The snow melted all over the city, making the already not very warm weather in Anyang County in early spring more and more cold, and it also affected Xiao Feng, who was weak and cold, so he could only nest in the Lanmei Garden all day long, and sent the two guys who were nominally sent to take care of Xiao Feng but actually planned to be lazy and enjoy happiness into errands and messengers.

Three days went by in a flash.

In the early morning of this day, as in the bright weather of the previous three days, the golden light shone on every inch of the sun, and knocked on a closed window.

In front of the window, there was a young man in white, with an elegant and handsome face and an ethereal and indifferent temperament, and it was Xiao Feng.

A cold wind blew, Xiao Feng shivered, and sighed helplessly, "The window is still a little early." With a sigh, a hand was placed on the window pole.

At this moment, a weak-crowned young man suddenly fell from the room.

Seeing this, Xiao Feng sighed again, his tone was a little helpless, "Don't climb over the wall when you come in the future, go to the front gate." ”

Yun Fei raised his brows and furrowed, revealing a look that wanted to speak and stopped.

Xiao Feng raised his eyebrows, "Even if there is something, you can't be so unruly." ”

Yun Feiyang's expression was distorted for a moment, but he quickly adjusted, "Childe, on the way back, I went to Taoyuan Residence by the way, Tianyue...... Something seems to have happened. ”

After making a big fuss about Taoyuan Residence, because Xiao Tianyue was in a panic because she was idle, Xiao Feng sent her to the vicinity of Taoyuan Residence. First, it was to see how Taoyuanju would react after they made a big fuss, and second, it was to find something for Xiao Tianyue to do, so that she would not always dangle in front of her.

Xiao Feng's expression froze, and the expression on his face immediately became more helpless, "I seem to be too used to you, and even my instructions are on deaf ears, right?"

At the beginning, in order to be afraid that Xiao Tianyue would make the old mistake of asserting himself again, when Xiao Tianyue was assigned the task, Xiao Feng repeatedly told him that if there was any situation, he should immediately return to the plum garden to report to him, and not act rashly. Now it seems that it was in vain.

Yun Feiyang's expression also froze, and then he said: "Childe, this is not the point, the point is that the sky and the moon are gone." ”

Xiao Feng glanced up at Yun Feiyang, knowing that it was useless for him to emphasize it, so he didn't care about it anymore, "Come in and sit." Tell me exactly what's going on. Don't be in a hurry. ”

Yun Feiyang is actually not in a hurry. After all, Xiao Tianyue has an ethereal building token on his body, no matter who he is, after knowing his identity, he always has to be a little scrupulous about everything.

Although he thought so in his heart, no one said that it was okay, as soon as Xiao Feng said this, Yun Feiyang felt a little weak and embarrassed. His expression was distorted again, barely showing a sense of worry, and he said with little confidence: "Last night, after I sorted out the information you wanted, I thought about asking Tianyue what requirements I had and conveyed them together, so I went to Taoyuan Residence. But on the Taoyuan side, I didn't find Tianyue, but found the mark left by Tianyue before, and said...... Taoyuan Ju seemed to be a little abnormal, she went to take a look. I didn't think much of it at the time, so I waited there. But he waited until early in the morning, and didn't wait for anyone to come back, so he estimated that something should have happened to Tianyue. So I'll come back and report to you first and see what to do. ”

Xiao Feng frowned slightly, "So, Tianyue should have gone to Taoyuan Residence as early as yesterday?"

"Hmm. Yun Feiyang nodded yes, seeing Xiao Feng's frowning slightly, his heart became a little apprehensive again, and he said uncertainly: "Childe, Tianyue shouldn't be ..... What's the matter?"

Xiao Feng glanced up at him, knowing that he had misunderstood, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Tianyue didn't have a token on him, it was the Poplar League, and the Qiao Gang and the like also had to give a few thin faces, and there would be no big deal." ”

Yun Feiyang glanced at Xiao Feng again, still a little uneasy, "There are no big things, what about the small things?"

The corners of Xiao Feng's lips hooked slightly, and he said calmly: "The pain of skin and flesh or other small hardships should be indispensable, but it is just for her to have a longer memory." If it's not too much, I won't take it seriously. ”

Yun Feiyang smiled, knowing that his son-in-law was a little angry, and said cautiously: "What if it's too much?"

Xiao Feng smiled gently, "Then I will fight back ten times until they cry and call their mother." ”

Yun Feiyang was stunned, and then laughed dumbly.

Sure enough, he is worthy of his own son-in-law, and this short-term protection is ...... How can it be so reasonable.

"In addition, if you go outside, you must first settle inside. After thinking about it, Xiao Feng said again: "It is estimated that there will be a small move over there in Taoyuan Residence today, if I go out, you need to stay here to help me deal with Uncle Yu." ”

"Uncle Yu will be back today? Yun Feiyang said in surprise. He knew that Yu Yi was out of the house this time, and it was unlikely that he would go back and forth for more than three days, right?

"Although the time is a little rushed, with my understanding of my uncle, I will be able to come back in the evening at the latest. Xiao Feng replied calmly, and then sighed a little helplessly, "You also know that Uncle Yu is in charge of me." If he came back and found that I had not stayed in the plum garden, I guess the roots of my ears would not be clean again. ”

Yun Feiyang nodded clearly, looking deeply sympathetic.

Don't look at Yu Yi's usual iron-blooded and cold appearance, but in front of the ethereal six envoys, Yun Feiyang still remembers the scene of Xiao Feng's old mother nagging.

Seeing that Yun Feiyang didn't object, Xiao Feng smiled with satisfaction and continued: "In that case, let's talk about something serious first. Well...... Bring me the information I want, you should be able to use it today. ”

Yun Feiyang nodded, and then handed Xiao Feng a small pile of paper, "It's all on this, please take a look." ”

It was almost noon, and Xiao Feng's courtyard welcomed visitors again.

It's just that the attitude of visitors seems to be much more rampant than the clouds flying over the wall.

Young Master Li, who had been grounded for three days in a row, had a big temper that was a little unexpected by Xiao Feng, and he didn't knock on the door, he simply pushed the door in rudely, and was so shocked that Yun Feiyang, who didn't know Li Yun on the side, almost drew his sword and cut people.

"Brother Xian, come with my brother, hurry up. It will be too late to come. ”

As soon as he saw Xiao Feng, Li Yun didn't even give Xiao Feng half a chance to speak, he pulled Xiao Feng's sleeve and pulled it out, directly ignoring Yun Feiyang, who had a very unfriendly gaze on the side.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Fortunately, Xiao Feng was calm and was not infected by Li Yun's anxious mood at all.

Finally pulling his sleeve back from Li Yun's hand, Xiao Feng shook the folds on his sleeve, and said helplessly: "Brother Li, calm down." Can you make things clear to me first, otherwise even if I go, my eyes will be dark, and I won't know what to do. What's going on?"

"Said on the road, said on the road. If you don't leave, you won't even be able to see the excitement. Li Yun still looked anxious, obviously not listening to Xiao Feng's words.

At this moment, a long sword with cold light suddenly appeared in front of Li Yun.

Yun Feiyang raised his chin slightly, and looked at Li Yun coldly, "Let you calm down, don't be careless." ”

Hmph! Childe is ours, you are an outsider, don't move your hands and feet.

Li Yun was startled, and suddenly retracted his hand that was about to pull Xiao Feng's sleeve, and looked at the long sword in Yun Feiyang's hand cautiously, "Who is this hero?"

"Yun Feiyang, Brother Yun. Xiao Feng sat back at the table at some point, and said calmly when he heard Li Yun's inquiry, "It's also a close friend I've made in the past few years, and it's not an outsider." Turning his head, he looked at Yun Feiyang again, and introduced him, "This is Li Yun, Brother Li, and I have a very close relationship." ”

Li Yun was in awe of the long sword in Yun Feiyang's hand, even if he heard Xiao Feng say that he was not an outsider, he looked at him cautiously.

Yun Feiyang snorted coldly and directly pinned his head to the side.

Li Yun touched his nose, a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Xiao Feng couldn't cry or laugh. Rubbing his face helplessly, Xiao Feng simply ignored the stubble and turned his head to look at Li Yun, "Now we can talk about what is going on." ”

Li Yun immediately thought of the matter, and glanced at Xiao Feng with a rather sad expression, "I have been grounded for the past few days, and I don't know much about the case. I finally had a chance to come out this morning, but I heard from the officials that my father had found a headless ghost, and now maybe the case is about to be closed, can I not be in a hurry?" If he can't even see the excitement this time, it's no wonder that he doesn't die of depression.

Yun Feiyang on the side heard Xiao Feng talk about the Taoyuan Ju murder case a few days ago, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but gloat.

"Oh?" Xiao Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, his expression was still very calm, "Who did you listen to?"

"It's a small official in the county office, I ran into it as soon as I went out, so I inquired by the way. Li Yun didn't want to say it.

"That's it!" Xiao Feng's expression became calmer, "but the murderer doesn't have to be a headless ghost. ”

Li Yun was slightly stunned.

Xiao Feng smiled, "It's not a good thing to be hot-headed, besides, with your father's temperament, he would settle the case so hastily?"

Li Yun blinked, a little embarrassed.

Xiao Feng didn't plan to dwell too much on this matter, and when he saw that Li Yun had calmed down, he asked casually: "By the way, weren't you grounded by your father?"

Li Yun seemed to have thought of something, his face was a little strange, and even he seemed to find it incredulous, "This morning, the person who was guarding me seemed to have forgotten to lock the door, and as soon as I pushed the door, the door opened by itself." At that time, I didn't think much about it, I inquired about what happened in the past few days, and I hurried to find you. ”

I didn't think much about it at first, but now after being reminded by Xiao Feng, Li Yun reacted. With Li Zhongqing's temperament, it is almost impossible to forget to lock the door.

"What about the people guarding you?" Xiao Feng asked again.

"I don't know, I've never met anyone. Li Yun's tone was very helpless, "I'm not even sure if there are people guarding me outside." ”

"Oh, so no one cares about you for three days. Xiao Feng said strangely.

"Yes, it's just that it only includes bringing me food and food, and I don't say a word. I don't even know if the person who delivers the food is the one who takes care of me. Thinking of this, Li Yun felt very angry.

Xiao Feng was clear, "I see, it is really the father of Mo Ruo, the son of Zhizi." ”

Li Yun rolled his eyes.

Xiao Feng lowered his head and thought about it, beckoned to Yunfeiyang, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Yun Feiyang hesitated slightly, nodded, got up and walked out of the room directly.

As soon as Li Yun saw Yun Feiyang leaving, he immediately returned to his true colors. Although what Xiao Feng said before is very reasonable, I think it should be very lively in Taoyuan Juli today. Thinking of this, he stretched out his hand and wanted to pull Xiao Feng's sleeve again, "Gossip and don't mention it, hurry up, hurry up." It's late, it's really not lively to see. ”

Xiao Feng smiled slightly, but he was at ease, "It's not at this time, besides, this excitement will last for a long time." ”

Li Yun was stunned, "What do you mean by what Brother Xian said?"

Xiao Feng said in a calm tone: "I mean I know who the murderer is. ”

"What...... What?" Li Yun didn't react a little, and after saying a word, his voice suddenly rose, and his eyes widened.

Xiao Feng was still very calm, and said seriously: "What Brother Li entrusted, the junior brother naturally didn't dare to slack ......off."

It's just that before Xiao Feng finished speaking, Li Yun grabbed Xiao Feng's sleeve and interrupted, "Really?"

Xiao Feng reached out and pulled his sleeve, but Li Yun clenched it too tightly and didn't pull it back. He sighed and nodded, "Really." ”

Li Yun immediately smiled, and he couldn't help himself with excitement, this is really 'another village'. "Who's it, say it, say it!" he urged.

Xiao Feng pursed his lips dissatisfiedly, and said in a calm tone, "Guess." ”

Li Yun's excitement was immediately extinguished, and he simply said neatly, "I don't know." ”

Xiao Feng took advantage of Li Yun's inattention to pull back his sleeve, his expression was a little happy, and he shook the folds on his sleeve, "In this story, Taojun is very strange, the proprietress of Taoyuanju is very strange, and the headless ghost predecessor is even stranger. ”

Li Yun was slightly stunned, "What kind of strange method?"

"Isn't Taojun surprised?" Xiao Feng did not answer Li Yun's inquiry, but raised his eyebrows and asked.

Li Yun was stunned again, subconsciously thought about it, and said uncertainly: "It seems to be quite strange." ”

Xiao Feng sighed, "Ghosts and the like, I don't believe it at all. So judging from the scene of Liu Jin's death, it is almost impossible to let Liu Jin be stunned without defense, unless there is a hero with extremely superb martial arts who is determined to eliminate harm for the people, or Liu Jin is unsuspecting of the person who stuns him. But although Liu Jin's reputation is not very good, he has never done anything angry and resentful, so it is really unlikely that a hero will act chivalrous. Then the most likely is the latter, which means that the person who started it may be Taojun. This matter is so obvious, but Taojun still looks pitiful as a victim, and he is not flustered at all, which is the first strangeness of Taojun. ”

"What about the second?" Li Yun nodded and asked subconsciously.

"Second," Xiao Feng's tone remained calm, "Tao Jun once said that there were only Liu Jin and Tao Jun in the attic that day, but the paper on the table clearly showed that someone had been pushed off the table, and it was Liu Jin who was writing on the desk, so that person should be Liu Jin." Who was Liu Jin tied to the wooden chair in this way, and who killed him? Tao Jun didn't have the strength. ”

Li Yun shrunk his neck, "Headless ghost." ”

Xiao Feng glanced at Li Yun, "It's still a big-headed ghost, of course, because there was not a single person in the attic that day." ”

Li Yun sneered, "How do you know?"

Xiao Feng sighed again, "Do you think I'm bored to fiddle with the teacup?"

Li Yun scratched his head and didn't react.

"I've seen the teacups and teacups on the third floor and the second floor, and the two teacups on the third floor have also been used. But Taojun mostly lives on the fourth floor, and he also moves on the fourth floor, and only moves one, so I say that there is not one person in the attic. But Taoyuan Ju is heavily guarded, how difficult should it be to quietly lead a big living person in? So I guess there should be one person in the attic that day besides Taojun and Liu Jin. Xiao Feng said patiently.

Li Yun nodded.

Xiao Feng said again: "I don't know if you noticed the blood stains in the study? ”

Li Yun shook his head, his head grew when he looked at the messy bloodstains.

Xiao Feng was not disappointed, and continued: "The blood stains are messy, but the bloody footprints are not messy at all. From the direction of the study door, near the desk, there was only one bloody footprint. From the direction of the desk, near the window, there are two more bloody footprints......"

"No, Brother Xian is not mistaken, those footprints are more than that. Before Xiao Feng could finish speaking, Li Yun interrupted Xiao Feng's words and corrected.

Xiao Feng waved his hand, disappreciating, "Those extra footprints have uneven blood stains on them, and there are blood clots, and they are very messy, which is obviously the consequence of Taojun's voice, so you don't have to take it into account." ”

"Taojun's voice?" Li Yun tugged at the corners of his mouth, a little speechless. is obviously a great beauty, how can she feel like a rural woman when Xiao Feng says this.

Xiao Feng continued: "We will not consider the two kinds of footprints that are carried out with light skills, just looking at the footprints that are obviously the footprints of embroidered shoes. When he said this, it was as if there were really blood stains in front of him, and blood footprints could be seen in the bloodstains, which was indescribably convincing, "It seems that Tao Jun walked from the window to the desk, that is, Liu Jin's side." But when he saw Liu Jin's accident, Tao Jun was terrified, and then he looked up and saw a ghost, why did he still have the courage and time to get close to Liu Jin?

A flash of inspiration flashed in Li Yun's mind, "Didn't Taojun push Liu Jin off the wooden chair?"

With Liu Jin's death in front of everyone, his body should be stiff when he was on the wooden chair, and it was naturally impossible for him to slide off the wooden chair by himself.

Xiao Feng smiled, "Lu Nian's predecessors once said that when he was halfway through the ugly time, he went to chase a Jianghu person, and when Taojun called someone, it was in Mao, and Liu Jin should have died during this time." The time from death to body stiffness occurs roughly between one and a half hours and three hours after death. In other words, Liu Jin was pushed off the wooden chair, and it should not be a long time before Taojun called someone. Perhaps the two happened one after the other. ”

Li Yun's expression froze.

Xiao Feng continued: "It is impossible for the murderer to stay for so long after killing someone, and then he deliberately untied Liu Jin, and pushed him off the wooden chair in one more move. Moreover, it can be said that during that time, the guards near the attic were the most lax, and with the prudence of the murderer, it was impossible not to find out, and it was impossible not to catch it. So there are other people who do it. ”

Li Yun nodded again.

And in this way, it seems that the only person who pushes Liu Jin may be Taojun and the headless ghost seniors. So, who is more likely to be Taojun or the headless ghost senior?"

Li Yun nodded habitually, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, and suddenly became a little embarrassed.

Xiao Feng just didn't see it, "To be clear about this, you must be clear about the purpose of pushing Liu Jin." ”

"You know again?" Li Yun asked dryly, presumably to relieve his embarrassment.

Xiao Feng couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Of course, it's to make Liu Jin more like being killed by a ghost." ”

Li Yun blinked in confusion, "It's more like being killed by a ghost?"

"How did you feel when you first saw Liu Jin?"

"Quirky. ”

"What's weird?"

"That kind of posture, how can a normal person pose. Li Yun thought for a while and said.

Xiao Feng said casually: "People can't put it out, so naturally it's the ghosts who help." So, I said it to make Liu Jin more like he was killed by a ghost. ”

"The one who pushed Liu Jin was a headless ghost...... Seniors?" Xiao Feng was a headless ghost senior, and Li Yun was also affected.

Xiao Feng sighed again, "You are really smart, but who said that the headless ghost senior came to Taoyuan Residence to pretend to be a ghost, or he felt like a ghost, so he came to Taoyuan Residence to pretend to be a ghost?"

Li Yun's expression froze again.

"The headless ghost is what Taojun said, so it is naturally Taojun who wants to make people feel that Liu Jin was killed by a ghost. Xiao Feng continued.

Li Yun's expression was shocked.

Of course, the strangest thing about Taojun is that Liu Jin died miserably, but Taojun was unscathed. So, I said that Momo-kun is very strange. As for the proprietress of Taoyuan Residence, she is so strange that it is a little confusing. Is it possible that two poor scholars can give her any benefits? Xiao Feng seemed to complain, but his tone was still the same calm as before, as if he was in his chest.

Li Yun thought about it seriously, blinked, and didn't understand.

Xiao Feng patiently explained, "Do you think, the most taboo thing for businessmen is naturally to have an accident, if something really happens, it must be 'big things into small things, small things into small things', but in the middle of Taoyuan, the proprietress thinks that she blindly excludes the two scholars, isn't it strange?"

"What's so strange?" Li Yun said confusedly.

Xiao Feng sighed again and looked at Li Yun with disappointment, "Didn't you find that if Liu Jin's death is sentenced to love killing, the impact will be the least and the simplest?"

Li Yun's expression was scornful, and he muttered: "Brother Xian, I didn't say you, don't think about the gains and losses of interests at a young age, and conspiracy and calculation. There are still many good people in this world......"

Xiao Feng rolled his eyes and ignored him anymore, "I guess it's Taojun's sake." As for why the attitude towards the two of them is like this, it should be to avoid the embarrassing situation of having no three hundred taels of silver here. But I think it's actually the strangest thing about the headless ghost seniors. ”

Li Yun pursed his lips boringly, and when he saw Xiao Feng sweeping over, he immediately listened in a proper manner.

"Everyone thought that the headless ghost senior went to Taoyuan Residence to be a headless ghost, but they ignored another thing. ”

"That Jianghu man?" Li Yun blurted out. He always has an inexplicable sensitivity to the rivers and lakes.

"Well," Xiao Feng nodded, "The interior of the Taoyuan residence is luxuriously furnished, and many things are even more valuable, so naturally no one can enter it if they want to." Besides, who can roam the rivers and lakes without eyesight? casually break into Taoyuan Residence, either that person is too ignorant or has the confidence to retreat. And Lu Nian's predecessor is a capable person hired by Taoyuan Ju, and it is naturally the latter who can escape in his hands. And in the words of Lu Nian, when he saw the headless ghost predecessor that day, he only said that he saw a black shadow flashing, so it means that the headless ghost senior's skills must be extraordinary. Overnight, two extraordinary people broke into Taoyuan for no reason, which is too much of a coincidence. So I'm guessing the two should be one person. ”

Li Yun nodded again and again.

"So why did the headless ghost senior enter the Taoyuan residence twice? Is it really for no reason? Is the purpose of the two intrusions into the Taoyuan residence the same? In addition, with the skills of the headless ghost senior, he can leave no traces at all, so why did he leave so many clues?"

Li Yun thought about it, nodded, and shook his head again.

"That's why I say headless ghost seniors are even stranger. ”

Li Yun was slightly stunned, "You don't know?"

Xiao Feng spread his hands and said as a matter of course: "I don't know, so I just checked." However, Liu Jin's ability to die so 'easily' is probably the credit of the headless ghost's predecessors. ”

Li Yun was speechless for a moment.

"As for the identity of the headless ghost's predecessor...... A little far away, it should be one of the survivors of the Liu Mansion tragedy eleven years ago. Xiao Feng didn't feel embarrassed by Li Yun's speechlessness at all, and smiled calmly.

"What the hell is the tragedy of Liufu?" Li Yun no longer dwelled on that stubble, and asked studiously.

"Eleven years ago, there was a tragic massacre of nearly 500 people, including the old and weak women and children, in Yangchuan County. Later, it was the people in the government who reluctantly suppressed the case with mountain bandits. However, as far as I know, to this day, this tragic case of nearly 500 people has not yet been revealed, and because it has been too long, several county commanders have long been shelved and forgotten. Speaking of this, Xiao Feng's usually calm and gentle face rarely showed a hint of ridicule, but it quickly retracted, "At that time, the Liu family was one of the victims, oh, after this case, when people mentioned this case, for the sake of convenience, they always used their surnames to refer to it, and the murder of the Liu family was naturally commonly called the Liu Mansion tragedy." ”

Li Yun suddenly said, "I see." ”

"Speaking of which, I will explain another thing to you. Do you remember Liu Yan who we met by chance at the Wine Fragrance Restaurant? He was also one of the survivors of the Liu Mansion tragedy. To be precise, it is the only bloodline of the Liu family. His original name was Liu Yu, but I don't know why he changed his name in the end, but I guessed what he was doing in Anyang County. ”

Li Yun was slightly surprised, "It's such a coincidence?"

Xiao Feng smiled slightly, "There are more coincidences than these, by the way, how happened to the jade pendant I asked you to check that day?"

Li Yun immediately triumphed and said, "Naturally, it's a piece of cake. As he spoke, he took out a blank piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Xiao Feng as if he was invited, "You said it was a coincidence, it was almost the same as what you showed me that day." ”

Xiao Feng spread out the paper and looked at it carefully, and then said, "This jade pendant was originally the ancestral heirloom of the Liu family. ”

"I'll go. Such a coincidence?" Li Yunwei screamed, completely surprised.

"Hmm. Xiao Feng nodded calmly, "Have you figured it out?"

Li Yun just wanted to look up to the sky and sigh.

Sometimes there are too many coincidences, but it can give rise to a feeling of disbelief. This is the case with Li Yun at present.

Xiao Feng understood Li Yun's current mood very well, and watched very calmly.

After a while, Li Yun raised his head and said seriously: "Liu Jin is also surnamed Liu, so is he one of the survivors of the Liu family?"

"But according to the case file, the Liu family's direct family did not survive except for the third young master Liu Yu, so no matter what, the ancestral heirloom should not be in Liu Jin's hands, don't you understand?" Xiao Feng explained.

Li Yun frowned, "The rules of the Yan family are really annoying. ”

Xiao Feng smiled dumbly.

Since ancient times, the concept of hierarchy and the sense of respect and inferiority have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the disparity in the status of the descendants and the collateral is also regarded as a guideline, that is, no one feels inappropriate for those who are not from the family. Xiao Feng didn't care about these because these rules couldn't restrain him; Li Yun couldn't look past these because Li Zhongken never restrained them; but for the vast majority, the ancestral rules could not be abolished, and the law of respect and humility could not be violated, which was almost the default iron law.