Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 317 The Strange Murder Case ([-]) Part [-]

Song Gu said:
"That's right. The mistress didn't panic when she saw someone was killed. The wealthy businessman's house is not small, so the mistress asked her servants to bury the woman in the back garden. The yamen servant quickly arrived with the family of the little lady. It is true that the woman is a concubine of a wealthy businessman, or a maidservant bought by a wealthy businessman. A quarrel."

Song Gu stopped and thought for a while, then said:

"It's been too long, and I don't remember very clearly. I just remember that the little lady was married by the rich businessman, and the mistress probably didn't know it. I think the mistress panicked..."

"Why did the little lady's family come with people from the government office?" Wu Chen asked.

"There was a maid who sneaked back to her mother's house and said that someone broke down the door of the house, claiming to be the original wife of a rich businessman, and yelling about what to do. I remember it like this."

"The servant girl realized something was wrong, so she ran out from the corner gate to report the news. The house does not belong to the mistress, so no one who lives here is familiar with it, so she didn't have time to block the exit, but the little lady's family didn't come to the house to save people first, but It doesn’t make sense to go to Kyoto Prefecture to report the case first.”

Song Gu hurriedly said: "I don't know carefully, you can take a good look at the case files tomorrow."

"Where is the strangeness of the case?"

"The mistress saw that the matter was not as simple as she thought, so she was naturally panicked, and then the yamen servant quickly threatened her, and soon said that the little lady had been beaten to death and buried in the back garden. Naturally, the yamen servant didn't dare to delay, when he arrived in the back garden, he saw a piece of ground that was newly dug up, so he dug up that piece of soil... I'm afraid you wouldn't expect it."

Wu Chen listened with a frown, and asked, "The body is gone?"

"It would be okay if it disappeared. It was buried not long ago, and no one else came in the yard. When I dug it up, it turned out to be the corpse of an old man."

"Change?" Wu Chen asked with a frown.

"It's not that it's changed, it was said at the time that it has changed, and the strange thing is that no one really knows this old man."

"Did there be an autopsy at that time? Did the old man just pass away?"

"I don't know these details so clearly. The little lady's family will definitely quit. They clamored for the mistress to hand over her sister. The yamen servant took the mistress away, and later arrested the rich businessman, but the little lady's But the body has never been found, and no one knows who the old man is. You can imagine that this kind of thing will only become more and more bizarre when it is passed on among the common people. Later, the officials found out and ordered Dali Temple to handle the case together , It was okay when we didn't handle the case together, but after we handled the case together, the family members of that little lady... passed away one after another."

"what?"

"And they all died of sudden illness. Do you think it can be spread to the whole city? I have heard several rumors, one of which is the most popular one, saying that the little lady is dissatisfied with the marriage arranged by her family. , and after he died, he came back to ask his family to ask for his life.”

"The little lady is really from Kyoto? There are many brothers and sisters in the family?"

"I heard that the little lady has seven elder brothers, and they are indeed from the capital. The rich businessman lied to the family, saying that his wife had died and wanted to remarry, and the family believed it. Alas, the rich businessman is not young. Well, the little lady's family can still accept this marriage, at first it sounds like it's for money, but later I know that this little lady's family is also considered well-off..."

"Is the little lady's family still alive?"

"I'm not sure about this, you can ask Shang Gong, Shangfu Yin tomorrow."

Wu Chen nodded and said, "Go and rest, I'll call Big Brother and come out with me."

"If you say that I haven't sent you a ghost yet, let me follow you tonight." Song Gu stood up.

Wu Chen wanted to ask: Is this a task given to you by the government?

But he didn't ask. Song Gu, like Yu Shi'an, sometimes can't help himself. This is determined by the position, but they won't hurt him. That's enough. They can provide some convenience. Naturally, Wu Chen won't be stingy. He really had nothing to hide from Li Heng.

……

When the two walked to the gate, the boss who was guarding the gate of the house asked if he wanted to go with him. Wu Chen said no, the boss opened the gate and watched Wu Chen and Song Gu disappear into the night. Good young man, he must do this."

Wu Chen heard this, smiled, and suddenly had a question in his heart: Why did Lao Hei choose him to complete this task?There are so many ghosts in this life that they need to be sent away, but what about the ghosts of the previous life?
Seeing Wu Chen looking up at the road ahead, Song Gu frowned and said in a low voice, "Don't blame me. If the officials ask, I can only tell the truth. It's not good for you to cover up."

"You know I know?" Wu Chen turned to Song Gu in astonishment.

Song Gu sighed and said: "Yu Shi'an has gone through this time, and he admires you. I think he is right. If you follow you, don't hide anything from you. Don't worry, if this matter is not good for you, Of course I won't tell the officials."

"The matter of the five thousand silver note, do you think it's not a bad thing?" Wu Chen couldn't help asking.

Song Gu smiled and said, "You think that if I don't say anything, the officials won't know? This kind of thing is acquiesced by the officials. The officials know that it's not a bad thing for you to eat fireworks..."

Wu Chen listened, and suddenly stood still, looking at the sky and asked, "Since he's already dead, why do you linger and refuse to leave?"

Song Gu quickly lowered his head and stood behind Wu Chen.

……

That night, Wu Chen and Song Gu walked a few streets, but only saw three ghosts, all because they were reluctant to leave, Wu Chen finally persuaded them before sending them away. My head hurt and I never fell to the ground.

On the way back, Wu Chen said with emotion: "Looking at it this way, the law and order in the capital is pretty good. At least I didn't meet any ghosts tonight."

Song Gu said: "Shangfu Yin has made great achievements in governance. This is what the officials have said many times."

The two returned to the house, did not say anything more, and took a rest separately.

Wu Chen didn't get up until the next morning, and when he got up, he saw the sophomore sitting on a chair not far from the bed, chatting with the unknown elder who was standing there.

Wu Chen frowned and asked, "Is it appropriate for you to chat beside me while I'm sleeping?"

"Shangfu Yin has been here for a long time. The fifth child wants to call you, but I won't let you. If you are really woken up by us, you should be the one who woke you up."

Wu Chen got up, and Lao Wu hurried to fetch water.

"Why didn't big brother come with you?"

"Come on, let's talk with Shangfu Yin with Song Reminding."

"Where is it?" Wu Chen listened carefully.

"In the wing room, it is the place where Song Tixing rests."

"Second brother, go and help me please come here."

"You still have to eat after washing..."

"It's not an outsider, so it's not rude."

The sophomore got up and went out.

……

(End of this chapter)