Chapter 267: Tianzhu County Case III
It's an adult. He ran out.
Song Qing and the others entered the house and opened a few rooms, which were much cheaper than Kaiyuan County, only one hundred yuan a night, that is, about a day's wages.
Ordered some more food and then they went back upstairs. Inside the upper room.
Song Qing came to the windowsill and looked at the passers-by downstairs, constantly thinking about what was going on in this case, and at the same time, constantly thinking about various possibilities.
"Miss Yueyue, I don't know if you found out just now, there seems to be a secret door in that pharmacy, do you say it is possible that the murderer escaped through the secret door after killing someone?"
Tang Yueyue said: "My lord, in fact, I really found out, but if you don't say it, I almost forgot."
"It's just that I don't know where this secret door leads. Suppose the murderer enters the house early in the morning to kill someone, then he must have left in a panic, and at the same time there will be blood stains on his body, I don't think he has the courage to do so. ”
Song Qing actually thinks so, the house is not big, and the murder should be shortly after the door opened early in the morning, and there should be the least number of customers in the store at that time.
"At the same time, I still have to know, why did this old lady's son enter the pharmacy, what did he buy, this Yueyue girl, you go and ask the old lady tomorrow."
"Yes, my lord."
"This pharmacy, in fact, Song still has to go once, I am a little too anxious today, and I haven't finished asking a lot of things."
Soon the adjutant general had already returned with a few people, and they entered the house, just at this time, the food was also delivered, and everyone began to eat.
Table. Shang, said to the deputy general: "My lord, on the way back just now, we found that there are many pharmacies opened here, could it be that there are so many patients in this county" Song Qing, who opened a pharmacy again, seemed to have expected something, does this mean that this case is the work of these newly opened pharmacies
This can only be a guess, and it may be difficult to find absolute evidence.
"Okay, the deputy general, I already know about this matter, by the way, tomorrow, you will take someone to the entire county to count how many pharmacies there are for me."
"Yes, my lord."
They hurriedly ate their food, and then went back to their houses to rest.
Song Qing thought about it for most of the night, and only then did he lie down and sleep when it was still about to dawn.
There was nothing to say all night, and everyone got up early the next morning, and Tang Yueyue had already gone to the old lady's house to inquire about the situation.
The deputy general also took people to the county seat to take stock of the major stores.
Song Qing went to the scene of the crime alone, he looked at the lively streets, and knew in his heart that all this was actually an illusion, and the corrupt people behind his back could not see or touch it.
Coming to the outside of the pharmacy, Song Qing walked in, and the shopkeeper was lying on the counter and drank the stuffy wine without a sip, and his thoughts were dripping.
Song Qing walked up, "Shopkeeper, people can't be resurrected after death, you have to look a little away, and at the same time, you are still young, don't make any mistakes."
When he looked up and saw that it was Song Qingshi, he immediately threw away the wine bottle, and then said: "It turned out that Song Tixing was here, and the gaffe just now made you laugh."
"But Lord Song, I want to know if you have any evidence, it's not right, it's only been one night, how did you find the murderer?"
"This.... Of course not, after all, Song is not a fairy, how can he find out the murderer at once, do you say it?"
He snorted, a little disappointed.
Song Qing walked towards the secret door, and then said: "Shopkeeper, I want to know where your door leads."
"It's strange that it's a bedroom inside, and since it's a bedroom, why should it be next to the pharmacy?"
The shopkeeper walked over, "Lord Song, in fact, there is a sewage river behind here, and after entering from this gate, there is an open place outside. ”
Song Qing pushed open the door and walked in, and saw a turbid river, and at the same time, there were people washing clothes here in the distance, and they were not afraid of getting dirty
The river is lined with the back doors of major shops, and when you keep walking forward, you don't know where you lead.
Seeing such a scene, Song Qing already understood, the murderer entered the pharmacy early in the morning in the name of buying medicine, killed the deceased, and then fled from here.
Soon after, the old lady's son arrived, and when he saw the deceased, he went to see it, and accidentally it was covered with blood, and then he informed the son of the deceased, and then the magistrate of the yamen came.
The old lady's son was noticed by him, after all, he was the first person to be found at the scene, and at the same time. There are still blood stains on it, which is good, it is simply human and physical evidence.
"Shopkeeper, Song asked you, on the day of the crime, this door was opened"
He thought for a while, and then said: "My lord, it seems that this door has been open, but I don't know if it was opened by my father, and I didn't suspect it at the time, and besides, the murderers were arrested, do you say it?"
Song Qing nodded, he now felt that the murderer had fled from here, and he didn't need to explain too much at all.
There is no other explanation, it is as simple as that, but it is not known where the murderer went after leaving here.
"Shopkeeper, you go back first, Song wants to walk vertically forward from here, maybe he can find some clues."
The shopkeeper was shocked, "My lord, this road is not easy to walk, it is easy to slide into the sewage, it seems too dangerous, besides, you are a criminal officer, in case you fall into the water..."
Song Qing shook his head and said, "It's okay, believe me, don't say that it's overboard, even if it's life-threatening, Song will also go."
The shopkeeper was helpless, he looked at the back of Song Qing leaving, and then turned around and entered the house.
Song Qing looked at the two directions, and at this moment he didn't know that the murderer had escaped from that side, so he simply walked to the left.
The path is very difficult to walk, and it is easy to slip, and when Song Qing walked forward, he saw a woman washing clothes next to him, and he also walked up and opened his mouth.
"Eldest sister, this means that the water is so dirty, if you don't wash your daughter-in-law, your body will still smell."
The woman raised her head and glanced at Song Qing, and then said: "What's the big deal about dirty, wash your hair here once, and then go back and wash it with clean water, besides, this water is not convenient and needs to be transported from ten miles away, you say it's not troublesome."
Song Qing nodded, he ignored this.
"Eldest sister, I have a question I want to consult you, I don't know how much you know about the murder of the shopkeeper of this pharmacy a month ago."
The woman was stunned, she seemed reluctant to say more, and she didn't know if she was afraid of reprisals.
Besides, the current people are ruthless, and they kill people if they don't agree with each other, which is embarrassing.
"My lord, about this case, you really asked the wrong person, the folk girl said that it is next to this shop, but it doesn't mean that I know something, and besides, if the murderer hears it nearby, the folk girl can still live."
Song Qing seemed to sense something, but he wasn't sure, the case was a bit complicated, and he didn't know if he wanted to figure out the situation for a while.
Song Qing continued: "Eldest sister, I can't hide it from me as the criminal officer Song Qing, if you have any clues, you can really tell me, Song swears to hide the secret for you."
The woman was stunned for a moment, she still didn't want to say more, and she was still very worried about this matter.
"My lord, I really don't know anything about it, and besides, you are an adult, no matter how bold the girl is, she won't dare to deceive you."
Song Qing nodded, he knew that this person didn't seem to be able to ask anything in his hand, and it was unnecessary to stay any longer, so he accelerated his departure.
Continuing to walk forward, Song Qing kept paying attention to the ground, expecting to find any clues left by the murderer, but it had been a month, and it seemed that it was not easy. Continuing to walk ahead, Song Qing saw two middle-aged people sitting by the river playing chess, shouting in their mouths that they were not happy, jumping horses and walking in the car, hitting the mountains with cannons, and stepping on the words of the field.
The winner was very happy, but the loser was a little unwilling, and the two shouted for another game, and Song Qing watched from the side for a while.
"The two chess skills are good, but some of the losers only focus on offense and not defense, if you pay attention, at least you won't lose so badly."
The two looked at Song Qing with a smile, but they didn't pay attention to it, they were very attentive.
Song Qing looked at it for a while, and then opened his mouth, "Two, Song passed by here today and wanted to ask about something, I don't know how much you know about the murder of the shopkeeper of the pharmacy a month ago."
The two of them changed their faces when they heard this: "What can you think of the murderer, hehe, I heard that he will be dragged to behead the day after tomorrow."
"But it's not, you said that this murderer is too, this shopkeeper's medical skills are very good, how can he kill the other party, in the future, I want to be late for such a good medicine, it is probably a problem."
"It's not, hey, this person is also a ruthless person, after seeing more than 60 knives of the deceased, the knife is close to the point, it is estimated that there is a deep hatred in the sea of blood, otherwise how can ordinary people be scared to do it"
Song Qing was shocked when he heard this, more than sixty knives, the knife was close to the point, the two of them woke him up with a word, there was no excessive hatred, this matter may not be done by ordinary people.
"Both, if you know some details, can you tell me because I am very important to this matter, after all, human life is a matter of heaven."
They were stunned for a moment, and didn't say a word at the moment, as if they had some scruples in their hearts like the woman just now.
Song Qing was unwilling and continued to ask.
"The two of you are not hiding from each other, it is Song Qing, the criminal officer of the Great Song Dynasty, if you know something, you might as well tell me, I promise to keep it a secret for you.
They still didn't want to say a word more, but they saluted Song Qing and continued to play chess.
Song Qing had no choice but to continue walking forward, he seemed to know some secret, this murderer may be known to everyone, but he was afraid of offending the other party, so he didn't want to talk about it.