Chapter 10: The Cause of the Fire

Song Nian went in and took a turn, and soon found that the ones that were on fire were basically within the scope of Wang's crude medicine shop.

The key is...... Song Nian smiled, it was too obvious.

Then, she summoned the shopkeeper to ask questions.

The shopkeeper immediately said: "Back to the lords, they were sleeping, and suddenly they smelled smoke, so they hurriedly got up, the fire was very big, so they could only rush out first......"

Song Nian listened to him nagging for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Then do you think someone deliberately set the fire, or did it accidentally catch fire?" ”

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Lord Song, my Wang family...... In Jiuyuan Mansion, where would anyone dare to set fire to us? ”

Song Nian nodded: "That is, there was an accidental fire?" ”

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "Yes, my lord, the place where the fire started happened to be the room where the guy on duty tonight stayed, and I thought that the candle flame over there had accidentally caught fire." ”

"Oh, yes?" Song Nian smiled and called the guy over.

"You, carefully, there was a fire tonight, but it started in your room?"

The guy trembled and said, "Yes...... My lord. I didn't want to fall asleep tonight, and the candle burned through the table......"

Governor Li nodded on the side and said, "Well, it should be true, Fang Cai did find that in the center of the fire, there were signs of candles burning through the table." ”

"Oh, who is the head catcher?" Song Nian asked with a smile.

"It's down there!" Behind Governor Li's mansion, the tall catcher stood up: "Master Song, after you put out the fire, I was the first to go in and found that the fire was really from this guy's room." ”

After that, the catcher clapped his palms, and immediately his catcher quickly carried the table over.

Song Nian took a look, and sure enough, in the center of the table, there was a deep hole, which was indeed left by the candle burning the table.

Song Nian took a closer look, smiled, and asked, "What do you call this head catcher?" ”

The head catcher replied proudly: "Your surname is not king." ”

Song Nian glanced at Governor Li's mansion, and suddenly smiled: "Surname Wang? Wang Zhutou, are you ...... with our Jiuyuan Mansion Wang family?"

Wang Zhutou said proudly: "Yes, the Wang family of Jiuyuan Mansion is my own family!" ”

Song Nian suddenly realized, no wonder he was so arrogant! It turned out to be someone from the Wang family.

"Ahem, ladies and gentlemen, can you close the case?" Wang Zhutou said with a big grin.

"Oh, yes, yes, it's time to close the case. That, how many of you, what else do you want? Governor Li pointed to the shopkeeper of the pharmacy.

"My lord, you don't want anything, but I am grateful to you for your proper command and timely extinguishing the fire." The shopkeeper of the crude medicine shop said again and again.

"What's to lose?" The Wang family asked with a headcatcher.

"Back to the king's head, in addition to the house, the inventory of the crude medicine shop has also been burned out, and the losses are innumerable." The shopkeeper smiled wryly.

"This matter, go back and report it to the patriarch, your own house is on fire, and our prefect's yamen doesn't care about this." Wang Zhutou said.

"Yes, yes......" The shopkeeper said continuously.

"Okay, in that case, let's go and rest......" Governor Li yawned.

Song Nian suddenly stopped everyone: "Everyone, this case has not been investigated yet." ”

"Master Song, this bitter master is not being investigated, what else do you want to investigate?" Governor Li said unhappily.

Song Nian smiled and said lightly: "This case is full of suspicions, why don't you investigate!" ”

"Master Song, you are a master of grain and grass, where do you know the method of investigating the case, don't talk nonsense here." Wang Zhutou said unhappily.

Song Nian smiled: "Oh, do you know that I am the master of grain and grass?" Looks like you know me...... If you know me, you should know that I just solved a case. ”

Well, although the case was a mistake in judgment...... However, these people don't know, and it doesn't affect them at all to brag and press them.

"Hmph...... I will also solve such cases. Wang Zhutou was not convinced, but his voice lowered a little: "Even if you solved the case yesterday, this fire is not a murder ......."

Song Nian smiled and continued, "It's true that I'm not familiar with the fire, but ...... Ladies and gentlemen, this suspicion is so obvious that you can't see it at all? ”

"What's the doubt?" Li Zhifu frowned, turned his head sideways and asked Wang Zhutou: "Why is there any suspicion?" ”

Wang Zhutou shook his head: "My lord, how do I know this?" This case is obviously a candle fire, so why is it suspicious. ”

It was the Chu River, looking at the burned ruins, thoughtful.

Song Nian looked around: "You really can't see it?" ”、

There was silence in the room.

Song Nian smiled and walked to the burned door of the crude medicine shop: "Everyone, can you see the suspicions now?" Right behind me. ”

The eyes of the crowd were wide open, but they still couldn't see it.

"Master Song, there is no need to sell Guanzi anymore, just do it." Governor Li said unhappily.

Song Nian smiled: "Everyone, please look! ”

She pointed to the sides of the burned-out crude medicine shop: "This crude medicine shop is boxy. ”

"That's right, our shops in Jiuyuan are all like this. Nothing special. Wang Zhutou said unhappily.

Song Nian smiled, and then said lightly: "The shop can be planned like this...... But...... Water and fire are ruthless, why, this fire only burned the Wang family's shop, but it didn't even burn a single brick and tile next door! ”

As soon as Song Nian said this, everyone looked at both sides of the fire.

Sure enough, the houses on both sides of the fire were intact, and only the Wang family's crude medicine shop was burned clean.

"This ...... Returning to my lordship, yes...... The fire was too fierce, and my crude medicine shop was made of wood, so it just burned my house. This is thanks to the timely arrival of your lords, otherwise the whole street would have been burned. The shopkeeper hurriedly explained.

"Yes...... Song Nian walked over with a smile and suddenly asked, "This fire is really fierce...... However, there is no wind tonight, how can you burn so fast with these wooden pillars, wooden rafters, and crude drugs in the warehouse, which are not flammable! ”

"This ...... This ...... "the shopkeeper was momentarily speechless.

Song Nian ignored him and turned to the guy who was on fire in the house.

"It's tung oil, isn't it?" Song Nian said with a smile.

The fellow's legs trembled, and he bowed his head and said nothing.

"Tung oil...... Tung oil ......" shopkeeper pondered and meditated, and suddenly realized: "Yes...... My lord, it's tung oil. Our crude medicine shop has just brushed tung oil in the past few days, but we are afraid that these pillars will have insects and become moldy due to moisture......"

Song Nian said sharply: "Lie!" ”

This startled both the shopkeeper and the buddies.

"I just came to your crude medicine shop yesterday, your crude medicine shop is clean, where did the tung oil paint come from!"

Tung oil, but the smell is strong.

"Lord Song, Lord Song, we brushed a little tonight...... It's not a business for nothing, that's why I ......paint it at night," the shopkeeper said with a wry smile.

Song Nian's expression suddenly relaxed: "Yes, I also think it's painting at night." ”