Chapter VII: Investigation of the Mystery Gang
"Emei, find a way to let your eldest brother and second brother go to the market to inquire and see those gambling gangsters, the sons who often go in and out of the Drunken Flower Building, and who ate and drank in the Drunken Flower Building last night. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info best ask the guys in the restaurant teahouse, and ask the beggars in that area. Zhang Lingxi felt that the matter was too big to take lightly.
Before Emei could speak, Zhang Lingxi instructed again, "Let Zhumei open the box and let them bring more silver out." ”
Zhou Da and Tuesday met two days ago. Zhang Lingzhe asked Zhou Da to come over to deliver a letter, saying that he suddenly remembered that in his previous life, he was not the only one in the Zhang family who was raided for the crime of treason with the enemy, and there seemed to be a Fang family. But he couldn't tell if there was really a Fang family, maybe he remembered it wrongly.
The Fang family is the maiden family of the Xiao Fang family. Zhang Lingxi was not sure, so he only wrote back to him and said that he would follow this clue to investigate.
Qi Luming had an accident, and Zhang Lingxi naturally thought of the Fang family. That's his mother's maiden family, his maternal grandfather's family, can he do it to the other family?
The affairs of the Fang family can be slowed down, but Qi Luming is in a hurry.
After Zhang Lingxi finished instructing Emei, he took Fusang and Ruomu to Qi Ji.
Maybe she's got something.
The three groups of them said that they would go their separate ways, Qi Ji and the others would ask the eldest uncle, and she would ask the second uncle, and Qi Yang would go back to Fang's house to see if he could come up with a solution.
Zhang Lingxi went to Qi Ji's house and saw that Qi Ji and the others were all depressed, and even Qi Yang came back, also sitting there dejectedly.
With just one look, Zhang Lingxi understood that they had nothing to gain.
"How's it going for you?" Qi Ji asked.
Zhang Lingxi shook his head and said, "I went to ask the second uncle, and she said that the second uncle will go out for at least ten days and more than one month this time, and she can't tell when she will come back." ”
Qi Ji said: "My father has already asked people everywhere, at least he has to find Lu Ming one step ahead of the official family." There has been no progress yet. I also asked my father what happened last night, whether the person was stabbed to death by Qi Luming, and my father didn't know the details, so he said vaguely. ”
After explaining the situation here, both of them looked at Qi Yang.
"I don't have a clue here, and when I go back, my grandfather has already ordered all the people in the family to go out to find him."
Sure enough, it was disappointing news.
Zhang Lingxi saw that everyone had no clue, and said: "Didn't I go to check the doors and windows, and asked the very experienced nurse, saying that it was because of Brother Chao's three-legged cat kung fu, and he couldn't break this door, so there must be a helper." ”
"It's not that a maid came over and stunned the guards, I'm afraid she's helping. However, according to what the guards said, they hired a painter to transform the appearance of the maid, and they went to look for it one by one, but no one had ever seen the maid. The family is confused by outsiders, and no one even knows about it. Qi Ji also felt strange, but she asked herself what she wanted, and the elders in charge of the family wanted it.
"Since one person can come in the house for no reason and not be discovered, it is also possible to come in two or three to think about it. Just saying that the maid sneaked out of the house with my brother unconsciously, I felt terrible. Zhang Lingxi sighed, "Let the family check a little tighter." I always think that at least one man will be his helper, you see there is not even a shoe print on the wall, can she do it with that maid alone? ”
Whether it is a practitioner or not, the guards can see it at a glance. That maid didn't look like any martial arts, she was soft and weak, so the guards took it lightly. Since this maid has no kung fu, there must be other helpers to rescue Qi Luming in a short time.
"Even if there is, it may not be found in a short time, so what is the use of finding it? Blame them for letting out the deer chirping, and then Xingshi asked for the guilt? But the deer has already broken into trouble, and there is no other way, and it is too late to find someone to atone for the crime. ”
"Of course, it's not just as simple as asking the teacher for sin. Don't you think it's strange that when you rescue him, there are probably two or three people or more, and when Brother Chao stabs someone, he will be the only one left? Zhang Lingxi's heart has been unsolvable.
Listening to other people's descriptions, it seems that when Qi Luming had an accident, it was in a small alley in Zuihualou, when people rushed to hear the sound, the person who was stabbed fell in a pool of blood, Qi Luming had a large blood stain on his chest, he held the dagger in a daze, and he didn't run until people reported to the official.
There was no one at that time, and with his light skills, it was not a problem to escape. Why didn't he run? Why did you run away in a well-guarded cell?
Zhang Lingxi boldly guessed that either he stabbed someone at the time and was scared, so he didn't run away, or something made him unable to run. Otherwise, he thought the man was not dead.
That's why she wanted to find the person or those people who rescued Qi Luming from home.
Is it because of them that Qi Luming chose to carry this matter alone.
"That's a strange thing you say. But it may also be that someone rescued Luming and left directly. What Luming did later, they didn't know and didn't participate. ”
Zhang Lingxi nodded in agreement.
Qi Yang had tears in the corners of his eyes and said, "I don't think my brother will kill anyone." Why do you all think that he killed people? He's sometimes bad, but not so bad. ”
Zhang Lingxi also agrees with this. Qi Luming is indeed a little more measured than when she first met. From the bottom of her heart, she didn't believe that Qi Luming would kill people.
It is physically impossible for an eight- or nine-year-old child to kill an adult. There was blood on Qi Luming's chest, if the adult who was stabbed to death was taller than Qi Luming, then he was stabbed in the chest, under what circumstances could the blood spurt into Qi Luming's chest. In fact, the blood stains on Qi Luming's chest, a more reasonable guess is that he tried to pick up the dead who fell to the ground.
And how could Qi Luming go to a place like Zuihualou, who must have taken him, otherwise how could he find it, and how could he hide from the inspectors.
There are too many loopholes in this matter, if the people who patrol the house seriously investigate the case, maybe they can prove Qi Luming's innocence.
The tricky thing is that Qi Luming escaped from prison.
Where exactly is he hiding, so that the people sent out by the eldest uncle can't find it.
The Fang family must not have it, he has always fled to his grandfather's house when he is in trouble, so he should know that if he wants to find him, he will definitely go to his grandfather's house to investigate. Otherwise, the Fang family would have hid him, but looking at Xiao Fang's panicked appearance, it didn't look like much.
Nothing else is as good as playing with him. If he goes to the others, they will definitely not take him in.
"He and Liu Yue used to go in and out together as if they were a person, or let's ask Liu Yue to see if he has any news of Qi Luming." Qi Ji had a flash of inspiration and thought of Liu Yue.
Most likely, it was hidden in Liu Yue.
Zhang Lingxi shook his head again.
She had also been there today, and before she went, her uncle's people had already asked him. Liu Yue said that Qi Luming's sneaking out had nothing to do with him, and Qi Luming had never looked for him, so it was impossible for him to hide Qi Luming at all.
"Are you worried about him?"
Zhang Lingxi asked rhetorically: "Aren't you worried about him." ”
Liu Yue hesitated, moved his lips, and said as if he had made up his mind: "I'm not worried about him, I already knew that he would have this day." I didn't worry about it, I didn't rejoice that he was like an unrelated person to me. ”
If he really had nothing to do with it, he wouldn't have said these things.
Zhang Lingxi noticed that Liu Yue was being used by Qi Luming again and again, and he was completely injured. I don't want to be friends with him anymore.
"Maybe you think I'm terrible, and you don't think I'm worth having a deep friendship. But I really don't want to have anything to do with him anymore, believe it or not, if I was here at the time, Qi Luming would have made me carry the black pot again. The corners of Liu Yue's mouth pulled out a bitter smile. This time, let him taste the taste of taking the blame for others, and he should pay me back. ”
"You also think he's taking the blame for others?"
Liu Yue nodded and said, "Otherwise, with his temperament, how could he continue to stay there, if something like this happens, he will definitely slip away faster than others, and you haven't seen it." ”
I've seen it, haven't I seen it when we first met? He left her and Liu Yue in the water pavilion and ran away alone.
He will run away for such a small thing, and for such a big thing as killing someone, can he not run?
"Can you guess who he's doing for him?" After talking to Liu Yue, Zhang Lingxi was even more sure that it was not the person killed by Qi Luming.
"I guess it's his cousin." Liu Yue blurted out.
He made an expression of wanting to talk deeply, and said: "When I first came to Qi's house, others laughed at me for being fat and ugly, and they didn't want to play with me. ”
Zhang Lingxi pricked up his ears to listen, couldn't help but interrupt, and asked, "Qi Luming, is he willing to play with you?" "Probably not, Zhang Lingxi added in his heart.
Liu Yue smiled, and the expression on his face was not like a child. He said, "How is that possible. At the very least, he bullied me so badly. ”
Zhang Lingxi pursed her lips and said. Could it be that Liu Yue has a tendency to be masochistic in his bones.
She stared straight at Liu Yue.
Liu Yue turned his face away, avoiding Zhang Lingxi's gaze, and said: "But later he found out that I was a bully, and occasionally he would be kind to me, and then he would take me for everything." I thought that after a long time together, he would treat me as a friend. I even thought he was doing that to his friends. Or did you wake me up. ”
Zhang Lingxi understands, Liu Yue looks stupid, but his brain is very smart. He actually understands everything, but because he cherishes Qi Luming's friend, he tolerates it.
Liu Yue saw that Zhang Lingxi could understand what he meant, and sighed: "I used to think that something is better than nothing, but now I find that I am more comfortable with nothing, so why force myself." ”
Zhang Lingxi really doesn't know what to say, you don't need to persuade such a person, he can see it all through.
So sometimes it's better to be confused.
Sure enough, without waiting for Zhang Lingxi to speak, Liu Yue said: "Don't delay you, if you want to find Qi Luming, you can go to Fang's house to inquire." ”
Where is it so easy to enter Fang's house, Zhang Lingxi had to turn to Qi Yang for help.
After all, it was for Qi Luming to run, Qi Yang put away his usual sharp teeth and complaints, and hurriedly took Zhang Lingxi to Fang's house.
When he got there, he went straight to Fang Chuan's boudoir, Qi Yang explained that Fang Chuan was the eldest lady of the Fang family, and he loved her every day.
On the way, Qi Yang also said that there are few villains in Fangjiadi, and there are only three generations of her grandfather, uncle and brother in the capital. The only people who are her equals are Fang Xiu, Fang Wen and Fang Chuan.
When Zhang Lingxi heard Fang Wen's name, he deliberately paid attention to it.
"Is it true that Fang Wen and Brother Chao can play together the most?"
"How do you know?"
"I guess. You think, Fang Xiu is already married, much older than Brother Chao. Although Fang Wen is also older, he is not married in the end, and he is somewhat childish, and his brother must be the best to play with him. ”
Qi Yang looked at Zhang Lingxi without blinking his eyes and said, "Sister Xi, you have the most ideas, and you have a smart brain, maybe my father and father can't find my brother, so you will find you." ”
Zhang Lingxi thought Amitabha Buddha in his heart. It's best to be like this, but the eldest uncle and third uncle have so many connections, and there are many people who can be called, if they can't find it, her chances of finding Qi Luming will be slim.
Seeing that Zhang Lingxi didn't speak, Qi Yang said as if comforting himself: "Don't worry too much, I also begged Brother Xian, and he promised to help us." ”
At that time, Zhang Lingxi also thought about it, so it was better to ask Liu Xian for help. They are a group of girls, and it is inconvenient to do anything.
Qi Yang introduced Zhang Lingxi to Fang Chuan, Fang Chuan looked at Zhang Lingxi with a smile, and then said, "If you want to inquire about anything, just say hello." ”
There was a black mole the size of an elm money at the corner of Fang Chuan's mouth, and as soon as the corner of her mouth moved, Zhang Lingxi immediately felt as if her pores were standing up. It must have been when Qi Yang had a conflict with her that he came to Fang Chuan to say that Fang Chuan saw her like this.
"But I told Sister Yang earlier, yesterday and today, Qi Luming has never been to our house." Fang Chuan added.
Fang Chuan was full of momentum, and Zhang Lingxi naturally lowered her momentum.
"Did that sister notice that there was someone in the Fang family who didn't come back after the curfew yesterday?" Zhang Lingxi's voice was cautious, but the words he asked made Fang Chuan burst into flames.
I saw Fang Chuan raise his eyebrows and ask sharply, "What do you mean by this?" Didn't you ask about Qi Luming and ask what I was doing at home? ”
It seems that under Qi Yang's ears and eyes, Fang Chuan has already had a very bad first impression of Zhang Lingxi. Afraid that Qi Yang brought her here this time, Fang Chuan felt that Qi Yang was too anxious for his brother and was coaxed to come. As soon as Zhang Lingxi said something related to the Fang family, Fang Chuan immediately became sensitive to it.
Zhang Lingxi touched her nose in embarrassment. I thought I was in the wrong place this time.
Fang Chuan's maid said something in Fang Chuan's ear at this time, and the expression on Fang Chuan's face became better.
"Invite him in." Fang Chuan straightened the clothes on his body and said.
Zhang Lingxi turned his head curiously, and then his eyes widened.
Liu Xian, why is he everywhere?
"Tell me, find me something. I know you're going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. When Fang Chuan spoke to Liu Xian, it seemed to have a vague ambiguity.
Zhang Lingxi couldn't help but shudder.
What is the relationship between Fang Chuan and Liu Xian? (To be continued.) )