Lao Thirteen's face was embarrassed, as if he was desperately recalling, and said, "This...... It's hard to say. If the passers-by visit at the door. That's every now and then. ”

Xiao Man nodded and added, "I mean, I want to know if anyone is staying nearby or has asked you for news." ”

The old thirteen didn't speak, as if trying to remember something, and then replied: "Ouch, I remember that the afternoon before yesterday, a person came in and asked me if the young master was at home. I replied that he was not there. He asked the young master when he would come back, and I said not necessarily, the time when the young master came back was never agreed. The man seemed upset. ”

Nie Xiaoman's tone seemed to be a little concerned about the news, and asked, "How is that person dressed?" Have you ever known each other? ”

"No, I haven't seen it before. The clothes are somewhat neatly dressed, and I can't remember the specifics. I think the man's face is a little fair and delicate, not like a lower riba person. ”

"Did you tell your master afterwards?"

"Nope. Because I didn't care about it at the time, I forgot about it later. ”

"And have you been in this porter during the day? Or do you have to walk away from time to time? ”

"No, I've always been here, only when it's time to eat, I go to the kitchen inside to get food, but the delay is not long. In addition, unless a guest comes, I will go in and report it, and I will leave the concierge temporarily. ”

"Yesterday afternoon, did a guest ask you to go inside to report?"

"No...... Well, yes. ”

"What? Is there or no? ”

"Yesterday afternoon, a tall man dressed in a trolling sa came to ask if the young master was there. I didn't inform him. ”

"Why? Isn't your master at home? ”

"No, the young master is at home, but I heard him arguing with the young grandmother. I was a little afraid that something would happen, so I ...... So I replied to the guest, the young master was not at home, and did not go in to report. ”

"And then you didn't tell your master?"

"No...... I...... I'm really scared of him. ”

"Do you know this guest?"

"I don't know, but I've seen him once. A few days ago, he came to see the young master, and the young master went out with him. However, I don't know what his last name is or what his name is. ”

"Were there any other guests yesterday?"

"No more. However, at the time of dinner, I went to the kitchen once as usual. ”

"Was your master at home then?"

"No. He went out again. ”

"I heard that in the evening, your young grandmother had quarreled with your master, why wasn't she there?"

"The quarrel was after Shen Shi. The young master came back from the Shen Shi scene, and for some reason, he quarreled with the young grandmother again, and after a quarrel, he hurried out again. Then, the young grandmother also went back to her mother's house. So when it was dark, the young master was not at home. ”

"Do you know where your master went back then?"

"Yes. Mrs. said a day earlier that the young master was going to the Qian family in the fourth archway last night to have a wedding wine. He went out in new clothes. ”

"But when your master comes back in the evening, do you know if he really had a wedding wine?"

"Yes, he did drink. Because when he told me to close the front and back doors, I still felt the smell of wine in his mouth go straight to the head. ”

Nie Xiaoman paused and said, "Okay." Now you take good care of the gates. If there's something else, I'll come back and ask you. ”

When Nie Xiaoman walked out of the gatehouse, Governor Jiang straightened up and nodded in greeting. It seems that this fat man clearly thinks that the footprints he found occupy an important position in the whole case, so he is impatient to tell Nie Xiaoman the great credit he found.

But it's not a coincidence. At this time, Tong Nanxiao was also hurriedly coming out of it. As soon as he saw Nie Xiaoman, he preemptively spoke first. is the so-called official level to crush people to death, not to mention that Governor Tong Nanxiao Dajiang is far more than one level. Governor Jiang had no choice but to retreat aside, secretly holding his breath.

It turned out that Tong Nanxiao had asked the mother of the deceased, and it was said that Yi'an had many friends, but there were basically no enemies, if you wanted more detailed information, you could ask Yi'an's other friends. Regarding the matter of taking concubines, although they talked about it once, they did not marry because of the opposition of Feng Qinghong, who was the master of the county because of his wife's uncle, and the obstruction of his wife Feng Jingchen.

After the incident last night, Zhang's mother and Wei Weize went upstairs, as if they were scared, and they went back to their rooms, until the thirteenth brought Feng Jingchen back, and the mother and daughter went downstairs with their mother-in-law. As for the amount of money in the iron box, his mother had no idea. Because when Yi'an's heir Wei Wangxuan was dying, in addition to a part of Wei's mother's pension money, he had divided the inheritance equally among the two brothers and sisters. Therefore, he is the only one in charge of Wei Yi'an's property, and no one in the family knows the details.

Nie Xiaoman listened to Tong Nanxiao's words and sighed: "Then, the amount of silver money can't be asked here." ”

Su Jingmo didn't intend to compete with Governor Jiang at this time, but the content of the conversation was already related to his own task, so he once again deprived Governor Jiang of the opportunity to speak.

Jingmo interjected: "I know this. At least fifteen hundred taels. ”

Governor Jiang couldn't help but roll his eyes at Jing Mo, and even Tong Nanxiao raised his surprised gaze and looked at Jing Mo.

Nie Xiaoman immediately asked, "Jingmo, did you find any evidence?" ”

"Yes. I found a banker note. He raised 1,500 taels in the Yuanxiang Money Village yesterday. ”

Jing Mo then took out the bills, portraits, letterheads, and other things he got in the desk drawer and showed them to Nie Xiaoman and Tong Nanxiao. Portraits and letterheads are also acknowledged as important. Tong Nanxiao collected this evidence, and at this time, he was in a hurry to worry about Governor Jiang, who had been robbed of all kinds of talk. After he couldn't bear it anymore, he finally refused to remain silent.

He exclaimed, "There's a murderer's footprint over there!" ”

Governor Jiang's announcement was said in a loud shout, although Tong Nanxiao was taken aback, but Nie Xiaoman only nodded lightly, as if he didn't care. On the contrary, Jing Mo was a little embarrassed for Governor Jiang.

Nie Xiaoman turned his head and replied, "Aren't those footprints outside the first window of the house where the crime occurred?" I saw this just now, yes, it's really important. However, Governor Jiang believed that it was the murderer's footprints, and if there was no other proof, it seemed too early. ”

Naturally, this criticism greatly disappointed the fat man. But it was still Nie Xiaoman who rescued him from the embarrassment of alternating his eyes and stammering and not knowing what to say.

Xiaoman said again: "Okay." Let's go back and sit down and discuss a way to track down the murderer. ”

After everyone had exchanged information with each other in the guest room, they began to discuss the facts of the case, assuming that it was a complex and unpredictable murder, and that it was a double murder...... First poisoning, then stabbing. The murderers may be two, and the motives may be different.

According to Nie Xiaoman's own opinion, Wei Yi'an was not only poisoned, but also died of poisoning. In order to get the proof needed in court, he asked Lang Zhong, surnamed Jiang, to pay special attention to this point. As for the reason for Wei Yi'an's murder, it is speculated from the two aspects of poisoning and using a knife, and there are several possibilities: poisoning, both inside and outside the house are possible. The focus of attention of outsiders is naturally in the Qian family, which likes to eat and drink. In terms of the people in the house, except for the servants who were resented because the deceased's temper was too bad, so they took revenge, his wife Feng Jingchen was the most suspicious. As far as I knew, the husband and wife were not in harmony, and she was dressed very fashionably, and her movements were indeed very free. In this way, there is both a motive and an opportunity to commit a crime.