This person is a coachman. He sent their son to the river that night. After the son got on the boat, he walked around nearby.
As everyone knows, he saw a horse coming quickly. The man was dressed in black. After getting off the horse, he took off his black clothes at the corner, picked up a stone and wrapped it in the river bottom, and then boarded the boat.
Because the name and address of this person were left in the record, King Qi asked someone to bring this person over for questioning.
The man was the coachman of the businessman Wang Fu’s family. He said: “The villain always goes to the riverside several times a month, because the son of my family has a nice relationship with a girl, and every time it is sent by the villain, after the son gets on the boat, Due to the cold weather, the villain could not sit in one place and waited. He would bring a pot of wine. After drinking it, he would walk around to get rid of the cold. The villain remembered that it was very cold that night and there were fewer guests, so the villain walked to the gatehouse. When I was there, I saw a man in black riding a horse and running over. The average villain would not pay attention to this, but because he was wearing black, the villain found it a little strange, so he took a few more glances, after all Everyone who came to play in this place would dress up as much as possible. At that time, after he sank his black clothes to the bottom of the river, he went to the painting boat."
"Can you see his appearance clearly?" Qi Wang asked anxiously.
The coachman shook his head, "I can't see it clearly because he is standing in a dark position, but he can see a jade finger on his thumb."
"Which painting boat did you get on?"
"It should be Chunniang's painting boat." The coachman thought for a while, "Maybe it may be Meiniang, anyway, these two boats."
Fu Cheng was about to send someone to ask, but someone came to report the case, saying that Chunniang in Xisu River was found in Fu Shi’s house, and it was discovered by Huafang’s mother. Except for Chun Niang, even Chun Niang’s serving girl was dead. The body stinks at the time, and it appears to have been dead for more than three days.
Upon hearing this, King Qi couldn't help being discouraged, and finally found some information, but he broke it here again.
Yu Wenhao learned about it before and after, and said: "The person died for about three days. In other words, Chunniang was killed only after we discovered Lu Yuan's horse. The murderer knew the direction of our investigation well."
"Fifth brother, I don't understand, why did the murderer want to go on a boat? Wouldn't it be better to just leave?" Qi Wang asked.
"At that time, the Ministry of Defense had taken people to chase him. He went out with his wounds. Once he meets the chaser, he can't escape. It's better to hide in the painting boat for a while and wait for the wind to pass before leaving."
Yu Wenhao asked someone to go to Chunniang, and then asked someone to salvage the black clothes from the river to see if there were any clues.
Chunniang and the maid lived together in a residential house on the edge of the West River. The residence was rented. In the past, Chunniang picked up guests in the painting boat. She only returned home to sleep during the day, and she rarely interacted with the surrounding people.
And everyone knows what she does for a living, and generally don't like to interact with her.
Huafang’s mother said that Chunniang had not come for two days. At that time, she thought she was coming to the moon, because after receiving the guests that night, Chunniang said that she had a stomachache, and maybe she was about to come to the moon.
The girl who paints the boat is taking a rest in the coming month letter, so her mother didn't urge her, so she only asked other girls to replace Chunniang.
There are usually only one or two girls in this kind of small painting boat, and there are only three or four at most, but because Chunniang’s looks are good, she has a good love, and she has a fixed benefactor, so she is basically the only girl in this small painting boat. , She will be replaced only if she does not come to work.
When my mother came to Jingzhao Mansion to give a testimony, she said that she was not painting a boat that day, so she didn't see the strange guest.
My mother was also a little dissatisfied with Chunniang, and said: "Since I met a noble person, I always ask for leave at intervals. I have been asking for seven or eight days in a row this month. I didn't expect such a thing to happen now. What do you want me to do? The money for this painting boat has not been paid off yet. I said at the beginning that we can’t just use her alone. Now it’s all right, and I still owe more than a thousand liang of money. What should I do?”
As the mother said, she wiped her tears.
When King Qi heard this, he suddenly thought about it, and asked: "She hasn't been there for seven or eight days this month? Then on the eighth day of this month, is she painting a boat?"
Mother shook her head, "The local woman doesn't remember it. I have to go back and look at the record to find out that the local woman has written it down.
"Come here, take your mother back to see together, and see if Chunniang is on the boat on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year." Qi Wang immediately ordered.
Yu Wenhao gave Qi Wang an admiring look, and his mind was considered meticulous.
Yu Wenhao was relieved to hand the clues here to him and Fu Cheng, and he continued to take people out for investigation.
However, although King Qi thought of an important point, he was disappointed by the news that the head catcher brought back because it was Chunniang who was painting the boat on the night of the accident, not the person who replaced it.
The only clue now lies in the black clothes sinking at the bottom of the river.
The head catcher salvaged the clothes. The clothes were wrapped in a large stone and tied up with sleeves after being wrapped. Anyway, if it weren't for a big torrent, it would hardly be washed away.
The fabric of the clothes is very good. It is not a night gown, but a black brocade robe with fine stitches and even embroidery on the cuffs.
There was a slit on the left shoulder of the clothes, soaked underneath for a few days, the blood was gone, and a piece was cut off from the placket. I believe it was used by the man in black to bandage the wound on the shoulder. He was hiding in the alley. It should be bandaging. The wound prevents blood from flowing down and being followed by others.
The material is good, there are embroidery, and it is not a night gown. It can be seen that he took a piece of black clothes from the wardrobe and put it on, then covered his face and came out.
In other words, the whole theft plan was not a long-planned one, but a temporary intention.
"Can the material be traced?" Qi Wang asked.
Fu Cheng took a look, "Although it is expensive materials, but these materials are sold in many silk and satin shops, and it is difficult to follow them."
King Qi fell into a melancholy. Looking at the only evidence, he could be a confession. He was five feet eight, with jade fingers, black clothes, good martial arts, and several people in the military department were seriously injured. People, the most important thing is that this person was recognized by Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan had no defense against him, that must be what Lu Yuan knew and believed.
Who will it be
King Qi had guessed about King Ji before, because King Ji’s martial arts is good and his height is also suitable, but with his as a person, it is absolutely impossible to do such a dangerous thing by himself. He raises so many people and sends one or two casually. Just go.
Fourth... Could it be the fourth
But there are many people under the fourth hand, why do you want to take the risk
For a while, caught in a predicament, King Qi racked his brains and never thought of a way to extract the man in black. Therefore, after thinking about it, he went back to the house and changed his clothes, and walked around the painting boat by himself.
He wanted to find the murderer for Lu Yuan too much, in other words, he wanted to help Yuan Yongyi to do something to make up for the guilt in his heart.
Without the stone lock, he rode his horse to the Xisu River by himself.