Lan Zhili's father was a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan and had many industries. Yutai Oil Floor is one of them. Yutai Oil Floor is one of the oil Floors that has only emerged in the capital in recent years. Due to the addition of special spices from the Western Regions, the oil in its oil Floors has a special fragrance when burned. It is very popular in the capital, but the price is quite high and ordinary people cannot afford it. Fortunately, there is no shortage of princes and nobles in the capital, and the business of the oil Floors is quite good.

The case that was originally clueless did not expect the turning point caused by Lan Zhili's visit.

The two of them let him into the room and poured him a cup of tea. Lan Zhili said: "Yutai Oil Floor is a semicolon of my family in Beijing. Originally, my family mainly made high-end tung oil in Jiangnan. I came to Beijing to try it out two years ago. Unexpectedly, I was lucky and gradually gained a reputation in Beijing. We hired a shopkeeper from the local area, named Feng, and his right hand was born with Liuzhi, so I gave him nickname Feng Liuzhi. He has a wild path in Beijing, with a wide connection and a bit greedy, but for the sake of making money for the family, we turned a blind eye. I thought that he would change him at the end of the year, but I didn't expect that this happened."

Fan Xiaodao asked: "Where is Feng Liuzhiren? What does he have to do with the people from Northern Zhou?"

Lan Zhili recalled: "A few days ago, I just returned to the capital. Feng Liuzhi found me and said that there was a big buyer from Northern Zhou. I heard that our oil was good and planned to buy 10,000 kilograms and transport it back to Northern Zhou. The mission's ultimatum was applied for a discount with me."

This kind of thing is common in the capital. In the Ming Dynasty, in the peaceful and prosperous times, all nations came to the court, and some small foreign missions came to the capital to express their submission. In addition to the court rewarding some gold, silver and cloth, the various procurements of the missions in the Central Plains were also exempted from taxes, which could save a lot of money. Therefore, every time the missions who paid tribute were accompanied, they were a large group of people. This Northern Zhou Dynasty sent an mission. In addition to negotiating with the court, some of them were also responsible for purchasing rare local things and transporting them back to the local area, making a lot of money.

For example, the tung oil in the oil mill is flammable and explosive, so it is mostly built in remote places. In addition, the entry and exit of the warehouse must be registered with the Wucheng Bingmasi. In order to prevent water leakage, the oil mills in the city store up to 100 kilograms of tung oil. For example, the batch required by the Northern Zhou Dynasty is 10,000 kilograms. If you have to use normal means, you will definitely not be able to pass the imperial court.

"I made an appointment with them. Seeing that the other party was full of sincerity, I thought about taking the opportunity to open the market in Northern Zhou, and finally sold it at a price of 18,000 taels. Yesterday was the day of delivery, but I didn't expect that such a thing happened. The money was not received, the tung oil disappeared, and the deputy envoy of Northern Zhou died in my store." Lan Zhili's face looked a little ugly, "Brother has no choice but to go to the end, so he has a thick face and comes to ask for help from the two brothers!"

I see.

The imperial court has strictly controlled tung oil. If 10,000 kilograms of tung oil are missing, it would be a big deal. Now it is late autumn, and the weather is dry and the things are dry. If it is taken away by someone who is interested and does something illegal, the consequences will be disastrous. Thinking of this, Fan Xiaodao asked, "Is this matter done by myself by Xiao Yilu, Deputy Envoy of the Northern Zhou Dynasty?"

Lan Zhili scratched her hair and tried to recall: "No, I met that person in the restaurant. He seemed to be Tamuer Li, but judging from his appearance and accent, he was a real Han man, and he was said to be the assistant of Deputy Envoy Xiao."

"Tamur Li?"

"You know this person?"

Fan Xiaodao shook his head. He did not know this person, but when he was confronting the Northern Zhou delegation at Songhe Tower that day, he heard Xue Yingxiong and Xiao Yilu mention that he was a Han person before. He committed a crime in the Central Plains and surrendered to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He breathed the sweet air of the Northern Zhou Dynasty full of mud, grass and horse manure, and became a guest of honor for the Northern Zhou royal family. Although he did not have an open official position, he became a public minister and aide to the Northern Zhou Dynasty because of his familiarity with the Ming Dynasty and did some things to slander the Ming Dynasty. Many of the Northern Zhou policies against the Ming Dynasty were made by him, including this negotiation. The reason why the difficulties were so difficult was not unrelated to the Tamuer Li.

Maybe if you ask Xue Yingxiong about this, maybe there will be an answer.

Fan Xiaodao asked again: "Where were you when something happened last night?"

Lan Zhili showed a look of wriggling, hesitating and refused to speak. Zhao Xing frowned, "How could he be so mother-in-law?"

Lan Zhili then said, "I'm not afraid of the two brothers laughing. After the Sun Mengwu case, my brother was ashamed and hated the matter between men and women for a while. He devoted himself to the family business. But it's difficult for people to fight against nature. These days, I met a girl in Baihualou and was rekindled. She drank the flower wine there all night last night. Alas, it's really impossible for dogs to change their shit!"

Zhao Xing looked at him and said, "Your life was almost lost in Baihua Tower that day, why did you still go there?"

Lan Zhili said: "I am a person who refuses to admit defeat. I get up from wherever I fall. Now Baihualou has changed its boss and is changing its business ideas and looking for partners. I am thinking about buying some money. This kind of business that can make money without losing money can be eaten. On the one hand, I can get some dividends, and on the other hand, I will go to the building to find girls or entertain guests, and I don't have to spend money. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"

Zhao Xing thought to himself that the capital is so big, with power and many rich people. How could such a good thing be like Lan Zhili? However, it is better to have a deep conversation. He did not say it out loud, but just asked some things related to the case, "Feng Liuzhi, the shopkeeper of Yutai Oil Floor, where is the person now?"

"After the accident, Feng Liuzhi ran to a house where I was sleeping in the willows all night. When I just returned home this morning, I saw him covered in blood and was at a loss. He said that when the tinder oil was delivered last night, it was smooth, but later I suddenly felt dizzy and fainted. When I woke up, I found that the deputy envoy of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was dismembered, with more than 10,000 silver notes and 100 barrels of tung oil missing. Later, the officers and soldiers seized the oil mill, and I was desperate and came to ask for help from the two of them."

Fan Xiaodao asked: "Feng Liuzhi is in your house?"

“That’s right!”

The two were going to go to the Northern Zhou embassy, ​​but at present, they had to adjust their itinerary. For the Liushemen who had no clue, they might be able to find a breakthrough from Feng Liuzhi. The most urgent task is to find him and ask him some useful clues.

"Brother Lan, please lead the way!"

Lan Zhili was born in a wealthy family in Jiangnan. She had industries in Beijing and had several private houses. The two got into Lan Zhili's carriage. Soon, the carriage was parked in front of a house. The yard was not big and looked inconspicuous. The two and Lan Zhili entered the house and found that there was a different world inside. Zhao Xing was a family of officials. He could see that the things in this house seemed simple, but their taste was not vague.

Lan Zhili said: "I like simple and seldom come to this house."

Fan Xiaodao said: "Look for Feng Liuzhi first."

Lan Zhili led the two to a side room, "He's inside."

After saying that, he stepped forward and knocked on the door.

There was no movement in the room, Lan Zhili shouted a few times, "Shopkeeper Feng?"

Still no response.

Zhao Xing suddenly drew his sword and kicked open the door, but saw Feng Liuzhi lying in a pool of blood, obviously dead for a long time. Lan Zhili was so scared that his face turned pale and his teeth were trembling, and he said, "How could this happen?"

Feng Liuzhi's death was exactly the same as Xiao Yilu's death method.

His head and limbs were cut off by sharp blades and piled up in objects. His methods were extremely cruel. Fan Xiaodao saw this situation for the second time today, and his condition was obviously much better. He leaned forward, looked in the room, and asked, "How long ago was the last time you saw him?"

Lan Zhili said: "It's noon today."

Zhao Xing looked at the blood in the room, looked at the wound, and remained silent. He asked Fan Xiaodao to mobilize a team of people to seal Lan Zhili's mansion, and said, "Your oil mill and your mansion have had a murder. According to the procedures, you are also a suspect. During this period, you cannot leave the capital."

Lan Zhili said: "I suffered an unjust injustice that day. It was two who saved me from water and fire. This case is related to our Lan family business. If I don't find out the truth, I will not sleep or eat and will never leave the capital!"

Soon the thief department sent a pair of constables to seal the scene, and a coroner stepped forward to inspect the body in detail.

After leaving Lan Mansion, Zhao Xing asked Fan Xiaodao, "What do you think?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "Is Lan Zhili lied?"

"evidence?"

"Guess."

Zhao Xingdao, "The two corpses of Feng Liuzhi and Xiao Yilu were not made by one person."

"How can I see it?"

"Before Xiao Yilu was killed, judging from his broken nails and the scratches of his clothes, he should have suffered inhuman torture. Feng Liu's fingers, blood was flowing out rather than splashing out. It is very likely that he was dismembered after he died. I saw that there was bruises hit by a blunt weapon on his head. This was the real cause of his death. From the analysis of corpse spots, blood stains solidified and color, this person should have died for five or six hours. Lan Zhili said that he had talked to him at noon, so he was extremely suspicious."

Why kill someone?

To seek money? If you want to seek money, why should you impose a culprit on Xiao Yilu?

Revenge? But the transaction between the oil mill and the Northern Zhou Dynasty and a hundred barrels of tung oil were lost.

The matter of throwing tung oil is under the jurisdiction of the Five Cities Bingmasters. Liushemen and the Bingmasters have always had grudges, but they still sent them a document according to the procedures. As for how to investigate, it was their business, and Liushemen would not ask.

This case was originally a messenger, but now there is another person, making the case even more confusing.

It was about to be evening, and the case was registered in the palace, which was an important case of supervision. Liushemen had to report the progress of the case investigation to the palace every day. This kind of documentary occupies a considerable amount of energy, but there was nothing we could do about it. The two returned to Liushemen and reported to Yang Deshui about the investigation of the case today.

Yang Deshui was very dissatisfied, "This case was sent by the palace, and the people from the mission are making trouble again. The entire six doors are all for you. It's been a day, and there is no useful news. How did you do it? I'm sorry that I even recommended you two to the palace. If the case is broken, it's still light to remove your position. I'm afraid that your head of your neck will not be able to be kept! Don't go back in the past few days!"

The words are quite vulgar.

Yang Deshui was in charge of personnel and knew nothing about the investigation and solving cases. Fan Xiaodao wanted to refute it, but Zhao Xingshi stopped him. After all, there was no progress. The two of them were in the wrong and the defense was even more pale and powerless. After being beaten, they had just returned to the class room. Sun Junzu hurriedly walked in.

"Old Sun, why are you in such a hurry?"

Sun Junzhu said: "I sewed the dead body in the charity village today and made a serious mistake."

"What's wrong?"

"The corpse you brought back from the oil mill has an extra right palm, palm shape, size, and skin color, and there are six fingers. It's clear that this is not the same person's corpse."

Six fingers?

Feng Liufing?

The two of them suddenly felt energetic, and Feng Liu's palm appeared in the oil mill, which means that Lan Zhili was indeed lying about this matter.

Zhao Xing said to Sun Junzhu: "If it is not, it is not a mistake."

Sun Junzuo was a little embarrassed, "It's all my fault, because the taste is too big. When I sewed it, I greedy for a few more cups. I knew it was not the palm of my hand, so I sewed them together!"

The two followed Sun Junzuo to the morgue, "It's inside."

Sun Junzu came to the corpse, preparing to uncover the covered white cloth, and said, "The next is the moment to witness the miracle."

The white cloth was lifted.
Chapter completed!