Nongmen Shenjue

If Qiu Baozhen hadn't moved the body, the case would have been very simple. At least the county government officers had seen the real scene quickly, and it was easy to guess that the murderer was someone from within the Qiu family.However, the corpse was transferred from the open back garden to the tight boudoir courtyard, and the courtyard door was tied, which misled the investigation and made people think that the murderer must have used special means such as climbing over the wall to commit the murder.

The county government didn't know about it, but what about Qiu Baozhen?

Has Qiu Baozhen not thought about the strangeness in the past few years?

Even if the sisters don't have a deep relationship, when encountering such a thing, they will never let a murderer stay in the Qiu family for the sake of their own safety.If the sisters are deeply in love, it is normal to do some revenge secretly.

As for Qiu Baozhu's missing head, it was probably in the back garden.

This time, he was invited to investigate the case, and the Qiu family cooperated very well. Chen Shiliu's information collection went smoothly.

After declining Yang He's company, they returned to the guest house.

First sort out the information on the surface:

The deceased Qiu Baozhu was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, and her parents and eldest sister followed her in everything, which made her temperament not arrogant, but also a little self-willed.It doesn't matter about other small things. As I grow older, I don't want to get married. I just say that I don't want to part with my parents and sisters, or I will hire a man to stay at home like my sister.

If it was indeed capricious at the beginning, the family couldn't bear her leaving the cabinet too early, so she delayed.

When she was 14 years old, Qiu Hai proposed a person to her. He was the son of the Qiu family's family friend, Dong Ming, the second young master of the Dong family.The ancestors of the Dong family were also big tea merchants, but in Dong Ming's father's generation, they liked to study, and after getting fame, they went to be officials.After 30 or [-] years, when I came to Dong Ming's place, he didn't like reading again, so he just came back and resumed his old job.When Qiu Hai met Dong Ming, his words and deeds were quite satisfactory. Although he was eighteen years old, he was not engaged. It was the Dong family who saw that he wanted to do business, so they wanted to make him a wife of the business family, so that they could support each other with the Yue family.

The two families were interested in each other, so Qiu Hai mentioned it to his youngest daughter.

Qiu Baozhu was still unwilling at the beginning, but she couldn't say anything bad about the other party, so she was sullen for a while, and she decided to let her family decide.

Chen Shiliu said: "The marriage between the two families was made in April of the year before Qiu Baozhu was killed. Qiu Baozhu's birthday was on April 28th. If she hadn't been killed, April [-]th would be her wedding day."

Generally speaking, as long as there are no special circumstances, the woman will get married after she reaches her age.Fifteen or sixteen was right at that time, thirteen or fourteen was too early, and seventeen or eighteen was a little too late.

Mu Qingyan asked: "When did she show her strong resistance to the marriage?"

Chen Shiliu was a little surprised: "Brother Mu, how did you know? It's strange to say that at first the marriage was settled, but she just talked about it. It's like a little girl's complaint. Dong Ming of the Dong family will send someone to deliver things every now and then, a pot of flowers, a bag of snacks, etc. In the mouth of the maid, Dong Mingsheng is handsome, good at talking, and his business is doing well. When it comes to this marriage, everyone says that a man and a woman are a match made in heaven.

Oh, right.The maid named Bai He next to Qiu Baozhu said that Qiu Baozhu had complained about one thing. Although Dong Ming had never talked about marriage before, there was a maid by his side.This is very common in the family, and Dong Ming is eighteen.After the two families talked about their marriage, the maid was released by the Dong family to marry outside. Qiu Hai was very satisfied with this, which at least showed that the Dong family valued the girl from the Qiu family.Qiu Baozhu usually likes to read story books, they are full of wit and beauty, so she probably feels that this marriage is not quite what she expected.

During the Chinese New Year, Qiu Baozhu suddenly resisted the marriage. Not only did he not want the things Dong Ming sent, but he also forbade the maids to mention anything related to the marriage.Bai He said that it was because of Dong Ming's trouble, he got drunk after eating and drinking during the Chinese New Year, and asked a maid to climb out of bed.Although it was dealt with afterwards, Qiu Baozhu kept clamoring to divorce.No matter how much the marriage is said to quit, no matter how much Qiu Hai dotes on her, he can't quit the marriage because of this, otherwise the outside world will only spread bad news about her, and it is even more difficult to talk about a good marriage. "

"What are her usual hobbies? Do you like being alone?" Mu Qingyan asked again.

"Yes. Qiu Baozhu likes to go to the back garden, and she only brings Baihe with her every time she goes back. She likes the place in the bamboo forest, and she doesn't want Baihe to stay by her side. She only likes one person. Baihe thinks that she is upset about her marriage. The family also told the servant girl, so Baihe doesn't come near, let her relax alone." Chen Shiliu said, and added: "Yes, every time Qiu Baozhu goes there is at night, and after dinner, he will go to spend most of the time. Hours, sometimes longer. Sometimes I just play the piano, sometimes I don’t do anything, and I feel good when I come back.”

"When the accident happened, were there any outsiders in the Qiu family?"

Chen Shiliu also asked about this, and quickly said with a smile: "Yes! That night, Qiu Hai and his wife were not at home. They stayed in the tea garden and watched the picking of spring tea by the way. At that time, apart from Qiu Baozhen and Yang He Husband and wife, as well as Yang He's second brother Yang Zhi, and Yang Zhi's friend Zhao Yongyan. These two came to buy spring tea from the Qiu family, and they are related by marriage, so they live in the Qiu family."

Yang He is the son of the Yang family, even if there are brothers under him, he shouldn't be his son-in-law.Usually, as a door-to-door son-in-law, those who are poor can't survive, and they are the youngest among brothers.

There are three brothers in the Yang family. Although Yang He is the eldest son, he is not as promising as the next two younger brothers.The second brother, Yang Zhisheng, is good-looking and smart. He has been very lovable since he was a child, and he is also very shrewd in business.The third brother Yang Hui is also good at a young age, but his age is not suitable.

At that time, Qiu Hai chose Yang He, and many people couldn't figure it out.

Qiu Hai's idea is very simple, Yang Zhi is good at everything, but he is too shrewd.It was fine when I was there, but if a hundred years later, it would be light to worry that my daughter would not be able to suppress Yang Zhi, and the family wealth would leak out. If something more serious happened, wouldn't it be too late to regret.Relatively speaking, although Yang He looks clumsy, he is honest and responsible, which makes people feel more at ease.

The reason why Yang He is willing to marry is also because of his family circumstances.

Tea is produced locally, and many families grow and sell tea.The Yang family originally had a small tea garden, and their family was relatively well-off, but one year they met a tea swindler, who not only defrauded them of all the tea, but also did not receive a tael of silver. He insisted on finding the liar, until the news of his death came a few months later, he fell into a deep ditch on the road at night, and his body was cold when he was found.At that time, Yang He was only thirteen or fourteen years old, his younger brother was even younger, and Yang's mother was also in a state of collapse.The family had no choice but to sell the tea garden, and the family fortune declined year by year.

Later, Qiu Hai fell in love with Yang He, and Yang He agreed to marry him, with the condition that he would take care of the family until the two younger brothers got married and started a family.

Qiu Hai did take care of the two brothers of the Yang family. Yang Hui took care of the old mother at home and showed people the tea garden.Zhao Yongyan is also a peddler, and the two are often companions, selling tea from Fengzhou to other places, and then selling products from other places back.

The brothers of the Yang family have two wishes, one is to find the liar back then, and the other is to redeem the tea garden at home.

Yang He felt guilty towards his parents because of his own marriage, so he naturally tried his best to help his younger brother.

Chen Shiliu said again: "These two are foreign men, they live in the guest house, and they can't go to the inner house at all. Besides, the two of them have no grievances or enmity with Qiu Baozhu. What are they doing in the boudoir of the girl's house in the middle of the night? After a pause, Chen Shiliu frowned: "It's not the first time for the two of them to come back. Judging by the attitude of the Qiu family, the behavior of the two of them is not bad, and they don't look like people who do such things."

Mu Qingyan said: "In Qiu Baozhu's room, only three green bricks were replaced, so I suspect that the place where she was actually killed was not in the room."

Chen Shiliu's eyes widened: "I thought the Qiu family took care of the house afterwards."

After all, the murder scene would be horrific. After three years, it was impossible for the Qiu family to keep a blood-splattered room.So much so that Chen Shiliu looked at the current bedroom and took the initiative to think so, thus ignoring the most important clue.

"Then, what happened to the county government?"

"I was misled by someone with a heart." Mu Qingyan explained again.

"Who moved the corpse? Why did you do that?" Chen Shiliu had many questions in his mind, and suddenly remembered the place Mu Qingyan had checked before, and suddenly realized: "Could it be that the murder site was in the back garden? Didn't the maid Bai He say that Qiu Baozhu was the last one?" I like to go to the bamboo forest in the back garden, but...every time she goes back, it is after dinner, and there are maids guarding outside, and the family is not asleep, so any movement will attract people to check..."

Mu Qingyan interrupted his meditation: "Is there a roster of servants?"

"If Brother Mu wants it, I'll get one."

"Let Gao Chun go. If it was three years ago, everyone should be clear about their errands. In addition, if there have been changes in the past three years, or those who have left the Qiu family, please pay special attention."

Gao Chun nodded and went.

Chen Shiliu pondered for a while, and asked hesitantly: "Brother Mu, will that Qiu Baozhu run to the bamboo forest in the middle of the night? Doesn't she like to read scripts? There is a tryst in the garden or something. She has a marriage contract and will be married soon, so perhaps she had a dispute with her lover, which resulted in her being killed."

Mu Qingyan asked him back: "You think it was the lover who killed her and took away the head. Why did you do that? And who moved the body, the lover?"

He could indeed tell Chen Shiliu the inside story directly, but it was not a good thing for Chen Shiliu, it was better to let him ponder and analyze it slowly.After all, his ability is a special case, and Chen Shiliu needs to form his own thinking to solve the case.

Chen Shiliu blurted out intuitively just now, but when he was asked now, he squatted aside to think.

Gao Chun brought the roster.

Mu Qingyan scanned it, focusing on the people who had received errands in the back garden.

Before the accident, the Qiu family planned to build a grass pavilion in the back garden, near the bamboo forest, so there were two craftsmen to do the work during the day.The craftsman came during the day and left at night. When Qiu Baozhu had an accident, the grass pavilion had not been repaired, so the ax used as the murder weapon should be the tool used by the craftsman.Perhaps tools like an ax are too heavy, and the huge Qiu family would not be greedy for an axe. To save trouble, the craftsman left the tools here.

Even so, it must not be thrown in the unfinished grass pavilion, there should be a special place for storage.

The murderer is well aware of all this, and the important thing is that he can enter the back garden quietly in the dead of night.

Even the male servants of the Qiu family cannot enter and leave the inner house freely, only Yang He can do it.But that person was not Yang He from his voice, not to mention, with so much blood splattered on his body, even if he changed clothes, he couldn't hide it from Qiu Baozhen.

Yang Zhi?Zhao Yongyan?

Or some daring valet?

It's no secret that Mu Qingyan and his party came to Qiu's house. He has been to the bamboo forest in the back garden, and anyone who is interested in investigating at this moment must know about it.Then wait a little longer, and go again in the afternoon to expose the lies of Yang He and the two, expose the real crime location, and test the murderer's reaction.

Finding the murderer is not difficult, finding evidence is the key.

At worst, the murderer must confess the crime himself.

At noon, the kitchen brought a sumptuous lunch and fine wine, Qiu Hai and Yang He came to accompany him.Qiu Hai's complexion was a little bad, and he didn't show up in the morning, mainly to invite Mu Qingyan, his heartstrings were too close, and he was tired and worried all the way, and when he came back, his mind was relaxed and his body was exhausted.In the end, she was concerned about rehabilitating her daughter, and felt a little better, so she persisted.

There were only Mu Qingyan and Chen Shiliu at the table, and Wen Jixue, who came as a "family member", didn't plan to show up because he couldn't help.Mu Qingyan didn't persuade, after all, eating with outsiders is a tiring thing, and if it is not necessary, he himself is not willing.

Qiu Hai took the jug and wanted to pour wine.

"There's no need for wine." Mu Qingyan waved his hand.

Qiu Hai paused and put away the wine: "Young Master Mu has to worry about the little girl."

Qiu Hai actually wanted to ask about the progress, but he thought it was only one morning, so asking this question might not be too urgent, and it would be too difficult, so he could only hold back.Furthermore, he inquired clearly about what Mu Qingyan and his party did in the morning, but those were the basic situations, and in his opinion, they hadn't entered the "topic".

Now he regards Mu Qingyan as the last straw, no matter how long it takes, he is willing to wait.

For three years, he has been suffering from a heart attack.

This time he went to Fenglin without a word, causing the eldest daughter to worry and get angry. When she came back, facing her crying, he had to promise that this was the last time.

Compared with Qiu Hai's sadness, Yang He was in a trance.

He didn't drink alcohol at all, so naturally he had no wine to persuade, and the meal was very dull.

Chen Shiliu looked left and right, and lost his appetite.

After the meal, the son-in-law of the Qiu family left, and Chen Shiliu told Mu Qingyan his speculation.

"I chatted a lot with the maids of Bai He. Although Bai He was cautious, those little maids were not strict with their mouths. They set things up for me without paying attention. Qiu Baozhu's arguing about retiring the engagement is not a joke. It is said that she went to Qiu Baozhu once. Madam cried and knelt, making Madam Qiu cry softly, and almost agreed. I speculate that Qiu Baozhu must have a lover, and she will also meet a lover when she goes to the bamboo forest in the garden. If we can meet in the garden, who could it be? Men are not allowed in the garden at night.

What I don't understand the most is how Qiu Baozhu died. What is there to hide about the head?Or he resented her so much that he would cut off his head when he died.Thinking about it this way, it doesn't look like a lover did it.Even if the two killed each other during the dispute, there was no need to destroy the body afterwards.

Based on such an analysis, it makes sense for the county government to speculate that the murderer was the 'Grand Thief'.That person went in and out of the rich mansion without anyone noticing, so if he wanted to kill someone, it would be very easy. "

Mu Qingyan asked him suddenly: "How rich is the Qiu family in Fengzhou?"

Chen Shiliu answered directly: "The most benevolent person in Fengzhou, the Qiu family can be said to be the richest, even if it is not the first in Fengzhou, it can be ranked in the top three. His family is not only rich, but also very prestigious. Other merchants can't compare. Otherwise, the Dong family can be regarded as an official, and they have their own property, so why let Dong Ming go back to Fengzhou to marry the youngest daughter of the Qiu family."

Mu Qingyan smiled lightly: "Since that's the case, why did that chivalrous thief let go of the Qiu family alone after he stole so many rich households? Is it because he is a good person? Or did he actually come here, but no one found him?"

Chen Shiliu was stunned for a while, and finally turned his head around, his eyes widened in disbelief: "Brother Mu, do you suspect that he is that lover?!"