Chapter 2 Antique Shop (2)

Su Yunkai is a person who is afraid of trouble and doesn't want to answer at all. But looking at her blazing eyes, he felt that if he didn't answer, she would definitely become a bigger problem. It doesn't hurt to say this, and it's a good thing that she left as she wished after hearing it. After thinking about it, he explained, "He is not a bold person, and when he was taken away by the officials, he was even so afraid that he couldn't stand on his feet and asked someone to drag him away." ”

Mingyue's eyes smiled like a crescent moon, "But many people will kill people impulsively, their brains are confused, and their guts are fattened, and it is not surprising that they are afraid of becoming rats afterwards." ”

Su Yunkai shook his head slightly, and continued, "The male shopkeeper is still young, his appearance is quite good, he can be called a showman, and he must have a good brain, but he married a big man early, and many rich women who were divorced by her husband's family show that he cares more about money than reputation." So even if he knew that his wife was having an affair with another man, he swallowed his anger and didn't come forward. ”

"Wait, how do you know he's swallowed?"

"Everyone said that the female shopkeeper showed up in the shop to do business with men, if Xiucai didn't swallow his anger, then he was the one who ran the shop, not his wife to do the dealings."

"Well, but even if he is as timid as a mouse and wants to live a comfortable life, it does not prove that he did not kill anyone. If the female shopkeeper dies, the things in the shop are all his, and she can live a good life. ”

Su Yunkai asked, "Did you see the situation in the shop just now?" ”

Mingyue thought about it carefully, "I saw it, it was a mess, and I heard that there were a lot of treasures missing." ”

"How much is it?"

"Nine out of ten, it's gone." She suddenly understood, "You mean, even if Xiucai wants this to become a robbery and murder, there is no need to take so many things?" So it wasn't Xiucai who did it at all, but someone really killed the female shopkeeper and robbed things? ”

Su Yunkai nodded, "Yes, if Xiucai did it, even if he wants to create the illusion of robbery and killing, just take away some valuable things, take so much, and think about how to hide it." Besides, no matter how much you hide it, it's not as good as putting it in the shop, after all, as soon as the female shopkeeper dies, everything will be his. ”

Mingyue thought about it carefully, and said, "But what if Xiucai is indeed a fool?" ”

Su Yunkai asked, "Are there a lot of yellow mud footprints on the floor of the shop just now?" ”

"That's right."

"But Xiucai and the female shopkeeper live in the same place, and the soles of the shoes from the back hall to the shop should not be so dirty. If he had killed him, the ground would have been clean. But judging by the dirty footprints, it was clear that the killer had come in from the outside. If you feel that there are still doubts, compare the size of the footprints, and it may be clear at a glance. ”

Mingyue was puzzled, and praised without hesitation, "You are so smart." ”

Seeing that she had no doubts, Su Yunkai was also very relieved, and after a while, she grabbed her sleeve and shook it, "Then do you know who the murderer is?" ”

"I don't know." Su Yunkai looked at the sky, it was full of dark clouds, as if it was going to rain again. Without a coat and umbrella, he prepared to go back to the inn.

As soon as he came out of the alley, there was a sound of "clicking" footsteps behind him, and he couldn't help but look back at her, looking like he still wanted to follow him. As he opened his mouth to ask, he saw two or three people walking forward quickly, and the sound of broken words came to his ears.

"Hurry up, hurry up, the county master has solved the case."

"What case?"

"Nonsense, of course it's the case of the treasured treasure's shopkeeper who was killed."

"So fast? Who is the murderer? ”

"Who else could it be, it's her husband, that little white-faced poor showman!"

Su Yunkai suddenly retracted his steps, Mingyue didn't see it, and hit his head on his broad back, and couldn't help muttering, rubbing his head to question, but seeing that he was also walking as fast as the wind like a pedestrian, she hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?" ”

The reply was in a deep voice, "Yamen." ”

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Mingyue didn't run as fast as Su Yunkai, but she knew where he was going, so she went straight to the yamen. I wanted to call him to go down the path together, but in the blink of an eye, he disappeared. When she took the path to the yamen, Su Yunkai had just arrived.

At this time, the entrance of the yamen was already full of people, and the crowd was so crowded that even the people in the lobby were disturbed.

Su Yun opened his head high, Mingyue saw him at a glance, and after five levels and six generals, he squeezed to his side. A person in head-catcher costume just came out of the yamen, shouting, "Your Excellency is judging the case inside, don't make noise!" ”

The head catcher was ruddy and white, and he didn't look very old, standing on the steps with a fierce momentum, and he stopped the scene for a while. The onlookers quieted down, and someone in front of them whispered, "Bai Zhutou, is that Xiucai really a murderer?" ”

Bai Shui glanced at him, put his right hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist, and said coldly, "The adult is still solving the case, whether it is the murderer or not, we will know later." ”

Mingyue saw Su Yunkai frowning and looking in, pulling his sleeve, "Hey, do you want to go in and listen to Lord Qin's trial?" ”

Su Yunkai heard the meaning of the words, "Do you have a way?" ”

"Yes. You wait. ”

With that, she squeezed in again. Su Yunkai thought about it and followed.

Mingyue walked up to the white and delicate catcher, raised her head and "shhhhhhhh

Bai Shui moved the tips of his ears, lowered his eyebrows, and saw a good-looking head looking at him, squeezing his eyebrows and soothing at him. He wanted to pretend that he didn't see it, but she shushed louder and louder, and even the people around her looked at her, and finally his eyes fell on her face again, and he glared, "Hugh is noisy." ”

Mingyue smiled and said, "Brother Bai, I want to go in and listen to the case." ”

Bai Shui ignored her, "What is the little girl's family doing when you listen to the murder, go home quickly." ”

"Brother Bai, just let me in, isn't there a lot of people listening to Ermen, it's not too much more than me."

Bai Shui still ignored her, but the official next to him heard this and looked at her, and laughed when he saw her, "Yo, it turned out to be Ah Yue, what's the matter, it's itchy again?" ”

Mingyue made a grimace at Bai Shui, said "I don't want you anymore", and ran to the officer. The official opened the way for her without saying a word, and Mingyue immediately pulled Su Yun in.

The door was still more than ten steps away from the lobby, and Su Yunkai saw that the people inside didn't stop her and greeted her, obviously an acquaintance, "Who are you?" ”

Mingyue replied, "My grandfather is the most famous servant in Nanle County, everyone in the yamen knows him, I follow my grandfather all day long, of course they also recognize me, but my grandfather left the yamen two years ago." ”

It turned out that after the work, it was no wonder that he was so familiar with the people of the Yamen. Su Yunkai took advantage of this spare time to think hard, and always felt that she was not just curious because she said that Xiucai was not a murderer.

After walking through a government office, I saw the lobby after passing through the second gate.

At this time, the officials on both sides of the hall held killing sticks in their hands, their expressions were solemn, and the hall was filled with only the groans of Wu Chip, who was a talented talent.

His thin shirt was stained with blood, his face was red and swollen, and he was babbling and screaming in pain, and he looked like he had just been tortured. Su Yunkai twisted his eyebrows, raised his eyes to look at the magistrate in the hall, and held his breath slightly.

Only a few people were allowed to sit in the lobby, and the second gate was quite far away from the gate, so the atmosphere here was much quieter than outside, and Wu Chip's screaming was more clearly audible.

After a while, Bai Shui also came in, and looked at the man who had just come in with Mingyue, his eyes were indifferent. Su Yunkai noticed his gaze and also looked at him, and the two looked at each other, and then closed their eyes.

"Smack." There was a startling knock, and the pen and ink on the table also vibrate. Lord Qin is over half a hundred years old, but he is full of energy, and his voice is very loud, "Wu Chip, the prisoner under the hall, you killed the Liu family, the evidence is conclusive, do you admit guilt or not?" ”

Wu Chip is lazy to eat and do on weekdays, and he is not very strong, but now that he has been punished, he is frightened, scared and in pain, and he can't get up on the ground. But he knew that if he confessed to his guilt, he would inevitably be punished with death, and the Liu family would definitely put him to death, and no one in the Wu family could help him, so he gritted his teeth and did not let go, "The grass people did not kill their wives. ”

"Nonsense!" Master Qin said loudly, "Zuo, you can say Fang Cai's words again." ”

He took two steps forward and said, "Fang Cai Xiao's wound was examined, and it was found that the deceased had a scar on his head, which was caused by a heavy blow with a blunt object. The wound is purple-black, which proves that it is not an old injury, and the injury is enough to kill him on the spot. There was a blood-stained inkstone beside the deceased, which could be used as a murder weapon, but there were no other fatal wounds on the deceased's body. Judging from the time of the crime, Wu Chip should be the murderer. ”

Wu Chip said urgently, "That doesn't prove that it was done by the grass people, it may also be that thieves entered the house and stole money!" ”

Lord Qin sneered, "Wu Chip, it's a shame that you have been studying for a few days to say such unreasonable things. I just asked you, where were you last night, the hour when your wife died, and you said you were sleeping in your room. ”

"Yes."

"How far is the room from the hotel? If a thief enters the store and has an argument with your wife, and makes such a big noise, you don't know? Hugh will deceive the officer. ”

Wu Chip was angry for a while, and he stopped talking, and Lord Qin was suddenly proud, "Sure enough, as I expected." ”

"Nope! Grass people don't! The grass people didn't kill anyone! Wu Chip's face was flushed, but he still wanted to speak. His hesitant move fell into the eyes of Lord Qin, and he was suddenly proud, seeing that Wu Chip almost vomited blood, but he was unwilling to defend himself.

"Strange."

Su Yunkai suddenly heard Mingyue say something strange and asked, "What's so strange?" ”

Mingyue looked up at him, "There are at least two causes of death for the female shopkeeper, not just a blunt blow, but only one was said." ”

"Don't you see it?"

"Impossible, so obvious. And Uncle Li, he is also an old man......"

Mingyue thought about it carefully and couldn't figure it out. Why should he hide another reason that may have caused the death of the female shopkeeper?

Su Yunkai asked, "What are the other possible causes of death?" ”