Chapter 165 Eight Treasures Makeup 19
The wind was calm on the Yue Lake, but Bo Ruoyou's words were like stones falling into the lake, and a ripples blew in Huo Weilou's heart. His eyes fell on her, and the light was bright in his eyes. "How to lure him out?"
Bo Ruoyou said: "The murderer is hidden in the garden, maybe a slave responsible for cleaning, or a craftsman who trains and raises birds. Now every word and action in the yamen is under the secret surveillance of the murderer. We are in the open and the murderer is in the dark. The most neat way is to lure the murderer out. If we wait any longer, even if the murderer has no chance to commit the crime, he may run away."
Bo Ruoyou said while thinking, and went to see the dead bird in the cage again, "If the murderer wants to seek revenge in this way, he must make many preparations. Ye Fei was not prepared before, so he succeeded - what would he do if the murderer wanted to murder someone?"
It is not easy to completely repeat the murder of the Zhao family members. Bo Ruoyou has examined many corpses and seen many cases. When deducing how the murderer committed a crime, he must guess the murderer's thoughts and motives, and then think about how the murderer murders step by step to find the murderer's mistakes. At present, she also needs to use the murderer's perspective to make predictions.
"This kind of method of harming people is quite ruthless. If the murderer commits such a murderer, it depends on the victim's death in pain. Therefore, he must first find the right opportunity to control the target and not die. Poisoning or sneak attacks are all methods. In addition, he also needs to find a handy tool to break the bones on the victim's body and make him feel pain alive. This is not easy."
Bo Ruoyou looked at the yamen standing not far away and frowned and said, "This is too difficult. Now there are yamen in the garden to monitor it. If Liu Qing and the others are put back, they will inevitably send additional personnel. It is not easy for the murderer to do these things."
Huo Weilou listened to her whispering and looked thoughtful, but did not continue. Instead, he said: "Liu Qing and the others, although they didn't know who the Zhao family died and who the living were, if the murderer was the survivor of the Zhao family, how could they not recognize him? Even after more than ten years, the appearance of the person would not have changed completely. None of the five of them recognized the murderer, which was a bit strange."
Bo Ruoyou's heart moved slightly, "I said earlier that most of the survivors of Zhao Family Ban had burns. Should I search the garden with this? If there is nothing in the search, it might be that the direction we suspect is wrong. It is possible that the survivors of Zhao Family Ban were indeed related to the case, but they were not the ones who committed the crime."
It is not difficult to search the entire park. If anyone finds that there is burn on his body, he is the most suspected person. Wu Xiang also looked at Huo Weilou with a bright look when he heard this, as if as long as Huo Weilou nodded, he would immediately go to get the person.
However, Huo Weilou said: "Don't rush to search. The current search is equivalent to telling the murderer that we know about the fire in the Zhao family. If we can't find any evidence, it will be a warning to the snake."
After a pause, Huo Weilou said again: "The murderer in this case is meticulous and uses the blood bird as a premonition, as if he is saying that we can't find him. I guess he is afraid that there is no such obvious injury on him, or that he has already thought of a solution to it."
Bo Ruoyou thought that the murderer had deliberately nailed the coffin to Song Zhongming and transferred the yamen to kill Ye Fei. He really felt that this person was very intelligent. She felt that her heart was slightly sank and could not think of a comprehensive way for a moment.
Seeing her eyes were calm, Huo Weilou comforted her, "Don't worry too much, what you said makes sense. We can lead him out."
There was hope in Bo Ruoyou's eyes, "How to arrange it?"
Although Bo Ruoyou had this idea, there was no foolproof plan yet. Huo Weilou's lips raised slightly, "The murderer was smart and cunning, and he was even more confident. It would not be difficult to make good use of this to make arrangements."
He looked at Wu Xiang, "Send people to take care of the people in the park. After Sun Zhao finished the trial, he would bring Liu Qing and Chen Mo over."
Wu Xiang responded and called the yamen who had been in the garden to ask where the blood bird came from. The yamen said, "I have asked, it is the blood bird raised in the garden. Last night, the blood bird was sent to the forest for stocking and never took it back. This morning, I found the dead blood bird. The people took the blood bird back into the cage and counted again. One was indeed missing."
"The master who trained birds said that these blood birds are all spiritual and are very frightened. Even if ordinary people enter the bird forest, it is difficult to catch them. They put the birds into the forest, but they did not expect that the murderer would catch the birds again. And the masters who trained birds had witnesses last night to this morning, and they were not the ones who killed the blood birds."
Huo Weilou said in a deep voice: "The murderer can tame birds."
After saying that, he looked at Bo Ruoyou again, "When you went to check the case file, in addition to the juggling master named Qian, can there be detailed records of the other two living people?"
Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "No, no surname, only name, and it should be the name in the opera troupe."
Huo Weilou turned around and looked around. Because something happened in the garden, the servants did not dare to walk around randomly. The surroundings were quiet, and two sharp lights suddenly flashed in his eyes, as if at this moment, he was really concerned about the case.
"It seems that we have to go and meet those two people." He looked at Wu Xiang, "It's better to look like this garden is too busy."
Wu Xiang looked solemn, "Don't worry, Marquis, don't let a bird go!"
Huo Weilou looked at the cage containing the dead bird again, took Bo Ruoyou away, and got on the carriage. Bo Ruoyou looked at him carefully, "Has the Marquis already had a scheming?"
Huo Weilou pulled her closer to him, "How can I know I have already had some trouble?"
Bo Ruoyou tilted his head and looked at him for a moment, "I can't say it either. The Marquis always doesn't show any expression, as if everything is settled. In my opinion, I feel that the Marquis already has a plan in his mind."
Huo Weilou chuckled. Although she was not intentional, her words were all trust and reliance, which made him feel quite satisfied. He took her into his arms and couldn't help but kiss her between her forehead, "Then if I say there is no plan, will you be disappointed?"
Bo Ruoyou climbed his hand on his shoulder and looked at him carefully, "Is it because I was wrong? Although the Marquis did not reveal it, I could still feel that when the Marquis came to the yamen with me in the morning, he had not taken this case very seriously, as if it were ordinary things. It was not until a moment ago that the Marquis took it seriously..."
Her black eyes were bright and clear, and her words were not hidden. A flash of light flashed in Huo Weilou's eyes, as if he was a little surprised. He leaned over and opposed her eyes, "How did you see it?"
"The Marquis often investigated and dealt with ordinary cases, but the murderer was arrogant and agile, which made the Marquis even more want to capture him."
After Bo Ruoyou finished speaking hesitantly, he felt that some words were not fulfilling. Huo Weilou had always spared no effort in the tolerance, but for a person like him, the more cunning and ruthless the opponent was, the more he could arouse his emotions. The difference was not obvious. In the past, she might not be able to see it, but now she unconsciously turned her eyes on him and could always perceive his strangeness more keenly.
A low laughter came from Huo Weilou's throat, and he couldn't help but grind her lips a few times. There was no desire in his eyes, but he was a little happy. When he parted, he only cherished her and hugged her in his arms, "I have a plan."
Although there was a plan, Huo Weilou did not explain in detail. When he arrived at the yamen, Sun Zhao happened to interrogate Chen Mo. When he saw Huo Weilou and Bo Ruoyou came back, Sun Zhao said: "I interrogated Chen Mo, and it is almost the same as what Liu Qing said."
"Teacher Zhao and his wife had no children and taught many apprentices. After they arrived in the capital from the south, they attracted some guests and obtained the items. Then the couple began to adopt the apprentices, and they all received poor orphans who were living outside. In those two years, droughts occurred frequently in the northwest. Many refugees came to the capital. The more than ten children they adopted were almost all homeless refugees."
"They spent three years in the opera troupe, learning choreography and juggling, and treating Master Zhao as his master as his master on weekdays. But after three years, the opera troupe gradually became less than enough to raise so many children. Master Zhao ordered the older ones to leave the opera troupe and make a living by themselves. They had already learned a lot of physical skills at that time, and it was not useless to go out, but unexpectedly, they were incompetent and the first opera troupe to torture them."
"This tone fell on the headmaster Zhao who abandoned them. Chen Mo said that the benefactor Liu Qing mentioned was real, and there was indeed a Bodhisattva Sutra. At that time, it was on the dock. The man was dressed in luxury and gave them food and silver. He didn't need them to work for him. It just made them listen to the preaching for half a day. Chen Mo said that he didn't like this and didn't listen to what was said at all."
"Later, the benefactor left, and the others were even more angry at Master Zhao. After the last discussion, they returned to the capital and killed all the people in the Zhao family. The stone medicine that poisoned mice was bought in the grocery store. Because it was not cheap, they bought very few. They came from the Zhao family, so they were naturally very familiar with the surroundings, so it was not difficult to add medicine."
"Killing was the first commander of Jiang Xing. He is twenty-five years old now, and he was eleven years old at that time. He was the oldest among the children. He respected his benefactor very much and said something about the retribution of evil. They killed five people and used different methods, and it seemed that they had received different retribution."
"Because they were refugees, they suffered a lot on the road. They watched their relatives die one by one. They were selling their daughters and were beaten to the point of stuttering. In short, although they were young, they had seen many of them. They also learned kung fu and played swords in the Zhao family class, so killing people was not very difficult for them. More importantly, they felt that killing Master Zhao and others was because they listened to the Bodhisattva's words and would be blessed by the Bodhisattva."
Sun Zhao took a breath and said, "I don't know if they were to excuse me or that it was true at that time. After killing a few people, they began to be afraid. Therefore, they finally decided to light a fire. The remaining people who were not dead would be burned to death by the fire, which would be considered as destroying the body. The next day, they escaped from the city and hid in the village outside the city for two days. When they heard that the matter was a big deal in the city, they didn't dare to come back, so they went straight to Luozhou, and later they went to the theater again."
"I spent a few years in Luozhou and felt that I could find glory when I came to the capital, so the brothers went back to the capital separately, entered the theater and the pleasure boat, and pretended not to know each other." Sun Zhao shook his head and said, "If it weren't for their testimony, it would be hard to believe that they were all children when these things happened."
After hearing this, Huo Weilou and Bo Ruoyou resolved the last doubt in their hearts. They were adopted by Master Zhao at the age of seven or eight. The children of seven or eight have begun to know the world. They are used to suffering in the world. The instinct for survival is greater than the thought of good and evil. Master Zhao saved their lives. They are ungrateful. On the contrary, after three years of good life, when they suffer, they turn the humiliation and pain in their hearts into resentment towards Master Zhao. In addition to the so-called Bodhisattva Sutra, they have done evil with peace of mind.
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou: "What are the names of the two people recorded in the file?"
"One is called Brother Yu, and the other is called Brother Hua." Bo Ruoyou remembered it very clearly, but this name seemed to be given by Master Zhao, and it fell into the market. There were also many people who called this name.
Huo Weilou looked at Sun Zhao, "Go and ask Liu Qing and the other two. These two men, plus Master Qian, were both old and what they looked like back then, but what were their obvious characteristics."
Sun Zhao took the order and left, while Huo Weilou ordered the embroiderer to "let Lu Ke come to see me."
After leaving the embroidered clothes, Bo Ruoyou thought of Lu Ke's ability to learn from other people's voices. Her eyes turned, wondering if Huo Weilou wanted to use a similar method.
Sun Zhao came out quickly, holding a confession in his hand and handed it to Huo Weilou. Huo Weilou took it in his hand and saw it. Suddenly, "This person named Brother Hua was seven years old, and Brother Yu was only four years old. Master Qian was thirty-one or two. The three of them looked ordinary, and there were no traces of scars and birthmarks. Now when they see each other again, they most likely can only recognize Master Qian."
A seven or eight-year-old boy was a bone-like boy, but a four-year-old boy was still a baby. After fourteen years, if these two people appeared in front of them, the one who was the least likely to be recognized was Brother Yu.
Huo Weilou provided the certificate to Bo Ruoyou, and after a while, he instructed Sun Zhao, "Be prepared, when it is dark, send Liu Qing and Chen Mo back to the Hundred Bird Garden and take strict supervision."
Sun Zhao opened his mouth, but Huo Weilou had no explanation. He had to ask the yamen to send Liu Qing and the others back to the Hundred Bird Garden.
Liu Qing and Chen Mo in the cell were very desperate after confessing, but they didn't expect to send them back to the Hundred Birds Garden. When they thought of the Hundred Birds Garden hiding a murderer who came to seek revenge, they felt chilling. Jiang Xing, Yu Xun, and Ye Fei, these three people died worse than the other. They would rather be convicted in prison than suffer that pain.
But they have no room for bargaining.
At sunset, Wu Xiang returned from the Hundred Birds Garden. He had already arranged manpower in the Hundred Birds Garden and escorted Liu Qing and Chen Mo back to the Hundred Birds Garden with Sun Zhao.
Huo Weilou was not in a hurry. When Lu Ke arrived at the yamen, he explained it carefully to him for a moment. Soon, Lu Ke brought a few embroidered envoys to the yamen.
Bo Ruoyou didn't know what Huo Weilou was going to make. It was getting late, but Huo Weilou was calm and wanted to send her home. Seeing this, she became more and more sure that Huo Weilou had a complete plan.
The carriage was moving in a hurry, and Bo Ruoyou couldn't help it, so he asked, "What is the plan for the Marquis?"
Huo Weilou waved to her, and Bo Ruoyou leaned closer. He hugged her waist and whispered with his ears. Bo Ruoyou felt the heat from his lips that made her ears itch. After he finished speaking, half of her body was numb. However, what he said really surprised her, so he didn't care about that much, "Is this method really feasible?"
Huo Weilou smiled, "Do you believe me?"
Bo Ruoyou shook his head quickly, "Of course not, it's just that the murderer is cunning, if he doesn't surrender..."
"Cunning, but anxious, he can't wait long." Huo Weilou stared at Bo Ruoyou's red ear beads, almost trying to reach out to twist, but he held it back and said, "If you don't believe it, then make a bet with me."
"Hmm? What are you betting on?" Bo Ruoyou asked along with him.
Huo Weilou's eyes became unpredictable, and a sense of ominous premonition arose in Bo Ruoyou's heart. She immediately changed her words and said, "I believe, I believe in the Marquis, I can't believe it anymore-"
Her trip made Huo Weilou laugh, and she shook her head and did not tease her again.
Huo Weilou left after he was sent to the front of the mansion.
Bo Ruoyou kept thinking about what Huo Weilou said in the evening. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Huo Weilou had thought the murderer's mind very carefully, and he also felt that he had arranged it very thoroughly, so he rested with peace of mind.
Early the next morning, Bo Ruoyounian's corpses were still in the charity village without the final inspection. After breakfast, he went straight to the charity village.
When I arrived at the Yizhuang Village, the sun was already high in the sky. Bo Ruoyou entered the door, but saw Hu Changqing in the Yizhuang Village. After asking, I realized that if the qi turned cold today, Uncle Kun, who was guarding the Yizhuang Village, had a swelling pain in his legs and feet, which was very unbearable. Hu Changqing came today to get the leg treatment ointment for Uncle Kun.
Bo Ruoyou didn't expect that he had this intention, so he was a little moved.
When Hu Changqing saw Bo Ruoyou coming to inspect the bones, he thought to himself that Wu Xiang did not allow him to take a corpse in this case, so he wanted to say goodbye to leave in order to avoid suspicion. Before leaving, Bo Ruoyou called him, "Can you know the method of steaming bones by Hu coroner?"
Hu Changqing was a little puzzled, "What is the method of steaming bones?"
I don't know this, Bo Ruoyou said, "If Hu Zi Zhuo doesn't know, you can stay and help me. If you need a bone test during the autopsy, Hu Zi Zhuo will do it yourself."
This made Hu Changqing flattered. Thinking of all the previous things, he felt embarrassed.
The corpse was placed in the backyard, and the steamed bones were to be chiseled out of the cave. Bo Ruoyou asked Uncle Kun to point to a slope not far from the Yizhuang Village, and told the yamen left in the Yizhuang Village to the method of chiseling the cave. Everyone helped, and then sent the corpse to the cave. Bo Ruoyou asked Zhou Liang to find a strong wine and explained each step to Hu Changqing. Hu Changqing held his breath and focused his mind, and used twelve points to remember. After being busy for more than half a day, he had just finished examining the five bones.
This method of steaming bones was to identify blood stains on old corpses and to determine the injuries that caused death. After a survey, the results were no different from Bo Ruoyou's inference. Hu Changqing saw this bone test method for the first time, and he was generously taught by Bo Ruoyou. He was quite grateful in his heart, and he was even more respectful to Bo Ruoyou than before.
Bo Ruoyou didn't realize that the coroner did not rely on his unique skills to make a living. One more person has superb skills, so how many wisps of wronged souls can be? She wrote a test in the charity village before going to the yamen.
Sun Zhao was handling other official duties in the yamen. Bo Ruoyou had a case for verification and asked about the matters in the Hundred Birds Garden. Only then did he know that the embroidered clothes had taken over the case of Hundred Birds Garden. Wu Xiang also brought the yamen to help in the garden. No other news was sent back. Bo Ruoyou was suspicious in his heart. After leaving the yamen, he thought about it and went to Hundred Birds Garden.
When I arrived at the Hundred Birds Garden, I saw that the garden door was closed. Bo Ruoyou called the door. When the yamen saw that it was her coming, he immediately invited her in. Wu Xiangben was patrolling the park and came out shortly afterwards.
She asked about the arrangements in the park, and Wu Xiang said, "Don't worry, the murderer has no chance to take advantage of the opportunity. I brought twenty people here to stay. The marquis also sent an embroidered clothing envoy. Now Liu Qing and Chen Mo have left people to watch. Others can't see them when they see them. They also have to check the food. I really can't think of how the murderer will do it."
At this point, he remembered something and said, "Also, didn't that man kill the bird? Now all the weapons, axes and hammers in the garden have been taken away, including the copper hammer and bronze sword used for performing operas. The murderer wouldn't really bring a stone to the door and smash people."
"But..." Wu Xiang frowned slightly, "But I don't understand what the Marquis' arrangement is. We look at it so tightly. Although the murderer cannot touch the target and harm others, he will only suppress the murderer, but he cannot force him to show his strength. There are other errands in the yamen. Will it be better to delay this? There are also embroidered clothes envoys, who enter the garden in their regular clothes, but do not patrol the garden, and seem to have other plans."
Today is a sunny day. The scorching sun above my head dispels the coolness of early winter. Bo Ruoyou even feels that standing under the sun is a bit burning. She comforts Wu Xiang, "The Marquis ordered you to guard against the death of the marquis. Don't let the murderer commit crimes according to the way of death of the Qu'er. You just do what you want. I believe the Marquis."
Wu Xiang grabbed his head, "Of course I believe it, but I don't understand it. The Marquis didn't let us control everyone too much. Perhaps because the yamen left behind in the garden were too far away, everyone felt very safe. In the past two days, I was not worried."
Bo Ruoyou raised his lips, "After all, there was a murderer by his side, and everyone was very scared. Now there are too many yamen, and everyone feels protected, so naturally they are not as good as before."
Bo Ruoyou's trust in Huo Weilou also calmed Wu Xiang. Bo Ruoyou was unwilling to disturb them and soon left the Hundred Birds Garden. She rode a carriage and headed straight to Wu Zhaohou's mansion, wanting to see what Huo Weilou was doing at the moment.
When he arrived at the Hou Mansion, Huo Weilou was drinking medicine. The poison he had been removed earlier was very slowly, so the wound was always recurring. Cheng Yunzhi was afraid that he would fall into the root of the disease, so he added a prescription to him.
She told Huo Weilou about the situation in the park. He felt relieved after hearing this. Bo Ruoyou asked him, "How many days does the Marquis think he will wait?"
It was dusk at this time, with the afterglow everywhere, and the sunset spreading like wildfires in the sky, and like colorful dyes pouring on it. Huo Wei said: "The warlock of the Imperial Heaven Supervision said that it has been good weather in the past few days. I guess there will always be a result in four or five days."
Chapter completed!