Li Shimin opened the prosperous era of Zhenguan. By the 18th year of Zhenguan, the murder rate in various prefectures and counties in the Tang Dynasty was already very low.

There may not be a murder case in many counties in a year.

In Lantian County, two murders occurred in three days, which is definitely very rare.

"Mr. Di County Magistrate, this incident seems a bit strange. Why does it feel like the case is happening in the past few days?"

A bad man hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but express his questions.

"We have not had a murder case in Lantian County for more than a year. The last time a murder case occurred was in the first month of last year. It was a big deal at that time, but it was left unresolved. Now two murder cases have occurred in just three days, which is really strange."

A clerk beside Di Renjie couldn't help but say.

"Yuan Fang, what do you think?"

Di Renjie's face was also a little ugly.

These two cases happened when I first took office, which was a coincidence.

And my master once said that there are not so many coincidences in this world.

Based on the situation of Luo Hao's trial today, it is obvious that someone is dealing with him behind the scenes.

"Mr. Di County Magistrate, no matter what the situation is, let's go to the crime scene first to take a look! It's getting late now, and if you wait until tomorrow, there may be even fewer clues left."

Li Yuanfang’s suggestion is quite rational.

"Let's go, bring coroners and torches, and to touch the scene tonight."

While walking out, Di Renjie thought about whether he was going to the contact station of the Intelligence Investigation Bureau of the Chu Palace in Lantian County to find out if there were any special things or characters in Lantian County recently.

He had a premonition that the occurrence of these two cases was inseparable from his arrival in Lantian County as the county magistrate.

On the way to the scene, Di Renjie also learned about the situation of the case in advance.

It seems that this case is very simple.

In the southwest corner of Lantian County, it is the main local market.

Whether it is the transaction of cattle and sheep, or some goods transactions, they are generally concentrated here.

It can be said that this is the commercial district of Lantian County.

This afternoon, I don’t know who dropped a gold ingot next to the butcher shop selling pork.

An honest and honest man picked up the gold ingot and asked loudly who lost it.

Now, there are pork sellers, mutton sellers, and passing by...

There were a dozen or twenty people around him immediately, and then they began to grab gold ingots.

In the chaos, one person was stabbed, while the others were huddled together to fight. When they found something was wrong, the guy was almost out of reach.

At this time, many people discovered why they were covered in blood and there was a person lying on the ground.

When someone died, some people who were watching the fun on the outside immediately scattered.

However, those who were stained with blood did not dare to run away casually, for fear that they would be regarded as murderers after running away.

This makes it easier for the government to solve the case.

At least, most of the murderers were on the scene.

It is actually quite difficult to stab the crowd without any blood.

And if you don’t squeeze in, there will be so many people watching the fun outside, and there will be no chance to take action.

"Mr. Di County Magistrate, this butcher knife was used by the murderer. The owner of the butcher knife was Zhang Fatty, who was the stall owner who sold dog meat. But he insisted that he did not kill people, and he didn't know why the butcher knife appeared on the deceased.

The deceased was also unlucky. He was a butcher selling pork next to him. He was very strong and grabbed the gold ingots. As a result, everyone else tried hard to grab the gold ingots from him, but something happened."

When Di Renjie and his group arrived at the crime scene, there were already crowds.

Although the sky has turned dark, the curfews in various prefectures and counties in the Tang Dynasty are becoming looser and looser now.

As long as you don’t leave the city and walk around the various yards in the county town, the problem is not very big.

"Let the coroner test first!"

This kind of case is actually the most difficult to determine.

Because you don't understand who has the most motive for murder, but it seems that everyone has a motive.

In addition, there were eight or nine suspects in front of them with blood on their bodies. If there were people outside, the number of suspects would be even greater.

Fortunately, it is considered a commercial district in Lantian County. Bad people patrol every day. After the accident, the bad people are still quite responsible. I immediately asked all the suspects to squat and not leave, waiting for Di Renjie's arrival.

"Mr. Di County, this case is a bit difficult to deal with. The accidental murder case is the most difficult to find clues. Even if the coroner confirmed that the deceased was stabbed by this butcher knife, it would not be of much use.

Fatty Zhang, the owner of the butcher knife, looks very suspicious, but the dog meat shop is on the scene, and anyone may draw a knife from there to kill someone.”

Li Yuanfang is not very optimistic about the prospects for solving the case today.

Obviously, such cases are the easiest to end.

There are at least eight or nine suspects, and there is no way to prove who took the action. You can't pull them all out and ask for a kill, right?

This is not like the thrown objects from a high altitude in later generations. If the murderer cannot be found, then the owners of the entire building will compensate them together.

"This gold ingot appears strangely. Normally, carrying one ticket is much more convenient than a gold ingot, and it is not easy to lose it. But here, someone is carrying gold ingots that are inconvenient to trade, and this gold ingot fell again, and then a group of people accidentally caused their lives because of snatching the gold ingot."

Di Renjie's vision has deviated from the case itself.

He thinks the most important thing he is not going to be led by the nose.

Otherwise, there may be another murder case tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

He could even imagine that after a series of murders occurred one after another, and then there was no way to solve them, someone would definitely lead the public opinion offensive in Lantian County, which made Di Renjie feel embarrassed and even forced Di Renjie to resign voluntarily.

As Li Kuan's favorite student, Di Renjie also knew very well that he had an extraordinary significance behind his appointment as the county magistrate of Lantian County this time.

If you walk the road to death from the beginning, it will affect the future development of the Chu Prince's Mansion and the development path of Guanshishan Academy students entering the career path.

"It's indeed a bit weird! Such a big gold ingot weighs more than twenty taels, which is equivalent to the income of ordinary people for a lifetime. No wonder it has caused so many people to compete for it."

Although Li Yuanfang also felt that the case was a little wrong, he obviously did not know as much information as Di Renjie, so he hasn't thought too much yet.

"Yuan Fang, you will take a few bad people to patrol the city tomorrow and communicate with them to see if there is any strange thing happening in the city during this period. I always feel that there seems to be a thread behind the case the day before yesterday and today's case. "

If he could handle it himself, Di Renjie still didn't want to alarm the personnel of the Intelligence Investigation Bureau of the Chu Prince's Mansion.

He felt that there must be countless pairs of eyes staring at him now. If he went directly to the stronghold of the Bureau of Investigation tomorrow, it would be likely that the Bureau of Information Investigation of the King of Chu's Palace would be exposed to the eyes of those who are interested.

That loss would be huge.

He would rather not solve this case than like this happen.

Unless he really has no clue in the end, he will find a suitable opportunity to ask the Investigation Bureau staff to see if there is any news.

"You mean these two cases were controlled by the same group of people behind the scenes?"

Li Yuanfang was shocked.

If my guess is correct, then this case is definitely not a small case.

It is a big case in itself to instruct people to commit two murders in a row.

"Didn't that Luo Hao say that he took the money from others and went to kill people? He lost all money in the casino and dared to kill people for 100% of money. In this case in front of him, the risk of failure is even smaller. For 100% of money, many people will be moved."

People die for money, and birds die for food.

This sentence applies whether it is hundreds of years ago, hundreds of years later, or even thousands of years later.

Ordinary workshop workers have higher incomes than farmers, and rarely earn more than ten cents of money a year.

One hundred stale money is equivalent to the income of someone more than ten years.

According to the concept of later generations, this is about one million, or even several million, of money.

For this fortune, even in later generations, many people are willing to take risks.

No wonder people say that the most profitable business is written in the "Law of the Tang Dynasty".

"Mr. Di County, it has basically been confirmed that the fatal injury of the deceased was near the right rib. Judging from the situation of the wound, someone stabbed the deceased in front of the deceased, and then directly injured the internal organs, and died of excessive blood loss."

This coroner in Lantian County is quite experienced.

Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang only talked for more than ten minutes before he completed the preliminary autopsy and gave his own judgment.

"Take the body back, and then all the suspects will be taken back first. Yuan Fang, please take a few bad people, ask the shopkeepers and passers-by nearby to see if you can find any clues."

Di Renjie had no good idea at the moment, so he could only make arrangements like this first.

If someone deliberately wanted to create a murder case, Di Renjie felt that he had succeeded.

I have no clue at all now.

These days, it is not like later generations, and you can also check and monitor.

This has happened. If the witnesses cannot be found, it will be really difficult to catch the murderer in such a chaotic scene.

Even if Di Renjie is very confident in himself, he feels too much.

There was no choice but to have someone take the body back. In the evening, he went to confirm it himself to see if he could find some other clues.
To be continued...