Pingkangfang, Liutiao Lane, where the once popular Wanhualou Maiko Little Cherry lived alone in a small wooden building, there were many small officials in soap clothes.
After waiting all day and night, the suspect could not be found. Instead, he was reported by Yake who was looking for flowers, so the Wan'an County Wu Yamen sent someone over. It happened that Mei Ran, the knife official of the Ministry of Punishment, was guarding nearby, otherwise he would have been hiding in the house.
The members of the Red Flower Club couldn't explain it clearly.
Since it was a human life case, Wan'an County paid special attention to it and sent 20 detectives. The team was led by an old detective who was over fifty years old. The accompanying police officers inspected the body and the conclusions they reached were consistent with Su Ping's conclusion.
The judgment is almost the same.
"So Mr. Su, do you think this case will be handled by the Criminal Department or by our county?" the old detective asked Su Ping.
Su Ping held a Nestorian portrait in his hand and looked at it for a long time. The more he looked at it, the more familiar the people in the portrait became.
This portrait was found on Little Cherry's bedside table, and it was also framed.
It seems that she cares about this painting, or the people in the painting.
Su Ping is not very clear about when Nestorianism was introduced to China, but what is certain is that many Nestorian Christians came to the East to preach in the Tang Dynasty.
The so-called Nestorianism is also the later Christianity. And their paintings are different from traditional Chinese painting techniques. They care more about realism. The people in the portraits have thick eyebrows and thin eyes, and their faces are thinner. The more they look at it, the more they feel that they know each other, but they just want to
Who can't get up?
Perhaps it was the strange costume of the man in the portrait that confused Su Ping's memory.
"You can take the body away." Su Ping put the portrait in his sleeve pocket: "But I will follow up on this case because the murderer is likely to be involved in another case."
The old detective thought for a while: "Okay, let's take the body back first. If Mr. Su discovers anything in the future, we will discuss it together."
The old detective looked around, smiled apologetically and said, "I have a request."
"tell me the story."
"I hope Mr. Su can issue a formality and say that we discovered this at the same time." While he was talking, the old policeman couriered a document.
He had already written it and was just waiting for Su Ping to sign.
Su Ping understood what the old detective meant. This case occurred in Wan'an County, but it was discovered by the Ministry of Justice first, which more or less showed that the Wan'an County Wuyamen had failed in their duties. Su Ping didn't say anything more, picked up the pen and signed.
The policeman thanked him and left with the body.
The government officials walked away, and the old policeman came back, looking at Mei Ran with an apologetic smile.
Mei Ran didn't know what the old agent was going to say, but through the old agent's expression, she knew what to say and went downstairs.
At this time, the old detective said: "I just checked at the Fang Office. This little cherry is from Huainan Shouma, and she has no family members that she can contact. In this way, this small building is considered an ownerless building. I don't know what Mr. Su plans to do.
How to deal with it?”
Su Ping smiled: "Isn't this kind of 'good thing' taken over by Jingzhao Mansion?"
The old detective smiled deeply: "I'm just asking casually."
The old detective crossed his fists and turned to leave, but was caught by Su Ping: "I haven't asked the old gentleman your last name yet."
The old catcher's name was Bai Zhongshi, who was fifty-seven years old. In his own words, he could no longer do anything and planned to retire in the next few years. However, he had not made much money after working for so many years. In the past, he was still
He was born in the ninth rank, but because he made a mistake, he even lost his rank. However, the county magistrate thought that he could handle things, so he stayed in the county as a subordinate official. He usually brought the young detectives out to do things.
"I think this is a good opportunity. If Master Su is willing to help, this house can be sold. Then the benefits of Master Su will be indispensable."
Bai Zhongshi raised his eyes to look at Su Ping. Su Ping lowered his head slightly, thoughtfully.
Seeing that Su Ping was silent, Baizhong became excited and said: "If I were young, I wouldn't do this. But now that I am so old, I always feel that I should take a chance. I am hanging around in the capital.
I have lived for more than thirty years, but I can’t even afford a house when my two sons get married. As a father, I can’t bear it.”
Su Ping smiled bitterly: "Why did you choose to cooperate with me? Aren't you afraid that I will report you?"
Bai Zhongshi gritted his teeth: "How many unowned houses can be produced in Luoyang City in a year? There are even fewer that can pass through my hands, and they are still in Pingkangfang, where every inch of land is precious. This time
Opportunity, rather than me choosing Mr. Su, it is better to say that God chose Mr. Su for me. I have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time and cannot miss it again."
Seeing that Su Ping still didn't spit, Bai Zhongshi said fiercely: "Take the risk! I will do it too! If I misjudge Mr. Su, I will admit defeat!"
After getting angry, he became miserable and self-pitying again: "Although it is disgraceful for me to do things like this, but as the saying goes, picking up things from mass graves is not stealing. If we don't take it, others will take it. Could it be that it falls into their hands?
Is it glorious? I think Mr. Su also knows that after Jingzhao Mansion takes over the property, it will be auctioned to insiders at a very low price. Why are they the only ones eating the meat and we gnawing the bones?"
Su Ping asked curiously: "How do you plan to operate it?"
Bai Zhongshi was a little embarrassed, but Su Ping smiled and said, "If it's inconvenient, then there's no need to say it. I don't want to get involved in your affairs either."
Bai Zhongshi smiled ashamedly and lowered his voice: "Find her an heir."
Su Pingyi frowned: "Amend Little Cherry's household registration?"
Baizhongshi said: "The household registration is registered at the Fang Office, the county, Jingzhao Prefecture, and the Ministry of Household Affairs. If you want to change the household registration, it would be too troublesome. So I just made a fake household registration. But you know, the household registration in my hand
The register was obtained from the county, and it even has a seal. You only need to fill in the address and name, and on the surface it is impossible to tell whether it is genuine or not."
Su Ping understood what Bai Zhongshi was thinking. As long as they didn't report it, Jingzhao Mansion would not know about it. During this period, Bai Zhongshi found someone to be Xiaoying's heir, with a fake household registration and a real house title.
To commit fraud. But the question is, how do they transfer the ownership?
Su Ping asked: "When transferring the ownership, the office will check the household registration. Doesn't this expose the secret?"
"Let me be clear with Mr. Su. I can't do this on my own. So after the house is sold, the most I can give Mr. Su is this amount." As he spoke, Wang Zhongshi raised two fingers to Su Ping.
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There are many houses in Pingkangfang. This small building plus the land can be sold for a thousand taels of silver at least.
It is worth mentioning that in terms of time, this time is equivalent to the Northern Song Dynasty. However, the housing prices in Kyoto in the Liang Dynasty were much lower than those in the Song Dynasty. According to the records of "Menghualu", the price of luxury houses in Bianliang, the capital, was as high as hundreds of thousands of taels.
Ordinary people simply cannot afford it. Even an ordinary house outside the city center costs more than a thousand taels, which is enough for ordinary people to work hard for a lifetime.
In comparison, the house prices in Liang Dynasty were too cheap. Su Ping had begun to think about investing in real estate because he felt that Luoyang's house prices had huge room for appreciation.
Su Ping snorted coldly: "I didn't hear a word of what Mr. Bai said to me. I won't help you. But, until there is no new progress in this case, I don't plan to report it to the Minister.
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Bai Zhongshi was also an old man. He was stunned for a moment, then bowed deeply and walked quickly downstairs.
Su Ping hid behind the window and looked at Bai Zhongshi's back. He looked very excited. While walking, he clenched his fists and punched the air at his sides.
Su Ping doesn't care how Bai Zhongshi operates. Even if he succeeds, Su Ping will not accept his money casually. Once he accepts the money, he will be an accomplice. If the crime is committed in the future, he will have no way to escape. So,
Su Ping secretly thought about how to digest this black money. How could such a thing stump the financial giants? After a while, he had an idea, so he turned his attention to the case.
The suspect in the first set of files has disappeared, and the female suspect in the second set of files is dead. When I went to see the Minister with this result, I felt a little too much.
So Su Ping did not go back directly to see the minister. Instead, he left the wooden building and planned to look for clues along the street. With his identity as a swordsman in the Ministry of Justice, he asked the neighbors here if they heard anything or saw anything.
Most of the street is full of magicians, some of them are those who have redeemed themselves from Wanhua Tower, Caiyun Pavilion, and Meixianyuan, some of them are old and handsome and have been eliminated, and there are also some untrained street artists.
The levels of tricksters vary greatly, but this street is not the worst. If you go to the corner, there are even lower-level tricksters over there. It is said that their lives are very miserable, and some of them go hungry all day long.
The waiters are also some very low-end elegant guests.
Some Yake people deliberately look for tricksters who are so hungry that they can't stand. Maybe a steamed bun can complete a transaction.
Suddenly a pretty-faced official appeared in the alley, and the artists became active.
Although they had discovered that the pretty boy was accompanied by a rare female swordsman, they still acted coquettishly, winking at Su Ping as coquettishly as possible, shaking their handkerchiefs, and shouting, "My guest is here to play!"
My elder sister can sing three hundred songs," "My younger sister can dance the most popular dances," "My guest, please pity me, I haven't eaten in three days," and so on.
Su Ping looked around with a smile and glanced at Mei Ran from time to time. As a result, Mei Ran rolled her eyes countless times along the way.
Of course, Su Ping didn't come here to have fun, but to investigate and handle cases. Starting from the nearest house, he asked about things related to Little Cherry, and showed the portrait to the tricksters. But after a whole day of investigation,
There was no clue at all. Mei Ran was a little wilted, but Su Ping was still smiling.
"I can see that none of you men are good." Mei Ran hugged her shoulders and looked into the distance.
Su Ping raised his eyebrows: "How do you say this?"
Mei Ran gave Su Ping a white look: "As soon as I came to this Fireworks Willow Alley, I saw you so happy that you couldn't even close your mouth from ear to ear."
"Hmm... how should I put it?" Su Ping smiled ashamedly: "The leader of all evils, no one is perfect in terms of deeds and heart, and there is no perfect person in the world. Junior brother, I occasionally have daydreams, but my actions make people...
I can’t find fault with him. I think this is pretty good and he is considered an innocent person. What do you think?”
"Hey! How would I know whether you are innocent or not?" Mei Ran said tirelessly.
It was getting late, so Su Ping and Mei Ran found a small restaurant nearby and asked for a piece of mutton in a basin.
After walking this day, my mouth was really dry, and the soles of my feet were sore. I sat down, treated myself to the temple of the five internal organs, ate a bite of meat, drank a sip of soup, and felt very comfortable. But suddenly, Su Pingmei Ran's eyes flashed almost at the same time, and she stared at the alley.