Chapter 2: The Headless Corpse

Qin Lei didn't expect Su Zhuo to guess so accurately, and said in a daze: "Could it be that Wang Fan has already told you?"

Su Zhuo said: "No one told me, but as soon as I came in, I saw Qin Zhutou's eyes were bloodshot, obviously he didn't sleep well last night." www.biquge.info it has not rained in Jinling City these days, but the official boots of adults are covered with wet mud, and it can be vaguely seen that there are algae mixed in it, which is naturally due to walking through the wetlands by the water. Qin Zhutou is busy with official business, how can he go to the Qing to play, it must be for the case. It just so happened that today I overheard the girl in the Drunken Immortal Building talking about something strange happening by the river, and the water ghost ate people's heads. From this, it is not difficult to guess that Qin Zhutou is of course looking for me for this matter. It's just that I, Su Zhuo, have always been law-abiding, and I will never commit a life lawsuit, but I can't guarantee that no one will come up with some bad ideas and instigate adults to arrest me. ”

Qin Lei nodded as he listened, and in the end, he admired Su Zhuo more and more in his heart, and he said, "Do you know who taught me to take you back?"

Su Zhuo said: "There are not many people who know me Su Zhuo, and there happens to be one in Jinling City." I guessed it as early as I got into the carriage. When I entered this room, I was even more certain. ”

Qin Lei said, "Oh?"

Su Zhuo continued: "People who know me probably know my temper, and they don't want to run to the government, so I can't be invited, so they simply torture me." But he finally had a little conscience, and sent his carriage to pick me up. The carriage is very luxurious, the interior satin is woven in Suzhou, and the texture grade is second only to the queen, except for the Suzhou Ling family, who can use it. When I entered the house, I could smell a faint fragrance. This fragrance is different from ordinary spices, it is not produced in the Central Plains, but from Persia in the Western Regions. There are a bunch of rough people standing here, except for Ling Shuang, the second son of the Ling family, who is hiding behind the screen now, who else will carry a sachet with him? I'm right, Brother Ling?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there were a few applause from the back hall, and a handsome boy walked out. He has a plain brocade all over his body, holding a folding fan, his skin is fair and delicate, his sword eyebrows are like flying, his eyes are like stars, his lips are painted with Zhu, and his face is a little more delicate than that of a woman, but he is not feminine, and his eyebrows reveal a masculine and heroic posture.

Ling Shuang said: "Brother Su, Brother Su, I didn't expect that we only had a few faces, but you still remember Brother Foolish. Ever since I heard that you have come to Jinling, I have been looking forward to meeting you......"

Su Zhuo interrupted him angrily: "So you came up with this bad idea, but it is different to meet in this prison?"

Ling Shuang didn't think it was wrong, shook the paper fan, and said, "How can this be said to be a bad idea? I know that Brother Su has a high vision, otherwise he will definitely not see your face." ”

Qin Lei said: "Young Master Ling, what you said is really good, this Su Zhuo brother does have some way. ”

Su Zhuo said: "Ling Shuang, Ling Shuang, I, Su Zhuo, am really careless in making friends, and now I have become a prisoner." ”

Ling Shuang laughed and said, "Brother Su, how can I lock you up with this shackle?"

Su Zhuo hurriedly said: "Brother Ling, this thing can be eaten indiscriminately, but words can't be said indiscriminately." I, Su Zhuo, am the most law-abiding, and this iron lock can be opened when it is opened. ”

Qin Lei waved his hand, and Wang Fan came to untie the shackles in the morning. Ling Shuang said: "Don't hide it from Brother Su, Qin Zhutou is my good friend, and the case I encountered today is a bit tricky, so I found you." ”

Su Zhuo said: "How do you know that I am in Jinling?" As soon as the words came out, he patted his head and said: "How did I forget that you Ling Gongzi is suave, and there is naturally your eyeliner in the Drunken Immortal Building." ”

Ling Shuang said with a smile: "Yesterday someone told me about a strange person who only knew how to drink in the Drunken Immortal Building, and never stayed overnight. I asked a little about my physiognomy and physiognomy, and I guessed that it was Brother Su who came!"

Su Zhuo said: "I'm just greedy for a few glasses of Yu Yaochun from the Drunken Immortal Building, and I really drank and made a mistake." ”

Qin Lei said loudly: "What's so difficult if you want to drink good wine, I have fifty jars of aged wine at home, as long as this case is over, just come to my house to drink." ”

Su Zhuo smiled: "So it's the best!"

Several people were bickering, two catchers were leading the way with torches, and the three had arrived at the ice cellar where the mortuary was mortuary. The huge ice cellar was cold and windy, and a corpse was lying on a wooden platform in the center of the room, covered with a white cloth. A few people approached, and Qin Lei reminded: "This is transported back this morning, the death is a little miserable, you should be careful." ”

Su Zhuo ignored him and lifted the white cloth. Seeing the corpse, Ling Shuang and the other two catchers couldn't help but take a step back. I saw that the corpse was wearing a plain white shirt, no coat, and the head on the neck was missing. Qin Lei reminded: "The body was found by the river, and because there were too many people passing by, it had to be carried back. The body had been soaked for a long time, and there was no head when it was found. ”

Su Zhuo nodded and looked at the corpse carefully. The body had been blistered and had turned white and swollen, but it could still be seen that the deceased was skinny and old-skinned. Su Zhuo looked at it for a while, turned the corpse over again, looked at it for a while, and then re-covered the white cloth. Qin Lei asked, "That's fine?"

Su Zhuo said: "Anyway, I can't see anything more." The wound on the back of the corpse was fatal, and there was not much blood in the neck, indicating that the head was cut off long after death. The deceased was very old, frail and sickly, destitute, and could not do martial arts. ”

Qin Lei said: "We also know that he is a thin old man, but how can we see that he is poor and does not know martial arts?"

Su Chuan said: "This is not difficult, although the deceased's underwear is new, it does not fit well, it must not be his own, but someone else gave it or even gave it to him." As for not knowing martial arts, all those who practice martial arts, or fists or blades, have different manifestations on the cocoons in their hands. This person's hands are chapped, calloused, and weak, and he is naturally different from those who practice martial arts. ”

Qin Lei said: "Then why did the murderer cut off his head?"

Ling Shuang said, "Naturally, I don't want others to recognize the deceased. ”

Su Zhuo muttered: "Although the words are good, I always feel that it is not so simple......

Qin Lei said: "I think what Ling Gongzi said is reasonable, what else is not simple?"

Su Zhuo asked rhetorically, "Then what does Qin Zhutou think is going on with this case?"

Qin Lei said: "I think this is murder for money, you see that the deceased has even been stripped of his coat, and he has really been robbed." In order to interfere with the official handling of the case, the murderer deliberately cut off the head of the deceased!"

Su Zhuo shook his head helplessly, and said, "The deceased can't even afford an underwear, what is there to rob such a person?"

Qin Lei said: "Then it's a vendetta?"

Ling Shuang said: "The deceased wearing this dress does not necessarily mean that he is poor. The husband is innocent of his crimes, and maybe that's what killed him!"

Su clumsily remembered Panlong Yubi, more than half a year had passed since that incident, but he still remembered it clearly. For a while, Su Zhuo couldn't think of any clue, and sighed: "Let's go to the riverside where the body was found tomorrow to look for clues." So saying, he walked out.

Qin Lei replied, "Okay!" and Ling Shuang glanced at each other, and couldn't help but be happy in his eyes.

Ling Shuang made a gesture, intended to make him not complacent, turned around and followed Su Zhuo's footsteps, and asked, "Brother Su, where are you going?"

Su Zhuo smiled: "Naturally, I am looking for a place to sleep, is it really necessary to spend the night in the prison?"

Ling Shuang shook the fan lightly and said with a smile: "Brother Su, since the foolish brother is here, where will you let you sleep on the streets, then let me go!"

Su Zhuo laughed: "That's what I'm waiting for with you." With that, the two of them walked out.