When Xu Chu entered the door, he saw Fang Zhuangheng's eyes shining over, with a smile on his face, which made the whole person look a little festive. She slowed down, subconsciously looked at Xiao Qinglang behind the desk, and raised her eyebrows to show a puzzled look.

Xiao Qinglang motioned for Xu Chu to sit down, and then spoke before Fang Zhuangheng, "Lord Fang thoroughly investigated the dead guy and the Zheng butcher who tried to cover up the truth last night, and now that he has a conclusion, I am here to inform you." ”

When Fang Zhuangheng heard this, he also smiled and thanked Xu Chu and said, "Thank you girl for your help last night, otherwise I'm afraid that that small case will take some twists and turns." ”

He put aside the fact that he had people send Xu Chu's autopsy sheet to a few old men overnight yesterday, and directly talked about the thorough investigation of the death of his buddy Ada. Sure enough, it was determined that it meant death, but he had colluded with Zheng Butcher to make a fake injury certificate before his death, and then coaxed the shopkeeper to get some money.

After Ada's accident last night, it happened that Master Fang found Zheng Butcher to come for an autopsy. First, he was weak-hearted, worried that the falsification of Ada's injury would be exposed, and then asked the shopkeeper to investigate the silver that came out. The second is also to please him, and he is looking for some benefits from the shopkeeper afterwards.

In addition, Ada is a little older but not married, and there are no relatives at home, only an aunt is also blind and deaf and can't take care of things, so even if he dies in vain, no one will stand up for him.

After thinking about it like this, the Zheng butcher had a crooked mind. Unexpectedly, Xu Chu was killed halfway, and he was speechless and speechless.

With the corpse in front as evidence, and several old servants who made clear and coherent comments on Xu Chu's autopsy sheet, Fang Zhuangheng could almost instantly follow Xu Chu's hints to deduce the hidden secrets. Therefore, he only needs to interrogate him sharply, and then Zheng Butcher will tell the ins and outs of the future.

And after Fang Zhuangheng's secret investigation, although Na Ada was loyal, he had a problem with alcoholism. The silver money for buying wine, not to mention that the copper plate is so cheap, so he didn't save the silver money in his hand. When he was born, he coveted the property of others to marry his daughter-in-law, and always wanted to get more silver.

Earlier, when he was feeding a donkey, the donkey was startled by the sound of firecrackers outside the door and kicked him. That time when he was injured, the shopkeeper not only gave him medicine for bruises, but also asked Zheng Butcher to help check the injury, and then gave him a tael of silver according to the injury so that he could recuperate with peace of mind.

After that, he came up with the idea of making money with it. After that, every three or two months, he would be injured in the donkey barn or the stable.

During this period, the shopkeeper was not without suspicions, but every time he questioned, Ada would find a nearby Zheng butcher to check his injuries. After all, the injury is real, so it is not easy for the benevolent shopkeeper to shirk responsibility.

Speaking of this, Xu Chu was a little helpless. The dynasty did not abolish the requirement that butchers temporarily perform autopsies on their behalf, so naturally it did not abolish the provision that they could perform autopsies on living persons. Generally speaking, if an injured person really complains to the yamen, the living will often ask the officials to find a butcher to help them inspect the bad luck of the dead in order to avoid the bad luck of the deceased.

As for why he is not a doctor, it is naturally because ordinary doctors are the most taboo to be involved in lawsuits. Even if the yamen goes to look for it, I am afraid that it will shirk in every possible way and refuse to cooperate.

"It's really a lack of people's hearts." After hearing the facts of the case, Aunt Chu, who came in on the side, said with disgust, "If you want to talk about it, then Ada really has no conscience." ”

Xu Chu nodded, but there was no disgust on his face. She is in a different position from Aunt Chu, and from the position of the servant, this matter is brought about by the embarrassment of the position.

If the world can not avoid acting like poison in various cases, and it can become a system, it can be held accountable at all levels. There will be much less deception.

If Ada had no chance to take advantage of it, or if Zheng Butcher, who was the person who examined the injury, could speak upright, then it would be impossible for him to deliberately get injured and ask for money. After all, it is not difficult to deduce from intentional injury and inadvertently being kicked or trampled by an animal before and after it occurs.

"After the lower officials searched the deceased's home, they found six taels of silver. According to his salary and the number of times he bought wine, it was impossible to save such a sum of money by relying on his salary alone. Fang Zhuangheng couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he thought of that seemingly honest person who had so many fancy intestines.

This is really clever but was mistaken by cleverness, and finally lost his life in vain. Even if there is silver, what can it be?

As for the shopkeeper, although there is a mistake, it is not a big mistake. In addition, Wei Guang and others didn't want to investigate deeply, so they were only reprimanded and released. Of course, he was not without his mistakes, after the accident, Xiao Qinglang called the local county magistrate and a group of officials to investigate the case, and that situation can be regarded as a rejuvenation. Therefore, the dead people in the inn can't be covered at all, so in this way, a group of guests checked in to avoid bad luck, and hurriedly checked out early this morning.

And some of the inns competing with it outside saw this, and they even fell into the ground, hyping up the fact that there was a death lawsuit in his inn. Because of the lack of clarity, many outsiders avoided his inn.

The current shopkeeper, looking at the bleak scene of the inn, is really regretful. If he didn't know that he had thought about it for a while, how could he end up like this?

He also kept thinking that if he didn't have a bad idea at that time, he would have let people report to the official for a deep investigation. Not necessarily, the impact of this matter cannot be kept to a minimum. At the very least, a good inn will never fall overnight.

But business belongs to business, and his own life, after all, can be regarded as being saved by Xu Chu. Although she made a move at that time, it was very likely that she was watching those guards, but if it weren't for her, she was afraid that she would not be able to escape from prison.

Thinking of this, he couldn't care about sighing, and was busy asking the cook to prepare some food, planning to thank him in person.

However, before he could get ready, he saw the guy who guided Xu Chu yesterday running over happily and said, "Shopkeeper, the adult and the girl from yesterday left, this is the house money and the meal money." ”

The guy handed over the broken silver in his hand, his eyes were boneless, and he smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, the lord said that the small reward is also in it."

When the shopkeeper heard this, he first chuckled in his heart, and then sighed deeply. He squinted at his little young man, reached out and knocked on his head, but saw that he was still smiling, so he shook his head and said, "You, you are really heartless!" You didn't expect that our inn was going to close? Look, Huazi and they're all gone! ”

The young man rubbed his sore head aggrievedly, and muttered, "But the shopkeeper has a good heart, how can you find such a kind master home as you if you go elsewhere." Besides, the adult just now also praised the county commander, you live in this inn is very comfortable, and the adults from the capital think that our store is good, and the people on the other side feel even better. ”

When the shopkeeper heard him say this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and finally smiled bitterly. Perhaps, I really shouldn't be so pessimistic. Even if the business is not good now, it is always an inn that he has been running for decades, and if it really disperses, he will be reluctant to do it in his heart.

Thinking of this, he took some copper plates from the box and stuffed them into the young man's hand, and then waved his hand like a fly and urged, "Hurry up, hurry up and go to the door to welcome the guests!" ”

What happened in the inn can almost be regarded as a small episode. For Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu, it is not a big deal.

It's just that when the carriage reached the mountain road heading to Qingfeng Town, Xiao Qinglang, who had been indifferent along the way, suddenly had a solemn face. He leaned over and held down the scroll in Xu Chu's hand, looked at Wei Shang with a solemn gaze, and only after a long time tentatively called, "Wei Guang! ”

Almost as soon as the voice fell, the feather arrow with a cold feeling roared through Weishang and shot into the car. It can be seen that the man has a clear goal, and the feather arrow reaches the side of the carriage where Xu Chu is sitting.

If it weren't for Xiao Qinglang's neat action to press Xu Chu into his arms, I was afraid that the murderous arrow would have entered Xu Chu's body at this time.

Xu Chu crawled in Xiao Qinglang's arms, breathing slowly but not daring to move wantonly. At this time, there was nothing glamorous, only the sound of deliberately slowing down breathing, and the rustling of leaves outside the window as the wind blows.

The arrow of the arrow had already sunk into the wall of the carriage, and it was conceivable that if it was shot at a person, it would be a penetrating force after all.

In the silence, suddenly the horse neighed in pain and jumped up with its front hooves. It seemed to be wounded, so that it immediately fled in all directions, even if it had not panicked on the battlefield.

Just in a moment's time, the grass and trees outside moved, and the carriages and horses sounded the sonorous sound of hand-to-hand combat.

Xiao Qinglang flipped the desk in front of him to the side, directly protecting Xu Chu in front of his chest, and said in a vigilant but calm voice, "Don't show your head, follow me." ”

As soon as the words fell, he jumped up, blocked the feather arrows surging outside the car with a short sword, and jumped out of the car with Xu Chu in his hand.

Before Xu Chu could react, he felt a lightness in his body. She subconsciously followed Xiao Qinglang's movements around his waist, and then leaned on his chest with all her heart.

She's never been good at fighting, and she's not good at running for her life, but the only thing she remembers is not to cause trouble for him. In the face of assassination, Xiao Qinglang's experience is definitely much stronger than his own, even if he is worried and distressed, he can't disturb his mind because of a moment of carelessness.

Almost as soon as they jumped out of the carriage, the arrow shot the carriage beyond recognition, and the horse neighed and died.

Xu Chu, who was protected wholeheartedly, pursed his lips tightly and didn't dare to make a sound. She noticed that the rocks and sloping branches on the mountain road were completely obscured by the person holding her. And she, although she felt restrained, did not have a trace of pain on her body.