Chapter 255: Clever Maneuvering

Hou Qu and Xiong Li also let go of eating and drinking. Those people glanced at Liu Yichen and looked at them. A strange look of surprise.

Liu Yichen saw their eyes, with a little provocation. He looked at them and smiled indifferently. "Brothers, the little ones are also passing by."

Listening to his words, from the side of the seat, a big man suddenly stood up. His eyes were glaring, and his face was hideous. "You're a good talker, boy, huh."

He stepped back softly and waved his hand. "In the aisles of the rivers and lakes, please bear with me." Looking over there, there was a flaw in the figure of the man.

Liu Yichen stretched out his hands, grabbed his wrists violently, and slammed them down. Before he could react, there was a click, and the bones shattered.

The people around walked up together. "You kid, you don't know how to lift!" Several men held sticks and knives and swung them at him.

There was chaos all around, Hou Qu and Xiong Li, the two of them turned around and snapped twice. The weapons in the hands of those men were scattered aside.

At this time, Xiao Er hurriedly ran over and laughed with him. "Ladies and gentlemen, the rivers and lakes are all friends, and they don't have to be like this."

The scoundrels groaned on the ground for a long time, howling incessantly. Liu Yichen looked at those people, his eyes were subtle, he just looked at the excitement, and he didn't dare to step forward.

He took out a bag of broken silver from his sleeve and scattered it on the ground. "Your brother, you have a good kung fu practice, but it's still a little worse, and these will be used as medicine expenses."

Liu Yichen said, holding the arms of the two. "Drink enough, go back and sleep for a while." They cautiously stepped up the steps and made their way up.

They returned to the room and looked at Song Zhiyao. "Yao'er, let's stay until tomorrow and leave early in the morning, the water in this place is really deep."

Song Zhiyao was fearless and smiled slightly. "Xianggong, this little thing is nothing." They sat together and waited for dawn.

The wind outside was whistling, and the rain was falling. Liu Yichen listened to the sound in the distance, and it became more and more silent. "There shouldn't be anybody."

He gently pulled the door open, creaking. The dark corridor came to an end. Everywhere, from time to time, the cries and laughter of women could be heard.

Liu Yichen walked to the side and looked at no one around. "Two, where do you say the man live? It would have been easier to find it earlier. ”

Hou Qu and Xiong Li, the two of them lowered their voices and whispered. "My lord, how do we two know? Just go quickly, and don't let him notice. ”

They closed the door lightly, crossed their feet, and walked softly. After a while, they arrived at the counter. The dim oil lamp, swaying in the wind.

The yellowed roster was placed on the counter. The shopkeeper, with his head in his arms, was lying on the counter. The corners of his mouth drooled, and he fell asleep.

Liu Yichen took advantage of his sleep and gently pinched the roster with his fingers. After a long while, he held it in his hand and walked cautiously.

Xiong Li and Hou Qu, looking at him like that, couldn't understand it. Liu Yichen walked into the corner, took out a stack of paper in his hand, and pressed it with both hands.

Every time a page is turned over that pile of paper, there are traces on the paper. After a long time, he gently put the roster back on the counter with the roster in both hands.

The wind and rain outside were getting stronger and louder. "Let's go back first." When they returned to the room, Song Zhiyao looked at him and said in her ear.

"Xianggong, as soon as you left just now, there were a few people, pushing the door with a bang, scolding and scolding, I don't know what to say." Liu Yichen's expression gradually became solemn.

"Perhaps, it was those scoundrels just now." Song Zhiyao nodded and replied. "Thanks to the little woman pretending not to hear, she put the Taishi chair on top of it."

Liu Yichen put the pile of paper on the table and opened it gently. "This inn, the unmanned house, is painted in circles, and some people have forks inside."

He looked around and there were only three houses with circles drawn in them. "One on the second floor, one on the third floor, and one on the roof."

Hou Qu and Xiong Li looked at Liu Yichen. "My lord, that's it, we can go into the house and have a look, and we won't alarm them."

Liu Yichen thought for a long time and waved his hand. "No, I'll write down the location of these three houses, let's leave now, don't fall in love with the war, and startle the snake."

The four of them packed up their things and left quickly. Catch the carriage and go downhill. After tossing and turning for a while, they arrived at the silent street market.

Song Zhiyao felt very tired while wiping the water droplets on her head. Rubbing his black hair, he whispered to Liu Yichen.

"Xianggong, why don't you go home! Yao'er was so tired. Liu Yichen looked at the county government in the distance and replied. It's better to go to the county government first and plan with the county order. ”

Song Zhiyao also understood Liu Yichen's thoughts, and the few of them soon arrived at the door. There was a heavy thump of knocking on the door.

After a while, the county commander was dressed in white, and his hair was messy and full of water droplets. "Ladies and gentlemen, it's rude for the little ones to come late."

Liu Yichen politely pulled him in, and after a long time, they sat down at a square table. The county magistrate personally gave them a bowl of fragrant tea for each person.

He rubbed his hair and said helplessly. "Xiaoxian has also thought of many ways, but the murderer did it well, and there is not even a trace of it."

Liu Yichen sipped the tea and said with a smile. "I'm afraid that the inside should be combined with the outside, so it can be seamless, but their fox tail is always exposed."

said Liu Yichen laughed. "That woman has a mistress, a Jiangyang thief who sells smuggled salt, and she only came for a few days in January, and she was at the Longyuan Inn."

Everyone looked at Liu Yichen nervously, he cleared his throat, and continued. "It's just that the child suffered, and there was such a mother who did not abide by women's morals."

The county magistrate frowned when he listened to Liu Yichen's words. "My lord, Xiaoxian asked all the people around him, but they said something plausible."

Liu Yichen smiled kindly and replied. "Nine times out of ten, the gold was also given by the thief, and the woman went to the secret."

Hearing what he said a lot, the county commander asked helplessly. "What else can a small county do? It's the inn, check it out first, it's fine. ”

He had run out of ideas, and his heart was very troubled. This headless case was discussed in the city, and there were many rumors, which made him feel painful.

Liu Yichen thought for a while and said to the county order. "Don't be in a hurry, just keep the body and put it in the cellar, so that nothing happens."

The prefectural order took them to the cellar together. It was very deep inside, and a cold wind blew in and walked down, with ice cubes piled up on the side.

He reached out and gently pushed away the ice, uncovering the white cloth. The face of the shopkeeper was revealed inside, lifelike, as if he was still in the world.

Liu Yichen walked over, looked at the corpse, and touched his stomach and ribs. "Internal injuries are suffering from this place, there must be something to say."

The county magistrate was on the side, looked at Liu Yichen, and said with reverence. "My lord, it's really a clever calculation, there must be a reason for the injury here."

Liu Yichen said, carrying out the corpse and gesturing with both hands. "If the murderer takes advantage of the bitter master's sleep, it will be safer to hit him on the head."

Song Zhiyao also walked aside, looking at the corpse, her expression was so weird and serene. "It's just this place, it's said to be critical, but it's not difficult to hide."

The county commander looked at the two and asked suspiciously. "It's just that this person's injuries are too strange, and besides, there are no external injuries on his body."

Liu Yichen touched the corpse's cheek again, turned around and asked. "Guys, do you find food in your stomach? There should be an anomaly in it. ”

The prefectural magistrate stepped forward and touched the corpse. "Xiao Xian remembers that when the corpse came, it was already a little decomposed, with bruises on its body and an empty stomach."

Liu Yichen thought for a long time before answering. "That's it, I'll go again and see if the woman can tell me some clues."

The county magistrate listened to Liu Yichen's words, but he just complained helplessly. "My lord, that woman, she chatters every day, which is very annoying."

They walked out of the cellar, and Liu Yichen decided to give it a try. Along the way, I drove the carriage and arrived at the shop again. Over there, there were many white cloths.

Liu Yichen got out of the carriage and saw Xiao, with his children, tied paper men and paper horses, lighting incense and candles in front of the door, and placing sacrifices.

Xiao Shi raised his head and looked at him, but he smiled unexpectedly. "My lord, the little woman is wrong, she is thinking about her husband, and she shouldn't offend the adult."

Looking at this woman's cheeks, they were very rosy, with slender eyebrows and watery eyes, and they shook gently. "How can you not be sad when you have a dead husband?"

Liu Yichen wondered in his heart. "This woman must have a lot on her mind, and she acted so similarly at this moment, but I cooperated with her to act."

Song Zhiyao, Hou Qu, and Xiong Li walked in together. They sat at the wooden table, looking out at the front of the stage, where a huge golden Buddha statue was placed.

Xiao sighed helplessly while holding the child and nursing him. "My lord, the little woman dreamed of her husband, just to let the little woman ask for Buddha."

Liu Yichen looked at her, not knowing what she was going to say. "What it is said is that people cannot be resurrected after death, so ask the Buddha to accumulate virtue and reincarnate for a good birth."

Xiao Shi looked at Liu Yichen, his big eyes were bright, and he couldn't help but fluctuate. "Adult, the little girl doesn't want anything else, take care of the child, it's fine."

As she spoke, she brought fragrant tea and snacks. "You guys are really working hard for your husband's case, and the little woman is so polite."

The verdant lotus crisp, the white lotus seed soup, and the fragrant tea are very attractive. Song Zhiyao and the others looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Liu Yichen said without thinking. "Presumably, this woman wouldn't be stupid enough to poison here." He ate a snack and drank tea.

"It smells so good!" He lifted himself up, his face full of admiration. "It's such a good woman, presumably when her husband is still there, she also enjoyed a lot of blessings."

Xiao turned around and smiled. "The little woman still has it in her heart, and she will never forget it, everyone, the slave family is going to worship the Buddha."

She hugged the child and said to the child. "Why don't you go and thank you." The child stared at the ignorant eyes and replied very immaturely.

"Master Xie." Saying that, Xiao Shi, holding a blue and white cloth umbrella in his hand, wearing a white shirt, followed the groom into the car.

Liu Yichen looked at the carriage and gradually moved away. There were also a few apprentices in the shop, greeting customers and selling the thick satin fabrics.

He stepped forward and said kindly to the apprentice. "Man, what were you doing on the night of the accident, was there any movement?"

The apprentice turned his head and glared. "Adults, small ones don't know anything, they only know how to sell cloth, and it's no good to talk too much."

Looking at the junior apprentice with dodging eyes, Liu Yichen leaned over and whispered. "It's the murder case, and it's going to come to light soon."

Listening to his words, the apprentice put down the guest in front of the counter and pulled him to the back. "My lord, is that really the case?" The face is nervous and urgent.

Liu Yichen nodded steadily and said with a smile. "It's just that the murderer hasn't been caught, don't leak the news, it's just that this day won't be long."

The junior apprentice looked at Liu Yichen with a mysterious look on his face, and nodded lightly. Then he went back again, his expression clearly not quite right.

Liu Yichen walked to the side of the three and whispered. "Brother, let's go back, don't disturb people anymore." They got into the carriage together.

Song Zhiyao felt very puzzled in her heart. "This thing, it's so weird, I turn around, and I always feel like there's a flaw."

She held back the doubts and curiosity in her heart and did not speak. After a long time, they returned to their residence. "Two, eat and drink, just don't leave here."