CHAPTER XIX

Death of a rich man

Liu Shenglong's home is located on the east side of Fenshuilin Town, next to Xiaomao Mountain, the scenery is also beautiful, and you can see Taihu Lake not far away. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a mountain and a river.

This place, Fang Xinzhi said, but he had never been here. Now I see it with my own eyes, and it turns out to be a magnificent villa. It looks very bold and has a very inscrutable feeling.

A cement path leads to the entrance of the villa. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would have thought that in such a place where birds don't, there is still an imposing villa.

Liu Shenglong, Fang Xin has heard of it, is a billionaire with assets of more than 100 million.

It is not surprising that a wealthy man can own such a huge villa.

It's just that a super-rich man built his villa in such a small place as the watershed forest, Fang Xin still felt a little surprised.

He always thought it was an empty villa and the owner rarely came back. But from Shen Kuo's mouth, he learned that Liu Shenglong's family all lived here, which Fang Xin didn't expect.

Approaching the villa, Fang Xin saw a lot of pots of flowers placed at the door of the villa, colorful, and beautiful in an instant. A red carpet was rolled from the gate to the side of the cement path, adding a bit of solemnity to the already good villa.

The villa has only two floors, however, it occupies a larger area. For example, the original hometown of the new one is at least four or five times larger. On the surface, there are at least a dozen rooms in the front and back rooms. It's not a problem to live with hundreds of people.

If you say, it is not an exaggeration to compare Liu Shenglong to the richest man in the watershed.

It was learned from Shen Kuo that Liu Shenglong is 58 years old and has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son, Liu Jian, is 30 years old, and the second son, Liu Qiang, is 22 years old. also has a daughter, that is, Shen Kuo's cousin Liu Ting.

At the beginning, Fang Xin was very strange, for what Shen Kuo called Liu Ting his cousin, but called Liu Jian and Liu Qiang by his first name. Later, I learned that Liu Jian and Liu Qiang were not Shen Kuo's cousins and cousins.

The reason for this is not difficult to imagine. The larger the family, the more complicated the relationships between its members.

And the relationship between Liu Shenglong's family is even more complicated, and it is really difficult to sort out for a while.

Liu Shenglong's current wife, Bian is Shen Kuo's aunt, and she is Liu Shenglong's second wife. In other words, Liu Jian and Liu Qiang, the brothers, and Shen Kuo's aunt, have no blood relationship. Purely the identity of a stepmother and a stepmother.

What's even more strange is that there is no blood relationship between Liu Ting and Liu Shenglong, and they were brought over by Shen Kuo's aunt.

With this layer of relationship, Shen Kuo rarely comes to this big villa. It's no wonder that he can't think of such an uncle as Liu Shenglong for a while.

Standing in front of the gate of the villa and looking up at the villa, the overwhelming feeling is even more obvious. Needless to say, villas are the product of rich and noble people. Ordinary people like Fang Xin don't even think about it.

The architectural style of the villa is between modern and classical, and Fang Xin doesn't know much about it. However, judging from the appearance of the villa, it is still easy to find the clues of modern and classical.

Without much appreciation, Shen Kuo rang the doorbell.

In the distance, the three of them heard the noise of people coming from the villa. It's like there's a lot of people screaming inside, and it's very lively. I just don't know, is this excitement sad or happy?

Fang Xin frowned, hearing the noise in the villa, he had a bad feeling. That said, most likely, they are still late .

Look at the time, it's not half past nine.

The door was opened by a young and beautiful girl. However, this person is not Liu Ting, but the little nanny in this villa. At first glance, she is a little girl from a remote mountain village in the field, and she looks quite quiet.

The little nanny opened the door and saw that it was Shen Kuo, and immediately introduced the three of them into the house. The little nanny could open her mouth and say, "Brother Shen, you are so good to come. It's a mess at home, go check it out!'

It seems that the little nanny still has a good impression of Shen Kuo and speaks very enthusiastically.

'What's wrong?' Shen Kuo didn't think about anything, and immediately blurted out to ask.

The little nanny's expression was flustered, and she stammered, "Master, master...... He's dead.'

As expected, from the mouth of the little nanny, it is not difficult to hear that the so-called master should refer to Liu Shenglong. The strange thing is that in today's society, there are still nannies who call their customers masters.

Fang Xin's face changed, and he asked, 'How did he die?'

The little nanny was just about to speak, when she saw a person coming down from upstairs and swearing. As he went downstairs, he yelled at the little nanny: 'You little slut, you killed my father, you are a murderer, a murderer.'

At this time, Fang Xin and the three of them were all standing in the hall of the villa. The hall is large, surrounded by eight large columns, all of which are whole thick trees. The hall also has an antique mahogany sofa and coffee table.

The revolving wooden staircase is just behind the columns, which also contains a strong classical flavor.

The man who ran frantically down the stairs went down to the living room and noticed that there were other people. He immediately saw the acquaintance in it, and the expression on his face softened a little: 'Oh! Xiao Shen, you're here too!'

Although it was a greeting, the expression on his face was very ugly. For Shen Kuo's arrival, he didn't show much enthusiasm. On the contrary, extremely cold.

Shen Kuo also replied in a low voice: 'Big brother!'

From this point of view, the person in front of him should be Liu Jian, the eldest son of the Liu family.

After Liu Jian greeted Shen Kuo coldly, he turned his gaze to the little nanny. He hysterically scolded the little nanny: 'Little slut, you come over to me. Isn't our family good enough for you? The salary is the highest, and our whole family is polite to you. Why the fuck are you doing this? Why do you want to kill my father? Our family has a grudge against you, and you have to do this.'

Full of swear words, it seems that Liu Jian is not as literate as he seems on the surface.

The little nanny was frightened, she instinctively hid behind Shen Kuo, sobbing and emphasizing: "I didn't, I didn't. I didn't do it, I didn't do it!'

Liu Jian wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Shen Kuo: "Big brother, what's going on?"

Liu Jian's anger disappeared a little after seeing the three people on the field. However, he pointed to the little nanny and said fiercely: 'Ask her, ask her what she has done!'

So, Shen Kuo turned his head and turned his inquiring gaze to the little nanny.

The little nanny's expression was not completely calm, and tears were streaming down her face. While crying, she said, 'Sir, my lord was poisoned to death after drinking the milk I sent me. But I didn't, I didn't hurt my lord. It really wasn't me, it wasn't me!'

'It's not you, it's not who you are.' Liu Jian still has a fierce face, 'Dad's milk every day is sent by you, not who you are!'

At this time, Fang Xin finally spoke. From the quarrel just now, he heard a rough idea. So he said, 'I'm sorry I'll interrupt. May I ask Mr. Liu, does your father, Mr. Liu Shenglong, drink milk every day?"

Liu Jian did not answer Fang Xin's question, but after glancing at Fang Xin, he asked rhetorically, "Who are you?"

Fang Xin straightened up and said, "My name is Fang Xin, and I am Shen Kuo's friend."

'Oh!' Liu Jian sighed, and then said: "Yes, my father has to drink a glass of milk every day, and she sent it." As he spoke, he pointed to the little nanny.

Unbeknownst to everyone, Fang Xin's next sentence surprised everyone. He said, 'She's not the murderer!'

A look of surprise appeared on everyone's faces. They didn't know what Lu Dao Fang Xin said for Lu Dao, as if he knew the inside story.

Liu Jian's face was serious, he stared at this uninvited guest and said, "Why do you say that?"

Shen Kuo and Du Zijuan also looked at Fang Xin with puzzled eyes, they also wanted to know the answer to Lu Dao, and they really wanted to know what the basis for Lu Dao Fang Xin to say this. Even the aggrieved little nanny stopped sobbing and looked at Fang Xin with a blank expression.

Everyone's eyes focused on Fang Xin, but Fang Xin said unhurriedly: "You yourself said that your father's milk is sent by the little nanny every day. Then, it is easy to understand, and it is easy to think, that the person who is most likely, and most likely to poison your father, is your little nanny.'

Speaking of this, Fang Xin paused and fixed his gaze on everyone. The last one stayed on Liu Jian's body, staring at him without saying a word, waiting for him.

Sure enough, as soon as Fang Xin said this, Liu Jian immediately grabbed the topic: "Then what are you talking about, the murderer is not her. I see who else but her will harm my father.'

Fang Xin was very calm, and he continued without arrogance: "Since everyone thinks that the little nanny is the most likely, why does she want to do this? When your father, Liu Shenglong, was killed, the biggest suspicious object was your little nanny. If it were you, would you do it? Unless you're a fool. That's why I said, the murderer of your father can't be the little nanny, there should be someone else. Furthermore, there is a motive for killing. Mr. Liu Jian, what is the motive for the little nanny's killing?"

'Then I need to say.' Liu Jian snorted coldly, still insisting on his point of view. He said, 'Who in this family does not know that she and my father have a leg. She did this just to get more money from my father so that she could be freed from the shackles of poverty. She thinks about this little carefully, and others don't know it, and they can't hide it from my eyes.'

Of course, this situation is beyond everyone's expectations, and even Shen Kuo, who has a little connection with this villa, is probably not aware of the inside story.

And when the little nanny heard this, tears couldn't help but flow down her eyes. Her delicate body stood there, as if a breeze could blow it down. She retorted silently, defending herself: 'You're talking nonsense, you're talking nonsense. I am innocent with my lord, and you have no right to slander me.'

The air seemed to stiffen all of a sudden, and Liu Jian still had a serious expression on his face. But he said nothing more, as if he had nothing more to say.

Fang Xin looked at the two of them, and instead fixed his gaze on Liu Jian. He asked Liu Jian: "Since you know the inside story of Lu Dao, then may I ask Mr. Liu Jian, why didn't you give the little nanny to Lu?" Why do you want to leave her to do it at your house? If she had been fired earlier, today's tragedy would not have been avoided.'

'I'm ......' Liu Jian was dumbfounded, and he couldn't find anything to refute himself.

And just when Fang Xin wanted to continue to expound his point of view, another voice came from behind everyone: "That's because he has no evidence, he is slandering.'"

At the same time, the little nanny, who had been in tears, suddenly ran over, grabbed the hand of the person who came from it, shook her head and said, 'I don't, really, you have to believe me, I really don't, I didn't do anything.'

On the classical spiral staircase, slowly walk down two people, a man and a woman. The man walking in front is handsome and chic, sunny and energetic. He looks like he's just in his early twenties, young but sophisticated. The girl at the back is young and beautiful, with shiny black hair and a long drape over her shoulders. Although the girl's face looks very gloomy, it can still be seen that she is a lively and cute little girl who is easy to mischievous.

As soon as these two people appeared, Fang Xin had already guessed nine times out of ten. The two should be Liu Qiang and Liu Ting, brothers and sisters who are not related by blood.

Liu Qiang patted the back of the little nanny's hand to show comfort. Then, he walked up to Liu Jian and asked Liu Jian aggressively: 'Big brother, why did you say that she did it? What evidence do you have? Big brother, if there is no real evidence, you are spewing blood, you are slandering.' Liu Qiang's voice was very loud, and almost the entire villa could hear his echo.

In Fang Xin's eyes, the relationship between the two brothers didn't seem to be harmonious.

Sure enough, Liu Jian also said indignantly: 'I forgot, her little slut not only has a leg with the old man, but also seems to be your lover.'

In the huge hall of the villa, a strong smell of gunpowder began to permeate. It seems that a fierce war could break out at any moment.

Fang Xin looked at everyone present, he didn't expect that in such a family, the relationship between people would be so complicated. They all seem to have their own secrets, Fang Xin can't understand it, he really can't understand it.

Liu Qiang was already furious, he raised his right hand high, but stopped in mid-air. He saw Liu Jian's hot gaze and was staring at him fiercely. Liu Qiang hesitated, in the end, in his heart, he was still a little afraid of his eldest brother Liu Jian.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Ting, who was standing behind her, hurriedly stepped forward and stopped Liu Qiang's crazy move. She said, 'Second brother, don't get excited, things haven't been clarified yet. Dad just passed away, do you want Dad to die uneasy?'

A few words made Liu Qiang put down his hand heavily. After snorting coldly, he sat down on the mahogany sofa in the corner of the living room. The little nanny immediately followed, without saying a word with tears in her eyes.

It seems that in this big family, only Liu Qiang can protect her, and Liu Qiang is the protector in her mind.

Shen Kuo was finally able to talk to Liu Ting. In fact, in this family, he doesn't want to care about anyone. He only cares about his little cousin, a little cousin he has loved since he was a child.

'Tingting, you're fine, are you?' Shen Kuo asked with concern.

Seeing her own cousin, Liu Ting was naturally very happy. Although she also called Liu Jian and Liu Qiang's eldest brother and second brother, she was not related by blood after all. But Shen Kuo is different, it is her own cousin, the cousin who loves her the most.

Liu Ting shook her head and said softly, "I'm fine, cousin. Why are you here?'

Shen Kuo just wanted to speak, but saw a familiar figure appear on the stairs. That person was none other than Shen Kuo's aunt, Liu Ting's mother, Zhou Ya.

The sound of high heels just sounded from the stairs, and Zhou Ya's voice also sounded at the same time: "You two brothers, what do I say you are good. Lao Liu has just left, and the two of you have started to make trouble again. I don't understand, don't you think this house is messy enough?'

As she spoke, a beautiful woman appeared on the stairs. If Fang Xin hadn't known in advance, the woman with a gorgeous temperament in front of him would be Shen Kuo's aunt. Fang Xin must have thought that the person in front of him was a young woman in her early thirties. And not a middle-aged woman approaching fifty.

As soon as Zhou Ya came down, she first saw Shen Kuo. Zhou Ya was also very surprised by Shen Kuo's arrival. However, nothing could be seen on her tender white face.

'Auntie!' Shen Kuo called. Zhou Ya nodded, but turned her gaze to Liu Jian, and said in a very stern tone: "Liu Jian, as the eldest son of this family, you can't set an example and think more about this family. As soon as your father left, it was up to you to decide the house. Tell me, what are you going to do after your father's death?'

'I... I...' Liu Jian was speechless for a while, and he didn't know what to say.

Zhou Ya was very helpless, she sighed heavily and said, "Alas! I knew that you would do nothing but gamble. Sooner or later, your father's possessions will be lost to you.' After a pause, Zhou Ya then said, "Okay, I don't want to take care of your brothers' affairs, and I can't take care of them. But there is one thing, I hope Lao Liu can go quietly. Do you know what I mean?' As she spoke, Zhou Ya swept over Liu Jian and Liu Qiang, looking at their expressions and movements.

It may be that Zhou Ya's words played a role, and it was Liu Qiang who reacted first. Subsequently, Liu Jian also followed out of the gang. They should have gone to deal with Liu Shenglong's afterlife.

But what I didn't expect was that the little nanny actually wanted to follow Liu Qiang out of the shadows. Zhou Ya frowned very dissatisfiedly and said, "Xiaoying, there are guests at home, why don't you pour a glass of water, and what are you doing running out of the house?" The tone is cold, but it does not lose the temperament of the hostess.

The little nanny who called Xiaoying stopped and looked up at Liu Qiang in front of her stiffly. Liu Qiang also turned his head to look at the little nanny, as if he was hesitating, but he still didn't say anything, and followed Liu Jian out of the door.

The little nanny couldn't count on Liu Qiang, so she had to turn around and whisper, 'Yes, madam!' Then I ran to the kitchen.

The expression on Zhou Ya's face was not very good, and she was in a very bad mood and said, "It's really getting more and more unruly."

The atmosphere around is awkward, and almost everyone is in a very dull mood. Fang Xin rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Ms. Zhou, can we go and take a look at the scene of Mr. Liu's death?"

Regarding the situation in Liu Shenglong's family, Fang Xin didn't know anything about it. So, he urgently needs to see the situation at the scene of the crime.

In just a few days, several people died. Moreover, these people are more or less inextricably linked to what treasures they have, and they are all inextricably linked to the bronze seals they have. Therefore, Fang Xin urgently needed to know about the Dao, to understand the connection between these events, and to unravel the fog as soon as possible.

Liu Shenglong's death may also be related to these events. If the murderer can be found, maybe the answer will be one step closer. Moreover, Fang Xin affirmed that Liu Shenglong was not the last one. Well, he also wants to figure out what is in common between the dead and the dead. But now, he still hasn't found anything.

Zhou Ya didn't think much about it and said, "Since you are my nephew's friend, it's okay to take a look, come with me!" With that, Zhou Ya turned around and walked upstairs.

I didn't expect Zhou Ya to agree so quickly, which made Fang Xin very happy. If you can't even see Liu Shenglong's body, what is there to talk about finding the murderer.

Liu Ting pulled Shen Kuo up and followed behind her mother. Shen Kuo's arrival, Liu Ting was very happy. This can be seen from the smile on her face since she first saw Shen Kuo.

It's no wonder that although Liu Shenglong is dead. But Liu Shenglong is not Liu Ting's biological father, and, from Shen Kuo's mouth, I know that the relationship between them is very ordinary. This is not difficult to explain, for what Liu Shenglong was killed, Liu Ting will not be sad at all.

Fang Xin and Du Zijuan walked behind and followed.

From the moment she entered the door to the present, Du Zijuan has not spoken much. At this time, she lowered her voice and said, "Since the little nanny is not a murderer, who will it be?" The relationship in this family is too complicated, and I think everyone is suspicious.'

Fang Xin smiled: "Who said that the little nanny is not suspicious, you are too naïve.'

When Du Zijuan heard this, her eyes widened, and she stared at Fang Xin with great suspicion: "What do you mean?" It wasn't what you said just now, the murderer is not the little nanny.'

I'm just saying that maybe not, but the suspicion of her is not yet to be ruled out.' Fang Xin said, 'Sometimes, it's not a good thing for people to be too smart. Since I can think of this layer, the little nanny is not necessarily unexpected. We don't know anything about the babysitter, maybe she's taking advantage of the clever people.'

'Oh! I can hear it, don't you just want to say that you are a smart person! I'm not a fool, hehehe......' Instead, Du Zijuan asked seriously: 'Since there is no exclusion of the little nanny, then why do you have to say that she is not a murderer in front of so many people? I don't understand, what the hell are you doing?'

By this time, everyone had reached the second floor and was walking through a long hallway. Fang Xin continued: 'Paralyze the murderer. Since the little nanny cannot be ruled out, then we must also consider her as a suspect. Tell everyone that she's not a murderer, but if she really is, her heart will relax. And once a person relaxes, it is very likely to reveal a broken block. Broken is the most powerful clue for us to find the murderer.'

Du Zijuan listened to it and gave a thumbs up: "Experience! I can't see that you're not a good person, with a bad belly.' As he spoke, he smirked at Fang Xin.

Fang Xin was also helpless, so he had to smile bitterly and shake his head.

The corridor is very long, which is enough to prove the grandeur and grandeur of the villa. No matter where you walk in the hallway, you can observe the living room in its entirety. On the other side of the corridor is a room. The room is closed, and I don't know what it's like inside.

Under the leadership of Zhou Ya, everyone came to the door of a room in the southernmost part of the second floor of the villa. Come to think of it, this should be Liu Shenglong's bedroom.

Zhou Ya stopped at the door and turned to look at everyone. I wanted to say something, but in the end I didn't say anything. There seemed to be a layer of melancholy on her face, but then there seemed to be nothing. If you don't look closely, you may not be able to see it.

didn't wait long, Zhou Ya still opened the door. What catches your eye is a room with a strong old social period. It seems to have brought people to the twenties and thirties of the last century all at once. Several modern appliances also appeared in this room in a very incongruous way.

Fang Xin couldn't describe it, because he didn't know anything about that era. Therefore, he did not know what the big wooden bed in Ludao, which was very old and could almost be used as firewood, should be called. The only thing that gave him the impression was that the big wooden bed was quite old.

As for the other furnishings, Fang Xin couldn't name them. But there is one thing that Fang Xin can still judge. The history of these furniture is certainly much older than his age.

Before Fang Xin and the others could appreciate it too much, Zhou Ya said, "Are you sure you want to meet Lao Liu?" Don't get me wrong, I'm afraid that you will be frightened when you see Lao Liu's death.'

For Fang Xinlai, no matter how miserable the death is, it is always cuter than those dried corpse skeletons. Therefore, Fang Xin said indifferently: 'It's okay, we can accept it.'

Liu Shenglong died on the balcony, on the balcony of his own room. And, on the face of it, it was indeed poisoned.

The balcony is huge, almost half the size of the room. The south-facing balcony fully absorbs the soft sunlight.

If it's winter, sitting here in the sun and holding a book is also a very pleasant enjoyment!

There is a deck chair on the balcony and is all made of bamboo. Such a recliner was also seen by Fang Xin when he was young. His family also used to have such a picture, but now, it has become the dust of history and no longer exists.

Liu Shenglong died on this recliner, his limbs drooping, and he had long lost his vitality. His head was tilted to one side, and his mouth was full of white foam that flowed over his shoulders and onto the ground.

A wrinkled face looking up at the top of his head. It's like sighing, and it's like being unwilling before death. His eyes were wide open in despair, as if until he died, and he didn't believe that in this family, someone would kill him, and someone would really kill him.

Judging from the circumstances of death, Liu Shenglong did not make any struggle before he died. In other words, his death was very sudden and very immediate. Without waiting for Liu Shenglong to react, maybe in just a second, he would die. Die suddenly, die quickly.

Among this group of people, except for Liu Ting, the one who reacted the most may be Du Zijuan. She only glanced at it, and then hid back in the room.

It's no wonder that although Liu Shenglong has a lot of money. People are not as obese as they think. On the contrary, he was skinny, as thin as dry wood.

Because of this, Du Zijuan was frightened when she saw his skull-like face.

There was also a glass poured on one side of the chaise longue, and the glass was empty, without a drop of milk. That is to say, Liu Shenglong drank a glass of milk in one go. Perhaps that's why the speed of the onset of toxicity is so rapid.

Fang Xin squatted down, picked up the glass, leaned close to his nose and sniffed it. Nothing else can be smelled except the residual smell of milk.

There are two points, one is that the poison is colorless and tasteless, so Liu Shenglong will drink it in one gulp without warning. The second is that the poison may be colored and smelly, but when mixed with milk, it is almost imperceptible and invisible.

Fang Xin didn't know anything about poison, so he couldn't tell what kind of poison it was, so it would kill people instantly.

Fang Xin took the glass and asked Zhou Ya, "Ms. Zhou, may I ask when Mr. Liu died?" Who was the first to find out that Mr. Liu was dead?'

Zhou Ya didn't think much about it, she didn't have to think about what happened just now. She said, 'About half an hour ago, not long before you came.'

Fang Xin quickly thought of that letter, that letter from heaven. More than half an hour ago, it was exactly nine o'clock as mentioned in the letter!

So, who exactly sent the letter? Who could have predicted what was about to happen? What is his purpose? For Fang Xin, is it good or bad?

Fang Xin didn't know anything about everything.

Zhou Ya then said: 'It was Xiaoying who first discovered it. Oh! It's the little babysitter in our house. She watched Lao Liu drink the milk, and she was next to her at the time. Our old Liu, after waking up every morning, is used to drinking a glass of milk. Xiaoying, sometimes I wait for Lao Liu to drink it before I go down to clean it up.'

In other words, Mr. Liu's habit of drinking milk every day is clear to all the people in the family?'

Zhou Ya nodded: 'Yes!'

Shen Kuo suddenly pushed Fang Xin, lowered his voice and asked, "Hey! Did you find something?'

'Not yet.' Fang Xin said, 'There is only one thing, I can be completely sure now, the murderer is a member of their family.'

'Are you so sure?'

'There can be no mistake.' Fang Xin said, 'Think of a way, find a quiet place, I want to talk to everyone in their family one by one. I think it's going to start with your cousin.'

Shen Kuo thought for a while, but raised his head and said to Zhou Ya, "Auntie, we want to sit in Tingting's room, is it okay?"

Zhou Yawei smiled and said, "This child, what's not to do, be polite to your aunt. You two haven't seen each other in a long time, haven't you? Alright, I'm not going to have fun with you guys. Lao Liu left without knowing anything, I still have a lot of things to do!' Saying that, Zhou Ya took elegant steps and returned to the living room on the first floor.

So, under the leadership of Liu Ting. Fang Xin, Shen Kuo and Du Zijuan went to Liu Ting's bedroom. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, and your support. That's what motivates me the most......)