Lu Yuanzhi was talking happily, when something suddenly hit his back, [***] was quite awkward, the fat man was waving his hand to speak, and he was defenseless, and immediately fell on his ass.

"Don't lie to my father, my father is a good person!"

The yellow-skinned little girl had a lot of strength, and she actually knocked over the fat man Lu, pointing at him and screaming with all her might, tears rolling down in strings.

Lu Fatzi got up, his face was already red, and his hand was raised in mid-air and froze and fell: such a yellow-haired girl, she can't beat her, and if she doesn't hit her, she will lose her face again.

Qin Lin shook his head, took down his raised hand, and said with a smile: "Fatty, your speculation is not small, no wonder you want to eat others." Just imagine, if Li Huowang was really bought by the White Lotus Sect, then he also said before his death that he would buy clothes and candy for his wife and daughter when he made a fortune, so he should settle his family in advance, how could he die in vain like now, and his wife and daughter are helpless? ”

Lu Fatzi choked for a moment, smiled and touched his head, and also realized that this speculation was wrong.

The yellow-haired girl smiled gratefully at Qin Lin and returned to her mother.

The confusing facts of the case made Qin Lin scratch his head too.

The facts of the case that have been ascertained so far can be summarized in series as follows: Li Huowang, a skilled shotgun master, has shown unprecedented joy in the past few days, claiming to his apprentices that he is about to make a fortune; When he had finished his work the evening of the previous evening, he left the blacksmith's workshop and never appeared again in the eyes of his apprentices, and his wife and daughter, who remained at home, did not wait for him to return home; In the end, it was not until today that the powder magazine suddenly exploded, and Li Huowang's body was found in the ruins.

So why did Li Huowang abandon his beloved wife and daughter, and suddenly die with a whimper? Did he commit suicide or did he kill himself in the powder magazine? The key is ...... "If he kills, Li Huowang must have been killed!" Xu Xinyi waved his fist excitedly, and his beautiful apricot eyes shone with brilliance.

Qin Lin bowed slightly, and encouraged her to continue with his eyes.

"Rope," Xu Xinyi made a gesture that strengthened his affirmative tone, "If it's a suicide, he can just ignite the fire and detonate the gunpowder, why use the delayed arquebus?" It is clear that someone is in the powder magazine, what means is used to make him unable to move, light the fire rope and then quietly leave, blend into the crowd, and use the delay of the fire rope burning to hide people's eyes and ears! ”

Lu Fatzi also learned to be obedient this time, scratched his scalp and asked, "That's it...... So when did Li Huowang enter the powder magazine? What has he been doing in there for so long, since yesterday evening? ”

Qin Lin slapped the fat man on the back, and said with a smile: "You can ask the point this time!" ”

The time and manner when Li Huowang entered the powder magazine is definitely the key link in this case! Since he has been missing since yesterday evening, it is necessary to inquire not only about the general of today's patrol but also about the patrol since yesterday evening.

Yesterday's patrol general Lan was also called out by Ma Debao, listening to Qin Lin's interrogation, he thought about it carefully, and then looked at Huang Jiangzong and said: "Xiaguan was in charge of patrolling the sentinel from yesterday afternoon to early this morning, and he didn't see any abnormal movement in the powder magazine after the evening, but when he just handed over the application in the afternoon (three o'clock in the afternoon), Xiaguan saw Li Huowang enter the powder magazine from a distance, and then Xiaguan patrolled to other places, so I didn't see whether he came out or not." ”

Well? Qin Lin squinted his eyes, his gaze was as sharp as a knife, and the face of the Huang general who cut the treasury hurt.

"Hey, Lao Lan, don't talk nonsense!" Mr. Huang panicked and shook his hand vigorously: "When I first handed over the application, Li Huowang came to me to get gunpowder, but he was fine at that time, if you don't believe it, ask his apprentice, he must have gone back." ”

This point was immediately confirmed by Li Huowang's apprentice as a military craftsman, because of the needs of his work, Li Huowang often went to the gunpowder depot to receive gunpowder, and it was normal for Huang to contact him; Although it is not clear whether Li Huowang went to get gunpowder yesterday, he did go out a few times in the afternoon; At least until the hour when it was dark (six o'clock in the afternoon), Li Huowang came out of the workshop and said goodbye to his apprentices.

"That's it, the subordinate is innocent," Huang bowed to Qin Lin, who was aggrieved by the general committee, and reprimanded the general manager loudly: "Old Lan, you are really not interesting, Li Huowang is still alive and well at the moment, you said that he first came to my powder magazine, what kind of intentions is it?" ”

Lan Jiang always blushed, looked at Qin Lin in awe, and said uneasily: "Maybe, well, maybe the lower officials are wrong, alas...... It's a pity that the patrol was far away at that time, and I was the only one who took care of the powder magazine, and looked here, but I couldn't see clearly in a trance, and the other brothers didn't pay attention......"

"Aren't you harmful?" Huang stomped his feet in anger.

Xu Xinyi and the fat man raised their eyebrows at the same time, and their suspicious eyes were fixed on Mr. Lan, this guy is very untruthful, but he is afraid that he is hiding something.

Lan Jiang always felt that Miss Xu had bad intentions, and immediately took a step back in fright, knelt down and kowtowed with a sad face: "It's not a subordinate official, it's really none of my business, I stayed with my brothers in the middle of the night patrol last night, and I slept in the barracks when the powder magazine exploded this morning, so it is impossible to go to the powder magazine to light the fire!" ”

Qin Lin immediately called for the herald's certificate, and the soldiers on patrol confirmed the words of the general Lan Jiang, and they had been sleeping in the barracks since this morning, and a few soldiers who were not on duty last night were busy sewing and mending clothes, and they didn't rush over until the powder magazine exploded.

"There is no time to commit the crime, but the suspicion still cannot be ruled out, you can order a third party to ignite the fire and detonate it," Qin Lin temporarily came to a conclusion.

"Then Mr. Huang," Qin Lin pointed to the powder magazine that was already in ruins, "Is the key to this powder magazine only in your hands?" Do you go into the warehouse every day to take inventory? ”

No, no, no, General Huang shook his hand wildly: "Although the lower officials are in charge of the powder magazine, the key is kept by two veterans in turn. Since yesterday when Shen Shi received gunpowder for Li Huowang, Xia Guan has never entered the powder magazine again -- today, thanks to the gun competition between the chief and the eldest lady in the martial arts arena, Xia Guan went to see it, and he escaped death from the explosion. ”

Xu Xinyi hurriedly asked: "Where are the two veterans?" ”

As soon as she asked, she stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, as she had already said, the two old soldiers had already died in the explosion.

Everyone has an alibi, and the only veteran who can be sure that he is closely related to the case has died unexpectedly, so has this case become a headless public case?

(To be continued)