Criminal investigation in ancient times

Arriving at the school, it is very different from the schools of later generations. From the view alone, this school is like a park, with winding paths, pavilions and pavilions. It is elegant and full of rich learning atmosphere, which makes people amazed.

When the two came to Class C, many students had already arrived, gathering in twos and threes to talk about the New Year, when they saw Zhang Rui and his group of children suddenly stopped and looked at him suspiciously.

The master was sitting on the low couch in front, checking the names of the students in the class with a brush.The master's surname is Liu, with a single name, a Jinshi background, a good academic record, and a very proud man, but not sour.

Zhang Rui stepped forward, bowed deeply and said, "Student Zhang Rui, I have met Master."

Liu Ben is in his fifties this year, with a thin body, and two bamboo pole-like arms are exposed from the wide cuffs when he holds a pen.Hearing Zhang Rui speak, he raised his chin slightly, squinted and said, "You were recommended by Lin Cheng?"

Zhang Ruidao: "It's Xiaosheng."

"Have you read the Four Books and Five Classics?"

Zhang Ruidao: "Know a thing or two."

Liu Ben stroked his beard and said, "Go and sit in the third seat in the fifth row."

Zhang Rui bowed and retreated, the fifth row... was already in the last row, three seats.A spot against the window.Perhaps no one sat there for a long time, and a thin layer of dust fell on the table.On the table next to his seat, there was a chubby child in a brown robe.

Zhang Rui said to him: "I'm Zhang Rui, I don't know what to call this virtuous brother?"

The boy lying on the table didn't move, as if he didn't hear it, Zhang Rui was a little embarrassed, he raised the volume a little and said it again, but the boy was still lying on the table.

Zhang Rui shook his head with a smile, thinking in his heart, this person probably didn't welcome him very much, he took out the book from the package and prepared to read it, when he glanced away from the corner of his eye, he accidentally found a small puddle of blood under the child's table...! ! !

Zhang Rui hurriedly got up and went to him, stretched out his hand and patted, "Little brother! Are you feeling unwell, little brother?" The person lying on the table fell obliquely and stunned along the force of Zhang Rui's pat on the ground.

A student next to him looked back and screamed "Ah!!!!"Zhang Rui looked along the body, and saw that the child's complexion was blue, bleeding from seven orifices had been dead for a long time.The master on the couch was startled by the call, the brush in his hand was not steady, and a large ball of ink dripped on the list just written, just smudged on the name of the dead child, "Yang Xingbao..."

All the students scrambled and ran out of the room in fright, leaving only Zhang Rui and the frowning master.Liu Ben walked up to the corpse and took a look, closed his eyes and said "Sin" and said to Zhang Rui: "You go out first and tell the boss to come over, don't make it public."

Zhang Rui nodded and turned around and left the room.All the students in Class C gathered at the door, the brave ones looked into the room from time to time, the young ones turned pale with fright, Lin Xiaomin's eyes were even reddened, like a little rabbit.

"Xiaomin, come here." Zhang Rui beckoned to Lin Xiaomin.Lin Xiaomin ran over, grabbed Zhang Rui's sleeve and said, "Brother Rui...is Yang Xingbao dead?"

Zhang Rui nodded stiffly and said, "Do you know where I can find the head of the academy?"

Lin Xiaomin shook his head, and a tall and thin boy beside him said, "I know, I'll show you the way!" Several other children followed suit.

Zhang Rui said: "Everyone, be safe and don't be impatient. Stay here quietly and don't wander around. I will come when I go with this brother." Everyone nodded and stayed where they were and stopped rioting.

Because this matter is too important to act rashly, if it is not handled properly, it will discredit the school, so Zhang Rui didn't ask the young man in the school to call for someone, but went to find his husband himself.

The husband's surname is Xu, he is slightly fat, and wearing a wife's scarf on his head, he looks like an ordinary wife.

Zhang Rui stabilized his mind and told his husband exactly what happened just now.The husband was startled, got up and patted Zhang Rui on the shoulder, and ran towards Class C with a few of his disciples.

When I ran to Class C, I saw the children in Class C staying together quietly, and their expressions were not very good.Seeing Dean Xu coming, they all bowed and bowed.

Mrs. Xu nodded and said, "Qiu Ze, take these children to Banxue Zhai first, don't make any mistakes." The person named Qiu Ze was Mrs. Xu's favorite student.

He made a small salute to the students and said, "Come with me, all the students." A group of people followed him to the nearby Banxue Zhai.Mrs. Xu said suddenly: "That student just now, come with me." It was Zhang Rui who called.

Lin Xiaomin grabbed Zhang Rui's hand with a worried expression on his face.Zhang Rui turned around and pinched him and said, "Don't worry, the boss just asked me a few questions, you go with them first, and I'll come later." Lin Xiaomin then let go of his hand, still worried in his eyes.

Zhang Rui followed Mrs. Xu into the house, and saw Liu Ben sitting on a low bed writing a book, and raised his head when he heard footsteps, and hurriedly got up to salute.

Mrs. Xu waved his hand and said, "What's going on? Why did the good boy die suddenly?"

Liu Bendao: "It looks like he was poisoned, I have already sent someone to report to Dali Temple and Yang Xingbao's house, it is estimated that people will come soon.

Mrs. Xu went to the corpse to take a look, and sighed: "Poor child, who actually did this murderous thing, it's outrageous!"

Not long after, people came from Dali Temple, and Wu Zuo went to the corpse and began to examine the corpse.Lin Xiaoqing happened to be in Dali Temple and heard that there was an accident in the school, so he hurried over. Seeing that the room was full of adults, only Zhang Rui and a child were standing here, he asked suspiciously, "Why is Cousin Rui here?"

Liu Bendao: "This child was the first to discover the deceased."

Lin Xiaoqing nodded and said: "Cousin Na Rui will go to Dali Temple with me in a while, my lord may want to ask you something."

Zhang Rui nodded, but he never took his eyes off the dead man.Bleeding from the seven orifices... Poisoning is certain, but how could he be poisoned suddenly in such a short period of time?What's more, they are still in the academy, surrounded by only students, the oldest of these children is no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, and some are as young as seven or eight years old. It is the time of innocence, it is impossible to do such a crazy thing.etc!What's that on the corner of his mouth?

Zhang Rui walked by, squatted beside the corpse, picked up a piece of straw paper from the table, and gently brushed the residue from the corner of Yang Xingbao's mouth onto the paper with his fingernails.It seems to be food residue, but Zhang Rui doesn't know what it is, and it should be... This is ancient times, and it can't be tested! ! ! !Zhang Rui raised his head from embarrassment and looked up, and everyone around him was looking at him.The one next to him opened his mouth in surprise.

Liu Ben stared, pointed at Zhang Rui with trembling fingers, and said, "You, you, you...you are so young, you are not afraid?"

Zhang Rui's face darkened, and his actions were probably too ostentatious.

Lin Xiaoqing coughed and said, "Since Wu Zuo has already experienced the corpse, let's take the corpse to Dali Temple first, it won't affect the impact of leaving it in the school."

Mrs. Xu nodded, it made sense.Two yamen servants wrapped the person in a white cloth, one holding his head and the other his feet.Perhaps the young master of the Yang family ate too well and was a little fat. The two of them took a lot of effort to carry him to the carriage outside.

Zhang Rui got up and wrapped the food peeled off Yang Xingbao's mouth with paper.If it is true that this should be the last time he eats, then the poison is likely to be in this food.Master Xu of Lin Xiao Qing bowed his hands, and took Zhang Rui back to Dali Temple.

It didn't take long for the Yang family to come. Yang Xingbao's father was Yun Qiwei of the seventh rank. Although his position was not high, he was also an imperial official. How could he not hate his own son who was poisoned to death!

When Zhang Rui saw Yang Jiu, such a tall and strong man was crying like a child holding his son who had died for a long time. No one would pull him and he would not let go. Zhang Rui was used to this kind of life and death, but he was still bored. .

Lin Xiaoqing stood beside him and sighed, "I've experienced too many things like this, and my heart is much harder than ordinary people."

Zhang Rui murmured: "No matter how hard your heart is, it will still hurt to see such a thing..."

"Let's go, my lord will let you in and talk about the situation at that time."

Zhang Rui went into the study and found two people sitting in the room, one was Master Jiang, and although he didn't know the other, but seeing how respectful Jiang Master was to him, this person should be Dali Siqing.After Lin Xiaoqing took Zhang Rui to salute the two, he said, "I tell you, it was this person who discovered the deceased first."

Mr. Jiang said: "Okay, Zhang Xiaoyou and I are already old acquaintances, there is no need to talk about other things, Zhang Xiaoyou only needs to talk about the situation at that time.

Zhang Ruidao: "After I reported to Master Liu, Master Liu arranged me in the third seat in the fifth row. When I got to the seat, I wanted to say hello to the person next to me, but I didn't want to say hello to him twice. He ignored me, I thought he didn't welcome me. Then I took out the book and prepared to read it. Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of a small pool of blood on the ground, and I hurried to call him. When I pushed him, he fell straight He fell to the ground, and it was at this time that I realized that this person was bleeding from all seven orifices, and he had been dead for a long time."

Mr. Jiang stroked his beard and said, "So that's the case. I didn't expect this child to be poisoned to death."

It stands to reason that if the son of a seventh-rank military general dies, it will be investigated and dealt with by the Kyoto Prefecture at most, but the most important thing is that the place of the child's death is the Kyoto Academy. Where is the Kyoto Academy? Get out of here.Basically, it can be regarded as the future of Da Zhou.

This kind of thing happened in the school, and before the murderer is caught, who can guarantee that no second person will be poisoned to death? !Once such a thing happens again, not only will the government lose its reputation, but even the ministers will be panicked. Would they dare to let their children go to school?

This case has had a great impact, and the higher authorities have issued an explicit order to Dali Temple, ordering Dali Temple to catch the murderer within half a month, otherwise the consequences will be borne by Dali Temple.

After hearing this, Zhang Yaozhi was so angry that he almost couldn't hold back his anger. What does it mean to be borne by Dali Temple? Didn't the motherfuckers aim the cannon at Dali Temple?It's good to find out, everyone is happy, what if it can't be found out?What if one or two students die again! ! ! ?

Mr. Jiang almost vomited blood after hearing Shangfeng's words, but he kept his words low, so he could only resign himself to his fate and quickly solve the case.