Coincidentally, a few days ago, Tang Xiucai ordered a few pieces of furniture at a carpentry shop, because the furniture had some tricks to be re-polished, so he agreed to postpone the delivery. And on the day he hanged himself, it was the deadline for the delivery of the carpenter's agreement, and the man found that there was a dead man hanging under the beam of the house, and he was so frightened that he ran out with a crawl and a dry howl, alarming the surrounding neighbors, and the horse monkey knew that something was wrong.

He was also clever, and ran into Tang's house while he was in the crowd watching the excitement, and saw Tang Xiucai's dead body with his own eyes.

Speaking of which, since he knew that Tang Xiucai had entered Beijing, Chen Ying informed this group of Xiaoqingpi of Lao Chang's address and appearance, in order to let them have a care in Beijing, Pei Shu also talked to Lao Chang, and told him that if someone with a Shandong accent came to look for him, he must be well received.

However, at that time, Chen Ying's rule for the horse monkey was: If it is not a major event of life and death, you must not meet the old man.

This is because Lao Chang is still on duty in the Criminal Department, Chen Ying is afraid that the action will be too big and alarm irrelevant people, such as Cao Zilian and others, which will cause big trouble.

Tang Xiucai hanged himself, this is an absolute big deal, Ma Monkey remembered Chen Ying's advice, so he went to Lao Chang for help.

And after knowing about this, Lao Chang turned his face and found Zhao Chengzuo.

Speaking of this Zhao Chengzuo, it is Chen Ying's acquaintance, in the previous murder case of Qiao's younger brother and Fang Xiu'e, Zhao Chengzuo and Chen Ying had a relationship, and Lao Chang also got acquainted with him.

Fortunately, the group of officials sent by Shengjing Mansion to Tang Xiucai's house that day were Zhao Cheng as them, and Chang Chang was able to get into the scene of the crime, conduct a joint autopsy with Zhao Cheng, and came to the conclusion that Tang Xiucai committed suicide.

Subsequently, the matter was transferred to Lao Chang. He has been so old that he has ordered Ma Hou'er and others to change to a new place to live, and to go out less and wait for instructions.

"Ah Shu, you should have noticed that there is no mention of Tang Xiucai's money in this letter." Chen Ying paced slowly by the window, and the rain stars fell, wetting her skirt.

"Exactly." Pei Shu clenched the letterhead tightly, and his face was calm: "Before this Tang Xiucai left, he sold all his family property, and when he thinks about it like this, the silver on his body is almost five or six hundred taels, which is not thin." ”

At this point, his eyebrows moved, and he turned his head to look at Chen Ying, with a few doubts in his eyes: "Ah Ying, do you think this is someone who wants to make money and fake his suicide, but he is actually killing for money?" ”

As he spoke, the letterhead in his hand made a "whooshing" sound, as if he was making a note for the wind and rain: "If it weren't for this, this Tang Xiucai would have lived in a simple place, and there were not too many unusual behaviors, why did he suddenly remember to hang himself?" He will never sell his entire net worth, just to die? ”

He shook his head, his expression becoming more and more affirmative: "In the previous biography, the little monkey never mentioned Tang Xiucai's indiscriminate spending. If he is bent on dying, he should squander it before he dies and have fun in time. But on the contrary, after he entered Beijing, he was quite frugal, and the rented yard was also very cheap, so he suddenly committed suicide in a good manner, which is unreasonable. I think this should still be a murder for money. ”

"Lao Chang and Zhao Yanzuo both concluded that he committed suicide, doesn't Ah Shu believe them?" Chen Ying raised her eyebrows slightly and asked softly.

Pei Shu was stunned.

And then I turned my mind and realized that this statement made sense.

He didn't understand Zhao Cheng, but he was convinced of the usual methods. If even he thinks that Tang Xiucai committed suicide, then the evidence that Tang Xiucai hanged himself should be extremely sufficient.

It's just that, combined with Tang Xiucai's previous actions, his sudden suicide is really incomprehensible.

After thinking for a while, he twisted his eyebrows and said, "Could this be the work of the Wind Bone Club?" ”

He looked at Chen Ying, as if he was asking her for verification: "That wind and bones will be mysterious, maybe there will be some extraordinary means, God killed Tang Xiucai unknowingly, and forged a perfect self-hanging scene?" ”

"What you say is not necessarily unreasonable." Chen Ying raised her hand and gently wiped away a few rain stains on the window drawer: "It's just that I still think there's something wrong with the alley in the south of the city." After all, he committed suicide when he returned from there. I wondered, is all his actions in the alley recorded? Will there be any omissions? ”

"I remember what was written in the letter." Pei Shu frowned, unfolded the letter, glanced at it quickly, and quickly pointed to one of them and said, "The letter said that Tang Xiucai occasionally goes to the alleys in the south of the city to eat hot noodle soup, and this time it seems that he also went to eat noodles." ”

This also shows from another side that Tang Xiucai is indeed frugal in Beijing.

Chen Ying didn't say anything about it, his gaze still cast into the distance.

The rain was heavier, as if a curtain of beads was hanging under the eaves, and the fine voice of "ticking and ticking" knocked on the platform and the corridor, and the cold cinnamon fragrance wafted in, and it also contained a few wisps of moisture.

Chen Ying took a deep breath.

The cold air flows from the throat to the chest and abdomen, making people feel calm.

Did Tang Xiucai really commit suicide?

She believes in Lao Chang's judgment very much, and Zhao Chengzuo is by no means a straw bag, and if the two of them reach this conclusion together, the possibility of Tang Xiucai's suicide is infinitely close to 100%.

From selling all the family property, to sneaking into the rented house in Shengjing to live, to having a private meeting with a eunuch in the palace, there is no logical problem with this time and behavior line.

During the period from "meeting eunuchs" to "hanging himself", the only variable was the trip to the alleys in the south of the city.

The breaking point of Tang Xiucai's suicide case must be in that alley.

Thinking about it in his heart, Chen Ying turned his head to look at Pei Shu, and his face was unprecedentedly solemn: "Ah Shu, I think I should go back to the capital." ”

After a pause, he said in an accentuated tone: "We must leave as soon as possible, and we will leave in a few days." ”

"So fast?" Pei Shu was quite surprised.

After finishing speaking, a trace of worry rose between his eyebrows: "There are still many things that have not been dealt with at the end of the girls' school, and the two girls of the Chen family will return to Beijing in a few days. ”

He knew that Chen Ying attached great importance to the girls' school, and this question was also thinking about her.

This is indeed a problem.

Chen Xiang and Chen Han had already received a letter from Mrs. Xu, and they needed to return to the capital in October at the latest.

In detail, the two sisters stayed in Jinan, and it was not a big deal, first, there were no relatives to take care of, and second, they had been away from Beijing for too long.

In addition, Chen Mian was released, and only Aunt Fan and Chen Yuan's mother and daughter were brought with him, but Shen never followed, and the reason given by Mrs. Xu was that the marriage of Chen Xiang and Chen Han needed to be seen by her, her mother-in-law.

This is to make it clear that he doesn't want to take care of it, Shen is bitter in his heart, but he has to obey his mother-in-law's wishes, and the marriage of Chen Xiang and Chen Han is also on the table, and it is not good to delay it any longer.