Cui Gensheng and Fu Nansheng!
Fang Jun seemed to have an epiphany.
"So the murderer killed Fu Nansheng but did not take his money. Does that mean that the murderer did not kill Fu Nansheng to take his money, but for other reasons?”
As he spoke, Fang Jun looked at Chen Sheng, who was squatting at the side to examine the corpse.
Chen Sheng also frowned. He examined the body and carefully looked around, trying to find if the murderer had left any evidence or clues when he committed the crime.
So when he heard Fang Jun say that, he suddenly came back to his senses from his state of concentration.
"But my lord, since the murderer did not commit the crime to snatch money, then why was Fu Nansheng holding a piece of silver and a copper coin in his right hand before he died?”
Fang Jun couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air as he fell into deep thought.
Chen Sheng was right.
If the murderer did not kill Fu Nansheng for money, then why was Fu Nansheng holding a copper coin and a piece of silver in his right hand?
If it wasn't for the fact that others didn't come to snatch it, who would hold onto the silver so tightly?
But if that was the case, then why were there no signs of a fight at the scene?
Shouldn't the two of them be fighting over it?
This time, the case was in a deadlock again.
Fang Jun fell into deep thought again.
After a long time, Fang Jun walked towards Old Man Fu who was waiting at the alley entrance and asked,"Uncle, did Fu Nansheng have any enemies when he was alive? Or did he have an argument with someone?”
Uncle Fu answered without thinking," Sir, we are just ordinary fishermen. We fish and sell fish every day. We are at peace with the world. How can we have any enemies?" Moreover, all the neighbors know very well that my Nansheng has always been honest and well-behaved. They all like my Nansheng very much, so how could they have a grudge?”
Fang Jun nodded.
"Forget it. The most important thing is to let the dead rest in peace. Uncle, I'll ask a few bailiffs to help you send Fu Nansheng's body back. You should go home early to organize the funeral.”
As he spoke, Fang Jun waved his hand behind him, and two slightly muscular bailiffs walked over.
Old Man Fu sobbed as he thanked Fu Nansheng repeatedly. He and the two bailiffs carried Fu Nansheng home to attend to the funeral.
"Sir, where are we going now? Back to the county office?" Chen Sheng asked after Old Man Fu's figure disappeared at the end of the alley.
Fang Jun thought for a moment. It was impossible to go back to the county office because there were no clues to the case.
"Take a group of people to the market. I'll also take a few people to investigate the area around West Street.”
With that, the two of them split up and left the alley.
West Street was where Fu Nansheng lived, and the market was where he went every day.
Fang Jun had asked Chen Sheng to bring some people to split up with him in hopes of finding some clues about the case. However, by noon, they still could not find any useful clues to solve the case.
Fang Jun couldn't help but feel disappointed. This was the first case that involved a life since he took office, and he had hit a wall.
He suddenly wanted to complain. What kind of newbie gift bag was this? The divine-level reasoning skill was useless.
However, just as he was planning to return to the county office to think of another way, a neighbor of the Fu family suddenly called out to Fang Jun.
"My lord, my lord."
Fang Jun turned around.
He saw a middle-aged man holding a tool in his hand. He walked towards him and said,"Milord, I do remember something, but it happened a year ago. I wonder if it will be of any use to Milord?”
"A year ago? Tell me."
Fang Jun found his direction again.
Although it was a year ago, it was better than him not having any clues now, right?
" I remember," the middle-aged man said." More than a year ago, Fu Nansheng had a fight with a man named Cui Gensheng. It was a fierce fight and they almost got into a fight."”
When Fang Jun heard this, he suddenly had some unclear thoughts in his mind.
"Cui Gensheng? Does this Cui Gensheng also live on West Street?”
The man nodded and pointed at a house in the distance."Yes, sir. It's just in front. That's where Cui Gensheng lives.”
Fang Jun looked over. The house wasn't very luxurious, it was even more dilapidated than the other houses around.
The man added," Cui Gensheng and Fu Nansheng are about the same age. Cui Gensheng makes a living by ferry on the river outside Chang 'an. Fu Nansheng is a fisherman. Because they both make a living on the water, they have always been close.”
" But one day more than a year ago, a merchant named Li Xingde boarded Cui Gensheng's ferry. He said that he came to Chang 'an to open a bank and brought four big and heavy wooden boxes. However, they were unlucky.”
"Just as the boat reached the center of the river, it encountered a rapid current. The ferry shook and even shook the four large wooden boxes that Li Xingde had placed on the boat into the river.”
"When Cui Gensheng saw it, he didn't say anything and immediately jumped into the water to get the four big wooden boxes onto the boat. After that, Li Xingde gave Cui Gensheng fifty taels of silver to show his gratitude.”
"And then?"”
"Then Li Xingde settled down in Chang 'an and opened a' Li Ji Bank.”
As he spoke, the man moved closer to Fang Jun's ear and looked left and right. As if afraid that someone would hear him, he lowered his voice and said,"After that, Cui Gensheng sighed and said that it took him a lot of effort to get Li Xingde's four big wooden boxes because they were all filled with money.”
Fang Jun couldn't help but frown.
"What does it have to do with Cui Gensheng and Fu Nansheng quarreling?”
"Hey, my lord, let me finish." When Cui Gensheng and Li Xingde crossed the river, Fu Nansheng was fishing in the distance. Cui Gensheng told the neighbors that the four wooden boxes were filled with silver.”
" Fu Nansheng told the neighbors that the four boxes were not full of money because they were half-floating when they fell into the water and did not sink to the bottom. It was obvious that the things in the boxes were not heavy.”
" Therefore, a few days later, Cui Gensheng and Fu Nansheng talked about Li Xingde's four big wooden boxes in the neighborhood again. The two of them quarreled and almost fought.”
"Fortunately, the neighbors persuaded them to leave. However, from that day on, Cui Gensheng and Fu Nansheng stopped interacting.”
After saying that, he paused. Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, the man continued,"Oh, and after the big fight with Fu Nansheng, Cui Gensheng became friends with Li Xingde and often visited Li Ji Bank.”
" Is that so?" Fang Jun was thinking about something again. He cupped his hands and left after writing the name of the man. As he walked, he organized his thoughts.
In that case, the silver in Fu Nansheng's hand made sense.
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