Jing Mo saw that Ji Shaoquan was sweating, but his expression was very excited. He nodded to Xiao Man and the others, as if a scholar had finally figured out how to solve the problem after thinking about a troublesome topic for a long time, and he couldn't help but show a smug look in front of his fellow students.

Nie Xiaoman greeted and asked, "Brother Shaoquan, has the case of missing pearls been solved by you, hehe!" Brother Tai is really fast, please sit down and drink a freshly brewed cup of tea. ”

Ji Shaoquan took the tea bowl handed by Wei Pu and sat down, and replied very proudly: "Lord Nie, although the case has not been solved yet, it is not far from being solved." As he spoke, he took a large sip of tea and almost threw away the bowl.

Nie Xiaoman asked, "How is it exactly?" Let's take a closer look. ”

Ji Shaoquan was so hot that he stuck out his tongue and inhaled cool air, stretched his legs again, and said slowly: "Since I separated from you at the door of the inn, I feel that there are three clues in this case that can be followed. ”

Nie Xiaoman said movingly: "Oh, which three?

"The first one is the black-faced man on the same boat that Mrs. Tian said. This one is the least likely, so it has not been followed up yet. The second is the servant woman Shen's mother. Although she went to the opera garden with her last night, it cannot be proved whether the beads were really stolen last night, so it may not be impossible for this servant woman to take the opportunity to get up in the same room all day long. Therefore, I have been to the front street of Babao in Sanmao Palace.

Nie Xiaoman said a little impatiently: "Okay, I guess you didn't get through this clue." You might as well just say the third one. ”

Ji Shaoquan was showing his fine and orderly work, but was interrupted by Nie Xiaoman, who seemed to be a little unhappy.

After a pause, he replied, "Yes, I asked the servant, and I really couldn't ask anything." Well, then, the third way is Tian Wenkai, the nephew of Tian Youyu, who works in the tailor's shop——"

Nie Xiaoman interjected impatiently: "I said Lao Ji, do you only have these three clues?" ”

Ji Shaoquan's face was gloomy and he complained: "There are a lot of clues. There are too many, what good is the thoughts of the rebels? ”

Nie Xiaoman nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, what you say is reasonable." I only have two, not as many as you. ”

Ji Shaoquan was unconvinced: "What? Do you have two too? Which two?

Nie Xiaoman smiled hesitantly and said, "Haha, well, I think I'd better listen to you first." Since you said that the result of your investigation is close to solving the case, mine may be wrong. I'm sorry, but please continue. Have you ever seen that Tian Wenkai? ”

Ji Shaoquan calmed down a little, nodded and said: "Naturally, I have seen it, I didn't explain the theft of the beads at first, I pretended to be a friend of his uncle, and by the way, I asked him why he missed the appointment and didn't go to the theater yesterday." I brought him a message that he should come again tonight. ”

Jing Mo couldn't help asking, "Did he believe it?" ”

"He was convinced, and blurted out, 'I was there last night.'" ”

Jingmo softly "Ah——!" sighed, glanced at Xiaoman again, and saw that Xiaoman looked as usual.

Ji Shaoquan said again: "As soon as I heard this, I thought that there was an article here, but I still pretended to be indifferent on my face. I took the opportunity and asked, 'When did you go?' But they waited until you were halfway through the hour before leaving the inn. ’”

"But what did he say?"

"Tian Wenkai replied: 'I had dinner at a friend's house, and I was delayed for a while, and I went a little late. When I arrived at the inn, it was almost dawn. ”

"Could he be lying?" Jing Mo asked.

Ji Shaoquan nodded and said, "I thought the same way at the time, so I forced him with counterwords." I laughed and said, 'Don't lie. Have you ever been to an inn? ’”

"What did he say?"

"He argued, 'I've really been. I also went to their room. ’”

"What do you tell him?"

"I still laughed and said, 'Really? Have you seen anyone? Wen Kai said: "Not really. I faked my laughter and said, 'Hahaha! This shows that your lies have been exposed! ”

Jing Mo's heart tightened, and he asked, "What are you experiencing?" ”

Ji Shaoquan didn't answer directly, and continued: "He said loudly: 'It's true, I pushed the door in, and saw that it was empty, only to know that they had all gone to the theater garden. But since the door was not locked, it is estimated that the servant woman should still be there. At that time, she had already gone out, and I didn't want to wait for her to come back, so I retreated, planning to rush to the Lehua Theater to find them. ”

Jingmo asked, "After that, he shouldn't have gone." ”

Ji Shaoquan nodded and said, "I said again: 'But you didn't go to the opera garden later.'" ’

Tian Wenkai said: "Yes, that's because as soon as I left the inn, I immediately met two friends, and I was stopped by them, and we went to the Donglai wine shop to drink together. At first, I was going to drink with them for a while and then go and see my uncle. Who knew that they drank a few cups in a row, and I was drunk, and I actually missed the appointment. ”

Hearing this, Nie Xiaoman put the elbows of his arms on the side of the circle chair, but his two hands pressed ten fingertips against each other, and at the same time, his calm face was full of serious thinking.

Xiaoman said: "This person, this Tian Kaiwen, was originally one of the clues I speculated. Until this one is proven, we will not mention the other one for the time being. Brother Shaoquan, what do you think now? ”

Ji Shaoquan said: "I heard what he said at the time, and I knew that when he entered the room, he must have gone downstairs because of the noise. At that time, Tian Kaiwen saw that there was no one in the room, maybe he had bad intentions for a while, so he wanted to steal the bead. He originally knew where the hidden beads were, or he had the same key by his side, or Mrs. Tian was careless for a while after opening the box, and she didn't lock the lock, which caused his chance. And the lock was an old-fashioned copper lock, and even if it was locked, it was not difficult to find it. ”

Jing Mo felt reasonable, and nodded frequently while listening.

Ji Shaoquan said: "At that time, his actions must have been very fast, and after he succeeded, he quietly withdrew, but Tian Mengzheng had not yet gone upstairs. You know that the inn originally had two stairs facing east and south, so as soon as the two of them went up and down, he and Tian Mengzheng didn't bump into each other. That bead, I don't think he had time to get rid of it for a while. Therefore I have sent men to follow him, so that as soon as I know where the thief is, I can solve the case immediately. ”

Nie Xiaoman lowered his head and groaned for a moment before saying, "Even so, you have to be cautious." Have you asked him how he behaves? ”

Ji Shaoquan replied with confidence: "I inquired." This thief usually likes to eat, clothe, and clothe, but has no other vices. But on the streets of Jinling, once you get on the words "wear" and "eat", both men and women may go to the evil path. Master Nie, do you say? ”

Xiao Man coughed and responded, "Well, what you said is very reasonable." Do you know how all of his previous beads were lost? ”

"Of course, he squandered it with money, and then he pretended to lose it."

"How do you know that?"

"Well, it's not hard to guess."

"So you didn't actually ask him?"

"Of course not. I wanted to ask him, but when I thought about it, I thought it might make him suspicious. In this way, we will have to investigate the location of his stolen goods, which will be difficult. ”

"I see, so how did you arrange it?"

"I remained silent at that time, parted well with him, and quietly sent two men to watch over him. I estimate that he will sell the beads soon. We only need to find out who he has always associated, and it will not be difficult to achieve the goal of obtaining real stolen goods. ”