Tang riddles

When Shen Sui, Zhang Ruohan, and Hu Tuo came out of Wu Guanzhi's mansion, along with Li Xian and other officials from the Jingzhao Mansion, it was almost dusk, and the evening drums echoed over the city, making the group feel more and more anxious. confused.

After running around for an afternoon, I gained very little.Shen Sui carefully inspected the study room where the bodies of the three deceased were placed, as well as some passages in and out of the study room, and even went up to the eaves and roofs, and finally came to the conclusion that the person who transported the corpses did not come from the eaves. Go, because no matter how good the lightness kung fu is, there will be traces left after walking across the roof.Shen Sui is very good at distinguishing such traces, and he will never make a mistake.Then the murderer entered through several courtyard doors on the front and rear sides, without leaving any traces when he entered, and without being noticed by anyone, he quietly sent him into the study room, bound and hung the corpse on the Under the beams, before leaving, he carefully erased his traces.

Therefore, the person who moved the corpse is a person who is professional and familiar with the techniques. It is very likely that he has participated in or engaged in burglary activities, or has dealt with dead bodies for a long time. Palm, who knows how to evade the intrusion of people living at home, has meticulous thinking and strong action.

Shen Sui called it "the person who moved the corpse" because she didn't think that the person who carried the corpse was the murderer who burned the three people to death.All three of the deceased were buried in their own study room, Shen Sui asked in detail about the time of the last person who entered the study room and the first person who found the body that day.Regardless of whether it was the Lu family, the Zhang family or the Wu family, all the family members came to the study room during the supper time, in order to let the three of the deceased have dinner, but there was no abnormality in the study rooms of the three families at that time.However, since the three deceased who were supposed to return in the evening did not return for some reason, the family members were somewhat concerned. From the evening to the midnight when the body was found, the family members also visited the study continuously, but most of the time they did not return. They didn't stay in the study room, because most people's attention was on the main entrance, and that was where they paid the most attention.

The last person in the Lu family entered the study room at around the first quarter of the day, the Zhang family was a quarter later, and the Wu family was around the second quarter of the day.In the end, they found that the time of reporting the corpses was almost the same, within half an hour from Zichu to Zizheng.That is to say, no matter how fast the corpse mover moves, he needs at least one hour from Haichu to Zichu to complete the task of moving the corpses to three houses located in different Lifangs.Not to mention that Fenglefang and Anrenfang are close to each other, Yanshoufang is far away, separated by two streets, and it takes two quarters of an hour to walk.After calculating the time difference, I came to the conclusion that this is something that can never be done by one person. It must be done by three people at the same time, and there are even assistants.And at least before the closure of the workshop that day, the corpses were already in the workshop, and even boldly speculated that the corpses may have been in the respective homes of the three deceased, but they did not find them.

Regarding how the corpse was transported, Shen Sui still can't come to a conclusion yet, but she can be sure that this is a gang crime, this gang is very sophisticated, they act cruelly, ruthlessly, meticulously and carefully.The death of these three people may be just the beginning, and there may be others who will be killed in the future. After hesitating for a long time, Shen Sui asked Li Xian for a list of the people who controlled Crane Mansion before it was about to be dissolved.Fortunately, these documents were not destroyed when the Crane Mansion was abolished, and there are still evidences to check.

After looking carefully, there are still eight people left on the list. Except for the three who were burned to death, many of them are no longer there. Suicide and death, this is the fate of the winner and the loser.

These eight people lived in different Lifangs, some in Chang'an County and some in Wannian County. At present, both the county magistrates of Chang'an County and Wannian County have been assigned to Jing Zhaoyin's subordinates. Wu Guan's house is within Wannian County, the magistrate of Wannian County and Chang'an County also accompanied Shen Sui and Li Xian to investigate the residence of the deceased today.After coming out, Shen Sui proposed to send someone to protect the remaining eight people on the list in advance, and Li Xian immediately assigned two county magistrates to do it.

In fact, in Shen Sui's heart, he didn't want to care about the life and death of these people. These people were the direct perpetrators who brought her mother to the brink of death and suffered more than 20 years of torture. Let's make an exception, there is really no sense or reason to save these people.However, after all, the backgrounds of these eight people are deeply involved. If she is killed repeatedly, she will not be able to make a deal with herself, nor will Li Xian. Human life is paramount.

The group bid farewell to Anrenfang, Li Xian hurriedly brought a group of officials back to Jingzhao Mansion to make arrangements for the upcoming Chang'an City ban and the protection of the remaining targets, and Shen Sui took Zhang Ruohan and Hu Tuo to go home.Coincidentally, Anren Square is where the Small Wild Goose Pagoda of Jianfu Temple is located, and a group of people stopped by to burn incense sticks in the temple.They were not worried about the time, because Shen Sui had a curfew token to come and go freely, Marquis Wu would not stop her.Zhang Ruohan must enter the temple every time, so she complied with her wish.Zhang Ruohan ran for a day with her darkly painted face, she was exhausted, and the heat already made her sweat profusely.Begging for some cleansing face in the temple, she finally recovered her beautiful face.A strand of hair wetted by clear water hung down, and Shen Sui unconsciously reached out to help her smooth it behind her ear and hang it up.Zhang Ruohan smiled at her, and immediately the white lotus and Bihan bloomed, and a feeling of freshness and sweetness filled her heart.

Because of the empty stomach and unbearable hunger, they also asked the temple to ask for three bowls of vegetarian soup and cakes to eat, and then they had enough rest. They took a carriage and the three of them went home leisurely.

On the carriage home, Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan sorted out the details of the current case together, and finally Zhang Ruohan said:

"At the moment, it seems that the murderer's purpose is still unclear. It is hard to say whether it was for the incident of Princess Taiping back then. If there are more people on the list who are killed, maybe we can be sure. The murderer's modus operandi is unknown, and there is obviously a certain degree of evasion of detection. Experience. The purpose and method are unknown, and this case is still clouded."

Shen Sui nodded, folded her arms around her chest, and said:

"Now, I don't really want to solve this case. What I want to do is to spend time with the murderer. He killed three people, and if he can continue to kill, I want to see what step he can do. He did The more there are, the more flaws there are, and I will definitely find clues."

Zhang Ruohan pursed her lips, but still didn't speak.She is kind by nature and a Buddhist disciple, so she doesn't want to see more killings, and she doesn't like to see blood again in her heart.But she knew that these people were blood enemies in Shen Sui's mind, and she didn't want them to simply avoid talking about them because they had disputes with Shen Sui.

Shen Sui was so sensitive to Zhang Ruohan's emotions, looking at her expression, he guessed exactly what she was thinking.She reached out and took her hand, saying:

"Lotus maid, don't worry, I'm not someone who cares about human life. Those who committed crimes in the past will be punished under the law. I can ask Li Xian to send people to protect the remaining eight people, but I don't want them They lost their lives in vain, and I hope they can admit their sins and pay them back.”

Zhang Ruohan nodded silently, thinking of Shen Sui's mother Qin Lian, she felt really uncomfortable.

"Chishi, hasn't your mother been found yet? We started looking for her when we came out of the Loulan underground main altar in the Western Regions. It has been three or four years, and she is not in good health. I am really worried..."

Shen Sui pursed her lips, and tightened Zhang Ruohan's hand, but did not answer.

The carriage drove all the way back to Shen's Mansion in Chongyifang, and as soon as they got off at Wutoumen, they saw Shen Jin and Qianhe's carriage parked not far away, the horses had already been unloaded, and the carriage was cleaned and ready to go.The pair appear to have been back for a while.

Shen Sui led Zhang Ruohan into the main entrance, washed his hands and face at the sink in the courtyard, and then went to the restaurant.The washbasin in the courtyard is Shen Sui's idea, it is convenient for people who come back from outside to wash before entering the house.There used to be a well here, the water quality was clear and sweet, Shen Sui used bamboo to make a mechanism for drawing water, and sealed the mouth of the well, just shake the metal handle to draw water, the water will flow out along the bamboo pipe, and flow into a smoothed well In the big stone plate.The stone plate was raised up to the waist of an adult, and there were two long-handled bamboo ladles on the side. It was excellent to draw water for washing, or scoop water for drinking.Next to it is the flower bed in the courtyard, and the water after washing can be used to water the flowers directly, without any waste.

When she walked to the door of the restaurant, Xiao Huang'er seemed to have heard the movement, rushed out, and then threw herself into Zhang Ruohan's arms, calling out affectionately:

"Auntie!"

Shen Sui stared at the child.Only then did Huang'er follow along incidentally: "Father." Shen Sui was very depressed, why did this child kiss the maidservant like this?Thinking about it carefully, she is also to blame. She is still busy with foreign affairs these years. Compared with Zhang Ruohan, she spends less time with Huang'er, and the degree of intimacy between the child and her is naturally not as good as that of the maidservant.Zhang Ruohan was not at home for a day today, and the child missed his mother badly.

Zhang Ruohan smiled wide-eyed, picked up Huang'er and kissed her: "Does Huang'er miss your mother?"

"Think~" the little guy said nonchalantly.

"This little guy has been talking about you all day, but it annoys me so much." With a smile on her face, Ying Niang came out to welcome Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan.

"Does Huang'er miss Dad?" Shen Sui asked quickly.

Huang'er tilted her head, finally smiled foolishly, and said shyly, "I think so."

Shen Sui didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he couldn't help stretching out his hand to grab her little nose.The little guy immediately got excited and grabbed Shen Sui's hand and didn't let go.Zhang Ruohan couldn't hold the little person who was getting heavier and heavier, and she struggled nonsense again. Zhang Ruohan almost missed the child and let the child fall to the ground. Fortunately, Shen Sui had quick eyesight and quick hands, and caught the child under his armpit with a flick of his arm. A hand took advantage of the situation to support Zhang Ruohan.

"Lotus maid? Are you all right?"

Zhang Ruohan shook her head, looked at the child in shock, and confirmed that the child was fine, then she said with a straight face:

"Nonsense, who told you to drag daddy!"

Xiao Huang'er pursed her lips, but Shen Sui didn't let her down, hugged Gu Zi in his arms, winked at Zhang Ruohan with a smile and said:

"Don't be angry, it's good to be full, and you have to eat dinner. Come on, let's go to eat, uncles and aunts must be waiting impatiently." As he said, he stepped into the restaurant with the child in his arms.

Zhang Ruohan had no choice but to feel angry and funny, so she could only follow the mother and daughter into the restaurant.

In the hall, Qianhe and Shen Jin had indeed been waiting for a long time. Seeing Shen Sui coming in with Huang'er and Zhang Ruohan in his arms, the two were sitting next to each other, and they shook each other's hands under the table.Shen Sui let Huang'er down, and said softly to Huang'er:

"In the future, Auntie can't move around while holding you. Auntie is weak. If Huang'er falls off, Huang'er will hurt, and Auntie will feel even more hurt. You have to be considerate of her."

Huang'er nodded seriously.

Shen Sui patted her little head with a smile, and let her sit down at the banquet, obediently waiting for her meal.She herself took a look at Shen Jin and Qianhe, the smile on her face changed from doting to something unclear, and she said:

"How's the tea today?" She was already seated while talking.

"Very good." Chizuru replied vaguely.

Shen Sui didn't ask any more questions. Seeing Zhang Ruohan coming in from behind, Shen Jin couldn't help laughing and said:

"Sister-in-law, your outfit is really amazing."

Zhang Ruohan hadn't changed out of the attendant's men's clothes she was wearing today, so she said this.She looked down at the robe on her body, stared at Shen Sui and responded, "Check the post today to see what some people are doing outside."

Shen Sui laughed dryly twice.

"Indeed, sister is too busy recently, we don't know what she is doing." Shen Jin pointed.

Shen Sui cast a look at her, Shen Jin saw it, and raised his eyebrows at sister provocatively, meaning: You are keeping it from me and you won't allow me to say it.

Shen Sui put down his face and touched the bridge of his nose. This action was one of the actions agreed upon by the two sisters when they were young, which means: there is something inside this, so don't say too much.Seeing Shen Sui making this movement, Shen Jin stopped talking and changed the topic.

The family finished their supper happily, and exchanged information about today's experience during the dinner.Shen Sui mainly talked about the results of today's investigation and her current speculation. Both Shen Jin and Qianhe said that there are too few clues at the moment, and they really should continue to wait and see. It is best to lure the snake out of the hole to catch the current one.

Xie Niang also said that she and Brother Qian Yumen had inspected the harvest of the spice market in the west market in the past two days. It is actually very easy to artificially synthesize a fragrance similar to Yang Yuhuan's body fragrance. Many spices can do it, but if the fragrance contains If it has a pungent smell, then it is likely that some kind of flammable substance has been added, which may go beyond the scope of fragrance.And she also got a very important piece of news. A musk dealer complained to her in private. In recent days, someone has bought a large amount of musk around Chang'an City, which has doubled the price of musk in West Market, which is very bad. Sell.

Shen Sui believes that it should be the criminal gang who committed the three murders of Langjun in Hefu.Right now, Qianyumen is still following the clues, and it may take time to find the clues of the source.

After the banquet was over, Zhang Ruohan and Xiongniang took Xiaohuang'er to change clothes and take a bath in the house, Shen Sui went to the study alone, Qianhe and Shen Jin followed closely behind her.Shen Sui didn't say a word, and didn't look back. He didn't turn his eyes to his sister and Qianhe until he stepped into the study and sat down at the desk.

"Ever since I learned that you went to Daozhengfang last time, I knew that this matter might not be hidden from Qianhe. Recently, Qianzuru has visited Daozhengfang so frequently, so I am ready to tell you."

"Sister, why did you send someone to guard the Guilai Residence? Isn't the person living upstairs in the Guilai Residence the same as Qin Lianniang? Could that dumb girl be her maid Xiao Yuan back then?"

Shen Sui nodded silently.

"Why are you hiding it from us?" Shen Jin felt unreasonable.

"Because it's not time to reveal it, I must ensure that her whereabouts are completely hidden." Shen Sui's explanation was not thorough.

"When did you find her?"

"I found it three years ago. The boss of Guilaiju is also from Qianyumen, and I arranged it." Shen Sui said.

"Sister!" Shen Jin stared at her, "I really don't understand your behavior this time. It's fine if you don't tell us, but you even hide it from sister-in-law?"

"I didn't tell her because I was afraid that she would feel guilty. She was too kind-hearted, and she would definitely not be able to resist going to see her mother. This would increase the possibility of exposing her whereabouts. In fact, since I found her three years ago, I have never I haven’t met her personally. We found them near Yizhou, and everything since then was arranged by Yizhou Qianyumen and Chang’an Qianyumen. The person who helped her was actually mine." Shen Sui said helplessly.

Shen Jin was speechless for a long while, and finally sighed.

Qianhe said: "What's the matter with the metallic sound coming from upstairs?"

Shen Sui knew that Qianhe must have become suspicious because she heard the noise, so she was not surprised to ask Shen Sui this, and immediately replied:

"It's the boss of Huilaiju who is developing a metal mechanism that can help my mother walk like a child. Although my mother has taken my father's blood, the pain on my body is an old disease after all, and I can't completely recover for a while. Healed up. After taking the blood marrow at first, she was able to stand up and walk for a short time, but since then the effectiveness of the blood marrow on her body has declined year by year, and she can no longer walk in recent years. Her waist and abdomen are too weak, and her waist and spine bones are too weak. It was completely shattered, and she couldn't stand up even if her legs were strong. After taking the blood marrow, she finally regained consciousness, and we are researching a kind of waist support, hoping to help her stand up again."

"The boss of Guilaiju still has this ability. Isn't he in the spice business?" Shen Jin asked strangely.

"He is indeed in the spice business, but that's just his external identity. Who do you think he is? He is the most powerful mechanism engineer of the Mohist generation. His family is the original founder of Tangmen. Moreover, his father Back then, I had a good relationship with my father and mother, and we met each other. My mother went to join him after she escaped from the Loulan underground main altar." Shen Sui raised his eyes and said softly.After finishing speaking, she suddenly paused, as if thinking of something, she slapped her head and said:

"I'm so stupid, I actually forgot about this!" Immediately, he took out a piece of paper, quickly grinded the ink, and started writing letters.

Shen Jin was full of doubts, and Qianhe was thoughtful.

After a while, Xincheng, Qianhe got up and said:

"But send it to Chang'an headquarters? I'll do it."

"Please." Shen Sui sealed the letter in a bamboo tube and handed it to Qianhe.

The author has something to say: many people have guessed right, the person in the restaurant is indeed a mother, and there is no suspense.The maid Xiao Yuan is a dumb girl, her tongue was cut off and she can't speak. She is a bit stupid, but she is not really mentally retarded. She can work, knows how to take care of people, and only knows how to take care of people, do housework, and protect Qin Pity, she doesn't care about anything else.This chapter is more than 5000 words, please see Weibo notification for updates on Saturday.