"The villain has seen the adult!" A middle-aged man knelt down and kowtowed as soon as he entered the hall.

"Get up and answer!"

"Thank you, sir!" , The middle-aged man kowtowed in thanks, stood up, stood up with his hands down, and stood in front of Nie Xiaohu with his head bowed.

"What's your name?" , Nie Xiaohu looked this person up and down, judging from his face, this person belongs to the kind of honest and honest person.

"Back to my lord, the villain's name is Wang Jieshi, and the neighbors call me Wang Honest", Wang Jieshi replied honestly.

"Wang Shijie, you said that you have something to report to me, is it about Jiang Tinghan?"

"Yes, sir!" , Wang Shijie nodded honestly.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"That's right, half a year ago, Master Jiang gave me five taels of silver, and said something inconsequential to me, and I didn't understand what it meant.

He told me that if he was suddenly killed one day, he would let me report to the official, and he would tell me that the secret was hidden under his bed, and I didn't know what he meant, but five taels of silver was too much, and I couldn't earn that much from farming for three years, so I accepted it.

Today I came back from the field, I heard the neighbors talking about one thing, I heard, it turned out that Master Jiang was killed, I suddenly remembered what Master Jiang told me, so I came to tell the adult, and it can be regarded as an explanation to Master Jiang. ”

"Come on, go to Jiang Tinghan's house immediately!" , Nie Xiaohu's eyes glowed with excitement.

In Jiang Tinghan's home, the carved wooden bed was removed, and several catchers were digging with pickaxes and shovels.

"The head catcher, dug up!"

A catcher quickly took out a small iron box from the dirt pit, stroked the soil on it, and handed the iron box to Nie Xiaohu's hand.

Nie Xiaohu opened the iron box, inside was a piece of paper folded into squares, unfolded the paper, and saw that the paper read: "The one who harmed me must be one of Du Zhongyao and Han Yuemeng, or they conspired, Han Yuemeng is Chen Yuanwai's concubine, Du Zhongyao had an affair with him, and I got the letters exchanged between the two of them, and I used this to blackmail them, asking them to tattoo me ten taels of silver every month, I am afraid that they will harm me in the future, so I left this book to avenge the blood, Jiang Tinghan wrote it himself." ”

"This Jiang Tinghan is really scheming, and he actually kept such a hand!" , Nie Xiaohu smiled and shook his head.

"So the murderer took the letter!" , Cao Xiaohui said.

"Can't be wrong!" , Nie Xiaohu nodded, "Didn't Jiang Tinghan have been a subordinate in the Chen family for three months?" He must have caught Du Zhongyao and Han Yuemeng's fornication at that time! Early tomorrow morning, we will go to Du Zhongyao's house! ”

"Little stone, you three work harder, go and inquire about this Du Zhongyao, remember, don't alarm him."

"Got it!" , Shi Yuning and the others agreed, turned around and left.

"Brother Tiger, what about Han Yuemeng?" , Cao Xiaohui asked.

"Han Yuemeng is Chen Yuanwai's concubine, it is impossible for Shen Yan to run out alone in the middle of the night, the murderer must be Du Zhongyao, as long as he takes it down, whether the two of them are conspiring, you will know if you ask!"

"Why are you so sure that the murderer is Du Zhongyao?"

"It was Jiang Tinghan who told me", Nie Xiaohu showed a weird smile.

"Jiang Tinghan? Isn't he dead? Cao Xiaohui's eyes widened in surprise.

"Dead people sometimes talk", Nie Xiaohu turned around and walked outside, leaving Cao Xiaohui standing alone in place.

"Dead people talk?" , Cao Xiaohui couldn't help but shudder.

An hour later, Shi Yuning and others returned to the fast house, and after they inquired, Du Zhongyao also lived in Luobin District, not far from Jiang Tinghan's house, a native of Shanxi, who was doing mountain goods business in Luoyang, and rented a small courtyard in Luobin District alone.

In the early morning of the next day, Nie Xiaohu took people to the door of Du Zhongyao's house, and saw that there was a catcher coming soon, and the people who liked to watch the excitement gradually came over, and people chattered and talked, not far from the roadside in front of a filthy bucket, five or six dogs were also playing there, and the dogs barked and refused to leave, and the street suddenly became lively.

After Shi Yuning stepped forward to call the door, a middle-aged man walked out.

"What's your name?" , Nie Xiaohu stood in front of the courtyard gate, staring at the visitor and asked.

"Back to my lord, I don't know if my lord is coming, I don't know if my lord is coming, I miss the welcome, and I hope to forgive my sins!" , Du Zhongyao bowed.

"Is there anyone else in the family?" , Nie Xiaohu asked as he walked towards the house.

"I'm the only one living here, and no one else," Du Zhongyao replied as he followed.

Entering the house, Nie Xiaohu moved a chair and sat down, while Du Zhongyao stood on the opposite side.

"Jiang Tinghan, do you know you?" , Nie Xiaohu got straight to the point.

"Jiang Tinghan?" , Du Zhongyao frowned, thought for a moment and said, "The villain doesn't know this person." ”

Cao Xiaohui next to her frowned when she heard this, while Nie Xiaohu smiled slightly.

"He was shot with a crossbow the night before and killed in his own home."

"My lord, I wonder what this has to do with me?" , Du Zhongyao asked with a frown.

"You really don't know Jiang Tinghan?" , Nie Xiaohu asked coldly.

"I really don't know this person!" , Du Zhongyao's eyes were firm, and he replied very simply.

"Okay", Nie Xiaohu nodded, and then asked, "Let me ask you, where were you the night before yesterday and what did you do?" ”

"The night before yesterday?"

Du Zhongyao recalled a little and said, "I was at home the night before yesterday and didn't go anywhere. ”

"Can anyone prove it?"

"Absolutely! It was my business friend, Shen Xianlin, who had been drinking at my house since noon the day before yesterday and did not leave until the next morning, and he could testify for me. ”

"You drank from noon until the next morning?"

"That's not it," Du Zhongyao shook his head, "We both drank a little too much at noon, so we slept at home, and didn't wake up until the end of the day, and after waking up, I ordered a few dishes at the nearby Fujude Restaurant and asked them to bring them over at the time."

After the food was delivered, I went to the Wangjia wine shop next to me to buy two pots of wine, and I drank a few more glasses with Brother Shen, until we slept at night, until dawn, if the adults didn't believe it, send someone to find Brother Shen, and ask about it! ”

"Where does Shen Xianlin's family live?"

"Not far, five streets away, on Maoyuan Street."

Nie Xiaohu turned his head and glanced at Cao Xiaohui, Cao Xiaohui understood, nodded and turned to go out.

"Du Zhongyao, let me ask you again, do you know Chen Yuanwai?" , Nie Xiaohu asked as he stared at Du Zhongyao's face.

"Chen Yuanwai? Which Chen Yuanwai? ”

"Chen Zechi", Nie Xiaohu said lightly.