The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 164: Chapteraozhuang 18

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Chapter 164 Eight Treasures Makeup 18

"How did the dead bird die?" Bo Ruoyou asked in a deep voice.

Sun Zhao looked strange, "The people from the Yamen said that they found a sparrow that was smashed to death by the lake in the garden. The sparrow was as big as a palm, and it was smashed to pieces with **** flesh——"

Bo Ruoyou and Huo Weilou looked at each other. One of the deceased fourteen years ago had his lower body broken and his bones broken and tortured to death.

Sun Zhao added: "Liu Qing and Chen Mo were imprisoned for many days. They were originally suspects, but last time Ye Fei died, their suspicions were almost cleared, and they were later taken away. I came back to protect them, but they were unwilling and clamored to go out."

Huo Weilou said: "We have to send someone to check the dead birds in the garden."

Sun Zhao responded, and Bo Ruoyou asked again, "Is Capt. Wu back?"

"Place those corpses in Yizhuang." Sun Zhao replied.

Bo Ruoyou pondered for a while, "Those tombs are remote, and Master Qian has not returned to the village for many years. The last time he worshipped was a few months ago. Master Qian probably didn't know that we went to dig the graves and unearth the bones." ”

Sun Zhao looked at her suspiciously, but Huo Weilou understood what she meant, "The murderer doesn't know that we already know what happened in the Zhao family class back then. This dead bird is saying that the murderer plans to use the same method to kill people, or Permit to use this place to make the murderer active."

Speaking of this, Huo Weilou said: "Take me to meet the two Liu Qing."

Sun Zhao looked solemn and quickly ordered people to go to the prison to prepare. At this moment, Wu Xiang returned from outside with the Yamen. When he saw Huo Weilou and Bo Ruoyou, he immediately came forward to salute. He still went back to the city today. Only then did they find out that Bo Ruoyou was canonized as county lord.

Wu Xiang was very happy and cheerful. He stayed up all night and rarely felt sleepy. Bo Ruoyou still couldn't stand it anymore and asked him to rest for a while. However, when Liu Qing and Chen Mo were to be interrogated, where could Wu Xiang rest? Down.

Bao Ruoyou sighed helplessly, knowing that the corpse had been placed in Yizhuang, she was not in a hurry after thinking about it. She also wanted to know how Liu Qing and the two were arguing.

Not long after, Liu Qing and Chen Mo were brought into the back hall.

Huo Weilou sat on the main seat, showing no anger or authority. Sun Zhao sat in the first place on the left, also looking solemn. Wu Xiang stood next to Sun Zhao holding a sword in his hand. In the corridor separated by a wall, Bo Ruoyou He held his breath and listened to the movement outside.

Liu Qing and Liu Qing had never seen such a battle, but they knew who Huo Weilou and Sun Zhao were. Thinking that even Marquis Wu Zhao was here, they knelt down and hunched their shoulders, not daring to raise their heads.

Huo Weilou looked at the two people. He remembered that when he went to the Bird Garden on the first day, the servants were cleared. But when he went to search the inner garden, there were many people surrounding Yu Xun's yard. These two people People are in it.

At that time, everyone had a look of fear on their faces, and Liu Qing was not immune, so no one doubted him at that time.

Liu Qingqing is over 10 years old, with a delicate face and a slender figure. He is usually very good at taking care of himself, but he has been in jail for a few days. At this moment, his clothes are wrinkled and his hair is messy, and he looks quite embarrassed. Chen Mo beside him is also So true.

Huo Weilou picked up the tea cup and his eyes fell on the slightly foamy tea soup, "You guys learned all the animal tricks that Zhao Yue likes from the teacher of Zhao's class?"

Liu Qingren was trembling, and her voice was trembling when she spoke, "Yes...I later went to other theaters and learned something..."

Huo Weilou raised his eyes, his eyes cold, like a cold sharp knife hanging on the door in front of them, "Then you can't even remember when the Zhao family troupe dispersed? What's more, the Zhao family The class is not breaking up, but everyone is dead. Do you know this?"

Liu Qing swallowed hard, "We...we left Zhaojiaban very early and went to make a living elsewhere. Later, when we returned to the capital, we heard that Zhaojiaban was gone. It was already March 4th. Years ago, so we said that the Zhao family class broke up many years ago, and we...we don’t know what happened that year."

A large amount of cold sweat broke out on Liu Qing's forehead. After saying this, he couldn't help but raise his eyes to wipe the sweat on his forehead. Huo Weilou looked at the two of them and suddenly asked: "Do you want to go back to the Bird Garden? ”

Liu Qing turned her head and glanced at Chen Mo. Chen Mo was just as nervous as him. Their eyes met quickly. Liu Qing lay on the ground and said: "Little people have never made mistakes, so it's not good to stay in jail forever." Here, the death of other people really has nothing to do with the little people. The little people will still have to make a living in the future. If someone knows that they have been in the Yamen jail, it will be difficult to find a job in the future."

Huo Weilou closed the lid of the tea cup, and there was a sudden sound. Liu Qing was startled, but soon, Huo Weilou said in a gentle voice: "In that case, I will order you to go back."

Liu Qing suddenly raised his eyes, seemingly in disbelief. Sun Zhao and Wu Xiang both looked at Huo Weilou, wondering what his plan was.

Liu Qing came to her senses for a moment and quickly thanked her. Chen Mo kept kowtowing beside him.

Huo Weilou said: "It's just that the murderer hasn't been caught yet. If you go back, your lives will be in danger."

Liu Qing gritted her teeth, with a look of determination on her face, "Young people must be careful, and I believe that the Yamen will be able to find the murderer soon——"

Huo Weilou nodded and said politely: "I will let you go back to the Aviary Garden now and stand down."

Liu Qing looked slightly relaxed. Although Sun Zhao was puzzled, he still called the Yamen to send them out. After the two left, Huo Weilou called the embroiderer who was following him outside the door and said, "Follow me."

The embroidery envoy took the order and left. Sun Zhao looked at Huo Wei and said, "Master Hou, do you really want to put it back? The murderer is not that easy to deal with. Last time we accidentally fell into the murderer's scheme and Ye Fei died. Well, this time the Yamen Prison is their best protection. Once they return to the Bird Garden, they will be in trouble."

Huo Weilou said: "Who said they were going back to Bird Garden?"

Sun Zhao frowned, Wu Xiang thought for a while, and suddenly clenched his fist, "Oops, if they have something to hide, or if what happened back then is really related to them, then they must not be able to escape?"

"Whether you want to escape or not, you will know later."

Huo Weilou was calm and calm, not in a hurry. After waiting for less than half an hour, the embroidered cloth messenger escorted Liu Qing and Chen Mo back together.

The two of them were still as embarrassed as before. The difference was that they had more injuries on their bodies. The embroidered clothes messenger came to report, "They left the Yamen and headed towards the Bird Garden at first, but when they walked out After walking two streets, they suddenly changed direction. First, they went to the bank on Guang'an Street in Dongshi City. After coming out of the bank, they went straight to the south of the city. Their subordinates saw that they were leaving the city, so they came forward. When they caught the man, these two men were quite dexterous, but they still resisted and were injured during the arrest."

Of course, they went to the bank to get money, and left the city to escape. They said they wanted to go back to Bai Niao Garden, but when they left the Yamen, they made the same plan. It can be seen that they did not dare to go back to Bai Niao Garden. They knew that the target of the murderer was still them, and they did not dare to stay in the Yamen because they concealed something more important.

Huo Weilou said without any surprise: "Take him back to the prison, and I will go and interrogate him personally——"

He stood up and looked at Bo Ruoyou who had arrived in the hall, "Wait for me outside."

Bo Ruoyou nodded in agreement, and Huo Weilou took Sun Zhao and Wu Xiang to the prison cell where the Yamen was tortured.

The cell was dark, with tables and chairs placed on the north wall, and the wall opposite was hung with instruments of torture. Chen Mo was taken away, and Liu Qing was escorted to kneel on the ground. As soon as Huo Weilou appeared, others Has been shaken into chaff.

Huo Weilou looked at Liu Qing like this with a hint of ridicule in his eyes. He had seen the most vicious and dangerous but calmest and most unbreakable person in the world. This Liu Qing was really nothing.

After sitting down, he saw dozens of taels of silver on the table. Huo Weilou asked slowly: "Didn't I ask you to go back to the Bird Garden? How can you go out of the city?"

At this point, Liu Qing knew that he could no longer be coaxed. Cold sweat was pouring down his face, and the blood had receded, but he still gritted his molar teeth and remained silent.

Huo Weilou said calmly: "Let me help you figure it out. You did leave the Zhao family class first, but the Zhao family class was in the capital. You should stay in the capital to make a living, but you said You came back several years later. I guess you must have done something before you left the capital. You were so scared that you fled."

What Liu Qing said cannot be all lies. If true and false are mixed together, there will always be a reason for sophistry.

After he finished speaking, Liu Qing still lowered his eyes and said nothing. Huo Weilou lost his patience and nodded to the two embroiderers. He saw the two men holding Liu Qing's well-maintained hands. Stretching it, and then folding it around his arm, Liu Qing let out a scream of pain amid the crisp sound of bones breaking.

He collapsed to the ground in pain, golden light flashed in front of his eyes, and before he could take a breath, the next wave of pain came again, and he felt that the bones in his hands were broken inch by inch. For a moment, he thought of the scene many years ago.

"I...I said..."

Sun Zhao and Wu Xiang didn't see clearly what the two embroiderers were doing. They saw Liu Qing's face was pale with pain. They both felt a little frightened in their hearts. When they heard Liu Qing was about to speak, they became more energetic. Vibrate.

Huo Weilou's eyes moved to Liu Qing's face. Liu Qing was curled up on the ground, one cheek pressed against the wet ground, and his arms were weakly drooped. He was so painful that he was sweating and crying. At this moment, he looked at Huo Weilou pleadingly. , spoke intermittently.

"That was fourteen years ago..."

"Master's troupe can't make a living and doesn't want to continue to adopt us. He has no children, so he only chose the five most obedient and filial ones to stay with him. The rest have to leave the troupe to make a living on their own."

"You don't understand our hatred. Even though he treated us badly on weekdays, he drove us away at that time. We went to other class leaders for our livelihood, but that person was happy and only allowed us to provide for him. The nobles are having fun, and if they are unhappy, they will beat us to death, and we will never have a good life again..."

Wu Xiang couldn't help it anymore, "So you don't hate the class leader who punished you, but you hate your master, so you went back to kill people?"

Liu Qing shrank and took two more breaths before continuing to speak. His tone was a bit frivolous and hesitant, as if he couldn't remember clearly, "I forgot who mentioned it first, we But they are just children. When he abandoned us like that, he created his own karma. Those are his retributions——"

Huo Weilou frowned when he heard this, and Liu Qing didn't know what he thought of. The fear on his face actually faded a bit, "Yes, it's his retribution. We just want him to get the retribution he deserves."

Wu Xiang shuddered when he heard this, "You were just half-grown children at the time. How did you kill so many people?"

Liu Qing's eyes were bloodshot because of the pain. He turned to look at Wu Xiang, his eyes were scarlet red, "Don't underestimate any child. We were not afraid of anything at that time. They also underestimated us just like you." , we have followed the troupe since we were young, learning jugglery, singing, and juggling skills. We have suffered too much and seen too many heretical things... We found the poisonous stone medicine for rats, and the medicine was poured out first. They then moved their hands——"

Recalling the scene fourteen years ago, Liu Qing's eyes flashed with a mixture of fear and joy, "We found too little of the stone medicine. It can't kill people. It's just right, so we took it." Punish them one by one according to the methods in the scriptures."

Wu Xiang couldn't help but step forward, "What scripture? When you say punishment, do you mean drowning, hanging, or burning them to death?"

Liu Qing's eyes blurred for a moment, and it took a moment to realize what Wu Xiang was asking, "Yes, this is the retribution they should have. As for the scriptures, I can't remember them clearly. Anyway, they can be blessed by the Bodhisattva." Scripture..."

Wu Xiang was very strange when he heard this, "You had already left the troupe. Do you believe in Buddhism? Why is there this scripture?"

"No...we don't believe in Buddhism, we don't believe in anything. At that time, we would believe whoever gave us food. At that time, we had already escaped from the group leader behind and fled to the pier outside the city. We were looking for work, but others saw that we were too young and didn't need us at all. Later we recognized a person and that person rewarded us with food. He was the Reincarnated Bodhisattva, and it was he who recited the Bodhisattva Sutra to us..."

Wu Xiang was confused when he heard this, "So you admit that you wanted revenge, so you went back to kill them? Did you set a fire before leaving, destroying the corpses and destroying all traces?"

The fear on Liu Qing's face suddenly increased, as if he had just realized the consequences of his mistakes, "We didn't do it on purpose. Even the Bodhisattva Sutra says that people will go to **** if they encounter karma. We...we were just too young, we didn't understand at all, and later we were scared when we killed people, and we regretted it..."

He lowered his eyes, buried his head in his chest, and began to cry tremblingly, "We went out to beg for a living for a few years. Later, we heard that the matter was not a big deal, so we returned to the capital. The alleys were already there. With a new look, we know no one will find out what we did that night-"

Wu Xiang knew the whole case best. He asked anxiously: "What about the dead people this time? You know what happened back then, didn't you expect that someone came back for revenge?"

The corners of Liu Qing's lips twitched a few times, and the fear in her eyes became even more intense, "I didn't expect that when Jiang Xing died, we were scared when Yu Xun died, until...until Ye Fei died, the way Ye Fei died, It's exactly the same as before, except that instead of using coffin nails, we used iron arrows used by troupes for juggling performances..."

Wu Xiang is still a little confused: "You killed your masters alive, but there were others in the yard. Did anyone see them alive when you set the fire?"

Liu Qing cried and said: "No... no, everyone was knocked down by our medicine... Later we asked and said whether five or six died, someone was injured, and the troupe was completely dispersed. , we never pursued it again. We thought, if someone saw it, why didn't they report it to the authorities?"

Realizing that someone indeed knew what they had done, and had come back to treat them the same way, he couldn't help but trembled, "It must be someone who was alive at that time. The people are back..."

Wu Xiang gritted his teeth and said, "So you don't know who is still alive?"

Liu Qing's expression had already given the answer. Wu Xiang looked at Liu Qing in disbelief. Seeing that he had maintained fine skin and tender flesh, he would have been quite clear when he put on a silk shirt and chanted and performed beatings. Yun, but who would have thought that as early as when they were less than ten years old, these people could get together and kill others so cruelly

He turned around and looked at Huo Weilou, "Master Hou, this must have been what happened back then. What should we do now?"

Huo Weilou seemed to be thinking about other things. He stared at Liu Qing and said: "What is the name of the Bodhisattva Sutra you mentioned? Is it a Buddhist thing? And the one who gave you food and asked you to read the Bodhisattva Sutra Who is this person?"

Liu Qing shook her head in pain, "I don't know the name. I don't have a name. I just know that the Bodhisattva saved us from the hardships. The living Bodhisattva also gave us money. Otherwise, none of the five of us would have survived. ”

When Sun Zhao heard Huo Weilou ask about this, he turned around and whispered: "Do you want me to send someone to check?"

Huo Weilou nodded slightly and asked Liu Qing, "Does that person know what happened to you? Did he say that you can go back and kill people?"

Liu Qing's expression became weird. He seemed to be thinking about the best way to explain it. Soon, he said: "He knows, he knows our experience. He... seems to have said that we should follow the scriptures." Wen Xingxing, we never saw him again and forgot what he said at that time. Over the years, we have been very scared..."

Sun Zhao's heart went crazy when he heard this, and now he understood Huo Weilou's intention, "Is the Marquis worried about the rise of a cult?"

Buddhism and Taoism were popular in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but many sects also sprouted among the people. As long as they did not cause trouble, the government would not control them. But once trouble was caused, or the people were encouraged to oppose the government and imperial power, it would probably not be good. As a result, Huo Weilou has dealt with several incidents related to cults in the past few years when he was in power, but he did not expect that this old case seemed to have something to do with cults.

Although Liu Qing calls him Bodhisattva, Buddhism is not the only one with Bodhisattvas. The Bodhisattva Sutra actually teaches people to have a murderous heart, which does not seem like something from Buddhism. The five children were all young when the incident occurred. It is indeed easy to be seduced by others, but there is a big difference between being tempted and being cruel and ruthless to kill someone.

Huo Weilou didn't realize that these five people were just instigated by others, and based on Liu Qing's words, he couldn't tell whether there really was this "living Bodhisattva". On the contrary, it was a certainty that they would kill, and their methods were even more cruel. People point out that his ferocity is really more terrifying than many adults, so how can he bear the word innocent.

For the time being, Huo Weilou suppressed whether he still had any evil thoughts, "Let's interrogate Chen Mo again to see if what he said is true or false. Now that this old case has been unearthed, we need to take a closer look. Review, if this case had been thoroughly investigated more than ten years ago, these troubles would not have happened now. Now that we know what happened back then, the murderer of this Aviary Garden case can almost be determined."

Sun Zhao quickly responded. It was more than ten years ago that Liu Qing and Chen Mo committed evil. They have struggled to survive these years, and there is no viciousness in them. It is not difficult to interrogate these two people, but they have not done so before. There is no evidence and the punishment is inappropriate, but now it is very different.

Huo Weilou glanced at the sky outside the air window and thought of how long Bao Ruoyou had been waiting, so he stood up and said: "You will do the interrogation. Let Wu Xiang follow me to the Bird Garden and see. Look at that dead bird."

Huo Weilou left the cell after giving the explanation. Not long after he arrived at the back hall, Bo Ruoyou saw him appear and hurriedly greeted him.

"Master Hou, how are you?"

Huo Weilou said: "They've all been recruited."

Seeing his serious expression, Bo Ruoyou had to answer like this, and the worst inference in his heart had come true, "So it was really them who committed the murder back then?"

Huo Weilou nodded and said: "Go to the Bird Garden to see the dead bird. I'll tell you on the way."

He acted swiftly and resolutely. Bo Ruoyou followed him out and got on the carriage. Huo Weilou had just told what he found in the cell. Although Bo Ruoyou had made some guesses after the autopsy, he still couldn't think of anything. How could a child do such a cruel thing?

Bao Ruoyou couldn't help but said: "Ordinary half-year-old children are afraid of blood, but they can be so cruel. What kind of living Bodhisattva is he talking about? Do you believe it?"

"Of course we can't listen to his family's words." Huo Weilou held her slightly cold hand, "When the murderer is found, we will know the full story of what happened back then."

Bao Ruoyou also knew this truth and sighed: "I didn't expect it to be like this. Just now, the Marquis entered the cell. I was still thinking that maybe they just knew the truth of what happened back then and could help others. Conceal it."

Huo Weilou squeezed her palm to comfort her. Bo Ruoyou's initial shock dissipated and she accepted the situation. She had seen many cases, and she told Wu Xiang last night that she could not I was preoccupied with it, and now I turned my mind to the murderer hidden in the Aviary Garden.

For Bao Ruoyou, every dead bird that appeared was a clue. Before the carriage arrived at the Aviary, they entered the house and went straight to the lake where the dead bird was found.

The yamen who stayed in the Bird Garden waited for Wu Xiang for a long time, but they did not expect that Wu Zhaohou came in person. At that time, he did not dare to lead everyone to the place where the dead bird's body was found. As he walked, he said: "It's morning It was discovered that there were vegetation by the lake, and the place where the body appeared was not obvious. It was a wild cat in the garden. It smelled the smell of blood and came over. When I first saw the body, I thought it was a wild cat that had caught the bird and killed it. He was caught to death, but when he got closer, he realized that was not the case."

Everyone walked to the edge of Yuehu Lake and found that the place where the dead bird was located was opposite the rockery where Ye Fei died. The corpse of the dead bird was put in a bird cage by the Yamen. Looking at it at this moment, it looked like a very strange bird. Ordinary death.

However, looking closely, Bo Ruoyou could clearly see the **** bird's body.

And it’s still a blood sparrow.

She quickly retracted her gaze and looked around Moon Lake. The shadows of trees in the woods on the other side of the lake flickered, as if someone was looking inside. However, when she looked carefully, there was no one there.

Bo Ruoyou felt a chill in her heart. She knew that even if the murderer did not appear in her sight, he must have known that people from the government office would discover the corpse. His behavior was almost provocative. .

She pondered for a moment and said softly: "Master Hou, since the murderer is so arrogant and arrogant, can we take the initiative to lure him out?"