Chapter 164: The Old Man in West City Swallowed the Sword (Part 1)
"master!"
As he walked out of the mansion gate, Zhao Wuwei came up to him like a pug.
Sun Shaozong asked expressionlessly, "What case is this? Why do you want to disturb me during my day off?"
Hearing the displeasure in these words, Zhao Wuwei's already hunched back immediately bent a few degrees and said carefully : "If it is an ordinary murder case, I would not dare to disturb the master's rest."
"But the person who died this time was an old man who was scheduled to attend a birthday banquet in the palace. The prefect was afraid that if the case was delayed, rumors would spread, so..."
Tsk~
An old man who was scheduled to enter the palace suddenly died before the birthday banquet. This matter is not a big deal, but it is not a small matter either. However, it may alarm the palace. No wonder Han Anbang is in a hurry to ask me to go and investigate.
In the final analysis, the job of a criminal judge is just to run errands.
When he is promoted to the position of governor, it will be his turn to order people around and give them a deadline to solve the case!
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong pointed behind him and said, "These are my nephews and nephews-in-law. They just came from Jinling to prepare for the exam. I will take a few captains to check them out and take care of them if anything happens."
When Zhao Wuwei heard this, he nodded and bowed to Yu Qian and the others, saying, "I am Zhao Wuwei, honored to meet the three juren gentlemen. If you have anything to tell me in the future, just call the street police and tell them!"
Yu Qian and Sun Chengye responded calmly, but Sun Chengtao showed some disgust, and it was obvious that he did not think highly of such a flatterer.
After they all got on their horses, Sun Chengtao saw that Sun Shaozong was carefully questioning about the case, so he pulled the reins, approached Yu Qian and whispered, "Brother-in-law, isn't it said that our Thirteenth Uncle is the reincarnation of Bao Longtu? How come there is such a villain around him? And what he just said, isn't it considered misusing public resources for personal gain?"
Yu Qian said calmly: "If you don't like it, you can speak out and give your advice now."
Sun Chengtao immediately had a bitter face and said awkwardly, "How dare I do that? Not to mention that Uncle Thirteen is my elder, his arms are thicker than my waist. If I piss him off, he will be very annoying."
Yu Qian rolled his eyes at him and said, "Since you know he is the elder, how dare you come to me and make irresponsible comments?"
Sun Chengtao was disappointed and had to move aside dejectedly.
Yu Qian rode his horse forward a few steps and listened to the conversation between Sun Shaozong and Zhao Wuwei.
"Such a big iron sword was inserted straight into the throat! I really don't know what kind of grudge that old man Xu had with others to use such a scary method."
"Did the deceased live alone?"
"I heard that he married a woman when he was young, but she had a difficult birth and both the woman and the child died, so Old Man Xu became a widower."
"Who was the first to discover the dead man?"
"He was the tofu pudding seller next door. He had a lot left over from the morning sale, so he asked his wife to share some with the neighbors. But when he walked in, he saw that old man Xu had been stabbed to death by the big iron sword in the throat!"
"Where is the family fortune?"
"Nothing about his family property has been touched, so I suspect it was a revenge killing. I have already ordered my brothers to find out about his enemy - but there has been no news yet."
"How did the deceased behave in daily life?"
"Well... I heard that he has a bit of a strange temper, but he has a good heart. He especially likes children and often buys candies and gives them to the children nearby."
After listening to the two people's questions and answers, it only took a moment to sort out the general situation of the deceased.
Sun Shaozong was fine, after all, he was a well-known fortune teller, but the fact that the "flattering villain" could answer questions fluently was something that surprised Yu Qian.
He took the time to glance at Sun Chengtao, intending to warn him not to judge people by their appearance in the future.
But this kid was twisting and turning on the horse's back like a monkey. It was obvious that the two people in front of him were walking too slowly and he couldn't wait to go to the murder scene to see it for himself.
Forget it~
Yu Qian shook his head helplessly, thinking that it would be better not to spoil his fun for now, and let his brother-in-law come forward to teach him a lesson later.
No conversation along the way.
When they reached the northwest of the outer city, they saw an alley in front of them, which was surrounded by passers-by in three layers, and everyone knew that they had reached their destination.
Sun Shaozong jumped off his horse, and Yu Qian and others followed him.
The common people who were watching saw a few yamen runners leading the way with their shoulders slanted and flattering in front, followed by a tall and sturdy man. They immediately knew that it was the Shenduan Tongpan who had arrived, and they shouted "Oh my God" everywhere.
Some of those who were naturally romantic simply pulled out the pearl flowers on their heads and the sachets around their waists and threw them towards Sun Shaozong.
but……
The aunt with the wrinkles on her face was fine, but the fool with a full beard over there actually dared to throw the sachet over here - and threw a few glances at me at the same time!
Sun Shaozong felt a chill all over his body and quickly quickened his pace.
When they arrived at the yard where Old Man Xu was, they saw four yamen runners guarding the door. The inside was empty except for two or three constables searching for clues.
As soon as Zhao Wuwei entered the yard, he shouted inside: "Everyone come out, the master wants to investigate the scene personally!"
Several yamen runners hurried out one after another.
"For a homicide like this that has no clear culprit, protecting the scene is the most important thing."
As Sun Shaozong walked inside, he explained to Yu Qian and the other two, "So I specifically instructed that if the case happened indoors, no more than five people should go in to investigate at the same time, so as not to accidentally destroy important evidence."
When he reached the door, he stopped and pointed at the body lying on its back inside, saying, "Since it's not far from the door , you can look here first. It won't be too late to come in if you feel you can adapt."
As he spoke, he glanced at the anxious Sun Chengtao and added calmly, "If anyone spits it out inside, don't blame me for asking the family law to punish them when I go back."
Sun Chengtao suddenly wilted. Although the Northern Sect had moved away for sixty years, the family rules were applicable to both sides, and he didn't want to suffer a few setbacks in vain.
After Sun Chengye and Yu Qian responded respectfully.
Sun Shaozong then stepped into the house and saw that although Old Man Xu was over seventy years old, his hair was only gray. His skin and muscles looked firmer and tighter than those of ordinary old men. It was obvious that he was a man who exercised regularly.
He was now lying on the ground with his back facing up, his eyes wide open, his expression a little strange, but without much sign of struggle.
The cause of death, naturally, was the iron sword that was inserted diagonally into his throat.
The length of the iron sword exposed outside was about two feet. According to the standard of three feet and three inches for an ordinary long sword, the length swallowed in was about one and a half feet.
However, judging from the dried blood at the scene, the amount of bleeding did not seem to be very large.
There were a lot of dried foamy traces left at the corners of his mouth.
Tsk~
This case seems...
Sun Shaozong smacked his lips speechlessly, reached out his hand to touch the iron sword, and carefully examined Old Man Xu's limbs. Then he stood up and waved, "All three of you come in and take a closer look, and then tell us your respective inferences."
