Xiao Qinglang's gaze became more and more cold, and he didn't urge, so he stared at Jin Manshan coldly without saying a word. Until Jin Manshan couldn't help it, he whispered: "It's all in the past, what is there to say." I know that Childe is capable, and I asked Childe to rescue me, as long as Childe can use it in the future, I will definitely go to the soup and fight the fire. ”

His words were sincere, but he avoided answering Xiao Qinglang's questions.

Xiao Qinglang squinted at him and said word by word: "The haunting started eight years ago, but your bad things should not have happened just eight years ago." ”

"Eighteen years ago, you funded the construction of the Red Makeup Building, but then you suddenly left the Red Makeup Building alone, and let the gold elimination cave that day be called a tool for Xie Niang and others to collect money. Isn't this a loss-making deal for you who are calculating? ”

"The only explanation is that you reached an agreement with Xie Niang, or Jinzhou Siyan at that time. And that agreement is enough to make you give up that cornucopia......"

Xiao Qinglang looked indifferent, and sneered: "What kind of agreement is it?" ”

Jin Manshan took two steps back, unconsciously shook his head in denial, but his body squatted on the chair without compromise. He gasped and waved his hand in a panic.

"Let me guess, that agreement should have something to do with the missing child in the red makeup building, and maybe it also has something to do with a family that makes paper people and other things for a living."

"If what I said is right, the child must have died long ago, and his family took the money and fled away? Did something happen, and then couldn't avenge the son? ”

Every time Xiao Qinglang said a word, Jin Manshan's face turned a little whiter, and in the end, even a pair of clenched fists turned a little white.

Finally, Xiao Qinglang stopped asking, he looked at Xu Chu with his chin bowed, and saw Xu Chu nodding lightly before he gave his hand. It's as if the person who just wanted Jin Manshan to open his mouth was not him.

After leaving the oppressive room, Xu Chu took a deep breath. It's just that the solemnity and solemnity on her face have not faded away. Inexplicably, she remembered the incident in Liulin Village, and also remembered the dozen or so unjust souls in Dashi Village.

How ruthless do people have to be to commit repeated murders? How much resentment is there to treat human life like a mustard?

Eight years, perhaps a longer-term layout, makes people think about it carefully.

"Jin Manshan really knew what happened back then, and judging by his reaction, he did die back then." Xiao Qinglang glanced at Xu Chu, saw her grim expression, and knew that she should have thought of something, so he reached out and grabbed the hands full of coldness into his palms.

Speaking of which, his method of judging people's hearts by looking at people's expressions was learned from Xu Chu, who she used when she interrogated Yu Fugui in Zhang's case. Now that it is being used, it has achieved initial results, but it has made their hearts heavier and heavier.

can make Jin Manshan panic and then give up the agreement of the red makeup building, it can never be just the life of a small lowly child.

"And the man died at the hands of Jin Manshan." If this is the case, then it can also explain the fact that Lotus Villa is a paper prick. But who is it?

Yu Niang said that the child's father and mother disappeared without a trace. In terms of age, it should be around forty years old now. If they come back to take revenge, how can they hide in the villa for eight years without being exposed?

Because Jin Fu was the only witness to Yu Niang last night, and he was also the last person who stayed in Jinxiu Garden before Yu Niang's accident. Therefore, it is reasonable for them to go and interrogate again.

Jin Fu's status in the villa is quite high, and he is trusted by Jin Manshan, so that the closest person to Jin Manshan's residence in the entire villa is this housekeeper who often smiles and greets everyone.

Xu Chu looked at the gardens and houses that extended in all directions, and fell silent thoughtfully. The last time she came to Jinfu's room in the middle of the night for questioning, because of the darkness and hurry, she hadn't carefully observed the geographical location of this room, but now it looks a little strange......

The first time Mingzhu saw the haunting, he exclaimed for almost a quarter of an hour, and Jin Fu led someone over. Moreover, he was panting and sweating profusely at the time, but now that they had come from his lodgings, it would only take him about half an hour to walk.

What did he do for the rest of the time? You know, he was neatly dressed at the time, and he was wearing the clothes he wore during the day, so it can be seen that he never rested.

When the two of them arrived outside Jin Fu's room, they saw two little guards outside chattering, and they looked like Jin Fu had made them brave. In this way, it can also be seen that Jin Fu is sleek, after all, whether it is a person or a ghost who harms people's lives, at least someone can prove that he has never gone out in the house, and he can clear his suspicion from the side.

After entering the room, Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu glanced at each other, and walked around to look at the room at random.

This room is not small compared to the room they live in, and the specifications are also finely arranged, and it is also divided into inner and outer rooms, plus a bathroom. The bathroom and the inner room are separated by a screen, which is extremely convenient to see.

Xu Chu casually glanced at the bathroom, but saw that there was still a wooden barrel placed inside, and there seemed to be many water stains on the ground.

As soon as she handed Xiao Qinglang a look, Xiao Qinglang understood what she meant. So he casually lifted the beaded curtain and entered the bathroom, looked at the wooden barrel casually, and said, "It seems that Steward Jin is a person who loves cleanliness, and he does not forget to bathe in such a situation." ”

Jin Fu stepped forward and said with a wry smile: "It's not that I love Jie, it's really that there are many nobles in the villa, and I'm afraid that if I'm sloppy, I'll collide with the sons." ”

Seeing this, Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu no longer asked, but walked around. Xiao Qinglang, in particular, had already bypassed the screen and went straight inside.

It can be seen that there has been no charcoal fire in Jinfu's room in the past two days, so even if it is like a bedroom, there is still a cold air blowing on the face.

However, Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chuhun didn't care, especially Xu Chu, who was very curious when he saw the needlework on the head of the bed.

"Has Steward Jin ever married a wife?"

"No, when I was young, I had a daughter-in-law and a pair of children, but unfortunately I lost my life when I met bandits." Jin Fu sighed, probably feeling sad too. "Later, I followed my master to take care of the villa, and I never married again."

Xu Chu nodded, comforted a few words, and saw Jin Fu waving his hand to indicate that it was okay, so she reached out and took the needlework. I saw that there were still a few broken purse heels and socks on it, which looked like Jin Fu planned to sew them by himself.

Her hand inadvertently fiddled with the objects in the sewing tape, and even looked at the colorful silk threads and scissors. Her face remained unchanged, and she raised her head and said: "I don't see that Steward Jin is also a person who is good at doing it himself, I used to be a steward in the villa, and these rough jobs should be done by subordinates." ”

Jin Fu obviously also saw that Xu Chu was very interested in the needlework, so he said: "I am valued by the master, in fact, I am just a subordinate in the final analysis, and I am not better than anyone else." Besides, the sewing and mending are all simple needlework, and they can be mended at will, so I don't bother others. After all, there are only two embroiderers in the villa, and they are responsible for the clothes of the people in the entire villa and tailor shoes for the master, and they are often too busy. ”

This is reasonable, but looking at the shoes and socks in the bag, Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu frowned in unison, as if they had realized.

It can be seen that Jin Fu's words are very natural, there is no trace of fraud, and even his expression is very sincere. However, it was precisely because of this that Xu Chu and Xiao Qinglang were even more suspicious.

He has been by Jin Manshan's side for many years, and Jin Manshan's deep trust is so calm, how can he be so calm about haunting? Whether it's a disguise or really a habit remains to be verified.

According to him, when he was in the Splendid Garden, Yu Niang did stay alone with him for a while for this hot water matter. And in order to avoid suspicion, neither of them went back to the room, and during the period, the two of them also met a passing patrol at the gate of the Splendid Garden.

After leaving Jinfu's room, the two tacitly went to the direction of the Jinxiu Garden rockery.

"It seems that Xiao Chu has already guessed the man's trick of pretending to be a ghost?" Xiao Qinglang looked at her, hooked his lips and said with a smile, "And the person who pretends to be a ghost seems to have eyebrows." ”

Xu Chu nodded, "Well, as long as you are sure of some more things, the key point of this matter will probably be solved." ”

"Childe, do you remember the piece of bamboo that fell from the paper piercing man?" Xu Chu looked at him with a solemn and serious expression.

Xiao Qinglang naturally knew what she was talking about, and was silent for a moment, his eyebrows sank, and his voice gradually became colder: "A small villa, it is already rare to be able to be rich, can you really do that bad thing?" ”

"It is also this mountain villa that trapped several rich and noble people in Jinzhou City, and made Jin Manshan dare not move out of here." Xu Chu said calmly, "Childe should know that investigating a case cannot just look at appearances. Just like at this time, we have never heard of any cases of bamboo, and we have not seen anyone transporting bamboo timber outside. However, we have to take into account the dossier sent by Wei Yan at that time, and the merchants where he is located today, including Jin Manshan, have all done business in Xinzhou. ”

"Moreover, that person has been hitting ghosts with paper for eight Chinese New Year's Eve and night, and the bamboo pieces used are not only one or two? If it is paper and batter, it is easy to buy, but where does the bamboo he needs come from? ”

It is simply not realistic to buy it from the bottom of the mountain temporarily. According to Jin Fu, the villa has to go down the mountain every four days to buy, and if people buy bamboo chips or paper people every time, it is impossible not to be suspected.

"Of course, this speculation will not be conclusive until Mingzhu returns."

Xiao Qinglang pondered for a moment, knowing that what she said was true, and immediately frowned and said: "Let's not mention this matter for the time being, the most important thing for us now is to solve the serial murder case, so as not to kill anyone in vain." ”