Seeing Qin Shaoyou lost in thought, Zhu Xiucai was thoughtful.
He came to Qin Shaoyou's side, pushed away the people next to him, and asked in a low voice: "My lord, are you doubting Yan Liu's people? It's not an accident, but man-made... or even a demon at work?"
Qin Shaoyou said: "It's not to mention suspicious, I just feel that Yan Liu's death was a bit strange. His identity and the time of death were all too coincidental."
"It's indeed strange." Zhu Xiucai nodded in agreement.
After pondering for a moment, he said: "Then let's make a hypothesis and see if we can figure out some clues."
"What hypothesis?"
"Suppose Yan Liu's death was a murder rather than an accident. Then who would be the person who killed him? What was the motive for the murder?"
Qin Shaoyou followed the hypothesis put forward by Zhu Xiucai and conducted an analysis:
"Yan Liu is the clerk of the execution room of the government office. All criminal records in Luocheng are under the jurisdiction of the execution room. If it is not a personal grudge, it is because he has mastered some secrets and was silenced!"
"This is very likely." Zhu Xiucai nodded in approval.
Then he added: "If it is really silenced, then the silence at this point in time is either related to the Wujiapu case or the case in Mianyuan County. Both of them are related to the torture chamber!"
Qin Shaoyou also thinks so: "In these two cases, there is indeed collusion between officials and gangsters. Not only at the township and county level, there must be a protective umbrella in the city."
"If it is really related to these two cases, then the person who committed the murder is very well-informed. Master Xue only said that he was going to Fangting County to exterminate the remnants of the Black Lotus Sect, and did not mention Mianyuan County. Now he is suppressing demons. Among the people left behind in the department, there are only a few who know about the Mianyuan County and Wujiapu cases, and they are all close associates brought by Mr. Xue after he took office."
"Indeed, it is impossible for someone of low rank and ability to receive the news at this time."
Zhu Xiucai suddenly turned his head and glanced at Sun Xiaoqi and others not far away.
"Is it the news coming from Mianyuan County and Wujiabao, or are there problems with the people who came back with us?"
Qin Shaoyou glanced at Sun Xiaoqi and others and shook his head.
"The fact that Mr. Xue can send them to escort the children with us shows that they are trustworthy people. Therefore, it is unlikely that there is a problem on our side. It is most likely that Mianyuan County and Wujiabao leaked the news. Especially Mianyuan County In Yuan County, although the city gates are guarded and no one is allowed in, there is still a chance to get the message out."
Zhu Xiucai thought for a moment and nodded in approval.
Sun Xiaoqi and others in the distance noticed the gazes of Zhu Xiucai and Qin Shaoyou, and came over to ask them if they needed help.
Qin Shaoyou followed his words and asked, "Did Yan Liu come alone today?"
Sun Xiaoqi actually checked and immediately replied: "No, he came with a few friends."
"What did those friends say?"
"They said that Yan Liu has been very happy these past two days. He didn't know what happened to him. He took the initiative to find them after the office today, invited them to come over to relax, and even paid for them."
"It was Yan Liu who invited them here, not them who brought Yan Liu here?"
"yes."
Qin Shaoyou nodded: "Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work. Go ahead and ask people who know Yan Liu here to see if you can find out why he is happy recently."
Sun Xiaoqi and Qin Shaoyou are at the same level, so Qin Shaoyou is very polite.
"Master Qin, you're welcome." Sun Xiaoqi cupped his hands and continued to ask for a confession.
When they walked away, Zhu Xiucai said: "Sir, shall we continue?"
Qin Shaoyou nodded and said: "Yan Liu has been very happy these past two days. It seems that someone really got wind of the news, took advantage of it to stabilize him, and then committed murder to silence him!"
Zhu Xiucai agreed with this judgment and said: "But how did the person who killed him disguise his death as Ma Feng? He did not find any other wounds on Yan Liu's body, nor did he find that he had ever What medications have you taken?”
Qin Shaoyou had a guess: "What if they didn't want to disguise Yan Liu's death as Ma Feng, but just wanted to disguise it as an accident? As far as I know, Ma Feng, also known as Da Jie Shen, was under extreme excitement and stimulation. , caused by a sudden attack of the heart and brain. It is difficult for humans to do this, but ghosts can!"
"I didn't expect you, sir, to know much about Ma Feng?"
Zhu Xiucai was astonished, thinking to himself, what does a boy-body person do if he understands this? Is it another precautionary measure?
Then he said: "Are you suspecting that someone took advantage of Yan Liu and Wu Ji to do business and made him enter a state of extreme excitement and stimulation, causing his heart and brain to be overwhelmed, causing his blood vessels to burst and then die of pleasure?"
When Zhu Xiucai said this, he couldn't help but shiver.
In the past, he always wanted to be an undead knight or a reckless hero.
But looking at Yan Liu's tragic death, he suddenly realized that not everyone could do such a person.
After sighing, Zhu Xiucai continued: "If it is really a ghost that harms people, then it must still be here. Judging from the time of Yan Liu's death and the situation described by everyone, we arrived just after the ghost killed people. If it escapes, its ghost energy will fluctuate, and we can’t possibly not feel it, so it’s very likely that it’s still hiding here.”
Qin Shaoyou nodded in approval, he thought so too.
Although the perception of the night watchman of the Demon Suppression Department was not as good as Su Tingyu's nose, it was not useless.
Then a new question comes.
If it was really a ghost that killed Yan Liu, where would it be hiding?
Zhu Xiucai looked around the flower room: "Generally speaking, the places where ghosts hide, if they are indoors, are nothing more than paintings, mirrors, umbrellas, bottles and jars... I suggest that you check these things one by one."
"How to check?" Qin Shaoyou asked.
In these aspects, he is indeed not as experienced as Zhu Xiucai.
"This depends on you, sir." Zhu Xiucai looked at him with an expression that was half-smiling.
"Rely on me?" Qin Shaoyou was a little surprised and curious: "What do you want me to do?"
"It's actually very simple. You pee on the place or object where the ghost may be hiding. If there is really a ghost hiding there, there will be a strange phenomenon immediately."
"Does my urine still have this effect?"
Qin Shaoyou was shocked. If Zhu Xiucai hadn't looked serious, he would have thought that the other party was joking with him.
Zhu Xiucai smiled and said: "It must have such an effect, what you are doing is child urine!"
He paused and then said: "It means there was an accident tonight, otherwise your urine would probably be useless."
Qin Shaoyou ignored his joke and was thinking about another thing: "Since children's urine can detect ghosts, why didn't you tell me about the batch of erotic books that were confiscated at the beginning that I could use children's urine to pour them?"
"That's different." Zhu Xiucai explained: "The ghost in the erotic book is the ghost in the painting. The ghost itself lives in the painting. As long as it doesn't show up, it won't react no matter how much boy urine is poured on it."
I see.
Qin Shaoyou finally didn't use his own urine.
On the one hand, there are too many objects and places for ghosts to hide in this greenhouse, so he doesn't urinate that much.
On the other hand, I am still a little embarrassed.
With so many people staring at me, where can I pee?
But Qin Shaoyou also had a way. He sent a few strong men to find a group of children around ten years old in the Maomao Alley.
They are all the children of the dancer here.
Qin Shaoyou took out a few copper plates, pointed at the rows of calligraphy and paintings, mirrors, umbrellas and other objects he had collected from Tianya Courtyard, and ordered these naughty children.
"Have you seen these paintings and umbrellas? What you have to do is to urinate on them. Don't urinate on all of them. The rain and dew should be evenly soaked. Pee on several pieces after one pee. Whoever urinates more, these copper plates That’s who it is.”
The naughty children were all happy when they heard it.
They thought there was something wrong with being called by the people from the Demon Suppression Department, but they were asked to have a peeing competition.
This is a game they play every day.
It’s just that in the past, the games were all about who could pee far and high, and whose urine could mix with mud better.
Today, they were asked to pee on these calligraphy and painting utensils, which they usually dare not pee if they want to.
And those who win by peeing can also get copper coins.
The naughty children were very excited, but also a little timid. They glanced at the madam of Tianyayuan next to them.
With people from the Demon Suppression Department nearby, how could the madam dare to stop him?
What's more, she wants to find out the true cause of Yan Liu's death more than anyone else.
If it can be proven that Yan Liu died of murder, although her Tianyayuan business will be affected, the fluctuation will not be significant.
But if Yan Liuzhen died in a sudden windstorm, and the news spread, and several surrounding sand dance halls followed suit, her business at Tianya Yard would plummet and close down.
Therefore, this forty-year-old madam who still retains her charm immediately put her hands on her hips and said, "What do I do? If you are asked to pee, pee quickly. Whoever urinates more will be rewarded by me!"
The naughty children cheered and took out the bird to urinate.
A foul smell filled the air.
The night watchmen such as Qin Shaoyou and Zhu Xiucai stayed close to the naughty children to prevent any strange phenomena from appearing and hurting them.
But when the last scroll was wet with urine, there was still no vision.
So where is this ghost hiding?
Or are there no ghosts at all?
