After two days of visiting, Guan Bao and his subordinates have walked through the mansions of all the dignitaries on the list, except for the Guogong Mansion in front of them, Guan Bao and the fast catchers got down from their horses and stood in front of the Guogong Mansion.

Guan Leopard was about to walk up the steps, remembered something, stopped and asked the head catcher beside him: "Is there any movement over there Jia Rong?" ”

The head catcher shook his head and said: "The villain went to the prison this morning, Jia Rong is still the same as a few days ago, the whole person is crazy, often talking nonsense by himself, and he doesn't know what to mutter, which makes the jailers guarding the cell a little scared!" ”

"Could it be that this official really guessed wrong?" Guan Bao frowned again, but quickly turned his attention to the mansion in front of him, the Guogong Mansion, that is, the residence of the crown prince and prince Li Mian, Li Mian is a clan, retired from the position of prime minister two years ago, and was crowned the prince and prince, only with a name, but no real position. However, Li Mian's prestige in the court is not low, and he is a clan, although he has retired to Zhishi at home, his influence in the court is still not small.

After walking to the steps with the catchers, Guan Bao hugged his fists and said to the two family members guarding the door: "As soon as the two of you report, you will say that Guan Bao, the head of the Criminal Department of the Xiaguan, has asked to see the Guogong Mansion about the plot of the retrograde assassination case, please see the Xiaguan no matter what!" ”

One of the family members looked at Guan Leopard and said, "I can go and report to Lord Guan, as for my grandfather, I don't know if I see the adult, just wait!" ”

Guan Leopard is not in a hurry, he has already made his attitude clear, if Li Mian doesn't want to get into trouble, he should meet him, if not, things will be intriguing, he believes that Li Mian will not do this.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the family who went in to report to come out and say to Guan Bao: "Lord Guan, my grandfather is invited!" However, Lord Guan seems to have brought too many people, and if they all go in, it will not be good to disturb the family members in the house! ”

Guan Leopard pointed to the head catcher and the other most experienced catcher and said, "You two go in with me, and the others stay outside and wait!" ”

"Please, sir!" After saying that, Jia Ding led the way in front.

Li Mian's mansion is not small, covering an area of no less than 30 acres, gardens, ponds, promenades, etc., there are many gardens, ponds, promenades, etc., in this inch of land in Chang'an City, it can be regarded as a top mansion, but after all, it has been relegated to the second line, the scenery of the past is no more, when Li Mian was the prime minister in the past, there was a lot of traffic in front of the door, and there were countless people who came to visit every day, that is, the number of people under the people was hundreds, and now it seems a little deserted, and the maids and maids of the family can not see a few.

Guan Bao and the others soon saw Li Mian in a gazebo, wearing a thin satin silk gown, gray hair, and a quiet expression, Li Mian was sitting in the pavilion and was fishing quietly, the fish in the pond always tested the hook, but did not bite the hook, Li Mian was not in a hurry, and waited quietly, Guan Bao and the others stood behind him and did not disturb, watching quietly.

The fish finally couldn't help it, the buoy was pulled and suddenly sank into the water, Li Mian immediately raised the rod and pulled the hook, the tip of the fishing rod was bent instantly, a wave appeared on the water, and a black figure rushed straight forward, but was pulled by the hook and had to go back.

Feeling that the fish biting the hook is not too big, Li Mian directly and slowly lifted the rod to pull the hook, and the fish was pulled out of the water, it was a crucian carp weighing seven or eight taels, white and fat, and the white scales were the sign of domestic crucian carp, wild crucian carp were generally almost dark cyan scales, and only the belly part was white.

The fish was picked up by Li Mian with a net, and the rest of the things were handed over to the family next to him, Li Mian washed his hands, turned to look at Guan Bao and asked, "Master Guan?" ”

Guan Bao hurriedly clenched his fists and bowed down and said, "It's Xia Guan, Guan Bao has seen Grandpa!" ”

Li Mian waved his hand and smiled: "The old man is just an outdated prince, there is no need to be polite, sit down and talk!" ”

Guan Leopard hesitated for a moment, then replied: "Thank you, Grandpa!" ”

After the tea was served, Li Mian invited Guan Bao to drink tea, and then asked: "I heard that Master Guan came here to plot a rebellion, I don't know if the old man can help Master Guan?" ”

Guan Leopard thought to himself, he really deserves to be a person who has been a two-term prime minister, and this calm kung fu is really not covered. He pondered in his heart for a moment and asked: "Today, the lower official is here for official business, that is, the matter of the rebellion, there are a few questions that the lower official wants to confirm from the grandfather, I hope the grandfather will not have any other ideas, just a routine!" ”

Li Mian nodded and said: "Okay, this official is also a person who has been the prime minister, if the old man can help in a major matter like the rebellion case, he will definitely not refuse, I don't know what Lord Guan wants to ask?" ”

Guan Leopard said: "On the night three days ago, I don't know where my grandfather is? Is it at home, or elsewhere? ”

Li Mian said: "The old man went to visit an elder and returned home that night!" ”

"I don't know which elder it was, when did he go, and when did he return home?"

"Yan Wang Li Jue, I went at the beginning of the time, and I returned at the end of the time!"

"Did Grandpa find anything unusual on the way back that night?"

Li Mian thought for a while and said: "There is nothing unusual, but there is a theft case on Ziyang Street, and the movement is quite big, I heard that the thieves who steal actually flew on the roof of the house, and the Jinwu guards patrolling the street rounded up for a long time before catching them!" ”

Guan Bao's heart moved, and asked, "Where did Grandpa's car stop?" ”

"Of course I stayed, such a big thing happened, Jin Wuwei's soldiers blocked the road for an investigation, and the thief was caught because the old man listened to the housekeeper the next day!"

Guan Bao didn't find anything suspicious, and continued to ask: "It was that night that Wang Jiahe and Jia Rong's homes were slaughtered, Wang Jiahe even committed suicide by hitting the wall, and Jia Rong was also crazy in the cell, does Grandpa know this?" ”

Li Mian said: "I heard, it's really a pity that Wang Jiahe and Jia Rong died, and even the whole door was slaughtered, it's sad and lamentable!" ”

"Grandpa, can you tell me what you saw when you passed by Ziyang Road that day, this is very helpful for us to detect!"

"Okay"

Half an hour later, Guan Bao and the others walked out of the Li Mansion, and asked the head: "My lord, how do my subordinates feel that there seems to be no problem with this grandfather, every question of my lord, he answered very clearly, and my subordinates believe that if they send someone to confirm, they will definitely be different from what he said!" ”

Guan Leopard nodded and said: "Yes, this grandfather doesn't seem to be abnormal, his answer is perfect, he can answer any question I ask quickly, and he is very detailed, and his reaction is too fast, is it possible that people who have been prime ministers are so quick in thinking and have strong logical thinking ability to the point of outrageousness?" No, no, no, the official always felt that something was wrong, because he answered too perfectly, as if he had thought about how to answer in advance! ”

The head catcher was surprised: "My lord, no, could it be that this grandfather has already guessed what questions the adults are going to ask, so he has typed the draft in advance?" Can't it, it's so scary? ”

Guan Leopard thought for a moment and said: "He didn't guess what the official was going to ask in advance, but he processed and sorted out what he did that night in his mind and memorized it, so no matter what the official asked, he just had to tell the truth, even if we suspected him, there was no evidence, I think there was probably something strange in this!" ”

The head catcher said: "Do you suspect that this grandfather is the mastermind behind the scenes?" Wouldn't it, your grandfathers are royalty, and they want to dig into the corners of their own houses? This doesn't make sense, and it was the regent who promoted Li Mian to reuse it back then, and this grandfather doesn't look like a person who will take revenge! ”

Guan Leopard shook his head and said, "How do you understand the mystery of this, a little head catcher?" In fact, the official has heard some rumors, saying that there are many people in the imperial family who are very angry and dissatisfied with the fact that the regent has not handed over the power so far, so that His Majesty is in charge of the government, and many people know that the current emperor is still supported by the regent, and the emperor's brain is problematic, so the regent supported him as the emperor, in order to facilitate control. Li Mian was indeed promoted by the regent, and he has trusted him over the years, but don't forget that Li Mian is a royal family! Okay, this mansion has aroused the interest of the official, and he has sent people to squat and watch nearby for twelve hours a day, to see if there are any suspicious people entering and leaving, whether they are suspicious or not, anyone who enters and leaves this mansion must be recorded, and tomorrow morning, I hope to see a complete and detailed squatting record! Be careful, those who are squatting should be careful not to be discovered! ”

"Yes!"

After three days of squatting, the catchers finally found out that something was abnormal, and the catcher immediately reported to Guan Bao: "My lord, as far as we know, now the Guogong includes all the maids and guards in a total of eighty-two people, but their daily food procurement far exceeds the number required for this number, and the number of dung buckets per day is also far exceeded, we suspect that the real number of people in this mansion is about one hundred and fifty people, and the subordinates boldly speculate that the missing family members of the Wang family and the Jia family are all hidden in Li Mian's mansion?" ”

Guan Leopard was taken aback by the speculative analysis of the arrest head, he only suspected that Li Mian's answer was too perfect, and he was just suspicious in his heart, and he didn't really think that Li Mian did the murder case, but now listening to the report and analysis of the head catcher, how can he not be surprised?

After rubbing it, Guan Bao took a deep breath and said: "According to your observation, Li Mian's mansion is really more than the number of people on the surface, but you just speculated just now, what if we bring people to break in and arrest people, and those extra people are not the missing Wang family and Jia family?" If the wrong person is caught, once this matter is opened, the official's black yarn will definitely not be guaranteed! ”

The head catcher also knows that this matter cannot be done brutally, and conclusive evidence must be found, otherwise he must not act rashly. He asked, "My lord, what do we do now?" ”

Guan Leopard's eyes kept flashing with light, "Wait until I test Jia Rong again to see if he is really crazy or fake!" ”