Chapter 319 Strange Murder Case (4) Update 1
Wu Chen thought for a while and asked: "How old is Hao Kui?"
"Forty-five years old at the time of the crime, Zou was forty-three. Ying Niang is nineteen years old.”
“Both the Zou family. Even though she is a grandmother, her body is strong! Did anyone in the Hao Kui and Zou family die? How did Hao Kui's shop in Kyoto fare? "
Shang Gong? Says:
"I didn't hear that Hao Kui's family members died. After the incident, Zou was imprisoned in Kyoto Prefecture. Hao Kui secretly returned to Kyoto a few days later, trying to buy connections to rescue his wife, but he was arrested together. , there was no mention of how to deal with it in the case file of his store in Kyoto. After I took office, I ordered someone to secretly investigate. , it should be that Hao Kui changed hands to someone else after he was imprisoned. Their children are all in Kangshui County. The case has nothing to do with them, so they were not called for questioning. Perhaps Hao Kui did not want his children to be involved until Hao Kui Kui and Zou died in prison, and the only ones who recovered their bodies were old servants of the Hao family. Perhaps his children I've been here before, but I didn't show up directly."
"When did the couple die in prison?"
"They died before I took over. , the jailer said that because the officials were very concerned about this case, they usually treated the couple with caution, but Or caught the cold?"
Wu Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Everyone died before you took office. How many years have you been in office?"
"Four years, originally? There were changes last year, and since the officials trusted me, they allowed me to serve for another term," Shang Gong said with a hint of satisfaction.
Wu Chen nodded and said: "Shang Fuyin did a good job indeed. This case was ten years ago, but Shang Fuyin was not questioned, which shows that he has put in a lot of effort."
"This case is bizarre. Before I was promoted, I wanted to find out. After I took office, the official family He met me alone several times for this case, but after several years of investigation, there was no progress. I thought Yang Kun was not capable enough before, but it turned out that I was no different."
Wu Chen waved his hand. : "It's different! You can check it when the crime occurs There are many places for evidence. A few years later, if you want to search again, you may not have anywhere to find clues."
Shang Gong said:
"Because of this case, the governor of Kyoto changed three people. , the officials attached great importance to it at first, and folk rumors aroused There was an uproar, and all the ghosts and monsters came out, and there were rumors of noses and eyes, but the officials paid attention to it, but they couldn't stop Ying Niang's family from exterminating the family. Alas, the officials sealed the case file, and when I took office, they just asked me to keep it a secret Check.”
Wu Chen nodded and asked: "Whose hands is Hao Kui's house now?"
"Who dares to buy it? It is now abandoned."
"The Liu family's inn has changed hands. It was also abandoned after that. Where is the Liu family’s house?”
“That house was also abandoned. Although the people who died in it were said to have died of illness, it could not resist the people’s random speculations, so it became a haunted house.”
“The Liu family Don’t you have any other relatives?”
"This matter is also strange. The Liu family is from Kyoto, but after asking the neighbors and checking the household register, it turned out that except for the natal families of the three daughters-in-law who married into the family, there are no other relatives. I can't figure it out. The old couple of the Liu family are No brothers or sisters? How come they suddenly fell from the sky?”
“Neighbors? How did you say that?”
“The Liu family lived here when the neighbors moved in. They didn’t see any of their relatives moving around, and they didn’t ask.”
Wu Chen thought about it. Said: "I will go to these places to check first in the evening. Can the case files be sealed in the government office?"
Shang Gong nodded.
"Let's read the case files and review the facts during the day, and go to a few abandoned houses at night."
Wu Chen stood up after saying this, and Shang Gong also stood up and asked, "Why do we go at night? We can go there during the day." See it more clearly..."
Song Gu said with a smile: "It might be useless to go to this case during the day."
...
But it's useless to go at night.
After it got completely dark, Wu Chen braved the cold wind and took the sophomores and Xu Da. Song Gu first went to the inn, then to Hao Kui's house, and finally to the Liu family's house. Wu Chen did not let Shang Gong follow. After all, Shang Gong was getting older, Wu Chen was afraid that he would scare him, and the subsequent investigation of the case would be inseparable from this governor.
Everyone thought that regardless of whether it was a ghost related to the Hao family and the Liu family, there must be something in such an abandoned house, but Wu Chen didn't see anything.
After checking three places, I had just returned home.
High school sophomore and Xu Da also returned to Wu Chen's home. Going back at this time would also disturb the family's rest.
Fortunately, there were many empty rooms at home, so the sophomore and Xu Da took a shower and rested.
Wu Chen and Song Gu did not sleep. They sat at the table and analyzed the case.
"... Yingniang's body was replaced by an old man. This is a strange part of the case, but what really cannot be explained is that Yingniang's family members died of illness one after another until they were wiped out." Wu Chen took a sip of Laosan Said the hot tea that was brought.
Song Gu frowned and asked: "Do you think the replacement of Yingniang's body is not the key to this case?"
Wu Chen said: "I think it is just a cover-up to divert the attention of the investigators, don't say The ghost itself is not that big. Even if there is one, Ying Niang has just died. How capable can a new ghost be? "
"But no one recognizes that old man!"
"Yes, if the third child here suddenly dies, I will be afraid of causing trouble, so I will tell others that no one can say that they know the third child. What do you think Shangfu Yin can ask?"
The third child Standing aside, he muttered unhappily: "Why should I die?"
"You mean... the old man is the person brought by the mistress Zou. It is normal for no one in Kyoto to recognize him. As long as the people brought by Zou deny it, he can make it look like no one knows him."
“I’m very puzzled. The mistress took a group of maids, women and servants and rushed to Kyoto thousands of miles away. It won't be long, right? How could Hao Kui not know about it? Is it possible that there is no one in his hometown who can inform him? No matter what method, it will be faster than Zou." >"Yes! Zou's carriage is not moving fast." Song Gu became more energetic: "The case file It is written that at that time, Mr. Zou brought two personal servants, two rough servants, and eight young men to accompany him. It seemed that there was one less person in charge to follow. Even if he did not follow, the mistress of the family was traveling, how could the master not know that she was coming? Kyoto is no better than visiting relatives elsewhere..."
"Isn't this a small flaw? Why didn't the governor at the time see it? There are only a few mentions of these in the transcript." Wu Chen asked, squinting his eyes.
"You mean..."
"I didn't say anything!" Wu Chen took another sip of tea: "Ying Niang's family saw the maid sneaking out and didn't worry. Instead of going to the house to rescue Ying Niang, he went to the government office to report the case. In the case file, Ying Niang’s father said that he happened to be passing by on his way to the house. I complained to the government office first, thinking that it would be more prestigious to take the government servants to the house quickly. I was thinking that the reason why the maid sneaked out must have seen something or heard something, but there was no such maid in the entire case file. "Confession" (End of Chapter)