The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 165: Chapterao Makeup 19
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Chapter 165 Eight Treasures Makeup 19
It was calm on the moon lake, but Bo Ruoyou's words were like pebbles falling into the lake, causing ripples in Huo Weilou's heart. His eyes fell on her, with a glimmer of light in his eyes, "How to lure him out?"
Bo Ruoyou said: "The murderer is hiding in the garden. He may be a servant responsible for sweeping, or a craftsman who tames and raises birds. Now every word and deed of the yamen is under the secret surveillance of the murderer. We are in the clear, The murderer is hiding, and the quickest way is to lure the murderer out. If we wait any longer, the murderer may escape even if he has no chance to commit the crime."
Bo Ruoyou was thinking as he spoke, and then looked at the dead bird in the cage, "If the murderer wants to seek revenge in this way, he has to make a lot of preparations. Ye Fei was unprepared before, so he succeeded—— If the murderer wanted to murder someone this time, what would he do?"
It is not easy to completely repeat the murder of members of the Zhao family. Bo Ruoyou has examined many corpses and has seen many cases. When deducing how the murderer committed the crime, he must guess the murderer's motives. Then she thought about how the murderer murdered people step by step to find the murderer's mistakes. Now, she also wanted to use the murderer's perspective to make predictions.
"This method of harming people is quite cruel. If the murderer commits the crime like this, he wants to see the victim die in pain. Therefore, he must first find the right time to control the target without dying. Poisoning or sneak attacks are all methods. In addition, he also has to find handy objects and break the bones of the victim to make him die of pain. This is not easy."
Bao Ruoyou looked at the government officials standing not far away, frowned and said: "This is too difficult. There are government officials monitoring the garden now. If Liu Qing and Liu Qing are released, they will definitely have to send more It is not easy for the murderer to do this with manpower."
Huo Weilou listened to her whisper and looked thoughtful, but did not continue, but said: "Liu Qing and the others did not know who was dead or alive in the Zhao family class back then. , but if the murderer was a survivor of the Zhao family class, how could they not recognize it? Even after more than ten years, the person's appearance has not changed completely. None of the five of them recognized the murderer. This is a bit Weird."
Bo Ruoyou's heart moved slightly, "I said earlier that most of the survivors of the Zhao family class had burns on their bodies. Should we use this to search the garden? If nothing is found in the search, maybe our suspicions are in the wrong direction. , it is possible that the survivors of the Zhao family class are indeed related to the case, but are not the perpetrators."
It is not difficult to search the whole park. If anyone is found with burns on his body, he will be the most suspect. Wu Xiang also looked at Huo Weilou with burning eyes after hearing this, as if as long as Huo Weilou nodded, he would immediately go and get the person. .
However, Huo Weilou said: "There is no rush to search. Searching now is equivalent to telling the murderer that we know about the fire in Zhao's class that year. If no evidence is found, it will be a warning."
After a pause, Huo Weilou continued: "The murderer in this case was very thoughtful and used the blood sparrow as a foreshadowing, as if to say that we can't find him. I guess he doesn't have such obvious injuries. We suspect, or perhaps, he has already thought of a countermeasure."
Bao Ruoyou thought that the murderer had deliberately put the nail in the coffin on Song Zhongming, and used it to transfer the cadre to kill Ye Fei. She indeed felt that this man had a very human mind. Her heart sank, and she couldn't think of a solution for the moment. A comprehensive approach.
Seeing her serious eyes, Huo Weilou reassured her, "Don't worry too much. What you said makes sense. We can lure him out."
There was hope in Bo Ruoyou's eyes, "How can we arrange it?"
Although Bao Ruoyou has this idea, he has no foolproof strategy yet. Huo Weilou raised his lips slightly, "The murderer is smart and cunning, and he is more emboldened. It is not difficult to make good use of this to plan his plan."
He looked at Wu Xiang and said, "Deploy personnel to strictly guard everyone in the garden. After Sun Zhao finishes interrogating, he will bring Liu Qing and Chen Mo over."
Wu Xiang responded and called the yamen who had been staying in the garden to ask where the blood sparrow was. The yamen said: "I have already asked. It is the blood sparrow raised in the garden. The blood sparrow was sent in last night." It was released into the forest to be freed, but it has never been taken back. This morning, the dead blood bird was found. The servants took the blood bird back into the cage and counted it again, and indeed one was missing."
"The bird training master said that these blood birds are spiritual and easily frightened. Even if ordinary people enter the bird forest, it is difficult to catch them. They put the birds into the forest and did not expect that the murderer would The few masters who went to catch birds and were able to tame them had witnesses from last night to this morning, and they were not the ones who killed the blood sparrow."
Huo Weilou said in a deep voice: "The murderer knows how to tame birds."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Bo Ruoyou, "When you looked at the case file, except for the juggling master named Qian, were there detailed records of the other two people alive?"
Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "No, there is no surname, only a given name, and it should be the name used by the troupe."
Huo Weilou turned around and looked around. Because there was another trouble in the garden, the servants did not dare to walk around randomly. The surroundings were quiet. His eyes suddenly flashed with two sharp gleams, as if it was only at this moment that he realized This case really got to my heart.
"It seems that we have to go see those two people." He looked at Wu Xiang, "It is best to have a closer look at this garden. It is best to see everything."
Wu Xiang looked solemn, "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, not a single bird will be released!"
Huo Weilou glanced at the cage containing the dead bird again, took Bo Ruoyou away, and when they got into the carriage, Bo Ruoyou looked at him earnestly, "Has the Marquis already considered it?"
Huo Weilou pulled her closer to him, "How do you know that I have already taken care of you?"
Bao Ruoyou tilted her head and looked at him for a moment, "I can't tell. The Marquis always keeps his face, as if he has everything in mind. From my point of view, I feel that the Marquis has a plan in mind."
Huo Weilou chuckled. Although she didn't mean it, her words were all trusting and dependable, which made him feel satisfied in his heart. He took her into his arms and couldn't help but kiss her forehead, "Then If I say there is no strategy, will you be disappointed?"
Bao Ruoyou put his hand on his shoulder and looked at him carefully, "Am I wrong? Although the Marquis didn't show it, I followed him for many days, and I could still feel that the Marquis came to meet him this morning. When I went to the Yamen together, I didn’t take this case very seriously, just like an ordinary official matter. It wasn’t until a moment ago that the Marquis took it seriously..."
Her dark eyes were bright and clear, and she did not hide anything in her words. Huo Weilou's eyes flashed for a moment, as if he was a little surprised. He leaned forward and met her eyes, "How can you tell?"
"The Marquis investigates ordinary cases, but this time the murderer is arrogant and clever, which makes the Marquis want to catch him even more."
Bo Ruoyou finished speaking hesitantly, feeling that some of his words did not convey what he meant. Huo Weilou had always spared no effort when it came to tolerance, but for someone like him, the more cunning and ruthless his opponent was, the more likely he was to arouse his passion. The slightest difference in emotion was not obvious. In the past, she might not have been able to see it, but now that she unconsciously laid her eyes on him, she could always feel his strangeness more keenly.
A low laugh escaped Huo Weilou's throat, and he couldn't help but rub his lips against hers a few times. There was no desire in his eyes, but rather a sense of joy and satisfaction. When they separated, he only held her in his arms with great care. Hug, "We do have a plan."
Although he had a plan, Huo Weilou did not elaborate on it. When he arrived at the Yamen, Sun Zhao happened to finish interrogating Chen Mo. When he saw Huo Weilou and Bao Ruoyou coming back, Sun Zhao said: "After interrogating Chen Mo, what Liu Qing said Not much different."
"Zhao Banzhu and his wife had no children, and taught many apprentices. After arriving in the capital from the south, they initially attracted some guests and made money through Chaozhou opera. Then the couple began to adopt apprentices, and all of them were accepted. They were poor orphans living outside. In those two years, droughts occurred frequently in the northwest, and many refugees came to the capital. Almost all of the more than ten children they adopted were homeless refugees."
"They stayed in the troupe for three years, learning acrobatics, and treated Master Zhao as their master. But after three years, the troupe gradually became unable to make ends meet, and it was impossible to raise so many children. Leader Zhao ordered a few of the older ones to leave the troupe and make a living on their own. They had already learned a lot of physical skills and were not useless when they went out. However, they did not expect that the first troupe they went to would be like this because they were unsophisticated. I tortured them enough."
"This tone fell on Team Leader Zhao who abandoned them. Chen Mo said that the benefactor Liu Qing mentioned was true, and there was indeed a Bodhisattva Sutra. He was on the dock at that time, and the man was dressed luxuriously. , gave them food and money, and did not require them to work for him. He only asked them to listen to the sermon for half a day. Chen Mo said that he did not like this teaching and did not listen to what was said at all."
"Later, the benefactor left, and the other people became even more angry at Leader Zhao. After a final discussion, they returned to the capital and killed everyone in Zhao's class. The stone medicine that poisoned the rats was bought in the grocery store. Because it's not cheap, they bought very little. They came from Zhao's class, so they are naturally very familiar with the surrounding area, so it is not difficult to prescribe the medicine."
"The murder was commanded by Jiang Xing, who was the first to die. He is now in his mid-twenties and was eleven years old at the time. He was the eldest of several children. He respected the benefactor very much and said something about his sins. Retribution and the like, they killed five people and used different methods, so it seems that they received different retribution."
"Because they were refugees, they suffered a lot on the road, and they also watched their relatives die one by one. The pawnbrokers and prostitutes were beaten to death for their stuttering. In short, although they were young, they saw But they had a lot of experience. In Zhao's class, they also learned kung fu and swordsmanship, so killing people was not very difficult for them. More importantly, they felt that killing class leader Zhao and others was just a matter of listening to them. If you follow the words of Bodhisattva, you will be protected by Bodhisattva."
Sun Zhao took a breath and added: "I don't know now whether they were trying to excuse themselves, or whether it was true at the time. After killing a few people, they began to be afraid, so they finally decided to light a fire, and the remaining ones were not dead. Those people would be burned to death by the fire, and their bodies would be considered destroyed. The next day, they escaped from the city and hid in the village outside the city for two days. When they heard that this matter had caused a big fuss in the city, they did not dare to come back. , went straight to Luozhou, and later entered the theater."
"The intervening years in Luozhou were also very difficult. They thought they could find prosperity in the capital, so the brothers returned to the capital separately. They each entered the theater and boat, pretending not to know each other." Sun Zhao shook his head and said: "If I hadn't heard their testimony, it would be unbelievable that they were still children when these things happened."
After Huo Weilou and Bao Ruoyou listened, the last trace of doubt in their hearts was solved. They were both adopted by Master Zhao when they were seven or eight years old. Children of seven or eight years old have begun to understand the world, and they are used to seeing the suffering in the world. , the instinct of survival in their hearts is greater than the thoughts of good and evil. Leader Zhao saved their lives, but they were ungrateful. On the contrary, they lived a good life for three years. When they suffered again, they turned the humiliation and pain in their hearts into hatred towards Zhao. The class leader's resentment, coupled with the so-called Bodhisattva Sutra, allowed them to commit evil with peace of mind.
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou: "What are the names of the two people recorded in the file?"
"One is called Brother Yu and the other is called Brother Hua." Bo Ruoyou remembers it very clearly, but it seems that such a name was given by Team Leader Zhao. someone here.
Huo Weilou looked at Sun Zhao and said, "Ask Liu Qing and the two of them, how old they were, what they looked like, and what their distinctive features were, including Master Qian."
Sun Zhao took the order and left, while Huo Weilou ordered the embroiderer beside him, "Let Lu Ke come to see me."
As the embroiderer left, Bo Ruoyou thought of Lu Ke's ability to imitate other people's voices. She rolled her eyes, wondering if Huo Weilou was going to use a similar method.
Sun Zhao came out very quickly, holding a confession in his hand and handing it to Huo Weilou. Huo Weilou took it in his hand and looked at it, his eyes quickly revealed a sudden realization, "This man named Brother Hua was seven years old, and his name was Brother Yu." He was only four years old at the time, and Master Qian was thirty-one or twelve. The three of them all had ordinary appearances, with no scars, birthmarks or other traces. Now that they meet again, most of them can only recognize Master Qian."
The seven or eight-year-old boy showed his bones for the first time, but the four-year-old child was still a baby. Fourteen years later, if these two people appeared in front of them, the one who was least likely to be recognized would be Brother Yu. .
Huo Weilou showed the evidence to Bo Ruoyou, and after a while he told Sun Zhao, "Get ready. When it gets dark, send Liu Qing and Chen Mo back to the Bird Garden and keep them under strict supervision."
Sun Zhao opened his mouth, but Huo Weilou had no explanation. He had no choice but to put his questions aside and instruct the Yamen to send Liu Qing and Liu Qing back to the Bird Garden.
Liu Qing and Chen Mo in the cell were in despair after confessing, but they never thought of sending them back to the Bird Garden. They shuddered when they thought that the Bird Garden was hiding a murderer who came to seek revenge. Jiang Xing, Yu Xun, and Ye Fei, each of these three died more miserably than the other. They would rather be sentenced in prison than suffer that pain.
But they had no room for bargaining.
At sunset, Wu Xiang returned from the Bird Garden. He had already deployed manpower in the Bird Garden, and together with Sun Zhao, he escorted Liu Qing and Chen Mo back to the Bird Garden.
Huo Weilou was not in a hurry. When Lu Ke arrived at the Yamen, he explained to him in detail for a while. Soon, Lu Ke rushed to the Yamen with several embroiderers.
Bao Ruoyou didn't know what Huo Weilou was planning. It was already getting late, but Huo Weilou was calm and ready to send her home. When she saw this, she became more and more sure that Huo Weilou had a perfect plan.
The carriage rumbled, and Bo Ruoyou couldn't bear it any longer, so he asked, "What is the Marquis' plan?"
Huo Weilou waved to her, and Bo Ruoyou came closer. He put his arms around her waist and whispered in her ear. Bo Ruoyou felt the hot breath on his lips made her ears itch. Wait for him to say By the end, half of her body was a little numb, but what he said really surprised her, so she didn't care about it, "Is this really possible?"
Huo Weilou smiled, "You don't believe me?"
Bao Ruoyou shook his head quickly, "Of course not, it's just that the murderer is cunning, if he doesn't submit..."
"Cunning, but also anxious, he can't wait long." Huo Weilou stared at Bo Ruoyou's red ear beads, almost wanting to reach out and twist them, but he held back and said: "If you If you don’t believe me, then make a bet with me.”
"Huh? What are you betting on?" Bao Ruoyou followed him and asked.
Huo Weilou's eyes became unpredictable, and Bo Ruoyou felt an ominous premonition in her heart. She immediately changed her words: "I believe it, I believe the Marquis, I can't believe it anymore——"
Her trip made Huo Weilou laugh, and he shook his head and stopped teasing her.
Huo Weilou just left after sending her to the front door of the mansion.
Bo Ruoyou kept thinking about what Huo Weilou said at night. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Huo Weilou had figured out the murderer's thoughts very carefully, and the more he felt that his arrangements were very thorough, so he rested in peace.
Early on the next morning, Bo Ruoyounian went straight to Yizhuang after having breakfast before the final inspection of the corpses was done in Yizhuang.
When they arrived at Yizhuang, the sun was already high in the sky. When Bo Ruoyou entered the door, he saw Hu Changqing actually inside Yizhuang. After asking, he found out that the weather had turned cold and Uncle Kun, who was guarding Yizhuang, had wind in his legs and feet. The pain was very unbearable. Hu Changqing came here today to get some leg ointment for Uncle Kun.
Bao Ruoyou didn't expect him to have such intention, but he was a little moved.
When Hu Changqing saw Bo Ruoyou coming to inspect the bones, he realized that Wu Xiang had not asked him to do the autopsy in this case. In order to avoid suspicion, he was about to leave. Before leaving, Bo Ruoyou stopped him and said, "How can Hu Ruoyou do this?" How to steam bones?"
Hu Changqing was a little confused, "What is the method of steaming bones?"
This is because I don’t know. Bo Ruoyou said: “If Hu Wuzuo doesn’t know, you can stay and help me. If a bone examination is needed during the autopsy in the future, Hu Wuzuo will know it himself.”
This is to teach him! Hu Changqing was flattered by this, and felt quite embarrassed when he thought about what happened before.
The bones were placed in the backyard. To dig out a hole for steaming the bones, Bo Ruoyou asked Uncle Kun to point to a dirt **** not far from Yizhuang, and told the Yamen who stayed in Yizhuang how to dig the hole. , everyone helped together, and just then the bones were sent to the cave. Bo Ruoyou asked Zhou Liang to find some strong wine, and explained every step to Hu Changqing. Hu Changqing held his breath and concentrated, and spent twelve thoughts to remember, so After working for most of the day, I have just finished examining the five skeletons.
This method of steaming the bones was to identify the blood stains on the old corpses to determine the fatal injuries. After an inspection, the results were no different from what Bo Ruoyou had inferred. It was the first time that Hu Changqing had seen such a bone inspection. The method was taught generously by Bo Ruoyou, and I was very grateful from the bottom of my heart. I had more respect for Bo Ruoyou than before.
Bao Ruoyou didn't realize what was going on. Working as a prostitute is not a profession that relies on special skills to make a living. If one more person is skilled, there will be more traces of the wronged soul. Why not, she wrote the test report in the hospital. Just went to the Yamen.
Sun Zhao was handling other official matters in the yamen. Bo Ruoyou handed over the examination papers and asked about the affairs of Bai Niao Yuan. Only then did he know that Xiu Yishi had taken over the case of Bai Niao Yuan with full authority, and Wu Xiang also took it with him. The yamen were assisting in the garden, but there was no news yet. Bo Ruoyou was suspicious in his heart. After leaving the yamen, he thought about it and went to the Bird Garden.
When we arrived at the Bird Garden, we saw that the gate of the garden was closed. Bo Ruoyou called the door. Seeing that it was her, the Yamen immediately invited her in. Wu Xiangben was patrolling the garden and welcomed her out after a while. .
When she asked about the arrangements in the garden, Wu Xiang said: "Don't worry, the murderer will never take advantage of it. I brought twenty people to stay here, and the Marquis also sent an embroiderer. Now Liu Qinghe There were people watching Chen Mo, and no one else could see them, and they had to check when delivering meals. I really can’t imagine how the murderer would do it."
At this point, he seemed to think of something again and said: "Also, didn't that man kill the bird? At present, all the weapons, axes and hammers in the garden have been taken away, including the copper hammers and swords used in operas Since everything has been taken away, the murderer will not really bring a stone to the door to hit someone."
"But..." Wu Xiang frowned slightly, "But I don't understand what the Marquis meant by this arrangement. We are watching so closely. Although the murderer cannot contact the target to harm people, it will only suppress him. We are looking for the murderer, but we can't force him to show off his flaws. The yamen has other errands. If we continue to delay like this, will it be worth the loss? There are also the embroidery envoys. Each of them wears regular clothes and enters the garden, but does not patrol the garden. It seems that there are other things. Plan."
Today is a sunny day, and the scorching sun above the head has dispelled the coolness of early winter. Bo Ruoyou even felt a little bit scorching standing under the sun. She comforted Wu Xiang, "The Marquis ordered you to be on guard and don't let the murderer do it." Just follow the way that Que'er died, just do it, believe the Marquis."
Wu Xiang scratched his head, "Of course I believe it, but I just don't understand. The Marquis didn't ask us to control everyone too much. Maybe it's because there are so many yamen left behind in the garden, so everyone feels very safe. This In the past two days, I have been less worried than before."
Bo Ruoyou raised her lips, "After all, there is a murderer around, and everyone is very scared. Now that there are more yamen, everyone feels protected. Naturally, there is no such thing as before."
Bo Ruoyou's trust in Huo Weilou also reassured Wu Xiang. Bo Ruoyou did not want to disturb them and soon left the Bird Garden. She took a carriage and went straight to Wu Zhaohou Mansion to take a look. What is Huo Weilou doing at the moment?
When they arrived at the Hou Mansion, Huo Weilou was drinking medicine. The poison he had suffered earlier was very slow to remove, so the wounds were always recurring. Cheng Yunzhi was afraid that he would be the root cause of the disease, so he gave him another prescription.
She told Huo Weilou about the situation in the garden, and he felt relieved after hearing it. Bo Ruoyou asked him, "How many days do you think we have to wait?"
It was already dusk, and the afterglow filled the sky. The sunset spread across the sky like wildfire, and like colorful dyes splashing up. Huo Weilou said: "The warlock from Qintian Prison said that the weather has been good in the past few days. I guess after four or five days, there will always be a result."
Bo Ruoyou thought about it for a moment and found it very reasonable. However, neither she nor Huo Weilou thought that after only three days of waiting, the murderer could no longer hold himself back.