The old lady is reborn

The third team of the Jingzhao Yin Police Station took over the case. The carriage was destroyed beyond recognition and the body's features could not be discerned. It was probably an old man from a well-off family. The servant and the coachman inhaled the knockout drug for a long time, until their towels were completely dried out. It is not known whether their brains were damaged.

The two were first sent to the doctor, who soaked them in cold water and gave them acupuncture, and finally woke them up.

However, the two looked confused and answered irrelevant questions. The doctor explained: "It should be fine, but he is not fully awake yet. He will recover in a few hours at most."

Rong Ruozhi has not returned yet, and the coachman and servants are nowhere to be seen. Someone has already reported this to Song Ying.

Song Ying wondered if this was the work of Shopkeeper He. It was not something she had done, so she was unsure and even more worried.

Next, the housekeeper Mingdai, the four little ones, and even Rong Ruomei who was temporarily staying here all knew about it. It was no use delaying any longer, so Song Ying asked someone to report to the police.

The three teams were screening the missing persons, and the report from the Nan'an Marquis Mansion by Rong Ruozhi was very consistent.

So they invited Rong Huaian from the first team to come and identify the body. They also reminded him to be prepared because the body was not in good condition.

After Huai'an went in, he seemed to come out not long after, and said calmly: "I think it's him... my father."

Huai'an was silent the whole afternoon. This father figure would be a missing piece in his life...

While Huai'an went to identify the body, Team Three also asked the steward of the Nan'an Marquis' Mansion to meet the coachman and the servant. After both sides had confirmed, they reported to Lady Protector of the Country together with the steward.

Song Ying went to identify the body, and came back and silently threw away a colorful mud pill. There was only one left in the empty bottle, Rong Yueqi.

After confirming the death, the three teams' initial opinion was: this was a revenge plot with a clear goal, a gangster method, probably a murder for hire. So who had such a deep grudge against Rong Ruozhi?

Moreover, it is a bit strange that after disfiguring their faces, burning carriages and stealing horses, they left two drugged people alive.

It seems that it is a little difficult to identify the deceased, but it is not completely impossible to find out. Why is that?

Delay time? A few hours at the least, two or three days at the most. What can the murderer do during this time? Is it enough for the gangster to escape unscathed and leave Kyoto by boat?

When Rong Ruomei learned that her brother had died, she rushed to the Jingzhao Yin police station and demanded to see him alive or dead.

Seeing the corpse like that, I cried so hard that I couldn't breathe. How much torture did my brother suffer before he died...

The people from Team 3 asked Rong Ruomei, "Does your brother have any grudges against anyone?"

The first person Rong Ruomei thought of was Nie Quan, who had caused such a big fuss recently.

Nie Quan was extremely annoyed. After all the trouble, the person he killed was Rong Ruozhi, while Rong Ruomei was still alive and well.

I asked the killers who took the job to leave Beijing after finishing their work. They would leave as soon as they finished the job and I would pay them.

But the people from the Jingzhao Yin Police Station came to visit him so quickly. Nie Quan calmed his mind and thought it was probably just a routine question.

The man from the third squad of the police station said: "We are questioning people, and there are some things we must ask. Please forgive us if we have offended you."

Nie Quan: "You can ask as much as you want."

"Not long ago, Rong Ruozhi kicked your friend down the stairs and he died on the spot. Do you hate him? Are you angry?"

“Not really, to be honest, I pushed his sister down the stairs first, and he was so angry he wanted to kick me, but my friend blocked it for me.

Actually, I was the first to do it."

Team 3: "If it was just an ordinary friend, it might make sense to say that. But this deceased friend was much younger than you and had been by your side for more than three months.

Everyone who has met you says that you two look neither like father and son, nor like friends.

Now the whole capital is talking about your little habit. The person you cherished so dearly just died like that. Are you so indifferent and indifferent? "

Nie Quan's face showed nothing: "How did spending money to have fun become a favorite?"

The people from Team 3 said: “That guy stood up for you and got kicked down because he stood in front of you.

In fact, he died because of you. After all, he didn't know Rong Ruozhi and Rong Ruomei, and they had no grudge against each other.

Who knew it would be such a treat for you.”

Nie Quan was a little impatient: "I spend money to buy fun, then the relationship is just like master and servant, he is a servant, when the master is in trouble, why doesn't he rush forward to show his performance?

For him, if the play was good, he would make a lot of money, but this time he failed and lost his life.

He is not just fun to me, but just fun."

The people from the third team came out of the Nie family: "He looks cold-hearted and cold-faced, but he doesn't look like the kind of person who would kill or burn something for a young man."

"If it's not him, then we have to re-rank Rong Ruozhi's enemies."

"Let's go back and check the movement of the money first."

He was relieved to learn that Rong Ruozhi was dead. He had put in a lot of effort to push things in the expected direction.

Although the death of a young waiter and Nie Quan's transformation into a "eunuch" were unexpected circumstances, fortunately the final result was what he wanted.

The people from the third team of the police station actually found some unusual things in the movement of money.

Recently, Nie Quan has exchanged silver for cash through various means. Usually, the larger the amount, the more he would like to use silver notes, which are safer. What does he need so much cash for?

So the third team went back to Nie Quan's house and asked him why he exchanged a large amount of silver and where he spent it.

Nie Quan was obviously not prepared for this and didn't know how to respond, so he just remained silent.

As expected, once something has been done, no matter how many ways you try to cover it up, it will always reveal a flaw in a place you least expect.

Where is it reasonable and legal to use a large amount of cash? His mind was working quickly, but he couldn't immediately think of an answer that could make it go away.

The people from Team 3: "Is it used to pay for the gangsters' murders and escapes?"

Nie Quan was horrified and immediately denied it: "How could this be possible?" He then said: "There must be a reason why I didn't say anything."

The people from Team 3: "Okay, we'll come back tomorrow. Think about it tonight and see if your reason is more important than the crime of hiring a killer."

After the official left, Nie Quan suddenly felt a little regretful. This was too quick. Why? He shouldn't have taken this step.

How did all this start? He seemed to be dominated by all kinds of emotions, without a moment's respite, and those remarks that hit him the hardest always reached his ears quickly.

Whenever I had evil thoughts, the information I wanted was delivered to me at the right time, such as hiring gangsters to kill people, or where to exchange money quickly and in large quantities.

I have one night. Should I use this night to rack my brains to come up with a foolproof plan to deal with the people from the Jingzhao Yin Police Station?

Or should we just go all out?

If you can't escape, you have to make up for it.

Fifty-year-old Nie Quan thought anxiously all night but could not come up with a perfect explanation. When it was almost dawn, he prepared to go out with a tinder, kerosene, and a machete to the Nan'an Marquis' Mansion, and try to trick Rong Ruomei out by saying that he had the inside information about Rong Ruzhi's murder, and then he would hack her to death or burn her!

He had just walked out of his yard when he saw two maids supporting his 66-year-old mother walking in.

Behind him was a sturdy woman holding a box.

The mother ordered them to stand guard outside the yard and said to Nie Quan, "No matter what you want to do outside, you will probably not be able to do it.

Don’t you think about why the people from Jingzhao Yin would be so eager to stay for you for one night?

They knew you would take action tonight, and they wanted to alert you to the danger so that they could catch you red-handed."

Nie Quan didn't know when his mother found out about what he had done, and he was a little shocked. He thought that something that no one knew about turned out to be so secretive?

"Don't look at me like that. I didn't know what you did at first, but Jingzhao Yin's people came twice, and the news of Rong Ruozhi's tragic death spread...

You are my son. I can tell your growth from the age of three and your old age from the age of seven. How can I not know your character?"

She sighed: "I heard that the people from Jingzhao Yin asked you where the silver went?

I won't ask you where the money went, but I do have a place for it.

You open that box."

Nie Quan opened the box, and there was another box inside, but it was made of golden nanmu wood. He opened the box again, and there was a silver Buddha statue inside.

"This statue of the Buddha is made of pure silver. Do you think it's worth your money?"

Nie Quan: "It should be no more, no less."

"That's fine, but if there's more, just say it's the cash I saved before mixed with this money.

There was a ticket in the box, which was issued by a famous gold and silver shop in Beijing, and the date was also very recent. They took my cash, inspected and weighed the goods, and then made a pure silver Buddha statue for me.

There have been a lot of things going on at home recently, and our family's reputation has been damaged. I would like to ask for a Buddha statue to protect our home. The silver I will use is the cash at the bottom of my dowry box.

Come on, it's almost dawn, and mother is gone. If you can still sleep a little, then sleep a little."

Nie Quan knelt down and kowtowed to his mother: "I am an unfilial son and have caused you to worry."

"Get up quickly. You are fifty years old. I will feel at ease if you and your children and grandchildren are well."

When the people from the Jingzhao Yin Police Station came again, Nie Quan gave an almost perfect answer. The origin of this silver Buddha statue was not only proved by human and material evidence, but the silver itself was also there.

After waiting all night for Nie Quan to take any action, and seeing the evidence today, the police had no choice but to ask, "Your whereabouts are so clear, why were you so hesitant and secretive yesterday? What's the reason you can't tell me?"

Nie Quan said calmly: "Of course I am afraid of offending the Buddha. People who believe in this always have many different rules."

The three police teams returned empty-handed. This clue was broken, so they had to look for another one. The three police chiefs were all a little dejected.

Manager He, who had been keeping an eye on the progress of the matter, probably guessed that the silver line had been blocked by Nie Quan.

It's ok.

A while ago, the servant who was in charge of watching over the Nan'an Marquis's Mansion suddenly went to the Jingzhao Yin Police Station at the order of Nie Quan: "I am working for the Nie family.

A while ago, my master assigned me to keep an eye on the Nan'an Marquis' Mansion. As long as Rong Ruomei, who lives in the mansion, comes out, I should report to him immediately.

As a result, Xiaode fell asleep because he was too tired and stared at the wrong person. I reported it to my master, and Rong Ruomei came out and got on the carriage. I thought it would not be a big deal.

The next day, I heard that the person in the carriage was not Rong Ruomei, but that person was dead.

I have been thinking about this matter day and night and have no peace of mind. It is better for me to come to the official and talk it out clearly. "

"Which one of the Nie family is your master?"

"My master's name is just Quan."