"Sir, I asked you to come over to discuss matters."
Ye Feifan didn't know that a long time had passed since he was thinking about it. It wasn't until there was a knock on the door and the servant's voice that he suddenly came back to his senses.
"Got it!" In response, Ye Feifan looked at the watch in his hand (a little after two o'clock in the afternoon), put on his fur coat, and opened the door with a long sword on his back. A slave in gray was waiting respectfully. Own.
"Let's go."
"My lord, follow me."
After closing the door, Ye Feifan followed the servant through several roads and arrived at the Zhang family's living room.
Father Zhang is sitting in the main seat in the living room, and next to him are the eldest elder, second elder and third elder of the Zhang family. Xun Tianxing once took him to see them, so he has some impressions in his mind. The remaining people around him are some juniors. She is even several years younger than him.
"Who is this man? He's so handsome!"
"Where did you buy that outfit?"
"Shhh... let me tell you that this is the distinguished guest invited by the master of the house. He saved Zhang Da's life last night. I guess he was called here because of some big event."
"Stop talking and listen carefully later."
"The housekeeper died yesterday. The head of the family probably asked him to come over and see what happened."
…
They are all a group of family members who have never seen the world. Ye Feifan feels that they are exactly the same as the group of people from the Xun family, even their faces are infinitely close.
After bringing Ye Feifan to the living room, the servant retreated. Father Zhang also stood up and cupped his hands to Ye Feifan and said, "Brother Xiao is here, please sit down."
After Ye Feifan sat down, Father Zhang also introduced the three old men around him to him.
For some reason, Ye Feifan felt panicked when he saw this scene, and a familiar script appeared in front of his eyes.
Juvenile trial in black? The founder of the annulment trend? Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi?
Returning the greetings one by one, Ye Feifan knew that Zhang's father was definitely not asking for courtesy, and it was probably because of the mysterious case of the housekeeper's death, so he asked directly: "Master Zhang, you don't have to be polite. Your young master and I are also destined to be together. Do you need Xiao's help with anything?" Yes, Xiao’s definition of what can be done is unmistakable.”
"Sigh... To be honest, Zhang does need Brother Xiao's help for something."
"Oh... I don't know what it is. Head Zhang, please tell me slowly."
To be honest, the performance of the head of the Zhang family was still inferior, but Ye Feifan did not show it. He speculated that the scheming old man was waiting for him in his words.
"The housekeeper died last night, but the gatekeepers said they didn't see anyone coming in. I heard Dar'er said that Brother Xiao has a way to find the murderer, and asked Brother Xiao to help find out the truth. I, the Zhang family, owe Brother Xiao Just a favor." With that said, the head of the Zhang family raised his hand to Ye Feifan.
Ye Feifan didn't say anything. He kept pinching his fingers to show off for a while, and then said: "I think the head of the Zhang family doesn't look very good. He must have been sucked away the yang energy by something. When I came in before, I found that the yin energy of the Zhang family is also very strong." Seriously, did the head of the Zhang family cause something unlucky?"
"Yang Qi?" The head of the Zhang family was stunned for a moment, and then took a breath of air, finally knowing the reason for his weakness.
Some ancient books also have a relatively comprehensive introduction to Yang Qi. It is said that it is the vitality of living people, which is transformed from the essence absorbed from heaven and earth.
The saying in ancient history that "those who gain Yang will live and those who lose Yang will die" is not groundless. People who have exhausted Yang will die. People with stronger Yang will be stronger.
A while ago, the head of the Zhang family thought that someone was plotting against him. Now, after hearing Ye Feifan's words and Zhang Da's account of last night, he estimated that there really was something dirty in the house.
Seeing the head of the Zhang family in a daze, Ye Feifan muttered: "If the Yang Qi loses its place in the sky and the sun, its life will be shortened and it will not be prosperous! Don't think too much, head of the Zhang family."
"So that's it. No wonder we always can't catch the murderer. It turns out we can't see them... Please ask Brother Xiao to help." The head of the Zhang family is also an old fox. He used this to lament that he had given Ye Feifan a difficult problem, but he still couldn't refuse. kind of.
If he rejects Zhang's father's request, Ye Feifan's side mission will probably not be completed. On the other hand, he will also offend the Zhang family, and then the investigation will be in vain.
It seemed that there would be no thunderstorms in today's weather, so that unknown factor probably wouldn't come out, so he still had to find a way to deal with it.
"Master Zhang, there is no need to panic. Take me to the place where the crime occurred and take a look. Then we will know for ourselves."
"Thank you, Brother Xiao, and please come with me."
The three elders and Zhang Da also followed Zhang's father out of the living room. Ye Feifan followed Zhang's father, checking around from time to time and asking about the distribution of the Zhang family's houses.
The Zhang family is divided into five courtyards: southeast, middle and northwest. The east is where the head of the family lives, the south is where guests live, the north is where legitimate sons and daughters live, the middle is where guests meet, and the west is where the martial arts practice and servants live. The layout was exactly the same as that of the Xun family. He speculated that large families were distributed in this pattern.
The housekeeper died in the west courtyard!
Arriving at the courtyard to the west, a row of rooms came into view. The doors of the rooms were carved from mahogany, resembling certain patterns, and were all locked, presumably to prevent thieves.
Father Zhang took Ye Feifan to find the place where the housekeeper died, and also found the maid who found the body, and asked the maid to describe to Ye Feifan some of the problems that led to the discovery of the housekeeper's body this morning.
The butler's body had not been moved. His face was dark, as if he had been poisoned. There were many purple fingerprints on his neck, but it was unclear whether they were from a man or a woman. He was probably strangled to death.
After opening his clothes, he saw that the butler's body was covered with numerous sharp wounds, and his blood had solidified into black. There was fear in his eyes, and he looked like he was refusing to rest in peace.
After looking at the corpse, Ye Feifan didn't find anything crucial, so he asked the maid in a question-and-answer format, while also recording some keywords with a pen and a notebook to deduce clues.
"Does the butler have any enemies?"
"No, the housekeeper is very nice."
"What happens on a weekday night?"
"No."
"What about last night?"
"I could only hear the knocking on the door. The sound was very close, like ringing in my ears."
"knocking?"
Ye Feifan turned around and looked at the portals, walked over and looked at them one by one. Father Zhang and everyone else were also sweating, obviously shocked by the maid's answer.
After a patrol, nothing unusual was found, so Ye Feifan came back and continued questioning.
"Were these rooms open when the housekeeper's body was found?"
"They are all locked up and usually no one lives in them."
"What are they for?"
"There are utility rooms inside, some of which are reserved for new servants who will join in the future."
"Has anyone died in the house before?"
"Never died."
"Did anyone notice any suspicious people this morning?"
"No."
…
After some questioning, Ye Feifan learned about the butler's personal status, and felt emotional in his heart. The butler was bought from a slave farm.
Because he is very grateful to the head of the family, the butler seems to have forgotten his name and has always regarded himself as "the butler". He is dedicated to the affairs of the Zhang family and has a good relationship with his servants. Everyone calls him the butler, so the butler is also called the butler. It became his name imperceptibly.
If he was really a good person, the scene in front of him would mean that he died unjustly. I am afraid that he is that kind of existence with a human face and a beast heart. It is impossible to say what the driver in red pulled here...
"Were there any special noises last night?"
The maid was confused for a while, shook her head, and seemed to remember something again, and said: "I vaguely heard 'Please get in the car' last night,"
As soon as the maid opened her mouth, Zhang Da's expression changed first. Qingqing's car passed by their house, and he stupidly ran to Beichen Tea Pavilion to get in the car. There wouldn't be any dirty things coming in here, right?
[PS: Prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendliness. 】
