Chapter 13 Murder
Inside the house, at the kitchen door.
Su Xian and Liu Huixiang hid here, with Liu Huixiang at the bottom and Su Xian at the top. They bent over and stuck their heads out to see what was happening in front of the "stinky tofu stall".
Seeing the neighbors retreat two meters away, Liu Huixiang was secretly anxious and asked in a low voice: "What should we do, Master Su? The neighbors have been scared away."
"It's okay." Su Xian was very calm. She raised her voice slightly and called out, "Sister Zhang, Sister Zhang!"
Zhang Cuihua turned around.
Su Xian said, "Try a piece and show them."
Zhang Cuihua nodded. Coincidentally, a portion of stinky tofu was out of the pot, so she ate a piece in public to show that stinky tofu was really edible.
But the neighbors still don't dare to come over, so the effect is not very obvious.
Here at the kitchen door.
Liu Huixiang was more anxious than anyone else and asked, "It still doesn't work, sir, what should we do?"
She was down there, and while saying this, she couldn't help but turn her head to look up.
Coincidentally, Su Xian was also looking down.
For a moment, their faces were only inches apart, facing each other.
The delicate face seemed to be able to squeeze out water, and the watery eyes contained countless stars, all of which were close at hand.
The breath she exhaled, hitting my face, had an orchid-like scent like musk.
An ambiguous atmosphere circulated and spread between the two people's hearts.
Liu Huixiang was defeated. She turned her head away, retracted her head, leaned against the wall, pressed her hand on her pounding heart, and gasped...
Su Xian raised his head calmly, suppressed the excitement in his heart, calmed down, and shouted to Zhang Cuihua: "Sister Zhang, use the last trick, free trial!"
Liu Huixiang is naturally extremely beautiful, and at her age, she has a huge appeal to Su Xian.
Just now, Su Xian had a feeling that even if he kissed her forcefully, it would just be catering to the beauty's wishes...Humans are not plants, and Su Xian could feel that Liu Huixiang's feelings for him were special.
But as the saying goes, "When you are well fed and warm, you will think about sex." Being well fed and warm came first, and Su Xian really had no intention of deepening the relationship with her at the moment. At most, he would just roll around on the bed with the bright red wedding quilt in his arms... As for the future, although Su Xian intended to "live a shameless life with a group of concubines," it still depended on fate. When the time came, everything would naturally fall into place.
Zhang Cuihua agreed and loudly announced the decision of free tasting, and each person could try one portion.
A serving contains about five or six pieces of stinky tofu.
"Free tasting? Free of charge?"
Two meters away, an old man's eyes lit up.
Although stinky tofu smells bad, there are always some people who like strong flavors and are willing to try dark cuisine.
This old man is such a person.
"That's right, uncle, come and try it. It's really delicious. It smells stinky but tastes fragrant. The flavor is very unique." Zhang Cuihua introduced enthusiastically.
The old man wanted to move, but his feet seemed to have grown tree roots and he couldn't get through.
Shopkeeper Luo, Uncle Liu, and others probably also wanted to find someone to try it out, so they tried their best to encourage them.
Finally, the old man came slowly.
Getting closer.
Zhang Cuihua picked up four or five pieces of stinky tofu, put them in a bowl and handed it to him.
The old man took it, frowned, picked up a piece and was about to eat it.
But at this moment, he caught a glimpse of the plate next to the copper pot, which contained fresh stinky tofu that had just been taken out.
The point is, there is still white fluff on it and it has not been scraped clean.
"Ms. Zhang... Miss Zhang, is that stinky tofu?" the old man pointed.
"Yes, this is it..."
"I don't want to eat anymore!" The old man dropped his bowl and chopsticks, frightened, and ran back into the crowd.
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at the same time.
City wall, East Tower.
County Magistrate Tang Ju slowly walked out of the city wall and hurried toward the southeast corner along the mottled and bumpy city wall.
Behind him followed the county magistrate, the chief clerk, the county lieutenant, as well as a large number of clerks, yamen runners, and militiamen.
Tang Ju was very angry.
His face was livid and looked very ugly.
Yesterday afternoon, in the back hall of the yamen, he had reminded everyone that no accidents should occur during this period of time.
But who would have thought that when he woke up from a nap, someone reported that a murder had occurred on the city wall last night!
Three lives in total!
Tang Ju had a cold face, walked quickly and aggressively.
The county magistrate, chief clerk, county lieutenant and others behind him didn't dare to speak and just walked with their heads down.
After walking for a while, Tang Ju felt a little tired, so he stopped to rest.
The people behind him also stopped.
"County Lieutenant, what is going on now?" Tang Ju rested enough, turned around and looked at the county lieutenant with a stern expression.
A quarter of an hour ago, Tang Ju received news of a homicide.
At that time, he was patrolling on the East City Tower. After receiving the news, he immediately rushed to the scene of the crime.
He was so anxious that he actually walked over there. In the past, riding a horse would have been the best option.
Tang Ju was not .
"Reporting to the governor, at dawn this morning, patrol officers found the body of the deceased at the southeast corner of the city wall..."
The county lieutenant wiped the sweat from his forehead. He was not very clear about the case, so he had to bite the bullet and say:
"Early in the morning, Captain Lin led his men to the crime scene. Captain Lin has been investigating cases for decades and is very experienced. He must have had some clues."
"very good."
Tang Ju's expression eased slightly, and he gently stroked the mottled parapet with one hand, looking at everyone and said, "Although Princess Lanling will not pass through our county, a lawsuit involving human life is more serious than anything else."
"If the princess suddenly decides to come to Leshou County and finds that there are a lot of murder cases, not only me, but you will also be held responsible!"
"Yes..." The chief clerk and others echoed.
After Tang Ju finished his lecture, he turned around and continued walking forward.
After walking a few steps, a person came towards him.
The man was wearing the uniform of a constable, about 40 or 50 years old, and looked smart and capable.
"Mingsir!" This man was the chief constable of Leshou County. His surname was Lin. Upon hearing that the county magistrate and a group of bigwigs from the yamen were coming to the crime scene in person, he went ahead to greet them.
"Get up." Tang Ju stopped and waved his hand.
"Thank you, Mr. Ming."
"Captain Lin, what have you found out? Have you caught the murderer?" Tang Ju asked with hope.
Captain Lin was stunned. What the hell is this? "Have the murderer been caught?"
He is not a detective. The case just happened last night. How could he catch the murderer in less than half a day?
The county lieutenant behind Tang Ju silently took a step back and lowered his head...
"Reporting to the governor, there were three dead at the scene, two militiamen on night patrol and a man in black. The man in black seemed to be a thief." Captain Lin did not even mention catching the murderer.
"Then what?" Tang Ju's expression changed slightly, and his hope disappeared.
"Then..." Captain Lin scratched his head, "The man in black doesn't have any identification on him. He shouldn't be an ordinary thief!"
"And then what?" Tang Ju's expression had returned to its cold and stern state, his face was ashen, and his tone became stern.
"Then... then... then..." Lin, the captain of the police, had cold sweat on his forehead and felt that he was in trouble. "From the scene of the crime, I haven't found any clues yet."
"No clues at all? That means it's an unsolved case!" Tang Ju's face became completely gloomy and he almost went berserk.
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Captain Lin bowed his head and didn't dare to speak. He secretly complained in his heart: "Isn't it just a case without a clear end?"
County Magistrate Tang Ju glared at Captain Lin, then turned around and found the county lieutenant . That look seemed capable of killing people.
The county lieutenant could not help but take a step back, feeling as if sitting on pins and needles and filled with fear.
In the county government, the county magistrate is in charge of everything; the county magistrate is his deputy; the chief clerk is in charge of clerical work; and the county lieutenant is in charge of three shifts and six departments.
These four people are high-ranking officials of the imperial court.
The rest of the clerks, military officers, and constables were not included in the official ranks and were classified as minor clerks.
If Princess Lanling suddenly changed her route and came to Leshou County to investigate the backlog of murder cases, the four of them would be the ones to suffer.
Because they have grades.
So in the end, in addition to glaring at Captain Lin, Tang Ju also found the county lieutenant and gave him a killing look...
