Liaozhai: I just want salted fish with invincible magical powers

Chapter 30 Mother and Child Suicide Case

Hu Qian shook his head resolutely, "The two ladies are still in the boudoir, how can they meet people casually." After speaking, he turned to Cui Liu and said, "Please tell your lady that I still have something to do."

After speaking, she pulled Shen Yuzhen away.

At night, Hu BuTong came home and told Hu Qian and Ma SiGang that he was going to invite him to the house, saying that he hadn't thanked him for what happened last time.

Hu Qian said: "If he asks again, father will help me refuse."

"I'm afraid Mr. Ma will only be at home for a few days, and then he will have to suppress the bandits."

"Suppress bandits?"

"Yes, the biggest group of thieves in Shannan Prefecture is hiding in the mountains around Jinling, and the leader of the bandit is called 'One Iron Whip'.

The San Biaozi you caught is his subordinate. "

"An iron whip, I've heard of it, but why didn't you suppress it before, but now..."

"It seems to be the emperor's decree... That iron whip seems to be General Niu's old department..."

Hu Qian immediately understood that it seemed that the sentence "he will take revenge" Niu Dewang said when he died must have angered Ruan Conghai, who told the emperor that the current bandit suppression operation began.

That's good, at least no one will come to harass me again.

The next day, Hu Qian was talking with Shen Yuzhen in the garden, when suddenly he heard someone outside shouting, "He's dead, he's dead!"

When I came outside the door, I saw a lot of people surrounded the neighbor's house. After I asked Hu Jiu to inquire, I found out that the neighbor's mother and daughter hanged themselves to death at the same time.

The woman was very young, only 25 years old, and the child was even younger, only one year old.

Hanging at the same time is puzzling.

People from the state government soon came, and after seeing the scene, it was confirmed that both mother and son committed suicide.

However, it was only noon when Hu Jiu came back from work in Xu's residence and said that there were also two suicides over there, both mother and child.

Hu Qian frowned, feeling that things were a little weird.

Jinling just had a student case, and the city is already full of storms and turmoil. If there is another major case, among other things, the newly appointed prefect of Shannan and Xu Yuanfang will have a hard time.

Sure enough, just after Hu Qian had lunch, Hu Jiu ran to the backyard, saying that it was the state government office asking the young master to hurry over.

Hu Qian didn't delay, when he arrived at the state office, he was immediately invited to the second hall.

"Qian'er, come here quickly."

Xu Yuanfang hurriedly greeted him, and introduced: "These two are Master He and Master Yue.

This is Lord Li and Lord Qu, the judges, and Lord Lu, the official official. "

Hu Qian saluted one by one, and together with Hu Tong beside him, the main officials of Jinling Prefecture were gathered together.

Hu Butong said: "I came to you today because I have an important matter.

For some reason, a mother and child committed suicide suddenly in the city, do you know? "

Hu Qian nodded, "I have heard about two cases."

Xu Yuanfang said: "That's only in the city. Hongbi County, Sanshui County, Weiyang County, Nanyang County, and Wutong County came to report in the early morning, saying that there were several suicide cases of mother and child."

Hu Qian was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect the matter to be so serious.

"Although it is a suicide, it is very strange to appear on such a large scale. The lower levels are helpless, so it is reported.

However, after thinking about it with your father, I don't know why, so I invite you to refer to it. "

"Hey, no more accidents can happen to Jinling, otherwise I'll wait..."

Everyone was helpless and only focused on Hu Qian.

Hu Qian thought about it carefully and said, "Are all the people who reported the letter still there? The students should ask about the situation."

"I haven't had time to go back yet."

"Call them all over, including the work of examining the corpses of the two cases in the city, and call them together."

Xu Yuanfang quickly ordered someone to do it.

After a while, five yamen servants and the officials in the city walked in quickly.

"I have seen you adults."

"Get up."

Xu Yuanfang waved his hand, and said: "This is Mr. Hu Qian, I'm going to ask you a few questions now, and you must answer them truthfully!"

"sure!"

Except for the yamen servant in Nanyang County, the rest of them had only heard of Hu Qian's name and looked at him curiously.

"You are Li Er from Nanyang County."

"My lord is very polite."

Because he worked with Hu Qian on a case, he knew Hu Qian from Nanyang County.

"Okay, let's start with you. How many suicide cases have there been in Nanyang County?"

"Master Hui, there are three incidents in total."

"Are you sure it was suicide?"

"The county magistrate inspected it himself. The deceased were basically from dutiful families. They had no enmity with others, and no money was lost. They were indeed suicides."

Hu Qian looked at the others again, "Where is Hongbi County?"

"Master Hui, there were two incidents in Hongbi County. There were no traces of entering or fighting. They were indeed suicides."

Ask other people, the same is true.

Only the yamen servant in Wutong County said: "There are four cases in Wutong County, three of which are confirmed to be suicides, and one cannot be confirmed."

"How can you not be sure?"

"The deceased were a mother and daughter. The mother was 23 years old and the daughter was one year old. Although they hanged themselves, there were obvious signs of struggle in the house. The whereabouts of her husband are currently unknown."

Hu Qian nodded.

In five counties, including those in Jinling City, there were a total of 24 cases, all of which were mother and child deaths.

48 people died in one fell swoop!
Moreover, those children who are one or two years old will not commit suicide, so they are basically hung on a rope by their mothers.

As the saying goes, a tiger's poison does not eat its offspring. Hu Qian really couldn't imagine what kind of person could do such a thing.

Before Hu Qian came, several adults also asked about the general situation, but they were all at a loss.

From the surface, no one can do such a thing unless there is a ghost.

But even if there is a ghost, it can only kill people in one place at most. Why did they kill so many people in five counties and Jinling City in a short period of time?

Hu Qian frowned.

Leaving aside that which cannot be determined, the rest must have some kind of commonality.

But what is this commonality?

Thinking of this, he suddenly looked at Kang Erhei, the servant of Jinling City.

"Master Kang, did you examine all the four corpses in the city?"

"Master Hui, that's right."

"Can you confirm that they hanged themselves? They were not hung up after death."

"Based on the villain's many years of experience, the four of them were indeed hanged to death."

"You can understand the situation of these two families."

"The villain didn't know these two families before, but during the inspection, I heard that the two women conceived with great difficulty."

"Ok?"

Hu Qian was taken aback, and immediately looked at Li Er, "The ones from Nanyang County!"

Li Er recalled for a while and said: "Among the deceased was the wife of Wang Mazi who set up a fortune-telling stall not far from the county government office, so the villain has met her several times...

like……

It's a child who has been married for a long time..."

After this questioning, the other yamen servants also recalled, it seems that several of them are in this situation.

Hu Qian said: "Why did you have to kill him with your own hands when you finally had a child?"

Xu Yuanfang and the others seemed to understand something suddenly.

Hu Qian said: "Come here, bring the husband of the deceased in the city!"

(End of this chapter)