Detective in the Red Chamber

And after hearing these words, Sun Shaozong did not hesitate, picked up the gavel and clapped it, and said in a deep voice, "Since the circumstances of the case are particularly suspicious, this case will be postponed for retrial for the time being. Take him into custody first!"

"Master!"

When Tian Biao heard this, he jumped up again, "This silver lady has already admitted that she killed Brother Chang Geng by herself, why do you want to..."

"Come on."

Sun Shaozong slightly raised the volume, took out two red lacquered bamboo sticks from the stick and threw them on the ground, and said calmly, "Slap the madman who has roared in the courtroom for twenty times, and get rid of the foul language from his mouth."

Immediately, a few yamen servants flashed out from left and right, some shouldered their shoulders, some pulled their hair, and put Tian Biao into a pose of "kneeling and looking up at the starry sky", and another person took a three-finger wide ruler and swung it round It was a violent twitch.

Just a few feet down, Tian Biao's sausage with swollen lips seemed to have lost a few yellow teeth, but he didn't have time to spit it out, so he could only swallow it mixed with blood!

Accompanied by Tian Biao's ambiguous howls, Sun Shaozong asked calmly, "Hong Jiu, I heard you talk just now, but have you ever been able to read and write?"

Although the voice was not mixed with any emotion, it still made Hong Jiu shrink his neck, and said in a trembling voice, "Little man, little man has been a book boy for two years, and he hasn't read many books, but he can still recognize a few words."

"Since you can read, it's a good idea to take a look at the notice outside the gate of the mansion."

After Sun Shaozong finished speaking, he got up and Shi Shiran went to the back hall.

As soon as I posted the notice of the "Beggars' Protection System", I met such a articulate and well-organized beggar, who happened to be bullied by the head of the beggar, so I just set him as an example.

Of course, Sun Shaozong didn't fully understand the point. If Hong Jiu was not enlightened and missed this golden opportunity in a daze, he could only blame himself for being unlucky.

"Retire!"

Qiu Yunfei yelled for him, and hurriedly followed to the inner room, took down the official mansion three times and five times, picked up a wet towel with his bare arms, and was waiting to wipe his body when he suddenly found that Sun Shaozong was staring at him , hurriedly offered the towel with both hands, and said with a smile, "My lord, please first."

This kid has been partnering with Zhao Wuwei all day long, but his learning is getting better and better.

Sun Shaozong complained in his heart, took the towel bluntly, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and ordered, "You go later..."

"Don't worry, adults!"

Qiu Yunfei slapped his sweat-stained chest loudly, "I'll send someone to question the subordinates of the deaf boss to see if Hong Jiu has lied."

"There's no need to rush this matter."

Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "What I mean is, while the witnesses are still outside, you go and investigate carefully to see how the relationship between the Tian family and the Xu family was before Song Changgeng came back, and whether there were any disputes."

"My lord means..."

Qiu Yunfei frowned and hesitated for a while, then Fang tentatively asked, "Could it be true that Song Changgeng is a counterfeit? And it's also related to the Tian family!"

It really made him guess right. In fact, there is not much to investigate in this murder case itself. It is the identity of the deceased that really determines the seriousness of Xu's crime.

If the deceased was indeed Song Changgeng himself, no matter whether Xu did it intentionally or not, he would not escape death.

However, if the deceased was an imposter, according to the law, he was a villain who robbed wealth and sex. Xu's identity was discovered first, and then he was killed by mistake. A lighter sentence could even lead to acquittal.

So from the very beginning, Sun Shaozong focused on the word "imposter", asking the questions in a regular manner while secretly observing the reactions of the Xu family and the Tian family.

Needless to say, the reason for observing the Xu family is that the Tian family is Song Changgeng's only relative, and only when everyone in the Tian family is behind the scenes can the impostor know everything about Song Changgeng.

And after some probing just now, the Xu family first asked Sun Shaozong to remind him before he told about the 'fake replacement', and later he waited for Ai Ai until he was forced to reveal the flaw of the fake, but it was still a flaw that could not be verified. .

All these signs show that she is not deliberately trying to get rid of the crime.

On the other hand, everyone in the Tian family wanted to kill Xu, especially Tian Biao, who seemed aggressive and aggressive, but secretly panicked and short of breath, which was really suspicious.

After briefly explaining this analysis to Qiu Yunfei, Sun Shaozong said again, "If it is confirmed that the Xu family and the Tian family had disputes or conflicts of interest before, you should immediately send more people to investigate the Tian family before Song Changgeng returned home. The movements of each male."

"This……"

Qiu Yunfei scratched his head and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to find out anything, after all, it has been more than two months."

Sun Shaozong shook his head again and said, "If it's just once or twice, of course it's hard to find clues, but it's not easy to let one person fully integrate into another person's life in a short period of time."

"Therefore, the person behind the scenes will definitely contact him frequently before the counterfeit starts to act. As long as we find out who has been missing for many days, and then investigate further, we will definitely gain something."

Speaking of this, Sun Shaozong hastily added another sentence, "By the way, while the corpse is still fresh, quickly pick a few with good painting skills and copy his appearance, so as not to be difficult to check when you get it!"

When Qiu Yunfei heard this, he could no longer hold back his temper. He left a sentence of 'this subordinate will do it now', and rushed out like the wind.

But immediately he folded back like the wind, put on the official uniform awkwardly, and then went out of the inner hall again.

tsk~

After only half a year, this dude is actually more devoted to his job than himself!

The words are divided into two parts.

Not to mention how Qiu Yunfei interrogated Xu's neighbors.

But when Hong Jiu left the hall of the government office, thinking of the white and plump face Xu showed when he finally bowed to thank him, he couldn't help feeling reluctant to part.

Secretly praying that Xu's grievance can be cleared, after seeing the two lumps of things, Hong Jiu decided that she must have been wronged, and when he turned around, he suddenly felt melancholy again.

Even if Xu's grievances can be cleared up in the future, she and herself are probably people from two worlds - no matter what, Xu will not marry a beggar just because of this little kindness.

But then again, if you can be like the deaf boss, who manages a hundred beggars under his command, earns seven or eight taels of silver in a month, and buys his own house, even if he is a beggar, he may not be able to kiss Fangze ...

Just as she was thinking about something, Hong Jiu glanced at the notice board on the west wall abruptly, and immediately remembered Sun Shaozong's last words, ran over in a hurry, and scanned the notices on it one by one.

Goldi Luojie, a Hu merchant from the Western Regions, died of the epidemic in the autumn of the eighth year of Guangde, and left some goods. Those who knew him well could contact his family on his behalf...

Certainly not this.

Shen Wansan is not a clerk in this government office, but a charlatan who pretends to be a charlatan, and the public will be deceived by him, hereby announce...

Not this!

Yang Bo in the East China Sea, the emperor's kindness is mighty, here is a royal kiln for firing...

The daughter of the prisoner who was lost by the Jiaofang Division...

Beggar Baojia System...

Yizhuang recruitment...

and many more!

Hong Jiu's eyes turned back, and he was firmly nailed to the notice of "Beggar Baojia System". After reading the content over and over again, his breath gradually became heavy.

Chapter 410 The Unrepentant Hong Jiu

Leaving the government office, Hong Jiu was in a daze all the way, walking under the poisonous sun without feeling the heat, all he could think about was the notice.

Undoubtedly, once the "beggar protection system" described above is officially implemented, the beggar world in the capital will surely undergo earth-shaking changes, and the evil beggars like the deaf boss will definitely get...

Will get the most benefit, right?

After all, how can high-ranking officials and gentlemen know the character and ability of beggars?

At that time, wouldn't we just appoint the one who is the most powerful and able to make offerings to curry favor, and then appoint him as Baochang or Jiachang?

As long as a rich and powerful master like the deaf boss is willing to spend money to clear up the relationship, isn't the beggar in Shanxi Lane the chief security officer, just like his pocket?

Originally relying on force, the deaf boss had already been riding on everyone's heads and domineering. If he had an official status and became a veritable beggar leader, in the future a little beggar like himself would Wouldn't it be even more important to let them have their own fish? !

Although the original intention of the government seems to be to prevent evil beggars from causing harm to the people through the Baojia system, and when appointing Baochang and Jiachang, there must be requirements in this regard-but the question is, can beggars be regarded as ordinary people?

Anyway, every time the capital counts the population, beggars are never counted in it—since people are not counted, the officials and gentlemen naturally don't bother to take care of the bad things about beggars bullying beggars.

Thinking of this, Hong Jiu felt as if something was stuck in his heart, and he was extremely depressed and uncomfortable.

"Ninth Brother! Ninth Brother!"

"Ninth brother, you are back!"

In a trance, he suddenly heard two shouts of surprise, and Hong Jiu took a closer look, only to realize that he had returned to the Town God's Temple where he usually lived in a daze.

This Town God's Temple is very small, only one main hall, and because a pregnant woman who was abandoned by her husband hanged herself from the beam in this temple, resulting in one corpse and two lives, so this place has become a well-known evil temple. , has been abandoned for many years.

Now there are only Hong Jiu and the other three little beggars. Since there is really nowhere to stay, they have to bravely live in it.

But he said that seeing the second son and Heitou Fei also greeted him from the Town God's Temple, his face was full of joy, and Hong Jiu couldn't help but feel a warm feeling in his heart - at least in this world, there are still people who really miss him.

"Do not worry."

Hong Jiu held one of them with each hand, and said with a smile, "I'm just..."

"It's amazing!"

Unexpectedly, the two little beggars rushed to say, "Ninth brother, you just went out for a while, and the girl was injured!"

"That's right, Niu'er bled a lot, she was bitten by something, and she couldn't explain herself, she just kept crying!"

"I said I wanted to help her look at the wound, but she scolded me..."

Hearing what the two little beggars said, Hong Jiu couldn't help but his complexion changed suddenly. Without thinking about it, he rushed into the ruined temple, but almost bumped into a girl.

This young girl is exactly the girl in everyone's mouth, but seeing that she is thirteen or fourteen years old, her stature is a little taller than that of Erzi and Heitou. At this time, her eyes are swollen like peaches, and her face is black with tears. Bai Yidao looked like he had drawn an opera mask on it.

"Ninth Brother!"

Seeing Hong Jiu coming in from the outside, Niu'er called out both joyfully and aggrievedly, and was about to throw herself into Hong Jiu's arms and cry, when she suddenly remembered something, hurriedly stopped her footsteps, and clamped her legs tightly.

Seeing the bright red between her legs, Hong Jiu felt anxious, so he hurriedly grabbed her and asked with concern, "Girl, how did you get hurt? Did you get bitten by a snake? Or... "

After guessing a few times in a row, Niu'er just shook her head and remained silent.

Hong Jiu became more and more anxious, and kept asking what happened.

Niu'er was overwhelmed, so she gave Er Zi and Hei Tou a shy look first, and waited for the two of them to back away for a certain distance before stepping up to Hong Jiu's ear and saying something eagerly.

Hong Jiu was stunned for a while, and then said with emotion, "Our little girl has grown into a big girl."

After finishing speaking, seeing that the three of them were puzzled, he hurriedly dragged Niu'er aside, and explained a few things about Tiankui Moon indiscriminately - he himself had only a half-knowledge, so naturally he didn't speak clearly enough.

Fortunately, this girl was brought up by him alone, and he trusted her the most. Hearing that it was something that women have, I was relieved.

After comforting Niu'er, Hong Jiu tried hard to recall the menstrual taboos that he overheard while writing the book, and hurriedly ordered, "Second son, Heitou, you two, go fetch some water and put it outside to heat it up." , so that Niu'er can wash her hands and face after a while, right now she can't touch dirty things, let alone cold water."

When the second son and the black head were gone, he searched through the rags and quilts, managed to pick out a piece of white cloth that looked clean, went to a nearby area to narrow down some fresh acacia, and put them all in the wooden basin. , ready to carefully wash it several times before handing it over to Niuer for use.

"Ninth brother."

He had just finished his busy work here, when Niu'er suddenly came up to her, and mumbled, "I... I'll just wash my hands, or... don't wash your face."

Seeing her like this, Hong Jiu couldn't help but sigh.

How can a girl of this age not love beauty?

Two years earlier, Niu'er had to wash her face clean every day before she was willing to go out to meet people.

But in the past two years, not only has she grown a lot in size, but her originally scorched yellow face has also shown some color - if it is a woman from an ordinary family, this is still a good thing, but For a female beggar, it is like a "three-year-old child carrying gold in the market", which can easily attract the covetousness of others.

So after experiencing a dangerous encounter, Niu'er tried her best to dress up in slovenliness, never daring to show her face in front of others. Even Hong Jiu, who is also a brother and father, has not seen her real appearance for a long time.

At this time, seeing her panicked, fearing that some disaster would be brought upon her, Hong Jiu felt even more bitter, and hurriedly put on a heroic appearance, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, girl, it's not convenient for you to go out these few days." Beg for food, there is an elder brother guarding you in the temple, can someone dare to rob you and go?"

After saying this big talk, Hong Jiu suddenly felt that something was wrong. Others would not come to this ruined temple and haunted house, but the deaf boss's subordinates might not.

So he hastily added, "But if someone comes to the temple, you must hide it!"

Niu'er nodded obediently, but there was some eagerness and anticipation in her black and white eyes. It seemed that as long as she showed her true colors, even if she could only live in a ruined temple, it would be enough to make her happy.

But the more so, the more frustrated Hong Jiu felt.

In the past, he was always complacent, thinking that he could bring up a few children and ensure that he could eat some meat from time to time, no matter what, he should be regarded as a leader among beggars.

But a few days ago, he was pressed and rubbed on the ground by the deaf boss, and now he realizes that it is difficult for him to even let Niuer wash her face to see people...

He suddenly realized that he was so incompetent.

How pitiful and ridiculous that such an incompetent person dared to covet the beauty of the Xu family not long ago!

Hey~

Hong Jiu sighed dejectedly, straightened the messy hair on Niuer's head, and thought of the cute and cute headdresses on the girls he saw on the street, but Niuer had been with him for five or six years, but only The fallen dead branches and grass clippings can't help but feel more indebted.

So he casually said, "When I get the money tomorrow, I will buy a hairpin for our girl, okay?"

But Niu'er shook her head like a rattle, and said, "How can we have so much spare money? Besides, Brother Nine also gave away several treasures."

How many treasures?

Hong Jiu's body froze at first, and then he suddenly raised his body to a height of three feet, patted his head and said, "Damn it! I was so frightened and frightened, I completely forgot about that 'Tao Zhu Jin Bei'!"

As he said that, he hurriedly asked Niu'er if he still kept the shells he gave her at the beginning of the year.

Seeing that his breathing was heavy, Niu'er knew that the shell must be something important, so she hurriedly dug out a small package from the hole behind City God's buttocks.

Turning over the rags on the third and outer layers, there were many colorful things, small pebbles with magnificent colors, half-faded ribbons, and ramstones made of sheep bones...