仵作daily [traveling]

That day, Du Si almost fainted from hunger, and when he returned to the yamen, he realized that he hadn't eaten, and Du Heng had recovered in sevens and eighties in the evening, and he dangled alive and well in front of Du Si's eyes, which was very annoying.

The shoes and tights that walked through the red mud were not spared, and there was a lot of mud on them, which could not be washed off, so Du Si had to throw them away in distress.

On the second day, Du Heng became Du Si's little follower again, and followed him into the street.

Du Si found a lot of clues yesterday. He called Inspector Sun early in the morning and told him to send Xiaoqi to him.

Du Si didn't want to bother the police, but it was related to whether the theft case could be solved, and he was really inseparable from himself, so he could only pin his hopes on Xiao Qi.

"Xiaoqi, you have been keeping a close eye on Chengnan Laisi these few days, and you must report his daily whereabouts to me before Sishi."

"Yes, my lord!"

Xiao Qi ran to the south of the city, and Du Si finally let go of a big rock in his heart. He always had a hunch that Lai Si could bring him an unexpected 'surprise'.

"My lord, where are we going now?" Du Heng raised his face and asked.

"My son, I still have a doubt, so let's go to the teahouse."

Du Si took Du Heng to an open-air teahouse not far from Yanxi's house, and found a place where a crowd gathered to sit down.

In the center, several people were talking about famous gossip about Longhua County and its surrounding areas. Many people were delighted to hear it and applauded.

"Do you know that the county magistrate, the county magistrate and other adults, as well as Wang Butou, went to Linshui County recently and haven't come back until today."

"Hey, the yamen is left unattended, what should I do?"

"Don't you know? Yamen also has that white-faced boy..."

A few people smiled ambiguously, and everyone suddenly realized.

"My lord, these people are making fun of you again..." Du Heng couldn't help but whispered to Du Si.

"Hush—" Du Si signaled him to be quiet.

"I heard that kid is solving the case."

"I know this. It's Zhao Si, the rice merchant in the north of the city, and Li San. Li San's theft is a certain fact. If he interferes in this way, there will be no other suspects."

Du Si ordered a pot of tea and continued to squat in the corner.

"Didn't Li San steal it?"

"I was there that day, and from what that kid said, I really don't think Li San stole the rice..."

"Is there such a strange thing?"

Du Si suddenly grabbed the soil on the ground, patted himself on the face, and then brought the teacup to the crowd.

"It is said that there were many unreasonable things at the scene, and the white-faced boy let Li San go."

"Who is the thief?"

"I'm not sure yet... It's better to wait for the county magistrate to come back and make a decision."

Everyone sighed, and Du Si just inserted the topic along the steps.

"This must be an acquaintance handling the case. I am so familiar with Zhao Si and Li San's family, I must have contacts with them on weekdays."

Everyone looked back and found a gray-faced young man standing behind them.

"Little brother, could it be that you were also deceived by that little boy?" A man teased.

"yes…"

As soon as this remark came out, it was echoed by many people.

"Of course not, I just find it a bit strange." Du Si's expression remained unchanged, which made Du Heng who was sitting beside him stunned.

"Aside from those fragmentary clues, with Li San's body alone, can he carry five bags of rice on his back?"

"This……"

Du Si smiled, and said again, "Besides, there are eighty old hens in San Li's family, and he has more than ten hens himself. Is it worth doing this loss-making business?"

Everyone fell silent. In this era, "filial piety comes first" is still practiced. Since Li San has an old mother, it is very difficult for him to do such a thing.

"Have you read the Yamen notice?" Du Si asked again.

"I will definitely visit several times a day." Many people nodded.

Du Si's smile was a bit more meaningful, "Li San and Zhao Si came to the government to report the case on the morning of the [-]th. It was too early. I remember that the government hadn't posted a notice yet. How did you know about the case?"

"This……"

"I heard what the big cow next door said..."

"Aunt Zhang also knows..."

Everyone discussed it, but did not come to an accurate conclusion. Du Si shook his head, ready to give up this idea.

At this moment, a man said loudly.

"I know who said it!"

Everyone turned their eyes to him, and Du Si's eyes were clear, waiting for his response.

"It's the strength of those other people who transported the goods——Zhang Qi."

The teacup in Du Si's hand was shaking, and he almost lost his grip.

"On the [-]th, I went to pick up things from the money shopkeeper in the west of the city. I saw that Zhang Qi was talking to the money shopkeeper. I was curious, so I stayed for a while. What Zhang Qi was talking about was exactly the relationship between Zhao Si and Li San. The story of the robbery was wonderful...I thought it was fresh, so I immediately ran to the north of the city to join in the fun."

"Bill, please--"

Du Si slammed the teacup on the table, dropped a few copper coins and hurried to the north of the city.

"My lord, wait for me!" Du Heng followed with short legs, out of breath.

"Trouble, trouble!" Although Du Si said disgustedly, he carried Du Heng on his back. With his strength, he still had enough strength to carry a malnourished child.

Du Heng lay on Du Si's not-so-sturdy body, covering his mouth and giggling, his brows and eyes full of vitality.

The two hurried to Zhao Si's house in the north of the city, but Zhao Si was not here. It happened that Li San, who was next door, came out of the gate and bumped into the two of them.

"Lord Du, Zhao Si has many properties in Longhua County. He happened to be away today, and he may have gone elsewhere. You can come back another day."

Du Si was not discouraged, and asked Li San about Zhang Qi.

"Do you know Zhang Qi? Have you ever dated him?"

"Zhang Qi is a down-to-earth and capable person. Everyone in the north of the city will say hello when they see him." Li San smiled slightly, "Xiaomin chats with him very happily, and always invites him to come home for tea."

Looking at Li Sanshicheng's cheek, Du Si didn't know what to say for a while.

"Li San... I would like to advise you, no matter when and where, don't trust others lightly. The ancients said, you know people, you know your face, but you don't know your heart."

"Master Du means..." Li San looked a little confused.

"The instigator of the case often comes from unexpected people and things... I should go." Du Si bowed and said goodbye, "Leave."

Du Si left the north of the city and went straight to the bustling area of ​​Longhua Avenue.

"My lord, do you mean that the thief is that Zhang Qi?"

Facing Du Heng's question, Du Si neither agreed nor denied. He walked forward without saying a word, and arrived at the cloth shop in a short while.

Du Si took out the piece of fabric from his pocket, handed it to the owner of the cloth shop, and asked him to check it a few times.

"This is an ordinary plain linen cloth, but the color and style... It's not like what ordinary people use, but it seems that there are more hard labors."

The boss's words confirmed what Du Si thought in his heart. He pulled Du Heng up and went to the nearby tavern.

Du Si exchanged a few words with the shopkeeper, and then he started to get to the point. He heard from Zhao Si that Zhang Qi was delivering wine to the tavern, so he wanted to come to find out.

The shopkeeper said: "Zhang Qi's family lives in the west of the city, and he is very diligent on weekdays. He says what he says, and he is also agile; he sends the empty wine bottles from the villain's place back to the wine cellar every day, and takes new wine back to the tavern on the second day. people keep”

Du Si: "Where is the wine cellar? How many people return the wine bottle?"

The shopkeeper: "The wine cellar is in the west of the city, very close to Zhang Qi's house, and he is the only one returning the wine bottle, my lord."

Du Si secretly remembered that after thanking Du Heng, he pulled Du Heng along and hurried to the west of the city. This case gradually became clear, and there were only a few key details that could lead to the truth.

Although the west of the city is not as prosperous as the north of the city, it is not as desolate as the south of the city. Everyone here is friendly and happy, people live and work in peace and contentment, and there are few robberies here.

Zhang Qi's residence can be found after a little inquiry. When Du Si came to him, there was no one in the room. Zhang Qi must have gone to work. Qi's all kinds of good things made Du Si's ears almost callused.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Qi finally appeared, and Du Si quickly stepped forward to stop him.

"This is brother Zhang Qi?"

Zhang Qi stopped and turned his face away, showing a simple and honest face, one can tell that he is a real honest person.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Qi opened his mouth and smiled, showing his white teeth.

"In the name of the government, I came to the west of the city to investigate the happiness index of people's life. Next, I will ask you a few questions. Please cooperate with me as much as possible." Du Si said with a smile.

Du Heng: "???"

A bit of surprise appeared on Zhang Qi's face, and his eyes darkened a lot.

Du Si: "Zhang Qi, how have you been this month?"

Zhang Qi: "Okay."

Du Si: "In Longhua County, are you happy?"

Zhang Qi: "..."

After asking many questions that he didn't want to do, although Zhang Qi didn't say anything, he couldn't hide his impatience on his face. Du Si seized the right time and brought out the real question.

"No. 14 night, when did you fall asleep?"

Zhang Qi's pupils shrank slightly, and he smiled again, "I fell asleep in Haishi."

"Did you get up that night?" Du Si also smiled harmlessly.

"Never..." Zhang Qi stopped suddenly, and quickly continued, "There really was a time when Zhao Shi, who was playing the watch, happened to pass by Xiaomin's house at the time of the ugly, and Xiaomin even said a few words to him. .”

The words seemed seamless, Du Si looked normal, and after thanking him, he turned to the wine cellar. Since he didn't know the way, he asked a lot of people to find the wine cellar.

The wine cellar was small and locked tightly. Du Si didn't want to enter, but just searched for traces around the brick wall. After going around the boss, Du Si found the answer he wanted in a shaded place—— Several red footprints and wheel marks, along the wheel marks, can just extend to the red mud path.

Du Si asked Du Heng to step on his shoulder and look into the brick wall.

"My lord, I can't see!" Du Heng half stood up tremblingly, but because of Du Si's lack of strength, he staggered to and fro.

"Your son, I... am about to die!" Du Si was gasping for breath.

"Let me go, son, I...be careful!!"

Du Heng lost his footing, and both master and servant fell backwards.

Du Si thought in his heart that he was unlucky, and was preparing for the impact from his back, but the expected pain did not come. Du Si felt that he fell into an embrace, and then looked at Du Heng, who was easily picked up by him and was holding him by the collar. He hangs in mid-air.

A familiar fragrance of grass and trees spread, and Du Si could almost say the person's name with his mouth open.

"My lord, what are you doing?"

Jing Heng's calm voice came from the top of his head, and Du Si couldn't help but look up, only to see a cold and prosperous beauty.

He blushed and quickly got up from Jing Heng.

"Haha, I'm just investigating the case..." Under Jing Heng's strange and unspeakable gaze, Du Si weakly explained, "I can't get in here, I want to take a look from the outside."

Du Heng was put on the ground, and the master and servant looked surprisingly similar.

In the end, with the help of Jing Heng, Du Si successfully explored the scene in the wine cellar. Although the soil could not be seen, the traces on the wall could not be erased.

Du Si asked Jing Heng to keep an eye on Zhang Qi's every move, and then went to Zhao Hu's house.

Zhao Hu: "The villain did go to the west of the city on the evening of the [-]th, but because of a stomachache on the way, Wang Da went to do the watch instead."

Wang Da was next door to Zhao Hu, and Du Si set off to ask Wang Da.

But this time, Du Si completely pinpointed the criminal of the theft——

"That's right, Zhang Qi did say a few words to me when I took Zhao Hu's class that day, but I don't have a deep friendship with him. What he said that night was a bit weird, and I doubted it, so I hid it." At the corner, I saw that Zhang Qi suddenly came out of the house and ran towards a remote path."

The two masters and servants looked at each other, and Du Si understood clearly.

The three of them were walking on the street, Du Si suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, "The case has been settled, we just wait for these two people to cast themselves into the trap."

He looked at the clear sky, and said, "This is also worthy of Li San."

"My lord still remembers." Du Heng smiled.

"Of course I remember, how could I not remember." Du Si touched his heart, coupled with that gray face, it was indescribably funny.

"I will always remember it in my heart, and I will never forget it no matter when and where I am."

The young man at the side turned his face slightly when he heard the words, and his pair of phoenix eyes closely followed Du Si, during which there was a faint luster flowing, which was very moving.

The author has something to say: I still didn’t get into metaphysics last night, so sad