The room was damp and dim, with a musty smell.

Yang Shouwen motioned for the servant to open the window and light the lamp, and the light in the room suddenly became much brighter. In the room, there are two bookshelves and a couch. There were stacks of books on the shelves, and some paper was still left on the couch table.

Yang Shouwen stood in the middle of the room, frowned and looked around, and then walked to the edge of the couch.

Stretched out his finger and wiped it on the table, the dust was not very much.

"Is anyone cleaning here?"

"If you go back to the master, the villain will clean the room every once in a while."

"Wang Xianzun's belongings have been taken away?"

"Wang Xianzun only looks at official documents or reads books here on weekdays, and he doesn't have any personal belongings. Oh, those books on the shelves belong to Wang Xianzun. Before, the people from the yamen of the state capital came to pack up their things, and after reading these books, they were not very valuable, so they stayed...... By the way, the brazier over there is owned by Wang Xianzun, and the others are gone. ”

"Brazier?"

Yang Shouwen looked in the direction of the officer's finger and saw a brazier in the corner of the room.

The messenger said: "When Wang Xianzun was studying at night, he liked to boil water by himself, so he asked people to visit a brazier here, which was specially used to boil water. Some time ago, although the weather was warmer, it was rainy, so the room was damp. A brazier can also dispel moisture...... On the day of Wang Xianzun's accident, he lit a brazier in the house. ”

Yang Shouwen walked over, took a wooden stick from the officer's hand, and flipped it in the brazier.

"Wang Xianzun, what happened that day?"

When the officer heard this, his face flashed with memory.

He thought for a moment and said, "The night of the accident. It happened to be the villain on duty at night.

At nightfall. The county went into the house to read. Let the villain light the brazier and boil the water. After that, Wang Xianzun drove the villain out. About the end of the day, the villain suddenly heard Wang Xianzun's screams, so he hurriedly ran over. Wang Xianzun was disheveled and fell in front of the couch at that time, his face was red, as if it was burning, and then said to the villain: In the house. ...... in the house But before he could finish speaking, he bled to death, which frightened the villain at that time. ”

"What did he mean by 'in the house'?"

The messenger said, "This villain is not clear...... I think the county said that there was something in the house? Later, the villain came and searched the house inside and out, but found nothing. Later, people from the yamen of the state capital came and searched the side, but they still didn't find it. Perhaps, Wang Xianzun wants to say, there is someone in the house? ”

The officer had a bewildered look on his face. chatted with Yang Shouwen.

Wang Yuankai is a native of Taiyuan and speaks official language. However, they do not speak the local dialect of Suzhou.

This officer's name is Yao Sanlang, and he was recruited locally after Wang Yuankai took office. According to him, he can't play, he can't read, and he can be recruited because of his fluent official language, which is valued by Wang Yuankai.

Calculating the time, he followed Wang Yuankai for two years.

After Wang Yuankai's death, the servants he brought from Taiyuan had left, and only this Yao Sanlang was left to take care of the rear office.

"San Lang, what's going on with this seal?"

Yang Shouwen pointed to the ground next to the couch and asked suspiciously.

There is a black mark there, which is very obvious.

Yao Sanlang said: "On weekdays, the brazier is placed here, and it is also convenient for the county to use." Over time, it left a mark. ”

"You mean, this brazier was originally placed here?"

"Exactly."

Yang Shouwen nodded, and after taking a turn in the room, he sat on the couch.

"San Lang, you go down, I want to be quiet here."

"Whoa!"

Yao Saburo bowed down and agreed, and then exited the study.

After he left, there was a silence in the study. Yang Shouwen moved to the couch, and then closed his eyes.

Today, he sees the attitude of Gao Jian and others.

He didn't argue, nor did he bother with Zhou Lizhen and Xue Chongjian.

This time, he was indeed a little reckless! Now that Shenhui found him and Mingxiu, he stayed in the Puhui Temple. How can this be done without a little preparation? In other words, he besieged Puhui Temple with soldiers and horses, which was tantamount to exposing himself.

What a clever means!

Yang Shouwen suddenly laughed.

That Su Wei was simply the finishing touch, which made Yang Shouwen fall behind all of a sudden, and he had no power to fight back.

But what exactly is going on with Solvay?

Or rather, what happened to Solvay's wife?

Su Wei has obviously been killed, but she refuses to stand up and identify, but instead testifies for Su Wei? In this, I'm afraid there are still articles.

Now, it is no longer good for Yang Shouwen to come forward to preside over the situation.

As Gao Jian said, I'm afraid that the entire Suzhou Mansion is waiting to see his jokes.

In this case, no matter what Yang Shouwen does, it is useless, unless he can prove that Su Wei is fake.

But how do you prove it?

Thinking of this, Yang Shouwen opened his eyes and got down from the couch.

The only breakthrough is Su Wei's wife. According to Su Lun, Su Wei has been adrift since he was driven out of Wu County. Later, he settled in Cheung Chau, although he still regarded himself as a son of the Su family, but in fact, he did not have much contact with the Su family, and even among the Su family, there were few friends.

Why did Solvay's wife commit perjury?

This is a doubt! If you don't figure out the mystery here, I'm afraid you won't be able to make Su Wei's wife change her mind.

What a hassle!

Yang Shouwen graduated from the Police Academy and later read a lot of books.

But in fact, he didn't have much professional experience. The only time he handled the case, the result was that he was paralyzed for more than ten years.

The criminal investigation methods of later generations are difficult to use in this era.

Without so many scientific and technological means, and without sufficient manpower and material resources, it is indeed not easy to understand the truth of the matter.

Yang Shouwen walked aimlessly to the bookshelf, picked up a book from the shelf, and turned two pages.

Suddenly, he closed the book in his hand. I saw that the cover was written with the words 'Wuzhong Miscellaneous'. Author of the book. It was Wang Yuankai. The so-called miscellaneous. It's a miscellaneous record, which records some strange local legends.

Wuzhong miscellaneous, as the name suggests, is about some of the legends in the Wuzhong area.

Yang Shouwen held the book and felt a little strange.

He wrote "Journey to the West" by accident. Moreover, when writing "Journey to the West", Yang Shouwen was still an unknown person.

But Wang Yuankai is different. He was an official of the imperial court.

Most people like him don't like to write this kind of weird record. Even if I did, I wouldn't use my real name. This "Wuzhong Miscellaneous" was clearly written by Wang Yuankai when he was in office. It was printed last fall, which means that the book was written after Wang Yuankai took office. It's a bit weird to write it, but it's a little weird to use your real name.

Yang Shouwen's eyes rolled, and he came to sit down in front of the couch with the book in his hand.

He was about to flip through the pages when he heard footsteps outside the house, and the door was pushed open. I saw Li Longji and Pei Guangting coming from outside.

"Aoyuki, what are you doing?"

"Oh. There is a book here, which seems to have been written by Wang Yuankai before his death, so I am going to take a look. ”

"Do you mean "Wuzhong Miscellaneous"?"

Yang Shouwen was stunned for a moment, and looked at Li Longji suspiciously.

Li Longji smiled: "I read this book when I was in Luoyang.

After Wang Yuankai published this book last year, he also sent people to Luoyang to send hundreds of copies, not only me, but even Yao Shilang had read it. However, Yao Shilang was very angry with him for this unprofessional behavior, and wrote a letter to scold him.

The book is very interesting, but most of it is anecdotal after the well-dressed people crossed to the south and before the saint ascended the throne. If you have nothing to do, you can pass the time. However, Wang Yuankai is a Changzhou order, and he actually has time to write this kind of book, which is indeed ...... Hehe, if Qingzhi likes it, you might as well take a look, you can deepen your understanding of Suzhou. ”

It turned out that Wang Yuankai had already passed on the book.

Yang Shouwen nodded and closed the book.

"Is there something wrong with Saburo looking for me?"

Li Longji glanced at him, and then looked at Pei Guangting on the side.

Pei Guangting said: "Qingzhi, I want to ask, where did Pei Min go?" ”

Yang Shouwen went to find Pei Min and Yang Simiao before, but when he came back, he told everyone that Yang Simiao and Pei Min were gone.

Yang Shouwen said: "This, I really don't know.

I asked the inn where I stayed yesterday, and since last night, the city has been checking it. Maybe it was Yang Siren and Xiao Pei who sensed that the situation was not good and left early...... Brother Liancheng, don't worry! Xiao Pei is very smart and strong in martial arts. The people of Yang Temple are also a good person, and the two of them are together, there will be no accidents, and they may come back in two days. ”

Pei Guangting heard this and nodded.

And Li Longji asked softly: "Qingzhi, ...... you last night?"

"I don't know!"

Yang Shouwen showed a look of distress and said softly: "I did see them killing people in the meditation hall of the temple, but ......"

"How do you know that that person is Su Wei?"

"This ......"

Yang Shouwen was stunned for a moment, and then explained: "This ...... When I went to Yizhuang with the people of Yang Temple yesterday to examine the body, I saw Su Wei on the road. Su Yuanwai's style was so great, and I asked passers-by at that time to find out his identity.

Su Yuanwai's physiognomy is obvious and not difficult to identify......

Oh, speaking of the uprising, I do remember one thing. If Saburo finds it useful, he might as well have someone look it up. Before we arrived in Cheung Chau, several corpses had been found outside the temple, supposedly by local beggars. I went to Yizhuang with the people of Yang Temple to check on a few of them. Based on their deaths, the people of Yangsi determined that they were infected with corpse poison. I think those people may have something to do with the treasure of Huangtai, and San Lang might as well start from this aspect. ”

Sure enough, these words suddenly diverted Li Longji's attention.

When he heard this, he was immediately interested.

"Where are those bodies now?"

"I also saw it in Yizhuang yesterday, if San Lang is interested, you might as well bring someone to check it out tomorrow."

"So good, so good."

Li Longji nodded again and again, turned his head to look at Pei Guangting, and then said to Yang Shouwen with a smile: "Qingzhi, you have been running back and forth all day, I'm afraid you are also tired!"

As for the Buddha bone relics, you don't have to worry too much, if you need help, you can tell me, and I will do my best to help. ”

Yang Shouwen nodded again and again, indicating that he understood.

Due to the arrival of Li Longji and them, it was also difficult for Yang Shouwen to continue to stay in the study, so he said goodbye and left.

Seeing Yang Shouwen leave, Li Longji suddenly said to Pei Guangting: "Liancheng, what do you think?" ”

Pei Guangting was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "Qingzhi is not a reckless person, in fact, you and I know this very well in our hearts. He saw Su Wei killed yesterday, so it must have happened. It's just that I can't be sure if the person he saw was Solvay! If it is Su Wei, then who is the person in the Su family garden now? ”

"Well, what Liancheng thinks does make sense."

Li Longji asked, "But if the Puhui Temple really killed someone last night, what about the corpse?"

According to Aoyuki, they killed a lot of people. With so many corpses, what will be done? As long as the body is found, it will be able to wash away the grievances of Qingzhi. ”

"This ......"

Pei Guangting shook his head with a wry smile, not knowing how to answer for a while.

yes, so many corpses...... But Puhui Temple is next to Taihu Lake and is the easiest to dispose of corpses. As long as the body is sent to the depths of Taihu Lake and thrown into the lake, it may be difficult to find clues in the short term. The crux of the matter is still on which living Su Wei.

"Why don't we go to the Su family garden tomorrow?"

"Well, Di Erlang will arrive in Changzhou tomorrow, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to leave.

It's better to go for me, and you can take Suren for a while. I will ask Wang Maozhong to go to Yizhuang to check, the clue that Qingzhi said is very important, if those beggars are really infected with corpse poison, they will definitely leave clues. ”

The two of them walked out of the garden as they spoke.

But at this moment, I suddenly heard a commotion outside the yamen.

The two saw that in the northwest corner of the county seat, there was a fire rising into the sky. The two couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and hurriedly ran out.

"What happened?"

"Yizhuang is gone!"

The officer replied in a panic: "Fu Zun ordered me to summon Minzhuang to fight the fire. ”

Yizhuang, walking on the water?

Li Longji and Pei Guangting couldn't help but chuckle in their hearts.

That's a coincidence! Yang Shouwen said that the corpses of the beggars were in Yizhuang, and they followed Yizhuang and walked into the water?

"Wang Maozhong!"

Li Longji immediately shouted loudly: "Hurry up and prepare the horses, Liancheng and I are going to Yizhuang." ”

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly heard an eagle's chirp. And he saw an eagle flying out of the yamen, soaring in the night sky.

Immediately after, the sound of horses' hooves was heard.

Yang Shouwen rode Dajin, followed by Lu Chengzhi and Yang Jasmine, and was walking outside the yamen.

Li Longji hurriedly shouted: "Qingzhi, wait for me, let's go together." ”

While speaking, Wang Maozhong led the horse and ran over, Li Longji turned over and came to Yang Shouwen's side, and the two walked out of the county government side by side.

"Qingzhi, this fire is a little weird."

Yang Shouwen's expression was solemn, and he nodded and said, "I think so too, let's hurry over and see how the situation is." ”

With that, he urged the horse to leave.

Li Longji followed, and the group rushed to Yizhuang along the street at a gallop.

At this time, Yizhuang was in flames, and black smoke was billowing out

The stench of charred corpses was in the air, very pungent. The fire was so big that it could no longer be contained.

Yang Shouwen turned over and dismounted, raising his eyes to look.

In the firelight, there was a corpse in the courtyard of Nayizhuang, and it could be vaguely seen that it was the old man who was guarding Yizhuang. (To be continued.) )