Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 47 Moon Wave Bridge

Yueting continued to narrate, her voice slightly choked, and her chest was obviously ups and downs: "I have practiced some martial arts since I was a child, and my eyesight is pretty good. I saw the woman who fell into the water floating along the water to the middle of the downstream lake. She was still flopping around and did not sink. Go down. There happened to be a boat on the lake where the servants in the garden were collecting water chestnuts. I hurriedly swung the boat over and fished the woman out. The woman was indeed Master Huiyun. Fortunately, she survived. She closed her eyes tightly and fainted. I will She put her in the pavilion by the lake, and her breathing became smoother after a while. She heard her shouting in a daze: "Yu Liang, Yu Liang." "I saw that she was fine, so I didn't dare to stay any longer. I left a lantern, propped up the boat and tied it back to the original place. The garden was already dark. I walked back to Tangliyuan in the dark. Everyone in the team had dispersed. No one asked me about my rest, so I went back to my room and lay down on the straw mat. Although it was midsummer, I felt chilly in my heart."

"I woke up early the next day. It was a rainy day. Master Huiyun was chatting and laughing with everyone. It was impossible to tell that he was dying because of an attempted murder last night. I even suspected that last night was just a nightmare. So I ran away again when I had free time at noon. Yuebo Bridge, the rain was pouring down, washing away the traces of the lakeside last night. Stepping on the Yuebo Bridge, I carefully looked at the bridge body and the bridge hole, but found nothing special. In melancholy, I leaned on the railing and looked into the distance, and pushed it with my hand. The railings and wooden railings were actually loose. It turned out that the wooden railings on both sides of the bridge and the mortise and tenon joints were all cut apart. This discovery is enough to prove that a murder really took place last night."

"I was so devastated that I couldn't even hold my umbrella, and I was dripping all over my body. When I returned to Tangliyuan, Mr. Zhanyun was telling a play with Master Huiyun, and Hongyun was also waiting. Master Huiyun held his chin and sang: "Whose young gentleman is here?" Hongyun held her delicate jade fingers and narrated, "Sister, what a handsome scholar. "The two of them looked at each other with infinite affection. Seeing me walking in wet, Hongyun quickly brought me a face towel to wipe me dry. I was frightened and suspected that she was a femme fatale, but I felt that the face towel weighed a thousand pounds. "

It turned out that before Master Huiyun died on the sixth day of June, there had already been a murder in the Wang residence.

"So, do you know who the figure ambushed under the bridge is?" Wang Heng asked.

"Although I suspected it was Hongyun, I really didn't see clearly. At that time, the dusk was falling, and I could only see a back figure in the distance. I can't blame her for my suspicion. If I saw clearly that it was Hongyun, I would definitely question her on the spot. " Yueting said.

Wang Heng thought for a moment and said: "Separating the mortise and tenon joints of the railing actually revealed some information."

"Yes, I thought of it together." Wang Cai stood up, gestured with his height, and said: "It means that the murderer is not strong enough or tall enough, so he has to use some skills."

Wang Heng said: "The murderer may be a woman, or an old and frail person, or a weak scholar."

Wang Cai said: "One more thing. Since the murderer has dragged Master Huiyun into the lake, the railing should have been knocked down long ago, or it might have fallen into the lake. When Brother Yueting went to Yuebo Bridge at noon the next day, what happened again? So good that they are all on the bridge?"

Wang Hengdao: "I speculate that the murderer must have helpers. The murderer dragged Huiyun down to the lake. Although he heard Yueting's scream and ran away, he must have thought that Huiyun must die. It was already dark, and the lake was so wide. If Yueting hadn't been deliberately observing and had such skills, how could he have been saved? If Huiyun drowned that day, the government would definitely investigate the cause. Although there is no record of entering and leaving the garden, there are so many people in the royal residence, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be saved. was recognized. The murderer could not risk being discovered and return to the scene to straighten the fallen wooden railings one by one and put them back together as they were before, because this would also take a lot of time. Therefore, the aftermath must be dealt with Let the accomplices do it.”

"So in this case, Hongyun is still very suspicious." Yueting sighed.

Wang Cai wondered: "Hongyun is a girl who comes from outside to sing. She doesn't even have a girl herself. How can she get help?"

Yueting said: "It's not that there is nothing, the group who taught her how to use the potion are the ones, but since they have ordered her to be the spearhead, they may not be willing to take action themselves."

Wang Cai said in frustration: "Master Huiyun escaped the murder at the end of May, but died on the sixth day of June in the end. There must be a motive for the murder. Who wanted her dead? It's really disturbing, but the only clues are This is only half a claw." Yueting's words "a very decent mother" flashed in Wang Heng's mind. Who is this mother? It seems that the truth is about to emerge.

Yueting continued: "After that day, I originally wanted to leave the Wang Mansion immediately, but I highly respect Mr. Zhan Yun's achievements in Nanqu. If I say goodbye, "Haitang Pavilion" will not be completed on time, which will delay Mr. Ge. Mr. Zhan Yun was afraid that he would not be able to afford the punishment. I could only tremble and keep an eye on Hong Yun. I didn’t want Master Hui Yun to drown in a few days later. I felt extremely uncomfortable."

"Is Hongyun still in Wang's house at this moment?" Wang Heng asked.

"It's gone. Early yesterday morning, I saw Hongyun leaving the house. She seemed to have some simple luggage with her, so I followed her all the way. She went to several places leisurely and suddenly disappeared in the busy city. , I didn’t believe that a person could disappear without a trace, so I wandered around the city, trying to find Hongyun. Around Shenshi ([-] p.m.) in the afternoon, I wandered near the abandoned garden of Haining Temple and found the ghost Yu’er, the girl from the original theater troupe. I sneaked into Haining Temple. After Master Huiyun's accident, Yu'er disappeared. I followed in with some curiosity and discovered that this was actually a gathering place of a secret sect. After sunset, I went back to change. Wearing black clothes, I still sneaked into Haining Temple to see what these people were up to, and then I met you." Yueting finished speaking and took a big sip of tea.

"How many places has Hongyun been to and who has she been in contact with?" Wang Heng asked

"Because I was afraid of being discovered, I followed her from a distance, probably around Xinglou, Gaoqiao, and Cao'an Temple. I didn't see her coming into contact with anyone," Yueting said.

Wang Cai sighed and said: "The missing link right now is Yu'er, that is, Miss Fei Yuer, but it's a pity that she refuses to explain it to us."

Wang Heng said: "Yesterday, we had so many experiences. We didn't sleep all night. Let's take a rest first and then plan."

Yueting cupped his hands and said goodbye.

I slept so darkly that I didn't wake up until dusk.

When Wang Cai went to Uncle Gen to deliver the "South Garden Construction Album", he heard about a big event.

The prisoner in custody at the Shibosi Yamen was robbed out of the prison without anyone noticing. The officer at the Shibosi Yamen didn't know anything about it. It wasn't until the cell leader who delivered the food went to clear away the dishes that he discovered that the prisoner had disappeared without a trace. .

The guards recalled that a group of people who poured night fragrance came out of the gate at noon, and they asked no questions about it.The veterans at the four city gates all said that they had not seen many people coming out of the city. The police officers were hunting down the prisoners in the city, and not even a hair was caught on the criminals. They were really useless.

(End of this chapter)