Chapter XIII

Bai Yingchun's introduction, in a few words, he passed the buck on the suspicion that it might be an internal ghost, and he can become the right-hand man of the fir, which is indeed not for nothing.

"You said we had to believe it if we were attacked by bandits? This is a bitter ploy that you have resorted to, in order to remove the stumbling blocks that stand in your way of merging the north and the south today. Qingtong said angrily.

"Mulan's death, the north and the south share the same sorrow, at this time the most taboo fratricide, let the relatives and enemies happy. You should be calm and calm, weigh your words and deeds, and don't let outsiders see jokes. Spruce squinted and persuaded.

"Cannibalism? Hahahaha, what a joke, fir is afraid that he can't wait to swallow the North Rudder in his stomach immediately and become a pawn in his hands. Today, my words of the North Helm will be left here, even if Mulan passes away, the North Helm will not be in the same stream as your South Helm! Qingtong glared angrily, "If you say it carefully, why did Brother Yun, who is a guard, suddenly go out in the morning, so that Mulan is isolated and even martyred. The old pavilion master asked, I'm afraid you can't get out of the relationship. ”

"You!" Spruce Qi knot, he is an informal, big martial artist, he can't learn Bai Yingchun's upside-down words, "If it weren't for Mulan's physical discomfort, if it weren't for Jiang Fuming's sudden entry into Beijing, he wouldn't have sent me to explore the truth." Moreover, the head of the North Rudder still needs to be pointed out by the old pavilion master, and it is not your turn to point fingers for the time being! ”

For a while, everyone had different opinions, they did not give in to each other, they were noisy, Ruan Yexiao coughed, hugged his fists and bowed respectfully to the sky, and said loudly: "Don't be impatient, under the feet of the Son of Heaven, there is not a grain of sand in your eyes, Ruan will definitely give you a fair conclusion, you will go back to the house first, and wait for the summons one by one." ”

Jinyi Wei Liu Chen watched this farce coldly, observing the movements and expressions of several people, but did not speak. Several guards in civilian clothes were already surrounding the door, and they whispered to him through the door, indicating that everything was in order.

"Okay." Bai Yingchun agreed so persuasively, let everyone go back to the guest room to rest first, and they were not allowed to go out without a summons.

After being frightened by such a call, Xu Youran realized that he was scared out of a sweat, the heat was completely gone, and his mind was clear. She only wondered why there was a murder, instead of sending officers and soldiers to surround the inn, she sent two pawns to investigate the case, and she looked back at the so-called two 'adults' step by step, and wondered even more in her heart.

"Be careful." When going upstairs, Xu Youran passed by Yang Yizhi and said in a low voice.

"I know in my heart, and he has a ghost in his heart. I can stand up straight, little loach don't worry. Yang Yizhi replied gently, and the sharp appearance when he confronted Fang Cai was like two people.

On the third floor, Long Jin pushed open the door and let Xu Youran enter the room: "Are you okay?" ”

"It's fine." Xu Youran waved her hand, sat down at the table, and poured a cup of tea, she saw that Long Jin looked concerned, so she thought a little carefully, and asked, "If I am really involved in trouble, will you protect me and say justice for me." ”

"Yes." Long Jin swore an oath.

Xu Youran took the teacup, did not drink it, but looked at him stunned, and asked, "Do you protect me like a little flower?" ”

Long Jin was stunned for a moment, and said: "The matter of Xiaohua is not what I want, as for you, I will do my best and will not repeat the mistakes of the past." ”

The four words of repeating the mistakes of the past poured the last expectation in Xu Youran's heart to a cold - Long Jin, Long Jin, in the past, you faced your father and your family, and handed over the little flower with your own hands, how could you protect me in the capital where the mountains and rivers are far away? If the hairpin is exposed, I will definitely stand up for Uncle Yang who took care of me all the way, and at that time, how should you accept the reality silently and abandon me in the same way; Or is it wise to protect oneself, to orchestrate lies, and to add fuel to this fire?

"I'm tired, sleep for a while, if you still have lunch, you can go by yourself, don't call me." Xu Youran whimpered in his throat, walked to the side of the bed, spread out the quilt, got into the quilt, and covered his head with the quilt. She was already disheartened, but she still had the last breath of heart - life is a big dream, and death is just another dream, so what is there to fear?

Seeing that she resisted, Long Jin wanted to stop talking, so he could only sit at the table and sigh.

Fir had already heard the news from Jiang Fuming and hurried back. In this way, in Mulan's room, in addition to Liu Ruan, there are also six firs, spruce, Bai Yingchun, Qingtong, the shopkeeper and Xiao Er, and Mulan's body has been covered with a white cloth. Liu Chen and Ruan Yexiao checked the scene of the crime, and Ruan Yexiao's speculation was not much different from what Spruce said: "The assassin was killed with a single blow with a hidden weapon, and there was no trace of a fight. "Indeed, Jiang Fuming's coming to Beijing, Mulan's occasional cold, if it weren't for his own people, he would not be able to take advantage of the opportunity. It's just that the person who blames the trouble has calculated a lot, and he can't count that Xu Youran will 'shield the murderer', hide the murder weapon, and create the illusion of 'running away from the window'.

Liu Chen looked at the traces of the window and looked down: "Who is the ox cart under this window?" ”

The shopkeeper Peng, who came to assist in the case, replied respectfully: "It's Aunt Ji who sells charcoal, yesterday Uncle Ji was sick, so he could only ask his wife to go to Beijing to deliver charcoal. ”

Liu Chen waved his hand: "You can go too." Shopkeeper Peng understood, so he and Xiao Er exited the room and closed the wooden door.

"What do you think?" Ruan Yexiao saw that Liu Chen had different opinions on his judgment, but he didn't press it, and he was unhappy. Originally, the case in Beijing required the government to come forward, seal the inn, act according to the regulations, release the person into custody pending trial, and then choose a day for interrogation; How to get Jinyiwei's turn to mix in the hand, it has to be said that the Linglong book situation is big.

It is only a few days away from the fifteenth grand meeting of Linglong Bookstore, and the three sects and nine streams from the south to the north have gathered in Beijing, which makes the palace already dissatisfied, for fear that there will be thieves to make trouble and commit the following crimes; Even if it is not, this toss for a while, it really affects the order of the past. Moreover, Marquis Lai has been away from Beijing for three years, and his sphere of influence has been southward for a long time, Yu Linglong really can't straighten her back in front of the palace, if she makes some trouble before the meeting, I'm afraid that next year's conference will have to find another place. The relocation is a matter of great importance, almost implying that the world has been neglected by the royal family, and the wind and rain are coming, and the wall is falling down and everyone is pushing it, absolutely impossible.

Therefore, as soon as they heard that the North Rudder Lord of Wanmu Shuge had been killed, Linglong Bookstore's first reaction was to ask the familiar Jinyi Wei to suppress the matter, so as not to be taken to the palace by good people to chew the root of their tongues. Of course, Han Qingjue, who is in charge, has another consideration, which is bound to Liu Chen to stir up the situation, and first stir up the situation in the direction that is unfavorable to the person who set up the situation.

"I can't see anything, if I don't talk about official titles or Wen Taowu strategy, Brother Ruan is above Chen," Liu Chen touched the dust on the windowsill, and had a rough guess in his heart, "Brother Ruan might as well give me some guidance and let me ask for advice and study, so that I can go back and educate my brothers who can't do anything." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare," Ruan Yexiao's heart was like a mirror, and he didn't dare to take it hard, and instead threw the conversation to Qingtong, who was easier to speak: "If it is said that an acquaintance committed the crime, you still need expert guidance - whether the Qingtong helmsman has some personal choices, so as to give it a reference." "He's talking about the Qingtong helmsman, not the deputy helmsman.

Qingtong pretended to be silent for a moment, and then said: "This person doesn't dare to say, there are a few people who are suspicious, one is the charcoal seller who happened to park the ox cart under the window, and the other is the shopkeeper who witnessed the travel and rest arrangements...... Qingtong pretended to be speechless and stopped, and was encouraged by Ruan Yexiao's 'I will protect you' look, and continued, "The other suspect is Yang Yizhi, who rested in the room under the pretext of being drunk, and his entourage who sneaked back by the opportunity. As for whether there are other bold thieves in Beijing who sneak into the house and kill people and goods, it is unknown. ”

"Heh, Sima Zhao's heart." The fir who had been silent for a long time snorted, and Bai Yingchun immediately said, "It seems that the deputy helmsman is determined to put the charge of murder in the south helm, I don't know what his intentions are." ”

"Pure speculation, why do you have bad intentions?" Spruce was not stunned at all, "If you really have bad intentions, you must report it to the two adults, the fir helmsman and the spruce master go out of the same house, and they can't tell people honestly." ”

"You're spewing blood!" Spruce said angrily.

Seeing that they were arguing again, Liu Chen hooked his lips and smiled, and Ruan Yexiao immediately accosted: "What caused you to laugh?" ”

Liu Chen replied: "It's just that I suddenly remembered a story from the previous dynasty - Zhao Gao held the deer and dedicated it to the second, and said that he was a horse; The second smiled and said: How can the prime minister call a deer a horse. Left and right or silent, or the horse is a Shun Zhao Gao, and the high is due to the words in the yin and the deer is the law. ”

"What does that mean?" Qingtong blurted out, "You say I mean the deer is the horse's minister?" ”

"To be loyal and traitorous, it depends on how you choose, it is not within Chen's reach." Liu Chen was not in a hurry or impatient, and replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Who the murderer in this case is up to the two helmsmen to choose. ”

"What do you mean by this, isn't it the responsibility of officers and soldiers to find out the real culprits and seek justice for the victims? No matter how much we will not be allowed to identify at will, if we wronged a good person, we will be plucked out of the tongue when we go to the underworld. The spruce was already tall, and suddenly raised its volume, and it was as loud as a bell, which caused Qingtong to be dissatisfied.

Ruan Yexiao defended Liu Chen and said: "Our duty is to protect the saint and maintain the peace of the party, as long as the murderer is caught, this case will no longer be a side matter, and the people will have no fear and live and work in peace and contentment, which is the joy of Monkey King and the grace of great blessing." ”

And Liu Chen glanced at Qingtong up and down, as if he knew his person well, and his mind was clear, Qingtong's back was covered with a fine and dense rash, cold and itchy, and he couldn't catch it: "It's okay to talk about it in detail, this case first ignores the three suspects identified by the owner of Qingtong, there are nothing more than three possibilities: one is that the displaced people entered Beijing, defended the city and derelicted their duties, and put the gangsters into the prosperous era of peace and harmony, which will affect the pond fish and the common people." If it is sued by the supervision of the imperial history, I am afraid that the Terracotta Division and the Linglong Bookstore will not be able to get rid of the relationship, and the blame of these two parties is nothing more than playing with fire and self-immolation, and the grass and trees are damaged, and Wanmu may not be able to bear it. The second is that in the Wanmu Library, there are people who harbor evil intentions, have a grudge against the helmsman of Mulan, disagree with each other, and kill people impulsively. This was originally a family matter, but it has become a major event in the capital, so it is better to wait until the end of the conference, and then return to the countryside, and how to deal with it is up to you. There is no need to pull out the radish here and bring out the mud, which will cause all the jokes of your peers and become a laughing stock. Further, if the suspect is a person from Nanruo, taking advantage of the danger of others, killing sick women and eradicating dissidents, it can be said that the world despises it; If it is a person who kills the helmsman, blames others, divides siblings, usurps power and seizes the throne, it is even more a crime that deserves death. ”

Seeing Qingtong's different expression, Spruce was dumbfounded, and Fir and Bai Yingchun looked at each other, Liu Chen smiled and said: "It's better to turn big things into small things, small things to make things small, and give convenience to yourself, you and I are just on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, admiring the moon and drinking and writing poems, right?" ”