The Republic of China Conspiracy Records

Chapter 6 Ruan Lang Returns (5)

The mayor looked at me and said distressedly: "This matter is difficult to handle, sir. Now the town doesn't know how to deal with Mr. Ruan. Let's say he killed someone, but that girl obviously committed suicide a few days ago; if Saying he was innocent, and the bloody head was indeed in his package, how could it be good, sir, how could such a thing have happened? He killed a dead man, a dead man, sir!"

While I was feeling terrified, a trace of luck flashed in my heart. If the girl had really hanged herself before we came, then no matter why she could still sell Qingsi to Ruan Lang, no matter why her head appeared In Ruan Lang's package, Ruan Lang's crime of killing "people" was not established.

While trembling with fear, I said to the mayor: "This matter is indeed extremely weird, let's not talk about the strange things, if the girl really hanged herself before he came, then Ruan Lang's murder is not established. ?”

The mayor shook his head and said, "It's not enough to say that, he did kill someone."

When I was anxious, I immediately forgot that even Ruan Lang might not have killed that "person", and retorted: "But you clearly said that he killed a person who committed suicide before he came."

The mayor looked at me strangely, and said slowly: "That's the strange thing. After we found out that the head belonged to the girl who had died before he came, we sent people to the county overnight to invite a foreman back. After the autopsy, Wu Zuo came to a conclusion."

I said, "What result?"

The mayor said: "I have determined that the girl's death date is impartial. It was the day after you came to Luolian Town, and it was the day that the Ruan shopkeeper went to collect Qingsi."

I was dumbfounded, and then said: "That is to say, if Ruan Lang is really the murderer, then what he killed was a real person, not something?"

The mayor nodded solemnly, and said: "This is what makes us feel difficult. That day, I personally took someone to collect the girl's body. After a few days, she was killed again."

I heard my back getting colder and colder, but the mayor continued: "There is no doubt that the girl died on the day that the Ruan shopkeeper went to collect Qingsi, but when we went to collect her body before that, we could also conclude that she was no longer there. Breathing, that is to say, she wanted to die at the time, and she was indeed dead, but a few days later, the Ruan shopkeeper killed another her who was just like a fake."

I asked: "How do you know that the girl really wanted to die at that time?"

The mayor hesitated for a moment, but still told me: "We only found out about this after the autopsy. The girl was already two months pregnant. I don't know which animal did the crime. I'm afraid the girl was me. Knowing this, I was afraid that people would lose face if they found out, so I hanged myself to death."

I suddenly realized, and said: "It can be concluded that this matter has nothing to do with Ruan Lang, it's just why the girl sold Qingsi to him after 'death', it is puzzling."

The mayor sighed, and said to me: "To tell you the truth, I also know that this matter has nothing to do with Ruan shopkeeper. He is a new shopkeeper, unfamiliar with the place, and has no deep hatred. Why kill a girl? The biggest Maybe it was because of failed adultery that he became angry from embarrassment and killed her by accident, but even so, what did he do after cutting off her head and hiding it in the bag? Not to mention taking it back to the residence to show it to you. There are too many doubts about this matter, and I am not unaware of it , but the head was absolutely taken out of Ruan's shopkeeper's bag, and he himself admitted it, and he carried that bag with him all the time that day, so he couldn't explain it clearly, and it could only fall on him .”

I was about to tell him what Ruan Lang said just now, when someone could replace the blue silk in his bag that day, I heard the mayor continue: "Everyone in Luolian Town knows that the girl used blue silk a few days ago. He hanged himself to death, which is why Shopkeeper Ruan couldn't receive a piece of Qingsi in the town. Women don't want to mention Qingsi, so now the only thing that Shopkeeper Ruan can be thankful for is that the one killed by him is a 'dead person', we The cause of the incident will be reported to the county in detail. Maybe he can not be punished for the crime of homicide, but only suffer for the crime of destroying the corpse. It's just that this matter is too weird. If it is spread, I am afraid that it will make people in the town panic. Sir, I have been born and raised in Luolian Town for more than [-] years. This is the first homicide in the town, and the person who died was actually a dead person. Luolian Town is hidden in the mountains. , but now something like this happened, I, the mayor, should be ashamed."

He was only concerned with emotion, but I had something to say, so I had to interrupt him: "Actually, that day, someone could..."

Just in the middle of speaking, the Xiangyong who was guarding the gate of the courtyard suddenly came in with a strange expression, and said to the mayor: "Mayor, Mrs. Luo is here."

The mayor was taken aback and said, "What is Mrs. Luo doing here? Please let her in."

That Xiangyong looked at me, then at the mayor, hesitated for a moment, and said, "She said that she was coming to pick up Shopkeeper Ruan."

The mayor and I were taken aback at the same time. We couldn’t continue what we had said just now. The mayor also looked at Xiang Yong in a daze, and said, "Mrs. Luo is coming to pick up the Ruan shopkeeper. Why?"

Na Xiangyong said: "She said that in the name of Luo's family, she can guarantee that Mr. Ruan will not be a murderer." At that time, the country gentry had great influence in the local area, and sometimes the reputation of the family alone was enough to be a man. Guaranteed.

The mayor wondered: "She has no relationship with Mr. Ruan, so why did you use the entire Luo family to guarantee him?"

No family or reason?But I remembered what Ruan Lang had always insisted that Mrs. Luo was his father, and he insisted that she would not harm him.At first I sneered at his words, but now Mrs. Luo actually guarantees his innocence with the Luo family.No matter where you are, the power of the squire is huge, especially in the countryside, where the government is actually governed jointly with the squire. For the biggest owner in the area like Mrs. Luo, the mayor will definitely sell her a little bit of face.

Is Mrs. Luo really Ruan Lang's father?This absurd thought flashed through my mind, and I couldn't say anything about the possibility that Mrs. Luo put the thing in Ruan Lang's package.She put that thing in Ruan Lang's package, and then came to Luo's house as a guarantee for him?If I say this, I am afraid that people will think it is a lunatic.

That Xiangyong also looked at the mayor and shook his head blankly. The mayor returned to his chair and said, "Please come in."

At this time, Mrs. Luo's voice sounded at the door: "Mayor, don't worry, I don't want you to let him go immediately, but I just ask the mayor to let him live in my house, and I will take care of him until the truth comes out." One day, if it is finally found out that he did it, the Luo family will not dare to cover it up, and will still hand him over to the town hall."

I looked up and saw Mrs. Luo standing at the door with a blank expression on her face. Another Xiangyong was standing behind her. He couldn't stop her. He looked at the mayor helplessly. The mayor smiled at him gently and said: " Go out and watch." The Xiangyong nodded, and the mayor said to Mrs. Luo: "Since this is the case, isn't it the same at Luo's house as in the town?"

Mrs. Luo frowned and said, "It's different, aren't you all planning to escort him into the county? I'll take him away for a few days first, and wait for you to find out the reason, instead of just escorting him into the county."

The mayor frowned and said, "How do you determine that he is not the murderer?"

Mrs. Luo said: "I'm not sure, I just want to ask you to investigate carefully for a few more days to find out who the murderer is."

The mayor looked at her strangely, and said, "Mrs. Luo, can I ask a question, have you ever been related to Mr. Ruan? So you want to use Luo's family as security for him, but as far as I know, you My mother-in-law’s family is in Luolian Town, and I’ve never heard that you have three relatives outside the mountain.”

This is what I want to know too, so as soon as the mayor asked, I stared at her intently. Seeing the mayor's question, Mrs. Luo fell silent for a moment, and replied, "Can I also ask the mayor a question?"

The mayor nodded and said, "You ask."

Mrs. Luo said slowly: "Can I not answer that question?"

I almost couldn't catch my breath when I heard it, and I waited eagerly for her to answer, but she blocked all our questions with a rhetorical question. The mayor was also startled, and then smiled wryly: "Of course, I just asked casually, Luo The family in the town has a big business, since you are willing to use the Luo family as a guarantee, the town will naturally look at your face, and you can take the shopkeeper Ruan away."

Mrs. Luo nodded her thanks to the mayor, and then turned to leave. I called her from behind: "Mrs. Luo."

She turned around, looked at me and said, "It's a patrolling horse who delivers letters to people. What's the matter, sir?"

I looked at her and replied: "It's nothing, I just want to ask Madam, does Madam know who that thing in Ruan Lang's bag belongs to?"

Mrs. Luo's eyes flashed, and she said thoughtfully: "There has been no news in the town that a girl from a family was killed. This is a strange thing. Could it be that the girl is not from the town?"

I shook my head and said, "It's from the town, but it's just a person that no one can think of."

Mrs. Luo wondered: "Someone no one can think of? Who is that?"

Seeing that I took the initiative to tell Mrs. Luo about this matter, the mayor said to Mrs. Luo: "This is really weird, Mrs. Luo, please don't tell others, so as not to cause panic."

Mrs. Luo asked suspiciously, "What can cause panic in the town?"

I said: "A few days ago, there was a girl at the end of the town who hanged herself with green silk. After Ruan Lang came to Luolian Town, he only received one copy of the blue silk, which was sold to him by that girl. The thing in his package also belongs to that girl."

After I finished speaking, Mrs. Luo's face turned pale. After all, she was a woman, and she looked quite frightened. She said after a long time: "No wonder the mayor asked me to take him away. You have already noticed that something is wrong. Yes, that...is that girl back?" She said at the end, her voice trembled a little, as if she had been greatly shaken.

The mayor said: "I still don't know what this has to do with strange powers and chaos. Mrs. Luo, do you still want to take Mr. Ruan home?" He would not have brought back the person related to this matter, but Mrs. Luo nodded when she heard the mayor's question and said, "Please trouble the mayor."

The mayor looked at her in disbelief, shook his head, but couldn't ask anything, so he walked out, ordered the gatekeeper Xiangyong to open the door, and said to Ruan Lang, "Businessman Ruan, the biggest boss in the town, Mr. Madame is willing to guarantee you with her wealth, so you can go back with her. But you have to remember, you must not leave Luolian Town before the matter is clarified, otherwise Madam Luo will be responsible for you. "

Ruan Lang was also dumbfounded, probably never thought that Mrs. Luo would come to vouch for him, but he seemed to have thought of something, and then he became calm again, and glanced at me, I knew what he meant: Look, I Said she would not harm me.

I ignored him, and just said to Mrs. Luo: "I don't know if I can send him to your house with my wife?"

Mrs. Luo said: "Of course, Mr. Duo Cheng took care of him along the way."

I heard these words but felt a little awkward. This kind of words are undoubtedly polite words spoken by the adults in the family to the children's friends or elders, but now they are said from the mouth of a woman who has never met Ruan Lang before. Could it be that this woman is really Ruan Lang's father?I couldn't help but flash this thought in my mind again.

"Let's go," Mrs. Luo said softly, then turned around and walked towards the gate of the courtyard. Ruan Lang followed her closely. I bowed my hands to the mayor and walked out side by side with Ruan Lang.

On the way back to Luo’s house, I thought that Ruan Lang should know the ins and outs of this matter, so I told about the girl, and he was also dumbfounded, with a look of fear on his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched for a long time before he said: "But... but the one who sold me the blue silk is indeed a real big girl. I even cut the blue silk for her by myself, right in front of her house."

I said angrily: "That's because you didn't enter the door of her house. Once you enter the door, you will know that there is a big coffin inside, and the girl crawled out of it."

Ruan Lang's face turned blue and white, and suddenly he said to me: "Sir, does this sound familiar to you?"

I knew what he meant, and when the mayor told me about it, I suddenly remembered that it was almost the same as the two stories he told me on the way to Luolian: The peddler who changed the black silk went to dig out the black silk, but it turned out that the head of the woman was attached to the bottom of the black silk; the girl who sold the blue silk to the peddler hanged herself with the black silk a few days before selling the black silk.

In the second ending of the second story, the man who received the green silk was finally disguised as a woman and buried in the coffin as the girl. After Ruan Lang arrived in Luolian Town, he claimed to have found his long-lost father, But it is a woman!
The whole thing is so complicated and confusing that it is simply unimaginable.

I nodded and said, "It's very similar to the story you told. What happened in the story happened to you. No, it didn't happen completely, but most of the plots are the same."

As I was talking, I suddenly felt that I had caught something, and suddenly grabbed Ruan Lang's shoulder. He was startled by me, and stammered: "Sir, sir, what are you doing?"

I shook his shoulder excitedly and asked, "Aside from me, who else in Luolian Town have you told this story to?"

Ruan Lang looked at me blankly and shook his head, and said, "I haven't told this story to anyone in Luolian Town, why do you ask about this, sir?" Mrs. Luo, who was listening to us, hesitated for a moment before saying, "However, this story was told by my father."

I almost cried out: "What did you say? Did your father tell the story?"

Ruan Lang nodded and said: "My father told it to my mother, and my mother told it to me. I grew up listening to this story since I was a child, and my mother still blamed him for telling her scary stories."

My brain is completely exhausted, only his father who knows the story can create such a similar plot according to this story, and according to what Ruan Lang said, only Mrs. Luo can put that thing in his bag inside.

Only his father, who knew the story, could have made it happen.

Only Mrs. Luo could put that thing in his bag.

The conclusion is obvious, his father is really in Luolian Town!
Mrs. Luo is really his father!

(End of this chapter)