Chapter 11: Momo-kun
Xiao Feng obviously expected Li Yun to have this reaction, and comforted him warmly: "It's okay, it's okay." It's just a bloodstained chair. It's just that his eyes are still looking around without blinking, and he doesn't know what he's thinking in his little head, which really doesn't make people feel much sincerity.
Li Yun froze, turned his head and said angrily: "Xiao Feng!" The tone was very resentful, and he didn't even call 'virtuous brother', "You obviously saw it just now, why didn't you remind me?" He wanted to understand why Xiao Feng gave him a thumbs up.
Xiao Feng didn't care about Li Yun's accusations at all, he was thinking about his thoughts absentmindedly, squatting down from time to time to carefully observe the blood stains on the ground, and looked like he directly ignored Li Yun, but fortunately he still responded: "Oh, this, when I want to remind you, you have already sat down." I don't think there's much difference between the time you sit for a breath and the time you spend for a hundred breaths, so you just don't do it much. β
Li Yun was choked up and speechless.
This logic seems to make a lot of sense.
Just as Li Yun was speechless in retorting and scratching his ears and cheeks, Xiao Feng suddenly looked up at him, "Does it take so much time to call a few people?" Brother Li, why don't you go and take a look?"
Li Yun finally found some rebuttals, and was immediately choked back, nodded stupidly, and obediently turned around to go downstairs to have a look.
There's really no excuse to shirk it.
As soon as he stepped out of the study, he heard the child behind him change his tone, "Brother Li!"
Li Yun turned around listlessly, "What's the matter?" silently added in his heart, "Little devil!"
At this time, Xiao Feng didn't know when he walked to the window, and was looking out of the window with one hand against the edge of the window.
The fourth floor is the highest floor of the attic, at least four or five zhang above the ground. This height is enough to offer a panoramic view of the loft's vicinity. Therefore, the study window can be said to be an excellent place to enjoy the view.
Perhaps because of the large trees that obstruct the view, there are no big trees near the attic, but a forest of low shrubs, and the blue sky contrasts with the holly greenery, and the winding paths are paved with five-colored pebbles, which are indescribably beautiful in this snow-covered spring.
Xiao Feng looked out of the window, looking at the beautiful scenery outside the window and frowning slightly.
Although his back was to Li Yun, Xiao Feng seemed to have eyes behind him, and when Li Yun just turned around, he waved his hand at him very coincidentally, but his eyes still did not withdraw from the scene outside the window, and his tone was even more inaudible, "Come here!" They are not far downstairs, so Brother Li doesn't have to bother." But the younger brother is a little ...... There's a little thing to ask you about. β
Li Yun was stunned, a little flattered, but more suspicious. I'll know what you don't even know, brother?
He cautiously looked at Xiao Feng, but he didn't mean anything to follow Xiao Feng's words. No matter how you look at it, it gives people a feeling of overly honest fear.
Xiao Feng saw that Li Yun didn't react, and looked up at him. At first glance, I saw his strange complexion, and I couldn't help but cry and laugh. How terrible he must be makes Li Yun so vigilant. However, he had no intention of clarifying himself, so he put on a small face and said, "What are you thinking about in your head? Come here, I have something to ask." β
Li Yun saw Xiao Feng's face, he was frightened, and he didn't care if Xiao Feng had any 'conspiracy', so he came to Xiao Feng in three steps and two steps.
In fact, the psychological shadow left at the beginning was too great.
"What's the matter?" he asked cautiously.
Xiao Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, stretched out his hand and pointed at the nearest tall tree, "With Brother Li's skills, can you go there quietly from here?"
"Quietly?" Li Yun touched his mouth, "This, so far, it's almost impossible! Even if it's closer, it's impossible for me to do it." β
Xiao Feng said secretly, sure enough, after thinking about it, he asked again: "Then what if you are given some external force, such as a rope or let you borrow power?"
"Borrowing?" Li Yun thought for a while, raised his hand and gestured, raised his head and said seriously: "This, it should be possible." But I can't guarantee that. β
Xiao Feng nodded thoughtfully, and casually took the window pole and clicked on the upper edge of the window lattice, "What do you think?"
"What?" Li Yun looked dazed, obviously not reacting.
Xiao Feng was a little helpless, and said, "Be careful, that's not a pattern." β
Li Yun was slightly surprised, and stepped forward to take a closer look at the window lattice. Only then did I realize that those thin stripes were really not patterns, but fine lines left by the deformation of the wood and about to break. He was a little strange and couldn't help but ask, "How can this be?"
You must know that the window lattice, as the frame of the window, is mostly supported, and it is normal for the wind and rain to decay over time, but the phenomenon of breaking is a bit intriguing. Moreover, this is Taoyuan Residence, known as the immortal mansion in the world, and the decoration is marked by luxury and exquisiteness, how can it allow broken lines on the window lattice?
Li Yun said tentatively: "Could it be that when this attic was built, the builders cut corners?"
Xiao Feng rolled his eyes, "How can I say that this Taoyuan Residence has been built for seven or eight years, and you should be blind to everyone?"
Li Yun smiled, this guess is indeed a bit unrealistic. Seven or eight years is not a long time, but it is indeed not a short time. But it's a bit unlikely that you won't see the crack. Although the crack is on the upper edge of the window lattice, the location is not very obvious, but Taoyuan Ju is carefully cleaned almost every day, how can no one find it.
Xiao Feng ignored Li Yun anymore, turned around and moved a wooden chair by himself. Stepping lightly on the wooden chair and standing on tiptoe slightly, Xiao Feng carefully stabilized the window lattice with one hand, and pushed the wooden strip on the upper edge of the window lattice an inch with the other hand. It didn't seem to take much effort for the wooden strip to bend a little curve.
Li Yun was terrified, for fear that Xiao Feng would accidentally break the window lattice.
But he was clearly overthinking.
Xiao Feng was very measured, and quickly let go of his hand. The cracks in the window lattices showed no signs of expanding.
Xiao Feng lightly glanced at Li Yun's tangled and worried expression, and smiled dumbly, but his face was still serious, and said, "The cracks are clean and fresh, it should have only been there in the past two days." β
Li Yun's eyes lit up, "Something to do with this case?"
Xiao Feng spread his hands and looked casual, "I don't know, but it seems to be like this." Instead, he said, "Go downstairs." Those guys are going upstairs. β
Li Yun was no longer entangled and nodded.
As if they had calculated correctly, when the group of people who went upstairs reached the second floor, Xiao Feng and Li Yun also happened to arrive at the second floor.
It is still the old bustard who leads the way, but compared to the flattery in front of Xiao Feng and Li Yun, in front of his own subordinates, the old bustard is much more pleasing to the eye - because there is less exaggerated hypocrisy and flattery.
The old bustard was followed by a slender woman dressed elegantly and like a willow, two large men in green clothes, and an indifferent middle-aged man in gray clothes.
The slender woman has curved willow eyebrows, a small cherry mouth, skin like condensation, autumn water in her eyes, and a weak and delicate figure, which is really a rare beauty. And now the woman's frowning brows and sad expression in her eyes make people feel even more pity. Even without the introduction of the bustard, Xiao Feng could guess at a glance that this person's identity must be Taojun.
The two men in Tsing Yi are both ordinary-looking and burly, thinking that they should be identities such as nursing homes.
As for the last person, Xiao Feng only glanced at it, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a graceful arc. Before, it was far away, and it was difficult for him to determine who was coming to cultivate, but now he was really a little surprised in person.
The gold content of this capable person is really high.
"The little woman Taojun has seen two sons. When Xiao Feng looked at a few people, Taojun listened to the old bustard's greeting, stepped forward and saluted, and his movements were very weak and elegant.
"The little Zhang Qian and Liu Biao have seen the two young masters," Immediately afterwards, the two men in Tsing Yi also hugged their fists and bowed.
However, the middle-aged man in gray was very arrogant, and only said the two words "Lu Nian!" indifferently, and then there was no follow-up, and the master's demeanor was fully revealed.
Xiao Feng and Li Yun nodded at a few people in return, and did not care about Lu Nian's rudeness.
Li Yun turned his gaze to Taojun, who was as beautiful as jade, which was pleasing to the eye.
Xiao Feng was not interested in these people, only glanced at them lightly, and then turned his gaze straight out of the window.
After greeting each other, it is time to talk about business.
Li Yun saw that Xiao Feng was indifferent again, and immediately collapsed with a smile on his faceβit was time for him to waste his brain againβand he couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his heart. Although it is very comfortable to talk to a beauty, it does not mean that when Li Dagongzi racks his brain to think about the questions that need to be asked, he still has the mood to appreciate the beauty.
After a few turns of thought, Li Yun finally found the stubble and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a familiar pleasant voice in his ears.
"We're here to learn more about what happened that day, so I'm tired of telling you what you know. Xiao Feng didn't know when he had retracted his gaze, turned his head, and looked at Taojun with a light smile. After a pause, he added: "Brother Li and his subordinates have noticed some small details, so I want to make sure of some things, and I bother the girl to talk about it in detail." He paused again, as if he had considered it, and smiled more gently, "How about it from that daytime?"
Li Yun looked at Xiao Feng in surprise. With the attitude that Xiao Feng showed just now, Li Yun had no doubt that Xiao Feng would definitely watch him scratch his ears and cheeks. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, he would change his attitude again. This temperament is really getting more and more uncertain.
The gentle and weak smile on Taojun's face froze slightly, and he glanced at the old bustard very weakly, then nodded slightly, and said slowly with red lips: "During the day, the little woman stayed in the room for a day because she was unwell, and she didn't go out much, so she had nothing to talk about. That night...... "She said what she said to Li Zhongken that day as it was, except that the tone and expression were clearer, it was actually not much different from that day, and obviously there was no need to be detailed.
Even with Li Yun's sluggish temperament, he heard Taojun's perfunctory meaning, and he couldn't bear to stare at Xiao Feng all the time. Xiao Feng still looked light, and after listening to Taojun carefully, he smiled very facelessly: "Oh, I see." "I don't mind at all if I don't cooperate with Taojun.
He raised his eyes and glanced at Li Yun, who was frowning, a little helpless, and then looked up at the indifferent gray-clothed man behind everyone, and continued with a light smile: "So, if you want to ask more questions, Miss Taojun shouldn't mind, right?"
Momo-kun nodded again.
Xiao Feng smiled with satisfaction, as if he had thought of something again, and blinked mischievously: "Don't lie to me just because I'm young." Without waiting for Taojun to react, he said solemnly: "Dare to ask the girl, you were unwell that day, and you stayed in the attic for a day, but someone can take care of you?"
Taojun shook his head, "No one takes care of it." Xiao Tao had something to do during the day, so she didn't accompany me in the attic. I was already quiet, so I never said hello to my mother again, so there was only one little girl in the attic that day. But Xiao Tao, she should not be relieved that she will not be able to get rid of the little woman, and she will come back in the evening. Both eldest brothers can testify to this. As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed to the two men in Tsing Yi standing quietly on the side.
"Oh," Xiao Feng nodded clearly, and continued, "Since you are not feeling well, how can you still pick up customers that day?"
Taojun had a sad face, "Master Liu lived in Taoyuan for a large sum of silver, and he had to receive it. β
Xiao Feng frowned slightly, "So, Liu Jin is very domineering?" There was a bit of indignation in his tone.
Li Yun looked at Xiao Feng strangely. In his impression, Xiao Xiandi's emotions have never been easily affected by external objects. Could it be that after only half a year, Brother Xiao Xian has changed so much?
The sad look on Taojun's face was even worse, "No, Master Liu is actually still very ....... Empathetic. β
"Oh?" Xiao Feng replied with a rhetorical question in his tone this time, as if he didn't believe it very much.
Taojun smiled sadly, "The little girl was unwell that day, even if it was late at night, Master Liu did not ask the little woman to serve." Instead, he held the little woman in front of the study window to enjoy the snow. The snow is very heavy, and the scenery outside the window is not very dark, but beautiful. Master Liu said that it is a happy life to accompany beautiful women and appreciate snow and poems. Speaking of this, her tone had an inexplicable trill, "The little woman cooperated with the ink, and Master Liu wrote the poem, so it was chic and comfortable." "In about a quarter of an hour, the little woman suddenly felt a pain in her neck, and her eyes went dark, and she lost consciousness, and when she woke up again, she found ......" At this point, she could no longer speak, and began to sob.
"Oh. That's why you were in the study that day?" Xiao Feng's tone returned to calm and nodded calmly, "As far as I know, Liu Jin and the girl are not people who like to dance and write, so that's the case. β
The corners of Li Yun's mouth twitched, sure enough, he was naΓ―ve again.
Sighing slightly, Xiao Feng took out a small water bladder out of nowhere, and handed it to Taojun very understandingly, "Don't be afraid, it's all over." Xiao Feng's tone was calm, and it didn't seem to be comforting, but for some reason, it didn't make people feel any disgust, and what he said was neither mourning nor crying happily if he wanted to, but ...... Don't be afraid!
Taojun was stunned, and the pretty face of the pear blossom with rain showed an undisguised look of surprise.
The people present reacted, and they couldn't help but be stunned and felt very awkward.
Seeing that Tao Jun stopped sobbing, Xiao Feng changed the topic and continued to ask, "You and Liu Yan are old acquaintances?"
Taojun and everyone were stunned again.
Originally, seeing that Taojun couldn't cry, everyone thought that Xiao Feng would leave Taojun and ask others instead. What no one expected was that even though Taojun was already a pear blossom with rain, Xiao Feng still didn't mean to put it aside for a while, and turned to ask about something else. It seems that he is going to break the casserole and ask to the end. After all, he is still a child, and he doesn't know how to be considerate of others at all.
Momo-kun shook his head slightly.
Xiao Feng shrugged his shoulders, "How did that girl and Crane Tinghong meet?"
Li Yun frowned, what the hell is Brother Xiao Xian going to do?
Taojun wiped away the tears on his face with a handkerchief, and said in a slightly hoarse tone: "At that time, the little girl hid in the corner and cried because of Liu Lang's matter, and she happened to be bumped into by Crane Lang. Tsurumo was considerate, and he talked a lot to the little girl that day......"
"Isn't it, you just have a good impression of him like this?" Li Yun on the side couldn't hold his breath, and couldn't help but interject when he heard this.
Xiao Feng glared at him with some dissatisfaction.
Li Yun shrunk his neck, but he still stared at Taojun for curiosity.
Momojun nodded softly, a little embarrassed.
Li Yun couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Oh. Xiao Feng didn't show any surprise, and responded lightly.
Then he asked another embarrassing question. It's just that he said seriously, and his words were gentle and calm, which really didn't make people feel that there was anything wrong, "I take the liberty of asking, how does that crane listen to Hong Xian and treat you now?"
Taojun's face was slightly red, "It's the same as the first time I saw it." β
This time, even if Li Yun was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but blurt out in surprise, "How is this possible?"
Xiao Feng raised his head and glared at Li Yun again, this person really didn't have the strength to see very much.
Li Yun was a little surprised, and hurriedly explained: "No, Miss Taojun, I didn't mean that, I ......"
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Taojun: "The little woman knows that Crane Lang is a good person, and it is me...... Wronged him. β
Li Yun was even more surprised.
Xiao Feng shook his head helplessly, and then said gently: "Since you know this, treat him well." β
Li Yun's face was a little strange. Shouldn't this be a man's words?
Looking at Tao Jun again, he was also surprised.
The rest of the room also had strange expressions.
Xiao Feng didn't seem to see everyone's expressions, the topic was instantly pulled back, and he said: "I want to know what the girl saw when she woke up that night, can the girl be fulfilled?"
Taojun took a deep breath, as if to calm his emotions, and said softly: "After that, Taojun was frightened and didn't pay attention. β
"Oh. Xiao Feng didn't have any dissatisfaction, and nodded seriously with a calm expression, "In this way, Miss Taojun has not seen the true face of the headless ghost in Lushan, and she can't be sure whether the headless ghost is the murderer?"
Everyone was stunned.
Listening to the meaning of this young man, could it be that the murderer is someone else?
Momo-kun nodded uncertainly.
Li Yun was not slow to react, and after a few breaths, he hesitated: "If the headless ghost is not a murderer, why is he looking for something to do? Could it be that he still wants others to misunderstand?"
Xiao Feng smiled at Li Yun, but did not explain this doubt to Li Yun. He looked up at Taojun and said in a calm tone: "By the way, girl, if this happens, why don't you see the figure of the little peach girl?" β
"It's really unfortunate that Xiao Tao returned to her hometown two days ago. If the little boy really wants to see it, I'm afraid it will take a while. Taojun said in a slightly apologetic tone.
"Heh, what a coincidence!" Xiao Feng touched his nose, seemingly a little embarrassed.
"Can that girl tell me about Xiao Peach?" It was rare to see Xiao Feng embarrassed, Li Yun was very happy, and casually picked up the topic.
"Well, of course. Taojun nodded understandingly, "Xiao Tao is a few years younger than the little girl, she is a personal girl sent by her mother to the little girl, she is witty and lively, and she is very likable." Although she is a subordinate, the little girl has a very good relationship with her, and we are all called sisters on weekdays. She's not a local, she's from the next county. There is a frail father in the family, and the family is not wealthy. Recently, his father seems to be seriously ill, which is why he hurried home to save his family......"
After listening to Taojun quietly, Xiao Feng suddenly spoke: "The girl is from Yang Chuan?"
"Well, the little girl's ancestral home is Yangchuan County. Taojun nodded in surprise. After nearly eight years of exile, she is still difficult to change.
"By the way, I look at Liu ...... The old man was born in a businessman, could it be that he was still a talented man when he was young? How could he have leisure and elegance and write poems and inscriptions?" Li Yun also interjected. He had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but the pace of the group was so fast that he forgot about it as soon as he got distracted.
Businessmen are treacherous, and in the eyes of others, most of them are unearned, so in the hearts of most people, the status of businessmen is really embarrassing, and there are even fewer who abandon literature and engage in business.
There was a complicated look in Taojun's eyes that flashed, "Childe misunderstood, he just copied poems." β
Xiao Feng subconsciously glanced at the paper on the ground: those big characters with big and small characters like childish cursive script really didn't look like the handwriting of a reader, and he couldn't help but smile slightly, "Dare to ask the girl, then the first time you woke up, was Master Liu curled up on the ground, or on a wooden chair?"
Taojun thought about it seriously and replied: "If the little girl remembers well, it is on the ground." β
Xiao Feng sighed a little disappointed.