Da Song Private Investigator

Chapter 154 The Beef Tongue Case.

After returning to Tianchang County, they all had an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

And after they came back, they immediately went to see Bao Zheng, Bao Zheng also missed him very much during the few days when Hwarang left, the two friends hadn't seen each other for a few days, it was inevitable to miss him.

Everyone drank tea and chatted in the living room of the county government office until late at night before leaving. Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce told them about the cases they had encountered in the past few days, and there were many interesting things in it. Hua Lang listened to Gongsun Ce The narration in his heart was full of praises, thinking that if he was not free someday, it would be a great pleasure to watch Bao Zheng's trial.

It was already late when we left the county government office, the autumn wind was blowing and it was very cold, everyone talked and laughed, and we arrived at the detective agency.

What made them feel strange was that they had been away for so many days, and the court still hadn't sent anyone down to say anything about Jiangnan Wolf Valley, and Jiangnan Wolf Valley hadn't moved at all.

This made Hwa Lang a little puzzled, Zhou Ting had already been canonized as a beauty by the emperor, Zhou Ting was the head of state, and was killed by thieves in Tianchang County, how could Zhou Ting and the court not tolerate this matter?

I couldn't figure it out, so I had to think about it in the end.

After coming back for a few days, everyone played to their heart's content, and the weather is getting colder every day. The wheat planted on the outskirts of the city has sprouted new sprouts, and many people are working in the farmland. Everything looks so peaceful.

This day was really boring, Hualang and others decided to go to watch Bao Zheng's trial. When they came to the lobby, they found that a commoner named Li Sanpi came here to report the case, saying that the tongue of his cattle had been cut off.

After listening to the common people's narration, Hwarang suddenly thought of the ox tongue case recorded in history, and he remembered clearly that Bao Zheng asked the common people to go home and kill his own cattle, because the cattle were used in ancient times. It is an urgent need, so it is forbidden to slaughter the farm cattle. Slaughtering is an illegal act, so after the man slaughtered his own farm cattle, the cattle tongue man who held a grudge reported the crime immediately the next day, and Bao Zheng found out the culprit.

This is indeed a good idea, but Hwarang felt that the sacrifice would be too great. Although the tongue of the cow is gone, it can still be cultivated. Wouldn't it be a pity to kill it?

It seems too stupid to find the murderer in this way, just like a person who lost a copper coin loses another coin in order to find the person who picked up his coin.

However, although Hwarang thought this method was stupid, he didn't say anything else, because he felt that the thinking of the ancients was beyond the comprehension of modern people like him, and it was up to them to do whatever they wanted.

Sure enough, after hearing what Li Sanpi said, Bao Zheng said very casually: "Since the cow has no ears, let's go back and slaughter the cow."

Li Sanpi knelt down in the hall, he couldn't bear it, but he didn't dare to disobey Bao Zheng's words, and left in a hurry after he got out of the hall.

Seeing that Bao Zheng didn't find the person who cut off the tongue, everyone discussed and dispersed. After the crowd dispersed, Wen Meng thought it was a bit ridiculous, so he said with a smile: "It's a cow with its tongue cut off." It’s worth making a report, it’s a big deal.”

Hearing what his righteous sister said, Bao Zheng shook his head again and again: "No, a cow didn't offend anyone, how could someone cut off its tongue innocently, presumably someone hated Li Sanpi and wanted to take revenge on him, if If that person is not found, his revenge will definitely intensify, and if it leads to an unmanageable ending, it will be troublesome."

After listening to Bao Zheng's words, everyone finally understood the danger. This kind of foresight, which they did not expect, was something that Hua Lang admired. He only thought about the case itself, but did not think deeply about it. .

But everyone is not very worried. Now that the man slaughtered the cow after he went back, the person who hated him will come tomorrow morning, so let's forget about it.

It was still early, and the autumn weather was very pleasant. Hwarang had no cases to solve these days, so he took Wen Meng and the others to play around, and had a fun and carefree time.

It's just that when they were playing, Hwarang always felt that there was something wrong with the ox tongue case. If the villain was in the crowd watching the excitement, and he heard with his own ears the cow that Bao Zheng asked Li Sanpi to slaughter, then he would come here stupidly. Is the county government suing Li Sanpi?

Furthermore, Li Sanpi is just a poor man, and a cow is all they rely on for farming. Would he be willing to kill his own cow?

Bao Zheng only said to let him kill, but he didn't order him to kill. In this way, there may be changes in this matter.

With doubts in their hearts, it is inevitable that they will lose some interest in playing, so they went back after playing for a while, and they have nothing to say.

The next day, Hwarang got up early, because he wanted to see if the man who cut the tongue would go to the county government office to report the crime today.

Wen Meng and the others are all martial arts practitioners, and they all have the habit of getting up early, but Hua Wan'er, seeing everyone getting up so early, is a little uncomfortable, but thinking of being able to catch the man who cut the tongue today, she still insists. Woke up reluctantly.

Everyone came to the county government early, just waiting for the thief to come.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no one. The people on the street were busy, as if they had already forgotten what happened yesterday.

It was noon in a blink of an eye, Bao Zheng, Hua Lang and others were a little anxious, and Hua Lang was even more inconceivable, how could something go wrong with the things recorded in the history books, and if the person who cut the tongue didn't come to report the case, how could Li San But Pi didn't come either?

Could it be that he felt that Bao Zheng wanted him to slaughter his own cattle, that Bao Zheng had tricked him, so he no longer trusted Bao Zheng?

All kinds of possibilities turned in Hwarang's mind, but all kinds of possibilities were ruled out by him in the end. The only thing he can do now is to wait.

The quiet autumn sun shone into the lobby of the county government office, making the outside of the lobby very bright, but the inside was faintly dim. Everyone's stomachs were growling with hunger, but no one came to report the crime.

The development of things is somewhat unexpected.

Wen Meng couldn't wait any longer, and said: "Maybe this is over, let's eat first, I'm almost starving."

Everyone was starving, and now no one came to report the crime, so they had no choice but to settle their own stomachs first, and then investigate.

Because he was in the county government, Bao Zheng didn't let Hua Lang and the others leave. He ate some casually at the county government. Home, see what's going on.

But when he was about to go, there was a sudden sound of drums outside the county government office, and a person came to report that he saw Li Sanpi's farm cattle died in Li Sanpi's yard, and that it was illegal to kill the cattle privately. , to be severely punished by Mr. Bao.

After hearing this, Hwarang wondered, is history really like this?