When the shopkeeper brought the candles, Alayanzong took advantage of the candlelight to carefully observe the keyhole lock hanging, there were scratches on the rust stains of the keyhole, and there were touch marks on the lock hanging, which was enough to show that someone had opened the door lock.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper was also shocked, "Could it be that the horse thief really walked through this door?"

Alayanzong forced the shopkeeper to look at him, "Boss, you have the door key, you belong to the object of suspicion, it can't be the guard who is a thief and shouts to catch the thief, right?"

The shopkeeper was a little flustered, and hurriedly defended: "Where did the guest officer say, I stole the horse, and I have to compensate you if I can't find it, why should I bother? Do you think I need to work hard? Besides, I am not the only one who has the key, you ...... Does the guest mean that the shopkeeper is suspicious?"

Seeing that the shopkeeper understood his intentions, Alayanzong nodded heavily.

"Since it's not you, if you don't lose the other key to your room, then you'll only have the guy on duty left. ”

"But ......"

The shopkeeper couldn't believe Alayanzong's judgment, "But this kid is usually very responsible! he works diligently, he is never lazy or slippery, and he has never stolen anything from the store. How could such an honest man steal a horse? And three horses. ”

Alayanzong asked again, "Do you know his background?"

The shopkeeper's tone was very affirmative, "Of course I know, I have asked them in detail one by one. The second child of this shop, called Dengla Jiming, is 20 years old this year, and his ancestral home is Donghai City, Accra. Last summer, wandering here and begging on the streets, I saw that he was pitiful, so I took him in and became a boy in the shop. He has no relatives in the city, even if he steals horses, where is he hiding?"

Alayanzong pondered for a moment and said, "Shopkeeper, you go and make sure that the key in your house is still there. If so, let's go and inquire about the shopkeeper on duty. ”

"Okay, you go to the front desk and wait for me. The shopkeeper went back to his room to find the key, and Alayanzong went back to the counter alone.

The shopkeeper saw that Alayanzong was back, and although he was still sitting on the stool, he looked unusually restrained.

Alayanzong sat on the rattan chair, looking at him with good eyes, and did not ask.

The shopkeeper became even more nervous, glanced at Alayanzong, and asked, "You... Why do you keep looking at me like this? ”

Alayanzong said solemnly, "I want to see where my three horses are hidden?"

"I... How do I know?"

The shopkeeper became more and more flustered.

Soon the shopkeeper returned to the front desk and nodded at Alayanzong, "Well, it's still there." The two of them looked at the shopkeeper together.

Before he could ask him, the shopkeeper was at a loss, and asked in a panic, "Shopkeeper, what do you mean?"

The shopkeeper stared at Deng La's eyes and said, "Someone has moved the lock on the back door. I have a key, and I know I haven't opened the lock myself. I also have a key in my room, which I just looked at and is well hidden. There's a key in front of the counter, you know this, you're on duty today, who do you say opened the lock?"

Dengla Jiming's eyes did not dare to look at the shopkeeper, but he lowered his eyebrows, but his eyes were erratic, his face was red and white, and he was very unconfident in what he said.

"This ...... Maybe someone stole the key from here. ”

The shopkeeper opened his mouth again and asked, "Is the key still there?"

Denla Jiming took out the keychain from the drawer and placed it on the table with a "bang", "Yes." ”

"When you are on duty, whoever uses the key will tell you, so who do you say has used this key?"

Deng La Jiming's hand rubbed subconsciously on the counter, still bowing his head and said, "But no one asked me for the key, maybe ...... Maybe someone used it when I was out of the way, had a meal, and left the counter. ”

Arayanzong thought it was possible for him to say, so he asked, "When have you left the counter, how many times have you left, and what have you been doing?"

"After the morning shift, ......"

"You don't have to start in the morning, just after we enter the store. ”

"Yes, it's only been three or two hours, you should remember!" the shopkeeper added.

Den-la blinked as if recalling, and replied, "After the guest came, I registered them in the room, and then ...... Then I and another guest officer led the horse to the backyard to feed the forage. After ......"

"And after that?" asked Alayanzong.

After that, I went to the gate to see if anyone was still staying at the hotel. ”

"Are there any new guests?" asked Alayanzong again.

Dengla Jiming shook his head, "No." ”

The shopkeeper asked, "Who have you seen?"

"Although there are not many pedestrians on the street, there are people coming and going, does that count?"

"Has anyone accosted you?" asked Alayanzong again.

"Oh, I remember, when I was at the gate, the big man who stayed at the hotel led his mother-in-law out, saying that he was going to buy wine, and that he was the big one who helped you carry your luggage. ”

Alayanzong nodded, believing that he was telling the truth.

"When are you going back to the front desk?" asked the shopkeeper again.

"The couple came back from buying wine, and I was already sitting at the front desk. The coquettish and charming woman also talked to me, and she said, 'Little second brother, you have wine, come and drink together'. I said, 'You can't drink alcohol today.'" ”

Denla spoke clearly, scanning his eyes at the Alayan sect and the treasurer.

Alayanzong nodded, feeling that his words were very credible, because he could find the Yan clan to verify it.

"Did you go out again?" asked the shopkeeper.

"Later...... Later I went to dinner, and after eating I went to the backyard to feed the horses......"

"Was the horse still there?" asked Alayanzong.

"In. ”

"It was already dark by that time, and the horses were still there. Have you ever left the counter again?" asked the shopkeeper.

Dengla Jiming's eyes were a little flustered, and he shook his head and said, "No." ”

"You really haven't been out?" the shopkeeper asked again.

"Oh oh oh, I remembered, went to the toilet once. Deng La Jiming hurriedly added.

"Think about it again, haven't you ever gone out again?" the shopkeeper felt that his answer was not pleasant, so he reconfirmed.

"No, no, I was at the counter until the guest officer brought the kettle, and then I went out with the guest officer to see the horse, and the horse was lost." ”

He looked at the Alayan sect and the shopkeeper with two big eyes open in fear, for fear that they would not believe his words.

Seeing that there was nothing more to ask, the shopkeeper asked him to stay at the counter first and continue to be on duty, so he called Alayanzong to his room on the first floor.

After the two sat down, the shopkeeper said, "It seems that what he said is the truth." ”

Alayanzong was calm, "Not necessarily. He still has a lot of suspicion on his body now, and he can't fully believe his words alone, maybe he is hiding something. ”

"What else is he hiding?"

"Possibly. Shopkeeper, go and ask the other fellows to see if anyone has seen him, and confirm his claims. I'll ask the big two, they're both drunk, and when they wake up, they'll be tomorrow. ”

"Alright, I'll ask. ”

The shopkeeper went to find other fellows.

Alayanzong went back to the counter to fetch hot water.

When the little second saw him come back, he became nervous again. Alayanzong just glanced at him, ignored him, and went upstairs with the kettle.