Zhan Zhao and colleagues are walking in Shasha

, Qin Tong's words shocked both Qin Xu and Zhan Zhao.Qin Xu frowned and said, "Tell me in detail."

Qin Tong then told the two of them exactly what the little maidservant by the river outside Jin's mansion had said, and then deduced what he had said: "Mrs. It was out of love. I thought Mrs. Lin Shao was murdered because the murderer planted Lin Ying for profit, so his brothers could hardly escape the suspicion. However, Mrs. Lin's situation is not simple. If she really It is not unbelievable to say that she committed suicide with her lover but was forced to marry Lin Ying."

"Yun Sheng," Qin Xu said slowly, "my father warned you that you should avoid preconceived ideas when solving a case. You have known Young Master Lin since childhood, and he is suspected. It is understandable for you to excuse him. But if it involves a life lawsuit If you can't get rid of distracting thoughts, then it's appropriate to avoid suspicion, and also to avoid misjudgment and neglect of human life because of personal relationships."

Qin Tong argued: "Father, it's not the boy who defended Brother Yinghua. May I ask, which one would just sit in the house and wait for someone to come and get it after killing someone, and would not even say a word of excuse in front of you?"

"Because of this," Qin Xu asked rhetorically, "you believe that the murderer was someone else? Or did Mrs. Lin commit suicide?"

Qin Tong was speechless for a moment, and replied: "That's not what my boy meant, but I just think this matter is very strange and needs to be investigated carefully."

"Who thinks that Lin Ying is the murderer without a doubt? Was he sent to death row? Or was he sentenced to death?" Qin Xu snorted softly, "Is there anyone in the Yamen who doesn't work on this case? Investigate? If you hadn't caused trouble, would you spend this time entangled with you as a father?"

Qin Tong blushed, and finally bowed his head to admit his mistake: "The child is reckless, please worry about my father."

"It's good to know you're wrong." Qin Xu was also reluctant to criticize his daughter, stroked his beard, and said: "This case is very suspicious, besides, Mr. Lin is the eldest son of Lin Tong, and as a father, he will not judge lightly. You and Don't worry. As for the investigation of Zhu Yi, the Head Catching King has already gone to question the servants who were on duty that night, so you might as well send someone to Jin's mansion to send you the little maid who revealed the details to you."

Qin Tong looked at his father eagerly: "What about the child? Although the second and third young masters of the Lin family are not familiar with the child, he has met him a few times. The child can go to them to ask questions, so as to try it out. "

"You," Qin Xu sighed, "you have grown up. If your father doesn't tell you to go, you can run away by yourself. Forget it," he said, looking at Zhan Zhao, "I, a worthless child, still want to Don't bother Xiongfei to take care of him."

Zhan Zhao cupped his hands in salute, and respectfully said: "Uncle is serious, Yun Sheng is like a nephew's brother, and we should support each other. Don't worry, uncle."

Qin Tong blushed when he heard this, and muttered, "I'm such an adult, why do I need others to take care of me? I'm not a child."

"Nonsense." Qin Xu's face was serious, "Don't walk around by yourself when you are outside, and be careful not to bump into any killers or assassins to cause trouble for Xiongfei."

Qin Tong was impatient when he heard it, and he didn't dare to show any color on his face, so he replied in a drawn-out tone: "Got it, Dad."

"Get out of here." Qin Xu flicked his sleeves, turned his back and went to the wooden shelf to take out a booklet and held it in his hand, ignoring the two of them.

Qin Tong dragged Zhan Zhao out in desperation, and said with a long breath, "It's really safe and sound, I thought I was going to die this time."

"Dead?" Zhan Zhao looked at her with a half-smile, "Are you so afraid of Uncle Qin?"

Qin Tong thought for a while and replied: "It's not that I'm afraid. As a child, I don't think about the hardships of my parents, but it makes Gaotang worry and worry. It's really unfilial."

Zhan Zhao was silent for a while, then murmured in a low voice: "It's really not filial." He seemed to be remembering something, and his face showed a bit of sadness.

"Brother Xiongfei just said what?" Qin Tong turned his head and asked, "My little brother was in a daze for a while, so I didn't hear it."

Zhan Zhao quickly recovered his expression, and said with a smile, "Brother Yu is asking my virtuous brother, when do you plan to go to Lin Mansion for a visit?"

"It's not in a hurry," Qin Tong said with a smile, "We are in a hurry to come to the door, I'm afraid those young masters may not come to see us, we have to find a way to let them come to the door by themselves, we two People are good at asking questions."

Zhan Zhao nodded and said, "That's a good word, but why do people come to see us? If something like this happens, I'm afraid we won't be able to avoid the government servants, why would they take the initiative to send us to our door?"

"It's time to discuss it carefully," Qin Tong rubbed his fingers, thinking quickly, "In fact, it's not just Lin's mansion, but Jin's mansion is even more suspicious. It's just that the mansion of the transfer envoy is surrounded by iron barrels, and we can't go in at all." Even if they went in under the name of investigation, I'm afraid they would look at people with cold eyes, and they couldn't ask anything real."

Zhan Zhao also became worried when he heard the words: "I knew this case was difficult, but I never thought it would be so difficult."

"Didn't Mr. Bao say anything?" Qin Tong was suddenly curious, wondering how this stern and selfless old Yan Luo tried the case.

Zhan Zhao coughed, and said, "My lord ordered me to do my best to assist Mr. Qin in solving this case."

"That's all?" Qin Tong raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise.

Zhan Zhao nodded: "That's all. Lin Ying couldn't ask a single word, but this person is a child of a noble family, so he can't be easily punished, and the adults are actually very embarrassed."

"It seems that we can only clear our minds first and get more clues before we can plan the next step." Qin Tong analyzed the case with Zhan Zhao, "Lin Shao's wife was killed, and Lin Yingzheng was imprisoned. I'm a newcomer, and the servants who served me didn't hear any movement outside. The next day I knocked on the door and didn't answer, but when I opened the door, I found Mrs. Lin was stabbed to death with a dagger, and Lin Ying was sitting at the table in a daze."

Zhan Zhao frowned slowly, and said, "People always struggle before they die. How can the servants not hear the sound? This is one of the doubts. Mrs. Lin Shao died in the middle of the night, that is to say, Lin Ying faced the new wife The dead body sat half the night, neither calling for anyone nor trying to escape. This is the second doubt."

"Maybe it's because of something in his heart that caused him to be so abnormal." Qin Tong pondered for a moment, then said dejectedly, "I can't guess why. Lin Ying didn't say a word other than explaining that his wife committed suicide. .”

Zhan Zhao nodded slightly, and said, "However, if Mrs. Lin really committed suicide, it would explain why the servants never heard the screams of struggle. Seeing her own suicide in front of her eyes may be the reason why Lin Ying was so shocked." , he will lose his mind and forget to call for help."

"No," Qin Tong shook his head, "Lin Ying is a person with a strong mind. Even if she really sees her wife's blood splattered to death in five steps, she will just lose her mind for a while. When she regains her senses, she will definitely call for someone to come in. This That's common sense, why would you just sit around half the night by yourself?"

Zhan Zhao thought for a while, and agreed, "Your brother is right."

"But it's hard to say that Mrs. Lin really didn't commit suicide," Qin Tong thought, "Maybe something happened that you and I don't know. It was Mrs. Lin who committed suicide brazenly, and Lin Ying was hit hard and behaved abnormally."

Zhan Zhao asked back, "If he really committed suicide, why?"

"What reason can a woman commit suicide?" Qin Tong sighed, "The left and right are just trapped by love. What else can make a woman lose the courage to live, except for the word love?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head, noncommittal.He is not interested in Mrs. Lin's boudoir. If she really committed suicide for her lover and caused her husband to go to jail, then this woman is not worthy of Lin Ying's marriage.

Qin Tong was still on his own and went on to analyze: "But if Mrs. Lin was killed by others, then there are two possibilities for the murderer. One is that Lin Ying killed his wife. As for his abnormal behavior, it is currently impossible to explain it. .Secondly, it was not Lin Ying, but someone who tried to frame Lin Ying. Then, who would deliberately commit felony murder to frame Lin Ying?"

"In other words, if Lin Ying falls, who will benefit the most?"

Zhan Zhao thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Lin Ying doesn't have any official position, so he shouldn't be one of those sleazy dogs in the officialdom. He doesn't do business for profit, so he isn't fighting openly or secretly in business." He crossed his arms and said in a low voice, "It's not something outside of home, it's at home."

"My younger brother thinks the same way," Qin Tong said, "Lin Ying will be the eldest son who will inherit Lord Lin's family property in the future. If he falls, his younger brother will be the first beneficiary."

Zhan Zhao shook his head with a wry smile: "For the family property?" He sighed and stopped talking.

"The hustle and bustle is for profit, and the prosperity is for profit." Qin Tong sighed, "But brother Xiongfei don't have to worry about this matter, after all, this is just my little brother's wishful thinking. I am not related to the other young masters of the Lin family. I don’t know what kind of people they are. This inference is just to list all the possible circumstances of this case, not to falsely accuse them of doing anything for their own benefit.”

Zhan Zhao responded in a low voice, and asked after a while, "If it's not the Lin family, is there any other possibility?"

"The Jin family?" Qin Tong unconsciously lowered his voice, obviously the shock of being assassinated before had not settled down.

Zhan Zhao glanced at Qin Tong, and said with a smile: "The Jin family is much deeper than the Lin family. Charlie Jin has been an official for more than ten years, and he can still stand upright after several ups and downs. He is a fine old fox."

"Whisper." Qin Tong was taken aback. Looking around, he realized that he was still in the government office, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "The Jin family has always been very pompous and has many rules. I have been there with my father a few times. Second, I really don't like the lifeless atmosphere in their house."

Zhan Zhao just felt it was funny: "Are you still afraid of him?"

"Of course I'm afraid," Qin Tong said, "he's a senior official compared to my father, and a senior official crushes people to death. I can't afford to provoke them."

Zhan Zhao shook his head and sighed, "I also said that you are not afraid of heaven and earth, but in the end you are afraid of him instead."

"Elder brother put it lightly, if my younger brother offends their family members the day before, Jin Charlie can show my father's face the next day." Qin Tong sighed, "What can I do, I can only see their family members Take a detour, can't you hide from me if you can't provoke me?"

Zhan Zhao listened for a while, and seeing Qin Tong's angry face, he asked, "Then what if we have to investigate them? After all, the Jin family is involved in this case. If we don't investigate clearly, I'm afraid it won't make sense."

"That's natural," Qin Tong laughed again, "so we have to figure it out slowly and think of a proper way, so that Charlie Jin can't find an opportunity to use his authority to suppress us."

Zhan Zhao also laughed, and he said leisurely: "Since the official road is blocked, can the world's doorway be used?"