The fisherwoman followed them. On the way, she told some things that people knew. Jian Niang is a woman under thirty years old, and she is considered to be charming for her age. Her real name was Jane, so everyone started calling her Miss Jane, and because she was a tailor, over time she somehow became a tailor.
Jian Niang remarried, and the dead businessman was her second husband. The first husband was a local, a working man, with no skills, but he treated her well. Although they lived in poverty and she always complained that he was hopeless, they still loved each other.
One day in July a few years ago, a girl who couldn't find a place to stay came to stay at their house. That girl came here with her newlywed husband. Her husband was in poor health. She loved him deeply and insisted on getting married before he died of illness. They finally wanted to visit the town, but the man died of illness and she came alone. The more he talks about it, the more pitiful he becomes. She started crying, and Jian Niang and his wife also sounded sad. The next day she asked her husband to put her in a good place, and they also gave her food for two days. Later, after the Chinese Valentine's Day, the girl said goodbye. But just one day later, her husband also disappeared and left a divorce letter, saying that he was sorry for Xiu Niang, but he really missed the beautiful girl.
"……What?"
Even Dai Luan frowned after hearing this.
The fisher girl continued: "She said that she just remembered that her man looked at the girl in the wrong way a few days ago and took good care of her. She was so angry that she threw the divorce letter into the stove. After that, she cried every day."
"I remember this." The prefect scratched his head, "We did find the remains of the divorce letter in the stove, and we could vaguely make out a few words... They all said "miserable." He sighed.
"Where is this second husband?" Shi Wuqi asked.
"He's a businessman from other places. We met each other at first because his clothes were hung up and he asked other people about the nearest tailor shop. The businessman was a talented person and a good hairdresser. They caught eye after going back and forth, and they fell in love. They paid homage to each other. And every year..."
With that said, the group of people arrived at the door of the tailor's shop.
The entrance of the store is very simple, connected to a bun shop and a fruit shop. It's just that there's no sign, so most people wouldn't know there's a door here. When they entered, the shear girl was spinning. She was exactly as Shi Wuqi said, with short hair tied back and a small sore on the left side of her face. When she looked up and saw them, she stood up and glanced blankly at the row of people.
"I've met the prefect. Ah, these guys..."
"Miss Jian, let me ask you, where is your husband now?"
"He went out early in the morning. Last night he said he was going to the salt shop to negotiate a batch of goods, but he hasn't come back yet. What do the adults want from him?"
She tilted her head and smiled politely. The dimple on her left side looked very deep.
This leaves some people speechless. You can't just open your mouth and say, "Your man is gone," right?
But now that it has happened, it is inevitable. The government officials looked professional, and the young prefect laid the groundwork as gently as possible and explained the matter in person. As soon as he finished speaking, Niang Shen still didn't believe it. The white thread was wrapped around her hand, and she said blankly:
"Impossible, you guys got together...are you kidding me? My husband-in-law and I put up lanterns together on the Chinese Valentine's Day last night and walked to Jiangyuan Bridge. You lied to me, didn't you? The prefect, for this joke, I also specially found a group of charlatan sorcerers to bluff me..."
As she spoke, she cried. Several people had no choice but to comfort her as best they could. A police officer advised her to go to the Yamen to claim the body first, but Shi Wuqi reluctantly added that there was only one head left. Niang Niang was so angry and anxious that she rushed to beat him. He took a step back, but Niang Niang stumbled and was about to faint. Shan Hai quickly pinched her, while Mu Wan gave Bai Skeleton Master a hard kick at the side. He was still extremely aggrieved.
"I'm not wrong...you will know sooner or later anyway."
A Luan asked him, do you know why you are single until now. Shi Wuqi put his arm around Miss Qi's shoulders and rolled his eyes.
"Your master doesn't want a woman, but I do."
Your mother...
All in all, I was able to invite this crying aunt to the Yamen. She was whimpering along the way, talking about how happy she was with the businessman during her short time together. She would buy whatever she wanted from a merchant. He traveled a lot and had a wide range of experiences. He had endless stories to tell and endless things to say every day.
"Miss Jian, do you want to eat..." Shi Wuqi said tentatively. She shook her head and just cried.
"The pork bone soup I made for him was not put out of the pot and was still piled on the chopping board..."
After saying that, she cried even harder. In just a short while, Bai Skeleton Master received a few more blank looks - from different people.
"Hey, I'm not doing you any good."
It was already dark when they arrived at the Yamen, and it was obviously dinner time, but when they thought about what they were going to see, they were not hungry at all. At this moment, Mu Wan could somewhat understand Shi Wuqi's good intentions.
As for Niang Niang, when she saw the head for the first time, she stretched out her fingers and pointed tremblingly. Before she could say a word, she fainted again.
It seems true.
He quickly found a place for her to lie down, and several people took turns guarding her, changing shifts and going out to eat. Until everyone had filled their stomachs and it was completely dark, Jian Niang still didn't wake up.
Taking advantage of this time, the government officials were ordered to sort out the past case files, which were all related to Qixi Festival and Jiangyuan Bridge. Jian Niang mentioned the matter of this bridge several times, and she had to put suspicion on Qiao Ji. Shan Hai looked through it and found that there had been five Qiao Ji cases in the twenty years since the magistrate came, and they were all unsolved. There were four men and one woman inside. Without exception, they were floating naked on the river, stuck on the edge of the bridge pier, and wanted to be discovered. They all had neat marks on their necks, and their lungs were not filled with water, as if they had been strangled to death and then thrown into the river.
Although suspicious, they do have evidence of stealing people.
Seeing Shan Hai frowning, the yamen officer said cautiously that their master was very smart in solving the case, but there was nothing he could do about the matter related to Qiao Ji.
"It's okay. I'm just thinking about how this businessman was reduced to a state of mutilated corpses, and the incisions seemed to be inhumane. How sinful is he..."
Mu Wan suddenly spoke.
"As long as there are enough body parts, can Mr. Shi be able to identify them?"
"Of course. What, you want to go down and fish for it?"
Mu Wan curled his lips and said nothing. She was silent for a while and sighed:
"I am of the Yakumo lineage, so I naturally have shikigami to accompany me. In addition to the Tengu given by my bloodline, I also have two shikigami to accompany me. One is one I once subjugated, and the other was given to me by my senior brother...named Hanshui Princess. He is a monster who is proficient in the nature of water.”
"Hey, if you have such a good thing, why don't you bring it out sooner?"
Shi Wuqi was joking, but Mu Wan ignored her. Aluan looked at her, and when she heard her say that her senior brother gave it to her, she understood. Maybe she didn't want to be too high-profile, and she didn't want to show off the shikigami entrusted by her senior brother... This was a bit complicated to say, but Dai Luan actually felt that she could indeed understand her.
Shanhai looked at her and said softly: "If you are willing, try it again with the shikigami tomorrow."
"Okay. It's just Miss Jian, I don't know when she will wake up..."
The prefect was also muttering sadly.
"This won't work, the government office will also be closed..."
At this time, Jian Niang suddenly opened her eyes.
A group of people quickly gathered around her. She trembled her lips, stiffened her face, and uttered one word after a while.
"Should."
They were confused.
Aluan took the warm water and put it aside, carefully helped her up, and then handed her the cup.
"What do you mean...?"
Jian Niang took the cup, her eyes empty.
"He deserves... to die well, so good... Men are nothing."
Several people in the room felt a dull pain in their knees, but they couldn't talk about it.
"I think Miss Jian is frightened and not very stable."
Mu Wan whispered to Shan Hai. Shan Hai nodded slightly, but continued to ask:
"May I ask why you said this? If you know anything, it will be convenient for us to settle the case and comfort your husband's spirit in heaven."
"Shit!" Niang Niang's pretty little face turned from pale to reddish, she was afraid that she was a little emotional, "He deserves to die. He lied to me! This bitch already has a family and two children. ! I am so damn blind to sleep with him! You short-lived ghost, die well!"
The previously weak and gentle girl suddenly started to curse, and the more she cursed, the more fierce she became, scaring others to the point of not saying a word. But after a few curses, her eyes turned red again and her tears began to well up. She yanked the hem of Shan Hai's clothes and wiped her tears, sobbing. Aluan was beside her and petted her head, as if combing the fur of a small animal.
"Okay, okay, it's all his fault, die well, die well, don't cry anymore, it's not worth it, ah."
"No! You can't scold me." Niang Niang suddenly shook off the hem of her clothes, and Shanhai quickly withdrew his arm, "I can only scold my man, he betrayed me, so naturally only I can say it!"
"Okay, okay, you say it, then you say it."
A Luan is indeed powerful. Not only is she good at soothing animals, she can also coax people. Jian Niang's anger subsided a little, and she started to sigh again, still crying.
"I have been looking forward to the Chinese Valentine's Day since a few days ago. We have known each other for less than a year. Last year, my last husband left for a year, and I spent it alone. I feel that I am not alone this year, and besides, he I have never celebrated the Chinese Valentine's Day here. I said I wanted to wear that dress with red flowers - he bought it for me, the material is so good, I only know how to mend it, I never own one, so I don't want to wear it - —I said that I wanted to wear this and buy candies. New materials were spread out and we could cut small clothes for our future children. We also had to walk on Jiangyuan Bridge... He suddenly stopped talking and stayed away for several days. Let’s not talk about it. It wasn’t until the day before yesterday when I was doing his laundry that a gold accessory fell out—it was clearly a pair. When I questioned him, he hesitantly told me that he actually has a wife! He also has two children. When he went out, the second child had just learned to walk..."
There was silence in the room.
Damn scumbag.
Alas, he is indeed dead.
A group of people stared at each other, unable to speak for a long time.
