changed slightly, he said goodbye and left quickly.

Tang Min looked at his leaving back and said, "Is he guilty?"

"Whether he is guilty or not, he must know some news." After Zhao Xueqian finished speaking, he said to Lu Zheng, "Master Lu, may I come to visit?"

Lu Zheng shivered, and said vigilantly, "What are you visiting?"

Zhao Xueqian didn't seem to see his vigilance, and said calmly: "In addition to Mr. Lu, there is another victim in this case, Mr. Tang. Mr. Tang and my subordinates should also come to visit because of love and reason."

Tang Min smiled and chimed in: "Exactly."

Lu Zheng couldn't help it, but he couldn't really stop them, otherwise, wouldn't it mean that the eldest brother was injured?He is really becoming more and more wary of Zhao Xueqian. He may not want to use such low-level methods to frame his elder brother. After all, his elder brother is more valuable than Jian Yu. But if he said that he really came to visit for the sake of the case, he would not believe it. of.

A few people came to the British residence, first greeted the old lady, and then met with the British couple, and then went to Feihong Courtyard.

Because Lu Che was bedridden to recuperate, Mrs. Pei came out to entertain them as the hostess, but Lu Zheng saw the displeasure under Mrs. Pei's gentle smile.

Lu Che was helped out, his face was still pale, but his attitude was impeccable.Although Tang Min and Lu Zheng didn't have a good relationship, seeing each other's sick appearance made him somewhat sad.

Zhao Xueqian didn't feel this way. After several rounds of pleasantries, he asked directly: "Did Master Lu find any strange people in the ancestral hall that day?"

"No." Lu Che said, "The ancestral hall is very remote. When the official and the hall uncle went there, there were no servants to clean it."

"Do you have any strange feelings yourself?"

Lu Che thought for a while before saying: "The Japanese official suddenly felt a tingling pain on the soles of his feet while walking on the road. He thought it was because the stones had not been cleaned up, but now that he thinks about it, he might have followed in the footsteps of the hall uncle and stepped on that poisonous needle. "

"The weather in those few days was cold, and the dripping water almost turned into ice. The prisoner put the needle in the gap between the floor tiles, and poured water in the gap. The water froze and fixed the needle. After a few days, the sun came out. The ice will melt away naturally, and a tiny needle is hidden in the crevice, as long as a servant sweeps it, the dust will naturally cover the murder weapon." Zhao Xueqian said, "This strategy can be described as interlocking and seamless, if it weren't for you If it is poisoned, I'm afraid this will become an unsolved case."

"Skynet is extensive and sparse." Lu Che said indifferently, "Judging from what Zhao Shuling said, it seems that the prisoner has been found?"

Zhao Xueqian was noncommittal: "This prisoner is not only careful and meticulous, but also very clear about Master Lu's whereabouts. More importantly, he has great power in the Lu residence. ——Does Master Lu have any suspects?"

Lu Che said coldly: "According to what Zhao Shuling said, it seems that some master of the Lu family committed the crime?"

Tang Min added from the side: "Lu Yuan did enter the ancestral hall before the incident, whether he admits it or not, he is already the biggest suspect."

Lu Che didn't speak.

But Lu Zheng couldn't help but said: "Do you have any evidence?" He wasn't complaining for Lu Yuan, although Lu Yuan was indeed the most likely one from the motive point of view, but as Zhao Xueqian analyzed earlier, the masters of the Lu Mansion Almost everyone was suspected, but Lu Yuan had entered the ancestral hall, so it became the most unfavorable factor for him.

Lu Zheng tried to do psychological profiling, but he couldn't get it right.Judging from the layout of the case, this prisoner should be a person who planned carefully and then acted. However, judging from the implementation of the case, the prisoner seemed too impatient and negligent.These are basically two completely different personality traits. How can a person have such contradictory traits?

Lu Zheng hesitated, he felt that Lu Yuan was not the murderer, but he couldn't produce strong evidence.

After listening to Zhao Xueqian's words, Tang Min gave affirmative opinion: "As brother Zhao said, even if it wasn't Lu Yuan, he must have some clues."

The implication is that Lu Yuan will definitely go to the prison.

However, Lu Che's face turned cold: "What do you two mean? You are not sure about the murderer, but you brought the second child into prison. How will the world treat him? Father and son murder father?!"

When he said this, Tang Min also hesitated. First of all, they were not sure whether Lu Yuan was the murderer. It would be okay if he was finally found out. Being humiliated is also a serious loss of face for the British government. Although Tang Min has never liked these aristocratic families, he also knows that these behemoths are as easy as crushing an ant to deal with such a poor family with no background. .

Tang Min could satirize Lu Che and even trip him up because he had Emperor Yongning backing him, but if he really messed with the Lu clan, even Emperor Yongning would not be able to keep him.

Lu Che's words stunned Tang Min, but Zhao Xueqian did not affect him. He looked at Lu Che and said, "Lord Lu, right and wrong have their own opinions. Master Tang is just acting according to the regulations. You are also an official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, so you should understand."

Lu Che narrowed his eyes: "What if the official disagrees?"

Zhao Xueqian cupped his hands: "If you trust Second Master Lu, you can naturally be his guarantor. There is also this provision in the criminal law."

This sentence directly put Lu Che into a dilemma.In fact, none of them was sure whether Lu Yuan was innocent or not. Lu Che wanted to use power to suppress others, but Zhao Xueqian directly suppressed him with the law.Only then did he realize that he really underestimated the other party. He thought he was just a nerd who was familiar with the criminal law, but he didn't want to be a good player in making tricks, so he unknowingly walked into his trick.

Lu Che has been an official for many years, and it has been a long time since he was designed by someone like this. A cold smile appeared on his face: "Zhao Xueqian, you are fine."

"It's the adults who taught me well."

Lu Che was so angry that he shook his body. Lu Zheng quickly supported him, patted Lu Che on the back, and then said loudly to Tang Min: "Master Tang, I am now an official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, so I can do it if I want to." Guarantee for my second cousin!"

Tang Min finally understood Zhao Xueqian's plan, and before he had time to get excited and trick Lu Che, he was directly fooled by Lu Zheng's magic stroke, and even Zhao Xueqian frowned secretly.

Lu Che's expression relaxed, and he gave his younger brother an appreciative look.He can't come forward for this kind of thing, otherwise, no matter whether Lu Yuan is the murderer or not, it will have an impact on his official reputation.Zhao Xueqian's step is really vicious, but what Lu Zheng did simply and rudely disrupted his arrangement. Anyway, everyone in Yanjing knows what kind of person the third young master of the British government is. If Lu Yuan is innocent, it will have no influence. If Lu Yuan wasn't innocent, but was dismissed from office, then this office was obtained by cheating. If he has the ability to cheat his younger brother the first time, he has the ability to cheat him a second time.

Earlier, he was thrown into confusion by Zhao Xueqian's anger, but fortunately, Lu Zheng was quite clever.

Although Lu Zheng didn't know what his elder brother was admiring him at all, he still puffed out his chest reflexively. In fact, he just thought that Lu Yuan was not the murderer, but now it seems that he tricked Zhao Xueqian by the way?