Chapter 418: Dead Witnesses
The small courtyard of Martial Master Zhai's house was in a small alley not far from the martial arts training ground.
They didn't originally live in Tokyo City, Zhai Wushi received an invitation from Gou Shanzhong, so he came to Tokyo City and rented such a small courtyard.
The surroundings were quiet, and the white lanterns hanging in front of Zhai's house were fluttering in the wind, shining by the scorching sun, as if they were about to catch fire.
The door was open.
Xie Jingyi stepped forward and knocked on the door, "Is Mrs. Zhai here?" We were sent by Commander Zhai, we are all of the same clan and clan, and the misfortune in your family has made my master feel very sad, and he sent us over to see if there is any need for help. Madame, please also pay your respects. ”
Shopkeeper Zhao kept nodding, "Madam, the little one is familiar with this capital, so you can do it." ”
The room was silent, and there was no sound.
Xie Jingyi glanced at the shopkeeper Zhao, and had a bad premonition in his heart.
Xie Jingyi pushed open the door, and saw a person hanging on the beam of the house, straight and straight, terrifying, and looked like he had long been out of breath.
Mrs. Zhai died.
Shopkeeper Zhao took a sip and patted Xie Jingyi's shoulder, "You go over there and watch in the shade, and I'll call the Kaifeng Mansion to come." ”
Xie Jingyi nodded, the sun was a little dazzling.
"The old witch has a good calculation, before Mrs. Zhai died, she had already signed and drawn a charge in Kaifeng Mansion, and said the testimony I told you that pointed directly at Zhai Zhun. Who knows if she's telling the truth or not? If she were still alive, we would be able to tell the truth of the matter, but now it's good that she's dead, and the dead can't pry open their mouths. ”
Shopkeeper Zhao said, waving his hand angrily, "This is the life of two ordinary people." ”
As he spoke, he quickly untied the horse pulling the cart and galloped towards Kaifeng Mansion.
Xie Jingyi found a big stone and sat down, this blue stone looked bare, and he didn't know which whetstone it was. The surroundings are still very quiet, but Xie Jingyi knows that there are a lot of eyes, looking through the crack in the door.
"How is this good, my master asked us to come here to help, but I don't want to be a step too late, this Mrs. Zhai, Mrs. Zhai can't think of it, a white silk hangs herself. This...... This...... How can I explain this to the Lord's house? ”
Her eyes were red from crying, and she stood up several times, trying to go into the room, but she turned around and sat back on the big bluestone.
After a while, a crack in the door opened at the oblique angle, and a woman wearing a cloth shirt walked out, still carrying a bowl of water, "This lady, don't cry, it's a very hot day, and you're basking under the sun again, and after a while, I'm afraid I'm going to faint." ”
"Before you came, my man had already gone to Kaifeng Mansion to report to the official. What kind of sin has been made, our alley has always been peaceful, and the old neighbors who have lived in it for many years have been around. It's only been a long time since they've moved in before something like this happens......"
"Many of the people around us were so scared that they wanted to go to the countryside to hide. Don't faint again, we'll have to carry you up then. ”
Xie Jingyi picked up the water and drank it all in one go.
"This sister-in-law, I understand everything you say. It's not that I'm afraid of going back and being reprimanded by the Lord's house, that's why ...... Alas, isn't there a fat person in this family? That martial artist is a fellow of our lord's family, and I have never seen the people in it, alas...... I only heard that Mrs. Zhai is fierce to death, and she can also do martial arts, I was scared to death in my heart, I didn't expect it, it was even more terrifying to see it......"
The woman took the empty bowl and pulled her straw hat, "It seems that you do not recognize them." Mrs. Zhai is not fierce, she speaks softly, she is afraid of scaring flies to death, and she doesn't know how to do kung fu, she plays and sings in the house every day, I heard people say that she used to be a singer, not a serious person. ”
The woman said, "Now that the man is dead, I will not say anything." ”
Xie Jingyi's eyes widened, "There is such a thing?" ”
The woman's mouth moved, but she didn't continue, but took the bowl and pointed to a big tree, "You can leave it there, I'll get you a little maza, it's very poisonous this day, don't really get sunburned." ”
As she spoke, she quickly returned to the house, handed Xie Jingyi a small maza, and closed the door without saying a word.
Xie Jingyi thanked him, but he didn't sit down, stood at the door of the room, and watched carefully.
In the corner of the courtyard, put this small stove, put a medicine jar on it, the fire in the stove has been extinguished, there are still some medicine residues scattered in the corner, on the other side of the house, there are a few large stone locks, obviously used by Zhai Wushi to practice.
Other than that, the yard was empty and there was nothing.
The man hanging in the hall, about thirty years old, dressed in linen and filial piety, with neatly combed hair, and under her feet, there was a small round stool, and next to the round stool, an envelope could be clearly seen.
It should be a suicide note left by Mrs. Zhai.
The house is cleaned up, and there are a few paintings hanging on the wall, which are rubbings of some famous paintings, which have been very fashionable in the capital recently. On the table was a white vase with a few lotus flowers in it, which looked very fresh.
Xie Jingyi swept it away, had a plan in her heart, turned around and walked to the side, and couldn't find a few steps, she found a puddle of medicine slag in a small dark alley, she squatted down, looked carefully, sniffed again, and hooked the corners of her mouth.
"This is it, this is it, Master Guan, this is it. My mother-in-law was kind-hearted, seeing that her family had suffered a disaster, she wanted to send a bowl of porridge to Mrs. Zhai, but she didn't want to enter the door, so she was startled, ouch, my mother, that Zhai Yang actually hanged herself. It's a pity, Zhai Yang...... Ahem. ”
The man in the lead said, wiped his eyes, and raised his feet to go inside.
Zhang Chengzuo of Kaifeng Mansion, carrying a huge box, stretched out his hand to stop it, "It's none of your business, don't go in, save your footprints, and suspect that you are a murderer when the time comes, can you stand it?" ”
The man was startled, and hurriedly waved his hand, "We saved it, you only came in the morning, we saved it, I didn't dare to go in, I just forgot it for a while, I forgot it for a while." ”
Zhang Qizuo turned around, looked at the carriage on the side, and cautiously walked through the door.
After they all went in, Xie Jingyi walked out, and the shopkeeper Zhao had already set up the carriage, "Let's go." ”
Xie Jingyi got into the car, "Did you meet them halfway and rush back?" ”
Shopkeeper Zhao nodded, "That's right." I got some clues by accident, we'll talk about it in a moment. Huang Fu Yin wants to judge Zhai Zhun tonight. ”
Shopkeeper Zhao said, touching his mouth, "Guess what, why do you have to interrogate at night?" ”
Xie Jingyi lowered the carriage curtain, "Then you need to talk about it?" Huangfu Yin is afraid of heat...... If the witness is dead, then I, Xie San, will be a witness tonight. ”