Xu Taiping suppressed his murderous intention.
He patiently chatted with Wang Gang.
When Wang Gang relaxed his vigilance, he suddenly asked: "Why do you want Wang Mingqiang to be the head catcher?"
Wang Gang smiled bitterly and said: "There is no way. He is not a business man, and he doesn't like studying, and he is not willing to be a soldier. After much thought, the only way out is to be a head catcher. At least he is close to home and can take care of him to some extent. To the family business..."
Having said this, he quickly apologized: "I really don't know that Mr. Xu, you also want to catch the head. Otherwise, I would not be able to -"
Xu Taiping waved his hand.
Interrupt Wang Gang.
"When did your son join the Tao?"
"half year ago."
"Huh? Are you worshiping Qingjing Mountain?"
"Yes, an inner disciple of Qingjing Mountain."
"What kind of fate?"
"It's a coincidence that when I went to Annan Prefecture to transport food, I was entrusted by someone to go to Qingjing Mountain to get some things. I walked with my dog and was taken in by the disciple of Qingjing Mountain as my apprentice. I was given a jade slip as a gift. It was Xu. The one you used."
When Wang Gang said this, he said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you can be considered a disciple of Qingjing Mountain."
Xu Taiping continued to ask: "Sending Wang Mingqiang to be the head catcher, do you really mean it from the bottom of your heart?"
"right."
"Without anyone's advice?"
"No."
"Are you sure? You've never heard anyone say that before?"
Wang Gang hesitated a little at this time: "This..."
Xu Taiping shouted softly: "Say."
Wang Gang hurriedly said: "Really speaking, the idea came to me because of the shopkeeper."
"What exactly happened?"
"More than half a month ago, there was some trouble in the store. I asked the catcher from the fast-track team to come forward. He spent a lot of money. He said it would be better if Ming Qiang was the head catcher."
Xu Taiping narrowed his eyes.
There is such a thing.
Even a few gangsters came to extort money and stayed at the door of Jufu, refusing to leave, but they didn't fight or do anything illegal, so they just stayed there.
Later, the owner of Jufu found the police team and spent five taels of silver to ask Zhou Dafu and about ten other police officers to come out and drive away the gangsters.
At that time, he was already planning to arrest the leader through his connections with Xu Qing. He did not participate, but he knew about it.
Unexpectedly, this matter would lead to such a plot.
So.
Did the old shopkeeper's words really come from his heart?
Or is it just to enlighten Wang Gang?
Just like...the old monkey who instructs Sun Wukong to enter the Dragon Palace, go to the underworld, go to heaven, and travel across the ocean to study and become a disciple.
No evidence.
But it's too much of a coincidence.
It's hard not to arouse suspicion.
but.
Xu Taiping didn't ask again.
Asking too many questions can easily arouse suspicion.
Xu Taiping nodded slightly and changed the subject: "It's all in the past. Let's not talk about it anymore. Boss Wang, I have a personal matter to ask you."
Wang Gang quickly said: "Master Xu ordered."
"I have no place to live now and am planning to rent a house. Do you know where there is a nice small yard for rent? It doesn't have to be too big, just clean and tidy."
"You have asked the right person about this. Yes, there is. There is such a small courtyard in the west of the city. It is six feet long and four feet wide. It has seven or eight rooms. It has a gatehouse and a warehouse, and a front and rear yard. It is very elegant and very clean. .”
"rent?"
"Yes, it's for rent. The rent is not high. It only costs twenty taels of silver a year. It has everything. You can move in with a set of bedding."
"Who is the landlord?"
"A friend of mine."
Xu Taiping laughed when he heard this.
friend?
There is no such thing as a coincidence.
Needless to say, it must be Wang Gang's own property.
So, I nodded tacitly.
He took out twenty taels of silver and put it in front of Wang Gang: "This is one year's rent. Please give it to your friend and write a receipt."
"Hey, Mr. Xu, I'm not in a hurry for money..."
"I'm in a hurry, I want to move in tonight."
"Okay, I'll have someone clean it up, and then ask Master Xu to identify the door."
"Thank you."
"It should be."
Wang Gang finished speaking.
Picking up the silver, he turned around and said goodbye.
When Wu Liuyi and others saw Wang Gang leaving, they rushed out: "Master Xu, Old Man Wang..."
Xu Taiping interrupted Wu Liuyi: "Have you bought the enlightenment book I asked you to buy?"
"I bought it, Mr. Xu."
"How many people are willing to learn literacy together?"
"Seven or eight, maybe."
"Okay, I will be your literacy teacher for once, so that you don't even know how to write your name."
The magistrate's study.
Zhou Yucheng stretched out his hands to admire a landscape painting carefully.
a long time.
He asked casually: "What did Xu Taiping do?"
Xu Qing quickly replied: "My boss, Xu Taiping has been basking in the sun since he came back from the east of the city. He seems to be very frightened. He should be using the sun to calm down."
"anything else?"
"I met Wang Gang, accepted the land deed sent by Wang Gang, and spent twenty taels of silver to rent Wang Gang's small courtyard in the west of the city. After Wang Gang left, he led a few police officers to read and learn."
Zhou Yucheng sneered: "He caught the head instead of solving the case, so he started doing academic work."
Xu Qing whispered: "Xu Taiping once promised Wu Liuyi to teach Wu Liuyi martial arts skills."
Zhou Yucheng sneered: "You start teaching from literacy, and you can't teach it until the year of the monkey. Do you really think that anyone can practice martial arts?"
"Indeed, it is too difficult to teach martial arts skills through words without jade slips. One "Xuanmen Zhoutian Gong" has tens of thousands of words, mixed with a large number of meridians, acupuncture points and Taoist metaphysics exclusive vocabulary. It is a well-read poetry book Scholars like this also have to study for many years before they can understand it, and then they have to explore step by step to practice, which shows how difficult it is to practice."
"Don't worry about him," Zhou Yucheng snorted softly: "It almost ruined my good deeds. Fortunately, it's almost here. There are still fourteen days."
Xu Qing glanced secretly.
I saw excitement on the host's face.
The excitement was mixed with a little nervousness.
I couldn't help but get nervous.
I have been following my boss for five or six years, and I know that my boss has been making plans, but I don’t know what the plan is, and I have never heard a word from my boss.
In fact, it wasn't until these two days that we discovered the clues and discovered that our boss was going to do something big.
But.
As a master who advises his employer.
But he didn't know his boss's plan.
This feels bad.
It's that feeling of losing control of a situation.
Therefore, I couldn’t help but ask: “My boss, what are you planning?”
Zhou Yucheng quickly calmed down his expression: "You are a smart person, just do your duty, and you will know when it is done."
Xu Qing was solemn and nodded hastily: "I understand."
Zhou Yucheng directly changed the topic: "Assign another task to Xu Taiping. Don't leave him idle. It's still the original plan. Help him solve the case and make him famous."
"Yes, boss."
Catching squad.
Xu Taiping led the police officers and saluted respectfully: "I have met Master."
Xu Qing nodded slightly.
Putting a file in front of Xu Qing: "This is also an old case. Take a look at it. It's best if you can solve it. If you can't solve it, just seal it. If the case is not solved, the victim's family will be dead."
Xu Taiping looked solemn: "My subordinates will work hard to solve the case."
Xu Qing nodded, turned around and left.
Xu Taiping quickly followed and presented the land deed sent by Wang Gang.
Xu Qing accepted it and left without saying a word.
Xu Taiping narrowed his eyes, watched Xu Qing return to the county office, and then opened the file.
It's really an old case.
case two years ago.
Before time travel, the case two years ago was really not that old, it was more or less the case over ten years ago.
But in this feudal era, the case two months ago was an old case, and the chance of being solved was very low.
Two years?
As Xu Qing said, two years later, the victims’ family members may no longer be here.
These days, the slightest headache or fever is gone.
The situation of the family members of the victims in this case is much worse than having headaches and fever.
This case is
Dossier records.
Nature of the case: homicide.
Time of the incident: August 15th, the 25th year of Xuanning, the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Location of the crime: Defendant Wang Laogen’s home in Jiqingfang, south of the city.
Victim: Wang Laogen’s wife, Mrs. Wang.
Case history: Wang Laogen reported the case overnight, saying that his son Wang Shuisheng hacked his mother Wang to death with a kitchen knife in the kitchen and then escaped.
The police were waiting to arrest Wang Shuisheng, but Wang Shuisheng claimed that he did not go home at all on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Instead, he drank with a group of colleagues at Qunfang House. Dozens of people, including Qunfang House clerks, maids, flower girls, and guests, testified.
After repeated review, Wang Shuisheng indeed had no motive and time to commit the crime.
There are records in the file again.
Wang Shuisheng had a conflict with his father, Wang Laogen, over family property in his early years. He has not had any contact with him for more than ten years, and even severed the relationship between father and son in the presence of the government.
Therefore, some people suspect that the murderer is Wang Laogen himself.
It is suspected that Wang Laogen killed his wife and framed his son to vent his anger.
But that's just suspicion, no evidence.
He was tortured, but Wang Laogen refused to admit it to his death.
then.
The case can only be shelved.
However, Wang Laogen was old and was tortured, which left him with serious illnesses. His health deteriorated rapidly. After two years of hard work, he only had a few days left to live.
