Jing Mo felt that he often seemed to see a white mist when the suspense problem had just happened, and it was not only difficult to argue the direction, but also to know what was in the fog. At that time, I was only at a loss, and my interest in exploration was not necessarily strong.

But as long as I stepped further into the fog, I could identify some directions a little, and I could see a few things clearly, but often this last point was still shrouded in the fog. At this time, my eagerness to learn will inevitably be stronger than when I have just come into contact, and there is a desire to impatiently find answers.

For example, in this case of Luo Guanmiao, the gradual progress and development of the case was finally coincidental and rapid. But in the end, who the real murderer is, it is still between the void and the ethereal, and the question of the relationship between the two cases is still intermittent, there is no definite evidence, and I feel itchy and impatient when I think about it.

Time passed, and the sun gradually sank in the west. From time to time, tongues of fire pierced out of the copper and carbon furnace, all of which was enough to provoke Jing Mo's patience.

waited until the evening to see the scene, but still didn't see Nie Xiaoman come back, but fortunately, there was still news to talk about to relieve boredom. Wang Chaozong sent that little catcher to knock on the door again to report, and he went to the family surnamed Wu in Yanyingkou again to ask.

It is said that the Wu family and Luo Guanmiao have always known each other, and whenever someone is sick, Luo Guanmiao must be asked to go for diagnosis and treatment. However, they didn't know anything about Luo Guan Miao's behavior. Luo Langzhong was even more ignorant of the activities of selling contraband.

But they knew that Luo Guanmiao had a cousin surnamed Chai who worked in a Yongtai money bank. Wang Chaozong also visited this cousin Chai, but he couldn't ask anything. This news didn't help much in the case, and it could be said that it didn't matter, so Jing Mo's expectations for Nie Xiaoman became more and more urgent.

Xiaoman has been away for more than two hours at this time, and he hasn't come back at the moment, where is he busy after all? What about success or failure? When it was time for dinner, it was already dark, and he was still not seen returning home. Jing Mo couldn't bear to eat alone, so he waited on an empty stomach, feeling even more anxious in his heart.

Xiaoman has been delayed for so long, could it be that he has already made important progress, so it is inconvenient to be separated for a while? Or did he go astray in the first step, and then changed course and found another path, so he delayed like this?

The hour passed, and finally someone came. This time it was another catch that I had never seen before, and he was in his forties. A subordinate who claimed to be Zhao Leji was ordered to come here and report that the murderer had been caught!

And told the people on his side to go quickly, this bearded catcher actually sent such a news, although it was very simple and clear, but he couldn't help but make Jing Mo completely surprised.

Jing Mo didn't know if the murderer was the case of killing the couple in the theater or the case of Luo Guanmiao. But in any case, such news was sent to Jing Mo at this time, and Jing Mo certainly refused to delay any longer.

Even if Xiao Man is here, he can't stop it. Jing Mo hurriedly said to Wei Pu, and rushed to find Zhao Leji in a sedan chair.

After Jing Mo saw Zhao Leji, he realized that the murderer he was talking about was not the culprit in the two cases he had expected, but it was Jin Xiguang who gave him a stick late in the morning!

This time, although Jing Mo was a little disappointed, it was better than nothing, Jing Mo still hoped to ask the real murderer who killed Luo Guanmiao from his mouth.

When Jingmo walked into the cell, the faint light shone on the thin man. He was still wearing the sheepskin full coat trimmed with blue and cloud colored flowers and satin, and he was still dressed last night, but the brilliance of his black round eyes was not as cold and calm as the night before.

Jing Mo looked at his body carefully, his hands and feet were not injured, and he didn't seem to have been cut by Nie Xiaoman's flying sword. Next to him was a shorter, stockier man in a short leather robe, who was clearly his accomplice. Of course, Jin Xiguang also knows Jingmo. As soon as he saw Jing Mo, he put his hands behind his back, closed his mouth tightly, and pretended to have a strange expression, but Jing Mo didn't know how to speak for a while.

Zhao Leji pointed at the thin man and asked Jing Mo, "Su Shangcha, was this the person who knocked you down last night?" ”

Jing Mo nodded.

Zhao Leji said. "Okay, let's go outside and talk."

The two returned to the outside room, everyone sat down, and Zhao Leji explained what had happened.

Li Leji explained: "This person's tone is very tight, and it is not easy to ask him. When we caught him, he wouldn't admit it. ”

Jingmo asked, "How did you catch him?" ”

Zhao Leji said: "Half an hour ago, we arranged the head catcher in Morning Glory Lane, and suddenly saw a man in a robe and a horse coat entering the back door of No. 9. The lock on the back door is still locked. The man thought that no one was watching, so he boldly unlocked the lock and entered. This man was the chunky comrade. When the catcher saw it, he quickly summoned helpers and rushed in to arrest him. Later, from the mouth of this fellow party, it was found out that this thin man named Jin Siguang was hiding in the old merchant store, so he managed to arrest them together. This thin man is very cunning, and he will never admit to any secret activity, nor will he admit that he knocked you down last night. But Master Nie has already informed us that the secret business of their gang is to sell Fu ~ Shou ~ ointment. ”

Jing Mo interjected and asked, "Have you ever seen Nie Xiaoman?" ”

"Yes, I went to Wang Tou'er once and saw Master Nie."

"What, when did you see him?"

"Around the time of the ugly.

"Then have you asked Master Nie where he is going?"

"Naturally, I asked. Master Nie said that he was going to go to an old dyeing workshop over there in Xiongjiawa. ”

Odd. What is Nie Xiaoman doing in this dyeing workshop? Detective? Or visiting friends? It's not going to dye cloth, is it? Jing Mo thought to himself that he had never heard of any friends he had.

Jingmo asked Zhao Leji again: "What did he say to you?" ”

Zhao Leji said: "He told me that Wang Chaozong caught Luo Guanmiao's house slave just now and 'forgot his worries', and this slave also confessed that his master was engaged in smuggling Fu ~ Shou ~ ointment. ”

"Is there anything else?

"He also asked me if I had any news from Altair Alley. It was still early, and I replied that he didn't. But because of the information provided by Master Nie, as soon as I caught these two people, I immediately sent people to the house in Altair Alley to search carefully. Sure enough, in a secret cellar under the floor, we found a large amount of blessing ~ longevity ~ ointment. Until then, this Jin Siguang did not dare to argue.

"How did the thief confess?

He admitted that he sold Fu ~ Shou ~ paste to Luo Guanmiao, and he had agreed to meet in the old merchant store last night to prepare for payment and delivery. I asked him about Luo Guanmiao's murder, and he insisted that he would never know about it in advance, and he would never know the inside story of the matter. Therefore, I think that if he has a share in this matter, we must find some solid evidence, or give him some punishment, so that he can tell the truth. ”

Jing Mo doesn't quite support the idea of using torture, this thin man's attitude is cold and calm, obviously a veteran who is used to breaking the law, it is indeed not easy to deal with, the general torture tools in this yamen want this person to speak, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to do it.

But in any case, now that he has been arrested, he will not escape justice. At the very least, his crimes of smuggling contraband and assault are already inevitable.