Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 322 Rumors (Part [-])
"I asked, the villagers spoke very vaguely, there are those with square faces and beards, and those with sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks... The reason why I can remember which day it is is because the villagers are in a hurry to go to the city to watch the punishment, so they don't look much. I didn't ask any more questions." Shang Gong replied.

Wu Chen raised his eyebrows, and muttered as if talking to himself: "You know that I will investigate this case before I do?"

Song Gu understood, and hurriedly asked, "When did you know you wanted to stay in the capital to investigate this case?"

"It was after Chen Zhong was sentenced, but the villagers saw those people on the way to watch his sentence, that is to say, I didn't know that I was going to investigate this case, and they had already started to do it."

The sophomore asked: "Isn't this telling you that the cause of death of Yingniang's family members was not illness?"

Wu Chen smiled and said, "Not only did they tell me that Yingniang's family members did not die of illness, but they also told me what the autopsy revealed. What do you think it would be?"

Song Gu said:
"If Yingniang's family members were beaten to death, they would have been able to find out through the investigation, and they couldn't hide it. They couldn't use this method to kill the Liu family brothers. Ten years is enough to cover up other causes of death, but poisoning And died and the poison has penetrated into the bones, causing the bones to turn black, which can be seen even after ten years of autopsy."

"Couldn't the work of that year be verified?" Xu Da asked.

Song Gu replied: "Some poisons can be identified by observing the death of the deceased, or by testing them with silver needles, but some poisons cannot be detected by inspection alone."

"What poison?" The sophomore asked with wide-eyed eyes.

Song Gu pursed his lips and said:
"I can only detect whether I am poisoned, but I may not be able to determine what kind of poison it is. I know a person who has been wandering in the depths of the mountains and forests in the north and south of the river all the year round, identifying various poisons, and also knows the symptoms of various poisons and some The method of rescuing the poison, but it is only after the poisoning, not to mention that the current case was ten years ago, even a year ago, he may not be able to recognize what kind of poison it was caused by."

"In this case, the investigation of this case will no longer be possible!" Shang Gong sighed.

Wu Chen hurriedly said:

"That's not the case. The use of the bones to us is only the cause of death. Although they haven't seen them, they have told us indirectly. Even if they see the bones, they are at most what they just inferred. Mr. Gu from the investigation department will come later. Come to me, I will ask the investigators of the investigation department in Kangshui County to investigate the children of the Hao family first. The strange thing about this case is that Yingniang's family members died successively. It stands to reason that no matter what the murderer planned, he did not do this. Those who kill people have to go through several years before killing people completely."

Song Gu nodded and said, "Every killing will attract the attention of the government. Why did the murderer act like this?"

Shang Gong said, "Even the children are never spared."

"If you are angry for a while because of some hatred, after killing a few people, you should calm down and stop. If you don't stop, then the hatred is very deep. Who would hate Yingniang's family so much? After a few years of hatred, The children are not willing to let go of one shot after another? Is there a sequence in this process? If there is a sequence, what is the sequence?"

After Wu Chen asked, Shang Gong hurriedly said:
"There is an order. I deliberately arranged the death time of everyone. First, Yingniang's parents, then Yingniang's brothers, from oldest to youngest, and then sister-in-law and nephews and nieces. Also according to the ranking, Yingniang's top seven Dalang has two sons, Erlang has a son and a daughter, and Sanlang has a son. The oldest of these children is only five years old."

Wu Chen muttered, "What does this sequence mean?"

The sophomore said: "You can eat first, this matter is not in a hurry."

Wu Chen smiled wryly and said, "The officials have said, we should find out as soon as possible, so as not to cause panic among the people."

Shang Gong sighed, and said, "Eat first, only when you are full will you have the strength to check."

……

After a few people had eaten, Gu Shiming followed the yamen servant, waving his fan.

"What's the matter with me?"

When Gu Shiming entered the room, he saluted Shang Gong first, then turned to look at Wu Chen and asked.

"You immediately send a letter to the policemen in Kangshui County, asking them to secretly find out what Hao Kui's descendants are doing now? What has changed in the past ten years? Find out within three days!"

"Hao Kui? Who is it? But it's related to the treason case?" Gu Shiming closed his fan, walked up to Wu Chen and asked.

Wu Chen looked at Shang Gong, and Shang Gong only said a few words before being interrupted by Gu Shiming:
"I know about this case. Although I was still young ten years ago, I was very impressed. It is said that the body of the beautiful girl turned into an old man. At that time, it was rumored in the capital that it was the root cause of the rich businessman's marriage. It wasn't the Liu family's Jiaoniang, it was the ghost who used the human skin of the daughter of the Liu family and sucked the blood of the rich businessman. It was the Li Gui's body, the lady had been eaten by the Li Gui long ago, and the Li Gui was the old man, if the original wife hadn't arrived in time, the Li Gui would kill the rich businessman in a short time, and then he might go to harm who."

Wu Chen rubbed his swollen eye sockets, and asked, "Do you remember what I asked you to check just now?"

"The rich businessman's name is Hao Kui? He's from Kangshui County? All the children are still there? I heard that the Liu family has died one after another, and the last one is not left. There are still people in the Hao family?" Gu Shiming asked curiously.

Wu Chen nodded and said, "In addition to ordering people to investigate Kangshui County, you also need to investigate the governor of Kyoto at that time..."

Shang Gong hurriedly said, "Yang Kun."

"Check Yang Kun..."

"He died long ago!" Gu Shiming and Shang Gong said in unison.

Wu Chen froze for a moment, and asked, "Normal death or abnormal death?"

The two didn't understand, but Song Gu asked, "Did you die of illness?"

"I heard that he was demoted to Lingnan by the officials, and he died of illness within a few months of acclimatization." Gu Shiming said.

"How do you know so clearly?" Wu Chen asked.

Gu Shiming smiled, but did not answer.

Wu Chen didn't ask any further questions, but thought for a while and asked, "You said that you set up such a big game purely for personal grievances, isn't it a little overkill?"

Song Gu nodded.

Shang Gong asked: "Deputy Envoy Wu thinks that Zou's accidental killing of Yingniang is just a cover? Is the corpse turning into an old man a deliberate illusion?"

"Ghosts don't have the ability to dig and dig holes. Only humans can do it. This should be to divert people's attention..."

"I heard that the lady who was beaten to death suddenly became a little stupid before she got married. Could it be that she was possessed by a ghost?" Gu Shiming asked.

"Who did you hear that from? There is no record like this in the case file of the government office." Wu Chen said.

"At that time, people in Kyoto were talking about it."

Wu Chen scratched his forehead and said, "Yang Kun should have heard these rumors at the time, why didn't he ask someone to verify it?"

"Although it is not stated in the case file, it cannot be said that Yang Kun must have not checked it at the time. It is possible that after the investigation, there is no such thing, so he did not write it." Shang Gong said.

"Is there anyone in the government office who investigated the case with Yang Kun?" Wu Chen asked.

(End of this chapter)