In the corridor on the second floor of the inn, the lieutenant with a goatee was not in a hurry to see the scene of the murder, but just looked at Geng Huyuan and Meng Ran with fine eyes, and sneered: "You killed the person?"

Hearing such a biased question, Geng Huyuan frowned, "Chief, the two of us were self-defense and killed someone by mistake. ”

"Self-defense, killing people by mistake?" the chief snorted, and then glanced at one of the followers next to him, "Little San, you go and take a look at the scene." ”

The young man named Xiao San hummed and entered the house.

I heard only a 'click' and a crisp sound of bones breaking in the room.

Geng Huyuan looked in, and saw that the masked assassin who had been gasping and wailing on the ground was dead, and his neck was broken by the man named Xiao San.

Then, the man named Xiao San said a few words in the ear of the chief, and the chief looked at Meng Ran and Geng Huyuan with a playful expression, "You killed two people, are they all overly defensive?"

Meng Ran looked at the lieutenant chief with an indignant face, and was about to open his mouth to refute, but was stopped by Geng Huyuan, he smiled slightly: "Lieutenant chief, now there is a smell of blood on the second floor, and it is not comfortable to stay here all the time, why don't you move to the lobby to talk?"

"Yo, I've met a smart person. Well, let's talk downstairs. The lieutenant turned around and left, leaving only one person to watch the scene.

Meng Ran looked at Geng Huyuan with a puzzled expression, "Uncle Geng, you..."

Geng Huyuan said with a serious face: "Young Master, I'll explain to you later, listen to me now, okay?"

Meng Ran nodded in agreement and didn't ask any more.

In the lobby of the inn, the chief Shi Shiran sat there with a leisurely appearance, and he couldn't see the anxiety of a death lawsuit in his jurisdiction.

Geng Huyuan first hugged his fists and asked politely, "Dare to ask the surname of the chief of Li?"

"The surname is Hu. ”

"Huli grows well. ”

Hu Lichang nodded his head invisibly, "Say, what do you have to say?"

Geng Huyuan smiled indifferently, "It's just defense, there's nothing to say." ”

"Really have nothing to say?"

"Naturally. ”

"Okay, take it for me. Hu Lichang slapped the table, and the young men took a few steps forward and surrounded Geng Huyuan and Meng Ran.

"Hehehe... What is this doing?"

"You are suspected of murder, the evidence is conclusive, and now it is irrefutable, so it naturally means pleading guilty. ”

Geng Huyuan applauded extremely arrogantly, and said lightly: "Hu Lichang is really a god who solves cases, the only one in the world. ”

Hu Lichang's face turned red in a very sarcastic tone, and he took a deep breath, then waved his hand and motioned for the young men to stand down.

When there were only three of them left in the lobby, Hu Lichang had already calmed down and asked tentatively, "Dare to ask where the strong man is?"

"I don't dare to be high, I'm just a small nursing home in my family's mansion. This is my son-in-law, who is now studying in the north. Geng Huyuan pointed at Meng Ran very respectfully.

"Oh, dare I ask who is in the house?"

"Hehe, is the chief trying to probe our bottom?"

"Hehe, don't dare, don't dare. ”

Geng Huyuan's face was solemn, and he hugged his fists towards the void, "My son-in-law is the son-in-law of Lord Zhang Jingzong, the left attendant of the household, as for our master, hehe, do you really want to listen?"

As soon as he heard the three words of the left servant of the household department, Hu Lichang's face turned black and green, green and black. After Geng Huyuan finished speaking, his face had changed several times, and finally showed a flattering smile, "Don't dare, I don't know if the son is coming to this town, what's the matter?"

"It's just sheltering from the rain, I never thought about meeting thieves, it's really a little more insightful!" Geng Huyuan said coldly.

"Hehe..."Hu Lichang smiled awkwardly, and then said: "There are always thieves who don't have long eyes, fortunately the son is fine, otherwise the old man will have to die to apologize." ”

"Then I don't know what the chief thinks of this case?"

"Naturally, the bold thief wanted to kill and rob the goods, but was stopped by the son and the nurse, the thief was mad and wanted to resist, but accidentally hit the blade, and then died. "Hu Lichang is so decided.

"Then how about Chief Laurie write a note to explain it, and then sign and draw it?" Geng Huyuan looked at Hu Lichang with a smile.

Hu Lichang's expression froze, and then slowly relaxed, "That's nature, that's nature." ”

Called Xiao Er to send pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Hu Lichang wrote a note, signed and drawn, and handed it to Geng Huyuan.

Geng Huyuan smiled slightly, handed it to Meng Ran again, and motioned for him to read it carefully.

Meng Ran looked at it carefully, and found no text loopholes and traps, so he nodded.

And that's it.

Hu Lichang said with a sneer: "Childe, the old man wants to invite his son to lunch, can you appreciate your face?"

Meng Ran glanced at Geng Huyuan, only to see him shake his head slightly, and refused: "Thank you for your kindness, but we still have to hurry, so we won't bother much." ”

Hu Lichang looked relieved, and then said with enthusiasm on his face: "Let's rest and leave, so that the old man can have the friendship of the landlord." ”

Meng Ran refused again.

This time, Hu Lichang no longer held back, and only said: "Then I won't delay my son's trip, yesterday's expenses are all counted on the old man, and it can be regarded as a little heart." ”

"Okay, then thank you Hulichang. Geng Huyuan hugged his fists.

At this time, it was inconvenient for Geng Huyuan and Meng Ran to stay longer, and went up to the second floor to call the coachman Lao Song.

Lao Song woke up from his daze, saw the two figures in front of him, and subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?

"Get up, old Song, the sun has already risen. Geng Huyuan teased.

"Impossible, I've always been an early riser, how can I sleep too late?"

Meng Ran and Geng Huyuan looked at each other and smiled.

When Lao Song arrived in the lobby downstairs, he exclaimed, "Oh, I really slept, what's going on?"

Meng Ran and Geng Huyuan laughed again.

After drinking some hot tea at the inn, the three of them hurried on their way, and Hu Lichang and his party and the innkeeper sent them all the way to the entrance of the town.

When the shadow of the carriage disappeared into the post road, Hu Lichang smiled coldly at the innkeeper, "Boss Zhang, your inn has entered a thief, do you know?"

The innkeeper was sweating profusely in an instant, "I really don't know what to do, I just ask the chief to be clear." ”

"Oh, yes, two people died in your inn, and you didn't know it, were you fooling me?"

"Don't dare to ......," the innkeeper said tremblingly, "The villain is willing to pay fifty taels of silver, just hoping that the chief can find out the truth." ”

"Are you bribing me?"

"The villain doesn't dare, the villain is willing to give a hundred taels..."

"Oh, it seems that you really don't know, anyway, everyone is a villager, so I won't pursue you. ”

When the innkeeper was about to open his mouth to thank him, he heard Hu Lichang say another sentence, "It's just that the group of people who left just now, the young master's family has some connections, and they are in-laws with the household waiter." He was attacked by thieves in your inn, and he was very angry, and he was going to Hangzhou Mansion to make a fuss, but it took me a lot of effort to calm his anger and settle the matter. ”

Listening to Hu Lichang's meaningful words, how could the innkeeper who was delicate on weekdays not understand, and nodded again and again: "The little one understands, the little one understands, the villain will prepare a thin gift to thank the chief for saving his life." ”

"That's right, we're all a family, and it's always time to help each other. ”

After Hu Lichang finished speaking, he strode towards the inn with his cronies, thinking that he was going to dispose of the two corpses.

Boss Zhang was far behind, looking at Hu Lichang's back with a resentful face, spitting hatefully, and scolded in a low voice: "You are an old immortal, that young master obviously has no intention of pursuing it, you still dare to blackmail me with this matter, you deserve to cut off your children and grandchildren, and curse you to die a good death......"

When Hu Lichang returned to the inn, he ordered the corpse to be disposed of, and he walked home in a figure-eight step.

On the way, the man named Xiao San asked in a low voice, "Grandpa, why are you pretending not to know the man surnamed Meng?"

"Why should I know him?"

"Well, you shouldn't let him go?"

Hu Lichang glanced at Xiao San, "Then you say, what should I do at that time?"

"Of course, it was to blame the blame, and then it was bent into a trick. ”

"Brainless stuff. Hu Lichang scolded, "Didn't you listen to what the shopkeeper said? When he went upstairs, the two Tiger Mountain people in the house had already laid down, but the nurse was unscathed. Do you think you can handle it?"

"Does he dare to resist?"

"Then why don't you do it?"

Xiao San screamed for a while, "It's not that you didn't speak." ”

Hu Lichang laughed and scolded, "." With my years of experience, if you really want to fight, you may not be the opponents of the two of them. ”

"What? That kid surnamed Meng also knows martial arts?"

"Or else, do you really think he's a papier-mâché reader?"

“......”

After a while, Hu Lichang said again: "Besides, do you know who the kid surnamed Meng is?"

"Isn't it the son of Meng Hao of Zhixian County, hasn't Meng Hao been dead for several years? Are you still afraid of a dry bone? Or are you afraid of that widow?" muttered to the mistress.

"You know a fart, that kid surnamed Meng is the son-in-law of Zhangfu, and the relationship between the two families is good. ”

"Which Zhang family?" Xiao San looked puzzled, scratching the back of his head and thinking for a long time.

"Which Zhang family? Which one else? It's none other than Zhang Jingzong. ”

"Isn't that old man already a minister, what are you afraid of him doing?"

Hu Li scolded with hatred: "You pig brain, that Zhang Jingzong retired from the position of the head of the household, he is just not in good health, and he is not old." His same year is now the mainstay of the court, as long as he hands over a letter, the entire Hangzhou government trembles. Our small place can't afford to be tossed by him. ”

Xiao San sighed, "What about the kid surnamed Meng?"

"We don't care, let those reckless men in Tiger Mountain solve it, it just so happens that they have two people dead, and they can take revenge justifiably. Hu Lichang said with a scheming expression.

Xiao San looked at Hu Lichang with admiration.