The courtyard door was closed tightly, and the seal of the Hongkou Patrol Room was affixed to the door.
The house is very large, with a single door and courtyard, four spacious and bright upper rooms, and two wing rooms in the east and west.
There are seven or eight people living there, and they are very wealthy.
Two cars drove in one after the other, with the police car from the patrol room in front and Xu Siqi's Ford behind.
The police car slowly stopped and Zhang Huan got out of the car first, followed by five or six patrol officers.
Xu Siqi also got out of the car, looked around, and ordered: "Open the door."
Zhang Huan took out a bunch of keys and was about to open the door.
Suddenly I heard a young voice saying: "Sister Akun's house is haunted, be careful the ghost will catch you!"
Xu Siqi turned around and saw a well-behaved little girl standing at the neighbor's door.
With big eyes, a chubby oval face, and a clear soup noodle-style haircut, he looks to be seven or eight years old at most.
The sister Akun she was talking about is Li Yuanwu's daughter. The two girls are similar in age and often play together.
Xu Siqi came to the little girl and said warmly: "What's your name?"
"My name is Ah Huan." The little girl replied crisply.
"Ah Huan, what a good name."
Xu Siqi praised it and then asked: "Tell uncle, you just said that Akun's house is haunted, what's going on?"
"When a person dies, he becomes a ghost..." Ah Huan muttered.
Xu Siqi smiled, took out two British coffee candies from his pocket, stuffed them into Ah Huan's hand, and said, "A little gift for Ah Huan, do you like it?"
Ah Huan's eyes lit up and he nodded happily.
Xu Siqi said: "It's cold outside, go home."
Ah Huan clutched the candy tightly, tilted her head and thought for a while, with a very serious expression on her face, and said: "Sister Ah Kun's house is really haunted, I won't lie. Eunuch Qiao told me..."
On the balcony of the attic, a young woman with facial features similar to Ah Huan put her hands on her hips and scolded: "Ah Huan, how many times have I told you not to ask for things from strangers? Why don't you remember it well? Come back right now!"
Did you hear me!"
Hearing that the patrolmen were coming to investigate the case again, the idle people in Haitang heard the news and stood not far away pointing.
One of the fat women laughed and said, "Ah Huan, go faster. If you don't obey me again, your mother will spank you."
The idlers burst into joking laughter.
Ah Huan pouted her little mouth, stuffed the candy bar back to Xu Siqi, turned around and entered the house without saying a word.
The courtyard door closed with a bang.
Xu Siqi thought for a while and asked: "Everyone, do you know Eunuch Qiao?"
The fat woman giggled and said, "Everyone knows Eunuch Qiao, the man who pours the urine bucket."
I don't know why, but just hearing her laughter made Xu Siqi feel a little obscene.
"Where can I find him?"
"Then I don't know. We are not familiar with him..."
The fat woman pouted her lips with a look of disgust on her face.
Of course, people who feel good about themselves would disdain to be associated with someone who empties a bucket of urine.
Even in Shanghai, the most modern city in China, there are still many households that do not have flush toilets.
Early every morning, there is a urine bucket at the door of every house.
At that time, there will be dedicated personnel to clean the urine bucket on time.
It happens over and over again, every day.
Three hundred and sixty lines, this line is considered the lowest level of work.
Few young people are willing to do this. They would rather pull rickshaws or work as coolies at the dock.
This has nothing to do with income, but mainly because of shame.
Most of the people who are willing to do this kind of work are elderly people who can no longer do physical work and can only do one line of work.
…
at this time.
The door to Li Yuanwu's courtyard has been opened.
Zhang Huan and the patrolman were waiting respectfully on both sides of the door.
Xu Siqi asked: "Which of you knows Eunuch Qiao?"
"I know him." Zhang Huan said immediately.
"I didn't tell you before I knew you!"
"I know him, but I don't know where he lives..."
"Call and ask the household registration department and you will know immediately."
"They all call him Eunuch Qiao. I guess no one knows what his real name is."
"Then go ask the Department of Health. If you still can't find it, send someone to wait here early tomorrow morning!"
"yes!"
Zhang Huan smiled and said: "Don't look at him now, but he was very prosperous back then..."
Xu Siqi didn't say anything, lit a cigarette and stepped into the house.
Zhang Huan followed behind and continued: "Back then, he worked as a eunuch in the palace and lived a comfortable life. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Xuantong abdicated and he had no choice but to come to Shanghai to join his cousin. Otherwise, he would have no choice but to go to Shanghai.
Call him Eunuch Qiao, hehe..."
Xu Siqi suddenly realized why the fat woman smiled so obscenely just now.
She obviously thought of Eunuch Qiao's physical condition from the name.
…
I checked every room and found no more clues.
This place has been searched at least a dozen times. If there were any clues, they would have been discovered by now.
There is a leafy banyan tree in the middle of the yard.
At first, the bodies of eight members of Li Yuanwu's family were dug out from under the tree.
Standing under the banyan tree, traces of new soil are still there.
"Zhang Huan."
"have."
"Where is Li Yuanwu buried?"
"This is it."
Zhang Huan stretched out his hand and pointed.
Xu Siqi opened his briefcase and took out Li Yuanwu's photo.
Zhang Huan glanced at it and said immediately: "I was at the scene when the corpse was dug up. Li Yuanwu's head was facing the southeast and his face was facing this way..."
Woof!
Suddenly there was a barking.
Follow the sound to find it.
Under the pile of debris in the corner, a skinny black dog bared its teeth and looked at the strangers in front of it.
Xu Siqi asked: "Where did the dog come from?"
"Li Yuanwu's dog just came back. It came back last time when we came here," a patrolman replied.
Of course the dog doesn't understand when his master dies.
It still calls this place its home.
He probably went out to look for food during the day and came back at night.
Zhang Huan sighed: "I heard from neighbors nearby that this dog was fat before, but look how thin it is now..."
"With no one to feed them, it's very rare to survive."
Xu Siqi walked over slowly.
The black dog shrank back and growled hostilely.
Xu Siqi said: "Go and get it some food."
A patrol officer agreed and went to a nearby restaurant to ask for some leftovers.
The black dog seemed to be hungry. He smelled the fragrance of the food and immediately got out of the pile of debris.
Xu Siqi squatted down and watched the black dog wolfing down the food.
He likes dogs, but he just doesn't have the energy to keep one.
"I thought this dog had become a meal long ago... You are right, it is really rare for it to survive." Zhang Huan said at the side.
After watching for a while, Xu Siqi stood up and said: "If you find that Eunuch Qiao, notify me immediately. Close the team!"
Within a few minutes, the police officers left the scene.