Song Ci was deeply disappointed, and everyone had to rush back to the inn, the clue was broken at the moment, but where is the restaurant, I have to take a look tomorrow and take a look.

In the inn, Xiao Er prepared food for these people one by one, and then retreated.

Qin Xiaoyue said, "My lord, what should we do now?" Do you want... Do you want to go back tomorrow to meet this Hezhi County for a while?"

"This... No need Xiaoyue, by the way, tomorrow you will go to the restaurant with us to inquire, and at the same time, Wencheng Wenwu, the two of you will take people to the mass grave to see, Song is still a little worried about the situation, do you know?"

"Okay, sir, we made a note of it."

Song Ci walked out of the room alone, and Lian followed behind, "Husband, why do I always feel that you have something on your mind, can you tell me what happened to you?"

Song Ci sat on the side of the road next to him, and he also opened his mouth, "Madam, I always feel that something is wrong, but I don't know what went wrong, this is too strange, right?"

Lian said: "Maybe this case is a bit complicated, and at the same time, or maybe you're too tired, or else... Why don't we take a break for a while and say?"

Song Ci shook his head, he had promised to solve the case in a week, no matter how difficult it was, he would give it to his mother-in-law.

Unconsciously, the two of them were already walking at the entrance of the yamen with the soil, and suddenly they saw the ground, where was there still residual blood, didn't Wencheng Wenwu say that this was a poisonous snake? Could it be ...... Is it really left by poisonous snakes?

Song Ci couldn't let go, and immediately led the people to walk forward, and soon went out of the city, and then came to a small river, the stream was not deep, about a few meters, but the blood on the ground also stopped there.

These are all snakes, so why would they all be poured into the river? No, it stands to reason that snakes are completely edible, and can even be used as Chinese medicinal materials, at this moment Song Ci was puzzled by what he brought out from the Ya today.

It is impossible for a yamen to be cleaned every day, and there are not so many poisonous snakes, and at the same time, no one has been bitten by snakes, so it can be seen that there is a problem in this case.

"Husband, do you feel something?"

Song Ci said: "I suspect that the Yamen completely poured the things transported out into this stream today, come on, immediately search for me carefully along the riverbed, and at the same time if you find a large-scale dead snake, if not, then continue to look for me, if you find a male corpse, transport it to the inn."

"Yes, my lord." Seven or eight soldiers ran out.

Song Ci had a bold idea in his mind, but he didn't dare to admit it, and he didn't want to believe it.

Everyone dragged their tired bodies back to the inn, and Wen Cheng and Wenwu waited outside, and then walked over.

"Madame, where have you been? How.. Why can't we find you?"

Song Ci shook his head and said: "I went outside to relax, I was in a bad mood, by the way, Wencheng Wenwu, I have a question I want to ask the two of you, that is, this morning, how did the poisonous snake transported out of the yamen deal with this county magistrate?" Could it be that he was buried directly in the mountains?"

The two looked at each other, and then said, "No, my lord, all the poisonous snakes were thrown into a small river outside the city, and we persuaded them at that time, but it didn't work at all."

Song Ci breathed a sigh of relief, the thing he was most worried about finally did not happen, and he was relieved at the moment.

Everyone went back to the house to rest, and it was not until the second day that they got up from the bed and had breakfast in a hurry, and at the same time, Wencheng Wenwu had already taken people to the mass grave to check, hoping to find some clues.

Song Ci and Xiao Yue and others also ate food, and then walked to this restaurant, walked on the road for a while, and soon arrived at the destination, this restaurant is relatively large, with two floors, each floor can accommodate hundreds of people.

At the gate, from time to time, Xiao Er is beckoning guests to walk inside, very polite. Song Ci glanced at it, and then led people in, and when they came to the counter, someone came and said, "What do you want to eat?" In our store, there is everything, as long as the guest officer orders it, we will make it in the store. ”

Song Ci gave Qin Xiaoyue and Xiaoxiang a look, and they immediately looked at the surrounding windows and doors, wondering how the murderer had entered.

Song Ci said: "Little Er, I want to know if the steward in your store is available?" Would you like to tell Song that you have something to look for him?"

"Ahh Looking for our shopkeeper?" He was a little embarrassed, "Guest officer, don't you know, our shopkeeper has been in a bad mood recently, if you want to see him, I'm afraid there will be no chance."

"In a bad mood? Is it because someone was killed in the restaurant some time ago? Xiao Er, if you find him, maybe you can help him later?"

Xiao Er was skeptical, and a little afraid to do so, Xiao Xiang said: "Xiao Er, don't worry, this is the director of our Criminal Department, and also the previous criminal officer Lord Song, could it be that you still can't trust our adults?"

"Ahh It's an adult. Xiao Er didn't dare to slack off, so he immediately ran out, and soon came over with a young man.

This person is about forty years old, looks relatively handsome, and wears silk and satin, at first glance, he is a rich man, he can eat a restaurant, and his income should not be low.

When he came to Song Ci's side, he knelt down suddenly, and then said: "It turned out that Lord Song was coming, and the small one was not far away, and I hope that the adults will not blame it."

Song Ci shook his head and shouted him, and said slowly: "Let's get up first, it is Song's duty to solve the case, and besides, Song eats imperial grain, how can he just take money and not do anything?" Do you say?"

He answered, stood up, and introduced himself.

"Adult, the little one's name is Gao Hui, my uncle is the owner of the restaurant here, named Qiu He, it's a pity that one night a month ago, ,...."

Song Ci interrupted him and said, "Gao Hui, don't worry first, Song asked you, you said that your uncle is the owner of this restaurant, so what about your family?" And your uncle's family?"

Gao Hui said: "My lord, don't you know, I am alone, my parents left early, and at the same time I have no brothers and sisters, and my uncle is also alone, in his fifties or single."

Song Ci understood, in this case file, these two people are bachelors, which is doubtful.

But he didn't know if the matter was the nephew's so-called, and the matter would have to be investigated to find out.

"Gao Hui, your uncle died a month ago, so let me ask you, do you know that he has offended people recently? Or did you have an enemy in your early years?"

"Enemies? Lord Song, my uncle opened a restaurant, aren't there a lot of enemies? Besides, peers are enemies, and enemies are not there every day?"

Song Ci nodded and said, "I read the record of this case, which claims that it was the murderer you caught, and then reported it to the official, right?"

Gao Hui nodded and said: "This is indeed the case, Lord Song, in the middle of the night, I heard a loud bang, I hurriedly came to my uncle's house to take a look, there was a noise, and the other party also said that my uncle owed him money and did not pay it back, what do you say?"

"Owe him money? And you didn't stop it? Or do you want to help your uncle get rid of each other?"

"My lord, it's too late, I shouted to help, but this murderer grabbed my uncle and fell down from the second floor."

"There are stone roads outside, plus he is old, and the angle is wrong, so my uncle was thrown to death at that time, as for the murderer, he was lucky, he just broke his leg, and then I reported to the police and arrested."

"My lord, as for what happened next, maybe you know it, I reported to the official, and soon after, the magistrate took the official to arrest the murderer."

Song Ci nodded, from this Gao Hui's mouth, he already understood, this matter was an intentional murder due to the failure to collect debts, and now there are still many doubts, such as how did the murderer come in? Again, for example, how can a rich businessman owe money to others?

"Gao Hui, Song asked you, how much silver does your uncle owe to the murderer? Also, did you know each other before?"

"This. It seems to be about five taels, right, what's wrong with the adult? By the way, this murderer used to come to the restaurant from time to time to collect debts, as for why my uncle didn't give it to him, I don't know.

Song Ci knows more, and the doubts at this moment are being revealed little by little.

Leaving from here, everyone came to the street Song Ci did not choose to go back, but found a small teahouse nearby, ordered a few bowls of noodles and sat down to eat, and soon the store was opened

Brought the noodles up.

"A few adults use it slowly, in the small store, I have never been to an adult, and today is really shining."

Song Ci said: "Can the eldest sister go slowly?" Song just came here and has a question he wants to ask. ”

The old woman also turned to look at him, "What do you want to ask?" If the old woman knew, she would not hide it.

That's what Song Ci wants.

"Old man, in fact, there are no other problems, I want to know below, what is the relationship between the boss of the restaurant opposite you and his nephew?"

"Oh, my lord, what you said is this Qiu He, I can't hide it, at this moment, he is one of the rich people in Meizhou County, and it is said that he can earn hundreds of taels a month, or even thousands of taels of silver.

"But my lord, why are you okay to ask this question? What's wrong? Did these two uncles offend you?"

Song Ci shook his head and said, "Eldest sister, you probably already know about Qiu He's death, so do you know how he died?"

"This and this..... It is said that this Qiu He was chased and killed by the creditor, but it is just a legend, many people came to the yamen that night, and we didn't dare to go over to check, you say, can you not be afraid?"

"But ah, this Qiu He has money, and he lost his life for a little silver, don't you say? At the same time, it was only five taels, and now many people say that it can't be drawn.