Chapter 19: The Missing Body of the Lantern Festival Strange Case

The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month is the last day of the Chinese New Year, and the Spring Festival is over. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 As a result, big cities and small villages are actively holding lantern exhibitions and lantern parties, even if they hang two lanterns, it has always been the case.

The Imperial City of Kyoto is even more remarkable, with officials and businessmen working together and rejoicing with the people.

Xinglong Street in Shencheng is a good place to see the lanterns, although it is said to be located in the western suburbs, some remote, belonging to the junction of the township, the famous "three combinations" area, there are both commercial streets, and there are villas, there are also three religions and nine streams of the big camp, a family of guests, each with strange tricks, competing with each other, can be regarded as a beautiful scenery line in the western suburbs.

Li Zhong's western suburb resort is adjacent to Xinglong Street.

Recently, he has been very busy, and he has been expanding in size, and is building a four-story building with 36 rooms, and everything is up to him, and he is too busy to make a deal. Second, Zhou Jinrong, the chairman of the board of directors, suffered a stroke and fell into a half-body failure, and he was picked up by a thousand pounds, so he often asked Bao Yinyan to help.

The girl was still childlike, she ate dinner early, and wanted to go to Xinglong Street to see the lantern, and asked the old lady if she would go.

Bao's mother said: "Since I was a child, my father and mother taught: Good men don't look at the lamp, good women don't swim in spring, I won't go!" ”

"Oops, what......" As soon as she stuck out her tongue, she didn't dare to say it anymore. The bottom is "messy", and it's strange to say that you don't get punished!

The old lady didn't go, and Doggett didn't go, so the big yellow thought it was a good idea, so he naturally stayed at home. With Xiao Huang as his companion, where can Li Zhong go!

The lantern party on Xinglong Street is also divided into three places, and she enters through the middle gate, which is a concentration of people from all kinds of rivers and lakes, with the largest number of people and the most enthusiastic.

The Guest Chamber of Commerce actually partnered to set up a stage, invited the grass stage troupe on the rivers and lakes to perform the auspicious celebrations, and the Peking opera "beat the dragon robe", and the people in the small square moved, and one by one they stretched their necks to look at the stage.

The lantern officer played by the harlequin is registering for the lamp:

"A group of harmonious gas lanterns, and two holy lamps in harmony.

Three sheep open the Thai lamp, the four seasons of safe lamp.

The five sons won the lamp, and the six countries sealed the lamp.

Seven captured Meng and eight immortals passed through the sea lantern.

Nine sons and ten into a lamp, ten ambushes on all sides.

This lamp, that lamp, the name of the lamp is not clear for a while. Look back, another layer, Zhaojun beats horses and Beifan, and Lu Bu makes a big fuss in the Fengyi Pavilion!

Oh no, no! The corpse of the owner of the Beimen Tea House is gone! ”

Yes! His impromptu performance was more intimate and realistic than the old-fashioned "Heavenly Thunder Kills Zhang Jibao."

The following should have been Song Renzong's anger and ordered to take down the lantern official, and Bao Zheng insinuated to blame the emperor, so that there was a plot to beat the dragon robe.

This time the play can't go on, and the second monk in the audience can't figure out their heads, how can there be such a thing? Besides, watch the play well, do you want to provoke this obscurity?

An old man came to the stage and clasped his fists under the stage: "Position, it's not the old Han sweep everyone's xing, the shopkeeper of the "North Gate" and "Shun" tea house died at five o'clock this morning, which is suitable for the auspicious day of the Lantern Festival, and it is not appropriate to mourn and stay at home. Who knew that at dinner time, the corpses were not visible, and the two family members were knocked unconscious. The young shopkeeper entrusts the old man to take care of him here, who knows the inside story, and reports to the tea house, there will be a heavy reward! ”

Oh, my God! What's the fun of stealing the corpse of a troubled old man? Selling money or hoarding? It's a big forest, and there are all kinds of birds!

Someone said: "Hurry up and report to the police, this child is here to howl on the Lantern Festival, a big storm!" ”

This brother didn't know that the gangster left a note with the words "report to the police and destroy the corpse", so he made this decision! ”

"So do the gangsters ask for money?"

"Not a word!"

"That's weird! What did he want? The audience was arguing one after another.

"In this way, only a private detective or a master can break it!"

Lao Han said: "Yes, yes, that's it!" ”

"Then hurry up and ask the Detective Fish!"

"Not really! It's better to be sooner rather than later, please go to someone! "The crowd is full of words.

Bao Yatou knew that something was wrong, and she said that she might be going to cause trouble again, so she turned around and slipped away, but someone rushed her and knelt down: "Miss Bao, boy, I opened a tea house, and my father's body was abducted for no reason." Ask a famous detective to help, find the thief, and claim back the old father, but he will not forget the great kindness......"

Without waiting for him to finish, she turned away and focused on watching the lights and looking for fun, not looking for trouble.

The shopkeeper knelt on the ground and said, "Mrs. Li, you can feel sorry for me!" "An old man knelt on the ground and begged for help, but the famous teahouse was still open! The plot is touching, and it corresponds to the old saying "filial son knees cover the road".

The old man on the stage said into the microphone: "Help, grab that lady, I will come down immediately!" He said that he took three steps off the stage and walked in two steps, came to the head of the girl, and gave a salute: "Miss Bao, please stay!" ”

"What do you want?" The eldest lady had no choice but to stop, and Xiao Huang still didn't hold back, and "Wangwang" screamed.

"Nothing, nothing! As the saying goes: Saving a person's life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, although this matter is not so serious, but a person will always be buried in peace after death. The skin is gone, the soul is not at peace, there is no hope in heaven, and it is okay to enter the eighteenth layer of hell, how can the eldest lady stand by and watch? ”

Then he pulled up the filial son who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "Don't look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, but look at the filial piety of the Shaodong family in the big tea building!" ”

Someone next to him said, "Yes, yes!" I can't wait for a while, but for you to say that it is the labor of the hands, and it is also a public morality! Okay, good! ”

Miss Bao regretted it at this time, she shouldn't have listened to the old lady's persuasion, she came to see the lamp, and grabbed this errand for no reason, and the words of the crowd seemed that she could solve the case immediately, as if she didn't need to blow the fire, she couldn't cry or laugh, and fell into a dilemma.

Seeing her hesitating, the shopkeeper wanted to kneel down again, so she had to agree. However, it is certain that she will investigate on her own, and no one will follow her, otherwise everything will be avoided!

If it comes, it will be safe, and if it is received, it will be investigated. She first traveled east and west in this area, walked around and watched the lanterns, and was very happy. Then it turned south and was home to a group of villas inhabited by foreigners.

Foreigners have lived in Shencheng for a long time, and they have also integrated into the Lantern Festival of the Chinese people, which is a general celebration of Halloween, and the degree of excitement is no less than that of the Chinese.

The difference is that the old and the young wear masks to cover their true faces, and the uglier and more terrifying they are, are the most eye-catching.

All kinds of demons and monsters, visitors from outside the stars, man-eating beasts, even the young lady and wife in beautiful costumes are the heads of beautiful snakes and old witches, strange shapes, and they are honored.

Foreign children are accustomed to it, and Chinese children are so frightened that they scream, and they find it even more interesting.

Not only that, but there were also people sitting in carriages beckoning the city, giggling and laughing, young men and women flirting, and occasionally giving flying kisses to passers-by, which caused the audience to laugh.

Among them, there are also a parade of RB people, all wearing kimonos and carrying songs and dancing, and several hand-powered converted floats, some of which are beating drums and dancing on the buses, which is particularly eye-catching. She kept nodding her head and remembering it secretly.

Finally, I turned north and came to Huaren Street, where it was at a climax, and everywhere there were lanterns, a basket of old-fashioned lights and new-style lights competing with each other, colorful and occasionally mixed with rare neon lights, which was the icing on the cake.

She swept all of these things away, but she was interested in the traditional big-headed dolls, and she was so happy with the "old man" who held a puff fan in her hand and the "old grandmother" who had a bloody smile that she stepped on the drum and twisted the Yangge.

After a while, they were mixed in the ranks of stepping on the high feet, and these people had absolute skills, pretending to be characters in the play: Xu Xian, Xiaoqing, White Lady, Wu Song of Jingyang Gang, Sun Wukong of the Great Noise Heavenly Palace, Gao Laozhuang's Zhu Bajie, as well as Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, flowers and greens, hot and frustrated, and won a round of applause.

The most distant thing is the frolic following the "boat on the lake", watching and admiring intently, observing from time to time, and being very devoted, it seems that she has already begun to investigate.

In the end, she came to the "Heshun" tea house, only to see the crowd here, the upper and lower floors were full of tea customers, and she heard that the private dining room near the window had been booked out as early as a few years ago. While drinking tea and chatting, while watching the lantern moon, it is simply the day of the gods.

Today is even more incredible, not only the old shopkeeper was killed, but the corpse was abducted by the gangsters, and a new content of chat was added to the invisible.

Outside the tea house, there are clusters in the east and west, looking nervous, stealing private words, and it has become a wonder of the Lantern Festival.

It was inconvenient for her to enter, so she looked up for a while, and the crowd squeezed to listen to the news. Then beckoning to the distance, the shopkeeper and a few other people hurriedly came over, and respectfully: "What does Miss Bao command?" ”

The girl smiled and said, "It's hard for you to follow me closely behind me, and now lead me to the scene of the crime!" ”

The young shopkeeper's face turned red: "You have worked hard, please come with me!" ”

A few people walked in an alley next to the tea house, and suddenly asked about the smell that there was a public toilet at the intersection of the city, and the vulgar "thatched pit" or "thatched toilet" was still privately run. And only the poop did not urinate, and 100 pieces of money (old money, equivalent to 1 cent later) provided a piece of straw paper. There are a lot of people on the festival today, and there are only five seats in the thatched house.

The front door of the owner of the tea house is also crowded, and the strange things are not shocking to the neighbors!

When Girl Fish came here, someone recognized her and exclaimed, "Oh my God! Isn't this a famous scout for silver swallows? Detective Bao Mu's disciple, that's it! Invite her, things will soon come to an eyebrow, this time I don't know if it's RB people! ”

"Who knows?"

"Unlikely! The old shopkeeper can't come out, and the few good old people can't get along with the little devils. "I don't think it's okay to look at the heat.

She only asked a few words when she entered, and then asked the family to sniff the bedding on the wooden bed where the old man had slept and the underwear he had changed, and the spirit dog shook his head and barked softly, indicating that he was confident.

It only took a quarter of an hour for Bao Yinyan to come out with the dog, and ordered the young shopkeeper to lead a few men to follow her and quickly follow the clues.

When I went out of the door, Xiao Huang came to the spirit, and seemed to have some realization, and after a while, it broke again, and when I arrived at the intersection, the line was again. This is the main trunk road of Sing Lung Street in the north-south direction, which direction is it chasing? Bao Yatou ordered to go straight to the boat in the lake.

"Boats on the Wild Lake" is a kind of folk entertainment activity in the south of the Yangtze River, which is often seen in street parades or small gatherings, and usually has a male and female duo performing together.

The men play the role of the captain, holding a wooden hammer to make the shape of the boat, while the women sit in the boat with their heads full of pearls and flowers. The boat is made of light material and has no bottom; The actor put it on his shoulders and traveled on land, saying that he walked on two legs, swaying from side to side, twisting and pinching, and singing small songs in his mouth, which was very entertaining and deeply welcomed by the people.

A man and a dog caught up with the procession of boats on the lake, and the two actors had already returned, colliding head-on. Xiao Huang picked it up, jumped into the "boat", and when he heard it, he got evidence, barking incessantly, saying that the ship had hidden corpses!

The maid immediately ordered: "Young shopkeeper, now you don't have to worry about anything else, report to the police immediately!" The sooner the better. The gangsters have surfaced, first control these two people, I only have the power to investigate and destroy, not the right to arrest......"

Before the words fell, the "Gonggong" was furious: "Eight grids! What do you do to limit our personal freedom, I will accuse! ”

There was a rush of thunder, the procession was chaotic, the police whistle sounded, the military and police came to the bullet, and one person shouted: "What! It's you? ”

Bao Yatou also shouted: "Officer Luo! 您怎麼會出現在這里? ”

"That's a long story! Let's start with what's going on here? ”

"These two RB people are suspects in stealing corpses, detain them first and then say, I will go to track down the whereabouts of the corpses, see you back!"

"I protest too! What evidence do you have to say that we are suspects? The woman in the "lake boat" also shouted.

The maid reprimanded, "You still protest? It's a ridiculous joke! Who doesn't know which one doesn't know, the boat on the lake walks on two legs, and dances as it goes, so as to write realistically and set off the joyful atmosphere. Look at the ship that you don't like, not only is it long and big, but it is also equipped with a machine in the ship, and it is only natural to hide the dead by using four wheels to drive it! ”

"Besides, the corpse was hidden inside, leaving a strong smell, and the dependents couldn't get rid of it. You have wronged this police officer! He said that he led a group of men to continue to chase south.

Chasing the Westerners to the villa area, the parade had already ended, and it was a step behind. But the streets were still rubbing shoulders, as if there were more people than before, because according to the plan for the evening, fireworks were about to be set off here, and many people gathered here early to wait.

People didn't want to look at it, and the shopkeeper of the tea house had a great sense of loss, so he asked Bao Yinyan what to do next?

Unexpectedly, she was shocked: "There is still a ring that I haven't figured out yet, and if I go to investigate it again, maybe the clues are in your house, and once the truth is revealed, the case can be basically closed!" ”

"Ahh

"Ahh

It was not only the shopkeeper who was surprised, but also the old man and his relatives and friends, who unanimously said in unison and condensed: "Remain, the body has not been found, I have found it!" ”

The girl smiled and said, "You still haven't seen it?" This case is a well-planned farce, with all the cooperation and interlocking links, and many perpetrators are involved. Now that the two thieves of the man and woman in the lake boat have been put on the Internet, I will go to check the first ring, how did the old shopkeeper's body get into their hands? ”

"What's the point?" The shopkeeper is still puzzled.

"Yes, of course! Let's go to your house! ”

Although the crowd was reluctant, they still went with her.

The group walked back against the crowd, passed the public restroom, and found that there was a long queue waiting to go to the pit. The air is stinking and filthy.

Bao Yatou suddenly laughed: "I ignored it before, but now I finally understand that the two robbers were here to contact and transfer the body to the lake boat." No wonder my little yellow smell can't be traced, and my dare is covered by the stench! Hahahaha! They really imagined that the big cottage had become an important base! ”

"Shaodong family, you are familiar with everyone here, and you will know it as soon as you ask!"

Sure enough, after a few of them went to inquire, it was indeed the case, and a few RB people had gone up to the thatched hut here, and they didn't know that the old shopkeeper's body had been transferred.

The owner of the teahouse didn't have to go to his house, and went to Officer Luo according to her wishes, and the case was the police's business, and her mission was completed.

The shopkeeper was anxious: "Miss Bao, Mrs. Li, you are a good person to the end, my father's body still does not know where to go, you can't leave it alone, please, I will never treat you badly!" "With tears in his eyes, he wanted to kneel down again.

"Don't be, the man has gold under his knees, and it doesn't look good on the street. You hear me say that the old man's body is in the hands of the RB people, lying in the parade float. As I just told you, I am also a common man, and I have no right to search, let alone enter the house to investigate. But the police have this right, do you understand? ”

"How? They don't admit it, they refuse to hand it over, so what can they do? ”

"This is the difference between the police and the common people, it seems that I have to make a pen deal with Officer Luo, and he has a way to pry the prisoner's mouth, and he can use the punishment. I think the two people who are playing with the lake boat are a pair of vegetable birds, and the three fears will confess, do you believe it or not? ”

"Believe, believe, we all believe! As long as the old man returns, you just have to open your mouth ......"

"No, no, no, you misunderstood me, Officer Luo is a famous King of Luo, very shrewd, goose plucking, I have to do something for him!"

found Officer Luo in the police station, and the maid told him the facts of the case one by one, asking him to cooperate and close it like this.

As she said, Officer Luo is a jack of iron and is very shrewd. Promise to do as she says, but if there are conditions, you must .......

Next, the two discussed in a low voice for a while, and finally made a deal.

Bao Yinyan said to them: "The matter has been finalized, the old man's body will be sent to the house on the fifth watch tomorrow morning, don't ask who the person is, and don't listen to the origin of the incident, just accept it, the right has not happened, and it will happen as usual!" ”

And he said, "Now there is nothing for you to do, you can go back, what should you do!" I've got some things to discuss with Officer Law, see you soon! Go all the way! ”

After the shopkeeper and the others left, Bao Yatou looked at the file for a while, asked a few related questions, and left.

As soon as I walked out of the police station, I saw that they had barely left, and saw her come up to her.

"Mrs. Li, if you send the Buddha to the Western Heavens, can you tell us what is going on? Who is so vicious, he will not let go of even the dead. You can't tell us to eat yellow water and swallow bitter water in our stomachs, can we? ”

Bao nodded her head: "I understand your feelings, the motive for the crime is not yet known, and there will be a clear answer only after interrogating the two RB people who were on the lake boat." As far as I can guess, most of them are kidnapping, but there has been no demand for ransom yet! ”

However, the police reached a preliminary agreement with the detained man and woman, promising not to pursue the case and to recover the missing body first. Please believe that the case will always come to light, and I will never let go of these evil spirits! ”

Speaking of which, the young shopkeeper finally put his mind at ease, thank you, thank you, said a lot, and broke up in the two.

The girl came home exhausted, woke up the old lady who had fallen asleep, and told her a series of strange things that had happened tonight. At the end, he pretended to be surprised: "Mother, you are really a god, an unpredictable prophet!" ”

"Don't put a high hat on me, that's just a coincidence! However, Officer Law handed over to you a bit of a mess, and you can't take it lightly! ”

"So, please make a plan......"

"I say that you don't feel sleepy, don't be embarrassed, don't be a mother, okay? Sleepy, sleepy, there is a talk about the Ming Dynasty! Li Zhong spoke.

Sure enough, Mother Bao yawned a few times, and the girl had to stop.

The next day, I slept with a sense of comfort, and after breakfast time, the girl took the old lady to the dining room for morning tea.

As soon as I sat down in the office, the young shopkeeper of the tea house on Xinglong Street came again.