30. Wind and rain
Hearing the shout, Di Feng walked out of the house quickly, but he didn't expect Tian Yangming to be faster than him, Di Feng hadn't arrived at the gate yet, Tian Yangming had already dressed neatly, and opened the door majestically, not to mention that this kid was dressed in a suit and covered his body, and he really had the posture of Takeshi Kaneshiro in ambush on all sides.
"Don't be stunned, don't you hurry up and lead the way, do you want my county lieutenant to open the way for you to catch the head?" For a man who is more handsome than himself, Di Feng has never given him a good face.
Tian Yangming shook his head helplessly, and said in a loud voice: "It's dark and the road is slippery, the eldest master follows and be careful with your feet, don't fall on your heels."
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Xin'an Inn has gathered a lot of people at this time, most of the people outside the door are hearing the movement and running to see the lively neighborhoods, inside the building is the third class of yamen deacons, the most conspicuous is the owner of the inn Jing Shisanniang standing at the door of the second floor.
"Don't look at the scene of the murder, destroy the clues of physical evidence, be careful to treat you as an accomplice with the criminal, and disperse quickly"
As soon as they saw the county lieutenant arrive, everyone automatically got out of the way, and the official bowed down to "see the county lieutenant", and the bold ones continued to watch, and the timid ones had sneaked back to their homes to brag to their wives and children.
Seeing Jing Shisanniang standing at the door of the guest room, Tian Yangming frowned slightly, and whispered to Di Feng: "This innkeeper is not an ordinary person, a young woman saw this bloody murder scene, her face was calm, this person is either experienced for a long time, or has a lot to do with this murder case."
"That's, don't look at what kind of character Jing Shisanniang is, can she be afraid of the murder scene?" However, Di Feng understood in his heart, but he didn't plan to say it to Tian Yangming, let this kid suffer a little from Jing Sanniang, who made him look more stylish than himself, Di Feng nodded and said: "Yes, you have to pay more attention to this Jing Sanniang, I also think she is weird, they all say that businessmen seek profits, but this person can't go to a big city with a lot of people like Qianzhou, it is suspicious to come to a remote town like Xinning to open a store, plus so many things happened one after another as soon as she arrived, it is necessary to investigate this person."
Seeing Di Feng leading people up to the second floor, Jing Sanniang said coldly: "County Lieutenant Di, your Xinning security is really good, my inn just took over, and your county's predecessor died here, doesn't County Lieutenant Di want to give the little girl an explanation?" ”
"Say! People died in your inn, I didn't ask you to say that it was already a great master's grace, you still have to say the law, or if you are a woman, this head catcher would have taken you down for supervision, Hugh wants to make a noise and quickly dodge, let me wait to see the scene" Tian Yangming heard that Jing Sanniang's tone was not good to Di Feng, and he immediately put on an official posture and refuted it in reply.
"You ......" Jing Thirteen Niang wanted to have a seizure, but thinking of her current identity, she could only endure it, and dodged out of the door.
"Master, there is no sign of a fight at the scene, but the door is broken, and there is a bruise on Xie Zhutou's chest, and it is inferred from his humble position that Xie Zhutou should have been grabbed by someone from outside the door and dragged into the house with one blow. Another person who was not skilled in martial arts stabbed Xie Zhutou with a sword, "Tian Yangming really lived up to Di Feng's expectations, he just carefully inspected the room, and came to a conclusion that was similar to the truth.
Di Feng walked through the scene of the crime in the order that Tian Yangming said, and then nodded and asked, "Who first discovered that Xie Zhutou was killed?" ”
"It's small~~" The shopkeeper trembled his legs and whispered.
"Tell me about it," Di Feng asked.
"Little heard...... Xie Zhutou ......, "The shopkeeper stumbled and told me what had happened.
"Do you see someone coming downstairs?"
"No, absolutely no one went downstairs, the little one was in the hall all the time." The shopkeeper replied in the affirmative
"Do you know who lived in this room at the time of the crime?"
"The villain didn't see it clearly, he covered his face with a hat when he lived in the store, and he hasn't been out of the room since, but he should be in his thirties and thin when he hears the voice."
Di Feng listened to the story of the shopkeeper, and walked to the window to take a look, the window was open, the drizzle outside the window was drizzling, and Xinning City was shrouded in the drizzle, which was silent and cold, "This kind of weather murderer will never dare to stay in people's homes, so it will be easy to be remembered, he can only take advantage of the rainy night to go out of the city, Wujiang River can not go to Pengshui at this time, Baima Village!" Yes, it's the only way to other counties and towns."
Di Feng turned around and said to Tian Yangming: "You quickly take people along the way to Baima Village to inquire, the murderer should have fled in the direction of Baima Village."
"Whoa!" Tian Yangming responded, and took the officials to run to the White Horse Village in the rain.
"Thirteen Niang, shall we find a place to talk?" Di Feng said to Jing Sanniang with a smile.
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In an elegantly decorated room, Jing Sanniang poured a cup of tea, put it on the desk in front of Di Feng, and asked, "What does the county lieutenant Di want to ask when he is looking for a little girl?" ”
"Thirteen Niang, have you seen this official before?" Di Feng asked so knowingly, just to make sure whether this Jing Thirteen Niang came to Xinning for herself.
Jing Sanniang pondered for a moment and then replied: "Why did Lieutenant Di come here to ask? The little woman hadn't seen an adult before."
"Oh, it's nothing, the official just saw that Thirteen Niang was familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it, so he asked this question, I don't know where Thirteen Niang is from?"
"My lord, in the dead of night, you and I are alone in the same room, I am afraid that it will cause criticism, if there is nothing important, please invite the little girl to go to the yamen after dawn tomorrow to ask questions?" Jing Sanniang got up and opened the door as she spoke, and secretly said in her heart, "Shameless thief, if you want to check my bottom, you are still a little tender." ”
People have made it clear that they will send off guests, no matter how thick-skinned Di Feng is, he is embarrassed not to leave, he can only get up and say: "Tomorrow, the official is waiting for Thirteen Niang in the subordinate office, it is related to tonight's murder, and I hope Thirteen Niang will not forget" Di Feng finished speaking out of the room, but his heart became more and more puzzled, "From Jing Thirteen Niang's performance, it seems that she did not come to Xinning for herself, so what is the purpose of her coming here?" ”
Seeing Di Feng come out of the room, Jing Sanniang also pondered in her heart, "This thief just took him down is a good opportunity, but why does he wear the master's jade pendant, is he the leader of this Southern Sect?" Isn't that right, there is no news of the master's succession in the sect? It seems that he can't be reckless, if he is not afraid of 10,000, he is afraid of what if, in case he is really the new sect leader, this offense to the sect leader will be cut by a thousand cuts"
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The next day was covered with dark clouds, and the rain had not only stopped for a day and a night, but also had a growing trend, and the handyman Cui Tou outside Di Feng's official room brought in a stove and put it next to Di Feng and said: "The county lieutenant is warm up, and he is careful to get cold on a rainy day."
Di Feng thanked him and asked, "Old Cuitou, where is your home?" ”
Old Cui Tou hurriedly bowed down and said: "The humble family is a stove shop, alas! This rain continues, the mountains and rocks and grass have already absorbed the water after this day and night of rain soaking, if you want to keep going like this, you are afraid of attracting flash floods, and the lowly family is at the foot of Houping Mountain, so I am worried that the flash flood will destroy the house and hurt the family, so the lowly job wants to take a day off and go back to see, I don't know if the county lieutenant can do it? "There was a lot of anxiety between the words.
Di Feng was also shocked when he heard this, it has been raining for the past few days, if the rain suddenly increases, there may be a flash flood, how simple and crude the houses in Xinning are, and the consequences of the flash flood are unimaginable, he hurriedly asked: "Can you inform Lai County Order of such a hidden danger?" ”
"Such a trivial matter, how dare the villain alarm the county commander," said the old Cui Tou. If it weren't for seeing Di Feng young, he wouldn't even dare to talk to Di Feng about leave.
"Confused! How is it a trivial matter to have a human life? You go home quickly to arrange, if there is any danger, come and report it quickly, and I will go to Lai County to discuss."
Lao Cui bowed down and thanked him, turned around and hurriedly went out, and at the same time secretly praised in his heart, "This county lieutenant Di is a good official with the people in his heart."
Di Feng was just about to get up to find Lai Xianling, the door curtain was opened, Tian Yangming walked in with rain, and before Di Feng could ask, Tian Yangming shook the water droplets on his body, reached out to the stove and roasted the fire and said: "I chased all night, I didn't find anything, the rain ruined the footprints on the road, the murderer didn't know where to flee, but you judged it right, he was very likely to enter the White Horse Village"
"Don't worry about the murderer first, you can follow me to see Lai County Order," Di Feng said, grabbed Tian Yangming and walked out.
At this time, Lai County Ling was talking to Xie Wuling; Xie Wuling was also covered in water like Tian Yangming.
"Soulless brother, how did you get this picture? By the way, my letter to the dignitaries of the yamen who joined the army has been sent, are you sure that you can come to Xinning to take up the post? ”
"I was in a hurry and forgot to bring an umbrella...... I have already taken care of the yamen to join the army, as long as your official document arrives, I will definitely be able to come to Xinning, Zhao Mingping will be transferred to Xiangyong to serve as the county minister, he should not be happy" Xie Wuling replied to Lai Mingjie while wiping the rain on his face with a handkerchief.
"That's the best, Zhao Ming is gone, and then get Di Feng away, this Xinning is the world of you and my brother, but I'm worried about our business, don't be discovered by this hairy Di Feng, his door is very tight" Lai Mingjie asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, what can you do if you find out, a few green forest bandits, catch it, when we get to the prison, we will solve everything with a package plan, your five thousand taels of dividends, I have arranged a reliable person to send you to the house, this time the eldest grandson Wuji had an accident, our business has been affected, and now the matter is over, the inventory of the prefectures and counties has also been withdrawn, I believe that the next dividend will be doubled." Xie Wuling said that he despised Lai Mingjie in his heart, "Greedy and timid, not as bold as Xue Yi, it is difficult for this person to achieve great things"
At this time, he listened to the little guy brought by Xie Wuling outside the door, and said loudly: "County Lieutenant Di, you are here, what is the urgency of such a heavy rain, you see that the clothes are wet." ”