仵作daily [traveling]

Pei Xingji was not at home, and there was still a small patch of faint bloodstains on the road. That night, Xu Tiangao's body was found by the doorman, and the murder weapon was less than two feet away from the body.

"Lord Zhizhou, this is where Xu Tiangao's body lay lying, because it is very close to Pei Xingji's mansion..." Zhang Zhi hesitated, "Both the villain and the county captain think that the servant of Pei Xingji's family is extremely suspected of committing the crime."

Cao Zhengming nodded, stepped forward and knocked on the door of Pei Xingji's mansion, a small doorman opened the door, several guards saw that it was Cao Zhengming, and immediately welcomed the three of them into the mansion.

Although Pei Xingji's family is not comparable to Lu Jisheng and Cao Zhengming's, it is also unique. A steward stepped forward and waited for orders.

"Just a few hours later, Pei Xingji's son was lost. He was only four years old, and he didn't even know the land of Yongzhong. How did you do it?" Cao Zhengming blamed, as if he was very familiar with them.

"It's all the villain's fault!" The steward quickly raised his palm and slapped a dozen times on his face, "Should be beaten and punished!"

Immediately, the other people present slapped themselves, and the sound of slapping was extremely loud, and it spread to the side of Yong'an Street.

"Hmph, everyone can only play tricks." Cao Zhengming waved his hand impatiently, "Take me to Xiaozhi's residence quickly."

"Hey, my lord, please go this way." The steward's cheeks were red and swollen, and he walked forward with a smile.

"It's hard to take anything these days." Zhang Zhi whispered.

Du Si also felt that these servants were a bit innocent. If they were not the caretakers of Xiaozhi's yard, it would be a bit unfair to suffer like this. He thought about it, it was too late for this four-year-old child to disappear. There are guards in the nursing home, even if he passes through a room, he will meet some servants, how can he not see them under their noses?

Or, Xiaozhi's disappearance is related to other people...

Du Si just thought of this, Cao Zhengming asked suddenly.

"Does Pei Xingji have any enemies? Taking advantage of his troubles to take Xiaozhi away?"

"This..." Speaking of Pei Xingji, the steward's eyes rolled back and forth in their sockets a few times. He looked up at the sky, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, the steward closed his eyes and smiled at Cao Zhengming.

"My lord, the master always treats people with sincerity and treats things with sincerity. If you want a villain to see that everyone who talks to the master is a friend, there is no enemy."

"Oh?" Cao Zhengming raised his eyebrows, his chest rose and fell quickly, but was quickly suppressed by him, "As you can see, Pei Xingji has many friends around him."

"Back to the adults, the villain thinks so." The steward said happily.

Du Si sighed in his heart, the manager in front of him hadn't figured out Cao Zhengming's habits, and he didn't even know that he had stepped into the restricted area, and he didn't know what to say about him.

"Hehe." Cao Zhengming laughed, grabbed the steward's collar and said ferociously, "Do you know that this officer hates others when they answer, even though this is not a yamen, this officer has a way to deal with you glib servant!"

Cao Zhengming stared at him, and the steward was so frightened that his feet went limp and he fell to the ground.

"I ordered you to slap your mouth, and you are not allowed to stop without an order!"

"Ah? Yes, yes!"

From then on, clear and crisp slaps began to ring out in Pei Xingji's mansion, and the manager who complained incessantly did not dare to make a sound, but could only swallow his complaints. The slaps rang all the way until the three of them entered Xiaozhi's yard.

On the way, Du Si learned that the name of this talkative manager was Ji Shi, and he heard that Pei Xingji had often trained him a lot. The strange thing was that Pei Xingji didn't dismiss him. When Du Si thought of Pei Xingji's appearance, his casserole-sized fist fell down. , Ji Shi probably lost half of his life...

Xiaozhi's yard is very big. According to Pei Xingji's order, many new things were built in the yard. It seems that the shopkeeper usually dotes on his son very much. a thorn.

Ji Shi quietly stayed aside, his cheeks were swollen like two big steamed buns, tears swirled in his eye sockets, Ji Shi sniffed his nose, forced back the liquid that was about to flow out.

Cao Zhengming called out the maids who were guarding inside and outside Xiaozhi's house, and by the way, all the servants in the vicinity were called together. When these people saw Cao Zhengming, they all bowed their heads honestly, and no one dared to say a word.

Suddenly, the courtyard was so quiet that even the sound of a needle falling could be heard very clearly. Cao Zhengming was a little happier now. He stepped forward and said in a low voice to all the servants.

"What did you all do on the night of August [-]?" Cao Zhengming was very serious, and he went to the servants who looked up at him one by one, "tell me clearly in several groups; if anyone lies about the case, Wang Fa The lobby is punished and served!"

When the servants heard it, they were like dice being thrown on a gambling table. Many of them hesitated and mumbled, and discussed in private for a long time before they gave Cao Zhengming an accurate letter.

They are roughly divided into three groups, who are responsible for taking care of Xiaozhi's mother-in-law, nursing home, and nearby servants. The difference from what Du Si thought was that at least half of the people in the house went to fight the fire that night. Including the nursing home to protect Xiaozhi.

"So, are you going to help Pei Xingji put out the fire?"

Nursing courtyard nodded, and the servants of other courtyards looked at each other in blank dismay. Some of them went to put out the fire, but they were all strong men.

Cao Zhengming pondered carefully and walked back and forth in the courtyard. After a while, he sorted out what happened that night, and then asked the mother-in-law who took care of Xiaozhi.

"Looking at it this way, you were all in this yard on the evening of the [-]th, have you walked around?"

The women shook their heads, but some of them were in a trance, looking back and forth between Cao Zhengming and Zhang Zhi, extremely nervous, among them, one of the oldest women stepped forward and said, "Master Zhizhou, we all Before leaving the courtyard, the young master fell asleep at Chenshi, and never woke up again."

"Yes..." The mothers-in-law agreed one after another, their faces were sincere and irreproachable.

Cao Zhengming frowned, since no one went out, why did Xiao Zhi disappear?

At this time, the servants of other courtyards were a little restless, and several maids looked at the old woman with anger in their eyes.

"My officer sees that you are aggrieved, why, do you have something to say?" Cao Zhengming looked at these maidservants, and seeing that they did not seem to be lying, he gave a chance to speak.

"My lord, on the evening of the [-]th, although they hadn't left the yard, after we found the dead body at the gate, we sisters went to the young master's yard, but we saw these women were resting!" Said, for a while, many of the servants were not calm, "Then, when they walked into the house, someone said that the young master is gone!"

"Young master is clever and cute. We all like him, but now because of these people's dereliction of duty, the young master can't be found." Several little maids were talking, tears streaming down their faces.

"You fart!" A woman yelled and cursed loudly, "We are obviously doing our best to serve the young master. You are from another courtyard, why do you stretch your arms so long?!"

"It's really a dog picking a mouse and meddling in other people's business!" The other women also began to scold.

"How do you talk? You usually take more money than us, but do so little work. Now the young master won't let others say a few words because you are gone!" go back.

All of a sudden, the whole yard was filled with uproar, and the center of the discussion gradually shifted, from 'the young master is missing' to 'salary', no one remembered the original topic, they only vented their long-standing dissatisfaction, a drama comparable to the royal harem The story of Du Si was staged in front of Du Si, he shook his head, and couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic to the missing little guy.

Cao Zhengming watched from the side, but he didn't move. He carefully observed everyone's reaction. Zhang Zhi took out a pen and paper from somewhere and started to record. Ji Shi, who was beside him, looked at all this and let out a very happy expression. laughter.

Cao Zhengming's ears moved, and he turned around immediately. Ji Shi, who was smiling happily, was caught. He lowered his expression and tried to get away with it, but Cao Zhengming walked towards him. He frowned and looked Roll up your sleeves to fight.

Ji Shi suddenly felt the world spin, and threw himself in front of Cao Zhengming's boots, but the Master Zhizhou didn't punish him, but pulled him up from the ground instead.

"I want to ask you, where did you go on the night of No. 11?" Cao Zhengming asked doubtfully.

"I, I didn't go anywhere!" I don't know if it was because of fear, but Ji Shi forgot to address him.

"Say it quickly." Cao Zhengming scowled, and Ji Shi immediately surrendered.

"I'm going to help Master Pei!"

"Then you are not in the house..." Cao Zhengming asked again, "When did you rush over to put out the fire?"

"I, I, I..." Ji Shi stammered for a long time before realizing, "I'm the first person to put out the fire! No, don't believe me, just ask them, they've all seen me!"

Ji Shi suddenly thought of something and became full of confidence. Cao Zhengming looked at it, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, so he pinched Ji Shi's severely swollen flesh again.

"Ahhh—" There was a cry like a pig being killed in the house.

"Hmph, let's go." Cao Zhengming waved his sleeves, leaving the servants who were still arguing, and led Zhang Zhi and Du Si out of the gate of Pei's house.

On the street, Cao Zhengming and Zhang Zhi went to other places, Du Si was happy alone, he didn't go back, but came to the Zuixiao Tower on Yong'an Street.

About half of the Zuixiao Tower was burned down, but the snack shop next to it was gone. Du Si felt strange at the time, so he came back to have a look. Impatient, not only did not answer Du Si's question, but also drove him out of Zuixiaolou.

"Young people nowadays are so hostile." Du Si couldn't force others, let alone the younger brother was working. At this time, he happened to see an open-air tea shed opposite, and an old man was sitting in it, smiling. Looking at him intently, seeing Du Si looking back, the uncle even waved to him, beckoning him to go over.

Seeing that there was something going on, Du Si immediately rushed forward, the uncle poured him a cup of tea, and the two chatted without hindrance.

The uncle's surname is Ding. Du Si originally wanted to call him Grandpa Ding, but he felt awkward when the words came to his lips, so he finally called him Grandpa Ding.

"Half of Zuixiaolou was burned down, and the people there are busy at the moment, but you still bother, aren't you asking for trouble?" Mr. Ding said, waving his cattail fan.

"I'm just curious." Du Si didn't hide anything, he looked at the pitch-black Zuixiaolou, propped his chin and said, "Obviously Zuixiaolou caught fire first, why did all the snack shops beside it burn down? Where is half of Xiaolou left?"

"Young man thinks a lot, it has nothing to do with you." Although Master Ding said so, he still explained, "There was a fire in the Zuixiao Tower that night, and many people went to help Pei Xingji. Although the fire in the snack shop was small, it There are few people fighting the fire, plus Pei Xingji's servants will come to help later, the sky is dry and hot, and within an hour, all the snack shops will be burnt down."

Master Ding's tone was calm, but Du Si heard some sadness from it. He thought about what Master Ding said, but couldn't figure it out again.

"The fire in Zuixiaolou reached the snack shop, why didn't Pei Xingji help them? It was his house that started the fire, how could he be so unreasonable."

"Pei Xingji has promised compensation, and the owner of the snack shop doesn't even worry about it. What are you doing when you get angry?" Master Ding laughed, straightened up and looked at Du Si and said, "This world is not like what you think, knowing how to protect oneself, advance and retreat freely Only people who live for a long time can live a long time, you are so serious, you can't tolerate the slightest bit of sand in your eyes, if you see the scene of that night, you will not be pissed off."

"What happened that night?" Du Si urged in front of Master Ding.

"After Pei Xing inherited the promise of compensation, the owners of the snack shop put down the barrels in their hands and went home to sleep."

"How could this happen?" Du Si was very puzzled, "If you can destroy some, maybe you can save some books. Why are people gone?"

"It's easy for you to think." Master Ding couldn't help but pat Du Si's head, and stopped before he broke free, "The snack shops are connected together, and they can kill one end, but can't take care of the other end. The number of them Not too many, let me tell you, how to put out the fire?"

Du Si suddenly realized, seeing his expression, Master Ding took a sip of tea, pointed to a man standing in front of the snack shop and said, "Look, that man is the owner of one of the shops, and that's all I know. If you want to ask, ask him."

Du Si just wanted to thank him, but Master Ding waved his hands and smiled.

"You don't have to thank me. I just saw you and Lord Zhizhou passing by here. If you say a few words of kindness in front of the Lord for me, it will be considered as helping me."

Du Si: "..." I deeply felt that I had been tricked.

According to Master Ding, when Du Si walked in front of the boss, he saw that the snack shop was turned into a piece of dust, leaving only fragments of house wreckage, and many unburnt logs piled up together. It was very desolate, and the ground had been cleaned As for the traces that do not go away, one can imagine what kind of crazy and fiery destruction and burning this place experienced that night. Everywhere it went, there were scars everywhere, and there was no way to hide what was under those wreckages, and they were all burnt things.

The shop owner sighed continuously at the mess, Du Si stepped forward, and wanted to ask something, but saw this scene but was speechless.

"I have painstakingly managed the shop for more than ten years. Although it is not as good as a restaurant like Zuixiaolou, I feel at ease. Now it is all burnt down, and it is all gone."

The boss' tone was calm, and there was no great ups and downs in his expression, but Du Si felt a deep sadness from it. The boss didn't turn around, as if he knew there was someone behind him, he continued.

"Treasurer Pei bought my small shop that has been in business for more than ten years with a handful of money, and there is a lot more. I should be happy."

The boss turned sideways slightly, looked at Du Si and said, "Little brother, tell me, am I right?"

Du Si shook his head, without saying a word, the boss smiled and began to talk on his own.

"My son likes to eat candy, so I sell candy. He usually likes to eat the candy I make the most. He often sits on that small bench and smiles at me." The boss pointed to a pile of ashes, and he seemed to recall the happy He said with a smile, "My brain is not working, and my business is always losing money. Every time I come back, he will sit on the bench and wait for me, and will tell me not to work so hard and spend more time with my wife."

The boss's smile froze, his voice changed abruptly, he raised his dull eyes, and vented blankly to the void, Du Sicai noticed that his temples were slightly graying, but there was no trace of nostalgia for the past.

"It would have been great if it had continued like this, but God's will tricks people, and things backfired. When he was eight years old, he suffered a serious illness and passed away soon." Two lines of clear tears flowed down his cheeks, and his mandibles were crumbling, "Soon, the family My wife also left, and in less than half a year, I was the only one left at home, fortunately my parents were still alive, otherwise, I would not be able to bear it anymore."

Although the boss said so, his expression showed deep despair. He turned his head and looked at the ashes again.

"Now, the shop is gone." The shop owner's voice trembled, and some words were choked in his throat, but he never uttered them.

"It's gone, it's gone."

A few tears fell to the ground, leaving behind a few small pieces of wet season, but they disappeared quickly. The boss staggered a few steps, and then stumbled towards an unknown direction.

Du Si was silent for a long time, he couldn't help but sat down on the ground, and also looked at the debris, he didn't know what he was obsessed with, but this action could make his heart that was hanging in the air feel better.

In the distance, Master Ding looked at the back of Du Si sitting down and smiled. Pedestrians passed by on the road, and they never stopped somewhere. From a distance, the heads of people were as big as ants, and they were several times more than the stars in the sky. Spring goes to autumn, new and old alternate, calamities exist forever, life is endless, and what remains unchanged are those new lives that are conceived and entrusted with hope.

"It's nice to be young."

At this time, a jewelry store opposite the snack shop—it was also the house next to the tea shed, the closed door was opened a gap, and a pair of eyes peeked out from it. He looked at the back of Du Si sitting in front of the shop, A delicate light flashed in his eyes.

When the scorching sun was setting, everyone was busy returning home, but Du Si was still there. He was startled to feel that it was dark, but he had no strength to get up. Thinking carefully, he seemed to have not eaten today...

Du Si murmured a few times, and suddenly lay on the ground. He spread his hands and let himself go. At this time, the stars in the sky were halfway out, and there was still some afterglow on the other side, and the sky was divided into two colors. is good looking.

Du Si put his hands under his head, looked at the sky and didn't know what he was thinking, and then, another person appeared in his empty field of vision, that dizzy face was reflected in different colors by the afterglow, his eyes were immersed in the darkness , but Du Si knew that he must be looking at himself.

"gorgeous."

When Du Si sighed, the person in front of him froze for a moment, and then, a pair of hands appeared on Du Si's shoulders, and he was pulled up by that person.

"Go back." Jing Heng clapped his hands and turned his face away.

I don't know if it was because the afterglow was too gorgeous, his face was also flushed, Du Si laughed, Jing Heng stood for a while, then walked forward without looking back.

"Wait for me!" Du Si wanted to move his legs, but he sat for too long and fell to the ground as soon as he moved his legs.

Jing Heng walked up to Du Si and looked at him condescendingly.

"I can't walk anymore." Du Si grinned, "Go back and leave me alone."

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head, and after a long time, he raised his eyes again, only to see the back of Jing Heng crouching down.

"I'm going back." It was still the simple three words, but it gave Du Si an inexplicable sense of peace of mind.

He obediently lay on Jing Heng's back, and Jing Heng's hand went around Du Si's thigh. The summer was hot and the clothes were thin, so the contact between the skin became closer. Du Si grabbed his neck and suddenly felt that his thigh seemed to be squeezed. After pinching a few times, the moment was too fast, so that this thought was immediately thrown out of Du Si's mind. Now, he only felt that this scene was a little familiar.

"Have you ever recited me before?" Du Si leaned close to Jing Heng's ear and asked.

Jing Heng paused slightly, he nodded, and continued to move forward. Du Si thought about it carefully, and finally remembered that that time, when they were walking on the upper reaches of the Heng River, he seemed to fall asleep, and Jing Heng carried him back.

The afterglow in front of him soon intertwined with Jing Heng's black hair, which was very dazzling. Du Si thought about it and couldn't help fiddled with it a few times.

Jing Heng: "..."

Du Si came back to his senses and quickly diverted his attention, "I just met an old man outside Zuixiao Tower, his name is Master Ding..."

No matter what Du Si said, Jing Heng just listened quietly, occasionally responding, the shadows of the two were pulled extremely long by the light, and they were projected on the streets of Yongzhong.

The author has something to say: sugar, sugar is coming, if you don’t eat it, I will...

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