This year's winter seems to have come very early, even though it is only the middle of October, the river is already frozen, and the cold wind blows on the face like a knife.

Tonight's cold wind was even more violent, and at the second watch, snowflakes were fluttering and falling in the sky, and Nie Xiaohu and the other four got into the quilt early, curled up in the quilt like a bear, dreaming sweet dreams.

"Oh no! Someone's killed! ”

Just when Nie Xiaohu seemed to be asleep, a shout outside the door made Nie Xiaohu suddenly sleepy.

Nie Xiaohu sat up abruptly and quickly got dressed, and Tang Yibin, Liu Zhenxiao and Mao Guangjian were also forced to get out of bed, all with a reluctant face.

When the four of them came to the door, they saw a young man dressed as a shopkeeper standing on the street outside the door shivering, and when they saw Nie Xiaohu and others coming out, the young man suddenly showed a surprised expression.

"Official, someone is dead! Check it out! ”

"Don't worry, speak slowly!" , Nie Xiaohu said with a serious face.

"I'm a guy from Fuyuan Inn, just now, there was a death in the store, let's go and take a look!" , the boy said while stomping his feet with his mouth on his hand.

"Lead the way!"

……

The corridor on the second floor of the Fuyuan Inn was already crowded with people.

"Murder! Kill! ”

Several frightened shouts echoed in the inn, Nie Xiaohu followed the prestige, and the shouting was a middle-aged woman, gorgeously dressed, who was standing at the door of a room on the second floor shouting, her head full of phoenix hairpin pendants shaking uncontrollably, and her face was full of horror.

"Get out of the way!" , Mao Guangjian shouted angrily.

"Nie Shen is here, it's okay now!"

Someone from the crowd of onlookers said that the crowd in the corridor immediately split to both sides, making way for a passageway, and the five of them quickly came to the woman's side.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Nie Xiaohu asked with a frown while shaking off the snowflakes on his body.

"Kill... Killed! The woman looked ahead with dull eyes, as if she didn't notice the arrival of Xiaohu and the others, and kept shouting.

Nie Xiaohu didn't care about her anymore and entered the room directly, while Tang Yibin and the others stood at the door to maintain order.

This is a suite, divided into two rooms, the outside is the reception room, the inside is the bedroom, the reception room is very tidy, the things are placed in an orderly manner, the fireplace has been extinguished, the charcoal in the furnace is still emitting a trace of green smoke, it should be extinguished not long ago, the house is warm like spring, the windows are wide open, and there are snowflakes drifting in with the wind from time to time.

Nie Xiaohu entered the inner room and found an old man lying on the bed, with a dagger in his chest, the bed was stained with blood, and there was also a pool of blood on the floor, the blood had coagulated, the body was cold, and it was obvious that he had been dead for a long time, and the bedroom was turned into a mess, and all the cabinets had been opened, as if they had been ransacked.

Nie Xiaohu carefully surveyed the scene and came to the door again, at this time the woman's mood stabilized slightly, and she looked around at everyone with frightened eyes, trembling all over her body.

"What's going on?" , Nie Xiaohu asked the woman with a frown.

"Official, official."

The woman stammered, "The little woman's name is Luo Yumei, accompanied my lord Han Andian to Luoyang, it was late when I walked here, so I stayed, because I have a good sister who lives in the county seat, so after dinner, I went to her house for a walk, and the lord slept first, and when I came back from a friend's house, as soon as I entered the house, I was... Just see it", as she spoke, Luo Yumei burst into tears.

Nie Xiaohu frowned, looked at Luo Yumei crying and asked, "Is this what the room looks like as soon as you come in?" ”

"Yes, yes", Luo Yumei said while sobbing, "As soon as I entered the house, I found that the window outside was open, and the bedroom was turned into a mess. ”

After saying that, Luo Yumei covered her nose and cried again, Nie Xiaohu stared at Luo Yumei's eyes, and found that while she was crying, her eyes were uncertain and looked around, and she couldn't help but smile secretly in her heart, convinced of the judgment in her heart.

"It seems that the thief entered the house through the window, and was discovered by Han Andian, who was sleeping in the bed, in the process of stealing, so he stabbed Han Andian to death with a dagger in a hurry, and then escaped through the window", Mao Guangjian looked at Nie Xiaohu and scratched his head.

"Official! You must arrest the murderer and avenge my master! Luo Yumei howled again.

"I can't see it", Xiaohu said as he walked to the open window, looked out, nodded, and turned to everyone's side with a smile.

"If the murderer escaped through the window, why aren't there half footprints on the snow outside?"

"This?" , Mao Guangjian pursed his lips and smiled embarrassedly.

Nie Xiaohu smiled slightly, turned to look at Luo Yumei, and asked, "Mrs. Luo, are you sure you will find that the window is open as soon as you come in?" ”

"Yes", Luo Yumei nodded hurriedly, looking at Nie Xiaohu's eyes a little flustered.

"Hmm"

Nie Xiaohu nodded, pointed to the fireplace in the room with his hand, and asked Mao Guangjian with a smile: "Little Maozi, do you see if the fireplace has been extinguished?" ”

"It has just been extinguished," Mao Guangjian nodded, "but what does this have to do with this case?" ”

"It's not just the connection, it's the key!" , Nie Xiaohu Yile.

"The key?"

Mao Guangjian shook his head and said, "I don't understand." ”

The corners of Xiaohu's mouth curled slightly, "May I ask what the weather is outside?" ”

"The wind is biting."

"What about the temperature in the house?"

"It's warm!"

"That's right", Nie Xiaohu snapped his fingers, "Han Andian inside has been dead for a long time, understand?" ”

Mao Guangjian still shook his head and looked at Nie Xiaohu puzzled.

"I've made it so clear, you still don't understand?" , Nie Xiaohu rolled his eyes.

"Tiger head, just say it! You make it clear, I don't understand it at all! Mao Guangjian looked at Nie Xiaohu with an aggrieved look.