The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 134 Tian Liuer

After Shen Wen sewed up Mrs. Shi's body, Ji Zichu suggested sending her back. After all, she was said to have been seriously injured, and it would not be good for her to stay here for too long.

Shen Wen followed Ji Zichu out of the prison. The coroner Lao Qiu, who had been watching from the side, turned his eyes away from the body and looked at Shen Wen's back thoughtfully. After Doctor Sun also left the prison, the yamen runner Xiao Meng asked Lao Qiu, "Master Qiu, why are you so stunned? What are you thinking? What did you find out?"

Lao Qiu stroked the scar he had just stitched in confusion and said, "It's strange... There really are such meticulous craftsmen in this world, so..."

He suddenly turned around and said to Xiao Meng, "Didn't they notify the family of the male corpse at the back of the morgue to come and deal with it?"

Xiao Meng was startled by his question and quickly answered, "Oh! Is it the body in the mouth that has begun to rot? Their family has been notified. Fortunately, the male corpse can still be identified. Otherwise, we will have to trouble you to take care of his funeral. His family is on the way to the government office and is expected to be at the gate of the government office by now."

Upon hearing this, Lao Qiu raised his hand and called out, "Quick...quickly stop them and tell them to delay for half a day. Also stop Lord Ji and his friend. Don't let them leave the government office!"

Qiu Lao was so anxious, he must have discovered some urgent case. Xiao Meng ran out immediately, but which side should he notify first? He looked to the left and then turned to the right. There were only these two tangled thoughts in his head, so he turned around twice.

He decided to find the deceased's family first, so he covered his head and went to the back gate of the government office to meet the deceased's family.

Shen Wen and Ji Zichu had just walked to the gate of the government office. As they were talking, they stepped out of the high threshold of the government office, but a little girl of about seven or eight years old ran out from the side. Her two big, sparkling eyes were very beautiful, but the only thing that was not beautiful was a coin-sized birthmark on her left eyebrow and the edge. She kept staring at Ji Zichu and said, "Sir! Who has a higher official position, you or Lord Lei Shenglei? Does he have to listen to you? Can my brother's case be handed over to you?"

This little girl had been squatting at the gate of the government office from morning till night for more than ten days. Ji Zichu naturally recognized her. Ji Zichu replied: "But my brother is busy with other cases. They are also looking for their relatives who have disappeared just like you. Do you think they feel the same as you do?"

The little girl remained silent, but her eyes were already red.

At this time, a voice came from behind to greet him: "Hello, Master Lei! Are you leaving?"

The man said "hmm", and when Shen Wen, Ji Zichu and the others looked back, Lord Lei Shenglei himself had already arrived at the gate.

Lei Sheng saw the little girl first and his face immediately turned ugly. He also forgot to say hello to Ji Zichu and turned around to go back.

The little girl called out anxiously: "Master Lei! Have you found my brother?"

Lei Sheng really wanted to pretend he didn't hear, but after a moment of hesitation, he turned around and said, "It's the Tian family's sister! You're so punctual again today! I've been looking for your brother's matter, and I'm about to go out to investigate again. How about you sit in the government office for a while? But... this place is not suitable, how about you go back first... Isn't your mother seriously ill in bed? I think you should go home and take care of your mother."

The girl's name was Tian Liu'er. She was born when the willow tree was just sprouting, so she was named Liu'er.

Lei Sheng thought that he could get rid of her like this, but the little girl was very stubborn. When she saw Lei Sheng was about to leave, she followed him and said, "I will follow you. I will never disturb you. Just tell me to follow you!"

Lei Sheng was well-known in the government for his bad temper. He would start cursing if he didn't agree with someone. If it wasn't for the fact that Liu'er was a little girl, he would have scolded her. But at this time, Lei Sheng had to coax her and said, "You are a girl, and a child at that. How can you follow a grown man like me? Be obedient! Go back quickly. It's impossible for me to agree to this. Even if I agree to it, your mother will not forgive you when you go home. Do you know that? You might be asked to kneel down in front of your ancestors and be beaten with a stick! Be obedient! Go back quickly to take care of your mother."

Shen Wen and the other man looked at the two men with interest. Ji Zichu was not idle either, and gave a brief account of the disappearance of Liu'er's brother.

Liu'er's elder brother is named Tian Yu, a studious and polite student, who is sixteen this year. On the third day of the eighth month of this month, a new Moon God Temple was built on Hongwan Mountain outside the capital. The temple was extremely popular and the legend spread all over the capital. Little Tian Liu wanted to go to the temple to burn some incense to see if the Moon Goddess was as powerful as the legend said. But her mother didn't allow her to go. Tian Liu returned to her room very sadly and didn't come out for breakfast the next morning. Her brother had an appointment with his classmates to visit a guest and write poems. After breakfast, he said goodbye to his mother and left the house.

However, he didn't expect that Tian Yu's visit to the poetry writing party was fake. Instead, he went back to his own backyard at the door, took his sister Tian Liuer out the back door, and the two of them secretly went to the Moon Temple.

Tian Liu and her brother had a smooth journey. When they arrived at the Moon Temple, they strolled around for a while before Tian Liu went to the main hall dedicated to the Moon Goddess to burn incense and worship devoutly, while her brother waited outside. Tian Liu'er's wish was also very simple, she hoped that the Moon Goddess would bless her brother to pass the exam next year.

After she had worshipped the statue and donated incense money, she went out to look for her brother, but she did not see him at the agreed place.

Later his brother disappeared.

Tian Liuer was very remorseful and blamed herself for her brother's disappearance. Now her mother was seriously ill because of her brother's matter, so Tian Liuer came to the gate of the government every day to wait for the official to find her brother, so she came every day to block people. Lei Shenglei, the detective in charge of the case, became her daily target.

Tian Liu'er kept begging at Lei Sheng's collar, which made the grown man Lei Sheng at a loss. He also had a younger sister at home, and he was a sister-con who loved his sister very much. Facing Tian Liu'er, who was almost the same age as his sister, he could not hit or scold her, and he didn't dare to touch her.

When he looked up and saw Ji Zichu and the other man talking and laughing not far away, he hurriedly said to them: "Master Ji, you should come and help me! I... I really have something to do here, otherwise the witness will run away, Master Ji! Come here! Come here!"

Ji Zichu had no choice but to walk over with Shen Wen, one in front of the other.

Lei Sheng pointed at Ji Zichu and said to Tian Liuer, "Sister Liuer, don't follow me. I'm telling you, I'm no longer in charge of your brother's case. It's now officially handed over to Lady Ji Zichu for investigation. Don't hold on to my clothes. Go find him."

Ji Zichu lost his composure when he heard this. He said, "I say... you are being disrespectful. When did I receive this notice? I..."

Lei Sheng immediately interrupted him and said, "The governor will send someone to notify you soon. Lord Ji, you don't have to worry about the process. It is necessary for you to ask Sister Liu'er about the situation at the time of the incident first!"

Then he glanced at Shen Wen and said, "Besides, haven't we added new staff to our government office? This young man looks good and must have some outstanding qualities. If you are too busy, Master Ji, you can ask him to help you. That's it!"

After saying this, Lei Sheng pushed the half-believing and half-doubting Tian Liuer in front of them and ran away.

Liu Er was stunned, tears of anxiety and grievance welled up in her eyes. Shen Wen patted her shoulder and said, "Okay, okay! It seems that he really has something urgent to do, but it's a good thing that he handed this case to us. Let me tell you, you are lucky. Your case is the first case I took over. I promise to only take over your case. I will not take other cases without investigating the case thoroughly. Do you think this is okay?"

The little girl didn't quite understand what he said, she just stared at Shen Wen blankly.

Ji Zichu said, "Why are you standing there in a daze? Why don't you thank Master Seventeen? Your brother's case will be easier to handle. He will take over your brother's case. Your brother will be found soon."

When the little girl heard the last sentence, her eyes suddenly sparkled and she asked, "Really? My brother will be found soon? How many days will it take? Can this brother guarantee that my brother will come back?"

Ji Zichu was stunned by the question and turned to look at Shen Wen.

Shen Wen held up five fingers to show Liu Er. She said, "Five days, how about we set five days as the deadline? If there is no news from your brother after five days, how about I resign from this position?"

Liu'er didn't care whether Shen Wen could keep his job. She thought about it and thought that she could wait for five days, so she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, little brother. I'll wait for five days, but... little brother, can you take me with you to look for my brother? Let's go to Hongwan Mountain again. I think my brother is in the Moon Temple on that mountain."

The conversation had just reached this point when the messenger, Xiao Meng, interrupted from behind, “Master Ji! We’re finally in time. Luckily, you two haven’t gone far yet! Quick! Quick! Come with me. Elder Qiu has something to ask of you. You two must come with me…”

As he spoke, he ran to them, put his hands on his waist and panted heavily. After a long pause, he said, "Master Ji, do you remember the male corpse we found in the deep pit behind Liujiazhuang a few days ago when we were searching for the whereabouts of Mr. Liu's daughter? It was the male corpse that was already in a semi-rotten state."

Ji Zichu thought for a moment and said, "Oh! Is that the male corpse with that special fishy smell? Hasn't the family already found it? Why did the family identify the wrong one? Why hasn't it been taken away?"

Xiao Meng said, "That's not the case... Oh! You two should come with me to see Mr. Qiu. He told me to keep you here. I guess there must be some important discovery on the male corpse."

So Ji Zichu and Shen Wen returned to the morgue in the government office.