Chapter 38: Questioning
The sunset is still shining, although the lights and candles in the hall are bright, they always can't illuminate the shadows in everyone's hearts, and even the ribbon red ornaments that have not had time to be removed are covered with a layer of gloomy death.
Shen Yi sat at the table, his face even paler. The expression was indescribably calm and calm. He slowly turned his gaze and looked at the rest of the people in the hall, one by one.
Bai Qingfeng was still expressionless, his eyelids drooped, and he couldn't see the expression in his eyes clearly.
Bai Qingyun was also helped out to sit at the table, no longer manic as before, his eyes were dull, staring at the leftovers on the table, and muttering in a low voice: "Dead, dead, this is dead." ”
Zhu Tianxiang shrunk in a wheelchair, his pale face still had no blood, but his dark eyes kept moving, full of fear and doubt.
The little scholar stood behind his wheelchair with an indifferent posture, revealing a pointed chin in his eyes, as if he hadn't understood what had just happened.
Bai Xinyu and Hua Susu sat together, their faces full of panic, but they were quite calm.
Sheng Donglai was the most energetic, looked at Shen Yi, and then looked at Bai Xinyu, wanted to comfort Bai Xinyu not to be afraid, and waited for Shen Yi to give an order, and immediately started to arrest the murderer, as for who the murderer was and what the case was, he didn't think much about it.
Shen Yi looked at everyone once, turned his head to look at the old housekeeper who was bent over and stood aside, and asked, "Are these two little boys from the village?"
The blessing was still trembling, and he seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden, his face was full of tears, and he said in a trembling voice: "Uncle Shen, these two boys are indeed from the village, they have been in the village for two years, and they are usually well-behaved and clever, so they were accepted by the owner of the village as a personal service." ”
"I have been in the village for two years...... Where did you get it two years ago?" asked Shen Yi.
"This ......" Blessing hesitated to answer, but secretly lifted his eyelids and looked at Bai Qingfeng, and lowered his head again.
Shen Yi endured his temperament and continued: "Where did these two children come from two years ago, but it doesn't matter if you say it. ”
Blessing still bowed his head and was silent, but Bai Qingfeng opened his eyes and said coldly: "These two boys were given to Brother Zhu by me two years ago. ”
Shen Yi looked Bai Qingfeng up and down and asked, "Then where did the master of Bai Zhai get these two boys two years ago?"
Although these two boys are young, they have at least five years of hard work in swordsmanship, that is, they have received special training before they come to Zhujiazhuang.
Bai Qingfeng Chengfu is deep, even if the friends who have been friends since childhood die tragically in front of him, he never shows his emotions from beginning to end, and when he heard Shen Yi's question, he just rolled his eyes and said: "Two years ago, on a trip to Jiangnan, I bought four boys by the way, and gave two of them to Brother Zhu, and the other two stayed by my side for my own use. In the past two years, there has been nothing abnormal, and it is unknown how these two boys became killers, and how they possessed swordsmanship. ”
He shirked it completely, Shen Yi glanced at him, seemed to listen to his words, and didn't ask any more. The old housekeeper blessed but his eyes were sad and angry, and he stared at him fiercely from time to time, but he didn't dare to say much.
Shen Yi looked down at the note in his hand, then looked up at everyone, and asked slowly: "This note has written the words "Love, Grace, and Retribution...... I wish the owner's close relatives, do you know what enemies the owner of the village has?"
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, their expressions change, but they don't speak.
The old housekeeper looked at everyone's faces and said: "The villain is bold and outspoken, the master is a villain who grew up watching from a young age, is honest and kind, honors his parents internally, takes care of his brothers, and is heroic and righteous externally, and is happy to help others." Whether it is a neighbor or a martial artist, whoever mentions the master must give a thumbs up and praise him. The master has always been only kind and righteous with others, where can he make enemies with others? I don't know who is so ruthless, it must be jealousy and hatred before he will kill him next time. As he spoke, he looked at Bai Qingfeng intentionally or unintentionally, lowered his head in a blink of an eye, stretched out his sleeves to wipe his tears, smiled at Shen Yi reluctantly, and said: "As for the master's behavior, Uncle Shen has a relationship with the master's friends, won't it be unclear?"
The old housekeeper blessed this last sentence, humble and flattering, with extremely powerful words, like a knife straight into Shen Yi's heart. Shen Yi sighed softly, his mouth was full of bitterness for a while, and he didn't know whether to agree or refute.
The old housekeeper blessed the tone proudly, and praised Zhu Tianwei's various benefits without hesitation, everyone was silent, and others were okay, but Zhu Tianxiang raised his eyes and looked at him hard, but at a glance, he had already consciously lost his temper, and quickly lowered his head, and muttered: "Big brother is very benevolent and affectionate, how can he have an enemy?"
Shen Yi nodded, and then looked at Bai Qingyun.
Bai Qingyun suddenly panicked and was at a loss, and said continuously: "I don't know, I don't know anything." Don't ask me, I won't say anything!" she shook her hands, and suddenly burst into tears.
Bai Xinyu hurriedly took her hand and comforted her softly.
Bai Qingyun glanced at Bai Xinyu, then turned his head to look at Bai Qingfeng, his voice trembled, and he said vaguely: "I don't know...... I won't say that...... Don't kill me......"
Bai Qingfeng frowned and said to Bai Xinyu: "She is sick again, help her in to take medicine and rest." He paused, turned his head to look at Shen Yi and said, "Of course, if Shen Daxia doesn't mind." ”
Shen Yi looked at him, then at Bai Qingyun, and said, "I wish Mrs. Zhu is unwell, so she should go back to the room to rest." ”
Bai Qingyun's frightened cry gradually disappeared outside the hall, and everyone in the hall lowered their heads, no one looked at anyone, no one spoke, and no one offered to leave.
The kung fu of the tea, the footsteps outside the hall were chaotic, and Li Ji, the head catcher of the county government in the south, led several officials to hurriedly walk in, and saw Shen Yigong respectfully clasping his fists and saluting.
Before Shen Yi could speak, another person flashed behind Li Ji, in his early thirties, white-faced and short-haired, dressed in a robe, elegant and neat, smiling before speaking, bowing to the ground at Shen Yi, and said: "Sure enough, it is Shen Daxia, who has admired his name for a long time, like thunder......" As soon as he spoke, he was gushing, the expression on his face was affectionate and respectful, and he was talking while talking, obviously a person who was used to socializing with others.
Shen Yi also returned the salute with his fists, but asked, "Who is this?"
Li Ji said beside him: "Lord Shen, this Doctor Yin Tongming Yin, a famous local doctor, came to treat Mrs. Zhu. ”
Yin Tongming's eyes did not leave Shen Yi, and he was about to speak with one mouth, but Bai Qingfeng said coldly: "Doctor Yin, I wish Mrs. is not in good health, you better go in and have a look." ”
Yin Tongming smiled flatteringly at Shen Yi, as if he was very sorry that he couldn't get closer to Shen Yi more, and said in a loud voice: "Shen Daxia, I'm sorry......" He couldn't stop apologizing, and retreated to the back hall, while not stopping to salute.
Shen Yi had no time to take care of him, so he turned around and arranged for Li Ji and others to send Zhu Tianwei's body to the county government for future autopsy and investigation.
When everything was arranged, Li Ji and the others carried the corpse away, it was already darker and darker, Zhu Tianxiang was weak, he couldn't support it for a long time, and he was restless in the wheelchair, and the scholar served silently, very careful and thoughtful.
Shen Yi looked at the night outside the window and said, "I'm sorry to stay here, please do your own convenience, if necessary, Shen will ask you to provide news." He looked back at the old housekeeper's blessings, then at Zhu Tianxiang, and said, "If your mansion is convenient, Shen hopes to live in the mansion temporarily." ”
The old housekeeper blessed and hurriedly said: "Uncle Shen can stay to investigate the case, it's best, if you have any requirements, please command." ”
Zhu Tianxiang also said: "Brother Shen is just casual, in this mansion, it is like his own home, not to mention, the eldest brother is not here, and I hope that Brother Shen can help take care of the aftermath." He not only spoke, but also called Brother Shen, although his voice trembled and he was timid, but his eyes met Shen Yi, revealing admiration and closeness.
Shen Yi remembered that he had a relationship with Zhu Tianwei, and now that he had died tragically, leaving only such a brother, he naturally had to try his best to help and take care of him, so he smiled at Zhu Tianxiang encouragingly, and said softly: "Thank you Brother Zhu, if necessary, I will definitely try my best to help." ”
Zhu Tianxiang blurted out, and he was a little flustered as soon as he said it, but he saw that Shen Yi not only didn't mind, but his attitude was very kind. He has never been treated well since he was a child, but now he can be commensurate with the dignified Jiangnan hero Shen Yi brother, and he was so excited that his face lit up, his eyes turned, and he couldn't help but glance at Hua Susu, and his pale face was flushed.
Zhu Tianxiang opened his mouth to speak, and outsiders didn't think it was too abnormal, but Blessing turned his head to look at Zhu Tianxiang suddenly, with a complicated expression on his face, as if he couldn't believe that this second son, who had always been cowardly, would also make decisions for Zhu Mansion. He was surprised, his eyes unabashedly showed disgust and disdain, who in this Zhu Mansion looked at this second son in his eyes?
Zhu Tianxiang was extremely sensitive, and he had already seen the expression of blessing in his eyes, so he could only smile, and he was not very angry, just because he had long been accustomed to the contempt of others.
When Hua Susu heard that Shen Yi was going to stay in the mansion, he immediately said: "Xinyu will definitely stay to take care of Mrs. Zhu, so I will accompany her here." ”
Sheng Donglai was originally standing in the distance with his arms in front of his chest, but at this time, his eyes widened, and he deliberately swept past Bai Xinyu, looked at Hua Susu and said, "You...... That one...... Will the white girl stay in Zhujiazhuang?" he turned his head, looked at Zhu Tianxiang and said with blessings: "Trouble your mansion arrangement, I want to disturb for a few days." ”