The space boss's daily life of raising cubs, loving husbands and farming

Chapter 237 Another murder case

Boss Zhan was about to send the guest away, but a man dressed as a steward came in and said, "Master, someone is coming from the government office."

Boss Zhan's anger stagnated, and he took a deep breath before saying, "Please come in."

The steward took the order and went out, while Shang Wan and the other three exchanged glances.

Madam Hua: The government officials are here, shall we leave?

Madam Lou: I won’t leave, I’ll just watch the fun.

Madam Shu: Don’t watch every excitement.

Shang Wan: Don’t leave yet. We’ll see what happens later.

The four girls showed no intention of leaving, and Boss Zhan seemed to have forgotten about it. He sat in the armchair, rubbing his hands and staring at the ground in a daze.

Boss Yang stood aside with his hands hanging down. Judging from his expression, he must be daydreaming as well.

Shang Wan thought this master and servant pair was quite interesting. When the police came to their house, they both stared blankly?

After a while, the steward came in with three yamen runners in red official uniforms.

Seeing the person walking in front, Shang Wan raised his eyebrows secretly.

The person who came turned out to be Shen Qi.

Shen Qi also saw Shang Wan and couldn't help but pause.

Why is this ancestor here?

He still remembers vividly the heroic figure of the man carrying the severed body yesterday.

The head with its eyes open rolled to his feet and became his nightmare last night.

It must be that the cold weather froze his blood, otherwise he couldn't imagine whether he would see an evil ghost covered in blood.

"Madam Shang." Shen Qi subconsciously greeted Shang Wan.

Everyone else looked at him in surprise. Did Shang Wan know this officer?

Shang Wan nodded to Shen Qi without saying anything more.

Boss Zhan glanced at Shang Wan suspiciously and couldn't help wondering if Shang Wan was sent by the government to spy on the matter.

However, the situation at this moment did not allow him to think too much.

Shen Qi came to take him to the government office for questioning, and Boss Yang went with them.

Since everyone has been taken away, we naturally cannot continue to discuss business.

Shang Wan and his group left by car.

In the carriage, Madam Lou touched Shang Wan's arm and asked curiously, "Do you know the official from the government office?"

"We only met a few times."

Seeing that Shang Wan didn't want to say more, Madam Lou didn't ask any more questions.

"According to the current situation, I'm afraid we will have to stay in the capital for a few more days." Madam Hua leaned her head on Madam Shu's shoulder, looking a little depressed.

Madam Shu raised her hand and patted her cheek, "Why don't you have any patience? Just stay for a few more days, and treat it as a trip to the capital."

"I'm just worried that the deal won't work out in the end." Madam Hua turned to look at Shang Wan, "Wan Wan, do you think we can buy the caravan?"

"I think..." Shang Wan raised his eyes, "We have to go to the caravan to take a look."

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The caravan is in a special situation now, so Boss Zhan specially rented a large courtyard for the caravan members to rest.

Now there are soldiers guarding the gate of the compound, no one is allowed to go in or out. Even people inside have to go through a check before they can leave.

"You can't get in." Madam Lou came back jogging and said to the three people waiting in the carriage, "The back door is also guarded by soldiers. No one is allowed to go in or out. Even standing at the door and looking is not allowed."

"I also asked around, and the soldiers came yesterday evening. They made a lot of noise at night, and it wasn't until this morning that they calmed down."

"I'll go." Shang Wan handed Yuanyuan to Madam Hua, "My dear, play with your Aunt Hua for a while, Mommy will be back soon."

"Hey, how are you going to get in..." Before Madam Shu could finish her question, Shang Wan had already gotten out of the carriage and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Madam Lou opened her mouth in surprise, "My goodness, can she fly?"

She only knew that Shang Wan was good at martial arts, but no one told her that Shang Wan was so skilled.

Mrs. Hua lowered her head and stared at the little girl in her arms.

The little girl was pouting unhappily because her mother didn't take her to play, and she was so angry that she looked like a puffer fish.

While everyone was in different moods, Shang Wan had already entered the compound.

There were also soldiers patrolling the compound, probably to prevent further murders.

The room where Shang Wan was hiding seemed to be specially used to store weapons. All he could see were knives and daggers, as well as two red tasseled spears. The swords were all kept in boxes.

Shang Wan looked at them one by one and found nothing special.

She was about to open the door and go out for a walk when she heard a scream: "Someone's dead!"

Everyone rushed towards the direction where the scream came from. Shang Wan listened for the footsteps and waited until there was no one outside before following.

There are limited rooms in the compound and there are many people in the caravan, so except for Boss Yang, everyone sleeps on a large bunk bed.

This time the person who died was the caravan's cook, who was hanged from the beam of the house.

Perhaps the government intervened, the murderer no longer disguised himself. Judging from the scars on the neck of the corpse, the cook was strangled to death and then hung from the beam.

The body was still warm, so it must have been discovered right after death.

In this situation, the murderer is either mixed in with this group of panicked people or hiding somewhere in the compound.

"Who found the body?"

"Me." A thin, short boy raised his hand.

The officers and soldiers stared at him. With his small body, there was no way he could move the fat cook, let alone hang him on the beam.

"Have you seen anyone suspicious?"

"No, never." The short man shook his head, nervously clutching the corners of his clothes with both hands, and stuttering with fear.

"What are you doing here?"

The short man pointed to the upside-down wooden basin on the ground and said, "Pour some hot water to soak your feet."

It's cold outside, so it's really nice to soak your feet when you have nothing to do.

The officer glanced at the wooden basin, then glanced at everyone, "Who else came to this room before the accident?"

Everyone shook their heads, obviously not wanting to get into trouble at this time.

Seeing this, the officers and soldiers looked stern and shouted, "Tell the truth. If you conceal anything, you will be treated as a murderer!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the panicked crowd looked at each other and raised a few hands sparsely.

The officers and soldiers brought the people out and gathered them on the other side.

"Anything else? If you don't come forward now, I'll find out later, humph!"

With a heavy snort, two more people were blown out.

In total, there were seven people who came to this room, two escorts, four guards, and a waiter. The short man just now was the waiter.

The leading officer and soldier locked the seven people up in one place, assigned people to guard them strictly, sent people to report to the prefect, and also took people to search the entire compound to prevent the murderer from hiding in the compound.

Shang Wan hid in the dark and carefully observed everyone's expressions, but did not find anything unusual.

She closed her eyes and listened carefully, taking in all the conversations in the compound.

Amid the noisy sounds, I suddenly caught some unusual movements.

She suddenly opened her eyes and moved away.

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"It's been an hour, why hasn't he come back yet?" Madam Lou looked out of the carriage anxiously, worried that Shang Wan would be discovered.

"Come back." Madam Shu pulled him over to sit down. "You keep looking around. If someone catches you as a thief, I won't save you."

Madam Lou frowned: "At what time are you still in the mood to joke?"

"Don't worry, nothing will happen to Shopkeeper Shang."

Although she had not had much contact with Shang Wan, Madam Shu believed that she had some understanding of Shang Wan's personality.

She felt that Shang Wan would not do anything without certainty. He had not been back for such a long time, so perhaps he had discovered something.