Demon detective

Chapter 147 Restoration
Second night.

Xu Zhen kneaded his temples with both hands in front of the desk, still thinking hard about the bizarre poisoning case three years ago.

He asked several people again, and finally found out why Meng Qinghui, the richest man back then, insisted on taking Yuniang from Meng Qingxi's family and forcing Yuniang to marry his son Meng Zhichao.

It turned out that it was the matchmaker's fault.

Meng Qinghui himself is very superstitious.Although his family is rich and successful, he only has a son like Meng Zhichao under his knees, and he also suffers from leg problems, which has to make him believe in feng shui fortune-telling.

He asked an expert to calculate for his son, saying that Meng Zhichao was going to marry a woman who was born at ten o'clock in the middle of the leap month of the gengzi year as his wife.

Because the noon of the leap month represents the "fire in the furnace", the Meng family has been in the business of medicinal materials for generations, and only this fire in the furnace can make his family prosper and make money.

However, this kind of girl is too difficult to find, and even if she can be found, factors such as appearance and family may not be suitable.

Therefore, Meng Qinghui did not marry Meng Zhichao for a long time, and the matchmaker circle knew of Master Meng's request for a long time, and was also tirelessly looking for it.

It is conceivable that when Yuniang and Meng Zhixiao exchanged birthday characters, the matchmaker was surprised to find that Yuniang met the conditions of Master Meng Qinghui.

Driven by profit, the matchmaker hurried to find Meng Qinghui and told him about it.

So, Meng Qinghui hastily pried Yuniang away from Meng Qingxi's house.

Meng Qingxi was originally Meng Qinghui's uncle and brother, so it was embarrassing for her daughter-in-law to be taken away by her uncle's elder brother's family.

But Meng Qinghui was rich and powerful, so he paid him a huge amount of compensation and blocked his mouth.

However, I don't know where Meng Qinghui invited the expert. On the first day Yuniang married into Meng Qinghui's house, the family was ruined and people died.

Is this so-called "fire in the furnace" overburned?
In this way, the possibility of poisoning for love is getting lower and lower.

Meng Zhichao has low self-esteem because of his leg disease, and his personality is relatively gentle. He has never heard of any relationship with any woman.

To Xu Zhen, it seems that the case is still clueless.

Today, he asked almost everyone in the village to understand the ins and outs of the whole matter, and also learned some relatively secret information.

But this information is obviously irrelevant to the case.

It's so difficult!
Even though Xu Zhen is an experienced criminal investigator, he still feels helpless.

He wanted to devise a few schemes to shake the mountain and shake the tiger before, but he still denied it in the end.

As the saying goes, don’t scatter the hawk if you don’t see the rabbit. Letting the hawk out too early can only scare the rabbit away.

Just when Xu Zhen was at a loss, a pair of soft arms suddenly appeared on his shoulders, which were the maid Qin Yin.

She squeezed her hands, and she actually gave Xu Zhen a shoulder massage.

"Master," said Qin Yin, "let me relax for you, you have worked so hard!"

Xu Zhen wanted to refuse, but he didn't expect the piano sound to be professional. After just a few strokes, Xu Zhen felt relieved for a while.

hey-hey……

There are also benefits from ancient times, isn’t it, Xu Zhen is secretly delighted, it is also a kind of enjoyment to have a maid with such exquisite craftsmanship as Qin Yin.

So, he closed his eyes and enjoyed it happily.

He said he was relaxing, but his mind was still spinning at a high speed. For some reason, he thought of Meng Zhixiao again.

Looking at it now, Meng Zhixiao's calmness when he was questioned can still be explained.Because he travels outside all the year round and is well-informed, it is reasonable for him not to panic when things happen, and to be calm and calm.

But... for some reason, Xu Zhen still felt that there was something wrong with this person.

But what exactly is wrong, I can't say it myself.

Ugh……

Xu Zhen couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He knew that the whole village couldn't be sealed off for too long, and it had to be unblocked by tomorrow night at the latest, otherwise there would be major changes.

After all, he didn't have a real county government order, and the case was so important that if he didn't have a clue at that time, he would have to return home in vain.

Could it be... is there really no other way?
As the saying goes, once born twice, although the case has not progressed, Xu Zhen and Qin Yin are getting closer and closer.

Qin Yin is also very happy with Xu Zhen, a gentle and considerate master.

Before that, she was bullied and insulted, and she lived in dire straits every day, and her life was worse than death. Now that she finally met a master who loves her so much, she is naturally very content.

Moreover, after getting along for a few days, Qin Yin found that Xu Zhen was young, but he was knowledgeable and knowledgeable. No matter what topics he talked about, Xu Zhen would respond fluently, and continued to chat.

This made Qin Yin very happy, as if she had found a bosom friend, she was full of admiration for Xu Zhen.

In addition, in other respects, Xu Zhen is also exceptionally good, making the sound of the piano feel extremely sweet and moist.

Therefore, this beautiful woman from the East China Sea has long secretly promised to give everything she owns to Xu Zhen...

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Interestingly, this lifestyle of tension during the day and relaxation at night inspired Xu Zhen a series of inspirations.

Early in the morning of the third day, he had another major decision.

"what!?"

When the villagers of Yaochang Village learned of Xu Zhen's decision, they were all shocked.

"Let us all gather at the old house of Meng Qinghui's family...to repeat...reenact the scene?"

"Yeah, what do you mean by reenacting the scene?" Some people were puzzled, "Could it be...you want us to drink poisoned wine again?"

"Oh, don't dawdle," the villager who reported the news shouted to the crowd, "Let's assemble within half an hour. Anyone who is late is a suspect!"

"what?"

When everyone heard this, they no longer cared about thinking about it, and hurriedly made some preparations, and all flocked to Meng Qinghui's old house.

Among them, Meng Zhixiao was no exception. When he followed his neighbors to the old house, he found that the gate of the abandoned old house was open and the yard was crowded with people.

The three Lizheng and Baozheng Li Youcai began to assign the people present to take their seats according to the drawings drawn by Xu Zhen.

Looking inside the compound, the tables and benches have already been set up, and people have already started to sit down...

"Oh, what the hell is this going to do?" Someone next to me commented, "People can't be complete. There are those who were poisoned to death in the past, and some who left the village later. What's the use of restoring the scene? Can't you live in the real murderer?"

"Yeah," another complained, "If you want me to say, since we want to restore the scene, it's better to let Meng Zhichao and his wife wear wedding clothes and hold another wedding banquet!"

People were chattering, one of them suddenly called out Meng Zhixiao's name.

"Here we come, here we come." Meng Zhixiao didn't dare to neglect, and immediately passed through the crowd and came to him.

"You sit here," Li Zheng pointed to one of the seats, and then suddenly asked, "Zhixiao, where is your father? Why didn't he come?"

"Ah?" Meng Zhixiao was surprised, "My father is at home! He didn't attend the wedding back then, what did he come for?"

"We don't know either," Gaili said casually, "The head catcher said that not only those who attended the wedding banquet back then, but other people also came to watch."

"Ah?" Meng Zhixiao frowned, "Onlooker?"

"Yes," Li Zheng said, "Maybe the head catcher is going to announce in public who the murderer is? Hurry up and call your father over so as not to miss the show."

"Oh."

Meng Zhixiao nodded, immediately exited the courtyard, and went home to call his father Meng Qingxi.

Unexpectedly, when he went home and pushed the door, the door was actually locked.

He had no choice but to bang on the door and call out from the outside: "Dad, open the door!"

"Here we come..." Soon, Meng Qingxi ran out of the room and opened the door.

"Father..." Although Meng Zhixiao noticed that Meng Qingxi was a little flustered, he didn't ask any questions. He just pointed outside and explained the reason to him.

"What?" Meng Qingxi was startled, "The murderer... can the murderer be caught?"

"Who knows!" Meng Zhixiao urged, "Hurry up, people will suspect you if you go late."

"Oh, oh..." Meng Qingxi didn't have time to pack her things, and immediately locked the door from the outside, and left with Meng Zhixiao.

Unexpectedly, just after the father and son left, a person appeared behind the firewood pile in the yard...

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(End of this chapter)