Tang riddles

It was already three o'clock when Shen Sui and his party left and returned home.They chatted with Qin Lian a lot, but they still had a lot to say, so they can only make a long story short.Qin Lian didn't know who caused him to fall from the second floor of the tea shop back then, but only knew that there were many young and middle-aged men in the tea shop that day.She was almost the only woman in the tea shop.And Qin Lian didn't know who else would kill her like this besides Qin Zhen. After all, she didn't socialize extensively. After all these years, there were very few people who knew her, let alone revenge for her. .Back then, she was taken away from Chang'an by her mother-in-law. Since then, she has been wandering abroad, and she has no idea what exactly happened in Chang'an.It was only later that she realized that the group of false Taoists who kidnapped her were members of a cult.Even the fire in Princess Taiping's mansion, the tragic deaths of Yin Yu and Taiping, and the disappearance of Chishiqin Nu, she only found out after Yixu and her mother-in-law found her.Neither Yixu nor the mother-in-law had actually seen the big pope in person. From the beginning to the end, the big pope was like smoke, invisible and hard to fathom.

After so many years and so many things, is it really Qin Zhen's plan?Shen Sui felt that it was time to have a good talk with grandpa.

Before leaving Huilaiju, Shen Sui discussed with Mr. Mo about taking Qin Lian back.Now that we have recognized each other, there is no reason for Qin Lian to stay in Huilaiju, and Shen Sui is not at ease if he stays here, taking him home and having family members to take care of him all the time will allow her to do her best as a filial piety and make her suffer. For many years, Qin Lian has enjoyed family happiness.

It's not too late for this matter, Mr. Mo is a vigorous and resolute person.It was immediately decided that when the day dawned and the gate opened, Shen Sui and the others would set off first, and then he would personally drive Qin Lian and Xiao Yuan to follow.

Back at the inn in the middle of the night, Shen Sui and the others didn't go to sleep after that, and Xiong Niang was in charge of watching Huang'er, who was already sleepy, by the couch, while the rest gathered around the oil lamp, studying the route from Daozhengfang to Chongyifang .Although the journey was not long and the route was quite simple, with everyone's help, Shen Sui carefully considered three plans to prevent various possible emergencies.

Shen Sui finally told everyone: "My mother has been imprisoned underground by the Great Pope for so many years, and the Great Pope must have a deep obsession with her. If she sneaks out, the Great Pope will never let it go. Does he really know about Mother? It’s actually hard to say in Huilaiju. The Great Pope’s mind is too deep, and I still don’t know what he is planning. And Niangqin obviously plays a very important role in his plot. But at least so far, Niangqin is Everything is fine in the home, which means that the Pope didn’t know about her or hadn’t done anything to her yet. This time, when we brought my mother home, we must be on guard against the fact that if the Pope knew her whereabouts, he might snatch her on the way. But , even if nothing happens on the way, we must not slack off. If it does not happen, it does not mean that we have not been targeted by the Pope. According to the report of Qianyumen Anza's informant near the Returning Residence, there have recently been There are quite a few new faces, especially tonight, there are actually three foreigners living in the returning home. This is not a good sign, I am afraid that among these new faces, there will be someone from the Pope. Everyone, cheer up, I never want my mother After suffering for so many years, an accident because of our poor protection."

Everyone nodded solemnly.

When the morning bell rang dawn, Shen Sui and his party of two carriages, who had already prepared well, had already left the area where they returned to their residence, and headed towards the west gate of Daozhengfang.In the first car, Qianhe, Shen Jin, Zhang Ruohan, and Huang'er were in the same car, driven by Hutuo who had been waiting at the inn last night and did not go back to live with him; Mr. Mo drives the car himself.At that time, every household in the square had already woken up, and some early risers had already started working.When passing by Puzi Street at the intersection of Shizijie, the white steamed buns and Hubing cakes have been cooked, the oil tea is also ready, and the breakfast stalls have already started to do business.

It was originally a peaceful morning scene, but it was broken when Shen Sui and others just saw the gate tower of Xifangmen.Suddenly, at the gate of Xifang, a man's miserable exclamation sounded, and then a man in Li Zheng's official uniform stumbled from the door and shouted in panic:

"Come on, dead man!"

"What's the matter?" Shen Sui was extremely vigilant, when he heard the movement, he immediately got out of the carriage, stood on the shaft and looked into the distance.Her eyesight was excellent, and she quickly saw what was happening in front of her.

I saw a four-wheeled cart transporting bulk goods parked right under the Xifangmen opening.It was full of sacks, and in the center stood a flagpole, about nine feet high, with a dart flag with four elephants and beasts flying on it.And just above the flagpole, there was a bloody corpse tied up, the scene was so miserable that even Shen Sui, who was used to seeing it, suddenly felt bloody discomfort, his brows were frowned, and his stomach was sour.The corpse was a male corpse, with nothing on his body, his shoulders were pierced with lutes and hung in the middle of the flagpole, his head was cut off, and a large hole was cut longitudinally in his abdomen, his head was stuffed in in his abdominal cavity.Blood was dripping down the flagpole, and the face above the head was stained with blood beyond recognition, and the whole picture was extremely terrifying.

The four-wheeled cart, including the corpse on it, was originally covered under a large tarpaulin. Because no one had come to the gate of the workshop early in the morning, no one noticed it before.Just now, Li from Lifang came to open the gate of the workshop. He saw such a big cart blocking the entrance, covered with tarpaulin.While exclaiming, he stumbled to the door and rang the alarm bell above the bell tower at the entrance of the square.

When Shen Sui saw the corpse, he secretly thought something was wrong, and patted Mr. Mo on the shoulder beside him, signaling him to protect Qin Lian in the car, and then told the car:

"Don't get out of the car, don't look out!"

While speaking, she jumped out of the car and ran to the carriage where Zhang Ruohan and others were in front.When she ran to the side of the car, Hutuo had already seen the scene in front of her, and now she couldn't bear it anymore, and jumped out of the car to hold the shaft and was retching.Shen Sui patted Hutuo on the back to comfort him, then jumped into the car and got into the compartment.At that time Zhang Ruohan was about to lift the curtain to get out of the car, but luckily Shen Sui came in time and stopped her immediately.

"Don't go out, there are dead people in front of you, their bodies are separated, the scene is very bloody." Shen Sui said immediately.

Surprise flashed across Zhang Ruohan's face, and Qianhe and Shen Jin behind them tensed up.

"Don't worry, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with my mother at the moment. But at this moment, something happened suddenly, the gate of the square was blocked, we can't get out, I'm afraid it will be more troublesome later. Remember, you have to stay in the car no matter what. , don’t get out of the car. If anyone comes to ask, I will answer.”

"Okay." Everyone nodded in unison.

Not long after, four inspectors from Wuhoupu rushed over from the other end of the crossroad. When they arrived, they were also shocked by the sight in front of them.Those who are not good will roll off the horse and vomit on the ground.

Shen Sui stepped forward and said to the leader of the four inspectors:

"Immediately seal off the whole workshop, and don't let anyone out easily, the murderer is very likely still inside the workshop."

The inspector was bewildered, and was at a loss when he suddenly saw a very handsome man in green robes giving him instructions, and he stammered and asked:

"Dare to ask you are..."

Shen Sui took off the fish talisman hanging from his belt around his waist, showed it to the inspector, and said:

"A certain surname is Shen, who lives in Sizhi, Dali Temple. Last night, he happened to stay in this political square. This morning, he took his family members to leave the workshop and return home early, but he never expected to encounter such a tragedy. Shen has some experience in criminal investigations. , if this official man is willing to listen to Shen..."

Before Shen Sui could finish speaking, the inspector knelt down for her, and said repeatedly: "You are Shen Bozhao?! The sky has eyes. It's a miracle that a villain can meet you under such circumstances. Ford!"

Shen Sui sighed, feeling a little helpless, helped him up and said: "Let's delay talking about irrelevant matters. It's more important to deal with the murder case now. You can follow what I said, and there will be no mistakes. First order the Sifang gate to be closed, and entry and exit are strictly prohibited. Then send a trustworthy inspector to report to Jingzhao Mansion. During this period, you must seal off the scene of the crime, and don't let idlers approach. In addition, you prepare some things for me, I need to inspect the scene. "As he said, he told the inspector some things, the inspector nodded repeatedly, and went to do it immediately after making a note.

As soon as the alarm bell rang, it actually conveyed the meaning of closing the doors of the workshop, so the closing of the workshop was quite timely.While the inspector was preparing things for Shen Sui, more and more people gradually gathered around, and those who saw this scene were all horrified.Shen Sui shouted loudly to tell the people not to approach, but her words were very effective, because no one dared to approach.Even those who are bold and curious only dare to watch from a distance.During this period, several inspectors arrived one after another. After receiving the strong impact, they followed Shen Sui's instructions and pulled up a cordon with hemp rope around the crime scene. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter this area, and guards are arranged.

Shen Sui stopped his two carriages at the corner of the street, called Hu Tuo to accompany him in the investigation, and handed over the rest to Qian He and Mr. Mo for protection.Before leaving, he told Zhang Ruohan to send a letter to Chang'an headquarters with the pigeon cage that was always in the carriage, asking them to send someone to keep an eye on Qin Zhen's mansion, and not to let go of any changes.

When Shen Sui returned to the scene of the crime, the original inspector had already brought what Shen Sui needed.A large roll of sackcloth, drawstring, scissors, tongs, and a marching tent.

He ordered two inspectors to set up the marching tent beside the four-wheel cart.And she herself jumped on the four-wheeled cart and began to examine the corpse. Hutuo was under the cart, holding a cloth bag full of tools that the inspector had found.

Shen Sui put on the white folded cloth gloves he carried with him, hung the middle of the rope behind his neck, passed the two ends through his armpits, rolled up his sleeves and tied them on his back, and cut out another piece of linen, which he wore like an apron. In front of his body, he finally covered his face with a triangular cloth, and the autopsy began.Since the surrounding area was empty and there were many people watching outside, Shen Sui's every move became the object of attention.The people talked a lot, most of them were amazed by Shen Sui's calmness, and they were [-]% afraid and [-]% curious about the autopsy.

Shen Sui didn't pay attention to the external situation, she was engrossed in it.First observed the situation of the four-wheeled cart.The car body is relatively old, it should have been used for a long time, and there are many sacks piled up on the car deck carrying the goods.The sacks did not seem to be piled up randomly, but had a certain intention to place them.The sack surrounds the central flagpole, but the circle formed by the sack is not a circle, but somewhat fusiform, with two sharp corners facing south and north.From the perspective of the facade, the sacks seemed to be deliberately stacked in an outwardly protruding arc, and Shen Sui couldn't help thinking of the shape of a boat.

She frowned, stepped over the sack, and walked to the corpse.First, he observed the corpse with his whole body, and then he did it.As soon as her hand touched the corpse, she heard several overlapping miserable cries from a distance:

"Father!!!" "Bartmaster!!!"

Shen Sui turned his head to look for his reputation, and saw a few burly men crowded outside the southern security line, pushing and shoving, crying, and two inspectors were trying to stop them.Shen Sui had seen these few people, they were the ones who had a banquet at the homestay last night, and then got drunk at the same inn as him.

Shen Sui turned his head to look at the Four Elephants dart flag again, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows and talking to himself:

"Four Seas Escort...Could it be..."

Suddenly she shouted at Huta:

"Hurry up, take people to Huihuiju, and arrest those three foreigners!"

Hu Tuo was taken aback for a moment, then he immediately reacted, threw off the package wrapped in tools, turned around and ran back.

At that time, the inspector who reported the news to the outside had already rushed to Jingzhao Mansion on a fast horse. He rushed into the mansion without hesitation, and shouted:

"Report!!! There is a murder case in Daozhengfang! The murderer urgently needs to be rounded up!"

Li Xian had just arrived at his back hall, before he could sit down, he heard shouts from outside, and immediately rushed out from behind.

"What did you say?"

"Murderer, the murderer is in the workshop, Fu Jun, please send someone to round up, I don't have enough manpower!"

"go!"

The author has something to say: I have used the title of Zhao Shigu for twelve chapters, and I should explain it soon.