Zhang Zhi continued, "What's more, Han Gongzi and the beggar didn't leave together, who can notice that they are together? ”

Hearing Zhang Zhi's words, Shopkeeper Wang nodded, "This makes sense, I remember that day, it was indeed the beggar who left first, and after a while, Han Gongzi came out." ”

Hearing the words of the shopkeeper Wang, Xiao Han suddenly frowned, "Shopkeeper Wang, the beggar left first, and then Gongzi Han chased him out." ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Han's tone paused, and then he said slowly, "Shopkeeper Wang, then how do you know that Han Gongzi came out to chase that beggar?"

Perhaps, he just wanted to go out, not to chase the beggar? ”

Hearing Xiao Han's question, Shopkeeper Wang was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile, "Poor master, this is impossible, the two of them went out so short apart, and when Han Gongzi went out, he looked in a hurry, and he couldn't stop looking at the people next to him, so we thought that Han Gongzi chased him out just to find the beggar." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Han's brows furrowed even tighter, and he suddenly found that when Han Gongzi chased him out, there was a certain chance that he would not chase the beggar, but that he himself had something urgent to do.

Zhang Zhi said with a smile, "Poor master, what the shopkeeper said is right, when Han Gongzi went out, he looked all the way, and then chased in the direction where the beggar left, he was so anxious, there could be nothing else except to chase the beggar." ”

Xiao Han nodded and sighed, "It's a pity that it's been too long, you can't remember, if you can find an eyewitness who can prove this, then it would be the best." ”

Shopkeeper Wang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It's been too long, even if you think about it, you can't remember it." ”

Xiao Han turned his head to look at Shopkeeper Wang, and asked tentatively, "Shopkeeper Wang, since then, have any of you ever seen Gongzi Han and that beggar?" ”

Shopkeeper Wang shook his head, "No, since that departure, Han Gongzi and that beggar have never come to the inn again. ”

Xiao Han frowned and asked, "Shopkeeper Wang, even if they don't live in the store, has anyone seen them around here?" ”

Hearing Xiao Han's question, Shopkeeper Wang shook his head again, "No, I haven't seen it once." ”

Xiao Han sighed and said slowly, "Shopkeeper Wang, although you haven't seen Han Gongzi and that beggar, I heard others say that that beggar has been to the inn many times. ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper Wang was stunned for a moment, and asked with some doubts, "Poor master, is this true, why haven't I seen them?" ”

Xiao Han sighed, "Of course it's true, it's because of this incident that I came here to investigate." ”

Shopkeeper Wang frowned and asked, "Poor master, do you mean that the beggar has been here many times?" ”

Xiao Han nodded, "From two months ago to now, I'm afraid there have been seven or eight times." ”

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Wang hurriedly turned his head to look at Zhang Zhi and Lao Liu, "Have you two seen that beggar?" ”

Hearing Shopkeeper Wang's question, Zhang Zhi and Lao Liu shook their heads at the same time, "No, I have only seen Han Gongzi and the beggar once, and I have never seen it again." ”

Hearing the answer of the two, Shopkeeper Wang turned his head to look at Xiao Han, and spread his hands with a wry smile, "Poor master, you also heard it, we haven't seen Han Gongzi and the beggar." ”

Speaking of this, Shopkeeper Wang's tone paused, but then, without waiting for Xiao Han to answer his words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked tentatively.

"Poor master, are you mistaken, they didn't come to our inn?"

Hearing this, Xiao Han frowned, "There shouldn't be a mistake, besides this inn, is there any other place for them to meet?" ”

Shopkeeper Wang shook his head, "This villain doesn't know, but since then, they really haven't come, and the villain can definitely guarantee this." ”

Xiao Han nodded, but didn't speak, just kept thinking about the question of Han Gongzi and the beggar.

Zhang Zhi saw that Xiao Han didn't speak, and asked tentatively, "Poor master, do you want to know what Han Gongzi and the beggar said?" ”

Hearing this, Xiao Han was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, "Zhang Zhi, do you know?" ”

Zhang Zhi hurriedly waved his hand, "Of course the villain doesn't know, but if you can find Li Lei, maybe you can know some clues?" ”

"Li Lei?"

Hearing this name, Xiao Han was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile, "We only know that he is from Lijiazhuang, and we don't know which Lijiazhuang he is, even if we want to find him, I'm afraid we won't be able to find him?" ”

Zhang Zhi said with a smile, "In fact, near Black Mountain City, there are only two places called Lijiazhuang, one is Lijiazhuang outside the south of the city, and the other, along Lijiazhuang, about 30 miles away, there is also a big Lijiazhuang.

In addition to these two Lijiazhuang, although there are villages in Montenegro City that start with the word Li, and most of them are names such as Lijia Village and Lijiatun.

When Li Lei registered, he wrote about Lijiazhuang, so I think he is either from Lijiazhuang or from Lijiazhuang.

Poor master, as long as you go to these two places to check, maybe you can find Li Lei? ”

Hearing these two names, Xiao Han thought about it in his heart, then nodded, turned his head to look at Zhang Zhi, and said with a smile, "Okay, since there are only these two Li Jiazhuang outside the city, then I'll go and have a look." ”

……

Xiao Han left the inn in the city, walked out along the alley, walked around the corner, turned his head to look at the carriage shop, and turned around and walked over.

As soon as he walked into the gate of the carriage shop, when Xiao Han was checking left and right, Wang Jingrong walked out quickly from the small house next to him.

"Master, what's the matter?"

Xiao Han nodded, "It's not a big deal, I just want to ask you about something." ”

Hearing Xiao Han's question, Wang Jingrong was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile, "Poor master, is it possible that you, Liu Ye, and Xu Ye are inquiring about the same thing?" ”

Hearing Wang Jingrong's words, Xiao Han was stunned for a moment, and then realized in his heart that the Qi Ye and Xu Ye in Wang Jingrong's mouth should be Liu Tiansheng and Xu Zhiwei.

Xiao Han didn't answer, turned around and looked at the road in the alley behind him, then turned his head to look at Wang Jingrong, and asked with a smile, "Boss Wang, I want to ask, two months ago, on this road, did you see a beggar and a young man together?" ”

"Two months ago?"

Hearing Xiao Han's question, Wang Jingrong was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head with a wry smile, "Poor master, don't be embarrassed by the villain, who can remember what happened two months ago?" ”

Xiao Han waved his hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry, listen to me, the time is about earlier than now, it should be when you first came."

Don't you have any impression that the young boy and the beggar came out of the city inn? ”

Wang Jingrong shook his head, "No, as soon as the villain came in the morning, he began to think about where to let the coachmen go to do things, and he has been busy until now, so that I can have time to take a breath."

As for the earlier time you mentioned, then I must have no time, I must still be busy? ”

Hearing Wang Jingrong's answer, Xiao Han nodded, frowned and asked, "Boss Wang, you were busy in the room during that time, so think about it, who happened to go out during that time?" ”

Wang Jingrong smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Poor master, I've said it all, how can I remember what happened two months ago?" "The whole book

Xiao Han turned his head to look at Wang Jingrong, and asked with a smile, "I want to send someone out every day, you should have an account, otherwise, how can you calculate their wages?" ”

Hearing this, Wang Jingrong clapped his hands violently and said with a smile, "Poor master, look at my brain, I have forgotten about this." ”

After saying this, Wang Jingrong arched his hand at Xiao Han, "Poor master, if it's convenient, go to the room with the villain, and the villain will check it out to see who went out at that time that day?" ”

Xiao Han nodded, and followed Wang Jingrong to the small house.

The two entered the room, Wang Jingrong beckoned Xiao Han to sit down, and then came to a cabinet next to him, took out a bunch of keys, and opened the cabinet.

There are some bookkeeping books in the cabinet, and some messy things.

Wang Jingrong rummaged through the pile of things for a while, and then took out an account book and put it on the table.

"Poor master, according to the time you said, it should be recorded in this notebook, let me check it?"

Xiao Han nodded, "Boss Wang, just look!" ”

Wang Jingrong sat opposite Xiao Han and began to look through the ledger on the table.

After a long while, Wang Jingrong raised his head, stretched out his hand and pointed to the words on the account book, and said with a smile, "Poor master, there are not many ways to live that day, in the morning, only the No. 15 carriage Lao Zhang went out, and the rest of the people went out in the afternoon." ”

"Lao Zhang?"

Xiao Han smiled and nodded, "Boss Wang, can you let me meet Lao Zhang?" ”

Hearing Xiao Han's words, Wang Jingrong smiled and nodded, "Of course you can!" ”

As he spoke, Wang Jingrong had already stood up, walked quickly to the door, and looked out, then turned his head to look at Xiao Han and said with a smile.

"Poor master, what a coincidence, Lao Zhang is really here?"

Hearing this, Xiao Han frowned, "Boss Wang, doesn't Lao Zhang come sometimes?" ”

Wang Jingrong hurriedly waved his hand, "Poor master, I didn't mean that, there were a lot of things that arranged for Lao Zhang yesterday afternoon, I thought he couldn't finish it?"

If he can't finish it, he will continue to go this morning, and naturally he won't come. ”

Xiao Han smiled and nodded, "Boss Wang, since Lao Zhang is already here, then please let him come over, let me ask him?" ”

Wang Jingrong hurriedly walked out of the room and waved to a man in his 40s who was tidying up the carriage not far away.

"Lao Zhang, come here, I have something to ask you."

"Steward Wang, what's the matter, is there any activity!"

Wang Jingrong smiled and waved his hand, shouting, "Come here!" ”

It didn't take long for Xiao Han to watch Wang Jingrong lead a man in.

"Lao Zhang, it's not me looking for you, it's this poor master who is looking for you to ask something."

As soon as Lao Zhang entered the door, he saw a catcher sitting in the house, and his heart was suddenly startled, and when he heard that this catcher was actually looking for himself, his face changed even more frightened.

"Poor master, is there anything to find Xiao Ren?"

Xiao Han waved his hand, stretched out his hand and pointed to a small chair next to him, and said with a smile, "It's not a big deal, sit down and talk." ”

Lao Zhang obediently sat on the small chair, and then turned his head to look at Xiao Han with an inquiring gaze.

After Lao Zhang sat down, Xiao Han asked with a smile, "Lao Zhang, two months ago, the time was a little earlier than now, when you went out from the gate, did you see a beggar and a young man together?" ”

"Two months ago?"

Lao Zhang frowned, and said with a wry smile, "Poor master, it's been too long, how can I think of it?" ”

Hearing Lao Zhang's answer, Xiao Han frowned, and was about to speak, when Wang Jingrong suddenly said, "Lao Zhang, how can you not remember, don't you forget, go and pull goods for Zhang."

When you came back, I also heard you say that Zhang Yuanwai praised you for doing a good job, and when you finished it, he rewarded you with 50 copper coins, have you forgotten? ”

"Zhang Yuanwai, 50 copper coins?"

Lao Zhang linked these two things, his eyes suddenly lit up, he turned his head to look at Wang Jingrong, and said with a smile, "Steward Wang, could it be that the matter that the master asked was the matter of that day?" ”

Wang Jingrong nodded, "How is this possible, I'm talking about the next day."

That is, you received a reward from Zhang Yuanwai the night before, and when you came early the next morning, you went out to work again, did you remember anything? ”

Hearing this, Xiao Han asked with a smile, "The next day, when you went out from here, did you see a young boy and a beggar?" ”

Hearing Xiao Han's question, Lao Zhang lowered his head, raised his hand and waved at everyone, muttering.

"Don't talk yet, let me think about it, can I think of something?"

Wang Jingrong said with a smile, "Lao Zhang, look at your brain, you still have to think about such a little thing, I think, when you go back at night, drink less wine, and save your brain from burning out." ”

Lao Zhang waved his hand again, "Steward Wang, this has nothing to do with drinking, if I were asked to drink a glass of wine now, maybe, I would have remembered it a long time ago." ”

Lao Zhang lowered his head and thought carefully for a while, raised his head suddenly, looked at Xiao Han, and asked tentatively, "Poor master, I didn't see the young man and the beggar you said together." ”

Speaking of this, Lao Zhang's tone paused, but then, he didn't wait for Xiao Han to answer his words, so he continued to speak to himself.

"However, when I was driving out in a carriage that day, I almost collided with a young man, I wonder if it has anything to do with it?"

Hearing Lao Zhang's words, Xiao Han's heart suddenly perked, and he hurriedly asked, "Lao Zhang, where did the young man who almost bumped into you come from?" ”

Lao Zhang stretched out his hand and pointed outside, "Poor master, that young man came from over there in a hurry." ”

Looking at the direction of Lao Zhang's finger, Xiao Han's eyes suddenly froze, and he asked tentatively, "Lao Zhang, do you mean that the young man came from the direction of the city inn?" ”

Lao Zhang nodded, "That's right, that young man did come from the direction of the city inn, and I don't know if what he told you is strange, so I said it." ”

Xiao Han nodded, "Lao Zhang, did he say anything after that young boy almost ran into you?" ”

Lao Zhang shook his head, "No, that young boy saw that he was about to collide with me, so he hurriedly stopped." ”