XLIII. Investigation
"Okay, but the villain can declare first, this thing of killing chickens and slaughtering pigs is often done, but I have never done the work of dissecting human corpses, in case there is anything wrong, the villain can never afford it." He took the dagger and looked embarrassed.
"With Lord Qin and Lord Yuan here, you just have to do the work." Because Yuan Baohu strongly opposed the dissection just now, Yu Huawen was also unsure, and deliberately moved out of Qin Hanyu. In case something really happened, Yuan Baohu would not turn his face with Qin Hanyu. At the same time, he gave him a reassurance.
"Hmph, you've left yourself clean, what an old fox!" Yuan Baohu scolded in his heart. But Qin Hanyu had already expressed his position, and he had no choice but to send a favor, as if he said: "What Lord Yu said is extremely true, you just have to concentrate on the inspection." ”
In fact, this is not that Yu Huawen is old and sophisticated, he also has his own hardships when he says this, as the saying goes, there is a tall man on top of the sky when the sky falls, he is a low-minded official, and there is a difference in Mingtang, he has no need to come out of this.
He breathed a sigh of relief, he carefully observed for a while, used the dagger to compare on Qian Dahong's stomach for a long time, and stabbed the dagger down with a gritted tooth.
Maybe he was a little nervous, maybe Qian Dahong's belly was too thick, and the first knife was not inserted. He raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and poked it down hard.
The dagger was submerged in Qian Dahong's belly, leaving only half of the dagger outside.
Grasp the dagger tightly and slowly swipe downward.
The blade slashed, and the white layer of fat and muscles flipped open, revealing the somewhat rotten stomach inside, and a strong foul smell came out.
Ying Lan's whole body trembled, her face was pale, and she covered her mouth as if she was about to vomit again, Qin Hanyu hurriedly pulled her out of the door.
Blowing the refreshing spring breeze outside, Ying Lan suddenly felt much better.
Qin Hanyu helplessly patted Ying Lan's shoulder and said, "You can rest outside for a while first." ”
Ying Lan didn't be reckless, her head was slightly bowed, and she agreed.
The dissection continued, and several people in the room changed a handful of fresh mugwort leaves to plug their nostrils.
"Lord Lin, do you want to continue?" He looked at Lin He.
"Slice open the stomach." Lin He's face was expressionless, and his eyes were fixed on Qian Dahong's stomach.
Nodding his head, he aimed the dagger at his stomach and inserted it carefully, slowly cutting a gap. The stomach was already a little rotten, and it didn't take much effort to do it.
The scene inside the stomach was impressively visible to everyone.
The half-rotten chyme, exuding a pungent sour smell mixed with some wine, smoked so much that everyone almost wanted to suffocate.
"Judging from the half-digested food in the stomach, Qian Dahong should have been killed within two hours after dinner." Lin He touched his chin and muttered.
"What does this mean?" Yuan Baohu frowned.
Lin He glanced at him, "According to the official recalled, Qian Dahong's family had left Qiantang County and returned to their hometown many days ago, and he had already dismissed all the subordinates in the mansion at noon on the day of the incident. And he drank and ate meat that night, and ate so much that it was impossible for him to have dinner at home. From this aspect, it can be inferred that he should have had a meal at a nearby restaurant or some private family dinner that night. We can start from the taverns and restaurants in Qiantang County to find clues. ”
Lin He deduced that everyone nodded again and again, but only Yuan Baohu was upset and did not make a sound.
Yu Huawen turned his face to Pang Tai beside him and said, "Huge man, where does this Lord Qian go to eat on weekdays?" ”
Pang Tai thought for a while and responded: "Lord Qian's favorite places to go on weekdays are only two places: Yixiang Restaurant and Xiaoxiang Pavilion. ”
The restaurant and the brothel are really a corrupt official!
Lin He glanced at Qian Dahong's corpse with disdain.
Qin Hanyu pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Yu, then we will investigate separately, you send someone to check the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and we will go to investigate the Yixiang Restaurant, what do you think?" ”
Yu Huawen arched his hand and said, "Everything is subject to Lord Qin's arrangement." He turned around and said to Lin He: "Chang Geng, Xiaoxiang Pavilion is still up to you." ”
……
It was already afternoon, and there were not many guests in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, so Lin He walked to the gate in civilian clothes and paused.
A girl's voice came from behind Lin He: "This is the Xiaoxiang Pavilion of the famous Qiantang?" ”
Lin He turned his head and looked helplessly at Ying Lan behind him, as well as Qin Hanyu beside Ying Lan.
When she was in the county office, when Ying Lan heard about the plans of several people, she had to follow Lin He to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, but Qin Hanyu couldn't resist her, so she had to agree.
In order to protect her safety, Qin Hanyu had no choice but to follow Ying Lan and Lin He's group of actions and came to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.
And Yuan Baohu followed Pang Tai to Yixiang Restaurant.
Lin He remembered that when he came out with the two eldest ladies, Yuan Baohu's eyes almost didn't drip blood.
Xiaoxiang Pavilion's old bustard Yun's mother was sitting on a chair basking in the sun, and when she saw Lin He's figure, she hurriedly walked over with a fan and shook it step by step, and greeted her angrily from afar: "Hey, this is not Lin Gongzi, distinguished guest, distinguished guest!" Come on in! ”
Lin He smiled embarrassedly, and scolded in his heart: "This thief woman, her eyes are on her buttocks, and she makes herself seem to be a frequent visitor here in front of two beauties." He could clearly feel that the two pairs of eyes on his back were looking at him with disdain.
"Yo, Lin Gongzi, it turns out that you are still a regular customer here!" Ying Lan took a step forward, glanced at Lin He, and sarcastically said in a strange way.
"What a regular, I've only met the proprietress here!" Lin He glared at her and said in a low voice.
"It seems that Lin Gongzi can make a deep impression everywhere." Ying Lan continued to sneer.
At this time, the proprietress had already walked over and said with a smile: "Is Lin Gongzi still here to find Miss Muqing today?" ”
Ying Lan made a "big liar" mouth shape to Lin He.
Qin Hanyu's face was like frost, and his eyes were full of disdain.
The old bustard's words were tantamount to a slap in the face in public, Lin He couldn't tell it now that he was covered in mouth, he glanced at the old bustard with annoyance, but today he came to ask for someone, so he had to hold back, and said in a harmonious voice: "The boss is joking, where is Miss Mu Qing where I can see if I want to see it?" Before the proprietress could speak, she continued: "To tell you the truth, I came today to ask you about something. ”
"Oh? Childe, please ask if you have something. The proprietress shook the fan gently, her eyes flowing, and her eyes were full of spring.
"That's the case," Lin He pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know if the proprietress can remember the former county commander of this county, Qian Dahong, Lord Qian." ”
"Lord Qian Dahong? Didn't I hear that he had already been killed? The proprietress frowned, and then said: "Lord Qian was a frequent visitor to our Xiaoxiang Pavilion when he was in office, but he didn't pay much attention to others every time he came, so he was just familiar." ”
Lin He smiled slightly and asked, "Then I don't know when was the last time the boss lady saw this person?" ”
Hearing Lin He's inquiry, the proprietress tilted her head, gently pressed the fan against her round chin and thought for a while, and muttered: "The last time, the last time should be the day before it is rumored that he died." ”
Lin He's face shrugged.
"At that time, Mr. Qian came to the museum, and he seemed to be a little anxious, he called two or three girls on weekdays, but he didn't call any of them that day."
"Hmph, the dignity of this county is so absurd, it's really a pity to die!" Qin Hanyu's willow eyebrows were upside down, and he said angrily in his heart.
Seeing her expression, the proprietress raised her eyebrows slightly, and said with some displeasure: "If you want to say that men love women, it is justified." Even Mencius admits that 'food and lust are sexual', don't you say, girl? ”
Qin Hanyu held his breath, and just wanted to refute, Lin He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Boss, do you remember who contacted him that night?" Or is there anything else out of the ordinary? ”
The proprietress retracted her gaze, her eyebrows furrowed, and the fan shook unconsciously. After a while, she suddenly clapped her hands with a fan and said, "Yes! When you say that, I think of something! ”
"Boss, please speak!" Lin He hurriedly said.
The proprietress nodded and said, "I remember, not long after the Qian County Order came that day, the Shen Gang Master of the Salt Gang came and said that he wanted to open a private room by himself to drink some wine. ”
"Gang Master Shen used to order Mu Qing every time he came over, but he didn't call her that night."
At that time, I also asked him: Do you want to ask Mu Qing to come over to accompany him, but he refused. And ......"
The proprietress groaned for a moment and said, "And I remember that Gang Master Shen didn't seem to ask for anything except tea." ”
"Later, about half an hour later, the Shen Gang Master left the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and a quarter of an hour later, Qian County Ling also left from the inner room."
On the night of the incident, Shen Qinglong and Qian Dahong appeared in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion one after another, and left one after the other, is it just a coincidence? ……
Thinking of the secret relationship between Shen Qinglong and Qian Dahong, Lin He touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
"Is there anything else going on with Young Master Lin?" The proprietress interrupted Lin He's thoughts with a charming voice.
Lin He came back to his senses, shook his head, and then arched his hand and said, "No, thank you boss." ”
The proprietress looked at Lin He with a smile, waved her hand and said, "It's okay, Lin Gongzi, I have one more thing to tell you." ”
Lin He was stunned for a moment and said, "Boss, please speak." ”
The proprietress looked left and right, then held a fan to her mouth, leaned into Lin He's ear, and said with a smile on her face: "Lin Gongzi, Mu Qing said that her music has been practiced, so when you are free, go over and guide her!" ”