4 In the fourth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, a bizarre murder occurred in Taiping Town.
The wife of porcelain worker Bai Wenxiu, Zhu Lan, died mysteriously. She had no wounds on her body, no traces on her neck, and no symptoms of poisoning. According to family members and relatives, she was not plagued by stubborn diseases.
Cao Jilong is the number one captain in Taiping Town, and people respectfully call it "Cao Shenguan".
On the night of the incident, Cao Jilong was listening to the constables' reports on the case.
Constable Wu Changxi said, "Zhu Lan is a sloppy man. She usually gets along well with others outside, and can't find someone to make enemies with her."
Constable Wang Shengjun continued, "Zhu Lan is a sloppy person. It is said that she doesn't like taking a bath. She always has an unpleasant smell on her body and looks average. With these two points, it is absolutely impossible to be a love kill."
Cao Jilong gave Wang Shengjun a blank look: "She is only 30 years old. If her lover is an old man, it is possible!" In fact, Cao Jilong's inference is also impossible to be a love kill. He just saw that his subordinates said so affirmatively, and he shrunk his aura.
If no suspect can be found, then there is only one possibility, Zhu Lan’s husband - Bai Wenxiu. There will be no conflicts if people don’t live together!
Bai Wenxiu is an honest porcelain worker. He is short and a whole circle smaller than his wife Zhu Lan. Usually, Zhu Lan is the one who decides the family, and Bai Wenxiu dares not speak loudly at home.
Zhu Lan is a stubborn man. She often beats and scolds Bai Wenxiu at home, and most of the housework is also done by Bai Wenxiu.
Bai Wenxiu's motivation was that he had, but on the day of the incident, Bai Wenxiu had a day of supplementary dishes at Guyue Restaurant, and there were also personal evidence. More than 100 dishes were also indirect physical evidence.
Cao Jilong scratched his head. Zhu Lan was not bad at all, but she might have a bad attitude towards her husband, but she would not die. If Bai Wenxiu really asked someone to kill him, then Bai Wenxiu should be punished.
But Bai Wenxiu still owes Wang Wan ten thousand trump sum of money in the official room. Wang Wan is a ruthless person. Bai Wenxiu must have no money to hire a killer.
The case has no progress, so Cao Jilong had to send a constable to keep an eye on Bai Wenxiu.
Half a month later, Cao Jilong still couldn't find Bai Wenxiu's suspiciousness, so he put the case on hold and designated it as a mystery.
One day, Cao Jilong went to the market to buy vegetables. He saw a long queue of fish stalls, and he came over curiously.
turned out to be a fishmonger who sells bass . His bass was caught in Langtianjiang. They were big and delicious in meat. The store killed fish with more distinctive features. He inserted a nail into the mouth of the bass and directly inserted it into the fish brain. The bass died in an instant, and it looked very good.
Seeing this, Cao Jilong suddenly realized. He quickly returned to the yamen, found a coroner, and re-examined Zhu Lan's body.
Sure enough, there was a wooden nail inserted into Julan's nose, which was extremely hidden. If you only look at the coroner, you will definitely not be able to discover it.
The murderer was afraid that the blood would flow out, so the wooden nail was not pulled out. It was impossible for the coroner to imagine such a hidden position.
The killing method has been found, and the weapon has been found. How to break through next? Cao Jilong still didn't think of a solution.
At this time, Wu Changxi ran in and said to Cao Jilong, "Sir, I seem to know Bai Wenxiu's technique, but I can't prove it!"
"Speak quickly!" Cao Jilong didn't want to listen to his nonsense.
"A few days ago, I saw two dogs mating..."
"Take your head? I want to know why Bai Wenxiu is not present and can kill Zhu Lan!" Cao Jilong was angry.
"What I'm talking about is the case, listen to me first." Wu Changxi was also anxious and started talking again.
"The two dogs are having fun..."
Cao Jilong's eyes turned pale, but he had to listen to the fool.
"Suddenly, the other two dogs next to him saw it and masturbated together! What's wrong with it?" Wu Changxi kept it in a silence.
Cao Jilong wanted to die, but he still patiently asked, pretending to be interested, "What's the result?"
"The two dogs masturbate for a while, and then they exchanged partners." Wu Changxi said proudly.
Cao Jilong was amused and cried, and asked, "Okay, I know that the two dogs exchanged their partners and masturbated. What is Bai Wenxiu's technique? Can you say it?"
"Oh, sir, you are smart for a lifetime and confused for a while!" Wu Changxi said.
Cao Jilong thought to himself, after this kid told the matter out, he would let him guard charity village for the next three days!
"I think Bai Wenxiu is like these dogs, looking for someone to exchange for killing his wife? He helped another person kill his wife, and the other person would kill his wife?"
Cao Jilong slapped his thigh, "Yes, Wang Shengjun, take a few constables to the nearby town to see if any of the wives were killed and the case was not solved!"
"Changxi, you have made a great contribution. If your speculation is correct, I will have a heavy reward!" Cao Jilong continued, "Recently, a flower-picking thief appeared in Shanghe Village near Yizhuang. You went to guard nearby for three nights. You are the one who is the most capable of my subordinates. You must have this matter!"
"Okay!" Wu Changxi felt that he had made a great contribution and happily took over the task of Captain Cao.
Cao Jilong picked up a cup of tea, touched his chest, and muttered, "Okay, okay, I'm not angry, this fool goes to guard the Yizhuang!"
7 days later, Wang Shengjun came back, and he said to Cao Jilong, "It's true, Qin Wanxiang from Zhutou Town, is a pork slaughter, and his wife was also killed. On the day of the incident, he was selling pork. Many witnesses can prove that he is not present, and the local yamen cannot find the murderer, which has become a mystery!"
Cao Jilong said "Okay", and then integrated the two suspected cases with the county magistrate and the constables.
Cao Jilong said to the constables: "These two people exchanged their killing of their wives, which was just our guess. There was no evidence. Qin Wanxiang's wife died, and no evidence was found. So we have to investigate secretly."
Not long after, Bai Wenxiu received an order from Qinghe Restaurant in Zhutou Town, and asked him to come to repair the dishes. The reward was not low, so Bai Wenxiu agreed casually.
In Qinghe Restaurant, Bai Wenxiu was working hard to repair the bowl on a table. Suddenly, a burly man rushed towards him and slapped the thin Bai Wenxiu in the face.
Bai Wenxiu looked at the burly man in horror and asked, "Uncle, what's the matter?"
"You stolen my money bag, what's the matter, the waiter told me just now!" The burly man said angrily.
Bai Wenxiu quickly said no, but the burly man grabbed his clothes, found his own wallet in his arms, and then left.
Cao Jilong and his men were confused when they were hiding in the wing room and peeking at each other. The two of them obviously didn’t know each other, had never met or talked. How to exchange and kill their wives?
It turned out that the burly man was Qin Wanxiang, and it was Cao Jilong who asked the thief ghost hand Lao Liu to steal his money bag and stuff it into Bai Wenxiu's arms.
Bai Wenxiu continued to repair the dishes with a grievance when encountering this incident.
Bai Changxi saw this scene and said, "Oh, maybe I guessed it was wrong. That wild dog is different from a human being!"
Cao Jilong asked Wang Shengjun beside him: "How did Qin Wanxiang's wife die?"
"There are many scars on his body, and the fatal injury is that his neck is cut!" Wang Shengjun said.
Cao Jilong said: "There are many scars on his body, which are left by long-term fights. If they can be fatal, they will not leave much injury! I think it is him. He is short and it is quite difficult to defeat a woman."
"Then they don't know each other, how can they exchange and kill their wives?" Bai Changxi said.
Cao Jilong brought the constables back to Taiping Town. He wanted to write a letter to his mentor for advice, but he just picked up the brush and pondered for a while and woke up several constables overnight.
The next day, Bai Wenxiu received another order, and the other party asked him to write down the method of repairing the dishes, and the remuneration was three jin of money. Bai Wenxiu naturally agreed that he could make money without having to do hard work, and porcelain is not a unique skill that can make a lot of money.
Cao Jilong took the document written by Bai Wenxiu and found Lian Tianshui, the master of fake calligraphy and painting. He asked Lian Tianshui to imitate Bai Wenxiu's handwriting and wrote a note: "The matter is exposed, escape quickly."
That night, he asked the ghost hand Lao Liu to put the note on the table in Qin Wanxiang's room.
That night, Cao Jilong and others guarded around Qin Wanxiang's house. Soon after, I saw a burly man climbing onto the wall, looking around, preparing to escape. It was Qin Wanxiang.
Cao Jilong and his group rushed out and blocked his way, and Qin Wanxiang was arrested.
In the court, Bai Wenxiu and Qin Wanxiang looked at each other and felt incredible that the two were arrested and brought to justice. The two explained the details of killing their wife, just as Cao Jilong calculated.
As the saying goes, the net of heaven is vast and unlimited, and the case of killing his wife is solved.
