Chapter 49: The Dead Person
Shen Shixu quickly put on his clothes and followed the clerk who came to call for help to the place where the dead body was found.
It was a dark and secluded alley. The deceased was lying on the ground with a wound on his back running from the right shoulder blade to the left waist. The area where he was lying was covered with his blood, which had turned dark red.
It was obvious that he died of excessive blood loss. Shen Shixu squatted down and turned the body over to see if there were any wounds on the front. However, after seeing the face of the deceased clearly in the light of the fire from the people around him, Shen Shixu's eyes shrank. He didn't expect that it was an acquaintance.
The person who died was none other than the drunkard who tried to molest the oiran lady at Shili Renjia during the day. This made Shen Shixu unable to help but connect the two events together.
Could it be that someone couldn't stand the fact that he wanted to flirt with Shaoyao during the day, so they came to cause trouble for him in the middle of the night, but wasn't it a bit cruel to take his life?
But now is not the time to think about these things. Whether it was caused by what happened during the day still needs further investigation to confirm. First of all, we have to confirm the identity of the deceased.
Shen Shixu waved Zhang Ming, who had been following him, over and said, "Zhang Ming, go to the people in Shili and ask them if they know who the drunkard who caused trouble at their place at noon is? Where does he live?"
After hearing this, Zhang Ming bowed and left, then took a lantern and went to knock on the doors of people within a ten-mile radius in the middle of the night.
The waiter who was guarding the store had just fallen asleep when he heard someone knocking on the door. He ran over to open the door angrily. Just as he was about to curse who was mad enough to knock on the door in the middle of the night, he saw an official in a dark blue suit, holding a lantern with the words "Dali Temple" written on it.
He swallowed back the curse he was about to say, and forced a flattering smile. He folded his hands together and rubbed them nervously, "Sir, Sir, what are you doing coming to us in the middle of the night? Our boss is not here!"
The waiter was in a panic, thinking that their boss had done something wrong.
Zhang Ming didn't take it seriously when he saw the waiter's legs trembling. Ordinary people were afraid of officials, and the Dali Temple was even more frightening. Not only ordinary people were afraid of them, but even officials were afraid of them.
All officials in the entire Dagan region knew that any case that the Dali Temple intervened in was a homicide case, and no good person would be willing to be associated with a homicide case.
"I'm not here to find your boss. I just want to ask you something. At noon today, a drunk man was looking for trouble in your restaurant. I came here to ask, do you know who he is and where he lives?"
The waiter was relieved to hear that the guest was only there to inquire about the news. At noon, he was not serving in the front hall, but was serving dishes to the guests in the private room upstairs.
Although I didn't see the man in person, I heard from the people who worked with him, "It turned out to be that man. I know him. He is a regular customer of our restaurant. He came here on the first day our restaurant opened, and he has been coming here every day until now.
I remember his name was Guo Yongshun. As for where he lived, it should be Chunshui Hutong. I heard him and his deskmate talking about this place when they were drunk. ”
Zhang Ming asked clearly and left with the lantern. Before leaving, he did not forget to thank the waiter, "Thank you very much!"
The waiter never thought that one day he would be thanked by an official. He was completely stunned. After a while, he grinned again. While closing the door, he thought about showing off to others tomorrow.
Shen Shixu had the body carried back to the autopsy room of the Dali Temple. The coroner had already arrived and started the autopsy right after the body was delivered.
Just as Shen Shixu guessed, the man died of excessive blood loss. The fatal wound was the long scar on his back, which looked like it was caused by a butcher knife. Apart from that, there were many bruises on his body, especially the one on his neck, which should have been caused by someone pressing his neck with an arm. He must have had a fight with someone else before, so this person was most likely the murderer.
After hearing what the coroner said, Shen Shixu coughed awkwardly and said, "What? I gave him the wound on his back. I happened to run into him drunk and flirting with a woman when I went to eat at noon, so I helped him and healed him."
When the coroner heard what Shen Shixu said, he chuckled. He was just guessing, but he didn't expect that this would affect Lord Shaoqing. Fortunately, Lord Shaoqing was magnanimous and didn't make a fuss with him, otherwise he would have to pack up and go home now.
Shen Shixu recalled what he saw and heard at the Shilirenjia at noon. At that time, the man grabbed Shaoyao's hand and refused to let go, pouting his stinky mouth and trying to kiss her. When Shaoyao cried and asked for help, everyone around her avoided her.
This is actually a little abnormal. A beautiful woman with tears in her eyes asks them for help. Any normal man would not refuse.
Especially since this beauty is the one they have been longing for, how could anyone let go of such a good opportunity to be a hero and save the beauty? But no one went to save Peony at that time. Why didn't they save Peony?
They were considering someone, Guo Yongshun who was harassing Shaoyao.
Shen Shixu was somewhat curious about this person's identity. There were only a few types of people that ordinary people were afraid of. The first type was the rich, the second type was the powerful, the third type was the influential, and the other type was the scoundrels.
Compared with the first three types, the last type is what ordinary people least want to provoke. Although the damage it brings is not great, it is long-lasting and it is also the one they are most likely to encounter.
A person who is always causing trouble is like a dog-skin plaster sticking to your body, just like lice growing in a wound. It may not kill you in the short term but it is disgusting and will eventually cost you your life in the long run.
Looking at the clothes on Guo Yongshun, Shen Shixu was more inclined to think that he was the last type of person, that is, a rogue.
The clothes he wore were the same clothes that ordinary people would wear, but they were a little better, because they were cotton robes.
Just as he was thinking about it, Zhang Ming came back with something and told him what he had learned from the waiter.
"Sir, at present, based on the ambiguous information from the Lakers, we can confirm this person's name, but his residence is not very certain. When I came here, I had already arranged for someone to go to Chunshui Hutong."
Shen Shixu was very satisfied with his arrangement, "Not bad!"
Zhang Ming was praised, but he was not proud. He stood aside with his head lowered, waiting for Shen Shixu's next instructions.
Progress was slow at night as many people were asleep. We found the place, woke people up and questioned them. It was already daybreak when we finished all the work.
Because he had a case on hand, Shen Shixu did not go to the morning court today.
Xiao Jinyi didn't see Shen Shixu at the morning court, and felt a little worried. Shen Shixu didn't come to the morning court today. Was he not feeling well?
But at this time, Emperor Wu An had already arrived, and he had no way to sneak out to find Shen Shixu. He could only pray that nothing happened today and the morning court would end early.
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