Chapter 31: Buttons
Mengyun first glanced at the 'buttons' on the dress he was wearing today, and then at the 'buttons' on the skirt worn by Dongmei, which were different in terms of material and workmanship.
She said with envy on her face: "Sister Dongmei's 'buttons' are much better looking than my 'buttons'. ”
Dongmei smiled and deliberately teased her, and said, "Of course, can the clothes worn by this sister be the same as the clothes worn by the maids?" Otherwise, I'll talk to Aunt Feng. This Chun Tao died, and Xia He went into the cell again. Now there are two fewer sisters in the first place. Why don't you be a top sister for the time being, and make more money, do you think? ”
Mengyun hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's not good, it's not good, you're here to tease me again, I don't have your ability, I can't drink, I can't sing small songs, I can't be coquettish, I won't do anything." ”
Dongmei smiled first, then threw a wink at her, and said in an infinitely delicate voice: "Won't you be able to learn slowly?" Otherwise, I'll introduce you to a guest first, and you can use it first. Let me tell you, he is rich, and he looks better than the 'King of Lanling'!" Hahaha! ”
Mengyun pursed her lips and said, "Don't tease me. I appreciate your kindness, I think I'd better take a good look at this 'button' first! ”
Dongmei pinched her waist with both hands, her willow eyebrows were upside down, she pretended to be angry, and said softly: "You useless thing, I think you only have Zhang Erbao, the poor boy in your heart." Hahaha! ”
Mengyun had a helpless expression, she nodded, and said, "Well, well, you said yes, you can see first, is this Chun Tao's 'button'." ”
Dong Meidai frowned slightly, lightly opened her lips, and guessed: "This 'button' was found under Chun Tao's bed. I think, either it's Chun Tao's own, or it's probably Liuzhu. Chun Tao's room is full of valuables, and no outsiders come at all. Besides, it is impossible for outsiders' 'buttons' to fall under her bed! ”
Mengyun shook his head and said, "If you want me to say, this 'button' is neither Chun Tao's own, nor Liuzhu's, let alone a murderer, it is really an outsider." ”
Dongmei asked curiously: "Why are you so sure that this 'button' belongs to an outsider?" ”
Mengyun thought about it and replied: "If Chun Tao's 'shirt button' falls off the clothes, she will definitely ask Liuzhu to find the 'clothes button' in time, and sew the 'clothes button' on the clothes with needles and threads, so it is not Chun Tao's 'clothes button'." And as you just said, such a delicate 'button' can only be on the clothes of the sisters, so it is not on the clothes of the beads. And the murderer's 'buttons' either fell on the bed or fell on the ground, and it was impossible to fall under the bed, because there was a sheet to block it. Therefore, it can only be an outsider's 'button'. ”
Dongmei touched her chin, she nodded, and praised: "The analysis makes sense." ”
Mengyun walked to the wardrobe, she opened the closet door, and carefully compared the 'clothes inside' with the 'clothes button' in her hand.
As expected, none of the clothes in the wardrobe were missing the 'buttons', and none of them were similar in color to this 'button'.
Mengyun's face was full of surprise, and she said excitedly: "It seems that I really guessed correctly, this is really not Chuntao's 'button', this is an outsider's 'button'." ”
Dongmei asked suspiciously: "Is it possible that this 'shirt button' is on the clothes that Chun Tao wore when she died?" ”
Mengyun recalled it carefully, shook his head affirmatively, and said, "Impossible, the clothes that Chun Tao wore when she died were not of this color." ”
Dongmei asked again: "So someone really climbed under Chun Tao's bed, so when did he climb in?" Is it possible that it was before? ”
Mengyun shook his head and replied, "I don't think it can be before. If I'm guessing correctly, he crawled under Chun Tao's bed on the night he died. ”
Hearing Mengyun say this, Dongmei's mouth opened wide in surprise, and she said, "That night, can't you?" Why did he crawl under the bed? There was nothing under the bed. ”
Mengyun said: "Chun Tao's room has a lot of valuable jewelry, so she has a very strict control over the door key, and her door is usually locked, only she and Liuzhu can enter her room, how can outsiders have a chance to enter?" ”
Dongmei nodded and said, "If that's the case, this case will be complicated, and you have to find out the person under the bed." But the question is, what does he want to do when he climbs under Chun Tao's bed? There is nothing else under the bed except for the night pot and embroidered shoes? ”
After a pause, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, revealing a look of sudden realization, and said with a wicked smile: "Oh, I know, I guess he must be some guy in the backyard who has a crush on Chun Tao." He was drunk, so he secretly climbed under Chun Tao's bed, he must have wanted to smell the smell of Chun Tao's night pot. ”
"Ahh Hahaha! ”
Mengyun rolled her eyes, and she said with a smile, "You can pull it down!" Don't have such strange ideas. ”
Dongmei said with a smile: "I can't sleep with people, can't I smell the smell of the night pot?" also let the single little guy live. ”
Mengyun's little face was slightly red, and she said with a little crying and laughing: "Sister Dongmei, you have learned badly, really." ”
With a serious expression, Dongmei cleared her throat and said, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you." Seriously. ”
Mengyun asked, "You say, will this 'button' be Qiulan's?" ”
Dongmei took a deep breath, shook her head gently, and said, "It shouldn't be!" There's no need for her to climb under the bed after she covers Chun Tao? ”
Seeing that, Mengyun frowned, her eyes like black grapes blinked softly, and said, "After Qiulan covered Chun Tao to death, she crawled under the bed. There was originally something very important to Qiulan there, which Qiulan took away. But her 'button' fell under the bed, and Qiulan didn't know it. ”
Dongmei asked, "You mean to say that this must be Qiulan's 'button', so what was originally placed under the bed?" ”
Mengyun shook his head and said, "Actually, I'm not sure this is Qiulan's 'button', and I don't know what is under the bed." But I think that the things that can be put under the bed by Spring Peach must be very valuable! After all, she is only interested in money and things. ”
After a pause, she sighed and continued: "If this 'button' is not Qiulan's, but another person's, then this case is really too complicated. Anyway, let's find the owner of this button first! ”
Dongmei said: "Then let's go to Zi Yan first to confirm and see if this button belongs to Qiu Lan." ”
Mengyun nodded and said, "Yes, you should go to Zi Yan first." Let's go, we'll go now. ”
Mengyun closed the door and left Chun Tao's room with Dongmei......
They found Zi Yan in a private room in the front building.
She's mopping the floor......
Mengyun showed her the 'buttons'.
Zi Yan looked at it carefully for a while, and she hesitated and said, "I remember that on the night of Aunt Feng's birthday, Qiu Lan seemed to be wearing a dress with a similar color to this 'button'. It's just that I'm not sure yet. ”
Mengyun smiled happily, she clasped her fists with both hands, and said, "Then there is Lao Ziyan's 'sister' to confirm it for me!" ”
Zi Yan clenched her fists with her hands like Mengyun and said with a smile: "Then Lao Mengyun's 'sister' will help me finish wiping the floor!" ”
Mengyun grinned and said with a wry smile, "Okay then! You must come back soon! ”
Zi Yan nodded and said, "You wait here for me for a while, and I'll be back soon." ”
After saying that, she ran out in a hurry......
After about a stick of incense, Zi Yan returned.
As soon as she entered the door, she asked anxiously: "Mengyun, this 'button' is on Qiulan's clothes, where did you find it?" ”
Hearing Zi Yan's words, Mengyun's brain was racing rapidly, and she replied, "Ah, I found it in Chun Tao's room." ”
Zi Yan grabbed Mengyun's sleeve, showed an expression that was about to cry, and asked, "Qiu Lan can't really be a murderer, right?" ”
Mengyun replied: "This 'shirt button' can only prove that Qiulan once entered Chun Tao's room. As for whether she was the murderer of Chun Tao, it's really hard to say now. ”
Zi Yan's tears slowly flowed down the corners of her eyes, her lips trembled, and she gently spit out a few words, "Qiulan won't kill, although her temperament is a little weird, but she doesn't have any grudges against Chun Tao." ”
Mengyun could understand Zi Yan's mood at the moment, she reached out and patted Zi Yan's shoulder, comforted her, and said, "Zi Yan, don't worry, whether Qiu Lan is the murderer of Chun Tao or not, you have to ask her carefully to find out." ”
Zi Yan cried and nodded.
Backyard firewood room.
Qiulan sat on the chair with a listless look.
She stared out the window and didn't know what she was thinking.
She was a little surprised to see someone come to see her, but she quickly showed that she didn't want to pay attention to it......
Zi Yan stepped forward and asked her crying, "Sister Qiulan, did you really kill Chun Tao?" ”
Qiu Lan glanced at Zi Yan, and her gaze softened.
She said in a soft tone, "I didn't kill her, why should I kill her?" She and I have no grievances. ”
Zi Yan sobbed and said, "However, we found your 'button' in Chun Tao's room. You tell me the truth, have you ever been to her room? ”
"What? What did you say? Found my 'shirt button' in Chun Tao's room? How is this possible? ”
If it weren't for the fact that these words came out of Zi Yan's mouth, Qiu Lan couldn't believe her ears.
I saw that her eyes widened for a moment, and she asked urgently, "Are you sure it's a 'button'?" ”