Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Five The Murder Case of the Government Office
"Those two women are the murderers. They killed first and then started the fire."
Su Lu dropped the knife and spoke.
Zhao Kuo's face lit up when he heard this, and the catcher next to him asked, "Why are you so sure that those two concubines are the murderers?"
Su Lu pointed to the corpse that he had dissected: "The corpse is the proof."
"If two people died later, there must be ashes in their throats. Now there are no ashes in their throats, which means they were dead before the fire broke out."
"I sent people to Xicheng to investigate and found some interesting phenomena."
Su Lu forwarded a piece of information handed over by Li Ling to Zhao Kuo.
Luo Youxin took the information and read it carefully before passing it on to Zhao Kuo. He asked with uncontrollable joy on his face:
"Uncle, what does this mean? These two women have a background?"
Su Lu nodded and gave instructions:
"Bring these two people out for interrogation. I want to see how they deny it."
Soon, Luo Youxin ascended to the throne room. Su Lu and Li Ling sat aside and watched the ceremony.
"The little girl has been wronged. Please make the decision. The little girl just lost her husband and is being slandered and murdered. The little girl is suffering."
Chao Suo's concubine took the lead and started to cry.
Not to be outdone, Gao Qing's concubine also shouted loudly: "This little girl has been wronged. I beg Master Qingtian to see clearly and give me justice."
"You first killed Chao Suo and then set his body on fire."
Su Lu said something to Chao Suo's concubine.
"I don't"
"Before my husband died, he told me to live well. How could I kill him? Sir, please don't harm me."
Chao Suo's concubine called Chongtianqu.
Su Lu shook his head. He really couldn't shed tears until he saw the coffin, so he simply gave the order.
"Go and find two hungry pigs."
"Light two fires, wait for the pigs to come, throw one directly in, kill the other and throw it in.
The government officials followed the instructions, found two pigs, and then threw the live pig and the dead pig into the two piles of fire.
Not long after, the smell of barbecue came from the middle of the fire.
When the flames went out, Su Lu ordered Li Ling to fish out the pig.
The pig, which was black and burnt, was fished out, and large pieces of pork were roasted into black charcoal, which looked inedible.
Su Lu first dissected the dead pig that was beaten to death first, and showed the trachea and heart and lungs to everyone. As expected, there was no trace of ashes on the lung lobes.
When they dissected the live pig that had been burned alive, everyone was surprised to find that the trachea and lung lobes were filled with black ash, as if the live pig had swallowed a mouthful of ashes alive.
"You killed someone first, and then set a fire. You wanted to destroy the traces and fake the appearance that Chao Suo was burned to death. Am I right?"
Su Lu looked at the woman kneeling on the ground and spoke slowly.
This woman became Chao Suo's concubine half a year before the incident. If it was really a chess piece set up to expose Chao Suo, then the person behind the scenes was too prescient.
The woman looked at Su Lu's demonstration, finally took off her disguise, and laughed:
"Uncle Su is not only young and handsome, but also has extraordinary eyesight and insight. Yes, I am the one who killed Chao Suo."
"My master ordered me to kill Chao Suo, so I took action. As for why I killed him, I'm just a killer. Why do I care so much?"
The woman opened her mouth and looked at Su Lu.
Next to him, Gao Qing's concubine also spoke the same way: "Shanxi merchants do all kinds of evil, cheating, buying and selling by force, and enclosing and occupying land. Such people deserve to die no matter how hard they die."
Luo Youxin was shocked, "How dare you, a prostitute, dare to murder your own husband. You don't take the court's laws into consideration. You should be executed according to the law. Who ordered you?"
Several arresters threw various instruments of torture into the lobby, as if if you dare not speak out, you will be punished.
Su Lu stood up and left the lobby.
I'm afraid these two women will not betray their backers. No matter how Mr. Luo interrogates, the most he can do is make them suffer a little more. If you want to know more information, you must use another method, blindly torture.
It has no effect at all.
Sure enough, there was the sound of arrows being thrown down in the lobby, and then there was the sound of clattering boards, but the two women were talking and laughing freely, with no intention of confessing at all.
Not long after, the interrogation was over, and Zhao Kuo came out and spoke excitedly to Su Lu.
"Your Excellency has such sharp eyesight that he solved this case in one go. I admire him very much."
Su Lu waved his hand: "Captain Zhao, if you continue to interrogate me like this, you will never get them to confess."
Zhao Kuo said nonchalantly: "That doesn't matter. Since we already know that they are the murderers, it doesn't matter if we can find out the backers behind them."
Su Lu was shocked, Master Luo was a little too irresponsible.
Seeing Su Lu's doubts, Zhao Kuo came over and said in a low voice:
"Without your guidance, sir, we wouldn't even be able to solve the murder case of the Imperial Guards in the West City Camp last time. What's more, with your help in this case, we, sir, have already excelled in the evaluation of solving the case this year."
Zhao Kuo looked even more proud: "I will follow Zhan Guang. This year's monthly salary can be raised to such an extent. It's all thanks to you, sir."
Su Lu waved his hand indifferently, "As long as you are happy."
Su Ge separated the two people from behind and warned Zhao Kuo solemnly: "You stay away from our adults."
Zhao Kuo looked stunned, but he was well-informed and immediately thought of the possibility. He took a few steps to the side in disgust, with a timid look on his face:
"I have absolutely no intention of getting involved with my uncle, and I don't like this either."
Su Lu glared at Su Ge fiercely and explained to Zhao Kuo: "I don't like that either."
Su Ge murmured in a low voice: "How do you feel about that bite? Don't you have some idea in your mind?"
Su Lu turned around angrily and left: "Substitute, Su Ge, don't even think about following me again tomorrow."
Su Ge hurriedly followed: "Sir, that's the way to the military camp."
"I'm not going to the military camp anymore. I'm going back to my hometown to change you."
"Really? That's great. Sir, I've been running with you for so many days, and you have to write me a poem. I don't want a new one. I just need to leave Shangshan as soon as possible."
"Didn't I write a song for you?"
"Hey hey hey, I lost in the card game."
"That's several hundred taels of silver!"
"Hmph, those little hooves must have joined forces to trick me into losing so much."
Zhao Kuo looked at the master and servant walking toward the north city in confusion, and said to himself strangely: "Uncle Su can also write poems?"
Luo Youxin's voice sounded from behind:
"Uncle Su is truly a man of both civil and military skills. He can stabilize the world with his martial arts, and protect a city with his literary skills. His Majesty attaches great importance to Uncle Su. I heard His Majesty scolding Su Lu several times at the meeting that the three provinces are not as worry-free as Su Lu.
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Zhao Kuo bent down and saluted Luo Youxin, with a puzzled expression on his face:
"Uncle Sub is extremely resourceful. My lord, why don't you ask him to completely solve this case and uncover the backers behind these two people?"
Luo Youxin shook his head: "These two women are just the tip of the iceberg. We can't afford to offend the forces behind them. I'm afraid I can't offend Uncle Su either. He is the pillar of the country and cannot be compromised on these small cases. This case
, I’d better do it.”
Zhao Kuo's eyes rolled around, thinking why his master would say this.
A head catcher with a low gauze crown hurried over and reported to Luo Youxin: "My lord, the emperor is here, and I have sent you a message to see him."
Luo Youxin was stunned for a moment, then turned around and responded.
"Where is the Emperor?"
Zhao Kuo on the side suddenly shouted: "Sir, be careful!"
Luo Youxin only felt a pain in the back of his heart. The painful sound of a sharp blade stirring on his back was heard. His vision went dark and he completely lost consciousness.