At the beginning of the day, Chi Ji, the prefect of Yidu, warmed his feet and got into bed. He was about to have a good sleep. Unexpectedly, someone came outside to report that Hua Canjun and Ling Sizhi were back and were waiting in the flower hall. Report to him the latest developments in the Lian Xiaoshuang case.
Prefect Chi was greatly shocked. Everyone said that Silang of the Hua family in Yangdu was a dandy. He had no knowledge and skills, and did not read poetry and books. He was only proficient in eating, drinking and playing. Who would have thought that these rumors were all nonsense. This Silang of the Hua family was not only better than The monkey is still smart, and he is actually a workaholic.
Naturally, he couldn't sleep anymore. Chi Taishou yawned and put on his coat and shoes, and hurried to the back office flower hall. After a closer look, not only Huajia Silang, but also Dali Temple Si Zhiling Ling Zhiyan, Lin Sui'an and Jin Ruo were there. Everyone's eyes are shining brightly, and their foreheads are full of energy, which is a sign of staying up all night.
Governor Chi felt extremely sad and envied Xia Changshi, who lived outside the government office and didn't have to be chased under the covers to work overtime.
After Hua Yitang first reported the investigation results at Lian Xiaoshuang's home, he briefly sorted out Jin Ruo's latest investigation results in the sewer.
"There were many broken bushes around the sewage channel, which were broken by heavy objects sliding over them. The indentations were consistent with the wooden boxes used to carry the bodies. Two wooden stakes were found at the outlet of the sewage channel. They were newly nailed and two pieces were tied to them. The hemp ropes are all broken. Judging from the fractures, they should have been torn off slowly."
Hua Yitang banged his fan, "Hua speculated that the murderer's process of dumping the body should be like this. Yesterday, during the ugly time, the night market had dispersed and there was no one on the street. The murderer used a horse-drawn carriage to transport the wooden box containing the body out of the West Market and dumped the body. Push the box into the bushes in the depression of the sewer beside the road, nail the wooden stakes, fix the wooden box with hemp rope first, and then push the wooden box to the outlet of the sewer, creating a simple timing device.”
"After that, the murderer left. The water from the water outlet continued to wash away the wooden box, and the hemp rope was gradually broken. The wooden box followed the water flow into Jinjiang River, and then into Huanhua Creek, and was finally discovered. Hua made a simple calculation, and the sewage The water flow in the canal is not very fast, and it will take at least six or seven hours to break the hemp rope by the impact of the water flow, and it will be after dawn no matter what."
Governor Chi was confused when he heard this, "Since the wooden box has been transported out at night, why do we need to set up a timer device? Wouldn't it be unknowing if the wooden box was thrown into the river at that time?"
Ling Zhiyan: "We guess that the murderer wanted more people to see the wooden box and the body, so he regularly dumped the body during the day."
Governor Chi was even more puzzled, "Why did the murderer do this?"
Hua Yitang smiled, "It would be better if we ask the murderer directly."
Governor Chi's surprise was no small matter, "Could it be that Hua joined the army and caught the murderer?!"
"We just caught two suspects." Ling Zhiyan said, "Here comes Wu Zhengli."
The person who brought the two suspects in was Wu Zhengqing, his face uglier than before. Wu Zhengli was the one who volunteered to take people to Wu's house to get them out of bed.
Wu Zhengli, the head of the Wu family in the south of the city, looks about five points like Wu Zhengqing. He is shorter, has a sallow complexion, is almost naked, and has scary big eyes. He stares at Chi Ji, "Prefect Chi, our Wu family and You are an old friend, so you asked my cousin to catch me in the middle of the night. Isn’t it very kind?"
Governor Chi was even more surprised when he saw Wu Zhengli, "Hua joins the army, Ling Sizhi, what on earth is going on?!"
Hua Yitang pointed his finger at the fan and said, "Say."
Mao poured out a long list like fried beans, "My name is Mao, and I belong to the Yaxing Sect. Today around Youshi, the sect leader said that Mrs. Lian from Jinxifang died. The case was quite big, and Sect Master Wu wanted someone to go there." Look, he sent me to keep an eye on him, but unexpectedly he was—" Mao glanced at Lin Sui'an and shuddered, "He was caught by this powerful little lady."
Hua Yitang: "Who is the leader of the Wu clan in your mouth?"
Mao pointed to the side, "Wu Canjun's cousin, Wu Zhengli."
Wu Zhengli's eyelids jumped wildly and he glared at Mao fiercely. Mao's face turned pale and he shrank into a ball.
Hua Yitang: "Wu Zhengli, what is your relationship with Lian Xiaoshuang?"
Wu Zhengli frowned, "It doesn't matter!"
Hua Yitang: "Mao, tell me!"
Mao's whole body was shaking. He looked up and looked at this and that, and he happened to see Lin Sui'an. Lin Sui'an gritted his teeth in joy, and Mao's face turned even whiter. "That Lian Xiaoshuang is a prostitute, Master Wu." He is her benefactor!”
Wu Zhengli was furious and kicked him, "That's nonsense!"
"Cousin! No!" Wu Zhengqing hurriedly grabbed Wu Zhengli. Even so, Mao was kicked twice and his face was bruised.
"Master Wu, please be patient," Chi Taishou hurriedly advised, "Mao, do you have any evidence for what you said?"
Mao covered half of his face with a sad expression, "This is a disgraceful thing. Wu Zhengli always did it behind his back. In the past six months, even when he sent a car to pick up people from Xiaoshuang's house several times, it was all our brothers from the Yaxingmen." , every time I pick someone up at night and take them to Zhuangzi in the suburbs, and then send them back after a day and night. If it’s not a prostitute, what else can it be..."
"Fuck you!" Wu Zhengli was furious, "Wu's wife is in poor health. Zhuangzi has been living in the suburbs to take care of her health. My wife has no hobbies. The only thing she likes is embroidery, especially embroidering begonias, so every once in a while In the future, I will ask Madam Lian to go to Zhuangzi to stay with my wife for some time, and by the way, I will ask for advice on embroidery skills."
As he said that, Wu Zhengli clasped his fists and said, "If you don't believe me, you can ask Wu's wife to ask questions!"
Ling Zhiyan: "Since we are inviting Madam Lian as a guest, why don't we use the Wu family's carriage instead of sending her off at Yaxingmen? And why do we pick her up at night?"
"Ms. Lian requested to pick people up at night. I don't know why. Maybe she was afraid that people would gossip." Wu Zhengli's eyes were red with anger. "You can't frame Mrs. Lian and I just because I didn't use Wu's carriage. Are you having an affair?! Wu Zhengqing, are you a dead person? Say something for me quickly!"
Wu Zhengqing had a stern face, "Cousin, what you did in this matter is indeed unreasonable, and it will inevitably arouse suspicion. Not to mention Ling Sizhi, even me -" Wu Zhengqing did not say the next words, but the implication was that Wu Zhengqing himself thought that Wu Zhengli and Lian Xiaoshuang were somehow involved, and became suspicious of him.
Is this the reason why Wu Zhengqing looked weird after seeing Lian Xiaoshuang's body? Lin Sui'an thought, it seemed reasonable, but he felt it was a bit far-fetched.
"What's wrong with me, the Wu family, giving Yaxingmen so much money every year to ask them to do something for me? Who is in the way?! Wu Zhengqing, thank you for joining the army as a sergeant, but you are actually responsible for the innocence of your own brothers. Even if you can’t prove it, you’d better stop being an official! It’s embarrassing!”
Wu Zhengqing's face turned livid, "Wu Zhengli, this is the government office, don't talk nonsense!"
"Don't argue, don't argue. It's all a misunderstanding. Don't hurt the feelings of your brothers." Chi Taishou hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Hua joins the army, Ling Sizhi, do you have anything else to ask?"
Hua Yitang tapped his chin with his fan, "Where was Master Wu between Youshi and Chou yesterday?"
Wu Zhengli: "What does Hua joining the army mean? Do you suspect that I killed Lady Lian?!"
Wu Zhengqing: "Hua Canjun is asking questions, please answer quickly!"
Wu Zhengli glared at Wu Zhengqing fiercely, "Okay, Wu Zhengqing, remember it for me!" he spat, "Hua Canjun, listen carefully, last night a few friends and I had dinner at Fang Shiyi's house in Hongxiangfang. I drank wine until dawn, all the singers from Fang Shiyi’s family can testify, you can go check it out!”
Ling Zhiyan looked at Wu Zhengqing, "Where are you, Wu Canjun?"
As soon as these words came out, Governor Chi was so shocked that he could hold two eggs in his mouth, "Ling Sizhi, Wu Zhengqing is a soldier of my Yidu government office and has joined the army. Are you asking -"
The second half of the sentence was interrupted by Wu Zhengqing. Although he looked unhappy, he was not angry. He just said in a low voice, "Wu was sorting files in the Document Hall last night. There are scribes in the Document Hall who can testify."
Ling Zhiyan nodded, "Thank you Wu Canjun for your cooperation. However, the deceased in this case is related to the Wu family. In order to avoid suspicion, Wu Canjun will not participate in the case in the future."
Taishou Chi: "Yes, yes, Ling Si has always been thoughtful. Brother Wu, this is also to protect you."
Wu Zhengqing sighed, "I understand."
"I always think the Wu brothers are weird," Jin Ruo said, "but I can't pinpoint what is weird about them."
"Ling also feels the same way." Ling Zhiyan said.
Lin Sui'an yawned and glanced at the sky. It was already past Chouzheng, and all the night owls were asleep. These guys were standing at the door of the government office, still interested in discussing the case, and not too tired.
Hua Yitang's eyes were empty, and the fan in his hand was shaking every now and then, and the echo of "bata bata" echoed in the empty street.
"Hua Yitang, where is the car?" Lin Sui'an asked.
Hua Yitang finally came back to his senses, looked around and said "Hey".
In Lin Sui'an's impression, the all-powerful housekeeper Mu Xia is a bug-like existence. He can accurately locate Hua Yitang's whereabouts no matter where and when, and drive him to pick them up at the right time. But today, the station The cold wind blew for a long time at the entrance of the government office, but I didn't even see the shadow of Hua's carriage.
It's really strange.
"It doesn't matter, it's not far anyway, just walk back." Ling Zhiyan set off first.
Jin Ruo followed for a few steps and stopped, "No, that Wu Zhengqing is a military officer and a judicial officer. It turned out that the government officials and bad guys were all his subordinates, and they must have listened to him. Wu Zhengli's alibi is true. I can't believe it if it's just a word from him. Master, I'll go to Hongxiangfang."
Before Lin Sui'an could stop him, Jin Ruo had already disappeared.
Lin Sui'an Black Line: It doesn't have to be so rolled...
Ling Zhiyan also stopped, "Ling still feels that the case of the Peach Blossom Murderer is suspicious, I will go back to the case report hall——"
Lin Sui'an broke out in a cold sweat: Ling Da's handsome guy really lived up to his reputation. She had heard about it when she was in the Eastern Capital. Ling Zhiyan, who had risen from the sixth rank of Dali Temple to the top of the list, had stayed in the record hall for four days and nights without sleeping a wink, and had to endure five days of exhaustion. As a scribe, he became famous in one battle and was called the "King of Papers" among the officials in the imperial city. The "volume" of "dossier".
Unexpectedly, before Ling Zhiyan's feet could step out, Hua Yitang turned around and leaned forward like a weak willow against the wind. Ling Zhiyan's reflexive support made Hua Yitang close her fan and prop her head up, making a pretentious pose. The style, "Hey, Hua is a delicate and expensive dandy, but he can't bear to be so tired. He has been busy all day and didn't even drink serious tea. Now he has pain in his feet, legs, butt, headache, waist and back. "Sour, Mukuro, please do well and help me go back to rest."
Ling Zhiyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "With Madam Lin here, I don't have to, right?"
Lin Sui'an was very dissatisfied, "Hua Yitang is so tall and powerful, how can Ling Si have the heart to let me, a delicate little lady, take care of him?"
Ling Zhiyan: "..."
Hua Yitang hooked Ling Zhiyan's shoulder, "Liu Lang, as a human being, the most important thing is to have relaxation and relaxation, but you can't keep it tight all the time. What if one day it snaps and snaps, wouldn't it be bad?"
Ling Zhiyan really couldn't defeat the two of them, so she had no choice but to obey. Of course, although I gave up working overtime in the case hall, the discussion of the case must not stop. People walked all the way to sort out and analyze.
Ling Zhiyan: "The murderer is very familiar with Lian Xiaoshuang's residence and the surrounding terrain. We cannot rule out the possibility that an acquaintance committed the crime."
Hua Yitang: "If the Peach Blossom Murderer is really dead, then the current Peach Blossom Murderer is probably a fake imitator."
Lin Sui'an yawned again and again, "There are only a few reasons why imitators commit crimes. They are either to hide the real motive of committing crimes, or they are simply perverted and want to be famous, or they are extremely confident and want to challenge the authority of the government, or... okay Sleepy……"
Ling Zhiyan: "Ling thinks this case should start with Lian Xiaoshuang's interpersonal relationships and investigate the people around her to see if there is a possibility of vendetta or love killing."
Hua Yitang: "There is also the murder weapon and Taohua brand - Hua has a hunch that the murder weapon in this case is the key to solving the case. As for Taohua brand, accessing official files is one thing, and on the other hand-"
Lin Sui'an: "The Taohua brand thing always feels weird. Jin Ruo and I will visit the Yidu Jingmen branch tomorrow. Maybe we can sift out different clues from the sources of Jingmen. There are also Wu Zhengli and Wu Zhengqing, although they said it with certainty, they still--eh?"
Lin Sui'an and Hua Yitang stopped at the same time and turned back.
Ling Zhiyan suddenly stopped walking and stopped talking. She stood upright in the thick night and stared at the two of them. The wind picked up his clothes and fluttered gently.
Hua Yitang shook his fan and said, "Ling Liulang, why are you in a daze?"
Lin Sui'an wondered, "Could it be that he was too tired and fell asleep with his eyes open?"
Ling Zhiyan's eyes moved, and suddenly, she smiled slightly, as if the summer wind blew over the starry lake, and the silver ripples rippled around, like a dream.
Hua Yitang was shocked, "It's over, it's over, Ling Liulang must have been fascinated by the vixen while walking at night!"
Lin Sui'an was dazzled by Yitang's colorful clothes, "With you here, which vixen dares to make a mistake?"
Ling Zhiyan smiled and shook her head, "Ling just feels happy. It's been a long time since Ling discussed the case with someone so freely."
Hua Yitang and Lin Sui'an breathed a sigh of relief.
Hua Yitang strolled over again and put his arm around Ling Zhiyan's shoulder, "Don't worry, Liulang, there will be more opportunities like this in the future."
Ling Zhiyan was confused: "Why did Silang say this?"
Lin Sui'an sighed, "Because this guy's luck is very, very good!"
Hua Yitang gritted his teeth, "Wherever you go, someone will die."
Ling Zhiyan burst into laughter.
They chatted one after another, and unknowingly returned to the Hua family's 99th house. They called the door for a long time, but no one came to answer. When they pushed the door in, there was no one guarding the door. As they walked in, a huge Not a single servant was seen in Huazhai. Only the sound of piano could be faintly heard from the direction of Mochou Lake, as if some kind of banquet was being held.
People were very surprised. They quickened their pace, turned around the Guanshan Garden, and passed through the nine-curved corridor. The autumn pavilion by the lake was brightly lit, as bright as day, and the layers of curtains danced wildly with the lake breeze. It was Yaoye. As he walked forward, he still didn't see any servants. The messy sound of the piano became louder. It was more like smashing the piano than playing the piano.
Hua Yitang's expression gradually became serious, and he signaled Ling and Lin to stop outside the Qiuyi Pavilion and not move forward.
Lin Sui'an was wondering when suddenly, he saw a shadow rushing out of the curtain with lightning speed and suddenly pounced on him. Lin Sui'an turned pale with fright. Qian Jing was about to unsheath, but Hua Yitang's He was faster than her, held her elbow in her arms, and turned it to the side like a top. He shouted, "Ling Liulang, be careful, get out of the way - ah!"
Hua Yitang shouted that it was too late. Ling Zhiyan froze on the spot as she drew the sword out of its sheath. She had no time to draw out the horizontal sword at her waist. Her eyes bulged and she stared straight ahead.
There was an extra person on Ling Zhiyan's body, with a rouge-colored shawl hanging on his head, as if a big sloth was holding his hands and feet on him. The lake wind blew, and the shawl fell into the lake like a thin ray of morning light. , revealing a face with drunken eyes and a bewildered, alluring face.
She is Hua Yitang’s sister, Hua Yimeng.
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Lin Sui'an woke up instantly: Oh ho ho, here comes the melon! :,,
