In the most remote corner of the southwest of Lan County, there is the Lin family, which used to be a city, and many dignitaries and nobles once traveled thousands of miles to ask his family to create exquisite jewelry. If the Lin family did not die back then, it must be a rich family in Yulan County until now.

It's a pity that when I walk in here now, I only see dilapidated old houses, overgrown pavements, and cobweb-covered eaves corners, which are long gone.

It is conceivable that such an old mansion that has not been inhabited for a long time can easily arouse people's associations and regard this place as a haunted mansion on a night when it encounters lightning and thunder.

Shui Qingxiang's sharp eyes glanced at the entire Lin family, and suddenly stopped in a room.

Because the Lin family was wiped out, and there were no distant relatives, the house was already empty, and there was nothing valuable.

But Shui Qingxiang was pleasantly surprised to find that in a small room, there was a half-used cradle, as well as some baby supplies.

"Does this Lin family have any heirs?" Yoo Young-yi also discovered this clue.

"The Lin family has two sons, both of whom have already married, the eldest son has a son and a daughter, the younger son has just gotten married, and there are two or three servants in the family, but unfortunately they all died in the murder case that year." Ning Wuze's words extinguished the hopes of the two people.

But Shui Qingxiang still didn't give up and asked: "The Lin family didn't leave any orphans?" Or what kind of distant relative? ”

Ning Wuze shook his head, "It's all dead." I have inquired a long time ago, the Lin family has not had any relatives for so many years, and even the tombstone was built at the expense of the county, so there is no one for a long time. ”

Hearing this, Shui Qingxiang was a little disappointed, holding a tiger shoe that she had picked up in the corner in her hand.

After Liu Yingyi looked at the Lin Mansion, he was sure that there were no clues related to the serial murder case here, so he left with Ning Wuze and Shui Qingxiang.

"I said Brother Liu, it's rare for you to come here, let's drink some wine to catch up with the old days, how are your bones now? Or is it so weak that you can't help it? Does the master drink the medicinal wine every day? The five poultry operas are still practicing, right? ......" out of the forest house, Ning Wu was like a nagging old mother, like an old hen who cared for her cubs.

Liu Yingyi glanced at the other party, which seemed to say, "You want to care?" ”

"Where are you going next?" Ning Wuze, who was doing good things, asked again.

"Go home."

Ning Wu misunderstood Liu Yingyi's meaning a little, "It's not that I can't live there, but I have to wait for me to clean it up, and you two can't live in the hotel for nothing, at most I will give you a discount, which is cheaper." ”

"It's not going back to your inn, we're going back to Dongzi County."

"Go back to Dongzi County? I'll go back with you. Ning Wu seemed to be interested, like a dog skin plaster, relying on Liu Yingyi.

Liu Yingyi looked at him puzzled, and deliberately said in a difficult way: "What are you doing with me going back?" Aren't you going to continue to be your innkeeper? ”

"Come on, I said to stay by your side at the beginning, but you didn't let me. You have been harmed to come to this place to open an inn, there are no guests, the people are still poor, and they can't even earn money for food all year round, and now you have broken your promise to come here, I can't let you go back like this. ”

Shui Qingxiang is the first time I have seen this form of porcelain.

Promise? Is there any ulterior relationship between them?

The fire of Xiongxiong gossip in Shui Qingxiang's heart was slowly burning, but unfortunately she didn't dare to ask directly, so she could only open a pair of big eyes and watch them say things they didn't understand.

"That's it, I'll go to the inn to pack up first, and I'll go back to Dongzi County with you later." Ning Wuze touched the beard on his chin, with a bit of happiness on his face that he had finally finalized a lifelong event.

Liu Yingyi said without looking back: "Whatever you want, I will go to Yulan County Ya now, take the case file and leave." You can't sit in the carriage, you have to find a way to go to Dongzi County by yourself. ”

Ning Wuze muttered and complained about something, but Liu Yingyi quickened his pace, deliberately not wanting to hear it.

Shui Qingxiang felt strange in her heart, first regardless of the lesson of her identity, she had a great relationship with the innkeeper, and the seemingly gentle county magistrate seemed to have a lot of secrets.

As he said, Liu Yingyi took the files related to the theft of tribute and the Lin family's extermination case from the county government, and left in a hurry in a carriage.

In the cramped carriage, Liu Yingyi and Shui Qingxiang each looked at a dossier.

"My lord, what do you catch?" Shui Qingxiang asked first.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yingyi turned against the army: "What did you find?" ”

"I can't talk about any discoveries, but I just reorganized the serial murder case in Dongzi County and the news of the case of the year, I think that in order to meet the characteristics of the murderer, the following two characteristics must be met: first, the murderer has experienced the theft of tribute that year, maybe he is an insider of the year, or he is a participant at all;

The second point is that the murderer killed people with a purpose, and several of the deceased came to Dongzi County at the same time, there must be some kind of connection, but we don't know it yet, and the murderer has a strong hatred for these deceased.

Lord Liu, I think we can find clues from all the people who came to Dongzi County from Yulan County seven years ago. ”

"If you don't say I'll do the same. In addition, our biggest takeaway from this trip to the blue is this. Liu Yingyi said, raising a piece of paper drawn from the dossier.

Shui Qingxiang took it and looked at it, it was a drawing.

The picture is painted with the same beautiful and delicate patterns, each of which looks like a piece of jewelry on its own, but when put together it is another object, and the final pattern is actually a lock.

The pattern on this is the Qianmo glass lock created by the Lin family back then, and the maker is ingenious, putting together seven pieces of gold and precious stones seamlessly, and finally forming a priceless gold lock. I heard that the manufacturing process of this lock is extremely complex, and it is difficult for ordinary people to put together seven pieces of gold into a whole. Liu Yingyi pointed to the patterns on them one by one.

Shui Qingxiang looked thoughtful, "In this way, the Lin family was destroyed for this reason." ”

"Very likely."

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Dongzi County, an extremely hidden corner.

Qin Zhutou, who had not shown up for three days, was being tied up in embarrassment at this time, with a large piece of rag stuffed in his mouth, and his face was haggard and looked at the person walking around the room.

"Hey, I know what you're going to say. But I can't help it, the debt to people will have to be paid sooner or later, and you will be my last move out of here. ”

The desperate Qin Zhutou looked at the man and shook his head desperately, as if begging for mercy from the other party.

"You don't have to worry too much, I will only use you as a last resort, Qin Zhutou, if we get acquainted, I won't do it so badly."

The owner of the tofu shop, who has always looked cowardly and timid, has a strange expression on his face at this time, and he is like two people in normal times.

He put two steamed buns and a bowl of water in front of Qin Zhutou, turned around and left the room, closing the door.