"Well!"
Lin Xiaoyi stepped aside and walked on the second floor, remembering what Qiao Er had just said to him in his mind.
"Book boy over there, come here!"
As he was walking, a proud voice came. Lin Xiaoyi turned around and saw Wu Jing, the guard of the Chen family, pushing out the door with a felt hat and a sword, waving to him.
Lin Xiaoyi was shocked and did not dare to be negligent. He stepped forward and saluted: "I have seen Wu Zhuangshi!"
Wu Jingdao: "My young master asked, what's going on outside? Why is it so noisy all the time?"
Lin Xiaoyi thought that the other party could not come out to check, but then he thought about it, someone died in the inn, and the guards really couldn't run around, so he told the general story of Dong Ba's death: "That Dong Jun was killed by a thief." He brutally cut off his head and threw it on the snow outside the backyard. Now the officials are searching for the murderer..."
Wu Jing frowned: "This is Fengqiu County. If someone dies, Fengqiu County government should send people to investigate. What are these Hedong officials doing so blindly?"
Lin Xiaoyi thought that he was worthy of being a high-ranking official in his family, and he always spoke forcefully. If it were an ordinary person, he would be afraid of the government getting involved. This person really wants the county government to take over as soon as possible.
There is no doubt that no one in Kaifeng Mansion dares to embarrass Chen Yaozi's nephew, not to mention that the other party is indeed not suspicious. Since he moved in yesterday, he has not seen Mr. Chen come out. He is not even curious about the dead person. Looking out, I can see that he does have the demeanor of a noble family member...
Wu Jing wanted to say more, but a deep female voice came from the room, seeming to be asking something. The guard changed his expression and assured: "Don't worry, Mrs. Wu, the thief will not scare the young master!"
Lin Xiaoyi looked at the change in the other person's demeanor and labeled this guard as someone who flatters superiors and bullies subordinates. However, he became more and more afraid to offend and stood still.
After Wu Jing finished talking to the lady who should be Mr. Chen's personal maid, he turned around and saw Lin Xiaoyi motionless with a look of satisfaction on his face. He took out a small bunch of money from the purse around his waist and said, "This is for you." !”
Lin Xiaoyi bowed: "Thank you for the award from Wu Zhuangshi!"
Wu Jing waved his hand, turned around and entered the house.
Lin Xiaoyi carefully collected the money and walked quickly to his room.
After entering the door, he saw the young master immersed in the classics and poems. He quickly stepped lightly and came to the edge to grind.
Di Jin was not in a hurry, and after reading one article, he gently put down the book: "How's it going?"
Lin Xiaoyi said: "According to Qiao Er, Dong Ba is a very arrogant person. He yells at other officials on weekdays. Everyone is very afraid of him, and there is probably no one who does not complain in their hearts!"
Di Jin was not surprised. Judging from yesterday's performance, Dong Ba was usually an arrogant and domineering person. The name was really correct. Of course, it might have been changed by him later: "What about Xue Chao, who collected his corpse? ?”
Lin Xiaoyi said: "Xue Chao and Dong Ba have the best relationship. They once went to the battlefield together and they have a life-long friendship. They are very protective of each other on weekdays. It is precisely because these two people are suppressing each other that other officials do not dare to do anything..."
Di Jin nodded slightly: "In this case, it is natural for Xue Chao to take over the command once Dong Ba dies..."
Lin Xiaoyi added: "After Xue Chao returned, he seemed to be suspicious of other officials and began to question them one by one. Did they leave the room to use the toilet last night? How long had they been out? About what time..."
Di Jin's eyes changed: "They sleep in the same room, but can't they supervise each other?"
Lin Xiaoyi said: "Although the officials slept in the same room, they were all drunk. They were so drunk that they didn't know when each other got up to go to the toilet..."
Di Jin was speechless.
This heart is big enough. You know that Di Qing and the other prisoners are still there, so you are not afraid that someone will escape in the middle?
But if you think about it carefully, the military discipline of the Song Army has always been like this, or in other words, the worship of the regular army is a modern concept. In ancient times, except for the short period of the founding period of the previous dynasties, in most other periods, the regular army had low income and was a mess. Representative, military appearance and discipline are in a mess.
The behavior of Dong Ba, Xue Chao, and You Er is actually very normal. If they are really strict in discipline and follow orders and prohibitions, then we should be wary of whether they are spies of the enemy country...
"So it seems that the internal investigation by the officials has not found a suspect, or that they were not vigilant last night. If the murderer is really among them, he sneaked into Dong Ba's room in the middle of the night while going to the toilet and killed him. For his killing, there is no way to prove his alibi..."
After summarizing Qiao Er's statement, Di Jin said: "It seems that we need to check whether there are any signs of damage to the door bolt of Dong Ba's house?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Di Xiangling said: "I have already checked, and there is no trace of damage. In fact, it is not necessary. There is a residual smell of alcohol in the house. Dong Ba slept very hard at night. As long as he has some martial arts, he can do it." Enter through the window, take advantage of it and kill it!"
The room fell silent.
As of now, there are no valuable clues, but the mystery of the snow without footprints lies in front of us, waiting to be revealed.
Di Jin pondered for a moment: "It seems that we can only wait for the follow-up development. Tonight is the key. We need to prevent the murderer from committing crimes again."
Everyone's expressions changed: "You want to kill people again?"
Di Jin said: "It's just a possibility. After all, one case cannot completely determine the fact that the evil ghost committed the murder. If he commits crimes continuously and shows inhuman and impossible means, when the Yamen comes, I'm afraid they will also be biased. The ghosts and gods said..."
"woo woo woo woo--"
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the whistling of the wind and snow outside began again in unison. Everyone shrank their necks and felt a chill sinking into their bones for a moment.
Di Jin got up, came to the window, looked outside, and said to Di Xiangling and Zhu'er, "You two should also sleep over tonight. I'll free up my half."
Di Xiangling's martial arts skills are reassuring, but the murderer is good at pretending to be a ghost. If he is not careful, it is hard to say that the boat will capsize in the gutter.
The children of Jianghu didn't care much about the defense between men and women. Now that they know there is a murderer in the inn, it is the best choice for everyone to get together.
Zhu Er's face turned pale and she didn't dare to speak harshly. Di Xiangling was even less pretentious: "Let's go get our luggage!"
After dinner, six people crowded into a room and put the stove in the middle. An indescribable warmth filled them. Even Lei Cheng was no longer afraid, with a simple and honest smile on his face.
However, when it got late at night and everyone went to sleep, the breathing sound that Di Jin heard in his ears was still not peaceful. It was obvious that everyone was still affected by the day and could not sleep peacefully.
Since others were not sleeping, he closed his eyes unceremoniously.
You also need to be mentally motivated to solve crimes!
After a dreamless night, Di Jin slowly opened his eyes when his biological clock reminded him that it was time to get up.
This time, the breathing in the room was quite rhythmic. He probably fell asleep after staying up most of the night. Everyone, including Lin Xiaoyi, rarely stayed in bed.
Di Jin did not get up immediately, so as not to wake everyone up, but just looked at the roof, thinking about the snow with no footprints, and the human head with only snow on the end of his hair...
"ah--!!"
So, when a shrill scream came from outside the house again, the other five people in the house sat up suddenly in shock. Di Jin got out of bed slowly: "You guys stay asleep for a while, and I'll go see who the deceased is."
