Li Ke thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what was wrong with the dry foam-like smoke and dust in the mouth of the deceased.

What he remembers clearly was that when Zhao Chen, who was trying a similar case in Wannian County, he also found out that the deceased had been beaten to death and set fire to the fire after judging the smoke and dust in the mouth of the deceased.

At that time, I also helped check the body's throat.

Zhao Chen also said that if a person who was burned to death by the fire would have smoke and dust in his throat, and the person he looked at today would have smoke and dust in his throat.

Why is it wrong now?

Li Ke had no idea what was wrong.

"Don't you figure it out yet?" Seeing that Li Ke kept not talking and frowned, Zhao Chen asked.

Li Ke shook his head blankly.

He had no idea what was wrong with him.

"The deceased had smoke and dust in his throat, but the case record said that the smoke and dust were powdery. Under the fire, the smoke and dust outside were of course powdery, but this was in the throat of the corpse, when the person was burned to death

, you will struggle. If you breathe into your throat, you will have saliva, so it will naturally not be powdery."

"So, this is definitely a murder." Zhao Chen said, and his eyes fell on Li Ke's face again.

Li Ke was stunned at that time.

He always thought that this secret was the same as the secret he had tried with Zhao Chen in Wannian County before.

Unexpectedly, although they were all fire cases, the results were completely different.

Today's case was an ordinary fire case, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be another murder case.

"Brother, do you know this?" Li Ke opened his mouth, his face full of disbelief.

"Who is the person who reported the case? Do the deceased have any enemies? Then investigate all the neighbors around the deceased." Zhao Chen ignored Li Ke's surprise and explained to him what to do next.

Li Ke nodded heavily, then bowed to Zhao Chen, and then quickly threw it out of the yamen.

...

Two days later, the emperor finished his last memorial today, and it was already half afternoon.

He also heard about Zhao Chen in Chang'an County these two days.

The emperor did not feel any surprise when Zhao Chen easily handled the Chang'an County case.

If Zhao Chen could not handle these trivial matters, wouldn’t he be overestimated?

Thinking that nothing happened next, the emperor also changed into casual clothes and went out of the palace alone.

I sat in the carriage and arrived at the Chang'an County Government Office for a while.

After asking the yamen runners, I found out that today, the magistrate of Chang'an County Zhao Chen was not in the yamen, but went to the village outside the city, saying that he was going to deal with a murder case.

The emperor also heard about the arson murder case that had been heard in his ears in the past two days.

I didn't expect that Zhao Chen would be so conscientious.

My mood suddenly improved a lot, and I asked someone to drive a carriage to take me to the village outside the city.

Liuye Village.

Because the terrain is similar to willow leaves, this name is given.

At the entrance of the village, Zhao Chen took Li Ke and more than a dozen Chang'an County yamen runners standing in an open space.

Standing in front was a middle-aged man with a big belly, and behind him were dozens of thugs holding sticks.

He was eyeing Zhao Chen and others.

"Mr. Zhao, do you have any evidence that I killed the person? Wang Er was obviously burned to death by the fire. The people in your yamen have also tested the body. Wang Er has no scars on his body. Where did he kill him?

?”

"Although I, Zhang San, have a bit of a festive relationship with Wang Er, I am rich and powerful. I have caused trouble for myself for Wang Er who has no hair?" The middle-aged man said to Zhao Chen with disdain.

"Yes, our master wants to attack Wang Er?"

"With Wang Er, I'm worthy?"

"He is just a lazy man from Liuye Village. He dies when he dies. Why do he rely on our master?"

"Mr. Zhao, do you think our master is easy to bully?"

After Zhang San finished speaking, the thug behind him was angry at Zhao Chen and others, threatening him with verbal threats.

The Chang'an County yamen runners who came with him couldn't help but feel a little scared when they saw so many people on the other side.

He glanced at Zhao Chen with some fear.

Although their county magistrate is His Highness, the world-famous King of Han, no matter what his identity is, he cannot be convicted randomly.

Besides, Zhang San has some forces under his command.

If they really fight with them here, these dozen of them may not be able to get benefits.

"Sir, are we mistaken?" a yamen runner asked in a low voice.

Zhao Chen turned around, looked at the yamen runners behind him coldly, and slowly looked back at Zhang San in front of him, smiling: "Although Wang Er has no money and is still a lazy man, he is a brother to you."

"brother?"

"What brother?"

As soon as Zhao Chen finished speaking, the people of Liuye Village who were watching were stunned.

Are Wang Er and Zhang San brothers?

How is this possible?

No one has ever said this.

Moreover, Wang Er and Zhang San never interact in the village. If they were brothers, how could the people in the village not know?

But when Zhang San heard Zhao Chen say that he was following Wang Er as a brother, a trace of inexplicable anger flashed in his eyes.

But it disappeared soon afterwards.

"Mr. Zhao, although I, Zhang San, are not good at playing, I, can't be brothers to Wang Er."

"If Lord Zhao cannot find evidence, he will be sentenced to Wang Er's death and his death. We will not go out to say anything." Zhang San looked at Zhao Chen coldly, and his tone was extremely dissatisfied.

Zhao Chen waved to Li Ke on the side.

Li Ke immediately took three steps forward, looked at Zhang San in front of him, and said loudly: "Twenty years ago, Wang Er moved to Liuye Village from another place and was placed at the east end of Liuye Village by the old man of the Zhang family."

"The old man of the Zhang family cared for Wang Erji. Every time he was a holiday, he would go to Wang Er's house to deliver some things and often drank at Wang Er's house."

"One day, after the old man of the Zhang family got drunk, he told Wang Er a secret."

"Wang Er is actually the illegitimate son of the old master of the Zhang family, but because of his fierce wife at home, the old master of the Zhang family dare not take Wang Er home."

"Wang Er learned this news and threatened it and asked you, Zhang San, to give him one sum of money every month."

"The money was only two hangers a month at first, but later Wang Er was lazy and asked for more and more. Zhang San, you ordered someone to beat Wang Er for a meal."

"Originally, Zhang San, you thought this matter was over here, but Wang Er did not give up and told the story to the shopkeeper of the tavern."

"Shopkeeper."

Li Ke shouted behind him.

A shopkeeper hurried over with his body down, looking at Zhang San with panic in his eyes.

Zhang San's face was as bright as a pig's liver at this moment, and his hands were pinching each other tightly.

He didn't expect that his careful murder plan would be found out so quickly.
Chapter completed!