NOVEL NEXT Chapter 83
"Shouzheng, what do you think?"
"What else can we think? I think we should go to the field to investigate first."
As the sky just got light, Di Renjie and Song Zhen rode back to the village where Dong Feng lived.
Tian Qi followed behind.
The two acted separately, Di Renjie was responsible for visiting neighbors and villagers to understand everyone's evaluation of Dong Feng.
Song Zhen was free to move around and let him wander around to see if he could find any clues.
"This Langguan, are you asking about Dong Feng? I have no comment!" The old man who was holding a meeting at the entrance of the village immediately dispersed after hearing this name.
Di Renjie frowned, and he arranged for a clerk who was guarding the scene to randomly grab a lucky audience member.
"Why did you run away when you heard Dong Feng's name?"
The old woman replied with a bitter face: "Langguan, aren't you making things difficult for me? Everyone knows that you can't talk about the affairs of the dead, it will bring bad luck to yourself."
What kind of superstition is this?
Seeing that he was unwilling to speak, Di Renjie had no choice but to let him go.
Later, he visited many families and asked questions. When others heard that he was here to investigate Dong Feng's family, they immediately closed the door.
"It seems that this village is not ordinary."
Di Renjie walked to the center of the village and found a tall wooden human statue.
He walked closer and saw a few big characters engraved below.
[King Wen of the Great Zhou, Duke, Ji Chang. 】
When future generations look back on history, they usually ignore the Zhou Dynasty.
But the people of the Tang Dynasty are different. They highly respect the Zhou Dynasty. In their opinion, the only orthodox heydays in the past were the Zhou Dynasty and the Han Dynasty.
Even in the eyes of most people, the Zhou Dynasty is better than the Han Dynasty, especially the ritual system.
It is conceivable that the people of the Tang Dynasty regarded the Zhou Dynasty ritual system as a standard (meaning standard, model).
Confucius, the "Great Sage and Teacher", pursued "restoring Zhou rituals" throughout his life.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Wu Zetian later named the country "Wu Zhou".
Since everyone likes the Zhou Dynasty, I will restore the Great Zhou Dynasty in accordance with the will of the people and the destiny of heaven.
Therefore, it is not surprising that a statue of Ji Chang appeared in this small village.
Di Renjie closed his eyes and reviewed Ji Chang's achievements and contributions.
Suddenly, he thought of "Zhou Yi"! This book was written by Ji Chang, the King Wen of Zhou.
No wonder, no wonder the first thing Dong Feng thought of after having a nightmare was to find a respected elder in the village to tell fortunes.
It turned out to be their customs.
No wonder everyone was so reluctant to talk about Dong Feng's family affairs. "Zhou Yi" taught how to avoid disasters.
It seems that the belief of avoiding disasters has long been firmly nailed in the minds of the villagers.
However, no one came out to talk, which is very unfavorable to the investigation of the case.
Moreover, no one related to the case can be found, such as the person who told fortunes for Dong Feng. He seems to be hiding?
Could it be that he even calculated what happened later? Run away in advance?
Di Renjie stood there for a long time, not knowing what to do.
No, there is another person! That is the informant!
Chang Wei, the second brother of the deceased Chang Yin!
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Song Zhen came to the crime scene, and the clerk guarding the door greeted him.
"Has anyone come here recently?"
"Reply to Song Panzuo, no."
"Okay, you continue to stand. Thank you for your hard work."
For murders like this, the government usually protects the scene for a week to prevent anyone from entering and destroying it.
Song Zhen walked into Dong Feng's yard. He patrolled around and didn't find anything strange.
Then, he glanced at the next door inadvertently and squinted his eyes immediately.
Why?
Dong Feng's house is on the east side, and there are neighbors on the north, south and west sides, and it is only surrounded by a half-person-high fence.
This kind of house type is the first time Song Zhen has seen it.
The Tang Dynasty is vast and sparsely populated, and few people build houses that are close to each other.
At least you have to build a mud wall, right? Are you so confident in your neighbors?
Song Zhen found the clerk and asked: "Have you ever known Dong Feng's neighbors?"
The clerk recalled and answered: "To the north is a butcher named Yang Wu. To the south is a family of ten who farm. They don't have a surname, and everyone calls them Old Dog. As for the west, I heard from people nearby that he is a poor scholar."
"Poor scholar? Didn't he pass the exam?"
The clerk shook his head: "It's not that he didn't pass the exam, but that he didn't even have the qualifications to register."
"What do you mean?"
"That, I don't know. I suggest Song Panzuo ask the villagers."
Ask the villagers? Damn, wouldn't it be better to ask the parties directly?
Song Zhen waved his hand and arranged the clerk: "Catch the owners of these three families, oh no, bring them here, Song wants to interrogate them personally."
"Yes."
The waiting time was a bit boring, Song Zhen took out a randomThe flute he carried started to play.
On the other side, Di Renjie searched for a long time and finally found Chang Wei in the field.
"Langguan, I know what you want to ask. I only have one thing to say. My sister has entrusted the wrong person. Dong Feng is just a poor and jealous guy! So what if he passed the imperial examination? I, Chang Er, will look down on him all my life!"
[Poor and jealous, a curse word specifically used for scholars in the Tang Dynasty. It describes these guys who are looking for trouble all day long, criticizing this and discussing that, just like being fed too much vinegar. 】
The interviewee's words were very intense, and he was spitting out foul language throughout the whole process. Seeing that he couldn't get to the point, Di Renjie had to interrupt the interview.
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Unexpectedly, the neighbors were unwilling to enter the yard one by one, so Song Zhen had no choice but to move a chair out and sit outside the door.
The first to come over was the neighbor in the south, named Lao Gou.
"Why do they call you old dog?"
"Because I have several vicious dogs at home, they will bark non-stop whenever someone passes by, and many people are scared, so they call me that from then on."
Song Zhen nodded. If you scare me, I will also call you old dog.
"Officer, what's the matter with calling me here? I don't even dare to kill chickens on weekdays, how can I kill people?"
Song Zhen smiled slightly: "Can't I find you if there's nothing wrong? Don't be nervous."
He pulled the farmer to sit beside him, put his arm around his shoulders and whispered: "Do you know the name of the poor scholar in the west?"
When the farmer heard that no one talked about him or the deceased's family, his nervous heart relaxed at once.
"Langguan, that man's name is Feng Chang, and he's from another place."
"Oh, Feng Chang, when did he move in?"
The old dog recalled, fiddled with his fingers, and then replied uncertainly: "It seems to be two years ago, I don't remember the details."
"Are you on good terms with him?"
The old dog said awkwardly: "I don't know about other people, but no one has a good relationship with my family."
Then you are a failure. I suggest that you kill the dog and invite the whole village to a feast.
Of course, Song Zhen didn't say this. He continued to ask: "What does he do on weekdays?"
"I don't know, but he doesn't farm. But I often see him eating big fish and meat every day..." At this point, the old dog quickly closed his mouth.
Song Zhen noticed something, and he smiled and drew out the dagger from his waist, playing with it leisurely in his hand.
The old dog saw it and sweated profusely, fearing that he would be stabbed in the next second.
"I often see that person, go to his house for dinner."
"Which person?"
The old dog even cried: "It's the dead woman!"
Song Zhen silently put away the sword and stood up to see him off.
As I guessed, there is definitely something wrong with these two people.
This judge is really smart!
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