Gu Qi's case-solving manuscript

The scholar who was picked up from the lake was Wei Cheng.

But he was not drowned, but killed.

Even though it is night now, the lanterns on both sides of the street are enough for Xu Yihua to see clearly that a sword wound on Wei Cheng's neck severed the blood, and the blood-soaked skirt still showed a faint pink color even after being washed by the river water.

Previously, Wei Cheng could only be released due to insufficient evidence. The other party claimed that he was going to take a bath with grapefruit water to get rid of the mold, and then came to Zuixian Tower at night, but he never thought that the meeting would be like this.

Pushing away the crowd in front of him, Xu Yihua didn't have time to put on the white cloth gloves, and stretched out two fingers to test Wei Cheng's breath, put them on his neck again, and shook his head after a while: "He's already dead, but he just died not long ago, the way to die Exactly the same as Zheng Ji."

Huiqi shook her head straight after reading it: "I didn't expect to be hit by my crow's mouth."

"Report to the officer first."

"Someone has already gone to the government." Xu Yihua said calmly, "Hui Qi, watch over the corpse here and don't let others get close. Gu Qi and I will go to Zuixian Tower again."

Huiqi squeezed inside, and at the same time made a gesture of no problem to the two: "Leave it to me."

When Gu Qizheng was planning to go back to Zuixianlou with Xu Yihua to ask the truth, he suddenly heard a loud voice behind him.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, don't get in the way!"

Immediately afterwards, there were bursts of scolding.

The place where Wei Cheng was fished out of the river happened to be near the wharf, which was always a place where boats came and went and people went ashore, but now they were surrounded by everyone inside and out several times, blocking the way of that person.

Gu Qi looked back, and saw a dark blue sedan chair being carried on the shoulders of the bearers behind him, but a blue sedan chair was following behind, and a man dressed in light yellow clothes followed closely behind the sedan chair. The woman was lifting the car curtain and bending over to talk to the people inside, and she cast her eyes here and there from time to time.

Gu Qi had some impressions of this woman in a light yellow dress. He remembered that it was this woman who helped Qin Tong to change her coat when he was in Zuixianlou. Presumably this is the maid who served Qin Tong?

Then the person sitting in the sedan chair is naturally Miss Qintong.

Gu Qi turned his eyes to the dark sedan chair in front again, and at this time the curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, revealing the person inside, it was the young master who had just played the piano with Qin Tong on the stage at Zuixian Tower.He asked impatiently: "What happened ahead, why didn't you leave?"

"Master." The boy who was serving nearby said, "It seems that someone drowned in front, and everyone surrounded them, blocking the way."

"Quickly ask them to get out of the way, I won't spare you if I delay my piano discussion with Miss Qintong."

"I'll tell them all to get out of the way." The young man nodded repeatedly, rolled up his sleeves and was about to step forward to chase them away.

"Pfft." The woman in yellow covered her mouth and laughed, cursing in a low voice, "Idiot."

Although the words were whispered, the servant could still hear them, especially the sneer that made his face turn red, and he couldn't help asking in a rough voice: "Why are you swearing!"

"You are the one who scolded." The woman in yellow laughed again, "You only know how to drive people away, how can you drive away so many people by yourself?"

"That...that..."

"Idiot." The woman in yellow approached and said, "Look at me."

As she spoke, she picked out a piece of broken silver from her purse, threw it far away, and shouted: "Someone dropped money over there!"

"I fell!"

"I dropped it!"

"its mine!"

"My money!"

The people who were watching the corpse immediately dispersed and went to the distance to collect money, especially when one person laughed and said that he had picked up a penny, more people went there.

But the pier immediately became empty, and only Gu Qi, Xu Yihua, Wei Cheng's corpse, and Hui Qi who was guarding Wei Cheng were left on the shore for a while.

The boy stared at the woman in yellow dumbstruck: "Miss Wan Ping, you are amazing."

"Let's go quickly." Wan Ping smiled nonchalantly, "It's better not to waste time."

"Hurry up." The boy finally came to his senses, and quickly called the bearer to carry the sedan chair to the shore.

"This Wan Ping is indeed quite clever."

Gu Qi clicked his tongue in amazement: "But judging by his temperament, he really looks like Aunt Jing's."

"You let me look at the corpse, but you are chatting on the side, you are good or bad!" Huiqi's angry accusation sounded behind the two.

Gu Qi hurriedly dragged Xu Yihua away.

It's not too far from Zuixian Tower, you can see the signboard of Zuixian Tower after turning two street corners, the red lanterns will make the surrounding red, people coming and going have a little red light on their faces, It looks like peach blossoms are flooding.

Although Miss Qintong has left now, the life of Zuixian Tower has just begun, there is an endless stream of people entering and leaving, laughter and chatter floating out of the building, accompanied by bursts of wine, sensual and luxurious.

Gu Qi and Xu Yihua plunged in.

In the hall, the original tables and chairs have been removed, and the tortoises are busy setting up new tables and chairs in corners or dark places.

His eyes scanned the hall, and soon he saw Aunt Jing. She was leaning against the railing on the second floor, looking at the hall quietly. Gu Qi couldn't see her expression clearly because of the distance.

"Over there, let's go up." Gu Qi pointed in Aunt Jing's direction.

Regardless of whether this case is related to Zuixianlou or not, Aunt Jing must know a thing or two about Wei Cheng and the others.

As soon as he went up to the second floor, he heard Aunt Jing talking to other people, and when he met Aunt Jing, he found that there was a gray-clothed turtle standing in front of her, listening to her with his head bowed.

"If you picked it up, you can throw it away. If it's the girl in the building, you can send it there. Why ask me?" Aunt Jing said, "You have been in the building for so many years, and you have to worry about these little things. Are you asking me?"

The tortoise lowered his head, and said in a somewhat embarrassed manner: "I found this in the courtyard. I asked Wan Ping and Miss Qin Tong, but they said they had never seen it before, and I don't know who it is."

"Then just throw it away, don't just pick up things from the building." Aunt Jing said disgustedly, "I don't know whose dirty things it is."

"I think this thing may be some valuable item, and it was picked up in the courtyard again..."

Aunt Jing glanced at it casually: "Since it is a valuable found in the courtyard, it is probably either Wan Ping or Qin Tong. They may just forget it. You can just send it to the house."

"Well, I'll send it to Qintong right now."

"Wait." Aunt Jing suddenly said in a cold voice.

The tortoise was taken aback for a moment, and stopped in his tracks.

"Is your name Qintong?" Aunt Jing looked at him coldly.

"It's...Miss Qintong..." Mr. Gui held the things in his hands tightly and stood with his hands down, "I'll send them over right now."

The conversation between these two people was so weird that Gu Qi couldn't help but pay more attention to it. As the two passed by, the red tassels were exposed from the half-covered sleeve of Mr. Gui.

Gu Qi even noticed that the tortoise was limping when he walked, as if he was a cripple.

"Aunt Jing." Xu Yihua cupped his fists with a smile, "I'm sorry to bother you."

Because I just met this morning, Aunt Jing still has some impressions of the two of them, but because of the emotions just now, her face is still pale at the moment, which shows that she is not in a good mood: "Is it you? What's the matter?" .”

"I'm a little curious. Did that Mr. Gui offend you just now? Who is he?" Gu Qi looked curious.

"Him?" Aunt Jing glanced downstairs, just now the tortoise passed the hall and walked quickly to the small building in the backyard, "Poor man."

This answer is rather interesting, Gu Qi thought, only others have always said that prostitutes in brothels are poor people, and today there are prostitutes laughing at others, then this person must be really pitiful.

"Why bring him up." Aunt Jing asked with a smile on her face, "I don't know why the two young masters are looking for me?"

"I want to ask about Mr. Zheng, how much do you know?"

Aunt Jing probably guessed Xu Yihua's question, after thinking about it, she said: "I don't know much, I only know that he is the son of Zheng Shilang in the capital, he is generous, he is very generous to Qintong, and he stays here in Jiangcheng for Qintong's sake. It’s been half a year. Some time ago, he talked to me about redeeming Qintong’s body, but I didn’t expect..."

"What about Wei Cheng?" Xu Yihua asked again.

"Why, isn't he innocent?" Aunt Jing wondered.

"Just asking."

"His family is poor, but he is just a scholar, but he is infatuated with Qintong. Some time ago, he wrote a good article, exchanged some silver, and used all of it to see Qintong. He also often argued with others because of Qintong. The guests of Zuixianlou are all concerned, and I don't like him coming too often."

No wonder that when everyone came to Zuixianlou to collect evidence in the morning, Aunt Jing still had a smile on her face when she talked to others, but her expression was calm when she talked to Wei Cheng.

"On the day Zheng Ji died, I originally had an appointment with Miss Qintong, but Miss Qintong was not feeling well, so she didn't go." Gu Qi casually said, "Don't Aunt Jing think it's a bit too coincidental?"

"You still talk like this?" Aunt Jing sneered, "Could it be that Qin Tong is unwell and still has to hold on? Besides, before the appointed time, I have sent someone to tell Mr. Zheng Ji, and the other party is also very happy." Considerately let Miss Qintong rest more, she is not unhappy."

Gu Qi and Xu Yihua looked at each other, and they both sensed that something was wrong.