The two returned to their original positions, and Tang Churou skillfully pointed out two places: "My lord, although he was killed with a sword, and there was not much blood shed, but the deceased's clothes were wiped on, then there would definitely be elsewhere." ”

In this way, the clues are not only limited to that small alley, Shen Nian's heart immediately summoned Qiu Cheng, and asked him to immediately go to the alley to search carefully around the alley to find the source of the bloodstains, he mistakenly thought that the murderer was calm, but in fact he was also a little in a hurry, what made the murderer not even have enough time to throw the body, so he ran away in a hurry?

In other words, at that time, the murderer really passed by him, a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance, he wouldn't even remember when he saw it, Shen Nianyi decided to go again in person.

The area around the alley has been cleared, and everyone who should be asked has finished asking one by one, and came to report that there is no suspicion, Shen Nianyi stood in place, sneering slightly, if such a big person carried it over, how could there be no suspicion, but he hadn't asked yet.

The light in the alley was even darker, making people's mood gloomy, Shen Nianyi raised his head to look at the high walls on both sides: "Who live in these two houses?" ”

"One is a former Hanlin scholar, and the other is a merchant in the silk business."

"Have you asked them all?"

"I've asked, the porter, and a few maids, saying that they are the same as usual, and I haven't heard any strange noises, let alone strangers coming in and out."

Shen Nianyi believes that these are the truths for the time being, after all, it involves a murder, not ordinary people are willing to be dragged into the water, he has checked the entire alley, and there are no other places left with bloodstains, the murderer is actually quite careful, the more he thinks that things are seamless, the more he will be planted on small details.

When he came out again, he saw a little beggar sitting under the eaves on the opposite side, probably because the people who set up the stall had gone back, only to reveal an inconspicuous corner, he walked over a few steps and stopped in front of the little beggar, the child slowly raised his head, his little face was dirty, and his eyes were very flexible: "Uncle, it's okay." ”

There was a clanging sound in the empty bowl, Shen Nianyi threw some broken money into it, but he didn't ask, he turned around, and the little beggar asked, "Uncle, aren't you rewarding money for anything else?" ”

"It's getting dark, go back early, this money is enough for you to eat for two or three days." Shen Nianyi's voice was unwavering.

The little beggar grinned and said, "Thank you for your kindness." After saying that, he jumped up like a little monkey and jumped away.

Qiu Cheng was puzzled and asked, "My lord, I thought something would be asked about him." ”

"How not?" Shen Nianyi asked firmly.

"But he's gone." Qiu Cheng wanted to chase him out a few steps, but the kid clearly wouldn't go too far, "My lord, I'll chase him back." ”

"No need to chase." The little beggar waited for everyone else to go away, and sat in place with a smile, he must be waiting for him to talk to him, he deliberately avoided talking about it, let people go, and used a trick to get away with it, as long as the child is not in the same party, he must not be able to help the secrets he sees, and wants to find a suitable person to negotiate a good price.

Shen Nianyi turned his back and walked slowly in the direction he came: "Qiu Cheng, keep up, there is nothing left here." ”

"Yes, sir." Qiu Cheng glanced back again, and found no other cats, if the child was really a witness, it would be a pity to let it go so easily.

The two of them walked slower than usual, about twenty-five steps, Shen Nian heard the footsteps of Tata behind him, the sound of his feet was very soft, it was clearly a child, the corners of his mouth curled, and he really came back.

"Uncle, kind uncle." The little beggar ran directly in front of them, stretching out his arms to prevent them from leaving, "Uncle, are you from the government?" ”

Shen Nian coughed lightly, Qiu Cheng took out his waist card and shook it in front of him: "Dali Temple." ”

"That, if I tell the uncle of Dali Temple about something very important, can I get a bounty?" The little beggar smiled a little slyly.

"As long as it's worth it, of course it will." Shen Nianyi lowered his eyes and looked at him, "Qiu Cheng, give him the usual money first, and when he finishes speaking, I will see if it is worth giving more." ”

"Uncle, I said, are you looking for a man, not tall, with a square face, with a burlap bag, I watched him walk into that alley, but he didn't come out, and then, someone else went in." The little beggar rubbed the tip of his nose, "That person is not you, uncle." ”

Shen Nianyi listened to him patiently, sure enough, there was a third person, was that person stained with blood?

"The guy who went in the back, I recognized." The little beggar held the money, tilted his head and smiled at the two of them, "That man is also a beggar, but he has a lot of strength, and the people here call him a big witch, I thought he would be startled when he went in and saw the dead man come out, but he was as bold as no one." ”

"How do you know there's a dead man inside!" Shen Nianyi asked softly.

"Uncle, don't scare me, I'm a timid person, I can't stand the fright, otherwise I can't remember the things that shouldn't be forgotten, you ask me how I know that there is a dead man inside, although the burlap bag is carried effortlessly, but you also know, we are beggars, if we die of illness and freeze to death, no one will give money to buy a coffin, they all use that kind of burlap bag, so it is not a special thing for us to hold a corpse or something." The little beggar stretched out a free hand, "Uncle, I'm done, please give me a reward." ”

"You're done, but I'm not done." Shen Nianyi's hand reached over and grabbed his shoulder, the little beggar suddenly felt that something was wrong, and struggled for a while without breaking free, but saw Shen Nianyi laughing slightly, "Do you know that there are very few people in the world who can break free of my hand, and I believe that you are definitely not one of them." ”

The little beggar bared his teeth and said: "Uncle, you said that as long as I told what I saw, I would give me a bounty, why did you do it again, did Dali Temple bully children like this?" ”

"It's also said that it's not right for adults to bully children." Shen Nianyi slowly let go of his hand, "I want to hear more from you, and tell me the person who really saw this." ”

"Uncle, I don't understand what you're talking about." He simply pretended to be stupid, because he was not really stupid, and he had no intention of running away, so he stood still.

"None of this is what you see, who is it, who asked you to make this tip-off, tell me, I will not embarrass you and him, and I will give you a generous bounty, so that you don't have to beg outside." Shen Nianyi's words were very contagious, "That person can also use this money to see a better doctor, I know a doctor, and he will definitely not take money for black-hearted medicine, and I will send you there when I go back." ”

The little beggar was stunned, his mouth was wide open, and his eyes were about to fall out, Shen Nianyi was not in a hurry to urge him, just waiting for him to digest this slowly, and then stammered: "Uncle, how do you know that he is sick?" ”

"You have the smell of herbs, and some of them are not right." Shen Nianyi analyzed it for him, "When I first entered the alley, it was not you in this position, but a teenager, four or five years older than you, very tall and thin, the whole person curled up, silent, not as clever as you. ”

However, when I came again, the position was empty, there was no one left, presumably the clearance work of Dali Temple was done very cleanly, and the people of Pingtou heard the official shot, they would not argue at all, and they wanted to avoid it, but coming out of the alley, the little beggar had already seemed to fall from the sky, sitting there, waiting for him to come over and ask what was going on.

"Uncle, it turns out that you saw Brother Ling, you are waiting for me to drill into the trap!" The little beggar shouted wah-wow-wow, and he was really not afraid of them at all.

It's right to think about it, the beggar who has been reduced to the dirtiest and most despicable, what else can be feared, it is ugly to say, a cheap life, the day is not safe, there is no last meal, what is worse than this.

Shen Nianyi didn't dislike it, and touched the top of his head with his hand: "Then what is your name?" ”

"Xiaoye."

"Ken said that?"

"Brother Ling's illness is not light."

"As long as there is still qi, it can be cured."

"Seriously!"

"Seriously." As soon as Shen Nian heard that he was questioning himself, he only felt that he was frankly tight, "Where is Brother Ling?" ”

"Just ahead, he didn't dare to come out for fear of showing his face and being seen by the big witch." Xiao Ye wanted to grab his hand, "I'll take you over, the big witch is fierce, and he has a bad character, and he even wants to take advantage of the things on the dead." ”

"You mean, the witch took something from the one in the alley?" Shen Nianyi didn't expect that the more the case was asked, the more exciting it became.

"It must be, he followed that person all the way, but he followed it a little far, so he wasn't discovered, but Brother Ling is different, he is deaf and clear-sighted, there are three or five streets here, he sits and closes his eyes, he can know who is going and who is coming." Xiao Ye's eyes began to glow again, "It's just that Brother Ling is unlucky and will be seriously ill." ”

Shen Nian saw that he was in a hurry, but after turning two corners, he had already arrived, and the young man he had seen earlier was sitting in place, with a pair of black and white eyes as if he had already guessed that this would happen, Xiao Ye pounced with cheers, Brother Ling rubbed his hair with a smile, and the two of them muttered a few words in a low voice. , Xiao Ye turned his head from time to time and gestured at them.

Brother Ling motioned for Xiao Ye to sit next to him first, and then said in a low voice: "It turns out that the adults saw me, but they didn't come to ask a word at that time?" ”

"This time and that time." Shen Nian thought about it, maybe God couldn't bear to see these little brothers suffering and tired, and wanted them to take this opportunity to get someone to help them get out of the beggar's hardship.

"It's funny for adults to talk." The corners of Brother Ling's mouth hooked, "That middle-aged man with a burlap bag turned around from Jiujiao Alley, although he was carrying a dead man, it was effortless, and I knew at that time that he was definitely not a good stubble." ”