Chapter 24 24: You’ve done it
"I don't know who Chen Guiyang is, and I have never seen him in person. I only know that they came from the prefecture and county. They sent people to find me and said they wanted to find a scapegoat."
Jia Gong said with a sad face.
Chen Jin asked: "Then what unforgivable evil did he do in Genshui County that he wanted to find someone to blame and behead him?"
Jia Gong said hurriedly: "I don't know about this, and I have never heard of any serious crimes that have occurred under the jurisdiction of the county."
"In that case, why does he need to find a scapegoat?"
"I really don't know... In fact, I also feel puzzled that such a truly powerful person can cover the sky with one hand when he gets to the local level. In their eyes, human life is like an ant. It doesn't matter if they are trampled to death. There is no need to worry about it. Fei Zhouzhang is looking for a scapegoat.”
Chen Jin's eyes flashed and he asked again: "Is this the process of your contact?"
Jia Gong said: "It's absolutely true. I'm not hiding anything. There are many things that I know are fishy, but I don't dare to ask more. Otherwise, this time it won't be as simple as a broken leg, but a broken head. Find out. All the conditions for being a scapegoat were put forward by them; calling out the name before the execution was also the request of the victim, which probably meant that he could hide it from the messengers of impermanence in the underworld... I don’t understand this.”
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Chen Jin sneered: "You know how to avoid relationships."
Jia Gong begged for mercy: "Although I am a magistrate, I was forced to do this by those high-ranking families. If I don't do it, they will kill me and replace me with someone who is obedient. As long as you forgive me." Damn it, I will resign immediately and will never do those immoral things again.”
"You've done it!"
Chen Jin raised his hand, and the bamboo stick in his hand instantly penetrated Jia Gong's throat. Then he pulled it out and wiped the blood on the quilt.
Turning around, he grabbed the statue in the shrine with one hand, jumped out of the window, and quickly disappeared into the dark night.
As soon as he left, Ma Bi led a group of servants to the gate of Jia's house and started banging on the door.
When someone opened the door, he was startled when he saw the menacing crowd, and shouted: "It's so late, what are you doing?"
Ma Bi asked: "Where is your master?"
The man who was greeting the south and sending the north off was also someone who had seen the scene before. He said loudly: "The master is resting in the room and recuperating from his injuries. He promised early in the morning that no one will be seen. Please retreat quickly and don't make any mistakes."
Ma Bi's eyes flashed, and he made up his mind and pushed him away: "There was a murder in the city just now, which is related to the safety of your master. No matter what, I want to see him now."
After that, he led people in.
The disciple was so anxious that he shouted loudly: "Ma Captou, it is a serious crime for you to break into the official house without permission. My master will not let you go."
Yelled.
Soon, Jia Gong's wives, concubines and others were alerted and came out with several healthy servants.
But when it got to this point, they didn't know how to deal with it, so they had to enter the room to find Jia Gong.
"Ah!"
"No, something happened to me!"
For a moment, frightened screams suddenly spread throughout.
Ma Bi hurriedly rushed into the room.
They saw Jia Gong dead on the bed. His head was intact, but a hole was pierced in his throat.
Ma Bi's eyes were intense and he quickly came to a conclusion: the murderer had just left after killing the person.
He rushed to the opened window and shouted: "Protect the scene!"
He jumped out, holding the knife in his hand, raised his head and looked around, picked a direction, and rushed away.
After about a quarter of an hour, Ma Bi, who had found nothing, came back with a gloomy face.
The county is so big, the moon is dark and the wind is high, and the other party is an expert...
Under all circumstances, trying to catch someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
So after chasing him for a while without finding anything, he had no choice but to turn back angrily.
Re-investigate the crime scene.
Jia Gong was stabbed to death, and the whole process was neat and tidy, without even the slightest trace of resistance and struggle.
First of all, this official is just an ordinary person with some superficial skills, and his body has been emptied by wine and sex for many years;
Secondly, he was injured all over his body and his legs were broken. He could hardly get off the ground, so how could he fight with others? As for why he didn't call for help, it's worth considering.
The maid servant who stayed in the wing and was responsible for the night watch said she fell asleep in a daze and had no idea what happened.
But she was certain that the master had not shouted, otherwise, she would have heard it.
After searching the room, Ma Bi fixed his eyes on the shrine on the table.
The shrine is empty.
"I remember, you have a family god in your home."
"There are some, and they are enshrined in the shrine. It is a statue of a god with a human body and a dog's head. But now, he is gone."
Ma Bi came closer and carefully observed the situation of the shrine.
It was quickly concluded that there was still no sign of resistance and struggle.
The statue was like a piece of clay sculpture without any spirituality. It was taken away easily.
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This is unreasonable.
It's so unreasonable.
Ma Bi knew a lot about household gods. He knew that the real household gods were not decorations, but beings with divine aura.
Although the ordinary household god cannot be compared with the main god of the temple, he will play his due role if he is invited in and receives the incense and sacrifice from the owner's family.
It can control the house, ward off evil spirits, give warnings, expel lonely souls and wild ghosts, etc.
In other words, when the murderer sneaks into the room, even if Jia Gong is asleep, the house god will find him and protect him.
Jia Gong’s family invited a canine household god. This type of household god may not be as good as the ferocious beasts and lacks in combat power, but its vigilance is very high.
However, the household god did not make any movement and was taken away obediently.
Just like a tamed dog!
What does this mean?
It is really incomprehensible that an expert with such powerful means came specifically to kill Jia Dianli.
After working on errands for so many years, Ma Bi was called the "iron-hand shopkeeper", and now he was a little confused.
Not only was I confused, but I also had a headache.
No matter what, Jia Gong is an official.
Although the officials were not in the mainstream and had no rank, their personnel appointments were issued through the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the imperial court, and they were serious imperial officials.
Now that an official has died, his character is different from that of a jailer or a rogue idler.
At this time, the two police officers sent to search the old writer's house came back with a human head wrapped in cloth in their hands.
Ouhu's head.
After connecting all the clues of the case, the outline of the matter began to emerge.
To put it simply, the people in the prison headed by Jia Gong provoked people they shouldn't have provoked, which led to them being killed one by one.
As for how it was provoked, who the other party was, and what role the old writer played among them, all the clues were lost as everyone who knew about it died.
Ma Bi decided to return to the Yamen with the case file and report to the county magistrate Song in person:
"Sir, do you want the entire city to be under martial law and to conduct house-to-house searches?"
Song Wencheng thought for a long time and sighed: "Forget it, let's let this matter go, so as not to cause trouble in the city. Next, just deal with the aftermath."
Hearing this, Ma Bi was stunned at first, then relieved, clasping his hands into fists: "I obey."
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