He thought that the police officers were just idiots and would give money to anyone who saw his head, without considering whether it was the head of a corpse or not?
"Ahem."
The scribe next to me was embarrassed.
At that time, the prefect was under great pressure, and under the pressure of the city lord, he was eager to solve the case. When he saw this head, he thought without thinking that it was the head of an old woman who had beheaded the victim.
The prefect also reported the head as a major clue.
The city lord even praised the prefect verbally.
However, Wang Er died and his mother's body was found. Only then did the prefect know that they had been raped by Wang Er.
"Well."
Lu Bai had nothing to say.
The clerk tried to smooth things over for the magistrate, "No one would have thought that Wang Er would commit such an unworthy act as killing his mother, wouldn't he?"
Lu Bai nodded.
Under heavy pressure, you will inevitably do stupid things.
But Wang Eryi's death was not useless, but it provided Lu Bai with another way of thinking.
Bang, bang!
Lu Bai tapped his fingers on the edge of the table, thoughtfully.
Did the murderer accidentally choose Wang Er and kill him?
Or did the murderer know that Wang Er killed his mother for money and faked his murder, so he killed Wang Er in a rage?
It's not impossible.
Many murderers who are extremely cruel and enjoy killing people and collecting heads are most proud of their killing methods.
They think killing is art.
Especially this kind of murderer who has no rules to follow, no fixed goals, kills at will, and is extremely cruel.
If someone faked them killing people, they would feel the art was tarnished.
It's an insult!
"Are there any other cases of pretending to claim reward money?" Lu Bai asked.
If there are other cases of pretending to receive reward money, it may be able to support his conjecture.
The scribe shook his head.
Lu Bai regretted that he could not get the correct answer.
He can't let people imitate murderers and kill people.
"However, there is a very strange case. Some people think that it may not be the murderer, but because no definite evidence has been found yet, it has been included in this case."
The scribe pulled out several files from the pile of old papers and handed them to Lu Bai.
These cases are very different from the previous cases.
All the people who died in the previous case were one person. Even though there were four people sharing the same bed, only one was beheaded...
Lu Bai interrupted him, "Four people sleeping in the same bed? Who is so powerful?"
"From the brothel." the scribe replied.
"It's quite wild." Lu Bai exclaimed, this grandson is so lucky.
"Three men and one woman." The scribe replied again.
They didn't have much money, so the three of them pooled their money together to book a night with a brothel girl.
"Why!"
Lu Bai sighed.
It is not easy to lose one's body in this era. The rich and powerful have three wives and four concubines, as well as forty-two concubines.
Poor people are miserable.
Those with a little skill can still marry a wife; those who are poorer can have brothers sharing a wife; those who are poorer can only live in poverty for the rest of their lives.
Back then in Deer Park, there were a lot of the latter two types of people.
No wonder Gu Qinghuan mentioned that he had promised Wang'er to him, saving all the betrothal gifts and dowry.
Lu Bai disagreed.
But if it hadn't been for his later prosperity, Lu Bai would have had to consider between Da Hei Niu and Wang'er if he wanted to get a wife.
Therefore, it is better to marry a wife as early as possible.
That's too far.
Returning to this strange case, a pair of heads were severed in this case, and the signature of the case states that the neck was rough and uneven.
In the previous case, except for the tightness of the skin and flesh at the decapitation site, the knife edge was smooth, as if it had been cut with a sharp blade.
These two people had their necks cut two or three times before their heads were severed.
What's even more different is that the deceased were a mother and a daughter, and the woman had been raped before she died.
"This is interesting."
This is obviously not the work of the murderer in the serial beheading case.
One of the four heads will be taken, the couple will take one if they sleep together, and the prisoners will take one if they live together in prison - the murderer in the serial beheading case has a very professional ethics and will not do anything like rape.
There was another murderer in the case of beheading these two people.
Lu Bai lowered his head to look through the files without looking up, "Is this case included in the serial beheading case?"
The scribe nodded.
One more case is worse than one less case.
The serial beheading case has already made the police, the prefect, and the city lord very worried. No one wants to cause trouble and file this case for another investigation.
It just so happened that the series of beheadings now included a few beheaded people, so they were thrown into it.
Lu Bai was overjoyed.
There is a way to prove his guess.
The severed head Wang Er brought also had flaws caused by two or three cuts, but it did not prevent Wang Er from being killed.
If the murderer of this case is found, we may have some clues about the murderer of the serial beheading case.
"In this two-head-decapitation case, did any of their neighbors or relatives have their heads decapitated?" Lu Bai asked.
The scribes don't know.
So Lu Bai sent scribes to check the documents and arresters to go to the shops to inquire...
After returning from the city lord's palace, the prefect handed over the power to Lu Bai, leaving the scribes and police officers at Lu Bai's disposal.
Now that Lu Bai asked them to investigate, they dare not not investigate.
However, at this late afternoon, it was okay for the scribes to sit at their desks, but the head catcher and the police officers were out wandering around late at night, so they could not help but feel resentful.
"Grandma, this little brat actually came to order us!" said the bald policeman full of complaints.
"That's right, he hasn't even grown hair yet. How can he handle cases?" Another detective agreed.
He has white hair, a young whitehead.
"Okay, since the prefect wants us to listen to him, he must have a brush!" The head catcher tried to smooth things over.
Although he was unwilling, and his unwillingness turned into resentment under the scorching sun.
No one was seen on the streets at noon.
Cicadas have all stopped.
A big yellow dog rested under a willow tree by the river with its big tongue hanging out, casting a distressed look at them as they passed by.
"What a bastard! Let's go investigate those two beheading cases. It's obvious that he was ill and had to go to the hospital indiscriminately. He failed to prepare for a serial case. It's hard to solve this case."
You are welcome if you are young and fast.
He made a bet, "If he can really investigate this case and solve the serial case, I'll eat shit!"
"I'll accompany you!"
The bald policeman is very loyal.
He asked the head catcher, "Is this young boy thinking that the murderer of this case is the murderer of the serial beheading case?"
"It's possible!" The detectives nodded unanimously.
**
Yancheng, Shangcheng District.
By the Yan River.
The willow trees are dancing in the wind; the gentle breeze is blowing, causing the river surface to sparkle.
A group of ducks float on the water under the willow shade, hiding from the scorching sun, with their heads hidden under their wings, drowsy.
A duck raised his head and glanced at the shore.
There are many people standing on the shore, some are dressed in brocade clothes and carry long swords at their waists; some are dressed in gorgeous robes and carry long swords at their waists.
They stood grovelingly behind a man in brocade clothes who was fishing.
The man in Jinyi is over fifty years old, with gray hair and a smile on his lips. Even if he is not smiling, he seems to be smiling at others.
The teal shuddered.
Somehow, this smile made him tremble.
The fish took a long time to take the bait.
Everyone became quieter and did not dare to breathe loudly. The cicadas chirped above their heads very noisily.
"Do you know the scholar just now?" the fisherman suddenly spoke.
Zhao Baili shook his head.
He glanced at both sides and saw that the father-in-laws had no intention of standing up, so he realized they were asking him.
Zhao Baili stood up hurriedly, "Yes, we met once."