Nangong Nianxi walked into the door, and she was shocked to see the tragic scene in front of her.

After listening to the old bustard's account, she roughly understood that this woman lying on the bed with a bloody shawl and only a thin sheet to cover her body, called okra.

Nangong Nianxi took the cloth bag he had prepared when he went out from the dark night, which contained all the tools for examining the corpse.

When Qian Tu saw this, she was no longer worried, but her eyes were full of surprise, wasn't she a miracle doctor? How could there be any pretentious utensils, he began to wonder what the identities of the three people in front of him were?

Nangong Nianxi put on her own homemade gloves, a mask and a dress to avoid blood stains, and walked in, the room was messy, and the table and the floor were stained with blood everywhere.

When she came to the bed, she saw that the deceased had bruises on his head, face and neck. The wound on the head and the bridge of the nose were caused by the rapid impact of a hard object, but the wound on the head was not only a blood stasis but also a uniform and slight abrasion, which should have been hit by a hardwood that was not polished finely, and the wound on the bridge of the nose was very smooth, but the blood stasis was deeper, and it should have been hit by a smoother hard object.

Lift the skin that was beaten all over the body, and there was a lot of blood flowing from the lower body, and the blood had coagulated.

Nangong Nianxi recorded the conclusions he had obtained.

took off the mask and sniffed the smell again, and said with certainty: "The deceased smelled the rosemary in the room, so he had no strength and was tortured to death by the flower thief." ”

When the county magistrate heard this, he was puzzled: "The deceased has similar characteristics to the previous ones, but why didn't the body be transferred this time?" ”

Nangong Nianxi was also wondering, and continued: "I guess that the time of the deceased's death was probably around midnight. It's about between three and five o'clock now. Because the sky is almost dawn, we all know that there is a habit in the town, that is, to sleep too early, but to wake up very early, it is estimated that the thief is afraid of alarming people, so he did not move the body. ”

The county magistrate didn't have any other clues, and he also agreed with Nangong Nianxi's thoughts, and then said: "The work of the servants will be checked here, and the rest is the work of our government, so you can go out first." ”

Nangong Nianxi knew that he was picking up people, and there were no useful clues here, so he and Ming Haoxuan went directly to the teahouse to meet the masters.

After the three of them cleaned up, they found the old man Tianyou on the second floor, and he asked, "How is it?" What's the clue? ”

Nangong Nianxi wiped his hands, sat down, and said, "No! I just wonder why I didn't destroy the corpse this time, and I think this flower thief is a person who knows martial arts. ”

Ming Haoxuan listened and asked, "Xi'er! How do you say that? ”

"When I went in, I heard them say that the doors and windows on this floor are bolted, and there is no sign of damage, and the door of the deceased has no signs of destruction."

Shi Lei listened and grabbed it: "Then it means that the thief will fly directly to the roof of the second floor, and then enter the second floor from above." ”

Nangong Nianxi nodded, and told the old man Tianyou about the scene he saw again, and the old man said: "That is to say, the deceased stepped on it in advance, knowing that she was an unsociable person, and the room was still located in the inside, and it was the most sleepy time for people, and she was drugged, so even if there was anything in her room, the sister would pay attention to her." ”

Nangong Nianxi listened, lowered his head and said melancholy: "After being busy for a long time, I guessed that he was a person with strong martial arts, and there were no other clues." ”

Ming Haoxuan comforted her and said, "Okay! Don't think about it, if it were that easy, it wouldn't be impossible to solve the case for three years. ”

Qian Yingying also stretched out her hand to comfort her, meaning not to be discouraged. At this time, the owner of the teahouse walked up, with a happy look on his face, and said, "Madam, we meet again, are you doing these days?" ”

Nangong Nianxi heard him say so politely, and changed back: "It's okay, it's okay!" Thank you Boss Long for your concern, we are now living in the mayor's mansion, you can rest assured! ”

"That's good, that's good!" After speaking, she looked at Qian Yingying again, and asked as if she was very surprised: "Is this girl a friend of Madame?" looks so beautiful, and I don't know whose family is so blessed to give birth to such a beautiful girl. ”

Nangong Nianxi was puzzled for a moment, thinking that this teahouse is a well-informed place, how could he not know that this Qian Yingying is the daughter of the mayor of Qian's family, and after thinking about it again, he suddenly figured it out, could it be that Qian Yingying had never been out at all, so no one knew her.

So he spoke: "This is Qian Yingying, the mayor of Qian Town, the young lady of Qian Tujia!" Don't you know the boss? ”

"I don't know! I don't know! This Miss Qian is so good-looking, it must be her mother, she is really a long water spirit. I didn't expect Qiantu to have such a well-behaved daughter, since she is the daughter of our mayor, then I have a treat for this meal, what other pastries do you order, and I will go get it again? ”

Nangong Nianxi heard that his tone was asking Qian Yingying, so he explained: "Boss Long! Sister Yingying has some obstacles, can listen or not, you don't have to be polite, we are free. ”

"Yes, yes, yes! I'm just a little happy, the daughter of the mayor of this town came to my teahouse for the first time, I'm really flattered, you guys have to be careful when you go out! Something happened in the town again, and you women still don't show your head outside. Especially the two of them are so beautiful, be careful. ”

Qian Yingying stretched out her hand to thank Boss Long, Boss Long seemed very happy, and stood here and chatted a little more before going down by herself.

Back at the Qian family, Ming Haoxuan did not stop further investigating the flower thieves. Nangong Nianxi was still as focused on treating the old lady's illness, and time flew fast in the blink of an eye, although Ming Haoxuan collected some information, but the flower thief still did not show up and still made no progress.

On this day, Nangong Nianxi finished acupuncture at the old lady's, walked out of the bedroom with Qian Yingying, raised his eyes and saw Ming Haoxuan sitting at the table and keeping a distance from Liu Cuihua without talking to each other, Ming Haoxuan saw Nangong Nianxi walking out, quickly got up and came to her side and said: "You finally came out, it's too boring, let's go back!" ”

At this time, Liu Cuihua looked at Qian Yingying, her eyes were full of gloomy gaze, and she quickly returned to normal and said, "Yingying! Come to my aunt's room at night when I'm fine, I have chosen a few colors of fabric for you, and you can choose them. ”

Qian Yingying listened, her body trembled, but she still nodded, Nangong Nianxi heard that she wanted to help her shirk and had no suitable reason, so she could only be in a hurry, Liu Cuihua smiled and said a few polite words to them and left.

When Nangong Nianxi and the three of them went out, they said to Qian Yingying: "Sister Yingying! Your aunt doesn't look like a kind person, otherwise we'll go back and find a way to avoid today's invitation. ”

Qian Yingying listened, stopped in front of her, shook her head with red eyes, and gestured to thank her for her care and concern. In the end, she expressed that she should leave the Qian Mansion and the town, and go as far as possible.

Nangong Nianxi didn't understand why she let herself go, looking at her worried expression, so she said, "Don't worry! I won't have anything to do with it, besides, the last case happened more than half a month ago, I wouldn't have committed the crime so quickly, and in a few days the old lady's illness will be cured, and you can discuss it with him if you have something, so don't be angry with your aunt anymore. ”

Qian Yingying was very anxious to think about her at first, and then looked at Ming Haoxuan, with such a flower messenger by her side to protect, and then seeing her such confidence, she no longer insisted, so she reluctantly separated from them and went to her own yard.

Nangong Nianxi and Ming Haoxuan returned to the room, and she asked while thinking: "Xuan!" You said that Yingying is not very abnormal, it stands to reason that she was bullied by the eldest lady and should find a way to let the old lady know, but why didn't she say it? ”

"Maybe she was afraid that the old man would worry, so she didn't say it!"

"But the old lady's illness is almost better, there is no reason not to let the old man uphold justice, and he is still bullied by her, does a girl's family still have any handle in the hands of her aunt?"

"You said that the girl's family, I don't feel anything, I just think she's a dumb and pitiful."

"Who is her aunt, how can she have no children, Xuan! Didn't Shi Lei have a check? What did you find out? ”

He said that Qian Tu's two wives were pregnant at the same time, and they also rushed to the same day when they gave birth, but Yingying's mother had a blood collapse after giving birth to her, and died of hemorrhage. Liu Cuihua gave birth to a daughter who died. ”

"Oh! So Liu Cuihua thinks that Qian Yingying's birth hurt her mother and her daughter, is she a broom star? ”

"That's right! And this child can't talk since he was a child, so even if he is bullied, he won't sue, and when he grows up, the old lady's health is not good, and the child doesn't dare to talk to him. ”

"Liu Cuihua tortured her because her own daughter died, and it was transferred to her, so there are no relatives in her mother's family?"

"Yes! I seem to have an uncle, but I don't know where he is? Ming Haoxuan also said in confusion.

"How so? Isn't her mother's name Long Xiaoyu! Then her uncle should also be surnamed Long...... Wait a minute! I seem to remember something, and I forget it in a flash! ”

Ming Haoxuan watched her rub her temples and thought hard, so he stepped forward and comforted: "Don't think about it, you've been too tired lately, take a good rest, maybe you'll think of something." ”

Nangong Nianxi listened and nodded silently, Nangong Nianxi packed up the prescription for the old lady, and looked up to see that night was falling, and the sky was full of stars.

So I walked to the window and looked up at the enchanting night sky. The presence of the night brings infinite silence to the people, it calms the tired town, and plunges the lively town into darkness again.

Only the small courtyard where Nangong Nianxi lived was brightly lit, Ming Haoxuan looked at her standing there for a long time, silently put on her coat, let her lean on her chest, and asked, "What are you thinking?" ”

"I'm thinking, what clues flashed in my mind when I talked to you about the case during the day, and I was wondering if Yingying was really looking at the fabric or was she tortured when she was called by her aunt? I'm thinking about how beautiful the town is, and now it's just getting dark, and the quiet of the town has been disturbed by strange flower thieves, when will the town be bright. ”

Ming Haoxuan didn't say anything, just hugged her tighter, and looked up at the starry sky with her.