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"What case?" Ye Zhen followed beside Lu Xiangzhi and remembered that the petty official seemed to have said something about a distant relative of the Lu family. "Who are you hiding from recently? You don't want to see him when you hear his surname is Lu?"
Lu Xiangzhi said with a slight headache, "I don't know where this relative came from, but he has long been out of the country. He barely had some connections in the carriage and donated money to get a position. A few days ago, his son-in-law snatched a woman who sang in a teahouse and beat the other party to death. In order to get his son-in-law off the hook, he has been looking for me every two or three days. I'm so annoyed."
Ye Zhen said, "If the witness and the material evidence are all there, it's useless to look for you."
"This Officer Lu has no other ability, but he has a lot of money. I don't know how he bribed the people in the teahouse at that time, saying that the other party started the fight and his son-in-law had no choice but to fight back. Moreover, the woman was not killed at that time, but died after returning home, so it can't be said that his son-in-law killed someone."
"This is sophistry." Ye Zhen laughed, "Is this the thing that bothers you so much?"
Lu Xiangzhi glanced at Ye Zhen, "You haven't seen Officer Lu's wife. She can fall to the ground in front of you and say that we are of the same clan, but she doesn't want to help them. She wants to see them die without descendants."
Ye Zhen chuckled, "It's not her son who killed someone, it's just her son-in-law."
"They have no daughter. This son-in-law married into the family." Lu Xiangzhi said.
"Why do I feel that this is not good at all?" Ye Zhen curled her lips.
Lu Xiangzhi smiled and shook his head. He took Ye Zhen to the teahouse to inquire about the case at that time, and then to Officer Lu's house.
"Who is Sun Xing?" Ye Zhen had never seen others handle a case before. Lu Xiangzhi thought that she was Lu Yaoyao and would be very interested in this kind of thing. She didn't want to show a lack of interest, so she followed along. However, when she heard the people in the restaurant speak for the murderer, she was a little curious. Could it be that Lu Xiangzhi can cover the sky with one hand in Phoenix Tree City?
"He's just an ordinary Elementary Scholar. He's the neighbor of that girl. He probably couldn't bear to see He Wenze bully her, so he tried to stop him. In the end, he was beaten to death." Anger flashed in Lu Xiangzhi's eyes. "That He Wenze is not a simple person. I've heard that all of Squire Lu's businesses outside are managed by him. It's surprising that he would fight over a prostitute."
When Ye Zhen heard Lu Xiangzhi's words, she had some doubts. "Isn't He Wenze a playboy?"
Things like kidnapping women were usually done by debauchees and debauchees.
"In fact, it's not that he took a fancy to the prostitute, but that Prince Zheng, who was with him at the time, wanted to take the prostitute as a concubine. He Wenze stood up for him. As for who killed Elementary Scholar Sun, we need to find out more." Lu Xiangzhi whispered.
"…" Ye Zhen looked at Lu Xiangzhi sympathetically. In this way, she finally understood why Officer Lu wanted to bully He Wenze. "If you continue to investigate, will you offend the Zheng family?"
Lu Xiangzhi smiled faintly. "Don't they see that I dare not offend the Zheng family?"
As they spoke, they arrived at the Lu residence.
Ye Zhen finally saw Officer Lu. His figure was round and when he walked, the flesh on his cheeks trembled. "Nephew Lu, you are finally here. Please come in."
"Squire Lu, this official came here today because I have a few questions to ask. I'll have to trouble you to call the servants who accompanied He Wenze to the teahouse that day." Lu Xiangzhi waved his hand, ignoring Squire Lu's enthusiasm.
"Nephew, please let Wenze go on account of the fact that we are from the same clan. You can't blame him for this matter. It's all because of that Sun Xing. We are willing to compensate, no matter how much." Hearing that they were here to investigate a case, the fat on Lu Yuanwai's face wrinkled up.
"If this official finds out the truth and finds out that He Wenze is really wronged, this official will not make a wrong judgment." Lu Xiangzhi said.
Minister Lu personally poured tea for Lu Xiangzhi. "Nephew, this is all a misunderstanding. Just turn a blind eye to it. I will definitely reward you handsomely."
Officer Lu's mouth floated a sneer. "You want this official to turn a blind eye and let He Wenze go?"
"I'm only telling you because you're a nephew of the same clan. You can't continue investigating this case, or you'll have a hard time surviving in Feng Wu City," Mr. Lu said.
"Is that so?" Lu Xiangzhi laughed. "Not only must this official let go of your son-in-law, but I must also be grateful to you?"
Hearing Officer Lu's tone, it seemed that he would not let go of his son-in-law. The smile on Officer Lu's face was a little stiff. "Lord Lu, I have made it clear. Whether you listen or not is your own business. Don't regret it later."
"Bring the servants who accompanied He Wenze at the time. This official will take them back to the yamen for interrogation." Officer Lu said calmly.
"You …" Officer Lu was furious. "Lu Xiangzhi, do you think you are still the Hou Fu? Your eldest brother has long been ruined. Now you can't even protect yourself in the capital. If you can't survive in Feng Wu City, where else can you go? "
Ye Zhen looked at Officer Lu with a smile. "Whether this Feng Wu City can accommodate our Lord or not, is it still up to Officer Lu?"
"Who are you? I am talking to Lord Lu, how dare you interrupt?" Officer Lu pointed at Ye Zhen and shouted.
"She is this official's advisor. Does she need to listen to your face?" Officer Lu asked.
Steward Lu smiled sheepishly. "Nephew, let's discuss this properly."
Lu Xiangzhi said coldly, "Officer Lu, if you refuse to cooperate, don't blame me when He Wenze is sentenced to death."
"My husband will not kill!" Suddenly, a woman's cry came from outside the door.
Officer Lu's face changed, and he hurriedly let the people around him go out to stop her.
Ye Zhen and Lu Xiangzhi looked at each other. After a while, they saw a woman rush in regardless of the obstruction. "My lord, my husband will not kill anyone. You must avenge him!"
When they saw the woman come in, Ye Zhen and Officer Lu's faces changed.
Lu Wushuang?
"Milord, my husband loves to do good deeds. How could he kill someone? Please, milord, you must help my husband." The woman knelt in front of Lu Xiangzhi and begged him with tears streaming down her face.
"You … Who are you?" Officer Lu pointed to her and asked. She looked so much like Lu Wushuang!
Ye Zhen's heart was also in turmoil. She almost thought that the person in front of her was Lu Wushuang, who faked her death and escaped, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was impossible.
"This commoner is He Wenze's wife, surnamed Lu Zhenzhu." Lu Zhenzhu whispered, not even daring to look up at Officer Lu.
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