Nongmen Shenjue

With the intervention of the government, Mu Qingyan and others don't need to bother to find out the source of the gold jewelry. They only need to use the Yang family's relationship to inquire with the yamen.This was a time-consuming and labor-intensive job, and it was impossible for Captain Jiang to investigate in person. He ordered the other officers to go to Xiangruizhai in the county as ordered.

Xiangruizhai is a gold and silver jewelry shop that has been passed down from generation to generation. Although there are branches in every county, they are only in Yiyang Mansion.

There is a great chance that the owner of the gold jewelry is someone from a county under the jurisdiction of Yiyang Prefecture.

Those who can afford gold jewelry, whose surname is Mo, and those who come and go from Xiangruizhai will leave a file. If the time is not too long, they should be able to find it.The trouble is, if it is not within the county, it will take too long to go back and forth to investigate in other counties.

Therefore, Boss Jiang only took this as supporting evidence, and did not expect to rely on this clue to continue the investigation.

He is waiting for a more detailed autopsy report, he needs the exact time of death.

Through the time of death, he could investigate the outsiders in the town during that time, especially the outsiders who had intersected with the Zeng family.

The location where the bones appeared was too ingenious, not to mention that there was a passage extending outward from the collapsed cellar of the Zeng family's old house, which happened to lead to the place where the corpses were buried.Boss Jiang has been in the industry for many years, and he knows how low the probability of such a coincidence is. He has to doubt the possibility of the Zeng family being involved.

At this time, he couldn't care about the reputation of the Zeng family in the town.

Jiang Butou immediately went to visit Master Zeng.

Zeng He didn't put on airs, and was as kind as the rumors outside.He was wearing a round-neck silk robe, with a two-inch long beard, and a fair complexion. He was different from ordinary rich men, with a refined and bookish air on his body, a paper folding fan in his hand, and his words were warm.

Such a rich man is always impressive.

"Boss Jiang is a distinguished guest. Could it be that he came here for the Tao family's case again?" Zeng He ordered someone to serve tea.

"To be honest, three buried bones were found at Zeng's old house this morning. The chief security officer in the town reported it to the officer. I came here for this matter. Didn't Master Zeng hear about it?" The boss definitely didn't believe that the other party didn't know, but if he deliberately pretended, it wouldn't be wrong, and it made him confused for a while.

Zeng He looked suspiciously, and looked at the butler: "Is there such a thing?"

The housekeeper bent his shoulders and blamed himself: "Forgive me, master. I just heard the report from my subordinates. It was because of this incident that I knocked the gong outside before. I saw that the master was worried about his wife's condition, so I planned to talk about it later. .”

Zeng He nodded, without blaming him, and explained apologetically to Boss Jiang: "My wife's illness has become more and more serious recently, and I had another attack last night. I was busy calling for a doctor this morning, and I couldn't take care of other things."

Mrs. Zeng has been ill for several years, and Boss Jiang knows about it.

Boss Jiang changed the topic back: "Master Zeng, please forgive me, because the location where the bones appeared was outside the courtyard wall of Zeng's old house. In addition, there is a tunnel dug in the cellar of Zeng's house, which just leads to the pit where the corpses are buried. So I have reason to suspect that the murderer is related to the Zeng family."

Zeng He's face was straight: "Although I don't believe that anyone in my family will do such evil things, but Boss Jiang doesn't have to worry about me. If there is a need, I will cooperate."

Boss Jiang was unable to observe anything on Zeng He's face, so he was not in a hurry at the moment, and only asked about the situation of the old house.

Zeng He said: "I am a scholar, I didn't believe in these things before, but my wife's illness... I am really worried. The doctors can't cure it, there is really no way, I can only try other side methods. A mage said that next to the old house was a bamboo grove and a cemetery, which is very cloudy, which is not good for people who have been ill for a long time. He suggested that the wife should be moved to another place to recuperate.

My wife didn't think I was poor back then, married in and had children, and worked hard to manage the family. I have only respect for her, and I will never let her down in this life.If she went to another place to recuperate by herself, how would she make it happen?I am not at ease either.At that time, there was a plan to repair the house. After all, the old house had been weathered for a long time and there were many dilapidated places. Some houses were not suitable for living in. Seeing the situation of my wife, I simply chose another place and built a new house.

Although the old and new houses are one south and one north, the town is not big anyway, if you want to check something, you can just walk a few more steps and go there.The old house also stored unused sundries, or temporarily harvested food during the autumn harvest, so no one was assigned to guard it, and all the doors were locked tightly with locks.

After all, the old house had been vacant for eight years.

Oh, by the way, I usually like to listen to operas. If the Ruyi opera troupe wants to come, I will provide accommodation.The old house is also empty, and it is just right for them to live in.People in the theater troupe all live in the first courtyard, and they are also particular about it. It has been three or four years, and troupe leader Li and I are also friends. "

"Where's the cellar of the old house? Master Zeng should know about it?" Boss Jiang asked the most sensitive point directly, staring at the other person's expression.

Zeng He was slightly stunned, but there were still no other flaws: "I heard that the cellar was left by my grandfather, and the entrance was in the small courtyard where my grandfather used to rest in his later years, just next to the outermost courtyard wall. To be honest, there was no cellar there later. Although the cellar has always been there, it has never been used. As for the passage leading to the outside of the cellar, I heard my grandfather mention it. It is said that because my grandfather passed through a famine when he was young, and there were rioters in the town, the passage was reserved for Just in case."

Whenever refugees attack, they always focus on the rich first.Back then, the Zeng family was quite wealthy and had a big house. It was no joke to be targeted by refugees, and it was reasonable to leave a way out.

However, as a way of retreat, even if it is really necessary to dig a tunnel, it should go a little further.

At present, the identity of the deceased is still unknown, and the time of death is unknown. Boss Jiang did not continue to ask, and left.

Zeng He ordered the housekeeper to send him out.

In the inn, Yang Rubai didn't understand why he asked, "Why are we staring at the Zeng family?"

In Yang Rubai's view, the discovery of the bones in the Zeng's old house was something the government wanted to investigate, and had nothing to do with the death of Liu Yunzhi, Tao Peng's mother and son.Mu Qingyan and others paid too much attention to this matter, which made him puzzled and dissatisfied.

Mu Qingyan only said lightly: "Investigating the case is my business. When the time is up, I will give you the result."

He can understand the feelings of the victim's family, but he doesn't want the other party to interfere with his pace.

Yang Rubai pursed his lips, far from the vigor he had when they met for the first time: "How long will it take for the result?"

"Within one month." Mu Qingyan set a relatively sufficient time. After all, it was the other party's own negligence. They didn't sign a contract at all, and didn't agree on a time limit.

Yang Rubai suppressed his emotions and nodded, "I want to go back to Yangjiazhuang."

Yang Rubai knew that he was in a bad mood, and he didn't want to continue to be rude. Besides, the condition of his father and brother also worried him, so he decided to go back and have a look.

After Yang Rubai left, Chen Shiliu asked about his next plan.

Mu Qingyan asked him back: "What do you think Zeng He will do next?"

How to do it?

Even if there is no sufficient evidence at the moment, Boss Jiang obviously has his eyes on the Zeng family for the deal.It can be seen from Zeng He's assassination of Liu Yunzhi and Tao Peng that he will not let any hidden dangers go, let alone sit and wait for death.But this incident has already started, everyone knows about it, and the government is still involved, so he can't let him continue to cover it up.

Chen Shiliu mobilized all his brainpower, and tentatively put forward a conjecture: "Creating blame?"

Gao Tian, ​​who has always been silent, suddenly said: "Find someone to take the blame."

Chen Shiliu suddenly realized: "That's right! Zeng He is very rich, and he can completely bribe one person to take the blame. Killing three people is definitely a beheading. As long as the case is closed, no one will mention it in the future."

This is usually a method used by powerful families. If it cannot be covered up, the crime will be transferred, and then money will be used to manage the matter to pass the matter over.

Two days later, Wu Zuo determined the time of death of the three skeletons.

Chen Shiliu used some tricks to get the news: "Wu Zuo judged that the time of death was within ten years, at least seven years ago."

Each county government has its own clerks, but the level of clerks varies, so it is not bad to be able to draw this result.

"Boss Jiang led the people, and with the cooperation of the chief security officer, began to investigate in the town. The main purpose was to investigate the people who came to the town seven years ago. Combined with the gender identity of the bones, it is related to the surname Mo. It is not yet clear. information."

After seven to ten years of death, it is impossible for Mu Qingyan to go backtracking.

At least not yet.

Within five years, he can, at most, take a nap after de-stressing like in Taoyuan Town, but it will be different after five years. Not only will the effect of backtracking be reduced, but the burden on him will also be greater.The current situation is not bad, the ability is only used as a means of reservation, he always feels that he can dig out some more inside information from the troupe.

Thinking about it, his eyes fell on Chen Shiliu.

Chen Shiliu was one year older than Mu Qingyan. After running away from home for so long, he lost a little immaturity, and his whole state was very different from the past.However, it is undeniable that the environment in which he grew up and the upbringing he received made him stand out from the crowd, his appearance was enhanced, and his mouth was flattering, which belonged to the type that was very popular with women.

Of course, it is more likely that what the women look forward to is his background.

This does not include the little girl from the Ruyi troupe.

"Brother Mu, Mu?" Chen Shiliu's hair stood on end from his strange gaze.

Mu Qingyan smiled gently: "Sixteen, your beauty trick has a chance to appear again."

"what?"

"Ask Li Yue'er again, let her talk about the troupe going to Zeng's house to sing in detail, for example, did Mrs. Zeng shout anything when she fell ill? Besides, learn more about the personnel of the troupe." Now it's just A hazy feeling, without evidence, Mu Qingyan didn't make it very clear.

"Okay!" In order to investigate the case, Chen Shiliu readily agreed.