Nie Xiaoman still stood still and didn't leave, but ordered, "Slow down." Is your wife alone in there? ”

"Yes, she's talking to the officials who came first."

"Oh, how long have they been here?"

"It's just a pillar of incense. There was also a governor who came with him, and after examining the young master's body in the study room, he investigated again. At this moment, the wife and the ladies were summoned together, and they were questioning in the hall. ”

"Well, we don't need to rush in. You led us to the door of the hall so that we could listen to them so that we would not interrupt their conversation and delay their errands, do you understand? ”

The old thirteen looked at the two of them, and after a while. Said slowly: "In this case, the two old men only need to stand outside the window of that hall to hear it." He gestured with his hand to a window on the west side of the stone steps in front of the main house.

Nie Xiaoman nodded, and walked along the carriage road with Jing Mo.

On the left and right in front of the main house, there is a small flower garden, surrounded by a short parapet wall, each forming an oval. There are also pots of autumn chrysanthemums in the outer circle of the daughter wall, which are light yellow and white, and there is a quiet and elegant style. The two of them walked lightly, and although their eyes were fixed on the flower garden, their spirits had already flown into the hall. It dwells in the middle of the house, with two windows by the flower beds, both covered with white gauze curtains. Jing Mo saw a window near the stone steps. Although the curtains on the inside were lowered, the windows on the outside were completely open. This just met the needs of Xiaoman and Jingmo.

The two stepped over the parapet wall, bowed, and quietly walked under the window, listening with bated breath. Inside, a young woman's voice was answering.

The female voice said, "Exactly, I came downstairs first." I heard a lot of strange noises downstairs, and I was already uneasy. Then I heard a 'pop' as if something heavy had fallen to the ground, and then there was silence. My brother doesn't go upstairs either. I waited like this for a while, and it still didn't sound, and I couldn't bear it anymore. Usually my brother is drunk, and although he often loses his temper, he never has such a sound. In order not to alarm my mother, I quietly held a --- candle and walked downstairs. I want to see if my brother is down there alone, or if someone else has fought with him, and my brother has been knocked down. Because the previous noises were really like someone fighting......"

Another woman interjected, "Yes." We're used to hearing that sound, but it's not as scary as last night. What Wei Ze said seemed to be the sound of a fight, which was really good. "The voice is older.

A man's voice responded, "'Did the old lady hear that voice too?'" …… Hmm, Miss Wei, what's going on in the future? ”

I went downstairs and walked softly to the door of the study. The door to the study was tightly closed, and no light was revealed. I leaned my ears to listen, but I still didn't hear any sound. I became more and more suspicious, and for a moment I didn't have the courage to push the study door open. Because my brother's temper is very extreme. Because of the first two experiences, I don't feel a little scared. But since I went downstairs, I refused to go back with suspicions. So after hesitating like this for a while, I finally regained my courage, gently held on to the door panel, and pushed the door open an inch. Ouch! ……”

"Did you see Brother Ling's corpse at that time?"

The girl did not answer immediately for a while, but after a while, she replied in a trembling voice: "At that time, my eyes looked through the crack in the door into the study, and I felt that it was dark inside, and the light had been completely extinguished. I couldn't help but not die, and I put the candle I was holding into the crack in the door and shone it into the study. I saw a chair lying on the ground near the door, and next to the chair, my brother was lying hard! ”

"Well, it's really scary!" It was another thick man's voice.

One of the men from earlier asked, "What did you do with such a fright?" ”

"I can't remember! I...... I remember as if I had shouted. I don't remember well after that. ”

At this time, the old woman answered again, "Wei Ze shouted, and fainted." Wen Pozi and I heard the cry and rushed down. Wei Ze fell outside the study door, and the candle was thrown on the ground, but fortunately it was extinguished, but the candle oil stained her all over her body. ”

"Old lady, did you go downstairs when you heard Ling Ai's call?"

"Yes. I first heard Yi'an's commotion, and knew that he had gone to a friend's house last night to get drunk and drunk there. Although I felt that his voice was loud and a little suspicious, I did not go downstairs. Later, I heard the noise gradually stopped, and I was about to fall asleep again, when I suddenly heard Wei Ze's hissing shouting below, so I hurriedly got up, walked to the back room, and woke up Mrs. Wen to come down together. At that time, the old thirteen also rushed in. We hurriedly lifted Wei Ze up from the ground, lit the oil lamp in the study, and found Yi'an lying on the floor. I called him a few times, but he didn't answer. The old thirteen touched his mouth and nose, and his breath was cut off. I was so scared that I lost my soul. Fortunately, Wen Pozi and Chaozong supported me, so I didn't faint. ”

"Was there anyone else in the study then?"

"Nope. Only Yi'an was lying on the floor alone. We panicked, and after a while, Lao Thirteen still had some ideas. He first asked Mrs. Wen to send Wei Ze upstairs, and then helped me up the second time. Then he went to Xishuiguan to report the news. Because Jing Chen was ...... at that time My good daughter-in-law...... Still comfortable in her maiden home! ”

The room fell silent for a while. Nie Xiaoman still lowered his head, and took the opportunity to take out the booklet he always carried with him and wrote a few strokes. Then Xiao Man turned his head and tilted his head to Jingmo, as if asking Su Jingmo if he could hear the conversation in this room clearly. Jing Mo nodded. Then another voice came from the window and continued the conversation.

The first man asked again, "Miss Wei, you heard the voice coming downstairs, do you remember when it was?" ”

"I didn't pay attention. I remember when my brother came back, it was the right time. ”

The old woman also said, "Not bad." I only slept about three o'clock. Later, I was woken up by the sound of Yi'an slapping the table and hitting the chair, at least it should have been too late, and I fell asleep. ”

"Miss Wei, you didn't sleep when Brother Ling came back?"

"Yes. I was still reading last night, so I heard it clearly. ”

"How much time is there between Brother Ling's return home and when you go downstairs?"

"I don't pay much attention. About half an hour. ”

"You just said that Brother Ling came home after drinking and often went crazy with alcohol. Does he do this every day? ”

"Not really. He doesn't drink every day, either. Sometimes he had a few drinks with his friends and came back with a lot of noise. It was terrible for him to go into drunken madness, and when he was noisy, no one dared to approach him. My sister-in-law was beaten by him several times because of his persuasion. Last summer and this spring, I also suffered two losses from him. The first time I walked downstairs because he was noisy. As soon as he saw me, he raised his hand and slapped me, without asking why. The second time he scolded alone, I persuaded him and punched him again. From these two times, I let him make a noise and never dared to go downstairs again. But yesterday's sound was so strange that I had the courage to walk down. ”