The pit where Yun Dao Chang used to stay was not too deep, and Shui Qingxiang stayed in it for a while, sat up and observed in the pit.

Suddenly, Mizuharuka made a new discovery in the earthen pit.

She touched a jade earring in the dirt pit, and Shui Qingxiang was slightly surprised.

This earring is obviously not the thing that the cloud path is, but why is it in the pit?

Did the person who buried the cloud path chief accidentally fall down, or was it a relic left by the deceased's old bustard? The murderer killed people in different ways on both occasions, but why did the bodies appear in the suburbs? Is it because of a cover-up, or is it for some other reason?

Shui Qingxiang's mind has been hovering with these questions, but she can't figure it out.

The distressed Shui Qingxiang walked alone in the woods on the outskirts, and she didn't realize that she had inadvertently walked on a path in the forest that she had never walked before.

In the dark, it seems to be the guidance of God, Shui Qingxiang stepped on this road that she had not walked, but she had no intention of turning back.

She knew that if she went all the way to the south, she could go back to Dongzi County, and as long as the direction was not wrong, she would definitely be able to return home if she took another road that she had not taken.

As she walked, she suddenly noticed that there was a family not far away.

"This wilderness is inhabited?" Shui Qingxiang was surprised in her heart.

Not far away there was a simple thatched house, and there was a yard in front of the house, and there was a well in the yard, and some peppers and corn were drying in the yard, and it seemed to be inhabited.

Shui Qingxiang walked over and was about to knock on the door, when she saw a boy kicking the shuttlecock in the corner of the courtyard.

The boy is about five or six years old, not very tall, with a round face, red lips and white teeth, and eyes as black as ink, quite a cute little appearance.

"Are your parents here?" Shui Qingxiang stepped forward and asked.

The boy went to the door, held his head high, and asked her, "What is the matter with you?" ”

Shui Qingxiang saw the boy's vigilant appearance, and couldn't help but feel funny: "I passed by here and wanted to ask for a bowl of water to drink, I don't know if your parents are willing?" ”

"You wait a minute." When the boy had said this, he turned and went back into his room.

Only then did Shui Qingxiang notice that there seemed to be something wrong with the boy's leg, one leg was a little lame, and he was tiptoeing when he walked.

It didn't take long for the boy to come out with a bowl of water, cross the fence of the small courtyard with both hands, and bring it to Shui Qingxiang: "Here you go, drink!" ”

"Thank you. Why does your family live in this suburb, so far away from the town, it must be inconvenient to live, right? ”

The boy didn't answer, his dark eyes staring at Mizu.

Shui Qingxiang drank half a bowl of water, guessing that the boy might be alone at home, and the family must have told him not to let strangers in.

However, I don't know why, Shui Qingxiang always felt that the family living in the suburbs must know the clues to the murder, and she wanted to stay and continue to ask about it.

"Child, your family lives here, do you know that there has been a murder here recently?"

The boy still didn't speak, but Mizuharuka could see a nervous and scared look on his face.

"Actually, I am a fast catcher in the yamen, and I was ordered to handle the case, two people died in this suburb a few days ago, and I want to ask your parents for questioning." In modern times, the identity of the police is still quite recognized, but I don't know if it is still useful in this world to arrest fast.

The boy replied, "My mother has gone out and has not returned, and she knows nothing." ”

"What about your father?"

"I ...... I don't have a father. ”

Shui Qingxiang seemed to suddenly think of something, but unfortunately she didn't have a clue for a while.

"Can you let me in and wait for your mother to come back? After asking her a few questions, I'll leave, you don't have to be afraid of me. Shui Qingxiang curled her lips with a harmless smile.

"I ...... I'm not afraid of you! The boy hesitated for a moment, and finally opened the door of the small courtyard, "Come in." ”

Shui Qingxiang followed the boy and walked into the room.

This is a very simple family, with only some living utensils in the room, a large bed and a wooden box, and nothing else.

You can imagine how difficult life is for the mother and daughter to live in such an environment.

"What's your name? How old is this year? Have you ever attended a private school? ”

"My name is Qiu Hu, I am seven years old this year, and I have never gone to private school, but my uncle taught me to read."

Shui Qingxiang touched Qiu Hu's little head, "Why didn't your uncle live with you?" ”

"Uncle lives in town and occasionally comes to see us. Uncle said that it was inconvenient for us orphans and widows to live in the town, so he arranged for us to stay. My uncle was very good to us, he didn't live here before, and there were often bad people who bullied us, and it was my uncle who helped us get rid of the bad guys and let us settle here. ”

Shui Qingxiang noticed that when Qiu Hu mentioned his uncle, both eyes were shining, and he seemed to admire and like this uncle very much.

"My family runs a grocery store in the town, and if you want to buy anything or someone to help you in the future, you can come to the Shuiji grocery store in the town to find me."

"Hmm." Qiu Hu nodded.

It can be seen that this is a very well-behaved child, and when he has nothing to do, he remembers to take out a big dustpan from the kitchen and break the corn seriously.

The golden corn cobs were skillfully broken into corn kernels by him, and it seemed that he usually did not help his mother with housework.

Shui Qingxiang stepped forward and said with a smile, "I'll help you." ”

She glanced into the kitchen and made a startling discovery.

Although the family lived a simple life and did not have many daily necessities, there were many knives in the kitchen. There are thick machetes, sharp knives for bone-picking, and double-edged knives for sharpening iron like clay...... There's even a cutlass on the wall that can be used as a weapon.

The other knives are easy to say, but a widow's house has a scimitar used by the people of the Western Regions for war, and some of them can't be said.

"Qiu Hu, your mother knows martial arts?"

However, before he could answer, he heard a woman's voice in the courtyard: "Huzi, why haven't you confiscated the peppers in the yard?" ”

As she spoke, a pretty woman in her early thirties walked in, and their eyes met in the air, and the woman immediately showed a wary look.

Huzi rushed into his mother's arms first: "Mother, you're back!" This sister said that it was the town's head catcher, and that someone had died here recently, and he came to you for questioning. ”

"Question?" The woman's face darkened, not only vigilant, but also like a beast that smelled danger.

"Hehe, this lady misunderstood, I was in the county government to help the county magistrate investigate the case, my name is Shui Qingxiang, I happened to pass by here and asked Ling Lang for a bowl of water to drink. Recently, there have been two murders here in quick succession, and the bodies of the deceased are not far from here, so I would like to ask, have you seen any suspicious people? ”

"Suspicious people?" The woman's face changed slightly, her eyes rolled, and she immediately changed her expression as if her face had changed, "Girl, sit down and talk." ”

"I just went out, I didn't know that there were guests coming to the door, and the hospitality was not good, so I hope don't be surprised, let's have a cup of tea first." After speaking, I don't know where to turn out a beautiful teacup, it seems that I want to make tea for Shui Qingxiang.

"Madam, you're welcome, I'm just asking, and I'll leave after asking. Tea, I've already drunk it just now. ”

"The naughty boy is not sensible, I don't know how to make tea for distinguished guests, I still have good tea here that I haven't drunk, if the guests don't dislike it, come and taste a cup."

"Actually, you don't need to ......" Shui Qingxiang shirked, but the other party seemed to be very enthusiastic and determined to make this cup of tea for Shui Qingxiang.

The woman's movements were swift, and it didn't take long for her back to brew the tea leaves in a beautiful teacup.

"Girl, don't be polite, it's rare that I have a distinguished guest in this bad place, since you are investigating the case for the county magistrate, we have to give the county magistrate face if we don't give you face, so let's drink this cup of tea." When I'm done with my tea, I'll tell you if I've seen anyone suspicious. ”

While speaking, the teacup was already stretched out in front of Shui Qingxiang, which meant that if you didn't drink tea, you couldn't ask anything, which made Shui Qingxiang in a dilemma.