Chapter 106: Corpses by the Sea
I'm afraid that only God can answer this question, but obviously, God will not answer him.
The autumn breeze outside the house was cool, and the spring inside the house was warm, until the four people climbed up to the clouds, delicate and weak. Warm your heart to sleep, sweet dreams until dawn.
Li Yaowei slowly woke up in Du Manwan's fragrant kiss, and heard Xiaoxuan propose: "Xianggong, let's go to the beach, shall we?" ”
"Okay." Li Yaowei also wants to go, he has been to Guangzhou for so long, and he has never been to the seaside, nor has he seen the ancient coast.
The coast in ancient times was not much different from that of modern times, with the same fine sand on the beach, sporadic fishing boats and some fishermen, and quite a few seagulls floating or flying. The sea breeze blows the clothes fluttering, and the endless sea level makes people feel broad-minded.
"Actually, it's no different from a big lake." Fifth Yao looked at the skyline and said lightly. "It's just that the tide is a little rougher."
"Hmm." Li Yaowei nodded, ordinary people go to the beach, just step on the sea sand and feel the comfort of the fine sea sand on the soles of their feet; Or roll up your trousers, run on the waves, let the water droplets stain the corners of your trousers, let the sea breeze blow your hair, and enjoy the gentleness between heaven and earth......
But these are impossible to meet in conservative ancient times, the social atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was open, and the royal palace maids could cover their bodies with tulle and half-cover their pink breasts, which was also after the Tang Dynasty, at least now it is still quite conservative. However, Li Yaojian is fortunate that women in the Tang Dynasty do not need to bind their feet, otherwise Li Yaozhen really can't stay.
"I really want to see the sea." Xiaoxuan said.
"I've had the ship repaired." Li Yaojian said, "It will be soon." ”
"Great."
"Don't rejoice too soon, you may not be able to stand the sea breeze, and you may get seasick."
Xiao Xuan disagreed, "Absolutely not." ”
They were chatting, but Du Manwan pointed in one direction: "Xianggong, what's going on over there?" ”
There was a crowd of people, noisy people, and you could vaguely see officers and soldiers, "Go and see." ”
Before he got closer, he could smell a rancid smell, Li Yaoyu couldn't help but cover his nose, Xiao Xuan, Du Manwan were even more eyebrows locked, and the waves in their stomachs were rolling.
"It's the corpse that's decomposing. Don't come near. Fifth Yao also frowned, but she didn't have much reaction.
With Xiaoxuan, Du Manwan and his entourage on the side, Li Yaoyu covered his nose and walked to the scene with the help of Fifth Yao. I saw on the beach, a corpse that had been soaked in the sea water and rotted, white and swollen, completely unpresentable.
Li Yaowei almost threw up, endured the discomfort and asked the officers and soldiers: "What's the situation?" ”
"Lord Jungong, when the fishermen here were fishing at sea, they found a corpse floating on the sea, so they salvaged it."
"You guys deal with it." Li Yaowei left quickly, and the yamen would naturally deal with this kind of thing.
Seeing these things, Li Yaoji's family was not interested in watching them, and went home directly.
"It's terrible, how could this man die in the sea?" Xiao Xuan was still a little unwell.
"Maybe it's a fisherman."
"Or maybe it was flowing into the sea by the river."
When he returned home, the county commander Liang Shu sent someone to ask Li Yaowei to help. Li Yaowei was also stunned, the county government was handling the case, what did he want to help? He won't solve the case......
When he came to the county office, Liang Shuzhen waited in the lobby, "I have seen the county duke, the county duchess." ”
"Liang County Order, what do you need Xiaosheng's help with?"
"County Lord, it's really helpless, we have examined the body, but we can't find the cause of death of the deceased."
Li Yaowei was speechless, you can't find it, but the county prince can find it? "But I'm just a scholar, and I don't know how to perform an autopsy."
Liang Shu arched his hand: "The lower official invited the county prince to come because there was a book in the deceased's arms, which was the county prince's "Poetry and Lexicon", and he dared to ask the county prince to check whether he knew this person. ”
I see, Li Yaowei said a word, and said with a wry smile: "Liang County Order, I have just seen the corpse on the beach, I really don't know it, but it must be a scholar, the county order may wish to inquire if anyone is missing in the nearby state town, especially the scholar." ”
"This subordinate has already sent someone to investigate." Liang Shu replied, and at this time, several officials came in to report that someone from the family in the west of the city was missing.
"Bring them here."
"Nope." Li Yaoyu interrupted him, "I have to come to check in person." ”
Liang Shu hesitated, suddenly came to his senses, and said ashamedly: "The lower official is ignorant, thank you for the reminder." ”
"Let's go over and have a look, too." Li Yaowei smiled, someone in this family disappeared, but they didn't report the case, it was already very suspicious, if they were brought to the yamen, it was likely that after they went back, there would be no trace at all.
Chengxi Ding's house.
"I heard your eldest son is missing?"
"Ah......" Ding Sheng, the owner of the Ding family, flashed a trace of panic, "Yes......"
"Why didn't you report it?" Liang Shu asked coldly.
"I ...... I'll ......" Ding Sheng slurred, his eyes dodged, and Li Yaowei called a servant and gave an order.
Liang Shu slapped the tea table angrily, angry, "What am I?!" Say it. ”
"I ...... I don't dare. ”
"Why don't you dare?"
Ding Sheng still hesitated, and Liang Shu shouted, "Someone!" ”
"Don't, I say." Ding Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, "I offended Lord Sima Xu, the state capital, he took revenge on my family, and threatened me that if I reported to the official or asked for help, he would kill my family." I was helpless, I was an ordinary person, and I didn't dare to mess with him. ”
"Can a Sima threaten you? The state capital has a history of assassination and a governor, why don't you dare to report to the official? ”
"I ...... I don't know if Thorn Shi can help me, and besides, I don't dare to gamble with my family's lives. Ding Sheng was helpless and sad, and the people did not fight with the officials.
Liang Shu frowned and asked in a deep voice, "So your son was killed by Xu Sima?" ”
"I don't know, my son went out a few days ago and hasn't returned, I sent someone to look for it, but I can't find it."
Li Yaowei couldn't understand: "Because of Xu Sima's threat before, you didn't even dare to report your son's disappearance?" ”
"Yes......"
Li Yaowei checked the room of the Ding family's son, it was antique, there were mountains of books, there were some poems on the case, Li Yaowei also saw his newspaper, it seems that the body found on the beach is likely to be Ding Boshu, the son of the Ding family.
"What are these pills?"
"Xu Sima sent someone to injure my son, this is wound medicine."
"Why did he hurt your son?"
"Because my son has dealings with his daughter."
Do you beat mandarin ducks? Li Yaojian pondered.
Not long after, a servant came to report it, and it was indeed as he thought. In order to prevent Ding Sheng from recognizing it, Li Yaowei specially asked the official to call Ding Sheng's neighbors to the yamen to identify him. Although Ding Boshu's body was badly decomposed, these neighbors who had been with him for more than ten years could still recognize it.
Ding Sheng knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, tears flowed down his face, Ding Sheng's wife, second son, and daughter were all grief-stricken when they heard the news.
"My son!" Ding cried hoarsely and almost fainted.
"You're damned!" Li Yaowei couldn't help but point at Ding Sheng and scolded angrily, "If he is just drowning, if you report to the official in time, if you find it earlier, you may be able to save it!" But now it's too late! ”
(End of chapter)