After leaving Zhang Chun's house, Lu Zheng went to see several other young men, but he rejected their suspicions one by one. There were still two women left, but this was not very convenient. Although the Great Xia Dynasty was much more tolerant of women, he, a strange man, would always cause some reputational damage to a woman if he approached her. He could not do this without confirming the murderer. He

had to leave the next day, which made Lu Zheng very anxious. He knew that if he could not find the murderer before tomorrow, he would probably never have another chance. In this case, he found a name at the end of the list.

The fate of this young man was very similar to Zhang Chun's, the only difference was that his surname was Tian. There are only seven or eight families in the Tian family. Perhaps because of the discrimination of the villagers, they are very united. The parents of this boy named Tian Wu died. He lived with his uncle. In this respect, he was much better than Zhang Chun. However, malnutrition still made him look much shorter than his peers. And because of his surname Tian, ​​no children were willing to play with him.

Tian Wu was cold and introverted. He didn't like to talk to people on weekdays. He often sat alone and looked at the sky. Sometimes the children in the village bullied him, and he would look at them with that gloomy look.

In many ways, Tian Wu was very close to Lu Zheng's profile, but they didn't find any evidence. This made Lu Zheng a little hesitant. He always remembered what his teacher said: profiling is only a means of assisting investigation. What can really convict someone is solid evidence.

Lu Zheng was almost going crazy, but the guards did not find any evidence in Tian Wu's house, except for the corpses of some small animals that he had abused to death. Seeing these made Lu Zheng more certain of his guess, but they still could not find any evidence. At

this time, a dilapidated ox cart came to Zhang Lin's coffin. A woman in mourning clothes pulled a little girl crying and rushed to Zhang Lin's coffin. These were Zhang Lin's wife and daughter.

Zhang Lin's wife, Mou's, family home was in a more remote place. She never thought that she would hear the sad news of her husband's death when she just took her daughter back to her family home for a short stay. They had been traveling non-stop all the way, but the moment they saw Zhang Lin's body, all their luck was gone.

Mrs. Mou cried bitterly, and her young daughter, who already knew everything, cried loudly with her mother, knowing that her father would never come back. It was heartbreaking and made everyone cry.

Lu Zheng saw all this outside the mourning hall and stopped his steps to go in. He knew very well that if Zhang Lin had not come back to save himself and Niu Da, he would definitely survive if he escaped alone. So he should come to see his widow, but when he really saw her, he didn't know what to say. He even didn't find the real murderer until now, and he couldn't give justice to Brother Zhang.

At this time, a guard came to him and whispered something in his ear.

Lu Zheng frowned, as if he wanted to say something, but when he saw the mother and daughter crying in the mourning hall, he swallowed the words on his lips. Facing the guard's questioning eyes, he shook his head slowly, and then shook his head again.

In the evening, Lu Zheng sat opposite Rong Zhen with a heavy heart, eating absent-mindedly, but he didn't notice that the food on his chopsticks fell, and he still put the chopsticks into his mouth. Rong Zhen couldn't bear it and held him.

Lu Zheng was startled, and when he came to his senses, he saw Rong Zhen looking at him with disapproval: "If you don't eat well, I will feed you myself."

Lu Zheng glared at him awkwardly: "I know, I'll just eat well."

Rong Zhen sighed: "I heard it all. You didn't do anything wrong in this matter. You just did what you should do. It's not your turn to decide how to deal with the child."

"But..."

Before Lu Zheng finished speaking, he heard a knock on the door. He wondered for a moment, and Rong Zhen had already said, "Come in."

Qingluan pushed the door open with a serious expression: "Your Highness, the Tian family brought their friends to block the ancestral hall."

"What?!"

Lu Zheng stood up suddenly, and Rong Zhen's face was also a little gloomy. If the fight between the villagers was not handled properly, there would be heavy casualties. If the Tian family was forced into a corner, they would become bandits, which would be a huge problem for them.

Rong Zhen could not care about his own injuries, and stood up and said, "Prepare the horses, I will go with you to take a look."

Qingluan also knew the trouble of this matter, but Rong Zhen's safety was more important. He could not help but look at Lu Zheng for help.

Of course, Lu Zheng also knew the importance of the matter. He took a deep breath and said to Rong Zhen: "This matter was caused by me, so it is most appropriate for me to handle it. You are of noble status, but it is not appropriate for you to be present."

Rong Zhen looked at Lu Zheng: "Do you know how much danger there is in this? You have never seen such a scene. I am afraid

you can't stand it." Lu Zheng shook his head: "I am also a man, and I should have a man's responsibility. It is most appropriate for me to go for this matter. Don't worry."

Rong Zhen sighed lightly, but no longer opposed him. Instead, he said to Qingluan: "Protect Master Lu for a while. If the situation is difficult to control, his safety should be the first priority."

Qingluan immediately agreed.

Lu Zheng did not hesitate any longer and followed Qingluan out of the yard.

In fact, what Rong Zhen said was right. Lu Zheng did what he should do. He found combustibles, evidence related to the murderer, and even made a profile. If it were in modern times, his mission would have been completed. The next part would be the part that the criminal police would be responsible for, which is also the most important part of all cases, that is, investigation.

However, this is ancient times, not the modern times that emphasize procedural justice. For Li Zheng and the elders of the clan, who had long been prejudiced against the Tian family, it didn't matter whether Tian Wu was the murderer or not. This was like a fuse that suddenly broke out the conflicts that had accumulated over the years between the people in the village and the Tian family.

Lu Zheng didn't think so much, or rather, he didn't dare to think so much. The urgency of leaving and the desire to avenge Zhang Lin suppressed the uneasiness in his heart. He hoped that Tian Wu was the murderer.

Everyone hoped that Tian Wu was the murderer.

However, no one expected that all the Tian family members would pick up hoes and sickles to confront Li Zheng and others at the door of the ancestral hall.

When Lu Zheng and his men hurriedly arrived, this confrontation had lasted for half an hour. The ancestral hall was brightly lit, and the torches held by the Tian family members outside the ancestral hall also illuminated half of the sky.

Li Zheng and a group of elders all looked grim. The head of the Tian family was Tian Youjin, the eldest son of the two elders of the Tian family whom Lu Zheng and his team had visited before. Standing next to him was his younger brother Tian Youyin. Tian Youyin angrily said to Li Zheng and his team, "Why did you arrest Tian Wu? Just because his last name is Tian, ​​you suspect him of setting the fire?" Li Zheng

said coldly, "The high officials from Yanjing have long guessed what kind of person the murderer is. That person is Tian Wu. He burned so many families and killed Zhang Lin. Naturally, he should pay for his life." Standing next to him were Zhang Lin's wife and daughter in mourning clothes. Both of them had hurried back after receiving the letter. When they heard what Li Zheng said, they burst into tears. Immediately, a sister-in-law from the same village helped the two to rest aside.

Li Zheng paused, and then continued, "As for you Tian family, my father saw you were pitiful and let you come to our village. Who knew that you were not only ungrateful, but also brought so many disasters to our village. Now you have tolerated such a murderer. You can't stay in our village anymore. You'd better pack up and find another place!"

Tian Youyin's eyes immediately turned red: "Bullshit! It's obvious that it's the people in your village who have suppressed us Tians in recent years. Now you are using such a vicious plan to drive us away! You are dreaming!" Li Zheng

's face darkened: "What a vicious plan! You are not from our village. We are kind enough to tolerate you staying for so long. This is also the result of a joint discussion among several elders."

"That's right! We don't want the broom star in our village!" Suddenly, a loud shout came from the crowd.

This shout was like a spark that ignited the anger of the crowd. The villagers present were immediately excited and shouted: "Drive the Tian family out!"

"Drive away the broom star!"

"Drive away the murderer!"

The waves of shouting almost drowned all the members of the Tian family. Tian Youjin, who was standing in front of the Tian family, grabbed his hot-tempered brother and said to Li Zheng expressionlessly, "We have fallen out today and we had no intention of living in this village anymore. But even if Tian Wu is guilty, he is still a member of the Tian family. Unless it is the government, it is not your turn to abuse lynching. Zhang Xuming, you have read a little. If I report this to the county, I don't know if your Zhang family has enough face to keep you safe."

Because Tian Youjin often hunted, sometimes he took good skins to the county to sell, and he knew a lot of people from all walks of life. That's why he had the confidence to bring people to rob Li Zheng. If it were a normal day, Li Zheng might have been a little timid, but he knew that the King of Chu was standing behind Lu Zheng, so he immediately became much bolder and sneered: "Then you go, and see if the county lieutenant will protect such a murderer?"

Tian Youjin frowned. He knew who was living in Zhang Lin's previous posthouse, but he didn't know that the King of Chu was here. In fact, apart from Li Zheng and the country gentleman who gave up his house, not many people knew that Rong Zhen was here. Tian Youjin was familiar with several constables and even the head constable in the county, so he dared to bring people to rob Tian Wu. In his opinion, as long as he scared these ordinary people who had never seen an official, he could easily take Tian Wu away. He didn't expect Li Zheng to be so tough.

At this moment, the crowd on the side suddenly separated from both sides, and Lu Zheng walked in with a gloomy face.