HLnovel Chapter 42 The Legend of the House
Chapter 42 The Legend of the House
But because of this, Gu Qingyun felt even more pressured.
Many people may be happy that the case has not been solved, but Gu Qingyun always feels sorry for the victims and the high hopes placed on him by the emperor.
Since the day of the palace examination, he promised to be a good official for the people. Over the years, the emperor's preference for him was not only because of the blood relationship, but more because Gu Qingyun had never been wrongly convicted in a wrongful case, making the entire Kyoto Prefecture live in happiness.
The emperor is not stupid. He has always known that the people are the water of the country.
"Water can carry a boat and also capsize it."
Among the dozen people rescued this time, the girl who was rescued at the door at the end always smiled terribly, standing at the door and looking at Gu Qingyun. Gu Qingyun was always startled by her stare, "Little sister, do you have anything to tell your brother?"
"Hu people, brother, it's Hu people." The little girl responded with a smile and clapped her hands.
After that, no matter what Gu Qingyun asked, she would only respond with a smile, "Hu people, they are Hu people, brother, they are Hu people."
Autumn was almost approaching, and the girl's behavior made Gu Qingyun feel even colder. He was helpless and could only leave the recuperation area.
"Sir Shaoqing, the owner of this house has been dead for seven years. Something is wrong. No one has transferred the ownership." As soon as he returned to the Dali Temple, he met Xinhai.
"Huh? Seven years ago?" Gu Qingyun opened the scroll curiously, and saw that it said He Yu, a native of Jiangnan, died in the fire in Jinhuan Tower seven years ago.
Below it was a densely packed account of his life, mostly about how he failed the imperial examination, how he created a miracle of wealth, how he wanted to retire in Kyoto, and how he bought houses and land everywhere, the old site of the Golden Ring Building, how the Golden Ring Building was built, and so on.
"How was this building built, and who took over? Logically speaking, he died seven years ago and the Golden Ring Building burned down. How could such a large area be left unattended and another house with many traps built directly on it?"
"I'm puzzled too, but no matter what files I check, there's no record of this. Even the local residents only remember that after the Jinhuan Tower burned down, some wood and stones were pulled in for a while, but no one could tell what exactly was going on. It could even be said to be so silent that the people around didn't hear any noise. Plus, they were all ordinary people, so naturally, no one would go in to see, and it became quiet afterwards. There were even rumors that the alley was haunted, but no one came forward." Xinhai deliberately lowered his voice when he said this, and Gu Qingyun had to hold back to not punch him on the head. He was really too eager to perform.
"Today, the woman who has suffered the longest in there has been in there for eight years. According to her, she was just a maid before, and the Jinhuan Tower only sells art but not body. She even kept repeating that she loves her boss very much and will not tell anyone about the matter." Gu Qingyun was a little helpless.
Xinhai also looked thoughtful. In the past few days, everyone has been investigating the case non-stop.
But there was not much to gain. The people Wu Huan drew were all strange and varied, based on the different descriptions and fragments of the victims' insane testimonies. He drew many foreigners, from the north, the west, and even the east. In short, they were all strange and varied, but there was no overlap.
Zhao Huaiqing rummaged around in the mansion every day, piling up piles of perverted things, and even transported a lot of them back to the Dali Temple. Many petty officials blushed when they saw this, and even said they were blind.
Gu Qingyun looked through the files, visited the scene, and went to the sanatorium, but it all seemed like a ghost story. There were no clues that anyone could know.
Xinhai even searched for the owner of the house for three or four days. Because the previous owner had passed away, this person's household registration file had been cancelled. Xinhai could not find the whereabouts of this person. He finally found out that this place was the former site of Jinhuan Building and got a clue. But apart from knowing that this was a businessman and that he had bought some houses before, he found nothing.
The whole case seemed to be controlled by an invisible hand, as if it had no owner and the people involved in the crime were not humans.
But reason told everyone that such a strange thing would not happen.
Therefore, the Dali Temple has been in a state of chaos these days. The Dali Temple Chief and the court have kept silent on this matter, and Gu Qingyun has no way to directly investigate the royal relatives. In short, things are becoming more and more confusing.
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When the grocery store’s stock was almost sold out, An Qiao went to the dental clinic again.
With the mentality of not giving up, An Qiao stepped into the dental shop again.
"Shen Yaren, is the matter settled?" When An Qiao entered the room, she saw Shen Yaxing, who was holding up his head and looking outside with a look of pain on his face.
"Hey, young lady, don't mention it. This matter is getting more and more complicated. The other day, that person made a fuss and made it to the government office. As a result, when we went to the government office, they said that all the people who bought him back had run away, not one was left. I wondered why he would run away. After signing a contract to sell himself, no village or city would want him, unless he changed his name. But although those people were not good at work, they would not run away." Shen Ya Ren scratched his scalp and said, "In the end, the government office asked me to pay compensation and asked that shrew to return the things I smashed. I thought the matter was over. Who knew that within a few days, the three people who ran back to the pawnshop were not mentally normal, crying and shouting for me to save their lives, saying that they went to some mansion and ate human flesh day and night."
An Qiao was shocked. Is this some kind of ghost story?
Then I heard Shen Yaren say, "I thought they might have been stimulated, so I sent them to the clinic. Now they are still vomiting in the clinic and can't eat meat. But if you ask them where they went, they can't tell you and can only cry with their heads in their hands. What's even more strange is that the shrew who came to make trouble every day suddenly disappeared. I wanted to ask clearly, but the address she left was also a fake address. When I went there, she was no longer a member of this family. What do you think is going on!!!"
"Maybe there's something wrong with his brain. Let's just send Shen Yaren to the clinic first." An Qiao thought about it in her head and decided to tell Gu Qingyun and the others about this another day. She didn't know if it could be considered a clue.
Shen Ya Ren nodded and said, "Now that this man is back, he is considered a member of our dental practice again. We cannot just ignore him."
An Qiao nodded in approval. It should be said that this Shen Ya man was quite honest, and he spoke and acted well. She could rest assured when buying people and land from him in the future.
An Qiao then explained her purpose, "Mr. Shen, I want to buy a farm, preferably one with land, mountains, and water. I don't have many requirements for the high or low, the main thing is to have everything."
Shen Yaren turned around and pulled out a dozen land deeds. "It's not that there aren't places like the one the young lady is talking about, but some are quite expensive, after all, they have everything. But look at this one, it's sold by a young prince, it has mountains and water, the land is all good farmland, and there's a small house where people live, but the price is quite high, about two thousand taels."