But Xie Jiaqiang was suffering from wind and cold and was bedridden, so although he received the murderous report, he couldn't come back. Because the matter was too big for her to cope with alone, she sent Ah Si again to urge her husband to come back. She also said that Ah Si was a miscellaneous errand and slept in the small room at the back door.

Nie Xiaoman asked about the deceased's usual travels and behaviors. The hostess's answer was very polite, and it seemed to be mixed with some affection.

Lady Xie said, "Han Fei's conduct is finally very good. There is no habit of prostitution and gambling. He wanted to be a poet and his ambitions were high. The only friends he used to make were those who had known each other in the past. None of them are ordinary ordinary people. ”

"Does he often come back late at night?"

"No, it's rare. Sometimes he goes to chat with his poetry friends, or watch plays and listen to small books, and comes back late, but it will not be later. ”

"Doesn't he like to drink?"

Lady Xie paused: "I don't know. He didn't talk about it. I don't think he often goes to taverns, right? ”

Nie Xiaoman changed direction again and asked, "How is his temperament?" Do you usually have a grudge against others? ”

"As far as I know, he doesn't look like he has any enemies. His attitude is gentle, and he speaks kindly and gently, which is rare among men. Sir, how can a man with such a temperament have a grudge against others? ”

At this time, Jing Mo suddenly saw the lips of the servant woman next to her move, as if she was about to say something, but she held back.

This momentary action did not escape Nie Xiaoman's vision, but Xiaoman was completely silent.

Xiaoman said: "Mother Lishui, what do you want to say?" ”

Lishui's mother glanced at her housewife before she snorted: "I think Young Master Liu's temperament is really not bad for young grandmothers, but it is terrible to start a temper——"

Xie Nu hurriedly interjected: "Hey, didn't you say that last year? That's your own fault. You stuffed his manuscript into the waste basket and provoked his fire, and of course he was going to lose his temper. Who do you think doesn't have a temper? ”

The old mother lowered her head and was still muttering: "However, four days ago, Ah Si made hot water and tea for Young Master Liu a little slower, so he ate one of his ear braces." ”

"You're still talking! The person is also dead, and you still lead him to the scalp for such a trivial matter? There was some anger in the woman's voice.

When the servant woman was reprimanded by her master like this, she shrank her head and said nothing.

Nie Xiaoman broke the siege from it.

He asked lightly again, "Mrs. Xie, I have one more word." Do your nephew's friends often come here? ”

The woman shook her head and said, "No, he is the only one who goes to see his friends, and friends are rare." ”

"Well, it's hard to come? That's not definitely not coming. Isn't it? ”

"Well, even if a friend came, I was upstairs too, and I didn't see it."

"Oh, then there's a woman among his friends, Mrs. Xie, and you don't know either?"

Xie Nu suddenly raised her gaze and was stunned, pressed a white towel to her mouth, only looked at Nie Xiaoman, and did not answer.

Nie Xiaoman bowed forward and said softly, "Mrs. Xie, please forgive me." The stakes are high in this case. You should also be willing for us to find out the truth, find out the truth, and avenge your nephew. Well, of course, what you know must be completely true. Mrs. Xie, did you say? ”

Jing Mo felt that this woman was not telling the truth, and she must have hidden something. The woman's tone seemed to protect the deceased everywhere, but she didn't know what the reason was - to save the face of her relatives, or to cover it up deliberately?

Feng Zizhou shrugged his shoulders and rubbed his hands and began to sit uneasy, but Nie Xiaoman was still calm and calm.

The woman hesitated for a moment, nodded, and replied, "Master, I don't mean to hide and lie, because there is indeed one woman you are talking about." But unlike his friends, I was a little skeptical. This layer may implicate others, so I don't dare to talk nonsense. ”

Nie Xiaoman asked without relaxation: "Hey, you also have some doubts?" What's going on? ”

"He has been going out a lot in the evenings of the last month, and when he goes out, he has always been very energetic, and I suspect that he has any good dealings with women. But he is very secretive, I naturally have no way of knowing, more than half a month ago, a strange thing happened, and we only knew about it. ”

Getting this brand-new situation, Nie Xiaoman rubbed his hands together, showing an expression of surprise, and he looked at Feng Zizhou.

Feng Zizhou's interest was also slightly raised, and he turned his head to look at the woman. His eyes did not meet Nie Xiaoman's.

Nie Xiaoman said softly: "Mrs. Xie, what's the strange thing?" ”

Xie Nu said, "There is a young woman who came here to find Han Fei. Han Fei was not at home. I happened to be downstairs, so I asked her what was going on, and I might as well convey it on her behalf. She didn't answer, turned around and walked away. That's what makes me wonder. I guess Han Fei and the woman have some secret entanglement. For I saw that the woman's attitude was cold, not like a visit of friendship, but as if she had come to him to reason. ”

"Well, I think your suspicion must have been confirmed."

"Yes. A few days later—well, I think it was four days ago—a man I didn't know came to talk to Han Fei about something. They talked for a while, and sure enough, they quarreled. I went downstairs and looked, and the two of them were almost ready to do it. I was so frightened that I was in a daze in the living room. At that moment, the woman who had been there suddenly rushed in through the door. It took her a lot of effort to persuade the man she didn't know to leave. ”

The woman's story paused for a moment, her flexible eyes surveying Nie Xiaoman's face, as if waiting for his criticism.

Nie Xiaoman nodded and said, "This meeting of theirs probably didn't go well, right?" ”

"Of course, the man dragged the woman out."

"So what's going on here? Did You Know? ”

"I don't know. Afterwards, I asked Han Fei what he was for. But he was vague and refused. So what kind of relationship this man and woman have with Hanfei after all, I still don't understand. ”

Nie Xiaoman tilted his head sideways, bent over, the elbow bone of his right hand was supported on his knee, and he was very distracted when he heard it.

Feng Zizhou also heard some tastes, and suddenly nodded again and again, as if he thought that this matter must be a major clue that had been discovered in the murder case.

Jing Mo also felt a little excited.

Nie Xiaoman said again: "It seems that this woman is really worth noting. But Mrs. Xie, can't you be mistaken? Is it the same woman who came here twice before and after? ”

Lady Xie said: "Yes, it can't be wrong. The woman came yesterday when she was holding the lamp—"

Feng Zizhou suddenly interjected: "Oh, I was here last night?" ”

Lady Xie nodded: "Yes, but I didn't see her last night, and Lishui's mother saw her and told her that Liu Hanfei was not at home, so she left unhappily." ”

Nie Xiaoman hurriedly snatched the conversation and asked, "Then what kind of person is this woman, please tell me in detail." ”

The woman said, "She is about twenty years old, and her face is very beautiful, but she is taller and her skin is not very white. She wore a splendid blouse with a collar and brocade trim, a brocade collar and half an arm, and a delicate cloak made of a whole black fox. Last night, Lishui's mother saw her and dressed up the same. ”