"Is there such a thing?" Magistrate Liao was shocked, "What's going on?"

Leng Yi then told what happened, and Magistrate Liao's eyes widened in surprise. He said, "Thankfully Master Leng detected the case in time, otherwise it would have been dangerous."

"Yes, it was a fluke." Leng Yi smiled and said, "I don't know if I will have such good luck next time."

"Don't worry, Mr. Leng, I will report your situation to the transfer envoy in time, and the transfer envoy will arrange new guards. Your situation is different from others, and you must be strictly protected."

"Thank you for your favor, sir!" Leng Yi looked at Magistrate Liao and said, "Seeing that your Lord is very worried, could there be something untoward?"

Magistrate Liao sighed and said, "Yes, there are also murder cases happening here in succession, which is a headache."

"A murder occurred in connection?"

"Yes, a few days ago, oh, the last time you came to Yinling, you hanged a madman of unknown origin in a remote alley. It's okay if the madman dies, just bury him, but,

A few days later, another corpse of a *** man was found nearby. It was mostly rotten and beyond recognition. Moreover, after inspection, it was found that the head and face had been violently beaten, and the skull and facial bones were shattered, making it unrecognizable.

Who is it, and there are no clues on his body that can lead to the source of the body. It has become a headless murder case."

Leng Yi secretly laughed, such an unsolved case could not be solved in ancient times. Although he was very calm when he heard that the body was found, there was a look of surprise on his face: "A man's skull and face were smashed.

Could it be that the enemy is seeking revenge?"

"Maybe. It's just that I don't know who this person is. After checking the missing persons in this government, there is no corresponding person, so this case can only be shelved. This is easy to handle, after all, it is an unsolved case, but then

, several more female corpses were found in an earth temple a few miles outside the city! They all had their throats cut and died!"

Leng Yi understood that these were the men from the Zha Nu Gang who had kidnapped Zhuo Qiaoniang that he had killed in the Tu Tu Temple. He still looked extremely surprised: "How could such a thing happen? These people were killed in the Tu Tu Temple.

Kill him? Is it a robbery of wealth and sex?"

Magistrate Liao shook his head and said: "After investigation, I learned that these people are members of a gang called the 'Zha Nu Gang'. One of them is a fat woman who is the deputy gang leader of this gang. There is also a beautiful woman. They are

The leader of the gang. However, this man had half of his head missing. After inspection by several experienced gangsters in the house, they could not tell what kind of weapon it was. We invited a famous martial artist in Bazhou - Tu Gang Leader of the Boat Gang.

When I came to investigate, I couldn’t tell clearly. I just said that the murderer was very strong in martial arts and the killer methods he used were unheard of.”

"The boat gang slaughtered the gang leader?" Leng Yi couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this, "I heard from my humble position that this guy has some bad deeds."

Magistrate Liao shook his head and said: "Those are all rumors made by some baseless people. Our government cannot identify a person based on rumors from passers-by."

Leng Yi hurriedly smiled and said: "That's right, the humble position is just hearsay. It's not enough to be relied upon."

"Well, the boat gang has been doing very well in the past few years and has almost monopolized all the shipping on the Ba River. Some people are jealous of it, so they create some rumors to slander the leader of the Tu gang. The others are pretty good and they also listen to the yamen's instructions.

."

"Oh, hey, if it hadn't been for the adult's words, I would have almost misunderstood such a good person."

Magistrate Liao smiled, twirled his beard and said: "With these several murder cases happening in succession, I am already having a headache. Unexpectedly, just yesterday, another murder case occurred, and it was this boat gang that was killed.

The wife of the butcher gang leader!"

Leng Yi was really surprised at this moment and said: "His wife was murdered? Who is so bold as to swat a fly on a tiger's head?"

"I don't know, hey! This butcher gang leader has a close relationship with the transfer envoy. He has already said that if I, the governor of Bazhou, cannot solve this case in time, I will have no choice but to report it to the transfer envoy and invite people from six gates in the capital to come.

The case has been solved. Anyway, we must find the real culprit and avenge my wife. However, up to now, I still have no clue." At this point, Magistrate Liao looked at Leng Yi and said, "By the way, Mr. Leng has been continuously investigating the yamen toilets.

The woman's murder case and the Yinshan Inn murder case were both solved beautifully. Can you help me give you some advice on this case?"

Leng Yi did not refuse and said: "Since your Majesty values ​​your humble position, I should serve you. I wonder if you can go to the scene of the crime and conduct an investigation again?"

Magistrate Liao was actually just a polite word with a bit of self-deprecation. He thought Leng Yi would decline modestly, so he left it at that. Unexpectedly, Leng Yi agreed without humility. He couldn't help but be slightly taken aback, but then he thought about it. , if there is one more person to discuss, maybe there will be more hope. Although this case is not afraid of the butcher gang leader suing the transfer envoy, but after all, for this kind of thing, one more thing is worse than one less thing. If the case can be solved in time, what will happen? All strong.

Thinking of this, Magistrate Liao nodded and said: "Okay, in that case, thank you for your hard work. Let's go to the scene of the crime again."

Leng Yi rode on horseback, accompanied by guards, following Magistrate Liao's majestic official sedan team, and went straight to the mansion of the leader of the Chuan Gang Tu Gang. There were white banners at the door of the Huang family's mansion, and several servants wore filial piety belts around their waists.

After all, when the mistress dies, even though the servants are not in the fifth uniform, they still have to wear mourning.

When the announcement came in, saying that the prefect came to inspect the scene again, the leader of the Tu Gang came out wearing Qi Sheng's filial piety clothes and five or six bodyguards. He bowed and saluted: "Welcome to the prefect."

In ancient times, when one of the husband and wife died, the wearing of filial piety was different. If the husband died, the wife had to wear the heaviest filial piety of "Zhan Shui Xiao". On the other hand, when the wife died, the husband only wore the second-class "Qi Shui Xiao".

It is reflected in the service system.

Leng Yi had already dismounted and came to the magistrate's official sedan. He saw him at first glance. He looked about thirty years old. As expected, he looked very similar to the painting Bai Hong gave him. He decided that he was the target of his assassination. His head

, worth one hundred taels of gold.

Looking at the guards behind him, they indeed have bright eyes, strong bodies, and they look like they are not weak in martial arts.

Magistrate Liao got off the official sedan and introduced Leng Yi with a smile: "Master Tu Gang, this is Lord Leng Yi, the magistrate of Yinling County. Leng is very good at solving difficult cases. Your case is urgent, and magistrate Leng just came to visit me.

So I invited him to discuss the case together."

The leader of the Tu Gang raised his eyelids, glanced at Leng Yi, and said to Magistrate Liao: "I have already told you that if the magistrate cannot handle this case, I will only ask the transshipment envoy to find the police from six doors."

Magistrate Liao looked a little embarrassed and pointed at Cheng Luojie behind Leng Yi. Yin Jiu said: "To be honest, these two are the head catchers of the six gates of the capital."

The leader of the Tu Gang was very surprised. He looked at the two of them up and down and said, "Are you two from the Six Gates of the Capital?"

Yin Jiu nodded. Cheng Luojie ignored him.

A contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of the butcher gang leader's mouth: "Are you kidding me that someone from Liumen will go to Yinling to work as a guard for a small magistrate? Magistrate Liao, your lie is too big, isn't it?"

Yin Jiu snorted coldly, took out the six-door badge, and raised it in front of him: "You see clearly. As for why we are on duty in Yinling, there is no need to explain to you."

The leader of the Tu Gang took a look and saw that it was indeed a member of the Six Doors. He was a little surprised and said, "I'm sorry!" He then said to Leng Yi, "Since Leng Zhi County has the help of the Six Doors' chief catchers, we should be able to solve this case.

, well, I’ll leave this case to you, I hope you won’t disappoint me.”

Leng Yi smiled lightly and said, "Can we start?"

"Of course, please come inside!"

The leader of the Tu Gang led Magistrate Liao and Leng Yi into the mansion. This mansion was really big, with luxurious furnishings and exquisite layout. From this mansion, we could know that the leader of the Tu Gang was very good at making money.

After passing through the front hall and passing through the ceremonial gate, we came to the main hall, where white flags were hung high, and the monks and Taoists had already begun chanting sutras and performing rituals. The servants in the hall were busy setting up the mourning hall. Leng Yi followed Magistrate Liao into the lobby and lit incense in front of the spirit.

Burning incense and paper money, he bowed his hands in salute. The butcher gang leader returned the salute at the side.

After the ceremony, the leader of the butcher gang led them to the backyard. The courtyard was very large, and the pavilions and pavilions inside were even more luxurious. When the maids and servants saw them coming, they all stood with their heads bowed, not even daring to show their dignity.

The chief of the butcher gang asked them to go to the inner hall, and Magistrate Liao said: "Master of the butcher gang, please take us directly to the scene."

The butcher gang leader then led them back and walked back until they were almost at the end, only to see a small courtyard with a closed door and a copper lock hanging on it. There was no one around, and it was deserted.

The leader of the Tu Gang said: "My wife was killed in here. - Open the door!"

The accompanying housekeeper hurriedly took the key and opened the courtyard door. Gang Leader Tu stepped in and stood inside the door. Leng Yi followed Magistrate Liao in and took a look. The courtyard was an exquisite and small courtyard. There was a small living room in the main room.

There are study rooms and bedrooms on both sides. Behind the bungalow is an open space with some banana, sycamore, flowers and plants planted, and then there is a high wall of blue bricks.

The leader of the Tu Gang said: "This is where my younger brother studies. He wants to take the imperial examination and wants a secluded place to study. Originally, he was going to the temple. I said that the temple is so good that he might as well stay here. I won't let him.

Others came to disturb her. So I gave this small courtyard to her. She was originally going to send a maid to accompany her, but my brother said that a woman would be distracted, so he only sent two male servants to serve her. After the accident, my brother

I was so frightened that I fell ill and rested in the wing next to my master bedroom. I did not live here, and now this yard is empty."

Leng Yi said: "Please tell Gang Leader Tu what happened."

"It's like this. Yesterday was the first day of the first lunar month. The night before, on New Year's Eve, I and a group of brothers in my gang drank to welcome the New Year. We drank all night and stayed up all night. On the first day of the new year, I took the brother who was in charge to the prefect's Yamen

Dear gentlemen, I wish you a happy New Year. I will accompany the magistrate and wait for you to drink until evening."
Chapter completed!