Yao Kuo, the head of the Yao family, arranged Xia Fan in a quiet courtyard and left, but he left alone before leaving.

A young man who has just been weakly crowned.

This young man is Yao Kuo's nephew, named Yao Sheng.

He stayed specifically for Xia Fan's call.

After all, Yao Kuo, as the head of the family, has experienced the pain of losing a child, so it is impossible for him to accompany Xia Fan all the time.

In desperation, he could only let the young talents in the family serve Xia Fan instead of him.

Xia Fan has no opinion on this, anyway, all he needs is the help of a local snake, compared to Yao Kuo, who is pampered, but Yao Sheng, who seems to be shrewd and capable, is more in line with his mind.

Yao Sheng is a standard child of a big family, with decent manners, calm and capable.

Just through a short period of contact, Xia Fan had a good impression of him.

Humble and courteous, and thoughtful in service.

In a trance, Xia Fan thought that he had met an employee of Haidilao, and even took a bath, and the other party arranged two glamorous maids to help him untie his clothes.

But Xia Fan righteously refused.

He dared to promise that as long as he dared to let the two maids help him take a bath, the next second the right person would let the maids warm his bed.

Xia Fan is not pretending to be a righteous gentleman, the problem is that he eats people with a soft mouth and takes people short.

Especially Yao Kuo once talked about the unknown cause of his son's death intentionally or unintentionally, didn't Xia Fan know what the other party was thinking in his heart?

If you have enough time, this favor will help.

But Xia Fan is most afraid of what kind of moth will come out of this.

After thinking about it carefully, Xia Fan simply rejected the other party's sugar-coated cannonball.

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning.

After breakfast, Xia Fan left Yao's Mansion directly with Yao Sheng.

"Your Excellency, this is the former home of Wei Anshan. ”

Since Xia Fan had already made his intentions clear last night, Yao Sheng made a detailed investigation and arrangement with a clear understanding.

Out of Yao's mansion, Xia Fan quickly came to a long-abandoned mansion under the leadership of Yao Sheng.

"Has this place been uninhabited since the death of Wei Anshan's family?"

Pushing open the mottled gate with a seal and walking in the overgrown courtyard, Xia Fan looked around at the slightly gloomy and dilapidated environment around him, and asked seemingly casually.

"Yes. Yao Sheng, who followed closely, said softly. "Since the death of Wei Anshan's family, Wei Anshan has returned here once, but soon after Wei Anshan mysteriously disappeared, and the house has been completely deserted. ”

"How far is this from his master's home, Fu Siqing?"

Standing in the hall, the tables and chairs around him were still neatly arranged, but they were covered with a thick layer of dust.

Xia Fan looked at the plaque on the door of Yu Qingtang written in the middle of the hall, and couldn't help but come to the Tao.

"The mansion of Nanxi Chivalrous Fu Siqing is located in Nancheng, and about an hour has passed from here. Yao Sheng said.

"An hour. ”

Xia Fan nodded thoughtfully, and then left the hall and went to the backyard.

"Do you know when Wei Anshan's family died?"

Walking in the corridor of the backyard, looking around at the wings with closed doors and windows, Xia Fan asked again.

"Xiao Xiao specially read the file from the government last night, and the file records that according to the results of the autopsy, Wei Anshan's family should have died between Yin Shi and Mao Shi, and the first to find their death was Fang Zheng in this area. Yao Sheng was prepared. "According to Fang Zheng's description, Wei Anshan's family used to go out early to work on the business of the rice shop, but when the sun was shining that day, the Wei family did not move, so Fang Zheng was curious to check, and the result was ......."

"What was unusual about Wei Anshan's family when they died?"

Xia Fan pushed open a side room, waved his hand to disperse the falling dust, looked at the still neat furnishings in the side room, and continued to ask absentmindedly.

"The death of Wei Anshan's family is indeed somewhat unusual, because they all died peacefully in their sleep. Yao Sheng looked at Xia Fandao, who was walking around the room and observing. The post-mortem test showed that they had all died of an unknown poison. ”

"Has the government found out how the murderer poisoned him?" Xia Fan walked out of the side room, and pushed open the door of the side room on the other side, and sure enough, the furnishings in the room were as neat as ever.

"No! Whether it is the well water in the house or the leftover residues, the government has not found any traces of poisoning. Yao Sheng said.

"Except for Wei Anshan's family, are all the people in this house dead?"

Xia Fan stretched out his hand and inadvertently wiped the dusty table in the room.

"Yes, the people of Wei Anshan's family were also poisoned. Yao Sheng said.

In other words, the murderer poisoned completely indiscriminately. Xia Fan rubbed his dusty fingers and said. "Isn't there anyone who escapes by chance?"

"There is one. Yao Sheng thought for a moment and said.

"Who?"

Wei Anshan's family had hired a Xixi, but this Xixi resigned a month before Wei Anshan's family had an accident. Yao Sheng said. It is said that this Xixi had to resign and return to his hometown because his mother was seriously ill. ”

"What is the name of this Mr. Xixi, did he appear in Nanxi later?" Xia Fan raised his eyebrows.

"The other party's name seems to be Bai Ji, but the other specific circumstances are unknown. Yao Sheng said ashamedly.

"Then ask the neighbors and squares of Wei Anshan, presumably they should know about this Mr. Bai Ji. ”

After speaking, Xia Fan walked straight out of the backyard.

"Please wait a while, and the little one will go and investigate. ”

Yao Sheng's ability to do things is very good, after leaving Wei Anshan's mansion, he first arranged Xia Fan to wait in the private room of a nearby inn, and then sent someone to summon the neighbors and squares of Wei Anshan's mansion.

Let's make some inquiries.

Xia Fan also learned about this Bai Ji's situation from Yao Sheng.

The other party was born in a large family in Chongzhou Ling County, and he was diligent and intelligent since he was a child, and his life's ambition was to get fame and revitalize the family.

In the description of the neighborhood and Fang Zheng, Bai Ji is a well-read scribe, and he treats anyone politely on weekdays, so the neighbors have a very good impression of him, although he is over thirty years old, but there are still many matchmakers who come to the door to say goodbye, but in the end Bai Ji refused, which is also the strangest place for the neighbors.

After all, Bai Ji has not married at this age, which is really incomprehensible.

Bai Ji has lived in Nanxi for about a year, and he has been serving the Wei family as a western seat for this year, and it is said that he was hired by the Wei family with a lot of money.

After the Wei family's accident, he deliberately rushed back to Nanxi to mourn the Wei family, and even saw Wei Anshan.

Since then, Bai Ji has never returned to Nanxi.

But I heard that Bai Ji set up a private school after returning to Lingxian, and he had already married a wife and had children, and his life was quite happy.

"I'm going to Lingxian. ”

After listening to Yao Sheng's speech, Xia Fan immediately made a decision.

"Your Excellency, may I ask why?" Yao Sheng couldn't help but be shocked. "Do you doubt ......"

"I don't wronged anyone without evidence. Xia Fan said lightly. "There's just one thing that makes me a little curious. ”

"What's the matter?" Yao Sheng said subconsciously.

"What happened when he met Wei Anshan. Xia Fan took a sip of the tea in the cup. "Does this have anything to do with Wei Anshan's subsequent disappearance? ”

"But Your Excellency, according to the neighbors who are familiar with Bai Ji, the Wei family has always respected Bai Ji, and there has never been any suspicion between them, not to mention that Bai Ji is just an ordinary person who has no power to restrain chickens, and at the time of the incident, Bai Ji was not in Nanxi, so Xiao couldn't figure out the possibility that he would poison the Wei family. Yao Sheng said.

"I didn't say that he was the murderer who poisoned the Wei family!" Xia Fan shrugged his shoulders and said. "Don't think about it, I have my own ideas. ”

"Okay, it's a small recklessness. Yao Sheng hurriedly said.

"Let's go back. ”

Leaving the inn, I just returned to Yaofu.

Xia Fan heard a fierce dispute coming from the house.

Without Xia Fan's instructions, Yao Sheng took the initiative to invite his subordinates to inquire about the situation, and immediately told Xia Fan.

"Your Excellency, it was the head of the family who had a little dispute with the young master of the Wang family. ”

Xia Fan had no intention of paying attention to the disputes in the mansion, and he was ready to say goodbye when he returned to the mansion this time.

But when he encountered such a thing, he could only wait for the other party to finish arguing.

"Young Master of the Wang Family?"

"Yes, he is also the nephew of the head of the family. ”

"I remembered who he was, but the young master of the Wang family was also reckless, and he dared to argue with his uncle face to face. ”

Xia Fan shook his head, after all, such a thing is quite rare in the feudal society.

"After all, the young master of the Wang family has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and it is inevitable that he will be contaminated with the habits of some people in the rivers and lakes. ”

From Yao Sheng's words, it can be known that he has a bad feeling for Wang Huan, and he is the young master of the Wang family when he opens and closes his mouth, and directly treats him as an outsider.

"What are they arguing about?" Xia Fan said casually.

"I heard that it was the young master of the Wang family who insisted on conducting an autopsy on his cousin to find out the cause of death, but the head of the family refused. Yao Sheng said.

"Didn't your family master always want to know the cause of his son's death, why did he refuse to let the young master of the Wang family perform an autopsy now?" Xia Fan said strangely.

"Because the autopsy method proposed by the young master of the Wang family is too appalling, because he actually wants to have his cousin's body dissected to find out the cause of death, how can this be acceptable to the head of the family!" Yao Sheng smiled bitterly.

"Anatomy, the world's medical skills have developed to this extent?"

Xia Fan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

"Your Excellency, what is anatomy?" Yao Sheng on the side was puzzled.

"You don't understand, come with me to see what's going on. ”

With that, Xia Fan walked straight in the direction where the sound of the dispute came from.

It is certainly normal for people in this era to be afraid of dissection, and maybe they will regard the dissecting person as some kind of demon or monster, Xia Fan remembered that before the development of Western medicine, doctors would steal corpses to dissect and study.

In addition, this world also has the concept of parents who suffer from the body, and if you want to dissect it, your parents will be the first to refuse, and maybe they will use a knife to drive you out.

The dispute originated in the mourning hall.

As soon as Xia Fan entered the door, he saw Yao Kuo and Wang Huan arguing in front of the coffin in the mourning hall.

Wang Huan claimed that in order to find out the cause of his cousin's death, he had to open the body.

Yao Kuo resolutely disagreed with the destruction of his son's body.

The quarrel was all these two sentences, but Yao Kuo obviously had the intention of wavering, otherwise he would not have bothered with Wang Huan at all, and directly let people drive him out of the house.

"I don't know that I have disturbed the Venerable, and I ask the Venerable to forgive me!"

When Yao Kuo had no intention of catching a glimpse of Xia Fan coming at the door, he immediately shut up and stepped forward to apologize.

And Wang Huan and others have learned from each other to make amends.

"No need to be polite, I'm just here to see the excitement. ”

Xia Fan said disapprehantly, but his eyes gradually fell on Wang Huan and the pair of men and women behind him.

"It's really a smile on your side, and it will be dealt with right away. ”

As he spoke, Yao Kuo turned around and lowered his face, and with a wave of his hand, he was ready to let people drive Wang Huan and them out.

"Your Excellency, I also implore you to make the decision for my brother!"

Who knew that Wang Huan reacted very quickly, and immediately knelt in front of Xia Fan and said loudly.

"Wang Huan, do you know what you're doing?" Yao Kuo said in a rage when he saw this. "Come on, get them out of here!"

"Wait, just let him talk about it, everyone is kneeling, and I don't want him to kneel in vain. ”

Xia Fan lazily stopped him.

"Let's go down. ”

In this regard, Yao Kuo could only glare at Wang Huan angrily, and let the subordinates who were surging around him retreat.

"Get up, don't be afraid to kneel out of arthritis. Without waiting for Wang Huan to speak, Xia Fan looked at Wang Huan and said. "I heard you want to dissect your brother's body?"

"Yes!" Wang Huan hurriedly got up and said respectfully towards Xia Fan. "In Xia Wang Huan, I have seen the Venerable!"

"Why did you come up with this method to find out the cause of your brother's death?"

Actually, this is not something that came to mind, but the advice of two friends. Wang Huan hesitated for a moment.

"He's talking about you, right?"

Xia Fan's gaze moved to the man and woman behind him who had been burying their heads all the time.

"Yes, I have seen the Venerable in Xia Lu Shaoyang. ”

Because of Wang Huan's "betrayal", Lu Shaoyang saw that he couldn't hide, so he could only stand up and give up.

And next to her is the junior sister Xu Ping'er. ”

"You know how to dissect cadavers?"

At this time, Xia Fan looked at the two of them with interest.

"The description of the dissection is very appropriate, and the junior sister does know a little bit about the taboo medical skills in this regard. ”

Lu Shaoyang replied cautiously.

"Haven't you always wanted to know the cause of your son's death? ”

Who knew that Xia Fan turned to Yao Kuo with a gloomy face on the side.

"But the ...... is honorable"

When Yao Kuo heard this, he hurriedly wanted to dissuade him.

"If you don't want to, I won't force you, after all, this is your son, and everything should be up to you. Xia Fan didn't care. "And I want to make it clear, I don't know how to do medicine, so I can't find out the cause of your son's death, and this kind of thing should be done professionally. ”

"......," Yao Kuo said after a long silence. "Since Your Excellency is willing to believe them, old man...... The old man agreed!"

"Alright, please start your show. ”

The last obstacle was swept away, and Xia Fan made a gesture of invitation directly to Lu Shaoyang in front of him.

Because he was very curious about whether the other party could really find out the cause of death of the deceased through an autopsy.