Chapter 43 Clues
On the dilapidated and collapsed roof of the east wing of the deserted house.
A huge figure, whose whole body was hidden in a tattered linen cloak, with only a pair of gloomy eyes exposed, was quietly scratching the ridge of the roof, staring at the jumping flames that seemed to be the only center of this world under the night sky.
At the edge of the fire, many Chen family men with knives and guns were retreating to the front yard in an orderly and fast manner. From the beginning to the end, the swords, guns, swords and halberds in their hands were pointed towards the surroundings.
The huge figure tilted his head and watched them exit the backyard without saying a word. Only his slightly furrowed brows seemed to reveal the doubts in his heart.
After a long time, he let out a long breath of regret or joy, turned around, jumped off the roof, and uttered the word "withdraw" neatly.
As the words fell, figures also hidden under tattered linen cloaks quickly emerged from the dark shadows.
Only a few pairs of pale green ferocious eyes remained, still in the shadows.
…
Hurrying slowly, Chen Sheng finally found them before Chen Sanye killed them.
With a serious face, he handed Chen Xiaojiu to Chen Sanye, and in a few words told Chen Sanye what they saw in the backyard of the deserted house.
Then, before Chen Sanye spoke, he turned around and waved.
A group of rich and powerful Chen family members instantly understood and rushed like wolves to the weak and helpless people who just wanted to cry. They once again pushed them to the ground and dragged them in front of Chen Sheng.
"I remember……"
Chen Shengpi cracked his mouth with a smile and asked with a smile: "Just now, several of you have said that so and so has recently taken on a big business, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of trembling people suddenly started to tear themselves apart, trying to push others out to die.
"Yes, yes, sir, it's Liu Ergou who has taken over a big business."
"Zhou Datou, what the hell are you talking about? There are quite a few two-legged sheep in your sheepfold!"
"Young Master, I want to testify that Old Man Lin has long wanted to attack your young master!"
"The eldest son..."
Who can engage in the business of human trafficking in a place like Chang'anfang, where good and bad people are mixed, who is not a human being?
As soon as Chen Sheng and others came back, this group of people smelled murderous intent on them.
This messy scene.
Chen Sheng unconsciously rubbed the hilt of the Han sword in his hand.
He closed his eyes without saying a word, and lightly drew his right hand in front of him.
Chen Hu, who was standing next to him, saw this, his eyes stern, he picked up the knife in his hand and swung it like lightning.
The next second, a man who had been shouting and fighting with his colleagues with a red face a moment ago suddenly sprayed out a fine mist of blood from his throat.
"ah……"
He stretched out his hand to cover it in fear, but instead of being covered by him, the wound turned into a fountain, and large streams of bright red blood poured out...
He fell to the ground, struggling desperately and wailing heart-piercingly.
The people who were fighting in a group quickly fell silent amidst the wails.
When the wails died down, there was only the sound of burning torches.
Chen Sheng opened his eyes, glanced at the dead body on the ground, and asked calmly: "Can you talk properly?"
Many people closed their mouths tightly and nodded desperately.
"Okay then, come one by one!"
Chen Sheng nodded and looked at Ren Yazi on the far right: "What's your name, what was your latest business, and who was it with?"
The man hurriedly spoke: "Back to the eldest son, the villain's name is Lin Dayou, and they all call the villain Old Man Lin. The villain's latest business was with Qin Niang, the old bustard of Changlefang, six days ago. It was sold.
She is a miserable girl... The eldest son Ming Jian, the girl was not kidnapped, but her parents could no longer survive and sold her to a villain!"
Chen Sheng looked at the others, Ya Zi: "What he said is the truth... But if there is evidence, I can let you go now!"
Many people had hesitant expressions on their faces, but no one spoke randomly.
When Chen Sheng saw this, he looked at the second person: "Come here!"
"Back to the eldest son, the villain is called Zhou Fu, and they all call the villain Zhou Datou... He was caught, no, coaxed here in the firewood alley and dog shit alley."
The people kneeling in a row told Chen Sheng one by one about the business they had done recently.
After each person said something, Chen Sheng would take the trouble to ask other people whether what he said was true.
Most of the time, no one questions it.
There are occasional doubts, but it's just a time difference.
Even Liu Ergou, whom Chen Sheng thought was most likely to be a problem, had no problems with his population source and whereabouts.
These people are all scum who are trying to make a living in this area. It is easy to hide their daily actions from outsiders, but it is almost impossible to hide them from their colleagues!
Even if there is a cautious person who is quite secretive and can hide his daily actions from most of his colleagues, there will always be one or two people who know his recent movements.
Wait until the last person Yazi finishes describing his recent business.
Chen Sheng's brows were deeply furrowed. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Besides you, are there anyone else doing this kind of business in Chen County?"
In his opinion, the person who feeds humans to monsters, and sets up his den in a place like Chang'anfang, where everyone is mixed, is looking for a house that the surrounding residents unanimously agree is a haunted house. It is better not to be careless in what he does.
How could such a person abandon a natural "grain bank" like Chang'anfang and risk greater exposure to arrest people in other urban districts and cities?
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other hesitantly for a long time before someone whispered in panic: "Back, back to the eldest son, this business in Chen County is only done by small people...and in other cities as well."
Oh, I haven't noticed yet, but you are still the big shots who monopolize the human trafficking business in Chen County!
Chen Sheng scoffed at the many people's teeth, but frowned even more... Could it be that the person who was caught through these people's teeth was caught by his own hands? Wouldn't that leave more traces?
There are ready-made sources of population, so if you don't use it, you can't just catch people yourself because you're short of money, right?
"Then have you noticed any outsiders recently competing with you for food in this area?"
"Think carefully before you speak. I asked so many questions, so there must be solid evidence!"
"If you answer me no again...then I can only think that you are colluding to deceive me!"
"They all must die!"
Chen Sheng rubbed the hilt of his sword and said one sentence at a time.
As the saying goes, when a sparrow flies by, it leaves behind a shadow!
At least a dozen people died in the collapsed house just now!
People are not monkeys who jumped out of the cracks in rocks. How could they not be able to trace the whole story?
Therefore, the answer can only be that these people lied to him!
After listening to his words, many people looked down at the still warm corpse and shuddered.
They look at me and I look at you.
Try to communicate with your eyes.
After a while, someone finally lost his temper and said, "Liu Ergou, seven days ago, did you take away the kid from the shack at the end of the firewood alley?"
"Fuck you, mother. There is a sign of your sheep pen next to the shack. How could Mr. Nai be so unethical?"
"It's your mother's fault. That evening, I saw you and a Geyi man passing that house one after another, and then his son disappeared. Who else could it be if it wasn't you?"
"Wait a minute, Zhou Datou, the Ge Yi man you are talking about is a man seven feet tall, with a black face and a beardless face, and a brand scar under his eyes?"
"Hmm? Old man Lin, have you seen that person too?"
"Well, a month ago, one of the sheep in the old man's pen was forked away. The old man secretly inquired for a long time. The only person who passed by this family that day was not from that area."
"Damn it, Old Gou Lin, you have been unhappy with Nai Gong these days. Isn't it just because of this..."
"The man you are talking about seems to have appeared in our place. The scar on his face looks very much like it was used to cover the face that was damaged by tattoos. By the way, at noon on the sixth day of the lunar month, we will go to Dongcheng to meet people.
I also saw this man on Dongmen Street when we were discussing business, and he was with several people at that time, all of them holding swords..."
"Wait a minute, let's not talk about Dongmen Street. Let me ask you, did you take away the child bride we got for that idiot old man Xu who sells sesame oil?"
"Didn't you ask about this before? You told me that it was not our fault, but you didn't believe us at all?"
"Do you think you would believe it if it were you?"
"Stop the fucking quarrel. Why are you waiting for us to make friends with you if you haven't seen the eldest son? Chen Ergou, you live in the old man Xu's area. Have you seen the person Zhou Datou mentioned there in the past few days? Yes.
Before you fork someone, you have to step on the plate first..."
"We have no impression..."
As the people's words were exchanged, clues gradually emerged.
Chen Sheng also gradually understood. It turned out that these people had their own evil intentions. No one believed anyone, and no one was willing to clarify the matter. That's why they took advantage of the loophole and kidnapped someone under their noses.
I was so stupid that I thought it was a conspiracy between my colleagues!
But this also shows that this person should not have been doing these things for a long time.
Otherwise, it is impossible for these people to be unaware until now...
Just as he was frowning and thinking, Chen Hu came close to his ear and lowered his voice and said, "Da Lang, that person went to Dongmen Street on the sixth day of the lunar month. Should I ask Old Thirteen to order someone to check it out?"
Dongmen Street?
Chen Sheng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that the Tiger Martial Arts School in Dongcheng, which is currently the Tiger Hall, is on Dongmen Street!
The sixth day of the lunar month?
Chen Sheng always felt that something happened that day, but when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't remember what he was talking about that day.
There were no watches or clocks in these days, so it was difficult to directly connect the concept of time with specific events. It had already been more than ten days, so how could he still tell which events happened on which day?
"Not in a hurry!"
He replied in a low voice: "This matter must be reported to the officials first, so that the county government can come forward to investigate... Our family has already come forward. If the Tiger Hall is implicated again, even a fool will know that the Tiger Hall belongs to our family!"
"So even if the Tiger Hall wants to investigate, it can only be done secretly and cannot have direct contact with our family!"
Chen Hu nodded clearly and said: "You burned that room, how can you report it to the official?"
Chen Sheng glanced at him in surprise: "I burned it? When did I set it on fire? One family is one family, and if you say nonsense, I will still sue you for slander! It was obvious that the murderer set fire to that room after we came out.
Yes, there are so many uncles in our family, and every one of them can testify... As long as this kind of thing is brought to the attention of the county government, even if there is no evidence, the county government will never look down upon it! As long as they come forward, they will be shocked.
Snakes, other things will be easy to handle!"
Chapter completed!