Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 211

Then, the catcher suddenly remembered what Sun Chun said, and said to him:

"The class leader confessed that Li Yu disappeared for a few days about a month ago, and left a letter saying that he has no attachment to life..."

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

Wu Zuo was a little surprised.

Doesn't this correspond to his feelings?

However, he couldn't understand or explain the current situation.

Li Yu obviously hanged to death last night, why did he feel that he should have been dead for a long time?
The important thing is that if it was a person who had been dead for a month, the body would have started to decompose long ago, and the body of Li Yu he examined was not completely rigid yet.

This made Wu Zuo doubt his feelings.

Just when the two were puzzled, Lu Deshui's wife came over with the housekeeper, and wailed at the catcher, "Master catcher, you must make decisions for our master."

The head catcher comforted: "Madam, please don't worry, the county magistrate has repeatedly told you to thoroughly investigate this case to see if anyone is instigating behind the scenes."

"Master Catcher, my master's death must be related to the merchant."

"Businessman?"

Hearing this, Catcher couldn't help but frown, looking thoughtful.

A merchant is not a merchant's family, but a family named Shang.

The owner of the business is named Shang Shiyu, a scholar, but because of his poor qualifications, he has not been able to pass the examination of scholar.

However, he is warm and kind, and often takes the initiative to write letters, couplets, and names for the villagers. His reputation and reputation in the village have always been very good.

"Yes, it's the merchant. The grievances and resentments between their family and my master must be very clear to the head arrester."

"Well, I know something."

The catcher nodded.

"Back then, someone in the village held a wedding and invited my master, and that Shang Shiyu also went.

During the banquet, Shang Shiyu drank too much, and he didn't care about the presence of so many people, and openly satirized my master.

My old man was so angry that he gave him a few words, saying how could he not even pass the exam for a scholar?
In shame and anger, Shang Shiyu picked up the wine glass and hit my master, causing blood to flow out of my master's forehead.

After everyone persuaded, my master was also generous and didn't care about him.

Unexpectedly, after the banquet was over, Shang Shiyu was still cursing.

The house slave who went with the master couldn't be more angry, so he stepped forward to argue with him, and a quarrel broke out, and finally both sides fought.

Although Shang Shiyu was slightly injured, his servants acted with discretion. It was he himself who drank too much, accidentally fell, broke his head, and died when he got home.

As a result, the sons and daughters of the business insisted that my master ordered his subordinates to take revenge, and deliberately beat his father to death, and went to the county government to make trouble for a year.

Fortunately, the county magistrate was aware of the details and returned my master's innocence.

But the businessman has always held a grudge, threatening to take revenge on my master even if he loses everything.

Therefore, the death of my master must be the black hands of someone they found, hoping that the head catcher will arrest them and torture them. "

"Well, Ma'am, don't worry, I will go to the merchant to ask questions, but there is no evidence at the moment, and I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate to arrest people for no reason."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lu began to play tricks, with one hand on her hips and one finger pointing, spit from her mouth:

"What's wrong? It was obviously done by someone from the business, so why don't you arrest him?

Did they send you money?How much silver you want, we will give you double. "

If it were someone else, the head arrester would probably go berserk right away.

How can he be the head arrester of the county government, where should his face be put when a woman points at his nose and scolds him like this?
It's not some official wife, isn't it just land wealth?

However, considering that Mr. Lu had just died, and that Mr. Lu had given a lot of money to the county government before his death, the head catcher forcibly suppressed his anger, and said coldly: "Madam, the case is based on evidence, I hope Madam will not Teach me how to handle the case."

"you……"

Mrs. Lu still wanted to go crazy.

The housekeeper hurriedly persuaded: "Madam, calm down, what the head catcher said is reasonable, he has to find out first, so as not to startle the snake.

Right now, it is more important to deal with the master's affairs first. "

The butler is a smart man, he knows very well that it is not a good thing to offend the county government at this juncture.

Although the master had contacts with the county magistrate before his death, he is no longer there.

As the saying goes, people take tea to cool down, if Madam is so rude and rude, I'm afraid I will suffer a lot.

On the other side, Zhou Yu was also looking for someone to inquire about this strange case.

After many inquiries, I have some understanding of the case.

The people in the town had almost no sympathy for Lu Deshui's death, and many people were even grateful for it.

Because this Lu Deshui is too domineering, relying on his family's great fortune and many family members, he often bullies his neighbors, occupying other people's properties and even graveyards.

The folks have nowhere to sue, because Lu Deshui has always had a good relationship with the county government.

The servants in his mansion also pretended to be powerful and bullied men and women, causing the common people to suffer unspeakably.

This time, Lu Deshui died strangely, and some people suspected that it was related to the merchant.

However, what Zhou Yu heard was completely different from what Mrs. Nalu said.

According to the people, Shang Shiyu was upright, kind, and not afraid of the powerful. He had stood up for the people several times and wrote pleadings against Lu Deshui for the people.

Because of this, he offended Lu Deshui. Lu Deshui once publicly said that sooner or later, Shang Shiyu would be killed.

That time, there was a big family in the village having a wedding. Shang Shiyu was invited to go, and Lu Deshui was also there.

That wealthy family knew that there was a conflict between Shang Shiyu and Lu Deshui, and thinking of the fellow villagers, they kindly arranged the two of them at the same table, hoping to be a peacemaker.

As a result, good intentions did bad things.

Shang Shiyu was a scholar, and he didn't want to argue with Lu Deshui, but he didn't even bother to greet him.

Lu Deshui could bear it at first, after a few glasses of wine, he heard two people at the same table praising Shang Shiyu's literary talent, so he couldn't help but run on him, saying that since Shang Shiyu is so good at writing, why is he a scholar? Can't pass the exam?
Shang Shiyu replied, and asked Lu Deshui how many words he knew?
The master hurriedly persuaded him, but Lu Deshui used the strength of wine to talk more and more vigorously, and said that Shang Shiyu was a hypocrite and so on.

Being splashed with dirty water for no reason, Shang Shiyu naturally refused, and revealed Lu Deshui's scandal on the spot, including Lu Deshui's fondness for child molestation.

Lu Deshui's special hobby is actually known to many people.

But knowing it was one thing, and telling it face to face naturally made Lu Deshui feel that he couldn't get off the stage. He not only denied it, but also scolded Shang Shiyu for spitting blood.

This is a typical double standard. He is allowed to pour sewage, but others are not allowed to. What's more, Shang Shiyu is not talking about it, but telling the truth.

Blame him for being too outspoken, and at the same time belittle Lu Deshui's shamelessness.

In a rage, Lu Deshui threw the chopsticks in his hand at Shang Shiyu, and even hit Shang Shiyu in the face.

Although it didn't hurt Shang Shiyu, such an action was extremely provocative, no matter how much Shang Shiyu could bear it, he couldn't stand it anymore.

As the saying goes, come and don't reciprocate indecently, so he grabbed the wine glass and threw it at it, but it just hit Lu Deshui's forehead, broke the skin, and bled a little.

Lu Deshui is a very face-saving person, so he can swallow this breath after suffering such a big loss?Regardless of his identity, he rushed to Shang Shiyu and wanted to start a fight.

Fortunately, the people at the same table quickly grabbed both sides.

The master saw that the situation was not good, so he had to quietly persuade Shang Shiyu to avoid it for a while, so as not to make things worse.

Shang Shiyu was not in the mood to drink any more, and left angrily.

Unexpectedly, Lu Deshui secretly ordered his servants to chase him out, and couldn't help but say that he held down Shang Shiyu and beat him.

In order to please the master, several servants didn't know how to attack. As a result, Shang Shiyu was beaten so badly that he couldn't get up.

After the family heard the news and came, they hurriedly took him to treat his injuries, but he died because of the seriousness of his injuries.

Shang Shiyu has two sons under his knees, the eldest son is named Shang Chen, the second son is Shang Li, and a sixteen-year-old daughter is named Shang Sanguan.

Shang Sanguan was smart, eager to learn and beautiful since he was a child, and he made an appointment with someone when he was 14 years old.

Originally, she was about to get married, but when such a big event happened at home, Shang Sanguan was filled with grief and indignation, how could she be in the mood to get married?

After that, he and his two older brothers went to the county government office to file a complaint.

However, Lu Deshui had already gone to the county government one step earlier to carry out activities, and at the same time found some so-called witnesses, who turned the matter upside down, saying that Shang Shiyu deliberately provoked it, and Shang Shiyu was the first to do it.

In the end, one of the servants who had done the work was pushed out to take the blame, saying that the servant had made his own claim.

After the county magistrate received the money, he naturally wanted to talk to Lu Deshui, and in the end he sentenced the servant to manslaughter and was imprisoned for five years.

Lu Deshui was also asked to compensate the merchant 100 taels of silver as compensation.

The three brothers and sisters of the merchants naturally did not follow.

Because this is not about money at all, no matter how much money you give, can you bring your father back to life?
The three brothers and sisters want justice.

It's a pity that they went to the county government to file a complaint many times, but there was no result.

Shang Sanguan's in-law's family was also a little anxious, and they came to the door several times to urge her to do the marriage first.

In the end, Shang Sanguan said that if her father's hatred was not reported, she would not get married for a day, and her in-laws were so angry that they simply called off the marriage.

To make matters worse, when the two elder brothers went to the county government again to file a complaint, the county magistrate got angry and said that they were thugs.

A few days after he came back, his eldest brother, Shang Chen, passed away because of a wound infection, and the treatment was ineffective.

Affected by this blow, the second elder brother became taciturn and decadent, and drank his sorrows all day long.

Shang Sanguan was a little desperate. She realized that if she went to the lawsuit like this again, the whole family would have to suffer along with it.

One day, she ran away from home suddenly, and no one knew where she went.

Including her family members.

After Zhou Yu summarized and analyzed the information he had obtained, he was basically sure that this case was premeditated.

On the face of it, Li Yu was the one who attacked, but in fact he was the third official of Shang who avenged his father.

The reason for this speculation is that the most important evidence comes from his previous discovery that Li Yu is just a body, and the inner soul is actually a woman.

Based on the current situation, this woman should undoubtedly be the third official of Shang.

However, there is still one thing that Zhou Yu still doesn't understand, why is the soul of Shang Sanguan attached to Li Yu?

Could it be that he died accidentally and was unwilling to do so, so he possessed Li Yu and waited for an opportunity to take revenge?

In order to understand Kaixin's doubts, Zhou Yu decided to conduct an investigation himself.

If you want to find out the truth of the matter, the best way is to find the person involved, and what others say will inevitably be biased.

Therefore, Zhou Yu found the Earth Temple, and according to the guidance of the Earth, he came to the deep mountains at dark and found a long-abandoned Yizhuang.

As soon as they arrived outside the gate of Yizhuang, they faintly heard the sound of opera.

Zhou Yu tried his best to conceal his aura, and followed the sound to the backyard. Sure enough, there was indeed a man and a woman singing in the yard.

In addition, there were several spectators watching quietly around the side.

Zhou Yu's eyes quickly locked on two of them, one Hua Dan who was singing an opera, it must be Li Yu without a doubt.

The other girl is the Shang Sanguan.

It's just that the "people" in this yard are actually not living people anymore, but ghosts.

Zhou Yu didn't disturb them for the time being, when the opera was over, the crowd started applauding, Zhou Yu followed suit and showed his figure.

The ghosts were taken aback and glanced over one after another.

Zhou Yu smiled and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, everyone, I won't make things difficult for you..."

"who are you?"

One of the male ghosts, about thirty years old, looked at Zhou Yu with some fear, and asked in a low voice.

Although Zhou Yu looks like a scholar, but at his current level of cultivation, he already has an invisible aura that is not angry but powerful.

Especially for ghosts and evil things, this feeling is even worse.

His sudden and silent appearance naturally terrified the ghosts.

Zhou Yu smiled: "Don't worry, everyone, I'm not a mage, I'm just a scholar."

The ghosts showed an indescribable expression.

Basically: what about cheating ghosts?
"Then I don't know how the gentleman found here?"

At this time, Li Yu couldn't help but stepped forward to test it out.

"Oh, I asked the land..."

As soon as these words came out, all the ghosts became even more awed and respectful.

After all, although the land is just a small god in the lower realm, it cannot be summoned by everyone.

"This time, I made a special trip for Li Yu and Miss Shang Sanguan."

Hearing this, Shang Sanguan couldn't help but frowned, saluted Zhou Yufu, and asked, "Mister, did you come here because of what happened last night?"

"Correct!"

Li Yu couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that the master came here for the Lu family?"

"I've already said that I came here specially for the two of you. I took my students on a study tour and passed by this town. When I was watching a play, I noticed something was wrong..."

Hearing this, Li Yu couldn't help but smile wryly: "It's true that nothing can be hidden from the master's eyes. That's right, it wasn't a kid on the stage at that time, but Miss Shang."

"May I take a step to speak, sir?"

"No, no, you have something to talk about, let's leave for a while."

The other people in the courtyard may be a little stressed, or they may be more knowledgeable. After hearing what Shang Sanguan said, they fled away one by one.

Li Yu didn't leave, after all, this matter had a lot to do with him.

"Miss Shang, why don't you let me talk first."

Li Yu said to Shang Sanguan.

"Well, that's fine too."

Shang Sanguan responded.

……

(End of this chapter)