Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 147 Tricky Cases

According to Mrs. Chen, it turned out that Qian Shuangshuang went out with his brother on Chinese Valentine's Day last year and met his brother's classmate Ye Shichang.

Ye Shichang was handsome and talented. He was only fifteen and already had a reputation as a scholar, making Qian Shuangshuang fall in love at first sight.

Qian Shuangshuang was also in his prime, and his youthfulness and beauty made Ye Shichang fall in love with her.

The two fell in love with each other and fell in love at first sight.

But although Ye Shichang had the reputation of being a scholar, his family was poor.

Because he was afraid of being disliked by the Qian family, he did not dare to come rashly to propose marriage.

Fortunately, Qian Shuangshuang is still young, and Qian Rong and his wife love their daughter and want to keep her daughter for a few more years before finding her a husband.

So Ye Shichang just wanted to study hard, wait until next year to pass the exam, and then come to the Qian family to propose marriage. Then he would definitely get his wish.

However, how could Qian Ye and Mu Ai, the two young men, endure the pain of lovesickness.

So whenever Ye Shichang was on vacation, he would quietly come to Qian Shuangshuang's window in the dead of night.

At first, the two just exchanged letters and expressed their feelings. Later, Qian Shuangshuang had a sudden idea and threw the sheets out of the window, letting Ye Shichang hold on to him and pull him up to the second floor.

From then on, the two often used this method to meet in the embroidered building.

This Mrs. Chen lives next to the embroidered building. Over time, she will always find clues.

Three months ago, when she got up at night, she accidentally heard movement on the second floor.

So he went upstairs to check, and finally found Qian Shuangshuang having a private meeting with someone in the room.

However, she had been a servant in the Qian family for more than 20 years. She raised Qian Shuangshuang and loved her very much.

Therefore, under Qian Shuangshuang's pleading, he finally concealed the matter for her and never told Qian Rong and his wife.

After hearing this, Qian Rong said sadly: "Po Chen, why are you so confused!

If you had told us about this earlier, why would we have been in such trouble today? "

Mrs. Chen was confused when she heard this, and said blankly: "Master, don't you all know?"

Jia Qiong waved Qian Rong not to interrupt, and continued to ask: "Did Ye Shichang come here last night?"

Mrs. Chen said: "Yesterday was the first day of the new year, so he should be here."

"Did you hear anything?"

"I didn't hear anything."

Jia Qiong stood up and said: "Ma Dianli, immediately summon Ye Shichang to the county government for questioning."

Ma Dianli immediately said flatteringly: "Your Excellency, you are aware of everything and found out the real culprit so quickly.

It is true that when Di Gong is alive and Song Ci is resurrected, he has unpredictable powers..."

Jia Qiong glared at the flatterer, letting his flattery get stuck in his throat.

"Who said Ye Shichang is the murderer? You are so smart, why don't you go find someone soon!"

Official Ma Dian said hurriedly: "Yes, I will leave my humble post immediately."

Qian Rong asked: "Sir, isn't Ye Shichang really the murderer?"

Jia Qiong said: "It's probably not the case, but we still have to wait until the end of the ceremony to find out.

If you want to know the truth quickly, you can go to the county government office to listen. If you don't want to go, you can wait for the news at home. "

Qian Rong said hurriedly: "I will go to the county government office with you."

Jia Qiong nodded and walked out of Qian's house first. However, he did not return to the county office immediately. Instead, he looked around Qian's house first.

Turning to West Street, Jia Qiong asked Qian Rong, "Are there any butchers living around your house?"

Qian Rong thought for a moment and said, "I've never heard of a butcher nearby."

Jia Qiong nodded, frowning and thinking.

At this time, Qian Rong couldn't help but ask: "Sir, the student wants to know, how did you know that your little girl has an affair?"

Jia Qiong pointed at the embroidery building and said, "Look at the walls of your embroidery building. There are many mud stains.

This was obviously someone who stepped on it, not just once, but many times to leave so many traces.

Also, your daughter is fully dressed in the middle of the night, obviously she has been carefully groomed.

There is also a bed sheet by the window of the embroidered building. Combined with the shoe prints on the wall, it is not difficult to infer that she is having a private meeting with her lover. "

Qian Rong suddenly realized and said doubtfully: "In that case, why do you say that Ye Shichang is not the murderer?"

Jia Qiong said: "Without him, it would be unreasonable.

Ye Shichang liked your daughter so much, why did he want to kill her. "

Qian Rong thought for a moment and said, "All of Shuangshuang's jewelry is gone. Could it be that he was motivated by wealth?" Jia Qiong shook his head and smiled, "This makes even more sense.

Your daughter is afraid that even she is willing to give it to him, and she is reluctant to part with a few pieces of jewelry. "

Hearing this, Qian Rong said with shame, "It's because of my neglect of discipline that both of them did such a thing. It's really unfortunate for our family."

Jia Qiong said in her heart that Ye Shichang was still too honest. If you want to leave him alone, I have already entered your daughter's room. If you don't hurry up and propose marriage, you won't be able to get married.

After returning to the county government office, Ma Dianli waited for about an hour before bringing Ye Shichang and Qian Rong's son Qian Yu back.

The two of them were studying at Wenchang Academy outside the city. When Qian Yu heard that his sister had been killed, he definitely wanted to come together.

At this time, the county government office was already crowded with people, and everyone wanted to know the ins and outs of the matter.

When Qian Rong saw his son coming, he slapped him hard on the face and cursed angrily: "Looking at the good things you have done, why would you bring your sister to meet such a person?

Now that she has died tragically at home, how can you have the dignity to survive in this world! "

Qian Yu was obviously very sad and did not say anything to defend himself. He fell to his knees with tears streaming down his face.

Ye Shichang also knelt down in shame and said, "Uncle, both of you died because of me. I am willing to die for my life."

Jia Qiong was stunned at this moment and said: "Qian Rong, Qian Yu.

You two step aside first, so as not to interfere with my investigation.

Ye Shichang, I want to ask you, were you the one who killed Miss Qian? "

Ye Shichang said excitedly: "I am in love with Shuangshuang, why should I kill her."

"Did you go to Qian's house last night?"

Ye Shichang said regretfully: "I originally wanted to go yesterday, but I met a friend who I hadn't seen for many years on the way.

He invited me to drink at his house, but I couldn't refuse, so I didn't go. "

"Where did you go, when did you go, and when did you come back?"

"No. [-], Guaizi Hutong, Yonghefang, I happened to be at home when my friend and I met.

We talked all night long, and I didn't leave until after dawn this morning. "

"How did you know that you had just arrived at midnight when we met?"

"The watchman happened to be passing by at that time, and he shouted that it was midnight, and everything was fine.

The watchman at Yonghefang is a monk from the nearby Jinshui Temple. He must have just left home. "

"What's your friend's name?"

"Wu Gan."

"Left and right, summon Wu Qian to the court immediately."

"Yes!"

What Ye Shichang said was similar to what Jia Qiong thought, but in this way, it would be difficult to pinpoint the real culprit.

Jia Qiong asked again: "Ye Shichang, how do you and Miss Qian usually have trysts?"

Ye Shichang said shamefully: "On the first day of every new year, the Sixteenth Academy has a holiday.

If I come back to the city, I will go under the embroidered building in the dead of night and throw stones at the second floor windows.

When Shuangshuang heard any noise, he would open the window, throw out the sheets and pull me up. "

Jia Qiong then asked: "Did you meet anyone you knew or any strange person last night?"

Ye Shichang thought for a while and said: "It was already very late when I went out, and there were few pedestrians on the road.

Except for Wu Qian, I didn't meet any acquaintances or find any strange people. "

"Where did you meet Wu Qian yesterday? Have you ever been near Qian's house?"

"I met Wu Qian in Liuyeqiao, and then went to his house, which was still far away from Qian's house."

When asked here, the case is in trouble and the identity of the criminal is difficult to pin down.

Jia Qiong originally judged from the wounds of the deceased that the murderer might be a butcher who lived near Qian's house, because such people might carry a short knife with them.

If this person had met Ye Shichang and Qian Shuangshuang in a private meeting before, after discovering that Ye Shichang left halfway today, he might have entered the embroidery building on behalf of Tao Zang.

Then when Qian Shuangshuang resisted, he took out his knife and stabbed Qian Shuangshuang to death.

But Ye Shichang said that he had never been near Qian's house, and Qian Rong also said that there were no butchers near their house, so this possibility was very small.

After Wu Qian came and confirmed that Ye Shichang was not lying, Jia Qiong announced his resignation.

He is now unable to quickly locate the prisoner and can only use manpower to conduct large-scale investigations.

(End of this chapter)