Jing Mo suddenly realized at this time, and said: "I see, Xiaoman, you are reasonable, so who is the thief after all, do you already have some eyebrows?" ”

Nie Xiaoman pondered for a while and said, "I have a rough clue, and I am far from sure, so I hesitate and hesitate in my heart. Then he seemed to say to himself: "I think this thief must be a cunning man, stealing under false names, and making quick arrests, all so that he can escape responsibility, this thief has low means, but his scheming is ingenious." ”

"So, where did this thief come from? Is it a thief or a thief? ”

"From the signs, it looks like it's from outside. Didn't Li Weisan, who was watching the temple, say that the day before yesterday afternoon, there was a person wandering at the alley at the back door? This is certainly suspicious. However, Pang Dianshi said just now that there must be an internal response, and I completely agree with this, otherwise the thieves from outside would definitely not know the details of the situation in the house. ”

"Couldn't it be a coincidence?"

"Let's say it's a coincidence, so why didn't it happen sooner or later, just in the middle of the time when Wenchang and Feng Yunqi were out to watch the play? I secretly asked Li Wenchang if he had bought tickets in advance for the theater last night, and he said that watching the theater was his favorite, but he didn't want to go to the theater on a whim until dinner yesterday. ”

"What does this say?"

"It means that in two or three hours, the news will not spread so quickly, and the thief must be close to the right or left, otherwise he will not take advantage of the situation. Speaking of which, it seems a bit unreasonable to assume that it is a foreign thief. ”

"What do you think of the case?"

"I have taken the footprints as a guess, and for further research, I now set my sights on the many servants in the house. Suppose one of the servants, when the master went out, took a detour to the back door, pried the door in with a sharp drilling tool, and left a trace. After he stole the jewels, he took them out and hid them, and then returned to the house. However, there are only two doors in the front and back of the house in this house, and thieves enter and exit, and the gatekeeper Ding Lao Butler must know about it. Why did he say that no one else had been in or out since the master and Feng Yunqi went out, which contradicted my speculation. ”

Jing Mo pondered for a moment and said, "According to what you said, why can't thieves enter and exit through the back door?" In this way, Old Butler Ding will not find out. ”

Nie Xiaoman said: "You imagine that the thieves broke the back door from the inside and went out?" But looking at the door lock, it was clear that it was coming in from the outside. ”

"Will you use a fake key to open the door first and then come in from the outside?"

"Impossible, this kind of lock is made by the old locksmith in Shaoxing" Shaoxing lock "is very famous, it is not easy to imitate the key, I dare to say that it is definitely not as you said. ”

"Then Old Butler Ding must know that maybe he is lying."

"It may be so, but I'm not entirely sure yet."

"Still, you suspect it's someone inside the house, so who is it? Who do you suspect? ”

"It's complicated right now, so I haven't made up my mind. Of the many servants in the residence, Feng Yunqi went out with his master, and there were four others; Chef Fat Liu, scholar Runmo, Wei Lao Mazi and Ding Lao Butler, everyone should be under suspicion, especially Chef Fat Liu, who is tall and attracted my attention. The second is Ding Lao Butler, in terms of status, the relationship is very important. However, judging by his demeanor, this old man seems to be loyal and not like a hypocritical and deceitful person, but judging from the situation, he should not know that it is the opposite now. I'm very struggling with that. As for the other two, it is also very likely that they are suspected of collusion, but if it is said that they went to steal in person, it is difficult to believe it. ”

Jing Mo suddenly had some thoughts, and said: "The gardener horse leper who Li Wenchang quit seems to be a little suspicious, will he retaliate for this!" ”

Nie Xiaoman agreed: "Yes, I already have doubts about him. If it was him, then someone had to conspire with him in order to take advantage of the situation, and then Old Butler Ding was the first to bear the brunt! ”

Jing Mo asked, "Why do you think Old Butler Ding is an absolutely honest person?" ”

Nie Xiaoman suddenly frowned and said, "It's hard to say. I observed that his face was not treacherous or cunning, but just looking at his appearance, it was naturally unsubstantiated and often made mistakes. As the saying goes, you can't tear down the east fence and make up the west wall - take care of one and lose the other. Fundamentally, I have to gather all the evidence, and I can't substitute imagination for facts. ”

"That's the problem, how do you go about gathering evidence to get to the bottom of the problem?"

"It stands to reason that all the servants in the dwelling should be examined carefully in order to have an idea or to obtain evidence. But you notice that the master, Li Wenchang, is not happy and has doubts about his servants. I'm just a guest, not the presiding judge in this case, and it's inconvenient for me to act alone, which is a tricky issue. ”

Jing Mo then remembered that when Pang Dian Shi from the yamen came to inquire just now, he had also been a little suspicious of Li Wenchang's aunt. As a result, Li Wenchang was so protective of his aunt that he angrily ordered the expulsion.

Jing Mo said: "What you said is very reasonable, but Pang Dianshi's opinion just now is also very reasonable, what do you think?" ”

Nie Xiaoman looked at Jing Mo with his eyes and said, "This is a question that a criminal official should ask, and it is not worth noting." And Li Wenchang protected his aunt and did not let him be questioned, but it seemed that he was narrow-minded. I don't think that's a problem, and Feng Yunqi is my hindrance. ”

This greatly surprised Jing Mo, and he couldn't help asking, "Why?" Feng Yunqi? ”

"Didn't you just hear me say that I was 'deaf and deaf and fiery in my eyes'? This is obviously a mockery of me. I suspect that he had wanted to use his ingenuity to intervene and put an end to the robbery on his own. I didn't expect him to see us go to investigate, so he unexpectedly became jealous. Whoever is jealous of a common purpose often pours out against each other, and in the end it leads to nothing, and both sides lose. Isn't that something to worry about? ”

Jing Mo looked at Xiaoman and seemed a little deflated, so he encouraged and said, "Although there are many troubles and resistances, I still believe that you can handle it easily?" You must know that if there is Liu Peigong, there will be the overlord of Chu, if there is Zhuge Liang, there will be Sima Yi, and if there is Prince Yue, there will be golden vultures. ”

Xiao Man laughed when he heard this: "Jingmo, you don't have to worry, I'm just talking." I am by no means the kind of person who retreats in the face of difficulties and is timid in the face of battle, and my self-confidence is not so much! But it would be too much to compare me to Han Gaozu, Prime Minister Zhuge and Prince Yue, I don't dare to be it. ”

With that, he stood up and walked around the room, his hands behind his back, his eyes on the floor, muttering to himself, as if he were asking himself, but he couldn't hear what he was saying after all.

Jing Mo then asked, "Nie Xiaoman, look at you talking to yourself, do you still have something hidden in your heart that has not yet been announced?" ”

Nie Xiaoman was still pacing in the room, and replied to Jing Mo: "Nothing, I'm studying those footprints!" ”

Jing Moqi said: "Footprints? I originally thought that among all kinds of detectives, footprints are very important and cannot be ignored, but now you ......"

As he was talking, he was stopped talking, and saw that Nie Xiaoman suddenly stopped pacing, raised his head and said, "Jingmo, listen, who is knocking on the door and coming in, is it Li Shicheng?" ”

Jingmo was a little strange, looked up and listened, when someone was really talking, he opened the door, only to see Li Shicheng holding a letter in his hand, looking panicked, and was reaching out to knock on the door of the study.