Chapter 39: Maybe
Li Zhiyan felt that the proprietress should have come to the house just out of curiosity. The reaction just now is also normal. So there was no obstacle for the boss lady to leave.
"This is natural, the concubine will never go out and talk nonsense......." the proprietress said as she stepped back, but when she took one last glance at the pit that was digging white bones, the proprietress suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong, hostess?"
"That....... Seal. It seems to be a personal object of square pen and ink. ”
The seal that the proprietress said is not very large. On one of the arm bones that the officials dug out of the pit, the seal was just stuck in the gap between the arm bones.
"The seal of square pen and ink? Wait, boss, let me ask you, how many people are in Fang Bimo's family? ”
"Three, Fang Bimo and his wife, and the married Miss Fang, that is, Mrs. Chen."
"Apart from them, are there any subordinates, or maids or the like?"
"Hmm....... In their house, there seem to be two maids. ”
That is to say, except for Miss Fang, who married Chen Guangrui. There should be four more people in Fang Bimo's family. And in this pit, there are only four skulls, that is, the bones of four people.
After the work came, it was only found that the bones had been buried in this house for at least ten years. The rest of the things, because the bones were too scattered, couldn't be checked.
In the end, according to Li Zhiyan's request, all the bones dug up had been taken back to the Chang'an Lingya Gate by the officials.
The beggars who were taken away were all taken back to the door for questioning. Although there is evidence to prove that these bones are inextricably linked to Fang Bimo.
But it cannot be ruled out that the bones are someone else's, so these beggars who build a nest in the house can't get out of it.
Li Zhiyan followed the officials back to Chang'an Lingyamen, and Yueling and Xuanzang also hurriedly followed Li Zhiyan. The proprietress left the house and returned to her tavern.
In the end, in this house, only Bai Zhi and Feng Dui were left.
Bai Zhi didn't leave because he still wanted to find a little clue in the house, and Feng Dui followed Bai Zhi with a frown.
"Master, actually, you can go back with your brother first, I'm fine here."
"No, you don't." Feng Dui replied lightly.
At this time, Bai Zhi was squatting in the pit where the bones had just been dug up, holding a small stick in her hand, carefully digging the soil inside.
And Feng Dui squatted beside Bai Zhi, pinched a little dirt with his three fingers, and rubbed it.
"Aside from the seal just now, nothing else has been found in this pit. It always feels a little weird. ”
"Strange?"
"Yes, first of all, we found the seal in the pit, which at least shows that the bones in this pit are related to Xuanzang's grandfather, that is, Fang Bimo.
In this case, let's assume that under what circumstances the bones in this pit would be buried in the pit with a seal. ”
Bai Zhi stood up gently, walked from side to side, and began to analyze.
"First, there are thieves buried in the pit. He stole the seal of the square pen and ink, and then for some reason buried here. But if the four people buried are thieves, what about the other things stolen?
Gold and silver jewelry? Silver and copper coins? Didn't see any of them. Except for the seal, there is nothing left. ”
"Probably...... There were five thieves, and one of them killed four and took all the money. ”
"There's a possibility, but I don't think it's very likely, it's outrageous to kill four of them, even if it's a sneak attack, after killing one, the other three will definitely react. And this is still in Fang Bimo's house, is he going to kill his accomplices before he leaves the house?
Besides, if you have taken all the money, why did you miss that seal? My brother has already seen that seal just now, and the jade quality is still quite precious. ”
"Except for the thieves?"
"Second, beggars. The beggar found the treasure of the seal in the house, so he took it on his body. But for some reason it was killed, buried here. ”
"Impossible."
"I don't think it's likely. Because the proprietress also said just now, this seal square pen and ink is generally carried with the body, and it is a very valuable thing for the square pen and ink.
And the time point when Fang Bimo disappeared was much earlier than the time when the beggar found this house. So the probability of a beggar is also very small.
The rest of the possibility is that what is buried in it is ......"
"Square pen and ink?"
"Yes, that's the biggest possibility. But there are also things that don't make sense. ”
"What?"
"Jewelry. If it is Fang Bimo and his wife, two maids buried in this. Why, then, was it that only the seal of the square pen and ink was found, and nothing else was found?
It stands to reason that it is impossible for Mrs. Fang Bimo not to wear any jewelry.
Speaking of which, Master, do you have a way to trace back to who the deceased really is with Dao techniques? ”
"Nope."
Feng Dui shook his head and said. Don't say it's him, there is no such thing as Taoism in this world.
"Then it seems that we have to go to the proprietress and ask for something."
Bai Zhi said to Feng Dui. Feng Dui nodded, stood up, and prepared to go out with Bai Zhi.
At the moment when he walked out of the house, Feng Dui turned his head to look inside the house. may be his delusion, he always thinks that the bones dug up here are related to demons.
When she arrived at the tavern, Bai Zhi soon saw the proprietress behind the counter. Walking in front of the proprietress, Bai Zhi put down a tael of silver and said to the proprietress .
"Boss, I want to ask you a question."
"Huh? Nun...... It's you, girl........ You two are the ones who followed the official. Did the officer find out whose bones it was?
Isn't it Fang Bimo and his wife, maid? ”
"Boss, it's not sure that Fang Bimo is it. But ......"
"There is nothing else, but, it must be square pen and ink. Girl, you don't know, that seal, the pen and ink have always been on his waist before, never leaving his body.
He had always said that the seal was his life talisman, and if the seal was lost, then his life would be gone.
Now the bones have been found in his own house, along with his seal. And what about him...... How could it still be ....... Alive? ”
"Boss, don't get excited. Are you sure that seal is really important to Fang Bimo? Is it possible for him not to take the seal with him when he leaves Chang'an City? ”
"How is that possible. Seal for Fang Bimo, that is a very, very important thing, girl, you don't know, Fang Bimo used to drink in our tavern, sitting there without a cup of tea, to take the seal in his hand to play with it, wipe the dust on it.
I don't know what else I'm talking about, but I just love that seal anyway.
In the past, in our tavern, someone had a look at the seal of the square pen and ink, and wanted to come and take a closer look. was directly scolded by Fang Bimo and ran away.
So the girl said that Fang Bimo left Chang'an City and didn't take the seal with him, it was absolutely impossible. ”