They first asked Sun Li, the only person present at the scene, about his whereabouts and the process of discovering the body. The results were similar to those of several inquiries.

Shangguan Ruoli looked through the records of previous inquiries and felt that Sun Li was not highly suspected of committing the crime.

If he was lying, he would either say nothing in front of his words or he would have already memorized his words and they would be accurate. The current situation shows that he is telling the truth.

His eyes were also very open, and he did not dodge or feel guilty. It was unlikely that he was an accomplice.

Shangguan Ruoli temporarily lowered Sun Li's suspicion and asked: "How much do you know about the Second Young Master Wu?"

Sun Li thought for a while and said: "The second young master doesn't care about the wine shop. I am just an old slave who looks after the yard. I have met the second young master only a handful of times. He looks better than the eldest young master, has a better temper, and has a good reputation."

Not bad. He is very smart and very capable. But Mr. Wu obviously left most of the family business to his eldest son, and the second son only took care of a small part of the property, which was still in relatively remote places..."

Shangguan Ruoli listened and looked through previous inquiry records.

Second Young Master Wu’s wife, Second Grandma Wu, is called Lingshan, and she is from the Miao royal family. According to blood relationship, she is Liya’s cousin.

My father used to be the king of Miao Jiang, but this time he was imprisoned by Dongming Ziyu. It was found that he had colluded with the remnants of Nanyun and the four princes of Xirong, and wanted to achieve independence and restore the country.

If Lingshan was involved in this matter, the case might be more complicated.

When the eldest son was in trouble, Lingshan and the second son went to Zhuangzi to collect rent. They were not in the town and had sufficient witnesses.

They hurried back because they received the news that the eldest son was in trouble, but unexpectedly, just after they came back, the second young master Wu was also killed. His death was not much better than that of the eldest son, who was smashed into pieces.

Meat, the second young master was fried into pieces of meat.

The only two sons of the Wu family were both unrecognizable and dead without their bodies intact.

This can't help but remind people of a vendetta, and it's a genocidal vendetta.

Seeing that he couldn't get anything more useful from Sun Li, Shangguan Ruoli said, "Then let's go to the Wu family and have a look."

The wine shop is on the edge of the town, half a town across from the Wu family, and we have to pass through a busy city on the way.

The people in the small town were panic-stricken because of the death of the second young master. People gathered in groups everywhere to talk about the matter.

No matter whether you are afraid or not, gossiping has always been a matter of gender, age or youth.

Everyone talked enthusiastically and speculated on the identity of the murderer.

The aunt selling crispy pears said to the vegetable vendor next to her: "If you ask me, I must have received retribution. The Wu family is rich and unkind, so they will definitely receive retribution. This time, it must be the ghosts of the wronged people who were harmed by them in the past who come back to seek revenge."

Dead!"

What the aunt said was true, and the vegetable vendor also believed it: "What a sin, what a sin must have been committed to kill two of their sons. I don't know if this is the boss."

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A customer shopping for groceries sighed: "Aren't there two grandchildren? I don't think the two children will be better."

The pear seller said: "It's just pitiful for two such young children. If you ask me to say that we should look for Yuanwai Wu and Mrs. Wu, what's the point of looking for children?"

When Shangguan Ruoli heard this, he looked at Ding Baotou.

Ding Captou understood and said: "Everyone in the Wu family is watched by brothers. They are afraid that the murderer will not show up. If he does come, he will never come back!"

Shangguan Ruoli nodded, continued walking forward, and asked casually: "Lingshan is the daughter of the county king, and she can be said to be rich and noble. Even though the Miao royal family has ceased to exist in name only, the court has given them enough dignity. She

How to marry the son of a merchant?"

Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, the status of merchants in this dynasty was extremely low, especially in front of the princes and nobles.

Ding Captou said: "I heard that when the second young master went out to buy, he and Lingshan encountered bandits. The two were imprisoned together, and then they became friends in adversity and made a private decision for life."

Shangguan Ruoli nodded, maybe something happened while they were locked together.

While passing by a tea stall, I heard a few people drinking tea discussing the case.

Only one person said: "Why do you think these people died in such strange ways? Except for Na Tian Baozhu, the other three were cut up, pounded into mud, and fried. Could it be that the murderer was a cook?

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Another old man with a white beard twirled his beard and said, "You don't know this, do you? The murderer should be doing justice for heaven. Have you ever heard of the eighteen levels of hell?"

Someone immediately said: "I've heard that those who have done evil in life and will go to hell after death have to pull out their tongues and put them in a frying pan or steamer!"

Someone immediately echoed: "Yes, that's it! The murderer is doing justice for heaven, and the Wu family must have done something harmful to heaven and justice."

Shangguan Ruoli has also seen similar reports in modern times. A murderous organization puts itself on the moral level of the savior, and under the guise of doing justice for heaven, engages in illegal killings. It imitates the scene of the eighteenth level of hell and punishes them for what they think

Guilty people.

Captain Ding frowned and said, "Let's leave quickly. We don't want them to affect our thinking in handling the case. We have to rely on evidence to speak for ourselves."

Shangguan Ruoli admires Ding Baotou's clear way of thinking and is not easily influenced by the outside world.

The few people quickened their pace. The town was not big, and they soon arrived at Wu's house.

After all, this is just a small town, and even the so-called richest man lives in a bigger house. In the eyes of Shangguan Ruoli, who lives in the palace, it is a better residential house.

There was a murder in the house, and the concierge also looked worried. When he opened the door, he saw that it was Captain Ding, and sent a boy to report it. Then he couldn't help the masters, so he took them in.

They are headhunters, so you have to enter even if you are not allowed to enter.

After hearing the boy's announcement, everyone in the Wu family was already waiting in the main hall.

Capt. Ding has been to the Wu family many times, but he has never been polite to them.

He said directly: "If we want to inquire alone, we should go to the side hall one by one."

Wu Yuanwai had suffered a stroke and could not say anything. He could only cry with his eyes crooked and his mouth crooked.

Mrs. Wu no longer dressed so demonically. It was obvious that the death of the second young master had dealt a great blow to her. She was haggard and desolate, as if she had aged dozens of years all of a sudden.

When she saw Ding Baotou, his stagnant eyes were full of hatred and complaint.

"Why are you here? You are all a loser! If you had caught the murderer as soon as possible, how could my second son die? Ah? You are incompetent! How dare you wear such skin!"

After saying that, he started crying. But his voice was not loud because his voice was hoarse and he couldn't make any sound at all.

Ding Captou was not angry. He was silent for a moment and then said: "My condolences."

Seeing that she is agitated, let her calm down for a while before talking.
Chapter completed!