Chapter 124 Two Shanxi merchants who died at the same time
In the headquarters of the Dingxiang army commander, Luo Youxin, the governor of Yanjing, met the governor Su Lu.
Seeing the young face in the handsome account, Luo Youxin was stunned for a moment. Is this the fourth-grade General Mingwei and founding Bo Sulu? He is too young, almost the same age as his own son.
When the head catcher Zhao Kuo saw his master's doubts, he thought that his master looked down on Su Lu, so he hurriedly said:
"Sir, this is the Commander-in-Chief of the Dingxiang Army, Uncle Su Lu."
"Uncle Su, this is Lord Yaluo of our government."
Luo Youxin was reminded by Zhao Kuo and immediately woke up. He had lost his temper just now, but he was also an old man in official circles, so he took advantage of the situation and spoke.
"Uncle Su is a young and heroic man. I have heard the lords of the court mention my uncle many times. I thought that Uncle Su, who is invincible and invincible, must be at least a middle-aged Confucian general. I didn't expect that Uncle Su is so young.
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Su Lu waved his hand: "Master Luo, you're too polite. If you have anything to do, please tell me directly. I have determined that the Xiang Army itself has the responsibility to arrest theft. As long as it does not exceed the scope, I will do it."
Luo Youxin had a smile on his face, glanced at Zhao Kuo appreciatively, and continued:
"To be honest, uncle, we do have a case this time. The imperial court ordered that Shanxi merchants in Beijing be dealt with strictly. When I received the order, I immediately sent out police officers to arrest the Shanxi merchants. I didn't want to be too late."
Zhao Kuo added next to him: "There are not many Shanxi merchants in Beijing. Gao Qing from Yangguanfang in Xicheng and Chao Suo from Guancuifang were both dead when we arrived."
Su Lu smiled and added: "Since he is dead, let's pursue the criminal. What's so difficult?"
Mr. Luo sighed: "The case is strange, Uncle!
Gao Qing was burned to death at home, and Chao Suo was also burned to death at home. If it is a coincidence that one of them was burned to death, I still believe that both of them were burned to death, so I have to suspect that there is something between them.
It’s a conspiracy.”
A catcher who followed him added: "The man has been burned beyond recognition, and there is no way to examine his injuries. It is impossible to judge whether he was burned to death or whether he was killed and then burned to death, let alone apprehending the murderer."
Su Lu nodded. To put it this way, the case was a bit strange.
Zhao Kuo stood by and said with a smile: "Last time, my uncle accidentally solved the case of who was the thief. His subordinates told Mr. Luo about it, and Mr. Luo thought that the Dingxiang Army also had the responsibility of arresting the thief.
So I came directly to ask my uncle for help."
Su Lu nodded. Since it was a case involving Shanxi merchants, he could go and see if he could dig deeper to find out whether it was these Shanxi merchants or others who were linked to Tule.
Su Lu called Li Lin over: "Have Wusuli Taiji been recruited? How many Thule people are here this time? Are they leading the big warriors or the small warriors?"
Li Lin shook his head, "Usuli Taiji has a very strict mouth. I think if I want him to confess, torture alone won't do."
After finishing speaking, Li Lin looked at Su Lu with sharp eyes, thinking that since the governor could come up with such an incredible way to arrest people, it shouldn't be difficult to find a way to pry Wusuli Taiji's mouth open.
Su Lu stood up and said: "Then you hit him first. If he wants to say it, he will stop. If he doesn't want to say it, he will keep beating him. If he is not of my race, his heart will be different. It doesn't matter if he is beaten to death."
"I'm going to solve a case with Mr. Luo. You can discuss matters in the camp with Zhao Pu, and I'll take Li Ling away."
Li Lin responded dumbly and sent Su Lu and the government officials out of the camp.
The Dingxiang military camp was not far from the government office. It didn't take long for a group of people to arrive at the government office. Luo Youxin led Su Lu into the government office prison to see the criminals being imprisoned.
The air inside the prison was filthy, and the air that hit your face was mixed with the smell of feces and urine. It smelled as if there were hundreds of pairs of old shoes that had not been washed in more than ten years in the prison.
Luo Youxin's brows were furrowed like the word "Chuan". He had never been to prison before. He didn't expect the environment here to be so bad. He endured the discomfort and walked into the prison.
"The air in this prison is filthy. If my uncle can't stand it, I'll order someone to take the criminal up."
Luo Youxin spoke.
According to his opinion, Su Lu was an earl, and he was also the commander-in-chief of the army. He had a high rank and must not have suffered much. He was afraid that he couldn't stand the filthy air in the prison.
Turning his head, Luo Youxin was stunned for a moment when he saw Su Lu's appearance.
I saw Su Lu strolling leisurely, as if he was not walking in a prison with dirty air, but walking outside in the fresh air and sunshine, without any embarrassment at all.
"Don't be polite, Mr. Luo. It's just a bit of a stench. Su can still bear it. When Tule besieged Yumen, thousands of corpses were thrown under the city in more than half a month. Compared with the stench of those corpses,
, these are quite fragrant.”
Su Lu looked down on Luo Youxin a little bit. He obviously couldn't stand it, but he still wanted to drag me down.
Luo Youxin was so shocked by Su Lu's words that he didn't want to mention it anymore, so he simply covered his nose and followed Su Lu inside without caring about his image.
Soon, several people arrived at the criminal's cell.
Seeing the disheveled woman in the prison, Su Lu was stunned: "Woman?"
Zhao Kuo pinched his nose and said: "Yes, woman, this is Chao Suo's concubine. Over there are Gao Qing's concubines in the prison. They are all locked up here."
Su Lu nodded. If the concubine is not the real wife, then there will be a lot of trouble here.
"Chao Suo was strangled to death by you and then burned the yard, right?"
Su Lu looked at the woman in the cell and asked.
When the woman saw Su Lu, a glint flashed in her eyes, but the glint quickly disappeared. Under the angry glares of Zhao Kuo and Luo Youxin, she talked about her own affairs carefully.
"My husband pushed me out of the sea of fire, but he was blocked by the sudden increase in the fire. He could not escape and was completely trapped to death. Oh, my lord, how could I kill my husband? He is my support in this life.
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Su Lu didn't say anything. He took a few steps forward and asked Gao Qing's concubine using the same words. Zhao Kuo and Luo Youxin were fanning the flames next to him, telling the two female prisoners that they were too embarrassed to raise their heads when they lowered their heads.
After interrogating the two female prisoners, Su Lu followed Luo Youxin and walked out. Zhao Kuo asked expectantly beside him and said:
"Uncle, have you found anything?"
Su Lu glanced at the two men in the prison and said:
"These two women are both masters. This case is very strange."
"Master?"
Luo Youxin and Zhao Kuo looked at each other, and each saw the surprise in the other's eyes. We have been interrogating for so long, and even punished them, but we didn't find out that these two women were masters.
"The tiger's mouth is cocooned, and his words seem to be in a panic, but in fact he is very organized and without a trace of panic. It is obvious that he has a trump card that others don't know about."
Zhao Kuo and the head catcher next to him thought about it for a while, then they both patted their thighs, looking like they suddenly realized something.
"Come on, let's go do the autopsy."
Su Lu spoke.
Zhao Kuo led the way out of the prison, and everyone walked into the widow's house.
The house was not big. It was a depressing house. There were a few beds against the wall. There were a few straw ropes tied randomly on the beds. Under the straw ropes were dark corpses.
"Uncle Su wants to do an autopsy, please come here and cooperate."
Zhao Kuo roared, looking like a wealthy landlord returning home.
Soon, several workers came up, vacated the position, and lifted the cloth from the body.
Su Lu held a knife, cut the corpse's throat, and performed an autopsy.
"strangeness"
Su Lu frowned as he looked at the dissected corpse.