A murder has occurred in the temple, and both the lodger and the monks are suspected.
The leader of the arrest, Guo Zheng, had previously solved a murder case involving a monk, so he didn't believe anyone until the investigation was clear.
As for the person who calls herself Mrs. Biejia who is determined to leave, Guo Zheng feels that she is more suspicious.
There could be something urgent. There is a murder case right now, and you have to stay away from anything urgent. Why are you in such a hurry? It's entirely possible that you have a guilty conscience.
Therefore, Guo Zheng was not intimidated by Mrs. Biejia's name at all, and his expression did not change at all. He was upright and was not allowed to let anyone out.
Madam Biejia was so angry that she almost asked the guards to take action. Fortunately, she held it back in the end. It was true that Guo Zheng was incompetent. He was obviously a tough guy. Even his identity could not scare him. He wanted to investigate the case fairly.
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Xu Yinyin on the side couldn't help but take a second look at Guo Zheng. This man was quite interesting. He was not afraid of powerful people, and even being a head catcher was a waste of talent. He should go to Dali Temple as an errand. At the foot of the capital, there were many cases involving powerful people.
, what is most lacking is officials who are not afraid of the powerful.
Guo Zheng looked to be less than thirty, but he obviously had a lot of experience in handling cases. He could also do autopsies, and he quickly concluded that the four members of the family died of poisoning, and in the pot of porridge they drank, they
It's poisonous.
As soon as this result came out, it was incredible. There were so many people inside, but they all drank porridge. There was a woman over there who directly picked her throat to induce vomiting, for fear that she would also be poisoned to death.
But this is all just to scare myself. It has been so long since this family died, and they are all fine. Obviously, the poisonous porridge was only in that family's basin. It can be concluded that the murderer poured the poison directly into the porridge basin.
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Guo Zheng first interrogated the monks who had come into contact with the bowl of porridge. At the same time, he also did not forget to find out the identity of the family, when they came to stay, and whether they had any disputes or conflicts with anyone in the temple, all in detail.
, you have to check it slowly.
Obviously, Mrs. Biejia couldn't wait for his detailed investigation, so she asked Zhike Monk to prove that they went up the mountain to burn incense and stayed in the temple yesterday. They had never met this family before, so they left without any suspicion.
But Guo Zheng just said: "Until the murderer is found out, Wuling Temple is only allowed in but not out."
Madam Bijia was so angry that her beautiful eyes were on fire. She couldn't bear it anymore and immediately ordered the guards she brought to escort her away.
There are only five people on Guo Zheng's side, including him, while there are ten guards on the opposite side. At first glance, there is a huge disparity between the enemy and us.
But Guo Zheng's skills were actually very good, and he subdued the ten guards by himself.
Mrs. Biejia was so angry that she was almost speechless, "A small county government is just arresting the head, but it shows off its authority like this. Today I will see what results you can find!"
Regardless of the outcome, she made up her mind to send a letter to the magistrate of Zhangping County when she got back. This would save the trouble for such an arrogant arrester!
Xu Yinyin watched quietly from the side and saw that Guo Zheng only had cases in his eyes and paid no attention to anything else. He didn't understand the ways of the world. To put it bluntly, he just didn't have the nerve. He was afraid that the murderer was the Jade Emperor, so he wanted to be single-minded.
Ignore the investigation and closure of the case.
Such a temperament is good or bad.
Originally, she was in a hurry to go down the mountain. After all, the boat was still waiting, but with Guo Zheng like this, it was not easy for her to use the name of the county owner. Madam Donji sat down in anger without looking at anyone.
Have you come down yet? Although the look in his eyes could kill Guo Zheng.
But looks can't kill, so Guo Zheng seemed unaware and continued to investigate the case seriously, asking each of them why they were staying here, where they were from, and where they were going.
Asked about Xu Yinyin's place, Xu Yinyin said: "I am from Yiyang Prefecture and want to go to Zhoucheng. It rained last night. I was afraid that it would be unsafe to stay on the boat, so I went up to the mountain to stay overnight."
The ship owner can prove to each other that they and his party indeed chartered his ship from Jiangkou Town to go to Zhoucheng.
Another novice monk testified that they only went up to the mountain to stay at night and stayed in the arranged courtyard as soon as they arrived. Before breakfast, they did not meet any other lodgers.
Guo Zheng asked them about it, but did not stay at their place any longer and quickly moved to the next table.
After some questioning, no one was suspicious, and the monk who was responsible for bringing the porridge basin to the deceased family had no motive for poisoning. Moreover, he made the porridge and served it in full view of everyone, so there was no chance of poisoning.
As a result, this case seems to have no clue.
Guo Zheng thought for a moment and started with the deceased himself.
The guest monks said that the four deceased people were a family of four. They came to stay in the temple the morning before yesterday. They stayed in the temple and there was no special place. Except for eating, they stayed in the courtyard where they lived and did not go out to move around.
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When Guo Zheng heard this, he felt something fishy. If he was passing by and staying overnight, how could he stay in the temple for two nights and still not leave? The rain only fell last night, and it did not affect his journey yesterday morning.
And if you devote yourself to worshiping Buddha and listening to scriptures, but you have never worshiped Buddha at all, it is really strange.
At that moment, Guo Zheng took people to the yard where the deceased lived and checked the deceased's luggage to see if they could find anything.
After this investigation, I really found something.
First, the household registration slip was found in the luggage, which proved the identity of the deceased's family. The family was from Zhangping County and lived at Dongpu's home in Dadi Town.
Then, I also found several IOUs in my luggage. As can be seen from the above, Wu Yongkuan borrowed money from more than one person. The total amount of these IOUs was more than one hundred taels.
Judging from the condition of this family's clothing and luggage, they are not considered a wealthy family. How could they borrow so much money?
If they are dead now, could it be related to this IOU?
With the household registration certificate, it was easier to find someone. Guo Zheng immediately decided to go to Dadi Town, which was not far away.
As for the monks here, they would not run away anyway. Guo Zheng wrote down the identity information and addresses of the other lodgers so that he could come and find them if necessary later.
Finally able to leave, Mrs. Biejia gave Guo Zheng a cold sneer and walked away with her servants.
Xu Yinyin also got up and left with others, vaguely hearing the conversation between Guo Zheng and the policeman.
The policeman was worried and said: "Captain Guo, if you are really Mrs. Bijia, I will definitely not let you go."
Guo Zheng said calmly: "It doesn't matter."
Xu Yinyin couldn't help but look back and smiled.
The rain has stopped, but the road down the mountain is slippery and not easy to walk, so you have to walk carefully.
No, Madam Biejia, who left before them, seemed to have accidentally fallen and was scolding the servants accompanying her.
While he was cursing, he saw Xu Yinyin and his entourage coming down the mountain. Gu was secretly annoyed that someone had seen her wrestling embarrassment!
Thinking like this, Gu could not help but feel displeased with Xu Yinyin and his party. Although there was nothing wrong with them, she always felt that the girl in charge seemed to be laughing at her.
When they got down from the mountain, Xu Yinyin and his party got on the boat and left. Gu couldn't help but order a guard: "You rush to Xiangzhou Pier and wait to see where this group of people will stay."
She was seasick, so she came by land and had to go quickly to catch the ship.
The guard took the order and immediately rode off to Xiangzhou Pier.