My baby is gone again

Chapter 118 The Case of Patricide
"liquor?"

Hearing what Magistrate Wu said, several members of the Green Immortal Society were stunned.

"Lu Ping."

Lu Xuan waved.

"exist!"

Lu Zhubo's voice was loud.

"Take your tools and go down the river for an autopsy... Be careful not to damage the scene."

Lu Xuan ordered.

"Yes!"

Lu Ping carried the cloth bag containing the tools, walked around in a circle, and approached the corpse in the river.

He turned the body over and frowned.

After observing the face of the deceased and briefly checking his mouth and nose, Lu Ping said loudly:

"My lord, this guy... drowned! His body, his body smells... very strong of wine!"

The eyes of the members of the Green Immortal Society suddenly widened.

Lu Xuan was very calm:
"I have a better nose."

"Master Wu, Master Cheng."

A member of the Green Immortal Society said:
"Although this person drowned and drank alcohol before he died, he didn't necessarily fall into the ditch by himself, right?
Could it be that someone killed him elsewhere, and then carried his body and threw it into the ditch? "

The person who spoke was named Bo Kai, from the Bo family, and he was the head of several members of the Green Immortal Society around him.

"Brother Bo's words are not without reason."

Cheng Lingzhu nodded:

"However, judging from the evidence present, there was no second person near the riverside at that time."

She pointed to the footprints on the ground:

"The footprints along the river are not very deep, which matches the thin figure of the deceased... I can ask Lu Zhubo to compare the footprints later.

If the murderer carried the deceased here, the footprints by the river should be much deeper than they are now due to the combined weight of the two. "

Hearing these words, Bo Kai could only nod his head:
"Master Cheng is brilliant, it's because I didn't think carefully."

The footprints along the river are clear and intact.

Even though it has been a long time since Li Xian found the body, which attracted many nearby residents to watch the fun, the scene is still well preserved.

The reason is that the body was found in the morning. According to local customs, it is unlucky to encounter such a thing in the morning.

Therefore, although many people are curious, they only dare to watch from a distance.

"Lu Ping, can you recognize this person's identity?"

Lu Xuan asked.

"I~I don't know...know! I need it, then, then Li~Xian...come here!"

Lu Ping replied.

He is not from the east of the city, Qingxian City is a city not a village, and it is impossible for Lu Ping to recognize everyone.

"Bring Li Xian up."

Lu Xuan ordered the yamen servants beside him, and after hearing the order from the magistrate, they immediately brought Li Xian in front of him.

"Li Xian, do you know this person?"

Lu Xuan pointed to the corpse in the river.

At this time, Lu Ping had turned the corpse upside down and could see the face.

Although the face of the deceased was stained with a lot of sand, the basic facial features can still be seen clearly.

Li Xian took a look, with a surprised expression on his face:

"...Responding to my lord's words, Caomin knows this person. His name is Sun Hong, and he lives in the east."

Lu Xuan: "Tell me about this person's situation."

"This……"

Hearing his words, Li Xian hesitated and said:
"Well... this person, this person is a gambler."

"Gambler?"

Lu Xuan frowned.

"My lord, I will tell you the truth."

Li Xian said:

"This Sun Hong is addicted to gambling, and he is very good at drinking. He drinks before gambling, after gambling, he drinks to celebrate when he wins, and he drinks to relieve his sorrow when he loses.

He had to go out to gamble every night, and he didn't come back until noon the next day. The villain had seen this man on the road before.

That's really... so drunk that he couldn't walk, he walked crookedly, and a gust of wind could blow him down.

Because he is addicted to gambling, his family is poor, and there is no one in the nearby village who does not know this person, his hands and feet are not clean, and he was caught stealing things..."

Li Xian uttered all the information he knew.

"Go home at noon the next day?"

Lu Xuan slightly nodded, "Lu Ping, when is the deceased's death?"

"Go back to your lord."

Lu Ping raised his head, "It should be... yesterday, at noon."

"So, Sun Hong died when he returned home yesterday."

Cheng Lingzhu said.

"Does Sun Hong have any family members?"

Lu Xuan asked.

"He had a wife, and the two had a son. At that time, Sun Hong hadn't gotten into the bad habit of gambling..."

Li Xian recalled:

"However, it is a crime for the couple to follow Sun Hong. The family's land depends entirely on the couple, not to mention that Sun Hong's daughter-in-law earned money from sewing and sewing for others, and he also took it for gambling.

After Sun Hong lost the bet, he would beat and scold his wife and son with the help of alcohol, I heard... I heard that he is planning to sell his wife recently..."

"So, this Sun Hong is not a kind person."

Lu Xuan nodded.

"That's what the lord said."

Li Xian said, "According to the grass-roots people, it's probably because Qingxian has eyes and punished him for his current fate."

Lu Xuan was noncommittal about this:

"Do you know where Sun Hong's home is?"

"Yes, my lord."

Human life is at stake, Li Xian dare not neglect:

"Sun Hong's house is nearby, Caomin will take the adults there."

Lu Xuan turned to Bo Kai and other members of the Green Immortals Association:

"Do you want to go with me?"

Several people from the Green Immortal Society glanced at each other, and Bo Kai shook his head:
"Since there is a high probability that it was an accident, then we will not go, and leave this matter to Mr. Wu and Mr. Cheng."

From Li Xian's description just now, Bo Kai also knew the financial situation of Sun Hong's family.

Orphaned and widowed, the family is destitute and destitute.

There is really no need to go to a house that can't squeeze oil and water.

"it is good."

Lu Xuan nodded.

Lu Ping was still recording the condition of the corpse, and after instructing him to take good care of the corpse, Lu Xuan took Cheng Lingzhu and several government servants and left the place.

Under the leadership of Li Xian, everyone walked towards Sun Hong's house.

On the road.

"I don't think Sun Hong died accidentally."

Cheng Lingzhu said.

"how to say?"

Lu Xuanrao was interested.

"As Li Xian said, Sun Hong would go out to gamble every night and would not come back until noon."

Cheng Lingzhu said:
"In that case, then he should be very familiar with this road. Why did he still stumble and fall after walking through it so many times?"

Lu Xuan nodded:

"And the road by the river is very spacious, there are more than enough horses and carriages, normal people will not walk on the sidelines like this.

Even if Sun Hong was a drunk, after walking so many times, his body should have developed a habit, and he would not go into the river by himself. "

………………

After a stick of incense.

"This Sun Hong's family is really poor."

Lu Xuan said with emotion.

The mud house was dilapidated and old, with air leaks everywhere. The roof used to be somewhat thatched, but under the long-term sun and rain, several holes appeared.

The fence that served as the "courtyard wall" was crooked, with gaps in many places, and the courtyard was empty, except for some shriveled ears of wheat, which were spread out to dry on the ground, and the number was pitifully small.

Compared with the situation of Sun Hong's family, He Zhao's house located in the never-day dream city is considered a mansion.

Soon, everyone saw Sun Hong's wife Zhou Shi and his son Sun Fang.

Mrs. Zhou is in her 30s this year, but her appearance is already very old. People who say that she is nearly [-] years old will believe her.

Because of her frequent work, her joints are thick, her hands have many calluses, her temples are gray, and her face has many wrinkles.

Sun Fang is fifteen or sixteen years old this year. He is very thin and somewhat malnourished.

The clothes on his body were patched and turned white from washing, and there was a dirty red rope hanging around his neck, which should be something like a longevity lock.

Seeing Lu Xuan coming in with a group of big men, Sun Fang's eyes were very wary.

After hearing the news of Sun Hong's death, Mrs. Zhou behaved very calmly, but remained silent.

Perhaps before that, during Sun Hong's repeated beatings and repeated disappointments with her husband, her tears had already been shed.

Now Sun Hong's death is more like a relief for the mother and son.

The furnishings in the house were very simple, the Eight Immortals table was missing a leg, which was tied with a stick to replace it, and there was a casserole on the table with half a pot of medicine in it.

The most valuable thing should be a dressing table with a small bronze mirror on it.

The dressing table was brought by Mrs. Zhou from her natal family. Sun Hong tried to sell it several times for wine money, but Mrs. Zhou tried her best to stop it.

"What were you two doing at noon yesterday?"

Cheng Lingzhu asked suddenly.

"Two adults."

Mrs. Zhou bowed to her and Lu Xuan:
"I've caught wind and cold for the past few days, and I'm not feeling well. I was resting at noon yesterday, and Xiao Fang was making medicine for me outside."

Hearing this, Lu Xuan came to the table, carefully looked at the contents of the pot, and nodded:
"It is indeed a decoction for treating wind and cold."

Cheng Lingzhu walked around the room, while Lu Xuan looked at the dressing table.

He stretched out his hand and shook the bronze mirror on it.

After a while, the two looked at each other and left the room.

"See what?"

Lu Xuan leaned over.

Cheng Lingzhu thought for a while:

"Let's go back to the county government first, Lu Ping should have found something."

………………

Qingxian City.

within the county government.

"Is there anyone complaining this morning?"

As soon as Lu Xuan entered the lobby, he asked.

"Go back to the words of the adults."

Li Ming respectfully:

"There were two people who came to report to the government one after another. The first case was a land interest dispute between two neighbors, and the second case was an old woman complaining that her son was unfilial.

According to the adults' instructions, after appeasing their emotions, the subordinates recorded their narrations and waited for the adults to deal with them. "

"Well done."

Lu Xuan affirmed.

However, there are murder lawsuits, and he does not plan to deal with these two cases now.

"Is Lu Ping back?"

Lu Xuan asked.

"Master Lu has returned and is conducting an autopsy in the backyard."

Li Ming replied.

"Take us there."

"Yes!"

………………

"My lord, my lord."

As soon as Lord Lu Bo saw Lu Xuan entering the courtyard, he hurried up to greet him.

"Adult" is the official title.

And "Master", one means closeness, and the other means "Master Qingtian".

Although Lu Pingren stammered, it did not prevent him from flattering the county magistrate.

"What did you find? So anxious."

Lu Xuan said.

"This subordinate found... this in the... palm of the dead...."

Lu Ping tried his best to slow down his speech.

He held a wooden plate in his hand, on which was a copper coin.

"This is……"

Lu Xuan took the copper coin and looked at it carefully.

"This is a [Ningyuan Tongbao]."

Li Ming beside him showed surprise, "This kind of old money is rare."

"Old money?"

Cheng Lingzhu frowned.

"Ning Yuan is the year name of the emperor's father's father's uncle."

Li Ming calculated for a while:

"That Majesty has not been in power for a long time, only three years, during which time this Ningyuan Tongbao was issued.

Later, His Majesty passed away suddenly, and the Crown Prince ascended the throne, and died within half a year...and passed on to the Emperor's line. "

Li Ming stopped talking about the emperor.

But everyone knew what he meant.

The death of the Dakang Emperor and his successor was probably inseparable from the grandfather of the current emperor.

"After His Majesty's grandfather came to the throne, he changed the year name and issued a new Dakang big coin, so the circulation of Ningyuan Tongbao gradually decreased...Why does Sun Hong have one?"

Li Ming was curious.

Lu Xuan pondered for a moment:

"This copper coin is the evidence in this case, please leave it to me for safekeeping."

Lu Ping didn't doubt him, and handed over the copper coins.

………………

noon.

Among the wheat fields.

Sun Fang bowed his body and cut off a crop of wheat.

Beads of sweat dripped from his forehead and hit the dirt.

Sun Fang wiped his sweat, his throat was dry and smoky.

He picked up the jug beside him and moistened his throat with the last sip of water.

Just as he was about to continue harvesting the wheat, two figures appeared in the wheat field.

Sun Fang knew these two people.

The new county magistrate, and his master.

He stood up straight, his eyes a little wary.

Lu Xuan walked over slowly, and stretched out his hand to Sun Fang:

"Here, your things."

In his hand was a copper coin.

Sun Fang didn't answer, but took a step back:
"Master... what does this mean?"

Lu Xuan pointed to his neck:

"The red string around your neck... what is it hanging on?"

Hearing this, Sun Fang lowered his head and took a look:
"It's the talisman of the villain."

"Yesterday at noon, you killed Sun Hong, right?"

Cheng Lingzhu said.

"At that time, your mother was resting in the bedroom because of the cold."

Lu Xuan said:
"And after you set the pot of soup and medicine on the fire, you quietly left the house.

Because you know that Sun Hong will come back from the road by the river every day at noon, so the arrangement was made in advance. "

Cheng Lingzhu took over the conversation:

"You want to kill Sun Hong, but you know that your strength is still weak, so you thought of a... very ingenious method.

That Ningyuan Tongbao is your amulet, you took it off and put it on the road along the river.

This is to lure Sun Hong, who came back from gambling, to pick it up, and let him approach the riverside.

It was noon, and the sun was shining brightly. You stood on a high slope far away from the river ditch, and used the bronze mirror at home to shine on Sun Hong.

Sun Hong was so drunk at that time that he walked crookedly. When he picked up the money, his eyes were caught off guard by the reflection in the mirror, his body lost his balance, and he stumbled and fell into the river ditch. "

"Is there anything wrong with Master's deduction?"

Lu Xuan looked into Sun Fang's eyes.

Sun Fang was silent for a long time.

He stretched out his hand, grabbed the red rope around his neck, and pulled it hard.

The red rope was pulled down.

It was empty, there was nothing there.

　Well, the original plan was to work hard for the last ten days of this month, with eight thousand a day.

　　I persisted for two days, and on the third day, I was a little bit Calvin...

　　So let’s start with [-] today, and make up for it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)