In Longxi County, Zhangzhou area, many wealthy families often lose their property and jewelry. In a short period of time, dozens of similar thefts have happened before and after. Not only that, the beautiful wife of the rich businessman's parents was also defiled by thieves. Such a thing caused an uproar in Longxi county for a time, and the people were terrified.
The most notable case is the theft of Guo Taishi, a great gentleman in Longxi County. Master Guo also lost gold, silver and jewels, which he couldn't bear to see. He told Zhang Shicheng, the governor of Fujian Province, about the endless process of Longxi being stolen, hoping that Governor Zhang could solve the case as soon as possible.
Governor Zhang immediately set out to catch the thief and tried many ways, but found nothing. In the process of chasing the thief, the thief did not restrain himself, but stole money and raped his wife as always. As governor Zhang was at a loss, he suddenly realized. Why not let his close assistant Lin Zexu try?
Lin Zexu is a prodigy in solving crimes. Whenever he encounters a strange case, Governor Zhang will discuss it with him. It is time for Lin Zexu to exert his fists and feet for the benefit of the people.
So, with the help of Lin Zexu, Zhang Zhifu cracked the theft case in Longxi County and arrested the thief.
1, secret investigation, undercover golden nest
Entrusted by Governor Zhang, Lin Zexu began to investigate the case. In order not to startle the thief, it is disguised as a phenomenon that everyone is helpless to the thief. Lin Zexu decided to send only two policemen undercover near the wealthy businessmen who might be attacked by thieves.
The two catchers, Tong Shun and Wen Zhong, soon began to implement Lin Zexu's plan. They claimed to be sick during the day and slept in bed to cheer up. When thieves appeared at night, they split up around and investigated secretly.
Sure enough, Lin Zexu's method really worked wonders. The thieves began to let their guard down, and the two catchers finally got a clue.
After several nights of secret work, they finally found the trace of the thief. In the middle of the night, Tongshun happened to be on his way to the county government and found a man swaggering. Tongshun quickly turned and hid in the corner to observe the man's movements.
The man is tall and burly, wearing a blue robe and traveling late at night. It's really weird. Tongshun felt strange and followed him all the time.
As expected, this man is the flower thief who has been tracking down. I saw the thief go to the door of the rich businessman he had worked undercover and take off his blue robe, leaving only a black suit.
Tongshun wanted to take this opportunity to see the thief's face clearly, but the thief was covered with black cloth and could not see clearly in the dark. The thief jumped on the wall easily, but the child had to continue to sneak around the wall and spy. This great discovery makes the next case more simple and clear.
2. Leave clues and catch turtles in a jar.
However, in a short time, the masked thief jumped off the wall with a bag of gold and silver on his back, and his skill was agile. Tongshun was ready, so he immediately rushed up and swung it with a steel knife.
However, thieves are not vegetarians. When he saw the steel knife coming, he got up and jumped, turned around and stabbed Tongshun to soft sword. It's more convenient to return, and I want to go straight to my throat. Smooth and frightened, this skill is familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere.
Tongshun had to take a step back, and the thief couldn't figure out the details of Tongshun, so he turned and fled, not to delay time, but to get away early. Tong started chasing thieves by the way, followed by them. After chasing a distance, the thief thought he was fast, but Tong Shun didn't catch up, so he fled into the county government.
Early the next morning, Tong He came to the county government and asked the county magistrate Su, but in vain. So they discussed that the thief must belong to the county government. Half a month later, they found the trace of the thief again and used the same modus operandi as before. After the theft was successful, they returned to the county government.
This time, the two men were fully prepared, expecting that thieves would be separated from the wall. Zhong Wenze was in charge of chasing thieves, and Tongshun waited at the edge of the fence early, hoping to catch them at one stroke. I never thought that the thief was too fast and soon stood on the wall. Tongshun had to shoot the locust stone in his hand directly at the thief, but fortunately he hit the thief's head at once.
Step by step, the truth of the flower thief case finally surfaced.
The story came to light and the thief was caught in one fell swoop.
After Tong Shun injured the thief with a migratory locust stone, Lin Zuxu suggested not to startle him. So Tong Shunhe went to Sue and asked Sue to find out if there was a head injury in the county official's son.
Immediately, Sue found Li Dongdou, the magistrate, wrapped in gauze, apparently a flower thief who was hit by a migratory locust stone. But Sue didn't dare to show his trace, so he left without a trace.
In order to capture him alive, he conspired with Sue and pretended to be guilty, so he immediately escorted Sue to the provincial capital for conviction.
Dong Li smell speech, in the heart secretly pleased. At this time, someone took the fall for himself. In order to avoid cheating, Sue was immediately arrested and dragged to blame.
After arriving in Fuzhou, I walked into the lobby with Sue in the county government. Zhang Shicheng immediately shouted to the lobby: "Somebody, take Dong Li down!"
Dong Li found himself cheated, and wanted to turn and run away, but he had already ambushed in Tongshun and was subdued by the official's son. Tong Shun asked Dong Li, "Do you still remember me?" Dong Li was even more puzzled and said, "Even if you hurt me, how could I not remember?"
See the appearance of Dong Li, smooth immediately solved his doubts. That night, when I met Dong Li, I felt that my skills were familiar, but I couldn't remember them at the moment. I met you today, so I am an old acquaintance.
It turned out that the magistrate Dong Li was once a pirate in the East China Sea, specializing in killing people and robbing goods at sea. Tongshun once helped the water army fight against pirates and fought side by side with Dong Li. Due to the late arrival of reinforcements at sea, Dong Li got away with it.
Even so, after the war again, Tongshun immediately recognized this posture.
In the end, naturally, Dong Li, a flower thief, was caught in one fell swoop. The theft that has plagued Longxi County for a long time has finally come out. But dramatically, the thief who was caught was not a master robber, but an official's son magistrate in his county.
No one would have thought that the thief in the county turned out to be a magistrate, let alone a pirate in the East China Sea. No one dared to make such a bold guess, but Lin Zexu got it right and was worthy of the name of genius in solving crimes.