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Chapter 194 The Flower Lane Case
It's just that because there were no witnesses back then, and the only witness, old man Meng, was already dead, so we didn't know who the murderer was that night, so it was shelved and became an unsolved case, which has not been solved until now.

When Chu Qing arrived at Hua'er Lane, she didn't go to Meng's house immediately, but went next door to him and knocked on the door of the house.

The man came to open the door and saw that it was a handsome young man whom he didn't know. He asked strangely, "Who are you looking for?"

Chu Qing smiled and said: "I'm thirsty after walking here, I wonder if I can ask for a glass of water?" If it was someone else, maybe this person would have closed the door a long time ago, but because Chu Qing is very good-looking and has a very good smile. Deceptive, wearing high-quality silk and satin, and now it's blue and white, the family is also hospitable, but I'm not afraid. After thinking about it, I opened the door: "Come in."

Chu Qing turned her head and glanced at Ying Yatou and the others, but didn't ask them to come in. After following the old man in, she found that it was a courtyard with two entrances and exits. Letting him go to the stone table, he went in and brought in a cup of tea.Chu Qing thanked the old man, and glanced casually at the long-empty house across the way: "Hey, is there no one living in this house? A lot of creepers have come over here."

The old man Xu Shi was also very angry and shook his head: "No one has lived in it for a long time, and it has been empty all the time. For many years, my yard has been submerged long ago."

Chu Qing sighed curiously: "Look here and listen carefully, why is no one living here and not selling it? Isn't it a waste here?"

The old man frowned: "Hmph, I don't know what's going on with Meng Da. Ever since his father's accident, he always thought it was a haunted house, and he refused to sell it, but he didn't live in it. It has been vacant like this. It's been more than 20 years, but it's strange to say that since old man Meng's accident, this little Meng has become better and better, and now except for seeing a few times occasionally, he really doesn't see each other on weekdays."

Chu Qing waited for the old man to finish his cup of tea, and it was almost finished. After she said goodbye to the old man with a smile, she went out directly and walked all the way to the end of the alley, only to see Ying Zhenxing waiting there with a fierce face. When Chu Qing came out, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she smiled mockingly: "My lord, is this the end of the investigation? It's also very interesting. My lord investigates the murder, not the family, but only the neighbors."

Chu Qing was not annoyed, and said as he walked: "This Meng family's house has not been lived in since 25 years ago. Even if we want to go in, we have to get the consent of Meng Da, otherwise, it will be considered a private house. , this official, the new official, can't be put out like this at the first moment, what does Ying Yatou think?"

Ying Zhenxing was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect the other party to be cautious: "Then, sir, are you going to Master Meng?"

Chu Qing shook her head and said, "No, who said you're going to Master Meng?"

Ying Zhenxing wondered, "Then where are we going now?"

Chu Qing grinned at Ying Zhenxing: "Let's go see old man Meng."

Seeing the smile on the corner of Chu Qing's mouth, Ying Zhenxing and the others shuddered for some reason: Look at old man Meng?Isn't old man Meng dead for more than 20 years?What do you think?Do you see ghosts?
An hour later, Ying Zhenxing and the others stood in front of a tomb, looking at the overgrown weeds that almost covered the tombstone, the corners of Ying Zhenxing's mouth twitched, looking at Chu Qing who was pulling weeds: "My lord, what do you say?" Is that how old man Meng sees me?"

Chu Qing gave him a strange look: "Of course I don't look at it that way, what can I see across a grave?" After that, continue to pull weeds like this.

The faces of Ying Zhenxing and the others became even uglier. They looked at each other, shivered all over, and muttered: "This...why is this newly appointed lord so weird, he handles cases as soon as he comes up, and picks up people's graves as soon as he comes up. ? Only a handful of bones are left, what is there to see?" Besides, she is not a woman, so why is she so courageous?Isn't she afraid?Feeling the autumn wind blowing, they couldn't help shivering and rubbing their arms, feeling that the surrounding area was gloomy.

Chu Qing looked at the few people who were not moving, and turned back and said: "What are you doing in a daze, didn't you ask you to buy a shovel, come here, dig quickly, dig it out and bury it before it gets dark, don't let Meng Da find out , so much is not good."

Ying Zhenxing was so angry that he almost vomited blood: You still know it's not good?Previously, she thought that the other party was cautious and didn't go to Meng's house privately, but she turned around and went to dig the grave. This... Yu Xiaochu is too crazy, right?But the other party is an adult, he wants to see, what the hell is the other party trying to do?

An hour later, the tomb of the old man Meng was dug out after 25 years. Surprisingly, the old man Meng was lying in a coffin. He had heard about this case from his father before, because the Meng family was ransacked at that time. , There is nothing left, but I didn't expect that Meng Da was quite a mess when he was alive, but he still remembered to buy a coffin for his father to bury him when he died.

After Chu Qing dug it open, he directed several government servants to carry the coffin out, and then asked several government servants to pry open the coffin.

Several yamen servants looked at each other, looking at the sunset on the western mountain, they trembled in their hearts, but when they went to see the female prisoner, their expression remained unchanged, and they were still smiling when they looked at the coffin. They shivered, half-closed their eyes, and pried open the coffin lid in a daze, but after prying it open, Chu lightly waved the dust, but put away the smile at the corner of his mouth, and leaned forward expressionlessly, Actually, he directly peeled off the shroud that had rotted so long ago that there was not much cover, revealing the thick bones.It is wrong to say that it is a white bone, but a dense black bone.

Chu Qing took out a bone and looked it up in his hand. Ying Zhenxing didn't notice it at first, but when he looked over casually and saw the black bone, his face suddenly changed. He had worked with Min Xujie for several years, so he naturally understood The bones turned black and he died of poisoning, but it was clearly written in the case that the old man Meng was killed with a knife, so how could it be possible that the body would turn black?
Chu Qing confirmed what she was thinking, and raised her hand directly: "Okay, there is no need to put the corpse in, just carry it into the government office, answer the office head, bring a few people, and go arrest Meng Da."

Ying Zhenxing was taken aback, unbelievable: "You suspect it's Meng Da? But you clearly said that the gangster committed the murder!"

Chu Qing raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help being happy: "Then Ying Yatou should have read the file, what is written in the file?"

Ying Zhenxing thought about it for a while and said: "...he was stabbed in the back with a sharp weapon and died directly, bleeding from the seven orifices."

Chu Qing's smile deepened: "Have you ever seen someone who was stabbed to death bleeding from the seven orifices? Have you ever seen a stabbed to death whose bones are black? What's more, there is a picture of the deceased lying on the file at that time, and there is no blood on it. There are only a few strokes, the dagger is on the side, and only a little blood is drawn, Lao Ying Yatou must have seen the corpse, right? But the scene painted on the file? "

Ying Zhenxing: "How do you know?"

Chu Qing said: "Guess, I heard the master said that the old Ying Yatou is an upright person, and naturally he will not allow the slightest mistake. Then, Ying Yatou, do you know how much blood will be lost if a person is stabbed to death alive?"

Ying Zhenxing shook his head in a daze: "I don't know."

Chu chuckled: "It's enough to make the whole area where the old man Meng was lying on the ground stained red, bloodstained all over, not just a few sporadic spots. This shows that the other party...was stabbed with a sharp weapon after his death, pretending to be intercepted Killing and dying. Bleeding from the seven orifices is one of the characteristics of being poisoned to death."

Chu Qing's words made the rest of the yamen servants completely stunned, and they stared blankly at the two of them. Ying Zhenxing thought about Chu Qing's words carefully, but he couldn't find anything to refute, but he just wasn't convinced: "What do you say?" Meng Da was the murderer, but the old man Meng was his own father. What's more, a neighbor saw a thief breaking in under the pretext of borrowing a house, robbing and killing people in the middle of the night, and Meng Da was not there when he accompanied his wife and children back to her natal home. "

Chu Qing said without hesitation: "You have seen the old house of the Meng family before, because it was abandoned 25 years ago, so it is the original appearance now, how do you think it compares with the next door?"

Ying Zhenxing thought about what he saw: "No need to compare, just the appearance of the old Meng family house, the walls are peeling off a lot, and there is not even a better item inside, so it is naturally not as good as other houses, but what's the matter?" question?"

Chu Qing said helplessly: "First, since it is a robber, it is natural to go for the money. Since it is to rob money, I don't know. He didn't rob the rich people in the whole Hua'er Lane, but he chose it." One of the most impoverished. At that time, Meng Da gambled, and the whole Meng family could not make ends meet. They only relied on Meng Boss to make money. One family? Second, have you ever seen a gambler? Selling wives and sons is also common. What's more, this Meng Da just gambled and never left his hands, but suddenly his father changed his ways after his death. Don't you think it's strange? Third, the old house is not for sale. , and dare not even enter, do you think it’s normal? Fourth, as for what you said about returning to your mother’s house, you must have never gone to verify it, right?” Just like what Ying Zhenxing said, they never thought of Meng Dahui at first. Murder, after all, the deceased was Meng Da's own father...

Ying Zhenxing was taken aback by Chu Qing's words, but the more he listened to his brows, the more he frowned. These things seemed normal at the time, but when Chu Qing's mouth came out, there was something wrong with each of them. Not wanting to admit it, Ying Zhenxing had to admit that what she said was right, something was really wrong with Meng Da.

At that time, Meng Da was poor, but he had the money to buy such a good coffin for the old man Meng; Meng Da gambled like his life, and suddenly he became better?Everyone only said that he had repented because of his father's death, but he had seen those gamblers, as the adults said, they were all mad at gambling, and it was impossible for him to stop just by saying it.Furthermore, Meng Da seems to have made a fortune suddenly since then. According to outsiders, he borrowed money from friends and opened a small shop, and then he got better step by step...

(End of this chapter)