Her father-in-law's name is Zhang Sheng, who runs a spice business, and the day before yesterday made an appointment with Ali, who was in the fabric business, to go to Jiangnan to buy some new goods, but Zhang Sheng did not go to the appointment, and he didn't know where he went, and he didn't find anyone until now.

And in the past two days, she and Ali have been searching, but they have never found any trace of him.

When she had finished speaking, the women began to cry.

"I'm afraid that something bad has happened to my father-in-law, otherwise, why hasn't there been any news for a long time?" After listening to her story, Chu Xi began to think.

He was also confused about this matter, although he was full of poetry and books, and he still had some ability, but he was not very proficient in solving the case.

But in this situation, he has no way to find Shen Lian, so he can only find a way to solve the case by himself.

I didn't think there was anything wrong with this, but from the situation she described, I couldn't hear anything too big.

But you can't say nothing, even if you don't notice any suspicion.

After pondering for a moment, he looked at the women in the hall and said, "How are you when you are fair, and have you ever made a feud with anyone in the past few days?" The woman shook her head, "No, he is usually honest and duty-free, and he has never offended anyone or grudged with others." ”

Her words made Chu Xi even more confused, and he didn't know what to ask next.

"You just said that your father-in-law and the man named Ali made an appointment to go to Jiangnan to buy some new goods, but when he got there, he found that the person was not there, right?" The woman nodded, "That's right, because they went by boat, so when they got there, the boatman said that my husband hadn't arrived yet, so the two of them went their separate ways to look for it, but they never found it." ”

The more he thought about it, the more strange he felt, and Chu Xi even had a bolder guess in his heart, that is, the father-in-law of this folk woman was actually killed by her and the man named Ali.

Because there is some kind of family affection between the two of them, maybe it is to be recognized, or it is for the two of them to be together more easily and freely in the future, so they do such a thing.

Although it was just a guess, he already firmly believed in this possibility in his heart, so he directly said to the woman kneeling in the hall.

"Frankly, did you have some kind of adulterous affair with that man named Ali?" After hearing this, the woman hurriedly kowtowed a few times and tried her best to defend herself.

"My lord is wronged, Ali and I are innocent, and we haven't done anything rebellious, please let me know."

Even if she justified it like this, Chu Xi didn't believe it at all, the murderer naturally couldn't admit it so easily, and he had to use some means to let them see that he was powerful before he would obediently and honestly confess.

"If you don't say it, I'll be careful with you."

"Spare your life! The person who died was my father-in-law, how could I do such a thing, please enlighten my lord! Several people standing in the hall looked at each other, never thought that Chu Xi would have such a irritable time, he has always been a good official who is sensible and reasonable, if he is really allowed to do this, I am afraid that his reputation will not be good in the future.

The catcher standing next to him quietly walked to his side and whispered.

"My lord, this woman doesn't look like she's lying, and if it's really her killing her husband, then you don't have to come to report to the official so early, just think that the husband has already gone far away."

This was a reminder to Chu Xi, but it also instantly made him feel a little overwhelmed, and he didn't know what to do next.

As if to see the embarrassment on his face, the catcher continued to whisper.

"My lord, why don't you call Miss Shen here? She is very professional in this area, and I believe that if she comes, this case should be solved soon. ”

"But ......" Chu Xi is of course very clear that he is contacting experts in this regard, but if he really invites her, then it means that he is incompetent, isn't this tantamount to slapping himself in the face? "I've been following adults for so long, I know what kind of temperament adults are, and I know that adults don't want to be talked about by others, and they rely on Miss Shen to solve the case, right?" Seeing that Chu Xi didn't refute, he continued, "As the so-called art industry has a specialty, Miss Shen is indeed quite powerful in this regard, but she is much inferior to adults in other aspects of intelligence, my lord, do you say this is the reason?" ”

Such a simple truth, Chu Xi doesn't understand why he only understands now, he has been doing useless bull horns, if it weren't for this quick sentence to wake him up, I'm afraid he would still be obsessed.

He is too stubborn, so he has such paranoid thoughts, and thanks to being stopped in time, otherwise, he may really have wronged a good person in vain.

After taking a deep breath and reorganizing his thoughts, he then looked at the women in the hall and apologized.

"I apologize to you for my impulsive and inappropriate words and actions just now."

The prefect suddenly acted like this to himself, which also made the woman a little surprised and overwhelmed.

She hurriedly waved her hand, "My lord, I will work hard with me, anything to be sorry for him." ”

"I know."

Chu Xi nodded, and then looked at the catcher who was standing aside, "You go and find Shen Lian." ”

Seeing him panting and running in front of him, Shen Lian was particularly surprised, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" Is something wrong? "That's right, our lord asked you to go back and help solve the case, and another case happened."

After hearing this, before Shen Lian could speak, Yin Chen, who was sitting on the side, asked with a smile, "Don't you adults want to solve the case by yourself?" Why do you have to move the rescuers? These words made the catcher not know how to respond for a while, so he could only stand there in embarrassment, his head hanging low.

Shen Lian didn't talk much nonsense, he got up directly and followed the catcher to the county office, and of course Yin Chen also went.

It's not strange on the road in the past, and a brief talk about this matter also gave Shen Lian a general understanding of this case.

However, after all, there will be some omissions in other people's relays, and she also has a few doubts about what she heard just now, and only when she meets the woman who reported to the official in person will she get a more accurate answer, and she will also answer a few questions in her heart.

After seeing Shen Lian walk in, Chu Xi hurriedly walked down as if he had seen a rescuer, and greeted her.

I wanted to say a few words of apology, but Shen Lian saw it and interrupted it directly.

"I don't need to say anything, I know and understand it in my heart."

She is so tolerant and generous, which makes Chu Xi feel that she has no place to self-esteem, she is already in her thirties, and she is not as good as a little girl in her early twenties.

Because on the way here just now, Shen Lian had already heard the arrester tell him the general story of the case, so he also knew what was going on.

She walked straight to the bottom of the hall, looked at her beside the woman and asked, "You mean that your husband went on a boat with the man named Ali, right?" The woman nodded and admitted, "That's exactly what it looks like." ”

"Can you tell me more details? I think Ali should have told you that he didn't see your husband when he went, right? Then the woman began to speak, when Ali rushed to the place where the boat was boarding, and when he got there, he found that the boatman had fallen asleep, and when he woke him up, the boatman said that he had not seen Zhang Sheng coming.

Because the two of them were about to go to Jiangnan together, Ali, and they couldn't go alone, so they looked around to see if they were wandering around somewhere nearby, hoping to find others.

After hearing this, Shen Lian pondered for a moment before saying to Chu Xi, "Send someone to bring that man named Ali, I have something to ask him." ”

After all, he is the party concerned, and he is also the first person to find out that Zhang Sheng did not go, so he will naturally know more details.