Liaozhai: I just want salted fish with invincible magical powers

Chapter 78

Although Hu Qian felt that Huo Wei could not be the murderer, when he thought of his wives and concubines, he couldn't help but care about them and get confused.

In an instant, he jumped up to the top of the wall and flew towards the distance like a fly, scaring the eyes of the people below him.

When he got home, he saw a tall and thin man talking with Hu Jiu at the gatehouse, so without thinking, he jumped over and grabbed the man's hand.

Both Hu Jiu and that person were taken aback. After recovering, Hu Jiu bowed and said, "Master."

Then he said: "Master, this is Mr. Huo, a famous tea merchant in Jinling."

Huo Wei listened, and said with a smile: "Young Master Hu has a unique style, this... can you let go of my hand first... ouch... it hurts..."

Before Hu Qian could speak, Zhang Hu ran over with two yamen servants wheezing.

"You are Huo Wei?"

"It's me...what's the matter?"

"Come with us to the Yamen."

As he spoke, he put the chain around Huo Wei's neck, pulled him and walked out.

Huo Wei shouted: "What are you doing! I'm not guilty! I'm not guilty!"

Hu Qian didn't stop him either, he stared at Hu Jiu and said, "If you let a stranger in, you won't be spared!"

Hu Jiu was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and repeatedly begged for mercy.

Hu Qian followed to the yamen, saw that Xu Yuanfang was about to torture Huo Wei, so he said, "My lord, can we wait until we have asked you respectfully."

Xu Yuanfang nodded, and waved his hands to make the servants step aside.

Hu Qian stood beside Huo Wei and asked, "Huo Wei, where were you at midnight last night?"

Huo Wei said: "Sleep at home."

"Anyone testify?"

"My lady can testify."

Hu Qian nodded, and decided not to waste any more time, his eyes widened, and the nightmare magic power was immediately displayed, and he shouted: "Huo Wei, why do you want to kill people!"

Huo Wei froze for a moment, shook his head, suddenly felt like a nightmare, looked around, one by one evil spirit approached, scared him back a few steps, covered his head and said: "I didn't kill people, I didn't kill people..."

Hu Qian was not surprised, and stopped immediately.

Huo Wei's head was covered with sweat, he sat on the ground in a daze, and it took him a long time to recover.

Xu Yuanfang was a little disappointed, if it wasn't Huo Wei, who would it be?

Hu Qian didn't stop, and rushed back to Ma Wu's house without stopping.

Because the matter was so important, Xu Yuanfang didn't ask people to move the body.

Hu Qian went to look again, but still had no clue.

Robe belt, copper coins, characters.

Three things lay there quietly.

Hu Qian frowned.

Is the direction inferred before wrong?
It was the dark moon and the wind was high, and the copper money and silver demons checked one by one, and saw a young woman in the house, so they sneaked in, murdered and raped the corpse...

It doesn't make sense at all.

Even if he really saw it, how would he know that the woman was a concubine, so she couldn't be a wife or maid, or a guest who happened to come?
So the previous inference is generally correct!

The copper coin and silver demon must have known about Ma Wu's concubine from other places, and even sneaked in before, and saw this concubine's appearance!
Thinking of this, he called Ma Wu over again.

"Is your little concubine at home all the time? Are you sure you haven't been out?"

"Since she bought it, the villain has restricted her from going out, and after hearing about the copper coin and silver demon, she has not been allowed to leave the room even half a step."

"Does she have any relatives?"

"No, she is an orphan. She was in Yuanwai He's house before, but she was bought by a villain later."

"He Yuanwai? Which He Yuanwai?"

"It's the big family in Jinling, whose restaurant business is very big."

"Does he have a son named He Guangchao?"

"Yes, yes, that's him."

Hu Qian was a little funny, Jinling City is really small.

So he ordered Zhang Hu to ask He Yuanwai about the situation, and he continued to ask here to see if he could find clues from Ma Wu.

"What about you? Tell me about the people you've met and the things you've done recently."

"It's too much."

Hu Qian turned around and asked the yamen servant, "When was the last time the money devil committed a crime?"

"About three months ago."

"In other words, he may have come to Jinling three months ago, Ma Wu, let's start talking about it three months ago."

Ma Wu saw that Hu Qian's face was unkind, so he thought for a while and said, "Three months ago... three months ago, the villain's father-in-law died, and the villain went to offer condolences..."

Ma Wu racked his brains to think of a few things, and after nearly two months, he gradually talked more.

However, they were all trivial things, and there was no result in the end.

It was getting late, Hu Qian hurriedly said goodbye and went home.

After a while, Zhang Hu begged to see him, saying that he had asked He Yuanwai.

The concubine was indeed an orphan and had no relatives.

Zhang Hu said: "The villain asked He Yuanwai again, did he tell others about the concubine sale, and He Yuanwai said that only his family knew about it, and no one else told about it."

Hu Qian said: "It's been hard work, let's go back and rest earlier."

Zhang Hu said goodbye and left.

After eating, Hu Qian, Shen Yuzhen, Axiu and Rong Ninger sat together.

Seeing Hu Qian's frown, Shen Yuzhen said, "Sir, is there no progress in the case?"

Hu Qian shook his head, "There are too few clues."

Rong Ning'er said: "Master, why don't you tell me about the case, and my sister and I will analyze it for you."

Hu Qian said with a smile: "Do you really want to know? Don't scare you."

Rong Ning'er said: "It's too boring to stay in the room all day, just tell me, maybe there will be a clue."

Hu Qian nodded, and briefly explained the facts of the case and his own judgment.

Shen Yuzhen was eager to help Hu Qian, but after hearing the case, her mind was completely confused, and she just thought hard for a while.

Rong Ning'er thought about it, but she didn't have any clue.

Axiu, who was silent all the time, said: "Maybe Ma Wu slipped up after drinking, so he doesn't remember."

Hu Qian was taken aback for a moment, and immediately stopped there.

Seeing this, Axiu thought that she had said something wrong, and timidly said: "Master, my concubine is short of knowledge, I just said it in passing, please don't take offense, Mr. Mister."

Hu Qian held her face in his arms and kissed her forehead, "Why would my husband blame you? It's too late for my husband to thank you."

That night, the four of them still slept in the same bed.

Before dawn the next day, Xiaohuan shouted softly outside: "Young master, the master told you to go there."

Hu Qian agreed, and Rong Ning'er hurriedly got up to help him wash before he left.

Seeing Hu BuTong, Hu Qian yawned and said, "Father, what happened?"

Hu Butong said: "Another one died, it was Yuanwai He's concubine."

The two had breakfast on the street, and walked quickly to He Yuanwai's restaurant.

Hu Qian also knew this place, it was the one diagonally opposite the Narcissus Temple.

Xu Yuanfang and the others had already arrived, and when they saw Hu Qian, they all had complicated expressions on their faces.

Hu Qian said: "My lord, what's the matter? Why are you looking at me like this?"

Xu Yuanfang said: "You will understand after looking at the corpse."

Hu Qian walked over and lifted the white cloth covering the corpse. Before he could see anything else, he saw clearly written on the stomach of the corpse:

Jinling
Hu Qian.

(End of this chapter)