Yuan Qing's brows were filled with a smile, as bright as water, and her pale face showed a bit of excitement, "Tell me about the time when you were bitten by a dog when you were a child."
Yu Wenhao himself couldn't help but laugh, but who doesn't have a few embarrassing childhood stories that are unspeakable?
He sat down, sent his mother out, and said to Yuan Qing: "Sleep!"
Sleeping again.
Yuan Qingling slept so hard that her spine almost broke.
She lay down and said plaintively: "I don't want to sleep anymore. I've been sleeping for two days and I want to go out for a walk."
"No, your wound hasn't started to heal yet. You are not allowed to go anywhere today. You will stay in the mansion to recuperate." I went to Prince Huai's Mansion two days ago, but today I don't need injections. I only left three days' worth of medicine there.
So in fact, except for not going out today, she has been jumping outside all the time.
"Then I'll listen to you and go back to the Yamen as soon as possible." Yuan Qingling urged him.
"I really have to go back to the Yamen today. You must be obedient and not run around." Yu Wenhao tucked her under the quilt, but why did he not want to do business so much.
Being with her all day long is already very satisfying.
"I know, I'm not going anywhere." Yuan Qingling responded obediently. He really couldn't delay him from doing his business any longer, lest someone grab his pigtails and scold him later.
Yu Wenhao reluctantly kissed her. Her face was clean and tight, and she felt particularly comfortable to the touch.
"How about I wait until you fall asleep before going."
Yuan Qingling smiled and said, "Hurry up. I don't know how long I have been doing this. I can't have a good rest while you are at home. I always want to talk to you."
"Then let's talk!" Yu Wenhao came up and coaxed.
Yuan Qingling pushed him, "Go quickly. Wouldn't it be the same to finish things early and come back early?"
Yu Wenhao secretly kissed her lips again, then stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm leaving. I'll be back very early tonight. Remember to drink medicine and sleep."
Yuan Qingling closed her eyes and said cooperatively: "I know, I'll go to sleep right away."
Yu Wenhao reluctantly left.
It is true that two murder cases are now entangled. In the past two days, he has taken advantage of Yuan Qingling's sleep at night to call Fu Cheng and others to come to the mansion to discuss the matter. The case has become tense very slowly, and he is also particularly troubled.
The murderer left almost no clues. In both cases, there were witnesses, but the witness was just a baby who couldn't speak.
This case has attracted the attention of the ministers in the DPRK. My father also raised the case in the morning. Although there is no set date for solving the case, he knows that my father is also resisting pressure from all parties, so the case can be solved without delay.
When he returned to the Yamen, he found that the investigation in the past two days had made no progress. He couldn't help but get angry. "Have you asked all the people nearby? When the crime occurred, it was not late at night. Someone must have passed by, so there was no one."
Did you see suspicious people coming in and out?"
The head catcher lowered his head after being scolded and muttered for a while before saying: "There is a fool at the entrance of the village who said he saw a man wearing black clothes and carrying a sword walking by. However, this man is a fool and what he said cannot be trusted."
Yu Wenhao's eyes flashed like lightning and he said sternly: "The fool is just stupid, not blind. He said he saw such a person walking by. Why don't you continue to ask? Maybe you can get some useful clues?"
The head catcher said: "I'll ask you right away."
Yu Wenhao lost his temper and rubbed his eyebrows. How long had it been since there had been such a big case in Beijing? How come he had two cases in a row as soon as he took office? He really suspected that the murderer came for him.
At least, if the case cannot be solved, he will be the first to be questioned.
The head catcher still didn't ask anything, but he brought the fool back.
The fool was probably in his thirties, half-clothed, wearing a pair of tattered straw sandals, his hair was knotted and covered with lice.
Upon seeing this, Fu Cheng quickly said to the head catcher: "Why did you bring him here? Turn around and scare the prince."
Yu Wenhao glanced at the fool. He was not particularly stupid. At least, he knew how to kneel down.
His legs snapped together and made a loud noise. Yu Wenhao almost thought that his knees were going to break.
He prostrated himself on the ground and made a great salute, "Common people, please pay homage to Your Majesty!"
When Yu Wenhao heard this, he knew that it was the catcher who taught him how to salute first. He couldn't help but glared at the catcher, who lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Yu Wenhao looked at the fool and tried to be kind and gentle, "What's your name?"
"Fool!" The fool grinned and looked straight at Yu Wenhao.
Yu Wenhao nodded, opened the file, took a look, and asked, "Do you know Niu Ziyang's family?"
Silly boy nodded, drew a big circle with his hands, and said with a click of his tongue: "We know each other, they are all dead, there is a lot of blood."
"Then what did you see on the day they died?" Yu Wenhao asked again.
Silly boy turned his head and thought for a moment, "I saw a man going to their house with a very long sword. That man was so fierce. When I looked at him, he glared at me."
"Then did you follow?" Yu Wenhao asked.
Silly boy shook his head, "I don't dare to follow him, that man's sword is so long."
"How long is it?"
Silly boy gestured, spread out his hands, and pulled out more than a foot long, "It's this long."
The head catcher angrily shouted, "Don't talk nonsense. Where can you find such a long sword?"
"It's true!" Silly'er became anxious and explained to the head catcher, his saliva flying with excitement. "It's really that long. I wasn't the only one who saw it. The dog also saw it."
Yu Wenhao's eyes flashed, "Who is the dog? Where is he?"
"The dog is Li Fugui's family dog." Shaer said.
Yu Wenhao twitched the corner of his mouth, "It's a dog..."
"But the dog saw it. There was such a long sword, and the dog chased him." Fool made another gesture.
"Then what else did you see? Did you see him leaving?" Fu Cheng asked.
Silly boy shook his head, "I didn't see it anymore, I just saw a shadow, just brush it and it's gone."
Fu Cheng looked at Yu Wenhao slumped and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that I can't ask anything else. It was dusk at that time, many people went home to cook, and no one was walking on the road in the village. This murderer, even if he is from another village.
People can also remain undiscovered."
Yu Wenhao raised his hand: "You let him stay in the Yamen for two days, take him down to take a bath, and give him some clothes."
Now, Fool is the only witness. We can't know anything from him for the time being, but we can't guarantee to guide him, and it's uncertain what he will remember.
He said that the dog was chasing him. It would be great if the dog were a human being.
When Yu Wenhao returned to his mansion, it was already the end of the Youshi period.
The sky was just darkening and the wind was picking up.
The weather in early autumn is hot during the day, but at night it feels chilly.
He didn't want to bother Yuan Qingling about the yamen affairs, so when Yuan Qingling asked about the case, he said he already had some clues.
How could Yuan Qingling not see the way he frowned but pretended to be relaxed? The tragedy of killing a family, two in a row, is definitely not simple.
Since tomorrow is an early morning morning, Yu Wenhao went to bed very early.
He turned sideways and gently hugged Yuan Qingling, but his mind was still thinking about the case.
He was almost certain that the case would have to be brought out in court tomorrow morning.