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"Yes!"

After Wang Fugui responded, he turned around to find the county master, while Chen Jinbao found the painting, swallowed and opened it, he avoided the eyes of the woman in the painting, looked at the front and turned over to look at the back, there was nothing strange, it was just a painting. But the question is, who is the woman in the painting? Does she have any connection to the case? Even if the woman in the painting turns into a ghost, according to what I heard from the storyteller when I was a child, this female ghost should be looking for revenge on the person who killed her, is the dead person who killed her?

Chen Jinbao shook his head and continued to look at the painting, the woman in the painting looked at Chen Jinbao with a sideways face, and her eyes were still so scary.

"Hmm!"

Chen Jinbao seems to have thought of something, maybe the panorama of the case can't be made now, but from the woman in the painting alone, there may be something to be gained.

He ran to find a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and made a hypothesis about the case.

Let's say you start:

The owner of the empty house sells calligraphy and paintings, and it is said that a merchant who sells calligraphy and painting in addition to selling famous calligraphy and paintings, the rest are the works of some little-known small painters, including the sale of their own paintings, and this painting is painted by the owner of this house?

Yes, because he hung it in his own home, he knew that the painting would not sell? No, the owner likes to buy it himself, hang it in the house and not sell it?

The thing depicted in this painting is so horrific that it completely deviates from the concept of leisure and elegance, why did the artist paint this painting?

Saw with my own eyes a woman who would commit suicide by throwing herself into the river and painted it? It's just that this kind of painting is very interested, and the mind is drawing? The painter has the art of catching ghosts, and seals the female ghost in this painting?

Why didn't the painter leave his name stamp on the painting?

The artist knows that no one wants this painting, it will only be in his own hands, so there is no need to keep it? The artist thinks that this painting does not leave any name and inscription, which is more picturesque? Forgot?

Has the woman in the painting committed suicide by throwing herself into the river? Is it possible that it is still alive?

Having committed suicide and having been dead for years, will the master find out if he flips through the previous copy? No one committed suicide by throwing themselves into the river at all, and the woman in the painting was just a fiction created by the artist?

Is the woman in the painting transformed into a ghost looking for someone to ask for her life?

No, the murder was committed by a human being? Yes, and the deliberate appearance of the corpse for no reason is to tell us something?

.........

Writing this, Chen Jinbao found that he couldn't write anymore, he didn't know what to write for the next hypothesis, did it have to be like last time because the clues were uneven, and he had to use the line index to find the clues?

As soon as he thought of this, Wang Fugui ran over.

"Whew.... Call...... Master, my grandfather asked you to go over. Wang Fugui gasped and said.

Chen Jinbao looked at Wang Fugui's appearance and asked, "You can just talk about the matter, why do you want me to go over." ”

Wang Fugui relieved his breath, and then said: "Master, I guess it should be that the master is having fun with the scholar who is running around, and he doesn't want to believe that the scholar is suspected of murder, so let you go over and tell him in person." ”

Chen Jinbao put the paper of the hypothetical case into his chest, rolled up the painting again, and said, "Let's go." ”

The two walked towards the county master's house, and on the way, Wang Fugui asked Chen Jinbao: "Master, I guess you should be a little eyebrow-raising." ”

Chen Jinbao shook his head and said, "There is no eyebrow in the case, it should be that the clues are not complete, so I will start thinking about the things on the painting first." ”

Wang Fugui was very excited when he heard this, and said, "Oh, master, do you already know that this case was done by a person or a ghost?" ”

Chen Jinbao still shook his head and said: "This is still uncertain, because there are still some uncertainties in this painting, but it can be said that the case is more likely to be man-made, but the possibility of ghosts cannot be ruled out." ”

Wang Fugui looked puzzled, and asked again: "Master, what do you mean is that even if it is a human possibility, there is still no way to rule out the possibility of ghosts." ”

Chen Jinbao's face was solemn, and he said: "Yes, if the clues found next still can't rule out the possibility of ghosts, then all our inferences may be in vain, because what people can't do, ghosts should be able to do." ”

Wang Fugui's face was stunned when he heard this, he swallowed his saliva, came back to his senses after a while, and followed Chen Jinbao's footsteps forward.

After a while, the two arrived at the courtyard of the county lord and found that the county lord was already waiting for the two of them in the yard.

The two stepped forward and shouted at the county master, "Master." ”

The county magistrate nodded and asked, "Jinbao, I heard that you suspect that the official's little friend is suspected of murder?" ”

Chen Jinbao was stunned when he heard this, and thought, Xiaoyou? At the beginning, they were still fellow villagers, and they didn't see the two for half a day, and the relationship has developed to this point?

"Master, the lower official is only suspicious at the moment, and has not confirmed it yet." Chen Jinbao replied.

The county magistrate stroked his beard and said, "Then why do you suspect him." ”

Chen Jinbao then replied: "If you go back to the grandfather, the time of the deceased's death is only Mr. Liu alone in the house, so the lower officials ......."

The county magistrate continued: "Can you be sure that only the official's little friend is alone in the mansion? ”

Chen Jinbao thought for a while and replied, "Master, according to the current clues, Xia Guan can only be so suspicious. ”

The county magistrate stroked his beard again and said, "Okay, you two should raise your heads first." ”

After speaking, Chen Jinbao's master and apprentice, who had been clenching his fists and bending over, stood up.

"Jinbao, this official still has something to ask, if the official's little friend kills someone, then how can he be in the yamen, but he can put the body in the hall?" The county magistrate asked.

Chen Jinbao thought for a while, then clenched his fists again and said: "Master, the officials are not clear about this matter, and this case needs to be investigated again." ”

The county master nodded, and then asked: "Is it possible that the ghost killed someone, and the official's little friend may just be in the mansion by chance?" ”

When Chen Jinbao heard this, he thought to himself, it seems that the master doesn't want to believe that scholar kills people at all, and the master doesn't dare to be sure that there is no such thing as ghost killing.

"Back to the master's words, the lower officials dare not deny that it was a ghost who committed the crime, but at present, the suspicion of the scholar still exists." Chen Jinbao said.

"Hmm......" The county magistrate nodded, the sound coming from his throat.

"Then in your opinion, should this official put Xiaoyou in prison first, and then release him after you rule out his suspicion?"

Chen Jinbao said again: "Master, it would be great if it could be like this." ”

The county magistrate twisted his beard, and then said: "Okay, you go and put this official Xiaoyou in prison, and release him when the case turns a corner." ”

When Chen Jinbao heard this, he looked at Wang Fugui with a happy face, and the two of them said to the county master together: "Thank you for your success." ”

Who knew that the county magistrate twisted his beard and said: "You two remember, if you don't believe that the little friend will send a murder case, you two must remember that you must quickly eliminate the suspicion of the official and the little friend." ”

When Chen Jinbao's apprentice heard this, his face suddenly fell again, and he had no choice but to say, "Obey." ”

The county master smiled, and then said: "Haha, Jinbao, this official will ask you again, if this matter is a ghost murder, how about the official looking for your master Zheng Qing to kill the demon and eliminate the demon?" ”

Chen Jinbao didn't know what to say for a while, thought about it and said: "Master, Xia Guan has followed the master for many years, and the master does have extraordinary wisdom, but Xia Guan has never known and never seen the master know what kind of demon catching skills he will have." ”

When the county magistrate heard this, he laughed and said, "Hahahaha! Everyone knows that Zheng Qing is a "god catcher", he was born with the eye of heaven, and can see through the filth and evil things in the world. ”

Chen Jinbao hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "Master, the Heavenly Eye is because the wisdom of the lower official master is really rare, so it is rumored that the master has the eye of heaven, and at first the lower official also believed in this heavenly eye, but after following the master, he found that there is no heavenly eye, and it is all because of the master's mind, if there is really a ghost, the lower official master has no way to deal with it." ”

When the county magistrate heard this, he smiled again and said, "Hahaha! Jinbao, you don't have to be too humble, Zheng Qing's ability is seen with his own eyes, if it is just with extraordinary wisdom, it is absolutely impossible to describe this person, even if he does not have the eye of heaven, it must be the favor of the gods, and he can also kill demons and demons, it must be much stronger than those mages and monks, okay, the matter is decided, you go to investigate the case first, if it is a person who commits the crime, then this person will be arrested, if it is a ghost who commits the crime, go and ask Zheng Qing to exorcise the demon, you go to tell Zheng Qing about this matter first, so that he can be prepared. Okay, the official is going to rest, you two step down, the official is going to rest. ”

"Master, this ......"

Before Chen Jinbao could say anything, the county master turned around and went back to the room.

In desperation, the two had to go back.

"Hey.... Fugui, what do you think should be done now? Chen Jinbao asked.

Wang Fugui scratched the back of his head and said: "Master, things are a little troublesome now, not to mention that we don't have evidence to prove that the scholar killed the scholar, even if there is evidence, if the master has to protect the scholar from recognizing our evidence, it will be even more troublesome." And now the master also asked you to tell the master to prepare to catch ghosts, this ....... Master, the apprentice really asks you, does the master really only have wisdom beyond ordinary people, and has no heavenly eyes? “

Chen Jinbao rubbed his forehead and said: "It's really not, if the master really has a heavenly eye, he still needs to investigate the case, he only needs to come as soon as the heavenly eye opens his mouth." ”

Wang Fugui nodded and said, "Oh...... I see. ”

At this time, Chen Jinbao asked Wang Fugui again: "Fugui, I remember that you seemed to have told me just now that the murderer is a practitioner, right?" ”

Wang Fugui replied: "Yes, master, you must know that strangling an adult man is not something that can be done by just one person. ”

Chen Jinbao touched his chin and asked again: "But the scholar running around doesn't look like a person who has practiced." ”

Wang Fugui then replied: "Master, it's a little difficult to hide your identity, because you are afraid of being recognized, and it is not difficult to hide your money, you just need to spend money to pay attention, if you want to hide your martial arts....... The apprentice thinks this is too simple, just use the usual pretend. ”

Chen Jinbao listened to Wang Fugui's words, touched his chin with his hand and thought about it, and then immediately waved his hand and said: "No, no, what we should consider now should not be whether the scholar will do martial arts, but whether the scholar kills someone, how did he unknowingly move the corpse to the hall?" ”

Wang Fugui bit his thumb and said, "Master, is there something wrong?" “

Chen Jinbao touched his chin and said: "If there is, the search should have found some agency objects, but the problem is nothing, the most important point, the trigger of the mechanism, how did he do it As soon as we left and came back, the body was placed there?" ”

Wang Fugui didn't know how to answer Chen Jinbao's question, he bit his thumb and thought about it, and then said: "Master, the reason why we suspect that scholar is because the scholar happened to be in the house at the time of the deceased's death, and there are only two people in the house, he and the deceased, if this person is not killed by ghosts, will there be a third person in the house?" ”

When Chen Jinbao heard this, he nodded solemnly, felt very reasonable, and said, "Hmm...... Indeed, according to the scholar, he cleaned the house and stayed there, and at night (between nine and eleven o'clock in the evening) he heard the sound of rummaging through the cabinets, and then got up to look, maybe it was at that time that the murder happened, and he didn't think about anything else, first of all, three of the four rooms had beds, but the bed in the room he lived in was broken, and he chose to live in this room, why? ”

"Hmm........ Suspicious indeed. Wang Fugui said.

"Fugui, it's too late today, you can help me do two things, and we'll do the other things tomorrow, first of all, find a few people to arrest the scholar who ran around in prison, he should still be living in the yamen, in addition, call me Erdu, I still have something to ask him, that's it, go."

"Yes!"

Wang Fugui turned around and left after responding, but he didn't take a few steps and came back, and asked Chen Jinbao: "Master, let me ask, what are we going to do tomorrow?" ”

"Tomorrow, let's go and ask the scholar about the murder scene in more detail, and then go to the deceased's house to ask, what did he do after he was released from prison and made a windfall, and then we have to go to my master to see if his old man can see some clues, in short, there are a lot of things tomorrow, you go and finish the things I explained first."

"Master, the deceased has been in prison?" Wang Fugui asked in surprise.

Chen Jinbao patted his head and said: "Oh, I haven't told you about this after I asked the master Bo, blame me, blame me, it is true that the deceased squatted in prison, he was arrested because of theft, and he has been out of prison for a few years, and after he was released from prison, he also made a windfall, bought a house, married a daughter-in-law and gave birth to a baby, but there is no business, so we have to go to his house to ask him why he made a fortune, and now go and finish what I explained in advance." ”

"Yes!"

After speaking, Wang Fugui turned around and ran away.

Chen Jinbao went back and picked up the painting again, slowly opened it to see, even now when he looks at Chen Jinbao, he feels very scary, maybe only the master can see the problem with this painting.

"Whew...... Call...... Whew"

With the sound of panting, the catcher ran over.

"Boss, are you looking for me?"