Selling her daughter to a brothel...
Qin Wan and Zheng Baishi looked at each other, and their eyes darkened.
The person who died six years ago was his old father who starved to death. The person who died this time sold his daughter to a brothel. He was also unkind to his relatives...
When it comes to this case, it is enough to prove that the murderer is indeed the murderer of the old case six years ago!
"Does Shopkeeper Chen know where Hu Dequan sold his daughter?"
Chen Wanfu thought for a while, "It seems... It seems to be Fengqi Tower... Yes, it should be Fengqi Tower. Hu Dequan sold his daughter, and his daughter didn't recognize her father. Later, Hu Dequan had no money to drink, so he went to ask his daughter for it Over the money, but was typed out by the people of Fengqi Building, this happened a year ago, when the guys talked about it in private."
After Chen Wanfu finished speaking, Zheng Baishi had already remembered this matter in his heart, "Apart from this daughter, does Hu Dequan have any other relatives or friends?"
Chen Wanfu nodded, "As far as I know, no, but I don't know if there are other guys who have made friends with him in private."
Zheng Baishi nodded, and then asked Qin Wan, "Master, are the leaves of this mandala flower common?"
Qin Wan said "Yes", "This item is not rare, it can be found in ordinary pharmacies."
Zheng Baishi sighed, Qin Wan looked at the wine and dishes in front of him, "These wine and dishes should be made by Hu Dequan, so he can cook the dishes himself, so it can be seen that this guest makes him feel very close."
After hearing this, Chen Wanfu said, "When Hu Dequan was in the restaurant, he first worked as a helper in the kitchen, and even helped the chefs, but he knew how to cook some dishes. Usually he is alone in this yard, and he is self-sufficient."
Zheng Baishi looked around the house again, "I can't see anything else in the other places. He lives alone in this yard, and the other places are covered with cobwebs. Only the main house is more tidy."
Qin Wan glanced around, then turned around and went out to look at the yard outside, and then went to the kitchen for a look, but she didn't find anything strange, which was too strange in itself.
If the murderer didn't know Hood at all, why did Hood serve food and drinks? And if they knew each other, Hood didn't know many people at all. If the murderer was like this, wouldn't he be afraid of being discovered
Wu Qian knew quite a few of the two deceased before, and so did Zhao Jiaxu. It was very difficult for these two people to find clues about their connections, but Hu Dequan was different. Knowing that the government office was investigating the case, but he still dared to commit crimes against the wind, Qin Wan looked at the gate of the courtyard. As a young man, no one pays attention to the movement in this yard, and the murderer comes at night, and no passerby bumps into him...
The night before, the night before seemed to be a night without stars and moon.
Thinking of this, Qin Wan suddenly frowned, and found patterns of ashes and cinnabar under the body of the second deceased, Zhao Jiaxu, but why didn't they find them here
The more Qin Guan thought about it, the more something was wrong, so he hurriedly went to Zheng Baishi again, "Master Zheng, did our people not find the pattern of ashes and cinnabar this time? Also, can His Highness inform you?"
Zheng Baishi nodded hurriedly, "Yes, I didn't find out, His Royal Highness informed you, but His Royal Highness is currently in the palace, not in the Ministry of Punishment. I'm afraid he won't come until later. Princess, are you waiting for His Royal Highness to come?"
Qin Wan shook his head, "I want to meet that Taoist priest."
Zheng Baishi looked distressed when he heard that, "That's the case, I really have to wait for His Royal Highness to come over. Daoist Zhang said last time that he can only help us when the third person dies. Now he must know more gone."
With this in mind, Qin Wan simply waited for a quarter of an hour before Yan Chi arrived!
Yan Chi came galloping with Bai Feng and a few guards on horseback. For some reason, when Qin Wan saw him striding into the courtyard, he had a murderous intent on his body. Qin Wan subconsciously felt that Yan Chi in anger.
However, when Yan Chi approached, a gleam of clarity appeared in his deep, dark eyes. Seeing Zheng Baishi and the others kneeling and saluting, he waved his hand, "Where is the corpse?"
After the words fell, his warm and long eyes fell on Qin Wan.
"His Royal Highness, this way please, the princess is still asking when you will come, but you will arrive unexpectedly."
A few people went all the way to the wing room, Yan Chi's eyes still fell on Qin Wan vaguely, and he just said, "Today I entered the palace to see the emperor, Mr. Zheng should know about the transfer envoys in the northwest..."
Zheng Baishi hurriedly said, "I know, I know, the Holy One was furious about this matter, and the ministers were also shocked. These people are too bold. Such behavior is simply a disaster for the country and the people!"
Yan Chi sneered and didn't continue, he only stepped into the wing room, saw Hu Dequan's body, Yan Chi frowned, "Is the ice cellar under here?"
Zheng Baishi nodded hurriedly, and Qin Wan said, "Your Highness, do you want to go down and take a look? Just now, Mr. Zheng and I were talking about not finding the cinnabar pattern and ashes at the corpse this time. I just wanted to go and have a look again."
Yan Chi naturally readily agreed, and took a few people to the ice cellar.
Qin Wan followed Yan Chi all the way down, "It's very strange, last time Taoist Zhang saw the design of our rubbings and said it was some evil-killing dojo. Could it be that Hu Dequan's death was not in the evil-killing dojo? But the first one One person dies in the Skinning Hell, the second person dies in the Tongue Hell, and the third person dies in the Ice Hell, this is indeed the teaching of the Moon Worship Sect.”
Several people came down from the top, and there was a biting chill as soon as they reached the entrance. Yan Chi glanced at Qin Wan's thin clothes and frowned, but Qin Wan's gaze fell on the gate.
I didn't notice it when I walked down just now, but now I feel a little strange.
This gate is an iron gate, painted with lead paint, but the outside is painted with a layer of red paint. If you don't look carefully, you won't feel it, and you won't feel it when the door is open, but if you close the two doors, one faintly Yes, the dark red pattern appeared. Qin Wan stepped forward, took a closer look, and found something different.
The color of the cinnabar is a bit darker than the red paint on the door. You can't even tell the difference from a distance, but it's very obvious when you look up close. Qin Wan hurriedly said, "Your Highness, Mr. Zheng, look, we said we didn't find that The pattern, but this pattern was painted on the gate by the murderer... "
Knowing that the government has started a strict investigation, the murderer is still so arrogant. The pattern on Zhao Jiaxu's body is so small, but now, the pattern on the gate is so big. As provocative to the people in the yamen, Zheng Baishi said in a deep voice, "This person is really getting more and more arrogant!"
Qin Wan regained his composure, and pushed open the door to see the wetness at the door.
The light in the ice cellar was dim, and when Qin Wan just entered, he felt that the floor was soaked in the melted ice water at the door, and there were many mud marks at the door due to the entry of officials, but looking carefully now, Qin Wan was still in the water stains After finding the ashes powder, Qin Wan knelt down and rubbed it with his fingers, "I was so careless just now, Mr. Zheng, I found it."
Zheng Baishi frowned, "It seems that we still have to go to the prison to meet Taoist Zhang."
Yan Chi pondered for a while, "Sooner rather than later, leave this place to Zhan Yang, and we'll go to the prison."
Yan Chi acted resolutely, and immediately took Qin Wan and Zheng Baishi to the wing as soon as he gave an order. Zheng Baishi ordered Zhan Yang to set off with Yan Chi and Qin Wan, and went straight to the prison—
After walking for three cups of tea on the road, they arrived outside the yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Everyone entered the yamen and went straight to the prison.
The principal yelled a few words with a wry smile, Zhang Daoshi woke up slowly, and when he saw three people standing outside the cell, Zhang Daoshi immediately frowned, "He died again?!"
Yan Chi looked at Daoist Zhang with dark eyes, "The third person was frozen to death in the ice cellar."
Daoist Zhang was stunned for a moment, then stood up. He pinched his fingers for a moment, his face became more and more ugly, "Did this third person also die in the west of the city?"
Zheng Baishi frowned, "How do you know?!"
Daoist Zhang smiled slightly when he heard the words, but he didn't understand clearly. Qin Wan said, "Last time you said that when the third person died, you could help us. Now that the person is dead, you may figure out the murderer." What to do? Or who is he…”
Daoist Zhang pinched his fingers again, but shook his head, "I can help, but I can't help here."
Zheng Baishi frowned, "What? Don't you still want to go out?"
Zhang Daoshi raised his chest and showed displeasure, "You have wronged me for so long, six years! You have imprisoned me for six years! Now it is proved that the murderer from six years ago has returned, and you still want to imprison me?!"
Zheng Baishi raised his eyebrows, "It's not necessarily the murderer six years ago, maybe it's an imitation?"
Daoist Zhang sneered, "Oh, that's it? Then what do you ask me for?! I don't know anything! You can check it out yourself. While accusing me of being a murderer, you still want me to help investigate the case! How can anyone in the world Such a good thing!"
Zhang Daoshi sneered again and again, turned around and went back to sleep on the felt blanket, Erlang raised his legs, put his hands behind his head as a pillow, closed his eyes and said nothing more, Zheng Baishi was slightly angry, "Why are you..."
Yan Chi raised his hand to stop Zheng Baishi's anger, looked at Taoist Zhang and said, "You can go out if you want, as long as you help the government catch the murderer, and when the murderer confesses that he committed what happened six years ago, then you can Exonerated."
Taoist Zhang slowly opened his eyes, looked at Yan Chi and smiled, "Does your Highness count?"
Yan Chi raised his chin slightly, "A word from a gentleman."
Zhang Daoshi immediately stood up, "Okay! Based on your Highness's words, then I will help you! I am going out of this prison today, and I need to ask Your Highness to find a place for me to change clothes and freshen up, and then let me Let’s have a full meal, it’s just after noon, and when it’s dark, I’ll start working for the yamen again!”
Taoist Zhang's face was dirty, but his eyes were shining.
Zheng Baishi looked at Yan Chi hesitantly, "Your Highness, should this matter be..."
Yan Chi said, "I will discuss this matter with Shang Shu, and take him out first."
Zhang Daoshi was happy, and the whole person jumped for joy. The cell master on the side looked at Zhang Daoshi with wide eyes. He never thought that Zhang Daoshi could go out from here. There are too many people in the prison, but they can go out from here But this Taoist priest has been imprisoned for six years, talking nonsense all day long, saying that this is his doom, and no one who heard it believed it, but who would have thought that he would actually come out A day in prison.
The lock of the cell opened with a "click", and Zhang Daoshi walked out of the cell with his chest upright, seeing that the principal's eyes were about to pop out, Zhang Daoshi snorted softly, "Let you all disbelieve me, my lord!" There is still a day to go out, now you all know how amazing it is!"
Taoist Zhang came out, but he didn't dare to overstep too much. Seeing that the three of Yan Chi didn't move, he bent down and raised his hand to greet them.
"Your Highness, please go ahead—"
Yan Chi glanced at him, walked out, Qin Wan followed behind Yan Chi, Zheng Baishi looked up and down Taoist Zhang, shook his head and followed, Taoist Zhang smiled and walked in the end.
Zhang Daoshi walked all the way while stroking his beard, and while walking, he looked at the prisoners in other cells. He saw a man waving his hand, as if saying goodbye to an old friend. When he walked out of the gate of the prison, Zhang Daoshi stood in the sun and squinted. Closing his eyes, it took him a while to open them. He looked up at the blue sky, and took a deep breath.
He stood still for a moment, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Yan Chi and the three who were walking in front looking back at him. Sheng followed up.
After leaving the gate of the yamen, Zhang Daoshi's eyes were even brighter!
He exhaled deeply, looking greedily at the familiar yet unfamiliar Fangshi outside.
Yan Chi said quickly, "Take him back to the magistrate's yamen to freshen up, and send someone to send Zhan Yang back to the yamen to report."
Zheng Baishi got the order and hurriedly prepared. Daoist Zhang went to look at Yan Chi as he walked. The more he looked, the brighter his eyes became. After a while, he turned to look at Qin Wan again. The more he looked, the darker his eyes became.
Bai Feng brought a horse, "Can Daoist Zhang know how to ride a horse?"
Zhang Daoshi laughed loudly, "Of course I will—"
After saying that, he walked to the side of the tall horse and climbed on the horse's back. However, he was imprisoned for six years, and he was almost knocked off when he got on the horse's back. It took him a while to get used to it before he stabilized. With the others, Daoist Zhang said with a dry smile, "I'm laughing, I'm laughing, my hands are raw."
Bai Feng ignored him, followed Yan Chi on his horse, and the group headed to the magistrate's yamen.
Yan Chi and his party in front were well dressed, but this Taoist priest looked like a beggar. He was unsteady on his horse and stumbled along the way. When he arrived in front of the magistrate's yamen, he was already sweating profusely from exhaustion.
After entering the magistrate's yamen, Zheng Baishi led him to the place where the yamen's servants lived in the back hall, and ordered people to burn several buckets of water, and then asked people to prepare food for Taoist Zhang. Taoist Zhang shouted outside while taking a bath in the room. , "Master Zheng, please prepare a few big pork knuckles! The fattest and biggest ones! Prepare another pot of Yulouchun! Oh no, two pots! Two pots of Yulouchun!"
Zheng Baishi almost fell down when he listened outside, isn't he the Taoist priest? ! Why not be pure-hearted and ascetic!
Thinking that Daoist Zhang would be useful in solving the case, Zheng Baishi sighed and asked someone to prepare it, while he went to the front hall to look for Yan Chi and Qin Wan. After a while, the servant came to report that Daoist Zhang didn't have enough hot water in a big bucket, so he asked for some more. Bucket of cold water, I had to wash and brush myself three times. Right now, I was taking care of my hair and beard. Zheng Baishi smiled wryly, "This man acts recklessly, Your Highness really believes what he says?"
Yan Chi heard the words and said, "Use it if you can help it, if you can't help it, chop it up."
Zheng Baishi didn't know whether Yan Chi was telling the truth or not, but his heart skipped a beat when he heard it.
Qin Wan said with a smile, "Although this person acts without scruple, he is not afraid of the rich and powerful. Just now, he just calculated casually, and it is not easy to calculate that he died in the west of the city."
Zheng Baishi smiled wryly, "I hope so—"
The three of them waited for a while, and the Yamen came to report that all the wine and meat had been bought, and Daoist Zhang had started to eat. Qin Wan was a little curious and wanted to see it, but Yan Chi had no choice but to accompany him when he saw this, and Zheng Baishi followed along. .
When the three of them arrived in the wing room, they saw that the tattered clothes on Taoist Zhang had been changed, and he was wearing a brand new lake blue cloth robe. Xiaoji, the beard on his face was shaved clean, leaving only a bunch of goat whiskers on his chin, and his dirty face was washed clean, but his facial features were fairly correct, although people looked at them still. A little thin and small, but unexpectedly also has a bit of a sense of immortality.
The three of them came, but Zhang Daoshi couldn't control them at all. His eyes were all attracted by the five braised big hoofs in front of him. Daoshi Zhang grabbed one of the ones he bought with his bare hands, opened his mouth and bit down, and the cooking juices and oily oil spilled out with one bite. Going down, he grabbed the jug on the side and took a sip from the spout. After the wine and meat entered his mouth, Taoist Zhang raised his head and laughed, "Hahahaha, I'm alive! I'm finally alive!"
Qin Wan felt a little uncomfortable at his popularity, Zheng Baishi snorted at the door, "Hurry up and work after eating!"
Daoist Zhang gave Zheng Baishi a sideways glance, "What's the hurry?! Wait until it gets dark!"
After finishing speaking, Yan Chi started to feast again, looked at this Daoist Zhang, and pulled Qin Wan away with a half-smile.