The first work of the imperial prison

It is cold in winter, the windows reflect the cold light, and even the hot air in the teacup can't last for a while before disappearing.

Sheng Long looked down at the tea leaves floating in the cup, his long eyebrows covered his eyes, so he couldn't see what he was thinking.

"A widow with a daughter, in the eyes of a man, is almost like having three big characters on her head - easy to bully, tempting to tease the little girl, being a mother doesn't care, others will think this is some kind of signal, you can do whatever you want Take advantage."

"Master Yan was still a little girl at that time, only five or six years old, and she didn't even understand what her mother said, let alone other things? An uncle with a kind expression hugged her, touched her, untied her clothes, and said to help her check her body , she doesn't even know what it's doing..."

"The days went on like this day by day. Slowly, a few years later, her mother died on a winter night. It was very cold that day, there was no carbon in the house, and the rice was gone. She hadn't eaten for two days. It's over, and my mother passed away, so I can't panic, but at this time, the person who bullied her mother came to the door and found that the person was dead, but he didn't have any thoughts of help or pity. When he grabbed her, he wanted to To attack her, she was only nine years old at that time... How can there be such a beast in the world, who is not afraid of being like eighteen levels of hell after death!"

Sheng Long looked sternly: "Fortunately, the little girl was clever and ran out. She is no longer a child. She knows that some things are wrong and shouldn't be done. She also quarreled with her mother a lot. No one can convince the other, but mother Now, she at least has someone to depend on, and now that her mother is gone, what should she do? At the age of nine, whether she is old or young, she has no money, no clansman, and even going to the Salesian Hall will make her look big... "

"I happened to meet a theater troupe. The people in it were all orphans. They were picked up from all over the world. The old troupe's surname was Rong, but he wouldn't deliberately change people's surnames. If you know what your name is, you should use the original name. Yes, you can take another one. If you don’t know, they will follow her surname Rong. The little girl asked for a selling price, buried her mother, and went in. When I first entered, I was ignorant, I just felt that I had lived a good life On a good day, there is food to eat, clothes to wear, and you can learn crafts. If you learn well and quickly, you can stand alone in the future, and you may be able to make a lot of money every day! She works very hard, and she doesn't need anyone to stare at her every day. Get up one by one, sleep down last, and work hard to learn everything.”

"But slowly, she discovered another voice in the team. After every church meeting, older sisters would get sick. For the next few days, they couldn't hang their voices, practice their gait, and couldn't go out if they had something to do. , can’t do business, and can’t get out of bed for several days. After every church meeting, it’s the day when the theater troupe earns a lot of money, can touch meat, and eat meat, but these days, the sisters earn money, but they want to eat Medicine, can't eat meat..."

"Occasionally, big patrons will come to the opera troupe. Those patrons and old troupe masters have to take care of them carefully, and the sisters are not allowed to be rude. These patrons and sisters have entered the house and will not come out for a long time. The operas sung by the sisters The tune is not right... She knows what is going on, some voices, she heard when her mother and other men entered the room."

"This place is very different from what I imagined. I can't go on like this... The little girl wants to run away, but how can she run away? The old class leader knows how to do this kind of business, and he will be on guard against the little girls below to make trouble. He has a set of methods. , not only can she not run, but she has to be beaten. If she wants to survive, she has to follow their requirements and learn everything they specify. If you are rebellious and disobedient, the first punishment is to beat your hand, and you will not be allowed to eat. If I don’t dress you well, the little girl was already eleven or twelve years old at that time, her body began to gradually become slimmer, and she already knew what shame is in her heart, how could she bear this? Don’t say that you can’t dress well, as long as the girls’ clothes here Shorter, showing ankles, hands and necks, are the objects of ridicule and ridicule by others. Those customers who come here often will make jokes unscrupulously, saying that they have learned fashion at a young age, and wear so little, isn't it just for men to see, Isn't it just to seduce men, let men touch and let men fuck?"

"The little girl is very wronged and doesn't want to be convinced, but what can she do? Is it true that she just walks out without wearing a piece of clothing? She is afraid, she no longer speaks, there is no smile on her face, and she is no longer active. If she goes to bed late and wakes up early, she will obediently let others arrange her, she can learn whatever she is asked to do, and no one knows what she is thinking every dark night."

"She tried to escape many times, but she didn't succeed. Each time she was punished more severely than the last time, and she always failed. When she was 13 years old, she didn't even have time to plan to escape, and pretending to be good no longer worked, because Someone fell in love with her. It was the first time that the old troupe master was so kind, he came over with a beautiful dress, talked to her, asked her to wash up, go to a church meeting, and sing "Peach Blossom Fan" which she learned best."

"She didn't want to go. She cut the beautiful dress she had been longing for for a long time, broke it, hid herself in the corner, cried to the messy fabric, and cried all night, deciding that she would die and would not do it. This kind of thing."

"But the old troupe master didn't beat her or punish her, because a sister saved her. This sister is a senior in the troupe. She grew up in the troupe. She started singing at the age of 13 and disappeared two years ago. , now back, after a long time in business, at the age of 19, she is already a celebrity in the team, she is very good-looking, and she is also very powerful, maybe because of the same experience, she sympathizes with these little girls, maybe there was no way before, she managed I can't, I can't resist, but now it's different from the past, she is good at dancing, has her own connections, and has unique skills in dealing with affairs. As long as she makes good use of her beauty and speaking skills, she can lure men away and protect them. Little girl. No matter how greedy men are, how much they want to try something new, she has all kinds of ways to guide them and give them a more different experience worth looking forward to."

"This elder sister not only protects her, but also protects many people. The old class leader has almost no place to stand. The two often quarrel. There are fewer and fewer people who stand for the old class leader, and more and more people who stand for this sister. It has been a long time For a long time, the little girl hadn't been so wanton, she didn't even want to run away, every time she saw the old class leader, she would help scold her, but this kind of life didn't last long, my sister had too many people to protect, and too many guests , she was the only one working hard, and when she finally couldn't hold on, the old class leader's ambitions had not yet dissipated, how could he allow the girl he taught to betray him? She had a dark heart, prepared for a long time, and made a game, but the little girl was still betrayed by the guest Forced..."

"Because the little girl has always been a disobedient thorn, the methods used by the old class leader to entertain her are not much better. That night was so long that the little girl didn't know how many times she passed out. Every time she woke up, There will be more injuries on her body. All the things she insisted on, her beliefs and dreams, and even the whole world collapsed. There are no heroes, there are no heroes, and there will be no one person who will always travel through mountains and rivers to save you. Your life , you can only live by yourself."

"That elder sister also received the most severe punishment. On the same day, she was forcibly picked up by a big customer. Because the time with several guests was wrongly determined, the guests got angry. She almost died on someone else's bed. A How can a woman be able to fight against the whole world?"

"The little girl is grateful to that elder sister for her efforts, but that's all. She is alone, and she should rely on herself for everything. No one can protect her. She can only be her own hero. Perhaps the old class leader can find There are ways to fight, but there are some things that can't be helped. Since she was sensible, she knew that no one would turn to her, including the mother who gave birth to her. This is how the world is. If you are a woman, you can't have a second way of life. You You are not worthy of reading and writing, you are not worthy of future prospects, you can only live by relying on men, your former self was too naive, and that sister was too naive, protecting everyone... No one can do it, and you can't resist, even if you give up your life to go , it’s just a handful of loess, and it will be forgotten in a few years, but the troupe may enter fresh girls every day.”

"The little girl put on a smile again, she was full of fighting spirit, she listened to the words of the old class teacher, actively studied opera, received lectures, and saved money... She is young, fresh, and good at singing. Many consultants like her. The key is her temper. When she came back, the old class leader took her very seriously, and gave her more money if she wanted to. He didn't want the younger girls to show up too early and put him down. , the old class leader even reduced his share, as long as the little girl can make money, won't she get more?"

"The older sister tried to persuade the little girl several times, but the little girl didn't listen, and stopped her again. The little girl got angry because she didn't have any money, so she got into a fight with that older sister. Slowly, the two of them fought against each other, and the little girl became more and more famous. The bigger it is, the more customers there are, and the number of people who eat what my sister does is gradually decreasing. The old class leader is very happy with their competition. Whenever there is a conflict between the two of them, she will stand in the middle and draw a sideways fight. Wouldn't it be nice to blow some air?"

Sheng Long was holding the tea, her brows and eyes melted into the shadows: "The years don't know the autumn, the youth changes the fleeting years, the days pass by like flowing water, the little girl grows into a big girl, she looks at the smoke and walks with charm, she knows where to go, and doesn't treat men As a human being, I don’t consider myself as a human being, and I have already cultivated a body of copper skin and iron bones. Whatever she wants, there is nothing she can’t get, and wherever she wants to go, there’s nothing she can’t go. She plays in the world, She is good at calculating, playing with men and clapping her hands, her wrists are very powerful, not only can she make men jealous of her, spend money for her, and even die for her—"

"She has long been used to life and death, and even deliberately promoted it, causing the life and death of others. You don't doubt such a person, but you doubt me?"

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing looked at each other, their eyes were clear, there was still only the first half of the story, not the second half.

He thought for a while and asked: "Since you've heard so much, do you know why Yan Rouman betrayed the Rong family class and created her own Yan family class?"

Sheng Long's eyes flashed: "This... There are too many rumors outside, and I don't know which one is true. It was about one winter night eight years ago. The old class leader died suddenly and the new class leader was fighting for the position. She and that sister Each has fans. The two have different ideas. They often have quarrels. They haven't stopped for a few years, let alone this time? They both feel that the path they chose is the right one, and they can't convince each other. This is originally a troupe For internal affairs, there may be results if you quarrel, but the existence in this world is not just this troupe."

"There are men out there who have been coveting them for a long time. It's not that they haven't succeeded, but the two of them are getting more and more famous. The elder sister has gradually stopped taking this kind of business, and the younger sister is asking for higher and higher prices, and her network of contacts is getting more and more. Guang, she won't let others call her name easily. Whoever she takes business depends on her own pleasure. The man wants to play a big one, but he persuades a nobleman to play a more interesting game, and let the two sisters serve together... The plums have the fragrance of plums, the peaches have the enchantment of peaches, cold and enchanting, passionate and charming, wouldn't it be a good taste to experience it once?"

"In this world, no matter how smart or powerful a woman is, she can't compare to the convenience of men. They can always get what they want easily, be respected easily, and everything can be done smoothly. Even if it's a brainless trash, as long as it's a man, it's much smoother to go out to do business and inquire about news than a woman. They took action."

"Outsiders don't know the specific process. I don't know if they succeeded or how the two girls responded. I only know that the nobleman was very dissatisfied in the end and broke the man's leg and drove him out of the capital. My sister suffered a serious illness and lost her sense of smell. In the end, the Rong family class also completely belonged to this sister. The contradictions are irreconcilable, she will grab all the business of the Rong Family Ban, and wherever the Rong Family Ban exists, the shadow of the Yan Family Ban is indispensable."

The characters in the story should not be too obvious. This rebellious, rebellious and aggressive little girl is Yan Rouman, and the sister who saved her is of course Rong Ningyu.

The story after this should be that the Rong family class began to transform. Rong Ningyu worked hard for many years and gradually got rid of the previous business model. The orphans were still accepted, but they no longer trained in the same way as before. They only learned drama, not school. In addition, the same is true for taking business, only accepting orders from serious church meetings, and those old class leaders would have set foot in the road before, and they will not touch it at all.

The Yan family class is different. With Yan Rouman as the leader, she still takes over any business, anyone’s business, it doesn’t matter who you are, what service you really want, as long as you have enough money, she won’t raise orphans, Recruiting newcomers, most of the people recruited from below are those who became popular before and came here voluntarily.

Compared with Yan Rouman's extreme, Rong Ningyu is more like a martyr. She has suffered all the hardships Yan Rouman has suffered. She knows what kind of day it is, so she doesn't want others to suffer again. Hold up a piece of sky, protect one when the strength is small, ten when the strength is strong, or more, as long as she can do it, she will try her best to do it.

After the story was told, the room was silent, not a single snack on the table was touched, and the water in the teacup had already lost its temperature.

Sheng Long lowered his eyes: "Did you really check this kind of person?"

Ye Baiting: "You still can't explain this bottle of poison."

Sheng Long: "I've said everything I need to say. If adults don't believe me, I can't help it."

In any murder case, the motives of material witnesses and confessions are indispensable. Although the poison is found, other corners cannot be assembled, so it is still impossible to conclude casually. The murderer in this case cannot be pinpointed as Sheng Long.

If you continue to ask, you won't be able to get more clues. The rest of the work still needs to be done by the investigators.

Qiu Yiqing quickly said: "The facts of the murder case are not yet clear. As a related person, Miss Sheng is not allowed to travel far in the near future, and she is not allowed to disclose information about the case. If necessary, Jin Yiwei will come to ask again at any time."

Sheng Long got up, and gave a dignified and elegant blessing: "Don't worry, Commander, I understand the rules, and I will fully cooperate with Jin Yiwei to investigate the case, so as not to make things difficult for the adults."

The three of them walked out of Shenglong's yard, and when the wind blew, they dared not stretch out their sleeves even with cold hands.

Shen Jiang took a deep breath, and his brain hurt: "This story today is interesting, do you think Yan Rouman and Rong Ningyu have any hatred? Say no, they have experienced so much wind and rain together , but they don’t love each other at all, scolding is called vigorousness, and robbing business is called joy, I checked, all the churches here are doing business, Yan Rouman really squeezed Rong Ningyu almost There's no place to stand! Let's say they have a grudge, Yan Rouman is at most just addicted to lip service, she will scold and ridicule when she sees it, except for causing others to lose business and make less money, she has never hurt anyone Who did you calculate, and it seems that you didn't cause any substantial harm to the other party?"

The more I talk about it, the more I feel that this scene is a bit familiar... Shen Jiang scratched his head and thought for a while, then thumped his palms: "The same is true for Li Yao and Sheng Long! From the very beginning, they have a bad relationship and blamed each other, but they never calculated each other , let the other party suffer a lot!"

Shen Jiang didn't understand very much: "What kind of trouble is this... You are right, you are right, you are not, it's not good to be honest, why do you have to go around these detours?"

Ye Baiting: "Because sometimes, you just can't be honest."

It may be the awkward emotion in my heart, it may be that I don’t want the other party to know what I have paid and burdened, or there may be some things that I just can’t say, and the other party will definitely object if I say it, so it’s better not to say it...

The more difficult the environment is, the more precious some things are, and the more he wants to protect them. He once felt that a person who can "tell people everything" is a very happy person.Of course, such a person is also worthy of admiration.

It may also be because the appearance of this behavior itself is to cover up something.

Shen Jiang pondered: "A woman's mind is really... a little scary." But he quickly thought of something else, "The game that the deceased played before dying is still the most important question. Who will play this?"

Ye Baiting: "Currently, Yan Rouman is the only one who clearly admits that she knows this technique and is very proficient."

Qiu Suiqing's head: "Since Rong Ningyu has the same experience as her, the learning process, although there is no performance and no evidence can be found, it cannot be ruled out."

Shen Jiang: "What about Li Yao? Everyone knows that she disappeared and was sold to a brothel when she disappeared. Although she was rescued later, she lived in a brothel for a long time before that. , was also forced to learn things... She seems to be convinced by her husband, she is timid and dare not do some things, but hasn't it changed recently? Then it seems that she can't be completely ruled out?"

Ye Baiting nodded: "Not bad."

Shen Jiang seemed to be encouraged, and turned his head again: "There is also Sheng Long...she seems to be a young girl who has not left the court, but she seems to have a lot of experience, and she knows everything. Talking about the past of Yan Rouman and Rong Ningyu, those men and women I'm not too shy... Was she really rescued before she was taken into the brothel? Could she have been imprisoned for a while? With her intelligence and closeness, would she be in the brothel? In this short period of time, have you mastered the skills?"

"And that Ma Xianglan, the two deceased didn't seem to have anything to do with her, she couldn't be seen everywhere, but after Zheng Hongchun died, she was very strange, and she didn't allow autopsy, and the yards at the scene of the death were all her business, Does she really know nothing? Will she use other people and the information in her hand to facilitate something? "

The more Shen Jiang said, the more he felt evil: "There must be something wrong with these women! I have never handled such an unclear case. I can't explain everything. I can't tell when the crime happened. I can't tell the relationship between the characters. I can't tell the motive. I don’t know, I can’t even tell the evidence! It seems that everyone is suspicious and can do this, and it seems that everyone is lying and pushing others... Maybe everyone has a share !"

In the end, he himself was scared, looked around, and complained to Ye Baiting cautiously and solemnly: "Let's not be played by these women together!"

After talking for a long time without getting a single reply, Shen Jiang tilted his head to look at Ye Baiting, and said anxiously: "Master, why don't you speak!"

Could it be that he guessed right this time?Are you on point?

Unexpectedly, while Ye Baiting was sorting out the case, his mind had already returned to his room: "I have to go back for an autopsy first... I have some questions before I can answer you."

"Autopsy? What corpse?" Shen Jiang thought of Zheng Hongchun hanging on the beam, "Isn't it the exact same death scene? The conclusion won't be much different. What else can be tested?"

"Not always."

Ye Baiting had a lot of meaning, and was about to mention the newly found corpse, when suddenly a soldier of Jin Yiwei came in front of him, and he saluted Qiu Suqing when he came over, obviously reporting something.

Qiu Xunqing: "Tell me."

"Commander Qi, the subordinates waited in Lu Wangfu, Zhu Yue and Zheng Baiwei's room, and found a whip and a dagger! The pattern of the whip is special, and it is exactly the same as the traces of several crime scenes. There is no blood on the blade of the dagger, but the knife There are dark stains on the carved handle, and it smells a little fishy, ​​so there should be no doubt bloodstains!"

Shen Jiang took a deep breath, and his brain hurt even more: "These adults haven't found out yet, what happened to the two little girls again? Could it be that they are the murderers, and everyone is protecting them?"

The blue eyes of hatred are slightly dark: "Have you asked me?"

"I asked, but the two little girls said that the whip was bought for fun, and the dagger was used for self-defense. They have never done anything, and they don't know anything. If we insist on slander, they can't do anything about it."

It means they don't cooperate.

Shen Jiang asked the young master: "Then shall we go over and ask again?"

"If you ask, they won't tell the truth." Ye Baiting frowned, "I'd better go back and do an autopsy first."

Qiu Su Qing's head looked at Xiao Bing: "Strengthen the secret surveillance, the whereabouts of the two must be tracked in real time, and there must be no omissions. If there is any abnormality, report back at any time!"

"Yes!"

Afterwards, Qiu Yiqing turned around, took Ye Baiting on the horse, and returned to Beizhen Fusi.

Shen Jiang had no choice but to borrow another horse and followed behind, scratching his heart and liver along the way, out of curiosity, why did he need an autopsy again... The young master's expression is a bit mysterious, could it be that there is something new?