The intruder was none other than Xu Zhen.
After Meng Qingxi and his son left, he cautiously entered the house.
But the room was filled with cigarette smoke, and there was a statue of Xuan Dao on the altar table in the center, various offerings, and a collapsed futon on the floor.
It can be seen from this that Meng Qingxi should have been burning incense and bowing before him.
Xu Zhen observed carefully inside the house and explored all the rooms.
Because Meng Zhixiao's face was disfigured, he had not married for three years, and his mother had already died of illness, so only the father and son lived in the whole house.
Xu Zhen first checked the rooms where Meng Zhixiao lived one by one, and then entered Meng Qingxi's room.
To his surprise, there was an elegant study room inside Meng Qingxi's bedroom. The bookshelves were filled with books and the walls were covered with calligraphy and paintings.
Unexpectedly, Meng Qingxi was in the transportation business, but he was also a man of culture. The four treasures of the study were all available in the study, and there were many written poems and essays on the table. It was obvious that he often practiced calligraphy here.
Most of the ancient books on the bookshelf are ancient books, and they look very old.
Xu Zhen also took out a few books and looked through them, and found that in addition to the ancient books on Xuan Dao, there were also many folk legends, as well as books on alchemy, cultivating students, and flying immortals.
It seems that this Meng Qingxi is not only interested in calligraphy and painting, but also has a lot of research on these techniques of immortality and enlightenment.
Since the founding of the Daxuan Dynasty, Xuandao has been designated as the state religion, and even the name "Daxuan" comes from this.
For more than a hundred years since then, Xuan Dao has continued to flourish, especially during the period of National Master Qiu Dingtian forty years ago.
Although it is not as popular as before, it is still popular among the people.
Therefore, Meng Qingxi believed in Xuan Dao, believed in some legends about gods and ghosts, and the art of making alchemy and ascending was obviously normal.
However, it was through these seemingly normal things that Xu Zhen felt something different...
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At the same time, the old residence of Meng Qinghui, the richest man at that time, was already overcrowded.
Those who had attended the wedding banquet were seated according to the pre-marked positions, while those who had not attended the wedding banquet stood around the courtyard, waiting to watch how Xu Zhen investigated the case and revealed the answer to the mystery.
However, they waited for a long time, not to mention waiting for the answer, but even Xu Zhen himself didn't wait.
Only Li Youcai, the guarantor, stood up and asked everyone to recall carefully. Can they still recall that anyone noticed anything special three years ago?
But in such a chaotic scene, who can calmly recall it carefully?
So everyone started complaining, making the scene even more chaotic. Some people even wanted to leave this ghost place quickly on the grounds that their children were unattended.
As a result, at this moment, a series of explosions suddenly came from the trees deep in the compound!
Bang bang bang...
The sudden explosion shocked everyone. Some of the timid ones even fell to the ground in fright, while others turned around and ran away...
But when they discovered that the crackling sound was just from a firecracker hanging on the treetop, they stopped in surprise.
However, almost everyone's face was already pale.
Soon, the firecrackers went off and Xu Zhen appeared from behind the tree.
Apparently, he was the one who set off the whip.
"Is it you? Master Catcher..." One of them, Li Zheng, climbed up while holding on to the table, trembling and complaining to Xu Zhen, "What are you going to do? Scared...scared us to death!"
"It's okay, it's okay," Xu Zhen said to everyone in a nonchalant manner, "The yin energy here is too strong. Light the whip to strengthen your courage!"
"..."
Everyone was cursing in their hearts. This was not emboldening, it was just deliberately trying to scare people.
However, Xu Zhen's next words shocked everyone.
"Fellow folks," Xu Zhen said in front of everyone, "listen to me. It has been found out that the murderer of the poison three years ago was none other than Meng Shaojun from your village!!!"
ah?
What……
As soon as this statement came out, the whole courtyard was in an uproar.
"This..." one of them asked tremblingly, "Why, sir? How...how could it be Meng Shaojun? She is already dead!"
"Now that the murderer has been found," Xu Zhen ignored Li Zheng's question and continued to say to everyone, "then I announce that Yaochang Village will be unblocked immediately. You can go do whatever you like!"
"..."
Everyone was speechless again. They were all confused by Xu Zhen's crazy way of dealing with it. Some began to complain and complain, while others simply vomited sweet things...
But no matter what, Xu Zhen was the county government's chief arrester. No one dared to mess around, so they could only disband on the spot with the crowd.
However, after the show ended, the three Li Zheng and the Baozheng Li Youcai were still surrounding Xu Zhen, wanting to ask Xu Zhen why he said that the culprit of the poisoning three years ago was Meng Shaojun?
Seeing that there was no one else in the yard, Xu Zhen glared at them fiercely: "Why, if it's not Meng Shaojun, which one of you is it?"
"Ah? This..." For a moment, several people seemed to understand what Xu Zhen meant, but they seemed to not understand it at all.
"Okay," Xu Zhen said immediately, not wanting to talk nonsense to them, "Meng Shaojun was the culprit of the poisoning back then! She hated Meng Qinghui for blocking her way of making money, so she secretly poisoned her. In order to get rid of suspicion, she did not hesitate to use her own Honey, do you understand?"
"Ah? This..." Several people frowned again, but this time they completely understood what Xu Zhen meant.
There is no doubt that Xu Zhen found a dead man like Meng Shaojun as a scapegoat. Since the real murderer could not be found, Xu Zhen could only deal with the crime by placing the blame on a dead man.
But...if this happens, what will happen to Meng Shaojun's property?
"No one should think about Meng Shaojun's property," Xu Zhen seemed to be able to see through their minds and said immediately, "In two days, the county government will send people to take them all away. The list has been made. If there is one thing missing by then, I will take them away. A few of them went to the county government to appear in court."
"This..." Several people looked at each other, obviously still not wanting to accept this fact.
"What? Not satisfied?" Xu Zhen said coldly, "Or, I won't let Meng Shaojun be regarded as the real murderer. Let's see what will happen to your village next? And you, the guarantor, huh..."
Xu Zhen glared at Li Youcai fiercely and didn't even bother to teach him a lesson.
His meaning is obvious. If Meng Shaojun cannot be used as a scapegoat, then Baozheng will be punished for concealing the report, and Yaochang Village will never have peace!
"Otherwise..." However, one of them, Li Zheng, still refused to give up and weakly suggested to Xu Zhen, "Let Li Qian..."
What he meant was that if Li Qian could be convicted, then there would be no need to confiscate Meng Shaojun's property, right?
"You are all pig brains!" Xu Zhen couldn't help scolding, "If I didn't take Meng Shaojun's property back, how could the county magistrate believe that Meng Shaojun was the murderer?
"I told you before, why did the magistrate send me to investigate an old case three years ago for no reason? And only two of us were sent, including an inexperienced female scribe? You guys do it? Use your brain, okay?"
oh……
Only then did a few people suddenly realize that all this love was the county magistrate’s clever plan!
People have long been interested in Meng Shaojun's property, but they would be embarrassed if they took it by force, so they thought of such a tactful method.
In other words, Xu Zhen's past three days were just a formality, and he was not here to solve the case at all.
After thinking about everything, a few people became indifferent. Three days ago, they had a bloody fight over this matter, but now that they think about it, it is simply a big joke...
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