ancient criminal minds

Early the next morning, County Magistrate Ma brought a group of squires to the county government aggressively, asking for an explanation from Lu Zheng, but who knew that as soon as he entered, there was a flutter of chaos inside.

Magistrate Ma frowned and said, "Lieutenant Lu, what are you doing this early in the morning?"

Lu Zheng's robe was disheveled, his hair was not combed, he just reluctantly cupped his hands to the crowd and said, "Master Ma, gentlemen, I have a private matter, and the hospitality is not good..."

"You, you, you...you are so disheveled, how decent are you!" Magistrate Ma was annoyed by his attitude, seeing the people in this yard rummaging around like headless chickens, he couldn't help asking, " Looking at it like this, Master Lu seems to have lost something?"

Lu Zheng's face turned pale, but he avoided the important ones: "It's just some small objects."

Magistrate Ma didn't believe it, and was about to ask a few more questions, when suddenly there was a sound of breaking wind, and a small arrow brushed his cheek and shot to the opposite wall.

Liu Zhi and the others immediately surrounded him, chattering all over the place, "Master, are you not injured?"

Bao Zheng and several guards brought by Ma County Magistrate chased them out together, but they didn't see anyone.

Ma County magistrate was still in shock, the arrow was clearly aimed at him, and it didn't even touch a single hair of Lu Zheng, what is the meaning of these people surrounding Lu Zheng? !

Fortunately, the squire at the side quickly comforted County Magistrate Ma after he recovered his senses, which made him feel better.Master Fu had already stepped forward to take down the small arrow and handed it to Magistrate Ma.

The little arrow was red, and there was a note on it. Magistrate Ma was shocked when he saw it: "The thief in red!"

The expressions on the faces of the squires on the side suddenly became colorful. The red-clothed thieves robbed a lot of things from their homes under the guise of robbing the rich and helping the poor. Some of them were lucky enough not to be cared for. With an expression of secret joy, he had to fight against them.

"My lord, take a look, what did Hongyi steal from Lord Lu?"

Ma County Magistrate was about to unfold the note, when Lu Zheng rushed forward: "Give it back to me!"

Magistrate Ma was unprepared, and he snatched the things back, but he still saw the two words on it sharply, and immediately ignored Lu Zheng's behavior, and said maliciously: "Lord Lu, can you return your official seal?" exist?"

Lu Zheng's face changed, but he still replied: "I don't know what Master Ma means?"

Magistrate Ma couldn't hide his complacency: "Lord Lu, please read the note, so as not to spread rumors and spread to the middle of the capital. Losing the official seal is a serious crime. Lord Lu doesn't want his father and brother to be implicated."

"Master Ma, be careful! I still have something to do, so I won't accompany you any longer. Bao Zheng sees off the guests!"

Being issued an expulsion order, Ma County Magistrate even believed that his guess was correct. It must be because Lu Zheng's notice angered the red-clothed thief, so he stole Lu Zheng's official seal.When he reported this matter, not only would Lu Zheng's official position be lost, but the red-clothed thief did such a thing, and the imperial court would never sit idly by, and would definitely send troops to arrest him and bring him to justice.When the time comes, two birds with one stone will pull out these two thorns in the side, wouldn't it be great!

Thinking about it this way, County Magistrate Ma didn't bother to be courteous to these gentry anymore, so he hurriedly left.

One of the squires hurriedly said: "Master Ma, aren't we going to force Mr. Lu to solve the case of Mr. Lu Dashan as soon as possible today? Why are you leaving without saying anything?"

"What you said, Mr. Lu's official seal is lost. Thinking about it, he is not in the mood to solve the case again. Besides, even if he agrees, it will be useless if there is no official seal on the case file?" Ma County Magistrate said again. She cupped her hands, "Everyone, everybody, I really have something important to do, and I will have tea with you some other day."

Magistrate Ma hurried back.

Several squires look at me and I look at you. The squire who asked Ma County Magistrate earlier asked, "What do you think about this matter?"

Everyone was silent, and one of them sneered: "It's a felony to hide official seals, and this red-clothed thief is really lawless. If that's the case, why don't we give him a ride?"

"So, will you offend that Lord Lu?"

"If he loses his official seal, he is still a lord. Not to mention that his official position will not be guaranteed, he may still be imprisoned. Besides, what are you doing to go back in such a hurry when you are Mr. Ma? The two of them are at odds. I am afraid that Mr. Ma is still happy to see us like this." Knowing and interesting!"

The other squires did not speak, presumably they still had scruples in their hearts.

But this man cupped his hands: "I don't believe that you are not tempted. The red-clothed thief has been a disaster for Qingxi County for a long time. Don't say anything high-sounding. He stole a family heirloom of a certain one. I wish I could cut him into pieces. With it Such a good opportunity, I will never sit idly by, everyone bid farewell!"

After he left, the remaining squires looked at each other and left with a sigh.

But at the moment in the back office, the small group sat together, not at all frustrated that they had lost their official seal.

Tie Dan is imitating Master Ma: "Master Lu, please read the note, so as not to spread rumors, and when it reaches Beijing, it is a serious crime to lose the official seal. Master Lu doesn't want his father and brother to be implicated by this~"

Everyone laughed, Liu Zhi wiped the tears from the laughter, and said: "Don't be narrow-minded, if it weren't for the cooperation of Mr. Ma, how could this scene be so realistic?"

Lu Zheng looked at them with a smile, playing with the hand crossbow given by Rong Zhen in his hand. The small arrow shot earlier was shot by this hand crossbow. He fixed the hand crossbow under the eaves of the wall and used a A rope pulls the crossbow, and when the time is right, as long as the rope is pulled, the arrow can be released.It was also because of this that Bao Zheng led them to chase them out, so no one was seen.

"Okay, the most important thing is Gu Xiucai's almost unreal handwriting, otherwise we won't be able to convince them!" You Xiaowu interjected not to be outdone.

Gu Xiang smiled a little embarrassedly.

Everyone realized his existence, and immediately restrained themselves, so as not to get too carried away and say something that shouldn't be said.

In order to convince Magistrate Ma that Lu Zheng's official seal was really stolen, they acted together in this play in front of him, and the most important point of this play is the note, but the few of them hyphenated They couldn't write well, let alone imitate it. In the end, Lu Zheng had no choice but to find Gu Xiang.He didn't tell the whole thing, but said that he wanted to use this method to catch the red-clothed thief. On the one hand, it was to guard against Gu Xiang, and on the other hand, it was also to protect him.

Gu Xiang didn't say much, and agreed without hesitation, and everyone discovered that he had a good copywriting skill.

Now, they have done what they should do, and it depends on how the Sea Dragon King will respond and how the red-clothed thief will react.

Lu Zheng wasn't worried that the red-clothed thief would tear him down. Ever since he received the note at Lu Dashan's house, he knew the red-clothed thief's position. Even if he wasn't on his side, at least Nor will he stand on the side of the Sea Dragon King.That being the case, if Lu Zheng used this method to delay the progress of the case, the Red Clothes Pirate should know that he already knew that Lu Enguang's death was related to the Sea Dragon King.As for whether he will choose to cooperate or ignore it, Lu Zheng does not know, but no matter what, the other party will give him a response, no matter what the content of the response is, it will reveal a lot of information.

Lu Zheng never forgot his vow to arrest the red-clothed thief.

That night, when several people were eating, a small red arrow broke through the window.

Everyone's chopsticks stopped, Bao Zheng pulled out the small arrow very consciously, and the willow branch complained: "Can't he stick it on the door? There is a hole in the window, and it should be re-pasted tomorrow. "

While grabbing food with You Xiaowu, Tie Dan echoed: "Sister Liuzhi is right, if he keeps using this method, this wall should be mended."

Lu Zheng didn't care what they were arguing about, but said to Bao Zheng, "What was written on that note?"

Bao Zheng looked at the note, and handed it to Lu Zheng with a strange look in his eyes: "My lord, you should read it yourself."

His performance aroused everyone's curiosity, and they all gathered around Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng unfolded the note, which read: Lu Enguang also killed Li Si.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, they could only rejoice that An Zicheng went back to eat by himself at night, otherwise he really didn't know how to explain it.

The atmosphere was at a stalemate for a while, Tie Dan raised his hand weakly, and asked, "My lord, what do you mean?" As soon as the words fell, You Xiaowu who was on the side gave him a slap, "Eat your food, Why talk so much?!"

Lu Zheng shook his head with a solemn expression.Regarding who killed Li Si, Lu Zheng did doubt Lu Enguang.After Lu Enguang found out that the sachet had been dropped, he suspected that Li Si had stolen it. He was worried that his identity would be exposed, and he might indeed have killed Li Si.Li Si, Lu Zheng also heard from An Zicheng that he was the most loyal person, probably knowing that he would not survive, so he simply didn't say that the sachet was with An Zicheng.

After Lu Enguang killed Li Si, he searched all over his house but couldn't find the sachet, so he could only go back temporarily. Who would have thought that his identity would be exposed, and he would be killed before he could find the sachet. Who cut it down?

For Lu Enguang, whether Li Si's identity is exposed has no effect on him, so who followed Lu Enguang and chopped off Li Si's head, trying to deliberately conceal Li Si's identity?

Red Robber?

Lu Zheng himself vetoed this answer. If it was the red-clothed thief, he should already know that the chart is in An Zicheng's hands. With his personality, he would have stolen the chart long ago. How could it be his turn?

Seeing that Lu Zheng was just contemplating, You Xiaowu rolled his eyes, and put his arms around Gu Xiang's neck: "Brother Gu, look at the moonlight is so beautiful, I want to find someone to drink and enjoy the moon with, it seems It seems that only you are the most suitable here, come here..."

Gu Xiang still had half a bean in his mouth, and he swallowed it quickly: "Mr. You, this... this is not suitable..."

"Hey, why be so polite, just call me Big Brother You!" You Xiaowu couldn't help but pull Gu Xiang out by force.

After they left, Bao Zheng asked: "My lord, what does this note mean? Is it to dispel his suspicion of murder?"

Lu Zheng sighed: "I think he sent this note for only one purpose, and that is to tell us that there is a third force in Qingxi County."