"Do you mean that the adult is a fierce ......" Huang Feng said subconsciously, but before he finished speaking, after seeing Yang Chen's expression, he paused again. I've already shown my ugliness once before, but I can't make the same mistake again.

Yang Chen smiled when he saw this: "I didn't say that he was a suspect, but he did hide some important things." ”

"Is this the case?" Huang Feng said in disbelief. He remembered it very clearly, although Li Gui looked panicked at that time, he was frightened, and he couldn't see anything wrong at all.

"Do you remember the bloodstains on the clothes of Chen Zhigao's corpse?" Yang Chen glanced at the other party and asked.

"This ......" Huang Feng tried to recall, but he couldn't remember it. Although he had also checked the corpse several times, the most he could do was to look at the wound or something, and he didn't pay much attention to the other party's clothes at all.

"There was blood on his chest, but not on his lower abdomen. But when I got to the hem, it suddenly appeared again, which was a bit weird. And after seeing the bloodstains at the scene of the crime just now, I am sure that this is the result of someone turning over the body. Yang Chen explained simply: "If it weren't for the fact that the people in the yamen were not sharp enough, then there was only one possibility left, someone moved the corpse before you arrived, and Li Gui, who was the first to find the corpse, was extremely suspicious!" ”

This inference was reasonable, so Huang Feng nodded again and again: "What the lord said is, let's go to him and ask." Ahead is his residence......" he said, pointing a few steps to a courtyard in front of him, which was obviously much shabby than the Chen family's house, and was only fenced out.

Yang Chen and the others immediately stepped forward and patted the very dilapidated wooden courtyard gate, but there was no response inside. Seeing this, Huang Feng said: "This Li Gui is doing some small business in the city, maybe he is still walking the streets and alleys." Why don't you wait for tomorrow to send someone to call him to the county government for questioning? ”

Lu Zhen frowned a little hesitantly, it was best to go into Li Gui's house and inquire, so that he could tell the truth. At this moment, a person at the mouth of the alley picked up a burden and walked over silently, as soon as he saw someone standing in front of his house, he immediately rushed over: "Two, I really ......" Halfway through the words, he recognized Huang Fenglai, and the second half of the words became: "Huang Zhutou, you are ......"

"This is the fourth master of our county government, I want to ask you again about the previous case of Chen Zhigao's murder." Huang Feng said solemnly with a straight face. It was seen that he was very cautious and low-key in front of Yang Chen, but when facing these ordinary people, he was still quite majestic.

Hearing this, a trace of panic flashed on Li Gui's face, and then he calmed down and said: "The little one just went out early in the morning and saw him killed in the alley, and the others don't know where to ......."

"Really?" Yang Chen's gaze kept sweeping over his face, and he saw that he felt furious in his heart for a while before he said, "Let's go talk first, this official still has some details I want to ask you." ”

Although he was apprehensive, in front of the people in the official mansion, Li Gui and a commoner did not dare to object, so he could only step forward and open the courtyard door and invite them in.

The courtyard seemed a little cramped, and when he approached the hut that was used as a kitchen, Yang Chen also smelled a strong smell of medicine: "What, are you sick?" ”

"It's my mother-in-law, who has been sick for the past few years and has to take medicine every day, but even so, she still can't get out of bed, which makes adults laugh." Li Gui said, his face full of bitterness. As if to confirm his words, a woman's cough came from the other bedroom.

"So in order to treat your wife, your family's life is very tight, right?" After Yang Chen sat down on a stool in the courtyard, he asked casually.

Li Gui nodded, and after putting down the burden on his shoulders, he went to the kitchen to get a few coarse porcelain bowls, scooped a scoop of water from the water tank, poured it and put it in front of the guests: "Everything in the villain's house is simple, and I hope the fourth master will not be surprised." ”

Yang Chen took the bowl of water with his hand, and after looking at the other party a few times, he said: "Your family is in difficulty, and you still have a long-term sick wife who needs to be treated, so you owe a lot of debts outside." But even so, that's not a reason for you to be wrong. ”

Li Gui, who was holding a bowl of water and wanted to drink, heard this, his hand shook, and most of the bowl of water was sprinkled on his body, and the horror in his eyes flashed quickly, and then he said: "The fourth master can't understand what he said, I have always done my duty, and I have never done anything illegal......"

"Really? I don't know what it means that you turned over Chen Zhigao's body without authorization and stole his belongings? Yang Chen said, his gaze was already stabbing at the other party like a sharp sword, not giving Li Gui any room to dodge at all: "This official has been able to confirm this matter, do you still dare to quibble?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the momentum of judging cases for many years emanated from Yang Chen's body, and directly pressed against the other party, which made Li Gui's face change dramatically, but even his breathing became a little short and disordered. He felt that the eyes of the fourth master in front of him had seen through all his internal organs, and he couldn't hide any thoughts from the other party.

In a panic, Li Gui's body finally weakened, and he knelt down in front of Yang Chen with a plop: "Adults spare their lives, the little ones are just forced to be helpless, and they are greedy for a while, so they did the thing of stealing......"

Huang Feng was a little dumbfounded. Not only because this seemingly honest Li Gui really stole the deceased's things, but also because of Yang Chen's ability to ask questions, he forced the other party to tell the truth in just a few words. This is really an eye-opener for him, he is worthy of coming from the capital, and his ability is far stronger than that of a small place.

Then, another burst of anger hit his heart: "Okay, Li Gui, it turned out that you did something that caused us to check the wrong direction before and found nothing!" Look at Lao Tzu not to clean you up! As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to teach this fellow a lesson.

Indeed, if Li Gui hadn't stolen Chen Zhigao's belongings, so that everyone in the yamen felt that this was a case of robbery and murder, and then ignored other clues and details, it would not have been ten days without any gain, and these people who handled the case would have been beaten a few times.

In Li Gui's begging for mercy, Yang Chen finally spoke: "Wait, I still have something to ask him." Only then did Huang Feng stop moving, but the headcatcher was still staring at the kneeling man angrily, and he couldn't wait to step forward and step on it a few times.

"I ask you, what did you take from the deceased? Where have they all gone now? Yang Chen asked.

That day, the little one was also forced to be anxious by the debt, so he was greedy after discovering Chen Zhigao's body. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, he mustered up the courage to flip him over and search for it. As a result, I really found a money bag from him, as well as ...... A piece of jade with good workmanship. ”

"What about those things?" Yang Chen nodded and asked again.

"The more than ten taels of silver in the money bag were all taken by the small one to pay off the debt." Li Gui lowered his head and said, "As for the jade pendant, the small one didn't dare to take it to the pawnshop in the county seat to exchange money, so he hid it at home." I was going to go to another county in a few days to exchange money...... Because the dozen taels of silver are not enough to pay off the debt. With that, he glanced at Yang Chen and the others, then got up and went to the bedroom.

After a while, he came back with a jade pendant in his hand, and handed it over to Yang Chen with a face full of shame. Yang Chen took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, except for confirming that this jade pendant was indeed worth one hundred and eighty taels, he couldn't see anything.

"My lord, the small one knows that he is wrong, and the small one of more than ten taels of silver will definitely pay it back if he smashes the pot and sells iron. Please also spare me for the sake of the small one, just for the sake of being confused. If the little one is really caught, my bedridden mother-in-law will ......" As he spoke, Li Gui knelt down again, with tears in his eyes, and kowtowed to the two of them with remorse on his face, and after only a few strokes, blood seeped out of his forehead.

Originally, Huang Feng was still full of anger, but after listening to his explanation and pleas, his anger calmed down a little, and he looked at Yang Chen: "My lord, this matter ......."

Yang Chen didn't answer his words, just looked at Li Gui and said, "On him, except for the money bag and jade pendant, you didn't find anything else?" Didn't take anything else? ”

"Something else?" Li Gui recalled, "The little one only wanted money at that time, but he didn't dare to take other things. And in addition to these two things, he only has half a pawn ticket left, and it's useless for a small one to take it. ”

"When the ticket?" Yang Chen frowned slightly: "Old Huang, why haven't I heard you mention that the deceased has this thing on him?" Maybe that's a clue too. ”

"Adult, I haven't heard anyone talk about such a thing...... Huang Feng was immediately surprised, and then subconsciously looked at Li Gui: "Are you sure you are not mistaken?" At that time, Chen Zhigao did have a pawn ticket? ”

"The little one doesn't dare to deceive the two adults, it's true!" Li Gui said as if he was slugging.

Seeing what he said exactly, the two of them suddenly showed deep thought and doubt on their faces: "There are some problems with this matter...... "This thing is indeed extremely strange, how can a wealthy businessman like Chen Zhigao have a pawn ticket?" Moreover, there is only half of this pawn ticket, and now I don't know where to go.

"If what he says is true, then there is only one possibility." Yang Chen's face became serious: "This half of the pawn ticket must have something to do with Chen Zhigao's death, and it was taken one step earlier." This person is probably still from the county government! ”

Hearing this analysis, Huang Feng's face also changed, this seemingly ordinary case became more and more suspicious as he investigated it the more he went down, and even the people in the county government were involved!

After Li Gui couldn't ask anything more, the two got up and left. As for the previous revelation that he had stolen the deceased's property, he did not mention it again. However, it is difficult to say whether Huang Feng will treat him as a murderer if he can't find the real murderer in the future.