After two days of visits, Guan Bao and his agents had visited all the mansions of dignitaries on the list.
Only in front of them was the Duke of Mi's Mansion.
Guan Bao and his agents got off their horses and stood there.
In front of the Duke's Mansion of Qian State.
Guan Bao was about to walk up the steps when he remembered something and stopped to ask the head catcher beside him: "Is there anything going on over there with Jia Rong?"
The catcher shook his head and said: "I went to the prison this morning.
Jia Rong is still the same as before.
He is crazy.
He often talks nonsense by himself and doesn't know what he is muttering, which makes the guards guarding the cell a bit agitated.
Fear" "Did I really guess wrong?"
Guan Bao frowned again, but quickly turned his attention to the mansion in front of him, Duke Qian's Mansion, which is also the residence of the Crown Prince and Grand Master Li Mian.
Li Mian is the clan member.
Two years ago, he retired from the position of prime minister and became an official.
He was awarded the title of Crown Prince and Grand Master.
He only had a title but no actual duties.
However, Li Mian's prestige in the court was not low, and he was a member of the clan.
Although he had retired to serve as an official at home, his influence in the court was still considerable.
After leading the detectives to the steps, Guan Bao clasped his fists at the two servants guarding the door and said, "Can you please tell me that Guan Bao, the head of the Criminal Department, has requested to see Duke Qian about the conspiracy to assassinate someone against his will."
Mansion, please sir, please meet with me at any cost."
One of the servants looked at Guan Bao and said, "I can go and report to Master Guan.
As for whether my father-in-law will see you, I don't know.
Just wait."
Guan Bao was not in a hurry.
He had already made his attitude clear.
If Li Mian did not want to get into trouble, he should meet with him.
If not, things would be intriguing.
He believed that Li Mian would not do this.
Sure enough, the servant who went in to report not long after came out and said to Guan Bao: "Master Guan, my father-in-law has invited us, but it seems that Master Guan has brought too many people.
If they all go in, it will disturb the family members in the house." " Guan Bao pointed to the head catcher and the other most experienced catcher and said, "You two follow me in, while the others stay outside and wait."
"Your Majesty," the servant said and led the way.
Li Mian's mansion is not small, covering an area of no less than 30 acres, with many gardens, ponds, corridors, etc.
It can be regarded as a top-notch mansion in the city of Chang'an where land is at a premium, but after all, it has been relegated to the second line.
In the past, The scenery is no longer good.
In the past, when Li Mian was the prime minister, there was a lot of traffic in front of the door.
Countless people came to visit every day, including hundreds of servants.
But now it seems a bit deserted, and even the servants and maids can't see it. to a few.
Guan Bao and others soon met Li Mian in a pavilion.
Li Mian, who was wearing a thin satin and silk gown, had gray hair and a calm expression, was sitting in the pavilion and fishing quietly.
The fish in the pond were always testing the fish.
Li Mian didn't bite the hook, and he was not in a hurry.
He waited quietly.
Guan Bao and others stood behind him without disturbing him, watching quietly.
The fish finally couldn't bear it anymore.
The buoy was pulled and suddenly sank into the water.
Li Mian immediately raised the rod and pulled the hook.
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The tip of the fishing rod was bent instantly.
A wave appeared on the water, and a black figure rushed forward, but He was caught by the fishhook and had to go back.
Feeling that the fish biting the hook was not too big, Li Mian slowly raised the rod and pulled the hook.
The fish was pulled out of the water.
It was a crucian carp weighing 70 to 80 ounces.
It was white and fat.
The white scales were a sign of domesticated crucian carps.
Wild crucian carps Crucian carp generally has almost dark blue scales, and only the belly is white.
The fish was picked up by Li Mian in a net bag, and the rest was left to the servant next to him.
Li Mian washed his hands, turned around and looked at Guan Bao and asked: "Master Guan" Guan Bao hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed: "It's the lower official.
Guan Bao has met the father-in-law."
Li Mian waved his hand and said with a smile: "I'm just a has-been Duke.
I don't need to be polite, just sit down and talk."
Guan Bao hesitated for a moment, then returned the gift and said, "Thank you, sir."
After the tea was served, Li Mian invited Guan Bao to drink tea, and then asked: "I heard that Mr.
Guan is here for the rebellion.
I wonder if I can help Mr.
Guan."
Guan Bao thought to himself that he was indeed worthy of being a prime minister for two terms, and his calm skills were really impressive.
He thought about it in his mind and asked: "Today I am here for official business, which is about the treason case.
I have a few questions that I would like to confirm from my father-in-law.
I hope that my father-in-law does not have any other ideas.
It is just a routine matter."
That’s all” Li Mian nodded and said: "Okay, I have also been a prime minister.
If I can help with such a major matter as a rebellion case, I will definitely not refuse.
I don't know what you want to ask me."
Guan Bao said: "That night three days ago, I don't know where my father-in-law was, at home or somewhere else."
Li Mian said: "I went to visit an elder and returned home that night."
“I don’t know who the elder is, when he went, and when he returned home.”
"Li Bin, King of Yan, left at the beginning of the Xu period and returned at the end of the Xu period."
"Did the father-in-law notice anything unusual on his way back that night?"
Li Mian thought for a while and said, "There is nothing unusual about it.
It's just that there was a theft case on Ziyang Street.
It made a lot of noise.
I heard that the thief was hanging on the roof of the house.
The Jinwu Guards patrolling the street rounded up the thief.
It took a long time to catch them.”
Guan Bao's heart moved and he asked: "My father-in-law's car stopped there."
"Of course I stayed.
Such a big thing happened.
The soldiers of Jinwu Guard blocked the road and conducted an investigation.
I only heard from the housekeeper the next day that the thief was caught."
Guan Bao found no doubts and continued to ask: "It was that night that Wang Jiahe and Jia Rong's families were slaughtered.
Wang Jiahe even hit the wall and committed suicide, and Jia Rong also went crazy in the cell.
Does the father-in-law know this?"
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Li Mian said: "I heard that Wang Jiahe and Jia Rong really didn't regret their death.
They even slaughtered their whole family.
It's so sad and sad."
"Master, can you tell me what you saw when you passed Ziyang Road that day?
It will be very helpful to us in our investigation."
"OK" Half an hour later, Guan Bao and others walked out of the Li Mansion and asked the headman: "Sir, why do I feel that there is nothing wrong with this young master?
He answered every question of your Excellency very clearly.
I believe that if we send someone to confirm it, everything he said will definitely be different.”
Guan Bao nodded and said: "Yes, there seems to be nothing unusual about this Duke.
His answers are flawless.
It's perfect.
Any questions I ask, he can answer quickly and explain in great detail.
His The reaction was too fast.
Is it possible that people who have been prime ministers have such quick thinking and ridiculously strong logical thinking skills?
No, no, no, I always feel that something is wrong.
It is because he answered so perfectly that it seems that he has been prepared in advance.
Think about how to answer it."
The catcher was surprised and said: "My lord, no way.
Could it be that the Duke has already guessed what questions your lord is going to ask, so he has drafted them in advance?
It's so scary."
Guan Bao thought for a moment and said: "It's not that he guessed what questions I was going to ask in advance, but he processed and sorted out what he did that night in his mind and remembered it, so no matter what I asked, He just needs to tell the truth.
Even if we doubt him, there is no evidence.
I think there may be something fishy here."
The head catcher said: "Don't you suspect that this prince is the mastermind behind the scenes?
You princes are members of the royal family.
It doesn't make sense that they want to poach their own families.
Moreover, it was the regent who promoted Li Mian to carry out the investigation.
He is so important, this young master doesn’t look like a person who repays kindness with hatred.”
Guan Bao shook his head and said: "How do you, a little catcher, understand the mystery behind this?
In fact, I have heard some rumors that many people in the royal family are dissatisfied with the fact that the regent has not handed over the power to His Majesty.
Very angry and dissatisfied, and a lot of Everyone knows that the current emperor was supported by the regent.
There is something wrong with the emperor's brain, so the regent made him emperor for the purpose of convenient control.
Although this kind of speculation does not dare to be discussed in public, there are still some.
Many people are carrying Talking about it.
Li Mian was indeed promoted by the regent, and he has had great trust in him over the years, but don’t forget that Li Mian is from the royal family.
This house aroused the interest of this official, and he sent someone Stay nearby for twelve hours a day to observe and see Whether there is a suspicious person coming in or out, no matter whether it is a suspicious person or not, everyone who comes in and out of this mansion must be recorded.
Tomorrow morning, I hope to see a complete and detailed record of the squatting.
Attention, the squatting people should pay attention to concealment and don't be caught.
Found it” "yes" After three days of squatting, the detectives finally discovered something was wrong.
The chief immediately reported to Guan Bao: "Sir, according to what we know, Duke Qian now has a total of 82 people including all the maids, servants and guards, but they do it every day The amount of food purchased far exceeds the amount required for this number of people, and the number of dung buckets per day is also far more.
We suspect that the real number of people in this house is about 150.
My subordinates boldly speculated that the Wang family and Are all the missing family members of the Jia family hidden in Li Mian's house?"
Guan Bao was shocked by the speculation and analysis of the head arrest.
Previously, he only suspected that Li Mian's answer was too perfect.
He was just suspicious in his heart.
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He did not really think that Li Mian was responsible for the murder case.
Now he heard the report of the head arrest and Analysis, how can we not be surprised?
After rubbing it together, Guan Bao took a deep breath and said: "According to your observation, there is probably more to Li Mian's house than the number of people on the surface.
But you just speculated that if we bring people in, What should we do if we arrest people, and the extra people are not the missing Wang family and Jia family?
If we arrest the wrong people, once this matter breaks out, my reputation will definitely be ruined."
The catcher also knew that this matter could not be done recklessly.
Conclusive evidence must be found, otherwise he would never act rashly.
He asked: "Sir, what should we do now?"
Guan Bao's eyes kept flashing, "I will test Jia Rong again to see if he is really crazy or fake":