Chapter 241 Another murder case
Boss Zhan was about to see off the guests, and a man dressed as a manager came in, "Master, someone from the government office is here."
Boss Zhan's anger froze, and he took a deep breath before saying: "Please come in."
The steward took the order and went out, while Shang Wan and the four of them looked at each other.
Hua Niangzi: The government is coming, can we leave?
Mrs. Lou: Don’t leave, just watch the excitement.
Mrs. Shu: Don’t watch all the excitement.
Shang Wan: Don’t leave just yet. We’ll act according to the opportunity later.
The four girls had no intention of saying goodbye, and Boss Zhan seemed to have forgotten about it. He sat on an armchair, rubbing his hands and staring at the ground in a daze.
Mr. Yang stood aside with his hands down. Looking at his expression, he must be in a state of wandering mind.
Shang Wan thought that this pair of master and servant was quite interesting. When the official came to visit, they were all in a daze?
After a while, the steward came in with three government servants wearing red official uniforms.
Seeing the person walking at the front clearly, Shang Wan raised his eyebrows secretly.
The visitor turned out to be Shen Qi.
Shen Qi also saw Shang Wan and couldn't help but pause.
Why is this ancestor here?
The heroic figure carrying the decapitated body yesterday was still fresh in his memory.
The glaring head rolled to his feet and became his nightmare last night.
That is to say, the weather was cold and the blood was frozen, otherwise he would not be able to imagine whether he would see an evil ghost covered in blood.
"Ms. Shang." Shen Qi greeted Shang Wan subconsciously.
Everyone else looked over in surprise, did Shang Wan know this official?
Shang Wan nodded to Shen Qi without saying much.
Boss Zhan glanced at Shang Wan suspiciously, and couldn't help but wonder if Shang Wan was sent by the government to find out the truth.
However, he couldn't think much about the situation at this time.
Shen Qi came to take him to the government office for questioning, and Boss Yang was also there.
Everyone has been taken away, so naturally we can't continue talking about business.
Shang Wan and his entourage left by car.
On the carriage, Mrs. Lou touched Shang Wan's arm and asked curiously: "Do you know the government officials?"
"We only met each other a few times."
Seeing that Shang Wan had no intention of saying more, Mrs. Lou did not continue to ask.
"Based on the current situation, I'm afraid we will have to stay in Fucheng for a few more days." Lady Hua leaned her head on Lady Shu's shoulder, looking a little wilted.
Madam Shu raised her hand and patted her cheek, "Why don't you have any patience? If I don't stay here for a few more days, you can just come to Fucheng for fun."
"I'm worried that we won't be able to negotiate in the end." Hua Niangzi turned to Shang Wan, "Wanwan, do you think we can buy the caravan?"
"I think..." Shang Wan raised his eyes, "We have to go to the caravan to have a look."
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The caravan is in a special situation now. Boss Zhan specially rented a compound for the caravan members to rest.
Now the gate of the compound is guarded by officers and soldiers, and no one else is allowed in or out. Even the people inside had to go through inspection before coming out.
"You can't get in." Mrs. Lou ran back and said to the three people waiting on the carriage, "The back door is also guarded by officers and soldiers. No one else is allowed in or out, even standing at the door to take a look."
"I also inquired with people around me. The officers and soldiers came last night. There was a lot of noise during the night, and it only subsided this morning."
"I'll go." Shang Wan handed the round ball to Lady Hua, "Good boy, play with your Auntie Hua for a while. Mother will be back soon."
"Hey, how do you want to get in..." Before Mrs. Shu could finish her question, Shang Wan had already gotten out of the carriage and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Mrs. Lou opened her mouth in surprise, "My dear, can she fly?"
She only knew that Shang Wan was good at martial arts, but no one told her that Shang Wan was so skilled.
The flower girl lowered her head and stared at the little girl in her arms. The little girl was pouting unhappily, because her mother didn't let her play with her, and she was so angry that she turned into a puffer fish.
While several people were in different moods, Shang Wan had already entered the compound.
There are also officers and soldiers patrolling the compound, presumably to prevent further murders.
The room where Shang Wan was hiding seemed to be specially used to store weapons. There were either knives or daggers in sight, as well as two red tassel guns. The swords were all stored in the box.
Shang Wan looked at them one by one and found nothing special.
She was about to open the door and go out for a walk when she heard a scream: "He's dead!"
Everyone rushed in the direction where the scream came from. Shang Wan listened to the footsteps and waited until no one was outside before following him.
There are limited rooms in the compound and there are many people in the caravan, so except for Mr. Yang, everyone sleeps in Datongbu.
This time it was the cook in the caravan who died, hanged from the rafters.
Maybe the government intervened, and the murderer stopped pretending. Judging from the scars on the body's neck, the cook was strangled to death and then hung from the rafters.
The body was still warm, so it seemed that someone had discovered it just after death.
In this case, the murderer was either among the panicked people or hiding somewhere in the compound.
"Who found the body?"
"Me." A skinny, short boy raised his hand.
The officers and soldiers stared at him. It was impossible for such a small body to move the fat cook, let alone hang him from the rafter.
"Have you ever seen anyone suspicious?"
"No, never." The short man shook his head, holding the corners of his clothes nervously with both hands, stuttering in fear.
"What are you doing here?"
The short man pointed to the upside-down wooden basin on the ground, "I filled my feet with hot water."
It's cold outside, so it's really comfortable to soak your feet if you have nothing to do.
The officers and soldiers looked at the wooden basin and glanced at everyone, "Who else came to this room before the accident?"
Everyone shook their heads, obviously not wanting to get into trouble at this time.
Seeing this, the officers and soldiers looked stern and shouted: "Be honest, if you have anything to hide, you will be treated as a murderer!"
As soon as this was said, everyone looked at each other in panic and raised a few hands sparsely.
The officers and soldiers brought the people out and gathered them on the other side.
"Is there anything else? If you don't come forward now, we will find out later, huh!"
With a heavy groan, two more people exploded.
There were a total of seven people who came to this room in the end, two pledgers, four guards, and one clerk. The short man just now was the clerk.
The leading officers and soldiers locked up the seven people in one place and sent people to guard them closely and report to the magistrate. At the same time, they also led people to search the entire compound to prevent the murderer from hiding in the compound.
Shang Wan hid in the dark and carefully observed everyone's expressions, but found nothing unusual.
She closed her eyes and listened carefully, absorbing all the conversations in the courtyard.
Among the noisy sounds, something unusual was suddenly caught.
She suddenly opened her eyes and walked away somewhere.
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"It's been an hour, why aren't you back yet?" Mrs. Lou looked out of the carriage anxiously, worried that Shang Wan would be discovered.
"Come back." Madam Shu pulled the man over and sat down. "You are such a prowling person. If you are caught as a thief, I won't save you."
Mrs. Lou frowned: "When have you ever been in the mood to joke?"
"Just keep your heart in mind, and nothing will happen to Shopkeeper Shang."
Although she didn't have much contact with Shang Wan, Mrs. Shu thought she had some understanding of Shang Wan's temperament.
She felt that Shang Wan would not do anything he was not sure about. If he did not come back for a long time, he might have discovered something.