Yin Qianshan pointed at Zhang Chengjun and pretended to be harsh: "You told this official earlier that the golden hairpin is only available in your family, and only three have been built. Yes and no? ”

Zhang Chengjun nodded like pounding garlic: "Back to my lord, it's true." One was sold to Boss Xue, one was sold to merchants in the capital, and one was never sold. My lord, except for the ones sold to the merchants in the capital, there are only two left in your hand, and there are no more! The small people did not dare to deceive the adults. ”

"Then why do they have it too?" Yin Qianshan pointed to the Gong couple kneeling next to him and asked.

"No.. No, my lord! Gong shouted that he was wronged. Zhang Chengjun looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression.

"That's why you're lying? Zhang Chengjun, you are so bold! ”

"What the villain said with his life guarantee is true, and the adult knows it!" Zhang Chengjun kowtowed repeatedly.

"He didn't lie," Yin Qianshan pointed at the Gong couple again, pretending to be angry, "That's why you pretended to be garlic?" This golden hairpin is a murder weapon that hurts people, if you insist that you don't have it, the official will immediately go to your house to search, if you can't find it, if you find it..." ”

"My lord, I said..."Gong Mou cried, "I also have one of this golden hairpin, but my lord, we didn't hurt anyone!" That's just the relic left by the little girl. ”

When Yin Qianshan heard this, the corners of his lips curled slightly. When he saw the golden hairpin just now, the abnormal behavior of the Gong couple did not escape his eyes. In order to get more clues, Yin Qianshan deliberately deceived them, and sure enough, the two of them stopped confessing.

"How is this possible?" Zhang Chengjun immediately shouted, he looked at Gong, "Your one can't be an imitation fake, right?" ”

"Wang Qi, you immediately take Gong Liu's family home and get the golden hairpin." Yin Qianshan immediately commanded.

After the two left, Yin Qianshan looked at Zhang Chengjun: "I see that in your account book, the record of selling the golden hairpin to the merchants in the capital is very brief, and there is not even the name of the guest." Who is the merchant? ”

"Back to the adult, the villain doesn't know." Zhang Chengjun wiped his sweat, "He sent a little maid to make a decision, let me send someone to send the golden hairpin to the Xianhe Restaurant in the city, and he will pay the balance." This man never showed up from beginning to end, and it was indeed a bit mysterious. ”

Yin Qianshan frowned again when he heard this, and an inference gradually took shape in his mind. However, there are still a few points that need to be verified.

Not long after, Wang Qi brought the third golden hairpin. Yin Qianshan put the three golden hairpins together for comparison, and they were exactly the same. Jang Seung-jun's mouth opened wide, and his face was full of disbelief.

"How did you get this golden hairpin?" Yin Qianshan looked at Gong.

"Back to my lord, the golden hairpin was sent by Master Xue." Gong couldn't quibble, so he had to reply dejectedly, "It's the day the little girl died, and it's also Mrs. Xue's birthday." ”

Only then did he slowly tell the truth. Xue Yingtang and Gong were introduced to each other, and after half a year of getting along, Xue Yingtang took out a sum of money to buy a house for the Gong family in the name of repairing flowers, and often came to have trysts with the Gong family. On the seventh birthday of Mrs. Xue in early March, Xue Yingtang had been busy during the day and didn't have time to see Gong. In order to appease her emotions, he sent someone to send a golden hairpin. It wasn't until midnight that Xue Yingtang secretly came over to see Gong, and the two of them were not a problem. However, on the second day, the Gong couple didn't see their daughter get up for a long time, and only found that she had already had a bruised lips and died of anger, and Xue Yingtang was nowhere to be found.

After listening to Gong's statement, Yin Qian lowered his head and thought for a moment, then sent the three of them back, and said to Wang Qi: "Prepare, I want to leave the house." ”

"My lord, where are you going?"

"The ancestral tomb of the Xue family, I want to confirm one thing."

…

Yin Qianshan jumped out of the grave, took out all the burial goods in the coffin, and then bent down and groped inside, as if looking for something.

Wang Qi on the side asked curiously, "My lord, what are you looking for?" ”

Yin Qianshan moved his palms inch by inch, and finally, he touched the thing he was looking for.

"Protect this place, let's go back!" Yin Qianshan vs. Wang Qi.

…

After returning home, Yin Qianshan sat under the lamp to check the former population book of Xue Mansion, his gaze moving between the lines, sometimes staying. Wang Qi on the side was a little dazed, and he was in a daze, but he heard Yin Qianshan call him.

"Wang Zhutou, please hurry to Huayu now, and help me find something in the well where Xue Yingtang's body was scooped up."

Wang Qi thought he had misheard: "My lord, you asked me to go to the well to find something?" What are you looking for? ”

Yin Qianshan said: "Look for grapefruit." “

"What?" Wang Qi looked at him with a blank expression.

…

Wang Qi really found the grapefruit. He quickly brought the grapefruit back to the yamen and brought it to Yin Qianshan.

"My lord, what are you looking for this thing for?" Wang Qi was curious, he really couldn't touch the adult's thoughts.

Yin Qianshan shook the huge grapefruit and said with a smile: "It's really heavy." Wang Zhutou, there is still a task for you. He put down the grapefruit, "You go to the place where the beggars and refugees are mixed in the city, and help me find someone." ”

"Who are you looking for?"

"The ghost in the scarlet dress," Yin Qianshan replied.

…

After Wang Qi left, Yin Qianshan stood up from his chair. Now, there are two puzzles left to solve, one is believed to have an answer soon, but the other puzzle... Yin Qianshan closed his eyes, and Xue Yingtang's pale face and the two sentences that came to mind came to mind.

"First, in such a damp place at the bottom of the well, the clothes of this corpse are not moldy. In addition, after the corpse was dragged up, it decomposed so quickly that it was visible to the naked eye. These two points are just too weird. ”

Yin Qianshan sighed, if this problem can be explained, then all the puzzles will be solved.

"Now, we have to wait!" Yin Qianshan muttered to himself.

…

Lu Sheng was having breakfast in the inn, and he looked at the white steamed buns and thin rice porridge in front of him and was worried. Liu Sheng has been missing for three days, and if he stays any longer, he will really have to drink the northwest wind! And most importantly, he may not be able to make it in time for the exam, but he can't leave there.

"Lu Qin!" Lu Sheng suddenly heard someone calling him, turned his head and saw that it was the county government that was catching him, and he hurriedly agreed.

"Quick, go to the county office." Na Catcher quickly stopped and gasped, "Yanagi has found it!" ”

Lu Qin stood up immediately.

…

followed the catch and rushed to the county office, and as soon as he entered the gate, Lu Sheng saw a familiar back kneeling under the hall. Although the man's clothes were tattered and his hair was disheveled, Lu Sheng recognized him almost immediately.

"Respectfully!" Lu Sheng shouted and ran into the court.

The man turned his head, it wasn't Yanagi but who was it? I saw that his hair was scattered, his face was covered with mud, and his whole person was thin, and he was wearing rags that he found nowhere, and he was shivering with cold. He saw Lu Sheng so excited that he stepped forward to hug him and cry, and Lu Sheng couldn't help but burst into tears.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Lu Sheng choked up.

Who knew that Liu Sheng shook his head when he heard this: "Something, something, Xiwen!" ”

Lu Sheng was about to continue to ask, but when he heard a shocking shot, Yin Qianshan said in the hall: "Quiet! He hurriedly let go of Liu Sheng and knelt down, and was wiping his tears, but Liu Sheng next to him kowtowed to the ground, and at the same time almost shouted:

"My lord, I... I surrendered, I killed! ”

"Jingzhi, what did you say?" Lu Sheng was horrified.