Detective in the Red Chamber

Zhang Wushi shook his head in embarrassment, and suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said, "But once he woke up in a dream, and shouted 'Don't look for me, I was also forced'!"

This seems to be...

Sun Shaozong's eyes shone brightly, but his complexion was a little dignified.

After walking back and forth in the room for a few steps, he suddenly ordered, "The first time he used a child to force you to commit a crime, you have to tell me in detail what he said and did, and don't hide a single bit!"

Listening to what he said solemnly, Zhang Wushi bit the swollen cherry lips, and said boldly, "He came up and put his hand in from the collar, like kneading dough..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Sun Shaozong quickly stopped her, and said speechlessly, "I told you to tell me how he threatened you at that time! You were not asked to tell the details of that matter!"

Zhang Wushi was so ashamed that she couldn't help questioning, "My lord, I just said it clearly..."

"Then say it again, the more careful the better!"

Chapter 630 Asking about adulterous love brings out hidden feelings [Part [-]]

"Where is he comparing with the knife, and what is the posture of holding the knife?"

"Approximately how much drug did your son take, and when did he wake up?",

"After waking up, did you have any sequelae?"

"He mentioned..."

"he……"

During Zhang Wu's second narration, Sun Shaozong kept asking questions, some of which Zhang Wu could answer, but some of which he really couldn't remember.

However, through these conversations, Sun Shaozong still confirmed some clues

First of all, the drug used by Zhang Biao has a very strong effect, but almost no after-effects—this kind of drug is not something that ordinary people in the market can easily get their hands on.

Secondly, Zhang Biao seems to be a little too familiar with the internal structure of the human body in his words - even considering his identity as a butcher, it seems unusual.

The answer seems to be on the horizon!

However, Sun Shaozong didn't rush to draw conclusions, and cross-examined several times carefully, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong, he came out of the house, called Qiu Yunfei and Zhao Wuwei, and accompanied him to Zhang Biao's house.

…………

Different from Zhang An's family, Zhang Biao's house is a small courtyard with two entrances. The front is a butcher's business, and the back is the daily living place.

Let the two yamen servants who came over guard the gate, Sun Sa always led Qiu and Zhao into it, and ordered, "Search around and see if there are any traces that shouldn't be there."

"Traces that shouldn't be there?"

Qiu Yunfei whispered, "You want to find out how he earns money? I'm afraid it has nothing to do with the case, right?"

Sun Shaozong sneered and said, "Whether it matters or not is another story, but his earning money for a living may scare you."

"Scare me?"

Qiu Yunfei muttered a few words suspiciously to himself, and suddenly his eyes widened, "Could it be that this guy is a human butcher?!"

Zhao Wuwei at the side couldn't help but change his face when he heard this.

"I can't confirm it yet, let's search first."

As Sun Shaozong spoke, he began to investigate carefully.

There is only a small transom window in the front yard, and it looks very cold, and there is a greasy smell of blood in the air, which is extremely uncomfortable.

There are two iron hooks hanging on the beam in the middle, presumably it is where the large pieces of meat are hung.

There is a meat table in the west, which is equipped with a sharp knife, a boning knife, a sharpening stick, a weight and a beam, and a shiny bench.

There is a large water tank in the northwest corner, and a gourd ladle is swinging in it, which seems to be full of water.

Under the east wall, there are several piles of oiled paper and some lotus leaves that have withered long ago.

Sun Shaozong's first investigation was of course the meat case.

He glanced back and forth at the surface first, then squatted down and lit the torch, and carefully looked at the back of the meat case.

Compared with the fairly glamorous front, the back of the meat table is much dirtier, needless to say about oil stains, and Sun Shaozong even saw a few half-colored fungus.

Huh?

Some of the fungus are very deformed, unlike other fungus, which presents an irregular trumpet shape, but sticks tightly to the meat case, as if it was repeatedly squeezed by something, and finally it was shaped into a shape so.

After discovering this strangeness, Sun Shaozong almost put his head on the meat case, and followed those deformities, searching the left and right sides one by one.

As a result, some thin hemp threads were found on the edge.

When cutting meat on the meat table, do I need to use a special rope to fix it?

This is obviously something that shouldn't be there!

But Sun Shaozong looked at the hemp thread, but his face was full of doubts.

According to the previous speculation, Zhang Biao should be a personal butcher, and his colleagues robbed and killed traders and travelers, and then dismembered the corpses to wipe out the traces, and even sold them disguised as pork and mutton.

however……

They are already preparing to dismember the body and wipe out the traces, is it necessary to let that person live in the meat case?

Wouldn't it be more convenient to kill first and then dismember the body?

Does this guy like to cut alive?

After deliberating for a while, he still couldn't figure it out, so Sun Shaozong kept these doubts in his heart and continued to search.

First various utensils, then chairs and water tanks, and then the two hooks, but basically nothing useful was found.

However, this did not surprise Sun Shaozong.

After all, the identity of the butcher was used as a cover-up, and there was no chemical equipment at the moment. Based on some old bloodstains, it was impossible to confirm whether it was human blood or animal blood.

It was not until I checked the oiled paper and lotus leaves under the east wall that I made a new discovery.

Among the greased papers, only one stack was taken apart, and the rest were bound with fine hemp rope.

And just on those stacks of bundled oil paper, one can vaguely recognize the traces of someone sitting on it.

That stool was greasy though.

But as a butcher, you shouldn't care too much, right?

Obviously this should be a trace left by someone else.

Sun Shaozong roughly measured the height of the oiled paper bag, because there are several blue bricks under it, the average height of the oiled paper bag is about three feet.

At this height, Sun Shaozong didn't have much trouble sitting on it, but if it was an ordinary person, it might be a little troublesome.

Moreover, the paper is folded in half, and the whole is a bit narrow and long, so it is not very stable to sit on.

Sun Shaozong tried to sit for a while, and found that besides facing the meat case, this position can also take into account the front and rear doors, which can be said to be the most suitable place for vigilance and observation in the house.

As for the lotus leaf next to it, although it is more comfortable and secure to sit on than this oiled paper bag, but sitting on it, the sight will be blocked by the oiled paper bag next to it.

Ordinary people should not care about line of sight.

But if it is Zhang Biao's accomplice, in order to keep vigilant at all times, it is normal to choose oiled paper bags.

Maybe we can dig deeper into Zhang Biao's social circle to see who is coming in and out of Zhang's house at night...

"grown ups!"

As soon as he thought of this, he saw Zhao Wuwei come back from the backyard, clasped his hands and reported, "This yard has a back door, and after going out, it is a remote back alley, and it leads directly to a canal where boats can travel."

tsk~

In other words, Zhang Biao's accomplices can enter and leave by water.

It is much more difficult to investigate now.

Seeing that there was nothing to investigate ahead, Sun Shaozong said, "Let's go, accompany me to the yard to have a look."

The two arrived at the courtyard in the middle, and saw a lot of bones piled up in a mess near the stove in the corner.

Sun Shaozong was waiting to go up to check, Zhao Wuwei hurriedly reported, "Master Tongju just looked through it, and they are all bones of animals."

Qiu Yunfei's basic skill at the beginning was to learn autopsy from Lao Xu. Although he may not have the experience and skills of Sun Shaozong or Lao Xu, it should not be a problem to recognize a few bones.

Therefore, Sun Shaozong skipped over those bones, and prepared to select a corner that Qiu Yunfei had not investigated, and start a blanket search.

"My lord, my lord! Come here and have a look!"

At this moment, Qiu Yunfei's excited voice suddenly came from the west wing room.

Sun Shaozong and Zhao Wuwei hurried over and entered the west chamber, only to find that it was empty, except for some thatch on the ground, there was not even a single piece of furniture.

However, Sun Shaozong was not disappointed, because the more this happened, the more special discoveries Qiu Yunfei made when he called him over.

Hearing Qiu Yunfei pointing to the outside, he said, "My lord, please take a look at the door first."

Sun Shaozong looked back at the door for a few times, then stretched out his hand and shook it, and immediately found that the door was reinforced. If ordinary people were locked inside, it would be difficult for ordinary people to break through the door and escape.

His eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly asked, "Have you ever found any traces of someone being locked up inside?"

Qiu Yunfei nodded, and said, "There's more than one place!"

After speaking, he pointed them to Sun Shaozong one by one.

However, on the surrounding walls, there were many traces of being buckled and scratched, and there were even a few hairs of different textures hanging in two wall cracks.

But after looking at these traces one by one, Sun Shaozong's complexion was unprecedentedly ugly.

"My lord should have seen something strange, right?"

"good."

Sun Shaozong nodded, and then said in a deep voice, "In the past year, how many cases of kidnapping children were there in the capital?"

The reason why he asked this was because those marks, whether they were left by scratching with his hands or rubbing his head against the wall, seemed a bit short--among adults, there is no one in a hundred of this height, probably only ten or ten. Children around the age of [-] will leave such traces!

If it's just killing people and stealing goods, it doesn't make sense to choose half-grown children to kill!

And if the ticket is kidnapped for extortion, no matter whether it is successfully redeemed in the end, or the ticket is torn up after getting the money, the victim will definitely report it to the government.

"Qi is Qi here."

However, Qiu Yunfei slowly shook his head and said, "Although it cannot be said that there is none, I am afraid that we will not be able to gather all these traces—maybe we may not even be able to gather half of them!"

So, it's not kidnapping or extortion?

What secret is hidden behind this Biao? !

Chapter 631 Interval, Daily Life

One update today, and two updates tomorrow.

When the three of them came out from Zhang Biao's house, it was already dark outside.

snort~

Sun Shaozong threw the torch into the snow, and twisted it vigorously a few times to make sure that there was no more fire, and then threw it back into the courtyard.

Qiu Yunfei and Zhao Wuwei also followed suit, and after the torches were disposed of, the three rushed towards Zhang An's house like arrows.

"Don't rush to think about the motive first."

Sun Shaozong explained as he walked, "First check the number of orphans and beggars lost in the city in recent years."

Since it is not kidnapping and extortion, the most likely to be targeted and ignored are half-grown children who are naturally helpless orphans and beggars.

"It's not difficult."

Qiu Yunfei immediately responded, "Since your lord has implemented the beggar protection system, no matter if a beggar in Beijing dies or flees, the local security chief will report to the government."

After a pause, he added, "I will also have people check the dental shops in the city one by one - but since the investigation two years ago, the government has been keeping a close eye on them, so there shouldn't be any omissions." .”

Two years ago, in order to curb the wave of slavery among wealthy families, the emperor launched a census targeting slaves and 'talent intermediaries'. At that time, Wei Ruolan and Qiu Yunfei were fighting side by side.

Since then, all human teeth in Beijing must be affiliated with several dental firms with 'special licenses', otherwise they will be punished as human trafficking.

The two families are not far apart, and the effort of these few words has already reached the door.

Wang Zhen was already waiting inside impatiently. Hearing that Sun Shaozong had returned, he rushed out to meet him and asked, "My lord, what did you find out? Who killed Zhang Biao?!"

Apparently, this guy still doesn't know what Sun Shaozong and others are investigating until now.