Jing Mo hurriedly took out the letterhead and read, "I wrote this letter to you, which was originally very presumptuous. But I've always thought you're a pretty good person, and you're supposed to be a decent person, so I've made a special announcement to you. Your lady's actions do not seem to be very serious lately, and she can be seen in restaurants and teahouses. Last night, I saw her watching a play with a man in the Changchun Theatre. This is what I saw. You should be mindful. If you release it again, then ......"

At this point, the letter was abruptly interrupted. The handwriting on the letter was ugly, the sentences were very coarse and straightforward, and two words had been altered. Jing Mo couldn't think of any effect of such a letter for a while. Is it a draft? Or is it a transcript of a record? And who wrote it? Is the lady mentioned in the letter the wife of the deceased Yi'an? Or Yi'an calls someone else's wife? Jing Mo was thinking about it when he suddenly heard Governor Jiang greeting him outside the window.

"Su Shangcha, please come out and take a look. Here's a crucial piece of evidence! ”

Governor Jiang's tone was a little surprised, probably because he had discovered something. Jing Mo hurriedly took the portrait and the letter manuscript and walked outside, and saw Governor Jiang standing outside the first window. His astonished gaze was staring at the grass below the window.

Governor Jiang twisted his short beard and said proudly, "Lord Su, look, isn't this half a footprint?" ”

When Jingmo looked closer, there were indeed half deep footprints.

Jing Mo nodded and said, "Exactly, this discovery is very important." …… Well, this is a man's footprint, like a person on tiptoe and peeking into the window, so the weight of his whole body is on his toes, and the footprints are very deep. ”

Governor Jiang became more and more proud, and nodded again and again, expressing his agreement with Jing Mo's opinion. He also assumed that the footprints were left by the murderer. Jing Mo didn't dare to agree with this, but he also told Governor Jiang about the portrait and letter paper he found. Governor Jiang was also very surprised, thinking that these were all important evidence to solve the case. At this time, the two felt that their work was almost finished, so they went to find Nie Xiaoman together.

Nie Xiaoman was still talking to the old thirteen in the gatehouse. Jing Mo felt that it was inconvenient to go in and disturb him, so he pulled Governor Jiang to stand outside the door and listen to the conversation inside.

Nie Xiaoman asked, "You said that your master seems to be afraid of someone." But it wasn't until last night that there was such a statement? ”

The old thirteen said: "No. It's been like this for almost a month. But he came back early last night, and carefully told me to close the front and back doors. I felt that his fear was a little more terrible than usual. ”

"You said that when he came back, he went all the way into the study. How do you know? ”

"When I locked the door, I saw the light in the study room. In fact, the master is like this every night, and when he comes back, he always has to look at things in the study for a while, and then go up to sleep. ”

"Where is his bedroom? Is it on the middle floor of the main house? ”

"It's not. The middle floor is the wife's bedroom. The west building is the lady's room. The young master's room is upstairs in the study on the east side. ”

"So did he go upstairs last night?"

"I don't know. I closed the door, turned around and went back to sleep. ”

"Did you hear anything when you slept?"

"What I heard was the young master's voice."

"Oh? What kind of sound is it? ”

At first, there were only some slapping and scolding, but then it seemed to be scolded. It's like scolding, and it's a very angry feeling. ”

"Have you ever heard someone scolded?"

"I didn't hear clearly. However, the young master often scolds people alone, and the scolding is very rude, and I can't learn it. ”

There was a sudden silence in the room. Governor Jiang nodded to Jing Mo, hinting that this remark would also help the case, and the fat face showed a very happy look. Jing Mo replied to him in the same way, still standing with bated breath. After a while, the conversation in the porter continued.

Nie Xiaoman said: "Old Thirteen, you should tell the truth. I've been through this kind of thing too much, and you can tell by looking at your face that you don't dare tell me if you have something to hide. If you do, you will not only mislead your master, but you will also end up harming yourself. If you really want to think about your master and protect yourself, then there is only one way out, to be honest. ”

The thirteenth man hesitated and said, "Master, I said, I said, I ...... I also heard a shout...... It's like a young master...... He...... He had called me. ”

"Ouch, what did you do with it? Have you promised him? ”

"Nope. I...... I...... Already sleeping in bed. ”

"What? The master called you, why didn't you agree? ”

There was silence again. At this time, the air in the gatehouse must have been very tense, and even Jing Mo and Governor Jiang, who were standing outside, felt this atmosphere, but the two were still silent to each other.

Nie Xiaoman continued: "Say." Do you know that your master is being murdered, and you are afraid that you will not get up? Otherwise, you'll be too lazy. ”

The old thirteen's thick voice suddenly seemed to tremble: "Old man, no...... It's not that I'm lazy. I...... I ......"

"Huh? What is not laziness? How do you swallow and spit out? ”

"The old man doesn't know anything, and the little one has some affection for him. The young master often has a great temper after drinking, and once, he screamed and scolded in the study, and broke a vase and a teapot from the previous dynasty. I was startled and ran in to see that he was drunk there alone. I punched him. I was so scared of the beatings that I didn't dare to go in last night. Later, when I was about to fall asleep, I suddenly heard the voice of the young lady, so I got up and ran in. The young master had already fallen to the ground. ”

"That's when you know that your master has been killed."

"Kill or not, I haven't thought about it yet. I only approached and felt that his breath was broken. We panicked and couldn't do anything. Later, I asked Mrs. Wen to send the young lady and the lady upstairs, and then I went to the young grandmother's house to report the news. But at that time, my wife told me not to explain it, only to say that the young master was drunk. ”

"When you went to tell the news, did you go out through this gate?"

"Yes.

"What's going on with the gate when you get out? But someone will guard you for you? ”

"Nope. I just kept the door open. As I said before, the palanquin man Huzi resigned from his ministry last month, and the miscellaneous money was sick and went home yesterday evening, so there was no one to watch the door for me. ”

"What happened to the gate when you returned?"

"It's still hidden, it's no different."

Nie Xiaoman paused slightly, and then asked, "When will your master come back last night?" When did the crime come to fruition? ”

"I only remember that the young master came back around midnight. Later, I went to the young grandmother's house to report the news, and I didn't pay attention to the time, but when I went out from the young grandmother's house and turned around, it was already past the hour. ”

The Q&A stopped at this point. Jing Mo heard Nie Xiaoman flicking his fingers on the table in the gatehouse. The aftermath of early autumn has not weakened, Jing Mo is immersed in its illumination, feeling a little hot, and Governor Jiang on the side is also wiping his fat ~ moist forehead with a hand towel.

After a while, Nie Xiaoman changed direction and asked, "Your master must have a lot of friends, isn't it?" ”

The thirteenth replied without hesitation: "Yes, there are really a lot. In the past, Young Master Liu often went in and out here. There are also Qu Wuye, Huang Sanye; There is also a small cup, a young tube, and a female actor called Sai Peony......"

Nie Xiaoman forked his mouth and said, "Oh? And a female actor? Does she come here often? ”

"I come often, but lately, this group has not come. Hardly anyone has come to the door in the last month. ”

"Have you seen any suspicious people walking around your door this month?"