Chapter 51
After the An brothers returned the salute to Mo Niancong, they ordered someone to remove the dinner and serve good tea and snacks to the waiter.
After Mo Niancong sat down, he casually looked at the two people in front of him, and saw that one of them was strong, majestic, and there was a general's style between his eyebrows. Although the other person's face was slightly pale, it did not affect his handsomeness and indifference, and his words and deeds showed his elegance and extraordinary. The furnishings in the room are simple and elegant, and the dignified man who thinks of it is the owner of this room, and An Ruiqi, the second young master of the An family, is unmistakable.
"Lord Mo deigned to come this time, I don't know if it was for the murder of Ningfu?" After An Ruiqi and Mo Niancong exchanged politeness, they took the lead in asking questions.
"The young general is wise, and he is here for this matter." Mo Niancong took a sip of tea and said with a frown.
Seeing that he was worried, An Ruiqi hurriedly took several files from the bookcase, presented them to Mo Niancong's hands, and said: "In the next few days, the old illness recurred, so I failed to return the things I borrowed as scheduled, I hope Lord Mo will forgive me!" Now that Master Mo has come in person, he will return it in full! These dossiers were re-transcribed by An Ruiqi by virtue of memory, imitating the original handwriting, which is almost confusing.
Mo Niancong was flattered to see him so humble, and hurriedly stood up to take it, and said, "The young general is serious!" This time he came not to ask the teacher to ask for guilt, but to ......" He looked at An Ruixiang beside An Ruiqi, and stopped talking.
The An brothers seemed to have scruples about him, and after exchanging glances with each other, An Ruixiang pretended to have something to say goodbye.
An Ruiqi sent An Ruixiang out of the door, closed the door casually, and then returned to his position unhurriedly, and asked leisurely: "Master Mo has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, and it will never be passed on below." ”
Mo Niancong saw that there were only the two of them in the room, so he took out a letter from his arms, handed it over, and said, "Major General, please take a look." ”
An Ruiqi recognized at a glance that the seven words "Lord Mo Niancong respectfully" on the envelope came from Ning Feng's hand, and said, "Rude!" Then he hurriedly opened the ten lines at a glance.
After receiving this letter, he had been hesitating whether to listen to Lord Ning's words and came to the major general for help. After all, this matter is widely implicated, and if the news is accidentally leaked, it is not only that the official position is difficult to protect......" Mo Niancong saw An Ruiqi so anxious, showed a pleased smile, and continued: "Later, the head catcher reported to me that the General's Mansion had sent someone to understand the case, and I speculated that it may have been the work of the young general, so I came here suddenly today to ask the young general what he thinks about this matter. ”
After reading Ning Feng's letter, An Ruiqi was relieved, he smiled lightly at Mo Niancong, and said, "Lord Mo is willing to show the letter to you, and you are really grateful!" Don't hide it from your lordship, the person involved in the case is the person who is concerned, and now that she is well, she has no worries. Solving the case is all based on the instructions of adults, and you should do your best when you make up your mind! After speaking, he got up and bowed to Mo Niancong to show his gratitude.
Mo Niancong got up to stop him and said, "The young general doesn't have to be so polite!" The young general's reputation for erudition is far and wide, how dare he get an axe in the next class, but he asks the young general to negotiate the case with the next and help him clear the clouds. Mo Niancong paused for a moment, and then continued: "Under the cheekiness, if the young general does not give up, you and I will be commensurate with brothers, and we will be able to avoid a lot of courtesy in the future......"
"Brother Mo has benevolence and righteousness, and it is the luck of Ruiqi's three lives to be able to fellowship with Brother Mo, and there is no reason to be unwilling, since this is the case, Ruiqi is disrespectful."
The two of them moved to the bookcase, laid out the drawings of the file, and began to discuss the case back and forth.
Mo Niancong told An Ruiqi in great detail what he had found and his inferences about the case, and then asked him what he thought.
"What Brother Mo said is not unreasonable, it's just that what I care about is not the same as Brother Mo."
Mo Niancong looked at him puzzled: "Please also ask Brother An to speak clearly." ”
"I don't care who the prisoner is." An Ruiqi said lightly: "Therefore, the suspiciousness I noticed is different from what Brother Mo saw. ”
"Brother An wants to show Miss Ning's heart, I naturally understand, but if you can't catch the real murderer for a day, Miss Ning won't be able to clear her name in a day......" Mo Niancong scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Brother Mo, don't worry, and listen to me one by one." An Ruiqi took a sip of tea and continued: "First, with my understanding of Miss Ning, it is very strange that she fell asleep at the time of the crime, and you need to know that she has been used to living a hard life in Ning Mansion since she was a child, and she will never be idle when the sky is still bright. ”
After hearing this, Mo Niancong remembered the diligent appearance of the domestic servants in his house every day, and nodded.
"Of course, if Miss Ning is ill that day, it will be a different matter."
Mo Niancong shook his head and denied this possibility.
Moreover, a chair in the room was knocked down, Duan Gongzi was lying in a pool of blood, all of this could not happen quietly, and it was impossible for Miss Ning not to wake up when she heard a strange sound. In this way, there is only one possibility......" An Ruiqi smiled lightly and looked at Mo Niancong.
"Miss Ning was taken down!" Mo Niancong patted the table and suddenly realized.
"It's just that the paper windows in the room are all open, and when you go to collect evidence, Brother Mo, ** has already dissipated and there is no trace to be found......
"Even if there is still a slight smell, if you don't pay attention, you will probably be difficult to detect...... Ay...... It's our dereliction of duty......" Mo Niancong clenched his fists and said guiltily.
"Now that I blame myself, it's useless, Brother Mo, please listen to me continue." An Ruiqi said calmly: "Second, I am deeply puzzled about the cause of Duan Gongzi's death. ”
According to the autopsy record, Duan Ming died of blood loss. There were both blood-stained chairs and large blood stains in the room, and it is estimated that Duan Ming's head hit the chair, and his head was broken and bleeding, and he could not be treated, so he died. I wonder what concerns Brother An has? ”
An Ruiqi gently pulled the placket open, revealing the gauze wrapped around his chest, and then said: "In the past, I would have been like Brother Mo who didn't think so, but after this battlefield battle, I saw everyone suffering from battle injuries, and I felt that there was something suspicious in it." Seeing Mo Niancong listening attentively, he continued: "On the battlefield, there are not a few people who have broken their heads and bleed, but even if they let their injuries go unchecked, they will not die because of this, because the blood will stop. It was like the knife wound on my body, even though the enemy slashed it violently, and by the time the soldiers sent me back to the camp, the blood from the wound had already dried up. Therefore, I think that the impact of a single chair alone should not be enough to injure Duan Gongzi to the point of bleeding......" After speaking, An Ruiqi took another leisurely sip of tea.
"This ...... What Brother An said is also reasonable...... It's just that I don't know anything about medical skills, and I need to wait until I go back and ask about that work in detail before I can explain it to Brother An again. However, if Brother An thinks that Duan Ming did not die of blood loss, then what should be the cause of death? ”
“…… Brother Mo will speculate that he died of poisoning for the time being......" An Ruiqi sighed, if the son of the Duan family did not die of blood loss...... This matter makes people embarrassed...... Before everything is clear, it is better not to tell Brother Mo first......
The two talked for a long time until late at night, and Mo Niancong got up to say goodbye. He promised to come and inform him as soon as he found out what was suspicious about An Ruiqi.
"Brother Mo......" An Ruiqi called out to Mo Niancong, who was about to leave, and after hesitating for a moment, he said softly: "I don't know if Brother Mo knows where Brother Ning is now?" ”
Mo Niancong blinked, suddenly understood the deep meaning of his words, and hurriedly replied: "The person who sent the letter put down the letter and hurried away, leaving not a single word......
An Ruiqi showed a wry smile after hearing this, and said lightly: "It's not early, Brother Mo, go back and rest, forgive Ruiqi for not sending ......"