Dali Temple has his Lord Luo

Chapter 75

Liu Er hummed a little tune, holding half a reed root in his mouth, and walked home triumphantly. He felt so beautiful.

Although I was unlucky and lost money in Sishoufang just now, which made Sun Da laugh at me, but what can I do?

The 200 taels of silver notes in this arms are burning hot, 200 taels, Liu Er is happy.

There was a curfew coming soon. Thinking of this, Liu Er couldn't help but speed up his pace.

Who knew that when he reached the drainage channel not far from his home, Liu Er lost his footing and fell into the water, whether it was because it was dark, the road was slippery, or he was overly excited, and he never came back out.

Song Qingsong had just entered Jingzhao Mansion when the government officials came to report that a male body was found beside the moat in the south of the city.

Not daring to waste a moment, Song Qingsong notified Dong Wuzuo and two others to come to the scene.

"Who found the body?"

A man who looked like a woodcutter came over: "My lord, it's me."

"Tell me what's going on?"

"I went out of the city this morning and saw something floating on the moat. When I got closer, I saw it was a corpse, so I quickly reported it to the official!"

Song Qingsong nodded and walked to Dong Wuzuo: "How is it? What did you find?"

"Drowning and nothing else."

Song Qingsong shook his head and said regretfully: "It's so pitiful. I don't know how sad my family will be when they hear this news."

Dong Wu was a skilled worker. He said it was drowning, and Song Qingsong was ready to close the case.

He turned around and told the government officials: "Send the body to Yizhuang, and then ask the painter to go there and post the portrait so that the family can come and claim it as soon as possible."

Just as he was about to leave, Dong Wuzuo called out to him: "Lord Song, stay!"

"what happened?"

"Nothing special, I found a 200-tael silver note in the corpse's pocket!"

"Oh?"

Song Qingsong didn't know why and walked back again.

Dong Mingfeng took out the banknotes that had been soaked in river water and stained with black ink and handed them to Song Qingsong.

"I will hand it over to my family!" Song Qingsong ordered the government servant to keep it.

But Dong Wuzuo shook his head: "Master Song, look, this person is wearing straw sandals and has lost one. His feet are thick with calluses, his hands are thick, and his nails are full of dirt..."

"He's a commoner who does manual labor!" Song Qingsong said.

"Looking at the clothes, they were just patched coarse cloth, indicating that the family was very poor. I also found gambling dice in my pocket."

Song Qingsong understood: "These 200 taels of silver notes must not be his!"

"Mr. Song, this person did drowned, but if we combine this bank note, we can't rule out that he was pushed into the water. It would be better to visit and investigate!"

Song Qingsong nodded and praised Dong Mingfeng!

Several government officials came over.

Song Qingsong said to two of them: "Go and dispose of this bank note, open it and see which bank it came from."

He also ordered the other two: "After the artist finishes the painting, send the portrait to various gambling houses to see who can recognize this person!"

Song Qingsong returned to Jingzhao Mansion. Before noon, the government officials rushed back.

"Sir, the deceased's name is Liu Er. He did gamble in Sishoufang last night, but the gambling house has records. Liu Er has been losing money recently, and he lost a lot. He left alone last night. There should be no murder."

A yamen servant reported.

Another group of yamen officials also had results: "Sir, the banknote came from the Fenghui. We went there to visit, and the shopkeeper and the clerk of the Fenghui said they had never seen anyone come to pick up the money. There is no other information there."

Song Qingsong understood: "Does Sishoufang know the address of Liu Er's family?"

"I don't know!"

"Then let's post the portrait and let the family members come and claim it. Put the banknote together and wait until the family members come to make a decision!"

Song Qingsong returned to the government office, thinking that there was no clue about Feng Shu's case yesterday, so he came to Dali Temple again, wanting to hear the news!
Instruct the Yamen: "If you have any news, come to Dali Temple to find me!"

When Song Qingsong went to Dali Temple, Luo Ning and Sizhi were not there. It seemed that they had not returned from their visit.

Song Qingsong sat on a chair, thinking about Feng Shu's case in his mind.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Luo Ning returned with Song Zhuer. Song Qingsong quickly inquired about the news: "How is it? Did Mrs. Zhang find anything?"

Luo Ning smiled brightly: "Although I deny it with all my strength, there is definitely something wrong with Mrs. Zhang!"

Song Qingsong also breathed a sigh of relief: "It depends on what you mean, the case has been revealed, which is great!"

As soon as Song Qingsong finished speaking, a yamen servant from Jingzhao Mansion ran in:
"Master Song, Liu's second daughter-in-law came to claim the body this morning."

"Well, let her confirm that it was drowning. You can claim the body and give her the 200 taels of silver. No matter what, it is still hers."

The yamen servant waved his hand and said, "Mr. Song, what's strange is that the second daughter-in-law of Liu doesn't want the banknote. She said the banknote doesn't belong to her family at all!"

After the yamen officer finished speaking, Song Qingsong was stunned, and Luo Ning and Song Zhuer were confused.

"Why?" Song Qingsong was confused.

"No matter how much Liu Er's wife didn't answer, she only said that Liu Er had done something bad and the money was not theirs!"

Song Qingsong stroked his beard unconsciously.

Luo Ning said: "Master Song, there are still many links in the Feng Shu case that need to be investigated. If your Jingzhao Mansion is busy, go ahead and do it. I will inform you as soon as I have any news!"

Song Qingsong could only nod: "I'm going to see what's going on with Liu's second daughter-in-law!"

After that, he left with the Yamen servant.

Only then did Song Zhuer have the opportunity to ask Luo Ning: "Sir, is Mrs. Zhang the murderer?"

Luo Ning said: "She is not the murderer. She will not kill Feng Shu directly, but there is definitely something wrong with her!"

Luo Ning asked Song Zhuer:

"Do you remember, I first asked him about his relationship with Feng Shu, and she said that we had only met twice and were not familiar with each other. Then I said that Feng Shu had come to her house five times three months ago, and she immediately changed her story!"

Wei Sizhi walked in at this time:

"Sir, this is a list provided by the wives of the other three houses. The specific date is far back, but because the ladies invited are almost the same every time, I can roughly remember it!"

Luo Ning took advantage of it and found that Mrs. Zhang was there every time.

When Yao Huan and Meng Xiao came back, Mrs. Zhang was even more suspicious. Mrs. Zhang was present at all fifteen performances and thirteen of them.

Luo Ning flipped through the transcript: "It seems that the lady in this chapter is about to surface!"

But where the assailant is, there is still no clue.

Luo Ning said:
"I went back home yesterday and asked my mother about the situation of these ladies in Anyang City. She had heard about the situation of these ladies in Anyang City. Feng Shu probably had some unclear relationship with the three ladies at the same time, and he also got a lot of benefits from them. "

"I suspect that Mrs. Zhang paid for the murder. If Mrs. Zhang can break through here, it will be very smooth to catch the murderer." Meng Xiao said.

"It's very possible, but how to get Mrs. Zhang to speak?" Luo Ning frowned.

When I looked up, I saw Song Qingsong walking in again:

"Lord Luo, I just asked Liu Er's wife. She said that Liu Er's 200 taels of silver notes were earned from selling an ancient vase at Zhenqi Xuan. The antique vase belongs to Nong Lin Yongming's family in the Department of Rites. Her wife is... It’s Mrs. Zhang you just mentioned!”

(End of this chapter)