Be a master through ancient times

Perhaps the good luck had run out, and the person sent by Lin Futong did not complete the task well.Although he arrived at the inner yamen one step earlier than the official dispatched by Mu Yuanxiu, he didn't know where the scabbard was placed.

While he was still rummaging through boxes and cabinets, he was caught by the official who came to search for evidence.

"Lord Mu, when I searched the inner office, I not only found the scabbard in the drawer of Lord Governor's study, but also found this man. He was rummaging through things when we arrived." .

"Who is in the hall, report the name."

"Little man... The name of the villain is Li San." The man in the hall glanced at Lin Futong out of the corner of his eye, seeing that he didn't look this way, he knew what he meant.

"Li San, what are you trying to do by sneaking into the inner office?"

"Little man... the villain is just a little tight and wants to steal something." He rolled his eyes and made up an impromptu excuse.

"You are quite courageous. You stole all your things here. We are trying the case in the lobby outside, how dare you go to the inner office to steal?" Mu Yuanxiu said meaningfully, but his eyes were fixed on Lin Futong when he spoke.

The outer yamen of the governor's yamen is the place where the court is promoted to handle cases, and the inner yamen is the office of the governor and other officials. There is a street between the two.The place where the homicide happened yesterday was the internal government office, so it was closely guarded there.What kind of thief would go to such a place to steal things?

Li San sneered and said: "The villain was confused by lard for a while, thinking that all the officials and adults were outside, and there should be no one inside, so he slipped in."

"Your reason is good. Since he is just stealing, you should take him down for interrogation. Remember to verify his identity." Mu Yuanxiu waved someone to take him down. This person must not be an ordinary thief, he thought It must be the scabbard.It's just that in the courtroom, it's not easy for him to admit that he was instigated by others, so why waste time.

After the person who claimed to be Li San was taken down, Mu Yuanxiu picked up the scabbard that was brought up just now. It was exactly as Lin Futong described it, with two shining rubies inlaid on it.

"Lord Lin, please explain. How did you find this scabbard in your drawer? Could it be that Mr. Qi stuffed the scabbard into your drawer before assassinating you? Or, do you want to say it was someone else? Blame it on you? I remember that after the accident, only the people from the governor's yamen were handling the case, and everyone who went in and out of the scene was registered." Chu Ci didn't give Lin Futong a chance to breathe, and he was overwhelmed by his words. All back roads are blocked.

"This..." Lin Futong was speechless at the moment, and finally could only make inferences.

"Master Lin remembers other things very well, but he is not sure where the knife came from. The officer has no choice but to suspect that you are lying. According to your words, Lord Qi took the knife out of his chest. But you can't explain why the scabbard appeared in your drawer, isn't that contradictory?" Chu Ci said as he approached him, Lin Futong took a few steps back one after another, anyone could see his expression Feeling guilty, the people watching didn't support him as much as they did at the beginning, and gradually became silent.

"You..." Lin Futong was forced to become angry and almost cursed. At the critical moment, he suddenly had a quick wit and said, "This matter is indeed the old man's fault. Master Qi gave this precious sword to the old man after he got it that day , After confronting him, the old man wanted to cut off contact with him, so he wanted to take out the knife and return it to him, but he pulled out the knife with his backhand and stabbed me. It fell in a drawer."

After hearing this, Chu Ci was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "Master Lin, is this an impromptu composition? As soon as you say it, you make it up. That's not what you said in the statement just now."

Lin Futong didn't blush at all: "When people get old, they tend to be forgetful, and what happened in the past two days was too horrific, so it's not uncommon for them to lose their memory for a while."

"It's such a big forgetful one. It seems that Master Lin should retire and return home. If you continue to be an official and have a big forgetfulness when handling official duties, then it will be bad." Chu Ci satirized him lightly.

"Master Chu doesn't care about this." Lin Futong replied with a sneer.

Just when the scene was at a stalemate again, a person suddenly ran in from outside. This person was full of joy, and he knelt down as soon as he entered.

"Lord Mu, the one he brought back from the mountains a few days ago woke up. He said that he wanted to tell you something important, and he also said that he had some evidence."

Mu Yuanxiu stood up abruptly, "What are you talking about? Bring him to the hall quickly."

"My lord... But this person has not recovered from his serious injury, and he can't get out of bed yet." The person who came to report was a little embarrassed.

"This..." Mu Yuanxiu looked at the situation on the field and felt a little worried.

At this time, Chu Ci came out: "Lord Mu, how about taking a break for now? The man is seriously injured, and he might faint again at some point. The evidence in his hand is very important. Your lord should go there in person." good."

Mu Yuanxiu struggled for a while, and agreed to Chu Ci's suggestion.He announced that the hall would be suspended temporarily, and then glanced at Lin Futong. He wanted someone to take him back to the prison, but after hesitating for a while, he was invited into the back hall.Then, he walked out together.

Lin Futong couldn't calm down until he sat in the back hall.What did he just hear?Butler Zhao is awake? !Although he had already blamed Qi Luzhi for the murder of Butler Zhao's family, at the beginning he also asked someone to bring his seal to meet that Zhao.

Although he could say that he didn't know anything, but what evidence was mentioned in what they said just now.

exhibit?Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but think of the secret account not long ago.The things written on it are enough to set off half of the country in Southern Fujian Province.After he read it, he immediately destroyed it.

The reason why he wanted to kill Butler Zhao was because he was afraid that the person surnamed Zhao would reveal the secret, but unexpectedly, he actually hid a secret account!What's more, he didn't expect that such a high cliff could not kill him!

There was no one in the back hall, so Lin Futong didn't hide his anxiety. He walked around the room, thinking about what to do next.The imperial envoy came too fast that day, and Zhu Wei kept sending people to keep an eye on him, so there were still a lot of things in his house that hadn't been cleaned up.Although the place where he hid his things was hidden, it could not withstand strict investigation.what should I do?

When he was busy thinking of countermeasures, he suddenly heard footsteps coming towards this side. He looked through the crack of the door, and it was Mu and Chu.He hurried back to the table and sat down, but found that the footsteps did not come this way, but went to a room next door, and closed the door.

Have they already got the evidence?Lin Futong's heart skipped a beat, and he quietly walked to the corner near the room, trying to hear what they were talking about.

The next door obviously didn't expect someone to eavesdrop, so they didn't lower their voices, but asked Lin Futong to listen to it.

It turned out that Mu and Chu had already learned from Butler Zhao that Lin Futong was the one who murdered him, and Butler Zhao told them that the evidence was buried where the carriage fell last time.It took a lot of time to go back and forth. After discussing with each other, the two decided not to startle the snake, and only wait for the evidence to be found before exposing Lin Futong's true colors in court.

After Lin Futong finished listening, a fierce light flashed in his eyes. Now is the critical moment of life and death, he can no longer hesitate!Thinking of this, he took off the jade pendant around his waist, stirred it in the tea, and drank it down in one gulp.

When Mu Yuanxiu was promoted again, he found that something was wrong with Lin Futong who was brought up.His face was pale, cold sweat was constantly breaking out on his forehead, and he covered his stomach with his hands and said nothing.

"Master Lin, what's the matter with you?" Chu Ci asked with concern. Now that the case has not been convicted, Lin Futong will not die.

Lin Futong shook his head: "The old man is sick, please ask Master Chu to ask my housekeeper to bring some medicine." After speaking, he clutched his stomach and let out a muffled grunt, and the expression on his face became more ferocious.

Chu Ci was a little anxious, and asked Mu Yuanxiu for instructions: "Master Mu, why don't you send Master Lin back to the Lin Mansion first? He said this is an old problem, and the people in the Lin Mansion must have a way to deal with it. If the housekeeper is called, if If something is missing, it will be a waste of time.”

Lin Fu was overjoyed, and the pain all over his body was relieved a little. If he was really allowed to return to the Lin Mansion, the next thing would be much easier.

Mu Yuanxiu seemed to be hesitant, and Chu Ci persuaded him a few more words before Mu Yuanxiu agreed. However, he added a team of guards outside the Lin residence, and ordered someone to prepare a carriage to send Lin Futong back.

After returning to the Lin Mansion, the butler ran out as soon as he heard about it, and came back with a few packs of herbs after a while, and skillfully lit the small stove and started to boil the medicine.The guards at the side looked at each other and relaxed a little.

Observing this, Lin Futong couldn't help sighing at Mu Yuanxiu's vigilance. He was so sick that he even sent someone to monitor him.At the same time, he was a little proud, no matter how shrewd Mu Yuanxiu was, he was going to make fun of him.

He gave him a look, and the butler immediately understood.He brought some refreshments from outside and handed them to the two guards.The two yamen servants refused at first, but they couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the housekeeper, so they finally ate it.The pastry was eaten for less than a cup of tea, when two "plops" were heard, and the two servants fell to the ground unconscious.

"Quick! Go through the tunnel!" Lin Futong swallowed a pill, turned over from the bed, and then lifted the bed board, revealing a dark tunnel underneath.

This tunnel leads to an abandoned side door in the backyard of the Lin Mansion.It hasn't been used there for a long time, so it's not guarded at all.The outside is a dead end, so the patrolling yamen will not walk in.

After Lin Futong went out, he knocked on the wall a few times, and at the end of the alley, a long ladder was handed over for him to climb up.

This is an ordinary courtyard with only one entrance, about two or three hundred meters away from the main entrance of the Lin Mansion.The guards outside the Lin Mansion watched a carriage pass in front of them, and no one expected that the person they were responsible for guarding would be inside at this moment.

After leaving the city, Lin Futong finally breathed a sigh of relief.He got out of the carriage and put on the fast horse prepared by his men, and led a group of people to gallop towards the cliff.

When they got there, there were already people ahead.Lin Futong could recognize that the carriage parked in the middle belonged to Mu Yuanxiu.

"My lord, should we go there now—" The speaker had a fierce look in his eyes, and wiped his neck with his hands.

"No, wait first. Let's set up an ambush first, and wait until they find something before we do anything." Lin Futong kept his eyes on the other side, not letting go of any information. The account book has not been found, and killing people is useless. It will be bad if there is a fish that slips through the net.What happened to Steward Zhao last time has already made him suffer and learn a lot.

Since the location Zhao Steward said was not very accurate, it took a long time to find it.About half an hour later, someone suddenly shouted: "My lord, I found it!"

Mu Yuanxiu hurriedly got out of the carriage, took the account book handed over by the man and examined it carefully.

Lin Futong was lying on the hillside, looking at the account book that was exactly the same as the one he found in the Zhao Mansion, he was very sure that this was the secret account book.He even suspected that this book was the real one, and the previous one was just a cover-up trick used by Butler Zhao to confuse him.Otherwise, why did it take so long to tell him!

"Come on, no matter what, we must grab that account book!" Lin Futong looked down, "Also, kill the two in official uniforms together!"