Wu Qian pushed the door and walked out, and it happened that Ye Qingxuan and Ram Yu also walked out at the same time.

Here is an introduction to the layout of the rooms on the second floor.

There is only one staircase from the first floor to the second floor, and the second floor is a circular corridor with half-height wooden balustrades at the edges. That is to say, standing on the first floor, you can see everything in the corridor on the second floor, and you can also see the lobby on the first floor at a glance on the second floor.

The only staircase was at the door of the room directly opposite Wu Qianxiaobai's room.

Because they were the upper rooms, they had three rooms in this row, four rooms on each of the other three sides, and one room at each of the four corners. In total, there are a total of 19 guest rooms on the second floor.

There is no room on the first floor, and there is no private room, except for the lobby, which is the counter of the shopkeeper.

And the counter was next to the stairs, just opposite Wu Qian's room.

There is a curtain behind the counter, which opens to the kitchen and backyard. The shopkeeper, the cook, and the second child all live there.

For some reason, the running hall that usually keeps vigil is not there, and recently it has been Xiao Er's vigil.

But now, he's dead.

Just dead at the counter.

Jie Se was puzzled: "Brother Wu, why are you talking so much?"

Wu Qian glanced at him: "I didn't tell you." ”

There were several people in the lobby of the inn at this time, including the two brothers "Renshan" and "Renhai" that Wu Qiang saw when they came.

"What is the result?" Wu Qian asked.

After going downstairs just now, everyone has already introduced each other.

"The skin of the face was peeled off, it was unrecognizable, and the cause of death was a shattered sternum and a bone inserted into the heart. Jin Youyi, who squatted down for an autopsy, stood up and explained: "One hit kills, the murderer is a master." ”

He said that he used to be a servant, so the autopsy was handed over to him.

"The question now is whether he is the second shopkeeper or not. Hu Renshan frowned and analyzed.

He is a mountain of people and two brothers.

"That's the problem. Jin Youyi's expression was serious: "Although this corpse is wearing the clothes of the shopkeeper, he ...... It's been more than a day since he died. ”

"Then the question is, what are the internal skills of the rivers and lakes that can cause this effect?" asked Hu Renhai, Renshan's younger brother.

A person who has just died looks like he has been dead for a long time, and there are only a few exercises that can cause this effect.

His elder brother Hu Renshan replied, "Leave the Valley of Souls." ”

"Nether Peak. The man among the couples standing next to him said.

His name is Ke Bei, and his confidante is Mao Alan.

"And Soul Eater. A slightly chubby middle-aged man with a two-handful mustache said.

His name is Bolu.

"Maybe there are ten thousand ghost gates?" said a gloomy middle-aged man with a cigarette stick in his mouth.

He is the second to pay.

"Feelings are all demons...... "Jie Se said speechlessly.

"The reason why they are called the Demon Gate is not necessarily that there is something wrong with people, maybe it is just a simple kung fu to look at evil. Wu Qian explained.

"But...... Never mind. Qu Se decided to keep his mouth shut.

Because when a few people spoke just now, they all looked at Wu Poor and said.

"Okay, then let's go look for it, maybe the murderer accidentally left a clue. Wu Qian smiled mysteriously: "But remember to be in a group of two or three, because ......"

Jin Yuyi continued: "The murderer is among us!"

Bang!

A muffled thunder made the atmosphere more solemn.

The rain kept falling, and the atmosphere was not harmonious.

After a while, everyone gathered in the lobby and began to share the clues they had found.

"Who said it first?" Wu Qiang asked, and when he saw that no one was silent, he shrugged: "Then let's throw bricks and lead the jade first." ”

He lowered his voice: "I found a small clue, I found it...... The body of another shopkeeper. ”

"Where?" Fu Er asked.

Wu replied slowly and methodically: "On the second floor, in the corner room next to Hu Renhai's brother Hu's room. ”

"Let's go, let's see!"

Fu Er got up, and everyone followed.

In the room, the shopkeeper was lying flat on the bed. Although he had a large hole in his chest and black blood gushing from the corners of his mouth, his expression was serene, indicating that he was walking peacefully.

Fu Er pursed his lips, turned around and said, "Brother Jin, I'm sorry for you." ”

"Well said. Jin Youyi frowned, and when he heard this, he quickly stepped forward to conduct an autopsy.

After a stick of incense.

"It doesn't make sense......" Kim Yuyi muttered to himself.

"What's wrong?" Fu Er asked.

Kim Yuyi explained to everyone: "The time of his death is within two hours to half an hour, but he ......"

He frowned and continued, "My grandfather happened to teach me the same case, this shopkeeper's chest was hit hard, and his entire chest was pierced. But the cause of his death was not a penetrating wound to the chest, but poisoning. ”

"Poisoning?" Wu Qian said curiously.

"Yes, his wound was an artery in his heart, but his blood was coming out rather than sputtering, suggesting that the blood was almost clotting when he was hit in the chest. Jin Yuyi affirmed: "And he has several poisoning reactions, so he died of poisoning, and there is more than one poison." ”

"He had symptoms of prostration, cherry-red skin and mucous membranes, and incontinence," he explains. Then there is edema in the lungs and bruising of the fingertips. Finally, there is the taste of almonds in the mouth. These are the ones I can see now, and I don't know how many there are. ”

Wu Qian thought for a moment and asked, "That means he has at least three kinds of poisons?"

"Not bad. Kim Yuyi confirmed his guess.

"Okay, let's go to the lobby for a while. Brother Wu smiled: "I hope you don't lie." ”

In the lobby, the bodies of the two shopkeepers were placed together, and everyone gathered in the middle of the lobby.

Su Mubai unexpectedly spoke first: "Not out." ”

Wu Qian glanced at her with a smile and said, "Yes, we went back to the room directly after we came last night, and we never left the room until someone found the dead person." ”

He clenched his right hand into a fist and slapped his left palm: "By the way, when we went upstairs, the two brothers Hu Renshan and Hu Renhai were still in the lobby, and they should be able to testify." ”

"Not bad. Hu Renshan continued: "I was drinking with my younger brother at that time, and this master, this Taoist leader, and this ram girl stayed in Wu Shaoxia's house for a short time and then went back to their rooms, and then my brothers also went back to their rooms to rest, which should have happened three hours ago." After that, we don't know. ”

"I've been out of the room. Fu Er raised his hand: "Three hours ago, I was a little thirsty and wanted to come to the front desk to ask for some tea." Because I lived in the same row with the two Hu brothers, I just saw them enter the room in the next place. I went back to the room after asking for a pot of tea from Xiao Er, and before returning to the room, I saw Brother Jin coming down to the second floor, as if he was looking for Xiao Er to say something. ”

"I'm planning to get up at night to relieve myself, and by the way, I'll ask Xiao Er for a pot of wine. Kim Yuyi explained: "I have some insomnia, and I usually can't sleep without alcohol. Looking for Xiao Er to go back to the room after finishing the drink. ”

"I was out of the room too, and that was two and a half hours ago. "I'm a little hungry and I'm going to go to the back kitchen to find something to eat." ”

"Why don't you find a shopkeeper?" Wu Qian asked.

"He wasn't at the front desk at the time, and I thought he might be able to go, so I went to the back kitchen to find something to eat. "But I didn't see him in the backyard, nor did I see the cook or the shopkeeper. ”

"So at least the shopkeeper who was off three hours ago hasn't died, but it may not have been two and a half hours ago. Wu Qian thought thoughtfully: "And where did the shopkeeper and the cook go? I don't seem to have seen them all night." ”

As soon as the words fell, a figure pushed open the door of the inn and walked in.

When the visitor saw a group of people in the lobby staring at him, he was stunned and said, "Huh, the guests are still not sleeping so late?"

Wu Qian looked this person up and down, dressed as a standard bookkeeper, about forty years old, and his whole body was dry.

"Your Excellency?" Ye Qingxuan frowned, and he gave Wu Qian a look.

"This man is not simple. 】

Wu Qian was silent.

"Oh, I'm the shopkeeper of this inn, and these guests know it. The shopkeeper smiled kindly: "A few people can't sleep in the middle of the night, do you need me to go to the back kitchen and ask the cook to get up and make a supper for a few of them?"

"Not busy. Wu Qian shook his head and pointed to the corpse of the fake shopkeeper on the ground: "Shopkeeper, this person ...... Do you know each other?"

The shopkeeper approached and was shocked: "Isn't this the cook in my shop......?" What's wrong with him?"