My wife is not a demon

The hall of the county government office.

Since the most beloved concubine of the magistrate of the county was kicked out of another courtyard because of cheating, this family courtyard has become much deserted.

Gao Yuanchun is now fifty-six, and his original wife passed away due to dystocia.

The son who was saved with great difficulty also slipped and fell into the water when he was out playing at the age of six and failed to save his life.

Coupled with the fact that his parents have passed away one after another, and other relatives are very remote, and they have nothing to do with each other, Gao Yuanchun can be regarded as a real "lonely person".

Chen Mu came to the inner hall and saw this old man with gray temples watering the flowers.

It seems to be very leisurely, but his complexion is not as good as yesterday, and the word 'Chuan' furrowed between his brows makes the wrinkles deeper.

"Did you sleep well last night?"

Gao Yuanchun threw down the kettle, took the towel handed over by Chen Mu and asked softly.

Chen Mu knew the true meaning of the other party's inquiry, and said with a dry smile, "It's indeed the medicine of Doctor Duan, it's really powerful."

"Young people should be more restrained."

Hearing Chen Mu's answer, Gao Yuanchun rarely showed a smile.

He picked up a file from the table and handed it to Chen Mu, and said calmly, "I want it from the Maling County Government, you should take a look first."

Chen Mu took it respectfully, and opened it for a closer look.

This is the statement of the case of the fire at Mu Xianger's house yesterday:

At about [-]:[-] noon yesterday, someone discovered that Mu Xianger's house was on fire. The fire had already spread halfway, so the discoverer quickly called other neighbors to help put out the fire.

It's a pity that the fire was too big, and the house had already been burnt down after it was extinguished.

During the search process, the yamen servants found three burnt bodies, which were confirmed to be Mu Xianger's parents and elder brother.

After careful investigation by the government officials, some coal ash was found at the scene. It was preliminarily judged that the fire was spontaneously ignited by coal rocks on the mountain, causing sparks to float to the haystack next to Mu Xianger's house at the foot of the mountain, causing a big fire... It was an accidental fire !

"This is fucking nonsense."

Halfway through the dossier, Chen Mu frowned.

He hastily skimmed through the following statement and returned the file.

"What do you think?"

Gao Yuanchun's regard for Chen Mu far exceeds that of the dog-headed master around him, and he discusses many cases with him.

Chen Mu filtered the information in his mind before speaking softly:

"If Mu Xiang'er hadn't died, perhaps the accidental fire could be used to preliminarily judge the case, but now that the entire family has died, it seems that the time of death is only one day apart, which is inevitably a bit strange..."

Gao Yuanchun nodded slowly: "That's true, then do you see any problems?"

"First of all, judging from the description in the dossier, when it was discovered that Mu Xianger's house was on fire, the fire had already spread halfway, indicating that Mu Xianger's house was in a very remote place. Otherwise, the neighbors would have discovered the fire at that time."

"But I remember that as early as a year ago, the imperial court issued subsidy funds for poor households to help local poor people build houses and resettled all remote households together. Only Mu Xiang'er's family did not move, which is a bit strange..."

When Chen Mu said this, he deliberately slowed down his tone.

Gao Yuanchun said with a faint smile: "Although Mr. Zhao of Maling County Yamen is a bit greedy, he is also a smart person. He dare not touch this kind of money. You should return to the case."

Well, I wanted to use this to boast that you are an upright official, but the flattery didn't work out.

Chen Mu nodded and continued:

"The file said that when the neighbors came to put out the fire, the house had already been burned down, including the furniture and other items in the house.

It can be guessed that the distance between Mu Xianger's house and the nearest neighbor is too far, and the road took a lot of time, or there is no water source around, or the structure of the house is flammable, or... there are a lot of flammable materials in the house.

Of course, this can only be determined after an on-site investigation. After all, there is no detailed description in the dossier. "

Chen Mu didn't dare to speak to death.

Gao Yuanchun sneered: "Sometimes when you handle cases and do things in a foolish way, you can make this official more beautiful. The file you read can actually be handed over, and there is no need to be too detailed."

Chen Mu was quite moved by the county magistrate's candid explanation.

After all, some things cannot be said in the open.

In this era of backward investigative technology, it is enough for the people below to handle the case in a daze, the people above to close the case in a daze, and the common people to see it in a daze.

Just like the Ju Chunlou 'poisonous mushroom' incident a month ago.

"Any more?"

"Have!"

Chen Mu paused, and his tone became more serious: "The most important point was overlooked in the dossier, that is why Mu Xiang'er's parents and elder brother did not escape from the house after the fire broke out!

Did he fall asleep?Or poisoning?Or maybe the doors and windows are all sealed?

In addition, the conclusion that coal rocks spontaneously ignite is too far-fetched..."

Chen Mu originally planned to use scientific evidence to explain the phenomenon of coal spontaneous combustion, but thought that the other party could not understand, so he had to give up.

Alas, it is very difficult for a three-good student who has received nine years of compulsory education to find a bosom friend.

Gao Yuanchun said lightly: "In other words, the death of this family is directly related to Mu Xiang'er's death."

"At least it seems so for now."

Chen Mu nodded.

Gao Yuanchun stared at the file on the table in silence, with a strange light in his eyes.

After a long time, he walked to the desk and spread out a piece of paper, picked up a pen and wrote a few lines, folded it and handed it to Chen Mu:

"Give it to Mr. Zhao of Maling County Government, he will cooperate with you."

Chen Mu was stunned: "My lord, this is..."

Gao Yuanchun didn't want to say anything more, he waved his hand and said, "As much as you can check, if you meet those three people from yesterday, just tell them the truth."

"Yes."

Chen Mu took the order.

Seeing Chen Mu standing still, Gao Yuanchun said: "I know what you want to ask, you can check it first, if you really encounter a bottleneck, then ask me."