"The first thing I did when I walked in was to look at the doors and windows, all of which were closed except for the main entrance to the bedroom, which had been knocked open. Not only is it closed, but it is also nailed from within. ”

Chang Tai led Xing Ruyi to a window and pointed to the middle of the window to show her. Sure enough, there is a clever stumbling nail set up here, which can firmly fix the window, even if it is seven or eight strong winds in winter, it cannot blow it in the slightest. And inside the window, double curtains are also set up to ensure the comfort and warmth in this room.

"In the whole house, only the window of this bedroom is like this." There was a faint hint of resentment in Hongliu's words: "The lord said that the lady is delicate and can't stand the cold, so she specially invited a skilled craftsman to change the windows here." On the day of Madame's disappearance, the window was also held with nails inside. ”

"In this way, the disappearance of Madame is a proper case of disappearance in a closed room."

"That's why I'm in a hurry to return to the rouge shop today and ask you to come and check it out." Chang Tai attached himself to Xing Ruyi's ear and asked in a low voice, "Do you see anything strange in this room?" If not, the disappearance of this lady is man-made, and if there is, then it is estimated that it is not a case that a catcher like me can handle. ”

Xing Ruyi looked at Chang Tai's eyes and didn't speak.

In the afternoon, she was thinking about how to pick up Li Mao's words, and Chang Tai hurriedly returned to the mansion. When he saw her, he didn't speak, but asked the fox to borrow someone directly. The fox is rare and generous, and only said "My family Ruyi hasn't eaten yet" and pushed her to Chang Tai, and then, she came to Yunfu with Chang Tai and walked into the so-called first scene of the crime.

Although it is the first scene, the bedroom in front of you has obviously been cleaned, and even this window, after the crime, has been opened, and the snow outside the window is the best proof.

The window is shady, the sun does not shine, and the snow is difficult to remove. In the same position, outside the unopened windows, the snow remains in a semi-melted state, and these two doors have obvious scratches on the snow, and some of them are still old marks.

The so-called physical evidence at the scene has almost all been destroyed. As for the human witness, there is only one red willow, and this red willow ...... Xing Ruyi gave Chang Tai a look and walked up to Hongliu: "This case looks simple, but after thinking about it, it makes me feel very bizarre, for a while, I'm afraid that it will be difficult for us to find any clues related to the disappearance of our wife from here." In this way, Brother Chang and I will go back first, think about the matter here, and then think about it carefully, and if you have eyebrows, you will come to the house to disturb you. ”

Hongliu lowered her head, although she covered it up quickly, the snickering joy in her eyes was still seen by Xing Ruyi.

"Oh, by the way, I have two more questions here that I need to answer with the help of Miss Hongliu."

"Ruyi girl, excuse me!"

"First question, before and after this Lady Yun's disappearance, did she behave strangely, or did something strange happen around her? Or, did she do something she wouldn't normally do? ”

"Strange performance?" Hongliu twisted her eyebrows and thought for a while: "If you say something strange, it's probably because she quarreled with the master." My wife has an excellent temperament, and since she started, she didn't say that she quarreled with the master, but she rarely had a red face. The old man said everything and everything, even if what he said was not in line with Mrs. Lady's mind, Mrs. listened to it.

As for the things that I don't usually do, I probably spent a lot of money on this dress. Although my wife's background is not low, her family is not a big family, even if she is here, she is only slightly richer than the average family. Madame has always been diligent and thrifty, and the purchase of clothes is calculated on an annual basis, and the number of clothes, incense powder, rouge, and jewelry purchased every year is also counted, and it has never been exceeded every year. The only exception is this garment.

But looking back, it's not for nothing that Madame loves this dress so much, so strictly speaking, it's not out of the ordinary, right? ”

"What the red willow girl said is that women, when they see beautiful clothes, they can't walk. If this is a change of wishes, it will definitely be like Mrs., who will buy it at any cost and any money. Now, this dress, Ruyi has no thoughts, can you ask the red willow girl to write down the address where she bought the clothes, so that Ruyi can also look for it, even if it is just to find a handkerchief of the same fabric. ”

The corners of Hongliu's mouth showed a hint of pride, a hint of sneering that was not easy to detect: "Hongliu is a girl, she has not been to school, and she doesn't recognize it."

A few words, but the general location of this small shop, Hongliu still remembers, as for the Ruyi girl, whether you can find it, it depends on the girl's own fate. ”

Hongliu said, reading out a string of words, Xing Ruyi listened, but was silently surprised.

"The shopkeeper of this small shop is also surnamed Yun?"

"Most of the people in Yunzhai are surnamed Yun, and even most of them are surnamed Yun." Hongliu said, straightening her back, looking at her expression, as if she was a little impatient.

"Yes, yes, what the red willow girl said is, it is Ruyi who did not ask clearly. May I ask the girl, the shopkeeper of this small shop, but his surname is Yun Mingsheng? ”

"Seems to be called that!" Hongliu raised her eyebrows: "Miss Ruyi only needs to remember the approximate direction, and when she arrives at Yunzhai, she will ask if she asks again." ”

"Thank you!" Xing Ruyi said, giving the fox a look.

The fox immediately said goodbye to Hongliu and went out of Yunfu with Xing Ruyi.

Hongliu looked at the backs of the two, snorted softly, and then saw that there was no one left and right, returned to the bedroom where the crime occurred, and took off the clothes hanging on the screen. She first compared it to the mirror, and then she couldn't hold it back, ignoring the chill in the room, she took off her clothes and replaced them with the clothes that were originally hung on the screen and bought back by the missing Mrs. Yun.

Originally, according to the size of the two, this dress would be much wider when worn on Hongliu's body, but the miraculous thing is that when Hongliu put this dress on her body, it became neither big nor small, it fit very well, and even seemed to be judged for her. Hongliu turned around in front of the mirror twice, and suddenly felt that she was very beautiful, even more beautiful than Mrs. Yun.

Her hands roamed along the edge of the garment, her eyes slightly closed, feeling the wonderful touch of silky satin intimate contact with her body, just when the red willow was intoxicated and unable to extricate herself, suddenly, she felt a tightness on her body, and the dress seemed to have life, wrapping her tightly, even tighter and tighter.

Hongliu panicked, she opened her eyes, and her pupils looked around without focus.

Could it be...... It's Madame's...... Ghost?

Hongliu was shocked, she hurriedly pulled the clothes on her body, trying to take it off, but the clothes seemed to stick to her skin, she began to feel difficult to breathe, and her panicked hands were picking at her body indiscriminately. Suddenly, she saw something, something resting on the dresser. It was a pair of scissors, a pair of scissors that were so sharp that they could easily cut through their own skin.

Hongliu tried to reach for the scissors, and finally, she got the scissors, held them firmly, and then slashed them down against her chest.

A wisp of blood flowed from the breach, accompanied by a terrible scream from the red willow. When her body fell to the ground softly, the tight wrapping feeling on her body disappeared in an instant.

Hongliu clutched his chest, lying on the ground and gasping, but his eyes still carried the horror of the aftermath of the catastrophe. She almost crawled to the door, and as her hand was about to peek out of the door, the door that had been slightly open slammed shut.

"Nope! No! Don't lock me up here! ”

"Madame! Hongliu knows it's wrong! Hongliu shouldn't have thought about what he shouldn't have and forgotten his own duty! ”

"It's the red willow that deserves to die, it's the red sleeves that deserve to die, it's the red willow that shouldn't be reckless, it's the red willow that shouldn't touch the lady's clothes!"

Hongliu read it in pieces, and kept pounding the door panel with her hands.

"Let me out! Is there anyone out there? Please, get me out! ”

Although the red willow shouted loudly, and although there were maids or servants passing by from time to time outside the door, no one heard her shouting.

Inside the door, outside the door, it is like two worlds that have been divided.

Finally, Hongliu shouted tired. She slowly turned around, clutching her bleeding chest and leaning her back against the door.

She saw that the lady's dress was hanging back on the screen. It's just that the color of the clothes has changed, from elegant and cold white to enchanting and enthusiastic red.

Hongliu knew in her heart that the color was dyed with her own blood.

Outside the gate of the house, Xing Ruyi stopped.

She looked back at the door and asked Chang Tai, "Brother Chang, did you hear a voice just now?"

Chang Tai listened attentively: "It's the sound of the wind, looking at the weather, maybe there will be snow." ”

"Nope! It's not the wind, I just heard the cry of the red willows. ”

"Is there one?" Chang Tai listened carefully again: "I didn't hear any sound. ”

"Maybe I'm hallucinating!" Xing Ruyi rubbed his ears: "That red willow is the life of a maid, but he has a heart that is unwilling to be a maid." I saw that there seemed to be a black gas above her head, and eighty percent of the past two days have encountered some bad luck. It's a pity that she has a bad attitude, if it is better, maybe I can help her resolve it. ”

"I'm afraid that if you say it, she won't believe it." Chang Tai shook his head: "By the way, who is that Yunsheng?" I looked at your face at that moment, and there was something wrong with your face. ”

"Do you remember Hui Niang?"

"Of course! It's the woman who came to you the night before to ask for medicine. I remember that the next day, you asked Li Mao to send her back, but it was her illness that I didn't hear you mention again. Is it cured? ”

"Nope! If you want to cure her illness, I am afraid that it will not be possible without half a year. Before coming here, I was still discussing with the foxes, but after discussing for most of the day, there was no result. Right now, I'm worried. Unexpectedly, I ran into something related to her here. ”

"It's about her...... You mean Hui Niang? That Yunsheng is ......"

"If I didn't guess wrong, that Yunsheng should be the father-in-law of Hui Niang who is about to return home!"

(Education 123 Literature Network)