When the little girl who came to report the case heard that some officials were going to the brothel to see the body, her face, which had been reddened by crying and could not see the original color, immediately became a little more frightened, and she said in tears: "These... these adults
Can we all go?"
There was hope in her eyes, and her lips seemed to be trembling, as if she had used up all her courage to say these words.
The three of them looked at each other, and before they could say anything, the girl sniffed and said, "I don't dare to stay here alone, it's so dark."
"Come back to the brothel with us." Zhou Ze said.
His words were very cold, as if he were giving an order. In fact, the person who reported the crime generally had to go with the officials to the crime scene.
When the girl heard these words, she felt as if she was about to step onto the guillotine. Her face suddenly froze, as if she was suffocated. She wiped the tears on her face with both hands. For a moment, she didn't know whether to pick it up or put it down. She stayed motionless in the air.
, a pair of eyes were fixed in the sockets, and even the tears seemed to have frozen.
"No...I don't." She managed to squeeze out three words.
It was as if the brothel was the Eighteen Cities of Hell, and she couldn't even think about going there.
Seeing her like this, several people felt helpless, so they had to find a yamen servant to accompany her, and then left the yamen.
The few people walked quickly and arrived at the Yanhong Building in a short while. At this time, the three characters "Yanhong Building" hanging upstairs were a little shaky. They walked up step by step. Before they even entered the door, the strong smell of blood poured into their noses.
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The three of them unconsciously raised their hands to block the way, but as soon as they entered the building, they saw tables and chairs overturned. Many girls in tattered clothes were huddled in the corner, with a pair of eyes full of longing.
, looking at them with a dark look of despair.
Ji Xuan looked around the lobby and finally found the body under the wooden window. The body was stained with blood, and there was no intact place on the fat body. The clothes on the body had also turned bright red, and there was no trace of it at all.
Original brown.
Ji Xuan walked over and almost didn't need to squat down to know that this person was stabbed to death with random stabs. The fatal wound was on the neck. There was a murder weapon stuck across the neck, showing off to people that it was like a murderer.
"Are you all girls in the building?" Ji Xuan asked, standing in front of the corpse.
At a glance in the lobby, there were probably dozens of girls with their heads lowered, curled up, and crying. Naturally, no one answered Ji Xuan.
"Who is the spring breeze girl?" Fang Wu asked after knocking on the spring breeze hanging on the door of the second floor.
The three large characters on the outside of this Yanhong Building are with a yellow background. At first glance, it is a brothel listed by the government. These buildings have regulations, and the houses where the girls live have their own names on them.
She met him once by chance in the government office, so she knew about it.
For a moment, all the girls in the venue looked at the limp girl at the top of the stairs.
The girl wore a bright yellow dress, put her hands on her knees, and put her head on the back of her hands. She looked blankly ahead, as if the eyes of others had no reaction on her, and she did not look in the direction.
Fang Wu's only pair of eyes were unfocused in the air.
Fang Wu walked over step by step,
However, the man opposite him still didn't move, standing there like a sculpture.
She waved her hand in front of the spring breeze, but she didn't change at all.
She stepped forward and pushed her, and her body shook as if it had no bones, but it was still warm, which told her that this person was alive.
"Hello, Miss Chunfeng. I'm from the Yamen. If nothing unexpected happens, I will handle this case. I want to know some information, is that okay?"
She wanted to talk about something lighter, but this scene made people nervous, so she didn't change the topic intentionally.
However, she seemed to be talking to herself, and the spring breeze didn't reply to her, or even turned to look at her.
He looked at Ji Xuan and Zhou Ze. The latter two were also sitting next to a girl and talking about something, but the girls showed no reaction.
Several people asked questions many times and tried different methods, but there was no change. In the end, they had to ask the yamen to draw the scene here, and divided the girls into two groups. Some of them were brought back to the yamen to find ways to appease them, and some were still
Stay here.
The night passed quickly, but no progress was made.
The girls in my mind are like mutes, they can only cry, look at them with innocent eyes, and say nothing.
They went to see the girl who reported the crime again, and then they found out that about half an hour before the report,
Suddenly some people in black clothes entered the building, holding swords in their hands. They either smashed things after entering the door, or chased them and hacked them. Finally, they killed the madam and looted all the money in the brothel.
It looks like someone seeking money, but why is it a brothel?
Because it was registered with the government, there were not many girls in the building, and Fanzhizhou was not a place with many beauties, so there were not many guests inside.
Moreover, it was already late at night, and most of the people drinking flowers and wine had left, so most of the people in the building were girls and girls.
After arranging the girls, the three of them sat together.
Zhou Ze was surprised and said: "This case is a bit strange. It doesn't seem like seeking money, revenge, or robbery. The girls are all neatly dressed."
Ji Xuan sighed and pointed to the portrait of the bustard in his hand: "I still have to do my work based on seeking money. Another thing I really want to ask is why I killed the bustard."
Is there a situation where this old bustard must die? But what is this situation?
Could it be said to be revenge?
But what kind of enemy could a brothel madam have?
Even the interpersonal relationships of such people are very simple. They are just officials and rich young men who come to visit the building, or the girls and courtesans in the building, and nothing else.
But neither of them has any reason to kill a madam.
Yes, why, everyone was silent for a while.
The case suddenly came to a standstill.
No one could say anything, and the girls didn't say anything, so they had to disperse first to see if there was any other direction.
So, the two of them returned to the yard together, and Fang Wu also said goodbye to Ji Xuan. Ji Xuan had no room because she was worried about the case.
But I saw that the door of Qin Sihan's room was slightly open. There was a medicine stove at the door, and a fan could be vaguely seen inside, as if it was trying to collect the smell of medicine.
The two of them walked in anyway. A kerosene lamp was lit in the room. Bai Xi sat in front of the table and looked at Qin Sihan with a pair of resentful eyes.
The latter pinched his nose with two fingers, his eyes innocently evasive.