Chapter XXVIII

The day after the poetry meeting, Sang Yang bid farewell to Qi Luo and began to investigate the case in the area of Humble Prefecture.

The little guy in charge of the attic of the account books in Quanzhou, named Shen Qi, lived in a village just a mile away from the city of Zhuozhou.

This little guy has disappeared since the tent burned down three years ago.

He still has an elderly mother and an older brother at home. Before Shen Qi disappeared at that time, he was 17 years old and had not yet married.

Sang Yang and the others first inquired about Shen Qi's personality in the village where Shen Qi was.

The surrounding neighbors and neighbors all praised Shen Qi, saying that he was a very loyal and honest person.

He has love for his brother and is also very filial to his mother.

Before Shen Qi disappeared, he worked as an errand in the Quanzhou Mansion. In the two years since I was on an errand, there has been nothing unusual.

When he was on an errand in the Quanzhou Mansion, he lived in the Mansion every day, and only every three months off would he return to Humble Prefecture for seven days.

When Sang Yang was in Quanzhou, he had already found a little guy who was sleeping with Shen Qi.

Three years ago, he and Shen Qi shared a house. Shen Qi in his mouth is an introverted, stingy and reserved person.

According to the dossier, when Shen Qi left the palace, his luggage and parcels had already been taken away.

Not only the large luggage and packages, but even some small and soft items have been packed up very properly and cleanly, which must have been planned in advance by himself and took the initiative to leave the mansion.

This means that even if he didn't set the fire, then he must be in the know.

It's just that after leaving the county government, he neither returned to his hometown of Huzhou, nor did he appear in front of people again.

So where the hell did he go?

Is it life or death?

Shen Qi's brother, Shen Liu, opened a pork shop in the market in the eastern district of Chengdong District.

Just as the morning opened, Sang Yang and the three of them came to the pork shop.

"Little brother, but Shen Liu?" Sixi smiled and leaned in, and put it on closely.

Shen Qi's brother is a rather sturdy man, about twenty-five or sixteen years old.

With thick eyebrows and big eyes, a simple and honest look, he was stunned for a moment after listening to Sixi's questioning.

"It's down there, I don't know who you are?"

"Well, little brother, we are the officials of the Quanzhou Mansion, and we came to you because of Shen Qi's matter."

"Quanzhou Mansion, but there is my brother's whereabouts?" There was a hint of surprise in Shen Liu's eyes.

"Not yet, we're just trying to find out your brother's whereabouts."

"It's been three years, and Shen Qi hasn't come back." Shen Liu's eyes flashed with loss.

"Brother Shen, do you remember what was abnormal before Shen Qi went back three years ago?"

"There were no other anomalies, but that time he returned to Quanzhou a day earlier than usual, originally wanted him to accompany me to the neighboring village to transport a few pigs back, but that day he deduced that there was something wrong with the government and needed to be on duty in advance.

So I asked a neighbor from the same village to accompany me, and whoever thought he would go and never come back! Shen Liu said gloomily.

He was thinking about the scene. At this time, an extremely beautiful young man next to him asked

"Shen Qi is in Humble Zhou, but there are still people who have a good relationship and come and go often?"

Judging from the case file, after Shen Qi disappeared.

I once checked all the carriages and horses in Shuzhou, but on that day, Shen Qi did not return to Quanzhou, and he also did not take the car back to Quanzhou on the second day.

There were only four or five cars and horses in Humble Zhou, and they were all checked one by one at that time, and there was no record of Shen Qi leaving Humble Prefecture by car.

That is to say, Shen Qi was in Humble Zhou, and he was not taken back to Quanzhou Mansion by long car, but someone picked him up.

In the Quanzhou Mansion, Shen Qi did not return until the day of duty. So between Humble Zhou and Quanzhou, there was a day when Shen Qi was nowhere to be found.

Shen Liu scratched his ears and thought for a while: "Shen Qi is in Humble City, and there are a few buddies. They don't have a lot of contact, but every time they go back to Humble State, they get together from time to time to drink and chat.

Three years ago, the official of the Quanzhou Mansion also asked this question. But that time, Shen Qixiu didn't meet with them to chat and drink, so the official didn't ask them for details. ”

"Those guys. Do you remember who they were? Sang Yang asked.

"Back to the official, the villain must remember,

Most of the people they get together are just two people. One is Wang Yu, a small servant who works in the Mingxin tea shop a few streets away, while the other is Liu Kai, an idler who lives in the Sanshi Hutong and is idle every day. ”

"Thank you!"

The kung fu of dodging, the extremely beautiful young man, disappeared.

The tall official chased after the other official by the collar.

When I left, I didn't forget to chop pork on the table and threw down a piece of silver.

"Official......... Yours......... Silver! Before he could finish speaking, the furniture was gone.

Judging from the previous files, I don't know when Shen Qi left Humble Zhou, and I don't know when he arrived in Quanzhou.

Where did he go that day? How did you get back to Quanzhou?

Much of what happened three years ago is no longer documented. But judging from the current clues, this Shen Qi must be problematic, and this is no accident.

It's just that this Shen Qi has never been found, and the clue has been interrupted.

A group of three people went to the Mingxin Tea Shop to find the little guy Wang Yu.

In the past three years, Wang Yu is still in the Mingxin Tea Shop.

Wang Yu is a thin, sallow man about 20 years old.

Hearing that it was an official from Quanzhou who came to him, he looked a little panicked and hurried to the guest hall.

"Official, I don't know what you're looking for me?"

"Little brother, do you know Shen Qi?" Sixi asked with a smile.

Wang Yu was stunned for a moment, his eyes flashed slightly: "Shen Qi, what did the official say, Shen Qi from the pork shop in Chengdong District?" ”

"Exactly!" Seeing this, Shi Zhao immediately amplified his voice, patted the desk and asked, "Tell me, when did you meet Shen Qi?" ”

Wang Qi was frightened when he saw this, and immediately leaned over and knelt down, "Back to the official, the little ones don't know, the little ones don't know!" The little ones haven't seen Shen Qi for three years! ”

Sang Yang gave Shi Zhao a look.

"Do you want to talk to me to the government?" Shi Zhao's tone became more and more severe.

"Official, the little one said! The little one says! The little one met him three years ago, before Shen Qi returned to Quanzhou, but I haven't seen him since he burned the mansion! ”

Wang Yu was frightened and knelt directly on the ground.

"Burned the government? How do you know that he burned down the palace? Could it be that you are also involved? Sang Yang raised an eyebrow.

"The little ones don't dare, how dare the little ones burn the mansion. Official! Please be clear! Wang Yu kept kowtowing to the ground, and he was even more frightened.

Sang Yang picked up the tea cup on the table, skimmed the tea powder, and took a sip: "Then tell me, what's going on?" ”