Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 58 Red Cloud Again
Wang Cai told Yue'er how Yueting witnessed someone hiding under the bridge hole of Yuebo Bridge, dragging Huiyun off the bridge with a rope, and Yueting rescued Huiyun from the middle of the lake.

Yue'er was stunned when she heard this and said: "Mr. Yuming, a dignified Jinshi scholar and a disciple of the eldest master of the Wang family, can he really do such a thing?"

"The dwarf has a lot of knots in his belly." Mr. Yuming was handsome and elegant. The only shortcoming was that he was not tall enough. Wang Cai said: "Master Huiyun obviously threatened Mr. Yuming. Mr. Yuming refused to accept her threat, so he started to kill. Heart. The next day, he cut the wooden railings on the Yuebo Bridge and arranged the murder. This is very possible and is in line with our previous prediction of the murderer, a murderer who is not very capable."

Yueting recalled the old events and couldn't help but feel excited and said: "When Master Huiyun Shu woke up, he once called out "Yulang". I just thought he was calling Mr. Chenyu. Thinking about it, Mr. Yuming is also Yulang. .”

"No, Mr. Yuming can't be the murderer." Wang Heng, who has not spoken to him, said: "No matter how careful a plan is, there will be flaws, let alone murder. A slight negligence will expose it. This is the Wang's residence and the Ming Dynasty. Lord Chao Cifu, his mentor's residence, he doesn't have the guts to do anything here. It's not like Huiyun won't leave the prince's residence, and besides, he has been temporarily won over, why risk his reputation and ruin his life by killing someone here."

Wang Cai disapproved and said: "Bah, as the old saying goes, a scholar has no conduct. Those who obey me will prosper and those who go against me will perish."

Wang Heng picked up the brush and wrote on the paper:
On May 25th, the concierge Lao Fulin sent us letters from Mr. Wei and Zhuge Xian. On this day, Mr. Yuming bid farewell to Mrs. Zhu. According to the record of Eunuch Fulin, the day before, that is, May 24th, Huiyun Fans of the master's theater brought a basket of fresh fruits to the flute master Wu Xiaoyi and took it back to Tangliyuan. Huiyun worshiped the moon that night. Miss Yue'er eavesdropped on their conversation on the roof. Huiyun invited Mr. Yuming to worship the moon together tomorrow. , this day is May 23rd.

If Yu Ming had already decided to kill people on May 23 or in the early morning of May 24 because he wanted to cut the railings while it was dark, then with his careful thinking, there was no way he could have done it during the whole day on May 24. It would be polite to find a decent reason to say goodbye to my wife and leave the next day.

In the afternoon of May 25, Yu Ming left in a hurry.

If it is connected with Hui Yun's murder, it seems obvious that he has a guilty conscience. Was this the work of a scheming and impeccable person?

Yueting flicked the cup in his hand and teased: "Whether he succeeds in the murder or not, one of them will die of thirst or one of them will starve to death in He Laitang's study now."

Before I knew it, the water in the bottle had been drained.

Wang Cai said "Ah" and woke up as if from a dream. He jumped up and took a bottle to the tea room to fill it with water. He also brought out a plate of dried edamame knots cooked in salt water.

Wang Heng Haoran said: "The weather is still relatively hot, and the kitchen has not prepared dry snacks. Xiaocai cooked this by himself."

Yueting repeatedly praised Xiaocai's skill and asked Xiaocai to cook for him next time so that he could learn from it.

With this interruption, everyone seemed to feel much more relaxed.Pulling her thoughts back again, Yue'er said:
Master Huiyun had a lot of work on the day of worshiping the moon, so I had no time to follow her. She returned to Tangliyuan very late that day. I was a little suspicious, but the next day everything seemed to be normal, so I didn't find that anyone had murdered her.

A few days later, I heard that Mr. Yuming had left the Wang family.Since Mr. Yuming left, the main room in the south house where Master Huiyun lives has been frequently visited by people. Now that I have discovered it, Huiyun, the person involved, must have discovered it even more, but the old master Huiyun did not make any announcement about his presence.

In the afternoon of that day, everyone in the theater troupe went to the waterside pavilion in the back garden to rehearse. I was a rough maid, so I stayed to look at the yard.That day, two dark figures were secretly searching for something in the main room of the south house. Perhaps they couldn't find it, so they set a fire to burn down Huiyun's house.

At this moment Mr. Zhao came back. Later I heard that Mrs. Zheng had brought the wrong costume and Mr. Zhao came back to change it.Mr. Zhao saw smoke coming from the main room and ran over. The two gangsters knocked Mr. Zhao unconscious and fled.Later, the Seventh Young Master came to visit Mr. Zhao's injury. Mr. Zhao did not mention anyone entering Huiyun's main room, and even said that he was hit on the forehead by the door. This was obviously because he was afraid that the Wang family would cover up for Huiyun.At that time, I was shocked. What exactly were they looking for, and whether it had anything to do with Uncle Duan bringing me to Dengyun Club.

Wang Heng shook his head and said: "I asked about the situation that day, and I suspected that Mr. Zhan Yun was not telling the truth. Mr. Zhan Yun was too protective of Hui Yun, which in turn led to the unscrupulousness of those who wanted to murder Hui Yun."

Wang Cai was heartbroken and said: "Mr. Zhao is such a good person, but his temper is too mild. When doing things, he likes to carry a coffin on top of the city - traveling far and wide."

Yueting nodded and said slowly: "At that time, everyone saw the undercurrent surging, but no one said anything. Thinking about it carefully, I was really too indifferent. I felt pain in my heart and felt that this was a stain on my life.

Yue'er said: "I have a speculation in my mind. It may be like this. During the relationship between Master Huiyun and Mr. Yuming, Huiyun learned that he had done some illegal activities and secretly hid the evidence. This evidence may be It was related to my father's imprisonment. Uncle Duan, who was investigating the case, realized that he was being watched and could not tell me clearly, so he reminded me in the secret code of the appointment. On the day I eavesdropped on the roof, Huiyun and Yu Mr. Ming and Mr. Ming's words were dirty. Huiyun lost control of her emotions and made a stupid move. She couldn't help but take out the evidence in her hand to threaten Yuming. The next day, she was murdered by an unknown party. Fortunately, she was saved by Yueting. Since then, people have repeatedly sneaked into the main house where Huiyun lives to search. It seems that no one has been found, but Huiyun's behavior is really suspicious. She doesn't seem to be in a hurry, which makes me wonder what she hid the evidence in. Where is it?"

Wang Cai crossed his arms and crossed his shoulders, and said unconfidently: "Will it always be kept in Huiyun's personal clothes?"

Yu Yue'er said: "I guessed the same at first, but Huiyun has a little maid to serve her. She generously let Zhui'er take care of her to bathe and change clothes. She seemed completely careless."

"On the night of June [-]th, Huiyun drowned. After he was fished out, he was placed in the guard room behind the water pavilion stage. At first, everyone was in a panic, and the Wang family's servants were watching over him. By the middle of the night, everyone was a little scared and unwilling to follow Huiyun. Yun's body was in the same room, and Hongyun said that she and Master Huiyun's sisters were in the same room, so she could just keep vigil for Huiyun in the hood, while everyone else would rather wait in the open air on the stage."

"The Wang family's servants also took advantage of the situation and went to the stage. I didn't believe that Hongyun was so kind. When no one was paying attention, he climbed out of the window on the south side of the tent near the lake. At that time, around four o'clock in the morning, the sky and the earth were dark, and a candle was lit in the tent. , it was so dim that I could barely see anything. I vaguely saw Hongyun sitting on the futon motionless at first, and then the sounds outside gradually became quiet. Hongyun slowly crawled towards Master Huiyun’s body. He was really brave. , the light was too dark to see clearly what she was doing. She stayed in front of Huiyun's body for a long time, and my heart suddenly moved. Could it be that she was also looking for that kind of thing? Looking at her again, it looked like she was being searched. Until dawn, the Wang family A mother-in-law is coming in."

"I think Hongyun hasn't been found either, but the clue ends here. After all, she is someone who knows what she is looking for. I decided to trick her into telling her story."

(End of this chapter)