The owner of this mansion may have gone out and didn't know where he went, so Song Ci simply took everyone to walk beside him.

But at this moment, an old woman came over, and when she saw them, she hurriedly beckoned: "Young man, you better go quickly, don't stay here for a long time, or you may be severely beaten later."

Song Ci walked over and said, "Old man, what do you mean by this?" What does it mean to be beaten? Could it be that Song can't stay here for a while?"

The old man said: "If it is changed to another family, it will be fine, but this household, it is terrible, relying on some spare money, the prestige in the county is bad, this neighbor, no one dares to offend him, otherwise, as for the end, there is no need to say more."

Song Ci thought to himself, if it is true, then this case could be that the deceased was killed by these villagers, and then thrown his body on the mountain, and when Xiaoxiang Fujun went, he happened to be discovered?

Song Ci felt that this possibility was very big, this was a premeditated murder case, I don't know if it was a vendetta or a love killing.

Song Ci said: "Old man, you are a local, I don't know if you are willing to say something about this Xu family?" Song hopes to get some clues from you.

The old man said, "What do you want to ask?" If the old body knows, then they will definitely not refuse, but ah, you can't take it out and talk nonsense, otherwise the Xu family will know about it, and they will take revenge on the old body. ”

Qin Xiaoyue said: "Don't worry, old man, we will be tight-lipped and promise that we will not take out a word and say nonsense."

Song Ci thought for a while and said, "About half a year ago, someone in this Xu family was killed, I don't know if the old man knows who the deceased is?" What is the relationship in it? Is it a maid? Or a concubine?"

The old man said: "The deceased half a year ago? The old body still has an impression, anyway, the deceased is not very old, only in his early twenties, it is said that he is the concubine inside, and her appearance is still very gorgeous, and she is quite popular with the owner. ”

Song Ci already had an inspiration, "What is the concubine in there?" Is there a main house?"

The old man said: "Anyway, there are two concubines, all of them are extraordinary, especially the deceased, don't say that among these concubines, it is in this pomegranate county, which is also one of the best, and it is quite popular with the master, but, I don't know how to be killed, don't you say it's a pity?"

Song Ci was silent, he felt that this case might be because the concubines were competing for favor, so he had hatred, and over time, he simply killed this person alone or in partnership.

This possibility is very high, and the suspect is currently clear, and it can almost be ruled out that the male owner may have been committed by one of the other concubines, but I don't know if they heard something and fled at this moment.

"Old man, what has happened inside since this incident?

"This... The old man just doesn't know, but it is said that he has become very strange-tempered, and he does not want to talk to people, as if he is going out for a walk, or going somewhere else.

After hearing so much, Song Ci also had a little idea in his heart, it should not be difficult to investigate this case clearly.

"Old man, can you tell me about the scene of the crime at that time, it's not a secret, it is the criminal officer Song Ci, who came to this pomegranate county today, Song will not only solve this murder case, but also solve the tax for you.

The old man was immediately overjoyed: ".... Are you the Song Ci Song who has solved many big cases?"

"Yes, it's Song."

The old man knelt on the ground all of a sudden, and said in tears: "Lord Qingtian, you are here, our Pomegranate County is terrible, all the income of the hard work of the year has been handed over to the imperial court and handed over to this corrupt official Zhang Ji, do you say it's a pity?"

Song Ci helped the old man up and said, "Old man, since Song has already come, how can you not ask?" In less than seven days, I will give you a happy life. ”

The old man stood up, pointed in another direction and said, "Lord Song, you go straight along this road, and when you leave the city, you will see a big mountain, and there is a big tree on the mountain, and under the big tree is the scene of the crime."

Song Ci thanked him, and soon left with a few people and walked on the road.

Lu Sheng said: "My lord, what do you think of this case? Could it be a vendetta? Or maybe you robbed and died?"

Song Ci said: "It shouldn't be possible to rob money, just ask, who will get it to the top of the mountain and throw it away after robbing money?" I guess it was just discarded on the side of the road, right?"

"Then this case should be a vendetta? Not necessarily, I just heard that the Xu family has two concubines, and the deceased is the most gorgeous, maybe it's the other concubine who is jealous, so so..."

Song Ci also had this idea, and now he has to go to see what is going on at the scene of this crime, and then determine the next step.

They walked for a while, and soon came to the bottom of the mountain, and when they looked up, the mountain road was difficult to walk, full of dead grass and stones, and the road was steep, and it was easy to fall from it if you were not careful.

And the top of the mountain is hundreds of meters away from the bottom of the mountain, no matter how high the martial arts are, as long as it falls, it must die.

Wen Chengdao: "My lord, you are a literati, this road is not easy to walk, otherwise, you don't want to go, let me wait to check it out!"

Song Ci said: "As a criminal officer, how can Song not go to the scene of the crime to see?" Where will be very useful clues, if I don't go, you won't find anything useful.

Everyone walked slowly up the mountain, it was very difficult to walk, and there were a lot of dead grass that had been cut off on the side of the road, which was made by Xiaoxiang's husband before he died, and he didn't have time to take it back to make firewood, so something happened to him.

After walking for about half an hour, everyone finally came to the top of the mountain, and the strange thing was that there was a bare land here, and the big tree was in the center, and three people could only hold it hand in hand, which could be imagined how big it was.

Song Ci came to the bottom of the big tree and told the old woman that this was the scene of the crime, and he kept looking at everything around him.

The wild grass below, after more than half a year, even if it was destroyed at the beginning, has regrown at this moment, and the blood stains on the ground have long since disappeared under the rain.

If you look at the scene of the crime, there is no evidence left in this place, or it has already been destroyed.

There is nothing unusual about this big tree, there are no knife marks or friction marks, and there is not a single gravel in the soil, which is strange.

Qin Xiaoyue said: "My lord, what evidence have you found?" It's been more than half a year, and even if there is evidence, it will be destroyed!"

Song Ci shook his head, this place may have been in vain, he walked to the cliff on the side to take a look, because the distance is too high, enough to see the whole picture of the county, it can be regarded as the best place to view the scenery.

Here, the slope is also high, not to mention going up the mountain, even going down the mountain is not easy, if you are not careful, you will accidentally fall, but it is difficult to survive.

Lu Sheng said: "My lord, we don't have any clues at the scene of this crime, it seems that this trip is in vain."

Song Ci said: "Not necessarily, half a year ago it was winter, and the grass at that time had not yet grown buds, but now it is different, walking at this moment, it is naturally not easy for us."