Chapter 168 Case
Li Ang held the lotus in distress and turned it around in the bedroom a few times. The flower part of the lotus in misery is still pointing to the east, as if it is firmly attracted by something in the distance.
"In the "Zen Buddhism of Middle Earth", it only said that it can be used for divination, but it didn't say that there is such a situation."
Li Ang frowned slightly, and when he heard that Chai Chai had cooked the food, he put away the bitter lotus, and after eating with Chai Chai, he excused himself to go for a walk and left Jinchengfang.
is in this direction.
Li Ang hid the lotus in the affliction in his large sleeve, all the way east, passing through Taiping, Wuben and other cities, and finally came to Dongshi.
The festive atmosphere of the Dragon Boat Festival has not completely dissipated, and some shops can still be seen hanging wormwood and calamus on the side of the road.
On the big iconic trees of Dongshi that grow in the middle of the road, there are still purses, five-color silk threads and lanterns hanging on them.
The constant flow of carriages and pedestrians,
Goods from all over the world gather here,
The sound of silk and bamboo, hawking, and noisy conversation resounded in my ears.
Li Ang stood by the side of the road, and found that the deflection effect of the suffering lotus in his sleeve gradually dissipated, and the petals of the lotus returned to their original shape.
The thing that caused the change in Lian of the Misery disappeared?
Or is it over?
He walked around the surrounding area a few times, but the suffering lotus in his sleeve still didn't respond, but he saw an acquaintance in a dark alley.
"Wu Qiqi?"
Li Ang was a little surprised to see that Wu Shiqi, a former member of the Chang'an Suiran Gang and now an officer of Wannian County, was squatting in the corner of the alley holding an oil lamp, inspecting the blue-black stone brick wall.
"Mr. Li Xiaolang?"
Wu Shiqi was slightly taken aback, and stood up holding the oil lamp. He was not wearing the uniform of the bad guy.
"You are here."
Li Ang glanced at the brick wall that Wu Shiqi had just inspected. There were some blue mildew spots and dark red marks on the wall that had not been cleaned for a long time—it looked like dried blood.
"Entrusted by someone to investigate some things."
Wu Shiqi hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth suddenly, "To be precise, it's investigation."
"Investigate?"
Li Ang raised his eyebrows, Wu Shiqi is an officer in Wannian County, in charge of investigation and arrest.
However, his previous gang experience seems to have dragged him down, and he is still just a small policeman.
Wu Shiqi said softly: "Have you heard of Mr. Li Xiaolang? The murder that happened in Dongshi during the Dragon Boat Festival."
"About the one with the surname Nie?"
"Exactly."
Wu Shiqi nodded and said: "The name of the deceased is Meng Ying, female, fifteen years old, the daughter of Meng Chengye, the manager of Chang'an County of Liuguang Bank.
On the night of the Dragon Boat Festival, she and a few friends came back from watching the dragon boat. Due to the crowd of pedestrians on the street, she and her friends and guards got separated at the south entrance of Dongshi.
At that time, there were floats parading on the street, and there were many people. Her friends and guards reunited after a while and found that she was missing, so they searched everywhere. And asked the bad guys, Zhenfusi, and Jinwuwei who were in Dongshi at that time to look for it.
However, during the holidays, the people of Chang’an leave their respective squares and cities collectively, and go to the streets to play.
Various cases occur frequently.
Fire and water leakage, property theft, old people and children missing make bad people and town government officials exhausted, and they cannot spare too many manpower.
In addition, the smell on the street is too messy, and the fine dogs responsible for sniffing are also confused.
According to eyewitnesses, the last time Meng Ying was seen, she boarded a carriage.
Zhen Fusi and others searched in the direction the carriage was leaving. When they found Meng Ying, she had died in this alley for a long time. flower. "
Wu Shiqi pointed to the bloodstain on the wall, and said in a deep voice: "In the alley, besides her, there is only one young man, Nie Shilei.
Nie Shilei is from Xinghuafang. He is twenty years old. He is born slow and slow. He has a gentle temperament and likes to giggle.
On the night of the Dragon Boat Festival, his father Nie Gao brought him and his sister Nie Yuhuan to Dongshi to set up a stall selling bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets and bamboo toys.
Nie Yuhuan was attracted by the float and left the booth alone.
When the two returned, Nie Shilei also disappeared.
The father and daughter hurried to look for them, and they came to both ends of the alley at the same time as Zhenfusi and others—Nie Shilei was disheveled and tearful, kneeling on the ground, trying to help Meng Ying tidy up her messy clothes. "
Li Ang was silent, and after listening to Wu Shiqi's narration of the case, he suddenly asked, "Did no one look into this alley before Meng Ying died?"
Wu Shiqi shook his head and said, "No. This alley is low-lying, and there used to be stagnant water, so few people would go there. On the night of the Dragon Boat Festival, both ends of this alley were piled up on both sides. The sundries in the store. Passers-by are blocked by the sundries and cannot see what's going on inside."
He paused, and added: "Nie Shilei not only has a scratch wound on his arm,
And the clothes were disheveled, and the pants had traces of **** stains—according to the reaction of Xigou at that time, the **** stains on his trousers had the same smell as that on Meng Ying's clothes.
The witnesses and physical evidence at the scene were convincing, and the soldiers of Zhenfu Division immediately arrested him and took him to the prison of Dali Temple.
No matter how you look at it, Nie Shilei is the number one suspect, and the case is so bad that he will be executed after autumn."
"but?"
Li Ang asked peacefully, if the case was really that simple, Wu Shiqi wouldn't be still investigating in this alley at night, and he wouldn't waste time talking so much to Li Ang.
"However, I feel that there are too many doubts."
Wu Shiqi smiled bitterly: "First of all, it's the witnesses. More than one person has seen Meng Ying voluntarily boarded a luxury carriage before she died. Who does that luxury carriage belong to? What does it have to do with Meng Ying?
Secondly, although Nie Shilei is a fool, he has a gentle personality and is friendly to others. Even those naughty children in Xinghuafang can't bear to bully him.
Why would he inexplicably hurt an unknown woman? "
Li Ang squinted his eyes and asked, "Do you think someone framed it?"
"yes."
Wu Shiqi nodded, and said in a deep voice: "The father of the deceased Meng Ying was Meng Chengye, the manager of Liuguang Bank in Chang'an County.
He and the No. 1 rich merchant in Yu State, Jin Wusan, are in a relationship of friendship with Jinlan.
If there was no such accident, Meng Ying would probably marry Jin Wusuan's second son in the future.
After the case happened, Jin Wusuan immediately mobilized the resources at hand to push Dali Temple and Wannian County to speed up the investigation and trial of the case, in order to find justice for his niece. "
Li Ang frowned. Jin Wusuan opened the Liuguang Bank, which may be the number one wealthy merchant in Yu State, or even in the world—not including the five surnames and Qiwang and other powerful clans.
No one knows how extensive contacts he has in secret, how many dignitaries and monks he has met.
There is such a rumor in Chang'an Fang City that offending Jin Wusan, there are only two ways,
One is to pray for his own forgiveness,
The second is death.
"If Mr. Li Xiaolang is interested,"
Wu Shiqi cupped his hands and said, "The day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, Dali Temple will openly hear this case."
"Um."
Li Ang nodded, turned and left Dongshi without saying whether to go or not.
Wu Shiqi let out a long sigh of relief as he watched his gradually receding figure.
"he's gone?"
A deep voice sounded from the side, Wu Shiqi turned his head dumbly, and saw a big man with beard and vicissitudes coming out of the corner of the street.
Zou Han, the jailer of Dali Temple, the life and death friend of Wu Shiqi.
"You've been here?!"
Wu Shiqi was surprised at first, and then furious, "Why didn't you come out just now? I came to this muddy water for you!
Do you know who that person was just now?
He is Li Ang Li Xiaolang from the academy! The number one scholar in the academy, the county uncle who founded the country, and the little God of Medicine who has cured countless people! Didn't you say you want to investigate this case? Just now is the best time to ask him for justice."
"I know, but"
Zou Han took a deep breath, "In the evening, I saw the county king's carriage and went to his mansion."
(end of this chapter)