Shen Liang and the others were quite efficient, and in the evening, they found out the relevant news-the shopkeeper's name was Qi Xuanwen, and he was now living in an inn in the east of the city.

Sun Tude did not delay after reporting, and immediately brought a few people to look for him directly, and sure enough, he found Qi Xuanwen, who was already drunk, in the inn. Seeing these officials who suddenly came to the door, Boss Qi suddenly became nervous, and the wine quickly turned into a cold sweat and ran out: "You are a poor official who came to find you and I don't know what is going on?" ”

Sun Tu waved his hand to let the others guard in front of the door, and he sat down in front of the other party, looked him up and down for a while before asking, "Does Boss Qi remember me?" You and I had a relationship this morning. ”

"You are ......" Qi Xuanwen carefully identified it, and then suddenly said: "It turns out that the official is the one who went to Maojia Lane to investigate the case in the morning, thank you for the official's comfort before......"

Sun Tu waved his hand, not wanting to talk too much nonsense with him, so he went straight to the point and said, "It seems that Boss Qi has suffered a lot of losses this time." ”

Speaking of this, Qi Xuanwen's face became even more gloomy, and he lowered his head and said: "The official doesn't know, this time he owes a lot of money to buy a large amount of Shu brocade from Shudi, plus a white tiger skin that he bought by chance before, I wanted to make a good profit, but it turned out to be ......" Speaking of later, his eyes were full of sadness, and he almost cried again.

Sun Tu nodded: "Then do you think this incident is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster?" Have you offended anyone during this time? ”

"What do you mean by this?" Although he was in a low mood, Qi Xuanwen's mind was still quite clear, and he immediately sensed what he said: "Could it be that the shop below was deliberately burned down?" ”

"There is no conclusion on this yet, but there is a certain suspicion." Sun Tu glanced at him: "That's why I want to ask Boss Qi, have you offended anyone on weekdays?" ”

Qi Xuanwen was silent for a moment before he said: "We businessmen have always paid attention to being kind and making money, and we never dare to offend people at will on weekdays. Even among peers, competition is inevitable, but it will not form too deep grudges, let alone such arson matters that are related to human life......" After a pause, he thought of a little more: "But if you really want to say it, there is really one thing." ”

"But what?"

"Just a few days ago, someone took a fancy to the tiger skin in my store and wanted to buy it for a lot of money. But just two days earlier, Xia had already negotiated business with other customers, and I waited for the merchant to put faith first, even if the other party later offered a higher price, Zai Xia was not willing to sell the tiger skin to him. At that time, the guest seemed quite annoyed, and his companion threatened to regret it...... But I thought that just for this little thing, they should not have done such an arson. Qi Wenxuan said with some disbelief: "And that fire also caused the death of two guys in my shop, which is not only a loss of goods." ”

"Huh? You said your guy died in the fire too? Sun Tu's expression changed and he asked urgently.

"No...... Not bad. After the incident, I rushed to Changxingfang, but I learned from the street magistrate that the two guys in my shop failed to escape, and finally their bodies were found lying in the rubble. Qi Xuanwen showed even more sadness when he spoke.

Sun Tu raised his eyebrows, this matter was really strange, and he could already be sure that someone had set fire to the silk shop at the same time. Because according to what the street division said after the disaster, there were still many residents of Maojia Lane who escaped after the fire broke out, so there were only more than 30 people who died, otherwise there should be no less than 100 residents in one alley alone.

But under such circumstances, how could the shopkeeper outside the alley be burned to death? Unless they were calculated, or simply controlled or poisoned long before the fire started!

Sun Tu's inference is based on common sense. Because once a fire breaks out nearby, there will inevitably be a big commotion, how can such a guy who guards the shop still be taken advantage of by others, and he doesn't even interfere with being set on fire outside? You know, they're staying in the store just in case.

Thinking of this, Sun Tu became more and more convinced of his previous judgment, and now if he wants to prove his idea, there is only one way: "Where are the bodies of your two guys now?" ”

"They...... It's still under the guard of the street division, and I'll only return it to me when the matter is clarified. Pity my nephew, who was only eighteen years old, and lost his life because of it. Qi Xuanwen cried sadly again, which gave Sun Tu a headache, so he could only comfort him for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.

By the time they left the inn, it was completely dark, and Sun Tu had not rested for two days and one night, but he had no intention of going home, but said to Shen Liang and the others: "Would you like to go to the Street Division with me again to find out the last clues?" ”

Shen Liang and the others naturally knew about his situation, and couldn't help but glance at the young Du Tou with some admiration, and then said, "I am willing to go with the Tou and find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible." ”

"Okay." Sun Tu nodded, and then went to a corner where no one was there under the pretext of convenience, entered the realm of the middle of the ring, took a pair of masks and rubber gloves from the infirmary, and then took them straight to the street department.

At this time, the street division yamen was still brightly lit, and many officials could be seen busy in it. It has only been a day since the incident, and as the direct receiver of the arson case, the people here naturally have too many errands to do.

After Sun Tu revealed his identity, he was welcomed into the door, and saw Zhong Yu who was already tired in a hall in the second hall. Like Sun Tu, Zhong Sizheng has not rested this day and night, and his whole spirit has been a little sluggish.

But after seeing Sun Tu, he still forcibly cheered up, and asked with a smile: "Is there anything to discuss with Sun Dutou here?" ”

"I've seen Zhong Sizheng, Xia Guan is indeed here for an important matter, which is related to the truth of this fire." Sun Tu didn't mean to hide it, and immediately replied: "But before that, Xia Guan wants to take a look at two of the corpses a priori, and hopes that Si Zheng can allow it." ”

"Oh? Will you also perform an autopsy? Zhong Yu asked in surprise, and then nodded and said, "In this case, this official will go with you." This matter has a lot to do with him, and he naturally wants to see it clearly.

Sun Tu did not shirk, and reported the name of Qi Xuanwen's silk shop, and asked him to take him to inspect the two corpses found there. At that moment, under the leadership of two messengers, several people came together to a remote hall in the yamen, where the thirty-four corpses of the victims of the disaster were placed.

Because it was full of corpses, it always gave people a gloomy feeling, even if several candles had been lit, it still made people feel uneasy, and several street officials were even more faltering, and they didn't dare to enter the door.

In this regard, Zhong Yu was naturally a little unhappy, and snorted low before letting them follow up to illuminate. Sun Tu didn't have too many worries, and walked into the slightly deep hall with a candlestick.

"Sun ...... Sun Dutou, the corpse of the Qi family's silk shop is placed on the second and third door panels on the left-hand side......" One of the servants pointed to the corpse in the corner with some fighting.

Sun Tu nodded, stepped over several corpses, and then came to one of the targets, crouched down, and put the candle in front of the corpse to take a look. This made Shen Liang, who was following him closely, shudder, because this corpse was so terrifying that it had been completely blackened by the fire, and its face was even more distorted, more like a demon than the legendary evil ghost. And the corpse also emitted a disgusting smell of burning, so people didn't want to get too close.

Shen Liang thought that he was bold enough, but he was still beating a drum in his heart around these many corpses, compared to him, Sun Dutou was much more courageous than himself, which made him have more respect for Sun Tu.

And Sun Tu also frowned violently after smelling the scorching smell, and then put the mask he had prepared in the morning directly on his face, and put on gloves by the way, and then reached out and groped on the corpse. First, he pinched the corpse's cheeks, and when it opened, he looked at the mouth and nostrils.

For, as far as he knew, there was a clear difference between whether a person was burned to death or after death, just by looking at whether there was soot in his mouth or nose. After only a few glances, Sun Tu frowned, there was actually a lot of soot powder left in the mouth and nose of this corpse - could it be that they were really burned to death?