"The deceased, Lu Shi, was male, seventy-three years old, and lived at No. 221, North Eighth Lane, Beiyuefang. Does this old man have any other relatives in his family?" A bad man in black clothes and black boots poked his head out of the courtyard. He asked, covering his mouth and nose with a cloth towel.
Xiaoyan raised her hands while sobbing, but was pulled down by a white-haired old woman next to her, who whispered, "The bad guys are asking about blood relatives. Xiaoyan, please don't make mistakes, or you will cause trouble." Leah."
Xiaoyan's expression was a little dazed, as if she hadn't reacted yet. The old lady patted her hand gently and sighed, "Sooner or later when we get old, one day will come. My child, please forgive me and accept the change."
Lin Sui'an stood a few steps behind Xiaoyan, observing the surroundings silently. Jin Ruo went to report it to the officials as soon as he found the body. The county government was located in Yihefang, Heban City. It took almost half an hour to go back and forth. The bad guy broke down the door and confirmed the identity of the body. The torment attracted many residents to watch - all of them were hobbling, haggard old people. When they learned that their neighbor was dead, they showed no signs of panic or excitement. They just watched calmly with an indifferent expression.
Jin Ruo whispered, "I took a rough look around, and more than 80% of Beiyuefang are old people living alone. They have either been poor all their lives and have no money to marry a wife, have no children, or their relatives are dead, or they are pregnant." People here are used to people who are seriously ill and rejected by their relatives. There are many elderly people and they are all poor. People die almost every day."
Lin Sui'an sighed secretly: The world is difficult and people are like grass...
"Does anyone know? Does this old man have any relatives?" the bad guy shouted again.
"Shi Laosan has a distant nephew who lives in Nanyuefang." Someone in the crowd shouted.
Bad guy: "What's your name? What's your specific address?"
"It seems his name is Lu Jiu. I don't know where he lives specifically."
The delinquent turned around and shouted something, and a young delinquent ran out. Xiaoyan's face was frighteningly white, and the bad guy had a putrid smell that was disgusting. It was obvious that the condition of the body was not good.
The bad guy pointed at Xiaoyan, Lin Sui'an and Jin Ruo, and said in a very unkind tone, "You, you, you, the three reporting officers, come here and tell me how you found the body?"
Lin Sui'an: "Wandering by."
Jin Ruo: "I saw people crying."
Lin Sui'an: "Just take a look."
Jin Ruo: "I happened to see it."
Bad person: "..."
The bad guy's face was not very good-looking, and his eyes turned around Lin Sui'an and Jin Ruo. Although the clothes of these two people looked simple, if you look closely, you can see that they are made of fine materials and the workmanship and tailoring are better. It's very delicate, and these two people have awe-inspiring eyes and extraordinary temperament. I'm afraid they are not ordinary people. The bad guy has been in the officialdom for so long, so he still has some discernment. After thinking for a moment, he skipped the two of them and started to ask Xiaoyan, "What about you? What is your relationship with the deceased?"
Xiaoyan wiped away her tears and took a breath: "Grandpa Shi and I are friends."
"friend?"
Xiaoyan nodded: "Grandpa Shi is a craftsman. I wanted to learn his craft from him, and we became friends later."
The bad guy frowned, "When was the last time you saw him?"
"Almost seven or eight days ago," Xiaoyan thought for a while and said, "it was the fifth day of October, and I bought Hu biscuits. Grandpa Shi likes to eat Hu biscuits the most..." At this point, her eyes turned red, and she shed tears again. Come.
The old people in the crowd said one after another:
"Yes, Xiaoyan often comes to see Lao Shi, and she always brings Hu biscuits with her when she comes."
"I also ate the biscuits that day. They were so delicious."
"I remember it was Lao Shi who sent Xiaoyan out that day."
What else did the bad guy want to ask? Then he saw a fat man in his fifties walking in with a big wooden box on his back. His eyes were blurred and he was smelling of alcohol. As he walked, he asked, "Where is the body?"
The bad guy's face turned dark, and he pushed the fat man in hastily, "Inside, inside, inside! It's not dark yet, Lao Li, why are you so drunk?"
"Hey, the test is accurate only after you drink." This "Old Li" was obviously a fraud. He staggered into the yard, and there was a lot of yelling and cursing in the yard. It must be that the smell of alcohol mixed with the smell of corpses made the smell worse. Nausea.
Jin Ruo's head was full of black lines: "Can this work be done?"
Lin Sui'an: "..."
It doesn't feel right.
Sure enough, after only half a cup of tea, there was a quarrel in the yard.
"Lao Li, have you checked clearly?"
"No, no nonsense, I can really see it with my eyes! He fell to death!"
"How can you tell that he fell to death?"
"At such an old age, his legs and feet must be weak. He didn't step firmly when he went up the stairs. He fell and died!"
"Where the hell are there stairs?!"
"Eh? No? I tripped over the stairs when I came here just now."
"You're too drunk to stand still!"
"Ah? Then I'll take a look."
Everyone outside the hospital: "..."
Jin Ruo: "Do we want to help?"
Lin Sui'an: "Can you do an autopsy?"
Jin Ruo shook his head like a rattle.
Suddenly, Xiaoyan sniffed hard, turned around and ran into the crowd. Her action was too sudden. When Lin Sui'an reacted, Jin Ruo cursed and chased her out. There was another scolding in the yard, and Li Wuzuo concluded the cause of death again, saying that he was drowned, so the body was swollen. The bad guy started scolding again, saying that this damn place didn't even have a water tank, how could it be possible? Drown.
Lin Sui'an heard the clues. The corpse was swollen and smelled bad. It was probably that the corpse had become a "giant figure". This is not good. The cause of death is probably more difficult to determine. Could it be that she wants to force her way in to look into the eyes of the deceased and activate the golden finger——
At this moment, the hairs on Lin Sui'an's back suddenly stood up, and he felt a chill reaching the back of his head, like thousands of needles piercing him. She turned back suddenly and glanced around quickly, settling on the crooked neck steamed bun willow at the corner of the street.
There was a man standing under the tree, wearing a black shirt with the front tucked into his belt, revealing half-short trousers and pale ankles. There was no wind, and the branches and leaves silently covered his head, covering his face and upper body. At this time, It was almost dusk, and the diffraction of the sunlight painted the leaves a shocking bright red. At a glance, it seemed as if there was a fountain of blood planted above the person's head.
Qian Jing let out a low cry, as if she was echoing something from afar. Lin Sui'an's heart started beating wildly. She felt that it was the breath of death, which was exactly the same as the bloodthirsty feeling in her body.
"What are you looking at?" Jin Ruo's voice rang in his ears. Lin Sui'an was startled and turned his head sharply. Jin Ruo was so frightened by her gaze that he took half a step back and made a defensive gesture.
Lin Sui'an breathed out, and in the blink of an eye, the person under the tree disappeared, as if the scene just now was just an illusion.
"What, what's wrong?" Jin Ruo asked cautiously.
Lin Sui'an shook his head and then saw that Xiaoyan had also come back, dragging a middle-aged man with him. The man was also carrying a wooden box, wearing a futou and a coarse cloth gown. He was panting and sweating profusely from running. "Xiaoyan, what are you doing? I have to go to Beisan Alley for medical treatment-" He was stunned when he saw the crowd at Lu Shi's door, "What's going on?!"
Xiaoyan turned her head and knelt down towards the man, kowtowing repeatedly, "Doctor Ji, please, I can't let Grandpa Shi die inexplicably!"
Doctor Ji was shocked: "Shi Lao died? Impossible! When I came for follow-up last time, his cough and asthma were much better!"
The old people around him obviously knew Dr. Ji, and they all saluted. Just now, some people showed sad expressions, and some wiped away tears, as if they had been controlling their emotions. When they saw relatives they had not seen for a long time, they suddenly felt I couldn't hold it any longer.
Doctor Ji's eyes were red. He was about forty years old, with a square face and thick eyebrows. There was a look of compassion unique to doctors in his eyebrows.
Hearing the noise outside the hospital, the bad guys in the hospital ran out and were overjoyed when they saw Doctor Ji. "Doctor Ji, you came just in time. Lao Li is drunk again. Please come in and help us take a look. If there is no problem, hurry up." It’s better to bury the person in the ground.”
Doctor Ji sighed heavily and followed the bad guy into the hospital.
Jin Ruo lowered his voice and said, "He is a doctor who visits patients. Xiaoyan dragged him out of a patient's home."
Lin Sui'an nodded and observed Xiaoyan calmly.
Yan stood up, stretched his neck and looked into the courtyard, and kept wiping his tears with the back of his hand. However, more and more tears were wiped away, and his thin body began to tremble. He had obviously recovered from the huge shock and gradually felt the pain. Heartfelt sadness.
Lin Sui'an couldn't stand it anymore and looked away.
The bad guy who was sent out before came back with his distant nephew Lu Jiu. He stood far away, pinching his nose. It was not until the bad guy called him three times that he reluctantly came to the door, but he refused to take a step away. Go in.
Bad guy: "Your name is Lu Jiu?"
Lu Jiu: "Yes."
"Is Lu Shi your uncle?"
"An appearance that is thousands of miles away, there is no friendship."
"Now let me tell you the cause of Lu Shi's death."
"No need."
"Listen carefully!"
"...Yes, yes, you say."
The bad guy shook out a piece of paper and said, "The deceased, Lu Shi, was seventy-three years old. He was male. He died about eight days ago. The cause of death was... Doctor Ji, what was the cause of death?"
Dr. Ji wiped his hands and walked out with a solemn expression: "Shi Lao suffered from cough and asthma all year round. When the disease occurred, severe coughing caused epilepsy, gastroesophageal reflux, vomit blocked the throat, suffocation of breathing, and was unable to call for help, so he died. .”
Everyone sighed.
Jin Ruo: "It's so frustrating to die."
Lin Sui'an sighed.
Xiaoyan's legs went weak and she knelt down on the ground, burying her head in silence and crying silently.
Bad guy: "The body is inside, do you want to see it?"
Lu Jiu's face was full of disgust: "No need!"
"Okay, mark it here." The bad guy asked Lu Jiu to put his fingerprints on the piece of paper, fold it and put it in his arms, "Should you bury the body, or should we help you bury it?"
Lu Jiu: "Ah? I don't care!"
"You can just bury the mass graves if you don't care."
"Whatever."
The bad guy spread his hands and said, "A hundred cents for your hard work."
Lu Jiu was furious: "I have no money!"
"I have money." Xiaoyan struggled to get up, took out a small cloth bag from her arms, and took out a handful of money. She thought about it and then said, "I want to bury my grandpa properly-"
Bad guy: "Little girl, this little money is not enough to buy a coffin in the cemetery. I need at least a lot of money."
Xiaoyan clutched her pitiful handful of money and burst into tears.
"I have -" Jin Ruogang said two words before he was pulled aside by Lin Sui'an.
Lin Sui'an took out a gold leaf from his purse and said, "A good cemetery, a good coffin, and a monument."
Lu Jiu swooped over, grabbed the gold leaf, and bowed repeatedly, "Thank you so much for this great benevolent man. Don't worry, as my uncle's nephew, I will definitely manage my uncle's affairs in a smooth manner! I don't know this great benevolent man." What is the relationship between you and my uncle? If you don’t dislike it, why don’t you go home and have a bowl of tea——"
Lin Sui'an: "Get lost."
Lu Jiu: "Yes, yes, get out of here!"
Xiaoyan was extremely grateful and bowed deeply towards Lin Sui'an and Jin Ruo.
The corpse carried by the four bad guys came out. As expected by Lin Sui'an, the corpse was in a "giant-looking" state. Two straw mats could not cover the huge corpse. The arms hanging outside were so thick. Her clothes were almost torn, and the backs of her hands were covered with veins like spider webs. The onlookers all backed away and covered their mouths and noses with unbearable expressions. Xiaoyan wanted to step forward but did not dare. In an extremely nervous state, she only touched the straw mat. The straw mat slid open, revealing Lu Shi's swollen face - green skin, swollen face, lips turned out, and a pair of bulging eyeballs looking over.
Lin Sui'an's brain went numb, a white light flashed in front of his eyes, and the golden finger screen appeared again:
The small, flooded wooden box was padded with cotton cloth, and a pearl hairpin was placed in the center of the cotton cloth.
Jin Ruo volunteered to send Xiaoyan home, but it seemed abnormal to be too dedicated. Most of the time, the drunkard was not interested in drinking, but because the little girl looked so pretty, he went to show his courtesy.
Hua Yitang and the others had not yet left the courtyard. Lin Sui Anxian was extremely bored and slumped on the steps blowing the evening breeze. It was time to cook dinner. The smell of firewood filled the air. The air pollution in this era was no less than in modern times. , when it was time to eat, the thick smoke from the residential area covered the sky and the sun, which was very choking.
The gray sky made Lin Sui'an feel a little melancholy. Although her golden finger saw clues, it was of no use. First, Lu Shi died without evidence. Second, she was not a member of the government and did not have the authority to search Lu Shi's home. Naturally, she could not find the jewelry in Lu Shi's memory. Third, if she asked Hua Yitang for help... How is she going to explain the source of the clues...
As if he heard what she was thinking, the courtyard door opened with a bang, and Hua Yitang walked in with steps like the wind, her petal-like clothes fluttering with her steps, and then fluttering down beside her. Lin Sui'an was startled. After a moment, she realized that Hua Yitang was slumped on the steps in the same position as her, with half of her clothes floating on her legs. She sighed with great resentment, "What a ghost!"
Lin Sui'an calmly swept Hua Yitang's sleeves, "What did you find?"
Hua Yitang: "The Yuan family is a big family in Heyue City. The jewelry of the fifth lady of the Yuan family are all treasures, and their value is not much better than that set of pearl jewelry. The fifth lady of the Yuan family speaks and behaves upright, and there is nothing wrong with it. She shouldn't be secretly exchanging jewelry. people."
"Then what?" Lin Sui'an felt that Hua Yitang hadn't finished speaking.
"The fifth lady of the Yuan family said that she didn't know the old woman who was trying on jewelry with her at all. She just happened to meet her at the door of the store. Seeing that the old woman was quite kind, she felt good about her and chatted a few more words." Hua Yitang sat up. , said with wide eyes, "This is the weirdest place."
Lin Sui'an raised his eyebrows.
Hua Yitang took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Lin Sui'an. On the paper was a portrait of an old woman's face. The painting was exquisite, lifelike, and had a kind appearance.
"This is a portrait I drew based on the description of Wuniang of the Yuan family." Hua Yitang said.
Lin Sui'an was a little surprised: "Good at painting."
I didn't expect this dude to have some real ability.
Hua Yitang waved his fan proudly twice, then remembered the time when he was not proud. He cleared his throat and said, "Father Yuan recognized the person when he saw the portrait. She is Yuan Wuniang's aunt. She married away to Guangdu in her early years. After Yuan Wuniang was born, Not long after, Yuan's mother died of illness, Yuan's father renewed their marriage, and the two in-laws became farther and farther apart. There was no contact for many years, and Yuan Wuniang had never seen her aunt."
Lin Sui'an: "Tell me the key points."
"The point is -" Hua Yitang took a deep breath, his eyes were dark, "This aunt died two years ago!":,,
