Chapter 266: Wumiao Street Murder Case (Part 2)
Huiyun Building is a standard two-story building.
In the hall below, there are sixteen square tables with scattered seats.
The upstairs is divided into two parts - a large seating area consisting of nine tables; and a private room area consisting of four compartments, two large and two small.
From this layout alone, it can be seen that Huiyun Tower mainly serves middle and low-end customers. For example, Dingxiang Tower, which is frequented by officials from Shuntian Prefecture, has private rooms occupying more than 70% of the space.
It is also for this reason that wealthy family servants like Pan Youan have the capital to book a private room to drown their sorrows in alcohol.
The T-shaped private room is located in the northwest corner of the second floor, which is basically the most remote corner, but for those who want to drown their sorrows in wine, it is undoubtedly a Feng Shui treasure land.
After going up to the second floor, Sun Shaozong first observed the place inside and out, and then he asked two waiters to discuss with each other and recreate the scene of the guests leaving the second floor around 11:00 last night.
Those responsible for playing the role of guests were naturally the constables from Shuntian Prefecture and Wanping County.
"There is an old man at this table. He ordered half a catty of wine and two dishes of side dishes."
"Beside the window were three young guests who looked like candidates from other places who were taking the imperial examinations. They probably stayed there until .
"There are two guests here, one old and one young..."
"There are two people at this table too..."
"No, it's a guest!"
"Nonsense, they are clearly two guests!"
Since there were only five tables of guests sitting outside at the time, the two remembered it quite clearly, except that there was a dispute about one of the tables.
Liu Tiezhu insisted that there was only one guest, but Xu Shengli argued that there were two guests dining here at that time.
"master."
Seeing that he couldn't convince Liu Tiezhu, Xu Shengli simply stepped forward to report: "At that time, Liu Tiezhu went downstairs to get wine and food, and I don't know why he was delayed. It happened that a guest came upstairs. I was about to go up to greet him, but I saw the guest at this table stood up to greet him and called the guest over."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Liu Tiezhu also glared and retorted: "I went up and down several times, and the guest was always eating and drinking alone, so where did the other person come from?!"
"Are you blind? The other guest was a young man, very handsome, there is no way I could have remembered him wrongly!"
"You are blind. I am the one who always entertains guests here. How can I not remember the guests I entertain?!"
Seeing that the two were arguing more and more fiercely like fighting cocks, and even forgot that they were in front of the official, Zhao Wuwei hurriedly stepped forward and scolded them, separating the two, and then asked Sun Shaozong how the guests at this table should act.
Sun Shaozong pondered for a while, then asked, "Let's not talk about the young man first. What does the other guest look like? What does he do?"
Liu Tiezhu rushed to say: "The guest is quite wealthy and well-dressed. He looks like a wealthy businessman."
Xu Shengli also added: "I think he is a bit sneaky, I'm afraid he is not an honest businessman!"
Although the two waiters' statements were slightly different, the identity of the businessman should be certain.
Sun Shaozong then asked, "What about the young man? How does he look like in his clothes?"
This time Liu Tiezhu had nothing to say, he could only look at Xu Shengli and report back: "That boy has delicate skin and tender flesh, and seems to be quite arrogant at first glance, but when you look closely, he seems to be a little guilty, not like a young master, I guess he is just a servant of some status in the mansion."
No wonder he was mainly responsible for serving in the private rooms. His ability to read people's expressions was indeed much better than Liu Tiezhu's.
A sneaky businessman, a servant with some status in a big house...
Substituting the identities of these two people into the case, Sun Shaozong closed his eyes and simulated it in his mind, then ordered: "Come on, let's try to rehearse it."
As he said this, he asked Liu Tiezhu to go downstairs first, and then asked Qiu Yunfei to sit at the table alone and play the role of the sneaky businessman.
Sun Shaozong himself played the role of the "handsome young man". He first got some things from the counter downstairs, and then went up the stairs to the second floor.
When I got upstairs, I saw a group of people staring at me stupidly. I had no idea how to react.
Sun Shaozong was speechless, so he gestured to Xu Shengli and said, "Just do as you did yesterday. Come here and greet me, Qiu Jianxiao. As soon as he moves, you stand up and call me over."
The two of them suddenly realized what was going on. Xu Shengli hurriedly moved forward with a big smile on his face, while Qiu Yunfei stood up and shouted, "Here, here!"
Sun Shaozong did not rush over, but asked Xu Shengli: "Did the merchant greet us like this at that time?"
Xu Shengli hesitated and said, "That person's voice seemed to be much quieter than that of the young master, as if he didn't want others to hear it - his tone was also much more intimate."
Sun Shaozong nodded, but did not let the two start over. Instead, he strode to the table.
First, he sat down with his back to the stairs according to Xu Shengli's description, looked around vigilantly, and then carefully took out a black object from his sleeve.
"Look!"
He lowered his voice, but could not suppress the pride and boasting in his voice: "This is a top-quality item. You can't get it anywhere else. Only our house can find it!"
Qiu Yunfei was frightened by his behavior and words, and couldn't help but become a little sneaky. He leaned over and stared at the object to examine it carefully, only to see that the black thing was actually an inkstone.
Moreover, they are the most common, cheapest and inferior products. I estimate that you can buy two dozen for one tael of silver!
But Sun Shaozong still had a boastful look on his face, as if he was showing off some treasure!
Qiu Yunfei had no choice but to respond with an expression that said "Are you fucking kidding me?"
At this time, Sun Shaozong turned around and asked Xu Shengli, "After the young man sat down, did the guests from Room A go upstairs right after him? And then you were so busy entertaining them that you forgot about this side?"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Xu Shengli nodded vigorously: "Master is absolutely right. I wanted to come over to greet the guests and see if more wine and food."
"Coincidentally, two old customers came with their friends. There were more than a dozen people. I was busy greeting them and didn't pay much attention to the scattering of seats."
Seeing that it was just as he expected, Sun Shaozong pointed to the private room No. A and asked Xu Shengli to sit inside for a while. Then he asked Jiang Laoqi to call Liu Tiezhu who was waiting in the kitchen to come upstairs.
"It's you?!"
When Jiang Laoqi took the order and left, Sun Shaozong suddenly stood up and exclaimed at the empty T-shaped room: "Why are you here?!"
Having said that, he hurried into the T-shaped private room.
Who is in there?
Isn't there anyone inside?
It was broad daylight. Could it be that Lord Sun saw a ghost?
Still an old ghost? !
The detectives were just watching with their imaginations running, when they saw Liu Tiezhu running up from downstairs. He stood stupidly at the stairs, staring at everyone.
At this moment, someone in the T-room gritted his teeth and said, "You ass licker..."
The sound at the back gradually faded, and only some vague noises could be heard.
Qiu Yunfei was just hesitating whether to stick close to the door to listen, when he heard the voice suddenly become louder: "Okay, okay, you want me to die, right? I..."
After this sudden rise, the sound became unclear again.
Qiu Yunfei finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he moved closer and put his ear against the door to listen carefully.
Who would have thought that at this moment, the door creaked open, and Sun Shaozong walked out and asked Liu Shengli, "Is the noise you heard at that time similar to what you heard just now?"
"Yes, yes, that's the noise!"
Liu Tiezhu nodded his head hurriedly like a chicken pecking at rice: "So when I heard it, I knew there was a quarrel inside!"
“It is so.”
Sun Shaozong muttered to himself, then sat back down at the original square table, looking as if he had realized something.
Qiu Yunfei hurriedly followed him over. Curious, he didn't care about being aloof, and asked curiously, "Sir, you...did you see something dirty just now?"
"roll!"
Sun Shaozong rolled his eyes at her, then said confidently, "I am an official. I am simulating the interaction between the young man and the deceased before his death. If my guess is correct, the truth of this case will soon be revealed!"
