Dali Temple has his Lord Luo

Chapter 34 He is a good man
Luo Ning motioned to the Yamen servant to take down a small piece of parcel slip, and went to find Luo Guowu with Song Zhuer.

Luo Guowu warmly welcomed Luo Ning's arrival, took the cloth handed over by Luo Ning, and looked at it carefully.

"This piece of cloth is very common. I am familiar with the fabric merchants in Anyang City who are engaged in these businesses. You can go and ask which one sells it. It is [-]% new and should not be stored for too long. Within a month. See if there are any clues."

After speaking, Luo Guowu wrote a few notes and handed them to Luo Ning: "These are the names of several fabric merchants in Anyang City. All the fabric shops in the city belong to them. You can go and visit them."

Luo Ning took it. Although the fabric was common, ordinary people would not buy it except during the New Year. I hope I can get some clues.

Along the way, Song Zhuer was very sad about the murderer's cruel behavior, and Luo Ning didn't understand either.

Thinking back to Zhang Qiu's case, Meigu suffered more than two years of abuse before she could vent her suppressed emotions at the moment of Zhang Qiu's death.

So what about this case?What makes the murderer so cruel?

Even if you encounter a dead kitten or puppy, ordinary people will feel compassion.

What made the murderer so cruel that he separated the body of the deceased?
Returning to Dali Temple, Luo Ning handed a corner of fabric and the list to Meng Sizhi: "Although the hope is slim, we have to give it a try. Let's check the fabric workshops, especially near the south of the city, to see if there are any clues!"

Meng Sizhi followed the order and went out, and Yao Sizhi walked in: "Sir, the portrait has been posted. I hope the identity of the deceased can be confirmed!"

"Yao Sizhi, you and Wei Sizhi are going to visit the food market in Anyang City. They are mainly looking for people engaged in cutting and butchering. Now we can only cast a wide net, especially those who are more famous in the industry and have better skills. There are After making the list, we will visit them one by one.”

After assigning the task, Luo Ning sat on the chair. Finding the remaining bodies was also the key now. Everything was clueless and a headache.

As soon as Luo Ning entered Dali Temple the next day, he heard the good news that the owner of the head had been found!

The portrait was posted in the streets and alleys of Anyang City. The owner of a medicine hall in the north of the city took the initiative to come to Jingzhao Mansion to report the crime. He felt that the person in the portrait was Xiao Qi, who had worked as a clerk in their medicine hall.

This news excited everyone, as it would be easy to find the identity of the victim, but the medicine hall owner had no idea about other things about Xiao Qi.

That doesn't matter. Master Yin Song of Jingzhao Prefecture has already searched the household registration and sent an official to deliver Xiao Qi's address. Luo Ning knew the place, so he took Song Zhuer and the two of them arrived at Xiao Qi's home without any delay.

Pushing open the ajar door, there was an old woman sitting in the yard. Luo Ning asked softly: "Hello, mother-in-law, is this Xiao Qi's house?"

The old woman was arranging the vegetables and raised her head when she heard the voice: "Yes, girl, who are you looking for?"

"I am Luoning, the minister of Dali Temple. This is Miss Zhu'er, who is also in Dali Temple. We want to inquire about Xiao Qi."

When the old woman heard about Dali Temple, she was a little nervous, knowing that it was the place where the case was settled: "Xiao Qi? This child has not been back for more than ten days, but what trouble did he cause outside?"

A kind of uneasiness came over her heart. After speaking, the old woman stood up and looked at Luo Ning very uneasily.

Luo Ning didn't like times like this, when millions of people had millions of reactions to the bad news.

I remember that when I first announced the news of the victim’s death to the victim’s family, I was with them.

Crying with tears.

Dali Temple does not allow emotions. Later, Luo Ning gradually learned to calm down. What she wanted to do was not to accompany the tears, but to catch the murderer and redress the injustice of the victim!
"Dali Temple is investigating the case. There is reason to believe that Xiao Qi has been killed. I ask my mother-in-law to express my condolences and obey."

Luo Ning tried his best to keep his tone calm and spoke the truth softly, while Song Zhuer sighed softly.

Regardless of whether Xiao Qi is a good person or a bad person, relatives will find it difficult to accept the news.

Sure enough, the things in the old woman's hands fell to the ground, and all the dried vegetables were scattered. Her eyes widened, and she couldn't believe what she heard.

"What? What did you say?" He burst into tears.

After the old woman calmed down, Luo Ning gently guided her: "What is the relationship between mother-in-law and Xiao Qi?"

The old woman wiped her tears: "I am his wet nurse. I have raised Xiao Qi since he was a child. He is a sensible child."

child?Luo Ning was surprised. Dong Wuzuo estimated from his head that at least Xiao Qi was still in his weak years. Child?

The old woman saw Luo Ning's doubts:

"Xiao Qi's ancestors had a rich family fortune. Both the master and his wife relied on the inheritance from their ancestors. The children were raised by wet nurses. This is why Xiao Qi has followed me since he was a child. Therefore, even if he becomes an adult, in my eyes he is still A child.”

Recalling the past, the old woman sighed, and lamented the changes over the years that had brought her and Xiao Qi to where they are now.

Now, Xiao Qi is dead again, and the old woman lowers her head and sheds tears:
"Xiao Qi's grandfather's generation started not doing his job properly. When it came to the master's generation, it became even worse. Later, the Xiao family declined directly."

"What about the rest of the Xiao family?" Looking around the yard, Luo Ning asked in confusion.

"There were two aunts who were backward in their family. They both ran away secretly. The servants also left and scattered. The master had no choice but to move here with his wife and the remaining family members."

The old woman wiped her tears and continued: "Later, both the master and his wife contracted diseases and passed away one after another. From then on, Xiao Qi and I were the only two people left to live together in this courtyard."

"Life between you two? It must be difficult!"

"Yes, Xiao Qi is a sensible and introverted person. He doesn't like to socialize, so he doesn't have many friends. His family is backward and his life is difficult. Xiao Qi stopped socializing and found a job as a waiter in a medicine hall. I Selling some dried vegetables and sewing and mending for others, the two of us can barely make ends meet."

"But just now, the shopkeeper of the medicine hall went to Jingzhao Mansion and said that Xiao Qi had left the medicine hall. Where did he go?"

"Xiao Qi was in the medicine hall, guarding the counter. Because he grabbed the wrong medicinal ingredients, he was criticized by a customer. Xiao Qi didn't know how to deal with these things, so he quit his job and stayed at home for a while."

"Xiao Qi lives a simple life, but do you know he has enemies?"

"That's impossible. Xiao Qi has been kind since he was a child. Even if there are wild cats and dogs in the yard, he will save his food to feed them. He is even more generous to others."

"When I entered the yard just now, you said he hadn't been back for more than ten days. So where did he go?"

The old woman sighed: "It's a long story, he has a woman outside!"

"Oh? He's married?"

"It's not about getting a wife, it's about that woman clinging to Xiao Qi and not letting go!"

"Xiao Qi doesn't like her?"

"I can't tell clearly." The old woman sighed again: "About a year ago, Xiao Qi met a woman in the medicine hall. He told me that he met her because of her medicine. At first, he was very attentive to that woman."

"When the master was alive before, he didn't get engaged?"

"Actually, we were engaged, but after the Xiao family fell into disgrace, the in-laws returned the marriage certificate without even asking. Although the master and his wife were angry, their family was in a state of decline, so why did they have the nerve to force it? So they just let it go."

"Xiao Qi knows this?"

"I found out later that he was choked at the time. This incident had a great impact on Xiao Qi!"

"Tell me about how Xiao Qi met this girl later!"

"Xiao Qi refused to talk to me about this matter. Almost half a year after we met, Xiao Qi moved in with that girl. I wanted to meet her, but I felt that I was not qualified to interfere with her."

"So who the girl is, what she does, and what she looks like, doesn't your mother-in-law know?"

"Yes, Xiao Qi didn't tell me, and I couldn't ask. But at the beginning, he was very happy, and then he became more and more unhappy. I don't know what happened."

"Do you know where they live?"

"You know, right behind the rouge shop two streets away, I actually followed Xiao Qi quietly, but I only saw the girl's back from a distance. She is a beautiful woman."

After a moment of silence, Luo Ning decided to go take a look.

He stood up and said to the old woman: "Xiao Qi's body is in Jingzhao Mansion... very..., please ask the old man... to have a look... After the case is settled, find a place to put it properly."

Although she wanted to tell the truth several times, Luo Ning still couldn't bear it. It was better for the old woman to see it herself and bear the pain.

Walking out of the old woman's yard, she was still wiping tears.

Luo Ning couldn't stand this kind of human cruelty, and Song Zhuer remained silent. The old woman's narration of the past life made the two of them feel heavy.

Behind the Rouge Shop, there was only a small courtyard with the door closed. Luo Ning and Song Zhuer looked through the crack in the door, but there was no one inside.

"It seems that no one lives there?"

Song Zhuer saw the weeds in the yard and whispered to Luo Ning.

At this time, a man walked out of the rouge shop and walked towards them. When he saw Luo Ning's official uniform, he immediately recognized him: "Oh my God, it's the master of Dali Temple. What can I do?"

Luo Ning took a look and recognized it: "We are here to investigate the case and want to find the person who lives here!"

"Oh, that won't work anymore. The people here have moved away long ago."

"Moved?"

"This house belongs to the owner of our rouge shop. It has been occupied by two young people. They vacated the house a month ago, so it has been empty and uninhabited."

"Do you know where to move?"

"I don't know."

"Do you remember what the people in this house look like?"

"Well, remember, that woman is very beautiful, and she is also polite to the neighbors. The man is also a good person. Although he doesn't like to talk, he has a gentle attitude."

"Do you know what they do for a living?"

"The man is in a medicine hall in the north of the city. I actually asked him to buy medicinal materials before. As for the woman, she is doing housework at home."

Luo Ning and Song Zhuer looked at each other and confirmed that it was Xiao Qi.

"And the most important thing, do you know their names?" Luo Ning didn't give any hope, but still asked seriously.

"Let me think about it, the man's surname seems to be Xiao, I forgot his name, and the woman's name seems to be Shuang'er. Oh, by the way, I can ask the shopkeeper. It was the woman who rented the house herself. It's in the mortgage. She should have her name!”

Great, Luo Ning and Song Zhuer followed the waiter into the rouge shop. The waiter went into the back hall and came out after a while holding a piece of paper and handed it to Luo Ning:

"Here, sir, the original mortgage document is really still there."

(End of this chapter)