"Could it be that the nephew of the owner of the family assassinated the family and occupied the owner's house?"

Gongsun Yueyi frowned.

"Sir, that's not the case. According to our investigation, when the six members of this family disappeared and died, their nephew was doing business in other places. He had been away from home for several months. It was only a year later that we received the news and returned to Pingliang."

The clerk who brought the documents shook his head and said.

"Then why did they die and their bodies were hidden at the bottom of the well?"

Gongsun Yue said in confusion.

"This subordinate doesn't know."

The admin also looked puzzled.

"You go down first."

Gongsun Yuedao.

After this yamen official left, another cadre came to the yamen.

After he finished examining the bones and put away his tools, he walked to the county magistrate Gongsun Yue and reported:

"Lord Qi, I have experienced these skeletons and have not detected any external injuries on these skeletons. However, the corpses have been soaked in water for a long time, and the time has been too long, causing the flesh and blood to rot, and not much information can be learned.

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Seeing that there were no useful clues, Gongsun Yue could only send Zuo Zuo away: "Okay, you can go down first."

Then he looked at Chen Yuan: "What do you think, Taoist Master?"

Chen Yuan shook his head: "I am not good at investigating cases. This matter requires the county magistrate to devote his attention."

At this time, the squad leader Hu Sifang was thoughtful and said from the side: "Sir, Taoist Priest, I have an immature idea."

Gongsun Yue looked at Hu Sifang: "Say."

Hu Sifang said: "Sir, do you think it is possible that this family died accidentally underground. Later, the nephew of the owner who inherited their house and compound found the bodies of their family, but did not dare to seek justice for fear of being wronged. It makes sense.

If you don’t know clearly, you hid these corpses at the bottom of the well?"

Gongsun Yue asked Hu Sifang: "What was the reason that led to their family all dying at the bottom of the well? To take a step back, even if there was any danger at the bottom of the well, after two or three people died in succession at home, it would be impossible for others to

Are you going to go on?"

According to the document information just brought by the Yamen, after the owner of the family disappeared, the Yamen at that time sent people to search the entire house, but no body was found, so the owner and his family were ruled missing.

Hu Sifang was speechless and couldn't answer at all.

It's easy for him to catch robbers, but it's really hard for him to solve crimes.

"Can we still find the nephew of the owner of this house?"

Gongsun Yue asked Hu Sifang.

"We have already checked. The nephew of the owner of this family is a businessman. Not long after inheriting this house, strange things happened in this house. After living there for less than a year, the house was sold.

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"It is said that he later moved away from Pingliang County and went to live in Lujiang City, a prefectural city."

An official came forward to report.

"Let's check to see if there were any bandits that fled to Pingliang County that year! In addition, we sent someone to Lujiang City, the prefecture, to bring the master's nephew back to Pingliang County for questioning."

Gongsun Yue also ordered Hu Sifang.

As a county magistrate investigating a case, you cannot give up any possibility or clue.

Since the death of the family lasted for a long time, it has been ten years, and there is not much that can be found. To be honest, the probability of solving an old case like this where the skeletons were suddenly discovered is really low.

But these six corpses were found in Chen Yuan's yard. Chen Yuan had just solved a big problem for him. He couldn't ignore it. Gongsun Yue could only order the Yamen to investigate as much as possible, hoping to find out a result and give Chen Yuan the answer.

An explanation from Yuan.

"As commanded."

Hu Sifang agreed and left.

Chen Yuan said to Gongsun Yue: "Lord Magistrate, this case is an old case. After such a long time, there are few clues and the chance of finding it out is slim. You can investigate the case, but first put these bones to rest. After all,

They have been trapped at the bottom of the well for so long."

Chen Yuan also knew that the chance of investigating an old case was slim, so he approached the county magistrate Gongsun Yue.

Anyway, the skeleton has been autopsyed by the widower, so there is no big use in keeping it.

Hu Sifang nodded and said: "The Taoist priest is right."

As he spoke, he ordered his officials to go to the coffin shop to order six coffins, put the six found skeletons into the coffins, and pull them down outside the city to find a place to bury them one by one.

Investigating a case takes time and cannot be done overnight. After completing these tasks, Gongsun Yue took the Yamen and left.

The neighbors gathered around the entrance of the yard to watch the fun. They saw the magistrate and the yamen taking away the six skeletons found at the bottom of the well in Chen Yuan's house. Seeing that there was no more fun to watch, they dispersed one after another.

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After listening for so long, they understood roughly that these six skeletons were one of the previous owners of this house.

No one thought that Chen Yuan was in trouble because the magistrate came to visit with his officials.

In the end, only Chen Yuan, Chen Wenqing, and Wu Qingping were left in the yard.

"Erlang, so many skeletons were found at the bottom of the well in your yard. You also said that you encountered strange things at night. I think this house is unlucky. How about we move to another house?"

Brother Chen Wenqing was a little worried.

"It's okay, brother, the skeletons have been found. After burying them, I'm afraid they won't appear again."

Chen Yuan smiled and declined politely.

He is used to living in this house and is not planning to change places.

"But..."

Chen Wenqing looked worried, but could only hesitate to speak.

He originally wanted to say that if Chen Yuan was worried about money, he could completely contribute money to help Chen Yuan buy another house.

But he soon thought that Chen Yuan had the Midas touch, and there was a white rat at home that kept bringing money back from outside, so there was no shortage of money at all.

"Oh, okay."

Brother Chen Wenqing could only sigh in the end.

"Uncle, if you have any difficulties, you must tell us."

Brother and sister-in-law Wu Qingping said from the side.

"Okay."

Chen Yuan smiled.

Then brother Chen Wenqing and brother-in-law Wu Qingping also left.

Only Chen Yuan was left in the yard.

Chen Yuan looked at the corner of the house and saw the ancient well where six skeletons had just been hung. At first, he planned to clean the ancient well and drink the water from it.

Now that he knew that there were six skeletons at the bottom of the well, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​using the well water.

I always feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.

"It may take some time for the Yamen to find out the cause of death of these six skeletons, but I don't know if the little mourning man will appear again at night?"

Chen Yuan felt a little unsure.

But it’s okay if they appear. Chen Yuan is already used to getting along with them.

A few days later, Chen Yuan appeared in the house late at night, waking his master from his sleep, and Chen Yuan did not feel scared.

Lying on your side on the bed, watching the villain wearing mourning clothes and crying in mourning, you feel like you are watching a big show and enjoying yourself.

That night.

It is the last quarter of the moon, and the crescent moon is like a curved hook, appearing in the eastern sky, with the moon facing east.

Chen Yuan was wearing unlined clothes, stopped practicing, and woke up from his sleep.

Because he felt that there was someone in the room, watching him with eyes beside the bed.

Chen Yuan opened his eyes and glanced inside the room. He saw the moonlight shining in from the window. In the dim moonlight room, there was a family of six, kneeling neatly and respectfully in front of his bed.

There are six members of this family, including young and old, male and female.

Chen Yuan turned over, sat up from the bed, put his legs on the edge of the bed, and half sat on the edge of the bed.

"Are you the six skeletons found at the bottom of the well during the day?"

Chen Yuan looked at the six people in front of him and said.

He could feel that the six people in front of him had extremely heavy Yin Qi, their figures were ethereal, and they were all ghosts.

"Old man Xu Weng and his family thanked the Taoist Master for his kindness in rebuilding."
Chapter completed!