Ripe Town 繁城之下 Episode 7

Zhang Jizu told the mysterious man that the monkey demon was very skilled and was probably the murderer behind the scenes. The mysterious man disagreed. If the monkey demon was just a cover for the murderer, then the two suspected victims would not be true, and he was alone. Zhang Jizu was a little scared. The murderer was in the dark and knew his whereabouts completely.

Xia Captou took the captured monkey demon back to Nietai Yamen to resume his life. Song Chen had interrogated the monkey demon in advance and had a testimony in his hand, but Song Chen also guessed that when Xia Captou was interrogated again, he would come up with something different. testimony, that is, testimony that is beneficial to oneself in solving the case.

Song Chen gave Qu Sangen the list of antiques stolen by the monkey demon. It is worth mentioning that Song Chen has questioned the owners of the lost objects one by one. Everyone said that what they sold at home was not so-called antiques at all, but Jianghu dealers came to the door on their own initiative, saying that the items they owned were valuable, buying them at a large price, and then selling the list to the monkey demon through Taiping Zao. In other words, the antique dealer behind this deliberately attracted the monkey demon, and then let the monkey demon appear in the place he designed.

The next day, Cheng Yizhi was found dead in a medicine jar in front of his door. After an autopsy, it was found that Cheng Yizhi's lips were black and he died of poisoning. A stack of prescriptions was left beside him. The medicine jar where Cheng Yizhi was thrown was filled with Medications on the prescription. At the same time, there is a sentence beside me: This kind of people also have this kind of disease, which means that the doctor will be poisoned to death by the medicine he prescribed, which is very relevant.

Qu Sangen then took out two prescriptions found in the cellar of Leng Wuji's home and showed them to another doctor. The other doctor said that mixing the two prescriptions had no effect on Chen Wang's condition, but for Lu Yuanbao it was like a tiger or a wolf. The medicine can be fatal within half a year.

Twenty years ago, since Cheng Yizhi diagnosed Lu Yuanbao, Lu Yuanbao's condition became more and more serious. Every time Cheng Yizhi prescribed medicine, Lu Zhi would prepare the medicine and boil it. Lu Zhi dealt with Cheng Yizhi the most, and gradually Lu Zhi discovered that Cheng Yizhi developed a problem and committed petty theft. Lu Zhi placed some less valuable utensils in the room where Cheng Yizhi rested, but Cheng Yizhi secretly took them away every time. Lu Zhi deliberately wrote down the list, but only told Lu Zhong about it.

There was another thing that puzzled Lu Zhi. Once when he was playing with Xiao Baozi, he heard Xiao Baozi mention that he often burned paper for a friend named Qiao Gouer because Xiao Baozi grew up in Cuihua Building and was often looked down upon by his peers. , only Qiao Gou'er didn't dislike it. Qiao Gou'er studied with Master Wang in Wu Lei Zhai and shared the knowledge he learned with Xiao Baozi. Later, Qiao Gou'er was killed and the head was missing from the body. Only then did Lu Zhi remember the box he dug in Wu Lei Zhai, which contained Qiao Gou'er's skull.

After discovering this secret, Lu Zhi went to Leng Wuji to report the case. Leng Wuji analyzed that Lu Zhi was just a lowly servant, and he probably shouldn't sue the respected teacher, so he might as well not go to all the trouble. Lu Zhi also told all these things to Lu Zhong. Lu Zhi had lived with Lu Zhong for five years and told Lu Zhong whatever was on his mind.

Lu Yuanbao and Zhao Juren jointly opened the Hongshun Weaving Bureau. Zhao Juren arranged for his cronies to manage the accounting room and embezzled a lot of money privately. Lu Yuanbao invested a large share, so naturally he also planted an informant and watched all Zhao Juren's little moves. In his eyes, he deliberately trained Lu Zhi and let him know the inside story.

Not long after, Lu Yuanbao invited Zhao Juren to his home. After a meal of wine and meat, Lu Yuanbao expressed his dissatisfaction with Zhao Juren. Zhao Juren tasted the sweetness and naturally did not want to return it, so he tried to intimidate Zhao Juren and listed Zhao Juren. The family's influence in the local area, even the county magistrate, is his own family. Although Lu Yuanbao was alone in his family, he was not afraid. He had a lot of money and all the servants at home were very skilled. Seeing that Zhao Juren was arrogant, Lu Yuanbao asked the chef to bring a plate of food. Zhao Juren opened the lid and saw what was on the plate. It turned out to be my favorite pair of pigeons.

Zhao Ju finally understood that it was very easy for Lu Yuan to come to his house to take a living creature. If he continued to be tough, his life would be known at any time, so he gave in to Lu Yuan. The person who went to Zhao Ju's house to pick up the pigeons was the guardian Zhang Gui, now known as Zhang Jizu. He, Bao Sheng, and Zhao Liang were the three top guardians in the Lu family. One day, Zhang Gui's senior brother Liu Shiqi, the ghost hand, was injured and came to Zhang Gui's Lu residence to seek shelter. Zhang Gui was worried about leaks and had nothing to do, so he asked Lu Zhi to help find a solution.

Lu Zhi learned that Liu Qi Qi and Zhang Gui had an unusual relationship. They were both abandoned disciples who were expelled from their masters, and they treated each other as if they were family members. However, Liu Qi Qi was in the business of collecting money and taking people's lives, and he had a lot of cases against him. Lu Zhi was worried about being discovered by Yuan Wai, so he wanted to keep it a secret for the time being. Unexpectedly, he was discovered by Lu Zhong.