The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 82: Sihexiang 22
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Chapter 82 Sihexiang 22
Bao Ruoyou immediately said: "You have a sister? Could it be the girl I saw on the painting boat?"
Huo Weilou stared at him, "It's very possible that the people below asked his neighbors and they all said that Han Qi's sister is a bit weird. She doesn't go out on weekdays, but she does some errands for Han Qi. Asked what his sister looks like, Others also said that his sister was very ordinary and very introverted. When they met occasionally, she would walk by quickly without even looking at each other. Therefore, the neighbors could not tell what she looked like or even her name. I don’t know, I just say that she is not tall or short, but she is quite strong.”
Bao Ruoyou was a little confused, Huo Wei said: "The place where they live is a mixed bag. His sister has been bullied by a few gangsters, but who would have expected that his sister has a strong temper and is not delicate, so she actually injured one of them. , those few people did not bully her, but were frightened by her. From then on, they rarely came to trouble them."
This made Bao Ruoyou a little surprised. It can be imagined that the Han Qi brothers and sisters were not from a high background. Women from poor families are used to doing menial work, and some of their strength is ordinary. Huo Weilou added: "This Han Qi is from Chuzhou. ”
Bao Ruoyou thought of the poem about homesickness in Chuzhou, and felt that the front and back were connected in series, "When did Han Qi run away? Can he still hold it now?"
Huo Weilou said: "The last time the neighbor saw him was this morning, but he hasn't seen his sister for several days. They are not locals in the capital and most likely want to escape from the city. In the past few days, I will definitely try to leave the city, and I have already set up cards at several city gates."
Bao Ruoyou understood, "Maybe he learned that the liquor store was raided, or he knew that Lu Wenhe was captured, and realized that he was about to be exposed." As he spoke, Bo Ruoyou opened the curtain and faced outside. After taking a look, I saw the carriage heading south of the city, "Is this going to Han Qi's home?"
Huo Weilou nodded, "His house was searched, but the human skins peeled off from their bodies and the murder weapons were not found. Some knives were found, but they are not sure."
The murderer peeled off the skin and flesh from several girls, most likely not only to vent his anger, but just like the murderer who likes to collect the hair of the murdered, the person who committed the crime would probably hide the human skin of the deceased somewhere and just embroider it. The clothes envoy searched for a long time but couldn't find it, and Bo Ruoyou must be better at this than the embroidered clothes envoys.
The carriage went all the way to the south of the city, passing by Yongding Square, and then passed two squares to the south, and went straight into a shabby folk square with low doors. The folk square here originally had no name, and there was only one barely passing through. The carriage is called the main road of Calabash Street, so people nearby also call this place Calabash Square. Most of the houses are occupied by poor people and untouchables who do menial work. As the carriage drives along, all the doors along the street are opened in shock. Those who come out are either rich or noble, and pairs of eyes only dare to look behind the doors and windows.
When they arrived at the place where Han Qi lived, Bo Ruoyou and Huo Wei got off the carriage.
Compared with the simple row houses elsewhere, Han Qi lives in a small courtyard. At this moment, the embroidered clothes guard is guarding the door. Looking through the wide open door, the courtyard is almost unobstructed. There is no decoration in the courtyard. The upper room was also mottled with red paint. Bo Ruoyou followed Huo Weilou into the courtyard and went straight into the upper room. When he entered the door, he saw piles of snow-white rice paper piled inside the room.
The layout of the house is simple, with sleeping quarters on the left and right. The bedroom and the conservatory are connected to the left side. A screen separates the bed. Outside is a huge study room with two desks in the south and one in the north. A simple bookshelf In addition to books and storybooks, most of them are scrolls of paintings. There are also jade seals on the shelf, as well as silk and cotton paper to frame the scrolls.
Near the west window, there were several huge boards. In the bamboo baskets under the boards, there were brown brushes, pens, and paper knives. Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but step forward to take a closer look. After turning over, there was a basket filled with scissors, awl needles, calenders, and wax paper. Bo Ruoyou looked at it for a moment and took out the paper knife. There were two paper knives, one large for cutting piles of paper and one small. If you want, you can do some fine trimming. Bo Ruoyou looked at the blade and couldn't help but frown.
Huo Weilou walked up and asked, "How is it?"
Bo Ruoyou said: "This small paper knife is enough for peeling."
Huo Weilou ordered the embroiderer to take it away. Bo Ruoyou went to look at the jade seals on the shelf. She glanced around the room and said, "This Han Qi is actually an expert. He seems to know everything."
Huo Weilou nodded, "You can paint, write poems, frame or engrave."
A shadow suddenly flashed in Bo Ruoyou's mind, but she didn't realize there was such a coincidence, so she never mentioned it. She only looked at every place carefully, and saw a lot of paint in a porcelain basin on another wall. , she raised her hand to pick up some dry paint on the edge of the porcelain basin, and suddenly felt that this thing was somewhat similar to what was found in Xu Wanshu's nails.
When he looked up again, Bo Ruoyou saw many jade seals placed on the shelf. The jade stones were all of very poor quality. Bo Ruoyou picked up a few seals and looked at them. They were all written by everyone in the previous dynasty. Han Qi actually has some prodigies in seal engraving. Although Bo Ruoyou is not good at this, it is very difficult for one person to carve so many types of seals so lifelike.
There are two pieces of jade material lying aside, presumably for later use.
Bao Ruoyou took a quick look and seemed to feel that something was missing, but because she was not good at it, she couldn't figure it out for a while. At this time, she noticed a few paintings placed on the highest shelf.
These paintings looked like they had been painted for some time. They were rolled up and tied with thin hemp ropes, and they were piled on top. She went to pick them up on tiptoes. However, the shelf was too high, and she could hardly reach it even with her tiptoes. , just when she was in trouble, a breath of heat suddenly came over her back, and then, a hand went over her head and took down the top scroll.
Bao Ruoyou turned around subconsciously.
When she turned around, she saw Huo Weilou standing very close to her. Her whole body was caged by him between his chest and the bookshelf. Every square inch was filled with his breath, while he was like a mountain covering the sky. On the same day, he looked at her with a deep look in his phoenix eyes. He first brushed away the dust that fell on the scroll, and then handed it to her.
Bao Ruoyou's heart skipped a beat. As he took the scroll, he thought that what she said to Cheng Yunzhi was actually wrong. Although Huo Weilou didn't know how to pity women, he had his own gentleness, but this gentleness was hidden in his heart. Under his cold appearance, it was difficult to see people who were far away. She turned sideways to avoid Huo Weilou's sound. Instead of looking at the painting, she untied the string that tied the scroll.
It is impossible for the paintings to be sold to be tied with such fine hemp ropes. They are either made of silk or silk. If this rope is used, it will really lack elegance. However, Han Qi's family is poor and useless and cannot be sold. The paintings produced are all tied with these strings.
Bao Ruoyou pulled hard. Although the rope looked thin, it was extremely tough, and its rough surface coincided with the bleeding and damage on the surface of the two victims' trenches during the autopsy. She said decisively: "Master Hou , this rope can be a murder weapon, but I don’t know if this rope is often used by scholars——"
Huo Weilou said: "The other two people's homes have also been searched, and they will be taken back for questioning. This object can be used as suspicious evidence."
Bao Ruoyou had said before that the ropes used by the murderer in the two killings were similar, and they were probably things he had handy, perhaps related to his profession. Now that he really agreed to this, Huo Weilou ordered the embroidery envoy to collect the ropes. After leaving, Bao Ruoyou went to look for the missing human skin again, but after looking around, he still couldn't find anywhere to hide the human skin.
Wandering around, she glanced at the collection of stories on the shelf. She vaguely remembered what the shopkeeper on the painting boat said, and couldn't help but flip through the storybook on the shelf. The words Lu Wenhe found there There are many **** words in the books, but what I am holding in my hands now are just ordinary books, and most of them are legendary stories about talented people and beauties. The words are exquisite and gorgeous. Han Qi's copying is also very neat and beautiful. If you are a lady from aristocratic family, you will definitely like this. Wait for the script.
Bo Ruoyou's eyes brightened slightly, "Master Hou——"
Huo Weilou looked over, and Bo Ruoyou held up the script and said: "The girl remembers that the shopkeeper of Huafang said that when Lingxiao Poetry Club went to the club day, they would often prepare some fun things, in addition to the piano, chess and flying flowers. In addition to the jade tablets, there are also many story books. The folk girl guessed that if the person on the boat that day was indeed Han Qi's sister, was she there to deliver the story books?"
Huo Weilou was not aware of the details here, so he calmed down and said: "All you need to do is ask the shopkeeper to find out the script he sent and find a pair of handwritings. The woman who went to Hua Fang must have some knowledge of Hua Fang."
After Huo Weilou finished speaking, he went out to give orders. Bo Ruoyou was convinced and went to look at the inner room near the study. The men's clothes hanging on both sides of the bed showed that it was Han Qi's sleeping place, which had been embroidered with clothes. After searching them all, she looked through them all and then went to the other bedroom.
After entering the house, you can see women's rouge, hairpins and other things placed on the dressing table. It is Han Qi's sister's sleeping place. Bo Ruoyou walked forward and looked through it, and found that the rouge was of the highest quality. Although the skirts and clothes in the bed, cabinet and cabinet are made of simple materials, they are mostly in bright colors.
A trace of strangeness passed through Bo Ruoyou's heart.
She continued to look around the small house, and after seeing every place, Bo Ruoyou was surprised to find something even weirder. Sister Han Qi wore a lot of clothes, and she could tell that she liked to dress up. The strange thing is that she wears many outer clothes, but she doesn’t have any women’s undergarments, and she doesn’t see anything women wear when they are menstruating.
This is the courtyard where brother and sister Han Qi have lived for several years, and this is where she lives daily. As a woman herself, she knows very well that women have some private things that are hard to reveal in their bedrooms, but sister Han Qi is here. But there is none.
She stood in place and turned around. The room did not look messy. On the contrary, it seemed as if the owner had just left and would be returning soon. Although the furniture and utensils in the house were not extravagant or luxurious, they were only used by Han Qi's sister. Rouge Gouache can tell that Han Qi is very fond of this sister. Therefore, when leaving, he will take away all these private things for use on the escape route. It is not necessary to take away all the clothes. After all, the clothes Most are still there.
Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly, feeling that she had missed something.
Huo Weilou returned to the house and saw her standing there, so he walked in and asked, "What's wrong?"
Bao Ruoyou came back to his senses and whispered: "It's nothing, it's just... Sister Han Qi's place, no woman's private things were found."
Huo Weilou didn't know what the woman's private things were, but it didn't sound strange, so he didn't ask. Bo Ruoyou felt a little uncomfortable explaining the matter, so he went outside again.
Han Qi’s yard is not big. Except for the upper room, there is a kitchen on the left and right sides, and a utility room on the other side. The utility room is mostly filled with chopping boards, racks and other hanging objects, which are thin and quiet. She found nothing in Han Qi's sister's boudoir, but when she walked out of the utility room, she still found nothing. When she saw Huo Weilou standing under the eaves of the corridor, looking at the yard, she stepped forward and said suspiciously: "I'm afraid they will take him away." Gone."
Huo Weilou's eyes were slightly cold, "Almost all the finances in the house were taken away, but it could be seen that they left in a hurry, and the calligraphy and paintings were not put away."
No one was seen, and no human skin was found. Only a few knives and ropes that were suspected of being murder weapons were seen. Huo Weilou was a little unhappy. At this moment, another muffled thunder exploded in the sky, and a white sword struck down in the air. With the sudden strong wind, a heavy downpour also fell at this time. The crackling raindrops were as big as beans and hit people intensively. Bo Ruoyou felt that his clothes were soaked in an instant.
Huo Weilou said: "There is no need to search anymore, go back to the house first and get in the carriage——"
Bao Ruoyou nodded and hurriedly ran towards the carriage and got on the carriage. His body was already covered with a layer of moisture. Huo Weilou gave a few instructions to the embroidery envoys and left two people to guard them to prevent the Han Qi brothers and sisters from coming back. Leave with the others.
Getting on the carriage, Huo Weilou's black hair was also stained with moisture, but as soon as the carriage drove out of the alley here, a fast horse suddenly came through the rain.
"Master Hou, Han Qi caught him! He was caught at the south gate."
The south gate is not too far from here. Huo Weilou immediately changed the carriage and went straight to the south gate. Huo Weilou asked the embroiderer again, "Is he the only one?"
The embroidered clothes envoy responded, "He was the only one. He wanted to go out of the city, but we found him. We asked him where his sister was, but he didn't say anything."
Huo Weilou frowned.
The carriage drove forward in the rain, and the embroiderers were also soaked in the rain. The sudden heavy rain made the market empty, but there were many people taking shelter under the eaves everywhere. The carriage drove quickly through the long street, splashing with rain. The muddy water flew up and dispersed. After turning around the two long streets and entering the royal road, the south gate of the capital was soon in sight.
The Embroidered Clothes Envoy was inspecting the South Gate, and the people from the Nine City Patrol Camp did not dare to neglect it. When the carriage stopped at the South Gate, the general of the Patrol Camp had already held an umbrella in person to greet him. Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou. Said: "You stay in the carriage."
Bao Ruoyou nodded in agreement, and Huo Weilou opened the curtain and got out of the carriage.
The rain was so heavy that Bao Ruoyou only dared to lift the car curtain halfway to take a look. He saw a man in a green shirt being guarded and standing in a corner under the patrol camp hut inside the south gate. There was his baggage on the table in the distance. Through the heavy rain curtain, Bo Ruoyou saw his appearance clearly. She raised her eyebrows. She never expected that she really saw him in the Hanmo Painting and Calligraphy Museum that day. young gentleman.
It turns out that person is Han Qi.
In a daze, Bo Ruoyou remembered that the shopkeeper once said that he had a sister...
Bo Ruoyouyinkai realized it later, but seeing him standing alone in a shanty always felt a little unreal. She had seen this man's paintings and bought a collection of Lu Wenhe's poems and essays that he had copied. He was a good painter. Extraordinary, and his poems and essays are even more comprehensive. Is he the one who harmed Xu Wanshu and the others?
Bo Ruoyou stared at Han Qi. Han Qi, who was in the distance, was originally looking at the Huo Wei Building that suddenly appeared, but at this moment he looked towards the direction of the carriage as if he was sensing something. He looked at Bo Ruoyou through the rain. , his expression was actually calm.
Bao Ruoyou felt weird, he was alone, and now he was being held, he still looked so calm. What about his sister?
Bao Ruoyou couldn't help but look around. There were many people under the city gate who wanted to leave the city. However, due to the sudden heavy rain, they were all hiding under the eaves in the distance. There were many restaurants and buildings on both sides of the main road. , due to the movement in front of the city gate, the guests and guests in the building were standing at the door and window looking at this side from a distance. Bo Ruoyou looked at it from a distance, but he really couldn't see anything.
Huo Weilou, who had arrived under the shanty, was also looking around. Han Qi was pushed and knelt on the ground by the embroiderer. He looked embarrassed, but his face was calm and calm, and he was not panicked at all by being held. , Huo Weilou glanced at him, "What is your sister's name? Where is she now?"
Han Qi lowered his head, "My sister's name is Han Sheng. Three days ago, when Mr. Lu was invited to the Marquis' Mansion, I asked the villagers to take my sister back to Chuzhou."
Huo Weilou's eyes were cold and serious, "Does this mean you are pleading guilty?"
Han Qi still lowered his head, "The villain pleads guilty."
There was no surprise on Huo Wei's face. He stared at Han Qi for a moment, then asked the general of the patrol battalion who was on duty at the South Gate today, "Are there any single young women out of the city today?"
The general said hurriedly: "Yes, there are a lot more, but there is nothing unusual."
Of course Huo Weilou would not believe Han Qi's words. He glanced around again. Somehow, he had a strong intuition that Han Qi's sister had not left the capital.
After a moment, Huo Weilou ordered: "From now on, any single woman who leaves the city must be strictly investigated." After saying that, Huo Weilou looked back and saw that Han Qi was still hunched over his back. He couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart. Han Qi even He murdered three people with cruel methods and was extremely cunning and sneaky, but now he pleads guilty with such ease.
Huo Weilou added: "Regardless of men and women, any young man under the age of thirty who wants to leave the city must be questioned carefully."
Han Sheng was able to sneak into the boat to spy on the women and deceive a boatload of people, which proved that he was also quite cunning. It would be very bad if he disguised himself as a man and sneaked out of the city, so Huo Weilou changed his tune.
The general of the patrol camp responded hurriedly. Huo Weilou was about to give some more instructions when he heard footsteps coming from behind. It was Bao Ruoyou who got off the carriage and ran towards this side. He couldn't help but frown, "What are you doing here? ”
Bo Ruoyou said: "Master Hou, the daughter of the people has seen him."
Han Qi, who had his head lowered, finally raised his head and saw Bo Ruoyou. His calm expression changed slightly, showing a trace of surprise. Huo Weilou asked suspiciously: "Have you seen him?"
"Yes, I went to the Hanmo Painting and Calligraphy Museum that day and saw him leaving just as he was leaving. He had copied Lu Wenhe's collection of poems, and the one I bought was the one he copied. His brushwork is excellent, and his painting skills are also extraordinary, but... He never imitated Lu Wenhe's paintings. The girl guessed that he was the one who was painting for Lu Wenhe now. When he went to Lu Wenhe's bookstore, he saw that painting——"
After Bo Ruoyou finished speaking, he looked at Han Qi. Before Huo Weilou asked any questions, Han Qi said, "Young lady is keen."
As Bao Ruoyou got closer, he could see Han Qi more clearly. Although he was kneeling at the moment, his back was straight, and the hand on his side was slightly clenched, with long and beautiful knuckles. It's the hand holding the pen.
Already a prisoner, he could still praise Bo Ruoyou for his sharpness. Huo Weilou's eyes were cold and solemn, he raised his hand and said, "Take him back to Jingzhao Mansion Yamen for trial."
The embroiderer pulled Han Qi up from the ground and took him out. However, Han Qi couldn't help but look back at Bo Ruoyou. This glance made Huo Weilou frown. He turned to look at Bo Ruoyou and saw her. She was caught in the rain when she ran over, her outer clothes were half wet, and her face was also wet. Especially her pair of black feather-like eyelashes were also wet, making her eyes even more clear and moving.
Huo Weilou took the umbrella held by the patrol camp general and covered Bo Ruoyou, "Let's go."
Bo Ruoyou was flattered for a moment when she saw Huo Weilou actually holding an umbrella for her. After getting on the carriage, Huo Weilou said a few words to the general of the patrol camp and threw the umbrella back before letting the carriage start moving.
"It's raining so hard, why don't you obey me?" Huo Weilou asked dissatisfied.
Bo Ruoyou is not a delicate person. She has never thought so much. But her back is a little wet at the moment, and she does feel a little uncomfortable. Seeing that Huo Weilou is unhappy, she does not dare to talk back, and only says softly: " Because I thought that I had not reported to the Marquis about meeting Han Qi, I felt a little uneasy, so I decided to tell the Marquis earlier."
Seeing the gloom on Huo Wei's floor, she whispered: "A civilian girl is afraid of Han Qi's sophistry——"
When Huo Weilou saw her like this, he was unhappy but could not express his displeasure. He said in a slightly relaxed voice: "He didn't quibble. I just asked and he admitted it."
This made Bao Ruoyou a little surprised, "This is a serious crime that cost three lives. He was able to commit this case. He was a ruthless person at that time. Judging from his calm expression, the girl thought he was determined. We can't find any evidence of guilt, so we're going to deny it to death."
This is also a strange place in Huo Wei Tower. For the crime of killing three people, once convicted, he will definitely die. It is impossible for Han Qi to just kill someone and not want to live anymore.
Huo Weilou said: "The perpetrator is a man. In any case, he is the most suspected. The whereabouts of his sister will continue to be found. We will interrogate him tonight and listen to whether his confession is correct."
Bo Ruoyou responded, and the carriage went straight up the imperial road and headed for the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion. The night had fallen at this moment, and the rain was still not letting up. Bo Ruoyou was a little cold, but he did not dare to appear in front of Huo Weilou. I came out and endured it all the way. When I was almost at the Jingzhao Mansion office, I couldn't help but sneeze.
Huo Weilou's face looked as if it was about to freeze, "When we get to the Yamen, I will ask someone to take you back to the house. You will not be needed for the interrogation tonight. Han Qi will probably know the whereabouts of the human skin."
Bo Ruoyou rubbed the tip of his nose in embarrassment and had no choice but to agree. When they arrived in front of the Yamen, Sun Zhao and Wu Xiang were already waiting outside. Huo Weilou stood up, but halfway through, his hand holding up the curtain paused. He was neither far nor close in the middle of the carriage, very close to Bo Ruoyou. "After returning home, drink some **** soup to warm your body. Don't catch the cold."
Bao Ruoyou was stunned, never expecting to hear such words from Huo Weilou one day. Before she could react, Huo Weilou had already got off the carriage. As the curtains fell, a cold wind carrying moisture rushed in. Bao Ruoyou couldn't help but sneeze again, but his face felt slightly warm for some reason.
The embroidered clothes meant that she was not in a hurry on the way back. When she returned to Changxingfang in the heavy rain, the whole capital was shrouded in the rainy night. Bo Ruoyou stepped forward and called the door. When he saw her entering the house, the embroidered clothes Just leave.
Seeing her return, Cheng Yunzhi spoke first, "Youyou, I've identified your vinegar-soaked dirt for you. It should be rouge."
Bo Ruoyou was stunned when she heard that. At this moment, Aunt Liang saw that her clothes were wet, and immediately came forward softly, "I was worried about you, Miss. Sure enough, you got caught in the rain. Go back to the house and change clothes. Be careful of catching a cold." , this is the heaviest rain this year. I forgot to close the windows in a few houses just now, and the rain almost flooded the house——"
Bo Ruoyou responded and went back to the room to change clothes. As he walked, he was thinking, how could the dirt in Xu Wanshu's nails be rouge? Did she apply rouge? It's still from the murderer...
This thought made Bao Ruoyou's heart tremble, and he wasted no time trying to find out the object. He felt that this object must have been taken from the murderer by Xu Wanshu during his struggle, but Han Qi had already recognized it. Did he put on rouge when he killed someone?
Bao Ruoyou's head was a little confused. When she entered the door and lit the lamp and went to the inner room, she found that there was also a small puddle of water under the window lattice in her room. Remembering what her good aunt said, she did not hesitate and just put down the lamp to clean it. clothes.
After looking for clothes, Bo Ruoyou walked to the bed to change. She was facing the bed, and with her back against the wall, a high nanmu cabinet for placing brocade quilts stood quietly.
The wind and rain howled outside the window, but inside the house there was only the sound of clothes. Bo Ruoyou, who was thoughtful, only focused on undressing, and did not notice at all that a withered white hand slowly stretched out from the cupboard door.