Nongmen Shenjue

Yan Lang looked at Mu Qingyan and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"

Mu Qingyan straightened out his thoughts and said, "The biggest question is probably Yang Sanniang. Is she dead or alive?"

Yan Lang laughed out loud, slapped the table and said: "Yes! The Yang family was able to identify the male corpse as a female corpse, and the county magistrate was eager to close the case. Isn't a similar female corpse appearing in line with everyone's wishes? But since Wang Dagou witnessed the murder, it is a lie, Then it can't prove that Xu Hu killed his wife, and even Yang Sanniang may still be alive. In addition, who asked Wang Dagou to lie? What is his purpose? I think that if the murderer of the blue skirt girl is caught, it may be solved. mysteries!"

Mu Qingyan nodded and asked, "What clues does the government have about the murderer?"

"There is a portrait. The Yang family's daughter-in-law was poisoned to death by taking medicine. Someone saw it and drew a picture of it. It's just that this kind of investigation is not so accurate, and it is time-consuming and labor-intensive. There has been no progress yet. Yan Lang asked back: "Where is Brother Mu? Did you find anything?"

"I suspect that the murderer does not live in the city, because the crimes occurred during lively festivals, and the gates of the city will not be closed at night."

Yan Lang was stunned for a moment: "Yes, it does make sense to hear what you said. Originally, I only thought that he chose the festival to facilitate his attack. If he is not in the city, it will be even more difficult to investigate."

"We can start with Juannv." Mu Qingyan didn't think it was difficult to check, but after getting in touch with Yan Lang, he felt that with the help of the police officers and the precise direction, there would be a result soon.

"Juannu? We checked, but we didn't find anyone suspicious." Yan Lang didn't understand what he meant for a moment.

"All the craftsmen who made the silk figurines denied that they were the ones who made the Juan girl in the blue skirt. So, does it mean that the Juan girl was made by the murderer?"

"...It's very possible, but silk figurines are not so easy to make." Yan Lang also asked carefully. If you want to make that kind of exquisite juan girl, you need years of hard work and some talent. .If a person persists in practicing such skills for many years, he should have a master, and he should not be unknown.

"Have you investigated the scene of Yu Xiaofu's death? At that time, Yu's family was out and the door was locked. How did the murderer get in?" Mu Qingyan couldn't directly tell the scene of the backtracking, but only mentioned it bit by bit.

Yan Lang said: "I have carefully inspected the courtyard wall. The Yu family is one household after another. The courtyard walls between each other are shared, or they are directly the walls of other houses. After the gate, there is only one person's height on both sides of the gate. The courtyard wall can be climbed in, but there is no trace of climbing over, unless the murderer is extremely light-handed and flew over without using anything."

Yan Lang didn't think that the murderer would fly over walls, at least he was powerful and knew a little bit about rough fists and kicks.

"I suspect that the murderer entered through the gate, but the lock on the gate is intact. Maybe he stole the key." Yan Lang made a deduction and asked his family members carefully, but Yu's family said that the key has never been lost .He checked the copper lock and saw a slight scratch in the keyhole, guessing that someone used a tool to break through the copper lock.

On this point, he deliberately didn't mention it to Mu Qingyan, in order to test his opinion.

"Maybe he can pick the lock." The most popular lock nowadays is the wide lock, which is also a reed lock, which increases security according to the number of reeds.It's just that ordinary people either use simpler wooden locks, or use three-piece wide locks like the Yu family.

It's true that ordinary people can't open it without a key, but if they are dexterous, they can use tools to open the yellow lock piece.

"It's possible." Yan Lang smiled.

"If he has a pair of skillful hands, the possibility of making silk figurines by himself is even higher. There are no other clues at present, and I think we can follow this line to investigate. From his approximate age and appearance, ask everyone who knows how to make silk figurines. If you can’t find any clues about the craftsman, it can only mean that he is not from Guanglin Mansion.” This is the worst result, beyond a certain range, it will be even more difficult to find out.In particular, he can't easily expose his abilities, and everything must be well-founded, or he must investigate it alone.

Yan Lang nodded, and said again: "I think the old case seven years ago has a lot to do with it. Although Xu Hu is an orphan and has no relatives, but just in case, I will arrange for someone to screen again. In this way, the Yang family It is also the focus of the review, after all, Yang Sanniang is the daughter of the Yang family, and their Yang family has benefited a lot from Xu Hu, and the role they play is intriguing."

"The facts of the case recorded in the file must have been omitted or covered up. If you have sufficient manpower, you might as well visit Xu Hu's neighbors, or the arresting officers who have experienced this case." Mu Qingyan also added.

Yan Lang paused suddenly, rubbing the wine glass with his index finger: "Brother Mu, when I checked the case file, I saw the county magistrate who tried the case. Seven years later, that county magistrate has been promoted and is now the magistrate of Guanglin Prefecture."

Mu Qingyan's expression changed slightly: "It's such a coincidence?"

It's really not good news.

From the case seven years ago, we can see the magistrate's way of doing things. If he knows that someone has looked into the old case, I'm afraid...

Mu Qingyan had to ask: "How is the county magistrate now?"

After all, the prefect is in charge of the affairs of the prefecture, but he cannot directly hear the case, and the right of the first trial is in the hands of the county magistrate.Of course, it is possible that the county magistrate will report to the magistrate after the trial, and if the magistrate is not satisfied, he will call back and refuse to approve it.

"The current county magistrate's surname is Tong. He was transferred two years ago. He is fair and diligent. However, the county magistrate Tong has been in the officialdom for many years, and he is not a stunned young man. At least on the surface, the county magistrate has a good relationship with the magistrate." Yan Lang Sigh, the implication is obvious.

Tong county magistrate may try the case fairly, but if the superior magistrate has any opinions, the county magistrate will probably listen.After all, the county magistrate belongs to the lower level, and the annual evaluation is in the hands of the magistrate, how can he go against it?

"Let's check first." It's too early to say that.

"Juannv's side, leave it to Brother Mu?" After some conversation, Yan Lang fully recognized his ability and wanted to compete in this case.

"Okay, it's just that I want to borrow someone from Brother Yan. It will be much more convenient to have the name of the government." Mu Qingyan made a request.

"This is easy." Yan Lang readily agreed, and said, "It's almost Qixi Festival, so I'm worried..."

"Do your best." Mu Qingyan picked up the wine glass and drank it first: "Thank you, brother Yan, for your trust."

After a meal, the two completed the exchange of the case and divided their tasks.

Relatively speaking, Yan Lang is the head catcher, belongs to the government, has enough manpower, and has more things to investigate.One is to dig deep into the Yang family to find out what the Yang family's intentions were in the case seven years ago.The second is to check Xu Hu's interpersonal relationship again. He has no relatives, and whether he has close friends.The third is to look through the old cases seven years ago to find hidden things.

As for Mu Qingyan, follow Juannv's lead to investigate.

In addition, he plans to contact Yu's family head-on.

At the moment of investigating the case, Yan Lang only drank a pot of wine lightly, full of wine and food, he still looked sober.The two separated at the restaurant, Mu Qingyan returned to the inn, and not long after, a policeman came to him.

"Mr. Mu, my name is Liu Tong. I was sent by the boss of the strict arrest. The boss said, if you have anything to do, you can just tell me, and I will obey you." Liu Tong looked at most 20 years old, tall and thin, He always has a smile on his face, looks very ordinary, but in fact it is easy to get along with people.

Generally speaking, Liu Tong belongs to the kind of person with high affinity.

Yan Lang knows how to choose people, and Liu Tong is definitely sent on purpose.

Liu Tong also brought two things, one is the portrait of You Fang Langzhong drawn by the government, and the other is a beautiful girl in blue skirt carefully packed in a box.

This is Mu Qingyan's first contact with real objects.

He held the blue-skirted girl in his hand and looked at it carefully. Indeed, as the little lady of the Zhang family said, although the girl was beautiful in appearance and manner, the clothes she wore were not gorgeous.At least compared to other juan girls, they can be regarded as very common people, but due to the dexterity of the producer, they made up for the details, making the blue skirt juan girl still eye-catching.

They first went to Zhang's house in Xinghua Alley.

The young couple of the Zhang family are not at home, only the old couple of the Zhang family.

The old man had a half-hundred beard, but he was in good spirits. When he saw Liu Tong, he sighed, "Why are you here again? I've told you everything I know, and I really can't help you."

"Come in and have a seat." Mrs. Zhang smiled and welcomed them in, setting up chairs and tea.

The small courtyard is not big, with three rooms in the main room, the kitchen on the left, and the wing room on the right. There are some sundries in the courtyard, but they are tidy and clean.This family of four adults and two children lived an ordinary and stable life.

Old man Zhang is about fifty years old. In ancient times, he was an old man.

"Master Zhang, I have a portrait here, please identify it." Liu Tong took out the portrait and handed it over.

The Zhang family couple looked at it together, then shook their heads: "I don't know each other, I haven't seen it before."

Mu Qingyan suddenly asked: "Does Master Zhang have any apprentices?"

Old man Zhang shook his head: "I confiscated my apprentice. I have a son. Although he lacks a bit in talent, he is steady and stable. After a few more years of hard work, he can inherit my craft. Besides, my little grandson is very talented. He still wants to teach him for a few years."

The ancients paid special attention to inheritance. If the Zhang family had no sons, they would probably accept apprentices for the sake of skill inheritance.But since they have sons and grandchildren, they are more used to passing on their skills to their children and grandchildren, and use skills as a means of making a living and family wealth.

Mu Qingyan asked again: "I heard that there is a Fang family and a Tang family who can compare with you. They also pass on their children to their grandchildren? No apprentices?"

"No, how important is a good craft, how can it be easily passed on to outsiders." Old man Zhang said, and then said: "Occasionally, there will be exceptions. A widow who has no children and grandchildren will encounter a particularly good talent. Accept apprentices. Or directly adopt them as adopted sons and pass on the skills."

"Does Master Zhang know such a person? Or, someone with talent in this area."

Old man Zhang shook his head, and seemed to think of something, and said uncertainly: "Over the years, there are indeed some people who want to learn crafts, but I don't want to spread my craft. I have also heard of some talented children, but even It is impossible for other people to teach all the skills to those children, at most they are half apprentices. Our Zhang family is simple, and we have confiscated children with other surnames, you can go to the Fang family of the Tang family to ask."

Mu Qingyan had a feeling that he was very close to the murderer.