Meng Tianchu knew that this had reached the key, and he had to relieve Ripple's psychological burden, and said to Ripple: "Don't be afraid, you report and expose, I will be responsible for your safety, and I, Meng Someone, will do what I say." As for this bustard, she must be a murderer, and I will hand her over to the prefect to deal with. She can't hurt you. ”

Ripple glanced at Meng Tianchu gratefully, and then continued: "I entered the room and saw Li Gongzi lying on the chair, smiling rather than smiling, Ke Gongzi was sitting on the opposite chair, bending over and spitting in the corner of the room, seeing me come in with tea, he hurriedly grabbed it, rinsed his mouth with tea, and then spit on the ground. Then he bent over and retched, but didn't vomit anything. At this time, my mother came and asked me what happened, Ke Gongzi said that he was dizzy and wanted to go back, so my mother asked me to help Ke Gongzi get off the boat and take the carriage away. ”

Meng Tianchu asked, "What about Gongzi Li?" ”

"Li Gongzi has been reclining on a chair in the private room as if he was asleep, until the second watch in the evening, he got up, asked for some food, asked me to play a few songs, drank some wine, and went back about the third watch."

Meng Tianchu thought for a while, and then asked, "You carefully recall the situation you saw after you entered." ”

"When I went in, all I saw was him spitting, and by the way, there were some black slags on the ground in front of him."

Meng Tianchu's heart jumped violently, and he remembered the black residue of the stomach contents of Ke Chou's corpse, which was the deadly poison! Hurriedly asked, "Where are those debris?" ”

"After I sent Gongzi Ke off the boat, I came back to clean the room, cleaned up the debris and dumped it into the lake."

Meng Tianchu slapped his head violently. Such important evidence is lost, and I don't know what to say! But it's no wonder that there are ripples, how did he know that it was the poison that killed Ke Choudi.

Seeing Meng Tianchu's frustrated face, Ripple also realized if he had caused trouble by sweeping away important things, he looked at Meng Tianchu apologetically and said, "Is that thing important?" ”

Meng Tianchu nodded helplessly.

Ripple said: "I see that Gongzi Ke still has some in his hand, I don't know if he still has it on him..."

"Huh? What's going on? Let's be more detailed. ”

At that time, after Ke Gongzi vomited, he made a gesture to throw away some black pills in his left hand, but then he was reluctant, and finally Ke Gongzi frowned and put the few pills in his hand into his mouth. I swallowed the tea together. Since he has that black pill in his hand, I think he probably still has it on him..."

Ripples thought that Meng Tianchu was looking for that pill. So tell Meng Tianchu that this Ke Chou may still have the black pill on his body.

For Meng Tianchu, it didn't matter whether Gongzi Ke had pills on him or not. The important thing is whether the pill that Ke Chou took was the black residue in the contents of his stomach that caused him to be poisoned? If so, then what exactly is this pill?

Based on the investigation in the past few days, Meng Tianchu already had a rough judgment, but he needed further evidence, and asked again: "Ripple girl, you said that when you went in, you smelled a foul smell. Where does this smell come from? What kind of smell is it? ”

"It's the smell of the pills in Ke Gongzi's hand and the black residue on the ground, this smell... It's kind of like... I urinated in the toilet bowl that I hadn't poured for a long time... Smell of urine... It stinks..."

Meng Tianchu's eyes lit up again: "Where is that room?" Take me to see it! ”

Meng Tianchu grabbed the old bustard's hair and pulled it up, opened the door, and the turtles outside the house were all far away, but most of them were still holding iron rods in their hands, staring at Meng Tianchu viciously.

Meng Tianchu didn't seem to see it. Let the ripples lead the way in front, Xia Fengyi and Feiyan in the middle, and pull the bustard's hair to bet last. Walking forward along the side of the boat, Ripple took them to a private room and pushed open the door and walked in, Meng Tianchu asked Xia Fengyi and them to stand aside, not to move, and told the old bustard to kneel on the ground in the middle.

After asking Ripple about where Ke Chou vomited at that time, Meng Tianchu lay on the ground and began to carefully inspect the gaps in the floor.

Suddenly, he exhaled softly in surprise, and found a few grains of black crumbs the size of rice grains between the cracks in the floor, and gently picked out the silver hairpin in his hand, concentrated it in the palm of his hand, and sniffed it on his nose, and sure enough, there was a smell of urine.

Meng Tianchu was like a treasure, his eyebrows opened and he smiled and asked Ripples to find a piece of paper, wrapped the black slag in the paper, and put it in his arms.

After checking that there was nothing unusual in the room, Meng Tianchu sat on the chair and kicked the bustard with his toes: "Hey, I have something to ask you now, if you don't tell you honestly, you know the result." ”

Although the blood from the old bustard's nose and mouth stopped, he was already confused, and nodded with an embarrassed expression: "Master Meng, the old body must answer well." ”

"Okay, is what Miss Ripples said just now true?"

"It's true! That's the case, when the old man was greeting guests on the top floor, he heard Ke Gongzi shouting for water, hurriedly ran down, entered the room, and saw Ke Gongzi frowning and serving the black pill, it stinks, and I don't know what it is. I vomited some black mincs on the ground, and I asked Gongzi what kind of food he was eating, but he didn't say. After a conversation, Gongzi Ke said that he was dizzy and wanted to go back, so I asked Ripple to send him off the boat and take the carriage away. ”

Meng Tianchu said angrily: "Then why did you hide it and not say it? And stop the Ripple Girl from saying? ”

"The old body was confused for a while, and when he heard that Gongzi Ke was dead, the old body suspected that it might be related to the very stinky leaf he ate on the boat, and he was worried that it would affect us, so he instructed not to let the ripples speak."

"Do you know that this is obstruction of official business... cough cough..., it is to interfere with the handling of the case of the yamen, and the crime must be punished according to the law! ”

"The old body is confused, and I will never dare to do it again..."

Meng Tianchu asked Lianyi to bring paper and pencils, and personally made confession records for Lianyi and Lao Bustard, and asked them to sign and draw and stamp their handprints.

After these were done, I waited for a while, and heard a noise outside, and heard the voice of the shopkeeper Lin shouting from a distance: "Master Meng! Master Meng~! ”

Forthwith. The door was pushed open, and the shopkeeper Lin was sweating profusely, panting and bowing to salute: "Master Meng, I'm really sorry, the little ones don't know that you are here, and you are so offended, please forgive me!" ”

"Hehe, it's okay, the contemptible person's bones are relatively hard, and he was not killed by your people. It's still a big fate, and you can continue to solve the murder case of his son being killed on your flower boat for the prefect. It's also a blessing in misfortune, hehehe. ”

Shopkeeper Lin listened. Cold sweat flowed on his forehead, although he had a good relationship with Ke Zhifu, Ke Zhifu's son Ke Chou died suddenly, he also participated in the funeral, and he also knew that Ke Zhifu had always had doubts about his son's mysterious death, Meng Tianchu solved the case like a god, he had a deep understanding, and now Meng Tianchu said that he was entrusted by Ke Zhifu to solve this case. The last sentence "The son of Governor Ke was killed on this flower boat", this sin cannot be borne by himself.

At this time, the two big men had been rescued and woke up, and they were thinking about asking Shopkeeper Lin to help them take revenge.

Shopkeeper Lin turned around. Pointing at the two big men, he shouted: "Master Meng is my benefactor and friend, and you two dog slaves are blind." Dare to do something to my Lin benefactor, come on! Waste both of their hands for me! ”

Five or six big men who followed the shopkeeper Lin rushed over and knocked down the two big men who were already frightened, and one of them pulled out a cold and shining bull-eared sharp knife, and was about to unload the two big men's arms at elbows, so frightened that the two of them wailed and begged for mercy.

In fact, these two big men didn't even touch Meng Tianchu's ground, but they were cleaned up by Meng Tianchu, and now they have to be wasted, Meng Tianchu didn't want to do too much, and waved his hand: "That's it, spare them." ”

Shopkeeper Lin then ordered to stop, picked up a wooden sandal board for guests in the room, walked to them in person, the wooden slippers were rounded, crackled and slapped them more than ten times in one breath, and said hatefully: "Two dog minions, don't thank Master Meng for saving his life!" ”

These two big men were beaten and their noses and mouths were bleeding, but they didn't dare to wipe them, the two of them were already fat, but now they were more like pigs' heads, and when they heard this, they knelt down and came to Meng Tianchu, kowtowing like pounding garlic and thanking them vigorously. After Meng Tianchu waved them away, the two of them got up, bent over and covered their faces and walked backwards.

Shopkeeper Lin picked up the wooden slippers and beat the old bustard all over the ground to find his teeth, and finally even Meng Tianchu couldn't stand it anymore and asked him to stop, so he stopped.

After the lesson was finished, Shopkeeper Lin said to Meng Tianchu with a smile: "Master, it's all strange that the contemptible people can't discipline them, I'm really sorry." Look at Governor Ke's mansion..."

Of course, Meng Tianchu understood that the reason why Shopkeeper Lin beat up the old bustard and the two bodyguards in front of him was to vent his anger so that he would not sue him in front of Governor Ke, so he said: Boiling @Teng # Literature * Xue Collection "Shopkeeper Lin, don't worry, I won't talk nonsense in front of Governor Ke, it's just that, according to the current situation, Gongzi Ke is likely to be poisoned in your Moonflower boat, and I must refuse to report this to Governor Ke." ”

Shopkeeper Lin hurriedly smiled and said: "That's natural, such a big thing, people don't dare to ask the master to hide it, I just hope that the master can say a few kind words in front of the Ke Governor's Mansion." ”

"That's easy to say, no problem." Meng Tianchu glanced at the ripples, "However, there is something that may have to trouble Shopkeeper Lin." ”

Shopkeeper Lin heard Meng Tianchu agree, and said with a smile on his face: "If the master has anything, just tell me." ”

Meng Tianchu pointed at Ripples: "Miss Ripples has made great contributions to solving this case, and I want to redeem her." ”

Hearing this, Ripple was surprised and delighted, and said in a trembling voice: "Master..."

Shopkeeper Lin was very simple and said: "It's a trivial matter, after the contemptible person goes back, he will immediately send the deed of sale of the ripple girl to the master's mansion." ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and arched his hand: "Thank you so much, how much silver does this redemption cost?" ”

Shopkeeper Lin hunched his waist and said: "What did the master say, since the master has taken a fancy to the ripple girl, the contemptible person will give it to the master." Don't do anything. ”

"It's... How can this work? ”

"It's decided, there are still many places to rely on the master in the future."

"In that case, thank you very much." Meng Tianchu arched his hand, thinking that anyway, you have money, so you don't bother to be polite.

Shopkeeper Lin and Yan Yuese said to Ripples: "Ripple girl, you will be Master Meng's native in the future, and you must serve Master Meng wholeheartedly." ”

With tears in his eyes, Ripple bowed to Meng Tianchu Yingying. Feiyan stepped forward and helped her up.

Meng Tianchu took Xia Fengyi, Feiyan and Ripples, and said goodbye and returned to Renhe County Yamen in a carriage.

On the way, Xia Fengyi glanced at Ripples and asked Meng Tianchu: "Husband, you want Ripple Girl, how are you going to arrange her?" ”

Feiyan ate and smiled on the side: "The young master thinks that he has fallen in love with the ripple girl, and he wants to be accepted as a concubine in the room." ”

Hearing this, Ripple's face flushed, and he lowered his head and replied shyly that he didn't dare to look at Meng Tianchu.

Meng Tianchu glared at Feiyan: "Look at what you said, I don't plan to take a concubine yet." There is a reason why I redeemed for her, I don't want to redeem for Ripples, she said so many things involving the flower boat in front of the bustard, and as soon as we leave, she must not be killed by the bustard. ”

Ripple said gratefully: "Ripple thank you Meng Ye for your concern..."

Xia Fengyi nodded and said, "What the husband said is reasonable, then how to place the ripple girl in the future?" ”

Meng Tianchu asked Ripple, "Do you have a hometown to go back to?" If so, I'll send you some coils and go back to your hometown. ”

Ripple said miserably: "The concubine was sold to the Yinyue Flower Boat to become a geisha since she was a child, and she can't remember where her hometown is, and she doesn't know who is in her family. ”

Miserable, it turned out to be an abducted and trafficked child, Meng Tianchu thought for a while and asked, "Do you have anywhere else to go?" ”

Ripple already knew that Meng Tianchu did not intend to accept her as a concubine, and redeemed her body just to avoid her being persecuted by the Lin family, she didn't dare to have this extravagant hope, it was already a lucky thing to be able to get out of the sea of wind and dust, and when she heard this, she smiled reluctantly and said: "Ripple has no relatives and no reason, but Meng Ye doesn't have to worry about Ripple, Ripple can sing in the future..."

Meng Tianchu shook his head: "That's not good, since I'm in charge of this matter, I'll help people to the end." You can't just leave it at this time..."

Feiyan said: "Why don't you leave her as a maid?" ”

Meng Tianchu stretched out his hand and scratched Feiyan's nose: "You ghost clever girl is enough for me, what do you need so many maids for?" ”

Xia Fengyi said: "If that's the case, I have an idea, I don't know if Miss Ripple is willing or not." ”