Chapter 2 second quarter

The woman's floating corpse, which was placed by the river and covered with a straw mat, had no external injuries at first glance, and her body was so clean that there were no traces of beatings.Judging from the fact that the body was not yet swollen, it must have been at most one night after entering the water. "So tall." Mao Qi lifted the straw mat, glanced at the woman's limbs, and said so in the first sentence.Lying on the ground as a corpse can make people notice her height at a glance. It seems that she was probably even more tall when she was alive. "Did you commit suicide?" Xiji asked.

"Why do you say that?" Mao Qi asked back. "Her face was calm." Although the woman's brows were slightly frowned, there was really no look of terror or distress. "When a woman decides to jump into a river, she doesn't take off her clothes." "Maybe it fell off while rafting in the river." "It's possible in summer, but it's impossible in this season. At most, the clothes on your feet will fall off." I don't know if it is God's New Year's celebration, since New Year's Day, it has been sunny, and the sun is shining in the sky very happily today.A clear blue sky is reflected on the surface of the Okawa River, so calm that it seems that you can glide on the water.However, the wind was cold enough to freeze my face. Standing by the river and looking at the water, my earlobes and fingers immediately lost feeling.In such a cold day, everyone wears thick clothes, and their belts are tightly tied. Besides, people who are about to jump into the river to die will usually wear a few more clothes than usual when they think of the icy river.With so many clothes on, it is impossible for him to fall off so completely while drifting in the calm river.

"Then, is it Luo who escaped from a private prostitution brothel?" Xi Ji said whatever came to his mind. "It was discovered while escaping, so the other party threw the woman into the river." Mao Qi smiled and said: "In that case, the expression should be very painful and frightened. Isn't this different from what you just said. Besides, the woman who escaped and was killed should have lynching scars on her body. Don't guess anymore , go and help Quan Sanxiang inquire about the people who have been watching the fun, and see if they can find out anything."

After driving away Xiji, Maoqi continued to examine the corpse.Judging from the skin, lower abdomen and breasts, Quan San's deduced age was probably correct.The skin of the wrists, neck, and face is darker than the chest, thighs, etc., which are covered by clothes, and the muscles of the arms and thighs are hard and strong, and they appear to be very strong. If this was a male corpse, Moshichi might immediately deduce that it was someone who worked under the sun, but this was a female corpse. (Huh? This is...) The woman had a birthmark-like spot on her right shoulder, about the size of Maoqi's palm, only the skin here was rough.

"Hey!" Mao Qi shouted at the corpse.The two men hurriedly left the crowd and came over. "You go to the female foot dealers. Start here first, and ask if anyone has seen the female foot dealers, the kind of people who carry burdens and sell them for business. Fresh fish or vegetables... Maybe it’s wine. It’s very easy for women to carry burdens and sell goods. It is rare, and if it goes well, it may be asked soon.” "The boss is saying that this woman is in this kind of business?" Quan San asked. "There is a callus on the right shoulder, and it has accumulated over a long period of time." Mao Qi nodded and said.

Not only did Maoqi hit the target, but she was also very lucky, probably God's belated New Year's money.When Maoqi talked with the official who had finally rushed to the scene for an autopsy, Xiji found out the identity of the woman. He is a resident of Yuanbei Daizain in Higashieidai Town, and his name is Ashi.It is said that it is a soy sauce vendor who carries the load and hawks. "I didn't see anyone this morning. I was neither in the room nor out for business. I was worried." The manager of Yuanbei Dazain said so to the Moshichi and his party who rushed over with a distressed expression.

"So, have you found her man?" "Her man?" "Yes, Ah Shi died for love, right? Since she is so obsessed with it, it is impossible for her to commit suicide by herself." Ashi, who sells soy sauce, is thirty-two years old. The manager believes that the man who died in love with the woman is said to be the 25-year-old Otojiro, an employee of Nozakiya, the wholesaler she bought soy sauce from.Moshichi immediately asked Ishiyoshi to go to Nozakiya in Mifune Kuramae. According to the manager, Ashi lives with his father, Inosuke, who is nearly 70 years old, and Isuke is a peddler of liquor.

"At first, the father and daughter had a good relationship and worked hard to make money together. Last spring, Zhu Zhu was not in good health. He didn't know what the disease was. He just had a fever and couldn't eat. He couldn't bear the burden of selling alcohol. He fell ill from time to time. In bed. I was also very worried, and tried my best, and finally, finally, let him live in the Xiaoshichuan Nursing Center in early autumn." "So, where is it now?" "Yes. At the beginning, Aso often visited her, but since she got close to Mr. Otonojiro, she ignored her father and always stuck to Mr. Otonojiro. But after the other party woke up from the whim of love, she seemed to have been avoiding Ashi. "

"Have you met Mr. Otonjiro?" "No, no, no. That person hasn't even been here, and people here who know that Aso is in a relationship have never seen Mr. Otonjiro. From what Aso said, he should be very handsome." The manager said angrily that I told her to give up. "I told her, although I don't know what kind words the other party said to you at the moment, but the other party is a wholesaler guy, and he is also a well-known capable guy in Nozakiya. I heard that he will be promoted to shopkeeper soon. Compared with the other party , you are just a burden peddler, and older than him, and you are not in the right family. How could Mr. Otojiro want to marry you. However, Ashi would not listen. She raised her eyes and said, if you are dumped, you have to go to Death, I will not seek death alone, I will take Mr. Otojiro with me on the road. She looks terrible."

The administrator said it was scary, but he looked sympathetic. "Ashi works hard. She really doesn't have the fun that ordinary girls enjoy. The child is tall and strong, with dark skin. She is a woman but can bear the burden of selling. It is all because of this physique. However, as far as the girl's family is concerned, that child It's a big loss, she is such a woman. I didn't expect her to have a dream suddenly, and her mind may be a little out of order. Maybe Mr. Otojiro is just playing for fun, but this is too sinful. Since everyone else is dead, I You can't speak ill of a dead man."

The manager chanted Namo Amitabha, Mochi stopped him with a wry smile. "It's too early to recite the scriptures now, and Otojiro may not die in love with Ashi." Sure enough, as Moshichi expected, Shikichi, who came back from Nozakiya, rolled his eyes and said: "That buddy, Otojiro, went back to Kawasaki's mother's house early this morning. Because today is the helper's day off, boss." Mao Qi said to the manager who was still clasping his palms and staring wide-eyed, "Look."