Chapter 58: The Forgotten Tea (4)
"Little stones, little willows!"
"Tiger Head!"
"You go and check what is the relationship between Chen Wenxuan and Chen Wenhao, and whether there is any grudge? Check the person Kang Zhishu again. ”
"Oh yes!" , the two agreed, and immediately went out.
"Let's go, let's go to Chen Wenhao's house!"
In the living room of Chen Wenhao's house, Nie Xiaohu and others sat on chairs, and opposite stood the maid Qiu Ju and Chen Wenhao's brother Chen Wenxuan.
"Qiu Ju, you tell me what happened yesterday, remember, don't leave any details behind!" , Nie Xiaohu said in an accentuated tone.
"Yes", Qiu Ju bowed down gently.
"Yesterday afternoon, when it was almost evening, the master said that he had something to go out, so he went out."
"Did he go alone?" , Nie Xiaohu asked.
"No, I went out with Rifle."
"Going out with Rifle?" , Nie Xiaohu's brows tightened again.
"Yes, I went out with Laifu, but I didn't see them come back until midnight, and the other people slept, so I had to nap in the living room, and waited for the master to come back, but the master didn't come back, but the big man came, and he came back with Laifu, and Laifu was tied up, and it looked like he was crazy, and in the middle of the night, I was frightened."
"Chen Wenxuan, did you go to Kang Zhishu's house at noon yesterday to drink with him, and didn't leave until midnight?"
"Back to Nie Zhutou, yes, I originally planned to spend the night at Kang Zhishu's house, but we were both drunk, and I don't know why I quarreled with him, so I only went home in the middle of the night.
Nie Xiaohu nodded, pondered for a while, and felt that he couldn't ask anything here, so he got up and walked out of Chen Wenhao's house.
"Let's go, let's go visit that Kang Zhishu."
On the way to Kang Zhishu's house, Shi Yuning and Liu Zhenxiao caught up, from the news they heard, Nie Xiaohu learned that Chen Wenxuan and Chen Wenhao were both unmarried, about a month ago, Chen Wenxuan's father Chen Fugui died of a sudden illness, because of the suddenness of his death, he did not leave a will before his death, so the two brothers have been in trouble for the division of the inheritance, often quarreling with each other, and almost started to do it several times, so everyone in the neighborhood knows it.
As for Kang Zhishu, he is a small businessman who came to Luoning County to do business, mainly selling dates, and rented a yard in Luoning County to live temporarily, just one person, because he had some business dealings with Chen Wenxuan, the two became friends, and often walked around each other, and he also knew the deceased Chen Wenhao, and occasionally went to Chen Wenhao's house to sit.
In Kang Zhishu's home, Nie Xiaohu saw this person, tall, looking very strong, with a delicate face and clear eyes, and did not have the mercenary feeling inherent in ordinary business people.
"You are Kang Zhishu?" , Nie Xiaohu asked.
"I am, may I ask what the official is looking for me?" , Kang Zhishu looked at Nie Xiaohu with a slightly questioning look.
"It's not a big deal, just a few questions for you."
"Yes"
"May I ask who you were with and what you did between noon and midnight yesterday?"
"Yesterday at noon, I was drinking and chatting with my business friend Chen Wenxuan, and it didn't end until midnight, I originally planned to keep him at home for the night, I don't know why I argued with him, but he left in a fit of anger, maybe I was drunk, as for why I quarreled with him, I really can't remember at all."
After Kang Zhishu finished speaking, he smiled self-deprecatingly.
Nie Xiaohu then asked, "Do you know Chen Wenhao?" ”
"Acquaintance", Kang Zhishu nodded and said: "He is Chen Wenxuan's younger brother, so I have visited his home a few times, but I don't have a deep friendship, just acquaintance." ”
"Hmm", Nie Xiaohu nodded, "Then I won't bother, farewell!" ”
"The official will go slowly, I will not send it far", Kang Zhishu arched his hand and said with a smile.
"Does Chen Wenhao have an enemy?" On the way back, Nie Xiaohu pondered as he walked, and suddenly asked.
"No", Shi Yuning shook his head and said, "Although Chen Wenhao and his brother often argue, he is very cautious and cautious in dealing with things on weekdays, and never complains with outsiders. ”
"It seems that the breakthrough is still in Laifu's body, only he knows who the murderer is, but this person is already crazy and can't ask anything, no matter what he asks, the answer is 'ghost, I didn't kill it', what does it mean?"
Nie Xiaohu thought hard and was suddenly interrupted by Shi Yuning's words.
"Look, that person looks so scary, if you see it at night, you think you've met a ghost!" , Shi Yuning pointed to a pedestrian not far away and whispered.
Nie Xiaohu looked in the direction of Shi Yuning's finger, and saw a passerby walking towards him, the facial features on the person's face were distorted together, and from a distance it looked like a big tumor had grown on his face, which looked very scary at first glance.
"If you see it at night, you think you've encountered a ghost", Nie Xiaohu repeated Shi Yuning's words several times.
"That's right!" , Nie Xiaohu's eyes lit up, "Laifu went crazy after seeing Chen Wenxuan, that is to say, he was frightened crazy by Chen Wenxuan, so isn't the ghost in his mouth Chen Wenxuan?" Chen Wenxuan should still be at Chen Wenhao's house at this time. ”
"Let's go, go to Chen Wenhao's house!" , Nie Xiaohu waved his hand and quickened his pace.
Coming to the gate of Chen Wenhao's house, Nie Xiaohu was just about to push the door, when he suddenly heard someone talking in the gatehouse next to the courtyard gate, he couldn't help but stop, stood in place and listened quietly, and at the same time stretched out his hand to signal Tang Yibin and the others to be quiet.
"Alas! What do we do? The old man died, all the family property went to the big man, the old man and the big man are not on good terms on weekdays, we have not been less coaxed, this is good, the big man will definitely not keep us! ”
Someone in the concierge sighed.
"Who's to say it isn't! Or Qiu Ju has a long-term plan, and has already left a way back for herself, so that she will not be in a dilemma like us. ”
"Really? What is the way back for Qiu Ju? ”
"You don't even know that? Qiu Ju has long been on good terms, and when the old man dies, people will go to live a small life with him. ”
Hearing this, Nie Xiaohu couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
"I really haven't heard of it, who is that good friend?"
"It's the boss Kang who has been here a few times, it seems to be called something, by the way, it's called Kang Zhishu!"
"Kang Zhishu?" , Nie Xiaohu suddenly became alert and continued to listen quietly.
"yes, how did they get together?"
"You don't know that, do you? That Kang Zhishu fell in love with Qiu Ju when he first came, and Qiu Ju was also interested in him, and the two often had secret trysts at night, and I saw them several times! ”
Hearing this, Nie Xiaohu thought quickly in his heart, and then coughed.
The chat stopped in the gatehouse, and three subordinates came out, and when they saw that it was Nie Xiaohu and others, they quickly opened the door and welcomed the five into the living room.
In the living room, Chen Wenxuan was busy counting the belongings of Chen Wenhao's family, and the maid Qiuju was standing aside and waiting.
"Chen Wenxuan, when you were drinking with Kang Zhishu yesterday, did he go out among them?" , As soon as Nie Xiaohu saw Chen Wenxuan, he asked bluntly.
Chen Wenxuan was stunned for a moment, and then frowned, "Let me think about it." ”
After about a pillar of incense, Chen Wenxuan said: "I remember that Kang Zhishu went out once in the middle of the night, but he just went to the toilet, yesterday he just had a little diarrhea, and the toilet took a little longer, and he stained his clothes, and changed his clothes, and he didn't go out again." ”
"Kang Zhishu goes to the toilet and walks around the front door or the back door?"
"The back door, his toilet is at the back of the house."
"Hmm!" , Nie Xiaohu nodded, turned to Qiu Ju and asked, "Qiu Ju, do you know Kang Zhishu?" ”
"This?" , Qiu Ju was obviously unprepared for this question, and hesitated for a moment before answering: "I don't know." ”
"Lock it up, take it away!" , Nie Xiaohu shouted.