Tianchu smiled reluctantly, and before he could speak, Xiao Nuo saw Meng Tianchu's expression and asked in a low voice, "Brother Meng, did I scare you with that voice just now?" I'm sorry, I just saw you ignore me for a long time, and I can't help it. ”

Meng Tianchu saw Xiaonuo's pitiful appearance, and finally felt a little unbearable, so he pretended to be relaxed and said, "No, by the way, didn't you go to find some fun place with that scar?" Did you find it, is it fun? ”

Xiao Nuo heard Meng Tianchu say something funny, so he turned his sadness into joy, and he was about to jump up with joy, and said: "It's really fun, don't look at the dragon slayer, he is very flexible, we saw a big pond, he went down to insert fish for me and pick lotus roots for me to eat, it's interesting." ”

Meng Tianchu was infected by Xiao Nuo's happy expression, so he also temporarily put down his mind and said, "What are you doing with so many fish in Scar?" It must have been raised by the villagers, and you really don't let Brother Meng worry at all. ”

Xiao Nuo grinned, held Meng Tianchu's hand affectionately, and said, "Scar gave the villager a piece of silver, and the villager was so happy that he not only let us catch fish, but also found us some firewood and ingredients. ”

Meng Tianchu: "Do you still want to grill fish here?" ”

Xiaonuo nodded and said, "You see it's not hot now, the weather is so good, I'll ask Scar to go to the village to find you some wine, wouldn't it be nice for us to eat fish and drink at the same time?" ”

Meng Tianchu joked: "I can't see it, in less than a while, you get along well with that scar." ”

Xiaonuo tilted his head, blinked twice with big eyes, and said: "I, Xiaonuo, get along with anyone, there are actually no bad people in this world, they are all good people, really!" ”

Meng Tianchu smiled, what an innocent and lovely girl!

The two men laughed and walked towards the exit of the orchard, and after a while they saw a carriage or two parked on the side of the road, next to a gazebo for passers-by to rest. Everyone had set up a posture and sat around the campfire, on which was a fresh fish that had been smeared with ingredients. An errand boy was seriously roasting, and the smell of grilled fish could be faintly smelled in the air.

When everyone saw Meng Tianchu coming, they got up and gave up their seats, Meng Tianchu stretched out his hand and motioned for everyone to sit, and then he and Xiaonuo walked up to the pavilion, and said to everyone with a smile: "It's too hot around the bonfire, don't sit so close, Xiaonuo and I are now sitting under the gazebo." ”

Wang Yi also stood up with a smile and touched the sweat on his forehead. said: "Master Meng, the village where the dragon slayer went should be where Wang Wu lives." After we finished eating the fish, did we go into the village, or did we just rest here for a while? ”

Meng Tianchu: "Since you have already arrived." Let's go into the village and have a look. ”

As he spoke, he saw Slaying Dragon striding over with a few wine jugs humming a small tune, and Meng Tianchu looked at Slaying Dragon. Thought. Hopefully this person won't be so difficult to get along with. It was so good to be said by Lord Yan, there was no contact. I still don't have any bottom in my heart, but on the surface, it doesn't seem to be a sinister person, I hope.

Tu Long walked over with a smile, lifted the wine jug in his hand to Meng Tianchu, and said loudly: "Master Meng, I heard Xiaonuo say that you like wine made from flowers, I went to this village to look for it, and fortunately found some rice wine and osmanthus wine, although it is definitely not as good as the ones you drink on weekdays, but I think drinking is an atmosphere, what do you think?" ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and nodded, Slaying Long handed the wine to an errand man next to him, then walked to Meng Tianchu's side, lowered his voice and said, "I went into the village just now to inquire about you, that Wang Wu..."

Meng Tianchu interrupted Dragon Slayer's words and said, "Wait, how do you know about Wang Wudi's affairs?" ”

Slaying Dragon smiled and looked at Xiao Nuo, Xiao Nuo playfully stuck out his tongue and whispered, "I mean by the way!" ”

Meng Tianchu understood, and motioned for Dragon Slayer to continue.

"I asked, saying that Wang Wu is a scoundrel on weekdays, and he is also greedy and comfortable in the township, but he is very good to the only son, and he almost responds to requests, but I heard from the people in the village, probably because this Wang Wu has done too many bad things on weekdays, and it is easy to give birth to a son who is a jar, and eats two heads in three days, and he also has a strange disease, saying that he must eat people's hearts to be good, what a strange disease!"

When Meng Tianchu heard this, it was the same as the disease Feng'er got, what kind of strange disease was this, why did he eat people's hearts so disgusting?

Meng Tianchu: "Have you asked Wang Wudi's daughter?" ”

Dragon Slayer nodded and said, "I asked, but I said that the daughter of the king and the five lands was dead." ”

Meng Tianchu was stunned and said, "Dead? ”

Slaying the dragon: "Yes, it is said that the tomb is behind the house of Wang Wudi." ”

Meng Tianchu: "I asked when you died, why did you die?" ”

Tu Long: "I asked, but no one knew, said that I suddenly saw a new grave behind Wang Wu's house, there was no tombstone, just a grave bag, at first Wang Wu's mother-in-law still refused to tell the villagers, and then I really couldn't retreat, so I said that I had some disease and died." ”

When Meng Tianchu heard this, he frowned and said, "In this way, Wang Yi and I will go to the village to take a look, you will wait for us outside the village, and I will ask about the specific situation." ”

Xiaonuo: "I'm going too!" ”

Meng Tianchu: "It's going to be dark, you and Dragon Slayer are waiting outside the village, and we'll go back." ”

Slaying the dragon: "Master Meng, let me go with you, I was waiting for you in this orchard yesterday, and I am familiar with the terrain and environment of this village." ”

Meng Tianchu thought about it, then nodded, and said to Wang Yi: "Then I'll go with Dragon Slayer to have a look, and you will wait for us outside the village." ”

Chai Meng said on the side: "Why don't I go too?" ”

After all, Meng Tianchu had been with Chai Meng for a long time, and he was more relieved than this dragon slayer, so he nodded.

Xiao Nuo pouted with a look of displeasure, and Meng Tianchu said in a low voice: "Why don't you let the princess go, she is used to following you, anyway, just to ask about the situation, there is no danger, if you let her wait here, she will not feel at ease." ”

Meng Tianchu had already walked a few steps, and when he saw that Tu Long said this, he looked back at Xiao Nuo, and saw that she was unhappy, and her eyes were red, so he said with a smile: "Pistachio, bring your things with Brother Meng, let's go." ”

Xiao Nuo turned his head and ignored it. Muttered, "I'm not going!" ”

Slayer Dragon: "If you really don't go, then we'll go, there are a lot of dogs in the village." ”

Xiaonuo listened. Only then did he carry the small box that Meng Tianchu had inspected when he came out of the scene, and he came forward with his legs, Meng Tianchu looked at the dragon slaying, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled.

The four of them entered the village, and it didn't take much effort to find Wang Wu's words, which was no different from other farmhouses, but more simple and old.

At this time, most of the farmers were collecting firewood for cooking, and the village was filled with smoke, and a child wearing a belly pocket led a buffalo to it. Seeing Meng Tianchu and the four of them standing at the gate of Wang Wu's courtyard without calling the door or entering, they said crisply: "Wang Wu's family has no dog land, and the dogs were all killed by Wang Wu to his sick son."

You don't have to be afraid. ”

Meng Tianchu and the others hadn't spoken yet, only to hear a sudden shout and scolding from the room. said: "It's that rabbit cub who dares to say that my baby is a precious baby, see if I don't kill you with a rotten mouth." ”

The shepherd boy hurriedly led the oxen away, and then came out of the house

Here comes a woman dressed in patched clothes. Strange and ugly appearance. Nose upside down, dark skin. With a fire stick in his hand, he rushed out violently. As soon as I saw three men and one woman standing at the door, the men were all tall and big, especially one of them felt as tall as the peach tree in the middle of the garden, the woman was young, but she looked like a peach blossom, and her dress was also very gorgeous, the woman looked Meng Tianchu and the four people up and down carefully, thinking that Wang Wu was going to the county seat to get money, these rich people came to send money to themselves, thinking of this, the anger just now suddenly disappeared, put the fire stick under the peach tree, and then walked to Meng Tianchu and them with a smile, and said: " Who are you looking for? ”

Dragon Slayer: "Find Xiaolian." ”

When the woman heard this, she said, "No, how can you find your daughter?"

After a pause, the woman said with some caution, "Where did you send me, what are you looking for my daughter?" ”

Meng Tianchu looked at the ugly woman in front of him and said, "We are from Renhe County, and we have something to ask about Xiaolian." ”

When the woman heard that it had nothing to do with Wang Wu, she lost her face and said, "Xiaolian is not here, you can go." ”

Meng Tianchu pointed to the back of the house and said, "Didn't you hear that Xiaolian was buried behind your house?" ”

When the woman heard this, her face immediately turned gray, and she didn't pay attention to Meng Tianchu and them, turned around and walked into the house, and then out of the house came a thin boy, about six years old, and said weakly: "Mother, I'm hungry." ”

The woman hurriedly coaxed: "Okay, good, good, whoever told you to get out of bed, hurry back and lie down, and my mother will make you food." ”

The boy looked at Meng Tianchu and said, "Mother, who are they, are they sending us money to the land?" I want to eat meat, mother. ”

The woman lamented, shook her head, carried the child into the house, and closed it.

Slaying the dragon said to Meng Tianchu: "Why didn't Meng Ye keep the woman just now. ”

Meng Tianchu: "It's not busy, let's go to the back of their house and have a look." ”

Xiao Nuo said with some concern: "Brother Meng, you look at the overgrown weeds behind the house, will there be snakes?" ”

Meng Tianchu said with a smile: "I don't know that you are afraid of snakes in addition to dogs?" ”

Xiaonuo said with some embarrassment: "Actually, I'm most afraid of these, I'm most afraid... Caterpillar! ”

The three big men couldn't help but laugh at last.

The four of them went around to the back of Wang Wu's house, Chai Meng still carefully swept away the weeds on both sides with a short knife on his body, let Xiaonuo walk in the middle, and he and Tulong protected Meng Tianchu and Xiaonuo one after another.

Sure enough, behind Wang Wu's basement, he saw a new tomb standing alone in the dusk not far away, Meng Tianchu took a closer look, and there was really nothing in front of the tomb.

Meng Tianchu said to Xiao Nuo, who was standing in the distance: "Come and see, how long do you think this tomb has only been up?" ”

Xiao Nuo stepped forward with some hesitation and said, "It's the first time I've seen such a strange grave, some..."

Meng Tianchu: "What's the matter, scared?" ”

Xiao Nuo hurriedly shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm afraid, but I feel a little sad, if a person dies, can it be buried hastily like this?" ”

Chai Meng sighed: "The countryside doesn't need the people in the city, most of them don't have the money to build graves for the dead. ”

Xiaonuo looked back at Chai Meng and said with some disbelief: "That's singing!" ”

Dragon Slayer: "Princess, there are also in real life. ”

Xiao Nuo stopped talking, looking at this lonely tomb with some sadness, and his expression became solemn.

Meng Tianchu knew Xiaonuo's mood, so he changed the topic and said, "I asked you just now, but you haven't answered me yet. ”

Xiaonuo: "Xiaolian has been missing for ten days, I think it's only about seven or eight days." ”

Meng Tianchu: "I want you to see the grave, not to calculate the time of death from the day of disappearance. ”

Xiaonuo looked at it and said, "I didn't see anything. ”

Meng Tianchu: "It's not that you didn't see anything, but you didn't see anything, we don't want to mix too many personal emotions in handling the case, which will affect our correct judgment when handling the case, you know?" We who solve cases must always be in a neutral position, and we must be impartial in order to handle the case fairly and fairly, so that both sides can be convinced. ”

After listening to Meng Tianchu's serious words, Xiao Nuo nodded a little embarrassedly, and said, "I know, Brother Meng, I will definitely pay attention in the future." ”

Meng Tianchu pointed to the grave bag and said: "Come and see, the soil on this tomb is different from the soil elsewhere, and it has not completely dried, which shows that the grave has not been raised for a long time." I think it's raining twice in the past few days, right? ”

Xiaonuo nodded.

Meng Tianchu: "Because the soil of the grave bag is pressed very tightly, it will not dry faster than the soil in other places, in addition, even the grass on the grave has not yet grown, but the surrounding is dense with weeds, generally a grass seed can be drilled out of the soil in three to seven days in the case of rain, especially in this weather, it is even faster." ”

Xiao Nuo understood, and hurriedly said: "Brother Meng, you are really careful to observe, so to speak, this grave has not been raised for more than seven days?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "I'm just calculating, only those who really want to see Xiaolian can be sure, but according to the time when Xiaolian left the Zhao family, she should have died after returning home." ”

Xiaonuo: "How can a good person say that he is dead?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "When you handle the case, you have to give yourself more why, if you can't answer it, it means that others won't be convinced, you're right, when this Xiaolian left the Zhao family, it was Wang Wu who picked her up, and she didn't have any signs of illness or discomfort at that time, did you bring the embroidered shoes that Wang Wu gave us?" ”

Xiaonuo opened the box, took out an embroidered shoe in the compartment, and said, "Is this one?" ”

Meng Tianchu nodded approvingly and said, "It's rare that you are so careful." ”

Xiaonuo grinned and said, "Sister Murong has been taught, saying that these evidences related to the case can be carried with you, and you must bring them, saying that you are very demanding." ”

Meng Tianchu was embarrassed to get up, she hadn't seen Xue for a few days, and when she heard Xiaonuo talk about it, she felt that she had neglected her so much, but she still remembered herself from time to time, which was really a little embarrassed and ashamed.

Meng Tianchu turned to Chai Meng and said, "You go to find the Li Zheng in this village." ”

Chai Meng nodded and turned to leave.

Tu Long said: "Meng Ye is going to open the coffin for an autopsy?" ”

Meng Tianchu didn't expect Dragon Slayer to see his intentions, so he nodded with a smile.

Dragon Slayer: "Also, the living will lie, but the dead will never lie." ”

Meng Tianchu said approvingly: "What the dragon slayer said is right, you must remember Xiaonuo's words, you know?" ”

Xiao Nuo nodded obediently and said yes.

At this time, I saw an eleven or twelve-year-old girl dressed in rags, carrying a bamboo basket on her back, which was filled with a lot of grass, pressed her immature shoulders almost out of shape, and walked over with a staggering step, looked at Meng Tianchu and the three of them, and said, "What are you doing in front of my sister's grave?" ”

When Xiaonuo heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "You are Xiaolian's sister?" ”