The Delicate Lady Coroner - Chapter 174

Huo Weilou ordered the attendant to go home with the old man to take the Monkey King mask. As soon as he turned his eyes, he saw Bo Ruoyou standing in front of the stall thinking something. He stepped forward and asked, “What are you thinking?”

Bo Ruoyou Wu’s pupil flashed, and he hesitated when he spoke, “Monkey King Mask…Although I haven’t seen the Monkey King mask yet, in the old case file of the government office, I have seen this thing. The case is also related to the face of the monkey king.”

“The victim in this case, Lord Hou, recognizes it.” She said solemnly, “It is the case of the kidnapping of Ming Gongzi. I read the file in the Neiku of the government office. I have seen the record of this case, and I also mentioned it with Master Hou. However, it is clearly recorded in the case that the person who deceived Ming Gongzi was wearing a monkey king mask on his face.”

Huo Weilou was surprised, “Do you remember it really?”

Bo Ruo faintly nodded, “Really, because I read it a few times at that time, I was thinking about whether I could find the missing place, maybe I could search again, and I can find out the person who harmed the son. I remember it very clearly. At that time, the son of Ming was lured away, and then he was stunned and did not see the murderer’s face, but he later remembered wearing the murderer’s appearance, especially the monkey king mask he remembered very clearly.”

Huo Weilou pondered for a moment, “There is indeed a coincidence, but there is a 14-year gap between the two events, and even if the monkey king mask is the same, the color may be different, and if the murderer wants to commit the crime again, there is no need to wear the same mask. “

After that, Huo Wei went upstairs to hold her hand and squeezed her cold knuckles. She looked thin and relaxed, but was not convinced by him, “It’s not just the mask of the Monkey King. Was abducted in the light market on the bank of the Luo River. This time Wen Jin was also cheated away from the downtown area. In such a crowded place, the murderer does not want to be seen or remembered. The best way to block his head and face is to wear it. Such a mask, if you wear a hat or a veil, it will look weird.”

Huo Weilou listened carefully to what she said, and said after she finished speaking, “This is indeed a way to cover people’s ears. Because of this, the murderer 14 years ago would think of using the mask to benefit, and today’s murderer may also think of it.”

Bo Ruoyou nodded, “It’s true, maybe I am too impressed with Ming Gongzi’s case and I want to go together.”

Huo Weilou soothed: “Don’t worry, wait until the old man returns, and ask again, no help, after returning to Beijing tonight, I will take you to Ming’s house and ask Guilan again to see what characteristics the murderer had in the past.”

The corners of Bo Ruoyou’s lips loosened, and he hesitated: “This matter is a problem in Young Master Ming’s heart. Will he be unhappy when he comes to visit and ask?”

Huo Weilou Zhanyan, “Even though I said they had no hope in the past few years, the truth of being late is also the truth. If it is really similar to the case back then, I still have to ask.”

Bo Ruoyou relaxed. After waiting for half an hour, he saw the old man and the servants of the Hou Mansion return together. In his hands he really held a monkey king mask with a red face, white eyebrows and a golden crown. The color on it was bright and the monkey king’s face was carved. The polished life is so vivid that she thinks it is a delicate thing when she looks at it, and the red paint on it is similar to the ghost mask, but it is much more delicate.

“Girls, this is the monkey king mask that the villain said. This is expensive, and ordinary villains don’t bring it. Today is snowy, and the villain thinks that there are not many people coming to the market. Take it with you.”

The old man walked up to the front and handed over the mask. Bo Ruoyou took it and found that the touch was different. “When did the old man sell the last mask?”

The old man smiled and said: “The girl asked this villain to remember that the last time I bought the monkey king mask was an elderly man. I bought the monkey king mask and asked if there was a monkey king mask. Yes, he bought a little fox fairy mask—”

The old man picked up the fox fairy mask on the stall and said, “That’s it. The villain was happy at the time and asked if he bought it for his grandson, but he said it was for his son. The villain saw that his hair was gray. It seems that the years have passed, so I feel that this master is blessed, and he can be said to be a good son in old age, so I left an even more impression.”

Bo Ruoyou hurriedly asked, “When was that? Is he alone?”

“It’s also this month. It seems that it was the tenth day of the winter moon. The market was very lively on that day, and there were troupes of miscellaneous operas singing and performing in the east. The villain should have never remembered mistakenly. Not seeing his wife and children…”

On the tenth day of the tenth day of the tenth day, I bought two masks, one large and one small, but they were single. Bo Ruoyou asked again: “Does old man remember how that person looks? ?”

“He looks good, his temperament seems to be gentle and kind, his brows are smiling, the villain talks to him, he also smiles and talks to the villain, the clothes are not very luxurious, like ordinary wealthy people, if you let the young People recognize it and should recognize it.”

Bo Ruoyou’s eyes lit up, and the old man recalled it for a moment, and then said: “The master also bought some other gadgets elsewhere. The villain should have seen a rattle pinned on his waist, just a red patent leather noodle string. The rattle with two silver beads is also a delicate object.”

When Bo Ruoyou heard this, his pupils shrank slightly, “Is there a rattle?”

“Yes, the villain never remembered it wrong, the villain still thinks in his heart that most of the things this little boy won is not easy, otherwise he would not be so spoiled.”

Bo Ruoyou nodded, bought the Monkey King mask again, thanked the old man, and returned to the carriage.

Huo Weilou followed up and took his seat. Just as he settled down, Bo Ruo said quietly, “Master Hou, in the dossier that records Ming Gongzi’s case, the murderer also mentioned that the murderer was wearing a rattle, and this time, if the murderer had not bought Wen Jin a ghost mask , The paint in Wen Jin’s nails was deducted from this monkey king mask—”

As she talked, she tried to buckle the paint on the mask. The mask was newly made, so she really let her buckle a touch.

Huo Weilou’s eyes darkened a bit. If it was just a coincidence of the mask, it would be nothing more than the Monkey King mask, and now they all wear rattles, and the old man mentioned that the person seems to have passed the age of confidence. When Ming Guilan was abducted, he was at least thirty or so, and his expression was certain, “Let’s see Guilan.”

What Bo Ruoyou thinks right now is not just Ming Guilan, “Fourteen years have passed, why did the murderer reappear? He only kidnapped Master Ming, but he escaped. If he hadn’t escaped, that person would be Ming Ming. The son abducted and sold elsewhere, or would he also be bled to death?”

Huowei Tower is naturally unknown. At this time, the bells in the direction of Xiangguo Temple rang at night, and the simple and simple bells came continuously, bathing in this small town like the light of Buddha, but right in front of the Buddha, there was a child who was tragic. And die.

Huo Wei said in the corridor: “It should not be too late, we will return to Beijing now.”

Bo Ruoyou responded, and told him to find Wu Xiang on the **** he had left for Wu Xiang. He was accompanied by the Huo Wei Building and returned to the capital. The ya chap was originally an escort, and now he has the Huo Wei Building. Focus on errands.

Soon, Bo Ruoyou and Huo Weilou left the town in a carriage.

It takes two hours to go back to the capital. On the road, Bo Ruoyou looked at the monkey king mask placed in the carriage and was still thinking, “The file records that in the seventeenth year of Jianhe, Ming Gongzi was in danger on the tenth day of October. But now that the winter moon has just entered, the time before and after are the same, and it can be regarded as a similar place.”

Huo Weilou’s appearance also became serious. If this case involved the Ming family, it would not be an ordinary murder. He even thought of a place of horror, “If it is really the same murderer, it is very likely that the murderer has not stopped killing all these years. people.”

Bo Ruoyou thought of Wen Jin’s tragic state of being drained of blood, and then thought that perhaps more than one child had been drained of blood to die, and her heart was chilled sharply, and her expression was cold, but she held Huo Weilou’s hand again. Talk more.

When he was close to his son outside the city gate, Huo Weilou stated his identity and entered the capital, and sent the carriage straight to the Ming Palace. It was of great importance now, and he couldn’t control the time.

The carriage walked for almost three times of incense, and galloped all the way to Ming Mansion. When the concierge saw Wu Zhaohou coming, he immediately went to report in a hurry. The entire Ming Mansion had already been turned off and rested, but after a while, it became brightly lit again. Ming Zhonghuai and his wife came to greet him personally. After arriving at the main courtyard, he saw Ming Guilan, who had inconvenient legs, was pushed out by the attendant in a wheelchair.

Seeing Huo Weilou and Bo Ruoyou appear together, Ming Guilan was surprised at first, and he saw the masks held by the servants of the Hou Mansion at a glance. His gaze was fixed on the uppermost mask of the Monkey King. Before Huo Weilou explained, he asked, “Is something wrong?”

Ming Zhonghuai hurriedly said: “Please Hou Ye and the county lord to speak in the main hall–“

The group of people entered the main hall and walked on the road. Ming Guilan couldn’t help looking at the monkey king mask. His expression was so bad that even Ming Zhonghuai and his wife changed their expressions.

After Huo Wei Tower took his seat, he signaled Bo Ruoyou. Bo Ruoyou opened the door to tell the case today, and said: “I don’t know what it has to do with Ming Gongzi, but I have read the files of Ming Gongzi’s case in the government office, and I remember Ming Gongzi later According to the testimony of Mr. Ming, the man who was wearing a mask of the Monkey King and holding a rattle in his hand was very friendly and would be very helpful to amused children. , So I remember it very clearly, and then I felt that maybe the murderer of this case was related to the case of the year, and this came by night.”

Ming Guilan’s eyes were dark. He looked at the attendant of the Hou Mansion, “Take me to see.”

The waiter never hesitated and sent the Monkey King mask over. Ming Guilan took it in his hand. When he touched the golden crown on the mask, his fingertips trembled, but Ming Zhonghuai and his wife had long changed their faces.

Ming Zhonghuai also said anxiously: “Can it be concluded that it is related to the case of the year? This monkey king mask is popular in the capital. According to the description of the monkey king in a drama, it was originally the actors and actresses. The appearance of the face, the monkey king mask was only available in the market. When the government was investigating the case, there were only clues such as the mask. We sent people to interrogate many vendors and craftsmen. Although this mask is exquisite, it is not difficult. Things you see.”

Ming Zhonghuai remembered the sadness and anger that year, and felt dull pain in his heart. Looking at the mask in his son’s hand, he didn’t know whether he wanted the murderer to appear again, or if he hoped that it had nothing to do with the case of the year. He was not reconciled in the early years. After persuading me over and over again, I accepted the fact that I couldn’t catch the murderer. In recent years, I finally calmed down. There is a glimmer of hope in this case.

He gritted his teeth, afraid that hope was lost again.

Bo Ruoyou said: “It’s impossible to tell based on the records in the case file of Young Master Ming, so I came to the mansion to find the Young Master to inquire.”

Ming Zhong was eager to speak and stopped, and Mrs. Ming also had tears in his eyes, “For this case, we exhausted all the methods in the early years. In these years, the government did not dare to mention it. We all felt hopeless. Now that so many years have passed, is the murderer really still harming people?”

“How did the kid killed today die?” Ming Guilan asked suddenly.

Bo Ruoyou only said that a child was murdered outside the city, and did not say how the murderer harmed others. At this moment, he said: “The murderer has a weird method of harming people. According to the autopsy, the child was hanged by someone, and then the murderer was in the child’s feet. An opening was opened in the line of origin, causing the child to lose too much blood and die.”

Ming Zhonghuai’s father and son are both doctors. Hearing this, he knew why the murderer was so harmful. Ming Guilan tightened his brows instantly, his pupils darkened in contemplation.

Bo Ruoyou continued: “Other than that, the murderer did not leave any trauma on the child, nor did he use more violence, and the method of harm like this is somewhat like taking blood from the child. “

“I was taken away back then, although I was given a drug, but the man didn’t seem to want to hurt me…” Ming Guilan spoke in a deep voice, his speaking speed was slow, as if he was shutting down a little bit. The memories that existed fourteen years ago were retrieved.

“I was in the downtown area, and I walked a little farther away from my servant. He seemed to have been following me for a long time. Then he came forward. He said that he knew my father and would take me to find my father. Children big and small…”

“I can’t remember anything else, but then I really walked with him. He took me a shortcut, and only covered my nose and mouth with a veil when there was no one. I knew it was bad when I heard it. So I didn’t dare to struggle. Later, my body became weak, but my consciousness was awake and chaotic. When I woke up completely, I was in a ruined temple—”

Mrs. Ming was embarrassed and reprimanded: “We were indeed meeting friends on the bank of the Luo River. On the painting boat on the bank of the Luo River, Lan’er was suffocated on the boat, so we asked the servant to take him to the lamp. The market turns around, who would have thought something wrong.”

Bo Ruoyou knew so much insider information at this moment. After hearing what Ming Guilan said, she felt that the two cases were more related. “Yes, this old man said that the person who bought his mask went there alone and also bought it. The younger one is said to have a child at home, and he bought it for his own child.”

Ming Guilan sat a little straighter, “I remember that I was separated from my servant that day. I was attracted by something. I stood on the street and didn’t move. That person appeared at that time… I am… By the way, I I was attracted by a few children my size turning spinning tops to sing nursery rhymes. They sang nursery rhymes. After that person appeared, they sang along with him. I thought he was a grown-up man. I thought he was kind at first. Tight.”

“Nursery rhyme?” Bo Ruoyou’s heart trembles, “What kind of nursery rhyme is it?”

Ming Guilan was at a loss, as if he couldn’t remember, Bo Ruoyou asked, “But it’s an iron song? Iron four, four flower needles are easy to pick, and iron five, five zongzi for the Dragon Boat Festival——”

Ming Guilan’s expression froze, his face suddenly disappeared, “Yes! It’s this iron song! How would you know?”

Bo Ruoyou felt a chill came up from his ankles inexplicably, “I remember this iron-fighting song. When I was young in the capital, it was widely circulated, but later because of taboos, I was not allowed to sing it. But a few days ago, I had I heard children singing, and today in the small town under the mountain of Xiangguo Temple, I also heard children singing.”

Ming Guilan’s face also became weird, Bo Ruo calmed down, “This ballad does not mean anything. If the murderer intends to abduct a child, he will naturally pretend to be close, holding something the child likes in his hand. Singing nursery rhymes is even better. If you think about it, what other characteristics does the murderer have? How old did he look at the time?”

“There is no old age in terms of stature, and the voice that speaks is considered young, at most for a long time.” Ming Guilan said, thinking about it carefully, but after 14 years, he deliberately made himself forget this nightmare. For a moment, I can’t remember more of the scene.

Bo Ruoyou saw that he was unwell, and said hurriedly: “You don’t have to be in a hurry. Just relying on these common grounds, it is still impossible to tell, whether it is the same person or not, the government will try its best to track down the murderer. It was different more than ten years ago. I will try my best not to leave regrets in this case. When the murderer is caught, I will pursue the investigation 14 years ago to see if he is a repeat offender.”

Huo Weilou also pacified, “The murderer in the past was never caught, and it is also a heart disease for you. Now if the same person did not commit the murder, you should not be too disappointed.”

Ming Zhonghuai sighed and only went to see Ming Guilan. Only Ming Guilan had met the murderer. Whether he could think of useful clues, he could only rely on Ming Guilan to reminiscence the scenes back then. It must be painful for Guilan.

Ming Guilan sighed, “I understand that if it is really the same person, for myself, and for this child, I will do my best. That’s right.”

It was late at night, and Huo Weilou and Bo Ruoyou weren’t staying a lot. They soon left the house and got into the carriage. Huoweilou sent Bo Ruoyou home.

The mask was also put back on the carriage, and Bo Ruoyou looked at the mask and said: “Although it has been many years, some murderers will have a fluke and will not change their habits because of fear of being discovered. Hou Yeshi is right, if I’m really the same person. I’m afraid I won’t be able to keep my peace during these years. Tomorrow I will go to the Yamen again to find out if there are similar unsolved cases in these years.”

Huo Weilou felt a little distressed for her fatigue, and only said: “Then I will pick you up tomorrow and accompany you.”

Bo Ruoyou is afraid of delaying his court affairs. It can be seen that although he is gentle, but there is no doubt about it, she had to respond. She was indeed tired when she went out of town today, and whether the case progresses depends on whether Wu Xiang has found clues. , She is also unhelpful.

Huo Weilou sent her back to Chengzhai, and told her to rest before leaving.

Bo Ruoyou came in. Cheng Yunzhi hadn’t rested since he came back late. He ordered Aunt Liang to prepare soup for her to use. The father and daughter sat in the hall and talked. Bo Ruoyou brought up today’s case. Little Wawa was exposed to the wilderness, and said: “Foster father must have never thought of how this murderer harmed people. He probably knows how to treat people. He only left a small wound on the child’s foot, which caused him to lose too much blood and die. I can’t figure out, why is he acting like this, is it really for this child’s blood?”

After she finished talking, she went to drink tea, but swallowed a sip of the tea. She didn’t hear Cheng Yunzhi’s answer. She raised her eyes suspiciously and saw that Cheng Yunzhi’s expression was strangely ugly. She felt weird in her heart, but she hadn’t asked yet. Then I heard Cheng Yunzhi’s mute voice: “Youyou, you are not alone in the yamen. You have to take care of this case.”