When Li Nanke woke up, the east had just begun to turn white, and the window was shrouded in a blue-grey haze.
There was no sign of my wife in the house.
Luo Qianqiu always went to bed late and got up early, and Li Nanke had already gotten used to it. After getting dressed, he took a towel and a basin and went to the well outside the door to wash up.
Although living at the foot of the mountain is cold, it is fun and comfortable.
Besides, it's not far from the town, so shopping and groceries are not inconvenient.
"Get up."
The woman who was busy in the kitchen saw her husband, and her eyes broke into a gentle smile.
Li Nanke stretched his waist and greedily breathed in the remaining night fragrance in the air. But for some reason, he felt a dull pain in his chest, as if someone had dug out his heart and marinated it with Laotan pickled cabbage.
He rubbed his heart and said with a smile: "I woke up because of the smell of the rice cooked by Madam."
The turtle lying in front of the door has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
The enchanting Sister Goose stood by the pond showing her beauty as usual.
However, after seeing the man, the two beasts felt somewhat uncomfortable. They looked at each other with wary eyes, fearing that the man would take out the pot and stew them.
"Did your husband sleep well last night?" the woman asked.
Li Nanke put the soft ponytail tooth brush into his mouth and said vaguely: "It's not bad. Older people have more minor health problems. It either hurts here or there."
"My husband is already weak. You should move more and get more sunshine on weekdays."
The woman said with concern, "I'll go back and prepare some more medicine for my husband to take."
Li Nanke looked ugly.
What words is this!
What are you talking about? Brother, a bag of rice can resist the eighth floor. I beat up ten girls when I go to a nightclub. Is this still called virtual?
However, since his wife was a doctor, Li Nanke couldn't argue with her. He poured all the water on Sister Goose and went into the house to have breakfast full of complaints.
The breakfast is delicious. Although they are all porridge and soup, they are different for each person.
Luo Qianqiu drank Tremella Mandarin Tang Tang, which can nourish yin, moisturize the lungs, and beautify and rejuvenate the skin.
What Li Nanke made was walnut flour porridge, which has the effects of nourishing the spleen and kidneys, benefiting the ears and eyes, and consolidating astringent essence.
Seeing her husband drinking porridge with a sullen face, Luo Qianqiu frowned and reminded: "Mr. sir, although I have cooked Qianshi to a pulp, I still have to chew it carefully and slowly to nourish my body. You are like this
Eating food like this is not good for the stomach and intestines."
"Well, the main reason is that the food cooked by Madam is so delicious." Li Nanke laughed.
Halfway through the meal, someone hurriedly came to see Li Nanke.
The person who came was a government official.
Seeing Li Nanke, the yamen servant gasped and said: "Brother Li, come with me quickly! The master is waiting for you... There is an emergency over there on East Street!"
"Fate?"
Li Nanke was startled.
These two days have been really uneventful.
"Isn't there Old Man Wang?" Li Nanke was surprised.
Mr. Wang is the old clerk of the county government in Dongqi County. He lives near the county government. He is cheerful and kind. It was through him that Li Nanke got such a job.
"The old man drank for half the night last night and is still lying on the pit of his daughter-in-law's house unable to scream. He can only find you."
The yamen servant smiled bitterly.
"Drunk again." Li Nanke was also helpless.
The old man was indeed addicted to alcohol and hung a wine gourd around his waist all day long. If he hadn't been experienced in autopsy, he would have been kicked out by the county magistrate.
"move!"
Before he had time to say goodbye to his wife, Li Nanke was dragged away by the government officials.
In less than half a stick of incense, Li Nanke followed the government servant to an alley on East Street in Dongqi County.
There were already many people gathered inside, and they were talking a lot.
After squeezing through the crowd, Li Nanke saw the county magistrate Shen Chunhe sitting on the stone pier, frowning.
The sound of a woman crying could be heard in the courtyard.
"Sir, Wu Zuo is here!" The Yamen servant quickly stepped forward to report.
Although the weather was slightly cool in the early morning, County Magistrate Shen Chunhe seemed to have gone through a marathon. There were fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and he kept wiping them with a handkerchief.
It makes her already fat body look very weak, and she probably spends a lot of time drinking and having sex.
After hearing the report from the yamen officer, Shen Chunhe waved his hand impatiently: "No need, the people from the night patrol department are checking the corpse inside."
"yes."
The yamen servant was a little embarrassed and stepped aside.
Night patrol department?
Li Nanke was filled with doubts.
Normally, the night watch department would only intervene when the 'Red Rain' incident was involved. Is it possible that this fatality was related to the 'Red Rain' case?
After saying hello to a familiar police officer, Li Nanke entered the courtyard.
The small courtyard is not big, but it is very clean. There is an old sycamore guqin standing next to the door, and some flowers and plants are planted in the corner... It can be seen that its owner is an elegant person.
Several capable detectives were searching the courtyard for clues.
A middle-aged woman in coarse clothes and slightly dark skin was lying in front of the window outside the house, crying loudly.
Li Nanke approached the door and saw the night patrol officer who was doing some work inside.
They are two men and one woman.
The woman is wearing a long black dress, she has a slim and graceful figure, her hair is as smooth as satin and hangs down to her waist, like a falling ink mark, and she looks aloof and dusty.
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Because he was turned sideways, Li Nanke only saw the woman's quiet and beautiful profile.
The other two are her subordinates.
One has a delicate and elegant temperament, while the other is simple and strong.
These three people were Leng Xinnan, Tieniu and Guo Gang who went to Lin's house to investigate yesterday.
Meng Xiaotu, who has a huge cup of milk tea, is not here.
Perhaps sensing the man's gaze, Leng Xinnan turned around and looked at her, her delicate eyebrows slightly frowning.
Li Nanke coughed dryly, cupped his hands and said, "Sir, my humble post is the county government's afternoon job."
The other two people in the room also subconsciously looked over.
"Hey, is even a small Wu Zuo so competitive now? It's rare for such a handsome young master to become a Wu Zuo. It's really rare."
The one who spoke was Iron Ox.
Perhaps it was Li Nanke's good looks that gave him a sense of crisis, and Tieniu's teasing tone was laced with a hint of ridicule.
Guo Gang, who was carefully examining the body, only glanced up at Li Nanke and continued the autopsy.
Leng Xinnan just hummed and was too lazy to pay attention.
This was the first time that Li Nanke saw a woman ignoring his handsome appearance. He was surprised and secretly gave a thumbs up - Woman, you have successfully attracted my attention.
The house was filled with a faint smell of soot.
Li Nanke noticed that there was some residual coke in the stove next to the table.
The body was placed on the bed.
On one side of the bed, there was a puddle of dried vomit.
At this time, Dong Yu, the county government's chief catcher, quickly entered the room and handed Tieniu a confession.
After reading the article, Tieniu, who was as elegant as a scholar, walked up to Leng Xinnan and whispered while waving his folding fan:
"Sister Leng, the investigation has revealed that He Qingyu drank at Baiyun Restaurant three days ago, around the seventh day of August, and then went home alone. Since then, no one has seen him again, including his sister-in-law.
His sister-in-law lives far away from him, so she usually comes every five or six days to help clean the yard or wash clothes. Sometimes she has something to do at home, which will take a few more days.
His sister-in-law came this morning around the first quarter of the morning, and the door was locked inwards. Since no one answered her calls, she became suspicious, called a neighbor to break down the door, and found the body."
Leng Xinnan's thick eyelashes drooped, as if she was thinking about something.
The woman was in a rather irritable mood.
Yesterday, in order to investigate the Lin family's "Red Rain" incident, all the people involved were investigated and interrogated.
And one of the clues pointed to He Qingyu.
Unexpectedly, the other party ended up hanging up before the interrogation even started. It was really unlucky.
After the autopsy, Guo Gang came over and said: "Based on the condition of the body, the time of death was three days ago. The cause of death should be that he slept too much after being drunk. However, no measures were taken to use coal for heating in the basin, and the doors and windows in the room were closed tightly, resulting in
Accidentally poisoned by soot..."
While Guo Gang was reporting, Li Nanke also came to the body.
The deceased was a male, in his thirties, with a handsome and dignified appearance.
The other party was wearing a moon-white undershirt and lying quietly on the bed.
Guo Gang had untied his undershirt, and there were a large number of corpse spots on both sides of the waist and back, which were slightly dark cherry red. Rigor mortis had been completely relieved, all muscles had softened, and the joints could rotate.
The putrid smell of the corpse was already somewhat obvious.
Li Nanke then opened the deceased's eyelids and found that the cornea was significantly turbid and in the shape of white spots, and the orifice was no longer identifiable.
There are various indications that the deceased did die from carbon monoxide poisoning.
The time of death was three days ago.
Li Nanke raised the corners of his lips slightly, looked at Guo Gang and said secretly: "These guys in the Night Patrol Department still have two brushes."
But when his eyes fell on the corpse's hair, his eyes couldn't help but condense slightly.
"This is……"
Li Nanke leaned over and observed carefully for a moment, then gently turned the deceased's head a little, and saw some gray powder on the hair on the back of the man's head.
Li Nanke rubbed the powder with his hands and looked thoughtful.