Shortly after Li Hongyu and his entourage left Zhang's house, they were in a mansion in the county seat.

"Master, the magistrate has already led Li Jieyuan and the Zhao family's boys away, and I heard that he is going to the prison cell to interrogate the young master."

In the living room in the front yard, a man who looked like a man hurriedly walked in the door and said in a deep voice to a round-faced middle-aged man who was pacing back and forth in the hall.

"Did they find anything in Zhang's house?" The round-faced middle-aged man stopped when he heard this, and asked quietly.

"Back to the master, according to the messenger in the yamen, Li Xie Yuan and the boy of the Zhao family just walked around the courtyard, went into Miss Zhang's boudoir to take a look, and came out without saying anything." The subordinate shook his head and replied.

"Tell me to go down and keep an eye on the prison, I want to know what they said to the young master." The round-faced middle-aged man groaned for a moment when he heard this, and gave an order with an expressionless face.

"Big brother, with that kid from the Zhao family here, will Li Xie Yuan get in the way?" After the servant left, a sturdy middle-aged man sitting on a chair next to him couldn't help but stand up and said to the round-faced middle-aged man with a worried face.

This round-faced middle-aged man is Shen Yunshan, the big shopkeeper of Dexiang and Shen Shaoqiang's father, and the sturdy middle-aged man is Shen Shaoqiang's fourth uncle Shen Yunyu, who is the son of the Shen family.

Since learning that Yang He went to Zhaojiabao to invite Li Hongyu, Shen Yunshan rushed to the county seat as if he was facing a great enemy, preparing to personally sit in the town to deal with what might happen, no matter how Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin had a close relationship, he would definitely not be able to trust Li Hongyu.

"This person dared to boast about Haikou at the Luming Banquet, and really concluded the case of Wuchang Mingyue Pavilion in one day, showing that he is not an idle person, if there is any stumbling block in secret, we will have suffering by then."

Shen Yunshan's face was gloomy, his brows were furrowed tightly, and he looked at Shen Yunyu coldly and said, "This county magistrate is too, he is really sick and rushed to the doctor, doesn't he know that we are inseparable from the Zhao family?" ”

"Big brother, maybe that Li Jieyuan is a reasonable person and won't be confused in this matter." Hearing this, Shen Yunyu hurriedly opened his mouth to comfort.

"I hope so." Shen Yunshan sighed a little helplessly, and now he can only take one step at a time.

Qingyuan County County, prison.

In a wing room in the prison, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin sat there leisurely sipping tea while discussing the case, waiting for Shen Shaoqiang to be brought up.

Li Hongyu deliberately asked Yang He to avoid making Shen Shaoqiang nervous, in fact, he asked some things more easily, and Yang He's presence would make the scene more embarrassing.

A moment later, there was a sound of shackles outside the door, and Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin knew that Shen Shaoqiang had been brought, so they stopped talking after exchanging glances, and drank tea there with serious expressions.

Soon, the door creaked open, and a young man wearing handcuffs and shackles, wearing a white prison uniform, and a blank expression was brought in by two jailers, he was naturally Shen Shaoqiang.

"Two masters, people brought it." After entering the door, a jailer nodded and said to Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin, he is an old man in the prison, so he naturally knows that both of them are lifters, so the "master" is the most suitable, after all, the two are not "adults" now.

Shen Shaoqiang didn't know who was seeing him, and he wasn't interested in knowing who would interrogate him, so he knelt there with a dull gaze and looked very sad.

"Open his shackles." Li Hongyu glanced at Shen Shaoqiang and said to the cell leader.

The cell boss had already received Yang He's orders, and Wen Yan took off Shen Shaoqiang's handcuffs and leg irons according to Li Hongyu's explanation, and suspected murderers like Shen Shaoqiang had to wear heavy shackles when they left the cell, so as not to escape or do any other dangerous moves.

After removing the shackles, Li Hongyu waved his hand, and the cell boss led the jailer to bow down and retreat with interest, closing the door again.

"Shen Gongzi, do you know what is special about the blonde hairpin that Miss Zhang lost?" After the door was closed, Li Hongyu was relieved to love the teacup in his hand, and asked Shen Shaoqiang who was kneeling there in a deep voice.

"That blonde hairpin is just an ordinary piece of jewelry, and there's nothing special about it at all." Shen Shaoqiang shook his head blankly when he heard this, and replied expressionlessly, he had been asked countless questions about the blonde hairpin by the people of the county government in the past three months.

"I heard that you are a young owner who has been cultivated by Dexiang, and you have an innate talent for business, what do you think of the business between Dexiang and Guanwai?" Seeing Shen Shaoqiang's dejected appearance, Li Hongyu pondered for a while and then turned his voice around, and unexpectedly asked, he thought that Shen Shaoqiang's current situation was not suitable for discussing the case.

Hearing this, not only Shen Shaoqiang was slightly stunned, but a trace of surprise flashed in his godless eyes, and even Zhao Xin looked at Li Hongyu in surprise, he didn't expect him to ask such a question.

"Who are you?"

After Shen Shaoqiang's brows furrowed slightly, he looked up at Li Hongyu, and then he realized that the people sitting in front of him were two men in casual clothes who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, which made him look stunned, it was obvious that the two people in front of him were not the official servants.

"You don't need to know who we are now, I just want to know what you think about doing business with people outside the Kansai?" Li Hongyu did not answer Shen Shaoqiang's question, but said expressionlessly.

Shen Shaoqiang raised his head and looked at Li Hongyu, but he was soon defeated and had to look away, Li Hongyu's sharp gaze made it difficult for him to fight for a while, he never imagined that this young man in front of him, who was several years younger than him, would bring him such heavy psychological pressure.

"Listening to your accent, you are a person from the north of Huguang, and you should have heard a saying that 'people are in the rivers and lakes, and you can't help yourself'."

After stabilizing his somewhat flustered mind, Shen Shaoqiang lowered his head and pondered for a while, looked up at Li Hongyu, and said solemnly, looking a little helpless in his words.

After such a toss just now, his mind has now become clear, knowing that Li Hongyu will not ask him this question for no reason, so tell the truth, it is obvious that Li Hongyu is not the kind of person who is easy to fool.

"What do you mean by that?" Hearing this, a subtle smile flashed at the corner of Li Hongyu's mouth, and he asked in a deep voice, Shen Shaoqiang still didn't know that this sentence, which was popular in Huguang, came from his mouth.

"Shanxi is remote, the land is barren, and it is not easy for the people to make a living, so trade with the outside of the customs has become a rare way to survive.

Shen Shaoqiang pondered for a moment, and then said to Li Hongyu mockingly, "Besides, the people in the government have turned a blind eye to this matter, and they have benefited a lot from it, how can they make the people self-disciplined?" ”

"Looks like you're back to normal." Li Hongyu smiled when he heard this, and then his face turned pale, and he looked at him with a serious expression and said, "Let's talk about the case now, have you told anyone about Miss Zhang's family?" ”

"No, this matter is related to Miss Zhang's reputation, how can I divulge it!" Shen Shaoqiang shook his head, and a gloomy look flashed in his eyes.

"No matter what the truth of the case is, you have to bear a lot of responsibility in Miss Zhang's matter, if it weren't for the personal relationship between you and her, maybe today's tragedy would not have happened."

Li Hongyu stared at Shen Shaoqiang for a while, and said solemnly, "Therefore, your imprisonment today can be described as self-inflicted. ”

"This adult, the villain is willing to bear any punishment, but I implore the adult to find out the real culprit who killed Miss Zhang, and I am willing to be executed with him!" Shen Shaoqiang's eyes suddenly showed a painful look when he heard this, and then he touched the ground with his head, and his emotions became a little excited.

"It's not an adult, it's Xie Yuan from the Huguang Township Test, this is Yayuan from the Huguang Township Test, and he came to assist the county magistrate to thoroughly investigate this case."

Li Hongyu shook his head, revealed his identity and Zhao Xin's identity to Shen Shaoqiang, and then got up and led Zhao Xin towards the door, "While walking, we said in today's conversation, you can tell you the people of the Shen family what you should say, but I hope you can keep your mouth shut." ”

"What should I say? What shouldn't be said! Shen Shaoqiang was slightly stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand what Li Hongyu meant, and then looked at Li Hongyu in surprise, "You are Xie Yuan and Yayuan of Huguang Township Test?" ”

"It's like a fake!" Li Hongyu walked to the door without looking back, opened the door and said, "I will try my best to find out this case, I hope you are wronged, otherwise it will be a beast." ”

After speaking, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin strode out of the door, today he came to see Shen Shaoqiang on purpose, as for Hong'er and the others, he waited for him to have some clues about the case before going to see him, anyway, everyone's confessions are in the county office, Li Hongyu only needs to be transferred out to see what Hong'er and others said.

"That's leaving?" Looking at the figures of Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin disappearing at the door, Shen Shaoqiang didn't react for a while, he thought that Li Hongyu was going to ask him some details of the case delicately, but he didn't think that Li Hongyu just chatted with him casually and left, which was really unexpected by him, which made him a little uneasy.

"Brother Li, do you think he is not a murderer?" While walking, Zhao Xin couldn't help but take a few quick steps to keep up with Li Hongyu who was walking in front, and asked in a low voice, from Li Hongyu's performance just now, she felt that Li Hongyu seemed to believe Shen Shaoqiang.

"His grief doesn't seem to be faked, and I really can't find the reason why he killed Miss Zhang."

Li Hongyu bowed slightly when he heard this, he believed in his eyesight, if Shen Shaoqiang was acting, then he could only admire his superb acting skills, and then frowned and said, "He should know that Hong'er knows about him and Miss Zhang, and if he kills him, he will definitely not let Hong'er go." ”

"It looks like we're busy." Zhao Xin couldn't help but sigh helplessly when he heard this, it was not easy to find out the murderer who had no clue and was so deeply hidden.

Li Hongyu smiled bitterly and shook his head, he didn't want to get involved in this trouble, but since Yang He personally went to ask him, he had to try his best to get things done.