late Qing Dynasty arrest

Li Guolou checked the scattered desks, there were scattered white papers on the desks and the floor, Li Guolou picked it up and looked at it, and the assistant next to him sighed happily: "Don't look at it, little Li, we have seen it one by one, and there is no one. Words, no farts."

Li Guolou asked anxiously: "What about the pen? Do you have a quill or fountain pen?"

Wu Zuofang happily opened a small bag, which contained a broken pen and a broken quill, and said, "It was like this when we found it, and it was all thrown on the ground."

Li Guolou said: "Gather up all the papers on the table on the ground, and show me one by one to see if there are any scratches on them. I went outside to get some air, and it smells like oil. Can't you light a few candles?" "

Li Guolou started to show off his power, and he didn't want to give him any face. Now that he is an official, his attitude towards people is a little different from when he first entered the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The majesty of an officer will naturally appear.He put together a cleaning rod, a broken pen, and a broken quill pen as evidence, but did not return them to the author, and left the study with his hands in his hands.

Wu Zuofang happily said angrily from behind: "Xiao Lizi, why don't you check to see if there is a secret room here?"

Li Guolou said: "There will be no secret room. If there was a secret room, Mrs. Mary would have told us."

Li Guolou really ran outside the villa to get some air, threw all the officers in the living room, and walked out without saying hello to any of them.He has been immersed in the world of detectives, where there are no officers, only criminals hiding in the dark.

Wu Zuofang happily took a stack of blank papers, and finally ran out to find Li Guolou, and said, "Xiao Lizi, we have checked each of them outside, and there are no scratches, do you want more?"

While turning around, Li Guolou suddenly smiled, stretched out his hand and said, "Yes! Why not? This is also physical evidence."

Wu Zuofang happily saw Li Guolou's expression as if he was looking at a monster, shook his head and walked away silently. There are so many people here, he dare not make fun of Li Guolou.

Li Guolou returned to the living room, and several officers finally sat down to drink tea.Li Guolou went straight to Mary, and said politely, "Madam Mary, I want to ask you a few more questions, can I sit down?"

Mary Wood looked up at this strange man from the Qing Dynasty, who seemed to be different from others. This is a fake foreign devil who is not afraid of foreigners and can get along with them.

Mary Wood held a handkerchief in her hand and nodded to allow Li Guolou to ask about the situation. Her red eyes seemed unable to see the light, and she lowered her head again and wiped her tears with the handkerchief.

This is the woman who grew up drinking milk. Li Guolou glanced at Mary's breasts with admiring eyes. The foreign woman is the most plump when she is around 30 years old, and her figure is not out of shape.Li Guolou sat down on the sofa without any scruples, and looked at Mary face to face; Wood sighed slightly, as if he was sorry for the new widow's loss of such a good man.

Li Guolou's casual behavior made other people in the living room feel terrible. A Han man actually sat on the same sofa with a British lady. This is a person who does not understand etiquette. Foreigners feel insulted, and Chinese people feel too shameful. up.

Only Li Guolou didn't care, and said, "Madam Mary, please tell me what happened again?"

The words are spoken in a gentle, friendly tone, like a family chatting, not at all as rigid as an English gentleman.

Mary Wood had already mentioned the events before and after the incident several times, her blue eyes glanced at Li Guolou, and she did not reprimand him for his unreasonable behavior.He adjusted his sitting posture slightly, and faced Li Guolou slightly obliquely in a defensive posture.The breasts look fuller and the corset has straightened.

Mary said: "Five days ago, my husband, Robert Jr., said he was going to Tianjin, so I personally sent him out. Unexpectedly, it was a farewell;;;;;;"

Mary; Wood started to cry again, which made Li Guolou feel that the conversation was difficult. Mary cried before finishing a sentence, which made him ask how long?

Li Guolou raised his head and asked the people next to him for help, and asked, "Where did little Robert start from, the legation or here?"

British Minister Justin Lear, who was sitting on another sofa, said bluntly: "It was starting from the embassy. It was still snowing that morning, and I even joked a few words with Robert Jr. We don't know Why did Little Robert come here? Mrs. Mary hasn’t been out of the embassy these days, so you can rest assured, Mike.”

Justin Lear's words were forceful, and Li Guolou understood the meaning. Those who shouldn't be suspicious should not be suspicious. It is his duty to find the thief.

James White interjected: "We guess that Robert Jr. was kidnapped by you Qing people and came here, and even looted the collection here. You have to remember this, Mike. It is your poor security that caused this tragedy, so the responsibility must be You are in charge."

The sonorous and forceful speech is still the standard Jingshi Chinese, which makes the Qing officials present feel ashamed, and there is no James at the same time; White speaks the standard Jingshi dialect.

Wu Defu hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Mr. James, we will catch the murderer, and we must bring the murderer to justice." After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but glanced at Bao Yitong, and told the officer that he had plenty of death row prisoners.The only difficulty was the stolen items, and the British devils would not accept it if they took a random death row prisoner.

Li Guolou asked: "Mrs. Mary, how do you know little Robert will be here?"

Mary Wood finally returned to normal, looked at Li Guolou with watery and clear blue eyes, and said, "It's someone from Tianjin who said Robert Jr. didn't show up there, that's why we got up in a hurry, the people from the legation dispatched, Thinking of this holiday villa, I came to see it."

Li Guolou nodded, looked at James; White said, "Mr. James, are you the only one here looking for Robert?"

James White said: "Yes, I asked Mrs. Mary for the key here and ran to see it alone. I didn't expect that tragedy had already happened." After James White could no longer restrain his grief, he also started Crying, the sissy of the British aristocrat was undoubtedly revealed, wiping the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, his movements were so feminine.

Li Guolou held the list of stolen items written by Mary Wood. There were porcelains, vases, candle holders, and knick-knacks from the villa on the list. There were so many kinds of things that it was dazzling to see. The thieves stole everything.

Li Guolou said: "Mrs. Mary, please go and see what is missing in the study, so that we can finish the on-site investigation."

British Minister Justin Lear pointed the stick in Li Guolou's hand, and said loudly: "If you have anything else to ask about Mike, please finish it all at once. Our time is precious. If you can't solve the case, our detectives in Tianjin will investigate tomorrow." I will come to help you solve the case."

Li Guolou bowed his head flatteringly, and said, "My lord, please ask Mrs. Mary to read the study to know if there are any questions to ask?"

James White said loudly: "Mike, you have to remember that we will take Robert Jr.'s body back. You guys can't do an autopsy. We will provide you with the autopsy report."

Li Guolou said: "Okay, I understand, then please ask Mrs. Mary to look at the study again."

James White said: "Mrs. Mary, Robert Jr.'s body has been covered with a sheet, so you don't have to be afraid."

The dead body has been in the study for two days, and the moisture on the body has evaporated. The face of the dead Robert Wood is somewhat different from when he was alive. Mary Wood couldn't stand it after seeing the hideous expression once, and fell to the ground and passed out.

British Minister Justin Lear stood up and raised his voice: "I know the tricks of your officialdom, don't kill prisoners to fool us British, do you understand?"

Li Guolou was the only one here who understood Justin; Lear's weird English also stood up hurriedly, lowering his eyebrows and saying: "Yes, yes, your words are orders, Minister Minister, we must handle the case seriously as soon as possible. The real culprit will be found soon."

This time several high-ranking officials also entered the study, Li Guolou took out matches and tried to light the oil lamp on the desk, the flames burst into flames, Li Guolou blurted out: "Little Robert is really thrifty."

Li Guolou's words met with glaring eyes, especially British Minister Justin; Lear's fierce eyes seemed to kill Li Guolou with his eyes.

Mary Wood looked around the furnishings in the study room, opened the drawers under the desk and the cabinets under the bookshelves, and carefully looked at each place.

Turning around, he said, "Little Robert's musket is gone, and the ten bottles of precious Russian vodka in his collection are gone. I didn't find anything else missing?"

Li Guolou glanced at the ancient porcelain antiques of the Han people in the study room. These antiques should have been given by others. Foreigners seldom pay out of their own pockets, and there is no way to get ill-gotten gains, but fakes should account for most of them.

James White said: "Mike's site survey has been completed, and we are going to take away Robert Jr.'s body."

Li Guolou said: "Mr. James, will you do an autopsy?"

James White glanced at him and said, "Mike, didn't your job say that there was no trauma, but that you died of starvation. We Christians pay attention to burying the ground. You spend your thoughts on catching the robbers, and we want to see those who have stolen antiques and the musket."

British Minister Justin Lear stood in the living room chatting with the monk's schoolbag, while the translator was wiping his sweat and doing translation work with lumps.

Li Guolou stood in a corner of the living room, looking at the busy figure of Ah San in India. Robert Wood's body was carried out from the study on a stretcher. It was much lighter, and the stretcher was carried by two Indian assan with no difficulty at all.

When the stretcher was about to be carried out of the living room, Li Guolou called out, "Captain Howard, tell your men to put the stretcher down."

Howard; Eugene said: "Why is Mike, didn't he say that we should take Robert's body back?"

Li Guolou said: "I can't take it back, because Robert Jr.'s body is the physical evidence of the murder case, and the case has been solved."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the living room, and even the Indian Ah San stared at Li Guolou with round eyes. His words aroused a thousand layers of chatter.

(The highest state of reasoning can never be surpassed. After writing this murder case, it will be difficult to write in the future.)