Mozhou City is a county and state office, also known as Cangling County, this kind of government affairs are generally handled by the county government. Therefore, the theft of Gongsun's house should go to the county office.

Since ancient times, the yamen has been open to the south, and there is no reason to come in. Bao Qing also followed the trend, and sent the guards with a hundred and ten dollars in his hand, and then was taken to see the county lieutenant.

"Do you want to check the record of the day before yesterday? I'm afraid this won't work. "The county lieutenant's surname is He, his face is thin, his small eyes are bright, and when he sees it, this county lieutenant He must be a shrewd lord.

Bao Qing was originally born as a county lieutenant, so of course he knew in his heart that it was not a big deal to check the records of catching and leaving the shift. Although according to the regulations, the records of the arrest and departure from the shift must be kept secret for about a month afterwards, as long as the county lieutenant wants to see it, he can do so at any time, because the records are kept by the county lieutenant himself. But if you go directly to the county magistrate to ask for this record, if the county lieutenant has a good relationship with the county magistrate, he may get it soon. But if you don't deal with the county lieutenant and the county order, it is very likely to be troubled.

"Don't delay your lord for long, take out the red rope tied with the blue and white cover of the class record book, we only look at the page the day before yesterday. Please help me with this! After Bao Qing finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and stuffed the consistent money into the hand of the county lieutenant.

The wide robe of the county lieutenant He covered his hands, and when the money was in his hands, outsiders couldn't see it at all. Bao Qing couldn't help but sigh secretly, daring to love that this big Song robe with wide cuffs still has such a function. The word two-sleeved breeze probably originated from the Great Song Dynasty.

He County Lieutenant wanted to be more embarrassed, but when he saw that Bao Qing actually knew the style of the record book for catching and leaving the shift, he was worried that Bao Qing had some origins. So County Lieutenant He didn't say anything more, turned around and went back to the inner room, and took out the shift record book.

Bao Qing glanced away, and there was only Jia Zhutou on the record the day before yesterday, and Wang Zhukuai was really not among them.

"Lord He, if you remember well, if you have a good memory, if there is a theft, you usually only need two people to catch it quickly. Only a homicide case requires more than five arrests. And on this record, a small theft case, why did a catcher and seven or eight catchers be dispatched? Bao Qing asked.

County Lieutenant He looked at Bao Qing with a suspicious expression, so he had to take the record book and look at it carefully. After reading it, I couldn't help but complain: "What is this Jia Zhutou doing?" You're right, this is an oversight on the part of the official. ”

Bao Qing saw that the county lieutenant directly admitted his negligence, knowing that he might be able to go further.

"Lord He, I have a reluctant request below. I wonder if the adults will be able to enjoy the light tonight. "Bao Qing plans to give a banquet to this He County Lieutenant.

This is also no way, and I need to ask someone for help below. Bao Qing was a little depressed, you must know that all of his own set of Qin Errand Lines were lost, otherwise where would he be so troublesome.

He County Lieutenant hesitated a little, Bao Qing knew that he was doubting his purpose, and if he didn't say what he wanted, of course people would be vigilant.

"Don't hide it from adults, the Gongsun family used to have some connections with Zaixia, and the Gongsun family lost the family heirloom treasure and some money, so this still needs a lot of attention from adults." Bao Qing said.

After hearing this, the county lieutenant laughed and said, "It turned out that this was the case, and the official thought that it was a big deal, okay, if the official couldn't put it off again, it would be hypocritical." ”

Now that Lieutenant He has agreed, the following things will be easier to handle.

Bao Qing seized the time to make some small money in the afternoon, but he got a lot of useful news.

Wang Zhukuai's name is Wang Ke, a native of Mozhou, about thirty and five years old. In the early years, Wang Ke's family was still relatively wealthy, and he had not suffered much since he was a child, and there were no ups and downs in his life. So he also developed his lazy food. Not only that, but this surname is also notoriously timid.

When Wang Ke reached middle age, he suddenly fell into the bad habit of gambling money, and often lingered in the large and small gambling houses in Mozhou City. And generally nine out of ten bets are lost, and Wang Ke is no exception, and the little money is not enough for him to gamble. But yesterday, I suddenly had the money to go to the kiln.

In addition, Jia Zhutou and Wang Zhukuai didn't see how close they were, just a general relationship between the top and bottom. Jia Zhutou is usually very low-key, and I heard that there is no wife and children at home, but he is alone in Mozhou.

"Brother Bao, there must be something wrong with Wang Zhukuai, do you want to go to his house to search?" Qin Yuxian was eager to try.

"Don't go, there's another one in this belly." Bao Qing felt that this Qin Yuxian had no consciousness of being a mother.

That night, Bao Qing poured He County Lieutenant into a drunken position, but as soon as he sent it to the kiln, Bao Qing went back to accompany Qin Yuxian.

The next day, Bao Qing got up early, and yesterday said that the county lieutenant of Nahe promised to send someone to help.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Gongsun Ce to come and say, "Sir, the people from County Lieutenant He are here, but it's the team led by Jia Zhutou." ”

Bao Qing was slightly surprised, he just asked the county lieutenant to find two catchers. In this kind of theft case, he can be completely competent on his own, and finding two arresters to follow him is completely out of the need for the yamen duke to witness. And now he is suspicious of this Jia catcher, and he actually ran in front of him alive.

Just as he was thinking about it, Jia Zhutou had already arrived at the patio with seven or eight catchers, and Bao Qing had no choice but to go out.

"Is it Bao Xianggong? In the next arrest of Jia Ren, originally the county lieutenant He waited for me to come and listen to the orders of Prime Minister Bao. But just as we were about to leave, someone came to report. said that Wang Ke committed suicide at home. Jia Zhutou said.

"What?" Bao Qing was shocked when he heard this.

"Then hurry up and take a look!"

Bao Qing went to Wang Zhukuai's house with Jia Ren, and Gongsun Ce was also very curious and followed.

When Bao Qing and the others came to Wang Zhukuai's house, the house was already full of crying, and Wang Zhukuai's wife and children were crying together.

"Who discovered Wang Chukuai first? When was it discovered? Bao Qing asked.

"It was his old father who found out first, when exactly? It's early in the morning, and it's not until midnight. But at that time, Wang Zhukuai should have committed suicide a long time ago. Said the catcher, who was standing near the corpse.

"You're the first to get here?" Bao Qing asked.

Na Zhuhai saw that Bao Qing was not wearing an official uniform, but his demeanor was completely official, and Jia Zhutou behind him seemed to be slightly respectful. thinks that Bao Qing may be a big official. So he hurriedly replied: "I was the first to arrive here, I was in a hurry to go to the Yamen to order Mao, passing by here, and happened to see Wang Zhukuai's father crying and running out." So, I sealed the scene and asked people to go to the yamen to report the case. ”

"I'm also bothering Jia to take someone to search the house! Also, I don't know if it's coming? Bao Qing asked.

"It's supposed to be coming soon, Bao Xianggong! Then let's search the house. ”

Not long after, the servants came. Bao Qing watched the corpse examined, and Gongsun Ce on the side also looked at it indifferently. Originally, the autopsy should have required the presence of the county lieutenant, and after the clerk filled in the corpse grid, he asked the county lieutenant to sign and seal. But the general county lieutenant does not want to be contaminated with bad luck, at most he just stands aside and watches. And this county lieutenant He did better, so he didn't come directly.

"The deceased must have been dead for more than three hours, probably at the same time yesterday. The wound of the deceased was on the neck. And the inside is narrow and the outside is wide, it should be a knife wound. The wound cut surface is relatively smooth, and the knife should be sharp. Overall, it should be a fast saber. He pointed to the bloodstained catcher saber on the ground, and instructed the little official on the side to fill in the corpse grid.

When he was doing the autopsy, Bao Qing also took a look. The analysis is good, but Bao Qing still has some doubts.

One is the overall depth of the wound. Assuming that this Wang Kezhen committed suicide, the deep wound should be on the left side of the entire wound, and the ends of the wound are shallow.

If you think about it, you also know that when a person commits suicide with great courage, he first places the knife on his neck, and it should not be immediately pressed down, so it should start with a shallow mark. Then exert force, and the wound gradually deepens.

In general, suicide is done to end life quickly, rather than slowly enjoying the pain of suicide. Therefore, suicide occurs in an instant, when the knife is smeared on the neck, and after the fatal deep wound, it should be a long, shallow mark.

Therefore, the deepest part of the wound should be on the left side of the wound as a whole, and the deepest part of the wound on Wang Ke's neck is on the right side of the center of his wound.

The second is the location of the wound. If a person commits suicide and wipes his neck, the wound on his neck should be a little left, not in the middle, and not to the right, otherwise when he commits suicide, it will be difficult for his arm to exert force, and it will not be a pleasure to die like that.

Of course, all this speculation is based on the fact that Wang Ke is a normal person, not a left-hander.

In the end, Bao Qing also found that Wang Ke still had very slight bruises on his neck.

"Bao Xianggong! Look at it, this is what we found! Jia Ren handed over a brocade bag. Bao Qing took it and saw that it was a money bag, and there were four Jiaozi in it, exactly two thousand yuan.

"Gongsun Ce, come and see, is it the money bag you lost?" Bao Qing beckoned Gongsun Ce to come and see.

"Sir, it's really a student's money bag. Yes? Two thousand are there! That's great. Gongsun Ce was very happy, although this wife ran away, his wife was lost and recovered.

"In this way, your money was stolen by this king." Bao Qing said.

"What Bao Xianggong said is very true, this Wang Ke owes a lot of money outside, and he is good at gambling, so he doesn't want to make money everywhere. But fortunately, all the money of Gongsun Gongzi was found. Jia Ren said.

"Have you found the heirloom treasure of the Gongsun family?" Bao Qing asked.

"I didn't find it. Maybe he sold. ”

"Bao Xianggong, now things are clear! It was this Wang Ke who stole the money and family heirlooms of the Gongsun family, and now he is afraid that he committed suicide because of fear in his heart. If nothing happens, I'd like to go back to the county lieutenant as soon as possible. Jia Ren said.

"Wait, I think that this Wang Kenai was killed by him, and he was murdered to death!" Bao Qing suddenly reached out and pressed the saber hanging on the right side of Jia Ren's waist and said, "So, Jia Zhutou, you still have to wait before leaving." (To be continued.) )