Duan Fei had something on his mind that night, so he didn't sleep very peacefully. However, he got up early in the morning and adjusted his breathing and exercises according to the method Su Rong taught him. Just when he vaguely felt some changes, Shi Bin's voice
The roar came from outside the small courtyard: "Brother Fei, sir, get up quickly, there is a murder case in Shanggao County! Peng Xing, the judge of Ruizhou Prefecture, the magistrate of Shanggao County, and the county magistrate came hand in hand. Please come, Brother Fei."
Working on a case!"
Duan Fei collected his power and stood up, thinking: "What a coincidence, have I also become the legendary plague detective? People will die wherever I go?"
He hurriedly changed clothes and came out. Su Rong had filled a basin of water and placed it on the shelf in front of his door. Duan Fei washed his face, and Su Rong appeared next to him like a handsome young master. The two of them followed each other like a shadow, thinking
It's hard not to misunderstand.
Duan Fei opened the door and went out, only to see a group of officials and Chief Niu Caiyi waiting for him in front of the door, as well as Chi Chengchang and Chai Junfu, but the other two guards were still missing.
A group of officials headed by Peng Xing, the judge of Ruizhou Prefecture, greeted Duan Fei for a while. Duan Fei hurriedly returned the greeting and then asked: "There has been a murder case? What is the general situation?"
The magistrate of Shanggao County explained: "The body was found by fishermen who got up early in the morning to collect the nets. They set up nets in the Shu River at night to catch fish and collected the nets in the early morning. It is believed that the body floated down the river last night and was caught in the fishing nets."
"Oh, this case is a bit troublesome..." Duan Fei looked at Mr. Niu Qian.
Niu Caiyi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Mr. Wang has told you that the slower Mr. Duan walks, the better. Since there is a murder case in Shanggao County, Mr. Duan might as well stay here to help solve the case. Even if it takes ten days and a half, it will be okay.
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In this case, Duan Fei had no choice but to say to Magistrate Gao: "Take me to the scene quickly."
The group of people walked out, and Duan Fei felt a little worried. It was generally difficult to confirm the identity of the deceased in this type of case, which made it difficult to find the crime scene. There was also no way to find a breakthrough in the interpersonal relationship of the deceased. If the case did not go well, the case would be ruined.
Fortunately, the body was fished out as soon as it floated to Shanggao County. If it had floated to Nanchang or Poyang Lake, there are so many tributaries that there would be nothing that could be done.
As soon as everyone left the county government office, they heard someone shouting on the street: "Brother Fei, Brother Fei, Master Duan!"
Duan Fei was about to mount his horse when he heard the voice and came over. Besides Shi Bin and Guo Wei, who else in Shanggao County would call him Brother Fei? At one glance, he saw a baby face, and then he saw two more
Duan Fei, an acquaintance, could not help but wave to them and said: "Yang Sen! Why are you here? Let them over quickly!"
The government officials got out of the way, and Yang Sen and the other two people came to Duan Fei excitedly. Duan Fei and Yang Sen hadn't seen each other for almost a month, and the other two people hadn't seen each other for two or three months. They each gave them a hug.
Then he grabbed Yang Sen's shoulders and laughed: "You have grown a lot taller. Where is your grandpa? Jiang Jun, Hong Bang, did you come here specially after receiving my news? It's great.
Is there anyone else?"
Yang Sen rushed to say: "There is no one else. Grandpa said that Brother Fei, you have a prosperous official career and will make great achievements in the future. He is old and doesn't want to run around anymore, so he sent me here, saying that he would let me follow him.
Brother Fei needs to exercise. Actually, I think Brother Fei must need me very much. No, I heard about the murder early in the morning. Hey, it’s my turn to show off my skills."
Hong Bang and Jiang Jun were both young police officers whom Duan Fei met during the battle in Hai'an Town, Rugao County. Before Duan Fei came to Jiangxi, he asked Shi Yufeng to invite several police officers he met at that time. After a month, he finally got
Two people came.
"No matter how big my official position is, I will always be the same A Fei as before, and this will never change." Seeing that Hong Bang and Jiang Jun were a little restrained, Duan Fei couldn't help but encourage him, and Guo Wei and Shi Bin also greeted them.
The sense of restraint between the two of them has obviously weakened a lot. Duan Fei smiled and said: "We brothers will talk slowly later. Are you tired? If not, come with me to the scene of the murder?"
Yang Sen and the three of them all came by boat. Although they were very tired, they were not very tired, and they were not willing to let go of the opportunity to show off. So Duan Fei got on the horse, looked at Yang Sen and the others apologetically, and rode away first.
Su Rong followed her and suggested: "Sir, I think it is better for them to resign as government officials and stay with you for a long time. Otherwise, you will not be able to take special care of them because of their status. In the future, if you
If you are promoted or transferred to another place, it will be troublesome for them to follow you."
"Chang Sui?" Duan Fei seemed to have heard of this name, but didn't know much about its meaning. Su Rong explained it to him, and Duan Fei suddenly realized that the so-called Chang Sui was a servant who came to serve as an official with his master.
They are the master's "family members". Their relationship with the master is not superior and subordinate, but master and servant. Although they are not appointed by the state, they can participate in official affairs by virtue of their personal relationship with the master. In fact, these long-term followers are just like the master, they are non-staff.
civil servant, personal assistant to the chief.
"Oh, that's it. You are planning to make them people like Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, and Dynasty Mahan. Not bad, not bad. This is a good suggestion." Duan Fei was overjoyed.
"Dynasty Mahan? What kind of character is that?" Su Rong asked in confusion.
"Uh..." Duan Fei was speechless and thought to himself: "Is it possible that there are still four Dynasty Mahans and others in the story of Bao Gong at this time?"
Under Su Rong's questioning, Duan Fei had no choice but to casually tell her the story of Bao Gong and Mahan of the Dynasty. Su Rong listened with interest and before she could finish the story, she left the city and saw a river in front of her.
Duan Fei did not tell Su Rong any more stories. He followed the magistrate of Shanggao County to the river bank. After dismounting, he passed through the crowd of onlookers and saw a corpse lying on the river bank under the protection of two government officials.
Duan Fei did not go to see the body. When Yang Sen came, he still left this matter to him. He asked the yamen officer: "Who found the body? Call him for questioning."
Before the officer could answer, a ragged old man next to him knelt down and kowtowed to Duan Fei: "Master, I picked up the body, but I didn't kill anyone. Master, the body fell into the net along the river.
I really didn’t kill anyone.”
Duan Fei only took one look at him and eliminated him from the suspect list. The body was thick and tall. This old man was not the one who could kill and dump the body. Besides, the murderer would not throw the body into his own fishing net. This old man could not kill and dump the body.
He looked timid and fearful, and he really didn't look like a murderer.
Duan Fei helped the old man up and said kindly: "Old man, don't be afraid. No one says you are the murderer. I just want to ask you something about what happened when the body was found. It is very important to whether the murderer can be caught. Please be sure.
Think clearly and tell the truth, and then you can go home."
At this time, Peng Xing, the judge of Ruizhou Prefecture, yelled: "This gentleman is Mr. Duan, Si Qianshi, the prosecutor who raised the sentence. Mr. Duan has solved countless cases. The murderer is always caught. As long as you are not the one who killed the person, you don't have to be afraid!"
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The old man gradually settled down, and Duan Fei immediately started asking questions...dd