A little weak chicken came to Dali Temple

Chapter 134 134 Pearl Hairpin Case (6)

After examining the depth of the stabbing of the deceased, Yeats and Yan Zuo both believed that the murderer might be a woman.

The next day, Yeats went to the temporary detention center of Dali Temple to interrogate the women who came in and out of the restaurant that night. Among them, they mainly interrogated women who were singers or entertainers.

From the appearance, Guangju Building has four floors, but in fact the fourth floor is just an attic, which is not the main use. Its existence is mainly to make the appearance look good, which is a kind of architectural aesthetics.

In addition to the four-story attic, the second and third floors are mainly private rooms. Each floor has sixteen private rooms, and there are 32 on the two floors. There are guests in each private room, and each room has at least one to three players who play, play, and sing. There were buskers, and some private rooms even hired kabuki performers, so the number of people was even greater.

Looking at the whole page of the list, Yeats, having learned a lesson from the dissipation of the upper class circles in the capital, let out a breath and asked the jailer to mention the person.

When Yeats was interrogating people, Zhang Jin took the list to the waiter in charge of Guangju Building to check three names with wrong words.

The shopkeeper looked at the list and said, "This is the first one. When she is reported to the guests, she is called Mrs. Qin. When she goes out or our waiter calls her, she is Mrs. Qin."

Zhang Jin understood that the stage name and surname had the same sound, and he asked the next one, "What about this one?"

The shopkeeper said with certainty, "This girl is an orphan picked up by an old singer. She is ranked fifth in the singing industry. Everyone calls her Wu Xi'er. This is a typo in the restaurant."

"What about this one?" Zhang Jin asked, pointing to the third one.

"This must be Mrs. Jin. He is a performer at Manchun Courtyard where guests order from the Bamboo Private Room. He is good at playing the pipa and often comes in and out of our Guangju Building."

"you sure?"

The shopkeeper nodded affirmatively, "The third floor is full of distinguished guests. Mrs. Jin is still in the bamboo-shaped private room that I led to."

Zhang Jin thought to himself that Uncle Qin usually wouldn't get it wrong. He thought with a thought, "Is there a golden lady..."

The shopkeeper spoke with some disdain, "Of course, but she is usually in the lobby on the first floor, and occasionally can go to the second floor, but she definitely can't go to the third floor."

Zhang Jin understood that this singer was of a low level and was not qualified to go to the third floor.

"Did she sing in a restaurant on the night of the incident?"

The shopkeeper thought for a while and said, "I came, but as soon as I sang a song, someone called me away."

Zhang Jin asked, "When she left, did Minister Cen and the others come?"

There was singing in the lobby on the first floor, but the shopkeeper didn't pay attention. He called his steward and asked carefully before replying: "Master Cen, they haven't arrived yet."

The interrogation lasted until dark before Yeats had finished interrogating dozens of women. Basically every singer had a witness, and there was no time or motive for the crime.

Teng Chong said, "Shilang Cen ordered singing and dancing prostitutes from Manchunyuan in the private room. Even the ten people who led the singers and dancers all exited the private room before the guests. They took the money from Master Ding and left. After leaving, all the people were led by Manchun. The person in charge of the Spring Court took him back, and there was no time to commit the crime. Could it be that the man deliberately pretended to have no strength and killed the person?"

Yeats looked thoughtful, "Maybe you are right, but Master Yan was afraid that the wrong inspection would mislead the arresting direction, so he tried pork many times, and [-]% of the time it was women who killed the people."

"Is it a handyman or a handyman?"

Yeats looked at him and said, "You have checked out the busboy and the wife in the restaurant. Who do you think is suspicious?"

"I checked all the busboys and ladies who went up to the third floor. Everyone has proof that they have never entered the private room."

Yeats thought of the dark room where the drinks were kept. What if he hid in the private room before the guests entered?There is a half table with drinks inside. Not only is the half table against the wall, but it is also covered with a beautiful tablecloth. The tablecloth completely blocks the other three sides, so that no one can be discovered hiding inside.

Who gave Shilang Cen the pearl hairpin? Which door did Shilang Cen come in without anyone noticing? After entering, how did the murderer kill him with a knife slowly without alerting others.

What is the relationship between the murderer and Minister Cen?Why kill him with a slow knife?

Lu Sicheng had put Cen Shilang's birth, place of origin, life, and various social relationships in the capital on Yeats's desk.

"How is it?" Lu Sicheng asked, "The Chinese New Year is in five days. Can we find the murderer?" Yeats quickly looked through Cen Shilang's life history.

Cen Shilang, named Zhaolun, was from Ganzhou. He was the son of a local gentry. He was talented and well-known at a young age. He studied all the way and was promoted to Jinshi at the age of 28. At the age of 43, he became the Fourth Rank Minister of Household Affairs. It can be said that he has been promoted smoothly since he entered the officialdom. very.

Yeats raised his head and said, "He is Xue Guogong's son-in-law?" No wonder he rose through the ranks so quickly. He turned out to have a capable father-in-law.

Mr. Lu said: "He is the Tanhua Lang captured by Xue Guogong."

It’s Tanhualang again.

Yeats frowned, "You are a Jinshi at the age of 28. You already have a wife and children at home, right?"

"His wife had a cold the year he was selected."

Yeats quickly looked down, "Why doesn't it say anything about the children of his ex-wife?"

Mr. Lu shook his head, "It's not on his resume, but I have heard people say that his ex-wife gave birth to a daughter. His mother disliked it and was taken back by the ex-wife's family."

Yeats frowned and remembered a common saying: If you get promoted and get rich, your wife will die. Why did he smell something like Chen Shimei?

"Sir, help me mobilize two people to go to Ganzhou to check on his ex-wife's daughter."

Mr. Lu replied: "Okay, no problem."

"Can it be done as quickly as possible?" If you want to close the case before the year, you must get the information as quickly as possible. However, without communication tools such as telephones and mobile phones, Yeats feels that it is impossible to get the information found before the year. .

Mr. Lu smiled and said, "Then we have to ask Mr. Shaoqing for help. If we can take the official post road, there will probably be flying pigeons to deliver the message. This is the fastest."

Yes, why did she forget the flying pigeon letter.

Just when everyone was about to leave, Zhang Jin came back.

Yeats poured him a cup of hot water and said, "Brother Zhang, how was the investigation?"

Zhang Jin gave Yeats the verified information.

"The first two are no problem, they have the same sound, and they are actually the same person." He said, "But the third one has the same sound, but they are actually two people."

Everyone looked at him.

Zhang Jin continued: "There is a Lady Jin and a Lady Jin. The former is a kabuki performer from the Manchun Academy; the latter is a singer from the Guixi Troupe."

Manchunyuan is a middle-to-upper-class brothel that caters to both rich and noble people; Guixi Troupe is a theater troupe that usually only sells singing but not one's body, and wanders among the middle-class people.

He said: "I found out a detail..."

For some reason, the atmosphere in the office room suddenly became tense.

Teng Chong asked impatiently, "What details?"

Zhang Jin swallowed as everyone stared at him, "The shopkeeper of Guangjulou said that Mrs. Jin also went there that night, but she only sang one song before someone called her away."

"Before Minister Cen and the others enter the building for dinner?"

Zhang Jin nodded, "Ye Pingshi, is Mrs. Jin suspicious?"

That night, when Yeats opened the secret door, Zhang Jin was checking at the door, so he also thought of this.

(End of this chapter)