Demon detective

Chapter 148
The intruder was none other than Xu Zhen.

After Meng Qingxi and his son left, he entered the house cautiously.

But seeing cigarettes lingering in the room, there is a Xuandao god statue and various offerings on the altar table in the center, and collapsed futons are spread on the ground.

It can be seen from this that Meng Qingxi should have been burning incense and prostrating just now.

Xu Zhen observed carefully in the house and checked all the houses.

Because Meng Zhixiao's face was damaged, he has not married a wife for three years, and his mother has already passed away due to illness, so only his father and son live in the whole house.

Xu Zhen first checked the rooms where Meng Zhixiao lived, and then entered Meng Qingxi's room.

To his surprise, there was an elegant study room inside Meng Qingxi's bedroom, the bookshelves were filled with books, and the walls were also covered with calligraphy and paintings.

Unexpectedly, Meng Qingxi was in the transportation business, but he was still a man of culture. The four treasures of the study were all available in the study, and there were many written poems on the table. Obviously, he often practiced calligraphy here.

Most of the ancient books on the bookshelves are also ancient books, looking old.

Xu Zhen also took out a few books to look through, and found that in addition to the ancient books of Xuan Dao, there were also many folk gossip and legends, as well as books on alchemy, cultivation, and flying immortals.

It seems that this Meng Qingxi is not only interested in calligraphy and painting, but also has a lot of research on these techniques of flying immortals to become enlightened.

Since the founding of the Daxuan Dynasty, Xuan Dao has been established as the state religion, and even the name "Daxuan" comes from this.

In the following 100 years, Xuan Dao has endured for a long time, especially in the period of Qiu Dingtian, the national teacher 40 years ago, at its peak.

Although it is not as beautiful as before, it is still popular among the people.

Therefore, Meng Qingxi believed in Xuan Dao, believed in some legends of gods and ghosts, and the art of alchemy and ascension was obviously nothing more than normal.

However, it is through these seemingly normal things that Xu Zhen feels something different...

……

At the same time, the old house of the richest man Meng Qinghui was already overcrowded.

Those who participated in the wedding banquet took their seats according to the places marked in advance, while those who did not attend the wedding banquet stood around the courtyard, waiting to watch how Xu Zhen investigated the case and revealed the answer.

However, they waited for a long time, not to mention waiting for the answer to the mystery, but they didn't even wait for Xu Zhen himself.

Only that Baozheng Li Youcai stood up and asked everyone to recall carefully. Can anyone still remember that three years ago, did anyone notice any special situation?

But in such a chaotic scene, who can calm down and recall it carefully?
So everyone began to complain non-stop, making the scene even more chaotic, and some even wanted to leave this ghost place quickly on the grounds that the child was left unattended.

As a result, at such a moment, a series of explosions suddenly came from among the bushes deep in the compound!
clap clap clap...

The sudden explosion startled everyone, some of the timid even fell to the ground in fright, some turned around and ran away...

But when they realized that the crackling sound was just a bunch of firecrackers hanging on the treetops, they stopped in surprise.

However, almost everyone's face was already pale.

Soon after the firecrackers rang, Xu Zhen appeared from behind the tree.

Obviously, it was him who set off the whip.

"It's you? Master catcher..." One of them was climbing up with the help of the table, trembling and complaining to Xu Zhen, "What are you doing? Scared... Scared us to death!"

"It's okay, it's okay," Xu Zhen said to everyone in a neutral manner, "This place is too cloudy, just hang a whip to strengthen your courage!"

"..."

Everyone was cursing in their hearts, this is not courageous, it is simply intentional scaring.

However, what Xu Zhen said next surprised everyone even more.

"Fellow folks," Xu Zhen said in public, "Listen to me. It has been found out that the murderer who poisoned you three years ago was none other than someone from your village—Meng Shaojun!!!"

what?
what……

As soon as this remark came out, the whole courtyard was in an uproar.

"This..." one of them asked tremblingly, "Why, my lord? How...how could it be Meng Shaojun? She is already dead!"

"Now that the murderer has been found," Xu Zhen ignored Li Zheng's question and continued to tell everyone, "Then I announce that Yaochang Village will be unsealed immediately, and you can do whatever you like!"

"..."

Everyone was speechless again, all confused by Xu Zhen's neurotic way of dealing with it. Some people began to complain and complain, while others simply breathed out their fragrance...

But no matter what, Xu Zhen was the head catcher of the county government, and no one dared to mess around, so they could only disband on the spot with the crowd.

However, after the show ended, the three Lizheng and Baozheng Li Youcai still surrounded Xu Zhen, wanting to ask Xu Zhen, why did he say that Meng Shaojun was the culprit of the poisoning three years ago?

Seeing that there was no one else in the yard, Xu Zhen glared at them fiercely: "Why, it's not Meng Shaojun, which one of you is that?"

"Ah? This..." For a moment, several people seemed to understand Xu Zhen's meaning, but they didn't seem to understand at all.

"Okay," Xu Zhen didn't want to talk nonsense with them, so he said immediately, "Meng Shaojun was the culprit of poisoning back then! She hated Meng Qinghui for blocking her way of making money, so she secretly poisoned her, and in order to get rid of the suspicion, she did not hesitate to take advantage of her own Wife, do you understand?"

"Ah? This..." Several people frowned again, but this time they completely understood Xu Zhen's meaning.

There is no doubt that Xu Zhen found a dead man like Meng Shaojun as a scapegoat. Since the real murderer cannot be found, Xu Zhen can only make a difference if the crime is placed on the dead man.

But... In this way, what will happen to Meng Shaojun's property?
"No one should think about Meng Shaojun's property." Xu Zhen seemed to be able to see through their minds, and said immediately, "The county government will send people to take them all away in two days. The list has been made. If there is one thing missing, I will take you away A few go to the county government for interrogation."

"This..." Several people looked at each other, apparently still unwilling to accept this fact.

"Why? Dissatisfied?" Xu Zhen said coldly, "Or, I won't let Meng Shaojun be the real murderer, let's see what will happen to your village next? Also, you Baozheng, hmph..."

Xu Zhen gave Li Youcai a hard look, and didn't bother to teach him what to say next.

His meaning could not be more obvious. If Meng Shaojun is not made a scapegoat, then Baozheng will be punished for concealing the report back then, and Yaochang Village will never have peace!

"Or else..." However, one of them, Li Zheng, still didn't give up, and weakly suggested to Xu Zhen, "Let Li Qian..."

What he meant was that if Li Qian could be charged with the crime, there would be no need to confiscate Meng Shaojun's property, right?

"You guys are all pig brains!" Xu Zhen couldn't help cursing, "If I didn't bring back Meng Shaojun's property, how could the county magistrate believe that Meng Shaojun was the murderer?

"I told you before, for no reason, why did the magistrate send me to investigate an old case three years ago? And only the two of us were sent, including an inexperienced female clerk? Use your brain, okay?"

Oh……

Only then did a few people suddenly realize that all of these feelings are the county magistrate's ingenious plan!
People have long taken a fancy to Meng Shaojun's property, but it would be embarrassing to take it by force, so they came up with such a tactful method.

In other words, for the past three days, Xu Zhen was just going out of his way, not here to solve the case at all.

After they figured everything out, the few people became indifferent. Three days ago they fought over this matter, but now that they think about it, it is simply a big joke...

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(End of this chapter)