Chapter 13: Antique Shops (13)

The rumor that Ge was the murderer spread all over Nanle County in just a few days, and it became a gossip among the people after dinner. I heard that the rumor came from the Yamen, but now that the Yamen has not yet opened the trial and finalized the case, there are still a few people who are suspicious. However, Ge Song's wife wanted to go in to visit the prison, and the cell boss not only did not stop her, but also allowed her to bring good wine and food, which meant that she was specially allowed to go for a short time, which further verified the people's conjecture.

But this practice of casting a long line to catch a big fish still did not lead the murderer to appear in the pawnshop, Bai Shui was already in a hurry, and he couldn't know that Ge Cheng was innocent and kept him in prison, and Liu's family made a lot of trouble, and wanted to put her in the ground, and came to the yamen to make trouble several times.

Stopped them again on this day, Bai Shui finally couldn't sit still, and after finishing his errand, he couldn't help but take care of it at night, so he ran to the inn to find Su Yunkai. As soon as I went up the stairs, I turned left and saw a boy holding a cage to tease the bird.

Qin Fang turned his head when he heard the voice, and when he saw that it was him, he stuffed his head with the nightmare of putting him on the corpse's face again, and ran into the house and slammed the door with a scream, not even the birdcage.

Bai Shui walked over with a tense face, glanced at the birdcage, took two steps or turned back to pick it up, and knocked on the door next door, "Su Gongzi, Su Gongzi?" ”

I didn't hear anyone answer, but the next door replied, "My brother-in-law is not here, and I went outside with Miss Mingyue." ”

"Where?"

"Gambling house. Running to the gambling house every day, I suspect that they have become gamblers. ”

When the words fell, there was already an answer in the corridor, "Gambler? You're embarrassed to say it. ”

Su Yunkai and Mingyue had just come back from the gambling house, walking on the corridor one after the other, the days and nights had been reversed, and both of them did not look very good, but the spirit in their eyes did not decrease by half.

The door opened with a "boom", and Qin Fang looked over, "Brother-in-law, you also know how boring it is for me to stay here every day, but you refuse to take me there." ”

Su Yunkai smiled, "I can only blame you for being too eye-catching." ”

Qin Fang said dissatisfiedly, "Where am I eye-catching?" ”

Mingyue interjected, "It's too dazzling, it's eye-catching everywhere." ”

When Qin Fang heard this, he immediately didn't ask questions and didn't get entangled, he happily opened all the doors, welcomed them in, and personally went downstairs to find Xiao Er to serve food. Seeing that Su Yunkai was impressed, he actually coaxed people into obedience with one sentence, he used to think that Qin Fang's heart was unstoppable, but now it seems that he did not prescribe the right medicine.

Without Qin putting the noise in his ears, it would be much quieter.

It was already half a moon hanging outside, and it was almost time to see it. In another hour, eight days have passed since the murder of Baibaozhen. Seeing that the two of them were muttering and didn't know what to say, Bai Shui listened patiently for a while and said, "What have you been busy with these days?" ”

Mingyue said, "Help you find the prisoner." ”

"Did you find it?"

"Brother Bai, wait a little longer."

Bai Shui glared, "Wait, do you know that the Liu family's mother's family is about to crush the threshold of the yamen, and threatens not to return the body to them, they will go to stop Qincha's sedan chair." ”

Su Yunkai took a sip of tea before saying, "At this time, there will be no Qin mission to patrol, they can't stop it." ”

Ben didn't mean to say a word, Bai Shui was still curious, "Why?" Aren't all Qin almost elusive? ”

Su Yun laughed and said, "The Qin Cha went out on patrol by holy order, but according to the practice of our dynasty, I took a break during the New Year and only went to the court to work after the Lantern Festival. Half a month's official documents are full of tables, not to mention that the Holy Lord has no time to send people out on patrol, and even the officials themselves are too busy, so the fastest, it will not be until February that there will be a messenger to go to the people. ”

"Makes sense." Bai Shui said again, "That means that no big official will pass by here, Lord Qin is going to die in a hurry, for fear that they will really stop a big official." ”

Su Yun laughed and said, "No, there is, but Lord Qin won't recognize it." ”

"For example?"

"At the end of the year, many officials are transferred, but they generally take office after the New Year. So at this time, it is very likely that you will run into an official who has left for a job in a foreign country from his hometown, and then ...... Just passing by here. ”

When he said this, he was silent, Mingyue and Bai Shui also stuffed the words into their left ear and quickly pushed them out of their right ear, but Qin Fang came back and heard it, and he sighed twice, and was so wilted that he didn't dare to speak when Su Yunkai glanced at it, and he drank "Eat and eat", and the four of them took chopsticks to eat, and did not continue the topic just now.

The next day, the light pierced through the clouds and sprinkled the ground with brilliance, and it was another good day.

Bai Shui came out of the house, looked next door again, thinking that Mingyue had been tired from running around for the past few days, and the day and night were chaotic, so she didn't go over to call her, let her sleep again, and went to the yamen by herself. Before the people walked to the yamen, they saw that the door was crowded with people, and they knew that it was the Liu family again by seeing the filial piety clothes they were wearing. He suddenly felt that his head was bigger, and after thinking about it, he simply took a detour and climbed into it through the back wall of the yamen.

When I entered the yamen, I heard someone outside shouting, "Return my daughter" and "Settle in the ground." Before he entered the court, he saw Lord Qin running over in a hurry, and said hurriedly, "Bai Zhutou, why are you here so late, look at those Diao people outside, I didn't say that I was handling the case, what are they yelling about." The murderer hasn't been caught yet, and the body of the Liu family can't be returned yet, and they still want to solve the case and catch the real murderer! ”

"I understand, but I understand them." Bai Shui's expression was gloomy, and his tone was even lighter, "They are in a hurry to bring the Liu family back, not to let the Liu family settle in the ground, but they just don't want to let things expand and affect the reputation of the Liu family." ”

- Otherwise, they would not have rushed to pull the murderer away before he was caught. If you shout outside the yamen, it will not be "enter the earth for peace", if you really want to let the dead enter the earth for peace, then the shouting should be "catch the murderer".

I have seen a lot in the yamen, and it seems that my heart has become transparent and indifferent.

Bai Shui shook his head, this habit is not good at all, but this kind of thing will always happen.

"It's just that Su Yunkai doesn't have a letter yet? How did I hear that he took Xiao Ah Yue to the casino every day? If Ming Sheng came back and heard this, he would blame you for not taking good care of his precious granddaughter for him, right? ”

Bai Shui replied, "I saw it last night, and he asked me to convey some words to the adults, and I was about to say that the murderer might ......."

Before he could finish speaking, an official ran in from outside and said, "There is a woman beating the drum outside, saying that last night her neighbor was beaten by a group of people, and that the place where he lived was smashed down, and even half of the woman's house collapsed. ”

Lord Qin was already anxious, and he almost jumped up in anger, "Who dared to make trouble in Nanle County, and didn't let me go." ”

Bai Shui asked, "The person who was beaten was seriously injured?" ”

"According to the woman, it is not heavy, but it can walk and jump, but the house has been damaged."

"That's strange, then why didn't the person who was beaten come to report the crime in person?"

"I also think it's strange, I heard the woman say that the person next door was beaten up as a bad gambler, and the beating was from the gambling house, maybe the debt was not repaid, so the debt was collected, and I didn't dare to come."

Bai Shui suddenly remembered and immediately asked, "What is the name of the person who was beaten?" ”

The official thought for a while, "Yu Youshi." ”

Yu Youshi...... Bai Shui sneered, and felt surprised, is Su Yunkai really like a god, a god......

He raised his white chin and said, "You go and tell the woman, the yamen has been busy lately, and she can't be free for the time being, let her negotiate with Yu Youshi first, and we will send someone in a few days." ”

"Yes."

When he left, Master Qin had a seizure, "Even you dare to make your own decisions for me, presumptuous." ”

Bai Shui glanced at him coldly, and Lord Qin coughed lightly, "Actually, Bai Zhutou's case chief has always been relieved, and he also knows that Bai Zhutou is dedicated to the people and will never ......."

"It's time for your lordship to go to work."

“…… Oh. ”

The nagging Lord Qin left, and the Liu family outside the door was still shouting to return the body, and the white water shielded the ears, and went inside to receive the errand and office.

When the sun was about to arrive, the sunset was shining, and the woman who had come to beat the drum in the morning came again, saying that the gambling house had come to look for someone again, which made the neighborhood uneasy. Bai Shui happened to go out, and Lord Qin, who had been repeatedly told not to send anyone to go, had to listen to the old woman's chatter all the time. said that her ears were calloused, and when she saw the county Cheng coming in, she hurriedly threw someone to her and ran away.

When the old woman saw that she had become a hydrangea ball, she left angrily. When I got home, the people in the gambling house had already left, and Yu Youshi next door didn't know where he went, thinking that maybe he was hiding, so he didn't go to the yamen again. When it was almost night, it was so dark that she couldn't see clearly, she went out to pour water, but she saw that someone in the house next door seemed to be bowing down to go out, looking like Yu Youshi, and secretly scolded the disaster star. Just as he was about to enter, he saw another black shadow following, so fast that it was like a ghost. She shuddered and hurried back to the house to close the door.

It was indeed Yu Youshi who went out.

He was only thirty, burly, but his back was a little rickety, and he didn't know what he was carrying in his arms, and he bent over slightly to protect him, looking like an ancient old man from a distance.

He came out of the alley of his house, turned left and right, and walked the path, sometimes looking behind. It was only after about half an hour that he stepped out of the various shortcuts, and entered another street that was not very spacious, and seemed deserted compared to the main street. After walking more than 30 steps, he stopped, looked up at the signboard hanging on the wall, and there was only a big word "dang".

Yu Youshi looked behind him again, covered his stomach with his hands, hesitated for a while before stepping up the steps and entering the inside, took out a palm-sized white jade bowl in his arms, handed it to the counter, and said in a low voice, "Be a thing." ”

After a while, a hand was stretched out to take it away, and the shopkeeper looked inside for a moment and said, "Live or die?" ”

"Die."

Before the shopkeeper could answer, Yu Youshi heard the door behind him "bang" shut, he was stunned, and looked back suddenly, but saw a white-faced catcher reaching out and grabbing his collar, his face was cold, "Yu Youshi, come with me to the yamen." ”

Yu Youshi's face was shocked in an instant, and finally said angrily, "What law did I violate, why should I be arrested?" ”

Bai Shui sneered, he had been squatting near his house since the morning, and finally managed to stay up until Yu Youshi went out, followed him all the way to the pawnshop, and the thing he took out was one of the antiques lost by Bai Baozhen.

"I suspect that you are the murderer of the treasurer of the treasure!"