The alley is so long, I have seen it back and forth many times, except for some shallow traces of white phosphorus found in the hidden place, there is nothing else.

Xie Yunyan and Qi Chengan also joined in, carefully looking for clues.

Ning Shu stood at the mouth of the alley, looking at the entire alley, there was always a strange feeling.

"What are you thinking?"

Xie Yunyan looked at it inch by inch from the innermost, and when he walked in front of Ning Shu, he asked when he saw her thoughtful expression.

Qi Chengan also walked over behind Xie Yunyan, and said with some confusion: "Brother Xie, do you say there is anything wrong here?" ”

"yes, something is wrong." Ning Shu followed Qi Chengan's words.

"What's wrong?" Xie Yunyan looked back at the entire alley, there was a servant carefully investigating every three or two steps, if something was wrong, so many people looked back and forth countless times, but they didn't find any useful clues, this is the biggest mistake.

Ning Shu was like a roundworm in Xie Yunyan's stomach, and said, "There is no trace, it's just wrong." ”

Qi Chengan also nodded, "I only paid attention to the matter of the White Phosphorus Ghost Fire before, but when I learned that this was probably the place where Grandpa Su was killed, I thought it was too clean here." ”

Qi Chengan pointed to the ground of the alley and said in a deep voice: "Just say here, haven't you found it?" Why isn't there even a single weed in an infrequent alley? ”

"Not bad." Ning Shu only felt that something was wrong in the alley, and after hearing Qi Chengan's words, a flash of excitement flashed in her eyes.

"Someone must have dealt with it here, so there won't even be a single weed."

Xie Yunyan also looked at the wall again, because it was too wet, it was not difficult to see traces of mildew on the loess wall.

There are also a few subtle cracks.

He stared intently at the crack, his face changed slightly, and he strode over.

"Here—"

Qi Chengan and Ning Shu also came over.

Because they were worried that there was still white phosphorus left, everyone did not dare to check it by fire.

The rift was also inconspicuous.

When Xie Yunyan approached, he gently swept the crack with his fingertips, and the crack was actually erased by him.

"It's not a rift, it's a broomstick."

"Yes."

Qi Chengan frowned, "It seems that the evidence here has been cleaned up." ”

Ning Shu's heart sank, and she finally found out that the murderer was so meticulous and cleaned up the scene.

"So what now?"

Qi Cheng'an was the secretary of Dali Temple who had been handling the case for many years, and immediately instructed the officials: "You block this place and continue to investigate." ”

"Yes!"

The officials responded in unison.

Qi Cheng'an immediately turned around and said to Xie Yunyan: "Now I want to go back to Dali Temple and gather some more people, bring the portrait of Gonggong Su and ask one by one from the street, such a big living person has come here, it is impossible that no one has seen it." In addition, it is impossible for the people who clean up the scene to avoid everyone's attention, after all, there is only one exit here. ”

Xie Yunyan nodded, agreeing with Qi Chengan's arrangement.

Qi Chengan said again: "Then Brother Xie and Mrs. Xie went back to the house first?" ”

Xie Yunyan's original intention was to stay and investigate the case with Qi Chengan.

In any case, he is in charge of this case.

It's just that after running around for a long time, Ning Shu also vomited a lot, and the moment Xie Yunyan hesitated, Ning Shu said:

"I'll go back to the house first, will you go with Lord Qi?"

Xie Yunyan smiled in his heart, and while sighing that Ning Shu was understanding, he didn't forget to tell Ning Shu: "Send someone to send you back." ”

"Okay."

Qi Chengan twitched the corners of his mouth, but he didn't say much nonsense, and directly sent a servant to escort Ning Shu back to his house.

Back at the Guogong Mansion, Ning Shu was full of thoughts about the case.

She suddenly remembered the broken silver in her purse, and immediately called Xuan Feng, and after whispering a few times in his ear, Xuan Feng nodded and left the Guogong Mansion.

"Why is the girl so worried?"

Long Shan walked in with a bowl of freshly boiled bird's nest, and when he saw Xuan Feng leaving in a hurry, he asked in a low voice.

Ning Shu shook her head slightly, "It's not Father-in-law's case yet-"

"By the way, Long Shan, what do you think the phrase 'master's reward' means?"

Long Shan was slightly stunned, and looked at Ning Shu suspiciously, "Could it be that there is something else?" ”

"No, if Shuang'er took out a few copper plates and said that it was a reward from the master, what would you think?" Ning Shu asked.

Long Shan tilted his head and thought for a while, "The girl is very generous to the slaves and maids on weekdays, either some expensive clothes or a few taels of silver, if you say the master's reward, it may be the reward of the Ning family's wife?" ”

For their subordinates, the masters are not only Ning Shu and his wife, but also Xie Guogong and Duchess Guo.

More likely to be from Ningfu.

But if it is not their true master, the reward should not be too much.

Long Shan's serious answer made Ning Shu's eyes light up slightly.

"Yes."

She pondered that the broken silver in her purse was most likely a reward from Lord Shi.

So where did the purse go?

Is the murderer really just for the money?

Why did Grandpa Su go to the vicinity of the morgue? Why was the moat where the corpse was finally found?

Ning Shu felt more and more that the Shi family, who had finally seen Gonggong Su, was seriously suspicious.

The confusion that I had suspected of Shi Yingying at first came back to my heart.

On the other side, after Xuan Feng relayed Ning Shu's words to Xie Yunyan, Xie Yunyan immediately rushed to Shifu with Xuan Feng.

Lord Shi has resigned, and in order to mourn his only daughter Shi Yingying, he is still living in Kyoto for the time being.

The main entrance of the mansion is tied with two large white flowers with white ribbons, and white lanterns are hung under the eaves, which are slightly swayed by the wind, which is extremely gloomy.

"The grass people have seen Lord Xie." Master Shi was dressed in sackcloth, and there was no life on his old face.

Madame Shi stood behind him, her red and swollen eyes bulging out, and her gaze kept hanging, only staring at Xie Yunyan's boots.

"The women have seen Master Xie."

Xiao Cui was behind her second elder, slightly blessed.

Xie Yunyan swept over everyone at a glance, and was infected by the sad atmosphere, and immediately stepped forward to support Lord Shi.

"Lord Shi doesn't have to be polite, please mourn and change."

There was still a red tide surging in Lord Shi's eyes, he spied into the sky, and knew that there would be a backlash on his family or himself, although he had doubts about Shi Yingying's death, he was more or less prepared.

He shook his head, "The little girl's matter was an accident, and the old man didn't think about it. ”

Xiao Cui stood at the end, and couldn't help but hang her head when she heard Lord Shi's words.

She promised the young lady to keep the secret well, and she wouldn't say a word to others.

Xie Yunyan nodded, changed the topic, and said: "Actually, this official came today because he wanted to ask Lord Shi, when Gonggong Su came to the mansion to announce the decree, did Lord Shi give a reward?" ”

Lord Shi's tears that were about to gush out suddenly stopped, and he looked at Xie Yunyan with a confused expression and shook his head, "No." ”

After speaking, he turned to Madame Shi and cast an inquiring look.

Madame Shi knew what he meant, shook her head silently, and did not speak.

Xie Yunyan said again: "Then dare to ask Lord Shi, after Gonggong Su came to Shifu that day, what strange things happened?" ”