Jing Mo said: "Well, your vision is indeed much more thorough than mine. But what is the deeper inside story of what you are talking about, and are there any eyebrows now? ”

Nie Xiaoman shook his head and said, "It's hard to say now. I now only have a few simultaneous threads to gather some facts before I make a decision. For example, the woman of the Wu Mansion who knocked on the door, and the house slave of the deceased, 'forgetting worries', should be carefully investigated. There are a few more routes, and that's—"

There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, interrupting Nie Xiaoman's conversation, causing him to look back, and it turned out to be Nie Xiaoman's alert and faithful servant Wei Pu who pushed the door in.

Wei Pu whispered: "It's Wang Chaozong, Wang Bantou is here." ”

The servants in the yamen were divided into three classes, fast, strong, and soapy. The fast shift is fast and fast, and it is first set up for the delivery of official documents, and then the main responsibility is to arrest. This dynasty is one of the leaders of the fast class.

Nie Xiaoman suddenly stood up straight from the window. "Good! Invite him in. We can listen to his specific report. Extrapolations may wish to be put aside for a moment.

Jing Mo was also very happy, because he sent the little catcher who patrolled the street last night to inform Wang Chaozong, it seems that Wang Bantou must have personally gone to investigate later, and now he must have brought some news. At this time, the slender Wang Chaozong who was wearing a big shoulder had already walked into the bedroom.

Nie Xiaoman moved a chair and placed it in front of the stove and invited him to sit down. Wang Chaozong saw Jingmo sitting on the bed with a wound on his head, and looked at Su Jingmo with some stunned eyes. Jing Mo was also a little surprised, and for a while he didn't understand why Wang Chaozong was so frightened.

Wang Chaozong walked to Jing Mo's couch before he spoke.

Wang Chaozong was shocked: "Su Shangcha, what's the matter?" You haven't gotten out of bed yet? What's going on in your head—"

Jing Mo nodded, smiled slightly, leaned against the bed rail, and did not answer.

Nie Xiaoman grabbed the round field and said, "Brother Chaozong, please sit down, I'll tell you." Brother Jing Mo had already broken into the tiger's den alone in this case last night. ”

So Xiao Man re-told the conversation between himself and Jing Mo just now, very concisely and without missing details from beginning to end. Wang Chaozong's face gradually calmed down, showing a state of worry.

Wang Chaozong said slowly: "I see, there are so many inside things behind this, I don't know at all. But if there are so many inside stories, this case is really tricky. ”

Jing Mo asked him: "Brother Chaozong, have you already gone to the place where the crime occurred last night to investigate?" Is there any situation to tell us now? ”

Wang Chaozong sat down and said, "I had a party outside last night, so I delayed it for a while at first, and it was helpless to have an accident. When I got the news later, it was a little delayed. When I arrived at the North Patriarch's Nunnery, there was only one old woman at the scene. This old woman is a Jiangbei person, nearly sixty years old, and her ears are also deaf, so she can't ask anything at all. ”

Jing Mo hurriedly asked, "And what about the manservant?" It's a weird name, it's called 'Forget Worries'. With that, Jing Mo sat up straighter again.

Wang Chaozong shook his head and said, "The person you are talking about has already escaped and has not yet been found. ”

Jing Mo and Nie Xiaoman's eyes exchanged glances, and they were both surprised. Because this information was completely unexpected.

Nie Xiaoman asked first: "This 'forget worries' actually ran away?" He wasn't there when you got there? ”

Wang Chaozong said: "Yes." According to the old woman, the man who called 'Forget Worries' went upstairs to wake her up, and then went downstairs, and when she was dressed and went downstairs, 'the manservant was no longer in the house.' Later, she waited for a long time, but still did not see the valet return. The old woman went to the bedroom of the manservant in the back, only to find that the manservant had left with the bed. ”

Xiao Man looked at Jing Mo and said, "I said before that this person is also one of the clues, but now he has lost it like this." ”

Wang Chaozong persuaded: "Lord Nie, don't worry. I asked a few neighbors about the manservant's appearance, and he had already drawn a picture, and even if he fled in a hurry, I was afraid that it would be difficult to escape. This person has a square face and pockmarks, even if he usually sees it, it is unforgettable, and we use this shadow figure to probably not be difficult to track him back. ”

Jing Mo also nodded and said, "Not bad!" I've seen this manservant, it's not that he's ugly, his features are obvious, and even if he doesn't have a drawing, there aren't many people with this square face. ”

Nie Xiaoman nodded and said, "Okay, I hope so." It was late last night, and he didn't think he had time to go far. What else do you have any news? ”

Wang Chaozong said: "I first searched the corpse, and there were only ordinary things such as copper coins, incense sachets, hand towels, knives and so on in the bag of the short coat, and there was nothing suspicious. I immediately took the body to the coroner's office and questioned my neighbors. ”

"The owner of the family next door to the right is a master leatherman. When I went to investigate, the tannery and his wife had just returned from the opera garden, so they had no idea what was going on at the time of the crime. I asked one of the maids of the Chen family again, and it was said that she was beating at the back of the house, and she didn't even hear the screams. Next door to the left is a teacher named Yin Beishan. While his statement gives us some insight into the circumstances of the crime, it is not very helpful in practice. ”

Jing Mo hurriedly asked, "What does this teaching gentleman say?" ”

Wang Chaozong said: "He said that at that time, he had just come home from outside, got off the sedan chair, and happened to see Na Luo Langzhong coming out with a leather medical box and standing at the leading door. The doors of these two houses are separated by only a parapet wall, which are originally connected to each other. So when the two of them went in and out, they stood and chatted a few words. ”

Nie Xiaoman glanced at Jing Mo and said, "Well, the person who talked to Luo Langzhong was this neighbor's teacher surnamed Yin." Then Jingmo, the third accomplice you assumed was a murderer, and he had a conversation at the door before, and this speculation is no longer true. ”

Jing Mo had to admit: "Not bad." This finding is indeed important. Brother Chaozong, what are they talking about? Have you ever asked the teacher to teach? ”

Wang Chaozong replied: "According to Mr. Teaching, he only greeted Luo Guanmiao casually and asked him if he still had to go to the clinic late at night. Luo Guanmiao replied that there was an emergency in Yanyinkou, and he couldn't help but brave the rain. Then, Luo Guanmiao shouted to the sedan chair where the teacher sat back. At this moment, the teacher suddenly heard a scream behind him, Luo Guanmiao suddenly fell to the ground, he was frightened half to death, and hurriedly hid in his own door. When he got inside, he was still frightened, and he didn't dare to come out again. ”

Nie Xiaoman interjected: "Have you ever asked this Mr. Yin, who is teaching, did he see that murderer at that time?"

Wang Chaozong responded: "Of course I asked. But he said that he had never seen anyone, and he saw the sedan chair man running towards the west with the sedan chair empty, but according to what he felt at the time, the sound seemed to be a little far away. Startled, he immediately avoided the house, and did not look back, so that he did not see what kind of murderer he was. ”

"Have you ever asked about the whereabouts of the deceased?"

"I asked him too. It is said that although they are neighbors, they have never had a deep friendship except for an occasional greeting or two when they usually meet, so he doesn't know the details of Luo Guanmiao. He just felt that Luo Guanmiao's medical affairs were not necessarily very busy. ”

"Do you find anything else?"

"I searched the bedroom upstairs of the deceased and found a packet of Fu ~ Shou ~ ointment, and a small half pack of arsenic ~ cream. These are all forbidden things, but he is in the middle of the Lang, so it seems that he can't generalize. ”