"May I ask you, are you Nie Xiaohu Nie Shenzhu?" , The old man arched his hand at Nie Xiaohu and gasped.

"Exactly, are you looking for me for something?" , Nie Xiaohu seemed to feel that something was happening in his heart.

"My name is Cheng Tianyu, and I am the housekeeper and shopkeeper of Xia Ji Tea House, and I just found out that my family Xia Hanqing Xia Master was poisoned and died."

"Where?" , Nie Xiaohu immediately asked, his face became grim.

"It's at Xia Ji Tea House, please come with me!" Cheng Tianyu had a slight sadness on his face, and hurriedly turned around and went downstairs, Nie Xiaohu's brows furrowed slightly, and he followed up.

This is a small courtyard facing the street, the front is the shop, the back is the residence, the shop is a two-story building, the door is locked, and there is a plaque of 'Xia Ji Tea House' hanging directly above, Cheng Tianyu opened the door, Nie Xiaohu and others walked into the store, there was no one in the store, and all kinds of tea were displayed in the counter.

Through the back door, it is the inner courtyard used for living, the yard is not big, the main house is a two-story small building, there are two wings on the east and west sides, there is a small stove in the southeast corner of the courtyard, there is a clay pot sitting on the stove, the ashes in the stove are not exhausted, there is still green smoke, the clay pot should be boiling medicinal materials, and a strong smell of herbs fills the small courtyard.

"Where are the people?" , Nie Xiaohu glanced at it and didn't find anyone in the courtyard.

"It's on the second floor of the main house, come with me", Cheng Tianyu walked forward quickly.

Pushing open the door of the main room, there was a strong smell of herbs, and when he went up to the second floor, in the room on the second floor, an old man was lying on the bed, covered with a thin quilt, his face was black, and he had already died of anger.

Nie Xiaohu looked around the room, the furnishings in the room were extremely simple, except for a bed, a table, two wooden cabinets, and two chairs, there was nothing.

Nie Xiaohu carefully inspected the corpse, and found no injuries all over the body, his face was black, his eye sockets were slightly protruding, and there were faint traces of blood oozing, which should have been poisoned and died.

"Little Maozi!"

"Tiger Head!"

"You find someone to transport the body back, and bring the medicine jar in the courtyard with you, so that you can examine it!"

"Understood!"

"Tang Yibin, Little Stone, Little Liuzi!"

"In!"

"Search the whole yard carefully, and don't let go of any corner!"

"Understood!"

"Steward Cheng, let's go to the store and talk!" , Nie Xiaohu said to Cheng Tianyu.

In the room on the second floor of Xia Ji Tea House, the two sat opposite each other, Cheng Tianyu skillfully brewed a pot of Longjing tea, and said indifferently: "Nie Zhutou, let me tell you about the situation of the Xia family." ”

Nie Xiaohu didn't make a sound, sat there quietly, stared at Cheng Tianyu's eyes, and nodded slightly.

"The old man's name is Xia Hanqing, he is fifty-six years old this year, he suffers from severe rheumatism, he can't go to the ground at all, his heart is not very good, and he can't take care of himself at all. He has two sons, the eldest son, Xia Zixuan, who has married a wife but has no children, and died of illness last year, leaving his wife Lu; The youngest son, Xia Zilin, has not yet married a wife, is eighteen years old this year, is a loser who does not learn and has no skills, he spends his days in the casino, and never asks about the affairs of the family, Master Xia has always been taken care of by his eldest daughter-in-law Lu, and I am taking care of the business in the store. ”

"Steward Cheng", Nie Xiaohu suddenly said with a smile: "How long have you been working in the Xia family?" ”

"It's been almost twenty years."

"Your accent is familiar, aren't we fellows?" , Nie Xiaohu took a sip of tea.

"What's the matter, Nie Zhutou is also from Huaxi Village?" , Cheng Tianyu's eyes showed a look of surprise.

"Oh, no, I'm from Song County," Nie Xiaohu said with a wave of his hand.

"Oh, that's not far away", Cheng Tianyu nodded.

"Steward Cheng, you go on."

"Okay, the second young master Xia Zilin is mixed in the casino all day long, ignoring the affairs of the family, every time he comes back, there is nothing else to do but take money, the master is very dissatisfied with the second young master, and recently he has ordered no more money to be given to him, the second young master is angry and lives directly in the casino, and he has not come back for several days; Although the Lu family said that he took care of the master at home every day, he was also absent-minded! ”

Speaking of this, Cheng Tianyu couldn't help but snort.

"Oh? What do you mean by that? So where is the Lu family now, why don't you see her? ”

"That Lu family married the eldest young master at first not out of voluntariness, but was forced by his parents, she already had a sweetheart, is a young man named Tian Xiaotang, although the two have been good for many years, but because of the poverty of their family, they cannot afford to marry a wife, Lu married to the Xia family and did not break the connection with Tian Xiaotang, the two often secretly corresponded, the eldest young master was already weak and sick, most of them were also angry with her!"

Cheng Tianyu's face was obviously angry, and then said: "Finally one day, when the Lu family and Na Tian Xiaotang had a private meeting at night, they were caught by me, and the master was also very angry, and wanted to kick her out of the house, Lu begged bitterly, and swore that he would never have anything to do with Tian Xiaotang again, and also wrote an oath, thinking that the master still needs her to take care of it, so the matter is abandoned, this is the oath, Nie Zhutou, please take a look." ”

As he spoke, Cheng Tianyu took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Nie Xiaohu, Nie Xiaohu took it and unfolded it, and wrote on the paper in Juanxiu's font, "I swear that I will never have any dealings with Tian Xiaotang before my father-in-law passes away, and if I violate it, I am willing to be divorced from home, and Lu Xuemei will write it himself."

Nie Xiaohu nodded, folded the paper, and handed it back to Cheng Tianyu.

Cheng Tianyu continued: "Recently, the Lu family hooked up with another man at some point, and the two fought hotly, but as long as she didn't interact with that Tian Xiaotang, it was not considered a violation of the oath, and I had nothing to say, the Lu family went out to meet the man almost every two days, and every time she went out at noon, and didn't come back until night, and when she went out, the lord was taken care of by me."

Today when it was close to noon, the Lu family went out again, and I came here to take care of the master as usual, but I didn't expect that as soon as I walked into the room, I found that the master had died of anger, so I sent someone to inform the second young master and the Lu family to come back quickly, and went to the street to inquire and found you. ”

"Tiger Head, we found this in the cabinet in the west wing", at this time, Shi Yuning walked in with a paper bag in his hand.

Nie Xiaohu opened the paper bag, and there was a pair of white powder inside, Nie Xiaohu sniffed it gently, and his brows immediately wrinkled, "It's arsenic!" ”