This was simply a threat! Although the Madam was angry with her, due to the threat, she still had to go get the drink sign and hand it to Jiang Wu.
Jiang Wu took a look and saw that yesterday was the second day of the twelfth lunar month. Xiao Taohong here was a guest named Liao. He ordered two plates of melon seeds and a plate of fruits. Instead of ordering wine, he ordered a pot of Biluochun.
Jiang Wu asked Xiao Taohong: "He was the only guest last night?"
Xiao Taohong nodded and explained: "Because the Spring Festival is coming soon, those with family backgrounds don't have the money to come here, so business is not good."
Jiang Wu unexpectedly remembered that when she was in the hall just now, Xiao Chen Ying said that the uncle next door was named Liao. Could it be that these two people are actually the same person?
"One more question. Chen Qi often comes to your place. What do you think of him?"
Xiao Taohong was stunned, and then said: "Young lady, you don't know. People who often come to a place like ours are usually not good people. The same goes for Chen Qi. He has nothing to say and is not a very good person."
, repay the capital’s credit.”
"Yes, yes." The old bustard agreed: "I, that Chen Qi, come to my place every now and then, but I can't afford the money. I have repaired some carriage roofs for us in the past, so I come here many times.
He asked for credit, but he said he didn't have to pay the money, just let Xiao Taohong stay with him for the night, ha... just him."
"Xiao Taohong is our number one here, and his little wages are not enough for a long time. I also thought he was pitiful, and the wife at home was very nervous, so I agreed to let him do credit several times. I didn't expect him to kick his nose.
It’s on your face!”
Regarding Chen Qi, Xiao Taohong said that he was just a normal patron and had no other relationship with him. However, the Madam had a strong objection to this person. She said that Chen Qi repeatedly owed money and still relied on the slight friendship he had in the past.
He refused to give up, and even said that Ms. Liu... was neurotic?
But in the past, the neighbors thought Mrs. Liu was a completely pitiful woman. Her husband did not love her and she had to take care of all the housework by herself. Now her husband has died, leaving only two children. She doesn’t know what to do for the rest of her life.
How to live.
Jiang Wu said deliberately: "You are talking about Mrs. Liu? I see that she is very diligent in running the household. According to you, Chen Qi is a bastard. Mrs. Liu has been living a miserable life these years."
The old madam was indeed irritated by her, waving her handkerchief and complaining: "Then Mrs. Liu is simply a crazy woman. Chen Qi often comes to us to complain. People from all over the country know Mrs. Liu. She seems to be a harmless person."
She looks like a child, but in reality, Chen Qi is treated like a child by her."
She counted on her fingers, "Why can't we wear black clothes on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year? The clothes we have worn must be folded into a square and placed at the end of the bed, and the used tools must be placed from large to small... Although Chen
Qi is a bastard, but I see that Mr. Liu is not a good person either."
These things sounded a bit outrageous at first. Jiang Wu looked at Zhou Xianen. If what the madam said was right, Chen Qi often complained to them about the Liu family. There might be some exaggeration in it, but it was not completely fabricated.
In fact, when we were in the Chen family before, we could get a glimpse of Liu's living habits. She should have a certain degree of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The arrangement in the house is very neat, especially the room she and Chen Qi share. The child's room is relatively messy, but not particularly messy. Mrs. Liu usually not only has to take care of the housework, but also has her own
There is a lot of work to do, and obviously it is impossible to clean it up all the time.
Then, she would ask others, such as Chen Qi, for example, her own children.
However, it can be seen from the previous testimonies of neighbors that the relationship between Liu and Chen Qi is that Chen Qi has been suppressing Liu. He even often beats Liu. This can be seen from the neighbor, Xiao Chen Ying.
It can be seen in the testimonies of others. Does such a person who has been suppressed for a long time really dare to demand others because of his obsessive-compulsive disorder?
The two testimonies are inconsistent in many places.
But the common point is that Chen Qi is a bastard man who spends his days drinking and drinking, and has no money but to save face. From the fact that he can use his kindness to help repair carriages in the past to repeatedly ask the madam to give him credit, it can be seen that this man has some skills.
Shameless.
All these things can prove that Chen Qi is not a good person, but it does not seem that he wants to kill him.
Some characteristics can be seen on Chen Qi's body. Jiang Wu's biggest suspicion at present is that Chen Qi was drugged, otherwise he would not have resisted at all. However, in ancient times, there were no advanced scientific research machines for drug analysis.
, Jiang Wu cannot see this thing with the naked eye.
And from digging out the eyes, we can also see some clues.
Generally speaking, when the murderer kills, he will have a certain direction. For example, the murderer in the dismemberment case has two possibilities. The first is to facilitate hiding, and the second is to vent the extreme hatred in his heart;
Those who mutilated the face of the deceased either hated the face of the deceased or delayed the discovery of the identity of the deceased.
The murderer gouged out Chen Qi's eyes, giving people the impression that...he saw something.
Or, he shouldn't have seen something.
The brothel's questioning ended like this. To be on the safe side, Zhou Xianen didn't say what happened to Chen Qi. After all, the place here is small. If a murder case had to be announced with great fanfare, I'm afraid there would be a fuss in a few days.
When they were leaving, Xiao Taohong suddenly followed them. She asked, "What's wrong with Chen Qi?"
Jiang Wu and Zhou Xianen looked at each other but said nothing.
Xiao Taohong seemed to get some clues from their actions. After a moment of silence, she said, "Did something happen to him?"
Jiang Wu nodded and said sincerely: "It's better that the girl doesn't know."
Xiao Taohong lowered her eyes and smiled self-deprecatingly: "He really said he wanted to redeem me back then... Even though I knew he couldn't afford the money, I didn't have any hope. I didn't expect that something would happen to him now."
After saying that, Xiao Taohong turned around and left without waiting for the two of them to answer.
The two returned to Chen's house and integrated some known clues on the way, but it was still not enough to confirm the murderer's motive and suspicion. An autopsy may still be needed to know.
As soon as the two of them arrived at the door of Chen's house, they smelled a strong smell of blood. It didn't take Zhu Weixi, a person with a sensitive nose, to smell this strong smell even from a distance.
Zhou Xianen subconsciously grabbed Jiang Wu's arm and led him behind him, "I'm afraid you have to be careful."
He opened the door and what he saw was a few guards in imperial uniforms holding their noses and scratching the ground, and there were dead chickens and ducks all over the floor.