When Zhang Meixian followed Song Ruilong to the door of the Yuexiang Inn, the headcatcher rushed up and replied, "My lord, this Yuexiang Inn is tightly surrounded by the officials, and the people inside are also cooperative, and none of them want to go out."

Song Ruilong nodded and said, "That's good." We're going to go in now and bring those who are seriously suspicious to trial again. The lobby of the inn is the scene of the trial. ”

"Yes! The subordinates will handle it. ”

It didn't take long for a temporary trial venue to be set up by Tie Chong and others.

Song Ruilong sat behind a table in the middle, Zhang Meixian sat on the side to take a confession, and Tie Chong stood on both sides with three officials, waiting for Song Ruilong's orders.

Song Ruilong put all the evidence he had collected in a bag and placed it next to the table.

Song Ruilong first asked Tie Chong to bring the chef Spicy Jiutian to the hall of the inn.

Spicy Jiutian knelt in front of Song Ruilong, and after kowtowing for a while, he said, "Lord Song, I don't know what the adults have to call the villain here?"

Song Ruilong said lightly: "Spicy Jiutian, do you know that the shopkeeper is missing?"

Spicy Jiutian said angrily: "This bastard stole our money bag and fled for his life, it seems that he killed Ning Tianxiang, he was afraid that the matter would be revealed, so he ran for his life."

Song Ruilong shook his head and said, "No, Liu Xiaodong, the second shopkeeper, is not going to run for his life, but to collect debts."

Spicy Jiutian was a little confused and said: "The villain doesn't understand what the adults are talking about, the shopkeeper is a miscellaneous worker, usually, our boss gives him a little salary, where does he have any debts to collect?" Besides, who will be in debt to him? ”

Song Ruilong looked at Spicy Jiutian and said, "Let's talk about it, how did the shopkeeper die?"

Spicy Jiutian said in horror: "Ah! What the? The shopkeeper died? Adults have nothing to do with villains. The shopkeeper must have stolen our money bag and was robbed and killed by robbers in the process of fleeing for his life, which has nothing to do with the villain! ”

Song Ruilong said: "It seems that if the county doesn't come up with some evidence, you won't say it." Do you remember that the county asked Su Xianrong to go to the kitchen with you to check the situation? ”

Spicy Jiutian's sallow face suddenly became a little pale, and the beard at the corners of his mouth seemed to be about to stand up, and he said in horror: "I remember, after Miss Su checked in the kitchen at that time, she didn't find anything missing. Steamed buns and bacon are there. ”

Song Ruilong nodded and said: "Of course those things are there, even the clothes of the shopkeeper are there, and the shopkeeper is not going to run away at all, but to negotiate conditions with a person."

Spicy Jiutian twisted his head to the side and said, "What does this have to do with me?"

Song Ruilong said solemnly: "Of course this has something to do with you. Because you didn't happen to be at the Yuexiang Inn last night, and the time of the shopkeeper's death happened to be at three o'clock, do you say that the shopkeeper's death has anything to do with you? ”

Spicy Jiutian said with some excitement: "Who said that I was not at the Yuexiang Inn last night?"

Song Ruilong said: "Spicy nine days, you'd better tell the truth, now, it's the county that is asking you, not the county." If there is a false sentence, be careful that your flesh and skin suffer? ”

Spicy Jiutian said: "That's right, the little one went out last night, but the little one didn't see the second shop."

"What are you going out for?"

Spicy Jiutian hesitated for a moment and said, "This ...... This, I went out and bought a pot of wine and drank it. I was depressed in the past two days, so I drank some wine to relieve my boredom. ”

Song Ruilong said slowly: "Where did you buy the wine?" Where is the flask? ”

Spicy Jiutian didn't expect Song Ruilong to ask so carefully, and said: "The wine I bought in Liu's house, the wine gourd was thrown away by me." If you don't believe me, you can go to Liu's house to ask for it. ”

"Yes." Song Ruilong looked at Tie Chong and said, "You immediately take two people to Liu's house to ask if the confession of the spicy nine days is true."

Song Ruilong called Tie Chong to his side and whispered a few words, Tie Chong nodded and said, "Yes!" The subordinates have written it down, so please rest assured. ”

Tie Chong took the order and left.

Song Ruilong thought of wine, and he immediately sent another official to the county government to get something.

Liu Jiazhuo, the owner of the Liu family's aging wine, was not far from the Yuexiang Inn, so Tie Chong quickly brought Liu Jiajiu to Song Ruilong.

Liu Jiajiu knelt in front of Song Ruilong very timidly, didn't dare to raise his head, his whole body trembled, and said, "Big ...... Big...... Adult, I don't know what the big people are passing on, what is the matter? ”

Song Ruilong said: "Liu Jiajiu, get up and speak." Don't be nervous, the county is just asking you a few questions. ”

"Yes!" Liu Jiajiu slowly stood up.

Song Ruilong said: "Liu Jiajiu, look at the person on your right, do you know each other?"

Liu Jiajiu tilted his head sideways, glanced at Spicy Jiutian, and said, "Back to the words of the adult." The villain knows that he is the chef of Yuexiang Inn. Spicy Nine Days often goes to the villain's liquor shop to buy wine, so I recognize it. ”

"Hmmm! Very good. Song Ruilong said happily: "Then think about it, when it was time last night, did Spicy Jiutian buy wine in your wine shop?"

Liu Jiazhuo looked at it and said: "Come to my senses, he did buy a pot of wine last night, and the little one had already fallen asleep at that time, so he gave me an extra ten cents for nine days!"

Song Ruilong was not surprised at all, he saw a servant walking in at the door, holding a rag in his hand, and when the servant walked next to Song Ruilong, he handed the rag to Song Ruilong.

Song Ruilong put the cloth on the table, looked at Liu Jiajiu, and said, "Liu Jiajiu, are you familiar with the taste of your wine?"

Liu Jiajiu seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, and suddenly said excitedly: "Familiar! Familiar! As long as it's our home-brewed wine, I know it when I smell it. My wine is a century-old brand, the recipe is absolutely unique, and the taste is delicious and mellow. ”

Song Ruilong lifted a rag on the table, hung it in the air, shook it a few times, and said, "Liu Jiajiu, can you smell whether the wine on this dress is yours?"

"Try it, villain!"

Liu Jiazhuo bent his waist, walked to Song Ruilong's table, sniffed carefully, and said, "That's right, the smell of wine on this dress is my home-brewed wine."

Song Ruilong said with a smile: "Very good, you step aside first." ”

Liu Jiajiu didn't know what Song Ruilong was going to do, but he felt that these things must be related to the case.

Song Ruilong looked at Spicy Jiutian, his tone was very relaxed, and said, "Spicy Jiutian, do you usually like to drink in big bowls?"

Spicy Jiutian didn't know what Song Ruilong meant when he asked him, and said, "Oh, the small one has the habit of drinking in a big bowl." We Northeast people like to eat meat in a big gulp and then drink a lot of wine. ”