"How so? I'm going to go to Master Zhu for a theory. Yang Xiu said angrily.

Lin Jue waved his hand and smiled bitterly: "Forget it, can't you see it yet?" This is arranged. The old and weak officials in the various yamen of the Kaifeng Mansion were selected and gathered here. Some people don't like us to take up the post, and this is deliberately not our horse's legs. It's useless for you to go. ”

Yang Xiu said angrily: "Then let them bully? What do we do with these people? ”

Lin Jue smiled: "There's nothing you can't sit on, there is an old man in the family who has a treasure, we have so many treasures, what else is not satisfied?" ”

Yang Xiu stomped his feet and said, "You're still joking at this time." ”

Lin Jue smiled, walked over to meet everyone, and said hard work. Interested in checking out what they had moved back to. These tables, chairs, benches, cabinets, shelves and so on are not bad, they are all half-new, at least they don't make any trouble in these aspects, and they come back with some tatters.

"Wipe it clean and move it in and put it on." Lin Jue commanded.

Everyone immediately moved their things into the house and put them on the table, not to mention, after putting these tables and chairs, it looked like a yamen public house.

"What's over here?" Lin Jue pointed to the two large wooden boxes that were vacated above the hall.

"Lord Hui, this is the case file. They are all files of unsolved cases in our Kaifeng Mansion. The judge told us all to move back, saying that from now on these cases would be handled by us. There are also three big boxes, and the villain has to take people to go twice. In addition, the general judge said that the case files in the counties under the jurisdiction of the lower jurisdiction will also be sent here one after another. Yuan Zhutou said busily.

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Open it and take a look." ”

Yuan Zhutou took out his waist knife and pried open the wooden box, and with a bang, the file inside fell to the ground, and smoke and dust rose everywhere. Mixed with some mildew smell. The smoke and dust cleared, and the floor was covered with bound files, some yellow and black, some damaged and moth-eaten, and I don't know how many years ago.

Lin Jue bent down and picked up a copy casually, shook off the dust and opened it, the yellowed paper had the date written on it, it was actually a case of the twenty-first year of Splendor, and it had been fourteen or fifteen years ago. It is a case of murder in the outer city. A man named Li Er was killed in his home, suspected of being his wife, Wang Ahua. But in the end, there was insufficient evidence to make a conviction. After two years of investigation, there was no clue about the murderer, and it became a headless case. There is an instruction from the Kaifeng Mansion that reads, 'The case is unsolved, sealed and to be solved'.

Lin Jue read a few more copies, all of them were unsolved cases, the age span was very long, and one was a case of 15 years of splendor, which was nearly 20 years ago.

Another box was opened, and it was full of these unsolved cases, and the two boxes together were seventy or eighty. Yuan Zhutou said that there were still three boxes that had not been delivered, which meant that there must be more than 150 unsolved cases. Coupled with the cases in the counties under its jurisdiction, it is indeed a huge number.

"Some are busy, there are so many cases, we have to find out until the Year of the Monkey." Yang Xiu smacked his lips and said.

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Yes, some are busy." ”

Yang Xiu said: "I think we have to hurry up and get started." Someone is staring at us, and you have also made a military order, and within half a year, you have to make some progress. ”

Lin Jue smiled and said, "It's not at this time to be in a hurry. So you will listen to me. Let's divide into three groups. Lord Yang is in a group with Lord Yu and the two masters. From now on, you will be responsible for organizing all the case files, sorted by time. The transcription of the transcription, the transcription of the transcription, and the supplementation of the transcription. All cases are categorized and easily accessible. This matter should be meticulous and meticulous, and there should be no sloppiness. ”

"Yes!" Yang Xiuyu and others arched their hands.

"In the second group, Yuan Zhutou took a few brothers and continued to bring everything we needed. We still lack a lot of supplies. Tables, chairs, benches, window paper, flower pots, pots and pans, four treasures of the study, etc., have to be brought. In the future, we will do things here, stay comfortably, and do things with peace of mind. Ming'er, I will invite two cooks to cook, and in the future, everyone who does not want to go home will eat here at noon. Don't worry, you don't have to pay for the meal. Lin Jue said in a loud voice.

"Obey the order, the villain goes to the warehouse to move a few more times, there are many good things there, I was afraid of moving useless things to occupy the space, since the adults said it, then it can be moved." Yuan Zhutou smiled with a smile.

Lin Jue nodded, pointed at Lao Wu and said, "Lao Wu, you and the other brothers have a big deal to do." ”

Lao Wu was in high spirits, and he was taken by Lord Lin to do things all of a sudden, and said that it was a big deal, which was extremely glorious. Lao Wu straightened his waist and looked at the people around him differently.

"Your Excellency, do you want the villain to take someone out with you to investigate the case?" Old Wu Dao.

"Investigating the case? It's very early. The big thing we're going to do is weeding! ”

Before Lin Jue finished speaking, more than a dozen old servants and old catchers who were gearing up fell to the ground. It turned out that the big thing was weeding, but it was really unexpected.

"If this place is not cleaned up, I am afraid it will be haunted at night. I have cut all the weeds in the front and back yards. I dug up all the flowers and trees that were not good-looking. The unevenness of the ground is all paved for me. The four wings on the southeast side were all cleared out for me and placed with tables, chairs and furniture. Otherwise, where are you going? Where is the kitchen located? ”

Lin Jue waved his hands and feet and pointed, and Lao Wu and the others promised dejectedly.

"Over there, the fence needs to be repaired, and a firewood shed will be built for firewood. In this location, a fish pond should be dug and a flower bed should be built next to it. By the way, there is a grape trellis in the southwest corner, and I can go to the palace and get two Western Regions vines to load. Well, you can open up two vegetable beds in the back garden, all kinds of things. In short, there is a lot to do. ”

Lin Jue was still indulging in his own planning. Frowning, everyone looked at Lin Jue's excited appearance in a daze, and some people thought to themselves: Are you here to be an official to investigate the case or to live at home? Isn't this nothing to do? This Lord Lin is really a weirdo.

……

For several days in a row, the entire yamen of the Criminal Department was busy. Everybody's busy. Yang Xiu and Yu Deshui took the two masters to sort out the files like mountains every day, and they didn't rest until the third watch in the middle of the night. Yu Deshui and the masters are all old people, and they are so tired that they complain about misery, and their backs hurt. Yang Xiu didn't gnaw and did things without sleep. For him, he has been in the company for more than ten years, and now he has found a truly fulfilling feeling. He threw all his enthusiasm into it, and was so engrossed in his work that he didn't care about the fatigue of his body, because his spirit was full and excited.

Lin Jue and the rest of the group were not idle. Lin Jue took matters into his own hands, cutting grass and pruning, digging ponds to fill in the soil, and leading a group of old and weak subordinates to renovate the courtyard with the power of leading by example. Someone secretly asked Yang Xiu, why did Lord Lin do these useless things, Yang Xiu smiled and said nothing, Lord Lin likes to live comfortably, and he did this when he entered the Chongzheng Hall to tell stories last year.

Yang Xiu also asked him the reason, Yang Xiu thought that Lin Jue was practicing the sage teachings of 'how to sweep the world if you don't sweep a house', and Lin Jue's answer was: "I am not so profound." Landscaping and cleaning up your home is a way to make your mood more comfortable. When it comes to the neat interior and exterior of the house, the mood will be very different. This may seem useless, but it can subtly affect thinking and decision-making. Cluttered dwellings and scenes can make people's minds cluttered and irritable, which will have a great impact on doing things. It's called 'environmental psychology'. ”

Yang Xiu didn't understand what environmental psychology was, but he agreed with Lin Jue's statement. After the dilapidated public house was renovated by Lin Jue, Yang Xiu felt much more comfortable. Sitting under the grape trellis every day and going to the fish pond to see the fish can also make your mood a lot more relaxed. And the most intuitive change is that after the weeds are removed, the whole yard is much wider and smoother, and there is no place for mice or anything to hide. In the summer, there are definitely a lot fewer mosquitoes. In short, there are only good and no harm.

A few days later, an old and ruined courtyard was renewed. After a simple rest in the gatehouse, a red plaque of "Raising the Prison Division" was hung. Two poles of wind lanterns were erected at the doorway.

In the courtyard, a few feet wide blue brick road leads to the porch of the public house. Under a black locust tree that was a little tall after it was built, the huge stone mill was pushed under the tree by everyone. There were a few stone benches next to it, and he became a little emotional. After the grass roots were excavated, the flat ground was sprinkled with triple soil and compacted with bluestone to ensure that it would not turn into a thin mud pond when it rained. The grape trellis in one corner of the courtyard was large and high, and although the vines from the Western Regions were only a foot high, it was certain that in a few months, the vines would be full.

At the base of the wall opposite the grape trellis is a circle of flower beds, half of which is surrounded by a circular flower bed made of gravel. The seeds have been sprinkled, and it will not be long before they are in full bloom.

The fish pond was dug in a corner of the back garden. In the small fish pond of Zhang Xu Fangyuan, which was coiled with stones, more than a dozen koi brought by Lin Jue from home were placed, and a few water lily bulbs were planted in the silt below. Soon, it will be a small place to behold.

Lin Jue originally wanted to get a rockery in on a whim. After discussion, Lao Wu and others resolutely rejected their proposals. Lao Wu thought to himself: If you come from the temperament of this Lord Lin, today is a rockery, tomorrow I am afraid it will be a pavilion, and after that it will be a pavilion and a tower. He can stand it, his old bones can't stand the toss. Desperately offending adults, we must nip this trend in the bud.

The four wings on both sides were also completed, and the first two rooms in the east were the resting places of the officials and the other was the storeroom. The first two rooms in the west are the kitchen, and the other is where the files are stored.

At this point, in three and a half days, the large-scale renovation of the entire public housing was finally completed, and a brand-new public housing of the Yamen was presented in front of everyone. After the end, Lin Jue invited everyone in the yamen to a banquet. At the banquet, Lin Jue announced to everyone the principles of his own governance.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are all drawn from the yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture, and today, I don't shy away from saying that you are actually people they don't want. You are all old and weak, people who are disliked by them, and that's why you are all stuffed with me. I could have returned all of you, and even if I did, you can't blame me, because you all know that the Yamen of the Criminal Investigation Department is not a yamen of chaos, we have to investigate all kinds of cases, we have to run between the markets, and even have to face the resistance of the suspects, and we have to fight desperately. What is needed is also young and strong manpower. But...... I don't plan to do this, it's not easy for you to get an errand, and I know that you also rely on money to support your family, so I don't plan to replace you. ”

"Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your Excellency is such a good person, and I will do my best. In fact, everyone has been hanging on this matter all along, and they have indeed been cleaned up by the yamen everywhere. In fact, they are no longer suitable for the various official duties of the yamen, and they are the objects of dislike. Therefore, what they are most afraid of is that Lord Lin doesn't want them. Now hearing Lord Lin's words, a stone fell to the ground in their hearts, and at the same time, they were grateful.

"But......" Lin Jue waved his hand and said: "However, Yamen is not a nursing home, although you are old, you can't be slack off." I will keep you, and you must be more diligent. You may not be able to go over the wall to hunt down the thief, but you can do what you can. For example, investigate clues and use your advantages to do things for the yamen. Your advantage is actually in your age, although you are old, you have a lot of experience, a lot of connections, and a lot of people. These are all useful resources for handling cases, and you should make good use of them, even better than young people. ”

Everyone nodded, they understood what Lord Lin meant. Investigation is not necessarily about catching the murderer and chasing down the criminal. The process of investigating the case is a process of collecting a lot of evidence and chasing clues, and they are fully competent. Even take advantage of the advantages of age, wide connections, and life experience to complete better.

"Li Taibai said in a poem, 'I am born to be useful', others treat you as waste, and I treat you as treasures. I hope I didn't look away, and you won't let me down. In addition to the fact that you have to work diligently, the most important thing is to be united and faithful to each other. I hate those who eat inside and outside, and I hate those who sell their souls for some petty profits, so you should also remember to me that I will not tolerate anyone who reveals my and Lord Yang's behavior to the outside world, or about the progress of the case, which is not good for my yamen. You all know who I am, I am the son-in-law of the Liang Palace, I am the champion of the Great Zhou Dynasty last year, and I am also the official appointed by the emperor himself. Whoever instructs you or assures you, I will kill you. Do you understand everything? Lin Jue's words changed and became calm.

"Don't dare, don't dare, never dare." The crowd shouted hurriedly.

The faces of several officials changed obviously, they thought that Lin Jue had discovered their secret, and they were too frightened to speak. In fact, these officials were drawn from various yamen, and their identities were complicated. Several of them were indeed told to keep the new yamen accountable. Lin Jue is so shrewd, how could he not understand these secret methods, so Lin Jue deliberately took a preventive shot today.

“…… In the yamen, each person does his own thing, and it is not allowed to inquire indiscriminately about the case or irrelevant matters. Don't even talk about me and Lord Yang in private. None of this is allowed. Supervise one another, but if anyone violates what I have said today, he will report it to me, and whoever reports it will be rewarded. Lin Jue said.

Yang Xiu smashed his mouth, glanced at Lin Jue, and wanted to say something, but stopped talking. Yang Xiu thought that Lin Jue was a little excessive, and it was very inappropriate for him to say these words in his yamen. Some of the fuss. Lin Jue knew that he had something to say, but what Lin Jue thought in his heart was: You haven't experienced these things, you don't know what's sinister. If someone is hostile to his own position, it cannot be ruled out that someone will obstruct him and sabotage the progress of the case. All this is necessary.

"Of course, this official does not say that he does not believe you, but that he just wants you to understand what you can and why you can't do it. As long as you work hard with me, I am here to promise you: I will strive for the best benefits and rewards for you. Those who have made meritorious contributions to solving the case will be commended. But whoever does things wholeheartedly, the official will give him credit. You all do a good job, let's show those who dislike you that you are not a waste, and let them know that although you are old, you are not useless. Lin Jue smiled.

……

It took Yang Xiu five days to finally sort out the files of more than 200 cases. Archive and transcribe each according to the time it occurred. Lin Jue knew that if he wanted to sit firmly in this position, he had to make achievements. So he had a small meeting with Yang Xiu and Yu Deshui. It was unanimously decided to start the investigation with the most recent cases, because the occurrence has not been long and the evidence, witnesses and clues are all available, and those cases that are old must have been difficult to investigate and require more arduous investigation and visits. The top priority at the moment is to crack a few recent major cases, so that we can quickly establish prestige and secure our position.

The three of them retrieved more than 10 unsolved cases that had occurred in the past year, including many vicious cases such as murder and robbery. Each person divided into three or four cases for investigation. Of course, Lin Jue took the case of Thirty Mile Bridge in his own hands, and he didn't want this case to be investigated by Yang Xiu or Yu Deshui. Although this case has become one of the difficult unsolved cases, it would be embarrassing for them to be lucky and find some clues.

Lin Jue quickly solved the first case. Just after he read a file that was characterized as a homicide, Lin Jue announced that the case had been solved in front of Yang Xiu and Yu Deshui.

Yang Xiu and Yu Deshui looked at the triumphant Lin Jue like fools, this adult neither went to the scene to investigate, nor did he ask anyone, just by looking at the file in his hand a few times, he announced that he had solved the case, isn't this crazy?

Lin Jue didn't care about their questioning and read out the facts of the case to them. This is a case that happened last winter and was classified as a homicide. Because the murderer has not been found, he has been included in the unsolved case.

There is a Li Yuanwai living in the inner street of the West Water Gate in Beijing, and in the month of last year, Li Yuanwai was found dead in the bedroom. The death was extremely miserable, bleeding from the seven orifices, and it was extremely terrifying. The servant came early in the morning to wake him up, but after a long time, he pried open the doors and windows and found Li Yuanwai dead in the house. So he hurriedly reported to the official.

After some investigation, it was found that there were no outsiders entering or leaving Li Yuanwai's home, and the doors and windows in Li Yuanwai's room were intact at the time of the incident, and there were no signs of damage or invasion. And there was no sign of a fight in the house. His belongings were intact, and he had not lost any gold or silver.

Some people suspect that it is a vendetta, but after checking, this Li Yuanwai is loyal and has no enemies outside. He also never argues with the short and the long. When he meets people, he laughs, when he sees people, he is polite, and no one says that he is not good. He lost his wife at an early age, and his daughter had already married into a wife, and there were only a few servants at home to serve. The relationship between the neighbors is very good. said that he had an enemy, and everyone shook their heads and didn't believe it.

The people investigating the case in Kaifeng Mansion then targeted the people in Li Yuanwai's family, and they suspected that someone inside the Li family committed the crime. So several servants of the Li family, along with their daughter and son-in-law who lived in Luoyang, were tortured and questioned, but everyone refused to admit that they had killed Li Yuanwai. This case naturally became a headless unsolved case. At that time, it was rumored that serial killers took pleasure in killing people, came and went without a trace, and killed people in invisible clouds, which made people panic.

It was this case that Lin Jue saw. At first glance, there is really no clue, all the detection directions have been tried, but to no avail. But after Lin Jue read the dossier, he was eighty or ninety percent sure in his heart.