After this sound, looking at Qiao Ran and Pingzhuang's gaze at him, the bookstore owner realized that he had lost his temper in a hurry, so he hurriedly coughed, looked at the ground again, and said, "Master Qiao, I don't know what you're talking about." ”

"I'm not done yet." Qiao Ran said, and said to him: "I just let you finish speaking, and you have to let me finish it to be fair, isn't it?" ”

Such fairness...... A subtle look of weirdness appeared on Pingzhuang's face: Sometimes I really wonder how this Lord Qiao's head grows, where do so many strange ideas come from, the key is that those ideas sound quite reasonable at first glance.

Lord Qiao let the bookstore owner finish talking first, then the bookstore owner should naturally let Master Qiao finish speaking, which really makes sense. But most people probably wouldn't be reasonable in this kind of thing!

The owner of the bookstore seemed to be choked by her words, and did not refute it for a while, so he let Qiao Ran continue.

"You were greedy for the money in the carriage, and at this time, Xue Huai, the coachman and the little guy all fell into the river and fluttered in the river, so the murderous intent started in an instant." Qiao Ran said, "And the situation at that time was very favorable to you, it is natural for people to be afraid of trouble, so after the death of Xue Huai and his party, Wang Linhan will definitely not take the initiative to jump out and admit that he has seen Xue Huai and others." Therefore, the best outcome is undoubtedly to end the matter by accident, it just so happens that it snowed that day, and it is normal to accidentally fall into the river or something. ”

"However, if the person who took over Xue Huai's case has some means, and finds out that Xue Huai's death is not an accident, but he killed him, then you can sacrifice Wang Linhan first, the two of them did have a conflict that day, and Wang Linhan's reasons and motives for killing Xue Huai are more sufficient than yours. At this point, when Pingzhuang told you yesterday that Xue Huai died from the blow on the forehead, you had already decided that this black cauldron King Lin Han had been condemned. After all, compared to Xue Huai's speciality, the death of the coachman and the little guy is too simple, I have said before that the simpler the murder method, the less likely it is to leave clues. Therefore, at the beginning, the death of these three people, almost everyone's eyes were focused on Xue Huai's body, compared to Xue Huai, the coachman and the little servant, regardless of their identity, status or what they do on weekdays, they don't seem to be people who can attract such trouble and revenge. You think, Xue Huaidu has already confirmed that he died at the hands of Wang Linhan, so the death of the coachman and the little guy can also be counted on his head. ”

"It's another case that if it's unfortunate, the officials who investigated the case are more powerful than you think, and even Wang Linhan, the coachman, and the little guy died at the hands of different murderers......

Hearing this, Pingzhuang couldn't help twitching the corners of her mouth: Isn't the official investigating the case herself? Is there anyone who praises himself like this? The key is to look at the calm and cold expression on her face, and she can't see the slightest pride.

He hadn't seen a faceless person like this in years.

"Tell the man in the hat and put the death of the three men on him." Qiao Ran said, "Except for you and him, no one else has seen the situation at that time. ”

The bookstore owner's face was as white as paper, and when he heard this, he instinctively replied: "I didn't." ”

"You stood by the river and looked, and saw that Xue Huai, who fell into the water first, was injured and fell into the water again, and looked like it was almost gone, but the coachman and the little guy still had the strength to climb ashore, so they came up with a plan, but it was not easy to climb ashore by yourself and no one was there to help them in the heavy snow that day, so you pacified them, let them conserve their strength, and find someone to save them."

"After that, you ran to Wang Linhan, lit firecrackers, threw the pot to those children who were always making trouble, and then grabbed bamboo poles, or wooden boards or other objects to rush to the river, at this time the sound of firecrackers started, Wang Linhan's cloth village was at the head of the bridge, it can be said that it was in the center of the sound of firecrackers, even if they called for help, no one could hear it."

"You don't have to do anything else to kill them, just don't let them go ashore." Qiao Ran said, "It was snowing heavily that day, and the shore was slippery, so it was not easy to climb ashore alone, and to prevent them from going ashore, all they had to do was to use objects to drive them away with their hands that were gripping the slippery muddy ground." Therefore, to accomplish this, you don't have to be as burly as Wang Linhan. ”

Previously, because three people died, there was only one murderer, and it was not poisoned, at first she really thought that the murderer's body strength should be not small, so that she could control the three people. But later, remembering the slippery weather on a snowy day that day, even the maids who walked with trays on their shoulders had the possibility of slipping carelessly, not to mention the already slippery riverside.

"It's a good hand at watering again, the snow is extremely cold, so if you don't go ashore for a long time, you will eventually lose your strength, and then eventually drown." Qiao Ran said, "So, you are the murderer of the coachman and the little guy." ”

"What about Xue Huai?" The owner of the bookstore, who had been staring at the ground, suddenly raised his head, stared at Qiao Ran with a white face and asked, "Xue Huai is just a weak scholar, and in terms of body, there is always no coachman and errand boy who are often running around!" And he was also injured, so why didn't he die in that case? ”

Pingzhuang had already listened to it.

originally thought that the bookstore owner was telling the truth, the murderer was the master of the rivers and lakes, and Master Qiao was telling the story. But after listening to Master Qiao's words, he suddenly felt that it was quite reasonable, so he saw that the bookstore owner was more like a murderer. It's just that when I think about it, I think about it carefully, and I think that there is some truth in this defense of the bookstore owner.

Oh, yes! Why did Xue Huai, who was weaker, survive until he was rescued, but the coachman and the errand boy did not?

Of course, people's physique and how long they can last in a situation like drowning are different from person to person, but the investigation of the case must pay attention to evidence, which he remembered even if he came to Dali Temple not long ago. In the absence of evidence, according to ordinary people's thinking, Xue Huai, who should be weak and fall into the water first, died first, and the coachman and the errand boy died later. But the truth is the opposite.

Qiao Ran chuckled lightly and said, "Do you know who was in this prison where you are staying now?" ”

The owner of the bookstore couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then as if he had thought of something, his body trembled suddenly.

Qiao Ran didn't let him speak, but spoke to himself.

"This is where Xue Huai was held before." She said, without looking at the look on his face, and continued to talk to herself, "Judging from the few conversations I have had with him, Xue Huai is a smart and cunning person. In that case, you showed your true colors, the firecrackers sounded, and shouting for help was useless except for wasting physical strength in vain, I think with his person, he should try to pretend to be dead or stay away from you, save his physical strength, maybe he can survive until he is rescued. ”

"The reaction of ordinary people, such as the coachman and the servant, in such situations is that they should be shouting for mercy and shouting 'spare their lives' while struggling to climb ashore."

"But in such a situation, it is impossible to go ashore. Once a person has a murderous intent, he is soft-hearted halfway, in order to prevent him from being sent to the government after saving him, even if you are soft-hearted, you can't stop. So, in this way, the coachman and the servant who are entangled with you are the first to exhaust their physical strength and drown. Qiao Ran said with a hint of regret on her face, "On the contrary, Xue Huai survived to the end, if ...... Not because of the wound on his forehead, but because of drowning, he might not die. ”

After explaining this, Pingzhuang, who was listening carefully, couldn't help but sigh "wonderful".

I don't know how she thought of it, she didn't say that he thought that the problem of the bookstore owner was reasonable, but after she said it, she thought of Xue Huai's difficult and cunning appearance, and felt that what she said was really something that Xue Huai was very likely to do.

This story is round out so far.

The owner of the bookstore, who was looking at the ground with his eyes down, had already been silent when he heard this, and he didn't know how long he had been quiet for a long time, he spoke up again, but this time, his voice was a little hoarse: "Master Qiao is finished?" Originally, I didn't know that the adults of Dali Temple were so good at arranging stories, but I knew that this was the case, so I should have asked Master Qiao to write this book on behalf of Xue Huai. ”

After a pause, without waiting for Qiao Ran and Pingzhuang to speak, he said again: "If I really did it, what Master Qiao said makes sense, but ...... What about the evidence? As he spoke, he raised his head, a trace of blood appeared on his pale face, and the panic that had just disappeared was already excited, "What about the evidence?" ”

Yes, proof!

After all, the investigation of the case in Dali Temple is not a story, and the fact that the story makes sense does not mean that it is the truth of the case, what about the evidence?

"You say that I kill ......people for money," the proprietor of the bookstore snorted softly, let out a sneer, and he pulled his old white robe and said, "Every money in and out of my bookstore is recorded, and if you can find the so-called money, I have nothing to say." ”

After saying this, he sat back on the stone bed, but the moment he sat on the stone bed, the person jumped up as if he had been burned.

Qiao Ran looked at his instinctive actions in panic for a moment, and snorted lightly: "What? Thinking of this stone bed, it turned out that Xue Huai had slept for a few months and couldn't sit down? ”

The owner of the bookstore showed a trace of annoyance on his face, but then straightened his back, straightened up, and said, "Master Qiao, I'll stay here and wait for you to find evidence to convict me!" ”

It's so arrogant!

When Pingzhuang heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart: "It's majestic at this time, why wasn't it majestic when I saved people before?" No...... No, it's also majestic, it's a majestic killer! ”

Even if there is no evidence, looking at Lord Qiao's calm and calm face and looking at the panicked actions of the bookstore owner, he has already believed Qiao Ran's words.

Eighty percent of the bookstore owners surnamed Zhao have problems.

The proprietor of the bookstore closed his eyes and did not look at him, but repeated Fang Cai's words: "I will stay here, if you have evidence, please come and condemn me!" ”

Qiao Ran didn't look at him again, turned around and walked out of the cell, and Pingzhuang hurriedly followed.

After the two of them got out of the prison of Dali Temple, the girl's feet were closed, and Pingzhuang, who was following her, almost caught his feet and bumped into them, but fortunately, in the end, he stopped in time with his vigorous skills.

"Pingzhuang, you take someone to search the bookstore, but bring back all the valuable gold and silver, account books, etc." Qiao Ran said.

Pingzhuang hurriedly answered "yes" and was about to leave, but the girl stopped him and said, "He...... It should be that the gold and silver artifacts taken away from Xue Huai should be placed in a very inconspicuous position, because Xue Huai has the habit of hiding gold objects, you should carefully check the amount of pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other items placed on the table. ”

It's easy! Pingzhuang hurriedly nodded in response, and then took people to the bookstore.

As for Qiao Ran, her eyes were slightly downcast, and she strode towards the house where Zhen Shiyuan worked, and asked Zhen Shiyuan: "Lord Zhen, have you sent the tax payment account book of Sande Bookstore from Lord He Taiping?" ”

Zhen Shiyuan raised his chin, handed over the account book in his hand and a few scattered confessions to her, and said: "I heard early in the morning that you went to the prison to interrogate people, and this official is not idle here, the account books of the Chang'an Mansion and the craftsman workshop that helped Sande Bookstore print books have sent people to ......" Zhen Shiyuan glanced at her as he said, and said, "I didn't expect that this Sande Bookstore, which is quite famous in the market, is not to mention that it is not rich and expensive, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a little poor." ”

Although Zhen Shiyuan had already read it once, Qiao Ran also believed in his conclusion, but in order to understand the whole case more clearly, Qiao Ran still turned these things over and prepared to read them for herself.

However, while watching, he did not forget to talk to Zhen Shiyuan.

"It's that I've always suppressed my desires, and those who are used to being poor will take risks when they can't suppress it." Qiao Ran said, "Especially when there are several backs under you. ”

That sounds like something to say! Zhen Shiyuan straightened up and asked her, "The case is going well today?" ”

Qiao Ran said: "The process is almost pushed, and the evidence is missing." ”

"Do you have eyebrows?" Zhen Shiyuan was taken aback and hurriedly asked.

"Yes." Hearing this, the girl nodded immodestly and said, "I'm sure of this." ”

Just speaking of this, she looked up at him at this time and asked him: "But Lord Zhen, in your previous handling of the case of Xue Huai falling into the water, can you be sure that the coachman and the little maid can't water?" ”

Zhen Shiyuan was stunned when he heard this, he knew that she would not come to such a sentence for no reason, and it was most likely that there was something wrong with the original testimony here, so the old face couldn't help but blush. However, even if the old face was a little unbearable, he still knew which was more important, and only after thinking about it seriously did he say: "It is true that one or two people said that these two people do not know water, but what those two people said was many years ago, and they are not close to the coachman and the little guy himself, if you really want to find a reliable testimony, it is better to find someone else to run!" ”

Qiao Ran snorted, and called two officials to come in and tell them to do this. After the official errand left, the girl opened her mouth to Zhen Shiyuan again while flipping through the account book: "Lord Zhen, I have a reluctant request that has nothing to do with the case." ”

Zhen Shiyuan rolled his eyelids and said, "Say it!" "Who would dare to refuse her reluctant invitation?

Qiao Ran said: "If you want to go to the morning court these days, you might as well get closer to Lady Xue when you enter the palace and talk to something, and then tell Lady Xue about the progress of the case to see her reaction." ”

"I'll try my best!" Zhen Shiyuan thought about it, remembered the dignified and decent face of Female Officer Xue, and couldn't help but say again, "But the expression on her face is a face most of the time, and she may not be able to see anything." ”

Qiao Ran said: "It's okay, just do your best, I don't force it." ”

Zhen Shiyuan sighed, nodded and answered, but when he came down, he felt that something was not right, and when he remembered what was wrong, he hurriedly questioned her: "Instead of waiting for the official to ask when he goes to the court, why don't you let Zhang Tianshi, who is on duty in the imperial city every day, ask?" Isn't it more convenient for him? ”

"Men and women don't kiss." Unexpectedly, the girl didn't raise her head and blurted out.

What is this called? Zhen Shiyuan couldn't help but stare when he heard this: Zhang Tianshi is a man, so he is not a man? His wife is also very fierce!

Aren't you afraid that men and women will not kiss each other?