Nie Xiaoman was surprised when he heard this: "Really? What evidence did you obtain? ”

"I was given a pair of worn-out satin leather-soled shoes, six inches long, which matched the footprints on the ground perfectly, and the shoes seemed to belong to the thief."

"Oops! If you get this item, you can track down the thieves, where did you get it? ”

"I found it in the weeds."

"In the grass? Is it the messy grass that goes out the back door? ”

"No, there are weeds behind the temple."

"And when did you find out?"

"After lunch today. So it seems that the snitch escaped with the stolen goods, but he threw away the shoes so that he would not be found. ”

Nie Xiaoman pondered for a moment and said, "I'm a little confused, how can you recognize it if you haven't seen it?" Brother Feng, how can you identify those shoes? ”

"Of course I know, because it's my master's stuff!"

Nie Xiaoman was shocked when he heard this, turned his burning gaze, and kept his mouth shut and didn't speak, Jing Mo was naturally stunned on the side.

Feng Yunqi said again: "Are you wondering if I say this? These shoes were originally worn by my master, but when they were worn out, they were replaced by a shoe owner, and everything was left alone. ”

Nie Xiaoman let out a sigh of relief and asked, "Who did your master give the old shoes to?" ”

"It was given to the horse leper, the gardener who was recently dismissed. The horse leper was of short stature, and he could wear the owner's shoes. Whenever the owner has old shoes, he always gives them to the horse leper. ”

"So the horse leper is the main culprit in the robbery?"

It's hard to say, but depending on the situation, he may be the main culprit, as the adults say. This man usually behaved badly, gambled like his life, owed a lot of debts, and the creditor often urged him to come to the door, and for this reason, the owner was angry and fired him out of the house. ”

"This is really suspicious. Do you find any other evidence of horse leprosy? ”

"I have heard that after his master evicted him, he temporarily lived in the house of the four brothers who were the sedan chair man. The day before the case, Li Weisan, a temple watcher, saw a suspicious person wandering around the alley, although he did not see his appearance, but judging from his appearance, he looked very much like a horse leper. ”

Nie Xiaoman thought for a moment and asked, "I think Ma Lezi and Gao Laosi know each other, and it has a lot to do with it, do you know the details?" ”

Feng Yunqi nodded and said: "What the lord said, it's not bad at all, the fourth senior naturally knows about me accompanying my master out to watch the play the night before yesterday." Who knows if the horse leper was lurking in Gao Laosi's house at that time? Accidentally got the news that the master was going out, so he took the opportunity to sneak in and steal. So I'm skeptical! ”

Nie Xiaoman nodded, thought for a while, and suddenly asked, "Is the horse leper literate?" ”

Feng Yunqi nodded and said, "Not only can I read and write, but I can also write and settle accounts." ”

Nie Xiaoman smiled and said, "That's right, where is this person now, do you know?" ”

Feng Yunqi listened to this question, suddenly smiled and did not answer, and then said, "I don't know. ”

Nie Xiaoman thought to himself, what is the reason for this? Why did he have a strange expression, and then said, "Are you afraid that I will rob you of your credit?" Wrong. I'm not just out of curiosity, and I'm not going to be so despicable as to share the credit with you. It doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Feng Yunqi couldn't help but say humbly: "It's not that I suspect that the adults want to take small credit, but I really don't know where he is. Therefore, how to proceed has not yet been calculated. However, there is one thing to advise your lordship, since you know that the snitch is not "flying in the sky", you should clearly tell the yamen to remove the tolerance of the defense, and not to be in vain, which will make the thief snicker behind his back. It can also make these messengers find something to do. ”

Nie Xiaoman said strangely: "You can do this by yourself, and you don't need me to come forward at all." ”

Feng Yunqi said: "I am just a follower, how can I be as good as an adult, in case I go to talk about it, in case they refute it, it will not look good." Yesterday, I asked my master who the two were. The master said that the adults were the famous Nie Yushi and Su Shangcha in Jinling City, and they admired and admired them very much when they heard it. If the adults point out their mistakes now, I believe that Pang Dianshi will obey his fate. ”

Nie Xiaoman was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said: "I just like to take care of a few things, but I am really ashamed to be given such a false name." ”

After Nie Xiaoman finished speaking, he squinted at Feng Yunqi, Feng Yunqi lowered his head, there was still a trace of a smile on his face, and he unbuttoned his black silk padded jacket and trousers, ready to take a bath. So there was a moment of silence, Jing Mo really felt a little embarrassed when he saw such a scene, but he didn't know what to say.

After a while, Jing Mo said to Nie Xiaoman: "The time has passed, I want to go to the division, will you go home first?" ”

Nie Xiaoman was originally in a bit of a dilemma, but when he heard Jing Mo's words, as if he had received the emperor's holy decree, he immediately stood up and straightened his clothes and said goodbye to Feng Yunqi.

Leaving the bathroom, Jing Mo went directly to the Yamen of the Zhenfu Division, Nie Xiaoman said that he wanted to go to the Li Mansion again, and he didn't want to go home, so the two went their separate ways.

Half an hour later, Jing Mo returned to the gluttonous cat zhai after finishing his work, and saw that Nie Xiaoman had gone back first, sitting in a chair alone, holding a cat in both hands, as if he was dozing off. When Jingmo entered, Nie Xiaoman was still silent, and he didn't seem to be aware.

I heard Xiaoman read in a daze: "Cats have whirling hair, and there are main murderers." There is a spiral hair on the chest, and the cat does not live long. Left-handed offenders dogs, right-handed water injuries. There is a whirl all over the body, and there are many twists and turns. Pitiful, pitiful! ”

Jing Mo shouted: "Nie Xiaoman, are you talking in a dream?" ”

Nie Xiaoman raised his head when he heard Jing Mo's shout. Jing Mo couldn't help but be startled when he looked at him, his face was deep and dull, and his eyes showed a very sad look, which was completely different from his usual state.

Nie Xiaoman explained: "It's not that I'm not sleeping, I'm thinking deeply. ”

Jing Mo said: "I look at your look and know that you are thinking deeply. Did you see Li Wenchang just now? ”

"Nope."

"Why? Did he go out? ”

"No, I didn't go in to see him."

"So what are you going to do again? Why is it so melancholy? ”

"I went to observe the back of the Li Mansion and wanted to prove one thing, but it was completely beyond my previous estimate, so I was a little upset."

"What do you want to prove?"

"Please don't ask now, Jingmo, I'm a little confused today. Now I'm in a fog. ”

After Nie Xiaoman finished speaking, he lowered his head again, as if he no longer accepted Jing Mo's further questioning. This can be regarded as Nie Xiaoman's temper in the past, if he does one thing, if he has not succeeded, he often keeps it a secret, refuses to announce it, and makes him unhappy if he asks more. Jing Mo tried a few times and fully understood this characteristic of Xiaoman, so he didn't dare to ask more questions so as not to affect his thinking.

After a while, Jing Mo changed the topic and asked, "What do you think of Feng Yunqi, and what do you say?" ”

Nie Xiaoman said: "This person is very smart, not a mediocre person. ”

"Does everything he says make sense?"

Xiaoman said: "I still admire him." ”

Jing Mo was a little curious, and asked again: "According to your estimate, can you beat him by dealing with this theft case with him?" ”

Nie Xiaoman suddenly opened his eyes wide to look at Jing Mo, and said in a fierce voice: "I'm thinking hard about how I can find a strategy to defeat him, otherwise, whether I am discredited or not, you will also be ashamed of me." Can you bear to watch me fail? ”

Jing Mo felt extremely aggrieved and argued: "I naturally don't want you to fail. So what I mean is to strike first, and not to lose the opportunity. What can I do to work on it? You can tell me to do it. ”

Clinker, Nie Xiaoman was a little angry and said, "Thank you!" As long as you don't talk much, keep quiet, and don't ask around. Thank you for a moment of peace and quietness. ”