Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 54 Bloody Pig Card

Ye Beixuan turned around mechanically and said in a low voice, "Miss Qin, please help send the children home. I need to go out for a while."

Qin Ruoxi nodded obediently, then turned to the children and said, "Come on, children, sister will take you somewhere else to play, okay?"

The children were all silent. Qin Ruoxi had no choice but to look at the gentlemen for help.

Seeing this, Mr. Qian hurriedly said, "Children, go back to the school with Sister Qin first. The teachers will be here soon."

Although the children nodded, the atmosphere was extremely depressing and no one wanted to speak.

Seeing that everyone was frowning, Mr. He became even more anxious and said, "Mr. Qian, there is no time to lose. Let's set off quickly!"

"Okay, let's get going." Mr. Qian turned back to Ye Beixuan and said, "Mr. Ye, I know you're knowledgeable about astronomy and geography. Please come with us and see if we can find any clues."

"Okay." Ye Beixuan said in a hoarse voice.

Everyone hurried and soon arrived at Li Hao's house.

The sky suddenly became gloomy. The constables and yamen runners were standing guard at the door. Teacher Qian wanted to go forward to check, but was suddenly stopped.

"Stop, no outsiders are allowed to enter."

"Sir, I am the deceased's teacher. The county magistrate asked us to cooperate with some investigations..." Mr. Qian said with a bow.

The yamen runners knew that this investigation into the school was definitely in one direction, so they said, "After you go in, don't talk too much and don't move anything without permission."

"Thank you." Mr. Qian said with a bow.

When I stepped into the courtyard, I saw the coroner concentrating on examining the body.

Ye Beixuan's gaze fell on Li Hao's left hand, which was tightly holding the pig head sign, and his heart felt like it was pierced by a steel needle.

The entire pig's head had been dyed red, and the image of Li Hao before his death emerged in his mind. The kindness behind his silence, and the innocence when he gave him the badge, all hurt him invisibly.

He seemed to imagine that before he suffered a painful death, one hand was resisting and the other hand was protecting the pig head sign that he cherished.

"This family is just engaged in small business, and their social relationships are not complicated." The case officers nearby were carefully studying their social relationships.

Li Hao's family was not rich, but they were a well-off family with enough food and clothing. They lived a peaceful and ordinary life. Why did they encounter such a disaster?
Looking at the tragic scene before him, the coroner shook his head and began to examine Li Hao: "The deceased was holding an ordinary wooden sign in his right hand. He seemed to like carving."

"The deceased's left hand was clenched into a fist..." The coroner exerted force to open the clenched hand and said, "The deceased's left hand was holding a piece of dark fish scale. Investigate the people in town who work with fish."

Ye Beixuan's pupils shrank when he heard this. He was very familiar with that dark fish scale. Isn't this the clownfish?

After examining Li Hao, the coroner began to examine Li Hao's mother: "The deceased has multiple injuries on his body, which should have been caused by resistance."

"The deceased was naked from the waist down and showed signs of having been assaulted before death."

"The deceased's lower body had a lot of slime similar to that found on fish." The coroner said this and immediately reported to the distant county magistrate, "Your Excellency, please investigate all those involved in the fishing industry in this town. This case is related to fish."

"Sir." Ye Beixuan slowly walked towards the county magistrate, bowed and said, "Sir, I have something to say."

"Oh? Ye Shiluo, you are a suspect, how can you enter the crime scene like this?" The county magistrate said in a somewhat displeased tone.

"Your Excellency is wise and powerful, and he will not tarnish his reputation for such a small matter." After a few words of flattery, Ye Beixuan continued, "I just heard the coroner say that the female deceased had been violated and had fish-like slime all over her body."

"I suddenly remembered that the case of the ruthless rapist a few days ago also involved similar circumstances. If so, then this case can be proved to be committed by one person." Upon hearing this, the county magistrate's eyes lit up and he immediately called the constable over, saying, "Hurry and go to the home of the woman who was raped by the thief a few days ago and inquire about the situation..."

After the explanation was completed, the constable quickly left. He then carefully looked at Ye Beixuan and said, "If this is true, your suspicion will be further reduced."

"Thank you, sir." Ye Beixuan bowed and saluted.

"In your opinion, who committed this crime?" The county magistrate narrowed his eyes slightly, ignored Ye Beixuan's modesty, and asked directly.

After pondering for a moment, Ye Beixuan slowly said, "My Lord, you should closely monitor those who smell like fish."

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate fell into deep thought. He was afraid that he would have to ask for help with strong martial arts skills this time. If his case was really as he said, it would be very complicated.

After a while, the constable who had just left to question the women returned quickly. He replied breathlessly, "Your Excellency, the women all replied in unison that they did smell a fishy odor that night..."

"Carry all the deceased to the charity cemetery. Leave the bodies there temporarily until the case is solved." The county magistrate stood up and made the decision.

"Yes."

"I'll trust you for once." The county magistrate turned to Ye Beixuan and said, "You don't have to report to the authorities for the time being, but you can't leave Lost Town for the time being."

After saying this, he held his head high and walked away.

Ye Beixuan watched as Li Hao and his family of three were carried onto a stretcher and covered with a white cloth. Under the cloth, a blood-stained red pig's head was faintly visible, giving a hideous smile.

"Mr. Ye, have you seen anything?" Mr. Qian said with a sad face.

Ye Beixuan naturally knew everything, but he still shook his head and said, "I haven't figured out anything yet..."

"Hey! Li Hao, although he's usually quiet, I've always known he's actually a very kind child." Mr. Qian sighed and continued, "Until yesterday, I saw him rescuing an injured bird."

"Let's go!" Ye Beixuan said softly.

After saying that, several people walked out of Li Hao's house. Mr. Qian and Mr. He each sighed and left.

Ye Beixuan returned to the inn, the scene of him giving him a gift kept flashing through his mind, and he wanted to hear the story of Zhu Bajie.

He stood up suddenly, took out the magic pen and a blank book, and began to write furiously.

On the cover of the book, there are a few words written in regular script: The dragon falls in love with the pig.

Then he took a deep breath, held the magic pen and wrote with a heavy heart.

After several hours of furious writing, the story was finally finished. Every stroke between the lines was filled with his emotions. From the initial vivid words to the slow unfolding of the plot, every paragraph expressed his emotions when telling the story.

After finishing writing, he did not delay at all and immediately hurried to the school.

Mr. Qian, who was sorting his belongings, suddenly saw Ye Beixuan coming and asked in surprise, "Mr. Ye, what's the matter with you coming here at this time?"

"Mr. Qian, can I ask you a favor?" Ye Beixuan bowed and saluted.

"Mr. Ye..." Mr. Qian hurriedly helped Ye Beixuan up and said, "Mr. Ye, please tell me what it is. If I can do it, I will definitely do it."

(End of this chapter)