Nongmen Shenjue

Mu Qingyan and the others set off together with the Ruyi troupe.

After more than half an hour, I finally saw Shizhu Town.

The town is not very big, but it is very lively, because it happens to be a market today, and villagers from far and near villages come to the market.The road in the town is not too wide, and with many pedestrians and vendors on both sides, it is very difficult for a carriage to walk in it.

Mu Qingyan inquired with the people in Yangjiazhuang earlier, there are two inns in the town, and the rooms are divided into classes. As long as you spend more money, you can live in a better place.In addition, the small town also has the advantages of being small. There is only one cross street, and most of the shops are on these two streets. It is very convenient to buy whatever you want to eat and use.

After entering the town, they separated from the troupe.

There are a lot of people in the theater troupe, and they have a lot of property, plus they need a spacious venue to set up a stage to sing, so no matter where they go, they don’t stay in hotels.They have been to Shizhu Town a few times before, and they are more familiar with it. This time, they will naturally look for acquaintances.

There is an old house on the south side of the town. Although it is a bit dilapidated, it can be used for living.Of course, the more important thing is that there is plenty of space in front of the old house for them to set up a stage, and the owner, Mr. Zeng, is a theater buff with a wealthy family and does not charge them rent.In the early years, we got acquainted with each other once and for all. Master Zeng entertained them, and the troupe would specially sing a few plays that Master Zeng liked.

Mu Qingyan and the others were also sincerely invited again and again by Team Leader Li, and Chen Shiliu readily agreed.

The carriage stopped in front of the inn, just as Mu Qingyan got off the carriage, the pedestrians on both sides of the road suddenly became commotion.

"Killer! Killer!" The terrified shout almost broke the sound, and the sound was far away, but the words had an impact. All the passers-by outside the inn were frightened, and while running in panic, they looked around. I want to find out who the shouter is, and whether it is real or a joke.

Shizhu Town is just a small town, the folk customs are fairly simple, and there are very few vicious cases.

Many people are dumbfounded.

"The smell of blood is very strong." Wen Jixue looked in the direction of the sound and roughly judged a range.

"Guests, come in quickly." The inn clerk hurriedly greeted, although he was also startled, but the clerk was not overly frightened, and only muttered: "It's also a wicked way. In the past, there were only thieves in this town. , or to 'borrow' some money from the owner of the shop, how can anyone die. I heard that the bride of Yangjiazhuang died last night..."

"Zhuzi, what are you talking about!" Seeing that he was unrestrained, the shopkeeper quickly scolded him, and then smiled at Mu Qingyan and the others: "How many guests are staying in the hotel? This restaurant has high-class rooms..."

"Four upper rooms! Send our things to the room and take care of the carriage. Come back later and register." Chen Shiliu said as he dropped a piece of broken silver, unintentionally entangled with the shopkeeper, and looked at Mu Qingyan inquiringly: "Mu Qingyan Brother, murder and murder in broad daylight, go and see?"

In fact, Mu Qingyan released his mental power when he heard the shouting. Although he didn't see the scene of the crime, he heard a lot of discussions from the people and heard the identity of the murderer. He was really surprised.

"Let's go." Mu Qingyan frowned secretly, today's murder was really a coincidence.

As soon as he came out of the inn, the people outside were talking about him.

"It's Butcher Liu! Just now the three boys from Zhang's family ran over with a pale face and said that they saw Butcher Liu go to Tao's house with a bone-chopping knife. Ouch, the Zhao family across the wall was paralyzed with fright. The screams were too intrusive, and I begged for mercy from Butcher Liu, but was still killed by Butcher Liu like a pig."

"Oh, what kind of hatred, such a ruthless hand."

"You don't know yet, the girl from the Liu family who married into the Yang family village yesterday died. The Yang family is as rich as the Yang family, and the young master of the Yang family is so good-looking. I don't know how many good days are waiting in the future. A good bride wants to die? Who I don't believe it either. Judging by Tuhu Liu's rage, I'm afraid he has nothing to do with the Tao family."

"The mother and son of the Tao family are indeed too wicked."

Chen Shiliu listened and almost figured out what was going on.

"It turned out that Butcher Liu killed the mother and son of the Tao family?" Chen Shiliu was surprised: "According to what they said, the Tao family and the Liu family were married, but later the Tao family voluntarily resigned and got 20 taels of silver. But I can't blame the Liu family, let alone the Yang family. Is it true that he killed the daughter of the Liu family because of this? No, I don't know what happened to the death of the daughter of the Liu family. The mother and son of the Tao family are related? The news is quite well-informed?"

Chen Shiliu couldn't figure it out, but he could see something unusual in it.

"Unless someone informs Butcher Liu and firmly tells him that the mother and son of the Tao family did the work of his daughter's death." Mu Qingyan smelled a conspiracy.

They were all in Yangjiazhuang last night, but they thought Liu Yunzhi's death was a hanging.Seeing that the police were doing a good job of investigating the case, Mu Qingyan didn't meddle in their own business, so he didn't know the reason for the case.As far as the yamen is concerned, the inquiry started in the middle of the night, and the preliminary results were not seen until dawn. Not to mention that the murderer has not been caught yet, even if someone really wants to leak the news, it will not be so fast.

It was as if there was a black hand manipulating behind the scenes, and that person wanted the death of the mother and son of the Tao family.

Borrowing a knife to kill someone?

The death of her daughter can indeed irritate Liu Tuhu, but Liu Yunzhi's death must also hide something.

The further you go, the heavier your blood will be.

There were many people blocked at the entrance of the alley, and the neighbors pointed to a certain house in the alley and talked about it, with fear on their faces, but no one dared to go in.After the murder was discovered, someone immediately notified the chief security officer in the town. First, the Tao family's house was surrounded, and then someone ran to the Yang family village to find the police.

It was a bit farther from the town to the county seat, and knowing that Boss Jiang was in Yangjiazhuang, they chose a more convenient way.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the crowd, and they all backed away, as if they had seen some terrible scene.

Chen Shiliu was a courageous one, he insisted on pushing forward, and finally managed to stand on the innermost floor, his eyes widened.

Wen Jixue's five senses are sensitive, so she didn't squeeze in the crowd, not to mention she wasn't that interested in what happened inside.He just protected Mu Qingyan beside him, preventing him from being pushed down.

Mu Qingyan doesn't need to work as hard as Chen Shiliu, choose a suitable distance, cover it with mental power, and everything will appear clearly in front of his eyes——

This alley is not long and narrow, and there are several families in it.

The Tao family is in the innermost part, with a narrow and simple yard, only three rooms, and a built-out kitchen. The yard is very small, and some vegetables such as peppers and courgettes are planted.The previous Tao family was definitely not like this, but no matter how big the family business was, they couldn't afford to squander it. This house was rented, and the rent was two months in arrears.

A man fell on the open space in the yard, his body was covered in blood, and the soil all over his body was soaked.The man was already dead, the blood was black, and he still kept the posture of crawling outwards. There was a dragging bloodstain behind him, which obviously crawled out of the house, but it was a pity that he could not escape death in the end.

Even if he couldn't see his face, he could be sure that this man was the son of the Tao family, Tao Peng.

Looking into the house along the bloodstains, a woman was lying on her back on the floor of the house.The woman snatched her hands upwards, her face was full of horror, and there were faint traces of tears.The wounds on the woman's body were much less. There were several wounds on her arms, and the fatal wound was on her neck. The blood sprayed out from her neck soaked the clothes on her chest.

What about the murderer?

At this moment, the courtyard door of Tao's house was opened, and a strong man stood at the door holding a bloody bone chopping knife.In his forties, he has a hostile face and a beard, which is the kind of appearance that is scary at a glance.At this moment, he was staring blankly at the front, weeping silently, and murmured a name in his mouth: "Yun'er, Yun'er..."

Half an hour later, Captain Jiang arrived with his men.

Butcher Liu was very cooperative, threw away the bone-chopping knife, and let the police lock it up, but he still resented the dead mother and son of the Tao family: "They deserve to die! They killed my daughter, my daughter, my Yun'er... Damn them!"

Boss Jiang took a look at the tragic scene, his expression changed, and he forced himself to withdraw.

"Liu Tuhu, your daughter's death is decided by the government, how can you..." Jiang Butou doesn't understand his feelings, but as a member of the public family, he must not advocate this kind of practice, it will bring them a lot of trouble trouble.Immediately afterwards, Boss Jiang suddenly realized something, and quickly asked him, "How do you know that it was the mother and son of the Tao family who killed your daughter?"

Liu Tuhu kept silent, his heart was ashamed.

Chief Jiang was anxious: "Who sent you the news? Also, when did Tao's mother and son return home? When did you come?"

The police officers came to the town last night to look for the mother and son of the Tao family, but there was no one in the Tao family at that time.

Butcher Liu still didn't answer.

Boss Jiang had no choice but to take him away first, and then ordered his assistant to inspect the scene again, and temporarily stored the bodies of Tao's mother and son in Yizhuang.It's a hot day, and the body is kept for a short time, but this case is too weird.

Back at the inn, Chen Shiliu sighed: "Brother Mu, do you think Butcher Liu will be sentenced to death?"

"Probably not."

The laws of ancient times were different, and in some special cases, killing did not pay for life.For example, if you avenge your father, you are usually not sentenced to death.Although Liu Tuhu killed two people, he was avenging his daughter. If the county magistrate sympathized with his experience and combined with the Tao family's mother and son's various actions, the death penalty might not be imposed.

Mu Qingyan looked at Chen Shiliu: "What do you think about this case?"

"It's a bit weird, I can't say it, but I just feel something is wrong." Although the matter seemed to be developing logically, Chen Shiliu also noticed something wrong, but he couldn't figure it out.

Mu Qingyan directly pointed out the crux of the matter: "Tao Peng is addicted to gambling. What he wants is not Liu Yunzhi or fame, he only wants money. Even if Liu Yunzhi marries Yang Rusong, he feels uncomfortable, but according to his nature, he will only use all kinds of The method continues to extort money, but killing is harming others and not benefiting oneself. Then, why did he kill people? Why is Mother Tao willing to help him?"

"Yes! It is indeed very strange. Also, whether the person who tipped Liu Tuhu was kind or ulterior motives, I think this person is very suspicious." Chen Shiliu's eyes lit up suddenly, like an old glutton Smells good food.

Mu Qingyan knew limited clues, and couldn't figure out the intentions of the people behind the scenes.

"If you want to investigate, you want to find out the exact information about Liu Yunzhi's death. If Tao's mother and son are murderers, the bride should not have been hanged."

The east courtyard is a new house, men are not allowed to enter, only Mother Tao can pretend to enter.But to hang a young woman, there will definitely be some struggles, and it is impossible not to make noise. Once there is a sound, how can the servants not respond?Therefore, he guessed that the real cause of death was something else.

So, why pretend to be hanged?Is it out of necessity, or for another purpose?