Song Ruilong said: "These counties know about it. The county also wants to know, where is the red jade pendant carved with rats on your body now? ”

Liu Zhiyun looked at his waist and said in surprise: "My lord, I don't know where Xiaomin's red jade pendant fell." Yesterday, because of the fact that my mother may have an adulterer, Xiaomin's head was bigger, so when did the jade pendant on my waist be lost, I didn't have a little impression. ”

Song Ruilong took out the red jade pendant from a black burlap bag, shook it a few times in front of him, and said, "You see if this red carved mouse jade pendant is yours?" ”

Song Ruilong asked Su Xianrong to bring the jade pendant to Liu Zhiyun, and after Liu Zhiyun carefully identified it, Liu Zhiyun said: "My lord, there is another piece on this red carved mouse jade pendant that has been knocked off, that is, where the rat's tail is. It was Xiao Min who hit the table and knocked it off, so Xiao Min can be sure that this carved mouse jade pendant is Xiao Min's, but he just doesn't know how this jade pendant is in the hands of adults? Could it be that someone picked up this jade pendant and handed him over? ”

Su Xianrong shook his head and said, "Even if someone turns it in, it's not so easy for adults to find the lost owner." This morning, in Qin Yufen's home, in the grocery room on the third floor, Zhou Fengxia was killed there, and after we searched carefully, we found this red carved mouse jade pendant. After your cousin Qin Yufen's identification, we knew that this jade pendant was yours. Therefore, our adults sent Master Liu to your house to find you to understand the situation, and it happened that you had a murder case yourself, which also cleared the suspicion that you were not at the scene last night. Now we have to find out who stole this red carved mouse jade pendant from you. ”

Liu Zhiyun also said strangely: "It's true that this carved mouse jade pendant is Xiaomin's, but who stole this jade pendant, Xiaomin really doesn't know." ”

Song Ruilong turned his head to look at Su Xianrong and said, "Rongrong, show that bloody clothes to Liu Zhiyun." ”

Su Xianrong took out the bloody clothes again, unfolded them for Liu Zhiyun to see, and said, "Do you know who this bloody clothes is?" ”

Liu Zhiyun's face immediately changed, and he said, "Could it be him?" ”

Song Ruilong said excitedly: "Do you know who that person is? ”

Liu Zhiyun said: "My lord, this dress was given to Du Zhongyuan, the housekeeper of Xiaomin's Lingyun Jewelry Shop, three months ago. Du Zhongyuan can be said to be conscientious and hardworking in our Liu family, and has made great contributions to our Liu family's jewelry business. He can be said to be the biggest contributor to our Lingyun Jewelry Shop's performance today. ”

Song Ruilong asked eagerly, "Then where is this Du Zhongyuan now?" ”

Liu Zhiyun bowed his head and said, "This person has been dismissed by Xiaomin three days ago. ”

Song Ruilong asked in surprise: "Since he is the hero of your Liu family's jewelry shop, why did you dismiss him?" ”

Liu Zhiyun sighed and said: "Actually, Xiaomin also knows that this Du Zhongyuan is good for our Liu family's business, but Xiaomin has no way to accept his approach. He used the second jade as the best jade, and bought adulterated gold and silver jewelry seriously, Xiaomin was not the kind of profiteer, so he dismissed him. Xiaomin remembered that Du Zhongyuan was very angry at that time, and said that he wanted to take revenge on Xiaomin. ”

Song Ruilong looked at the bloody clothes that Su Xianrong put away and said, "What's going on with that clothes?" ”

Liu Zhiyun said: "That dress was given to Du Zhongyuan by Xiaomin's father two months ago. Although the clothes are a little shabby, for Du Zhongyuan, being able to wear such clothes can be regarded as a high climb. Therefore, Du Zhongyuan was very excited. I didn't expect him to come here wearing the clothes given to him by his father to commit a crime. ”

Song Ruilong took the red carved mouse jade pendant in his hand and said, "If this is the case, then Du Zhongyuan is likely to be the murderer who killed Zhou Fengxia, and as for this red carved mouse jade pendant, it is likely that Du Zhongyuan stole from your waist." ”

After Song Ruilong asked Du Zhongyuan's address clearly, he immediately called Tie Chong and Shen Jing in, and asked them to immediately take two officials to No. 39 Baihua Lane, Tieshi Road to arrest Du Zhongyuan.

Song Ruilong ordered the officials to put Liu Zhiyun in shackles and bracelets, and took him to the firewood room of Zhou Fengxia's house, and told them to guard them well.

Song Ruilong sat in the hall on the second floor of Zhou Fengxia's house, looked at Su Xianrong and said, "Rongrong, do you think Du Zhongyuan will be the murderer who killed Zhou Fengxia?" ”

Su Xianrong thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it's too early to draw conclusions at this time. ”

Song Ruilong had just picked up a cup of tea, and he hadn't drunk it yet, when he heard a servant running over in a panic, bending down and clenching his fists to Song Ruilong, "Report to Lord Song." Something is wrong. Aunt Zhang asked you to quickly go to No. 10 Baihu Lane, Pingding Road, to have a look, Aunt Zhang is conducting an autopsy. ”

Song Ruilong was shocked in his heart and said, "What's the matter? Another man died. ”

No. 10 Baihu Lane, Pingding Road, was only a dozen houses wrong from Zhou Fengxia's house, and they quickly got there.

When Song Ruilong and Su Xianrong arrived there, Zhang Meixian had already finished examining the body, and he said to Song Ruilong: "The deceased's name is Bai Juan, twenty-five years old. There are pinch marks on his neck, and his body has been violated by men. The boxes in the house showed signs of being turned over, and according to the informant Guo Tianli, more than 100 taels of silver in his box were missing. The time of death was probably around dawn in the morning. The rest of the matter is what you, the county master, have to do. ”

Another person died, Song Ruilong looked at the woman lying on the bed, and felt a little irritable.

Su Xianrong walked to Song Ruilong's side and said, "Brother Song, don't worry. This is no better than doing anything else, you must not mess with yourself. From the results of the autopsy and the situation in the house, it is not difficult to judge that the deceased was most likely strangled to death after suffering the scourge of the murderer. After the murderer strangled the man to death, he took away the one hundred taels of silver from the box. The lock on the box was not picked, indicating that someone had opened the lock on the box. Then the person who picked the lock should be Bai Juan. After getting a hundred taels of silver, the murderer was afraid that Bai Juan would sue the official, so he strangled Bai Juan to death. ”

Song Ruilong sighed: "Knowing this, it is not easy for us to find out the murderer." ”

Su Xianrong said: "The lock on this gate has not been pried open, and there is no trace of climbing over the wall, indicating that this murderer is likely to be an acquaintance." We only need to ask the informant Guo Tianli, and maybe this case will come to light. ”

Song Ruilong looked at the scene of the crime again, but found no other valuable clues, so he ordered someone to carry the body back to the morgue.