Su Jinshi and Nian Su returned to the inn, Su Jinshi did not immediately tell Tang Mingze and the others about the matter, but only went back to the room, Nian Su took Xiaodouzi back to the room, looked at Su Jinshi and sighed, didn't say anything, and went back to the room.

There was no light in the room, and the moonlight outside the house spilled into the house through the window, casting a wisp of silver on the ground, Su Jinshi sat on the stool, thinking about what happened today, and sighed.

This time, the murderer is not simple than the previous ones, he doesn't seem to have any special purpose, and he is looking for random people to kill in the crowd, such a murderer is difficult to find.

Su Jinshi walked to the window and pushed it open, she saw that the moon outside was as bright as a disk, and the starlight had dimmed, her mood suddenly calmed down, she thought: Since it has reached this point, then let it be.

**

At breakfast on the second day, Su Jinshi told Tang Mingze about the incident, Tang Mingze didn't expect her to get the news so quickly, and said with a smile: "You are so diligent, it's okay to take your time." ”

"Yesterday we took Little Beans out for a walk and overheard it." Su Jinshi said with a smile.

Tang Mingze didn't say anything about this, but looked at Tang Yaxin and Lu Ning, and raised his eyebrows, "How are you two?" Will Lu Ning go with me or Yaxin? ”

Lu Ning's face was stunned, and she turned her face away, but Tang Yaxin's face was a little ruddy, she saw that Lu Ning didn't speak, she snorted quietly, didn't speak, and continued to eat her own things.

Lu Ning had no choice but to say, "I'll go with Yaxin, Yaxin's side is over, I'll go with you again." ”

Tang Mingze deliberately sighed heavily, "Alas! I'm so tired from this errand and want me to go alone, it's really inhumane, Yaxin is just going to ask the servants, and I want you to accompany me, it's really forgetful and light on friends! ”

As soon as Tang Mingze said this, Tang Yaxin's face turned even redder, and she said coquettishly: "Brother! ”

Tang Mingze smiled, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you, let's act today, gather in my room at night, talk about the progress of the day, and let's try to be careful not to let the murderer notice us." ”

Everyone nodded, but they all knew it, I am afraid that they would have been known by the murderer for a long time.

After breakfast, Su Jinshi and Nian Su went out, they walked around the street casually, Nian Su was a little nervous, his expression was a little wrong, and Su Jinshi was relaxed.

Su Jinshi took Nian Su's hand, and could feel her nervousness, so he comforted: "Don't be nervous, we're just going out for a walk, if there's anything wrong, let's just write it down silently." ”

Nian Su nodded, but she didn't relax at all, Su Jinshi was helpless, and pulled her to a corner, Nian Su was a little panicked, she looked left and right, and asked, "What's wrong?" Have we been discovered? ”

Su Jinshi smiled, reached out and touched her head, and said with a smile: "No, I just want you to be less nervous." ”

Nian Su was stunned for a moment, a little relaxed, and she looked at Su Jin with some complaint, "This is a matter of life, you forgot the first time you almost ...... And the second time I ......"

Nian Su's worry was not unreasonable, the smile on Su Jinshi's face also faded, she hugged Nian Su into her arms, and said in a low voice: "These two times are my fault, if I am not so arrogant, you will not be in danger, you can't leave me in the future, not a single step......"

Su Jinshi's voice was very low, almost murmuring, Nian Su's stiff body slowly softened, she reached out and hugged Su Jinshi, "I know, I will not leave you in the future, it's a big deal that we will be arrested together." ”

Su Jinshi couldn't laugh, she said in a low but firm voice: "I must not let you have anything in the future." ”

Nian Su knew that what Su Jinshi said was actually nothing to protect, they were caught in this case, if the case was not completely over, they would not be able to get out of the way, and none of them could guarantee the safety of the other person, all they could do was to try to keep the two people together to ensure the safety of the other party.

But when she heard this, she was still very happy, "Okay, let's go." ”

Su Jinshi let go of Nian Su with some reluctance, she nodded, took Nian Su's hand again, and the two walked out together.

Nian Su's mood was still a little nervous, but it was also a little better than before, at least not so obvious in his expression.

In the morning, the streets were a little deserted, there were not many roadside vendors, and there were not many pedestrians, all of them looked like they were in a hurry, Su Jinshi also looked for a few teahouses, and found that there were not many people in the teahouses, so they continued to wander the streets.

After walking for nearly half an hour, both of them were a little tired, so they stopped at the stone steps by the side of the road to rest for a while, when a ragged beggar came to him, holding a broken bowl in his hand, but his eyes were shining.

"Okay, okay, I haven't eaten in a few days, have mercy on me!" There were only one or two copper plates in the beggar's broken bowl, and he shook the broken bowl up and down, and the copper plate and the bowl made a crisp sound, and the beggar begged at the passers-by as he walked.

Some people gave him a few copper plates, but more people left in disgust, Nian Su saw this scene, and wanted to stand up and give the beggar some silver, but was pressed down by Su Jinshi.

"Wait a minute." Su Jinshi said in a low voice.

The beggar's face was also dirty from nowhere, his face was black, there were a few straws in his hair, only those eyes, with a hint of light in the blackness, such eyes reminded Su Jinshi of Mo Feng in the cell next to her when she was in prison.

He also has such eyes.

After a while, the beggar really walked in front of Su Jinshi and Nian Su, and continued to shake the broken bowl up and down, his voice was very clear, he lowered his eyes, and said, "Have pity on me, I haven't eaten a full meal for a long time." ”

Nian Su was about to take out the silver, Su Jinshi pressed her hand without a trace, and she asked with a smile, "Why did you become a beggar?" Look at your age, you can also find a good job and live a stable life. ”

The beggar was stunned, but he didn't speak, he continued to shake the broken bowl up and down, and for a while, only the crisp sound of copper coins and bowls colliding was left on the originally cold street.

The smile on Su Jinshi's face faded, she stared at the beggar, but saw that he kept lowering his eyes, and she whispered: "I have something to ask you, if you tell me the truth, I will definitely not treat you badly." ”

The beggar really stopped, but he didn't speak, his eyes were not lowered, and he looked at Su Jin a little coldly, and after a long time, he said: "What the girl wants to know, I'm afraid I don't know, I haven't been here for a long time, if the girl wants to give some, she will give some, if the girl is reluctant, I have to leave." ”

Su Jinshi raised her eyebrows when she heard this, she took out a penny of silver from her arms and put it into the beggar's broken bowl, and did not speak.

The beggar didn't leave, looking at the silver in his broken bowl in a daze, and after a while, when he took out the silver and returned it to Su Jin, he said, "The girl gave too much." ”

Su Jinshi looked at him in surprise and couldn't help laughing, "You are a beggar, I gave you a lot of blessings, but you still have too much?" ”

The beggar shook his head and said, "If the girl has something to ask me or something to do to give me so much, I also have the right to refuse you." ”

Su Jinshi sighed, only feeling that this beggar was too cautious, "In this way, do you know what I want to ask?" ”

The beggar didn't leave, he sat down directly next to Su Jinshi, and said: "I don't know, it's just that although I am a beggar, I also know a truth, pie will not fall from the sky, seeing that the girl is not living a comfortable life, but she still gave me so much money, there must be something for me to do, or something to ask me." ”

"Then why did you refuse? If you have this money, you will at least be able to eat a better meal. Su Jinshi asked.

The beggar looked at the passing crowd and said, "It is not necessarily a good thing for a girl to ask for something, so why should I wade into this troubled water?" ”

Su Jinshi smiled and said directly: "You can guess, we are investigating the murder case in this Lan City, I wanted to go around at will to see if we could find anything, but I didn't expect to meet such an interesting person as you." ”

The beggar was silent for a while, then he stood up and said, "I have nothing to say about this, and advise the girl not to meddle in her affairs." ”

After speaking, the beggar left without looking back, Su Jinshi's face sank, this beggar really knows something, but he doesn't want to say anything now, what should I do?

"Jinshi, this beggar seems to know something, should we follow him?" Nian Su asked.

Su Jinshi shook his head, "No need, this beggar has a bright eye, he looks smart, if he doesn't want us to know, he will definitely not leave any clues, let's listen to Tang Mingze first, let's go to the nearest restaurant or teahouse to have a look." ”

Nian Su nodded.

After the beggar's incident, the hour was close to noon, there were more and more people on the street, and the sun was scorching, and it happened that Su Jinshi and Nian Su were already a little hungry, so the two of them found an inn on the side of the street and prepared to eat something at will.

It's probably not yet time to eat, there is not much business in the inn, only a few tables of people, Xiao Er is not busy, when Su Jinshi and Nian Su were eating, the little two also came over and chatted a few words, "The two guest officers don't look like locals." ”

Su Jinshi swallowed a mouthful of food and said with a smile: "Yes, we came to Lancheng just to take a look at Nalan Mountain, and I heard that the temple on the mountain is extremely effective, so I wanted to come and worship it." ”

The little second smiled, hunched his waist and said, "Do the two guest officers have a place to live?" Our inn is not only in good condition but also the price is not high, if the two girls have no place to live, they can come to our inn to stay. ”

Su Jinshi didn't answer immediately, but said: "Alas, I just heard that this Lancheng has not been peaceful recently, and we two girls' families, I'm afraid that something bad will happen!" ”

The little two smiled indifferently and said in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, the two girls are just groundless, besides, if the two girls come to our inn, you naturally don't have to worry about safety, so many men can protect you!" ”

Su Jinshi smiled, didn't speak, and continued to eat, the little second thought that Su Jinshi was a little tempted, so he made persistent efforts and said: "Don't be afraid, the two girls are so beautiful, the murderer will definitely not do this!" ”

Nian Su sighed, looked at Xiao Er, and said: "That murderer is very cruel, we heard the rumors, we were all very scared, and we wanted to worship the Buddha immediately and go home." ”

As soon as Xiao Er heard it badly, he rolled his eyes a few times, leaned into Su Jinshi's ear and whispered a few words, Su Jinshi's face changed, and he immediately asked, "What you said is true?" ”

The little second nodded proudly, "Naturally it's true, there are so many people coming and going in this inn every day, I naturally know something, so the two girls don't have to worry." ”

Su Jinshi and Nian Su glanced at each other, and then she smiled and said, "Thank you little second brother for telling us about these things, and we will go back and discuss it with my brother later, if my brother agrees, we will come here to live." ”

As soon as the little second heard that business was coming, the smile on his face was like a flower, and he nodded hurriedly, "Guest officer, please!" Our room is spacious and bright, and it must be good! ”

Su Jinshi smiled and didn't speak again, Nian Su didn't speak anymore, and the little second saw that the two of them were not interested in continuing to talk, so they went to greet other guests.

Su Jinshi and Nian Su finished their meal as usual, settled the account, and left the inn under the warm hospitality of the little two.

"Jinshi, what did that little second tell you?" Nian Su asked.

Su Jinshi took Nian Su's hand and didn't speak, the two of them walked around the street casually, Su Jinshi took her to a stone bridge, and when there was no one around, she said: "That little second said that he knows who the murderer is." ”

Nian Su exclaimed in surprise and stood up, Su Jinshi pulled Nian Su to sit down, she frowned and said, "I guess that Xiao Er is fooling me, he is just a shopkeeper, how can I know the murderer?" Besides, if he knew who the murderer was, why didn't he tell the government? The bounty was much more than he had earned in a month, and he said that it was only when we stayed at the inn that he told me who the murderer was. ”

After listening to what Su Jinshi said, Nian Su nodded approvingly, "You're right, that Xiao Er may have fooled us, but what if he really knows?" ”

Su Jinshi smiled, "If he really knows who the murderer is, and he doesn't dare to sue the government, it means that he may have been threatened by the murderer, or that he and Ben are accomplices, if you think about it this way, the inn is not clean, and we must not live in it." ”

When Nian Su heard this, he also felt a little afraid, but he was still a little puzzled, "This case is not simple, if we find the murderer so quickly, how can it be possible?" ”

Su Jinshi nodded, and Nian Su sighed, "It seems that Xiao Er must have fooled you." ”

Seeing the lost look on Nian Su's face, Su Jinshi couldn't help but kiss her, "Don't worry, we will definitely find the murderer, it's just a matter of time." ”

Nian Su was suddenly kissed, her face was a little red, she looked around, and when she saw no one, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Jinshi deliberately pouted, pretending to be unhappy and said, "Is it that if there are people around, you won't let me kiss it?" The two of us are frank, what are we afraid of? ”

Nian Su pursed her lips, she heard Su Jinshi's reluctance, and she said seriously: "Jinshi, I'm not...... It's just that I'm a little embarrassed that you're like this, and since I've decided to follow you out, I won't care about anything else. ”

Su Jinshi didn't expect Nian Su to answer her so seriously, she couldn't help but be a little moved, she raised her hand and touched Nian Su's head, and said, "Xiaodouzi doesn't know about us yet, should we sue him?" ”

Nian Su's eyes drooped, "I don't know...... Xiaodouzi is very stubborn, I don't know what will happen if he knows. ”

Su Jinshi also sighed, she has been with Xiaodouzi for so long, and naturally understands what kind of child Xiaodouzi is, and she also feels that the biggest obstacle between her and Nian Su may be Xiaodouzi.

Su Jinshi smiled and said softly: "It's okay, if you are not ready, it is okay not to let Xiaodouzi know, I don't care." ”

Nian Su raised her eyes and looked at Su Jinshi, but did not speak, she leaned her head on Su Jinshi's shoulder, and her thoughts were complicated.

**

In the afternoon, the two of them went to the teahouse and tavern again, but they didn't get any useful news, so they went back to the inn, when they returned to the inn, it was already dark, it happened that Tang Mingze and others were eating, and the two of them also sat down, and Tang Mingze ordered some more dishes.

After dinner, several people went back to their rooms, and it didn't take long for them to gather in Tang Mingze's room.

Su Jinshi told the few people present about the news he got in detail, and then Tang Mingze also told the news he got.

"I only asked three people today, all three of them found the corpses, the first hunter to find the corpse is already a little delirious, although I asked, but I don't know if it's true." Tang Mingze took a piece of paper from the desk.

"This is my result today, this is a simple map of Arashiyama, the mark on it is the location where the body was thrown, because one is delirious, the other two are a little evasive about this matter, so I can't ask in detail."

Su Jinshi looked at the three points on Lanshan and didn't find anything, but Lu Ning on the side frowned, "This Lanshan is famous for its temples, have you marked all those temples?" ”

Tang Mingze was stunned for a moment, he shook his head, "This is not true, but I heard that there are many temples on this Lan Mountain, and there are temples at the foot of the mountain and on the mountainside and the top of the mountain." ”

"It's best to mark the temple as well, there must be other famous temples on this Lanshan, and there must be a reason why the murderer chose Lanshan as the place to throw the body." Lu Ning said in a deep voice.

Tang Mingze nodded and put the picture away, "What about you?" Are there any clues? ”

Tang Mingze asked, Tang Yaxin's face turned a little pale, and then he remembered that Tang Yaxin didn't seem to eat much or talk much during the meal, so he frowned and asked, "Yaxin, what's wrong with you?" ”

It's okay not to ask, but when she asked, Tang Yaxin actually covered her mouth as if she was about to vomit, Lu Ning helped her smooth and explained: "I went to the place to see the corpses today, and Yaxin was disgusted by those corpses. ”

Tang Mingze's face was a little bad, he poured some water for Tang Yaxin, pushed it in front of Tang Yaxin, and said softly: "Drink some water first, if you feel uncomfortable, go back to your room to rest." ”

Tang Yaxin took a sip of water and finally felt better, she shook her head and said a little weakly, "No need, I'm fine." ”

Tang Mingze looked at Lu Ning, Lu Ning helped Tang Yaxin to calm down, and said: "The murderer's method of cutting the corpse is very skillful, the cutting is very smooth, and it is almost cut with a knife. ”

As soon as Lu Ning's words came out, Tang Mingze and Su Jinshi immediately frowned, and Tang Yaxin couldn't help but retched again.

"It seems that this murderer is a habitual offender, and he must have done it more than once, but there are so many murders now, how did he become so skilled?" Su Jinshi opened his mouth and said, "If you count the missing ones, it won't be so accurate." ”

"Maybe...... The murderer used to be a butcher. Nian Su said slowly.

As soon as these words came out, Su Jinshi suddenly became enlightened, "If the murderer is a butcher, then in this way, the scope will be much smaller." ”

Lu Ning frowned and shook his head, "That guy told us that the government also suspected that it was the butcher's doing, although this Lan City is big, there are only a few butchers, they have all investigated one by one, and found that those butchers are almost impossible to commit crimes." ”

"How so? It may be that the murderer was too cunning and escaped the pursuit of the government. Su Jinshi said.

"No, even the butcher may not be able to divide the corpse so neatly, the government has already gone to the butcher's house to compare, no butcher can do that, besides, these butchers are basically married, there are old and young in the family, if you want to hide from them, it is not easy." Lu Ning continued.

Su Jinshi was silent, although she knew that this case would not be so simple, she still had a glimmer of hope.

Tang Yaxin felt better, so she said: "We now have some clues, if we continue to investigate, there will be results." ”

Su Jinshi looked at Tang Yaxin, saw that she was pale, but she still had a faint smile, and felt that it was not easy, so he poured some water for her, "You have a good rest." ”

Tang Mingze looked at Lu Ning with some complaints, and said, "Tomorrow, you can investigate by yourself and let Yaxin have a good rest." ”

Lu Ning nodded, picked up the cup as well, and took a sip of water.

It's just that this cup seems to have been drunk by Tang Yaxin just now, and seeing Lu Ning's movements, Tang Yaxin's pale face suddenly turned a little red.

"Okay, everyone is tired today, let's go back and have a good rest." Tang Mingze coughed and said.

Su Jinshi held back the smile on the corner of his mouth, pulled Nian Su away, and the two of them came to Nian Su's room, and as soon as they entered the door, they saw Xiao Douzi practicing writing seriously at the desk.

Su Jinshi walked over, and when she saw the words on the paper, she couldn't help laughing, she stretched out her hand to cover Xiaodouzi's little hand, and taught him to write a few words hand in hand.

Annual.

Xiaodouzi finished writing with a serious face, and then turned around and said, "Mother, are you back?" ”

Xiaodouzi didn't have the expected smile on his face, but was a little unhappy, and when Nian Su saw it, he said softly: "What's wrong?" How can you not be happy? ”

Xiao Douzi looked at Nian Su and then at Su Jinshi, and said with some grievances: "I heard Xiao Er outside...... The mother and Aunt Jin Shi have an improper relationship. ”