Chapter 109, The Dead Who Fortune the Dead (Asking for Tickets, Asking for Rewards)
"Do you doubt the Rong County Order, don't you, the Rong County Order has nothing to do with the thief monk Tan Zhen?" Meng Yun saw the change in the expressions of Liang Baihu and Shen Mu, and said tentatively.
"This should just be a coincidence, how could Lord Rong choose to collude with the bandits?" Yuan Chen, who had not spoken, said with an expression of disbelief.
He was the lowest-ranking lieutenant in this trip.
But in the past few days in Jixi County, I still heard a lot of things about the Rongzhi of Jixi County, and I really can't connect Rongzhi with the bandits of the Maitreya Sect.
"The infiltration ability of the Maitreya Sect is extremely strong, and the Imperial Palace can be entered, what is a mere county order!" Han Lin sneered disappreciatively.
He has always been haunted by the fact that Tan Zhen killed his cousin, and now anyone who has a relationship with Tan Zhen will regard the other party as a mortal enemy.
"Whether this Rongzhi is a human or a ghost, it's too early to say anything, continue to investigate!"
Liang Baihu finally spoke, but his words did not express any decisive opinion.
As a superior, when Liang Baihu considers a matter, he must not only consider the identity and interests of Shangjin Yiwei that he represents, but also take into account other factors.
At this sensitive time, it is indeed very suspicious that the grain carriages of Rongzhi are in and out of this area.
But it's just a suspicion, if there is no evidence, just guessing is not only the honor, but also the people of their own group not only can't eat meat, but also easy to get into a fishy body.
"Yes, sir."
Several people responded in unison, and then exited Liang Baihu's room together.
"Brother Shen, you have a good brain, tell me, how should we investigate now?"
Standing in the courtyard of the post house, Meng Yun asked.
"Brother Meng, since Zhang Zhutou from Jixi County is very familiar with the area where Tan Zhen may be hiding, it is better to let them and our people check the population in all the nearby houses, as Brother Meng said, that Tan Zhen's appearance is very distinctive, maybe someone nearby has seen his whereabouts.
If he has already fled, we can also find out where he is hiding, and then follow the vine to see if there is anything else to be found.
There is also the background of that grain shop, I believe that Brother Meng, you will all send someone to verify, so I won't say much.
It's about the second ruffian king, what can Brother Meng find out? ”
Now that the investigation of Tan Zhen has implicated Rongzhi again, this makes Shen Mu have to think of the restaurant poisoning case, and he also wants to find out about this case as soon as possible.
"This ruffian Wang Er, but he really found out something, Wang Er is the kind of ruffian who likes to get something for nothing, steals chickens and dogs, and makes people disgusted.
His father died early, and his mother couldn't help but be spoiled by his son, and raised him to be a little lazy and selfish.
When Wang Er grew up, he was unwilling to find a proper career to make a living, so he followed a group of ruffians all day long to eat and drink, steal chickens and touch dogs.
At that time, Fuyunlou was just a small restaurant, and there was no strong backer behind it, so it was often visited by Wang Er and others to eat white food.
When there was a poisoning case in Fuyun Building that day, some people really remembered that Wang Er seemed to have been in and out of Fuyun Building.
Not only that, but this Wang Er seemed to bump into some guest that day, causing a quarrel, and the guest was not a fuel-efficient lamp at that time, and almost got into a fight.
It's just that it's been too long, and this lucky building is not big, and many of the guests who had dinner that day came from other places, and after eating, many guests left Jixi County, and it will take time to find more witnesses. Meng Yun gave a brief explanation of the news about Wang Er that his subordinates had found.
"So, on the day of the poisoning case, Wang Er bumped into someone in the restaurant, and it caused a quarrel?" Shen Mu was thoughtful when he heard this.
Although he didn't know what happened in the restaurant that day, with his intuition, he thought that since such an unusual thing happened, could it be that the poison was put into the meal by Wang Er in the process?
"Exactly, that Wang Er has been fooling around in Jixi County all day, most people in the city know him, it is said that after the quarrel in Fuyun Building that day, the other diners just watched a few times of the excitement, but they didn't think too much, after the poisoning of the restaurant that day, they were even more reluctant to mention the things of the day."
"When did Wang Er disappear?"
"It's been about half a month since the restaurant poisoning case.
Because this Wang Er is not at home all day on weekdays, sometimes for five or six days in a row, and does not go home for seven or eight days, Wang Er's mother can't take care of this son, so it is not clear which day this Wang Er disappeared.
When Wang Erniang realized that her son hadn't come home for a long time, and looked for someone to look for him on the street, she said that Wang Erniang hadn't seen her for a while.
Wang Erniang also begged the neighbors to help find it, but this Wang Erniang is a scourge on weekdays, and the people who have been harmed by him can't wait to get rid of this scourge. The neighbors were a little perfunctory in finding someone, and it dragged on for a few days, but there was still no news, and in desperation, Wang Erniang reported to the official.
But the government didn't find any clues at all, and only sent officials to look around, but there was no result, no one could tell where the second king went, no, three years passed in a flash, and the second king didn't see anyone alive or dead.
However, according to common sense, this Wang Er should be more than lucky. If Wang Er is really the poisoner or the insider, how can the real murderer let him go?
By the way, about the three merchants who were poisoned in Fuyunlou, I also found out some news, do you know what the three merchants who came to Jixi County did on weekdays? Meng Yun's voice was lowered a little.
"What kind of business? I don't think it's a serious business! ”
"These three people are making money from the dead!"
"Fortune of the dead?"
"It's the kind of people who specialize in digging graves and making money from the dead!" Meng Yun saw that Shen Mu was still a little puzzled, so he had no choice but to continue to explain.
When Shen Mu heard this, he frowned, this kind of behavior is also divided into official and unofficial in modern times, is this ancient? No matter how you look at this kind of behavior, it can't be put on the table.
Generally speaking, people maintain a certain reverence for the dead, but those who dare to dig graves have no reverence for the dead, but you can imagine how much they have awe for the living, and most of them are by no means good.
Digging a grave? The most fundamental purpose is to obtain a large amount of money for burials in the tomb.
Could it be that the three tomb robbers were poisoned because of their profession?
Whose ancestral grave did they dig to get revenge?
Or did the undug money be unevenly distributed, causing infighting?