C9 Homicide

Early in the morning on the next day, it seemed that the Head Constable Shui had already left the County Governor's Courtyard. Mu Tu was just about to go out and stroll around for a bit. Just as he stepped out of the door, a bailiff called out to him, "Lord Mu, Grandma Meng from the grocery store has just reported a crime. Her family's lunch has disappeared." The county governor has ordered you to investigate. "

Oh my god, we don't even have breakfast, we only have errands to work, even the emperor doesn't lack hungry soldiers, this Ba Zhong County's pressure on the labor force is too much!

Although he was complaining, he had no choice but to lower his head. Mu Tu carried his Twilight Knife and ran in the direction indicated by the yamen runner.

From afar, Mu Tu could see the sign of the grocery store dancing in the air. Pushing open the half-open door, Grandma Meng was walking around the room, muttering, "Where the hell did she go at noon? Why haven't she come back yet?"

The old man's mind was in a daze, his mood was clearly extremely anxious. Mu Tu hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "You must be Grandma Meng who went to report this! I am Mu Tu who was arranged by the management to settle this case, can you give me a general idea of what happened? "

Grandma Meng was in a daze, but upon hearing that, she immediately looked up and sized up Mu Tu, then lowered her pale white head, and slowly said: "Noon did not come back last night, at first this old one thought that he had gone out to spend the night, and did not pay much attention to it, but after it was late at night, and he still had not returned, this old one felt that something was amiss. Yesterday, the three gang leaders of the Yellowsand Gang, Huang Shahu, sent someone to invite my Xiao Xiang to an inn to eat, saying that they wanted to discuss some business matters. As an old woman, she had no choice but to stay at home to look after the shop. Who knew that she hadn't come back since she called out? I felt something was wrong, so I went to the authorities. Little master, my family's Little Zhang has always been a part of Ba Zhong County, but now that he's gone, how can I live as an old man? Little master, you have to help find my family's Little Wu! "

Grandma Meng was heartbroken, she was about to faint. Mu Tu quickly agreed and helped her enter the house to rest, he did not close his eyes for the entire night, and quickly fell asleep with tears in his eyes. Mu Tu thought about it for a while. He didn't know if the head storekeeper of an inn would know of anything, so he decided to investigate a little at an inn first.

The Ba Zhong County's inn was probably the hottest inn here, its business was flourishing, tourists from other places would choose to stay here, when Mu Tu just entered, he casually saw a lot of guests who came from the north and the south, causing the children in the inn to be extremely busy.

The innkeeper of this inn was a man of about forty years of age. He looked very simple and honest. He was in the middle of settling accounts at the counter. However, from the way his eyes flickered from time to time, it was obvious that he was a very shrewd shop owner.

Mu Tu walked to the front desk and placed the Twilight Knife in his hand on it, "Innkeeper, I am a constable of the Ba Zhong County, I am here to investigate a case, do you remember if there was anyone who hosted a banquet here yesterday?"

"Sigh, if you say it like that, I really want to get up. Yellowsand Gang's third sect master, Huang Shahu did indeed go to my inn last night, but Yellowsand Gang's people don't even have the time to hide. By the way, the little fish that brings fish to the tavern only come to the city late every night to bring fish, and it's also late when he goes back, so he might be looking for something. " The shopkeeper slightly narrowed his eyes as the light in the depths of his eyes became reserved. However, she quickly lowered her head to calculate her own account.

Mu Tu endured, feeling that the shopkeeper was hiding something, but there were many people here, so he couldn't say much. He snorted coldly, then turned and went to find Little Fishy, who was selling fish.

After listening to many enquiries, Mu Tu found out that Yu Sheng was living on the riverside outside Ba Zhong County City. He would come to the city to sell fish every day for a few hours, so he packed up his stall early today and returned back home.

Mu Tu followed the direction pointed by the passerby and found Yu Sheng's residence. As soon as he got close to the messy house, he could smell the stench of fish. The furnishings inside the room were very simple, one could easily guess that the owner was a bachelor.

Yu Sheng was in the middle of the house washing the fish. When he saw Mu Tu Jr.

"Sir, do you want some fish? This little fish is really fresh, it's both fat and delicious!"

Mu Tu placed the Twilight Knife in the ground, and the blade force of the Five Tiger Soul Breaking Blade on his body started to dissipate, "Yu Sheng, let me ask you, did you meet Grandma Meng's noon yesterday night?"

Hearing that they were going to ask about Xiao Xin, Yu Wei's face was filled with fear. "My lord, little …" This little one really doesn't know anything. "

"You won't report me if you know or not, but I'm going to lock you up in the Ba Zhong County dungeon," Mu Tu held the Twilight Knife s and casually played with it as he stared at the fish's neck.

When Yu Sheng heard that he was going to be locked up in jail, he looked at the young constable's eyes and immediately became scared out of his wits.

"Lord, don't move …" Don't be angry, I will tell you the truth now. After I sent the fish last night, I had some wine and was ready to go home.

When they reached the Crossroads, they seemed to have gotten into a dispute, three... The Third Master then threw the noon into the well.

Lord, I told you everything. Please don't tell anyone that I said it! This little person has an old person … In the future, my family will be counting on me to pass on my legacy! " Yu Sheng's voice trembled slightly, as if he had thought of something, and tears welled in his eyes, as if telling Mu Tu that if he didn't agree, he would cry for him to see.

"Don't worry," Mu Tu thought about the well that he had just passed by an inn and ran back. The well was used to supply the majority of the water in the city.

Arriving at the Crossroads, Mu Tu carefully investigated it and discovered that there seemed to be traces of a hand scratching on the moss on the inner wall of the well. After tying up a rope at the entrance of the well to draw water, Mu Tu looked at his surroundings and then jumped into the well. Fortunately, he had roughly learned the breathing technique given by the Head Constable Shui. Mu Tu took a deep breath and guided it into his dantian, allowing him to hold his breath underwater, and then he swam back into the well to check. As expected, there was a corpse at the bottom of the well. Fortunately, it hadn't rotted; otherwise, it would have been half-dead from disgust. It took a lot of effort to salvage the body, but he could only send it back to the county magistrate to see if there were any clues.

As soon as they entered the autopsy room, the stench of rotting corpses assaulted their noses. By the light of the candle, they could be seen several corpses that had been there for an unknown period of time. The coroner, on the other hand, was using a knife to dissect the organs of the corpses with great interest.

"Cough cough," Mu Tu coughed dryly and placed the corpse on an empty wooden bed.

"What business do you have with me?" Old Master put down what he was doing and turned around, "Another corpse," he rolled his eyes at Mu Tu, "Even if I wanted to do some research, I wouldn't be able to calm down."

Old Master walked over and looked at the corpse, then used his hands to look at the face of the dead man, and said in a deep voice: "This corpse's face is purple and swollen, the eyeball and conjunctiva are bloodshot, and its mouth and nose are filled with foam, mud and other sundries. At first glance, the corpse didn't look abnormal, but … He held a jade pendant in his right hand. It is very likely that the victim was captured by the culprit. There is only one owner who is very knowledgeable in this Ba Zhong County, you can take it and ask him, just say it was my Old Master requesting his help. "

With that, the Old Master cast Mu Tu to the side and turned back to continue his research.

He still had to find the shopkeeper Mu Tu since he was not confident, but looking at Old Master's expression, it seemed that that was all he could do to help, and he could only turn and leave.

"Isn't this jade pendant the Cold Jade Pendant that the Yellowsand Gang's three gang leaders showed off two months ago? How is it in the hands of the Lord?" After saying that the Old Master would ask for his help, the manager of an inn spoke much faster this time.

Suddenly, the shopkeeper seemed to recall something and hurriedly shut his mouth. He slightly trembled as he calculated his position. It seemed that his heart was not at peace.

Mu Tu knew that this old fellow was playing dead again, but luckily he had gotten the answer. Looks like the real culprit was Yellowsand Gang's third sect master, Huang Shahu.

"Mu Tu, are you making progress in finding me?" When they arrived at County Governor Manor, Lord Jiang was handling the documents on the table. When he saw Mu Tu coming in, he immediately asked with a warm voice.

"Master, the case has been investigated thoroughly. The victim was killed by the Yellowsand Gang's three sect masters, Huang Shahu. The specific reason is to invite Huang Shahu to the yamen to investigate. This is evidence left behind by the deceased. " With that, Mu Tu handed over the cold jade pendant to County Governor Lord Jiang.

"Hmm? This is? A while ago, this county governor was still conflicted over not being able to grasp hold of this Ba Zhong County's tumor. Right now, this Cold Jade Pendant is important evidence to reprimand Yellowsand Gang, you better take good care of it. Mu Tu heard the order and took my order to lead a group of yamen runners to Yellowsand Gang to arrest the suspect Huang Shahu. "