I become a god in another world

Chapter 474 The Mysterious Tailor
Chapter 474

Zhao Fusheng's eyes moved, and before she could get up, Kuai Manzhou followed her line of sight, and his hair fluttered - a thin black gas that was almost invisible to the naked eye flew out from the little girl's long hair, and rushed straight into the cabinet, swept down one of the files in the cabinet, and flew into the child's hands.

The little girl took it, looked at it for a few seconds, and then handed the file to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng touched her head and then opened the file.

It is recorded on it: June 221, 6 of the Han Dynasty.

...One witness is missing.

As the investigator of the case that year, Tang Zuwang noticed at the first moment that one witness was missing.

By confirming the files of that year, Tang Zuwang finally speculated:
The missing witness is the special 'tailor' (?).

He asked a question after this passage. Apparently, Tang Zuwang was not sure about this matter at that time and only speculated.

Tang Zuwang later recorded:
The Sun family was going to hold a funeral, but they didn't have time to explain who the deceased was and what the cause of death was.

Objects that the tailor handled: shroud? Shoes? He later wrote in cinnabar: Maybe a corpse.

There is an unpredictable situation in the sky, and people will be banished.

There are many different ways for people to die, including dying of old age and suffering from sudden disasters.

Maybe they died of illness, met with ghosts, were murdered by humans, or encountered natural disasters, or other misfortunes.

Among these ways of death, some may result in incomplete bodies after death - especially some people who were beheaded after committing crimes. Their families hope that the deceased will be buried in a decent manner, so they will spend a lot of money to hire someone to sew up the incomplete bodies.

Such people are special "tailors" who charge high fees, but because their work is not decent, they are looked down upon and considered unlucky. Many of them live in charity cemeteries and coffin shops.

There were such people in Jin County in those days. They were employed by the government and nominally received a salary from the court. They specialized in sewing up the bodies of people who were beheaded.

If there is anyone in the Sun family who needs a job like this, they will definitely find him privately.

Through investigation, Tang Zuwang learned that the corpse stitcher in Jin County was named Liu Dali, an orphan adopted by the coroner of Yizhuang.

He had intellectual disabilities and did not speak until he was seven or eight years old. He did not talk much and started to sew corpses in the autumn of 205 in the Han Dynasty - this time is also very interesting, as it was exactly 221 years away from 16 and several months after the Sun Mansion incident.

……

As the commander of the Jin County Demon Suppression Division, Tang Zuwang had actually revealed his extraordinary sense of smell for the case at this time.

The timing was too coincidental. Before he met Liu Dali, he had already realized that the case of the Sun Mansion was very difficult and that the 'tailor' hired by the Sun Mansion at that time was strange.

But he was a cautious person and did not rely on guesswork to do things. Therefore, although he knew that this trip might be fruitless, he still went to Jin County Yizhuang in person with a serious and responsible attitude.

The case record ends here and is interrupted again.

When Zhao Fusheng saw this, he felt a little sympathy for the Jin County Magistrate who had died innocently in the ghost disaster in the Sun Mansion more than 20 years ago.

The reason why this special file was divided into multiple copies and recorded intermittently was entirely because of Tang Zuwang's accidental death.

She was stunned for a moment while holding the file, and Meng Po seemed to have sensed something, and then sighed:
"Your Excellency is right—"

Human nature is complex.

The Demon Suppression Division of the Han Dynasty also produced ghost riders with very different personalities.

In the Demon Suppression Division, there are generals like General Zang from Shangyang County who killed people without a trace and established the law of 'right of first night' to kill people indiscriminately and harm people's lives, forcing people to become ghosts. There are also ghost riders like Tang Zuwang who can control ghosts but still have human nature. He realized that there was something wrong with the Sun Mansion case, so he studied it carefully and investigated from the details.

Meng Po had a complicated expression. After saying this, she sighed softly. It was unclear whether she was sighing for her daughter, Sun Shaoyin, who failed to become her son-in-law, or for Tang Zuwang, who died more than 20 years ago.

Zhao Fusheng tasted the sweetness of not having to do it himself, and instructed Kuai Manzhou:

"Manzhou is really good. Go and get me the other files as well."

As soon as the child was praised, he jumped happily to get the file.

Chen Duozi had been toiling all her life and could not sit still. When she heard that there was something to do, she felt that it was a sin to sit there. She stood up immediately and said:
"Sir, let me get it for you."

When the child heard this, he glared at her.

"You can take it. There are quite a lot of files. Thank you for your help." Zhao Fusheng said with a smile.

Chen Duozi used to do a lot of work at home, and even more to please her mother. But no matter how much she did, her family thought it was natural. But now she was praised by Zhao Fusheng just for helping to get a file. She was overwhelmed with emotion and almost cried.

"My lord, my lord, I just took two steps, why do you have to be so polite--"

She was moved and swore secretly: next time there is a ghost disaster, she must walk in front, and if she encounters danger, she must stand in front of the adults!
Chen Duozi's personality is not complicated. Whatever he is thinking shows on his face.

Meng Po praised:

"Mrs. Chen is also very gentle and considerate."

After being praised by Meng Po, Chen Duozi's cheeks turned slightly red.

Kuai Manzhou stared at Chen Duozi angrily, very dissatisfied with her for stealing his job.

"..."

Liu Yizhen was dumbfounded and her eyes fell on Zhao Fusheng. She was sitting steadily beside the desk, holding the file that Chen Duozi had quickly handed to her. She was about to open it and did not take the little episode of Kuai Manzhou and Chen Duozi competing to work for her seriously.

"How did you do that?" he asked doubtfully.

"With just one sentence, Man Zhou and Chen Niang are both vying to do things for you."

Both of them are ghost riders.

Kuai Manzhou was young and ignorant. He had feelings for Zhao Fusheng because of the Kuai Liang Village incident and was willing to be ordered around by her.

Madam Chen is not a child anymore, and the Lu family is considered a wealthy family in Changping County. She lives a life of luxury, so why would she be willing to run errands for her to do such a small thing?

Chen Duozi pursed her lips embarrassedly and said:
"My Lord has done me a favor. I just did something insignificant—"

Zhao Fusheng rolled his eyes at Liu Yizhen:
"Don't stir up trouble, kid."

After that, he took the opportunity to educate Kuai Manzhou:
"Manzhou, Yizhen is right. Remember, praise has traps. I praise you for being good in order to get you to run errands and do some work." After that, he asked Kuai Manzhou:

"Remember?"

Kuai Manzhou seemed to understand, but nodded.

Chen Duozi was stunned and stood there.

Liu Yizhen was surprised to see her being so frank. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Zhao Fusheng suddenly reach out and touch Kuai Manzhou's head:
"Manzhou is really smart. He understood it right away. Go and bring the other files for me."

The child was nodding his head the moment before, but the next moment when he heard her praise, his eyes lit up and he ran to the cabinet, "dong dong dong", fearing that Chen Duozi would get there first.

"..." "..."

Meng Po and Liu Yizhen's faces turned pale and red, and they were speechless for a moment.

Chen Duozi thought of his previous errands and turned to look at Kuai Manzhou frequently.

"Fusheng, I got you back!"

The child excitedly swept down all the files and held them in his arms.

"Put it on the table."

Zhao Fusheng held back his laughter and opened the file that Chen Duozi had brought.

"You really know how to order people around—" Liu Yizhen's mouth twitched.

She made her words clear, yet was still able to command people smoothly.

When Zhao Fusheng saw that the file involved serious matters, he stopped joking and his expression became serious.

This file still records events from the 221st year of the Han Dynasty, but is placed on the mark of 224 of the Han Dynasty - this is where the cases that were not completed in the previous file are recorded.

……

Before Tang Zuwang decided to go to Jin County Yizhuang to meet the corpse stitcher named Liu Dali, he had already realized that this corpse stitcher who happened to take office after the Sun Mansion case should have nothing to do with the Sun case.

But only after actually meeting this person did Tang Zuwang give up.

Liu Dali was in his prime at the time, thirty-three years old, and was a big and strong man.

The coroner who adopted him was also surnamed Liu, a short and thin old man. When he saw the chief of the Demon Suppression Division coming in person, he was so frightened that he couldn't speak clearly.

During the conversation, Tang Zuwang confirmed that Liu Dali did not participate in the funeral of the Sun family sixteen years ago.

Before the files were registered, he helped the coroner in collecting corpses and had no experience in sewing corpses.

Tang Zuwang had expected such news.

However, the coroner from Jin County then mentioned another important piece of news related to the Sun Mansion case: in the spring of 205, the previous corpse stitcher in Jin County disappeared mysteriously, and the government could not find him. At first, they were worried that it was a ghost case - after all, this person dealt with the dead.

At that time, the county magistrate of Jin County ordered that the bodies stored in the charity cemetery must be dealt with as soon as possible. Those who were claimed should be sent home immediately, and those who were unclaimed should be buried immediately.

If it involves a lawsuit, the clues should be registered first and then the file should be closed.

Everyone was worried for a while, and finally the charity cemetery was closed for a month, and nothing happened in the end.

Until the charity cemetery was reopened, from April to August 205, there was no corpse sewist in Jin County.

This job is unlucky and not elegant, and requires courage and a strong character.

No one took over in the meantime, but fortunately there were not many cases in the government during that period, and those sentenced to death had to be reported to the court for approval and would not be executed until the autumn. Therefore, the vacancy of the corpse sewer did not have much impact on Jin County.

It was not until August of the same year that the old coroner, seeing that no one was ready to take the position, recommended his adopted son to be the corpse stitcher.

To sum up these clues, it means that the special "tailor" that the Sun family is looking for is of unknown origin.

Zhao Fusheng handed the file in his hand to Liu Yizhen and Meng Po, and began to look for the corresponding sheepskin for the next volume.

Liu Yizhen quickly read the text on the file and asked Zhao Fusheng:
"Do you think Tang Zuwang can find the 'tailor'?"

"Probably not."

Zhao Fusheng shook his head.

Judging from the clues recorded in the previous volumes of files, the case of the Sun Mansion, combined with the unexpected disappearance of the corpse seamer in Jin County, gave her a feeling that it was too coincidental.

As soon as she finished speaking, she found the next roll of the corresponding sheepskin. As expected, there was no record related to "tailor" on it.

This is the end of the record of the special 'tailor' that the Sun family was looking for.

After all, the incident happened in 205 during the Han Dynasty, and 16 years had passed since Tang Zuwang investigated the case again.

Because of the long time, many things are no longer easy to trace.

However, since it was a ghost case, Tang Zuwang was not discouraged. He ordered the Demon Suppression Commander to summon the five surviving witnesses related to the Sun Mansion case mentioned above to the Demon Suppression Division for questioning.

He was trying to guess the identity of the "tailor" from these people in a disguised way.

But something strange happened.

These witnesses, who were once recorded in the files of the Demon Suppression Division and had left their testimonies, actually overturned their statements from 16 years ago.

Wang Guanshan, the owner of the funeral clothing shop, and several others said in unison: 16 years ago, the Sun family did not hold any funerals.

The records of the Demon Suppression Division, written in black and white, could there be a fake one?!
Tang Zuwang was already distracted by the investigation and thought that a few unruly people were playing a trick on him.

He investigated the case diligently and conscientiously and was meticulous and careful in nature, but he was a ghost rider after all and had a bad temper. He immediately had several people arrested and tortured severely.

Several people were beaten half to death, their property was seized, and all their relatives were imprisoned. After half a month, they were tortured to the point of losing their temper, but out of fear they did ask some questions.

After being tortured, two of the five people "confessed their guilt", admitting that they had been to Sun's house and that the Sun family had handled the funeral.

But when they were asked in detail about the funeral procession at the Sun Mansion, the two men's statements were inconsistent and it was obvious that they were making false confessions in order to avoid punishment.

However, Hu Decheng, the scholar who wrote the Yin Money Book of Fortune and Longevity, was quite stubborn. He kept shouting that he was wronged and refused to admit that he had ever written the Yin Money Book for the Sun Mansion. He even claimed that he had not done anything for the Sun Family more than ten years ago.

The remaining two people, Wang Guanshan, the owner of a funeral clothing shop, and Ji Laosan, a paper-making craftsman, each told two stories.

The record of the incident ends here again.

Zhao Fusheng sighed helplessly, his eyes falling on the messy pile of files on the table - Kuai Manzhou was young, and although he could be ordered around and was willing to run errands, he was not very reliable. He piled up these files into a mountain, and it was difficult to tell which record was in front and which was in the back, so he had to look through them one by one.

Just as she was about to reach out to look for it, she saw Chen Duozi holding a file in his hand. When he saw her eyes move, Chen Duozi, who was used to observing her expressions, handed the file to her.

"Mrs. Chen really knows how to act according to circumstances."

Zhao Fusheng casually praised it.

Liu Yizhen's eyes became meaningful. Chen Duozi remembered what she had said before, "praise is a trap in disguised form of restraint." She was alert, but she couldn't help feeling happy after being praised and affirmed. She couldn't control her impulse to try to become more "opportunistic," so she started looking for the next volume for Zhao Fusheng again to make it easier for her to read.

There was not much recorded on this newly turned-out file, only the confessions of Wang Guanshan and Ji Laosan.

Wang Guanshan said that the Sun family had never held a funeral, nor had they asked him to make burial clothes. He even said that not only did the Sun family not hold a funeral, but they held a wedding instead - they did look for someone from a clothing store, but they did not look for someone from a clothing store that made burial clothes. Instead, they found Wang's Satin Shop and bought a pair of red embroidered shoes.

Wang Guanshan and Wang's Satin Shop belong to the same clan and are close friends.

Afterwards, Tang Zuwang, in a pragmatic manner, arrested and questioned people from Wang's Satin Shop, proving that what he said was true.