ancient criminal minds

The next day, as soon as Lu Zheng arrived at the county office, he saw a middle-aged man sitting in the county office. He was tall and thin, with two deep wrinkles between his brows, thick eyebrows, and bright eyes, but his expression was serious. At first glance, he is not a good person to get along with.

As soon as he saw Lu Zheng, he stood up directly and said, "But the new County Captain Lu? He's in Jinhanxuan."

Lu Zheng walked over quickly: "Hello, Prime Minister of Jin County, I'm going to Lu Zheng..."

He still wanted to say a few polite words such as Jiu Yang, but Jin Hanxuan said directly: "There are 110 arrests in the county government office, there are also eight water and fire government officials, and 16 prison guards. I don't know if the county captain Lu is free. , I will hand over the case file to you."

Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Jin Hanxuan to call it a handover so readily, judging by his acting style, he was straightforward and neat, Lu Zheng didn't say much, and said bluntly that he could do it now.

Jin Hanxuan didn't talk too much, he read Lu Zheng's appointment letter and checked his private seal before handing over all the case files to him, and said: "Master Ma has finished the trial of the previous case, and now there is one case still pending. Unresolved, except for the two prisoners in the prison who are going to be executed by Qiuhou, the rest are all petty thefts, the specific cell boss is clear, you can ask him."

Lu Zheng just flipped through the case files a little bit, and he was able to confirm that the Jin County Prime Minister's style of doing things was well-organized and not procrastinating.Hearing Jin Hanxuan's question, he nodded: "Thank you, Mr. Jin."

Jin Hanxuan's expression seemed to ease a little, and he continued: "This is a matter of the next division, I wonder if there is anything that Lu Xianwei doesn't understand?"

"Not for the time being. It's just that I'm new here, so I have to ask Brother Jin for advice. I hope Brother Jin will not hesitate to give me advice."

Jin Hanxuan didn't fully agree, but instead replied cautiously: "I can't say I'm giving advice, Mr. Lu is young and promising, I'm ashamed of myself."

Lu Zheng had a few polite words with him, and then respectfully sent him away, acting like a humble junior.

It wasn't until after Jin Hanxuan left that Bao Zheng came over and said, "There is nothing wrong with the file."

Lu Zheng shook his head: "Since he handed it over so readily, it means that he won't tamper with the case file, or at least he won't do it so obviously."

"My lord still doubts him?" Bao Zheng asked.

"What I said yesterday was indeed a warning. If the magistrate is in the county office today, it means that the county magistrate is just a show, and there is nothing to be afraid of. If the two of them continue to leave me alone, it means that the two People are brave and foolhardy, so there is nothing to be afraid of. But today, the county magistrate of Ma did not come, but the magistrate of Jin county came, which is a bit interesting."

Bao Zheng was still a little confused: "My lord, what does this mean?"

Lu Zheng further explained: "There are two possibilities. One is that Jin County Magistrate and Ma County Magistrate are not in the same faction, and they even check each other. He didn't come yesterday to test me. Second, this is what Ma County Magistrate meant. He knew that I was not a soft bun, and he wanted to reconcile with me, but he couldn't face it, so he sent Jin County Cheng here."

"Which one do you think it is?"

"I'm not sure yet." Although Lu Zheng said this, his expression became much more relaxed, "But no matter what kind of news it is, it's good news for now. I'm afraid that these two people will be stunned. If Embarrass me wholeheartedly, that's the trouble."

Bao Zheng was still puzzled: "Your Excellency has no enmity with them, why do they have such hostility towards His Excellency?"

"It's not difficult." Lu Zheng said, "Although the county captain is responsible for the local security, if there is any problem with the local security, the county magistrate will also be responsible. They want to test my ability. Incomprehensible."

Bao Zheng scratched his head: "Oh."

Although Lu Zheng said so, he still didn't dare to have too optimistic thoughts in his heart. Whether it was due to temptation or other reasons, at least the unfriendly attitude of the county magistrate showed it.But Lu Zheng is not afraid when the soldiers come to block the water and cover them with soil.

However, just after lunch, Master Fu came, still smiling, he cupped his hands and said: "Master Ma felt very sorry when he came back, so I specially invited Master Lu to the banquet at home."

Lu Zheng accepted the invitation and returned the gift: "Please reply to Mr. Ma, Lu Zheng will be there on time."

"Very good, very good, I will take my leave."

After Fu Zhiyi left, Lu Zheng threw the invitation aside, and then looked through the file.Bao Zheng asked strangely: "My lord, if Mr. Ma treats you to dinner, does it mean that he is resigned?"

Before Lu Zheng could speak, You Xiaowu had already opened his mouth and said, "This is called Hongmen Banquet, do you understand?"

"Hongmen Banquet?" Bao Zheng frowned, "How did you find out, Old Youtiao?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, so you young people are inexperienced." You Xiaowu took out another jug ​​out of nowhere, took a sip happily, and said, "If the county magistrate is really subdued, why don't you come early and invite you later? , why did you wait for that Jin County Prime Minister to hand over before you come to invite me?"

Lu Zheng nodded: "I wasn't sure about the relationship between these two, but Master Fu came to send the invitation, and I understood that the Ma County Magistrate might not get along with the Jin County Prime Minister, and he might still Faintly suppressed by the Jin county magistrate."

"How is this possible?" Bao Zheng was also a little puzzled.Indeed, according to common sense, the county magistrate is the proper head of a county, but the warehouse and documents are under the management of the county magistrate, and the prison is under the supervision of the county lieutenant, so the county magistrate's position is indeed a bit embarrassing, and the possibility of being emptied is not out of the question .Now it seems that the situation in Qingxi County is like this, and this Jin County Prime Minister cannot be underestimated.

Bao Zheng was educated by You Xiaowu before he realized that he is not usually dull, but unfortunately there are too many twists and turns in the officialdom, which is really hard for him to understand.

Although You Xiaowu had never been in the officialdom, he was born with a fine personality, and when Lu Zheng asked him to inquire about the news, he intentionally or unintentionally cultivated his ability in this area. Bluffed.

Lu Zheng interrupted him dumbfounded: "Okay, how can it be so dangerous?" Let him go on, he is not going to a banquet this time, but to Longtan and Tiger's Den.

Although Bao Zheng didn't quite understand the doorway here, he was not stupid, and looked at You Xiaowu suspiciously.

You Xiaowu touched his nose in embarrassment, and said haha: "Anyway, be careful in everything."

In the evening, Lu Zheng arrived at Ma County Magistrate's house according to the appointment.

The house was not so magnificently built, but full of elegance, and there were a few writings on the wall.Although Lu Zheng's handwriting is still not very good now, but after this period of make-up lessons, at least he can understand good and bad.The character on the wall is already visible, but it's just that it pursues the font too much, but it seems a bit crafty.

Lu Zheng didn't wait too long, the Ma county magistrate came out soon, unlike the potbellied one he had imagined, this Ma county magistrate was a beautiful middle-aged man with neatly combed black hair and long eyebrows Xu, with a bookish look, wearing loose casual clothes, looks like a fairy.

"Lord Lu is really beautiful and talented, disrespecting and disrespecting Ma Yanbai."

Ma County Magistrate was very enthusiastic, and Lu Zheng was also courteous, and the atmosphere suddenly became very warm.

When it's time to eat at the table, every dish is exquisite. Although magistrate Ma is not from a noble family, his style of cooking is exactly the same as that of a noble family. Although Lu Zheng himself doesn't understand these things, the original owner has been immersed in it since he was a child. Among these, Lu Zheng only echoed a few words, and the county magistrate almost regarded him as a confidant.

Although Lu Zheng talked and laughed with him on the surface, he never let down his vigilance in his heart. Sure enough, after drinking for three rounds, Ma County Magistrate said: "I have heard about Master Lu's reputation in Qingxi. Having a capable person like you come to our Qingxi, I cannot hide my joy in my heart."

"Master Ma is absurd."

"You, don't be too modest. In our Qingxi County, since Bai County Wei Dingyou, the prison has been taken care of by the Jin County Prime Minister. He is a capable person, and he can handle multiple positions with ease. , but in the end, the name is not justified, but fortunately, now that Mr. Lu is here, he can be regarded as doing his own job, isn't he?"

Hearing the meaning of this lord Ma's words, Lu Zheng was also a little speechless, dare this lord Ma be afraid that his hands are too long to fish out of bounds?Now it seems that this Lord Jin is very powerful, and he has crushed this Lord Ma.

Lu Zheng didn't want to play this kind of maneuver, so he pretended not to understand: "My lord said so."

Ma Yanbai choked for a moment, but immediately smiled and said, "This official is talking too much. I heard that the Jin County Prime Minister handed over the case file and other things early in the morning, and Master Lu will have to worry about it from now on."

"This is a matter of my duty, and I must do my best."

Ma Yanbai saw that Lu Zheng refused to enter, so he impatiently said these polite words again, and said, "Coincidentally, a case just happened in this county recently, and the official and the Jin County Prime Minister are helpless, and it seems that only Mr. Lu We have the ability to solve the case."

Lu Zheng cheered up, and after waiting for so long, he finally got to the main topic of Mr. Ma, he couldn't help asking: "I don't know what kind of case it is?"

"It's a murder case."

"Murder?"

Ma Yanbai said slowly: "To be exact, it's a case without a head."

"Hellless Koan?" Lu Zheng was taken aback.

"Two days ago, a fisherman found a headless male corpse by the river. The corpse had no clothes on, so he didn't know who it was, so it was put on hold."

Lu Zheng also frowned in embarrassment. This kind of headless case is the most troublesome, because the identity of the corpse is unknown, so there is no way to investigate it.In modern times, it is possible to rely on DNA and other methods to find out the identity of the corpse, but in ancient times, there was no way at all.

Seeing his appearance, Ma Yanbai twitched his mouth lightly: "Lord Laolu is the only one involved in this case."