After listening to Bai Haohong's explanation, Zhan Xue asked puzzledly: "If Zhang Laibao really bumped into the murderer, why didn't he tell it directly?" ”

Bai Haohong replied: "Naturally, there are reasons that cannot be explained, Zhang Laibao may hope that someone can see the doubts in the testimony and then go to him." ”

Bai Haohong returned home and informed Bai Cheng to prepare his luggage. When he passed by the side room, he heard the noise of people inside, so he pushed the door and walked in, and saw Lizi, Xu Feiyan and eight or nine Yahuan doing needlework in the room, and there were a lot of men's shoes on the ground.

Bai Haohong asked Xu Feiyan puzzled: "Feiyan, why do you want to make so many shoes?" ”

Xu Feiyan replied: "These shoes are not made by us, these are the shoes issued by the Dapeng Dart Bureau to the dart master, and we just sew the logo of the Dapeng Dart Board on the upper of the shoe." This is the job that Liz received from Shopkeeper Zhou. ”

Lizi picked up a piece of cloth in the shape of a roc and said, "Brother Bai, you see, this is made of rags from the silk village, although it is colorful and too eye-catching, it can save costs. When we sew this logo on the shoes of the dart master, it must attract people's attention, which is equivalent to advertising, so that people will gradually know that there is a Dapeng dart game. ”

Bai Haohong said with a smile: "A man wearing such fancy shoes is too eye-catching, this must be your idea." ”

Liz smiled smugly and replied, "Shopkeeper Zhou is a shareholder of Dapeng Dart Bureau, and I suggested to him: embroider the name of Dapeng Dart Bureau on his shoes. But the shopkeeper Zhou thought that the cost of doing that was too high, so he decided to make the shape of a roc from the rags of the silk village and sew it on the shoes of the dart master. ”

Liz picked up a pair of shoes and said, "Brother Bai, I personally sewed the Dapeng on these shoes, you can wear it and go out." ”

"I don't wear such fancy shoes."

Xu Feiyan snatched the shoes from Lizi's hand and complained: "Lizi, this is the customer's shoes, how can I deliver one pair less?" ”

Lizi defended: "Sister Feiyan, you don't know, the dart bureau makes so many shoes, and a large part of them are used to give people away. If Big Brother Bai is willing to wear it, Shopkeeper Zhou doesn't know how happy he will be! Because Big Brother Bai is a celebrity, he has a celebrity effect, and the advertising effect is better. ”

The next day, Bai Haohong took Bai Cheng and rushed to Lingxian non-stop, and after arriving in Lingxian, he asked Bai Cheng to arrange an inn, and he came to the local county government to explain his intentions. After hearing the county order, he immediately called Fan Zhutou and asked him to assist Bai Haohong in handling the case. Bai Haohong didn't want to delay for a moment, and immediately asked Fan Zhutou to take him to Lei Mansion.

On the way, Fan Zhutou said: "I didn't expect Dali Temple to send someone to investigate. Our county master heard that Master Lei was a person from Master Xiang, and he was afraid of getting into trouble, so he tried to push the case to the Criminal Department. After Lu Xiushen, the chief arrester of the Criminal Department, arrived here with people, he let us also participate in the investigation. ”

"Now, this case is under joint investigation by Dali Temple and the Criminal Department." After speaking, Bai Haohong asked, "What did Zhang Laibao tell you?" Do you remember his testimony? ”

"I just remember the general content, he was the first person to find out that Lord Lei had been killed. Zhang Laibao talked a lot about it, and finally said that he didn't see anything. I'm most afraid of such a verbose person, maybe he's a little old and confused, and besides, this guy likes to take advantage of small things. ”

"Really? Why? ”

"Look at the shoes on my feet, although they are a little fancy, they are very comfortable to wear, and they were given by the Dapeng Dart Bureau. Zhang Laibao actually asked everywhere about the origin of my shoes, as if I had been bribed. Many of us here have this kind of shoes, and the Dapeng Dart Bureau didn't give them to Zhang Laibao, so he felt uncomfortable. The dart board sends shoes, and it definitely depends on the object. ”

When he arrived at Lei Mansion, Fan Zhutou said hello to the housekeeper of Lei Mansion, and took Bai Haohong to the house where Lei Bangrong was killed. Bai Haohong didn't find anything unusual in the house, he came outside the house again, and at the door of the house, Bai Haohong saw traces of candles burning on the ground. Seeing this, he had a number in his heart, so he asked Zhang Laibao to be called.

Zhang Laibao walked up to Bai Haohong and glanced at Fan Zhutou, looking a little cramped and uneasy. Bai Haohong raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Laibao, and saw that he was about fifty, not tall, with a small nose and small eyes, looking very ordinary, dressed as an old servant.

Bai Haohong opened his mouth and said, "Zhang Laibao, you tell me again about the situation on the night Lord Lei was killed. ”

Zhang Laibao began to speak, and what he said was exactly the same as the testimony in the file.

After listening, Bai Haohong smiled and asked, "Zhang Laibao, did you walk into Lord Lei's house in the dark that night?" ”

"No, I'm holding a lantern in my left hand and a quilt in my right hand."

"Your lantern fell to the ground, didn't it?"

"Yes."

Bai Haohong asked, "Where did you fall?" ”

"Inside, I saw the old man being killed, and I was so frightened that the quilt and lantern fell to the ground. Then, I ran out and called someone. ”

But why is it that there are signs of candles burning on the floor outside the house, but not inside? Do you want to deceive the government? ”

Zhang Laibao was a little trembling with fright, he wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, peeked at Fan Zhutou, and lowered his head again. Seeing this, Bai Haohong said to Fan Zhutou: "Fan Zhutou, you go to the living room to rest for a while, and I'll look for you later." ”

After Fan Zhutou left, Zhang Laibao said in a low voice: "That night, I bumped into the murderer, but I didn't see his face. ”

"Tell me more."

So, Zhang Laibao recalled......

On the night Lei Bangrong was killed, a strong wind blew and the trees rattled. Zhang Laibao was awakened by the sound of the wind and felt a little chilly, he thought: "The master sleeps alone in the upper room, will he also feel cold?" In particular, he is still sick, and if he freezes, his condition will worsen. ”

Thinking of this, Zhang Laibao smeared, lit the lantern, found a thin quilt, and then, with the lantern in his left hand and the thin quilt in his right hand, he walked out of his hut and walked towards the upper room. When he was about to arrive at the door of the upper room, Zhang Laibao deliberately coughed as usual, the purpose was to let Lei Bangrong know in advance that someone was coming, so as not to suddenly knock on the door and frighten the owner.

When he arrived at the door of the house, suddenly, a black-clothed masked man came out of the house, the man was holding a bloody dagger in his hand, staring at Zhang Laibao with a cold gaze.

Zhang Laibao was so frightened that all the things in his hands fell to the ground, he lowered his head, stood trembling, and didn't dare to move. Zhang Laibao saw: The shoes on the murderer's feet were very fancy, and there was a colorful Dapeng sewn on the upper of the shoe. Zhang Laibao noticed: The man in black raised his dagger. He closed his eyes and said in his heart, "Bodhisattva bless! Bodhisattva bless! ”

After about a cup of tea, Zhang Laibao didn't hear any movement, and opened his eyes. He didn't see the killer's feet, so he slowly looked up and saw that the masked man was gone.

Zhang Laibao rushed into the house and shouted: "Master! But no one answered.

Zhang Laibao lit the oil lamp and saw Lei Bangrong lying on the bed, covered in blood. He came to the bed tremblingly, pushed Lei Bangrong, and shouted in horror: "Master! ”

Lei Bangrong still didn't react. Zhang Laibao was so frightened that he ran out of the room and shouted loudly: "The master has been killed!" The old man was killed! ”。

When the others heard the shouts, they rushed over with lanterns and torches.