Dreaming back to the Tang Dynasty, I was working as a detective in Chang'an

Sun Maocai is a very ordinary middle-aged man. He was very surprised by our visit. After we explained our purpose, he told us what he saw that day.

It was already time to turn on the lantern that day. After dinner, he liked to stroll around the edge of the city guard. At this time, he did see Mr. Zhang San.

He and Yijiangnan Embroidery House are close neighbors and acquaintances. Moreover, he is in the pawnshop business and has business dealings with the Embroidery House on weekdays, so he knows Lin Wan'er from the Embroidery House. The wedding took place on the boat that day, and he also went to the banquet as a favor. It must have been noon after the banquet, and all the guests who had the banquet got off the boat.

"How do you know that those who were eating at the table had all disembarked from the boat?"

"I am a person who loves to drink and lively. I was having a wedding on the boat that day, so there were not many people invited, only twenty or thirty people. There were more girls in the embroidery building. The commotion probably lasted until noon that day. We were kicked off the ship by Chunjiao and the others, saying that merchant ships cannot dock for too long. We also know this rule, but we just don’t find it very enjoyable.”

"How did you meet Master Zhang?"

"When I was lighting the lamp at night, I saw Young Master Zhang walking by the moat, and I felt strange. Hadn't he already left Chang'an by boat? Why was he back now? So I walked up to him and asked, ' "Brother, didn't you go to Suzhou? Why are you back again?" He ignored me and cursed "Get out" bitterly. At that time, I thought maybe I had recognized the wrong person, or Mr. Zhang San had another person. Brothers, I don’t have the nerve to ask anymore.”

"Do you think that person is really Young Master Zhang?"

"Yes, even though it was quite dark that day, I was holding a lantern, so I thought it was him. Later I heard that he didn't have any brothers. There shouldn't be anyone who looks like him in the world, right?"

"Do you think there was anything weird about him at the time?"

"There's nothing strange about it, except that he changed his clothes and wore everyday clothes instead of the wedding clothes. Oh, by the way, one more thing, he seemed to be preoccupied and not as happy as he was on the boat. ”

"and after?"

"I just said hello casually, but they ignored me and made a fuss, so I hurriedly left the river and went home."

"Did you see him again after that?"

"No, I never saw the couple again after that night. Later I learned that Miss Lin had been killed. I also felt very strange, but we ordinary people felt that more troubles are worse than less troubles, so we didn't report it to the official. "

Judging from what Sun Maocai said, as well as the Pingju opera that was found before, it can be determined that Zhang Sangong and Lin Waner got off the boat midway, and he came out alone at night. By that time, Lin Waner would have been killed. What's up?

The boss of Yijiangnan wears a mask, so he may be the one who bought the soul-catching talisman and soul-suppressing clothes. Young Master Zhang is also suspected of murder, so who killed the person? Also, where are they now?

There are so many people coming and going in Chang'an, it's really easy to hide someone. Fatty and I visited for several days but didn't get any clues. People from Tiantian Embroidery Square came to the Yamen to make trouble, saying that the case was not solved and their business was gone. We couldn't do it, and we were a little overwhelmed.

On the third day, there was finally news that Boss Xue from Yijiangnan was back!

When the Yamen learned of the situation, they immediately sent someone to pick up Xue Linzhi and quickly brought him to the Yamen. Xue Linzhi was tall and muscular, wearing a mask on his face. When he came to the front of the hall, he didn't show any panic.

We asked Fu Yaozi from Baiyun Temple to watch from behind the screen to see if this man was the man who bought his charm at that time.

The county magistrate was shocked and said, "Is this the boss of Yi Jiangnan, Xue Linzhi?"

Xue Linzhi replied: "Exactly."

"Did you know that someone died in your embroidery building?"

"I just received the letter and rushed here from Suzhou."

"When Lin Wan'er was killed, she had the soul-catching talisman and soul-suppressing clothes on her body, and someone proved that you had bought these things in Baiyunguan beforehand. Tell me quickly, did you kill Lin Wan'er? Also, did Chunjiao find out? After finding out the evidence of your murder, you also killed her?"

"I have never been to Baiyun Temple, and I don't know anything about the soul-stirring clothes. Sir, please don't make false accusations against good people."

I stood next to Fuyaozi behind the screen and asked him quietly: "This is a good time for you to make atonement for your sins. Take a good look at the masked man kneeling in the hall. Is he the one who bought the charm from you?"

Fuyaozi looked at it for a while and said, "I'm not sure. Although they all wear the same mask, this person is much fatter than the person I saw buying the talisman at that time. That person was thinner at the time. And he seemed to be very weak. I remember that he kept eating sweets, and I asked him why he loved eating sweets so much, and he said he would get dizzy if he didn't eat sweets."

The county magistrate in the hall continued to ask: "You said you have never been to Baiyun Temple, so where were you when Lin Wan'er was killed and Chunjiao was killed?"

"I am in business, so I have been traveling around. When they had an accident, I may have been to many places and I can't remember."

"I advise you to think clearly about where you have been and what you have been with during this period. If there is evidence, if you can't tell clearly, we will have no choice but to torture you."

After saying that, he ordered the government officials to get a pen and paper and asked him to write down clearly where Lin Waner had been before and after Chun Yao's accident, and who he had met.