Xie Jinlan nodded clearly: "Since Wang Yuanwai's family has nothing to do with this matter, there is no need to waste time on it." ”

As if thinking of something, Master Chen suddenly looked at Xie Jinlan with a somewhat complicated expression: "My lord, on the way to Lijia Village, Xia Guan heard some rumors. ”

Xie Jinlan raised his eyebrows with interest: "Oh? What's the matter? ”

Master Chen said: "The people are all spreading that the reason why Li Bao'er was killed was God's punishment for Li Tiezhu's family. ”

After a pause, Master Chen looked at Xie Jinlan in confusion: "My lord, is this your original purpose?" ”

Seeing Xie Jinlan nodding with a smile, Master Chen still didn't quite understand: "My lord, please forgive the official for being stupid." How does such a rumor help the case? ”

Xie Jinlan suddenly mentioned another matter: "Master Chen, you have checked the previous files many times, what can you find from those similar cases?" ”

Master Chen's face straightened and said, "The lower officials have carefully compared those cases, but they have found a few things in common. ”

Xie Jinlan smiled with interest and said, "I would like to hear about it." ”

Master Chen raised his eyebrows and said:

Xia Guan found that although the murder methods in those cases were different, the motives were all similar. The presence of those children threatens the position of the murderer in the family, or their interests. Xia Guan boldly guessed that perhaps the same would be true of Li Baoer's case. ”

Xie Jinlan raised his eyebrows: "According to Master Chen's book, the murderer of Li Bao'er will be his relatives?" ”

Master Chen nodded: "To be precise, the lower officials suspect that it was one of Li Tiezhu's husband and wife, or the two of them conspired." ”

After a pause, a trace of embarrassment flashed on his face: "It's just that all this is the speculation of the lower officials, and there is no tangible evidence." ”

Xie Jinlan glanced at him appreciatively:

"What Master Chen said is exactly what this official thinks. The biggest suspect in this case today is the Chen family. This official once inadvertently discovered that the Chen family was not as submissive as she appeared.

She once took advantage of the dark night to pinch and beat her own daughter without mercy. According to the official's speculation, she may have been tortured by the Zhang family for a long time, which distorted her temperament. ”

Master Chen hammered the stone table angrily: "There are people in the world who are such mothers!" She didn't dare to resist herself, so she inflicted the pain on her own daughter exponentially! There will be something hateful about the wretched! ”

Catching up with Xie Jinlan's somewhat playful eyes, Master Chen suddenly closed his fists and turned red: "My lord, it's the lower officials who are too excited." ”

Xie Jinlan hooked the corners of his mouth disappreciatively: "Master Chen doesn't have to mind, this official won't take it to heart." ”

Master Chen remembered the previous topic, and his eyebrows twisted slightly: "My lord, I still don't know, why do you want to spread such rumors?" ”

Xie Jinlan did not say it explicitly: "It doesn't matter if Li Baoer's body was deliberately discovered by the murderer or accidentally discovered." Eventually, the government intervened. What would the murderer think if he heard such rumors? ”

Master Chen raised his eyebrows and pondered, and after a while, he looked at Xie Jinlan with some uncertainty:

"What do you mean by saying that when the murderer hears such rumors, he will think that the government is helpless about this case, so he will relax his vigilance and show his feet?"

Xie Jinlan nodded with satisfaction: "That's right!" ”

Master Chen sat upright: "Now that it has been determined that Chen is the murderer, can the lower officials bring someone to arrest him?" ”

Xie Jinlan disagreed: "The official just said that Chen was the most suspicious, and he did not determine that she was the real murderer in this case." Don't be alarmed until you find out the evidence. ”

Master Chen's face suddenly turned ashamed: "It's the lower officials who are not thoughtful." ”

After a pause, he looked at Xie Jinlan quite puzzled: "It's just, how are you going to search for evidence?" ”

Xie Jinlan smiled mysteriously: "The most direct evidence is the scratches left by Li Baoer on the hands of the murderer. The official has secretly asked people to check it, and the results will be available in a few days. There is no need to worry too much. ”

Perhaps because Xie Jinlan's previous impression on him was too unreliable, Master Chen still had some doubts:

"My lord, please forgive me for speaking out. Adults have never dealt with this before. Therefore, without knowing the details, Xia Guan is not completely at ease. ”

Xie Jinlan was not angry because of this, and raised his eyebrows lightly: "That is the case, before the case was solved, Master Chen had been worried. ”

Master Chen was suddenly choked up and didn't know how to refute.

Xie Jinlan glanced at him: "What's the matter with Master Chen?" ”

Master Chen's face was puzzled: "No, what do you command?" ”

Xie Jinlan bowed slightly, and directly issued an eviction order: "This official is going to go out, if Master Chen is fine, leave here." ”

Master Chen got up and saluted Xie Jinlan: "The official is leaving." ”

Then he raised his feet and walked towards the gate.

Xie Jinlan followed.

Outside the door, Master Chen said goodbye to Xie Jinlan again.

After closing the door and locking it, Xie Jinlan walked towards the house next door.

After learning of Xie Jinlan's intention, the family was very happy to lend pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

After Xie Jinlan put the IOU in his sleeve, he left a few dates on the bookcase as a thank you. Then he lifted his feet and walked out of the courtyard gate, and went straight to Li Tiezhu's house.

Halfway through, I saw Ruan Yezhen floating towards him in a hurry.

When she saw Xie Jinlan's figure, Ruan Yezhen stopped, and her eyes suddenly lit up: "Xie Jinlan, that Chen is not a murderer!" ”

Xie Jinlan paused, and then turned back and walked in the direction he was coming from, without a trace of hesitation.

Ruan Yezhen followed, and kept muttering: "I didn't expect that this Chen family is not a murderer!" So who could this murderer be? ”

Seeing that Xie Jinlan's eyebrows were slightly furrowed and he was not in a good mood, Ruan Yezhen suddenly closed her mouth.

It wasn't until he returned to Li Daniu's house, entered the house, and closed the door that Xie Jinlan turned to look at Ruan Yezhen with a serious expression: "Are you sure you can see clearly, there are no scratches on Chen's arms?" ”

Ruan Yezhen shook her head and looked at Xie Jinlan with certainty: "I don't know if there are scratches on Chen's arms, but I am sure that Chen's is not the real murderer!" ”

Xie Jinlan's eyebrows twisted slightly: "How do you know for sure?" ”

Ruan Yezhen said: "Today I heard Chen's voice, which is not the same as the voice I heard that night. So I'm pretty sure Chan wasn't the murderer! ”

Xie Jinlan shook his head lightly, his face serious: "I can't use this as a basis for judging whether the Chen family is the real murderer." Unless, you have enough reason to convince me! ”

Ruan Yezhen bit her lower lip slightly, and a few hints of hesitation flashed in her eyes. After some thought, she finally made up her mind: "Actually, I'm sick!" ”