Lin Xi looked at Lien Zhanshan's back and sighed slightly as he walked away.
He is just a traveler and knows very little about this world. But in terms of what he knows and the total amount of knowledge, except for Dean Zhang, I am afraid that none of the most knowledgeable scholars in the world know as much as
He has many.
Moreover, he actually has no desire for fame and fortune.
Because he is outside this mountain, he can see things more clearly from a distance than ordinary people.
After all, Lien Zhanshan was an official of Yunqin. If it was for someone like Fourth Master Zhu, no matter how dissatisfied he was with himself, it would not be so obvious that he would notice it immediately.
Only when the officials above expressed a certain intention could Lien Chanshan dare to use some means without fear of being criticized.
Although she didn't know who conveyed a certain meaning through a certain official, Lin Xi thought it should be one of Liu Ziyu's people.
With the status of those "high-end golden spoons", it is too easy to do this.
"I expected you would do something like this, but I didn't expect you to be so impatient and impatient."
Lin Xi frowned slightly. At this time, he understood why Dean Zhang was so anxious to send him outside.
Because any practitioner has to fight with others in the final analysis. No matter how high your cultivation level is, if you don’t know how to fight with others, it will be in vain.
"Let's go. Let's go see the floating corpse."
Lin Xi waved her hand calmly and asked Liang Sansi to lead the way.
Donggang Town Port.
Looking from a distance, I saw two large ships parked in the harbor, with the three prominent characters "Heng Rongchang" on the hulls. There were also six large ships belonging to other trading companies parked outside the port.
"I heard you mention Heng Rongchang many times, saying that you don't need to worry about unloading the goods at all. What's the background?"
Lin Xi asked while walking quickly and looking at the two large boats with extremely heavy wooden hulls.
"Hengrongchang is the largest tung oil merchant on the Xizijiang River. It is owned by the Hu family in Tongmu Town. Because of its large business, tung oil is sold to most of Yunqin. Therefore, the shopkeepers of Hengrongchang have a wide network of friends. It is said that they have many friends in the capital.
They had good friendship with the high-ranking officials, and each boat had many guards, many of whom were veterans of the local army. Therefore, no one dared to mess with them on the Xizi River all day long. Even the governors of each town had to treat them politely.
You're welcome." Detective Qi Guangwu, who was almost punished today by Lien Zhanshan on this pretext, immediately said to please him.
"Governor Dong is here too."
At this moment, Du Weiqing suddenly reminded Lin Xi softly from behind.
Only then did Lin Xi see that there was an empty space in the center of the dense crowd of onlookers. Among the officials inside, there stood a man in his fifties wearing black official uniform, with a slightly stooped figure.
But when the other officials stood in front of him, they seemed to be virtually shorter than him.
Seeing the men coming to arrest the prisoners, the onlookers who had already crowded the entire wide port immediately made way for Lin Xi and others to walk in.
Because of the arrest of Liu Tong yesterday and the incident in the fish market today, Lin Xi was already well-known in Donggang Town. However, most of the townspeople had never seen him in person. Now that they saw that he was as young as the legend, he suddenly
There were whispers again, everyone wanted to see how the young arrest master would solve the case.
As they got closer, Lin Xi saw a bamboo mat spread on the ground with the floating corpse on it. She also saw clearly that the face of Governor Dong of Donggang Town had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. But at the same time, from his body, the keen Lin Xi also
I felt an iron-blooded aura like a bloody storm. This aura made the sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked face of Governor Dong appear particularly stern and majestic.
Lin Xi knew that this town governor must be among the border troops, but he didn't know how long he had been working on it.
"Governor Dong Zhen."
Since this was the first time they met, Lin Xi naturally bowed to the governor as he approached.
Governor Dong nodded, looked at Lin Xi, and said: "Lin Ti is really young... Now that Lin Ti has finally arrived, I will leave this place to you. I hope that the case can be concluded as soon as possible within the deadline, so as not to disturb the public."
Panic and disappointment are not worthy of the salary of the Holy One."
After saying this, Governor Dong walked past Lin Xi and left.
His tone was very calm, but these words and the way he left made Du Weiqing and Liang Sansi feel cold in their hearts, wondering why even the Governor was treating Master Lin like this?
But Xu Jianling, who was already a little gloating about his misfortune, couldn't help but have a proud smile on his face.
How could an old policeman like him not understand the true meaning of the seemingly plain words of the governor?
You are so young. This sounds like a compliment, but in fact it is clearly full of doubt and contempt.
When Lin Ti arrived finally, he was clearly mocking Lin Xi for arriving too slowly. Even the mayor arrived, but he only arrived at this time.
Especially the last sentence of "closing the case within a time limit and living up to the salary from the Holy Father" has a deeper meaning... If Lin Xi cannot meet Lien Chanshan's request, then he will be sorry for the salary.
It seems that although Mr. Lin has shown his talent, he may not be able to do it for long.
With this proud thought in mind, Xu Jianling quickly glanced at the floating corpse, and his heart instantly became even more proud. This was an unfamiliar face, which meant that it was most likely not from Donggang Town. Such a face
Come on, the possibility of solving this case quickly becomes even smaller.
"For a young man like you, if you see a dead body, your legs will become weak, and you may have to vomit for a long time, right?"
Xu Jianling's eyes rested on Lin Xi. He took a slight step back and looked at him with gloating, expecting Lin Xi to make a fool of himself in public.
But what made him stunned, and what made the surrounding townspeople think that this young Master Lin was amazing, was that Lin Xi didn't even cover his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, but calmly squatted down and carefully examined the floating corpse.
Lin Xi immediately held her breath.
As a practitioner, he could not take a breath until he finished examining the body.
His brows quickly frowned.
It wasn't that he was afraid of the dead body. After seeing real blood and life and death, this feeling was already very weak for a practitioner like him. What made him frown was that the body should have entered the water not long ago.
Therefore, although his body is swollen, his face is still clear, and it can be clearly seen that he is a young man who may not even be thirty years old.
This young man's appearance during his lifetime should have been handsome. Lin Xi's first impression was that he was a scholar, not a brave and ruthless man from Jiang Shang. But at this moment, this man's eyes were tightly open, and he seemed to have an extremely
His unwillingness was revealed in his eyes, which was what made Lin Xi feel uncomfortable.
Suddenly, Lin Xi put on a pair of deerskin gloves used in the arrest room and turned the body over.
The reason for this is that the hemp ropes on the body were tied very strongly and were cut into the flesh, and the wound on the neck was on the right side, which gave him the feeling that the man was being tied up.
He was tied up and wanted to jump into the river to escape. As a result, at the moment he jumped into the river, he was chased and slashed from the side.
Originally, several officials from the Department of Internal Affairs and a few people who looked like wealthy businessmen who were present had a look of cynicism on their faces when they saw Lin Xi was so young and late. But seeing Lin Xi's face so calm, they checked.
The look on his face was slightly awe-inspiring, and the sarcasm in his heart suddenly disappeared.
"Du Weiqing, this wound looks like someone was chasing him while escaping. You have been by the river for a long time. Based on your experience, how long has it been since this body was in the water?"
Lin Xi ignored the reactions of others, stood up slowly, turned around and looked at Du Weiqing and asked.
"If I see things correctly, it will not take more than ten hours at most to enter the water." Du Weiqing immediately replied.
"If it floats in, based on the current and the time, you can at least judge the approximate range of the water. Based on your judgment, you can immediately help me check whether there are any ships passing by in that area at that time." Lin Xi calmly said
He glanced at Du Weiqing and said, "Liang Sansi, I want to send him to do other things. If you want to help, you can choose someone else."
"Okay." Du Weiqing didn't say much, and immediately nodded towards Qi Guangwu, and the two of them immediately lowered their heads and walked out.
Lin Xi nodded towards Liang Sansi and said: "Liang Sansi, help me find a famous painter to draw this man's portrait and post it everywhere to see if anyone recognizes it. At the same time, check whether Donggang Town's own
Are there any residents or resident merchants in the town who are missing? Judging from the style of their clothes, they don’t look like foreigners from a particularly far away place."
"My subordinates take orders." Liang Sansi walked out quickly.
Xu Jianling's face became extremely ugly at this moment. He did not expect that Lin Xi, from the inspection to the subsequent arrangements for the conclusion of the case, turned out to be like a seasoned expert. Such arrangements and judgments would probably have made a veteran arrester present applaud. At this moment, the crowd watching the town
Some people among the people were already cheering. However, Lin Xi's words just now seemed to put Du Weiqing on top of him and ignore him.
"Do you think I'm blind and can't see your schadenfreude? Even if I haven't been arrested... at least I've seen Conan..." Lin Xi glanced at Xu Jianling, who looked ugly, with contempt, and sneered in her heart.
"Where are the people who found this body? Where are the people from Heng Rongchang?" Lin Xi asked, cupping her hands to several officials from the Department of Internal Affairs next to her.
"I, Song Chengpeng, am the supervisor of the two ships Hengrongchang. I admire Sir Lin for his orderly handling of the case. From now on, in Donggang Town, I will have to rely more on you to take care of me." As soon as Lin Xi said this, those officials
Next to him, a middle-aged round-faced businessman wearing purple silk clothes suddenly smiled kindly and saluted Lin Xi.
An official from the Department of Internal Affairs next to him also explained aloud that the old man who found the floating body had fainted from fright and was currently recuperating at home. He might not be able to come back for a while.
Lin Xi saluted Song Chengpeng and said: "Until the case is clear, please do not leave the port, please do not leave the port. Everyone on board, please do not leave the ship. Please give me an inventory."
The smile on the round and white face of Song Chengpeng, the leader of Heng Rongchang, suddenly froze. After a few breaths, he seemed to fully understand the meaning of Lin Xi's words. He said in disbelief: "Master Lin, you are going to detain our Heng Rongchang."
These two boats? What does this have to do with our Hengrongchang?"
Lin Xi looked at him and said calmly: "This floating corpse was found in this port. In addition to the possibility that it floated along the current from upstream, there is also a great possibility that it was thrown from a ship near the port. So not only do you weigh
I will check all ships in Rongchang and those near the port."
"Sir, you also know the reputation of our Heng Rongchang." Song Chengpeng's face turned red and he said angrily: "How could this have anything to do with us?"
Lin Xi shook her head, "There is no direct connection between credibility and cases. If everything has to be ruled out first, it will be impossible to find out many cases."
"But sir, do you know how much loss our two ships will bring to Hengrongchang and the town of Donggang if our two ships are stranded for several days?" Song Chengpeng took a deep breath, looked at Lin Xihan and said: "
And just now, the Governor has said that our ships can leave at any time."
Lin Xi shook his head. His movements were gentle, but his eyes were extremely firm: "According to Yunqin law, the main focus of this murder case is arrest. If other officials want to intervene, they must first issue an impeachment document and cancel the arrest.
"
After a slight pause, Lin Xi looked at Song Chengpeng who was trembling with anger and said: "If I remember correctly, even if it is approved immediately, the corresponding process will take at least six or seven days. The deadline for settling the case is almost the same as mine, so I have to think
Leave Hong Kong as soon as possible, and I hope Song Guandai will cooperate with you... Solve this murder case as soon as possible. I would also like to thank Song Guandai and Heng Rongchang on behalf of the people of Donggang Town."
"Have you thought carefully about the consequences of this?" Song Chengpeng took a deep breath and calmed down completely. After saying this, he turned around and walked away.
Lin Xi remained calm and stood silently on the spot.
The faces of several officials present and Xu Jianling turned pale.
In particular, the hearts of several officials present were filled with chills. They never imagined that Lin Xi could be so ruthless... He had clearly heard some of the conversations between Governor Dong and Song Chengpeng before, and by doing this now, he was clearly trying to force Heng Rongchang to die.
Drag him into trouble and use Heng Rongchang's power to help him investigate the case!
With Heng Rongchang's ability, if he was mobilized, this case would definitely be discovered much faster.
But this Lin Xi was just a small arrest. How could he dare to be so bold? He was totally in opposition and dared to offend both Governor Dong and Heng Rongchang!
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