Chapter 67: Ah Kui Wants to Get Married

  After Biaozi left, Wen Meng asked somewhat puzzled: "Do you believe that Biaozi is not the murderer?"

  Hualang shook his head: "I don't believe it, but looking at him, it's also unlikely that he would kill someone. I think we should first send someone to the gambling house to investigate and see if what he said is true."

  This was too simple for Bao Gong, so after Hualang finished speaking, he immediately dispatched a yamen runner to the gambling den to make inquiries.

  At this time, Yin Wu asked: "Who is the man who had an affair with Yuan Fang? Maybe if we find him, we can get more clues."

  Everyone nodded slightly, but it was not easy to find this man.

  Everyone walked and talked, finally arriving at Ah Kui's home. Ah Kui's home was not very wealthy, with a bamboo fence courtyard, three or four thatched cottages, half of the courtyard was swept clean, while the other half was overgrown with weeds, everyone saw this and couldn't understand.

  Just as they were about to knock on the door, a woman suddenly came out of a thatched hut. The woman had a big smile on her face and a slightly disproportionate mouth. Behind her, a man in his thirties also walked out with a smile on his face, constantly putting things from his hand into the woman's hand. The woman declined several times before finally accepting them.

  The man said excitedly: "This matter will have to trouble Qian Aunt!"

  The woman called Qian Shu smiled and replied: "Don't worry about it, this matter is easy to handle, easy to handle!"

  Qian Shu was just about to leave with her things when she saw Hua Lang and the others. Qian Shu was startled, but not afraid, and opened the door to leave. At this time, a man inside asked strangely: "Who are you people? What brings you here?"

  At this time, Bao Gong coughed, and the man saw Bao Gong and was immediately stunned. He quickly knelt down and said: "I didn't know that the county magistrate had arrived, I am truly guilty."

  Bao Zheng's dark face, plus the crescent moon on his forehead, made him a familiar figure to anyone who had heard of him. Therefore, Hua Lang thought that some officials, in order to crack the case, would inevitably have to conduct secret investigations and private visits, but Bao Zheng's appearance made it impossible for him to do so.

  Fortunately, they were not here for a secret investigation today anyway.

  The man immediately knelt down, and the woman inside the fence also hurriedly knelt down. Bao Zheng pushed open the gate and walked in, asking: "Are you Ah Gui?"

  A Gui hastily nodded and replied: "The humble one is indeed A Gui."

  Bao Zheng nodded slightly and asked: "What are you going to do?"

  At this time, Qian Shu hastily replied: "Your Honor, Ah Gui asked me to tell him about a marriage proposal. I came to inform him that it's settled. They will meet tomorrow."

  Bao Zheng looked at Ah Kui, and Ah Kui hastily nodded: "Yes, sir."

  Bao Zheng first let Qian Shu leave, then turned to Ah Kui and said: "We came to find you because of the murder of Yuan Fang. Have you heard about this?"

  A Gui's expression was somewhat tense, but he still nodded and replied: "I've heard, the body was discovered at noon today."

  "I heard you used to be Yuan Fang's lover, is that true?"

  A Gui raised his head, his thin face flushing, and after a long while replied: "Yes, sir."

  Ah Gui didn't defend himself like Biao Zi, which was strange, but Bao Gong and the others didn't think much of it either. Everyone has their own thoughts and personality, and reacting differently is normal.

  Bao Zheng saw Ah Gui like this and asked: "Aren't you afraid?"

  A Gui understood what Bao Zheng meant. Since he and Yuan Fang were lovers, if Yuan Fang died, he would inevitably be suspected. A Gui fell silent for a moment, then said: "I'm afraid, but I haven't been with Yuan Fang for over a month now, and I wouldn't kill her."

  Many people are puzzled, having an affair is like a poisonous drug that is addictive. Once you're hooked, who can easily quit?

  "You said you and Yuan Fang haven't been together for a month now, why is that?"

  Ah Gui hesitated for a moment, then said: "I admit it, I used to like Yuan Fang and wanted to marry her, but she refused me. She had several lovers, and I was the least noticeable one. Every time I went to see her, I had to leave some silver coins behind. The amount of silver I gave her would have been enough for me to marry a wife. Later on, I thought it wasn't worth it, so I stopped going to see her and decided to save my money to marry a more gentle girl."

  Ah Gui finished speaking and didn't make any further excuses. Everyone had just seen Qian Shu earlier, so what Ah Gui said was probably true.

  Although most of it is true, it cannot rule out Ah Kui's suspicion. Ah Kui wanted to marry Yuan Fang but couldn't, and he spent a lot of money on her. If he felt stifled for a moment, would he kill someone because of that?

  At this time, Bao Zheng continued to ask: "Yuan Fang has a new lover, do you know about this?"

  A Gui shook his head: "I don't know about ordinary people, I've long since had nothing to do with her, so naturally I won't care about her affairs."

  Everyone asked but couldn't get anything else out of it and had no choice but to leave.

  On the road, Yin Wu said with a smile: "This Ah Gui is an old wife's fan, even if he has an affair, he wants to get married."

  Hua Wanniang heard Yin Wu said this and said, "A man like this is a good man. If he only thinks about playing with women, then such a man is not even as good as pigs or dogs."

  When Hua Wanyu said this, Yin Wuchuang didn't dare to speak carelessly anymore. On the other hand, Hualang smiled lightly and said: "This Ah Gui is indeed a different kind of man, it's just that he's a bit too unconventional. When others marry, they like pure girls, but he likes a widow with a past, such a man can't be considered a good husband."

  Although Hua Wanyi was not entirely in agreement, she couldn't very well argue with her brother's words. In the end, all she could do was glare at Yin Wu with a scowl, making him feel wronged and think to himself, "This is what your brother said, not me! Why are you glaring at me?"

  It seems that if I really marry Hua Wanniang, I will suffer hardships in the future.

  As they spoke, the group arrived at Zheng Bing's pork stall. In front of the stall hung several sharp butcher knives, and on the table lay a freshly slaughtered fat pig. The table was surrounded by villagers who had gathered to watch Zheng slaughter the pig and were waiting to make their purchases.

  After seeing all this, Hua Lang suddenly understood that Zheng Tuhou was killing and selling on the spot, everything was in the eyes of the people, not a bit fake, so naturally, business also improved.

  Is it reassuring to eat something from a man who likes to steal women?

  Hualang didn't know, at least someone like Hualang wouldn't dare eat it, he thought it was disgusting.

  Zheng butcher held a butcher knife in his hand, and on the body of that fat pig, he chopped up and down, not long after, the fat pig was cut into pieces. Zheng butcher took an iron hook, hooked the pork and hung it on the chain in front of the stall.