Chapter 39: Liuzhu (5)
As for Liuzhu saying that her right arm was injured when she was a child, Mengyun really had never heard anyone mention it, and she was very surprised.
I saw that she looked at Dongmei beside her with inquiring eyes.
Dongmei nodded lightly at her, deciding that what Liuzhu said was true.
Mengyun gasped, and she frowned slightly......
Soon, she reorganized her thoughts and said slowly: "Even if you didn't kill Chun Tao with your own hands, you must know who the murderer is, right?" ”
Hearing Mengyun's words, Liuzhu's face changed, she shook her head again and again, and said in a trembling voice: "I don't know, how can I know who the murderer is?" On the night Chun Tao died, after I overheard her arguing with Xia He, I went straight back to the room. I haven't been up to the second floor of the 'Wind Moon Pavilion' again, I really don't know who the murderer is, why don't you believe me! ”
Mengyun didn't particularly believe what Liuzhu said.
I saw her smile slightly, shook her head gently, and then asked, "Then who did you meet on the way back to the room?" ”
Liuzhu lowered her head, she thought for a while, and then replied in a low voice: "That night, after I came out of the 'Fengyue Pavilion', I saw that the sky outside was too dark, and the surroundings were very quiet. I was a little scared in my heart, so I left in a hurry, and my steps were very big, and I didn't meet anyone on the way back to my room. ”
Hearing this, Dongmei's beautiful eyes widened, and she couldn't help but interject loudly: "Impossible, you must be lying." ”
Liuzhu opened her mouth, and she was about to speak......
At this time, Zi Yan walked in quickly.
She said to Liuzhu anxiously: "Liuzhu, Aunt Feng asked you to go to the front building immediately, she said that she has something important to look for you." ”
"Got it." Liuzhu nodded in agreement.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and said to Dongmei, "Sister Dongmei, I left for a while beforehand, so I won't accompany you." With that, she hurried out of the room......
Mengyun took Zi Yan's hand and asked her to sit down on the chair next to the table.
She said, "Zi Yan, it's really time for you to come, I just have something I want to ask you?" ”
Zi Yan nodded and said softly, "What's the matter?" You ask! ”
Mengyun asked, "Have you heard about Liuzhu's arm being injured before?" ”
Zi Yan frowned, she shook her head, thought about it and said, "This, I really don't know. However, Liuzhu never goes to the well in the backyard to fetch water. And I've never seen her do any physical work. ”
Dongmei brushed the broken hair next to her ear with her hand, and she interjected: "I know something about Liuzhu falling and hurting her arm. However, I also heard from others. I remember that summer, I was still a little maid here! And Liuzhu was still a child at that time, and she was very naughty when she was young. One day, she went alone to dig a bird's nest in a tree in the backyard, but accidentally fell from the tree and broke her entire arm. I didn't see her for a long time after she was injured. I guess somewhere out there she must have been nursing her wounds! I didn't come back until she recovered from her injuries. As far as I know, Liuzhu is supposed to be an orphan who has lived in the 'Fengyue Tower' since she was a child. I think that Aunt Feng should know best about her, so I think it's better to ask Aunt Feng in detail! ”
Mengyun stretched out her tender white fingers, she gently rubbed her temples, thought about it, nodded again, and asked softly, "Sister Dongmei, you just said that Liuzhu was lying?" ”
Dongmei licked her delicate red lips, she nodded slightly, lowered her eyes and said, "Yes!" After Liuzhu overhears Chun Tao and Xia He quarreling, if she goes up to the second floor of the 'Fengyue Pavilion', then she is the murderer who killed Chun Tao. If she went straight back to her room, then she would inevitably meet the murderer. But when she said, 'I didn't meet anyone on the way back,' it means that she must be lying. ”
Seeing Dong Mei's serious expression with the words 'Beauty Detective' written on her face, Mengyun first grinned, she raised her eyebrows, and praised softly: "Oops! I found that Sister Dongmei is really getting smarter and smarter. Seeing the beauty of your analysis of the case just now, it reminds me of the world's number one beauty detective, 'Xia Mei'. ”
I saw that Dongmei smiled charmingly at first, and she made an orchid finger gesture. Then, in an infinitely delicate voice, she said slowly: "Of course, I not only have the appearance of the country and the city, but I also ......."
Mengyun hurriedly interrupted Dongmei's words, and she said hurriedly: "Stop, stop, stop, let me talk." ”
After a pause, she smiled slightly, cleared her throat again, and then continued: "Actually, there is still a possibility. That is, Liuzhu is telling the truth, and the person who lies is Qiulan. Anyway, now that we're very close to the murderer, one of the two of them, Liuzhu and Qiulan, must be an accomplice to the murderer. ”
Dongmei nodded and said, "What you said makes a lot of sense. Let's go now! Go to Aunt Feng and ask Liuzhu about the arm injury she suffered when she was a child. ”
"Hmm." Mengyun nodded.
They left Liuzhu's room together and closed the door for Liuzhu......
The lobby of the front building of the 'Fengyue Building'.
Aunt Feng was directing a few maids and servants to clean the hall......
Mengyun and Dongmei walked over together......
Meng Yun said hello to Aunt Feng first.
Aunt Feng turned around and saw that it was Dongmei and Mengyun who came to her, and she asked lightly, "You two came to me, is there something wrong?" ”
Mengyun smiled politely at first, and then said softly, "Aunt Feng, excuse me." I came to you to ask about Liuzhu's arm injury when she was a child. ”
After Aunt Feng heard this, she frowned slightly, and asked with some confusion, "Why did you suddenly remember to ask about this?" Does this have anything to do with Chun Tao's death? ”
Mengyun licked her lips and said, "There must be something to do with it!" Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked. ”
Aunt Feng thought about it with half-squinted peach blossom eyes......
Seeing that, her eyes widened suddenly, and she asked sharply, "Could it be that the murderer who killed Chun Tao is Liuzhu?" ”
Mengyun shook his head slightly, and said softly, "I'm not sure yet. However, the suspicion of Liuzhu is the greatest. ”
Aunt Feng's eyes rolled, and she let out a long breath, then shook her head and said, "Oh, it turned out to be that girl from Liuzhu." Since that's the case, it doesn't hurt to tell you. Here's the thing, Liuzhu was an orphan, and when she was very young, I bought her from a trafficker for a little money. She grew up in the 'Fengyue Building' since she was a child, and I remember that when she was young, she was like a boy, especially naughty. Once, when she saw a bird's nest in a big tree in the backyard, she climbed up the tree and tried to take down the eggs. Unexpectedly, he accidentally fell from a tree and broke one of his arms. I didn't fall to her death at the time, it's really her fate! When I heard the news, I quickly took someone to send her to a Lang Zhong's house outside. That Lang Zhong is a very good friend of mine for many years. I left enough silver for Liuzhu to heal her wounds, thinking that she would be able to heal her injuries there slowly, and by the way, she would be able to learn some medical skills, even if she was a little maid there, and not come back. Because, this 'Fengyue Tower' is not a good place after all. But who would have thought that Liuzhu would have been there for almost a few months! The injuries on her body were almost healed, so she yelled that she wanted to come back, saying that she didn't want to study medicine. Do you know? At that time, it really made me angry, I was kind, but she didn't appreciate it. I thought to myself, since she doesn't want to stay there, I'll let her come back! But what else can she do when she returns? It's not like she's a little girl, and I don't know what she thought at the time. When Liuzhu returned, I saw that her injuries were healed, but her broken arm could no longer be used. Since then, she hasn't been able to do any heavy work. If you don't have anything to do on weekdays to pour tea and water, if you ask her to go to the backyard to fetch a bucket of water, she won't be able to lift it. ”
Speaking of this, Aunt Feng let out a long sigh, shook her head again, and then continued: "You said this Liuzhu! Because of a naughty incident when I was a child, I almost didn't get a disability. The most important thing is that she is still a girl, how can she get married in the future? Ay! It's disturbing to think about it now. This poor spring peach! I don't know who I offended, and I was killed. You said that if you really let Liuzhu kill him, then Liuzhu's child is hopeless. Ay! ”
Mengyun nodded, and she said, "Oh, I see. Aunt Feng, do you know whether Liuzhu injured his left arm or his right arm? ”
Aunt Feng replied: "Of course I know, it's the right arm!" ”
Mengyun said, "Oh, I see. Thank you, Aunt Feng, then you can get busy first! I'll go back first. ”
"Well, go ahead!" Aunt Feng nodded.
Mengyun and Dongmei left the front hall together.
Aunt Feng sat down on a nearby chair.
She squinted her eyes and stared blankly at Mengyun's back, with a lot of thoughts in her heart......
A large aisle in the middle of the courtyard.
Dongmei clasped her hands on her shoulders, she lowered her eyes slightly, and said slowly to Mengyun: "Liuzhu's right arm can't be forced, if she only uses one left hand, it will be difficult to cover Chun Tao to death, it seems that the murderer is not her!" ”
Mengyun hung his head and said, "Yes! I really didn't expect it! Now, there is only another possibility. That is, Liuzhu met the murderer on the way back to the room. ”
Dongmei said: "But she said, 'She didn't meet anyone on the way back to the room. I think she must be lying, she's deliberately hiding the identity of the killer. In other words, she hopes that Chun Tao will die, and that the murderer can continue to live. ”
Mengyun looked at the blue sky in the distance, she took a deep breath, thought about it and said, "Sister Dongmei, I just thought of a possibility, you can help me analyze it and see if my idea is right." That's the case, on the night Chun Tao died, after Liuzhu overheard Xia He and Chun Tao arguing, she tiptoed out from behind the big pillar, she was going to go back to her room to sleep. After she walked out of the gate of the 'Wind Moon Pavilion', it was dark outside, and the murderer was probably wearing black clothes and black pants that night. The main thing is that he still has a black cloth over his face. It was he who saw Liuzhu first, so he hurriedly found a nearby place to hide. And Liuzhu was in a quiet environment where the night was like ink and there was no human voice around, and she was anxious to go back to her room to sleep. Most likely, she did not see the presence of the murderer. So, she said, 'I didn't meet anyone on the way back to my room.' It's not that she's lying, she's telling the truth. ”