Walking in the crowded street market, being shone by the warm autumn sun, naturally makes people feel a little comfortable. Yang Chen and Tana were walking side by side on the street at this time, and the girl from the grassland was looking around curiously, as if she was very interested in seeing anything.

This was the third day after they came to Biguan County, after a little temptation, and after being sure that the soldiers and horses here had no suspicion of everyone, Yang Chen couldn't sit still, and casually found an excuse to go out with Tana, so he ran out of the pavilion in a grand manner, and wandered around this small Guan City seemingly casually.

I don't know if it's really because of the care and getting along that night that Tana has a subtle affection for him, anyway, she does seem a little excited this time when she pretends to be a couple, the two of them walk around from time to time and their shoulders and arms will touch each other, she doesn't have any intention of dodging, and she still has a happy smile on her face.

In this regard, Yang Chen didn't know how to react, so he could only hold his mood for the time being, and seemed to be watching and shopping with her easily.

Although Tana has read a lot of books from the Central Plains since she was a child, and knows a lot more than Yang Chen, a Ming official, and she is from a family of patriarchs, and the environment is also wealthy, she still showed an expression of amazement when she saw all kinds of goods in the shops in the far town here, because those are good things that are in short supply on the grassland and can hardly be seen.

At this time, Tana was looking left and right around the iron pot, and was amazed: "There are only a few pots in our entire tribe, and most of them are broken. This pot looks much better, and if it can be taken to the grassland, it will definitely be replaced by two of the best horses. ”

Yang Chen sighed helplessly beside him, and could only step forward and whisper: "If you like it, when the work is done in two days, I will pay you to buy a few mouthfuls." ”

"Hmph, I don't need this kind of gift." Hearing him say this, Tana suddenly snorted coquettishly, tilted her head, and walked away with some pride, and then came to a shop that sold rouge gouache and hairpin ring ornaments, and her eyes suddenly lit up a little, and she quickly came up with a wow.

The owner of the store saw that there was a guest coming to the door, so he quickly greeted him with a smile, and he didn't care that these two people were not dressed in the Central Plains, so he opened his mouth and recommended his goods: "This girl, you can come, today the shop just came to a batch of high-grade rouge from Jiangnan, which is the most suitable for a beauty like you." With that, he opened a powder box and placed it in front of Tana for her to watch and smell.

As soon as the box was opened, even Yang Chen, who didn't come forward, smelled a refreshing fragrance of jasmine, and Tana's eyes lit up, so she quickly took it and looked at it carefully, and even wanted to dip her finger in it to take a closer look. However, her action was stopped by the boss, and he smiled with him: "Girl, forgive me, this jasmine powder can get three taels of silver a box, but I don't dare to let you touch it." ”

"Oh......" Tana remembered that she didn't have much money on her, so she handed the box back to the boss with some stupidity, and when she looked at other things, it was obvious that she didn't have much interest.

Seeing this, Yang Chen hurriedly stepped forward to say a few words of comfort, but saw her suddenly walk forward, and said in a low voice: "Let's go where you want to go." ”

Yang Chen nodded, didn't say anything more, just turned his head and took a closer look at the shop, and then followed. Just now, he found out that there were actually two tails behind it, but after the two of them were looking around, the two followers gave up following and dispersed. Now is the best chance to get to your real destination.

People are always forgetful, only ten days and a half months of work, the previous several cases that caused the whole city to panic have been left behind by everyone, and the small county town has become quiet and peaceful again. However, this is only for those who have not experienced it firsthand, and for those who have really experienced the horrors of murder, this is a different story.

At least for the residents in the alley where Mr. Chen's family is located, the nightmare is far from over. Although it was almost noon, the area around the alley was quiet, there were hardly any people in sight, and the doors of every house in the alley were closed, as if they were afraid that some bad luck would suddenly befall them.

However, such an environment was convenient for Yang Chen and the others to act, and they didn't need to be careful to dodge, and they had successfully come to the door of the Chen Mansion where the seal was still attached. In just over ten days, the mansion has become lifeless, and thin layers of dust and cobwebs have formed on the door.

Looking at the dilapidated and quiet environment here, Tana's heart suddenly beat faster, and she couldn't help but whisper, "This is the important place you want to investigate?" But I don't think there's anything other than a little frightening quietness. ”

"Because the crux of the matter is inside." Yang Chen said and remembered a little more: "Either you go for a walk elsewhere first, you don't have to go in with me." ”

"No, since we came out together, of course we have to be together." Tana shook her head.

"I'm worried that you're afraid, after all, there have been many deaths here......" Yang Chen hurriedly explained, but saw the other party shake his head again: "What is there to be afraid of the dead, it's not that I haven't experienced life and death." ”

That's a good point, not to mention the previous experience, just by venturing into the side pass, they are already taking a great risk, isn't this comparable to entering the house in front of them? Thinking of this, Yang Chen nodded: "Then you can go in with me." As he spoke, he did not push the closed courtyard door, but went around to the other side, and after pressing on the courtyard wall, his body rose into the air and fell to the top.

This time, Tana was a little dumbfounded, she didn't have such the ability to fly off the wall. Fortunately, Yang Chen didn't ignore her, and after sitting down on the wall, he stretched his hand down: "Come, I'll pull you up." ”

Tana hummed softly, hurriedly stepped forward, jumped hard, and then reached up, just holding the other man's big hand, and then she felt that her body was light, and the person flew up, landing steadily on the wall. Yang Chen saw that she stabilized her figure, so he twisted her body again and easily fell into the courtyard.

Originally, he was going to help the other party again, but Tana then jumped off without hesitation. After all, she is not one of those weak women in the Central Plains, and she is also a person who can ride a horse and gallop on the grassland.

Seeing this, Yang Chen, who was about to stretch out his hand, retracted his hand a little embarrassed, and glanced approvingly at the girl in front of him. Tana looked up again, snorted a little proudly, and then asked, "Why do you have to go over the wall when you don't go through the door?" ”

"Because in this way, you can avoid the eyes and ears of some people who have a heart. Let's go, while it's still early, let's take a look around. Yang Chen said, then turned around and walked towards the hall in front of him. Tana wanted to look around the courtyard, but suddenly a cold wind blew, which made her shiver, and she didn't dare to stay here alone, so she could only follow the man behind and enter the somewhat gloomy hall.

Except for the fact that there was a little more dust in this hall because no one had cleaned it for a long time, it looked no different from when Yang Chen came to inquire about the case some time ago, and even the various furniture and furnishings didn't seem to move. But after seeing this scene, Yang Chen frowned, and a trace of doubt appeared in his heart: "Logically speaking, after the case of destroying the door, the government should send someone to search for it, why is it so orderly here?" ”

Thinking in his heart, his movements did not slow down, and after scanning the entire hall and seeing no problems, he quickly went out, bypassed the hall, and came to the courtyard behind.

Tana, who was following him, wanted to ask him what he had discovered, but when she saw his attentive look, she remained silent and just followed him quietly, following his gaze and looking around, as if she wanted to see something in the middle. But unfortunately, in her eyes, everything inside and outside the courtyard was very ordinary, except that she saw that it had been uninhabited for a while.

Yang Chen was carefully investigating the scene of the murder at this time, and naturally he didn't care about the state of mind of the girl behind him, he just entered and came out one room after another, and then silently thought about something in his heart.

When he came to the study he had been to that day, Yang Chen's face was condensed, and Tana, who entered with him, changed his face even more, and she almost screamed. Because on the floor and walls of this room, there were still several shocking traces of blood, which had turned black and dried. From this alone, it can be inferred that the murderer is the one who killed here.

After looking at the blood splashed on the wall for a while, Yang Chen closed his eyes again, and imagined a picture of the murderer killing in his mind - the deceased should have been standing in front of the door at that time, and then killed by someone with a knife, so the blood would be splashed on the wall in front of the door - and this can show one thing, the deceased should not be too wary of the murderer, otherwise she should have a chance to retreat before the other party attacked, at least the blood would not be splashed here.

But who will be the woman who can call the Chen family so relieved after her husband's death? It stands to reason that they should be vigilant from top to bottom, even if they were close to them in the past, it is impossible for them to be completely unguarded.

"Who could it be that a woman of the Chen family could let down his guard against him, and it was a late-night visitor?" Yang Chen lowered his head and pondered, recalling the various things she had mentioned when she spoke to Mrs. Chen before. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and a detail that he had previously overlooked jumped into front of him, and she said this at the time: "...... The late husband did study in his early years, and he also took exams. It's a pity that he didn't pass the exam in the end, and he didn't have the luck of his friend to get into the official family, so he could only inherit the family business and become a small businessman...... "That's the problem!"