This old Qintou caught Li Nanke's attention.
Lin Yuwai took over the conversation and explained: "Old Qin has been working in our Lin Mansion for nearly ten years. He is down-to-earth and conscientious in his work, but he is a bit greedy for alcohol."
"What about others? Can you look for them?"
Li Nanke made a request.
Lin Yuwai looked embarrassed: "He is no longer working in the house."
"Not there? Why?" Li Nanke raised his eyebrows.
"This..." Lin Yuwai seemed to have something to say, and finally sighed and told the whole story.
"For half a month, Wen Jin'er and Wan Yingying came to the house to play with the little girl. As a result, Lao Qin'er got drunk and almost did something inappropriate to Wen Jin'er. In anger, I took Lao Qin's head off His legs were broken and he was driven out of Lin's house.
Because of this incident, Lao Qintou reported it to the police, which triggered an investigation by the government, and ultimately led to an unpleasant incident. "
Hearing this, Leng Xinnan's cold and charming face suddenly showed dissatisfaction, and she suppressed her anger and asked, "Didn't you just say that you didn't provoke your enemies?"
"Even if Old Qin Tou hates me, he can't kill me."
Lin Yuanwai knew he was in the wrong and his defensive voice was much lower. "I know Lao Qintou very well. Although he sometimes has a bit of a temper, he doesn't have the guts to harm others."
"Do you know where Mr. Qin lives now?"
Li Nanke asked.
"It seems to be in the old alley of North Street." Lin Yuanwai was not sure, and looked at Xiang'er beside him with inquiring eyes.
Xiang'er immediately said: "It's in the old alley of North Street. Old Qintou has always been a single old man with no relatives. After being kicked out of the Lin Mansion, he lived there alone to recuperate."
"Please take me to see it," Li Nanke said.
Xiang'er didn't dare to make the decision. Instead, she looked outside the forest officer first. Seeing her master nodding in agreement, she said crisply: "Okay, I'll take you there."
…
Under the leadership of Xiang'er, Li Nanke and his party came to Mrs. Qin's home.
Although he lived in the old alley of North Street, it was not far from the Lin Mansion. He only had to go around a lush forest and take a shortcut to reach the Lin Mansion's backyard gate.
But this place is very remote.
On the low walls on both sides, mottled moss marks can be seen everywhere.
According to Xiang'er, because there was a fire here, many houses were destroyed and people were burned to death, so the people all moved elsewhere.
But at that time, Lao Qintou lived in Lin Mansion for a long time and was too lazy to bother.
This time I was kicked out of the Lin Mansion and had nowhere to go. I could only temporarily stay in this dilapidated old house with no neighbors to recuperate.
"Old Qin, are you there?"
Xiang'er shouted.
The dilapidated courtyard exudes a rotten smell.
The tiles on the roof are one in the east and one in the west. It is estimated that it will be difficult to provide shelter when it rains.
"no one?"
Seeing no one responded, Xiang'er raised her little face and said doubtfully. "That shouldn't be the case. Old Qin's leg is injured and he won't go out and run around."
"Something's wrong."
Leng Xinnan looked at the open door, feeling a bad feeling in her heart.
Li Nanke entered the house first.
What came into view was a pool of rancid black blood on the ground, and the dilapidated and old furniture was in a mess, as if the house had experienced a fight.
There were some pieces of clothing scattered on the ground, stained with blood.
"It's the blood of the monster!"
Leng Xinnan stared at the pool of dark blood mixed with fat, and her expression changed suddenly. "Someone has mutated in this house and turned into a monster!"
"Can you tell when it mutated?"
Li Nanke asked.
Leng Xinnan observed for a while and said calmly: "The blood of mutated monsters is different from that of ordinary people. The blood they shed will only change and gradually evaporate after more than ten days."
Li Nanke said: "In other words, it changes within ten days."
"Is it Lao Qintou?"
Tieniu gave an answer that everyone had guessed.
Xiang'er's slender body slumped at the door, covering her mouth in disbelief.
Tieniu said in a deep voice: "Miss Lin just said that the monster attacked them in Cuihong Mountain. From this, it can be inferred that Lao Qintou mutated seven days ago!"
In order to solidify his conclusion, Tieniu pointed to the bacon on the ground and the rotten roasted sweet potatoes. "It looks like these foods were from a few days ago. After Lao Qintou mutated into a monster, he ran away to Cuihong Mountain, so the monster attack happened."
"Why did it go to Cuihong Mountain?"
Li Nanke raised doubts.
"This..." Tieniu couldn't answer and said after holding back for a while. "Monsters cannot be understood in a normal way. Maybe they ran away unconsciously?"
"No, generally monsters that have just mutated have some sanity and memory left."
Leng Xinnan said calmly. "It's impossible to run that far for no reason. It must have a strong purpose. Just like the monster Old Qin Tou who broke into the Lin Mansion today was obviously heading for the Lin family."
"Revenge...he...he wants revenge!"
Xiang'er, who was sitting paralyzed at the door, was trembling all over, and even her voice changed.
"Revenge? Revenge for what?"
Everyone looked at it, keenly aware that there was an unknown secret hidden behind it.
Xiang'er clenched the door frame tightly, her tiny knuckles turned white: "Actually, this matter is not a secret. Old Qin was wronged. Miss Wan Yingying and the others deliberately teased Old Qin that day in order to have fun. a joke.
Miss Yingying asked Miss Wen Jiner to seduce Lao Qintou, and then played a trick for everyone to see the joke. She never thought that the joke would go too far.
Later, the master and others really thought that Lao Qintou was cheating on Miss Wen Jiner, so they broke his legs in anger and drove him out of the Lin Mansion.
Lao Qin was dissatisfied and sued the government.
After an investigation by the government, the eldest lady and the others told the truth. But the master and Boss Wan were afraid that this matter would not spread, so they spent money to get the government to suppress the matter.
After that, Lao Qintou completely became grudged against the Lin family, clamoring to take revenge on the Lin family..."
After listening to the truth told by Xiang'er, Li Nanke and the other three were silent for a moment, not knowing what to say. They also had a preliminary understanding of Lin Jiaoyue, a small group of best friends.
These three girls are not as sweet and sweet as they appear.
Saying 'naughty child' is a derogation of the word, a willful and ignorant person raised in a greenhouse.
Snapped!
Tieniu patted the old table.
"No wonder the monsters are chasing Wen Jin'er and the others! No wonder the monsters are clinging to the Lin Mansion. This is what you are doing!"
Leng Xinnan gently rubbed the center of his eyebrows, and his words were filled with regret: "Once a person is alienated and becomes a monster, the resentment in his heart will multiply and become extremely violent and murderous. These three girls are really ignorant, and now they regret it. late.
Except for Lin Yuan, a typical businessman is self-interested. If he could handle it properly, he would not be in this situation. "
Li Nanke was also disappointed.
It is now certain that the monster is Lao Qin Tou.
Xiang'er's statement was not deliberately fabricated. After all, the government was involved. Just ask and you will find out.
But the crux of the matter is -
Why did Lao Qin's head get stained by red rain!
In other words, where did his red rain come from?
"Has anyone come to visit Lao Qintou these days?"
Li Nanke asked Xiang'er.
Xiang'er shook her head with a white face: "I don't know, I don't know. Old Qintou has no children or a wife. There are no neighbors around here, and I haven't heard of him having any relatives or friends. No one should have come to see him." he."
Li Nanke was confused.
Although the true identity of the monster was confirmed, I still felt like I had overlooked something.
A very crucial doubt.
Li Nanke once again focused his attention on the scattered room, from the bed to the wooden cabinets to the kitchen utensils... and carefully explored it like a scanner.
"Generally, if a person mutates into a monster, it means he has taken an overdose of Red Rain. Check the house first to see if there are any other clues."
Now that it was concluded that the monster was Lao Qintou, Leng Xinnan focused on this house for investigation.
The investigation went smoothly, and before long Tieniu found a medicine jar from under the table.
After inspection, it was found that the medicine jar contained the ingredient 'Red Rain'.
At the same time, Li Nanke also found four packages of medicinal materials from the wooden cabinet, which were mixed with some small conch-shaped particles of special medicinal materials, which smelled fragrant.
"It turned out to be 'Red Snail'."
Leng Xinnan's thick and beautiful eyebrows slowly frowned.
Seeing Li Nanke's confusion, the woman explained: "This is a medicinal material modified from 'Red Rain', which is very helpful in recovering the human body's injuries.
After the Hongyu incident, this drug was the most popular, but later the imperial court banned it and it was no longer available on the market. However, it was still sold on the private black market. "
"Could these portions mutate people?"
Li Nanke doesn't understand.
Leng Xinnan plucked the medicinal materials with his hands and said calmly: "If it is just a small amount mixed in a pack of medicinal materials, there is a high probability that it will not happen. But there are all the medicinal materials in several packages, which is completely beyond the acceptable range, and mutations will inevitably occur. .”
Tieniu snorted coldly: "It seems that there is a medicine shop here that is still selling medicine secretly."
When there is profit, there is risk.
Everyone in the world is looking for profit. Even though many people have had their homes confiscated and beheaded over the years, there are still some people who take desperate risks.
Especially in recent years, the Hongyu black market has become increasingly rampant.
It even penetrated into the imperial court, and many officials were involved in the circle of interests.
"Tieniu, collect all these medicinal materials and take people to find out which pharmacy they are selling from. Once found, arrest the people immediately and conduct a thorough investigation of the store."
Leng Xinnan ordered.
"clear."
Tieniu put away the medicine and left quickly.
After Tieniu left, Leng Xinnan continued to investigate the scene.
Li Nanke turned around and came to Xiang'er and suddenly asked: "Did your wife feel unwell yesterday, or did she suddenly feel unwell this morning?"
Xiang'er blinked her eyes: "It was this morning."
"As her personal maid, what do you think is the reason why Madam is feeling unwell?"
"I think……"
Xiang'er seemed a little hesitant, but looking at the handsome face of the man in front of her, she unconsciously said it. "I think Madam is angry with the eldest lady."
