"Yes, sir!" , Zheng Tianyou nodded hurriedly.

"Has anyone touched that door until now?"

"No, my lord, since I found out that Ning Bantou was hit by an arrow, except for two tables for the doctor's treatment, none of the other objects in the house have been touched," Zheng Tianyou replied with his head shaken.

Nie Xiaohu nodded, and walked to the door on the far left, the door was vermilion, the two door panels were smooth and flat, the door was latched from the inside, and it could not be opened without removing the latch beam.

"How is that possible? If the murderer ran out of this door, who bolted it from the inside? Nie Xiaohu's brows couldn't help frowning.

"Check this hallway to see if there are any hidden passages under the floor and on the walls on either side! And on top of this! Nie Xiaohu looked up at the wooden ceiling above his head and said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Immediately, several catchers came to the corridor and began to search.

A quarter of an hour later, the search was over, and there were no secret passages in the hallway to get out.

"What is this door for?"

"My lord, this door is for us to pour filth, and it's always not good to go out through the main gate to pour filth!" , Zhang Yinger replied.

Nie Xiaohu paced to the counter, stared at the door behind him and asked, "What is this door for?" ”

"Oh, behind the door is the Luoshui River, we are washing clothes by the river, look!"

Zhang Ying'er walked up and opened the door after speaking, behind the door was a wide river, a stone step from the door to the river slope downward, at the end of the step was a large stone, half of it was immersed in water, half exposed.

"Go up and have a look", Nie Xiaohu glanced at Cao Xiaohui and stepped up the stairs, Cao Xiaohui nodded and followed behind.

The second floor is divided into two parts, the left and right, and the right side is divided into two rows, and there are six private rooms on the left and right, which are places for guests to eat; There are two rows on the left, and there are four rooms on the left and right, which are rooms for guests.

"Where's your room?" , Nie Xiaohu asked Zhang Ying'er who came up.

"The slave's room is on the innermost left," Zhang Ying'er pointed with her finger.

"Go open it, I'm going to go in and check it out!"

"My lord, the husband of the slave family has gone to the south to do business, and the slave family is now alone, isn't that okay?" , Zhang Yinger said angrily.

"Go open it!" , Nie Xiaohu repeated with a gloomy face.

"Yes", Zhang Yinger pursed her lips and said softly.

As soon as he entered the house, Nie Xiaohu smelled a fragrance, there was a wooden bed with a light gauze tent hanging in the corner of the window in the room, and the bedding on the bed had been opened; On one side of the bed is a dresser, with a copper mirror on the table, and small items such as incense powder boxes and jewelry boxes for women's dressing, as well as a few hairpins, earrings and other jewelry scattered on the countertop; On the left side against the wall is a large wardrobe, on the right side is a guqin, and there are several calligraphy and paintings on the wall.

Nie Xiaohu looked at it and then wrinkled his nose and walked out of the door, "Is the guest staying in the hotel male or female, how old is he, where does he stay, what is his name, and where did he come from?" Nie Xiaohu sent a series of questions to Zhang Ying'er.

"Back to my lord, the guest came to the store three days ago, it was a man, his registered name was Lin Yixing, he looked like he was thirty-five or sixteen years old, he sounded like a local, he had lived in the store for three days, he had never seen him go out, he didn't owe me money except for eating and sleeping all day, anyway, he didn't owe me money to the store, and I didn't bother to take care of it, so he lived there", Zhang Yinger pointed to the door diagonally opposite.

Nie Xiaohu glanced at Cao Xiaohui and shook his head at the door, Cao Xiaohui understood, and immediately stepped forward and patted the door.

"Open the door! The people inside come out and arrest the case quickly! ”

After waiting for a while, there was no movement in the room, Cao Xiaohui's brows were furrowed, and she slapped the door hard again, screaming twice.

This time there was finally an echo, and a lazy voice came from the room: "Who? It's so late, and you can't let people sleep? ”

"Open the door! Catch the case quickly! Cao Xiaohui shouted loudly again.

"Here we go!" , the voice in the room was obviously much more relaxed.

After a sound of soo, the door creaked open, and a middle-aged man stood in the doorway.

"A few officials, is something wrong?" , the middle-aged man asked puzzled.

"What are you doing in the house, why did it take so long to open the door?" , Nie Xiaohu asked as he stared into this person's eyes.

"Didn't do anything? I'm sleeping! The man said, rubbing his eyes.

"What's your name, where are you from, and what are you doing here?" , Nie Xiaohu asked as he walked into the house, and the moment he passed by the man, Nie Xiaohu wrinkled his nose.

The middle-aged man hurriedly flashed to the side, bowed slightly and said, "The villain's name is Lin Yixing, a local family, and his family lives on Xingtang Street, Sishun District. ”

Nie Xiaohu looked around, the furnishings in the room were similar to Zhang Yinger's room, except that the dresser was replaced by a wooden table, there was no light sara tent on the bed, the futon had been opened and spread out on the bed, there was a small cabinet at the head of the bed, and a teapot and a few teacups were placed on the cabinet.

Nie Xiaohu gently sat down on the edge of the bed, leaned back, stretched his hands back, pressed on the bed to support his body, looked at Lin Yixing and asked, "Since your home is nearby, why do you still live here?" ”

"Uh, this ......"

Lin Yixing hesitated, frowned and said: "Don't hide it from the official, the villain is a rake ear at home, a few days ago I accidentally broke one of my lady's favorite vases, I was afraid that she would beat me, so I came out to hide for a few days, thinking that I would go back when she was angry." ”

"Poof!" , Cao Xiaohui, who was standing aside, couldn't help laughing, Lin Yixing turned his head to look at her, with a shy expression on his face.

"You're such a wonder!" , Nie Xiaohu smiled, sat up straight, reached out and lifted the teapot on the bedside table, poured a cup of tea, and drank it all.

"Did you hear or see anything tonight?"

"What do you mean?" , Lin Yixing asked.

"There was a murder downstairs not long ago tonight, someone shot and wounded one of our team leaders with a bow and crossbow, and then fled."

"Huh? Is there such a thing? Lin Yixing immediately opened his mouth wide and looked surprised.

"Did you hear any movement or see anyone?"

"No", Lin Yixing shook his head, "The villain went to bed early and didn't hear anything, if you hadn't banged on the door loudly, I'm afraid I would still be dreaming at the moment!" ”

"Hmm", Nie Xiaohu nodded and stood up, and said as he walked out, "You just stay here and don't go anywhere, do you understand?" ”

"I understand, just stay here and don't go anywhere!" , Lin Yixing hurriedly nodded and responded.

After returning downstairs, Nie Xiaohu thought for a while and asked Cao Xiaohui: "Xiaohui, what do you think of this case?" ”

"Brother Hu, I just thought about it carefully, the words of the shopkeeper are a little unbelievable, he said that the man ran out from the door on the left, but the door was latched from the inside, how is this possible, could it be that the person ran out first, and then came in to latch the door? In my opinion, it must be the shopkeeper who is lying, and he was the one who hurt Ning Shifeng if he didn't make trouble! ”