female catcher

Chapter 124 Liu Huaishi's Suspect
Qiu Cai was talking to Xu Lu in the room, when he saw Xia Chu coming in, he got up and smiled, "Boss! I'm back!" As soon as the words came out, the room was buzzing.

"It's been hard work. When did you arrive in Xijing?"

"Last night, when I arrived outside the city, the city gate was already closed, so I spent the night at Baicaozhuang. I went home this morning and went home to tidy up before coming here."

"Where's Yu Wenping?"

Qiu Cai said with a hearty smile: "I'm resting with my family. Cough, don't mention it, we went to Xingzhou to find him, and when we told him about it, he fainted after listening to it, and I helped him Carry it to the pharmacy, and let the doctor wake it up. The doctor said that he was in a hurry. He came back lying in the carriage along the way, why is it so slow."

"Did he say anything on the way?"

Qiu Cai thought for a while, "Ask me if the murderer has been caught, so that the government must decide for his wife. That's about it."

"What about the others now?"

"He's resting at home. He came back sick, and was exhausted all the way. When he returned to Xijing, his face was almost bloodless. Boss, did you arrest his two sons? There is another one The steward surnamed Wang?"

Xia Chu nodded, "It's all locked up here."

"Last night, I heard the commotion in his concubine's room from afar. Yu Wenping asked someone to come over and ask me. I didn't know what's going on now, so I just evaded. Is the murderer his second child?"

Xia Chu laughed twice, "It doesn't look right now, but that kid is not a good thing either, so close it first."

"I just heard Xu Lu say that the eldest son didn't kill him, and if it wasn't the second child, who could it be?"

"If I want to know who it is, I will arrest them." Xia Chu glanced at him, "Didn't you ask them about the situation along the way?"

Qiu Cai blinked, "When we got there, Yu Wenping fainted as soon as he talked about it. After waking up, he confessed a few words and we hurried back. Besides, I don't know what to ask."

Xia Chu thought about it, yes, when Qiu Cai followed Yu's family to Xingzhou, he knew that the person who died was Cao Xuelian, but he didn't know anything else about it, and he really didn't know what to ask.

Qiu Cai said again: "Oh, by the way, when I was at Baicao Village last night, I heard that there was a burglar in Zhuangzi the night before, but nothing was lost, and I don't know if it has anything to do with the case."

When Xia Chu heard it, he lowered his head and cleared his throat, and after a few vague words, he changed the subject.

She told a few people about the confessions of Yu Shirong and Yu Shiji, and after listening to them, they all scolded them, saying that Cao Xuelian was pitiful.

"It's unjust to live, but it's even worse to die!" Qiu Cai said angrily.

Xu Lu was silent for a while and said: "Boss, if Yu Shirong is telling the truth, it means that there are people who have been to Guangji Hall after him. This person should be the one Cui Dahua saw, and it doesn't match. He also took the 300 taels of silver."

Xia Chu nodded, "I think so. On the first day of April, Guangji Hall sneaked in a Cao Xuelian, Yu Shirong, and Ermine. It wouldn't be such a coincidence that there would be another one, right? It's low enough."

Chang Qing said from the side: "Praying mantises catch cicadas, one after another."

Xia Chu's heart moved, and he turned to look at Chang Qing, "Planting?"

"Huh?" Chang Qing didn't understand.

"If it wasn't for Cui Dahua who happened to see Ermine, then the matter should end with Yu Shirong. We might not even know that there is another person. Could it be that after Yu Shirong followed Cao Xuelian in, Silver Mouse Hui thought it was an opportunity, so he killed Cao Xuelian and stole the money?"

Qiu Cai shook his head, "Hey, killing someone to get 300 taels is not worth it! If it were me, I would move everything I can."

"How much strength do you have! You move a bunch of things on a rainy day, for fear that others won't be suspicious?" Xia Chu said. It's just a matter of staying warm for a few nights.Thinking of this, she suddenly stood up and said, "Okay! I forgot someone."

"Who?"

"Doctor Liu! He said he went to visit his father's grave on the first day of April, and he wasn't in Guangji Hall. Speaking of which, he might have entered through the back door."

"Doctor Liu? The one in Guangji Hall?" Chang Qing suddenly asked, "He sweeps his father's grave?"

Hearing what he meant, Xia Chu seemed to know something, and hurriedly asked, "What? Do you know him?"

"My godfather had a quarrel with that old guy. Seven or eight years ago, my godfather was the land security in the West City area at that time, and he even assisted him in the transfer of property. When the godmother was ill My son asked him to go to see a doctor, but he refused to prescribe the medicine, saying it was useless, which made my godfather very angry. He is not from Xijing! What's the matter? He even moved his father's cemetery here?"

"Hey! Why don't you say it earlier!" Xia Chu said.

"Then I haven't been involved with this case before, how would I know?" Chang Qing spread his hands, expressing his innocence.

Xia Chu glanced at him, but couldn't say anything.

The fact that Dr. Liu went to Zhiyilou did not constitute a suspicious point of crime, but she felt that it did not match Dr. Liu's personality, so she did not write such a personal matter in the file.But now according to what Chang Qing said, Dr. Liu is not a personal matter.

Xia Chu took a sip of tea and wanted to ask Chang Qing to go with him, but thinking about Chang Qing and Dr. Liu's temper, he felt that it was not appropriate, so he hooked Xu Lu, "Xu Lu, it's better for you and me Let's go."

Guangjitang had closed down because of the case, so Xia Chu and Xu Lu went directly to his house.Doctor Liu lived in an alley not far from the West Market, across the alley and across the street was Zhiyi Building.The two went to the door to have a look, then knocked on the door knocker.

After waiting for a while without any movement, Xu Lu knocked again, but there was still no sound.Just as he was wondering if Dr. Liu was not at home, and whether he should go to the Zhiyi Building to look for it, someone suddenly asked at the door, and upon hearing the voice, it was Dr. Liu who was right.

"Xia Botou?" Liu Huaishi opened the door and saw Xia Chu, she was slightly taken aback, her expression didn't change much, and then she turned sideways to let the two of them in.He nodded to Xu Lu again, as a greeting.

Liu Huaishi's yard is not too big, but it is very neat and quiet.He greeted Xia Chu and Xu Lu to sit down in the courtyard, went back to the room and brought tea out and put it on the table, saying without expression: "The tea is not good, you two don't mind."

Xia Chu had a few polite words with him, looked around the yard casually, and asked, "Doctor Liu lives here alone? Where's the family?"

Liu Huaishi glanced at her, but didn't speak.This glance made Xia Chu feel a little strange. She felt that this was not a big problem, but just a random question, so she hurriedly said, "Did I offend something? Doctor Liu, please don't blame me for crimes I didn't know."

Dr. Liu pondered for a while, and said straight to the point: "Has Butou Xia checked Zhiyi Building?"

Xia Chu was a little surprised, he hesitated for a while and then nodded, "Zisu told you?"

"Yes." Liu Huai did not hide anything, "Perhaps I should thank Butou Xia, and not ask the police to make a big fuss. It's my face."

Xia Chu was a little dazed by what he said. He exchanged glances with Xu Lu and smiled slightly, and said, "There are plenty of manly men out there. This is... not a shameful thing, is it?"

"I'm not a man."

"Not masculine? Then you go to Zhiyi Building..."

Liu Huaishi waved his hand, "Let's put it this way, most manly people can be both men and women, but the pictures are fresh for a while, but I can't. I don't like women, only men. So the word 'good' is not Appropriate, I don't know if the two of you can understand."

It's great.

Xia Chu nodded, feeling a little embarrassed by Liu Huaishi's frank attitude, as if his villainous heart met with his magnanimous gentleman's spirit, so he smiled slightly, "Doctor Liu, I didn't expect you to be quite frank .”

Liu Huai twitched the corners of his mouth with a smile rather than a smile, "You two didn't come here today to ask me about Zhiyilou, it must be related to the murder case, if I don't be more honest, it will be troublesome if I arouse suspicion for no reason." He refilled tea for Chu Xia, "It should be said that it has already aroused suspicion."

Xia Chu didn't nod or shake his head, and said bluntly, "There are indeed some things I want to check with you."

"Please tell me." Liu Huai straightened his sleeves and listened leisurely.

"I heard that Dr. Liu is not from Xijing?"

Liu Huaishi nodded, "From Jincheng, Lingwu County."

"Last time at Guangji Hall, you said that you were not there on the first day of April and went to visit your father's grave. Then you are not from Xijing, but your father's tomb is in Xijing?"

"Not here." Liu Huaishi replied bluntly, and after she finished speaking, she lowered her eyes and thought for a while, "I went to Yuanping Mountain that day."

Xia Chu gave a dry laugh, not quite believing it.Xu Lu asked: "Is there any inside story about going to Yuan Pingshan that is worth hiding? Why did Doctor Liu lie last time?"

Liu Huaishi looked at him, lowered her eyes and remained silent, not sure if she didn't want to say it or was thinking about her words.

Xia Chu waited for a while, then frowned slightly, "Doctor Liu, you also said just now, since we came to look for you in the current murder case, there is a reason to look for you. I hope you can tell the truth."

Liu Huaishi raised his head, and sighed softly for a while, "Would Xia Butou want to hear a story?"

"story?"

"I lied because it had nothing to do with the murder case, but to cherish my reputation. Xia Butou said that he had discussed this matter with me and said that I cherished feathers too much. This is true. Because I lost it, I cherish it very much. I It has been half a hundred years and it really can't stand the toss."

Liu Huaishi paused after speaking, and looked at Chu Xia.After thinking about it for a while, Xia Chu understood what he meant, and said: "We are only investigating the case, we have heard about things that have nothing to do with the case, and we will never do nonsense things, because Dr. Liu's reputation will be hindered. But if It is related to the case, please forgive me for my helplessness, Doctor Liu."

"Yeah." Liu Huai nodded and looked up at the sky for a while, as if wondering where to start, but when she finally spoke, her voice was soft and slow, "It's been almost 20 years, if you ask now Speaking of older people in Jincheng, some people may still have an impression. Speaking of which, it was also a murder case at the time."

"Murder?" Xia Chu's heart trembled, never expecting Liu Huaishi to say such a sentence, "What murder? It's related to you?"

Liu Huaishi nodded, "The person accused of murder is me."

(End of this chapter)