Chen Xin came to the front gate again, kicked hard with his foot, and the door was kicked open by him.

Chen Xin went to the cave room and saw that there was a foot exposed on the bed in the cave room.

There are no shoes on the feet.

Chen Xin felt that something was wrong, he shouted a few times at the head of the bed, and said, "Young Master, wake up, the sun is coming out very high."

The man on the bed didn't make a sound.

Chen Xin opened the white yarn and was taken aback.

The bride is gone, and the young master Zeng Liang was killed on the bed.

After Zeng Chao knew about this incident, Zeng Chao almost fainted.

Zeng Chao immediately asked people to protect the scene of the crime, and sent a strong servant to the county government to report the case.

After Song Ruilong received the report, he immediately gathered all the people and rushed to the scene of the crime.

After Zhang Meixian examined the body at the scene of the crime, she walked out of the cave room and said to Song Ruilong: "The deceased, male, is about 20 years old. He was first stunned with incense, and then he was stuck in the throat and stuck. The bones of the throat are broken. The time of death was probably around the second watch. There were no other injuries on the body of the deceased, and the murderer left this at the scene. ”

Song Ruilong took a fan in Zhang Meixian's hand, opened it and saw that the front of the fan was painted with a plum blossom pattern, and a poem was written on the back of the fan:

Li Bai's poems are passed down all over the world,

Wise supermen are sages.

Righteousness is the first of the people's praise,

I am in the court couplet.

Song Ruilong read the poem and said: "This poem is a hidden poem, and the poem has two meanings. One is to praise the talent and righteousness of the poet immortal Li Bai, and on the other hand, he wants to tell others that the person who made this poem is Li Zhiyi. ”

Zhang Meixian said: "I have already finished the examination of the corpse. I'll leave the rest to you. ”

Song Ruilong said: "Well, let Zeng Liang's body be carried back to the county government first." We will make a decision after we understand the facts of the case. ”

Song Ruilong called Liu Tianxiong and Wei Bixiao over and said, "You two go and ask first, who was the last person to see Zeng Liang last night?" Investigate and see if anyone heard anything unusual last night. ”

After Liu Tianxiong and Wei Bixiao received the order, they went to action.

Su Xianrong followed Song Ruilong to check in Zeng Liang's cave room. Su Xianrong said to Song Ruilong: "Brother Song, there are no traces of damage to the windows and doors of this room. It can be said to be a closed room murder case. How did the killer get in? After he killed the bridegroom, where did he take the bride? ”

Song Ruilong looked up at the roof. Said: "This is the first floor, the upper floor is the second floor, and the second floor is the library pavilion, and it is impossible for the murderer to go up to the second floor from the roof." So where did the murderer come from? ”

Su Xianrong and Song Ruilong walked to the groom's bedside. Su Xianrong said: "The murderer stole the groom's clothes and took away the bride, but nothing else was moved, judging from the situation at the scene, it is unlikely that the robbery is likely, but it looks like a vendetta."

Song Ruilong said in a low voice: "The bride is missing again." I'm afraid that I will solve this case and find the bride. ”

Su Xianrong looked at the plum blossom pattern fan in Song Ruilong's hand and said, "Maybe the murderer is here for Zeng Liang and the bride Ren Qiuling." He killed Zeng Liang and kidnapped the bride. ”

Song Ruilong said: "There is such a possibility. Judging from the doors and windows and the situation at the scene of the crime, the murderer was a very cautious and cautious person. It stands to reason that he shouldn't have left such an important clue here, the fan. ”

Su Xianrong said: "Anyway, the owner of this fan must have a major relationship with this case."

Song Ruilong and Su Xianrong just walked out of the groom's cave room, Liu Tianxiong and Wei Bixi just rushed over, Liu Tianxiong said to Song Ruilong: "Last night was the day when the groom Zeng Liang and the bride Ren Qiuling got married. The owner of Zeng Zhuang invited a lot of people to the wedding banquet, and those people basically left on the second watch. Therefore, on the third watch, there are many people who are suspected of killing the groom. Chen Xin was the last person to send the groom back to the cave room, and many people in the village did not hear anything out of the ordinary. Neither the maids nor the servants found anything suspicious. ”

Wei Bixiao said: "The situation is more complicated, those guests were registered on the gift list when they came, but the people of the Zeng family didn't pay too much attention when they left."

Song Ruilong said: "Don't care about those first, find the owner of this fan, Li Zhiyi, first."

Liu Tianxiong said: "I have inquired, Li Zhiyi is two very famous talents in Zengjiazhuang. Because their families were poor, these two couldn't afford to buy too many sage books, so they had been borrowing them from Zeng Chao's house. The owner of Zeng Zhuang is also a person who loves talents, not only did not accept half a tael of silver from the two of them, but also provided them with a dormitory to live in. The relationship between these two and Zeng Liang in the Zeng family is also very good, and under their leadership, Zeng Liang has also become keen to learn. ”

Song Ruilong said: "After the incident, where are Li Zhiyi and Wang Xuewen?"

Wei Bixi said: "According to Chen Xin, the housekeeper of Zengzhuang's house, Li Zhiyi said goodbye last night, before the banquet was over, and Steward Chen didn't know what it was. That Wang Xuewen has been resting in his study and has not gotten up yet. ”

Su Xianrong was a little surprised: "How can it be that you haven't gotten up yet?" There was a murder case in Zengjiazhuang, and everyone got up, so how could Wang Xuewen be so cold-blooded? ”

Song Ruilong said: "Let's go, go to Wang Xuewen's room on the second floor and have a look." ”

Wang Xuewen and Li Zhiyi's rooms are next to each other. The door of Li Zhiyi's room was closed, and the door was locked from the outside.

Wang Xuewen's room was also locked.

Chen Xin took out the key and opened Wang Xuewen's room, and he saw that Wang Xuewen was also dead in his bed.

Wang Xuewen was wearing a white pajamas, and his shoes were neatly placed on the ground. There are marks of a hand pinch on the neck.

After Liu Tianxiong carefully examined the corpse, he said, "There is a misty incense next to the window. It seems that he was stunned by incense and then choked his throat and died. The cause of death is the same as Zeng Liang, and from the time of death, it should be the same time as Zeng Liang, but it is difficult to say who died first and who died later. ”

Another person died in Zengjiazhuang, and it was a silent death, and some people speculated wildly, saying what ghosts were doing, which made the people of Zeng's mansion panic for a while.

Overnight, two murders occurred in a row, which made Song Ruilong pay more attention to this case.

Song Ruilong and Su Xianrong followed Zeng Chao to his study.

After they sat down, Song Ruilong looked at Zeng Chao who was in tears and said: "Master Zeng, people can't be resurrected after death, so you can mourn and change." Now if you want to avenge your son as soon as possible, this county hopes that you can answer a few questions from this county truthfully. (To be continued.) )