Nie Xiaoman didn't pay attention to these two questions. His gaze flickered on Kwon Thirteen's face, as if to indicate an expression that determined what strategy.

Nie Xiaoman said: "Quan Thirteen, I'm going to take a look at that bird gun now." ”

The old family immediately nodded and replied, "Okay, I'll go get it." So saying, the old man turned around and walked towards the main house. Nie Xiaoman looked at it inside and out again, and then looked at Lieutenant Pu meaningfully and said, "Brother Pu, I have a piece of advice. The case is very complex and by no means as simple as you think it sees. You should also look farther. ”

Jing Mo saw a polite smile on the fat man's face, but there was coldness in this smile, and it was clear that he not only did not accept Nie Xiaoman's advice sincerely, but also had some suspicion and contempt.

Of course, Nie Xiaoman was aware of this expression, so his tone changed from advice to warning: "Brother Pu, don't misunderstand." There have been dozens or hundreds of cases in my life, but you will never find me guilty of competing with others for credit in any of them. Therefore, if you want to get some credit from this case and happen to hope to get a promotion in status, then you can't help but change your vision and attitude first. ”

Hu Defu nodded again and again: "Yes, my friends often talk about it, and Lord Nie is the most generous. Whenever he joined hands with our fellow believers to do things, he always gave in to his merits. This time, of course, he will be no exception. ”

Jing Mo saw that the county lieutenant's spherical face was slightly red, the tip of his tongue kept touching his lips, and his two hands seemed to have no place to place.

Finally, the fat man slumped and said, "I—I wasn't mistaken. My lord, do you mean that Zhao Leren is not suspicious? ”

Nie Xiaoman didn't answer directly, and looked at the vegetable garden for a while before turning around and slowly walking towards the main house.

Three others followed him.

Nie Xiaoman replied as he walked slowly: "What I mean is that I just tell you not to pay full attention to Zhao Leren alone. For example, the wheel marks of the donkey cart we have seen earlier, the bloodstains on the gravel crossing, and the disappearance of the Taihang hound should all be investigated. These are all important questions, and I don't think you can explain them all at the moment, right? ”

The fat face of the county lieutenant couldn't help but blush again, and his eyes couldn't help but be lowered.

Nie Xiaoman continued: "I think this dog named Cang'er is really the central key to this case. It didn't bark, which at first we thought was nerve-wracking, but now it has a reasonable explanation. We know that it was imprisoned in the chamber by its owner so that it could not perform its duty of vigil. So when the murderer walked into the main house, of course, the dog could no longer bark. But that's only part of the explanation. There are many other doubts. For example, why did the deceased lock it up? After the ears were closed, when did they break the window and escape? Where are you now? Why haven't you come back now? If you say that you were killed by the murderer, why don't you see the corpse of the dog? And that—"

At this moment, everyone suddenly saw the old family member rushing out of the back door of the main house with a panicked expression. The group of people here couldn't help but stop. The old man rushed to the front of everyone and reported to Nie Xiaoman with a breath. "Master, I've looked everywhere, but the bird is gone!"

The bird is gone! Everyone was stunned when they heard it, and it can be said that it is a new big change. Because of this change, the speculation of the Pu County Lieutenant can no longer stand. At first, he thought that Niu Yizhi was killed by a bird, but he thought that only Zhao Leren had a bird.

His assumptions are clearly too rash and unsubstantiated. Now that the deceased's bird is gone, it can be seen that the deadly murder weapon may be the deceased's own belongings.

The bird was originally placed in the dining hall. Could it be that it happened that after the murderer climbed into the dining hall, he found the bird gun, which was conveniently used to commit the murder. Or before the murderer entered the house, Niu Yizhi had already prepared, so he took the bird gun to resist, but unexpectedly, the bird gun was taken by the murderer, and Niu Yizhi died under his bird gun.

In any case, the current suspicion of the murderer is bound to not be attributed to Zhao Leren alone. So they returned to the guest room and assumed that the second hypothesis was closer to the truth.

Because according to Nie Xiaoman's opinion, the deceased had instructed the thirteen realms to guard the door before his death, and in recent days, he has been in an abnormal state, deliberately avoided the maid, and may have locked up his hound, which is enough to prove that the murderer is coming, and the deceased is by no means completely unaware. So Nie Xiaoman assumed that the deceased was ready to resist at the beginning, which is obviously closer to the truth, but who is this murderer after all?

For what purpose?

After the murder, where did the bird go?

This can't be explained clearly, and all the inferences made by Pu Jiaoren before can't help but change under the change of facts now. Therefore, Nie Xiaoman proposed a plan for division of labor and cooperation, which was unanimously approved by everyone.

Nie Xiaoman said: "Brother Pu, when we just met, you thought that this case was very sure, as long as I proved it to you, it could be ended immediately." Now instead of proving it for you, I have pushed almost all of your inferences upside down, and led you into a labyrinth of complete strangeness. Aren't you a little disappointed? - Alas! You don't have to! As far as I can see, we have found quite a few clues at the moment, and as long as we follow the proper plan and proceed separately, the truth may not be far away. ”

Pu Jiaoren's self-righteous attitude before, he didn't know where to go at this moment, his round face was a little hurried, and he seemed to be in a state of uneasiness, he accepted Nie Xiaoman's suggestion in its entirety, and he was completely obedient.

Hu Defu said: "Master Nie, what do you think I can do?" ”

Nie Xiaoman said: "I think that Wen Zixin is indeed an important role. If you can see him, you may know a thing or two about the origin of the murderer. ”

Du Tou said: "At this point, don't worry, this is easy to do." I might as well go find him, he might as well be back by now. ”

Nie Xiaoman nodded, and then said to the county lieutenant Pu: "According to my observation, a person in a donkey cart came here last night. If you can find out his whereabouts, then you will definitely be able to take the first prize. ”

Pu Jiaoren asked, "My lord, are you sure that the murderer came by donkey cart?" ”

"Not sure, of course, but probably."

Pu Fatzi said: "In this case, it is not difficult to start this investigation. ”

Xiaoman said again: "I hope so." Jingmo, you also have to share some tasks. Since Zhao Leren is still in custody in the county government prison in the town, you might as well go and see him. I have other work to do, and I can't help but do it. We'll meet in the old tanuki slave's tanuki garden later. ”

The task shared by Jingmo is insignificant now. Because of Zhao Leren's suspicion, after Nie Xiaoman's analysis, most of them have been reduced, and Jing Mo going to see him again is just a routine matter, and it doesn't seem to have much impact.

The Taihang hound was locked up, and the bird gun was the deceased's own belongings, which had already cleared him of some suspicions, and all that remained was the relationship between him and the deceased's wife, Hua Yuyu, remained to be explored.