Chapter XVIII: The Case of the Beggar's Disappearance
The next day, it was early in the morning.
Inside the Ya Si.
Shen Fang did not go to Liujiaxiang on an errand today, but was retained by Wu Zhi.
In the past half month, the number of beggars missing in Tangcheng has far exceeded before, and nearly ten have disappeared in less than a month.
In the past, although beggars disappeared in Tangcheng from time to time, there were only one or two at most a month, and sometimes it was rare to meet once a year, but now an average of one disappears every two days, and Wu Zhi has to pay attention to it.
It's not that the secretary hasn't investigated the matter, but he has never found a clue, and he gave up over time.
The old case was investigated, led by Xu Niannian and Song Qingyu, plus Shen Fang and five other fast hands.
"Map!"
In the hall of the Yasi, Shen Fang opened his mouth to Xu Niannian on the side and ordered.
Hearing this, Xu Niannian's face turned pale for a while, and he didn't know what to think.
After a long time, he commanded a quick hand behind him:
"Go get the map!"
That Kuaishou was originally a subordinate of Xu Niannian, and when he saw Shen Fang's arrogant behavior, he thought that he would be scolded by Xu Niannian, and then obediently stood aside like himself and waited for the dispatch.
However, Xu Niannian's reaction made him stunned, and he stood aside for a while, not knowing what to do.
"Don't go yet!"
Seeing that his subordinates were in place, Xu Niannian scolded again.
Quickly startled, he immediately left.
In less than three breaths, the map was taken and placed on the desk in front of Shen Fang.
Kuaishou stepped back and stood aside, looking at Shen with suspicion.
He couldn't figure out why the head was like this, just a little baby who had not dried up, why?
At the same time, he was also envious of Shen Ansheng, and couldn't help but fantasize in his mind that Shen Fang in front of him had become himself.
At the desk.
Shen Fang stared at the map, and the coarse paper balls in his hand were placed on the map one by one.
Soon the paper ball was finished by him.
Originally, he just wanted to see where the missing beggars were gathered, so that he could lock down the scope of the investigation.
However, the paper balls are very evenly distributed.
Of the nine missing beggars, two people were missing in the eastern, western, and southern districts of Tangcheng, and only one person was missing in the northern district.
Although Beicheng District is a gathering place for noble families, it is also strictly managed, and beggars are easily driven out here, so the number is also the least in the four urban districts.
Looking at the paper ball on the map, Shen Fang fell into thought.
After a long time, Shen Fang asked:
"Is there a file on the disappearance of beggars in the past?"
"Yes!"
Song Qingyu responded, he was also the investigator of the robbery case of the Qin family, and he knew Shen Fang's ability to solve the case very well.
Since I asked about this, there must be a reason.
Song Qingyu commanded a fast hand behind him, and only after the fast hand left did he look at Shen Fang again, and analyzed:
"The disappearance of these beggars is extremely regular, in the order of east, west, north and south, on average, one every two days"
"Hmm!"
Shen Fang's nasal voice came out.
It is not difficult to see that the time and position are perfectly matched.
At this time, Xu Niannian on the side opened his mouth and shouted:
"Isn't it been two days since the last time the beggar disappeared? The murderer will definitely shoot in Beicheng District this time, so what are we waiting for? Arrest someone! ”
Now that we have been able to determine the location of the murderer's next target, why do you still stay in the Yasi?
"When did all these beggars disappear?"
Shen Fang glanced at Xu Niannian and asked back, and at the same time said secretly in his heart: The ancients did not deceive me, with well-developed limbs and a simple mind.
Xu Niannian was instantly dumbfounded when he heard this, and only after a long time did he hold back his voice: "Night!" ”
Only then did Shen Fang turn his gaze from the map to Xu Niannian:
"First of all, we can only roughly speculate at present, the murderer's next target is in Beicheng, but I don't know where it is, there are only eight of us, how many places can we target?"
"Now we should judge the purpose of the murderer, and what is the use of these beggars to him? Besides, our purpose is not beggars, but the murderers behind the scenes, there are thousands of beggars in Tangcheng, do we still have to keep an eye on these beggars? ”
After a few questions, Xu Niannian's face instantly lost his expression, and he looked extremely embarrassed.
"So where should I start?"
Song Qingyu opened his mouth to ask, helping Xu Niannian resolve the embarrassment.
The two have been colleagues for many years, and watching Xu Nian, who is in his thirties, being reprimanded by a seventeen-year-old boy, feel a little uncomfortable.
Although Xu Niannian does owe scolding.
Shen Fang turned his head to look at Song Qingyu, and pondered for a while before asking in a deep voice:
"Have you ever found no more than three beggars missing at a time?"
"Well, what do you mean?"
Speaking of this, Song Qingyu was a little stunned, he really didn't pay much attention to such things.
"Since the murderer can find these beggars, he must have known in advance that there are beggars living here, and there are not many of them! Otherwise, who wants to go to the beggar at night, blind in the dark? ”
Shen Fang explained, then paused and said to Song Qingyu:
"Song Zhulao asks you to go to the mountain temple in the south of the city to find out, who came before the disappearance of the two beggars the day before yesterday, and then check if these people have been to the place where other beggars disappeared."
The most recent disappearance of a beggar is in the mountain temple in the south of the city, this temple has been abandoned for many years, and very few people usually go there.
"Good!"
Everyone's eyes lit up, and Song Qingyu sighed even more, sure enough, he didn't see the wrong person!
Unexpectedly, the case of the disappearance of the beggar, who has not made progress for many years, has made Shen Fangsan speechless, this person's talent is really amazing.
He didn't envy Shen Zhixin, how good it would be if his own baby could be like this.
In the midst of sighing, Song Qingyu led people away.
"What about me?"
Xu Niannian looked at Shen Fang, for a prodigal son like him, it was undoubtedly a torment to be in the Yasi.
"You go and check the beggars who frequently wander around the four districts of Tangcheng! Preferably the one that coincides with the beggar's disappearance and haunts the place where the crime occurred! ”
There may be spies among the beggars who can find out the news without attracting attention, and the murderer may not think about it.
Speaking of checking the beggar, Xu Niannian was stunned at first, and after thinking for a while, he roughly guessed what Shen Fang was thinking, and after a long time, he let out a sigh:
"You've really changed a lot lately!"
The two have been in the casino together several times, seen all over the flower building, talked to each other after drinking, and were like-minded.
For Shen Fang, Xu Niannian knows more than Shen Zhixin, and his changes make Xu Niannian feel like he has completely changed.
"Don't forget to change into casual clothes!"
Shen Fang just lightly instructed Xu Niannian.
The secret of crossing is still rotten in the stomach as well.
"Good!"
Xu Niannian glanced at Shen Fang suspiciously, and then led people away.
As for the fast hands around him, they looked at Shen Fang in surprise.
Unexpectedly, the young man in front of him, who had just become a fast hand, had such a talent.
Soon after Xu Nian left.
The Kuaishou on the other side also took the files of the investigation of the beggar's disappearance over the years.
The dossier was only a dozen pages thick, and Shen Fang took it and walked towards the side room where he used to work when he was a penman.
Only the fast hand was left at a loss.
Xu Niannian is gone, Song Qingyu is gone, what about himself?
What are you going to do? Where are you going?
Kuaishou was depressed in his heart.
As for the reason why Shen Fang wanted to come and see these files, it was not just to investigate the case.
Instead of running around outside, how can you lie comfortably in a chair?
Shen Fang's intelligence is not just in judging cases.
Not four moments.
In the side room where the clerk does his errands.
The dossier was placed on the table, and there was a cup of warm tea on the side.
Shen Fang crossed his feet on the table, leaned on the chair, and hung his head.
A nasal voice came softly.
The dossier of more than a dozen pages had been read in less than half an hour.
It was when he was bored that Zhou Gong made an appointment.
"Shen Fang!"
"Shen Fang!"
When he was confused, there was a shouting in his ears, and Shen Fang opened his tired eyes.
I saw Wu Zhi looking at himself with a black face.
Shen Fang was startled for a moment, completely sleepy, and got up from the chair.
Looking around, the clerk who was busy with the paperwork was gone.
"Your Excellency!"
Shen Fang raised his hand and panicked.
I was too careless and didn't flash.
The main reason is that he has been a pen clerk for two years, and he has never seen Wu Zhi come here, so his heart is relaxed.
Seeing that he was caught being lazy, Shen Xin couldn't help but think: I don't know if there is such a thing as deducting wages in this world.
Wu Zhi had a black face and wanted to reprimand.
It is the period of duty, what kind of system is this?
The two looked at each other for a long time, and when they remembered their intentions, Wu Zhi still resisted the idea of reprimanding, and reached out to hand the rice paper in his hand towards Shen Fang.
Shen Fang took it in confusion.
On the rice paper, there are more than a dozen names written in scribbled handwriting.
"Su Jinyun, Su Yuzhou ......"
Each of them is a famous figure in Tangcheng, even Wu Zhen's own name is among them.
"What is this?"
Shen Fang opened his mouth in confusion, not knowing what this scholar wanted.
"Back then, everyone who knew in advance about the encirclement and suppression of the Pishan bandits, who do you think is the most suspicious?"
Wu Zhi said in a deep voice, these days he has been secretly investigating the mastermind behind the robbery of the Qin family, among which he has also tried a few people, but found nothing.
Originally, he didn't want to discuss this matter with Shen Fang, as the head of the Ya Si, how could he go to discuss with Shen Fang, who was just a fast hand.
But now, Wu Zhi also had to put down his face to find Shen Fang.
As long as he thought that the murderer behind the scenes was still at large, but he had not made the slightest progress, Wu Zhi could not sleep well.
"Huh!"
Hearing this, Shen Fangwang was speechless in his heart when he looked at the rice paper in his hand.
Among the more than ten people, he has seen up to five people, Wu Zhi, Su Jinyun, and Zhou Tao and other three directors.
How does this make him judge?
And Wu Zhi also added his own name, what does this mean?
Let yourself doubt Wu Zhi?
Shen Fang couldn't help muttering: It's really strange to be a reader!