"It was Lao Ma himself, and Lao Ma's son also confirmed that his father did suffer from sleepwalking." Chang Tai explained: "Lao Ma's son once described an incident to me. When he was twelve years old, he got up one night and saw the old horse wandering around in his yard. He thought it was strange, so he ran to the old horse and asked him what he was doing. At that time, the old horse was facing away from him, and under normal circumstances, after hearing his son's question, the father should turn around and answer. But the old horse did not turn around, but went directly to the place where the tools were put in the yard, picked up the hoe, and hoeed it on the side of the courtyard wall. When the old horse's son saw this, he grabbed the old horse's arm with his hand and asked him what he was doing with the hoe wall in the middle of the night. The old horse turned around, but frightened his son so much that he screamed on the spot. Because the old horse at that time had the whites of his eyes all over his eyes, and he looked like a ghost. Afterwards, when Lao Ma's son talked about it, Lao Ma himself didn't remember it at all. ”

"So, this old horse really has sleepwalking."

"Lao Ma's son doesn't look like he is lying, and the neighbors reacted that Lao Ma is very honest on weekdays, except for being angry at home, he is busy working in the fruit orchard, and he never quarrels with others.

"In this case, I will no longer follow Brother Chang to the mansion." Xing Ruyi looked at the clothes on his body: "Everything will wait for Xiao Shengzi to investigate the matter of the handkerchief." ”

"All at me?" Xiao Shengzi pointed to himself.

"That's right, it's all about you, Sheng Catch. Come on, we're all optimistic about you. ”

Xiao Shengzi suddenly became full of energy, he slapped his clothes a few times, clenched his saber and went out of Ma's house.

I thought that this matter would be difficult to investigate, but I didn't think about it, so I asked the family, so I asked the reason for this matter.

This Han Lihua's mother-in-law is named Cai Zhenzhen, and Cai Zhenzhen had a good friend named Ma Gui when she was young. This horse is expensive, when he was young, he was not very reliable, and Cai Zhenzhen's father and mother couldn't look down on him left and right. After many inquiries and comparisons, Cai Zhenzhen married the current old horse.

This old horse is honest, good-tempered, serious in doing things, and willing to endure hardships, and his family conditions are much better than those of Ma Gui's family. But Cai Zhenzhen didn't like it, and felt that the old horse was wooden and not interesting. But because my father and mother are here, I will marry if I don't marry. Not long after Cai Zhenzhen married Lao Ma, this Ma Gui also found a good marriage. The two of them just cut off contact.

Soon after Cai Zhenzhen married Lao Ma, she gave birth to a son.

After having a son, she also followed Lao Ma for two years to live a stable life. Time flashed, and two or three years passed. When Cai Zhenzhen was carrying her son to incense, she saw Ma Gui, who was telling people fortunes in the temple. When they met for the first time, they were all teary-eyed. Cai Zhenzhen complained that her father and mother broke off her good marriage, and now she is living like warm water with the old horse. This Ma Gui apologized to her in front of Cai Zhenzhen, saying that he blamed himself for being ignorant when he was young, unreliable in doing things, and not letting Cai Zhenzhen's father and mother fall in love.

Cai Zhenzhen casually asked about Ma Gui's wife, and Ma Gui said that he reconciled and divorced his wife, and the reason why he reconciled and divorced was because he couldn't let go of Cai Zhenzhen in his heart.

It doesn't matter if Ma Gui is telling the truth or not, the important thing is that he moved Cai Zhenzhen, who was originally unforgettable, and the two of them secretly got along in private.

Cai Zhenzhen thought about leaving Lao Ma, but Lao Ma didn't want to, no matter what you said, he didn't say a word. Cai Zhenzhen also felt that she really had to break up with Lao Ma, and marrying Ma Gui was not necessarily a good thing. Between her and Lao Ma, after all, there is a child, no matter how expensive this horse is, it is not as good as someone's biological father to the child. Besides, Ma Gui tells fortunes, which belongs to having money today and earning it today, and if you don't have money tomorrow, you will be hungry tomorrow, and it is not as good as the old horse to clean up the orchard to make money.

Three people with their own thoughts, just lived their lives awkwardly.

The handkerchief of the splendid workshop was given to Cai Zhenzhen by Ma Gui, and the old horse always knew it, but he didn't ask or say.

After confirming the entanglement between the three people, the suspect who killed Cai Zhenzhen was basically locked. The first suspect is Ma Gui. He and Cai Zhenzhen have been secretly in contact for many years, and most of the money for fortune telling in the temple has been spent on Cai Zhenzhen. Ma Gui must be a little uncomfortable in his heart. This second suspect is Lao Ma. As a big man, he watched his mother-in-law wear a hat for herself, and she wore it for so many years. No matter how honest a man is, he will have a temper.

Sleepwalking will not occur for no reason, the reason why Lao Ma suffers from sleepwalking, maybe it is because he was stimulated by Cai Zhenzhen and Ma Gui.

This third suspect is the son of the old horse, Xiaoma. The pony has already started a family, and the man at this time is the most face-saving. 's own mother, who dresses up all day long, and is entangled with Ma Gui in the village, causing rumors, as a son, no matter what, there will be opinions.

Once the suspects are locked, all that's left is to break them down. The first person to be arraigned was Ma Gui, who told fortunes in the monastery.

"Wronged, my lord, master, I was wronged, I really don't know about Zhenzhen."

As soon as these words began, Ma Gui began to shout out injustice.

"Ma Gui, you tell me honestly, what is your relationship with the deceased Cai Zhenzhen?"

"It's the kind of relationship you know, adults."

"The relationship we know? We don't know. Answer whatever you ask, and don't beat around the bush here. Ma Gui, you can see clearly, this is the government prison, not your temple. ”

"Back to the adult, the villain Ma Gui and Cai Zhenzhen were originally a couple, but later because her father and mother did not agree to marry her to the villain, they separated. After Cai Zhenzhen married Lao Ma, the villain felt sick and panicked, so he spent money to buy a girl from the building and came back to be his daughter-in-law. Unexpectedly, the girl was infected. The villain's money was not only spent in vain, but his face was almost lost. Later, the villain sold the girl again, and said that he had reconciled with her. ”

"What I'm asking you about is the relationship between you and the deceased Cai Zhenzhen."

"My lord, that's what the villain is talking about now. After the villain sold his wife, he felt that he did not have much money, and it happened that the temple wanted to find someone to ask for a fortune teller for the pilgrims, so the villain went. Later, I met Cai Zhenzhen who came to Shangxiang, and after coming and going, we got along again. Normally, we met in the temple, and occasionally, she would come to my house. Lao Ma also knows about this. Cai Zhenzhen wanted to reconcile with him, but he disagreed. I wanted to ask him for a letter of resignation, but he wouldn't give it, and we had no choice. ”

"Did you kill Cai Zhenzhen because she couldn't separate from Lao Ma?"

"Wronged, my lord, you are really wronged. You just borrow ten guts from the villain, and the villain doesn't dare to kill anyone. ”

"Ma Gui!"

"The little ones are here! Adult, the villain spent some money on Cai Zhenzhen and gave her some things to please her, but those were all willing. The villain is a single person at the moment, there is no old lady to support, and there are no children to raise, and the money earned is a waste if it is left on his body. Instead of letting it go, it's better to give it to Cai Zhenzhen. Well, we're getting better. The adult said that the villain killed her, the villain was really wronged, this is good, what did the villain do to kill her. ”

"Because Cai Zhenzhen wants to separate from you, I don't want to continue this kind of unjust, unclear, and unclear relationship between you."

"No, it's not, this separation was proposed by the villain first, and it was also discussed by the two of us." Ma Gui waved his hand again and again: "The villain is old, and he can't stand her tossing." This half of my life is ridiculous, and I feel panicked when I am old. If the adult does not believe it, you can go to the temple to ask, the villain has asked the presiding officer of the temple to shave the villain, accept the villain as an apprentice, and allow the villain to kneel in front of the Buddha for the rest of his life to chant the Buddha and atone for his past sins. When this villain made a decision, Cai Zhenzhen was not dead yet. ”

"When did you know that Cai Zhenzhen died?"

"Just now, just when the adults were caught to find the villain, the villain knew that Cai Zhenzhen had been killed. Adults and villains have been staying in the monastery for the past few days, preparing for shaving. The villain never left, and the villain swore that the villain never told half a lie. ”

"Whether it's a lie or a lie, we'll prove it. You go down first. ”

"My lord, the villain is really wronged, the villain has been with Cai Zhenzhen for so many years, how can the villain be willing to kill her. My lord, I beg you to find the real murderer. It doesn't matter whether the villain can clear his suspicions, the important thing is that the murderer who killed Cai Zhenzhen must not go unpunished. When Ma Gui was left behind, he still shouted vigorously.

"Brother Chang, do you think it will be this Ma Gui?"

"What do the people in the monastery say?"

I asked the presiding master of the temple, and said that Ma Gui had been in the temple for the past few days. However, the host also said that the monks in this monastery all have their own affairs, and he can't guarantee that this Ma Gui must have never left. ”

"What do you think?"

"Although Ma Gui has a motive for committing the murder, when Brother Chang asked him what he said, I carefully observed his hand. His hands were clean, and there were no bruises or signs of drugs, and the killer might not have been him. ”

"Why does this murderer have wounds on his hands?" Xiao Shengzi asked puzzled.

"Deadbolts? Have you forgotten the deadbolt that was cut off by an axe? Although there is a gap between the two doors, you can put your hand inside, and when you pull the deadbolt, your hand will inevitably make contact with the door panel. The skin is the most fragile in this season, and a slight touch will leave marks. But just now, Ma Gui's hands did not have any bruises. ”

"Ma Gui doesn't have it in his hands, but the old horse has a lot of them." Xiao Shengzi whispered.

"Let's interrogate the pony first, and hear what this son has to say."