As soon as these words came out, Li Zhenguo gave it up - he thought it was just another neighborhood rumor. Such rumors were everywhere, every day, and they would naturally dissipate after a few days of chewing. > However, Li Ziyu was
With a jolt, he remembered the rumor that Sister-in-law Liu had told him during the patrol yesterday that Widow Wang had a wild man.
An old man said: "Old Cui, there is something wrong with your words. I wonder if the ghost in Widow Wang's house is a male ghost or a female ghost?"
Lao Cui glanced at the old man: "Master Jin is someone who has passed through three passes and six docks. You can tell it right away!"
Now Li Ziyu became more certain that the matter had something to do with Widow Wang's wild man.
The tea guests then started to make a fuss, asking Lao Cui to tell him what was going on. Lao Cui smiled slightly and pretended to be deep. After everyone urged him several times, he slowly said, "Speaking of last night..." Suddenly he seemed to swallow.
He seemed to be stuck in the wind, put down the tea cup and jumped up, clasping his fists with both hands: "Thank you, sir, your boss is here..."
Li Zhenguo followed Lao Cui's line of sight and saw that it was Team Leader Xie who was walking up the stairs. At this time, not only the tea guests on Lao Cui's seat stood up and bowed, but there were also people on other seats who knew Team Leader Xie.
The heads of the group also said hello one after another. The head of Xie returned the greeting with his hand and was very polite and perfunctory.
Li Zhenguo thought to himself that the leader of the group was quite decent, and he was probably a figure in the scene.
Team leader Xie, while being perfunctory with others, turned around and saw Li Ziyu, with a look of surprise on his face, "Comrade Xiao Li, have you been to the humble residence just now? I heard my wife say, this is -"
Li Ziyu whispered: "This is the criminal police officer from the General Administration. I have something to tell you."
Team Leader Xie knew that the police had confidential matters to talk about because he was "a bachelor at first sight" - he was called to the police station early in the morning to assist in the investigation, and it was probably the same thing. He immediately waved hello to Lao Cui and the others.
Go downstairs with them and ask Qitang to arrange a private room.
This tea house is actually very small, and there are no special private rooms, but shopkeeper Xie spoke, and Qitang immediately led them to a small courtyard at the back, set up a table, and served refreshments.
Li Zhenguo still asked for information related to the case, but it was much more detailed than when he held the symposium just now. In the so-called "initial questioning", ordinary people tend to ignore many small details. If you don't specifically remind them, then
Can't remember.
Although there was no corpse and an autopsy could not be performed, Li Zhenguo roughly inferred from the large amount of blood stains left at the scene that the time of death and the time of dumping the body were very close, maybe not even half an hour, so he focused on asking about his cards around midnight.
Something strange happened.
Shopkeeper Xie said that he has gone to bed very early these days and there is nothing unusual. The population of Guan Duan has not changed - there are very few people visiting relatives and friends recently, and he often does not see a stranger in a day. In order to show that he is indeed
After answering the questions seriously, shopkeeper Xie told all the trivial things like a baby crying at night, a couple quarreling, etc. Li Zhenguo was not afraid of trivial matters, and wrote everything down in a small book he carried with him.
Finally, Li Zhenguo asked about the haunting of Widow Wang's house, but Chief Xie didn't know anything about it. However, he said that although Widow Wang's house was not in his list, it was not far away. He knew very well about Widow Wang's house.
Widow Wang’s maiden name is Xiuzhu, and she is from Qingyuan County. Widow Wang’s man is a resident of this street, and makes a living as a housekeeper. Because her family is poor, she is in her thirties and cannot afford to marry a wife. A few years ago, she heard about Qingyuan County
When there was a disaster, one bucket of rice could be exchanged for a big girl, so he went to Qingyuan and exchanged three buckets of rice for this daughter-in-law.
Originally, the family's life was relatively stable. Unexpectedly, there was an epidemic in the city last spring. Her husband, mother-in-law and children all fell ill and died, leaving her alone. Now she works on the streets sewing and darning for the poor and doing chores to make ends meet.
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As for the claim that her home is haunted, Shopkeeper Xie doesn't believe it because he has never heard of it, and Widow Wang looked as normal when she went out early this morning, and it didn't look like her home was haunted at all.
So he asked people to call Lao Cui who had spread the word and asked him to explain the matter clearly.
Lao Cui is a talkative person and has a hobby of being in the limelight. He was very happy to hear that the Australian police officers talked to him to learn about the situation: as we all know, the Australian police never engage in the extortion tricks used by the express team in the past, so he went
Not only will you not lose money by talking, it will also increase your capital for chatting in the tea room.
So he said that he was also a good citizen of the Song Dynasty and had the responsibility to assist the police of the Senate in solving the case. Li Zhenguo expressed his gratitude and asked him to talk about the "Widow Wang's house is haunted" that was interrupted by Xie Paijia just now.
News. Lao Cui then spoke eloquently:
It turns out that Lao Cui is the head porter, and Nanjianzi Lane is his territory. According to the rules, the residents in this alley have to work in his hands whenever they carry heavy objects. They cannot hire outsiders. As for porters from outside, they cannot be here either.
Looking for work - unless they are being moved in from outside. This is called "no entry, no exit". Of course, they have to abide by this rule in other places and cannot look for work on other people's territory. If a porter wants to look for work in this alley
If you want to work, you have to register with Lao Cui and pay the monthly tea fee. Only then can you enter the tea shed where the porters gather to wait for work. Otherwise, you will be driven out of the country by breaking the poles and poles, or you will be beaten for a while, which will break your muscles and bones.
I can't eat this bowl of rice either.
Although Lao Cui is the leader, he actually has to work by himself. Last night Lao Cui and his porters took on a big job, and they were busy until very late. When they got home, they had already struck eleven times on the bell and drum tower. According to the
The past hour was Haishi. When Lao Cui returned home, he had to pass by the door of Widow Wang's house. Before he could reach the door, he suddenly heard a slight sound.
The sound came from the direction of Widow Wang's house. Although it was very dark that night and there were no street lights in Guangzhou, against the night background, he could clearly see the silhouette of a man climbing up the wall of Widow Wang's house. This man's figure
His movements are very agile, he can climb up and over the wall almost in one go - like a practicing athlete.
"It's just nonsense on my part to say it's haunted. The person who jumped over the wall must be someone."
This information immediately aroused Li Zhenguo's interest. The dark figure on the wall of Widow Wang's house may be a "practitioner"... all of which revealed a suspicious smell. Moreover, the time was close to the time they inferred the crime was committed.
"Since you saw someone jumping over the wall, why didn't you report it to the patrol?" Li Zhenguo asked.
Lao Cui said with a smile: "Widow Wang is just guilty of being romantic. I am not from her husband's family, so why should I be such a bad person? The one who jumped over the wall is probably her wild man."
"She has a wild man?"
"Yes, I'm probably not the only one who knows this alley." Lao Cui said with a smile, "It's strange that the widow can't bear it. She's only thirty, how can she not have such thoughts?"
"What kind of man is he?" Li Zhenguo asked.
What Lao Cui said was not much different from what Li Ziyu heard from Sister Liu. But he knew more in detail, that is, this "wild man" did not leave at dawn every day as Sister Liu said.
, but often spent the night at her house. Because one day Lao Cui took people to deliver goods and passed by her door. His porters were thirsty and couldn't bear it, so they went in to ask for water. It took her a while to come out.
His expression was very wrong, and he also smelled the aroma of wine and meat. Not only was there wine, it was also good wine.
"...She is a poor widow who usually lives a frugal life. She wishes she could break a penny in half and spend it. Why does she suddenly buy wine and meat? There must be a wild man at home who gave her money to buy it."
Lao Cui often walked around the alleys with his porters. After discovering this, out of the need to gossip and collect information in the teahouse, he paid attention to Widow Wang's house. This attention really showed to him.
The doorway has arrived.
He said that Widow Wang had a lot of unusual things recently. First, she often kept the door closed during the day. She worked as a handyman and was always prepared for an employer to come to her, so she always left the door open and sat in the main room by herself.
She was working in the fields while waiting for work; secondly, she often went out to buy groceries. The amount was quite large - it was too much for one person to eat, and the groceries were more delicate than before. Finally, the clothes she usually wore were patched, and her hair was
The woman who could only wear wooden hairpins recently not only changed into brand new fine cloth clothes, but also had a gold hairpin!
Li Ziyu was secretly surprised, she didn't expect that this porter was so discerning! She patrolled the streets every day, and Widow Wang saw her at least once or twice a day, but she never noticed it. The teacher said in class, "You have to do what you want to do in life."
Those who are thoughtful should pay attention to observation." Although I remembered it in my heart, I didn't apply it at all.
Li Zhenguo also felt that this was a clue worth pursuing, and immediately asked team leader Xie to lead the way to Widow Wang's house for on-the-spot investigation. As soon as a few people went out, they saw seven or eight porters surrounded by two porters making a noise.
When he came over, he had to talk.
Lao Cui frowned and said, "If you have anything to do, tell me slowly! What does it look like to make noise in the street!"
It turns out that a porter came out early this morning to wait for work in the tea shed, but found that his pole was missing.
The pole is the porter's food tool. Although it is a worthless thing, for those who work hard to eat every day, buying a new one will feel distressed, not to mention that they will not be able to work for at least half a day.
Ordinary people would not steal this thing - usually shoulder poles are used for carrying burdens, and only porters who often carry heavy loads can use it. The owner turned his suspicious eyes on a colleague. After saying a few words, a commotion broke out
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This kind of dispute is never reported to the official. As usual, it is handled by the leader of this section. If it involves people from other sections, the leaders of both parties come out to have tea.
Lao Cui was in a good mood today and wanted to save face in front of the two policemen. He immediately patted his chest and said: "Stop arguing, this leverage is mine. Let's all go back to work." (To be continued.) 8