ancient criminal minds

Lu Che heard the voice and came out, and saw Lu Zheng squatting on the ground covering his forehead. He walked over helplessly, pulled his hand away and looked at the rockery. The injury on Lu Zheng's forehead was not serious, it was just scratched. A small piece of oily skin fell off.

Lu Che raised his voice and called the boy to invite the doctor, and then brought Lu Zheng to the study.

Lu Qing was sitting in the main seat, and when he saw his youngest son covering his head, he was annoyed and amused: "Why, instead of going outside to make trouble, come here to steal chickens and dogs instead?"

Lu Zheng didn't want to complain about his own father, did he say that about his son?

Lu Che obviously felt that this was a bit too much, cupped his hands towards his father and said, "The son will pay attention to what the father said." After a pause, he continued, "It's getting late, I'm afraid mother has prepared the meal I am waiting for my father, I will send my son off to my father."

Lu Qing's face was awkward for a moment, and he waved his hand again: "No need, I'll go back first."

After Lu Qing left, Lu Zheng asked cautiously: "Brother, did I do something wrong?"

Lu Che shook his head: "Father has always had such a temper, so you don't have to worry about it."

Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, why, is this comforting him?

Before he could think too much, the doctor invited by the servant had already arrived, and by the time Lu Zheng was given the medicine, the sky had completely darkened.Lu Che then said to him, "Let's eat some food in my yard in a while, and let someone go to Zhutanju to talk about it."

Mrs. Pei already knew that Lu Che wanted to stay with Lu Zheng for dinner, so she asked people to go to the kitchen to cook a few more dishes, and sent a maid to live in Zhuqin.

When Lu Zheng sat at the table, he was a little stunned. The original owner used to eat at the elder brother's place when he was young, and the elder brother often took him out to play. When he came back late, he would let him rest here.Mrs. Pei treated him like his own son. When he came here, all the dishes he liked were cooked on the table. Now that time and space have passed, he felt that the person in his memory was him.

Pei's father was born in the army, and there was no rule of not talking when eating or sleeping, so he brought up the topic with a smile: "Bao'er came back today and yelled to bring a gift for third uncle, even when he fell asleep, he never forgot it."

Lu Che asked, "How's Bao'er?"

"I still have some cough, but fortunately I don't have a fever. I drank a bowl of porridge earlier, so I asked the nanny to take her to bed early, and I will ask the doctor to come see her tomorrow."

Lu Che nodded, and Lu Zheng also felt relieved. The mortality rate of children in ancient times was too high. Even a small wind and cold would kill them. He really likes this little girl, Lu Zhiyuan, and only hopes that she can stay healthy. grow up.

Lu Che glanced at Lu Zheng, and said to Pei, "By the way, let the doctor come tomorrow to change the medicine for the third brother."

Mrs. Pei agreed, she had seen the bandage on Lu Zheng's forehead a long time ago, and knew what happened in Lu Che's study.Knowing that Lu Che had something to say, and seeing that they were all finished eating, Mrs. Pei withdrew without a trace, and the whole hall and maids were gone, leaving only the two brothers.

Lu Che lowered his eyes and stroked the tea foam with the lid, and then said, "Tell me, what have you heard?"

Lu Zheng curled his lips: "I was caught by you when I came in, where did you hear?"

Lu Che raised his eyebrows and glanced at him.

"Well, I only heard one sentence." Lu Zheng raised his finger, "Brother, who is Rong Nineteen?" He searched his memory for a long time, but he really didn't have the slightest impression.

Lu Che looked at him with strange eyes.

"Big brother?"

"Rong is the surname of the country, and the king of Chu is the nineteenth."

Lu Zheng was dumbfounded.He also didn't think about it for a while, mainly because he didn't expect his father to be so kind, and he was also like this to the current prince... Cough, cough, informal.

Lu Zheng quickly asked: "King Chu and father?"

Lu Che's face was still calm: "A few months ago, the King of Chu went to Yangzhou to investigate the salt administration. A few days ago, there was news that the King of Chu was seriously injured. His Majesty was furious and wanted to send someone to Yangzhou for a thorough investigation. Father appreciated it. Liang Jue, the eldest grandson of the Duke's Mansion, wanted to sell it well, but he didn't know that King Chu's injury was not that serious at all. This was just a trick he used to find out the mastermind behind the scenes. The princes suffered heavy losses, and his father also... got involved."

This was exactly where Lu Qing was depressed. King Chu's injury was real, and so was the assassin, but the king of Chu was not injured by accident, but premeditated.When the news came back, no one would believe it. Who would have thought that the dignified prince would be in danger himself. What if the assassin succeeds?

Lu Qing didn't think much of it either. Liang Jue was the son of an old friend. He wanted to climb up a step. He helped him out. Who knew that not only did he fall into disgrace, but he also brought Princess Xiangyi into embarrassment in front of Emperor Yongning. , making Yun feel annoyed seeing him these days.

In this matter, Liang Jue was also very innocent, and apologized to him again and again. Lu Qing couldn't blame him anymore, so he could only vent his anger on the instigator, King Chu.

Lu Zheng didn't have much impression of King Chu at first. The lord stayed in Northern Xinjiang for ten years, and he didn't attend any banquets during the two years he came back. But this didn't stop Lu Zheng from admiring him, especially after hearing After Lu Che's analysis, no matter in terms of means or courage, they all deserve the word "hero".

Lu Che roughly mentioned it. Seeing his younger brother's yearning expression, he couldn't help but rubbed his forehead: "It's good that you know about it. Don't mention it in front of your father, so as not to hurt his old man's face."

Lu Zheng showed a knowing smile: "Understood, big brother."

"Okay, let's talk about it now, why did you come to my yard before? Could it be that you haven't heard enough of the lesson, and are you going to listen to me again?"

Lu Zheng quickly waved his hand: "No, brother, I really have something to do with you."

"what's up?"

Lu Zheng organized his words: "The last time I was in your study, I saw the case file of Baiquan Mountain."

Lu Che frowned slightly.

Lu Zheng said: "I have some humble opinions of my own, and I want to discuss them with my elder brother."

"Oh?"

Lu Zheng said: "First, did the deceased go to Baiquan Mountain by himself, or was the murderer took him to Baiquan Mountain? Second, why did the murderer want to desecrate the corpse with such a cruel act as skinning after strangling the deceased to death?" ? Third..." Lu Zheng hesitated, "This matter is spreading all over the place, is there another force that is fueling the flames?"

All three of his questions were on the point, and Lu Che became interested: "Then tell me."

"The first question." Lu Zheng raised a finger, "If the deceased went to Baiquan Mountain by herself, she is a weak woman, and she went to such a remote place so late, she probably had an appointment with someone, then what did she make an appointment with?" Is this person the murderer, and if she was taken to Baiquan Mountain after her death, what is the murderer's purpose, just to throw the body or because Baiquan Mountain has special meaning to him?"

Lu Zheng spoke seriously, so he didn't notice Lu Che's slight frown when he heard that special meaning.He paused, and then said: "Throwing and destroying corpses are generally done to cover up the identity of the deceased, but the murderer did not take away the deceased's clothes and small items, so this is not true."

Lu Zheng dragged a piece of paper and wrote on it:

A dead man has a date

The Special Significance of Baiquan Mountain to the Murderer

"Second question." Lu Zheng raised two fingers, "After the deceased was strangled to death, the murderer skinned the dead, which shows that he hated the dead, and skinning is generally used for punishment, which means that he thinks the dead is guilty... "

Lu Zheng dragged another piece of paper and wrote:

Two haters of the dead claim to be righteous

"The third question." Lu Zheng sighed, "Before that, can I ask whether the case of Shui Miao Temple is the same murderer as the case of Baiquan Mountain?"

Lu Che's brows were tightly furrowed: "The post-mortem examination showed that they were all strangled first and then skinned, and the skinning techniques are also very similar. It is indeed possible that they are the same person."

"Then, the third question has the answer." Lu Zheng wrote "three" on the paper.

"This is obviously not the murderer's handwriting, but this behavior has been affirmed by the murderer. The murderer killed and skinned people cruelly, and did not conceal the identity of the deceased to demonstrate his 'justice'. He hopes that this behavior will be recognized. Others talked about and recognized him, so he quickly committed the second case, which also shows that what he hates is not Luliu, but all women, or all beautiful women."

Lu Zheng didn't write down the pen, the ink from the tip of the pen fell on the fine rice paper, and a black dot of ink appeared.He handed the three pieces of paper to Lu Che, shook his head and said, "Brother, there are too few clues. If I can go to the scene or see the autopsy, maybe I can analyze more."

Lu Che took the three pieces of paper and didn't say a word. He realized that he didn't know his little brother, a pampered young master. How did he know this? He was able to speak in such a clear and penetrating manner. Flash can explain it.

"You want to go to the scene and see Wu Zuo?" Lu Che folded the three pieces of paper.

Lu Zheng nodded quickly.

"No."

"why?!"

Lu Che raised his head: "Because there are already clues in this second case, the suspect can be caught tonight."

"Really?" Lu Zheng asked happily, but he still felt a little lost in his heart. He thought his analysis could help.

Looking at his expression, Lu Che thought that he would be able to catch him tonight, and there was no need to hide it from him, so he said, "That man is the son of Marquis Decheng—Jian Yu."

Lu Zheng couldn't believe his ears: "Who is it?"

"Jian Yu." Seeing Lu Zheng's expression, Lu Che asked calmly, "Do you know him?"

Lu Zheng shook his head hesitantly.

"to be frank."

Lu Zheng hesitated for a moment, thinking that he went out with two guards, even if he didn't explain, Lu Che could ask the guards directly afterwards, so he nodded very calmly: "I saw him at noon today."

Lu Che seemed a little surprised: "Where is it?"

Lu Zheng thought for a while: "It's a restaurant not far from West Market."

"West Market!" Lu Che slammed his fist on the table hard, and Lu Zheng was taken aback.

Lu Che stood up, finally sat down in vain, and called his long follower: "Go and tell Catcher Guo, the matter has been brought to light, and he may have already run away." Then he sent someone to inform his deputy, "He Since you got the news in advance, I am afraid that someone tipped the news, you secretly investigate the leaked personnel, you don’t need to startle the snake if you have clues, you must report the matter to Liu Shangshu as soon as possible.”

He did these things as a landing sign. Seeing that he didn't stop him, his face was slightly relaxed, and then he looked at him seriously and asked: "You have nothing to do with him, when did you know him?" his?"

"I didn't recognize him before." Lu Zheng hesitated, "It's just that he seems to recognize me..."

Lu Che's face remained unchanged: "That's good. He has such a terrible status and committed such a serious crime. He is not a suitable person for you to associate with."

Lu Zheng wanted to say something else, but Lu Che had already interrupted him: "Anyway, this person knows you, and I'm afraid you will be in danger when you go out, so you can stay in Zhutanju for a few days."

"But……"

"I will tell Chang Shan Chang Shui that no matter how you mess around, I will keep an eye on you these few days."

"Big brother!"

"Aren't you going back? Didn't you even listen to what your elder brother said?"

Lu Zheng was extremely depressed, but seeing that Lu Che's face had darkened, he could only return to Zhutan Residence reluctantly.