After waiting all night to no avail, most of the townspeople have dispersed, and some of the soldiers outside the small building also looked tired. Lien Zhanshan's order has been passed on. Since the arrest has not yet appeared, this murder case has been investigated.
The scene was no longer preserved, and all the bodies, Master Zhu and others were brought back first.
Just wait for the carriage and horse to arrive.
However, suddenly, there was a commotion in Langfang near the river. The arresting officer named Zhang Erming was about to doze off against a pillar. At this moment, he glanced at the commotion, but he was completely sleepy.
Xiao, my whole body was trembling, and I almost screamed out.
Lin Xi appeared.
Mr. Lin, the new arrester, is fine and is on his way to Linjiang Xiaolou.
This news was like the aroma of the first bowl of spicy pork slices and thick sauce braised noodles in the streets in the early morning, completely disturbing the peaceful streets of Donggang Town.
Many footsteps could be heard on the originally quiet bluestone road, gathering towards the small building along the river.
Xu Jianling, who was slightly tired, soon saw Lin Xi, and his eyes couldn't help but shrink for a moment.
Lin Xi was carrying two wooden boxes on his back. In front of him was a young man in brocade clothes with an unusually pale and ugly face, and with him was a corpse wearing a black raincoat.
"finally come!"
Lien Chanshan, with a gloomy face, walked out of the small building. The moment he saw the young man in brocade clothes, his body suddenly stiffened, and then he said in a low voice: "Lin Ti, what are you doing tonight?"
What?"
Lin Xi escorted the young man in brocade clothes and stopped in an open space behind the small building. He calmly replied: "Search for the murderer and investigate the case."
Lin Xi's demeanor was not respectful, but his answer and the growing number of people gathered at this time made Lien Zhanshan unable to get angry.
"Lord Lian, I want to sue Lin Xi for illegal detention!" At this time, the young man in Jinyi said angrily: "I was in Yanlai Town, and he and Zhang Long broke into my boat without telling me, and they took me by force.
Detain here for one night!"
Lien Zhanshan looked at Lin Xi, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "You mean Mr. Xu is the one you're looking for in your so-called arrest?"
Lin Xi did not avoid Lien Chanshan's gaze and said, "What's wrong?"
Lien Zhanshan smiled coldly, but before he could speak, a burly soldier wearing light copper plate armor from behind had already walked up and said, "Captain Lin, do you know who he is?"
Lin Xi looked at the military academy stationed in the governor's office, shook his head, and said, "The trial hasn't started yet."
"You didn't know who he was, so you brought him back by force?" The military academy's face suddenly darkened, and he said, "Is there any evidence to prove that he is related to this case?"
Lin Xi frowned slightly, looked at the military academy, and asked, "Why should I bring him here without evidence?"
The military academy stammered slightly, but the young man in brocade clothes had already sternly said: "He just broke into my ship because of this man in coir raincoat clothes, and said that I ordered this man to assassinate him. What kind of evidence is this? If everyone
I'm just living in the house, and if a body is thrown in, will I be implicated as well?"
"Is this considered evidence?" The military academy immediately raised his head, looked at Lin Xi, and said, "Lin is going to arrest you. Can you arrest someone based on your single-minded inference?"
Lin Xi also raised her head and smiled slightly, "Are you arresting me or am I arresting you?"
When the military academy member was startled, he said calmly and with a hint of pride: "Whether it is evidence or not, it's not your turn to make irresponsible remarks."
The military officer was immediately furious, but for a moment he seemed to be unable to find anything to say to refute, because the investigation and resolution of the case itself was the responsibility of the Criminal Division and had nothing to do with the Zhengwu Division.
"There was also Zhang Long who appeared on the river at that time. Where was he?" Lien Zhanshan glanced at the young man in Jinyi, his face became more gloomy, and said: "You have detained him for so long and yet you have not interrogated him. This is against the law.
, suspected of malicious detention and delay.”
"Lord Lian, I'm here."
Before Lien Zhanshan finished speaking, a middle-aged man in rough clothes walked out of the crowd with a sickly face. It was Mr. Zhang.
"Dragon King on the River!" As soon as he walked out, many people exclaimed. It was obvious that although he had not appeared for several years, his reputation for his water skills and boat control was still astonishing.
Lin Xi smiled slightly, her smile was particularly bright under the morning sun, "We can start to solve the case now."
At this time, the townspeople who arrived were already three floors inside and three floors outside. The townspeople who came later could not get closer and had already gathered in the streets and alleys on high ground above. Some even climbed onto the pavilions and roofs of nearby friends. At this moment,
Hearing Lin Xi's words, the vast majority of the townspeople immediately realized that this new arrest was to solve the case on the spot where the crime occurred!
"What is your name, where do you live, and what do you do at home?" Before her immediate boss, Lien Zhanshan, could say anything else, Lin Xi summoned Liang Sansi and began to record the interrogation.
"Hahahaha...you actually regard me as a murderer!" Upon hearing this, the young man in Jinyi laughed wildly and said: "Okay, if you want to know, I will tell you, my name is Xu Chengfeng, I was originally Lu Dongling
He has no fixed residence now, but he has residences in the three towns of Qinghe, Yanlai and Donggang. My father is Xu Ningshen, who is currently the company commander of the three towns!"
As soon as some subtle discussions around him stopped, the pen in Liang Sansi's hand trembled.
Many people's eyes rested on this young man in bright clothes in disbelief.
Yun Qin established the country by force. Each town had a garrison, and every three towns had a company camp, which was under the jurisdiction of the company camp general.
Although the company general does not care about the specific affairs in the town and only manages the army, he still controls the military power. He is an official of the seventh rank of the Zhengwu Division, which is two levels higher than the town governor. Compared with Lin Xi's arrest of the tenth rank, he is
It's a whole five levels higher.
Among the crowd of people watching outside, Pu Feng and others' hearts trembled slightly and their hands and feet were slightly cold. Although they already knew that this young man had a military background, they did not expect that he was actually the son of a seventh-grade officer.
"This is even more correct. No wonder there are people who have served in the military working for you." But Lin Xi's expression did not change at all and she said calmly.
The young man in Jinyi did not expect that Lin Xi would react like this at this moment, and laughed angrily again, "Sir, please put aside your unfounded speculations and frame-ups."
Lin Xi did not reply immediately, but turned around.
There was another commotion in the streets outside. After a while, Du Weiqing and several strong men wearing police uniforms walked through the crowd of people who were avoiding them, walked in, and took out a body covered with white cloth.
His body was carried in and placed in front of the young man in brocade clothes.
"This man's name is Feng Zeyi. He is not a native of Lu Dongling, but he has opened a calligraphy and painting shop in Qinghe Town, specializing in helping people paint naves. He has a loving mother and a beautiful and beautiful wife. But one day his wife disappeared without knowing where he was.
Then he went to the arrest house in Qinghe Town to report the case, claiming that someone was seen being abducted by people from Yingoufang, but the arrest house in Qinghe Town only reported the missing case on the grounds that there was no evidence."
Lin Xi's eyes rested on the body covered with white cloth, and an inexplicable aura of chill and compassion emanated from his body, "He should have searched for evidence by himself, but in the end the body was found floating there.
Jiang Zhong, maybe there is God's will in this, or maybe he was too unjust, so he was eventually found at the dock of Donggang Town, which happens to be within the jurisdiction of Donggang Town for arrest."
"As the boss of Yingoufang, Mr. Xu Chengfeng, you should also know about this matter, right?" Lin Xi's eyes calmly moved to Xu Chengfeng.
"What, he is the boss of Yingoufang?"
"Is there such a thing?"
"When Mr. Tiaochao said this, does he mean..."
Suddenly, Lin Xi's calm words were like thunder out of thin air, stirring up the storm on the riverside.
Xu Chengfeng's face turned pale and he shouted sternly: "You are talking nonsense!"
"Master Lin, please pay attention to your wording." Lien Chanshan scolded in a deep voice: "Don't make random judgments before you have evidence."
"I told you before that there is something I don't understand."
Lin Xi ignored this stern boss in official uniform, just looked at Xu Chengfeng and said: "You took advantage of Fourth Master Zhu to visit me and launched such an assassination. Originally, you just wanted to frame Fourth Master Zhu for your fault."
Pull out this nail. Because Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhu have blocked a lot of your money these years. With them around, you don’t dare to be too presumptuous. At least you have to be afraid of being seen by them when you kidnap civilian girls.
Come on. You also know that they are very tough. They are not easily bribed by you like some officials. Moreover, some officials themselves are still guests who often come and go to your Yingoufang."
Hearing Lin Xi's words, veins popped out on Lian Zhanshan's forehead. He couldn't help but take a step forward, but he saw the corpse on the ground, the two wooden boxes Lin Xi was carrying, and the clothes wrapped in cloth in his hands.
He held back the long sword forcefully.
"I have sent people to investigate. In the past three years, there have been a total of 28 cases of missing beautiful women along the Xizi River. Five of them were reported to be related to Yingoufang, but in the end they were all left unsolved.
."
Lin Xi's voice became calmer and quieter, but the townspeople who were watching from three floors outside were also quieter, with only some heavy breathing. From the arrester's mouth, they faintly heard an unusually dark incident.
Things are coming to light.
"Originally, I couldn't understand why you, as smart as you, just wanted to blame Fourth Master Zhu, so you couldn't have caused such a big battle. You couldn't have really wanted to get rid of me, but you died because of injustice.
Feng Zeyi made everything suddenly clear." Lin Xi looked at Xu Chengfeng, who was getting paler, and said, "Because you didn't expect that he would just float to me, and you also knew that I couldn't lower my head, so you simply
If you want to kill me, find a new arrester and everything will be fine."
"So this is called overflowing with evil, and this is called providence." Lin Xi raised his head and glanced, the dazzling morning sun made him slightly narrow his eyes, and the pale golden sunlight made his figure look more upright and unyielding.
Xu Chengfeng took a few deep breaths and tried his best to calm down. He said in a deep voice: "This is all your own assumptions..."
Lin Xi suddenly took a step forward. The young man in silver paused and his words were interrupted. Lin Xi directly lifted up the white cloth covering the floating corpse, looked at Xu Chengfeng and said: "If you say it has nothing to do with him, do you dare?
Look at his face, look at his extremely wronged eyes!"
Xu Chengfeng's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously wanted to look down, but for a moment, he didn't dare to look at it at all. Instead, he took a step back because of Lin Xi's shout.