In the east wing, Ai Hai began to ask about the case. Eight people from the Wei Mansion were gathered in another room, guarded by officials to prevent them from talking more.

The first person to be interrogated was the second grandmother Xie Xiuzhu, watching her caress her chest and walk into the east wing, she couldn't help but feel pity for the fragrance and cherish the jade.

The family is ruined and people are still suspicious, Li Guolou is secretly ashamed. But he didn't let go of the clues, since he ate the meal of six doors, everyone at the scene of the crime did not look like a good person. Li Guolou was suspicious, and he listened to Xie Xiuzhu when he spoke, the preface did not match the afterword, and he was vague, now listen to how she explained? Li Guolou suspects that Xie Xiuzhu is murdering her husband, her husband Wei Wenshao is over forty years old, and he is slightly fat, can he satisfy a beautiful lady who is less than thirty years old like a wolf and a tiger? This is the person he least believes in in his mind. Even if Xie Xiuzhu is innocent, Li Guolou has already marked her as "Pan Jinlian".

Xie Xiuzhu sat at the mahjong table, Ai Hai seemed to be holding a brush to make notes, he sat opposite Xie Xiuzhu, and at a glance he was singing red-faced, kind bald, extremely cute and harmless. And Ma Dequan stood by fiercely, ready to raise his voice at any time.

Li Guolou deliberately distanced himself from them, so that he could see every small movement of the suspect Xie Xiuzhu.

Ai Hai's opening remarks about the case made Li Guolou learn a trick, first asked Xie Xiuzhu's age, place of origin, how she met Wei Wenshao, and what was the relationship between the husband and wife? Why does Xie Xiuzhu have a bad relationship with the eldest woman Wang Yixue? The matter of sesame mung beans was talked about for a while, which made Xie Xiuzhu open her mind and tell the scenery of Huamanlou back then.

Ai Hai nodded frequently after hearing this, changed his words, and asked, "Xie Xiuzhu, tell me about the relationship between you and Man Youli, starting from the time when Hua Manlou was born." ”

At this time, Li Guolou knew that Ai Hai didn't believe Xie Xiuzhu either, and thought the same as him, thinking that Xie Xiuzhu was watery Yang Hua and seduced her adulterer to kill her husband Wei Wenshao.

Xie Xiuzhu stroked her chest again, glanced at Ai Hai timidly, and said coquettishly: "Ai Zhutou, the slave family is from a singer, how can you offend the patrons, the eighth master comes to play in the building and drink flowers, and I, as a singer, have no way to take advantage of him." But we are all performing arts, not selling ourselves, never introduced, and we all abide by the rules of spending a lot of buildings, otherwise how could I be the second grandmother. ”

Ma Dequan shouted in vain: "Xie Xiuzhu, give me an honest explanation, how did you collude with Man Youli?" Take the initiative to confess the crime and reduce it by one degree, and I will intercede for you in front of Lord Bao. ”

Li Guolou heard a thunderclap, trembling with fright, and almost sat down on the ground. Squinted at Ma Dequan, it turned out that this person had Zhang Fei's throat of breaking Dangyang Bridge, and he almost recognized people as unladylike, thinking that Ma Dequan was a seedless sycophant.

Xie Xiuzhu's tears flowed down, one drop after another, the sleeves wiped the corners of her eyes just right, and a subtle movement, all of which were so feminine, worthy of being a singer who had been tempered in the Huamanlou.

Xie Xiuzhu burst into tears and choked up: "Big brother, it doesn't matter if you don't believe me, but you can't link the slave family with the person who killed my husband, I'm an innocent person." If I had had any adultery with Manyou, I would have crashed to death on the corner of the table. ”

Xie Xiuzhu stood up and squinted at the corner of the mahjong table, as if like Dou E, he showed his will when he died.

Li Guolou reacted quickly, and was the first to block in front of Xie Xiuzhu, preventing Xie Xiuzhu from committing suicide.

On the contrary, Ai Hai and Ma Dequan were motionless, and they did not react to Xie Xiuzhu's movements at all. They snorted and laughed at Xie Xiuzhu for acting and Li Guolou for making a fuss. blames Li Guolou for not seeing the world, the singer is a master of acting, how can he seek death and life for a few words, this kind of singer's feelings are bought with money, and if there is money, he will post it. No money! Just let you see a stinky face.

Xie Xiuzhu was so close to Li Guolou, and all the weight of her body went to Li Guolou. It is not a good thing for Li Guolou to feel that nephrite is in his arms, this will change his judgment, and he feels in his heart, tens of millions! Xie Xiuzhu is innocent, otherwise she would feel guilty and uncomfortable.

From this moment on, Li Guolou made up his mind that he could not be too close to people in the case. This will distort the judgment of thinking, and the emotional factor cannot be brought into the case. His heart, which was easily emotional, slowly cooled down, thinking of the dead body in the south room, the pool of congealed blood, the sharp knife that sank into the heart, and finally his face became resolute and cold. Look at the sudden change in people's eyes, with mockery in the coldness.

Li Guolou sneered, slowly pushed Xie Xiuzhu away, pressed her on the chair, and re-sank into the dark corner. This habit has not changed all his life, he likes to stand in the shadows, watch people meditate secretly, do not let the suspects see his expressions clearly, and ridicule all those who tell lies. The three fingers of the left hand hold the chin, as if there are three long whiskers underneath.

Ai Hai asked, "Your husband Wei Wenshao, do you know that he will come tonight?" ”

Xie Xiuzhu said: "I know, the maid Xiaoqin went to see the master today, and he told Xiaoqin that he would invite guests in Huamanlou at night, and he would come to me later, and told me not to come to the door board." ”

Standing in a dark corner, Li Guolou interjected: "Xie Xiuzhu, who opened the door for Wei Wenshao?" ”

Xie Xiuzhu sobbed: "It was Xiaoqin who opened the door, I asked her to welcome the old man, and went to sleep." I didn't expect her to be lazy, so she opened the latch of the door and ran to sleep by herself. Alas, alas······ It's all not good for the violin. ”

Li Guolou then asked, "Is Xiaoqin often like this?" ”

The atmosphere on the scene was weird, Li Guolou's question was to the point, Xie Xiuzhu was angry, and he couldn't catch Li Guolou's question. It seems that Xiaoqin is sleepy, and there are several strong men in the yard, Xiaoqin thinks that nothing will happen, and often does not latch on the door panel.

Ai Hai and Ma Dequan glanced at each other, and they nodded secretly, satisfied with Li Guolou's question, at least like a qualified catcher's question. They are not as rich and educated as Li Guolou, so as soon as a newcomer comes, they climb on their heads, and they are a little dissatisfied from the bottom of their hearts, and it is difficult to show it. wanted Li Guolou to make a fool of himself, but Li Guolou was too conspicuous and caught the main culprit in the case, so that they could only dig deep into the original facts of the case.

If it weren't for Li Guolou watching them, Ai Hai and Ma De would have gone back to the government early in the morning to see how the brothers repaired the murderer. In normal times, the Axe Gang also had to compete with the yamen for land, which reduced the brothers' income by several percent. For the sake of righteousness in the rivers and lakes, the yamen can only allocate the territory, piece by piece, to the Axe Gang for management. Although there is still income to be handed over, which official does not know how much smaller the meat spit out will be if it has been bitten by a dog and then eaten in his mouth.

Usually, it seems that the people in the yamen have a harmonious relationship with the gang, but in fact, everyone knows that only by strength can they be safe.

Since Emperor Qianlong handed over the business of river transportation to the Qing Gang, he only said that the Qing Gang was a loyal lackey of the Qing Empire, loyal to the monarch and patriotic. The strength of the Qing Gang has become more and more powerful, and the north has long been dominant. But there are also disadvantages, the Green Gang is also decaying and declining, a sect is too rich, it will take the high-end route, and the Green Gang has also broken away from the original bottom route. And let the Axe Gang catch the poor people at the bottom, most of them are Shandong, tall and tall, and dare to fight. There is nothing wrong with having money people being afraid of those who don't have money. The Axe Gang relied on their unreasonable horizontality and fought all the way, and they also gained a foothold in the capital. There are many places where the patrol officials cannot collect protection money.

Therefore, as soon as the officials heard that the murderer was the eighth master of the Axe Gang, they were even more happy, and they would beat them up when they returned to the yamen. This kind of current criminals caught on the spot, for the sake of other people's women, murder husbands, are despised by heroes on the rivers and lakes. Lose the chivalrous name of the Axe Gang, the axe helps to clear up the relationship, and tomorrow it will be announced that Man Youli will be cleaned up from the Axe Gang, and no one will intercede for Man Youli.

Ai Hai stared at Xie Xiuzhu and asked, "Xie Xiuzhu, tell me what happened in your bedroom?" ”

Xie Xiuzhu snorted: "Originally, I wanted to wait for my husband, and I ran here to watch Xiao Liuzi and them play mahjong, but I waited for my husband to come yet, and I was sleepy again, so I ran back to the bedroom to sleep for a while." I didn't expect to be asleep, but I heard a bang, I opened my eyes in a daze, and I found ······"

Xie Xiuzhu couldn't speak anymore and began to cry······

Li Guolou couldn't hold back any longer, and interjected again: "Xie Xiuzhu, you are not honest, do you sleep like this?" How do you sleep without even removing makeup? ”

Ai Hai and Ma Dequan nodded immediately, feeling that Li Guolou was reasonable, and the three of them stared at Xie Xiuzhu together to see how she quibbled. didn't expect Xie Xiuzhu's words to make the three of them speechless.

Xie Xiuzhu rolled her eyes at Li Guolou, and said coquettishly: "Little Lizi, don't you know that I was born as a singer?" Dozing off without removing my makeup is a common thing for us singers, and I sleep reclining on a pillow and only taking off one coat. ”

Li Guolou was unconvinced: "Isn't the singer a night owl?" How can you doze off? ”

Xie Xiuzhu replied: "That was in the past, and I am now a woman from a good family. Little plum, you still drink milk in the past. Do you still drink it now? ”

If it were a different scene, Li Guolou would still play tricks, but when his husband died, Li Guolou could only hold the witticism he wanted to say in his stomach. He knew in his heart that Xie Xiuzhu's mouth was quite good at talking, if it weren't for her dead husband, she would definitely be able to talk and laugh with people in a room. He likes to deal with this kind of woman who can afford to joke in his heart, and he will not hold a grudge for a word.

Suddenly, Li Guolou thought that his silver tickets were all with Chen Xiangfang, how could it become like this? Do you want to be trapped by the little widow? The cheap dad who makes the little bell will also provide "Li Lingling" to study abroad in the future. Li Guolou disagrees with 100,000, a man should have a career first and then a family, how can he have a long relationship with his children!

Ai Hai's question made Li Guolou turn his mind back to the case, and he also wanted to know what happened at the moment of murder?