I have a long pupil

Chapter 33 Something is wrong

"There are three brothers."

Li Fangzheng sighed and said: "It's not easy for the three brothers of the Hu family. The old man saw them come to the capital with their own eyes, and go through all kinds of hardships to build such a foundation..."

"Is there any difference between their brothers?"

Zhang Biao interrupted him and asked.

"Not suitable?"

Li Fangzheng shook his head hastily, "The Hu family's current foundation depends on the unity of brothers. The eldest is responsible, the second is smart, and the third is brave. They have a good reputation in the workshop."

"Unfortunately, this catastrophe is imminent, and the Hu family has suffered heavy losses. They have already planned to leave Beijing and return to their hometown..."

"Leaving Beijing?"

Zhang Biao looked thoughtfully at Wang Xin, who immediately left in a hurry.

"Catcher Zhang, could it be..."

This Li Fangzheng was not a fool either. Seeing the appearance of these people, he had some guesses in his heart, but it was hard to believe.

Zhang Biao said in a deep voice, "Li Fangzheng, why don't you take me to the Hu Mansion to pay homage to the dead."

"Okay… okay."

Li Fangzheng had no choice but to lead the way.

……

Xuanpingfang was home to many court officials. Even if the Hu family had money, they did not dare to occupy a good position, so the house was placed in the deepest part of the west side of the square.

Entering the alley, the Hu family's mansion is very conspicuous.

There is no other reason, the big lantern at the door has been replaced with white, the door is still wrapped in white silk, and the servants who come and go are all dressed in white.

What's more, it is the "disaster list" posted on the wall.

The people of Daliang Dynasty believed that there would be "disaster" after death, such as ghosts and evil spirits, and whoever collided would be unlucky.

Therefore, after a person dies, Mr. Yin and Yang is usually asked to set the date and time for encoffining, breaking the ground, and burial according to the horoscope of birth and the five elements.

Zhang Biao looked at the disaster list.

It said that the boss of the Hu family was named Hu Yuan, and he was killed by bandits, and the time and place were clearly written.

The only strange thing is that he has to carry the coffin out of Beijing, return to his homeland, return the fallen leaves to their roots, and it's urgent, it will be the day after tomorrow.

"Life is rough..."

Zhang Biao shook his head slightly and came outside Hu's residence.

His arrival immediately aroused the vigilance of the Hu family, and several servants stopped him, respectfully cupped their hands and said, "Sorry, my lord, the funeral is going on at home, it's inconvenient, so as not to bump into you."

He spoke politely, but his eyes were full of defense.

Next to him, Li Fangzheng hurriedly said: "Get out of the way, this is Chief Zhang who came to investigate the case!"

"Little Four, don't be rude!"

Suddenly two middle-aged men walked out of the courtyard. One was elegant, the other was tall and full of beards. They were the second and third children of the Hu family.

Hu Rui, the second child of the Hu family, took a step forward, cupped his hands respectfully, and said, "This servant is not sensible, please forgive me by Chief Zhang."

Zhang Biao shook his head and said: "It's okay, I want to ask you some questions about the robbery of Taifeng Yinzhuang. By the way, I would like to pay homage to Mr. Hu."

With tears in his eyes, Hu Rui nodded and said, "Thank you, Catcher Zhang, please!"

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand sideways and invited Zhang Biao and Tie Shouming into the hospital.

As for Li Fangzheng, he excused something and hurriedly left with the two Marquis Wu.

Old slippery...

Zhang Biao didn't care either, and secretly looked around.

I saw a huge mourning hall in the courtyard, paper figurine wreaths, altars and incense candles.

A monk was reciting scriptures, all men, women and children were wearing filial piety clothes, tied with straw ropes around their waists and knelt on the ground.

Hu Rui, the second son of the Hu family, sighed: "My brother passed away, and I have to attend to the funeral, so please forgive me for not going to meet your lord."

While speaking, an ingot of silver was stuffed around Zhang Biao's waist. It was in perfect condition, worth twelve taels.

"Not urgent."

Zhang Biao backhanded the silver and asked, "Where are those guys and bodyguards?"

The second child of the Hu family hurriedly said: "After the people in Jingzhao Mansion have seen it, they have handed it over to the family members for restraint. My Hu family feels ashamed and has paid enough compensation."

Zhang Biao's face remained unchanged, he nodded slightly, then came to the altar, picked up three sticks of incense and lit it, held it up and said, "I'm going to examine the corpse, Mr. Hu, please forgive me if I offend you!"

When he said this, the Hu family immediately quit.

The youngest of the Hu family roared viciously: "My elder brother's bones are not cold yet, you falcons don't go to catch the murderer, but come to disturb, what's the reason!"

"You dog officer!"

The wives of the Hu family even barked their teeth and claws, and were about to come up and scratch his face, and some children also cried loudly.

"What are you doing, want to rebel!"

Tie Shouming stepped forward immediately, pulled out half of the horizontal knife with a clang, and glared at everyone with wide eyes.

"Don't move!"

The second child of the Hu family hurriedly stopped his relatives and stared at Zhang Biao fiercely, "The people don't fight with the officials. If Chief Zhang insists on doing so, there is nothing we can do. Please!"

Zhang Biao glanced at it lightly, and without any nonsense, he directly bypassed the altar and entered the mourning hall.

I saw a huge wooden coffin, placed on several benches, three feet above the ground, because it was less than three days after death, so the coffin was not closed and nailed.

Inside the coffin lay an old man with a thick face, half-white beard, and slightly closed eyes. He seemed to have died peacefully, with a few spots on his body.

Zhang Biao operated the eyes of spiritual vision, and information flooded in:
Hu Yuan's corpse (fan)

1. The corpse of an ordinary human race was stabbed to death with a sharp knife in the chest. He was terminally ill during his lifetime and was already dying.

2. Working hard all one's life for prosperity, gaining wealth from scratch, being greedy for the fur of tigers, calculating how many red eyes and worrying, in the end it is all in vain...

3. May my broken body be exchanged for a glimmer of life...

Huh?
Zhang Biao frowned slightly.

With the improvement of his cultivation, he can get more information by looking at low-level things, especially this dead man, which seems to be a final conclusion.

This is not surprising.

What surprised him was that he originally thought that his brothers had turned against each other and murdered them for money, but there seemed to be something else hidden in it.

Seeing his appearance, the Hu brothers suddenly became nervous.

Zhang Biao's heart moved, and he suddenly turned around and shouted angrily: "Hey, some small tricks, you still want to escape my eyes, what kind of knife bandits, you are clearly the ones who murdered and planted!"

Of course he was bluffing.

There must be something else hidden about this case, and he will definitely be able to draw conclusions by sending people into custody and questioning them one by one, but he is busy with everything, so he has no time to spend with these people.

The face of the second son of the Hu family changed slightly, but he could still hold his breath.

But the third child of the Hu family and the others had panicked eyes and immediately lost their sense of proportion.

Clang!Clang!Clang!
Under the filial piety, these people all had sharp knives in their arms, and each of them drew their knives, ready to strike.

Another surprise for Zhang Biao was that the wife of the boss of the Hu family also pulled out her dagger and glared at her.

The youngest of the Hu family said sadly: "Officer dog, it's not enough if my eldest brother is dead, do we have to kill them all?"

Tie Shouming drew out his horizontal knife, and said in a cold voice: "Think about it, if we do it today, no one will escape!"

Zhang Biao didn't know why, but now that the matter had come to an end, he could only shake his head slightly, and drew out the horizontal knife.

These stinky fish and rotten shrimps, looking at their posture, just relying on their bravery, they can't even be regarded as third-rate.

Wanting to keep him is simply wishful thinking.

"I see who dares to do it!"

At this moment, there was a loud roar from the wall, but it was Wang Xin aiming at everyone with a bow and crossbow.

At the same time, a large number of footsteps came from outside the courtyard, and densely packed black-clothed Wuhou poured in, as well as Jinwu guards with long spears and full body armor.

"Stop it all!"

The second son of the Hu family yelled loudly, staring at Zhang Biao with hatred, and then sighed up to the sky, "It is true that I was pretending to be the knife bandit, and I did this alone. Please let me go, the Hu family women and children."

"Don't say it so righteously!"

Tie Shouming sneered and said, "No matter what grievances you have, those guards are always innocent. Their lives, their families, who should they take revenge on?!"

Tie Shouming used to be a bodyguard, but was also betrayed by his employer. The brothers suffered heavy casualties, and the bodyguard was disbanded, so he got angry when he heard about it.

The second son of the Hu family opened his mouth, but was speechless, sighed and lowered his head.

Seeing the forest of swords and guns outside, some servants of the Hu family felt timid, threw away their weapons with a clang, and shouted loudly: "It has nothing to do with me, it was all ordered by the second master."

As if contagious, many people also lost their weapons.

The Marquis Wu rushed in, one by one pressed to the ground, tied up with hemp rope, and the courtyard burst into crying and shouting.

At this moment, a short and fat head catcher hurried in, followed by a black-faced man.

After entering the door, he smiled and said, "Yo, brother Zhang is really good, he caught the thief so quickly."

Zhang Biao narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in an indifferent way: "Duan Butou, why are you here?"

The person who came was Duan Fei, who was in charge of Taipingfang. He had just had a drink at Hou Kun's residence two days ago.

He also recognized the other person.

It was Jiao Xiong, the bad handsome man of Jingzhao Mansion...

(End of this chapter)