Great Lawyer

Chapter 439 Hearing Voices ([-])

The earth dragon is a ditch dug in the ground beforehand when laying the foundation, so that in winter, the ground of the room will be very warm if the fire is directly set in the hole.

But this kind of charcoal is very expensive, and it consumes a lot of silver in a winter, so most people use kangs or charcoal basins for heating. Although they are not as comfortable as earth dragons, they consume much less charcoal.

The ground dragon mouth of the first house is at the far side of the yard, and the chimney is also leaning against the outside of the yard.

Du Jiuyan looked at the ashes inside, "Chang Liu, get a shovel."

Chang Liu took a shovel and pulled out all the ashes inside. Du Jiuyan fiddled with an iron pick, and saw a piece of fabric left over from the ashes. clothes?"

"It's almost the same," she handed the clothes to Chang Liu and the others, "Do you recognize it?"

Both Chang Liu and Chang Li shook their heads, Ling Rong said: "A few times in the morning when he put on makeup, he saw that he was wearing a middle coat, which was white, but he was not sure that it was the fabric."

Du Jiuyan asked Chang Liu and the others to go back.

She took out all the ashes, and King Gui asked, "What are you doing?"

Du Jiuyan spread out his hand, and there was something in his palm, "Hush!"

King Gui nodded.

Four people stood at the foot of the house, Du Jiuyan said: "From the clues we have obtained so far, the murderer is someone from the troupe."

"Thirty people, I saw that children accounted for more than half." The cripple said: "From three or four years old to seventeen or eighteen, there are 23 or 50 people. The others are all in their [-]s and [-]s, and most of them are emaciated. very."

"How can a child or an old man get a dead person out of a room without making a sound?"

This is another question!Du Jiuyan said: "Continue to investigate and see what method this weak man used to get the deceased from the room to the suitcase."

Du Jiuyan said: "Find a child to try."

Everyone went back to the courtyard and asked the head teacher to summon everyone. Du Jiuyan glanced at the crowd and called Paulownia to come over, "Try it, can you move your Senior Brother Ling behind your back?"

Paulownia groaned, giggling, "I'll try."

He ran over without feeling sad, bowed his waist and said, "Senior Brother Ling, come up."

Ling Rong came up and lay down on him, Paulownia groaned and fell down, Ling Rong grabbed him.

The children all laughed.

Du Jiuyan called the head teacher Chang to carry Ling Rong. He could move and walk, but if it was a dead person, it would be very difficult for the head teacher Chang.

"It's deadlocked." King Gui whispered, "If the scene of the first crime was in the bedroom, how did the deceased get to the wardrobe room?"

Du Jiuyan said: "Don't worry, keep checking. There will always be something to gain."

"From now on, all of you will come in one by one. I have something to ask everyone." Du Jiuyan said.

Everyone should follow suit.

The four of them entered the dressing room, and it was still the leader who often came in. Du Jiuyan asked, "What are you going to do next?"

"Can someone replace Su Ba Niang? I just saw a few thirteen and fourteen year olds who are all good."

Chang Ban said: "Those few are not Tsing Yi Hua Dan's material, it can't be done."

"I can only let Chang Tao go. Although she is only eleven, she is not tall enough, but fortunately, she has a good voice. I will last for a while. I will find a way to find it outside."

"Life is too sad right now. To tell you the truth, the money in my hand can only last for another month. If I can't find a way to find someone a year ago, the Hangjiaban will be disbanded." Chang Banzhu wiped away tears.

Du Jiuyan asked: "I've always wanted to ask you, your surname is Chang, why is the theater troupe called Hangjia troupe?"

"My master's surname is Hang, and I sang old songs with him. Later, when my master left and I was getting older, I took over the class leader. It's all because I didn't know the layout in the past few years, so I can't accept it now." Chang class leader said: "Everyone It's my fault, if the troupe breaks up in my hands, I will have no face to see Master."

"You picked up those children?" Du Jiuyan asked, "Are they all suitable for singing?"

The class leader Chang shook his head, "Singing opera is something that everyone can sing, some of them are thrown at my door, such a small child, if I don't want him, he will definitely die, so I will stay by my side and raise him."

"Whether you can sing or not depends on your luck when you grow up." The class leader Chang said: "In the past two years, I drove a few away to learn crafts. There are carpenters and craftsmen. There is also a buddy who does a good job. He is honest and hardworking. , can always make a living. It’s better than Lai with me, who can’t do anything and drag me down.”

Du Jiuyan smiled, "It will get better."

What he did was obviously a good thing, and he was afraid that the children would stay here forever and would not be able to earn a living by hand, so he asked them to go out to support themselves, but from what he said, he felt that he disliked others, as if he really drove them away.

"You are a good person, and you will be rewarded." Shan Dequan said: "Don't worry, settle this matter first, and if you haven't found someone by then, I'll find a way for you."

King Gui looked at Shan Dequan, "You sing?"

"My lord," Dan Dequan blushed and said awkwardly, "Little, villain, let him find a way to find someone to support the stage."

King Gui gave him a blank look.

"We'll talk about this later, let's talk about the case first." King Gui waved his hand and said, "Go out, and someone else will come in."

Chang Banzhu should go.

"If he is the murderer, he spoke so early." King Gui gave Shan Dequan a white look, "You can't invite him here, does he want to embarrass you?"

Shan Dequan was stunned, he didn't think so much, just said it with a sore heart just now.

"What the prince said is true." Shan Dequan said awkwardly: "It's because the villain didn't think carefully."

King Gui ignored him.

The next step is to come in one by one, asking all the questions that should be asked, and the main point is probably what they were doing the night before, their timelines and time witnesses.

The younger ones lived in the same room, crowded together like a big shop, Du Jiuyan didn't need to ask at all, because he was too young.

Seven elderly musicians live together in two rooms.

Paulownia lives in a room with Ling Rong and Chang Tao.

Chang Li, Chang Liu and Chang Hua live in one room.

Only Su Ba Niang and Mr. Chang lived alone in a room.

"Didn't you wake up at night?" Du Jiuyan asked Chang Li.

Chang Li shook her head and said, "I don't get up at night, I sleep until dawn. If I urinate, I can hold it back, and I'll be fine when I get up after dawn."

"Understood, you wait on the side." Du Jiuyan called Paulownia to come in.

Du Jiuyan liked this child very much, he was a little shy, but after getting to know him, he liked the child very much. The missing front teeth made him look a bit simple and honest when he smiled. She asked with a smile: "Apart from getting up in the morning, do you come here at night? ?”

Paulownia said: "No. It's so cold in the night that I can't hold back until I can't get up."

"Didn't wake up in the middle? Did you hear something?"

Paulownia shook his head, "I woke up, I seemed to hear the sound of the wheels of the car, gurgling, and then fell asleep again."

"When?" Du Jiuyan asked.

Paulownia shook his head, "I don't know, it was still early anyway, because it was pitch black outside."

"Have you heard anything?" Du Jiuyan looked at Chang Li.

Chang Li shook her head, "I seem to have heard it, but I don't seem to have heard it."

She had been asking about the morning before, so everyone didn't hear anything, but now that the killing time was pushed to night, Paulownia heard the voice.

She called Mr. Chang over again.

Teacher Chang said: "I fell asleep when I was a child, and I heard the clock ringing outside." He said again: "If you have to ask me what sound I heard at night, I feel like something is rolling."

Teacher Chang said: "If you don't ask, I can't remember to say it, just a few times and then it's gone."

Wheels?
Is it a car to transport the corpse?
carriage?Horse-drawn carriages cannot enter this door.

Not very realistic.

another car?I didn't see anything with wheels in Hang's class.

"Chang Liu," Du Jiuyan looked at him, "Chang Li said he didn't get up at night, and he didn't hear or see anything, what about you?"

Chang Liu shook her head, giggled and said, "Me neither. I didn't hear anything."

She glanced at Chang Liu and asked, "When Chang Li called everyone in the morning, who did you come with?"

"I was coming back from the hut, and when I heard Chang Li shouting, I ran over."

"Then, have you been there?"

Chang Liu shook her head, "No, no, I ran to report to the official after I went to Wat Si. I was the one who reported to the official that day, and I ran the fastest."

Everyone nodded, Chang Li said: "Liu'er is the fastest runner."

Du Jiuyan went to the door and asked everyone, "...who did you all come with?"

"Me and A Tao."

"Brother Huai, me, and Brother Hua."

Everyone said who came to the head room with.

Du Jiuyan nodded thoughtfully.

"Mr. Du, have you found the murderer?" A little boy looked at her.

Chang's class leader's worried hair is about to fall out, but these children are still very happy.

It can be seen that the head teacher Chang loves them very much and did not tell or vent their sorrows to them.

Let them be so carefree in such an environment.

"How old?"

The little boy smiled at her and said, "Seven years old."

"What is your name?"

"A Tao, Tao Zi's peach." Chang Tao replied.

"What did you have for lunch?"

"The steamed buns I ate, I ate half of the steamed buns, and it was given to me by Senior Brother Huai. There are not enough steamed buns, and the leader hasn't eaten yet." A Tao smiled.

Du Jiuyan smiled, "Then are you full?"

Chang Tao nodded and said, "I'm full. I'm full with a little snack at my age."

"Really sensible." Du Jiuyan patted his head and said, "Grow up quickly, and help your master earn money and buy delicious food for the brothers."

Chang Tao nodded and said, "Well, I want to earn a lot of money, and I want to be popular!"

"Hmm." Du Jiuyan looked at everyone, "Do you think so too?"

Everyone nodded.

"I'm off to work, and I'll introduce you to a little brother to play some other day, and let the little brother treat you to dinner." Du Jiuyan said with a smile.

The children still followed him, "Sir, is my brother your son?"

"Yes, it's my son." Du Jiuyan waved to Shan Dequan, "Bring Mr. Chang, and we'll go to the yamen together."

(End of this chapter)