Hexi

Chapter 54 A Strange Lock

Mrs. Wu's son, Mrs. Sun, was escorted to the public treasury of the Wu family.

The only idler present, Han Qian inside the door also followed after seeing this.

The public treasury is at the back of the main courtyard of Wu's house. At this time, the courtyard door is closed, and the courtyard wall is built higher than other places. The weeds and tiles on the top of the wall are still intact. It seems that no one has forced their way in yet. Pass.

Han Mo said: "Open the door, call a few more people, and count the things in the warehouse."

"But we don't have the key to the public treasury. All the treasures are hidden here, and they are the old lady's private collection. Without the old lady's permission, this door cannot be opened."

Han Mo squinted at the accountant who answered the call and the servant guarding the warehouse: "Then break away!"

"grown ups!"

At this moment, Mrs. Sun opened her mouth with trembling lips.

Han Mo squinted: "Do you have something to say?"

Mrs. Sun closed her mouth with a pale face.

"Sir!"

At this time, Song Yan rushed over with big strides, followed by Wu Pei and the three brothers. When he arrived, Song Yan raised the two heavy lock keys in his hand: "My son, find the lock behind the wall leading to the warehouse in Liufuzhai. These two strings of locks and keys! After joint identification by Wu Yuanwai brothers, this is the lock and key of the public warehouse!"

Han Mo took them in his hands, glanced at the already crumbling Sun, and threw them to the accountant: "Open!"

After the courtyard door was opened, the universe inside was fully displayed in front of people. This is a courtyard house with three rows, and three sides are used for storage. There are seven rooms in total, and the doors of each room are locked separately.The three brothers of the Wu family rushed into the door one by one, and checked each door one by one, but the locks of each door were intact, and there was no sign of prying.

Song Yan said: "Judging from the current situation, the murderer took the key from Mrs. Wu in the early hours of the morning, and then he must have gone to the warehouse to achieve his ulterior purpose before the incident happened.

"There was an hour between when he attacked Mrs. Wu and when Mrs. Wu was found dead. This was enough for him to enter the warehouse and hide the key, but the key was found thrown in the middle of the road. Perhaps it can be speculated that the murderer encountered something in the middle of his actions, causing him to abandon the lock key halfway."

Han Mo stretched his body: "Has the Wu family finished their interrogation? Has anyone been suspicious during this period?"

"There are three brothers in the Wu family. Mrs. Wu's eldest son, Wu Pei, checked the accounts in Tongzhou last night. He came back this morning after hearing the bad news. The second son, Wu Kun, came home late last night after a night of drinking. , but Wu Pei's eldest son's wet nurse passed by the second room when she was on errand in the morning, and she heard Wu Zhan shouting to make tea, so she can testify for him. The third son, Wu Yuan, had a banquet in the room last night and did not leave until midnight.

"As for Mrs. Wu, she didn't change her clothes or remove her make-up all night, and it's very likely that she has been entangled with the murderer since last night, so from the time point of view, Wu Yuan doesn't meet the requirements.

"In addition, the Wu family has seven children and six young ladies. Eight of them are under ten years old. The oldest of the five is no more than 13 years old. The eldest grandson, Wu Zhan, is also physically weaker than Mrs. Wu. Therefore, it can also be ruled out. suspected."

"What about the others? For example, the female relatives?"

Han Mo looked at Mrs. Sun with eyes like torches, walked around her for half a circle, and then stopped in front of her: "Since no one else is suspicious, where are you, Mrs. Sun, who is the daughter-in-law of the clan? Who can prove you?" innocent?"

"Nu, my family, my family is always in the room!"

Sun's teeth were chattering, but he bit down on a fragmentary sentence extremely hard.

Han Mo looked at her hair, and then stretched out his hand to remove a yellowish flake from her right temple: "The Wu family is so big, it doesn't mean they don't even have a maid who combs their hair? It's so early in the morning, where did you get it?" The hay clippings that came here have not been cleaned up until now?"

Everyone in the Wu family nearby cast their gazes.

But Mrs. Sun shook her head more and more like a rattle: "I didn't kill it! I didn't kill it!"

Han Mo sneered: "There is absolutely no thief in the world who would take the initiative to admit that he is a thief. How do you know that I suspect you as a murderer?"

"I really didn't kill it! Really not!"

Sun suddenly hissed and his sharp voice covered all the current noise.She stared wide-eyed, holding her head in her hands, showing a state of madness!
"Immediately lead people to search the chief house! Especially the place where Mrs. Sun stayed last night! Summon all the servants around her to come here!"

"grown ups!"

As soon as the words fell, the policeman in charge of leading the team to check the warehouse rushed forward: "There is an extra lock on the door of the second warehouse in the east wing, and it can't be opened no matter what. There is no key that will open this lock!"

"An extra lock?"

Han Mo narrowed his eyes.

"That is to say, the door of the room on the south side of the east wing used to have only one lock, but now there are two locks hanging on it, and the key of one of the locks is not on the key chain at all!"

Lost locks and keys are no strangers!
When Han Mo heard this, he turned and entered the courtyard gate, and walked towards the warehouse on the southeast corner.

There were already many people standing in front of the door, worrying about the lock, and they got out of the way when they saw Han Mo leading his men.

"What's in here?" Han Mo asked.

"It's my father's treasury where all the curios and cash are stored!" Wu Pei's three brothers rushed to answer.

Unfortunately, there is an extra lock on this heavy warehouse, and the key is still missing. This is obviously a problem!
Han Mo looked at the two locks on the door. One of them was dark in color and had many scratches on it. It had already been opened. It was obvious that this was the original lock.

But the other one was brand new and intact, not only did it not show any signs of damage, it was as new as if it had just been hung up.

In addition, what makes people unable to take their eyes off is that although this lock is only a small two-inch long copper lock, its craftsmanship is extremely delicate, and the fit of each component is natural, especially the dark lock. If Han Mo hadn't seen enough lock mechanisms in Donglinwei, he might not be able to find the place where the lock hole is installed!

"How could there be such a lock?" He looked around the Wu family.

"This is not the lock of our house!" Wu Peidang said first, "I have personally passed every lock in our house. I have never seen such...such a lock!"

Wu Pei didn't say the whole thing, showing admiration, but no one felt that his attitude was inappropriate, because no one in the room could feel the same surprise when facing this lock whose subtlety can be felt just by looking at its appearance. and amazed!
Song Yan took the lock from Han Mo's hand and looked at it carefully, and frowned: "It's really exquisite, even the locks used in the yamen, there are few that can compare with it-could it be, this is from Sujiatian The top grade of the workshop?"

(End of this chapter)