The next day. In the north of Tokyo, Kangningfang.
After finding out the Guan family's address from Ma Huaibang, Sun Tu naturally wanted to come to Guan Si's family to inquire about relevant details and clues about the case. Maybe he could follow the clues and find out where the kidnapper ended up. To his surprise, Ma Huaibang actually followed, and it seemed that he wanted to make up for his mistakes.
When a group of people appeared in the alley where the Guan family lived in Kangningfang, the people around them looked at them with a bit of flinching. Many people even ran back home and closed the door tightly. It was as if he was afraid of what these men would do to him.
Seeing this, Sun Tu frowned slightly and glanced at Ma Huaibang: "Has the government sent anyone here to cause trouble before?"
"Well... before the Mid-Autumn Festival, because old man Guan always went to the Yamen to complain, which made all the officials unbearable, so I asked the younger ones to come here and teach me a lesson." Ma Huaibang explained in a low voice, and then pointed ahead. Said: "The last courtyard is the Guan family."
The northern part of the city is much poorer than the eastern part of the city. The houses in the alleys are generally not big. It seems that the Guan family's residence is much larger than that of other people around it, and it is further separated from the neighbors. It is obvious that the family is well off. At Sun Tu's signal, Gao Shan stepped forward and patted the door, shouting: "Guan Si, Kaifeng Mansion has come to inquire about the case, but is anyone at home?"
But after calling a few times, there was no response at all, which surprised everyone, especially Ma Huaibang, who frowned and said, "It doesn't make sense. He hasn't gone to Kaifeng Mansion to cause trouble recently. Could it be that he is leaving here?" Yet?"
After being called a few more times but still getting no response, Sun Tu's face darkened, but he didn't get angry. He just gave Tang Feng a wink. The latter understood, and immediately took a few steps away and jumped up. He used his strength to climb over the courtyard wall, which was as high as one person, and soon opened the door from the inside.
"Sun Guanren, isn't this bad? This is a common people's home anyway. Even if we are officials, we can't just break in without the consent of the master." Ma Huaibang said with some worry when he saw this.
"I suspect that something happened to the Guan family. It's better to obey the authority when it comes to urgent matters." Sun Tu said as he took the lead and walked into the yard. At the same time, he scanned the surroundings to see if there were any problems. Ma Huaibang was stunned: "This is impossible. Maybe it was because I was afraid of being criticized by my government, so I avoided the city."
"No, Guan Si has an grievance to be cleared, and his granddaughter has not been found. How could he leave Tokyo? Besides, don't you think the way we came in is a little different?" After checking, Sun Tu found nothing wrong with his surroundings.
"Please forgive me for being humble and stupid."
"We asked Tang Feng to climb over the wall and open the door. In other words, the door is locked from the inside. Is there anyone in the world who would lock the door like this after leaving home? Does he have to climb over the wall from the yard? Can’t do it?”
"This... is really weird."
Sun Tu sneered, then walked to the main room facing the door, pushed open the door and looked inside, only to find that everything inside was arranged in order, and nothing unusual could be seen. At the same time, the men who had previously separated to search other houses also came back and reported: "Du Tou, there is nothing unusual about the Guan family inside and outside. It seems that he left home suddenly."
"Are there no signs of fighting?" After seeing his men shaking their heads, Sun Tu fell into deep thought.
After a long while, he said: "Let's go and check out other rooms."
Next to and behind is the bedroom of the Guan family. It is indeed as strange as what others have reported. Everything inside, including beds, tables, chairs, cups, plates, vases, etc., are all in their place and arranged neatly. There was no sign of anyone getting into a fight here. Anyway, the entire courtyard gives people the impression of being surprisingly neat, just like a wealthy family's villa that is often cleaned but no one lives in it.
However, there must be a monster when something goes wrong, but Sun Tu felt more and more strange here: "No, something must have happened to the Guan family. Everything here was deliberately arranged by someone."
"Ah? How is this possible?" Ma Huaibang said in shock. But Sun Tu's last sentence was even more touching: "And judging from the way he dealt with the aftermath, the people who were unfavorable to the Guan family are quite familiar with the government. They knew that we might come here to inquire, and were worried that flaws would be exposed. We just showed up like this, so people can’t see any problems.”
"This... are you, Mr. Sun, suspecting that this is the work of someone in our government? This is impossible. Even if we are dissatisfied with the Guan family, we will not do this." Ma Huaibang said firmly.
"Yes or no, I'll have to ask the neighbors first before I can get the answer." Sun Tu said, and gave a gesture to Tang Feng and the others. Several subordinates understood and immediately went out to the neighbors' houses to inquire about the news.
After waiting for a long time, a man was pulled over by Gao Shan. He looked obviously panicked. When he saw Sun Tu, he lowered his head and said, "Sir, spare your life. I'm just a good citizen. But I have never thought about getting into trouble with the government, and I don’t have much to do with the Guan family..."
"Don't be afraid. I just want to ask you a few questions. I won't harm you." Sun Tu quickly comforted him with gentle words, and then asked the man to sit down and talk. The other person calmed down a little, but But he only dared to put his buttocks on the edge of the chair, as if he was about to run away at any time.
"Let me ask you, the people in this alley look scared when they see me coming, but it's because a man has come here to cause trouble before?"
"This... is, exactly. At that time, some neighbors wanted to say a few words for the Guan family, but they were reprimanded."
"Is it just because of this?" Sun Tu asked suspiciously.
"And... no one from the Guan family has been out since the Mid-Autumn Festival night. I'm afraid, I'm afraid..." This person hesitated a little at the end.
"What are you afraid of?" Sun Tu asked hurriedly.
"I'm afraid that his family members have been captured by the government, so how can I dare to embarrass the government again." At this point, the other party stood up again and repeatedly apologized: "You are too talkative. Please forgive me, officials..."
Sun Tu hurriedly stood up and supported him: "You don't have to panic. As long as what you tell is the truth, I will never blame anyone. So you think the Guan family was taken over by the government, so you are so afraid?" "
"Exactly, exactly." This person finally understood something: "Isn't it? How is this possible? How could a whole family suddenly disappear in just one night."
"Yes, this matter is indeed weird. Several members of the Guan family disappeared overnight. I am also deeply puzzled." Sun Tu said with some confusion, and then his eyes fell on Ma Huaibang. The latter spoke again: "Du Tou, I dare to guarantee that I will never
It's impossible for people in my Kaifeng Mansion to be unfavorable to him, otherwise it's impossible for a lowly official to know anything about it. Besides, they are not actually guilty, so how could we catch them and do anything? "
"Yes, but if it hadn't been for the government office, the matter would have been even more serious. Overnight, all members of the family disappeared without a trace. It's impossible that they were captured by gods and ghosts, right? Are you really? Haven't you heard any sound?" The latter question naturally refers to the neighbor.
The other party frowned and recalled, then shook his head: "Everyone went to the streets on Mid-Autumn Festival night, so I really don't know anything. The only thing I know is that I never saw the Guan family open the door again, nor did I see anyone in his house. People have come out.”
Sun Tu pondered for a while, and then he said: "By the way, have you heard anything about the Guan family's previous investigation that their granddaughter was kidnapped?" When he said this, there was a smile on his face. He was slightly blushing. As a member of the government, he actually had to ask ordinary people for clues when a case broke out.
The other party was stunned again, and then shook his head in confusion: "Although I knew about this, I didn't delve into it deeply. I only know one thing, that Guan Da had a dispute with some people before he died, and then he couldn't get over it." That was it. Not long after, his body was found floating in the Bian River..." He sighed as he spoke.
"He slipped and fell into the water after being drunk. It should have nothing to do with the previous dispute, right?" Ma Huaibang responded casually. But the other party's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "That's not right. Then Guan Da has always been a teetotaler, so how could he stumble when he was drunk?"
"Huh? Is this happening? Are you sure?" Sun Tu asked quickly after hearing this.
"Young one, I remember clearly. Although the Guan family started out as a wine business, Guan Da couldn't drink alcohol since he was a child. Even when he got married, he fell down without even having two drinks. How could he be drunk at that time?"
Sun Tu's expression suddenly became serious and he glanced at Ma Huaibang: "So Guan Si's complaint is good. Not only was his granddaughter kidnapped, but his son was also killed! In addition to the current situation here, Guan Si The whole family has been killed by thieves!"
Ma Huaibang muttered something to say, but in the end he failed to say it. Sun Tu quickly had another idea: "Go and look in the kitchen to see if there is any vinegar. Bring it all."
Although they didn't understand what he wanted to do, someone still hurried out and went to the kitchen to get a gourd of vinegar. Sun Tuze said to the man again: "Please do me a favor and go to your home and other neighbors' homes to ask for some vinegar. I can use it."
After everyone got several kilograms of vinegar and looked at Sun Tu with confusion, he asked people to splash the vinegar on the floor of Guan's main room and several bedrooms. Although these men had doubts, they still complied. After a while of work, vinegar was poured on the ground, making the room full of sour smell.
Afterwards, Sun Tu asked them to look after each house with him to see if there were any changes on the ground. After a while, someone came to report: "Dutou, the ground at the main house over there suddenly changed color..."
As soon as Sun Tu heard this, he hurried over from the main room, and when he saw the color of the ground changed obviously after being soaked in vinegar, his expression changed: "I'm afraid there has been a murder here, and Guan Si's family may have been murdered! "
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