Such transactions are naturally recorded. The shopkeeper took out the account book and checked it out: the person who bought the shoes was a man named Stidi. Lewen Novels |
Li Ziyu didn't know who Stidi was, but all the detectives in the police station knew. The steward of Wenlan Academy has been arrested because he was involved in acting as a middleman to pay for the assassination of the Chaoshan Guild Hall, and is now being held in the government prison.
Wu Xiang immediately brought Shi Tidi to trial. When Shi Tidi heard that he was asking about buying shoes from Changyu, he was very straightforward and immediately admitted that he had handled it.
It turned out that these shoes were purchased by him for the students of Wenlan Academy. As the largest and richest academy in Guangzhou, there is a so-called "clothing and shoe money" every year - each person can get a piece of cotton ruler and two pairs of shoes. As the master in charge of the actual affairs of Wenlan Academy, Shi Tidi was quite normal in this regard.
So that's it. Wu Xiang thought that since the shoes were bought by Wenlan Academy, the victim was probably a student or related person of the academy.
"Have you given out all the shoes?"
Shi Tidi said that this happened at the end of last year, and the shoes had been distributed long ago. There are still more than a dozen pairs left untouched in the academy.
Wu Xiang immediately asked the police to go to the academy and bring in the list of shoes distributed on New Year's Eve last year and the remaining shoes. The shoes were compared and confirmed to belong to the same batch of Changyu goods as the burned shoes.
As the case develops now, Mu Min feels that things may not be as simple as imagined. She ordered the establishment of a task force, led by Wu Xiang, to take charge of the case. At the same time, Li Ziyu and Zhao Gui were also added to the task force.
The task force visited one by one to investigate the whereabouts of the shoes. The final investigation confirmed that there were more than 240 people in Wenlan Academy who had received the shoes, including students, teachers, and handymen.
Most people still remember these two pairs of shoes because the quality was really not that good. Whether you wear it yourself or for others to wear, basically within three months the soles will either crack or have holes. Everyone is quite calm about such low-quality shoes - because the things distributed in the academy are always so "black-hearted". Just say that the blue cloth that came with the shoes also has rough holes, and it can't get into the water. Once it falls into the water, it will be messed up.
However, some people who received the shoes were not in the academy. The police investigated and found that 31 people are currently missing. Most of them asked for leave from the academy for various reasons. However, Gao Chongjiu knew that most of these people were because of the Australians coming to the city. He was afraid of what would happen if they stayed in Guangzhou, so he simply went back to the countryside to hide from the limelight. .
After some investigation, Gao Chongjiu reported that five of the thirty-one people who were not in the academy lived locally. They neither came to school nor were at home, and their whereabouts were unknown. It is recommended that these five people be listed as key investigation targets.
A, a man named He, from Nanhai County. Forty years old. Zeng Sheng, Nanhai County, studied in the academy for five years, but failed to pass the examination. Married. The family situation is relatively difficult. Relying on support from parents and parents-in-law. One day at the end of last month, I said I was going to have tea and talk with friends, but my family members have been searching for him for many days to no avail, and I have not returned yet. This person studies hard on weekdays and does not have many friends.
B, a man named Cao, thirty-four years old. A native of Nanhai County, a supervisor. Married. I have been studying in the academy for seven years and rarely go to the academy on weekdays. I went out for tea one day at the beginning of this month and haven't returned yet.
C, a man surnamed Xun, 26 years old, from Haikang County, Zengsheng, Haikang County. Widowed, he studied in college for two years. It is said that this person is a master in a wealthy family and rarely comes to the academy. The last time I showed up at the academy was when I was giving out money and rice during the Chinese New Year. I haven't seen him come to the academy since then.
Ding, a man named Wang, is twenty-four years old. A native of Panyu County. Tong Sheng. Married. He studied in the academy for three years. I often come to the academy and don't like studying. Soon after the Senate entered the city, not only did he stop coming to the academy, but the whole family disappeared.
Wu, a man with the surname Pu, is 21 years old and belongs to the guard army in Guangzhou. unmarried. He studied in the academy for three years. Reading is more serious. The Senate disappeared shortly after entering the city, and his whereabouts are unknown at home.
However, none of the five missing persons matched the headless body found, because according to Liu San's identification, the deceased was approximately fifty to fifty-five years old. None of the five missing people matched their age.
Because the students may not wear the shoes themselves, but may give them to relatives, friends or servants to wear, it seems inappropriate to rule out these five people as suspects.
The task force interrogated the family members and surrounding people of these five people and inquired about the whereabouts of the shoes. Except for the man surnamed Wang, whose entire family disappeared, and the man surnamed Xun, whose owner was unknown, other family members recalled the whereabouts of these two pairs of shoes.
As a result, only two people's shoes were left unaccounted for. While Wu Xiang asked people to investigate the social background of the missing Xun Sansheng and Wang Dong in the academy, he also brought up the historical title. This person is from Wenlan Academy's old land and is very familiar with the academy's situation. Maybe you can get some useful information from him.
The troops were divided into two groups. Li Zhenguo went to the academy to investigate and learned a situation: the principal of the academy said that Xun Sansheng was recommended for admission by someone with a high threshold in the city. He said that he was a hyperplasia in Haikang County, but no one had seen his body. Student certificate from Kangxian County School.
Because Wenlan Academy is not an official school, it does not matter whether the students are actually members. However, Wenlan Academy has always been famous for its "Article Examination". Even if the children of rich and noble families are really incompetent and unable to pass the exam, they must at least get the name of a supervisor before enrolling in school. It's rare to see something like this with nothing in the academy.
"Although this Xun Sansheng has entered school, he has never been there to study. However, he always comes to collect money, rice and items during the three festivals. Judging from his appearance, words and deeds, he is not a scholar." The manager said.
"Do you know which school has the highest threshold for recommending him to enter school?"
"Sounds like this has a big background." said the director, "it's Mr. Zhong Aijiao, one of the directors of our academy."
This aroused Li Zhenguo's interest. Although Mr. Zhong could only be regarded as a first-class tail among the Jin gentry in Guangzhou. He would inexplicably recommend a person of unknown origin to the academy. What is the background of Xun Sansheng?
The head of the academy said that Xun Sansheng was in the academy just for a name. On weekdays, except for collecting money, rice and items from the college during the three festivals, I don’t come to study. Although the person is unattractive in appearance, there is nothing out of the ordinary about him.
As for this Wang Dong. The headmaster shook his head and just said that he was a "dissolute son" and "rotten wood cannot be carved." The headmaster didn't know much about him, saying that he came to study just to kill time, and he came and stayed in the academy as he pleased. He just often seduces ignorant and handsome students in the academy. Some people were greedy for his money, which made him quite successful. There were always jealousies, which made the academy a mess.
"Speaking of such a student, our academy will never tolerate him. It's just that Master Shi, who is in charge, insists on him, so he is allowed to run amok in the academy. Alas! What a shame!"
Judging from the expression on the headmaster's face, the resentment towards Shi Tidi's hijacking of the academy was palpable.
Li Zhenguo came out of the academy and rushed to Zhongzhai. Mr. Zhong said that Xun Sansheng was indeed recommended to the academy by him. In fact, he was his master-he recommended him to the academy just to get a share of money and food. Such matters are tacitly understood by the directors.
As for the whereabouts of Xun Sansheng, Master Zhong said that there has been a lot of chaos outside recently, and people in the village in the countryside are uneasy. He sent Master Xun to the countryside a few days ago.
As for the shoes issued by the academy, he was naturally not impressed. But the shoes should be worn by Master Xun himself - "His wife is dead and no one makes shoes for him. Can he not wear ready-made shoes?"
Here, Wu Xiang also got important information when he was examining the history title. It turned out that Wang Dong had a good background and was the young master of the "King of Gou" family.
It turns out that Wang Dong is the son of the labor leader Wang DaNiao that Liu Xiang was looking for. Because his family had a hereditary job of dredging and clearing ditches and had a "ditch map" in hand, he was nicknamed the "Ditch King".
Wang DaNiao disappeared without a trace shortly after Liu Xiang entered the city, and his son also disappeared from the world, leaving only his female family members and servants at home. The police department made numerous visits in and out of Guangzhou, but they still couldn't find a single hair.
Unexpectedly, this case would involve Wang DaNiao! When Li Zhenguo came back, the two of them discussed the situation and felt that Wang Dong was more suspicious. At this time, Li Zhenguo came up with a hypothesis: The deceased was Wang Daniao!
No matter in terms of age or body shape, the deceased was very similar to Wang Daniao.
Wu Xiang was not sure, because the information said that Shangwang Daniao was just a hereditary foreman under the government office, responsible for clearing ditches and digging silt. In the government service system, his rank was the lowest. He was just a foreman, but he still had to work hard. However, the deceased was in good shape, with underdeveloped muscles, no calluses on his limbs, and delicate, white skin... No matter how you look at it, he was a wealthy man who lived a comfortable life.
"You don't know anything about Captain Wu. As a foreman, his family is very rich." Gao Chongjiu listened to their conversation and interjected that the Wang family had ditch plans in hand and never cared about the specific construction. They all ask their disciples and grandchildren to dig ditches - although the successive heads of the Wang family have humble positions, their families have a lot of private wealth.
"...I think the deceased may indeed be Wang Daniao, and his body shape is really similar - and now there are shoes as evidence."
"If his family is rich, why do he wear such low-quality shoes?"
"It's not surprising," Gao Chongjiu said, "Wang DaNiao is usually very stingy, but he is willing to spend money on women and sons. Food and clothing are not expensive."
"Assuming that the deceased is indeed him, why did the murderer kill him, and why did he cut off his head and genitals?" Wu Xiang said, "The most valuable thing on him is the ditch map. The murderer just killed the person and grabbed it. . Why take the risk to do the following series of things?” (To be continued.)
