Chapter Twenty-Three: True and False Beggars

Xu Wenbin came to the coffin, looked at Liu Youde's neck, and sure enough, he found a shallow bruise mark, it was obvious that this jade pendant may have been grabbed by Liu Youde when he was struggling.

Xu Wenbin checked other places and found no injuries, so it seems that Liu Youde was not thrown into the river after being killed, nor was he tied up and thrown into the river, as if he had fallen into the water.

"Master Liu, can Ling Lang swim in the water?" Xu Wenbin asked.

"Youde has been afraid of water since he was a child, let alone swimming, even if he goes to the river to wash his feet, he doesn't dare." Liu Laocai said.

Xu Wenbin listened to it and was even more sure that Liu Youde was killed by Yang Yulang.

"Excuse me, the river in your area, where the water is the deepest?" Xu Wenbin asked.

"Of course, it's a huishui bay, where the water is more than a foot deep, and those who can't swim will only die if they fall into the water." The butler took over and said.

"Where is the watershed? Can you show us around? Xu Wenbin asked.

"Absolutely." The butler said that he would lead the way.

Xu Wenbin and Huang Ying followed the housekeeper to Huishui Bay, Xu Wenbin looked at the surrounding terrain and found that Huishui Bay was not far from the place where Liu Youde dropped the jade pendant. He walked down the dirt slope, and although he couldn't see any obvious footprints along the way, he unexpectedly found a yellow silk turban, which had been ruined to a mess.

"Housekeeper, is this turban your eldest young master's?" Xu Wenbin asked.

The butler looked at it and shook his head.

"Did the eldest young master of your family wear a headscarf when he left the Liu family's compound?" Xu Wenbin asked.

"The eldest young master is wearing a haircut, and he walks out crazy, where is he still wearing a turban?" The butler said.

Xu Wenbin took a closer look at the headscarf, and from the color to the texture, it can be concluded that this headscarf is generally worn by wealthy people and can show status.

"It seems that this turban is not Yang Yulang's, and it is impossible for Yang Yulang to deal with a madman alone. There must have been other people involved in the crime, and the fact that there were so many footprints in the wheat field is enough to show that. Xu Wenbin remembered the scene of Yang Yulang's ghost appearing, remembered the agile figure of the person pretending to be a ghost, and thought of the big thief flying on the grass.

"Let's go, I'll talk about it in Xijiang Town." Xu Wenbin searched around the scene, but could not find any new evidence, so he had to return to Xijiang Town with Huang Ying, hoping to learn a little about the situation from Chen Chunsheng.

Chen Chunsheng and his master lived temporarily in the town office, they went to Jiepai Town to deal with a bloody case during the day, and only arrived at the town office at night. Xu Wenbin and Huang Ying are inquiring about the situation in Xijiang Town from the local security office at the town office. The clues provided by the local security have attracted Xu Wenbin's great attention.

"A few days ago, there were six or seven people who looked like beggars in Xijiang Town, and they seemed to be very rich, not like beggars." Jibao said.

"How can it be proven?" Xu Wenbin asked.

"I saw them swaggering in and out of the teahouse and wine shop, although the clothes on the outside were shabby, but the clothes inside were silk and satin. Moreover, there were two young men, two middle-aged people, and a beggar about sixty years old. They seem to be in a group. Dibao said.

"Have you seen this turban?" Xu Wenbin took out his headscarf and gave it a look at the ground guard.

Jibao looked shocked and asked, "Where did you see this turban?" This is the old beggar's turban, and the shopkeeper calls him grandfather. Dibao said.

"Have you been in contact with those beggars? Where are they accented? Xu Wenbin asked.

"I don't have any contact with them, and if you want to find out, you'd better ask the shopkeeper of the restaurant." Jibao said.

"My lord, I think those beggars must have done it." Chen Chunsheng said.

"Chunsheng, what evidence do you have? Did you find a clue? Xu Wenbin asked.

"Nope. However, I also saw those beggars a few days ago, and today, I saw those beggars again in Jiepai Town. Chen Chunsheng replied.

"What are you doing in Jiepai Town?" Xu Wenbin asked.

"There's another bloody crime there." Chen Chunsheng said.

When Xu Wenbin heard this, he was taken aback, and there were waves of unsettled and wave after wave, why is this Taiping County so unpeaceful?

"Master Tian, did there often be bloody cases in Taiping Town before?" Xu Wenbin asked.

Master Tian said: "In the past, there were few bloody cases in Taiping Town, and since Tu Hu and Murong Gang absconded in Taiping Town, they have been safe for several months. In the past month, there have been many cases of robbery, thieves, and murder in Taiping County, which seem to be related to the rumored flying thief on the grass on the rivers and lakes. It is said that there are several people under the grass flying to form a criminal gang, I don't know if it's true or not? However, not long ago, there was a bloody case in Tai'an, followed by Xijiang Town, and yesterday it happened in Jiepai Town. These three towns are only 100 miles apart, how can they be so coincidental? ”

Xu Wenbin also felt that there were many suspicious points in these cases, as if they were related to these beggars.

"Wherever these beggars appear, something happens. These beggars do not look like beggars, which shows that they disguised themselves as beggars just to disguise their identity. There are young people among them, and it is very likely that Yang Yulang has joined this criminal gang. Thinking of this, Xu Wenbin immediately made a decision and rushed to Jiepai Town overnight.

When I came to Jiepai Town, it was already dawn. Xu Wenbin first went to the scene of the crime to inspect, first read the autopsy report, and then carefully examined the autopsy. The deceased was most likely a merchant from a foreign country, who appeared to be very wealthy, he had been hacked to death in the suburbs, with two stab wounds on his body, a knife in his neck that was not deep, but a cut in his throat, a deep knife in his abdomen, and his intestines exposed.

"Looking at this corpse and the scene, it is possible that it was murdered for money. It's a remote place, and it's a good place for the perpetrators to start; Someone must have followed this and started it. The stalkers may be the 'beggars'. Master Tian, Chen Chunsheng, the two of you continue to be in charge of the investigation, and Huang Ying and I are secretly investigating. If you meet someone who looks like a beggar, don't alarm them first. Xu Wenbin explained.

After dawn, everyone went their separate ways, and Master Tian and Chen Chunsheng took the official mission to check the passers-by.

Xu Wenbin pretended to be a gentleman who sold medicine, and Huang Ying was his assistant, and the two came to Jiepai Town with some herbs.

"Saihuatuo sees a doctor and administers medicine, and the medicine is eliminated-" Huang Ying held a signboard in her hand, shouting while walking, shouting for a long time, but no one came to see a doctor.

As Xu Wenbin walked, he looked at the passers-by, but he didn't see a beggar like the one Di Bao said.

"Huang Ying, where there are the most people, we will go there, I believe that someone will come to see a doctor." Xu Wenbin said.

The two of them came to the most lively street in Jiepai Town, where there is a memorial arch, with a signboard: "Rejuvenation Hall".

Rejuvenation Hall is the signboard of the pharmacy, and the people who come in and out must be quite famous.

Xu Wenbin instructed Huang Ying to set up a stall opposite the Rejuvenation Hall, pour out all the Chinese herbal medicines, and then shouted: "Saihuatuo will see the doctor and apply medicine, and the medicine will be eliminatedβ€”β€”"

Huang Ying's shouting really attracted a lot of people, men, women and children. Everyone gathered around, gossiping, and talking.

Xu Wenbin looked at these people, they were all local residents, and the dressers were dressed plainly.

"Sir, can a long-term illness be cured?" Suddenly, a faint voice was heard.

Xu Wenbin followed the prestige, only to see a beggar about sixty years old squeezing in.

"Old man, what's wrong with you?" Xu Wenbin asked.

"I-I have a headache, a heartache, a pain all over my body, can I cure it, sir?" The old man said.

Xu Wenbin looked at the beggar in front of him, although he was dressed in shabby, he was clean and tidy, very different from other beggars. Although the old man walked tremblingly, his face was quite moist and his body was tough.

"Old man, come here, I'll check your pulse first." Xu Wenbin said.

The old beggar trembled over, crouched aside, and stretched out his hand.

"Old man, you don't have good legs, sit down! This pulse also needs to be carefully examined. Xu Wenbin grabbed the old beggar's pulse and found that the old beggar's pulse was quite normal.

"Old man, looking at your pulse is quite normal, it doesn't look like you are sick, tell me, where are your symptoms for many years?" Xu Wenbin asked.

"Aren't you Sehuatuo? Why can't you even see a doctor? Could it be that you sell dog skin plasters? The old beggar laughed.

The onlookers also laughed and dispersed.

"Don't go, everyone, let me try if it's true or not." At this time, a middle-aged beggar came over.

Everyone listened and gathered around.

The middle-aged man stepped forward and asked, "Sir, I won't say anything about my illness, if you can see what kind of illness I am, I will make a name for you." ”

Xu Wenbin looked at the middle-aged man and spoke, not like a local, so he took a look and said, "Your Excellency is not a local!" ”

"That's right, I'm from Shandong, I run a business, passing through here, I feel unwell, so I have to stay here for a few days, and I haven't gotten better." The middle-aged man said.

Xu Wenbin didn't feel strange when he heard it, because the accent of Shandong people is like this, and his speech is so straightforward.

Xu Wenbin checked the pulse and felt that this person's meridians were reversed, so he said: "Your Excellency's pulse is sometimes strong and sometimes weak, and there are signs of reversal, but the root of the disease is in the heart. ”

The man was surprised and said, "Sir is really a miracle doctor." The root of my disease is indeed in my heart, my heart beats when it is strong and sometimes weak, and when my heart aches, it is like a knife twisting. I don't know what the symptoms are? ”

Xu Wenbin looked at the tongue coating again and said: "Your Excellency's face is sallow, the green tendons are exposed, and the tongue coating is yellow, which is due to liver dysfunction, kidney deficiency leading to spleen and stomach loss, and yin and yang imbalance. If your guess is correct, you used to overwork. ”

The man was even more surprised when he heard this: "Sir is really a man of God." I wonder if there is a miracle medicine for Mr.? ”

"This is a difficult disease, if you want to cure the disease, first nourish the heart. I'll give you a few pills, take them back and boil them three times, and take them together in three parts, and you will see miraculous results within three days. Xu Wenbin said, grab the medicine.

The man took out the medicine and took out a piece of silver, but Xu Wenbin didn't take a penny.

When everyone saw this, they rushed to see a doctor. At this time, a few more people came to the side, dressed as beggars, and they did not see a doctor, but only watched from the side.

Xu Wenbin glanced at the beggars, two young people, two middle-aged people, two old people, and an eleven or twelve-year-old boy.