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

The little girl woke up and found that her mother sleeping next to her was missing!

Mom was fine last night. She made herself her favorite fried buns and mung bean soup. Before going to bed, her mother held her in her arms and sang sweet nursery rhymes to her. But when she woke up, where was her mother?

After the child woke up, she found that her mother was missing. She felt very scared and cried to find her mother. At this time, her father came back from outside, picked up the little girl, touched her head, and coaxed her:

"My dear daughter, don't cry. Mommy has gone to grandma's house and will be back in a moment. She will bring you the most delicious sweet persimmon cakes, okay?"

The girl smacked her lips, imagining the sweet taste of sweet persimmon cakes, and murmured: "Nan Nan, don't cry. Mom will come back and give Nan Nan sweet persimmon cakes in a while." After saying that, she fell asleep again, but she couldn't. I never imagined that I would never see my mother again in this life.

This morning, when Fatty, Tianbao, I and I walked into the county government office, we heard colleagues talking about each other. The oldest one, Zhang Captou, said:

"Xiao Wang, I said you are just a crow's mouth. Why don't you just sit in the Yamen and drink tea? You have to be so idle that you say, 'Today is really free.' Now, come and live."

Xiao Wang, named Wang Laifu, came to Chang'an not long ago and was sent here by his old uncle through connections. He is a hot-blooded but timid policeman who is most afraid of ghosts in his life. A new reporter always actively wants to support justice. Every day he hopes that there will be an extraordinary case, and that he, an extraordinary police officer, can use extraordinary means to take it down, and then get a very extraordinary case. An ordinary award, so that he can establish a very extraordinary image in front of his childhood sweetheart, his little cousin.

Zhang Baotou's name is Zhang Haonian. He is an old man. He is an old man in Chang'an City. He laughs at everyone and does not offend anyone. What he is best at is catching fish, and he worships the Bodhisattva devoutly every day, hoping that he may live a long life. But he also has a unique skill, that is, he knows many people on the Black and White Road, and they all agree with him.

It has been several months since we came to Chang'an County Government Office, because we solved a murder case of four people just after arriving. This undoubtedly caused invisible pressure on the original police officers, so our life here is not very easy.

It seems that people can't be too good, otherwise they will be jealous, but so what, I am so high-profile, and I will fight if I don't accept it. When the three of us came in, we found that the other catchers didn't pay much attention to us. They gathered together, chatting about last night's card game, and clamoring for a treat for the winner.

When Captain Zhang saw the fat man and me, he immediately smiled and said, "Hey, here are the two detectives. Thank you for your hard work, the county magistrate has invited us."

Xiao Wang came up and said: "Brother Guo, you know, someone came to report the case early this morning, saying that his wife was missing. She has not seen anyone alive or dead for more than ten days. This time, the master still appoints you to handle the case, okay? You can take me with you." He said a little excitedly, his face flushed.

At this time, Magistrate Wang also walked into the hall, nodded to me and the fat man, and said, "Come in with me, the two of them." The fat man and I agreed, and I heard someone saying:

"Tch, what's the air? You're a bumpkin from the country. Isn't he just a blind cat who met a dead rat and happened to solve the case? He really made himself a dish."

Xiao Tianbao heard this and yelled angrily: "You are the bumpkin, your whole family is bumpkin." After saying this, he spit on the ground angrily. When the rude officer saw that Xiao Tianbao had retorted, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to hit Xiao Tianbao. I grabbed his arm and said, "Everyone who comes in here is a brother, and we are just living together, so why bother?" It hurts the peace." The agent stopped his hand, turned around angrily, and went to play cards with the other agents.

Fatty and I followed Magistrate Wang to his office. He asked us to sit down, poured two cups of tea, and said to me:

"Dalu, the four murder cases we solved last time were really wonderful. They have been commended by the superiors. Thank you very much for helping me to quickly establish my feet when I first arrived. I'll drink tea instead of wine and toast you two."

The fat man and I quickly stood up, held up the tea, and said, "Don't dare, we only have the opportunity to show our strength because of you."

Magistrate Wang looked troubled and said: "We are from the same hometown. The old people here are not easy to deal with, and the errands here are not easy to do. This morning someone came to report again, saying that his wife was missing, and sent a few They all used various excuses to shirk it, now it’s up to you two to see what’s going on.”

Seeing County Magistrate Wang being bullied by his old losers, I was also very angry. Sooner or later I would have to teach them a lesson. I said to Magistrate Wang: "This is normal. It will take a while for you to get used to it when you first come here. But don't worry, Fatty and I are still here. It won't be long before we make them look at us differently."

Magistrate Wang nodded and smiled bitterly.

I told Magistrate Wang, "That young man named Wang Laifu is pretty good. Send him to us too." Magistrate Wang nodded in agreement.

Me, Fatty Zheng, Xiao Tianbao and Wang Laifu, the four of us took the case of the missing woman and came to her home.

Although her home is not rich, it is kept very clean. The house is not big. There are three rooms in total. There is a central hall in the middle and two bedrooms on both sides. They live there respectively, the husband and wife and the mother-in-law. The children are still young and live with their parents. .

This is an honest-looking man, who is in his 20s. His mother still looks very young, and it is not an exaggeration to say that her charm is still there. The child is only over three years old, a very cute little girl.

After we revealed our identities, I asked, "Did you report to the police that your wife was missing?"

The man wiped the sweat from his head, stuttered and said, "Yes, yes. My wife hasn't been home for four or five days, and I don't know where she went. I went to her parents' house and asked, but she said she hadn't seen her. people."

"It's been four or five days, why are you reporting the crime now?" I said and glanced at Fatty and Wang Laifu, asking them to look around to see if there was anything suspicious. The two of them informed and went around.

"Master Cha, I'm in the fur business. I don't spend much time at home. My father died early, and my mother and my wife take care of the children. I just came back, and I heard from my mother that my wife hasn't been home for four days. After returning home, I thought she might have gone back to her parents' house, so I didn't pay too much attention to it, but I still didn't feel reassured, so I went to her parents' house to pick them up. After arriving at her house, they didn't come back at all. We searched many places, but they were nowhere to be found. The figure panicked and went to report to the official."

"What does your wife look like? Do you have a portrait of her or something?"

"We are ordinary people. How can we afford a painter to paint her portrait? But she has a mole on her nose, which makes her easy to recognize."

At this time, the man's mother interjected: "You have asked you to divorce her a long time ago. Women with moles on their noses are prostitutes who specialize in seducing men. You just don't listen."

After hearing this, her son immediately stopped her and said, "Mom, don't talk nonsense. Jingyi is a good woman."

"What nonsense did I say? She ran out every once in a while while you were away. It's not like there are wild men outside, but you are the only one who is still kept in the dark."