Chapter 309 The Case of the Abandoned Corpse of a Prostitute
The horse's hooves stepped on the bluestone ground, causing splashes of water. Li Guolou raised his voice: "Gao Yao arrests the head, can you see the traces of the thieves?"
Gao Yao Wuyun, who was marching in front to clear the way, did not look back, beckoning: "Head, follow me. Five thieves, five horses, you can't go wrong." As he spoke, the group had already arrived at Fucheng Gate in the west of the city, nervous and rigorous.
The atmosphere permeated the city gate.
Chief Lan Ling, who was in charge of the city gate, and a row of guards watching the city gate, respectfully sent a group of policemen out of the city. These gate guards would also be punished. They did not recognize Prince Gong's "Red Rabbit Rouge Beast" and sent them out.
It is also a serious crime to let a thief out of the city.
Li Guolou and others walked out of the city gate in the rain, but the roads were no longer as good as those in the city. The muddy loess road was full of wheel marks, human footprints, and animal footprints. The dark clouds were shining brightly among the many footprints.
They searched for the footprints left by the "Red Rabbit Rouge Beast". The speed was even slower than in the city, but no one complained. They rode on their horses, ate dry food, drank a few sips of water, and walked towards the west with stops.
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Time passed by, and the group of people led by Li Guolou was three or four hours behind the previous group of people sent by Prince Gong's Mansion. When they marched to two o'clock in the afternoon, not even the first group of people were there.
We met, let alone saw five horse thieves.
The light rain came on and off. Except for Gao Yao Wuyun who led the team, the others in the team said nothing and maintained a strict formation. There were few pedestrians on the road, green grass and willows could be seen everywhere, and a winding river accompanied them. Curious
Passers-by paid attention to these police officers, and some even waved hello to Li Guolou and others.
From being full of confidence when he set out in the morning to the boring pursuit, Li Guolou became less and less confident in this capture operation. The thief who dared to steal Prince Gong’s beloved horse was a daring thief. He did not expect that someone would
Will they be followed and pursued? What is the purpose of attracting them to the western suburbs of the city, so far away, and they don’t know when the end will be, in the wilderness?
If it were not for the four guards from Prince Gong's Mansion following them, Li Guolou would have to be the shopkeeper long ago. There is little hope ahead, but now Li Guolou only has one way to go to the dark. He gritted his teeth and gritted his teeth, his Xiaoxiaoxi was far away.
, the strong man never looked back, it seems he didn’t know where to sleep tonight?
Gao Yao Wuyun jumped off the horse and looked at the horse hoof prints and horse dung. If the weather was clear, she would touch the hot horse dung to estimate how far away the horse thief was from their group. The horse dung was wet now, and the five horse thieves could not be seen.
How far is it from them?
Li Guolou was patient and did not lose his temper with his subordinates. He said dryly: "Gao Yao captures the head, what's so interesting about it? Now I am also an experienced follower. I will go all the way to the left. I can't go wrong."
Gao Yao Wuyun said hesitantly: "Head, there is an inn on the right. We can continue on our way, but the horses are dying! We need to feed the horses and rest for half an hour, otherwise these horses will get sick from the rain and will not be able to run tomorrow.
It’s moving.”
In his words, Gao Yao Wuyun had no confidence in catching the horse thief today. He couldn't explain it clearly, so he could only find an excuse for the horse first. Gao Yao Wuyun was experienced in tracking the horse thief. This was the moment to test the perseverance of the detective. He was lonely and lonely.
Hidden deep in the soul, sleeping in the wilderness, living in squalid living conditions. The four Manchu guards may not be able to adapt, and they don't even have much sense of accomplishment. The criminals they caught were just horse thieves.
Li Guolou glanced at Chen Rong, the foreman of the bodyguard of Prince Gong's Mansion, and saw that he was pretending to be deaf and dumb, but he didn't seem to be in a hurry.
"Well! Capt. Gao Yao works in an orderly manner, and I agree with her opinion. Now I order you to turn right, enter the inn to rest, and let the war horses rest for half an hour." Li Guolou waved his men to enter the inn first.
, he set an example and was the last one to enter the inn.
Li Guolou's war horses were taken care of by his servant Battelle. He and four guards from Prince Gong's palace were sitting in the lobby, drinking hot tea. He cursed the weather, complained in his heart about doing a thankless job, and looked forward to the strong wind.
When the heavy rain comes, it is best to wash away the traces of horse hooves on the ground, so that they can justifiably end the pursuit of the horse thieves.
"Hey, when will the rain stop?" "I wonder where the team of guards led by Huang are marching to?" "You bastard, why are you looking for death for this damn horse thief?" "Donkey Ball, you are here.
If I catch a horse thief, I will first give them forty lashes."
A group of people used violent language to vent their inner dissatisfaction. People in the inn stayed away from the angry-browed police officers and avoided the official officers who used dirty words.
Li Guolou raised his voice and said: "Boss, what is there to eat here?"
The shop owner asked softly: "My lord, after the meal time, is it okay to have leftover food for lunch?"
"Oh, boss, heat it up and bring it all up. We have a rice pail here." Li Guolou had eaten dry food, and he ordered it for Battle.
A big pot of leftover rice was brought to the table. Although everyone didn't have much appetite, the food that was served was hot. No matter how unpalatable it was, a group of people could eat a few bites. As for the remaining food, only Battelle was there.
**Bao Dalan, one person huffs and puffs to destroy the half-filled pot of leftover rice and leftovers.
The head guard Chen Rong was intimidated by Battelle's appetite and said suspiciously: "Captain Li, this is really your servant, can you afford it?"
Li Guolou smiled and said: "Chief Guard Chen, you haven't seen Battle show off his skills yet? He only ate half full."
"Hey hey hey! I can do the work of two people by myself." Battelle boasted and boasted about his achievements.
"Barter, stop working as a cow. You don't farm, so what kind of work have you done?" Gao Yao Wuyun exposed the lies of half the fellow villagers.
"I feed the horses, walk them, wash the mangers, and build the stables in the house all by myself!" Battelle said proudly.
Gao Yao Wuyun glanced at him and said, "Then tell me, how many horses do you have at home?"
"Well;;;;;;the guests are here, and I will help. The horses sleeping in the stable are now counted as two." Battelle helplessly told the truth, causing laughter in the lobby.
Li Guolou also found some things for Battelle to do, so he raised two horses at home. He liked to hire horses from horse racing companies, and provided one-stop service without having to worry about labor. Battelle had the unique simplicity of the Mongolians and had the experience of being a slave.
, will you cherish your hard-won life? Seeing this tall servant staring at the lady boss in floral clothes, Li Guolou knew that after he returned home, he would find a big washerwoman to be a wife for Battelle.
More than half an hour later, when leaving, the innkeeper did not dare to ask for money. Instead, he asked the landlady to come forward and gave him a 30% discount. A group of people ate horse chews for only 130 copper coins.
Li Guolou's thoughts changed three times a day. After eating and drinking, he became more energetic and energetic. He led the way, and the slippery muddy ground was full of footprints. The footprints with special horse hoof prints stretched forward. He was the magic catcher.
He has a pair of sharp eyes and is excited to be a scout, walking side by side with Gao Yaowun. He is open-minded and studious, asks questions when he has questions, and secretly learns Gao Yaowun's tracking skills.
"Boss, it's so strange. Those horse thieves steal horses on rainy days. It should be when it rains heavily, or when the weather is sunny, so the pond will cover the footprints, or there will be no footprints on the grass. It's raining lightly now.
It just happened to leave horse hoof prints. Even people who don't know how to track can still see the horse hoof prints on the ground. I'm afraid those horse thieves deliberately lead us astray, and the future is not good." Gao Yao Wuyun glanced at the big man behind him.
The troops secretly spoke out their inner thoughts.
Li Guolou nodded and said: "Hey, what a big deal! The five horse thieves are veterans, how can they let us succeed and return empty-handed? If there is no harvest tomorrow, we will turn back. Paint the shadow figure and take the reward of the red rabbit and rouge beast.
If you write gold, let’s see who has better luck?”
A clever horse thief can change the horseshoes and dye the Red Rabbit Rouge beast's fur into a different color. The brand on the horse's butt can also be changed. From now on, there will be no "Red Rabbit Rouge Beast" in the world.
"First of all, I just need to be considerate of my subordinates." Gao Yao Wuyun snickered mischievously and hurried forward without any haste, expecting that the two groups of officers and soldiers arresting the horse thieves would get nothing.
A group of people left the main road at the crossroads and walked toward the narrow path. Rain and mist were floating in the air. Li Guolou took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. The spring breeze was blowing, and the green grass was undulating like green. In the fields
The sky is gray and dim. I wonder when the rain will stop?
It was troublesome to wear a bamboo hat in such light rain, so Li Guolou took off the bamboo hat on his head, letting the mist floating in the sky cover his face. Suddenly, a figure jumped out on the slope of the river bank.
But not far away, I saw a man stumbling on the path. His rain gear had been half taken off, and his bamboo hat flew up from his head, and was caught by the hanging string that fell to his neck, and then it was tightly pulled away.
After strangling the middle-aged man's neck, before he could take a breath, half of his raincoat had been blown open and rolled up from his left shoulder to his right shoulder.
The man saw a group of officers and soldiers galloping on the trail and shouted: "My lord, there are corpses, just under the river bank over there. It's so scary."
Li Guolou's forehead burst into flames. There was a murder case, and he didn't care about the "Red Rabbit and Rouge Beast Stolen Case." He pointed the riding whip at the other party and shouted: "I am an agent from the Criminal Department, please take me to check it out."
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"Hey, I'll lead the way right now. There is still my servant looking at the body under the embankment. We are villagers of the Chen family here. The official looks familiar." The middle-aged man had some impressions of Li Guolou.
I didn't dare to identify it boldly.
Li Guolou jumped off his horse and got a little closer to the middle-aged man. After a few glances, he recognized Bao Yiyi as his accomplice in the court trial of his mother, Chen Luoshi, against her son, Chen Zhonghe, for the "disobedience case". He smiled and said: "
Oh! Is this Muramasa Chen Yajun? We met in court. At that time, I was standing next to you. I didn’t say anything and just shouted a few times. My official, Li Guolou, Han Zanlilang of the Criminal Department, is responsible for criminal investigation. "
Chen Yajun chuckled sinisterly. Everyone had done poorly in the past, and sighed: "Has Chief Li been promoted? But I've stayed where I am. This time there was a murder in Chencun, and I'm unlucky again." There was a mourning picture.
Face, Sangmenxing came to the door, unable to hide, and headed towards the crime scene.
"Boss! Are we...?" Gao Yaowuyun hesitated, reminding Li Guolou that he was on official business.
Li Guolou waved his hand and said: "Human life is at stake, I'll go check it out first."
Walking along the river bank, there is a small river under the sloping bank. On the bank of the river, Chen Yajun's old servant stood under a willow tree, guarding a female corpse. There were also some men, women and children watching the excitement on the bank, looking down.
Towards the female corpse at the crime scene, curious villagers kept running from afar, and people kept joining the ranks.
Li Guolou first directed his men to disperse the crowd and carefully walked down the slippery slope down the embankment.
The female corpse had been soaked in the river water and was pulled up to the river bank by an old servant. The old servant, who was all wet, said: Sir, this female corpse is not from Chencun."
Li Guolou nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, old man." After saying that, Li Guolou squatted on the ground and looked at the body.
Turning over the bent female corpse, the corpse was unclothed and had a distorted face. It looked like she could not be more than thirty years old. Her hair was messy and was cut short. There was no swelling on her face. She probably did not die from drowning. Looking at the female corpse
On the abdomen, Li Guolou's expression changed drastically. There were three stab wounds on his chest and ribs. They had been sewn up with medical needles. The incisions were straight and the wounds were sewn neatly and carefully. At first glance, they were made by people who had studied medicine, and they were
Someone who understands Western medicine.
Li Guolou suddenly had an idea. Among the unsolved criminal files of the Ministry of Punishment, there were several cases of "prostitutes' abandoned corpses". Aren't the corpses disemboweled by murderers? He also took out the case files and studied them carefully. Unexpectedly,
Let him bump into the crime scene where the criminal committed the crime today.
Li Guolou's eyes were on fire. He finally got what he wanted and had the opportunity to show off his skills. He lowered his voice and said: "Liu Yu, bring the tools for the work. I want to cut open the body and take a look." He then said: "Gao."
Yao Baotou, quickly go to the trail to see if there are any traces left by the wheels. This kind of vehicle is roughly as wide as a horse carriage from Ma Kee. It is a carriage that carries people. It may be pulled by a horse or it may be a horse.
Pulled by two horses, it is most likely that it is pulled by two horses. It is not a bullock cart in the village. Check it carefully for me. If there is one? Report it to me immediately."
"Strike!" The enthusiasm of the police officer was rising. Even Gao Yao Wuyun changed his tiredness and strode up the embankment in high spirits. This kind of murder case is what the police officer should do.