The second wave of witnesses brought by Ming Shu were four young men dressed as scholars. They were said to be friends of Shan Yuanming and were very familiar with Shan Yuanming's interpersonal relationships.
Lin Sui'an took a quick look and found that he was dumbfounded. He was actually an acquaintance. It was Gong Sheng who had stopped Hua Yitang's motorcade and scolded him during the day.
When the four people saw that it was Hua Yitang who came to arrest the murderer and investigate the case, their expressions became even more exciting, with black, black, red and purple all over their faces. Finally, they all lowered their heads and made a look that they had never seen before. Hua Yitang's expression.
Hua Yitang rolled his eyes, shook his fan and kicked Ling Zhiyan.
Ling Zhiyan had no choice but to serve as the chief interrogator. She cleared her throat and asked, "Who is your last name? What is your relationship with Shan Yuanming?"
The four Gongsheng students are all about the same age as Shan Yuanming. They are young and weak. Judging by their clothes, they are not from a wealthy family and are also very thin. In terms of body shape, the suspicion of being the murderer is ruled out in the first place. They knew that this was a serious matter, so they changed their previous attitude of sitting quietly and blocking the street, and answered honestly. Among the four, two are from Hualing County, Qingzhou and are fellow villagers, named Qixi and Chen Wenhan respectively. The third person is from Chongshan County, Yuanzhou and is named Ma Qin. The last person is from Huahai County, Jingzhou and is named Zhang Qingyun.
Qi Xi: "It was around the time of Shenchu that I returned to the guest house with Bai Ping."
Ma Qin: "We hadn't had lunch yet, so we were very hungry. We wanted to go to the Shangfeng Building to have some refreshments, but Bai Ping said he was exhausted both physically and mentally and had no appetite, so he went back to the hospital to rest."
Wan Lin: "Why are you so exhausted physically and mentally?"
The four of them remained silent, not even daring to look at Hua Yitang.
Hua Yitang made a long "cut-" sound.
Ming Shu stepped forward and whispered a few words into Wan Lin's ear. Wan Lin's eyes widened, he uttered two ouch, and stopped asking the question.
"When was the last time you saw Shan Yuanming?" Ling Zhiyan asked again.
Chen Wenhan: "We went back to our room to rest after dinner and never went out again."
Ling Zhiyan: "Where do you live?"
Chen Wenhan: "I live in the lower hall of Yiyeju."
Zhang Qingyun: "Brother Chen and I share a room."
Ma Qin: "I live in the lower hall of Sanye Residence. I went to bed early and never saw Bai Ping again."
Qi Xi raised his hand: "About Youzheng time, when I was studying in the garden, I saw Bai Ping returning from outside in a hurry."
Ling Zhiyan: "He came back alone?"
Qi Xi: "Yes."
"Is there anything unusual?"
Qi Xi thought for a while: "Maybe he was walking too fast, and his face was a little red. I said hello to him, but he didn't even hear me and hurried back to Shuangye Residence."
"Did you see him again after that?"
"Bai Ping has a stubborn temper, so I don't dare to provoke him. I will rest in the room later until-" Qi Xi paused, "At about three o'clock in the morning, I heard someone shouting that Shuangye Juli was dead, and Shuangye Juli was dead. Only Bai Ping lives there——"
The four people sighed, looked gloomy, covered their faces with their sleeves, and cried softly.
Hua Yitang squinted at the expressions of the four people: "I have a question that I am very curious about. Why is it that someone in the community rumored that I killed Shan Yuanming? And also described Hua's appearance and clothes so vividly? It was Hua who spread the news. What kind of clothes did you wear when you entered the city?"
The cries of the four people suddenly disappeared.
"Could it be that some people had a grudge against Hua because of the day-to-day debate, and when they had no way to take revenge, Shan Yuanming, who happened to have had an enmity with Hua, died, and they took this opportunity to kill Hua. The crime will relieve the hatred."
When he said this, Hua Yitang even had a faint smile on his lips, but his eyes were like ice, his voice was calm, and his snow-white clothes seemed to have been soaked by the night, exuding a coquettish look.
The four of them were so frightened that they fell to their knees, their whole bodies shaking like chaff.
"Yes, yes, we were confused for a moment!"
"We were just having fun!"
"We don't really want to harm Shiro Hanaka!"
"Hanashiro is magnanimous and bypasses us!"
Wan Lin slapped the table angrily: "This is simply ridiculous! It's useless to wait for you to be a scholar. You simply don't know the difference between right and wrong, and the importance is unclear!"
Hua Yitang's eyes widened and he sneered.
Lin Sui'an saw Hua Yitang's expression for the first time, and found it quite magical. Hua Yitang like this... well... has a somewhat blackened texture, and is more beautiful and layered.
Jin Ruo and Fang Ke obviously couldn't keep up with Lin Sui'an's aesthetic standards, and they were worried. Even Ling Zhiyan's expression changed a little, and she bumped into Hua Yitang. Hua Yitang's expression changed, and the coquettish look disappeared suddenly. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief, except Lin Sui'an who was quite regretful.
"Spreading rumors without reason and interfering with the investigation of the case will be punished with ten canes according to law!" Ling Zhiyan said coldly, "Go to Jingzhao Mansion tomorrow to receive your punishment!"
The four people kowtowed: "Yes, yes, yes!"
Ling Zhiyan took a breath and continued to ask: "Where does Shan Yuanming often go? What does he like to do?"
Qi Xi: "He is all with us, going... to Dali Temple..."
Jin Ruo: "Are you going to Dali Temple to cause trouble?"
The four of them were so ashamed that their heads hung lower.
Hua Yitang: "How much does Shan Yuanming spend on food and clothing on weekdays?"
The four of them were shaking when they heard Hua Yitang's voice, especially since the question was so weird. The four of them made eye contact several times before replying:
"Back to Hanashiro, Bai Ping's family is not in a good situation and she is very frugal on weekdays."
"Frugal?" Hua Yitang sneered, "He is dressed up with goods from Hua's Clothing Store. They look ordinary, but they are all top quality. The gown is one thousand yuan a piece, the boots are two thousand yuan, and the bun is five hundred yuan. , with four hundred coins in his belt, that’s all you blind people can’t see.”
As soon as these words came out, the four of them were shocked.
"how come?!"
"He doesn't even want to eat on weekdays—"
Speaking of this, Ma Qin was startled for a moment, and his expression changed slightly, "So, when Bai Ping was with us, he only ate one meal a day to save money, and we were very worried that he would starve his body. I often thought of helping him, but I was always declined. Now that I think about it, not only has he not lost weight, he seems to have gained some weight."
Jin Ruo: "He must be eating alone without telling you!"
Ling Zhiyan: "If you think about it carefully, when did these changes in Shan Yuanming begin?"
The four of them frowned and thought for a moment before coming to a conclusion.
"Around the beginning of October, one day he changed into new clothes and said that a noble man had bought some volumes of his paintings and calligraphy. He wanted to go to Dali Temple dressed decently so that he could seek justice for the students in the world."
"Yes, that's right. From that day on, he lobbied the students from poor families who were forced to leave Feng's family and held sit-ins to plead grievances for Feng's family every day."
Early October…
Lin Sui'an secretly calculated in his mind, that is, when Feng's fraud case was just being judged.
Ling Zhiyan: "Has he ever said who that noble person is?"
The four of them shook their heads.
Hua Yitang: "Apart from the four of you, who else does he get close to on weekdays?"
The four of them continued to shake their heads.
"We're all together during the day."
"After the gate opened, he went to meditate in front of the Dali Temple. He didn't come back until the gate closed. After nightfall, they all went back to their houses to rest. I never saw him getting close to anyone else."
Wan Lin sighed, "I didn't ask anything."
"That's not necessarily true." Ling Zhiyan said, "I know at least four clues. First, someone is secretly funding Shan Yuanming. Meeting him is very secret, and the meeting time is mostly after dark. Second, the content of the funding is about It is related to the Feng case. Thirdly, the first contact between the person behind the scenes and Shan Yuanming should have been in early October. Fourthly, Shan Yuanming went out once today..."
Hua Yitang slowly shook his fan and murmured, "Where did he go alone? Did he go to meet someone, or did something--"
The last place Shan Yuanming went must be an important clue, but unfortunately no one knows where he went. If Dongdu Jingmen's spy was still there, it would be easy to find out these things - Lin Sui'an couldn't help but glance at Jin Ruo. Jin Ruo had obviously thought of it and frowned.
At this moment, Fang Ke suddenly placed his big wooden box on the table with a clang, and silently took out a white porcelain altar. Hua Yitang, Lin Sui'an and Jin Ruo jumped up in fright as if they were on fire. , huffing and puffing, he stepped back ten steps and stared at the white porcelain altar in fear.
Lin Sui'an: Good guy, what did he put in the jar again? !
Only Ling Zhiyan and Wan Lin were unaware. Wan Lin came forward curiously and asked, "What is in this?"
She didn't know if it was Lin Sui'an's illusion. When Wan Lin asked this question, she seemed to see the corners of Fang Ke's mouth slightly raised by a millimeter, like a mischievous smile.
He took out a long-handled wooden spoon and a white porcelain bowl from the wooden box, opened the seal of the white porcelain altar, scooped out a spoonful of sticky liquid from the porcelain altar, and poured it into the porcelain bowl.
Even though they were far apart, everyone was still blinded by the smell in the porcelain jar. It was an indescribable smell, as if vomit had been fermented for three days and three nights and then boiled with two hundred rotten eggs. After making something, Wan Lin took a few steps back and vomited. Jin Ruo turned his head and retched. Hua Yitang hurriedly threw out two handkerchiefs and handed them to Lin Sui'an. He covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves to avoid them. The two of them vomited bile again.
"This is what's left in Shan Yuanming's stomach." Fang Ke stared at Ling Zhiyan and said.
Ling Zhi's face turned pale and she took two steps back, but her performance was obviously much calmer than that of Lin Sui'an and others. Her Adam's apple rolled twice and she asked, "What did Fang Wuzuo find?"
Fang Ke paused, his brows and eyes slightly lowered, as if he was a little disappointed, "He had a good meal before he died."
Everyone: "Huh?"
"There are fish, shrimp, meat and wine." Fang Ke stirred the bowl of gastric juice residue, "Based on the degree of digestion, it should have been eaten an hour to an hour and a half before death, around the time of Shen Zheng."
Wan Lin covered his mouth and nose and said in a muffled voice, "In other words, the last time he went out was for food?"
Lin Sui'an: "Shen Chu came back, Shen Zheng went out to eat, and You Zheng returned to his room - this place is not too far away."
"The dinner menu written on the sign at the entrance to the Fengfeng Building of Qiuyuan Guest House only includes mutton soup buns, steamed cakes, Hu pancakes, and spicy soup. There is no fish or shrimp - he is not having dinner in the guest house. , It should be in the shop or next door." Hua Yitang shook his fan wildly to disperse the strange smell in the air, "In this season, fish is okay, but shrimps are definitely expensive and cannot be provided by guest houses. They must be It must be a special restaurant. Jin Ruo, how many special restaurants are there in Yongtai Square? Where are they located? "
"There's no need to check those restaurants." Jin Ruo straightened his back and cleared his throat, "Fan Bajia, ranked first in Hongqiaofang in Nanshi, held a red sleeves and fragrant banquet today. One of the famous dishes was steamed water dragon with canopy. , contracted all the shrimp supplies in Luonan City, and—" He raised his eyebrows, "The person who organized this banquet is Su Yiyun of the Su family in Suizhou."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions were shocked.
Wan Lin swallowed his saliva: "Hong, Hongxiu Tianxiang Banquet, the rumored flowing water banquet that can last for a day and a night?"
Ling Zhiyan: "Su... Shan Yuanming's last strokes are a bit like the beginning of a stroke with a cursive character -"
Hua Yitang: "Nanshi is right next door, ah, isn't it a coincidence!"
Fang Ke: "I don't have to go."
Lin Sui'an slapped the case and stood up: "Let's go immediately!":,,
