The night was deep, stars shone on the street, and on the quiet road, only the sound of bangs could be heard from afar. There were no carriages at this time, and Li Guolou hurried home alone. The road was relatively easy to navigate, and wealthy people hung hangings under the eaves.
The lanterns and the stars illuminate the future together. Dog barks are heard from the houses along the way, warning passers-by not to climb up the walls and steal.
The cries of children, the scolding of adults, and the gasping of little ladies came from the windows on the roadside. Li Guolou quickened his pace and wanted to leave Bolan Street as soon as possible. This place is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and it is the residence of the lower class people.
In this district, many houses do not have yards. The rooms close to the street are occupied at night, and people walking in the street can hear what the people inside say.
Suddenly, a shrill scream came from the nearby room, piercing the sky. It was extremely terrifying in the middle of the night.
Li Guolou was stunned for a moment and stopped, trying to identify which house made the sound? There were several dark houses nearby, and suddenly the oil lamps flickered on, as if they were also awakened by the terrifying screams. The figures were there.
There was a flash of light in front of the window, which gave Li Guolou the illusion that this was the room where the scream occurred.
Li Guolou lowered his head and pondered, recalling where the frightening scream came from. He walked forward for more than twenty steps. He looked up and looked at a courtyard, which should be here. Why is there such a big red door without even a lantern?
No suspension?
Li Guolou stopped and wanted to listen to what was going on inside. He had heard such a sound in the past and immediately ran away, away from the place of trouble. Just now, Yao Cuo promised the position of Captain of Team C, which made him feel
The responsibility was heavy, and now he suddenly felt that it was his responsibility. It would be better if something really happened instead of stepping on the cat's tail. He looked at the height of the surrounding walls. Without the flying grasp of a martial arts master, he couldn't climb it. Li Guo
Lou was deep in thought and did not hit the door knocker, wanting to wait and see.
But when he heard the sound of someone running in the yard, getting closer and closer, someone was opening the latch and pole of the door. Li Guolou felt happy. It was time for him to show off his skills. If someone wanted to escape, Li Guolou made up his mind.
Give him a kick first.
There began to be noises inside, and it seemed that some people inside were getting up. Some doors opened, and someone was shouting, "Xiaoyu, is that you?"
The door finally opened a crack, and a figure came out. Before he could cross the threshold, he staggered and fell to the ground.
Li Guolou stepped on the man's back and shouted: "It's so late, where do you want to go, brother?"
The man pressed his hands on the ground and tried to struggle to get up, but he couldn't get up despite all his strength. Li Guolou's left foot was firmly planted on the man's spine like a root.
The man said anxiously: "Do you know who I am?"
Li Guolou pushed hard with his left foot and once again held down the man who was turning to escape, and said: "Oh! You are a human, I thought you were a dog."
The man couldn't get away, so he shouted helplessly: "I am Master Manba, the eighth leader of the Ax Gang, brat, do you want to be hacked all over the house?"
Li Guolou raised his foot and kicked Man Baye over. The man rolled around five or six times on the street and was knocked unconscious by Li Guolou's kick.
Li Guolou stood on tiptoe with his left foot. He was a big man and had some weight. He raised his voice and said: "Master Manba, we don't know each other until we fight. My name is fake foreign devil. I am a lonely person. Remember to settle accounts with me next time."
Someone ran out of Wei's house and shouted: "It's murder!"
When the man saw Li Guolou standing at the door, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything. He took a few steps back and tried to close the door.
As soon as Li Guolou pushed the door, the man was pushed hard, took a few steps back, and sat down on the ground. Li Guolou said loudly: "Brother, don't be afraid, I am a police officer, I happened to pass by, what is going on?
"
The man sat on the ground, breathing heavily, staring blankly at the man standing in the night. Then he got up and pointed to the main house to the south, still too frightened to speak.
The oil lamps in the occupied rooms in the yard were all bright, and four more people came to the door holding oil lamps. "Xiao Liuzi, what's going on? We just went to bed, what's your name?"
Wei Xiaoliu still pointed to the main house to the south and cried out: "Master, someone has killed me. My second wife has passed out."
When Li Guolou saw that everyone had come out, he said: "Don't touch the scene. Xiao Liuzi goes to find a rope. It needs to be stronger. I want to tie someone up."
A man with a Chinese character asked: "Who are you and who do you want to kidnap?"
Wei Xiaoliu said anxiously: "Steward Xu, this is a fake foreign devil and a police officer. He happened to pass by here. There is a man lying outside at the door. He was beaten unconscious by a fake foreign devil."
Li Guolou almost laughed, Xiao Liuzi had good ears, and Xiao Liuzi heard what he and Man Ba Ye said.
Li Guolou said: "Xiao Liuzi, my surname is not Fake, my surname is Li, you can just call me Xiao Lizi."
Li Guolou tied Master Manba into a rice dumpling. In full view of everyone, one person lifted up Master Manba's nearly 200 kilogram body, carried it into Wei's house, and threw it under the elm tree in the yard.
The neighbors who were watching outside the door were all shocked. They stuck out their tongues and whispered: "Now the Ax Gang has lost its status. Master Ba has been convicted of murder and will be beheaded next summer. Don't think about the Ax Gang here in the future."
If you mess up, the Yamen will kill the Ax Gang who caused trouble."
The neighbors are still secretly rejoicing, saying that the end of the Ax Gang is coming. People and stolen goods will be taken away, and Little Plum is so powerful.
Li Guolou didn't show a smile on his face, he was very happy in his heart. The murderer was captured by him alive. He will definitely be the most beautiful person in the yamen tomorrow.
A watchman came running up the street, and Li Guolou said loudly: "Go and find the patrolling government servants. Someone has died here."
Seeing the watchman leaving quickly, Li Guolou bared his teeth even more. He refused to listen to Master Manba's nagging, "I didn't kill anyone, I didn't kill anyone! Let me go quickly! Little bastard, you wronged a good man, I
It’s unjust!”
At this time, Wei Xiaoliu didn't care whether the other person was a member of the Ax Gang. He just wanted to avenge his master. He took off one shoe, holding the shoe in his hand, and rewarded Man Ba Ye with a dozen shoe soles. He angrily said: "That's it.
You, it’s you, I saw you jumping out of the south room, no matter how you try to quibble, it’s useless. Why did you come to our house so late?”
Manba was paralyzed under the elm tree. He wanted to act like a hero, but was beaten by more than a dozen shoe soles, which made him turn away. He couldn't even speak, and he was speechless: "I, I, I, I... wuwu
Wuwu, I didn’t kill anyone.”
Several housekeepers and servants of the Wei family took turns stepping forward to beat Master Manba, kicking and punching him, causing the gang leader, who usually showed off his power to the common people, to howl and cry, shouting for the hero to spare his life, and could no longer show his former prestige.
Li Guolou did not try to dissuade him, but the people in Wei's house gave them a hearty beating. Criminals like Man Baye who were caught and exposed were beaten violently when they entered the Yamen.
He wanted to come out alive. He wanted to take a look at the crime scene, and he wanted to calm down. There was nothing scary when he saw dead people.
The second grandma Xie Xiuzhu was supported by the maid Xiaoqin in the corridor of the south room. The lanterns were lit one by one in the corridor, and the courtyard was brightly lit. Li Guolou saw Xie Xiuzhu who had fainted. Although the second grandma was awake now, he asked
I don’t know, I’m afraid I’m frightened.
Xie Xiuzhu is less than thirty years old. She is quite beautiful, with slender eyebrows, fair face, and plump breasts. She is in the prime of her life and exudes an alluring charm.
Li Guolou asked a few questions, and Xie Xiuzhu timidly touched her heart, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, her expression depressed, and she told her husband Wei Wenshao was killed in the bedroom.
Li Guolou stared closely at the expression on Xie Xiuzhu's face, causing Xie Xiuzhu to lower her head shyly. Li Guolou did not miss every little move of his second mistress Xie Xiuzhu. It was not that he was greedy for beauty, but every one of them during the incident
Everyone at the scene is a suspect. He has some suspicions about everyone present.
There are several people here in the middle of the night, well-dressed and even wearing hats. This is the first point. Xie Xiuzhu is still dressed neatly so late at night. She has not even wiped off the rouge on her face, and her eyebrows have been retouched with eyebrows.
Li Guolou asked about it. The owner, Wei Wenshao, was a businessman and was already forty years old. He had two wives. Because Wang Yixue, the eldest wife, was fierce, his second wife, Xie Xiuzhu, no longer lived in the old house, but opened another house on Bolan Street.
, let the second mistress Xie Xiuzhu live here.
Wei Wenshao did not treat his second mistress Xie Xiuzhu badly. He also provided maids, mothers, and servants, but there were fewer of them in recent times. It was rare for him to go home directly after the banquet, only to be killed in the room.
Li Guolou suddenly realized that no wonder so many people were neatly dressed. It turned out that the master was back.
Li Guolou asked: "Xiao Liuzi, do you know that the master will be back tonight?"
Servant Wei Xiaoliu said: "Xiao Lizi, we didn't know that the master would come tonight. We were playing mahjong in Deputy Manager Xu's room, and we had just finished playing. I couldn't sleep at once, and I was still lingering in the room, thinking
Something about playing cards.
Hearing the scream of the second mistress of Nanfang, she rushed out first and met Master Manba in the yard. He punched him to the ground. When I rushed over again, Xiao Lizi, you were standing in front of me, with a pale face.
Like a hanged ghost, it scared me to death."
Li Guolou said casually: "Oh! What a coincidence. You are playing mahjong."
Li Guolou saw Wei Xiaoliu exaggerating, like a hero, telling stories of his bravery in catching the murderer. He was even more confident that he wanted to see the scene, and Li Guolou mustered up his courage and took the first step towards the south room.