Huaiyuanfang Bridge Falling Case Chapter 19 The Woman in the Portrait
The last story I heard in the tavern was that a woman who wanted to run away from home was escorted to an asylum by her husband, only to mysteriously disappear shortly after. A month after her disappearance, the woman's body was found in the insane asylum, rotten to the point of not being human, supposedly identified by a ring.
It sounds a little creepy.
The shelter managed by Lin Sen is just a general term, but in fact, the courtyard is also subdivided into: insane asylum, withdrawal home, temporary shelter for divorced women, shelter for the elderly, and despondent shelter.
Among them, the madhouse and the abstinence house are next to each other.
I listened to it, and it was exactly like the legend, and I could always hear wails and moans, which sounded very painful, as if I was suffering from inhuman torture.
Wei Chang looked around at the terrain here.
The shelter is in the southwest corner of Kaihuafang, and across the courtyard wall is Suzaku Street.
But no one would want to jump over the fence and run to Suzaku Street to escape.
In the four corners of the shelter, four simple watchtowers were built; There were still guards standing at the gates; There are also patrolling guards all around.
Through the number of patrol guards, Wei Chang determined that this was a formation of thirty people, two shifts, and fifteen people in each shift.
Judging by the mental state of the soldiers, they are a group of recruits.
They should be led by a captain of the Thirty Husband, but the Captain of the Thirty Husband will not patrol himself. Because he is the supreme governor here. The funny thing is that if the supreme commander here is a centurion, then this captain has to patrol with a team.
This is a special treatment for the number one.
This kind of treatment often becomes a pretext for some people to say that "it is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix".
Why do you need so many soldiers? -- There is a big difference between the regular army and the ordinary military service.
As long as you violate the regular army, the soldier can kill you unconditionally without legal responsibility. The officials of the local government did not dare to inquire at all, and there must be a county order to file a lawsuit with the military, but often the military will not ignore the county order, unless the matter is very big; However, if it is a local government, a departmental officer, or a shelter officer, they belong to the household department, not to the military department, then it is a different matter.
"Could it be true that everything heard in the tavern is true, and there are indeed a group of people being held here? Lin Sen used these madmen, abstinents, and inmates as a guise to do some shady things? But...... Which military boss did this good thing? And what is their purpose? Could it be related to the widespread popularity of the black market now? ”
If you want to enter through the main entrance, you must show your documents, Wei Chang thought about it, there was no need for that. And he couldn't tell which of these soldiers was Lin Sen's eyeliner, and it was easy to startle the snake.
With his own skills, he took advantage of the gap that the patrol had walked through, and it didn't take him a snap of his fingers to climb over the courtyard wall.
Again he calculated the speed of the patrol soldier's walking, turned the corner, and looked at the watchtower, and as soon as the sentry on the watchtower turned around, he jumped up on the wall, and looked down, which happened to be a low bush, and fell lightly to the ground, and quickly squatted down, looking around.
It's dark, with a strange atmosphere, full of guilt, it's like a huge prison.
There are many corridors and forks in the road, but there is no one on the road.
It is estimated that after dark, everyone was driven into the house. The people who stay here have no freedom at all, and it's scary to think about it.
Perhaps this is more difficult than living in prison, because in prison, you can count the days, but here, whether you can get out depends on the face of the examiner.
Some people are sent in, and if they want to get out, they even have to bribe the examiner, which has become a kind of thing that makes people laugh and cry, but it is a fact. - In that case, why did you send it in the first place? How many conspiracies are there here?
Tonight, the moon was like a silver platter, and everything on the ground could be seen clearly, and at the same time, Wei Chang became more careful. He looked closely at the guards at the four corners, and suddenly wanted to laugh: because the eyes of the four guards were completely on the outside of the courtyard, but not on the inside.
Suddenly I felt nervous again, could it be that there was another guard in the courtyard?
Just as he was stunned, under a high degree of nervous tension, he heard a sound of footsteps behind him, and in the shadow of the corner of a room, was a woman, who looked light-handed, as if she were a kitten who had escaped capture.
It seemed that she was more familiar with the road conditions here than Wei Chang, and the path she took perfectly avoided the sight of all the guards. It's all dead ends.
Her vigilant gaze swept around, and she suddenly saw Wei Chang. She stood there, her body shaking, and she almost fell.
Wei Chang's mind suddenly appeared what those drinkers said, many people here were forcibly sent in, subjected to all kinds of torture, and finally died mysteriously. So, what's going on with this woman? Could it be that you want to escape from here?
Rushing forward to support her, her body stiffened, trembling with fear, her lips pale and her pupils visibly dilated.
It's a beautiful face, but it's a pity that it's a little distorted due to fear. However, Wei Chang still recognized this woman at a glance, and it turned out to be the woman on the portrait he saw on the deceased Liu Ming.
That's right, what a beautiful face, what a frightened face, such a big beauty is lying in her arms, but because she is so panicked, Wei Chang can't feel the slightest joy.
"Don't be afraid." In the gentlest tone, he comforted her and said, "If you need help, you can talk to me." ”
The woman's eyelids were half-closed, her head was still a little tilted, it seemed that she was so frightened that she was almost suffocating, "scared me to death......" she seemed to mutter, "It's really scared me to death......" Her hand kept pressing on her heart, looking at her look and dull gaze, she definitely didn't lie.
"Am I that scary?" Wei Chang smiled deliberately, and at the same time looked around, this position is very good, you can avoid any gaze.
Suddenly, something seemed to be heard. The two of them hurriedly moved closer to the shadows, and at this time she could already take the initiative. No longer as paralyzed as before.
She grabbed Wei Chang's hand and said to him nervously, "You go first, let's go." ”
"Trust me, I can really help you." Wei Chang said anxiously.
"You?" She smiled bitterly, her beautiful and moving eyes kept spinning, and her inquiring eyes stared at Wei Chang's eyes, as if she wanted to see through Wei Chang.
Later, she shook her head bitterly and said sadly: "No one can help me, no one can escape from this ......"
"I can!" Wei Chang narrowed his eyes, a stream of hot blood rushed to his forehead, and he said in a hoarse voice, "I'm a bad person, I can do things you can't think of." But tell me first, who scared you like this? Are your lives in danger right now? ”
She hurriedly shook her head, "I can't tell you now, it's too late, you don't have to worry about my life or death, at least tonight will definitely not die." Grabbing Wei Chang's arm with both hands, he said in an almost pleading tone: "Hurry, hurry up, they are coming, now you will definitely not be able to help me!" ”
"Can you go out during the day?"
"Yes, but you can't get out of the workshop."
Wei Chang heard the sound of broken horses' hooves, and hurriedly took a step back, and while looking forward to it, he said, "I live in Fenghuan Inn, you can go there to find me tomorrow if you have something." My surname is Wei. ”
"Hmm. I will. ”
Wei Chang stopped talking, and burrowed into the bushes with a short body, and he looked back to see that the beautiful woman was standing in place and waving at him quickly, signaling him to leave quickly. Her expression looked much better than before, and the expression on her face seemed to be the feeling of having just been ignited with hope.
Later, Wei Chang saw a man come in in a car, and because he was too far away, he couldn't see the person's face clearly. However, judging from the body type, it is somewhat similar to the Lin Sen described by Qi Qi.
Jumping out of the courtyard wall and returning to the Fenghuan Inn, it was already close to the child's time.
Wei Chang fell on the bed and began to think about the situation he encountered today. He suddenly wondered, why did this woman say that she could come out during the day?
Everyone said that the people inside couldn't get out at all...
Is she lying to me?
Thinking of this, I suddenly couldn't sleep. He really wanted to find Qi Qi and ask what the Jin Qiao'er she saw looked like. Because according to Qi Qi's description, Jin Qiao'er is already incredibly beautiful.
Is it possible that this woman is Jin Qiaoer?
I really made a mistake in my busy work just now, and I didn't even ask her name.
At this time, the laughter of a couple of men and women came from next door, and the laughter was simply disgusting. It must not have been a couple.
Wei Chang is twenty-eight years old, still a bachelor, and has never come into contact with a woman since he came to the Tang Dynasty - except for Qi Qi, who rolls his eyes at him all the time.
"I can't sleep anyway, so it's better to go see Miss Shen. I want to see if the old bustard Zhen Xiangyu has lied to me, if she forcibly lets Miss Shen pick up the guest, see how I clean her up! ”
How could a few courtyard walls stop him, even if Jin Wuwei saw it and found that he was so tall, he might not be able to blow the whistle. Because after blowing the whistle, this person must be arrested, and if he can't be caught, he will be reprimanded by the commander.
When you come to Qingyuezhuang, you are still singing and dancing here. Wei Chang wore Li Xian's rather riotous green satin robe and swaggered in.
"Oh, Master Wei!" The middle bustard, who was kicked over by Wei Chang that day, came over with a smile on his face.
"Hehe, no wonder you are the middle bustard at the station, and your memory is really good." Wei Chang lost no time in praising it.
"Oh, let Wei Ye kick the crotch that day, it hurt me to death, and now I'm still lame when I walk."
"Didn't I just look good about you?" Wei Chang was very confident in his control of his strength, so he didn't believe that kick could hurt her.
But she still rubbed her crotch and said, "Your body is like that tiger, and I, I'm just a little sheep, how can I stand your pounce?" ”
While speaking, the bustard kept flattering his eyes, and Wei Chang felt sick for a while.
"Oh, I'm not very rich, this little money, you can take it and grab a pair of drugs that invigorate blood and dispel blood stasis."
"Oh, thank you Master Wei!"
Subsequently, the middle bustard took Wei Chang to the second floor.
There was a small room on the second floor, with a cyan sign hanging on it, with the word "Yu Qiao" written on it, and seeing a girl's stage name being hung on it, Wei Chang's heart suddenly soured. This sourness came a little inexplicably.
"Zhen Xiangyu specially told you, Wei Ye came and received it directly from Miss Yu Qiao, how much money you love to give her is your business, and the restaurant will not charge your money." The bustard said as if explaining something.
"Alright, you go down first." Wei Chang said impatiently.
"Yu Qiao, what have you learned today, show it to Wei Ye, and you have the right to practice!" The bustard commanded, and walked away with a smile.
The moment the door was opened, Wei Chang saw Yu Qiao, who was sitting there sullenly by herself, although she was powdered and her lips were red, she couldn't hide the sorrow on her face. The moment Wei Chang walked in, she was trembling at first, and when she saw that it was Wei Chang, her face bloomed with relief and joy.