This is the method of the county master. Even if these small methods have been clearly seen by Zhao Zhengji and Liu Qing, they do not have the courage to explain them.

So, when Shen Mo led the detectives and fast squad out of the lobby, the attitude of most of the constables towards Shen Mo had changed suddenly!

These people thought to themselves: I didn't expect that Shen Dalang would not speak without saying anything, but as the headmaster immediately showed his extraordinary means. He just relied on his pleading, and these people were exempted from this slap.

These people not only appreciate Shen Mo's favor, but also know that he is highly valued by the county magistrate. How could anyone dare to go against him if he is not open-minded?

When Shen Mo brought these constables back to the team room, after Shen Mo sat down behind the head of the captain's desk, his constables were already standing quietly in the two sides, waiting for silent orders. This time, no one dared to be at all resentful!

Having said that, Shen Mo knew that he was still a bit short of time now.

The so-called "no fear of authority, no one can gain virtue." If he showed kindness to these people at the beginning of his tenure, he would soon be despised by these people. Carrots have been given just now, and now is the time to stick!

"Next, I will arrange work for everyone and I will make up for my errands carefully." Shen Mo's face looked a little gloomy, and he said in a faint tone.

"Don't worry, the headmaster, we must not be disrespectful!" The first one agreed was Shen Mo's best friend Lu Qiang. The remaining constables also expressed that they would definitely follow the headmaster's command and would never be negligent.

"Also, every thing I arranged, the process and the result must be completely correct. Anyone who violates my orders will do his own thing...just once, once!"

Shen Mo's face gradually became gloomy. He raised his head and looked around everyone. For a moment, the whole hall was silent, and no one dared to look at Shen Mo's eyes.

"I immediately made a slap and started to dismiss his post. There was no second chance!"

When he said this, Shen Mo's eyes glanced at the confidants of Xu Wang and Wei Jiao intentionally or unintentionally.

"I don't care who you are, or who you were originally. Now you are all fleas in my palms. You can jump as high as I ask you to jump!"

As he said, Shen Mo's fingers gently tapped on his desk. His words were open and secretly, and the detectives who had been deliberately making trouble before and were determined to see Shen Mo's jokes made their faces pale and all of them lowered their heads deeply.

"Okay, now I'll follow my assignment."

Shen Mo arranged a few constables who acted well and took the painter to the home of the missing Zhao Liuer and Meng Xiaoyi, recorded their physical characteristics and drew portraits.

Then these portraits will be handed over to Zhao Liuer and Meng Xiaoyi's neighbors, as well as Wan Hesheng's friends to identify whether they were painted like them.

After that, copying several portraits will be handed over to more than ten Kuaishou and well-informed constables. They will go to the street market to find the traces of the two suspects.

Shen Mo did not have much hope for such an investigation method. Because if he was a suspect, he would not have wandered around the gambling house in the street market when the popularity was in full swing.

However, this is a conventional method. Even though we know that the results may not be too great, we have to do it.

"Also, I will arrange for the coroner of the yamen to have a re-examination in the afternoon. I will check the supervision next to me. Lu Qiang went to the county prison to raise Hu Shang Apu, and I will re-examine it in the morning."

"The head-sinking captain, the autopsy and the arraignment of the case all need the approval of the county master. You..." Lu Qiang hesitated for a moment, but still asked Shen Mo.

"Now the county magistrate asked me to handle this matter with all his power," Shen Mo knew that this was Lu Qiang's concern that he was not familiar with the business in the yamen and that he would be overstepping his authority, so he kindly reminded him. So he signaled to Lu Qiang that there was no problem.

When these constables heard Shen Mo say this, they were all secretly shocked.

Originally, most of the jobs in the position of captain were responsible for arrest and investigation. When Captain Xu Wang was still in power, he was just the county master who asked him to do whatever he wanted.

But this Shen Guantou showed a different atmosphere as soon as he took office. His current authority and what he does are simply something that only the county magistrate, or even the county magistrate Lu, has the authority to do!

What's more, when he assigned tasks just now, they were clear and organized. And who was assigned tasks very appropriately. At this moment, everyone was even more afraid to underestimate the little captain, and immediately took the orders respectfully one by one.

...

By the way, County Magistrate Lu was worried about the progress of the case and wanted to know how Shen Mo handled the case.

So when he heard that Shen Mo was going to interrogate Hu Shang. County Magistrate Lu quietly came to the screen at the back door of the Second Hall, wanting to hear what method and routine it was when Shen Mo interrogated Apu inside.

In fact, since Shen Mo assigned tasks this morning, all the case-solving work had been adjusted by him. What he is following now is not the case-solving arrangement of the Southern Song Dynasty, but is completely the investigation procedures of modern criminal investigation.

Every clue must be verified and confirmed, and there must be no error in any details. When all possibilities are rejected one by one, the rest will naturally be the main line of the case.

After Hu Shang Apu was brought in, he found that the person sitting behind the desk was not the former county magistrate of the Song Dynasty, but a young man. Apu couldn't help but be stunned.

...

After that, under Shen Mo's inquiry, Apu began to describe in detail over and over again. He talked about the days before and after the incident. Shen Mo asked endlessly, but Hu Shang Apu became more and more frightened as he spoke.

During several repeated interrogations, even if he had a slight difference with his previous statement, Shen Mo would take it out and verify it.

With his repeated confessions, what happened in those days returned to Apu's memory bit by bit.

Those things he completely ignored, and even he didn't even think about paying attention to, were clearly presented to him under Shen Mo's prompt.

"In the early morning of March 29, we saw the towering walls of Lin'an City at Yongkin Gate Wharf..."

The sky was gloomy that morning, and the wind was filled with scattered raindrops. The bumps on the sea for more than a month made us exhausted. But seeing Lin'an City still made each of us excited.

We had a steaming meal at the Lin'an morning market. After the noodle soup seller came, we washed our hands and faces with hot water. The warm and comfortable feeling in our stomachs made each of us, who were extremely tired, drowsy...

Afterwards, we came to Wanhesheng Old Store, which was where we were stationed here a few times before. Each of us was particularly familiar with it, and it felt like our home in Lin'an...

After all the goods we brought were settled and arranged, we closed the door and started to sleep soundly. This time, we slept until noon the next day before we woke up.

After we woke up, my friend sent green tea with a fresh taste. This extremely delicate tea leaf is priced at gold in our country, which is a good thing that only nobles and priests can enjoy!

These sweet tastes, long aftertastes, and long sleep finally washed away the fatigue of our journey.

After that, what we do every day is to constantly taste the delicious food in Lin'an and enjoy the rain outside in the humid air.

If it weren't for the rain that blocked our pace and prevented us from going out for business, I would almost fall in love with such weather.

The air here is moist and fresh, like a graceful and quiet girl in the Song Dynasty. You know, there is neither water to take a shower in our hometown, nor the women are so gentle and shy...

"Shut up, who told you to say a woman?"

"Okay, uh... On April 1st, we ate red quail, water-slippered chicken, ice-glutinous snow lotus root... We can actually eat ice in spring and summer in the Song Dynasty... The wine we drink is Jiannan Yubingguo. Compared with it, the date palm wine in my hometown is like slurry..."

"Stop talking! If you don't let you talk about women, just say wine? Let me continue, when will the banquet start?"

"It started in the morning, because we prayed to Ahura at 3:00 a.m. After that day, we started the banquet..."

Apu repeatedly explained. Shen Mo took detailed records and recorded all the things in detail.

...

When County Magistrate Lu was shocked when he heard Shen Mo's questioning Apu!

Regarding the case that day, Shen Mo just re-verified it. Then Shen Mo's focus on the interrogation was before the incident. That is, from the time between Apu and his group of people coming ashore and the incident!

"Why is this? Could that period of time actually be the key to the case?"

Could it be that all the things I thought and did in order to solve the case were wrong?
Chapter completed!