The doors and windows of the study were closed, and the light was dim, except for the flickering of the candlesticks.

Miss Gan was dressed in a home brocade robe, with exquisite makeup, and her skin was as white as porcelain, leaning lazily in front of the desk, squinting at Jiang Chen.

In such an atmosphere, the two looked at each other across the desk, watching the shadows of each other's faces change with the candle flame, and there was a subtle and eerie feeling.

After a long silence, Jiang Chen became more and more convinced, although this Miss Gan and Mrs. Jia are sisters, they are probably only similar in appearance, but in fact their temperaments are very different.

Mrs. Jia, who was elegant and fond of banquets, would probably never close the doors and windows on a sunny morning and hide in the dark study to observe the visiting guests with such deep eyes.

"It's been a month." Miss Gan sighed softly, "There has never been a precedent for people who have been missing in Western Liaocheng for more than a month. It's hard to accept, but it's true. ”

"Fourth Master Jia doesn't seem to want to accept this fact."

"I know, he can't let go of his sister in his heart." Miss Gan's delicate and shiny face was full of melancholy, "It may take more time for him to gradually believe that his sister will not come back after all." My brother-in-law is an infatuated man who is deeply in love, and this despair will make him very painful, but what is more painful than despair is false hope......"

Jiang Chen had already guessed her intention, and said quietly: "This time, there is a Chiyang hero, it may not be impossible-"

"It's useless for anyone to come!" Miss Gan shook her head, pressed her hands on the desk, and her voice was a little more excited, "The hope brought by Chiyang Daxia will only make my brother-in-law more painful!" I can't bear to see him suffer like this anymore! ”

"Don't you want to know what happened to your sister?"

"Yes! But what's the use? People cannot be resurrected after death, and the living need to continue to live and not be dragged down by grief. ”

"What does Miss Gan mean?"

"Let him go, and let us go!" Miss Gan was excited, and her voice was slightly choked, "Don't give him false hopes, let him get through this difficulty and start a new life!" ”

"But we-"

"I won't let you come in vain." Miss Gan's staring eyes regained their sharpness and depth, "As long as you promise to let him go, I will give you a thousand taels of silver as a thank you." ”

"This ......"

"My sister must be dead, and even if you find that ruby ring, that's all you can get." Miss Gan observed the change in the expression on Jiang Chen's face, paused, and said, "However, out of respect for the Chiyang Hero, I am willing to give an additional thousand taels as compensation for the Chiyang Hero's abandonment of the mission." ”

"Hmm......" Jiang Chen muttered, "I have to discuss it with Chiyang again." ”

When he walked out of the study, Jiang Chen had already left Miss Gan's suggestion behind.

There was no need to discuss with Chiyang, Jiang Chen also knew that if he couldn't find Mrs. Jia and couldn't get the five thousand taels of silver, his fate would only be more painful than that of Fourth Master Jia.

Walking on the flower path, Jiang Chen suddenly stopped, pointed to a pink-clothed maid on the side of the road and asked, "What's her name?" ”

He noticed that the pink-clad girl had her back to the road, as if she was quietly wiping away tears, and he couldn't help but feel a little curious.

The servant who led the way changed his face, leaned into Jiang Chen's ear, and whispered: "Young man, be careful, this girl is infected with evil spirits, don't get too close to her, otherwise you will be unlucky." ”

"Evil?" Jiang Chen smiled, "It just so happens that I also have evil in me, maybe it's still an acquaintance, just say hello to her." ”

As he spoke, he ignored the servant's dissuasion, walked straight behind the pink-clothed maid, and coughed lightly: "Girl, why is you sad here alone?" ”

The pink-clothed maid was taken aback, quickly wiped her eyes with her sleeve, turned around, and said to Jiang Chen with a thousand blessings, and said in a nasal voice: "Please forgive me, the slave maid thinks about things and is rude." ”

Jiang Chen saw that although her eyes were red, she looked like she had just cried, but her eyes were clear and bright, and her demeanor was quite polite, not like she was evil, so he asked, "Why do they say that you are evil?" ”

The pink-clothed maid showed a sad look on her face: "It's because of the autumn dew...... After Qiu Lu's death, strange things often happened in the house, and they said that Qiu Lu's unjust soul was doing trouble. The slave usually got close to Qiu Lu and said a few good words for her, which was also regarded as an evil spirit. ”

Jiang Chen's eyes moved, and he asked, "How did Qiu Lu die?" ”

"Autumn Dew...... It was an affair with the groom and was killed by Miss Gan's cane......" The pink-clothed maid hung her head, and tears fell down one by one.

Jiang Chen immediately realized that there was something strange in this!

Although Miss Gan is Mrs. Jia's sister, she is a guest after all, what authority does she have to discipline the subordinates of Jiafu?

The maid had an affair with the groom, although it was a scandal, but it was not a crime to death, right?

Could it be that this Miss Gan is an old virgin with a strange personality, and she can't see other people's feelings happy, and when she sees that kind of scene, she is so angry that she wants to go crazy, and she will kill her directly?

Jiang Chen carefully recalled Miss Gan's performance in the study, and felt that this was really possible.

He decided to take this pink-clothed maid and go to see the old housekeeper together.

In the hall, Chiyang was still asking the old housekeeper about the details of Mrs. Jia's life.

Jiang Chen walked over and interjected, "How is it, do you have any clues?" ”

Chiyang shook his head: "Originally, Mrs. Jia's personal maid said that she had seen something, but she was already dead, and the clue was broken again." ”

"Oh, isn't that maid's name Qiulu?"

"That's right! How do you know? Chiyang looked curious.

The girl in green clothes smiled: "It must have been told to him by the pink-clothed sister in the back!" The little lewd thief has a good set of dealing with girls! ”

Jiang Chen ignored her ridicule. At this time, he had already determined that Qiu Lu must have seen something, so he was killed by Miss Gan.

So, Mrs. Jia's disappearance is related to Miss Gan?

The two sisters fell in love with Jia Siye at the same time, and even turned against each other, and even killed the killer?

No wonder, Miss Gan didn't want to find Mrs. Jia at all, and wanted to take two thousand taels of silver to send Jiang Chen away.

However, it cannot be concluded that Miss Gan is the murderer because of this speculation.

Miss Gan is indeed obstructing the investigation, but perhaps she is just trying to push the boat and turn Mrs. Jia's disappearance into a fact. There is no evidence that she was responsible for the disappearance.

"Why is the little thief sad again?" The girl in green chuckled, "Aren't you smart?" Can't you imagine that the key to the matter lies with Miss Gan? ”

Jiang Chen said lightly: "You are still the smartest." ”

"Miss Gan was chatting with you just now, didn't she reveal something to you? You should give full play to your strengths and use all the tricks to deal with girls! The girl in Cui Yi sneered, "Could it be that our handsome and merry Jiang Shaoxia is going to sink into the sand here?" ”

Chiyang rubbed his chin and muttered, "What she said makes sense!" Otherwise, go to Miss Gan and ask about the situation? ”

"No need, she's surging us to go around in circles." Jiang Chen waved his hand, but because the old housekeeper and others were present, he didn't say the second half of the sentence - Miss Gan would definitely not cooperate, and if she asked Miss Gan now, she couldn't ask anything, it would only delay time.

Jiang Chen's gaze swept around, taking in everyone's expressions: Chiyang's doubts, the mockery of the girl in cuiyi, the depth of the old housekeeper, the sorrow of the pink-clothed maid, and the whispers of the servants......

Everyone's performance is like a thread, entangled together, and it becomes a mess, cutting constantly, and sorting is chaotic.

If you call everyone out individually for questioning, you may be able to sort out some clues, but it will take too long, or even a day or two.

So far, the only way to do this is to break through the trick with strength and cut through the mess quickly!