The brothers who traveled westward in those years

Chapter 367 0368

A group of people rushed to Zhang Cai's home, but Zhang Cai's old mother had already been buried.Wu Zuo conducted a detailed autopsy on Zhang Cai's wife Wang.Finally, the previous statement was verified. Wang's death was not due to illness, but poisoning.

Some people didn't believe that Zhang would do such a thing before, but now it is the conclusion given by the county government's assistant.The villagers are all discussing why Zhang Cai killed his mother.

According to the introductions of the neighbors in the neighborhood, Zhang Cai handles all the food Wang eats every day.Some he bought, some he dug in the mountains.Mrs. Wang was inherently weak, and would suffer from minor illnesses every once in a while. Zhang Cai's salary was not much, barely enough to support the expenses of their mother and child.

Even if Wu Zuo confirmed that Wang died of poisoning, the neighbors were unwilling to believe that Zhang Cai did it.But Zhang Cai was the most suspicious, and there was no other object of suspicion at all.

Wang seldom goes out on weekdays. Although she has a good relationship with the neighbors, she doesn't have a good relationship with anyone.I stay at home on weekdays, and basically don't go out except for farming.

The scene was surveyed and Wang's body was examined.Long Fei and the others returned to the An County Government Office that night, firstly because they needed to analyze the case, and secondly because there was another case that needed to go to investigate the scene.

In Anxian County, Gao Weigao was stolen from his home.It is said that a very valuable calligraphy and painting was lost. I hope the county government can send someone to find the whereabouts of the villain immediately.Gao Yuanwai also went to Wu Kun's home, hoping that Wu Kun could send someone to his home to collect evidence as soon as possible.When Wu Kun saw Gao Wei, his face was a little ugly, and then he sent Long Fei to take over the case.

What happened was all Gao Wei's one-sided story, because no one had ever seen that painting, so Gao Wei did whatever he said.However, there was indeed a mark on the wall of his house, which was directly engraved on the wall. Based on this, it can be inferred that the thieves were very skilled.And there were many rare treasures in that room, but they didn't take anything but a calligraphy and painting.

This made Long Fei a little puzzled, no matter how expensive the calligraphy and paintings were, there was no reason for a thief to enter the treasure house and return empty-handed.You know, no matter how expensive calligraphy and paintings are, you need people who know the goods, and people who know the goods and have money are not so hard to find.If Long Fei were the thief, he would definitely have taken some well-known treasures.

For example, Ye Mingzhu, or Yu Ruyi, even some gold bars are better than that calligraphy and painting.But Gao Yuanwai said that nothing was lost in the house except a pair of calligraphy and paintings.That pair of calligraphy and painting is an orphan, and it is a rare authentic work by a famous artist.For businessmen, the price can be clearly marked, but for scholars, the calligraphy and painting are priceless treasures.

Putting Zhang Cai's matter aside for the time being, Gao Yuanwai's theft case must be resolved immediately.This is what Wu Kun said to Long Fei, I hope he can understand the helplessness of being a county magistrate.Gao Wei is one of the top ten giants in An County, and Wu Kun can't afford to provoke him or hide from him.The only thing he can do is to obey the other party's proposal and help the other party solve the case as quickly as possible.

Long Fei took Zhao Yun to the Gao Mansion, and saw the treasure house where calligraphy and paintings were stored.The facts were as Gao Wei said, there were a lot of good things in the house, but the thief only stole the calligraphy and painting.And he also left a sentence on the signature, "Tomorrow we will take it by accident, and today it will be returned to the original owner."

Long Fei asked Gao Wei about the calligraphy and painting, but Gao Wei did not cooperate with Long Fei's inquiry at all.He was evasive and unwilling to respond positively, and finally emphasized the importance of the painting to him, threatening that if Long Fei was not so sad, he would go to the county town to find the county guard to reason.

Now Long Fei finally understood why Wu Kun, the county magistrate, left this matter to him.It turns out that Gao Wei's identity is not simple, and he has a close relationship with Zhang Cheng, the governor of the county.And from his tone, it seemed that he and Zhang Cheng were very familiar good friends.

Returning to the county government office from Gaofu, Long Fei saw Wu Lan wearing a veil.She is a girl who has never left the cabinet, so she should not meet strange men.Besides, Long Fei only met her once, so he didn't understand why she came to the county government to find him.

Wu Lan came to Long Fei only for one thing, she hoped that Long Fei could help Zhang Cai.Of course, she will also find a way to let Long Fei take over the case.

What Wu Lan said made Long Fei even more puzzled. Isn't this case handled by Wu Kun himself?Could it be that Wu Lan can't even trust her own brother, or is there something else hidden about this matter?
Wu Lan didn't mention anything else, she just begged Long Fei to help Zhang Cai, and helping Zhang Cai was also helping Wu Lan.She reminded Long Fei not to trust anyone easily.

But at noon the next day, Long Fei received another notice from Wu Kun urging him to close the case quickly.Gao Yuanwai couldn't sit still anymore, and hoped that Long Fei would close the case soon.He didn't seem to care whether he could find the murderer, but hoped that the county government could issue him a certificate, a certificate that could prove that the calligraphy and painting had been stolen.

This matter became more and more interesting, and Long Fei became more and more unable to understand this senior member.At that time, when he described the calligraphy and painting to Long Fei, he could cry. At that time, Long Fei thought that this senior member really liked the calligraphy and painting.Now it seems that this is not the case at all, and another theory has emerged.

The clue came from the servant girls of the Gao Mansion. When Long Fei checked and told the servants, a servant girl provided a very valuable clue.She told Long Fei that there was a secret room next to the treasure house, and their master hid all the best things in the secret room.I also bought insurance for those treasures. Once stolen, the insurance company will compensate for the loss according to the agreement.

For the insurance company to pay compensation, two conditions must be met at the same time.

First, the subject matter of the policyholder is stolen or damaged, and it is indeed impossible to repair or retrieve it.

Second, the policyholder must issue to the insurance company a certificate issued by the government above the county government to prove the existence of the matter.

Now Long Fei became interested, he really wanted to witness the secret affairs of Gao Yuan's family with his own eyes.Gao Wei is known as a collector in An County, and he must have collected a lot of good things in his back room.It's a good thing to feast your eyes, so Long Fei didn't beat around the bush, and directly asked Gao Wei to search the secret room.

Gao Wei's face changed slightly when he first heard the word "secret room", and then told Long Fei to be calm, he wanted to enter the secret room to tidy up.In his words, the secret room was too messy, afraid that Long Fei would see the joke.Who is Long Fei, how could he let Gao Wei fool him.The more Gao Wei is unwilling to let Long Fei enter the secret room, the more it proves that he has a ghost in his heart.

Zhao Yunti sneaked Gao Wei who was about to escape, and ordered him to open the secret room.Then the three of them entered the secret room together, and finally took out the celebrity calligraphy and painting that Gao Wei had said countless times.All of this is just a play he directed and acted on his own, and his purpose is just to defraud compensation.

According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, Gao Wei's behavior should be punished accordingly.But just when Long Fei was about to go about his business, Wu Kun, the county magistrate, appeared in the lobby.Wu Kun ordered someone to send Gao Wei back to Gaofu, and then took Long Fei to the back hall of the county government.Persuading Long Fei earnestly, one thing more is worse than one thing less.

According to other yamen servants, this is not the first time Gao Wei has done this.In the past, the county magistrate Wu Kun was the one who tried the case. He sent them to Gaofu to go through the motions, and then issued a certificate to Gao Wei in three to five days.After that, everything will be fine, and everyone can enjoy a big meal.

Shouldn't this kind of behavior be resolutely suppressed? Can a newcomer Long Fei be able to do it?
In the back hall, when Wu Kun was doing ideological work for Long Fei, Wu Lan walked in wearing a veil.She came to the back hall only for one thing, and that was to hope that Wu Kun could hand over Zhang Cai's case to Long Fei.

Long Fei could clearly see the hesitation in Wu Kun's eyes, but he still couldn't refuse his sister Wu Lan's proposal.He left the back hall resentfully, saying that he was a little blocked and panicked to go out to relax.

Wu Lan told Long Fei that she felt her brother Wu Kun had changed.If it was Wu Kun in the past, he would definitely not shield Gao Wei today.If it was Wu Kun from before, he would never have agreed to let Long Fei take over Zhang Cai's case.

Wu Lan didn't know what Wu Kun was like in the eyes of others, but she always believed that her brother Wu Kun was a clean official.She has always believed that her brother Wu Kun is not a duplicity person, in fact Wu Kun was not such a person before.But I don't know what he has experienced in the past two years. Wu Lan feels that his brother Wu Kun has changed a lot.

It's also a matter of the past two years that there have been changes. The previous Wu Kun didn't know how to deal with the Haoheng family in the county.Even if they deal with each other, it is mostly because of handling cases, or in order to make decisions for the common people.As the parent officer of An County, he naturally wanted to uphold justice for the people of An County.

But in the past two years, there have been many people who have filed complaints at the county government, but Wu Kun has lost the vigor of the past.He will first ask the complainant who he is suing, and then leave the pleadings on the record.If you think he will act according to the rules, it must be Wu Kun in the past, but now he can procrastinate as long as he can.

In Wu Lan's words, her brother Wu Kun is not bad enough to collude with the Haoheng family.He just lost the vigor he had back then, the unafraid aura of a newborn calf.Or it is because of a lot of experience that I learned to be tactful.She doesn't like such a brother, and she doesn't want him to continue like this.

After sending Wu Lan away, Long Fei came to the county government dormitory.Lying on the bed with eyes closed, one was waiting for Wu Kun's further instructions, and the other was to go through Zhang Cai's case again in his mind.

If it is true as others have said, Zhang Cai has no motive for committing the crime at all.There were only three thatched huts in their family, and he was brought up by Mrs. Wang single-handedly.Don't say that they are mother and son, even if they have no blood relationship, Zhang Cai, who was raised by Wang, would not attack her.

Zhang Cai's motive for committing the crime is not clear, while the others have no such motive at all.Everyone knows that Mrs. Wang is seriously ill, and everyone will lend a helping hand to Mrs. Wang on weekdays.Who would lay hands on a seriously ill man, who would lay hands on a helpless old woman.

No matter who the murderer is, his motive for committing the crime makes Long Fei puzzled.Mrs. Wang seldom goes out, and stays at home except farming.An old woman who stays at home, an old woman who has nothing to do with the world, and a son who is not considered to be very promising, it doesn't look like she will be envied by anyone.

Waiting for Wu Kun's order, Long Fei had to go to Zhang Cai's house again.It's better to ask Wu Zuo to conduct another autopsy, because in Long Fei's opinion, there must be something they have overlooked.

Since you can't see what was overlooked, repeat it in the dumbest way possible.Repeat the normal case-handling procedures, maybe you can find some clues in it.

(End of this chapter)