Haitang pulled his brother Haijiao, and the brother and sister neatly ran away from the door of the wing room and moved to the outside of the courtyard gate, using the cover of the courtyard wall to try to hide the fact that they had just eavesdropped on all the conversations in the wing room.

Hai Xiya, Xie Wenzai, Zhuang Shitong and Geng Zehuai didn't notice the actions of their brother and sister at all, and when they walked out of the wing, they all had solemn expressions on their faces, and their eyebrows were slightly furrowed.

Xie Wenzai asked Zhuang Shitong: "What does Brother Zhuang think?" What did the kid say...... Can you believe it? ”

Zhuang Shitong was silent, and Geng Zehuai said: "What can't be believed? What he said sounded very reasonable, and it matched the traces left at the scene. The killer that Cousin Zhuang met was dressed like that, but he didn't say it as carefully as Xu Jiashu. ”

However, when Xu Jiashu saw the killer, he was lit by lanterns and torches, which was much better than when Zhuang Shitong only carried a lantern and walked in the dark, and he spent more time with the killer.

Geng Zehuai is an elder with a gentle personality, and he has always had compassion for children, and he doesn't think Xu Jiashu has a reason to lie at all: "He just talked about the situation when his deceased mother and Jin Juren were killed, and he cried so pitifully, but no matter how sad he was, he still insisted on telling us all the details he knew." He may have something to hide, but ...... He is only one person, he is still a child, he is worried that others will not believe his accusations against the second room of the Jin family, and he does not dare to reveal the truth easily, so what's wrong?

"Not everyone in the world can respect and love each other. According to Xu Jiashu's statement, the Jin family has both fame and wealth, but the second house has a large population but is far less rich than the long house, and there are unscrupulous children and grandchildren, who are addicted to gambling, so they sell their houses and land, and their family business is ruined. It is not surprising that they were jealous of Changfang's wealth, so they colluded with the gangsters and harmed Jin Juren's life. If it weren't for the carelessness of the killer who left Xu Jiashu alive, who would have known that Jin Juren's death would still have the handiwork of the second room? When the government notified them to collect the corpse and handle the funeral, the gold and silver property of the Jin Juren would all belong to the second room. ”

Geng Zehuai remembered the brother murder case he had encountered, and felt that the truth of this case was already eight or nine days old.

But Zhuang Shitong said: "The matter of the second room of the Jin family may not be fake, but Xu Jiashu's identity may be a little problematic." ”

Geng Zehuai was stunned: "What's the problem?" He's just the son of a nursing mother, and he looks like he's only eleven or twelve years old, so what else can he hide? He felt that his cousin was overwhelmed.

This time, there is no need for Zhuang Shitong to tell him, Hai Xiya can tell him the answer: "He said that his mother is the nurse of the Jin family, but the Jin family's child is only six or seven years old, and he is four or five years old, so how can his mother be a nurse for the Jin family's child?" Even if he said that his mother was a servant of the Jin family, it sounded more reasonable. ”

Geng Zehuai reacted at this time: "That's right...... But if his mother was not a nurse, why would he lie? Whether it is a nurse or a servant, his mother's identity does not hinder the overall situation. If he doesn't want people to know that he is the son of a slave, it is better to directly say that their mother and son are relatives of the Jin family, and we will not delve into it? ”

Maybe...... Xu Jiashu's mother gave birth to a little brother for him, but he died later? Didn't his mother marry a peasant after she was released? Because he lost his livelihood after losing his husband, he returned to his old master's house as a servant, maybe it was because of the difficulty of making a living that he didn't keep the newborn child? But as long as she has milk, she can be a nurse for the Jin family's children.

Geng Zehuai is still inclined that Xu Jiashu did not lie. He saw that this little boy was handsome, spoke in an orderly manner, and was not lacking in etiquette, he was a good boy with education, and the son of a nursing mother was not a slave, and he could study for the imperial examination in the future.

Zhuang Shitong looked at him helplessly: "My cousin still likes this kid...... I suspect that he is lying, not because of his mother's identity, but because I think ...... He should not be the son of the Jin family's nurse. The nurse...... It should be his nurse. ”

Geng Zehuai was stunned: "What do you mean...... He's a kid of the Kim family?! ”

But why is that? As the son of the Jin family, after surviving the catastrophe, he can not only inherit his deceased father's Wanguan family wealth, but also ask the government to arrest the real culprit as a bitter master, and come forward to handle the funeral affairs for his relatives. Even when the second room of the Jin family wanted to jump out to inherit the inheritance of the long house, he could block his head and prevent the relatives suspected of colluding with the killer to kill his family to take away the family property.

The identity of the son of Jin Juren can have so many conveniences, why should he give up? Would you rather claim to be the son of a nursing mother?!

Geng Zehuai felt that this was completely unreasonable.

Zhuang Shitong told him: "I went to the scene in the morning and checked all the carriages of the Jin family. Xu Jiashu and his nurse sat on a horse, closely following Jin Juren's family of three, and there was a lot of luggage in the carriage. Xu Jiashu's clothes, shoes and socks are of ordinary materials, and he doesn't look like a rich child, but he has everything he should have. He has a copy of the study, the room, decent clothes, and the jade pendant and gold lock that the Jin family's children wear, but they are tightly closed, and it seems that they are rarely used. It is very likely that he is the eldest son of Jin Juren. If his nurse is really the maid of Jin Juren's original wife, then he is most likely the original concubine, not the concubine. The wife of Jin Juren's successor is naturally his stepmother. It is also common for stepmothers to treat the son of the front room harshly. ”

Zhuang Shitong has been a pro-people official for decades, and he has seen this kind of case countless times, which is not unusual at all. He even felt that Xu Jiashu's experience was not too miserable, because the latter only had a stepmother and no stepfather, and Jin Juren was still willing to let his eldest son study, and he should give his son the dignity he should give, but he couldn't stop the step-room from rubbing the child in the inner house. As for clothes and everything, it's all trivial. Xu Jiashu has a nurse to take care of, and the clothes are just poor in material, but the winter clothes are thick and warm, and they are not patched, and there are accessories to wear when they come out as guests, which is fine. Compared with those children who had a worse situation and were tortured by their stepmother to the point that they did not look like a human, he was already lucky.

Of course, the most important thing is that he is similar to the shape of Jin Juren's chin, and he is more like Jin Juren's son than his younger brother.

Xie Wenzai and Zhuang Shitong came to a similar conclusion, and both felt that Xu Jiashu should be Jin Jiashu: "He talks well, it can be seen that he has a good upbringing, and he has been enlightened for seven or eight years, not to mention." Although he tried his best to disguise his learning, there were some things that could not be disguised at all. If he is truly the son of a nurse, who can enlighten him at such a young age? If it is really difficult to judge, Brother Zhuang sent someone to Zunhua Prefecture in Zhili to carry out official documents, and let them check the household registration. Jin Juren has a fame, how many sons he has, how old he is, he can't hide it from others, and you can find out when you check it. ”

"The investigation must be investigated, and the whereabouts of the second room of the Jin family must be inquired by the way." Fellow Zhuang Shi said, "Jin Jiashu refused to say more, and he was probably worried about confessing his relatives. We need to dispel his concerns as soon as possible and let him tell the truth. The second room of the Jin family suddenly had bad intentions towards the long house, and Jin Juren suddenly traveled with his family in the winter, running from Zhili to Chang'an, which is more than a thousand miles away, what is the reason? If you can ask the identity of the killer from the second room of the Jin family, it will be more convenient. ”

He directly set the identity of "Jin Jiashu".

Geng Zehuai listened and listened, and suddenly felt that something was wrong: "If this child is really the eldest son of Jin Juren, why would he lie?" Is it because he is afraid of the persecution of the people in the second room of the Jin family? But the second room of the Jin family is not in Chang'an, and the people of our government are right in front of him, and they will protect him, what kind of lie did he lie to us? ”

The problem is back to square one. Why did this teenager named "Katsuki" lie about his identity?

(End of chapter)