Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

Zhao Hanyan brought Zhan Zhao a cup of tea and advised him to calm down.

"Sir, when do you speculate that the girl died?" Like the previous case, Zhao Hanyan was also more concerned about this issue.

Gongsun Ce: "About fourteen or five days ago."

"Then can you confirm whether her eyes are born blind, or man-made?" Zhao Hanyan asked again.

Gongsun Ce was stunned, "Could it be that little brother Zhao thought that her eyes might be artificially blind?"

Zhao Hanyan nodded, "In this case, there is a big difference between nature and man."

"Even if it was man-made, the wound has already healed, and the corpse has already begun to rot. I can't find this out with my ability. But I know an expert, so I will ask someone to ask him to come out of the mountain to help judge." Gongsun Ce said. Come on, just leave in a hurry.

Zhao Hanyan curiously asked who this person was.

"It turned out that there was an old foreman in the Ministry of Punishments, surnamed Wu. This old man Wu was very strange and didn't like to deal with living people. He was old and had no energy to run around with the case, so he opened a Yizhuang outside the city to give money to those who wanted it. The person who transports the corpse back to his hometown temporarily stores the corpse. Sometimes some unnamed corpses from the government will be placed there." Zhan Zhao explained.

"Sounds like a nice person." Bai Yutang sighed, he likes this kind of simple people very much.

Zhan Zhao then asked Zhao Hanyan what is the difference between whether the girl's blindness was congenital or man-made.

"For the murderer, this should be very important. Apart from the age and physical differences between the female corpse we found today and the previous two corpses, did you find any other differences?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

Zhan Zhao frowned and fell into deep thought. His heart was filled with disgust and hatred for the murderer, so hated that he even had a headache. Right now, he really couldn't think of anything else.

Bai Yutang replied calmly: "Clothes, this girl's clothes are ordinary, far less luxurious than the clothes of the first two female dead."

Hearing what Bai Yutang said, Zhan Zhao suddenly realized that it was indeed the case.

"It stands to reason that the girl should have been bought to the murderer's house not long after she was kidnapped. The newcomer should have been favored more, but this newcomer died tragically. Why?" Zhao Hanyan asked Zhan Zhao again.

Zhan Zhao suddenly understood, "Because her eyes were not congenitally blind, the murderer only likes people who are born with disabilities, so he killed her in a rage after hearing the news? So, is Qian Shi's death also due to The murderer punished him because he lied to the murderer. But...something is wrong with the timing, why did Qian Shi die half a month later?"

"In the past half a month, he did not hesitate to enter the official gate, intending to take away his deaf niece. After failing, he quickly abducted the daughter of the Pi family. Knowing that people in Kaifeng Mansion might investigate him, knowing that The imperial city is at the foot of the emperor, and there are many officials and soldiers, so he dared to take the risk of abducting Pi Susu. Why did he have to do this?" Zhao Hanyan pondered.

Bai Yutang narrowed his eyes, "He was in a hurry to 'make a job', or he would die. He was found out because he messed up things, and in a hurry, he had to find a suitable person to make an apology. But he didn't know that he just made a job to compensate him , but was not forgiven. If what Qian Shi did wrong refers to the artificial blindness of the girl, then everything makes sense."

"Damn it!" Zhan Zhao gritted his teeth, "Qian Shi deserves to die, and the murderer deserves to die even more. Poor girl, her life is treated like nothing. After being tortured and blinded, she couldn't escape death in the end."

Zhao Hanyan sighed heavily, his face was very heavy.

"I don't like doing cases like this."

"Then solve the case as soon as possible and kill the culprit." Bai Yutang said violently.

After saying this, the three of them were quiet, and sat without speaking.

Wang Chao walked to the entrance of Sansi Hall, but didn't hear any movement in the room, and thought everyone had left, so he asked the gatekeeper directly where everyone was.

"There are people in the room." The little official said.

Wang Chao walked into the room with the list, and found everyone here, "Why are you not talking? I thought there was no one. I found the list. These are the missing girls reported from various places in the past two years. The top six are all relatively close to the capital. The one painted red with a cinnabar pen is called Ge Shuixian, and judging from the appearance described in the file, it is similar to the corpse we found today. But the girl is not blind, so I don’t know if it is her.”

"I asked the girl's relatives to come and identify the body." Zhan Zhao got up and said in a gloomy tone, before bidding farewell to everyone.

Wang Chao sighed, "It's a good thing Brother Zhan took over the job. I'm afraid of this. Every time I ask someone to identify the dead and see those family members cry heart-piercingly, my heart is blocked and I don't know what to say to comfort them."

"Who would like to do this kind of thing? Guard Zhan probably knew that you didn't want to do this, so he took the initiative." Zhao Hanyan said.

……

It was dark in the evening, and the old man Wu who was invited by Gongsun Ce determined that the eyes of the female corpse were artificially caused blindness.

At night, Ge Shuixian's father and uncle came from outside Beijing to identify the body and confirmed that the deceased was Ge Shuixian who disappeared during the Lantern Festival last year.The two big men cried together when they saw the child's body.

Ge Shuixian is the rare daughter of their Ge family. There are four brothers in the family, and they all have sons. Only the fourth eldest family has a girl. She is very beautiful and well-behaved, but this happened to her.

Zhan Zhao had a good meal to comfort the two Ge brothers, and asked someone to clean up the guest room in Kaifeng Mansion for the two to live in.The two of them drove with Zhan Zhao for a long time, and they didn't eat, and they were too sad, and they didn't even feel like eating.

Zhan Zhao saw that their brothers were weak in speaking, especially Ge Laosi with dry lips and pale face, he was really pitiful.Zhan Zhao discussed with Zhao Hanyan if they could make some Qi-invigorating porridge for the two of them.

"The loss of a child in the family is already sad enough. The two adults can't have anything to do. After all, the family still lives on the money they earn." Zhan Zhao sighed.

"I just got some broken ginseng today. I'll use this to make porridge for them." Zhao Hanyan nodded in agreement.

"Ginseng is not easy to get, where did it come from?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Zhao Hanyan: "It was given by the big kitchen. Some small ginseng was distributed from above, and some shredded beards were given to me. There are a lot of them."

"It's because you are popular." Zhan Zhao sighed.

"It should be said that they ate my crab cakes yesterday, and they didn't eat for nothing." After Zhao Hanyan washed the ginseng, he boiled the soup in water, filled the soup with eight-treasure rice, boiled it in a casserole until soft, and served it with two dishes of refreshing vegetables. Dim sum, all on a tray.

Zhan Zhao wanted to bring it to them by himself, but Zhao Hanyan didn't want to be quick, so he took it first.

Zhao Hanyan: "I'll go with you."

Zhan Zhao thanked Zhao Hanyan for his help.

"How can this be a help? It was everyone's job, but now you are alone."

When the two arrived at the place, Zhan Zhao knocked on the door first and entered, and then Zhao Hanyan put the porridge on the table.

The Ge family brothers have very similar facial features, the eldest is thinner and the fourth is fatter.Ge Shuixian is Ge Laosi's daughter.Now his face is ashen, his eyes are red and swollen, and he has no vitality at all.

After hearing Ming Zhanzhao's intentions, Boss Ge first thanked the two of them. He glanced at the porridge in the white porcelain bowl. There were peanuts, lotus seeds, red beans, etc., which were only eaten by ordinary people like them during the New Year's Eve. , I heard that there is also ginseng soup in it to invigorate their Qi, and I am even more grateful.Boss Ge hurriedly patted his fourth brother on the shoulder, persuading him to have some porridge anyway, so as not to disappoint the concern of the two officials of Kaifeng Mansion.

"I can't drink it." Ge Laosi frowned and said disgustedly.

"Use as much as you need. Tomorrow, you two will have to transport Miss Ge's body back home. If you don't have any strength, how can you go on your way?" Zhan Zhao persuaded.

Brother Ge nodded in agreement, and comforted Fourth Brother Ge to have some food, and soon saw Fourth Brother Ge crying again, and he sighed again and again: "I don't feel better than you at all, but I would rather wait a lifetime without news than I really don't want to. Seeing today's fate. Everyone likes Narcissus in our family? I have always regarded her as my own daughter, but I still can't help it. I still think our Xian'er is alive!

Who is it that kills a thousand swords to kill our Xian'er? Two stewards, I kneel down for you, please find the murderer who killed Xian'er. "

"And that bastard abductee who abducted Xian'er, kill her together!" Ge Laosi suddenly shouted, with veins popping in his neck.

Boss Ge was taken aback, and quickly echoed: "Yes, yes, there is also a kidnapper. If you see him, kill him immediately and avenge our Xian'er!"

"The deceased is dead. I'm sorry for the two of you. But as the Zhan guards said, the two of you will transport Miss Ge's body home tomorrow. This porridge is soft and easy to swallow. Drink as much as you want, and I won't waste it." It took a whole hour." Zhao Hanyan also persuaded.

Boss Ge hurriedly agreed, and while thanking Zhao Hanyan, he brought the porridge to Lao Si Ge, and advised him to eat quickly, so as not to drag his body down.

"You still have three sons waiting for you to support! Our old lady is also waiting for your reply!" Ge Laoda called him with a slightly teary voice.

Ge Laosi nodded sullenly, picked up the bowl, and put it into his mouth bit by bit with a spoon.They are all rough people who work. In the past, they would eat a bowl of food with big mouthfuls. Basically, they could finish a bowl of rice in three blinks of an eye.Today is the slowest and most 'gentle' time for Ge Laosi to eat in his history.

Ge Laoda looked at Ge Laosi, then he also picked up the spoon, scooped up a mouthful of rice and put it in his mouth.

Boss Ge said in his heart: This porridge is so delicious, I wish I could pour it into my mouth, but the fourth child is still sad, if I drink it too fast, I will be suspected.

After Zhao Hanyan heard Boss Ge's voice, he naturally set his eyes on him.

After taking two sips of porridge, Boss Ge deliberately went to take a look at the situation of fourth brother Ge drinking the porridge, and then waited for a while before taking another sip.

Boss Ge's heartfelt voice: I'm so annoying, this fourth child only takes one bite after a long time. He has been missing for more than a year. He should have expected to have an accident, but now he still can't recover. Who is he pretending to be?

"There are also mixed vegetables, which are easier to eat." Zhao Hanyan reminded, "This dessert is also made with care. The crab powder is fried with the fattest crab roe, wrapped into stuffing, and baked crispy and crispy. The slag is dropped, and it is guaranteed to be sweet and delicious."

Zhan Zhao didn't feel anything at first when he heard Zhao Hanyan's words, but he felt something was wrong when he heard her introduction later on.The little cook is not a person who doesn't consider people's moods, so how can he become a cook who just introduces dishes, but the two of them are like her diners?

Ge Laosi is still in grief, and what others say is not too harsh.After listening to Boss Ge, he thanked again and again. Since the other party invited him kindly, it would be impolite for him not to eat, so he went down the donkey, ate mixed vegetables, and also picked up a piece of crab cake.

With this mouthful, the villain in Boss Ge's heart went crazy.

Boss Ge’s heartfelt voice: Oh my God, my God, what kind of dim sum is this? thing.

After eating a piece of crab cakes, Boss Ge wanted to pick another one, but seeing the fourth child with a dull and sad face after drinking the porridge, he didn't have the mood to eat at all, Boss Ge was upset, and he couldn't eat it if he didn't eat it.Boss Ge persuaded the fourth brother to try it, and the fourth brother Ge shook his head.

"Porridge is always forced into my stomach. I really can't eat it. Brother, let's eat it." Ge Laosi waved his hand, sighing that he really couldn't eat it.

Zhan Zhao felt that it would be difficult to force him to do so, so he comforted Ge Laosi to rest earlier.

Boss Ge took advantage of the time when the two of them were talking, quickly picked up another piece of crab cakes, stuffed them into his mouth, and chewed quietly and quickly.Then he quickly swallowed it down, before going to help Ge Laosi to rest in time.

When Boss Ge came back, he was thinking of waiting for Zhan Zhao and Zhao Hanyan to leave before eating up the snacks, but he saw that Zhao Hanyan was packing up the things on the table, even taking away the unfinished plate of crab cakes.

Boss Ge was embarrassed to say that he didn't finish eating, but he couldn't bear to part with the crab cakes, so he was secretly anxious.

Boss Ge's heartfelt voice: It's a pity that the food that only ate two yuan was taken away. You are really good at the fourth child. You used to trouble me when you had a daughter, but now you are still a troublemaker when your daughter is dead!

Zhan Zhao also noticed that Zhao Hanyan took away the unfinished snacks, and wondered why she did so.Stay here, and the Ge family brothers can still eat if they are hungry later.Zhan Zhao was about to remind Zhao Hanyan when he suddenly heard Zhao Hanyan sigh.

"Look at me, how can I take away the snacks so easily, I keep this one, if you are hungry at night, you can fill your belly." Zhao Hanyan said.

Boss Ge was instantly happy, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. He hurriedly cupped his hands and thanked the two of them solemnly.

"You're welcome." Zhao Hanyan left with an empty bowl, and Zhan Zhao asked Mr. Ge to comfort Mr. Ge, and he also left.

After going out, Zhan Zhao hurriedly caught up with Zhao Hanyan who was walking in front, and looked at her puzzled.

"Is something wrong?"

"You were abnormal just now." Zhan Zhao said truthfully.

"Well, it's a little bit, I'm testing Boss Ge." Zhao Hanyan also answered Zhan Zhao truthfully.

Zhan Zhao didn't think that Zhao Hanyan's abnormal behavior was probing, but he couldn't figure out what he might be probing.Zhan Zhao knew that Zhao Hanyan had the ability to observe the mind.

"What do you see about him?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"The two brothers don't have a good relationship, and Ge Boss looks down on Ge Lao Si." Zhao Hanyan asked Zhan Zhao if he could see it.

Zhan Zhao shook his head, "I don't think so. When I picked them up, I asked the neighbors specifically. They all said that the four brothers have a very good relationship and live together to honor their mother."

"No one said something different?" Zhao Hanyan asked again.

Zhan Zhao: "There is one, but I smelled alcohol on him, maybe he was talking drunk. It is said that his old mother has a dowry, which is worth 80 taels of silver. These four brothers want to get more, so they are filial to the old man in every possible way." Mother, all kinds of things to please."

"Ge Laosi is the youngest. I heard that the old son prefers to be favored by his mother. In addition, he is the only one among the four brothers who has a daughter. Rare is the most precious. There is only one granddaughter in the grandchildren. Doesn't his old mother prefer her more?" ?”

It makes sense for Zhan Zhao to think about it, and he nodded, "But even if the boss and the fourth child are at odds, what does it have to do with our case? Ge Shuixian was abducted by the kidnapper Qian Shi."

"It was Qian Shi who abducted him, but who knows if Qian Shi has an accomplice or an insider?"

As soon as Zhao Hanyan finished asking Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang's voice suddenly floated down from the wall.

Zhan Zhao was thinking about the case, and was taken aback, "Last time I agreed to walk through the door!"

"Take a detour." Bai Yutang explained, not feeling that Zhan Zhao was intimidated, but only said to Zhao Hanyan, "Another clue came from interrogation, saying that Qu Rongfa's eldest son, Qu Changle, has this habit."

"Why is he the eldest son again, didn't he say it was Qu Rongfa?" Zhao Hanyan was puzzled.

"Break up two people, just two explanations. One of these two boys is a gatekeeper and the other is a yard sweeper. They are all hearsay and speculation. So when I first found out the news, I didn't rush to tell you. I felt inaccurate. " Bai Yutang looked at Zhao Hanyan and Zhan Zhao firmly, "If you want to find out who it is, you have to catch an important person, such as Qu Changle's personal servant Yuanbao, but if this is the case, you will be suspected of scaring the snake, so you have to ask You can only do it with your consent."

"This is a big matter, we need to discuss it with Mr. Gongsun and Mr. Bao first." Zhan Zhao said.

"Then you discuss it first." Bai Yutang yawned, and now he finally found out all the energy he had to stay up all night. "How is the situation here? I heard that the girl's body has been identified?"

Zhao Hanyan briefly told Bai Yutang about Ge Lao Si and Ge Lao Si.

Bai Yutang sneered, "It's not uncommon. Since ancient times, so many sons of emperors have killed each other. When it comes to interests, the ugliness of human nature can be seen everywhere. Speaking of which, I was surprised before that Pi Susu's disappearance was too coincidental."

"Yes, I was just about to talk about this." Zhao Hanyan looked at Zhan Zhao.

In the early morning of the next day, a small official came to spread the word that Pi Susu's father, Qi Desheng, and his grandfather, Pi Qingshan, had come to Kaifeng Mansion.

Zhao Hanyan, Zhan Zhao, and Bai Yutang met first, and the three of them planned to meet Master Bao together.

Bai Yutang sneered, "Interesting."

"You said yesterday that the Pi family's incident was a coincidence. Do you think that Qi Desheng took Su Su out on purpose and gave it to Qian Shi?" Zhan Zhao thought about it for a long time before going to bed yesterday.

"Go and see." Zhao Hanyan said, "Things without evidence are all speculations, not necessarily accurate."

Bai Yutang asked the little official, "What are they making trouble about?"

Little official: "The two of them are here to ask Mr. Bao to reconcile. Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun ordered the younger ones to come and invite you to come over."