Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 669
Early in the morning, the courtyard of Tongqu Inn became noisy.

Under the command of Zhang Huan and Li Lang, Di Renjie's guards and He Zhai's servants shuttled back and forth, carrying boxes and cages.

Wang Mang, Zeng Tai, Lu Jiying, and Di Chun stood in the courtyard directing.

The door of Tianzi No. [-] room opened, Di Renjie walked out slowly, looked at the situation in the courtyard, and said with a smile: "It's so lively!"

Wang Mang hurriedly came forward and said, "Sir, the servants of He Zhai came to the inn early in the morning to ask us to leave immediately and move into He Yuan. Brother Zeng and I decided to let them carry the big box to the car first." .”

Di Renjie laughed and said, "He Wuqi is very anxious!"

At this time, Zeng Tai came over and said with a smile: "Yes, it seems that he really regards you as his big boss."

Di Renjie looked at Wang Mang and said, "Hey, yes, Jing Yang, you go to the county government right away, let Wenqing go on a business trip, bring Sun Xiwang here, and go to Heyuan with us."

Wang Mang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."

Just as Wang Mang was about to leave, someone shouted at the gate, "Mr. Huai!"

Wang Mang, Di Renjie and others heard the sound and looked towards the gate, only to see Wen Qing walking in quickly.

Wang Mang smiled and said, "Master County Magistrate, Mr. was about to ask me to meet you at the county government office, but you came unexpectedly. It saves me a trip!"

Wen Qing raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh?"

At this time, he looked around and said, "Why, you want to leave?"

At this moment, Wang Mang smiled mysteriously and said, "Move to He Yuan."

Wen Qing was taken aback: "He Wuqi really invites you to move into He Yuan?"

Wang Mang and Di Renjie looked at each other and nodded, "Exactly!"

Di Renjie nodded and said: "Master County Magistrate, I would like to invite you to go on a business trip and bring Sun Xiwang here to enter He Garden with us."

Wen Qing was puzzled: "Oh? But why?"

Di Renjie said: "Of course it is because of the murder that happened in the Tongya Inn. I want Sun Xiwang to enter He Zhai to identify the murderer."

Wen Qing asked in surprise: "Sir, are you saying that the murderer is from the He family?"

Di Renjie said, "Do you still remember the woman Sun Xiwang saw in the inn room?"

Wen Qing said, "Of course I remember, who is she?"

Di Renjie glanced at Wang Mang and Zeng Tai, and there was an inexplicable look in their eyes, Di Renjie shook his head and said: "It's hard to say now.

Last night we found some clues at the feast of the He family, but it is only an inference at the moment, and we will draw a definite conclusion after Sun Xiwang identifies it. At that time, I will immediately send someone to inform the magistrate of the results. "

Wen Qing let out a long sigh and said, "Xiaguan is about to tell you about Sun Xiwang." (Xiaguan is speaking modestly here!)
Di Renjie asked in surprise, "What happened to Sun Xiwang?"

Wen Qing said: "This morning, Sun Xiwang's neighbors reported to the county government office, saying that they heard a scream from Sun Xiwang's house at the second watch last night.

Early this morning, the neighbors came to Sun's house and found that the door was wide open, and Mrs. Yan died in the room..."

Wang Mang, Di Renjie and Zeng Tai were shocked when they heard this.

Wang Mang blurted out and asked, "What, Mrs. Yan is dead?"

Wen Qing nodded and said, "Exactly."

Di Renjie asked nervously: "Then, where is Sun Xiwang?"

Wen Qing shook his head and said, "Sun Xiwang has disappeared. I ordered the yamen guards to seal off the scene. Only then did I rush to the inn. Please go and investigate together."

Wang Mang and Zeng Tai looked at each other and frowned immediately, a trace of confusion flashed in their eyes.

"Thank you magistrate for your trust,"

Di Renjie first said to Wenqing, and then turned to Lu Jiying not far away and said, "Jiying, I will leave the matter here to you. Jingyang, Zeng Tai and I will go to the scene with the county magistrate to investigate."

Lu Jiying said, "please rest assured, sir."

Di Renjie nodded and said to Wen Qing: "Master County Magistrate, let's go now!"

Wang Mang took a deep breath, and followed Di Renjie with Zeng Tai.

Sun Ji's silk and cloth shop has been sealed off by the county government officials.

The county lieutenant, Fangzheng and several neighbors stood in front of the door and talked about it.

Wang Mang, Di Renjie, Wen Qing, and Zeng Tai turned around the street surrounded by a crowd of yamen servants and walked over.

The county lieutenant rushed forward and said, "My lord."

Wen Qing nodded.

The county captain pointed to Fangzheng and several neighbors in front of the door and said: "This is Fangzheng from our workshop, and the others are neighbors of the Sun family. They are the ones who reported the case to the county government this morning."

As he spoke, he waved to several people and said, "Come here."

A few people hurried over, knelt down and kowtowed: "See the county magistrate."

Wen Qing waved his hands and said, "Get up, everyone!"

Everyone stood up.

Wen Qing asked: "Who was the first to discover Yan's body?"

A middle-aged man said: "It's a villain. After discovering the body, the villain immediately called Fangzheng, and they went to Sun's house to check together, and then went to the Yamen to report to the officials."

Fang Zheng said, "Exactly."

Wen Qing asked again: "Where does your family live?"

The middle-aged man pointed to a household next to Sun Ji's silk shop and said, "The villain lives next door to Sun's."

Wen Qing nodded and said, "What sound did you hear last night?"

The middle-aged man said: "At the first watch last night, the villain heard a commotion in the courtyard of Sun's house. After a while, there was a scream in the room, and then there was no sound.

Because the Sun couple often quarreled and quarreled, which became known to the neighbors, the villain didn't take it seriously.

Unexpectedly, when he got up early this morning, the villain went out to fetch water and found the door of Sun's house was wide open. The villain felt something was wrong, so he knocked on the door, but no one answered.

So, the villain called several neighbors to go in together, and found that Yan Shi had died in the room. "

At this time, Wang Mang asked: "Did you hear the Sun couple's quarrel at the beginning of the watch?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Exactly."

Wang Mang asked, "Then, how long has it been since you heard the scream?"

The middle-aged man thought for a while and said, "That's half a meal."

At this time, Di Renjie took a step forward and asked, "Did the noise stop during this time?"

The middle-aged man said: "Before the scream, it seemed to stop for a while."

Di Renjie asked, "How long did you stop?"

The middle-aged man recalled and said: "It's very short, about half a cup of tea!"

Di Renjie nodded slightly.

Suddenly, Wang Mang asked: "You said, the Sun couple are often noisy?"

The middle-aged man said: "Exactly. These two couples are famous on this street.

You know, there is a lack of salt in the city, and the food is light every day. Everyone is so weak and swollen that they can't even do business. Who has the energy to quarrel.

But these two couples had a small fight every three days, and a big fight every five days.

Not only noisy, but also beating, I have persuaded him several times.The neighbors all said that seeing how vigorous the two of them were fighting, they must have a lot of salt in the house. "

One sentence made everyone amused.

Wang Mang said with a smile: "There is some truth in what you say."

Wen Qing smiled and said, "Didn't we find two large salt jars in Meixiang's room? All the servants are like this, let alone the master."

Di Renjie nodded, and asked the middle-aged man, "What did you hear last night?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "There is nothing else."

Di Renjie said, "Think about it carefully."

The middle-aged man thought for a while, and seemed to remember something, and said, "Ah, yes. During the two of them arguing, there seemed to be a splash in the yard. I don't know what they knocked over."

Di Renjie and Wang Mang looked at each other, Wang Mang raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, a 'plop'?"

The middle-aged man said: "Exactly, other than that, there is nothing else."

Di Renjie nodded and said to Wenqing, "Let's go in and have a look!"

Wen Qing stretched out his hand and said, "Please."

(End of this chapter)