Concubine

Chapter 371 Interrogating Peng Laoqi
Yang Qiuchi sighed: "Although this Chunhong girl came from a dusty background, she has a very strong temperament. The seventh master probably didn't succeed, right?"

Peng Laoqi was a little surprised, how come Lord Yang knows everything, it seems that nothing can hide from him, he nodded honestly: "Yes, so in a fit of anger, I asked the old bustard to bring Suma powder and drink it for her. The effect of the medicine took effect, and I was numb and drowsy, and I succeeded."

Yang Qiuchi snorted, thinking to himself, if it wasn't for the Suma powder you made, how could the murderer get it so easily!From this point of view, you old boy can't get rid of Chunhong's death. Of course, if you killed Miss Chunhong yourself, you can't escape!

For Peng Laoqi's behavior of bewitching Chunhong with Suma powder, if it is placed in modern times, it is a [-]% crime.Because the two of them are not yet married, there is no question that rape within marriage does not constitute a crime.

But now it is the Ming Dynasty, since taking a concubine is not like a Ming media marriage, there is no legal ceremony. Since there is no ceremony, it is difficult to judge whether this kind of forced work is inside or outside marriage.From the fact that Peng Laoqi and Chunhong had agreed to redeem Chunhong's body during the Spring Festival, and everyone in the town knew that Chunhong was Peng Laoqi's future concubine, it could be considered a de facto marriage.It is more appropriate to define this kind of behavior as forcible work within marriage, so Peng Laoqi's behavior cannot be regarded as a crime of forcible work.

Yang Qiuchi didn't want to go into this legal game. What he wanted to find out now was who killed Miss Chunhong and brought the murderer to justice.

Yang Qiuchi asked Peng Laoqi: "What will happen after you succeed?"

"I wanted to stay by her side to take care of her, but my brother strictly forbids me to stay in the brothel, so I told my mother and went back."

"When did you leave?"

"Four more is almost five."

Yang Qiuchi's heart moved. This time is also very close to the time of death estimated by him, because it is very vague to speculate the time of death based on the phenomenon of the corpse. The error within one or two hours is normal, and the longer the death time, the greater the error. The bigger it is, the later the error will be calculated in days or even months.Therefore, it is entirely possible that the deceased, Chunhong, died when Peng Laoqi left the fourth watch and was nearly five.In other words, Peng Laoqi is also suspected of a major crime!
Yang Qiuchi said: "Who saw you when you left?"

"Mom knew about it, and the old man Long, who was watching the door, also saw it. He opened the door for me."

Yang Qiuchi stared at Peng Laoqi, and suddenly asked, "When you left, was Miss Chunhong still alive?"

Peng Laoqiteng stood up and opened his eyes wide: "Master, you can't wrong people at will!"

Yang Qiuchi waved to him, motioned him to sit down, and then said: "It's not that I wronged you, but you have to prove that you are not the murderer."

"Why?" Hearing that he was being labeled as a possible murderer, Peng Laoqi became anxious and asked rashly.

"Because you were the last person to see Chunhong! After you left, Chunhong was found dead. Can you tell me yourself if you are suspected?"

This sentence directly hit Peng Laoqi's heart like a steel knife, and he broke out in a cold sweat. Of course, anyone would doubt it. Peng Laoqi straightened his neck and shouted: "But when I left, Miss Chunhong is still fine!"

"Who can prove it?"

"Prove...?" Peng Laoqi panicked, "The people in the garden should be able to prove it."

"Who's in the garden?"

"Then how do I know, I had already left at that time, but they always have someone to bring water to Chunhong or something, by the way, ask those maids and servants, they must have someone go in to see."

"No! The first person to go in was the tortoise who found the body around noon today."

Speaking of this, Yang Qiuchi's heart moved. That's right, the last person who saw Chunhong before she died was Peng Laoqi. Peng Laoqi was suspected of committing the crime, so what about Wu Yisan who was the first to find the body?Is there no suspicion?Could it be that he was calling out for a thief?Besides, Wu Biaosan happened to be surnamed Wu, and his surname began with the word 口, which coincided with the box prompt that Chunhong drew with her finger!We'll have to interrogate him later.

Yang Qiuchi's words were based on Song Yuner's investigation. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that someone lied, such as Xie Deshun just now.

Seeing Yang Qiuchi staring at him strangely, Peng Laoqi became even more anxious: "I really didn't kill Chunhong, why should I kill her? She is my unmarried concubine."

"You must have a reason to kill him, for example, you killed her impulsively during your quarrel."

"She took the medicine and fell asleep."

"Who gave her the medicine?" Yang Qiuchi reckoned that it must have been administered by Peng Lao Qiqiang, because Chunhong is the oiran of Lichun Garden and the cash cow of the old bustard. More importantly, Chunhong is the biggest big lady in this town. The daughter-in-law of the rich man Peng Hexi's younger brother, Peng Laoqi, who has never been married, her madam will not offend her.

Sure enough, Peng Laoqi said honestly: "I asked my mother to bring me the medicine, and I forced her to eat it myself." He couldn't talk nonsense about this, because he would know if he was lying when he asked the old bustard.

"When you fed her medicine, was there anyone around?"

It's not easy to lie about this question. If you say yes, people will give you away when you ask who it is.So Peng Laoqi thought for a while, and still answered honestly: "No, mother closed the door and left after bringing Suma powder. I forcibly fed her myself."

"Hey, how do you feed alone?"

"She was drunk and didn't have much strength to resist. I held her down and opened her mouth to forcefully drink it down."

Peng Laoqi's words can be confirmed by the pressure marks on Miss Chunhong's mouth and nose, especially the bleeding on the inner membrane of the lips and gums.

Yang Qiuchi said: "How long does it take for the medicine to take effect?"

"Usually around a stick of incense."

"Hey, Master Qi seems to be very familiar with this kind of medicine?" Yang Qiuchi stared at Peng Laoqi, making him hairy.

Peng Laoqi said awkwardly: "I... I also heard what others said."

Yang Qiuchi didn't continue to ask this question, but still held on to Peng Laoqi's criminal suspicion, and said, "Master Qi, what are you doing during this incense burning time?"

"I... I didn't do anything, I just sat on the side and begged Miss Chunhong until she had a drug attack, then I did it with her once, and then I left."

Yang Qiuchi couldn't find the flaw in his words, thought for a while, and said, "I need to extract some of your blood." After speaking, he took out the blood sampling blade and pricked Peng Laoqi's finger, and took the blood sample.

Peng Laoqi didn't understand what Yang Qiuchi was doing with his blood.I didn't dare to ask more questions, I just hoped that this would help to clear up my grievances.

After extracting the blood, Yang Qiuchi said: "Qiye, I need to find out whether what you are telling is the truth. I may have something to ask you later. Go down first." After finishing speaking, Xiang Nangong Xiong winked.

Nan Gongxiong understood and summoned two guards to stand behind Peng Laoqi.

Peng Laoqi drew a charge on the confession recorded by Song Yuner, and was about to leave, only to realize that the two guards behind him were slightly taken aback. Before they came up just now, they were with Peng Hexi, and no one was in charge. , as if he had become a criminal and was detained, he turned to look at Yang Qiuchi.

Yang Qiuchi sighed: "Qiye, you were the last person to see the deceased. She has battle scars on her body. You also admit that you fought with her. It cannot be ruled out that you accidentally killed her in anger. She died. Therefore, you are suspected of a major crime, and I can only detain you before I find out the truth of the matter. Sorry."

Peng Laoqi's face turned pale, and he knelt down on the ground with a thud: "My lord, please be careful, I really didn't kill Miss Chunhong. I care so much about her, how could I kill her?"

"You care about her? If you really cared about her, you wouldn't hit her, you wouldn't overlord her, and you wouldn't use such indecent methods as Guansu Masan on her!" Yang Qiuchi said bitterly, " What's more, there are too many things that turn from love to hatred, quarrels between lovers, and incidents of killing people in a fit of anger, I haven't never encountered such incidents." The last sentence Yang Qiuchi said was that he was a modern forensic doctor time things.

Peng Laoqi looked at Yang Qiuchi helplessly, not knowing what to say.

Yang Qiuchi said: "Qiye, you don't have to worry, I will definitely investigate this case to the bottom. If you really didn't do it, then you have nothing to worry about."

Peng Laoqi kowtowed: "Thank you, sir! I implore you to hang your mirror high." Then he got up and went down with the two guards.

Song Yun'er took the confession and asked, "Brother, I'm a little confused now, did Peng Laoqi kill Chunhong on impulse, or did Xie Deshun kill and silence him?"

Yang Qiuchi said: "I'm going to do a test now. According to the test results, it may prove whether they are telling the truth."

"Test? What test?"

"You don't understand even after talking about it. How about you interrogate the bustard and compare it with Peng Laoqi's confession just now. I will test it in the piano room, and I can hear your questions."

"Okay!" Song Yun'er exclaimed happily. Although this is not the real lobby, it has satisfied her enough.

Yang Qiuchi carried the forensic evidence investigation box into the piano room and closed the door.

Song Yuner ordered to bring the bustard.

After the old bustard was brought up, she saw the little girl behind the big table who had just come to investigate and ask questions. She already knew that this was the young master's younger sister. The housewife pays homage to the Grand Master."

Song Yuner felt happy, hee hee, this sentence sounds like a great master.

She originally hated people like the bustard because they had harmed so many women from good families. She was so angry that she wanted to find a reason to give her a good beating, but now the bustard said a few good words, and immediately treated them. Hate is not as strong as money.

In any case, if you reach out and don't hit the smiling person, the sweet-mouthed person will always take advantage.

The old bustard didn't know, it was because of her sweet mouth that she was spared a meal.

Song Yun'er said: "Master, I have a few questions to ask you, you must answer truthfully and not lie, do you understand?"

"Yes, the women must report the truth." The old bustard replied respectfully.

(End of this chapter)