Chapter 7: The Truth
"But the Song family who runs the rice grain?"
Xu Changshou then asked.
"Why does Childe know that my family runs a rice and grain business?"
Duan Xiaoyun opened her mouth in surprise......
"The day before yesterday, your housekeeper went to the Azure Dart Bureau for Master Song to discuss business, but ...... Before they could leave the city, the dart masters were stopped by the soldiers, and a dead body was found in the dart cart. At this point, the housekeeper of the Song family said that it was my Azure Dart Bureau who was greedy for money and killed people to seize money. β
Xu Changshou then added.
Then he took out a cuboid-shaped object from his bosom...... A jade seal that was burned beyond recognition.
Although the jade is cracked, the words engraved on it are faintly visible, and it is difficult to read if it is not for the handwriting left on the seal.
The four words "Song Ji Grain Shop" are clearly visible.
"Do you recognize this seal taken from the deceased?"
After speaking, Xu Changshou handed the seal to Duan Xiaoyun.
Duan Xiaoyun took the jade seal in Xu Changshou's hand, and then carefully identified it...... Rolling tears fell from his eyes, his face was lost, and he disappeared in the tears, and the dripping tears made the seal moist and fell to the ground, stirring up a slight dust......
"Daddy!"
Duan Xiaoyun trembled and cried bitterly.
"Sir!"
Even the pawn standing on the side, although he was a man, followed suit.
Seeing this, Xu Changshou seemed to understand something again.
"I recognize, it's my father's seal!"
The woman choked and knelt in front of Xu Changshou, and the pawn also knelt down immediately.
Xu Changshou: "......"
Ah, hey? What does it mean?
At this time, Xu Changshou's mind was a mess.
I just don't know what to do. Look at the two kneeling on the ground! Forehead...... He said that such an operation is really incredible.
"I'm a dart master?!"
"Are you saying that this thing is Master Song's seal?"
Xu Changshou cleared his mind and then asked.
The woman nodded.
"My wife will not be mistaken, this is the master's seal."
The pawn explained.
Duan Xiaoyun withdrew her tears and choked up.
Seeing this, Xu Changshou was a little surprised, why did the seal of the dignified Song family master appear on the corpse of a nobody?
Looking at the two choked up in front of him, Xu Changshou already had preliminary clues.
"Could it be...... The deceased is the master of the Song family! β
For a while, Xu Changshou felt that he had poked out a shocking secret.
"The Song family's wrongdoing, maybe someone else, borrowed the Azure Dart Bureau, originally wanted to transport the body out of the city, but was unexpectedly discovered by the guards guarding the door, or maybe the person behind the scenes was just looking for a target to get rid of the guilt, and the Azure Dart Bureau unfortunately became a scapegoat, and the leader naturally became the backstabber of the whole case, this whole process seems to be logical, but in fact it is full of loopholes."
Combined with the signature he found on the Song family's bill the day before yesterday, Xu Changshou suddenly realized.
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How is that? So that's the case?
For a moment, a sudden sense of clarity stimulated his brain like a steel needle.
"I don't know Childe, where is the original owner of this seal now?"
Duan Xiaoyun asked timidly.
Xu Changshou was surprised at first, and then thoughtful.
"Perhaps, the breakthrough in the case is in these two people, you might as well take them back to have a look, maybe there is something else to gain."
After speaking, Xu Changshou took the two back to the dart game.
The moonlight shines through the clouds on the white walls of the Azure Dart Game, and the strong reflection makes the surroundings extremely bright.
Xu Changshou and the others passed through the vermilion lacquer gate and came to the main hall of the dart bureau that temporarily served as a "morgue".
A makeshift stretcher made of several wooden benches was laid out with several wooden planks, and the wooden planks were covered with the corpses that Xu Changshou had previously investigated.
Duan Xiaoyun approached the corpse tremblingly, first frightened, and then extremely panicked.
When she lifted the curtain that covered a corner of the corpse.
Immediately lost his voice and wept.
Babbling,
"I know this person, it's my father!"
Others can't tell the difference, but how can people who are under the same roof, look up and don't look down to see people?
Duan Xiaoyun cried, looking at the charred corpse in front of her, the little pawn also shouted from time to time whimpering.
"In the end, the Song family housekeeper has been lying."
Xu Changshou seemed to have some eyebrows, at least he confirmed that the corpse was not a pawn, and the seal was enough to prove that this person was the master of the Song family, not to mention that he had two ironclad witnesses.
As for why Master Song was burned to death, Xu Changshou felt that he was framed.
"The woman named Duan Xiaoyun in front of her seems to know a little truth, as her father-in-law, Master Song's death may have something to do with her."
Xu Changshou turned to speculation.
In the memory of the original owner, the Song family in Yongle County has a strong family business and is a well-known family in the local area.
Master Song is honest and honest, good and generous, followed by Yongle County, which often happens in disaster years, and the Song family, as the largest local grain village, often opens warehouses to release grain and relieve the surrounding people.
In this way, it is unlikely that Master Song will have any enemies, and it is very likely that he will be killed. The perpetrator must have been planning for a long time, and it is very likely that he committed the crime nearby, aiming for gold and silver treasures? Song family business? And the assassin. β
Xu Changshou sorted out his clues...... Then he pointed the finger at the housekeeper and wife of the Song family.
Xu Changshou then arranged for the two women to stay temporarily in the dart game and wait for the retrial two days later.
After arranging all the affairs, Xu Changshou came to the firewood room where the "deceased pawn" of the Song family lived before the dart bureau.
The rotten door frame creaked and could fall down at any moment, and the faΓ§ade was sealed by the county government, and the chains were broken and rusted, and scattered all over the ground.
The ground was full of charred and broken debris, and there were many strange things that had been carbonized by the fire.
"If the Song family deliberately framed it, sent someone to set it on fire in the middle of the night, deliberately fabricated the facts, and disguised the crime scene, then there would definitely be traces of burning clothes here, or a little carbonized fiber or oil stain would be found. However, as far as I can observe, there is no trace of it here. β
After several explorations, Xu Changshou still didn't find any unknown secrets, except for a firewood room that was set on fire, there was nothing here, and he didn't even find anything abnormal.
As the night deepened, the clues came to an abrupt end, and Xu Changshou chose to go back.
After settling everything in the dart game, Xu Changshou rushed back to the palace overnight, and the handyman guarding the door did not stop him, Xu was used to it.
Xu Changshou, who does not return for Chinese New Year's Eve, is not strange to the entire Wang family, and this existence that is like a thorn in the eye of his aunt is deeply rooted.
The next day, the palace wing.
Rouge went to wake Xu Changshou up early in the morning.
After Xu Changshou finished washing, put on his dart suit, took care of it up and down for a while, picked up the saber placed on the edge of the bed, and finally went to the main hall in a formal way, or took a few white-flour steamed buns and left.
The women in the family always stared at him habitually with the porridge in their hands, watching him go out without looking back, except for Xu Xin.
Leaving home, Xu Changshou returned to the Azure Dart Bureau.
At this time, Xu Darthead was arranging the dart masters to take care of the practice ground in the training ground and arrange the daily dart line.
Although Li Moran is now in the county jail, after all, everyone has to eat, and there are not a few darts every day, even if the reputation of the Qingdart Bureau has decreased sharply because of the government today.
Seeing Xu Changshou coming back, Xu Dart stepped forward and joked:
"Longevity, you kid! Don't like delicate girls, but are obsessed with amorous young women? β
Xu Dart patted Xu Changshou's shoulder hehehehe, revealing a serious smile.
Then he raised his hand and pointed to the woman carrying water in the training field.
"Boss, what do you want?"
Xu Changshou explained without hesitation.
"That's the daughter-in-law of the Song family, and they just live here temporarily!"
Xu Changshou leaned over to the root of Xu Dart's head and whispered.
"Oh......"
Xu Darttou once again showed an expression that seemed to understand, and then left with a smile.
"Boss, it's not what you think!"
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Subsequently, Xu Changshou finished the work in the dart game...... Help the shopkeeper Han sort out the accounts, scrub the weapons, feed the horses, etc.
Although he is the dart master of the Azure Dart Bureau, it is rarely his turn to dart, after all, it is a hot item! Moreover, he has to investigate the suspicious case of the county government.
Oh, Xu Changshou came to the residence of Duan Xiaoyun, the daughter-in-law of the Song family.
This was originally a place where I was on duty overnight, but because I had guests, I could only go back and forth to the palace day and night.
I saw the pawn cleaning the courtyard gate outside the door.
After Xu Changshou stepped forward to make a pawn, he hesitated for a moment, and then tapped on the door of the dart room.
"Who!"
Xu Changshou Qingsang,
"I, Xu longevity! I have something important to discuss with my wife! β
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