Chapter 481: Solving the Case Quickly

"Now?" Zhongsun Mou stood up immediately, "Let's go."

Several people walked slowly along the lake and headed towards the city. Willows swayed along the way and the breeze blew.

Baishacuo received the cool breeze from the water, and the temperature was originally lower than other places. It was a well-known summer resort. Even in July, you wouldn't sweat through your clothes if you walked by the lake for a quarter of an hour.

Then, we arrived at Tianxianglou.

This is also a big restaurant ranked in Baishacuo. The price of each signature dish is equivalent to the salary of an ordinary worker for three or two months.

Zhongsun Mou climbed up the ladder and saw a familiar face in the best position by the window.

It was indeed Cen Boqing.

Cen Boqing stood up to greet him, and the two chatted for a while before sitting down.

The delicacies were presented like water.

Zhongsun Mou had no love for human delicacies, so his expression was a little indifferent. However, what was served on the table were all some precious fish sashimi, and even emerald crabs were transported from the seaside thousands of miles away, marinated with rice wine. The diners took a sip of the lid, and the trembling paste was like tofu pudding, but with the fishy fragrance of sea water.

Zhongsun Mou liked this one the most, and he ate two in a row before stopping: "Not bad, I didn't expect that Chiyan State also had such delicious food."

"Delicious food is everywhere, it's just a matter of price."

The two talked about court affairs for a while, and Zhongsun Mou asked Cen Boqing: "Your men didn't find me by chance, did they?" Baishazuo is not a small place, how could there be such a thing as a random encounter?

He guessed that it was related to the case he was investigating, after all, the clues gradually pointed to the northwest of the city.

Zhongsun Mou regretted it a little.

At the beginning, he heard that the case of the missing messenger was handed over to Fushan Yue to handle, so he intervened. On the one hand, he wanted to make a great contribution, and on the other hand, he wanted to see Fushan Yue embarrassed.

But he didn't expect that he would get involved this time.

Cen Boqing put down his chopsticks and laughed: "I wonder how your father is doing recently? I heard that the old man's complexion has been getting better day by day in the past two years."

Zhongsun Mou's eyes flashed with displeasure. These humans like to beat around the bush when they speak.

Obviously Cen Boqing is reminding him.

"Brother Cen, please speak directly if you have something to say."

Cen Boqing sighed: "It's like this..."

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Three days later, He Lingchuan finally arrived at Baishazhuo.

Along the way, there were lakes and seas, and hundreds of thousands of gulls and egrets flew up to cover the sky. It was a good view wherever he looked, but unfortunately he didn't have time to stop and take a closer look.

As soon as he arrived at Baishazhuo, He Lingchuan went to the county government office with Jiao Yu to inform the local county magistrate.

He was unfamiliar with the place, so he had to borrow some help. He was not a person who liked to be self-reliant.

After entering the county government office and sitting down, the servants just served tea, and He Lingchuan wanted to find a toilet.

No one could stop him.

He walked alone under the shadow of the high wall, and a small figure jumped down from the top of the wall and landed on his shoulder.

The eyeball spider, which had been out for several days, finally returned to its position.

"Why are you here?" As soon as He Lingchuan entered the county government, he found that he could share the vision with the eyeball spider, so he went to a secluded place to pick it up.

Shouldn't this guy follow Zhongsun Mou?

"What, you were discovered?"

"He still wants to kill you? Oh, yes, this guy deserves to die!"

"Then did you gain anything in the first three days of following him?" He Lingchuan couldn't help but pick his ears. The eyeball spider was complaining about his experience and was about to make a scene in his ear, "No, no, it's not that I don't care about you, I will definitely help you get rid of this breath later!"

The eyeball spider was furious, but still delivered the information very professionally.

When He Lingchuan returned to the hall, Baisha County Magistrate had already arrived and was talking with Jiao Yu. When he saw He Lingchuan, he immediately stepped forward to salute.

This guy is even more polite than the Baishi County Magistrate of Zhitian Township. When he bowed, his fingertips almost touched the floor.

His waist is quite flexible.

The Baisha County Magistrate's surname is Tian. He is white and fat, with a pentagonal face. When he smiles, his eyes are nowhere to be found.

He Lingchuan is very curious. With such a big belly, how can he touch the ground when he bends down?

But now he has put on an official air, and he is very calm. When he greets him, he only says monosyllabic words like "umm" and "ahh".

With his posture, he is like an old official.

Until the Baisha County Magistrate asked the soul-searching question: "Is the special envoy here for the murder of the Lingxu City messenger?"

He Lingchuan was slightly surprised: "How do you know?"

But he suddenly realized: "Oh, have you met Zhongsun Mou?"

"Yes, yes, I met him a few days ago."

He Lingchuan secretly despised. Shouldn't the inspector go on a private visit to understand the people's sentiments? Zhongsun Mou always shows his signboards wherever he goes. What's the point of investigating? Isn't he just taking advantage of the mountains and rivers to bully others?

It's all at public expense.

The magistrate of Baisha County smiled with wrinkles on his face: "Mr. Zhongsun has solved the case, and the suspect has been arrested. He will be escorted to Lingxu City soon."

He is the magistrate of a vassal state, but the other party is the inspector of Lingxu City, who specializes in inspecting officials from various countries. It's not a matter of who is higher in rank.

Even if the magistrate of Baisha County mentioned him, he had to be very respectful.

He Lingchuan was shocked: "What did you say, he caught the mastermind?"

After the eyeball spider was driven out, Zhongsun Mou actually solved the case at the speed of light and caught the mastermind?

So capable?

The fierce tiger Jiao Yu also stood up, his tail twisted like a snake, obviously he was also surprised.

As soon as He Lingchuan came to his senses, he asked a lot of questions: "When? Is the mastermind Mr. Mai's boss? What is his identity, where does he live, and how was he caught?"

"The lower officials did not participate in the inspection and arrest operations. I only knew that the inspection envoy went to the northwest of the city to find clues and grasped the suspect's whereabouts, so he was captured yesterday." Baishaqian County Magistrate praised, "The arrest process was very smooth, and No damage was caused and no harm was done to others.”

He Lingchuan didn't answer and only asked Jiao Yu, "What do you think?"

Jiao Yu shook his head: "It's too strange."

"Don't underestimate the inspector. Maybe he caught the real culprit with lightning speed." He Lingchuan asked the county magistrate again, "Who is this culprit?"

"Last night, we found out that this person's alias is Fu Hua in Baishaqian, and his real name is Fu Songhua. On the surface, he is a businessman, but in fact, he has several lives on his back. He is a fugitive wanted in Lingxu City many years ago." Baishaqian County He was told to carefully consider his words, "No matter how many words there are, the lower officials will not know about them."

He Lingchuan's face softened, his voice became cold, and his aura suddenly became fierce: "There is a murderer in your county who has been a fugitive for many years, and you actually deny that you don't know?"

Baishaqian County Magistrate's expression froze: "This case is being handled by Mr. Zhongsun, I really can't get involved..."

The inspector of Lingxu City can neither be humble nor overbearing when meeting the demon kings of various countries. How dare he make a mistake?

"He is from Lingxu City. He is not an official of Chiyan Kingdom, and he is not your superior. How can you let him exercise power beyond his duties and still be justified?" He Lingchuan said coldly, "Or, you regard him as your superior, but you Do you regard Chiyan’s national power and laws as nothing?”

The county magistrate of Baishajian was shocked: "I dare not lower my rank. Your words are serious, my special envoy!"

He is also a smart person and immediately throws the problem to the other party: "I also asked twice, but the inspector refused to hand over the suspect to me. My case files cannot be touched, and I don't want to be rude. You, Do you see?"

You see how this can be solved, don't just make things difficult for me.

He Lingchuan looked at him steadily. Magistrate Bai Shaqian felt that his gaze was like a sword, as if it could penetrate directly to the bottom of his heart. The pressure increased little by little, making him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

"You, the Baishaqian County Magistrate, are very comfortable. You just welcome people and send them off, and you don't offend anyone."

The county magistrate did not dare to answer the call.

Baishaqing is a place with pleasant scenery, warm winters and cool summers. Dignitaries and dignitaries often come here to stay for a while. He is a small county magistrate who has to face powerful people from all over the world from time to time. If his figure is not gentle, how can he sit in this position all the time?

"Where is Zhongsun Mou?"

Magistrate Baishaqian looked at the sky and saw that it was just afternoon. "I should be resting at the Bailu Inn."

"What about the criminals?"

Magistrate Bai Shaqian turned around and pointed: "Also at Bailu Inn."

"He actually took the suspect with him?" He Lingchuan frowned slightly, "How worried is he about you?"

Something fishy.

County Magistrate Bai Shaqian could only laugh along.

"Weren't we just arresting one person? Where are the other accomplices?" He Lingchuan asked him, "Is it possible that Zhongsun Mouquan was taken to the inn?"

"There are also several guards and servants from the Fu family, a housekeeper, a concubine, two stewards, and three merchants who have close dealings with them. Mr. Zhongsun did not take them to the inn, and they are all in the county jail for the time being. "

"That's right." He Lingchuan patted his clothes and stood up, "Lead the way, I want to interrogate you."

"Ah?" Magistrate Bai Shaqian was startled, but when he looked into He Lingchuan's eyes, he immediately changed his mind, "Yes."

This was his immediate superior, and He Lingchuan's rapping words were still ringing in his ears.

Besides, the prisoner is in his county jail, so why can’t the magistrate try him?

The white-sanded county jail was as dark and damp as the cells in other places, with insects and rats lining up to enter and exit.

The county magistrate led He Lingchuan and Jiao Yu inside, pointed at a row of cells and said, "These are all accomplices in the Fu Songhua case. Which one do you want to try?"

He Lingchuan took a look and saw that several female servants were locked up in one room, and the remaining men were locked up in three rooms.

"Let's start with the woman first. Didn't you say that he has a concubine?"

The concubine’s surname is Li.

When Li was interrogated alone, she kept shouting injustice at He Lingchuan. She was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and even with tears streaming down her face, she could not conceal her beauty.

"I was sold to the master, ah, I was only fourteen years old when I was sold to Fu Songhua. I didn't know anything." Mrs. Li cried, "I didn't know he was a fugitive, and I didn't know he had killed someone!"

He Lingchuan leaned back and said, "Has anyone interrogated you?"

"Yes, once. A few adults came to ask questions, but they didn't look like people from the government."

Magistrate Baishaqian added: "The inspector's bodyguard came to interrogate Mr. Li once."

"Were you there the whole time?"

"Well……"

Magistrate Bai Shaqian's back was sweating again. It was really hot in the prison.

He Lingchuan snorted, ignored him, and turned to ask Li, "What did they ask?"

From Li's answer, he knew that the other party only asked some Tiger Balm questions, such as how long she had been following Fu, who he usually saw him interacting with, and where he went.

It sounds just routine.