Tao Mo was very annoyed that the coffin was not opened.
Old Tao knew the cause and effect, but secretly thanked God. Opening the coffin for an autopsy is not a trivial matter, especially since the burial has already taken place, and Tao Mo has no real evidence in his hands. If something really happens, I'm afraid that it will not only make Mr. Yi Hammer noisy, but also lose his official hat.
Seeing that Tao Mo was depressed, he quickly diverted his attention and said, "Cui Dianshi has already sent someone to find out the identity of the drummer."
Tao Mo's eyes lit up, "Who?"
"The man's name is Cai Fengyuan, and he is a scholar from a neighboring county."
Tao Mo said, "He knows Miss Tong?"
Lao Tao hesitated and said, "I shouldn't recognize it." But he did.
Tao Mo frowned and said, "Then how did they recognize each other?"
Old Tao said: "Master, you can ask Cui Dianshi to send someone to invite him over to explain the cause and effect." Since Cai Fengyuan dared to beat the drums in the hall, he must have the consciousness to explain.
"Not right." Tao Mo said, "It's better for me to ask in person."
Old Tao saw that he left as soon as he said so, and hurriedly said: "Master, let's change clothes first."
It was only then that Tao Mo noticed that he had been wearing an official robe, and said angrily, "Ah, I actually wore this to meet Gu She."
Lao Tao thought to himself that you bumped into it yourself, and pretended to be surprised: "Master, did you go to see Gu She?"
Every time Tao Mo mentioned Gu She, Tao Mo felt a little ashamed, and lowered his head, "I want to invite him to open the coffin with me."
Old Tao said: "Then Mr. Gu is a literati, how can he do an autopsy?"
Tao Mo said: "But he went with me."
Lao Tao was stunned for a moment, still puzzled by Gu She's thoughts. "Perhaps Mr. Gu is concerned about the cause of Miss Tong's death. But after all, he is Mr. Yichui's high-ranking apprentice, so it's better for the young master not to get too close to him."
Tao Mo asked suspiciously, "Since he is Mr. Yichui's master disciple, I should be close to him. Why can't I get close to him?"
Old Tao said with deep meaning: "I'm afraid that the young master's closeness is not what Young Master Gu wants."
Tao Mo's face turned red, "I'm going to change clothes."
Looking at his hurried back, Lao Tao sighed silently. Why is the wind of broken sleeves so popular recently
Tao Mo changed his clothes, found a yamen servant to lead the way, and hurried to the inn where Cai Fengyuan was staying with Hao Guozi.
The inn is a bit old, even though it was noon, there were not many guests present.
When the shopkeeper saw the yamen servant enter the door, he hurried out to greet him and said, "My lord, what are your orders?"
The yamen servant said: "Then Cai Fengyuan lives with you?"
The shopkeeper had heard about Cai Fengyuan's grievances in the early morning, nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes, he lives in the third room from the left on the second floor, and there is a scholar with him. Cai Fengyuan called him Brother Bian."
The yamen servant nodded and said, "Is he in the room at the moment?"
"I haven't gone out since I came back in the morning." The shopkeeper said, sneaking a glance at Tao Mo who was standing behind the yamen servant.
Tao Mo smiled back.
The shopkeeper was startled, and said, "This is the county magistrate?"
Hao Guozi jumped out and said, "It's Master Tao."
The shopkeeper was so startled that he wanted to kowtow, but was supported by Tao Mo, "It's not a court, so there's no need to be like this."
The shopkeeper said: "Young Mr. Ling County, go upstairs."
Tao Mo said, "Thank you."
When they went upstairs, there were continuous discussions in the hall.
"Hey, this gentleman looks very gentle."
"It's just on the surface. Usually, those who have just taken office are the grandsons of turtles. When they gain a firm foothold, hehe, he is even more uncle than King Tiger."
"I don't look like it."
"It doesn't look like the previous ones."
"Oh. But don't worry, we are in Tanyang County, and there are only officials who go sideways and lawyers who go sideways."
"Haha. That's right."
Tao Mo didn't hear the discussion downstairs. He was watching the door open in front of him. The young man in the court turned from surprise to a sneer, "The magistrate has such a good nose, he can smell it from so far away."
Tao Mo said, "Can I go in and sit down?"
"If I refuse, I'm afraid I'll be put in prison by you." Cai Fengyuan made way sideways.
Hao Guozi frowned and said, "Why are you talking with sticks in your mouth?"
Tao Mo turned to the yamen servant and said, "I'll lead the way, you should go back first."
The yamen servant resigned.
Tao Mo stepped into the room.
Like the inn lobby, the rooms are a bit old. The only window was stuffed with cloth strips, presumably to block the wind. The brother Bian whom the shopkeeper mentioned was not in the room, only Cai Fengyuan was sitting at the table carelessly, not even looking at him.
Hao Guozi was furious when he saw it, "Do you know what hospitality is?"
Cai Fengyuan said: "Is it a guest if you come uninvited?"
Tao Mo asked, "Can I sit down, please?"
Cai Fengyuan turned his head, "I like to sit or not."
Tao Mo sat down slowly, and by the way moved the chair next to Hao Guozi to sit down in front of Hao Guozi.
"I'm here for Miss Tong's case." He cut to the chase.
Cai Fengyuan looked at him, "I don't know how much hush money Mr. Tao is willing to pay?"
Tao Mo was stunned and said, "Hush money?"
Cai Fengyuan sneered and said: "Or do you want to directly threaten to drive me out of Tanyang without paying a penny?"
Tao Mo comforted him and said, "Don't worry, as long as you don't do evil, I will never drive you out."
Cai Fengyuan was furious, slapped the table and stood up, saying: "What a wicked person to sue first! No wonder you can gain the trust of Mr. Yichui and his wife. You are so treacherous and cunning."
Tao Mo was confused by his scolding, and said in a daze, "Aren't you the one who complained?"
"That's right! I will sue. Not only will I expose you in Tanyang County, but I will also sue the state government, the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and Dali Temple!" Cai Fengyuan burst into tears, "How can I comfort Yinghong if I don't sue you? Spirit in the sky?"
Tao Mo was dumbfounded.
Hao Guozi finally understood, "You spitting blood. My young master has never even seen Miss Tong, how can you force her to death?"
"Meet?" Cai Fengyuan looked crazy, crying and laughing, "Yinghong and I are in love with each other, and we have already promised each other in life and death. In this life, we will not marry each other unless we are the other party. We agreed that as long as I win the Juren and get fame , I went to Tong Mansion to propose a marriage, who knows, who knows that she couldn't wait for me, so she went like this."
Hao Guozi said: "Then Miss Tong is already twenty, why haven't you won yet?"
Cai Fengyuan's crying stopped suddenly, and a faint blush appeared in his pale and bluish complexion.
Hao Guozi was amused, "Could it be that you failed in many trials and wasted the girl's life for nothing, which made her unable to think about hanging herself for a while?"
"Nonsense!" Cai Fengyuan was so angry that his ears and neck turned red, "If the Tong family and the county magistrate hadn't joined forces to force her, how could she have made such a bad plan?"
Hao Guozi put away her banter, and blushed with anger, "I said that my young master has never met Miss Tong, let alone marry that girl Tong. Don't you understand?"
Cai Fengyuan said: "Now that Yinghong is fragrant and jade is dead, you can naturally say whatever you want."
Hao Guozi blurted out: "My young master has to be masculine, how could he fall in love with that girl Tong?!"
The room fell silent.
Tao Mo was so embarrassed that he couldn't bear it.
It took Cai Fengyuan a long while before he said, "What proof do you have?"
Hao Guozi was so angry that he only gritted his teeth, "How do you need evidence for such a thing? Do you want my young master to strip you of your clothes and put you on the bed before you will believe it?"
Cai Fengyuan seemed to have been punched head-on, his face turning blue and turning pale.
Tao Mo blushed almost to the point of bleeding, "Stop talking."
Hao Guozi knew he had made a slip of the tongue, and murmured softly, "It's obvious that he deceived others too much."
Tao Mo said, "We should still be concerned about Miss Tong's death."
Hao Guozi said: "Do you still need to ask? It must be that Miss Tong couldn't wait for him to go to high school, so she felt that this life was hopeless, and she committed suicide when she couldn't think about it."
Cai Fengyuan pursed his lips, his face was very ugly.
Tao Mo said softly: "Mr. Cai, please sit down. Please let Mr. Cai come along to tell you the truth."
After Cai Fengyuan knew that it was impossible for him to marry Tong Yinghong, all the bad feelings towards him disappeared in his heart. Seeing that although his appearance was not outstanding, but his eyes were clear and his expression was calm, he couldn't help feeling a little close, and slowly sat down and said: "Yinghong and I are We met in Guanyin Temple. We fell in love at first sight, but we had no chance to talk. Who knows how pitiful it was. Later, I went to Guanyin Temple to deliver the copied Buddhist scriptures. I remember that day, when it was drizzling outside, we sat on two stools, but our hearts were very peaceful. Later, the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year became our meeting twice a month. I know The Tong family is a big family in Tanyang County, so we agreed that when I was the number one scholar in high school, I would marry her in a grand manner, who knows, who knows..."
Hao Guozi couldn't help asking, "How long have you known each other?"
Cai Fengyuan's lips trembled, "Five years."