Dali Temple has his Lord Luo

Chapter 30 Who is the deceased?

After Luo Ning finished speaking, he divided the list into three parts and handed it to Qin Zhao and Meng Xiao: "Let the three of us come find it."

After the assignment was completed, Song Qingsong also stood up: "I just went to Dong Wuzuo's place and got the autopsy report. Let's see if it can be helpful to the investigation."

Several people came over, Luo Ning opened the file and read softly:

"The deceased was 35-[-] years old, slightly fat but muscular, with a dark complexion. He was stabbed nineteen times in the body, one stab wound on the back was fatal, and eighteen stab wounds were stabbed on the abdomen and chest, which were more concentrated. The scars were shallow and there were bruises on the ankles. "

Song Zhuer sighed behind Luo Ning: "How cruel."

Luo Ning was also distracted for a moment: "Yes, nineteen knives! The record made by Dong Wu is almost the same as when it was found at the scene."

Song Qingsong stroked his beard: "That's all we have to do. However, the identity of the victim is very clear. He is 35-[-] years old and engaged in manual labor. He disappeared around seven or eight days ago, which also narrows the scope."

Luo Ning nodded and carefully drew out the list of records in front of him with a pen. Finally, there were three people who met the conditions.

Qin Zhao also finished investigating the two of them.

There were three people in Meng Xiao's hands.

Luo Ning looked at Qin Zhao: "Meng Sizhi, you should continue to receive the people in the Yamen. Mr. Qin, we will visit the three households in the east of the city. Zhu'er, you go to Yao Sizhi to verify these three households and pay the remaining two households." Give it to Wei Sizhi."

Luo Ning and Qin Zhao walked out of Dali Temple.

These three households in the east of the city are not far from Dali Temple.

Qin Zhao was walking and suddenly said: "When this case is over, I will teach you to ride a horse!"

Luo Ning was very happy. Qin Zhao's equestrian skills were among the best in the Zhao Kingdom: "Really? Thank you in advance, Mr. Qin!"

"Yang Fan is the director of the driving department. When there is a chance, I will ask him to find a good horse for you. You have been walking all day to solve cases, and my shoes are worn out!"

Luo Ning laughed loudly: "Master Qin is so stingy? I have to change my shoes every few days. Aunt Xu in the house collects shoes for me almost every day."

Unexpectedly, when Qin Zhao heard this, he smiled evilly: "Why don't you take me with you? I will accompany Mr. Luo to resolve the case. It is also considered a business matter. I will accept one pair, and I will accept two pairs. My Lord Luo, how about that?"

Luo Ning rolled her eyes at him. She didn't know how particular Zhao Guobie was. It was a very intimate matter for a woman to bring shoes to a man. Although she didn't do it herself, Luo Ning still felt...

"Luo Ning, you dislike me."

Qin Zhao suddenly looked at Luo Ning pitifully. How could Luo Ning bear Qin Zhao's words: "Okay, okay, okay, I'll take care of it from now on."

Qin Zhao succeeded and looked at Luo Ning's back as he walked over quickly.

nice!
The first household was Xue Erniang from Tofu Fang in the east of the city. She said that her brother-in-law who was staying at her house had not returned for seven or eight days.

This is not the peak period for selling tofu. There is only one waiter in the tofu shop, and that is Xue Erniang.

When Xue Erniang saw the two officials, she rubbed her hands and felt a little embarrassed:
"I went to Jingzhao Mansion to report, wasn't it because I wanted to make some contribution to the Yamen! But, I have been busy with my business these past two days... Haha, I didn't even go to the Mansion to tell the Yamen that my brother-in-law was back on his own! "

After saying that, he said with a sneer on his face: "You two adults, I really feel sorry for you. Why don't you give me two pieces of tofu? My tofu is so fragrant, pure green natural brine tofu..."

Luo Ning was speechless: "Xue Erniang, let your uncle come out, let's meet!"

Xue Erniang hurriedly laughed and shouted to the inner courtyard: "Shengzi, come out!"

A young man about 30 years old came out. Luo Ning asked his name and verified the disappearance.

It turned out that he and his acquaintances entered Cuiming Mountain not far from Anyang City, and promised to return in four days, but they got lost and delayed for two days, and finally walked out, and then returned home.

The first household did not match, so Luo Ning and Qin Zhao went to the second household. Xue Erniang called them from a distance: "How about you two adults bring some tofu back..."

Qin Zhao waved as he walked, ruthlessly rejecting Xue Erniang's enthusiasm.

The second missing person's surname was Zhang. A neighbor, Aunt Wang, came to report the case, saying that Zhang Qiu, the head of the Zhang family, had not been seen for almost four or five days.

Luo Ning marked this place because the descriptions of the missing people were relatively consistent, except for the time difference. However, the investigation was like this, and he couldn't let go of any suspicion.

When Aunt Wang saw the man in official uniform, she thought he was here to give away the reward money, and she was so happy that she went to the Yamen to provide clues just for the two taels of silver. Otherwise, what does it have to do with her?
Aunt Wang was very enthusiastic, serving tea and pouring water. Seeing that Luo Ning had no intention of paying for the money, she took the initiative to ask: "Sir, just leave the reward money to me. The two adults are so busy, so it's better to go." Busy with other things!”

Luo Ning laughed: "Don't get me wrong, ma'am, we are just here to verify the situation, not to give away money!"

Aunt Wang was very disappointed when she heard this: "Hey, I thought I was here to give you some money. I'm so happy for nothing. There's nothing to verify. I found that Zhang Qiu at the intersection hasn't appeared for several days!"

"Who is in Zhang Qiu's family?"

"I have a little daughter-in-law. I heard she bought her."

"Oh?"

"Sir, you know, the Jinzhou flood was severe the year before last, and many people fled to Anyang City. That Zhang Qiu's wife was sold to the Zhang family by her father, and she only spent twenty taels of silver. It was really cheap! "

"What's the relationship between Zhang Qiu and her?"

"Okay, pampering is like nothing, tsk tsk tsk."

While they were talking, Aunt Wang's son walked in. He was surprised to see two adults in his home.

Aunt Wang ignored him and asked Luo Ning: "Sir, do you still want to go to the Zhang family to verify?"

Luo Ning nodded.

Aunt Wang anxiously asked: "Oh, sir, I'll be over soon, but don't say it's me who reported to the government. I'm not here for the two taels of silver, so don't say it's me."

After saying that, he smiled to please Luo Ning.

Luo Ning understood and comforted her: "Don't worry, we won't reveal any information!"

Luo Ning got up and walked out of the yard with Qin Zhao, when Aunt Wang's son asked her, "Mother, who is here?"

"People from the government."

"What are you doing?"

"Zhang Qiu is missing. Let's investigate."

……

I can't hear clearly anymore.

Luo Ning likes people like this. Gossip belongs to gossip, but they are well-informed and focus on all directions.

To provide clues, such people are indeed needed.

There are three houses between Zhang Qiu's and Aunt Wang's homes. When I got closer, I saw that the courtyard door was ajar. Qin Zhao opened the door and shouted, "Is anyone there?"

A woman walked out of it with a surprised look on her face: "What do you two adults want?"

Luo Ning quickly introduced himself: "I am Luo Ning, Qing of Dali Temple, and this is Qin Zhao, the commander of the Jinyi Guards. I would like to ask, is your Zhang Qiu here?"

When the woman asked about this matter, she was troubled and said:
"My boss is a carriage driver on weekdays and only travels around Anyang City. Who knows that a few days ago, I received a big order to send people and goods to Yanzhou. I have been gone for a few days, and you two adults want to rent a car? "

Luo Ning looked slightly embarrassed and waved his hands hastily: "How many days has Zhang Qiu been gone?"

"Four or five days."

Well, the second household is also excluded.

Luo Ning and Qin Zhao found the last household at Caishikou, Butcher Chen.

He was behind the cutting board where the pork was sold, sharpening his knife, and then handed a piece of fine tenderloin to the folks who were buying the meat.

Luo Ning stared at the knife in his hand: "Shopkeeper Chen, you reported to the police yesterday that your brother was missing. How is the situation now?"

Upon hearing this, Butcher Chen put down his butcher knife, "There is still no news."

Slowly walked out of the chopping board and stood opposite Luo Ning and Qin Zhao: "I'm really sorry, there is no place to entertain two adults in this food market."

"Tell me about your brother."

"My younger brother calls Chen Qing, and he will do business with me. I am mainly responsible for setting up stalls at Caishikou, and he often goes to collect pigs from pig farmers outside Anyang City."

"When did you see me?"

"Including today, it's been nine days."

Luo Ning glanced at Qin Zhao, and the time matched.

"How tall is your brother? How is his body shape?"

"It's about the same as me, in terms of body shape, a little thinner than me,"

Butcher Chen compared himself and made a rough judgment. Luo Ning was overjoyed. The figure matched the figure of the deceased. Could it be that the deceased was Chen Qing?

"Does Chen Qing have any enemies?"

"Enemies? We usually do business with familiar and regular customers. I didn't hear him say anything unpleasant. Chen Qing has a plain personality, so he shouldn't have any enemies."

"Can Chen Qing marry a wife?"

"That's not the case yet, although I'm a bit older."

"Why? Does he have a woman he likes? Is there any emotional entanglement?"

"I haven't married a wife yet, and I don't seem to have heard him say that there is a girl I like, and there is no emotional entanglement."

After hearing what Butcher Chen said, Luo Ning lowered his voice: "It's like this. A corpse was found in Jingzhao Mansion. Now it looks somewhat similar to Chen Qing. So, I want to ask Butcher Chen to go to Jingzhao Mansion to confirm." Let’s see if something happened to Chen Qing!”

When Butcher Chen heard this, his face instantly turned pale. He swayed steadily and tremblingly replied: "Now... now? Let's go... let's go..."

They reluctantly brought Butcher Chen all the way to Jingzhao Mansion. He was already scared to death. Luo Ning and Qin Zhao were waiting outside. The government servants took him in. After a stick of incense, Butcher Chen walked out.

Luo Ning has developed a habit that everyone who comes out of the morgue will be on the verge of mental breakdown, so he never takes the initiative to ask questions and waits for the person involved to narrate.

"Sir, I'm so lucky it's not Chen Qing."

After saying this, Butcher Chen cried excitedly.

no?Luo Ning was surprised. Just now he was analyzing the case with Qin Zhao. Luo Ning's thinking was based on the fact that the deceased was Chen Qing.

Now, if you say no, then who is this body?
Luo Ning couldn't help but start rubbing his brow again.

We can only go back to Dali Temple and see the investigation results of the other two groups.

The other two groups were in the same situation as Luo Ning's group. The time of three households did not match. When they came to provide clues, they did not know the importance of time and just said it casually.

There is another person who has returned home. After the last eight households were checked, one household was left.

Luo Ning pointed at the household that was investigated, but she didn't feel so comfortable.

Ask Wei Sizhi directly: "Did this family take him to Jingzhao Mansion to identify the body?"

"Not yet. This is an elderly mother-in-law who has difficulty moving. It is his son who is missing!"

"Do the other clues match?"

"Aside from his body shape, my mother-in-law said her son is thinner."

"Tomorrow morning you take your mother-in-law to identify the body first. The change in body shape is normal. After all, it was soaked in the water for at least two or three days."

(End of this chapter)