After assigning the task, all Hua Lang and Bao Zheng had to do was wait for news.

While waiting for news, Hanaro sorted out the clues they had mastered.

In the case of Xue Ju's murder, there were six suspects, of which Mrs. Xue, Kong Long and Zhu Can were the most suspected, and Lu Yan, Shi Lun and Miss Qinghe were the three suspects.

All six of them had a chance to be poisoned, and the only ones who had the motive were Mrs. Xue, Kong Long, and Zhu Can.

To find out who the killer was, all they had to do was find out if the motive was fatal, because of the anger caused by the beating, or because of business competition, or because they felt that Xue Ju's existence prevented them from stealing women.

Hanaro presents these clues in his mind over and over again, and then looks for the connection between these clues, believing that there must be something he has overlooked, but it has a major role in the murder.

In the evening, Yu Hai finally rushed back with the official who had investigated the news.

The official who went to inquire about Mrs. Xue's mother's house replied that Mrs. Xue had indeed returned to her mother's house that day, and according to Mrs. Xue's mother, the mother and daughter had talked a lot in the room.

After listening to the officer's words, Hua Lang frowned slightly, and said, "Then did you ask the people nearby if you saw Mrs. Xue that day?" ”

The officer's face changed suddenly, and he shook his head and said, "No, we ...... We only asked people from Mrs. Xue's mother's family. ”

Hua Lang shook his head and said, "The people from Mrs. Xue's mother's family are not reliable, what if they have already colluded?" Let's ask the people nearby tomorrow to see if Mrs. Xue has been to her mother's house these days, especially the days when Mrs. Xue went out alone. ”

Seeing that Hua Lang was not very angry, those officials were a little relieved.

Subsequently, the county commander Yu Hai told him about asking Zhu Can.

"Back to Lord Bao's words, then Zhu Can I have asked, he said that he did tease Mrs. Xue that day, but he saw that Mrs. Xue ignored him, so he was very unhappy and left, and then he also showed favor to Mrs. Xue several times, but Mrs. Xue just ignored him, he felt bored, and he no longer burned Mrs. Xue, for Zhu Can said that the official has asked for verification, after he left Xue Ju's inn that day, he went to the Phoenix Building with a group of friends, and the people in the Phoenix Building and his friends testified, Therefore, it can be seen that Mrs. Xue and Zhu Can could not kill Xue Ju for cheating. ”

After listening to Yu Hai's words, Bao Zheng bowed slightly and asked, "The other few times that Mrs. Xue went out, can you investigate Zhu Can's whereabouts?" ”

Yu Hai nodded again and again: "This is naturally investigated, the few times Mrs. Xue left the inn, Zhu Can had an alibi, so it is impossible for the two of them to have an affair together." ”

Seeing that Yu Hai said so surely, Bao Zheng frowned slightly, but he couldn't say anything for a while, so he had to order Yu Hai to go down.

But after Yu Hai went down, Bao Zheng looked at Hua Lang and asked, "Brother Hua, do you think Yu Hai is telling the truth?" ”

Hanaro shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "I'm afraid not!" ”

"No?" Everyone was shocked, and at this time, Bao Zheng said angrily: "How can this be reasonable, this Yu Hai dares to lie to me." Bao Zheng said that he was going to send someone to call Yu Hai again, and he was ready to teach Yu Hai a lesson.

But at this time, Hua Lang hurriedly stopped: "Brother Bao, don't worry, if Yu Hai doesn't admit to lying now, we can't do anything to him, so I want to investigate whether Yu Hai is lying, it's better to ...... like this" Hua Lang whispered in Bao Zheng's ear, and after Bao Zheng listened, he nodded again and again.

After saying nothing all night, early the next morning, the official went to investigate whether Mrs. Xue was lying, but at this time, Bao Zheng suddenly said that he wanted to investigate Yu Hai's political achievements and financial revenue.

Bao Zheng suddenly proposed to investigate Yu Hai's political achievements, but Yu Hai was frightened, and he repeatedly made excuses to shirk it, but at this time, Bao Zheng glared at him and said, "Yu County's order does not allow Lord Ben to check, is there something to hide?" ”

After saying a word, Bao Zheng immediately began to investigate.

After the investigation, Bao Zheng was suddenly furious, looked at Yu Hai and asked: "You are a small county magistrate for a year, you have so much income, but the income from corruption?" ”

At this time, Yu Haizao knelt down in fright, and defended again and again: "Wronged, my lord, this is not the corruption of the lower officials, none of this money has fallen into my pocket, these ...... ......After hesitating for a long time, Yu Hai was ruthless and said: "Lord Bao also knows that the most important thing in the imperial court's assessment of officials is to look at the financial income, I don't think that after the three-year period, I can go to the capital to be an official, and the money is all funded by my squire, not the corruption of the lower officials." ”

After Bao Zheng listened, he still didn't give a good face, snorted coldly, and said, "Then Zhu Can is the richest man here, and obviously he has given you a lot, right?" ”

The county commander Yu Hai was already frightened, nodded again and again, and said: "That's right, Zhu Can's business here is very big, and it is difficult to guarantee that he doesn't need my protection, so he often sends me some subsidies, and in addition, he also wants to do business in the capital, so he wants me to be an official in the capital, for this reason, that ...... Then filial piety is even more. ”

After hearing this, Bao Zheng bowed slightly, and asked again: "Then when you went to ask him yesterday, did he tell the truth?" ”

Yu Hai knelt on the ground and glanced up at Bao Zheng, seeing that Bao Zheng's face was grim, he didn't dare to expire, and hurriedly said: "After he teased Mrs. Xue, he did go to the Phoenix Tower with his friends to be happy, other days, it is not the case, other days because he did not have an alibi for a few days, so let me take care of it, and on other days, he said that he was playing with other married women, and it was inconvenient to say it, so let me take care of it, but he said that he had nothing to do with Mrs. Xue, and for this matter, he has always felt very pity, Can't kiss Mrs. Xue Fangze. ”

After Yu Hai finished speaking, he looked at Bao Zheng and asked: "Lord Bao, the matter of the lower official Zhilu Dao has been said, do you see if this matter is ......" Yu Hai's meaning couldn't be clearer, he asked Bao Zheng not to regard the matter of the squire's funding of him as corruption, otherwise he will not only have no hope of promotion, but this small county order may also be dangerous.

And Bao Zheng, because there is still a place to use Yu Hai for the time being, so he did not give a clear answer, only let Yu Hai go down, and warned Yu Hai not to deceive him in the future, although Yu Hai did not understand what medicine was sold in Bao Zheng's gourd, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he had to take the order to leave, thinking about the recent period, and take a good look at Bao Zheng.